《Fantasy: I Can Instantly Comprehend Everything》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The Spirit Valley! An old man in a dark Taoist robe tried to float in the air. When he could see the entire Spirit Valley, he finally stopped and stood in the air with his hands behind his back. He looked at the people who were cultivating hard and nodded. ¡°Everyone, stop! I¡¯ll make an announcement!¡± ¡°The outer sect disciple assessment will begin at the end of this month. Those who pass will be directly promoted to inner sect disciples. Those who do not pass will be expelled from the sect!¡± ¡°I hope that everyone will make good use of their time to cultivate and strive to shine in this assessment!¡± The voice spread in all directions and finally reached the ears of everyone in the valley. As soon as he finished speaking, the old man¡¯s figure disappeared in the air, as if no one had ever been there. ¡°What¡¯s the situation?¡± The outer sect disciples who were cultivating all looked up when they heard the sound. However, they did not see anyone. He didn¡¯t know where the voice came from. ¡°There¡¯s an assessment this month?¡± After asking around, he found out that it was an elder who had told him. In a short while, a few people immediately gathered together and started discussing. ¡°No, I¡¯m only at the fourth layer of the Qi cultivation!¡± ¡°You¡¯re not bad, I¡¯m only at the peak of the third layer!¡± ¡°Alas, I won¡¯t be expelled from the sect, right?¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? there¡¯s still Zhou Yun at the bottom!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, he¡¯s only at first layer of Qi cultivation. I¡¯m at the second layer of Qi cultivation, what have I got to be afraid of?¡± Zhou Yun also heard the news at this time. He laughed bitterly in his heart. ¡°Have they decided to lay off the staff? It seems that the spiritual Qi in this world is really not enough!¡± For some unknown reason, the spiritual Qi in this world had started to decline a thousand years ago. It became thinner and thinner. In the past one thousand years, countless spiritual Springs had dried up due to the dissipation of spiritual Qi. Many powerful sects that relied on the spiritual mountains and spiritual s prings were also destroyed. There were even some places where the spiritual Qi was thin to begin with. The spiritual Qi completely dissipated, and they were reduced to ordinary soil. The resources of the entire cultivation world were becoming more and more scarce. As a result, the various sects became at daggers drawn. They all started to fight for resources. Many forces would not hesitate to fight for a bit of cultivation resources. In the past few decades, the entire immortal cultivation world had been in a state of chaos. Countless powerful forces were reduced to ashes. Later on, the various sects realized that it was not a good idea to continue fighting like this. They could only find another way out. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to fire the sect¡¯s outer disciples to reduce the pressure of the shortage of spiritual Qi. This was the only method the sects could think of. By reducing the unnecessary consumption of immortal cultivation resources, they could slow down the rate of spiritual Qi depletion. As a result, the major sects began to lay off disciples. It was only now that the Spirit Valley had finally decided to lay off members. As soon as the news of the dismissal was announced, some people in the Spirit Valley were happy and some were sad. The inner sect disciples were naturally delighted. Many of the inner court disciples gloated when they heard the news. ¡°This year¡¯s outer sect disciple examination will definitely be very exciting. Who knows, there might be quite a number of people who will risk their lives!¡± ¡°Haha, it¡¯s good to see more blood!¡± They teased him with a relaxed expression. This was because they didn¡¯t need to take the test and could still watch the show. Moreover, reducing the number of outer disciples was equivalent to increasing their cultivation resources. As early as a hundred years ago, there was news that the Spirit Valley was going to lay off desciples. At that time, they were still outer sect disciples, so naturally, they had been in a state of apprehension for many years. Only when he broke through to the Qi cultivation stage and became an inner sect disciple did he finally relax. And the news of the layoff was not necessarily good for the current outer disciples. Especially for Zhou Yun, who was at the bottom of the outer disciples, it was definitely bad news. Zhou Yun had entered the sect for a year. The students in the same batch as him had already broken through to fourth or fifth layer of Qi cultivation. They all joined the various instructors. He was the only one who had not been able to break through. He was also an outer sect disciple, so he naturally had to participate in the outer sect disciple assessment this time. And among the outer sect disciples, his cultivation realm was the lowest. First layer of Qi cultivation! The juniors who entered the sect a stage later than him had basically broken through to second or third layer. In other words, he was probably the cultivator with the lowest realm in the entire Spirit Valley. So, if everything went as planned, he would definitely be first on the layoff list. ¡°There¡¯s less than a month left. If I can¡¯t break through by then, I¡¯ll be in trouble.¡± Zhou Yun could feel the weak spiritual Qi in his body and he smiled bitterly. Cultivation was already very difficult. He was afraid that he would never be able to break through in his life. If one wanted to step onto the immortal path, cultivation resources were indispensable. In terms of wealth, companion, law, land, wealth referred to spirit stones. In this era where spiritual Qi was scarce. Without spirit stones, it would be impossible to break through just by absorbing spiritual Qi. Originally, cultivating in the Spirit Valley would give them some leftover cultivation resources. If he left Spirit Valley, he would not even have these scraps. At that time, there would be no more hope. Even though he had already expected this outcome. After all, it wasn¡¯t just a year or two since the Spirit Valley wanted to lay off employees. It was already known to everyone. However, he still felt a little unwilling in his heart. He had been cultivating all this time, but he was stuck at the first stage. He had been unable to advance an inch. ¡°Could it be because of transmigration?¡± Zhou Yun kept thinking about the reason why he could not break through. Other than transmigration, he could not think of any other possibility. He was originally an office worker on planet Bluect, and when he woke up, he found himself in this place. He had even transmigrated to a host with the same name as him. When he first came, he was already at the first level of essence. Now, a year had passed, and he was still at the first level. ¡°It should be because I transmigrated, so I can¡¯t absorb the spiritual Qi here.¡± Zhou Yun recalled the students who were originally in the same batch as him but had now entered the tutelage of their respective instructors. He sighed in his heart. He was clearly the most hardworking student in his batch. However, his cultivation level was the lowest in the sect. Even some of the juniors slowly turned from admiration to disdain. Now that he was facing the risk of being laid off, he was very unwilling. It wasn¡¯t easy to experience such an exciting life. How could he be a mortal again? Just as he was in despair, an emotionless voice sounded in his mind. ¡°The God-level sudden enlightenment system has awakened!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly raised his head. ¡°System?¡± His originally disappointed eyes were immediately filled with hope. Then, he was a little uncertain. ¡°The system is a God-level enlightenment system. Would you like to bind it?¡± The system¡¯s cold voice was like the sound of nature in his ears. Having read all kinds of novels, he naturally knew the weight of this sentence in his mind. Zhou Yun¡¯s heart, which had been tensed up for many years, finally relaxed at this moment. His plug-in was in his account! Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°The God-tier Enlightenment System?¡± Zhou Yun thought out loud. He came back to his senses and his eyes narrowed slightly. There was actually a system? He had thought that after transmigrating for so long, he would not have any cheats. After all, the main characters of the novels he read in the past had all received their cheats as soon as they had transmigrated. How could there be a main character like him that only received his cheat a year after his transmigration? Zhou Yun¡¯s heart ached as he recalled his experiences over the past year. He worked harder than everyone else, but he didn¡¯t get anything in return. Yet, when he wanted to give up now, the system came. What a joke! He murmured, ¡°Based on the name alone, this system seems to be very powerful.¡± Zhou Yun cast these thoughts to the back of his mind and began to study the system. Just as he was deep in thought, the system¡¯s voice sounded again. It changed from a cold mechanical voice to a cute female voice. ¡°Handsome Master, this system doesn¡¯t just look powerful. This system has the most potential for growth and is the most powerful system in the world!¡± Hearing this female voice, Zhou Yun¡¯s mood immediately improved. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, then he said to the system, ¡°Then, can you introduce yourself?¡± ¡°Yes, Master. This is the God-tier Enlightenment System. Its function is very simple. It can help Master enter the state of enlightenment at any time and place.¡± The cute female voice continued, ¡°No matter what Master is doing, with just a thought, you can enter the desired state as you please.¡± Zhou Yun questioned, ¡°I can attain enlightenment anytime, anywhere? How is that possible?¡± Hearing the system¡¯s introduction, Zhou Yun immediately held his breath. He revealed a look of disbelief. He had cultivated in Spirit Valley for a long time, so he naturally knew the mysteries of enlightenment. Enlightenment referred to instant acquisition of a skill! This kind of thing usually occurred to powerful beings. A moment of enlightenment meant that one had mastered a certain power. Their strength would be greatly increased. Small figures like him would not dare to dream of such things. Entering a state of enlightenment was something that could only be encountered by chance! Most people would not even encounter it once in their entire lives. A single moment of enlightenment could increase one¡¯s strength tremendously! If Zhou Yun could enter a state of enlightenment at any given time, wouldn¡¯t he be able to become stronger any time he wanted? This was too good to be true! As he thought of this, he calmed his wildly beating heart and said, ¡°I accept the system!¡± The female voice responded, ¡°Alright! Binding the God-tier Enlightenment System to you.¡± Just as the system finished speaking, Zhou Yun felt a cool and refreshing sensation sweep over his body and then his mind. He quickly closed his eyes to indulge in this state. A mysterious sound made him feel comfortable. 10 minutes later, the sensation he experienced slowly wore off. ¡°Are you done? Is that it?¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes and looked around, but he did not notice any changes. The system¡¯s cute voice sounded again, saying, ¡°Yes, Master. The God-tier Enlightenment System has been bound to you. From now on, you can enter the state of enlightenment with just a thought!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t feel any different.¡± Zhou Yun tried to circulate his spiritual Qi, but his sealed meridians were still sealed. There was no change at all. The system suggested, ¡°Master, you can try cultivating a cultivation technique.¡± Zhou Yun did so without any hesitation. He immediately sat down cross-legged and tried cultivating the Spiritual Qi Mantra. This was the basic cultivation technique that all outer sect disciples of Spirit Valley practiced. It was mainly used to absorb spiritual Qi and increase one¡¯s cultivation level. Although the spiritual Qi around him now was thin, it was not to the point where there was none at all. By relying on this cultivation technique, he could still absorb some of the spiritual Qi around him for cultivation. The majority of the outer sect disciples also relied on this cultivation technique to cultivate to the third or fourth layer of Qi cultivation. After sitting down, Zhou Yun closed his eyes and started cultivating. As soon as he started, the mistakes he made when he first started cultivating immediately surfaced in his mind. Then, he was enlightened to the correct cultivation method. He followed the method that appeared in his mind and started to cultivate again step by step. He whispered, ¡°I need to slow down at the beginning and keep it going continuously.¡± As soon as he activated the cultivation technique, he felt the spiritual Qi around his body quickly circulate. His body also slowly emitted a mysterious light. Following the method in his mind, he thought out loud, ¡°I need to find the pace here and be flexible to changes.¡± In the process of enlightenment, he discovered that he had to cultivate according to the rhythm of the cultivation method. There was a rhythm to cultivation? This was something he had never thought of. However, cultivating at this pace felt extremely easy. Unknowingly, Zhou Yun had been engrossed in the rhythm of the technique! He didn¡¯t want to stop at all. In the past, cultivation was a torture. Now, he was enjoying it! From this, one could see how important it was to cultivate according to the rhythm of the cultivation technique. He reminded himself, ¡°Slow down. I need to go even slower.¡± Bang! A moment later, a slight muffled sound came from Zhou Yun¡¯s body. After that, his meridians, which felt like they had been blocked with iron blocks, actually loosened a little. However, he paid it no heed. Zhou Yun¡¯s consciousness had now entered an indescribable state. He was enjoying this wonderful cultivation process. He seemed to have forgotten everything around him. After a short while, it was as if something had broken. His already loose meridians were suddenly unobstructed! Then, the spiritual Qi in the surroundings was quickly drawn into his body. His aura began to rise rapidly! Zhou Yun still did not care. At this moment, he didn¡¯t care about whether he had a breakthrough or not. He preferred engrossing himself in the rhythm of his cultivation. He exclaimed, ¡°I will push right through this point and then circulate the Qi faster!¡± He tirelessly followed the rhythm in his mind and cultivated, enjoying the process. He only had one thought going through his mind: this cultivation technique was too simple. It was as easy as ABC. It was so satisfying. He didn¡¯t want to stop cultivating. ¡°Is this still the same cultivation technique that I couldn¡¯t understand before this, no matter how hard I tried?¡± Zhou Yun already knew the answer to this question. His previous cultivation attempts had always been straightforward. He had no idea that each cultivation technique had their own rhythms. When he attained enlightenment earlier, he circulated his Qi according to the rhythm of the cultivation technique. Once he did so, he obtained an unexpected harvest. Previously, when he circulated his spiritual Qi, he felt like he was carrying a person on his back, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Now, it was as if he was floating in the air, and he could use his Qi effortlessly. Furthermore, the speed in which he circulated his Qi was more than five times faster than before. It was much easier. It was so simple that it felt like cheating! No, this was cheating! He was blatantly cheating! Very quickly, he had already familiarized himself with the entire technique. He exclaimed, ¡°Is this the feeling of cultivation? It¡¯s simply too good!¡± Zhou Yun was enjoying the process of cultivation. Originally, he only had a rough grasp of the Spiritual Qi Mantra. It was as if he had been memorizing it without understanding it. Now, he had a much deeper understanding of this cultivation technique. The process of cultivation was like singing a song. One had to grasp the rhythm. Songs were easy to sing and pleasant to hear. It was the same for cultivation. Some parts needed to be relaxed, some needed to be light, some needed to be rushed, some needed to be steady. By grasping the rhythm, he could do more with less. This kind of cultivation process was simply too pleasurable. He was addicted to it, and he didn¡¯t want to leave this state at all. Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhou Yun fell into a state of enlightenment and could not extricate himself from it. He had been subconsciously absorbing the spiritual Qi around him. At this moment, his meridians were already full of spiritual Qi, but he continued to absorb it tirelessly. It seemed that he was able to absorb it endlessly. His meridians swelled up from the endless absorption of spiritual Qi. They were getting bigger and bigger. 15 minutes later. Bang! Boom! ¡°I¡¯ve broken through! I¡¯ve reached the second layer of Qi cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun was engrossed in his cultivation when a muffled sound came from his body. A moment later, he felt his meridians rapidly expand like an inflated balloon. In an instant, they had expanded to about twice their original size. Then, they began to absorb spiritual Qi madly. The spiritual Qi that was originally flowing around Zhou Yun was now rushing into his body like crazy. At this moment, a small vortex appeared beside him. This was a vortex formed by the rapid circulation of spirit Qi. Zhou Yun felt the spiritual energy in his body, his eyes filled with surprise. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to break through in just 15 minutes!¡± He couldn¡¯t believe that he had reached the second layer of Qi cultivation. This was a realm that he had not reached after cultivating for one solid year. Now, however, the 15-minute cultivation had actually surpassed one year of effort. Such an effect was too awesome! ¡°No wonder this system is said to possess the greatest potential and power in the world!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s heart was beating wildly. It was difficult for him to calm down. He was so excited about the system¡¯s power! With such a powerful system, there was no need to worry about being laid off. When he first came here, he wanted to be like the main characters in all kinds of novels, heroic and invincible. He had also set some small goals. He decided to defeat the Blue Dragon and the White Tiger, welcome the Empress, marry the goddess, suppress a region, and open the Heavenly Door with one sword. However, after experiencing a year of failure, he gradually lost his ambition. At this moment, he was so full of hope again. The small goals that he had set before were achievable! With the existence of the Enlightenment System, he was becoming stronger at any time. Zhou Yun turned his attention away from the system and continued his enlightenment. ¡°I¡¯ll continue cultivating. I must become strong enough, or I¡¯ll get laid off.¡± Zhou Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to cultivate. Although he had broken through to the second layer of Qi cultivation, it was not enough for him to get a good result in the assessment. He couldn¡¯t even pass the test. For now, his strength was not enough to guarantee that he would not get laid off. After all, he was just a beginner. There were many outer sect disciples who had reached the second layer of Qi cultivation. He didn¡¯t want to be driven out of Spirit Valley. He still needed to break through to a higher level! The more resources he had, the smoother his way to cultivation would be. Although he already had the godlike Enlightenment System, all kinds of cultivation resources were also indispensable during the cultivation process. Moreover, cultivating with the help of a sect like the Spirit Valley would be much easier than cultivating alone. After all, this was an era where spiritual Qi was rare. No matter how powerful a cultivator was, he could not possess the cultivation resources of a sect. Just like that, Zhou Yun sat cross-legged on the spot, totally motionless. He sat there from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn. During this time, there was a series of explosions and shattering sounds coming from his body from time to time. Those were the signals for a breakthrough! However, Zhou Yun did not seem to notice them. He did not stop, either. The joy of breakthrough was no match for that of cultivation. He had been immersed in the joy of enlightenment all day long. Besides, during the process of enlightenment, he also discovered many defects in the cultivation technique. ¡°This cultivation technique is incomplete! It shouldn¡¯t just be a technique for absorbing spiritual Qi. It definitely has other uses.¡± For example, when the spiritual Qi entered his body just now, he felt that he could manipulate it as he wished. He could even control the spiritual Qi! ¡°Can spiritual Qi be turned into weapons?¡± Thinking of this, Zhou Yun felt the spiritual Qi in his body surge rapidly. Then, he flicked his finger. The spiritual Qi instantly turned into a sharp sword. Zhou Yun held the sword and felt it carefully. He felt as if he was holding a real sword, but he also felt like the wind was running around in his palm. Zhou Yun casually flicked his hand, and the sword formed by spiritual Qi shot out instantly. Swoosh! With the sound of a gust of wind, an ancient tree not far away was directly pierced through. ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± Zhou Yun took a deep breath, his eyes shining with joy. ¡°This cultivation technique isn¡¯t perfect. There are some parts where the cultivation paces need to be improved. Moreover, it shouldn¡¯t just be a cultivation technique. It can be improved into an offensive technique.¡± After a period of enlightenment, he continued his breakthrough from the second layer of Qi cultivation. He had directly broken through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation! Moreover, he also made some changes to this cultivation technique. After the modification, the cultivation technique was one level higher than the first time he had a moment of enlightenment. With the help of the modified cultivation technique, his cultivation speed doubled again. It allowed him to break through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation in just one day. After breaking through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, Zhou Yun stopped. He did want to continue cultivating, but he had encountered some difficulties. ¡°This body¡¯s innate ability is not very good. Without the help of a large number of pills, it is impossible to break through to the foundation establishment stage, let alone the golden core stage!¡± Although the problem of cultivation had been solved, the problem of innate ability was indeed difficult to solve. Zhou Yun picked up a cup of tea, trying to wash away the worry in his heart. At this moment, three or four young men in green Taoist robes flew past him. ¡°Well, isn¡¯t that our classmate, Zhou Yun? Let¡¯s go down and take a look!¡± When they passed by Zhou Yun¡¯s from above his head, they suddenly stopped. One of them said this in a playful tone. Then, without waiting for the others¡¯ agreement, he flicked his sleeve and flew toward Zhou Yun. This person was called Qin Xiu. His strength had already reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation, and he was the one with the highest cultivation level among them. The other three people looked at Zhou Yun with a hint of disdain in their eyes. Finally, they all landed in front of Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun lifted the cup of tea and took a sip. Right before he put it down, he saw four people landing in front of him. With just a glance, he recognized the four people in front of him. They were the disciples who joined the sect at the same time as him. Qin Xiu, who was the first to land, was the strongest among them. Because he had reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation, he was promoted to an inner sect disciple a month ago. He didn¡¯t need to participate in the Outer Sect Disciple Assessment this time. He only needed to focus on breaking through the foundation establishment stage. The rest of them seemed to be his lackeys. They stood around Qin Xiu like a bunch of guards. ¡°What are you guys doing here?¡± Zhou Yun put down his teacup and asked them in confusion. These few people were his classmates from the same period. However, he wasn¡¯t very familiar with him. He couldn¡¯t even recall their names if he didn¡¯t think carefully. He couldn¡¯t figure out what they were doing here. When Qin Xiu saw Zhou Yun, a mocking expression appeared on his face at once. He had clearly seen Zhou Yun¡¯s worried expression just now. He thought that Zhou Yun must be worried about the assessment. Thinking of what happened in the past, Qin Xiu couldn¡¯t help but sneer. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio When faced with Zhou Yun¡¯s question, a look of disdain appeared on their faces. They were too lazy to answer him. They were cultivators at the fourth or the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. Naturally, the outer sect disciple assessment posed no difficulty to them at all. As for Zhou Yun, he had not made any progress even after cultivating for a year. He was destined to be expelled from the sect. They were not from the same world, so they naturally did not want to answer Zhou Yun¡¯s question. Qin Xiu observed their expressions and felt very satisfied. In the past, Zhou Yun had attracted the attention of the female students in class because of his handsome face and extraordinary temperament. On top of that, he was the most hardworking student in his batch. Even the instructor at the time praised him repeatedly. At that time, he had also been overshadowed by Zhou Yun. Whenever Qin Xiu recalled this, the fire of jealousy in his heart immediately flared out. Now, when he saw Zhou Yun, who was still worried about the outer sect disciple assessment, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a burst of pleasure! He couldn¡¯t hide the gloating in his heart. It was really difficult for other people to take Zhou Yun seriously. Even Jiang Qian, the only female student among them, had a complicated expression on her face when she saw Zhou Yun. She was still attracted to him when she saw his face. However, she quickly regained her senses and no longer stared at him in a daze. They were destined to be people from two different worlds. It was impossible for them to interact anymore. Zhou Yun¡¯s temperament was indisputable. In the past, all the female students, including herself, had secretly developed feelings for him. They fantasized about becoming cultivation companions with Zhou Yun in the future. However, the current Zhou Yun had long lost his charm due to reality. Even though his face was still as attractive as ever, he was no longer as eye-catching as before. No matter how brilliant Zhou Yun had been, he could not withstand the test of time. Cultivation was all about talent, not just tenacity. It certainly did not depend on his good looks. ¡°Old classmate, there¡¯s less than a month before the outer sect disciple assessment . How¡¯s your cultivation progressing?¡± Qin Xiu revealed a look of concern as he popped the question, as though he really cared for Zhou Yun. Upon hearing Qin Xiu¡¯s words, Zhou Yun immediately understood the purpose of their visit. They were here to mock him and make fun of him. Perhaps it was because he had been in the limelight last year, which made his old classmates jealous. In the past year, he had been stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation because his training had not been progressing smoothly. There were often people who came over to laugh at him. He was already used to it. Now that Spirit Valley had decided to lay off some cultivators, his old classmates would naturally come over to laugh at him. In their eyes, he would be expelled from the sect next month and become a mortal. If they didn¡¯t come and mock him now, they might not have the chance to do so again. If it was any other time, Zhou Yun might have entertained them. However, he was currently worried about the matter of cultivation resources and did not have the time to talk nonsense with them. He said, ¡°My cultivation is progressing well. You don¡¯t need to worry about me. If there¡¯s nothing else, please be on your way!¡± After hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Qin Xiu¡¯s lackeys immediately lashed out in anger. ¡°We¡¯re just concerned about you. What¡¯s with your attitude?¡± ¡°The sect will be laying off some cultivators after this assessment. Aren¡¯t you worried?¡± In their eyes, Zhou Yun did not know what was good for him. Qin Xiu was an inner sect disciple. Moreover, he had reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation. Zhou Yun was a nobody at the first layer of Qi cultivation, and he was about to be expelled from the sect. People like him were not even qualified to talk to inner sect disciples. Qin Xiu was speaking to him as his old classmate and he actually talked to Qin Xiu with such a tone? If any other cultivator at the first layer of Qi cultivation dared to speak to experts at the great perfection of Qi cultivation like this, they would probably be killed with a single palm strike! They condemned Zhou Yun. Looking at his lackeys desperately licking his boots, Qin Xiu smiled in satisfaction and continued, ¡°I heard that the sect will lay off some cultivators after the assessment. Are you confident that you will not be expelled?¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun didn¡¯t respond, Qin Xiu quickly added, ¡°If you really can¡¯t pass the assessment, you can come over to my side. I¡¯ll arrange a cleaning job for you. It¡¯s easy and comfortable, and you don¡¯t have to take the assessment. How about it?¡± Qin Xiu¡¯s expression of concern was very on point. If one didn¡¯t catch his mocking tone, they would really think that he was looking out for Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun lamented internally, ¡°Does he have to go to such ends to prove his existence? In any case, he¡¯s an expert who¡¯s about to reach the foundation establishment stage, and this is all there is to him?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t say anything, but he was secretly looking down on Qin Xiu in disdain. As soon as Qin Xiu finished speaking, the others quickly echoed. ¡°That¡¯s right, Zhou Yun. Qin Xiu is an inner sect disciple. If you follow him, you won¡¯t have to take the assessment!¡± ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re just going over to Qin Xiu¡¯s place to avoid the assessment. Qin Xiu won¡¯t actually make you do the cleaning.¡± ¡°Of course. Besides, there¡¯s nothing much to clean in our sect.¡± ¡°If you follow Qin Xiu, you might even be able to improve your own cultivation stage!¡± ¡°Others don¡¯t even have the opportunity to be the servants of an inner sect disciple!¡± Zhou Yun was speechless as he looked at the few people who were chattering. The helplessness he felt could not be greater. This was the first time he had seen someone so persistent in mocking him. He wondered how big a grudge they had against him. Seeing that Zhou Yun was silent, the discussion became even more lively. One of them even gestured profusely as he spoke. They had already planned out Zhou Yun¡¯s entire life. If a passerby saw this, they would think that a lunatic had escaped from an asylum. Zhou Yun picked up the teacup and took a sip. He was speechless as he looked at the people who were trying hard to persuade him to accept Qin Xiu¡¯s offer. He remained unmoved. The lackeys also felt a little embarrassed. They had been trying so hard to persuade him, yet he was still drinking tea? Wasn¡¯t he worried that he would be kicked out of the sect because he didn¡¯t pass the assessment? Did he not know the consequences of leaving the sect? Didn¡¯t he know how the great forces that relied on the spiritual spring disappeared? After immortals left the land of spiritual Qi, their cultivation stages would decline. Zhou Yun seemed ungrateful to them. They had clearly given him a chance, but he did not cherish it. Was it worth it just for a moment¡¯s face? In their opinion, Zhou Yun was just being stubborn. Qin Xiu pretended to sigh in pity. The others felt the urge to mock him more. Just then, Jiang Qian couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°We¡¯re all in the same cohort. We don¡¯t want to see you being driven out of the sect. Isn¡¯t it better to clean up for your senior brother than to be driven out?¡± She looked at the person she used to love deeply and felt a little resentful that he had not lived up to her expectations. ¡°Zhou Yun, think carefully.¡± Jiang Qian, who had been silently standing at the side, felt compelled to speak up. Zhou Yun turned to look at her. He stared at Jiang Qian for a long time until her cheeks turned red. Then, he turned his head away. He thought to himself, ¡°I don¡¯t recall offending any female students, have I?¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Upon hearing Jiang Qian¡¯s voice, Zhou Yun turned around with a look of confusion. Who was this person? Why did he feel like she had a deep hatred for him? He had not offended her, had he? Just as Zhou Yun was feeling puzzled, the other two people thought that Zhou Yun had been stunned by Jiang Qian¡¯s words. They hurriedly followed up with more verbal attacks. ¡°Zhou Yun, don¡¯t be so stubborn. We¡¯re doing this for your own good.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just cleaning, there¡¯s nothing to be ashamed of. In the future, you¡¯ll know that we are doing this for your own good.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I can¡¯t fathom why you¡¯re still so stubborn. If you¡¯re not even willing to clean, then what¡¯s the point of pursuing immortality? Do you want to get kicked out of the sect and become a mortal?¡± ¡°How can you be trusted to handle huge responsibilities when you can¡¯t even clean a house?¡± ¡°There is no gain without pain!¡± ¡°Yeah, you might not know this, but if immortals can¡¯t absorb spiritual Qi for a long time, their cultivation level will fall. In the end, they will really be reduced to mortals!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Do you know how those big forces backed by the spiritual spring and spiritual mountain were destroyed? It¡¯s because of the depletion of the spiritual spring. Their overall strength dropped, which resulted in their destruction.¡± ¡°Do you want to become an ordinary person? Do you want all your hard work to go to waste?¡± Zhou Yun kept quiet. The few of them kept talking and he couldn¡¯t get in a word even if he wanted to. Looking at the few people who persisted in their ramblings, he even had a moment of doubt. Was he really wrong for not accepting Qin Xiu¡¯s offer? When he thought of this, he immediately shook his head and smiled. That had nothing to do with him. As expected, repeated lies created the illusion of truth. He looked indifferently at the people who were trying to persuade him. What the hell was this? They were running their mouths even though they just learned a few things about cultivation. These people didn¡¯t even have a good relationship with him. Why were they all so energetic today? ¡°I¡¯m good at cultivating on my own, so you don¡¯t have to worry about me.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed as he interrupted their speeches. ¡°What do you mean we don¡¯t have to worry about you? You¡¯re really ¡­¡± At this moment, a person emerged from the crowd. He was the second strongest person among them. His name was Ji Ha, and he was a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. Although there was still a big gap between his power level and Qin Xiu¡¯s, it was more than enough to pass the outer sect disciple assessment. When he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s attitude, he immediately stepped forward and prepared to ridicule him. It had been a year and Zhou Yun still hadn¡¯t broken through to the second layer of Qi cultivation. Why was he so stubborn? It was just cleaning. How wronged could he feel? Shouldn¡¯t a cultivator at the first layer of Qi cultivation work for a cultivator who achieved the great perfection of Qi cultivation? Ji Ha was certain that he was right. He criticized Zhou Yun as he approached the latter. He walked up to Zhou Yun and was about to drag him outside. Boom! Zhou Yun¡¯s body trembled and a huge amount of spiritual Qi instantly gushed out from his body. The gushing of an air current could be heard, and Ji Ha, who had just reached Zhou Yun¡¯s side, was instantly sent flying. He only stopped after flying for 20 to 30 meters. The remaining three members, except Qin Xiu, were all blown away by this powerful airflow. They all used their full strength to resist in order to not be pushed further away. ¡°How is that possible?¡± Their eyes widened in surprise after they stabilized their bodies. Everyone present was shocked! Ji Ha was a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. How could Zhou Yun push him back? There was a difference of four layers between a first layer Qi cultivation cultivator and a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. The path of immortal cultivation got tougher as the cultivators progressed. Under normal circumstances, even if Zhou Yun, who was at the first layer of Qi cultivation, used all his strength to hit Ji Ha, the latter would still be unfazed. Ji Ha would at most feel a tingling sensation. It was impossible for him to receive any damage, let alone being pushed back more than 20 meters. Everyone was stunned. A first layer Qi cultivation cultivator defeated a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. Were they hallucinating or had the world changed? Ji Ha was also dumbfounded! Earlier, he had sensed that Zhou Yun¡¯s body contained a power that was even stronger than his! Zhou Yun was at least at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation! Ji Ha had a look of disbelief on his face. ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± After he steadied himself, he carefully sensed the fluctuation of spiritual Qi in this place. Judging from the spiritual Qi fluctuation that Zhou Yun had just released, the former was even stronger than him. This discovery made Ji Ha even more surprised! He had met Zhou Yun two months ago. At that time, Zhou Yun was only at the first layer of Qi cultivation. In just two short months, Zhou Yun had advanced to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, and was not weaker than him. How was this possible? ¡°You¡¯re at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation?¡± Ji Ha regained his senses and asked Zhou Yun. Hearing Ji Ha¡¯s words and without waiting for Zhou Yun¡¯s reply, everyone shook their heads. This was absolutely impossible! If Zhou Yun had the strength of a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, would he still need to worry about the outer sect disciple assessment? They had clearly seen Zhou Yun¡¯s worried face when they first arrived. Moreover, they had just met Zhou Yun not long ago. At that time, he was clearly at the first layer of Qi cultivation. They could not have been mistaken. Zhou Yun must have pushed Ji Ha away when the latter was not paying attention. It was impossible for Zhou Yun to have the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. They must be mistaken. No matter what, they would not believe it. It must have been an illusion! Qin Xiu didn¡¯t speak. At the moment, he was lost in thought. He was still a little shocked. Even though he was surprised that Zhou Yun was a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator, there was something else that shocked him even more. The release of spiritual Qi! This was an ability that could only be obtained at the foundation establishment stage! Just now, he clearly saw that Ji Ha had been pushed away by Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual Qi. Otherwise, even if Ji Ha was caught off guard, how could he have been pushed so far away when they were both at the same level? Here lies the problem. Zhou Yun was only a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. How could he release his spiritual Qi? Qin Xiu was lost in his thoughts. Jiang Qian was also looking at Zhou Yun in shock. Her eyes were filled with guilt. As the only female student among them, right now, she already believed that Zhou Yun was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. She had not expected Zhou Yun to be so powerful! He had been hiding his strength. She recalled how she had shouted at Zhou Yun earlier and could not help but feel guilty and angry at herself. Zhou Yun had no problem cultivating here alone. They were the ones who had barged in and wanted him to clean for Qin Xiu. They also ridiculed him with all sorts of mockery and sarcastic remarks. Now that she thought about it, Zhou Yun did not rebuke them just now because he couldn¡¯t be bothered to do so. Jiang Qian raised her head to look at Zhou Yun again. Only then did she realize that Zhou Yun had not changed at all. He was still as attractive as ever. They were the ones who had changed. They had become vain and calculative. Another person was still mumbling ¡°impossible¡± over and over again. He really couldn¡¯t believe it. How did Zhou Yun, who was originally at the bottom among the outer sect disciples, suddenly reach the fifth layer of Qi cultivation? He himself was only at the fourth layer of Qi cultivation! He couldn¡¯t accept the feeling of being overtaken. This must be a mistake! It was not until a few minutes later that he finally woke up from his initial shock. However, he still did not believe that Zhou Yun had the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. His eyes were fixed on Zhou Yun. ¡°I¡¯m at the fifth stage of Qi cultivation.¡± Only then did Zhou Yun slowly speak. The spiritual Qi around his body also began to circulate rapidly. In an instant, the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator was fully displayed! At this moment, the entire world fell silent! Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Before the others could come back to their senses, Zhou Yun had already disappeared into the distance. As this place where he had been cultivating had been disturbed, he no longer desired to stay here. He could only find another place. Not long after, Zhou Yun arrived at a secluded mountain forest. His body rose into the air and finally sat down cross-legged on a huge rock. After sitting down, he began to think about his next move. Now that he was already at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, he would have no problem dealing with the outer sect disciple assessment. However, the problem of his innate ability had not been solved yet. Previously, when he was cultivating, he had already discovered that his innate ability was extremely limited. His cultivation journey ahead would be very difficult and the upper limit of his cultivation would be low. Even though he had the system¡¯s assistance, his own innate ability would still limit his development. If he did not solve this problem, his future potential would be stunted. Zhou Yun sighed and took out a cloth bag he carried with him. Inside the bag were the pills and spiritual stones that Spirit Valley had given him. He lamented, ¡°I¡¯m dirt poor! The saying about scholars being poor and warriors being rich is not wrong!¡± Zhou Yun looked at the shriveled cloth bag and could not bear to open it. He didn¡¯t even need to look in it to know that there wasn¡¯t much left. Since spiritual Qi was scarce, the resources distributed to the disciples by Spirit Valley had also been reduced. In recent times, the allocation of resources to all disciples had been cut back. The allocation to the inner sect disciples had also been reduced by a third. As for the outer sect disciples, the reduction was even greater. Each outer sect disciple was originally given one spiritual stone plus five Qi Refining Pills to assist in their cultivation. Now, that amount was directly halved, from the original one spiritual stone to half a spiritual stone per person. The number of Qi Refining Pills had also been cut down to three. The cultivation resources for the outer sect disciples became even more insufficient. ¡°Even a dog would pity me if it saw my resources!¡± Helplessly, Zhou Yun opened the cloth bag. He had no choice. For his cultivation, pills and spiritual stones were essential. Without these cultivation resources, cultivation would only be half as effective. Furthermore, without pills to nourish his body, his cultivation speed would only slow down gradually. Zhou Yun composed himself. He opened the cloth bag with trembling hands and looked at the few remaining Qi Refining Pills inside. The spiritual stones distributed to him had long been used up. The spiritual stones that could have supported his cultivation for half a month had been used up in just seven days. Zhou Yun had no way to overcome this shortage. When he took out the pills, a faint medicinal fragrance immediately spread in the air. Although the number of pills was apparent at a glance, Zhou Yun counted them one by one. One. Two. Three! That was all he had. There were only three in total. In addition to the six that he had previously accumulated, right now, Zhou Yun¡¯s entire net worth was only these nine pills. Looking at these pills, Zhou Yun had a headache. Even if these pills were sold, they would be worth less than three spiritual stones. Normally, the absorption rate of spiritual Qi from consuming the pills was higher than that of spiritual stones. However, the spiritual Qi absorbed from spiritual stones was purer than that of pills. After all, one was natural while the other was refined. Now that Zhou Yun¡¯s strength had increased, his need for pills and cultivation resources had increased. When he was at the first layer of Qi cultivation, the resources distributed by the sect were barely enough. Now that Zhou Yun was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, his need for spiritual stones and pills was much greater than before. It was as though he was growing from a baby to an adult. As his strength increased, his appetite would also increase. Originally, one pill was enough to support him for almost a day of cultivating. Now, one pill was only enough to support his cultivation for two hours. These nine pills added together were not even enough for him to cultivate for a day. This was not enough to satisfy his cultivation needs. ¡°What do I do?¡± His poverty once again made Zhou Yun feel the difficulty of the times. ¡°I¡¯m lacking in pills and spiritual stones.¡± A man was only as good as his resources! Zhou Yun recalled these famous words and once again felt the pain he experienced at work in his previous life. ¡°Master, you can try refining pills! Can¡¯t you just refine some pills and trade them for spiritual stones?¡± A cute female voice rang in his mind, interrupting Zhou Yun¡¯s train of thought. ¡°Of course I know that medicinal pills can be exchanged for spiritual stones. The problem is that I don¡¯t know how to¡­¡± Just as Zhou Yun was about to retort the system, he suddenly stopped. That¡¯s right! He could refine pills! He had the God-tier Enlightenment System, so he only needed to observe the process of alchemy in order to learn it. He could also read a few manuscripts about Qi Refining Pills. Then, he would be able to produce them. Even producing higher grade medicinal pills would not pose a problem to him. Zhou Yun slapped his forehead in revelation. ¡°I actually forgot to make use of such a useful cheat. How foolish of me.¡± After some consideration, Zhou Yun finally decided to try refining pills. After putting away his remaining pills, Zhou Yun flew down from the huge rock. He tidied up his clothes and headed towards the Alchemy Pavilion. Not long after, he arrived at his destination. Before he came here, he had sold his remaining nine pills at cost price. These nine pills were exchanged for a total of two spiritual stones, one of which was used to buy medicinal herbs. The other one was used to rent an alchemy room. After all this was in order, Zhou Yun began to prepare to refine pills. Elsewhere, Ji Ha was walking around in boredom. Zhou Yun had left after he had displayed his strength, leaving them behind. Qin Xiu, who Ji Ha had been clinging to, had also left. Qin Xu claimed that he was summoned by his tutor. After Qin Xiu left, the few of them also went their separate ways. Due to the huge blow they had suffered this time, the few lackeys appeared disinterested when they parted ways. As for Ji Ha, who was sent flying by Zhou Yun, he was even more depressed. He couldn¡¯t figure out how Zhou Yun¡¯s strength had suddenly reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. All of them were well aware of Zhou Yun¡¯s aptitude. He was absolutely trash. His innate ability and talent were extremely limited. Otherwise, how could he fail to make any breakthroughs in the past two years? However, in just a few days, he had already reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. He mumbled, ¡°Either he has been hiding his strength, or he has had a fortuitous encounter recently.¡± Ji Ha thought for a while and came to these two conclusions. Of course, he was more inclined to the second conclusion. No matter how much they mocked him before this, Zhou Yun had always been unmoved. So why did he suddenly attack this time? Now that he thought about it, Zhou Yun must have had some fortuitous encounter. After coming to this conclusion, Ji Ha was in a great mood. This was because he knew that opportunities were hard to come by, but they were usually single occurrences. In other words, if Zhou Yun had obtained some fortuitous encounter to reach the fifth layer of Qi cultivation in such a short period of time, he might be stuck at the same layer for the rest of his life. Ji Ha thought of this as he walked past an alchemy room. He was about to continue on his way when he suddenly stopped and turned his head. He was a little dazed when he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s figure in the alchemy room. ¡°Zhou Yun is refining pills?¡± How was that possible? Ji Ha found this interesting. He quickly took out his voice transmission stone to inform Qin Xiu of this matter. Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After Ji Ha informed Qin Xiu, he turned to look at Zhou Yun in the alchemy room. The corners of his mouth curled into a mocking smile again. The strength that Zhou Yun displayed earlier had indeed shocked him. In fact, he had to admit that Zhou Yun¡¯s strength was no longer below his own. However, he felt relieved after finding out that Zhou Yun had obtained a fortuitous encounter. A person who relied on a fortuitous encounter to barely be on par with him was not worth his time. Now, Zhou Yun was actually delusional about refining pills? Wouldn¡¯t that be too far fetched? In terms of alchemy, Ji Ha also had some talent. He had even become an apprentice in the Alchemy Pavilion. Although he was not yet inducted as an official alchemist, his talent was recognized by his teacher. No matter how talented apprentices were in alchemy, they still needed a mentor¡¯s guidance and experience. Every alchemist was respected on the continent. The reason for this was because alchemists were extremely rare. Their training was extremely difficult. Every alchemist was carefully selected. After that, it required astronomical amounts of medicinal herbs to bring up an alchemist. All forces would spare no expense to rope in any alchemist. Their identities and statuses were extremely prominent! Now, Zhou Yun had no one to rely on and no one to teach him. Even so, he actually wanted to refine pills by himself. If this wasn¡¯t wishful thinking, what was? Ji Ha acknowledged Zhou Yun¡¯s strength, but certainly not his talent in alchemy. A mocking smile appeared on Ji Ha¡¯s face. Not everyone could refine pills. Ji Ha walked into the alchemy room and looked at Zhou Yun who was busy arranging the herbs he was about to use. ¡°Yo, weren¡¯t you cultivating? Why did you change to pill refining?¡± He continued, ¡°Old classmate, pill refining and cultivation are completely different fields of study. Do you have any knowledge in this area?¡± ¡°Although I have yet to be inducted as an official alchemist, I¡¯ve already mastered most of my teacher¡¯s teachings. Do you want me to teach you?¡± Ji Ha looked at the diligent Zhou Yun and sneered. However, after he mocked Zhou Yun, he noticed that Zhou Yun did not pay any attention to him and was occupied with his own matters. The latter didn¡¯t even look at him. He didn¡¯t even lift his eyelids. It was as if he did not see Ji Ha. It was obvious that he didn¡¯t take him seriously at all. This provoked Ji Ha¡¯s anger again. Just as Ji Ha was about to speak again, he suddenly saw that there were only three sets of herbs for Qi Refining Pills on the desk of the alchemy room. He also saw the timer in the room showing a day¡¯s rental time. He couldn¡¯t help but let out a strange laugh and immediately said, ¡°Alchemy isn¡¯t something that a poor man can dabble in!¡± ¡°You dare to come here with only two spiritual stones to spend? If you don¡¯t have money, then don¡¯t act like you are rich!¡± ¡°You¡¯re a newbie who knows nothing, yet you¡¯re attempting to produce three pills using these three sets of herbs. Is this a joke to you?¡± ¡°Which alchemist doesn¡¯t fail hundreds or even thousands of times before they succeed?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you listen to me and use two spiritual stones to buy some Qi Refining Pills? They will be enough for you to cultivate for a while!¡± ¡°Hurry up and leave. This isn¡¯t a place for a poor man like you to play in!¡± Ji Ha¡¯s taunting had successfully attracted the attention of the people around him. They all looked over towards the room. When they heard that Zhou Yun wanted to use three sets of herbs to make Qi Refining Pills, they all laughed so hard that their sides ached. This was especially funny since Zhou Yun was still a newbie and had never come in contact with alchemy before. Someone mocked, ¡°Haha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. You want to refine pills with just two spiritual stones? Do you think we¡¯re cooking?¡± ¡°Zhou Yun? Wasn¡¯t he the lowest ranking outer sect disciple? Is he trying to find another way to stay in the sect since he knows that he can¡¯t pass the outer sect disciple assessment?¡± Some of the more observant disciples recognized Zhou Yun and shook their heads. They thought that Zhou Yun was afraid of being expelled as the assessment was approaching. If he managed to make it as an alchemist, he would not need to take the assessment. ¡°This guy isn¡¯t here to learn alchemy. He¡¯s clearly here to gamble!¡± ¡°Is he gambling on switching careers from an outer sect disciple to an alchemist?¡± ¡°The problem is that you need capital to gamble,¡± a tall man with curly hair stated. ¡°Do the two spiritual stones he has count as capital?¡± said a little dark fatty. ¡°Do you think they count?¡± the tall man said. ¡°Uh¡­those¡­should¡­be¡­counted?¡± the little dark fatty stammered, not daring to reply. The conversation between the two was like a crosstalk, causing everyone to burst into laughter until their sides hurt. In the face of everyone¡¯s ridicule, Zhou Yun¡¯s face remained calm. He was busy with his own matters. He ignored everyone¡¯s teasing. ¡°Who said that Brother Zhou Yun doesn¡¯t have money?¡± A crisp female voice suddenly rang out from the crowd. When the voice rang out, everyone immediately stopped laughing and turned towards the voice. ¡°This voice! Could it be¡­¡± ¡°No way! Why would she come here?¡± Under everyone¡¯s gaze, a cute girl skipped into the room. She was wearing a light red dress. Her skin was as smooth as jade and as white as snow. A white silk ribbon was tied around her waist, perfectly showing off her slender waist. Her long black hair was casually draping over her shoulders, fluttering in the wind. She was holding the arm of another dignified woman. This woman was dressed in white. Her skin was as white as snow and her eyes were as clear as water. When she looked around, she had an elegant and noble temperament. The two girls walked into the alchemy room hand in hand. Everyone recognized the two of them at a glance. They were both inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley. The cute and playful girl was called Qiao¡¯er, a new genius who emerged over the past three years. ¡°She is so beautiful!¡± ¡°Too beautiful! She looks ethereal.¡± As soon as the two women entered, they immediately caused a commotion in the alchemy room. Everyone present looked at them with infatuation. Their gazes were all drawn to them right now. The crowd stood there like stunned statues. Everyone was too distracted from refining pills with the presence of the two women. ¡°Who are these two goddesses?¡± An outer sect disciple who was unaware of the situation looked at the two girls who had just entered and asked in confusion. An inner sect disciple heard the man¡¯s doubts and introduced the two goddesses to him while staring at them intently. ¡°These two are inner sect disciples of our sect. Do you see that cute goddess in light red? She¡¯s a new genius who¡¯s been promoted in the last three years. I heard that she broke through the first layer of Qi cultivation to the foundation establishment stage in less than three years. She¡¯s even reached the intermediate of foundation establishment stage!¡± ¡°And this woman in white is Senior Sister Su Wanyi, one of the inner disciples of our sect.¡± ¡°She is also the gentlest and best senior sister in our sect. No one can replace her!¡± When the two women walked in, for a moment, everyone was silent and dared not speak. They respected Su Wanyi from the bottom of their hearts. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er let go of Su Wanyi¡¯s hand and skipped over to Zhou Yun¡¯s side, calling his name sweetly. Zhou Yun looked at the pretty Qiao¡¯er and felt helpless. Now that she was here, he couldn¡¯t keep a low profile even if he wanted to! Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Qiao¡¯er stood beside Zhou Yun and called out to him sweetly. Her originally angry face with round eyes immediately revealed a sweet smile. Her slightly childish voice was heartwarming. Qiao¡¯er greeted, ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± The people around them were ready to answer her greeting, but realized that they were not being called. In the end, they resisted the urge to make a sound. Everyone present wanted to be on the receiving end of her greeting. Zhou Yun replied, ¡°Yes, why are you here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m here to see Brother Zhou Yun. I¡¯m afraid that someone will snatch you away! Many people wanted to be cultivation companions with you before this!¡± Qiao¡¯er said casually. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words made Zhou Yun laugh. ¡°That was in the past. Look at me now. No one will like me!¡± ¡°How could that be!¡± When Qiao¡¯er heard Zhou Yun¡¯s dejected response, she frowned and retorted, ¡°Brother Zhou Yun is still so attractive! You¡¯re even better than were back then!¡± At this point, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s pretty face immediately blushed. Everyone present saw Qiao¡¯er¡¯s embarrassment, and countless people glared at Zhou Yun. All of them gave him dead stares. It was as if they wanted to take him down with them. Looking at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s flushed face, the fire of jealousy in their hearts burst forth. Zhou Yun looked at the bashful Qiao¡¯er and recalled a scene from their past. He had saved her on his way to Spirit Valley. At that time, he was about to go to Spirit Valley to find a master. Coincidentally, both of them encountered two bandits on the road. He had relied on his strong body to save Qiao¡¯er. He carried Qiao¡¯er all the way to the valley. Fortunately, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s talent had caught the eye of an elder of the valley, and they were accepted into the sect. Qiao¡¯er directly became an inner sect disciple, while Zhou Yun started out as an outer sect disciple. From then on, whenever Qiao¡¯er could, she would come find him. Zhou Yun was lost in his thoughts when he suddenly felt his sleeve being tugged at. He turned around. He saw Qiao¡¯er¡¯s bright eyes smiling excitedly at him. Her eyes were curved like crescent moons and they were twinkling brilliantly. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, take this!¡± Qiao¡¯er said in a low voice as she secretly stuffed a small cloth bag into his sleeve. Zhou Yun felt as though a cat¡¯s paw was scratching his sleeve. Her dainty hand caused Zhou Yun¡¯s heart to itch, and he quickly caught her hand. ¡°There¡¯s no need for that this time!¡± Zhou Yun stuffed the item back into her pocket. Just as Qiao¡¯er was shoving spiritual stones into Zhou Yun¡¯s sleeve, she suddenly felt her small hand being wrapped by his large hand. Her face immediately turned red. ¡°Alright,¡± she said. Zhou Yun immediately rejected the cultivation resources that Qiao¡¯er had given him. After all, she had helped him out a few times before. Although her aid was appreciated, he could not rely on her too much. Furthermore, he knew that Qiao¡¯er had already broken through to the intermediate of foundation establishment stage. She needed much more resources than he did. The cultivation resources of the entire sect were decreasing. Qiao¡¯er probably didn¡¯t have much cultivation resources left. She might have saved up all of this by herself. She would probably need more. He couldn¡¯t continue to be a burden to her. ¡°Alright then!¡± Qiao¡¯er pouted with a sullen face. She thought to herself, ¡°He must have found someone else, and he doesn¡¯t need my help anymore. He thinks that I am annoying!¡± Zhou Yun naturally did not understand her feelings. If he did, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry at her antics now. He merely turned down her offer. He didn¡¯t expect her to overthink this much. At this moment, Su Wanyi walked over and said, ¡°Zhou Yun, how are you? I¡¯ve always heard Qiao¡¯er mention you. As expected, you look good.¡± Su Wanyi waited for the two of them to chat for a while before she walked over and took the initiative to greet Zhou Yun. ¡°Hello, Senior Sister!¡± Zhou Yun quickly turned around and greeted Su Wanyi. The latter had seen Qiao¡¯er¡¯s little antics and shy expression just now. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Qiao¡¯er liked Zhou Yun, to the point that they could no longer be separated. She came over because she wanted to get to know Zhou Yun and see if he was a suitable partner for Qiao¡¯er. After all, Qiao¡¯er was like a younger sister to her. She did not want her sister to be bullied. Naturally, she wanted to see how Zhou Yun was. ¡°From the looks of it, are you developing your alchemy skills?¡± Su Wanyi took the initiative to mention pill refinement, bringing their conversation back on track. In fact, she had witnessed the entire process just now. Zhou Yun had no prior knowledge of alchemy, but he wanted to use three sets of herbs to produce three pills. From her perspective, this was a gamble. This was because no newbie could refine a pill with zero knowledge on alchemy. Therefore, she was not very optimistic about Zhou Yun¡¯s chances. ¡°Yes, I want to learn alchemy,¡± Zhou Yun answered Su Wanyi¡¯s question with certainty. Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°Oh, yes, Brother Zhou Yun. We came here because we saw that there were many people here. We didn¡¯t expect to see someone mocking you the moment we arrived!¡± ¡°Ignore them!¡± Zhou Yun smiled indifferently, not taking it to heart at all. After Su Wanyi heard his reply, she sank into deep thoughts. She was not optimistic about Zhou Yun¡¯s chances. Moreover, Zhou Yun¡¯s reputation preceded him. Most of the people in the sect knew that he was the outer sect disciple who had been stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation for a year without making any progress. As she thought of this, she looked at Qiao¡¯er. She looked meek as she stood beside Zhou Yun. She sighed internally as she told herself, ¡°Fine. I am just doing this to help Qiao¡¯er.¡± She was extremely fond of Qiao¡¯er. Helplessly, she took out a basic level alchemy manual from her sleeve and handed it to Zhou Yun. ¡°Take this book. You can read it when you¡¯re free.¡± Zhou Yun took the book in confusion. He picked it up and saw that the book was called Alchemy Classic Notes. Zhou Yun was overjoyed. This was precisely what he needed the most now. She really came through in his hour of need. ¡°Many thanks, Senior Sister!¡± Zhou Yun picked up the manual and was about to open it when a squeal of excitement interrupted him. He turned his head and saw Qiao¡¯er looking at him in astonishment. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Su Wanyi and the others also looked over. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡­ You¡¯ve broken through?¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words caused everyone, including Su Wanyi, to turn their attention to Zhou Yun. His entire body was overflowing with spiritual Qi. He emanated an abundance of spiritual Qi. This was clearly a state that could only be achieved at the fourth or fifth layer of Qi cultivation! Only then did everyone notice that Zhou Yun had already advanced to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. Everyone present was shocked. Didn¡¯t the rumor claim that Zhou Yun was stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation for a long time and couldn¡¯t break through? What was going on? Everyone stared at him in disbelief. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. They were shocked to their core. No matter how one looked at it, the power that Zhou Yun was currently emitting was definitely above the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. This could not be faked! What happened to him being at the first layer of Qi cultivation? Many of the disciples at the third and fourth layer of Qi cultivation turned sullen immediately. If Zhou Yun was no longer at the bottom, then who else would be at the bottom? Was it them? Everyone was shocked to the point of being at a loss for words. At this moment, their minds were blank. This scene also caught Su Wanyi¡¯s attention, and her mouth opened slightly. A trace of surprise flashed across her beautiful eyes as she looked at Zhou Yun. She was also in disbelief. It was because of Zhou Yun¡¯s reputation in Spirit Valley. She had long heard that he was at the first layer of Qi cultivation. She didn¡¯t pay much attention to him back then. Later on, because Qiao¡¯er often mentioned him, she even made a trip to check him out. ¡°I remember that three months ago, he was still at the first layer of Qi cultivation. He showed no sign of improvement,¡± Su Wanyi muttered to herself. Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhou Yun with a hint of disbelief. Three months ago, he was still at the first layer of Qi cultivation. Now, he had actually reached the fifth layer? Had he been hiding his strength, or did he train himself up with his talent? Su Wanyi didn¡¯t continue to ponder about this matter. Either possibility was astonishing. She cast away all these thoughts and looked at Zhou Yun again with a hint of curiosity in her eyes. What kind of person was he? She was a little curious. ¡°Everyone will eventually improve. Isn¡¯t that normal?¡± Zhou Yun patted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head, brushing it off like it was nothing. His actions stirred up the emotions of the crowd. Zhou Yun did not care about their anger. He turned his head to look at the timer in the room and realized that half an hour had passed. Time was precious, and he could not afford to waste a single second. After all, time was money! Zhou Yun quickly bade farewell to Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er and started preparing to refine the pills. ¡°Senior Sister, Qiao¡¯er, time is running out. I have to practice my alchemy!¡± Su Wanyi glanced at the timer in the alchemy room and nodded understandingly. Qiao¡¯er pouted her little mouth and looked at Zhou Yun reluctantly. Her pitiful expression drew the sympathy of everyone. All of them had strong desires to comfort Qiao¡¯er. However, as soon as they stepped forward, they were forced to retreat by their senior sister¡¯s gaze. After Zhou Yun bade farewell to the two girls, he entered the alchemy room and closed the doors and windows. When everyone saw this scene, they were all extremely jealous. Senior Sister and Qiao¡¯er were both goddesses. If they were Zhou Tun, they would be more than happy to chat with the two goddesses. It would be a great privilege for them to be able to get close to the two goddesses. Yet, Zhou Yun actually thought that they were in his way? Was he actually focusing on refining pills at such a time? Was he still a man? He really didn¡¯t know how blessed he was! Ji Ha had seen everything that had happened since the start. He quickly took out his voice transmission stone to inform Qin Xiu. During this period, he had already called the latter three times. He didn¡¯t know what Qin Xiu was doing, but he still hadn¡¯t come over. Ji Ha knew that Qin Xiu had a crush on Qiao¡¯er. From the current situation, it seemed that Qiao¡¯er was very close to Zhou Yun. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you coming over?¡± Ji Ha held the voice transmission stone tightly as his heart burned with anxiety, but there was still no reply. On the other side, in the Cave of the Elders of Spirit Valley, Qin Xiu was kneeling on the ground. An old man in a dark robe was sitting in front of him. ¡°Qin Xiu, you¡¯re about to achieve a breakthrough. Don¡¯t go running around for the next three months. Calm down and cultivate in seclusion. Prepare for the assessment which will happen in three months. Do you understand?¡± Qin Xiu raised his head and replied, ¡°Yes, Master.¡± The person in front of him was none other than his master. Moreover, he was an elder of Spirit Valley with high standing and power. He naturally listened to his master¡¯s words. ¡°Stand up!¡± Qin Xiu stood up and looked up at his master. His master advised, ¡°You must train hard over the next three months and try to break through to the foundation establishment stage. Only then will you have the confidence to seize the top spot in the assessment.¡± ¡°Only by seizing the top spot will you have the chance to participate in the secret realm¡¯s trial with the others. If you fail, you¡¯ll never have another chance! Do you understand?¡± ¡°I know, Master!¡± Qin Xiu nodded in acknowledgement. Looking at his disciple, the old man nodded with a satisfied look and then took out a bottle of Vitality Pills from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Xiu. ¡°Cultivate well!¡± Qin Xiu looked at the bottle of pills and felt a burst of excitement. He didn¡¯t expect his master to place so much importance on this assessment that the latter would even give him a bottle of Vitality Pills. The Vitality Pills were the best medicine for those below the foundation establishment stage. For cultivation at the Qi cultivation stage, it was of great benefit. It could replenish spiritual Qi and strengthen one¡¯s foundation. It also had the most powerful ability, which was to purify the spiritual Qi in one¡¯s body. It could increase the chances of a cultivator advancing to the foundation establishment stage. The purer the spiritual Qi of a cultivator, the higher the chances of them breaking through to the foundation establishment stage. In the outside world, these pills were highly sought after by rogue cultivators below the foundation establishment stage. ¡°Many thanks, Master!¡± Qin Xiu looked at the pills in his hand and knelt down to the old man again to express his gratitude. ¡°Mm, go!¡± The old man stroked his beard and nodded. His master thought to himself, ¡°My hopes and dreams are all on you, so don¡¯t let me down!¡± Qin Xiu walked out of the Cave of the Elders; his eyes were burning with ecstasy. With these Vitality Pills, he didn¡¯t have to worry about not being able to break through to the foundation establishment stage. He was in a good mood when he felt the voice transmission stone vibrating. He took it out. As soon as he took it out, Ji Ha¡¯s voice was transmitted over. ¡°Bro, Zhou Yun is actually refining pills. Do you want to come over and take a look? Hahaha. I¡¯m about to die from laughter!¡± ¡°Bro, why aren¡¯t you here yet? You will miss Zhou Yun in action. Hurry!¡± Qin Xiu couldn¡¯t help but smile when he heard Ji Ha¡¯s words. Not everyone could refine pills! ¡°Bro, Qiao¡¯er came to the alchemy room, and she¡¯s with Zhou Yun. Senior Sister is also here!¡± What? Qin Xiu was originally immersed in laughing at Zhou Yun. However, when he heard that Qiao¡¯er was with Zhou Yun, his smile instantly faded. Ji Ha¡¯s message wasn¡¯t over yet. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you here yet? Qiao¡¯er and Zhou Yun are talking and laughing. I wonder what¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°Hurry up!¡± Ji Ha¡¯s voice sounded more and more urgent, and Qin Xiu¡¯s face had long turned gloomy. When he heard that Zhou Yun was together with his beloved junior Qiao¡¯er, he was instantly enraged. He cursed, ¡°Zhou Yun, you seek your own death!¡± His expression turned cold as he headed towards the Alchemy Pavilion. Enraged, he cast aside the words that his master had just said to him. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the alchemy room. The room was small and there were only a few items inside. In front of him was a cauldron that was connected to Earth Fire. Next to the cauldron was a preparation table. It was a stone table that could withstand the heat of the flames. Below the cauldron was Earth Fire needed for alchemy. The temperature of this flame was much higher than that of the flames commonly used, and it also had many other wonderful uses. If one wanted to refine medicinal pills, the majority of alchemists wanted to use Earth Fire to refine them. Zhou Yun sat beside the cauldron with two alchemy manuals in his hands. One was the Alchemy Classic Notes that Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi had given him, and the other was a simple guide to alchemy that he already had. After comparing the two alchemy manuals, he immediately noticed the difference between the two. The book that Su Wanyi gave him was most likely the real alchemy manual. Compared to the Alchemy Classic Notes, the one he initially had was like a child¡¯s book. They were not on the same level at all. After the comparison, he immediately picked up the simple guide to alchemy and was about to throw it into the cauldron in front of him. Just as he was about to do so, he hesitated. What if he could exchange it for some money? He then told himself, ¡°Forget about it. I won¡¯t throw it away for now!¡± He kept it because he was too poor now; he didn¡¯t dare to throw away anything he had. After putting away the simple guide, he took out the Alchemy Classic Notes. He flipped to the first page, and just as he read the first word, the system¡¯s voice rang in his mind. ¡°Activating the God-tier Enlightenment System.¡± Zhou Yun immediately entered a profound state of enlightenment. After entering the state of enlightenment, he flipped through the alchemy manual with one hand as his other hand slowly began to simulate the actions of refining pills. The actions involved were very simple. He only had to grab the herbs and put them in the cauldron. However, the rhythm was hard to grasp. The art of refining pills was both mysterious and ordinary. It was simple yet complex. This was an extreme contradiction. Refining pills only involved two movements. Yet, he felt that they were extremely difficult to accomplish. In his opinion, he would never be able to master it if he did not rely on the system. As Zhou Yun continued to attain enlightenment, he slowly began to understand the profundity of alchemy. As he read more, he still only performed two actions, grabbing and putting the herbs into the cauldron. However, there were a lot of particulars that he had to focus on, such as the rhythm of his breathing, the strength of his breaths, his state of mind when refining the pills, the strength of his grip, and so on. All of these had to match the rhythm of the pill refining. A slight difference would render the pills ineffective. Worse still, the cauldron might explode. After a long time, Zhou Yun finally managed to refine his first batch of pills. After a while, Zhou Yun suddenly snapped out from his enlightenment. When he opened his eyes, he realized that the pills had been refined. Zhou Yun exclaimed, ¡°The art of alchemy is really mysterious. It feels completely different from cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun wiped his forehead. He was already covered in cold sweat. He turned his gaze to the cauldron. At this moment, the flames in the cauldron had already been extinguished. All that was left was the residue heat of the flames. He sniffed hard, but he couldn¡¯t pick up the scent of the pills. In the past, the Qi Refining Pills he received would more or less give off a trace of medicinal fragrance. This time, there was no medicinal fragrance. This situation made him a little nervous. ¡°My future depends on this!¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes and prayed for a while. Then, he placed his hand on the lid of the cauldron. Sizzle! Zhou Yun opened the cauldron and white hot waves of smoke immediately spewed out from inside. When the white smoke dissipated, Zhou Yun was instantly stunned. He was shocked when he saw the pills in the cauldron. There were 12 round pills lying inside the cauldron, each emitting dazzling light. Furthermore, the surface of each pill was exceptionally smooth. They could be considered perfect. From the book that Su Wanyi had given him, Zhou Yun had learned some basic information about pills, such as their grade. Generally speaking, the grades of pills were all divided according to the degree of smoothness of their surface and strength of their medicinal fragrance. The smoother the surface of a pill, the more perfect the pill was. A perfect pill would not emit any smell. The medicinal strength of such a pill would not be lost in the slightest. The Qi Refining Pills that he had previously received looked round. However, on closer inspection, one would discover that there were some small pits on the surface of the pills. Moreover, the pills emitted some fragrance. The fragrance that was emitted meant that the pills were losing their medicinal strength. On the other hand, each of these 12 pills was flawless. No matter which direction one looked at them from, they were all extremely smooth, without the slightest bit of damage. Furthermore, they were scentless. They were simply perfect! Zhou Yun looked at the 12 pills in the cauldron. His heart was filled with excitement. His entire body was trembling with joy! Then, he looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle and said indifferently, ¡°If the Heavenly Path did not give birth to me, Zhou Yun, then the world of Alchemy would still be in a dark age.¡± ¡°Who else but me could do this?¡± ¡°Who else has the ability?¡± At this moment, Zhou Yun had a strong urge to rush out of the alchemy room and shout to the people outside, ¡°No offense, but I just want to say that you are all trash!¡± ¡°Why isn¡¯t Brother Zhou Yun out yet?¡± At this moment, Qiao¡¯er was bitterly waiting for him to come out. ¡°I wonder how he is,¡± she said as she pouted. It was not easy for her to come to see him. She still hadn¡¯t updated him on her current situation. Previously, she did not visit him like she used to because she was trying to break through to the foundation establishment stage. After she had broken through to the intermediate of foundation establishment stage, she had quickly come out to see him. After learning that Brother Zhou Yun might be expelled from Spirit Valley, she had rushed over to the Alchemy Pavillion. She was going to get him some pills that could help him achieve a breakthrough. She did not expect to run into him and find out that he had broken through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. This surprised her greatly. She believed that Zhou Yun¡¯s achievements would definitely not stop here. ¡°Why isn¡¯t he out yet? I still have a lot of things to tell him!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were fixed on the alchemy room where Zhou Yun was. When Su Wanyi saw this, she teased, ¡°Weren¡¯t you planning on buying some pills? Why are you still standing here?¡± ¡°Or do you only wish to buy pills from this shop? But I don¡¯t think he¡¯s produced them yet!¡± Su Wanyi chuckled after she finished speaking. This caused the rest of the crowd to stop and watch them again. ¡°Senior Sister!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face immediately turned red when she heard this, and she quickly hugged Su Wanyi¡¯s arm and shook it. ¡°You know that I am doing this for Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s coquettish tone made everyone present gasp. It took a while for everyone to come back to their senses. For a moment, they were entranced by her voice. ¡°Hehe! You¡¯re lying.¡± Su Wanyi pinched Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face. The people around them were also eager to pinch her soft cheeks. At this moment, a gloomy-looking Qin Xiu reached the Alchemy Pavilion! Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just as Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er were teasing each other, Qin Xiu arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion. Some sharp-eyed outer sect disciples saw Qin Xiu and quickly went up to greet him. ¡°Hello, Senior Brother Qin Xiu!¡± After one person greeted him, the others quickly followed suit. When Qin Xiu came in, his face was dark and he completely ignored the people who greeted him. He walked straight towards Zhou Yun¡¯s alchemy room, disregarding the outer sect disciples. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Senior Brother Qin Xiu?¡± An outer sect disciple saw Qin Xiu¡¯s gloomy face and hurriedly asked the disciples beside him. A disciple who knew the details whispered to him, ¡°Don¡¯t you know? Senior Brother Qin Xiu has special affection for Little Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er. He probably heard that Little Junior Sister was here, so he purposely came over. ¡± ¡°Then, why doesn¡¯t he look happy?¡± The disciple replied, ¡°Have you forgotten what happened just now? Qiao¡¯er is clearly closer to Senior Brother Zhou Yun. Can¡¯t you see that she is still waiting outside his room?¡± He continued, ¡°From the looks of it, someone secretly told Senior Brother Qin Xiu about this.¡± ¡°This will be interesting to watch!¡± ¡°Ah, then wouldn¡¯t that mean¡­¡± The disciple couldn¡¯t help but exclaim, but his mouth was covered. ¡°Lower your voice!¡± As the two of them spoke, Qin Xiu approached Zhou Yun¡¯s alchemy room. At this moment, his alchemy room was already filled with people. The crowd surrounded the room so tightly that not even a fly could escape. The crowd was there not because Zhou Yun was refining pills. It was mainly because of Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er. The two of them were goddesses of the valley. It was extremely rare for most outer sect disciples to catch a glimpse of even one of them, not to mention meeting both of them at the same time. The disciples were single mindedly admiring the two goddesses when they suddenly saw Qin Xiu walk in. They quickly greeted him. ¡°It¡¯s Senior Brother Qin Xiu. Hello, Senior Brother Qin Xiu!¡± ¡°Get out of my way!¡± he shouted. His face was gloomy, and he completely ignored the greetings of his outer sect junior brothers. Everyone quickly made way for Qin Xiu. As the crowd parted, Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi¡¯s figures could be seen. When he saw the two of them, especially Qiao¡¯er, Qin Xiu¡¯s originally sullen face suddenly revealed a smile. He asked, ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, what are you doing here? What a coincidence!¡± Qin Xiu quickly walked to Qiao¡¯er¡¯s side and greeted her warmly. He was a completely different person from just now. The speed at which he changed his expression stunned everyone. Qiao¡¯er muttered, ¡°Why is he here? Why do I bump into him everywhere?¡± She had been waiting for Zhou Yun outside the room. When she saw Qin Xiu walking over, she immediately revealed an impatient look. Qin Xiu pressed on, ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, why have you come here? Do you want me to accompany you?¡± After he saw Qiao¡¯er, his originally depressed mood immediately brightened up. He quickly went up to show his concern towards her. ¡°Nothing here concerns you. You should leave soon.¡± Qiao¡¯er took Su Wanyi¡¯s hand and turned away from Qin Xiu. Qin Xiu was not at all perturbed by Qiao¡¯er¡¯s impatience. He appeared in front of her again. ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, are you here to buy something? Do you need my help?¡± ¡°No, you¡¯re so annoying!¡± Qiao¡¯er was getting impatient. Su Wanyi was oblivious to the relationship between Qin Xiu and Qiao¡¯er. When she saw Qin Xiu coming over, she also greeted him warmly. ¡°Junior Brother Qin Xiu!¡± She didn¡¯t have any bad impressions of him and only took care of him like a junior brother. ¡°Hello, Senior Sister!¡± When Qin Xiu saw Su Wanyi greet him, he also quickly returned her greeting. Everyone in Spirit Valley respected Su Wanyi. It was not only because she was the eldest senior sister, but also because she was especially gentle to everyone. She would not treat anyone differently based on their cultivation level. This was one of the reasons why she was respected and sought after by everyone. Moreover, she was one of the best looking women in the valley. She was a goddess-level existence in everyone¡¯s hearts. ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, is there something you need here?¡± Qin Xiu knew that the two of them were waiting for Zhou Yun to finish refining pills, but he acted like he didn¡¯t know anything. ¡°Oh, we are waiting for Junior Brother Zhou Yun to come out of the room. He¡¯s refining pills inside,¡± Su Wanyi said gently. Upon hearing this, Qin Xiu was extremely jealous. What did Zhou Yun do to deserve Qiao¡¯er waiting here for him? Even he had not done so! Who the hell did Zhou Yun think he was? Zhou Yun used to be a disciple at the first layer of Qi cultivation! Even if he had achieved a breakthrough now, he was still a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. How could Zhou Yun compare to him? Qin Xiu vented internally for a long time before gradually regaining his composure. He wished he could slap Zhou Yun to death. However, he didn¡¯t dare to do anything in front of Qiao¡¯er. Seeing that Qiao¡¯er had a good relationship with Zhou Yun, he could only pretend to be on good terms with the latter. ¡°Is that so? Is Zhou Yun actually going to refine pills? If so, I wish him good luck in advance as he embarks on the bright path of alchemy!¡± Qin Xiu exclaimed, pretending to be surprised. He continued, ¡°You might not know this, but I¡¯m classmates with Zhou Yun. Back when we were still in the outer sect, I could already tell that he had a talent for alchemy.¡± ¡°At that time, I advised him to try out alchemy, but he was only focused on cultivation. Now, he has finally thought it through!¡± Qin Xiu sighed softly, as if he had been liberated from a heavy burden in his heart. He spoke as if he was genuinely looking out for Zhou Yun. ¡°I believe that with Zhou Yun¡¯s talent, it won¡¯t be long before he becomes an official alchemist.¡± ¡°He¡¯s been inside refining pills for a while, right? Unless I¡¯m mistaken, he should have succeeded by now!¡± Qin Xiu declared solemnly, as though he was highly confident in Zhou Yun¡¯s abilities. Qin Xiu¡¯s flattery of Zhou Yun had changed everyone¡¯s impression of the latter. ¡°Is Zhou Yun that powerful?¡± ¡°Even Qin Xiu has such confidence in him. Zhou Yun must really have some talent in alchemy!¡± Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi were also moved by Qin Xiu¡¯s words. ¡°So Junior Brother Zhou Yun is that powerful?¡± Su Wanyi said gently. ¡°Are you that close to Brother Zhou Yun? How is it that I didn¡¯t know about it?¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at Qin Xiu and asked suspiciously. ¡°Haha, just you wait and see. I¡¯m guessing that he has already succeeded in refining the pills. He should be able to come out in a while!¡± Qin Xiu once again made a bold declaration. Although he said these things, he despised Zhou Yun internally. He thought, ¡°Hmph! Zhou Yun, let¡¯s see how you handle this situation when you come out. Right now, everyone is looking forward to your success. If you don¡¯t succeed, then you¡¯ll be a joke, hehe! Let¡¯s see how you¡¯re going to get out of this predicament today!¡± Deep down, he did not believe that Zhou Yun would be able to successfully refine the pills. Finally, after 15 minutes, the door of the alchemy room slowly opened. The surrounding crowd quickly peered inside. Qiao¡¯er, Su Wanyi, as well as Qin Xiu, also looked over. Zhou Yun slowly walked out of the alchemy room. His face was calm, and his deep eyes showed no emotions. It was as though he had yet to start refining pills and had just entered the room. It was as if he wasn¡¯t the one refining the pills. Looking at Zhou Yun¡¯s calm expression, the crowd was a little suspicious. Someone asked, ¡°Did you succeed? Or did you fail? Spill the beans. Why are you acting like this?¡± Another person speculated, ¡°Could it be that it hasn¡¯t started yet?¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhou Yun walked out of the alchemy room with an indifferent expression. Qiao¡¯er was about to speak when Qin Xiu interrupted her. ¡°Old classmate, how¡¯s your pill refining going? Did you succeed?¡± Qin Xiu asked excitedly. Right now, he truly was excited. It wasn¡¯t because he wanted to see Zhou Yun succeed in his alchemy. Instead, he was excited to see Zhou Yun embarrass himself in front of Qiao¡¯er and the others. His heart was filled with contempt for Zhou Yun. In such a short period of time, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun, who had nothing, succeed? Everyone¡¯s attention was also drawn towards Zhou Yun as they all looked over. Due to Qin Xiu¡¯s flattery just now, everyone was guessing whether Zhou Yun had succeeded in refining the pills. Upon hearing Qin Xiu¡¯s question, Zhou Yun immediately understood what had transpired. ¡°Of course it was a success!¡± Zhou Yun said with an indifferent expression. Upon hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Qin Xiu didn¡¯t even think about it and directly replied, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you fail. Next time¡­Hmm?¡± However, before he could finish, he suddenly stopped mid-sentence. His eyes were wide open as he asked in disbelief, ¡°You succeeded?¡± His eyes widened even further in shock. How was that possible? Qin Xiu¡¯s exclamation immediately caused an uproar. Everyone present was stunned. Their eyes were wide open and filled with disbelief. Ji Ha, who was in the crowd, also had a mocking smile on his face when he first saw Zhou Yun emerging from the room. He thought to himself, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun succeed? Alchemy was not like cultivation. Pills were not so easily refined! However, his smile only lasted for a moment before it froze too. He was stunned after hearing Qin Xiu¡¯s exclamation. Ji Ha¡¯s eyes were wide open. His face was twisted. He was petrified. That was impossible! How was that possible? It was absolutely impossible! Zhou Yun must have been joking! Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes quivered with emotion as they looked at Zhou Yun in amazement. Su Wanyi was even more astonished. From the very beginning, she did not have much hope for Zhou Yun¡¯s alchemy. After all, he did not know anything in the beginning and did not have any herbs to practice with. No one would believe that he could succeed in one try under such circumstances. Even a genius alchemist would have to go through several practice runs and receive the guidance of a great teacher before they could occasionally succeed. That alone was prideworthy! It was rare to see someone like Zhou Yun who could successfully refine some pills on his first try. No, it should be said that this had never happened before! Su Wanyi regained her composure and stared at Zhou Yun with a look of curiosity. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s mouth was slightly agape as she looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, did you really succeed?¡± Qiao¡¯er suppressed her bewilderment and quickly asked. She suspected that she had misheard him! Although she knew that with Zhou Yun¡¯s talent, he would succeed in alchemy sooner or later, she did not expect him to succeed on his first try. Furthermore, from Zhou Yun¡¯s calm expression, it was as if refining pills was a very simple matter for him. It didn¡¯t take him much effort. The crowd snapped back to their senses and pricked up their ears. They all suspected that they had misheard the former. ¡°Of course I succeeded. How could I have failed?¡± Zhou Yun laughed and joked. As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding people immediately gasped. Their ears had not played tricks on them! Zhou Yun indeed claimed that he had succeeded in refining some pills! After hearing his answer, Qiao¡¯er beamed from ear to ear. ¡°Wow, Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re amazing!¡± Qiao¡¯er quickly stepped forward, wanting to see the pills that he had successfully refined. Su Wanyi also regained her senses and looked at Zhou Yun. She also wanted to see what kind of pills Zhou Yun had refined. Qiao¡¯er came to his side and flipped his hands open, but she couldn¡¯t find the pills. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, where are the pills you refined?¡± When Qin Xiu saw how close Qiao¡¯er and Zhou Yun were, the jealousy in his heart was stirred up again. All these years, he had never even held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. Yet now, Qiao¡¯er had taken the initiative to hold Zhou Yun¡¯s hand! How could Zhou Yun, this pauper, be so intimate with his little junior sister? ¡°Zhou Yun, you¡¯re not lying to us because you failed to refine the pills, are you?¡± The anger in Qin Xiu¡¯s heart had long overwhelmed his rationality. He no longer put on an act like before, but directly ridiculed him. Everyone came to that realization when they heard Qin Xiu¡¯s ridicule. That¡¯s right, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know anything, so how could he have succeeded in refining the pills in one try? He must be lying to them. He must have wanted to show off his abilities in front of everyone. Whispers erupted among the crowd. It was obvious that they did not trust Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun did not care about the discussions around him. He smiled and reached out to stroke Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. ¡°They are in my sleeve. I¡¯ll take them out!¡± ¡°Aiya! My hair is all messed up by you!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face reddened as she complained to him. Her coquettish appearance made others envious of their interaction. ¡°Zhou Yun! Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re trying to pass off the pills distributed by the sect as the ones that you refined!¡± said Qin Xiu as he gritted his teeth and looked at the two of them flirting. Qin Xiu¡¯s words caused everyone present to distrust Zhou Yun. More and more people started to gather. They all wanted to see Zhou Yun make a fool of himself. Qin Xiu looked at Zhou Yun, who seemed to be in a difficult position, and the ferocity on his face became more intense. He wondered how Zhou Yun would escape this predicament. Today, the latter was destined to be infamous in the entire Spirit Valley! Zhou Yun did not care about their attitude at all. He stretched out his hand and took out a cloth bag from his sleeve. Then, he slowly opened it. ¡°Are there pills of this quality in the sect?¡± Zhou Yun opened the cloth bag, and several round pills were revealed. As soon as he took them out, they immediately shone with a bright light. Everyone was attracted by this phenomenon and quickly looked at what was in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°These are perfect-grade pills!¡± Su Wanyi immediately exclaimed as soon as she saw the pills. She covered her mouth and looked at Zhou Yun in astonishment! She couldn¡¯t help but let out such an exclamation since she had seen something completely unbelievable. Zhou Yun had actually managed to concoct perfect-grade pills. Furthermore, this was his first time dabbling in alchemy! Many people were stupefied when they heard her exclamation. Everyone was completely petrified on the spot. It was dead quiet. Everyone stared at Zhou Yun in a daze while they were flabbergasted. There was a dead silence! The sneer on Qin Xiu¡¯s face was frozen. After a long time, his expression suddenly changed. His eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Zhou Yun in horror. His mind was blank. He didn¡¯t know what to say anymore. Zhou Yun had managed to refine perfect-grade pills on his first try! This could no longer be described as incredible. This was simply appalling! The surroundings were deathly silent as everyone stared at Zhou Yun, aghast. Everyone was astounded, or rather, taken aback. They were completely petrified! All of them looked at Zhou Yun in shock! The scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop! Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Impossible!¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± Qin Xiu looked at the pills in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand while rubbing his eyes in disbelief. Then, he shouted out loud without caring about his image. One couldn¡¯t blame him for shouting. The situation before him was too shocking. His world view was shattered! Qin Xiu felt his face stiffen, but his wildly beating heart couldn¡¯t calm down. How could he believe this? Who would believe that? Who would dare to believe it? Qin Xiu knew that everyone present probably thought the same. Zhou Yun had refined some perfect-grade pills! If word of this got out, people would probably think of the crowd here as fools! Alchemy was not like cultivation. Although having talent in alchemy was crucial, more importantly, they needed a large amount of resources to spend on trial and error. Even with the guidance of a great teacher, alchemists would only be able to refine pills after slowly accumulating enough experience. The sect had to invest a huge amount of manpower and resources to train alchemists. This was on top of the countless resources required for cultivation. Furthermore, there was no guarantee on the quality of the pills produced by the alchemists as they trained. They might even fail to refine Grade 1 pills. Alchemy and equipment forging were two of the most resource-intensive professions in the cultivation world. The complexity of the process and the resources required were unimaginable! No matter how talented a person was, it would be difficult for them to succeed in these two professions without any guidance, yet alone refining a perfect quality item on their first attempt. This was the stuff of dreams. When everyone came back to their senses, they refused to believe this reality. Someone questioned, ¡°This is fake, right? Nowadays, there is no such thing as a perfect-grade pill.¡± ¡°You aren¡¯t using fake pills to fool us, are you?¡± ¡°However, they really look flawless!¡± ¡°Grapes are also flawless. Is there any use eating them?¡± ¡°How can this be true? Zhou Yun must be taking us for fools!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, no one has ever seen a perfect-grade pill before. We only know a few appraisal methods. This could have easily been faked.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! These must be fake!¡± ¡°They¡¯re fake! Zhou Yun is treating us like fools!¡± The crowd voiced their skepticism of Zhou Yun. In an instant, their initial shock turned into complete disbelief! The main reason was that perfect-grade pills were extremely rare, and no one had even seen one before. Naturally, they could not believe that these were real. Everyone thought that Zhou Yun was trying to please the crowd by taking out some fake pills to deceive them. It was chaos all around. ¡°What are you doing?¡± A stern voice resounded in everyone¡¯s ears. Everyone quickly stopped and looked behind them. They saw an old man with a head of white hair standing at the entrance of the Alchemy Pavilion. He was wearing a dark purple robe, and there was a child who seemed like his attendant beside him. Although the old man had a head full of white hair, there was not a single wrinkle on his face. He looked very youthful. ¡°It¡¯s Medicine Elder!¡± ¡°Why is Medicine Elder here?¡± ¡°Medicine Elder is the elder in charge of the Alchemy Pavilion. He must have heard the commotion just now.¡± ¡°It¡¯s over. We must have caused too much of a ruckus and alerted him!¡± Whispers continued amongst the crowd. Zhou Yun looked at the elder of the Alchemy Pavilion through the crowd and felt a little helpless. He had been in the sect for a few years. He wasn¡¯t very familiar with the elders in the sect, but he had encountered them a few times and understood their habits. This elder¡¯s name was Yao Chen. He was the elder in charge of the Alchemy Pavilion. Usually, his favorite activity was refining pills. He did not appear in public often. They must have caused quite a commotion and disturbed his peace. Hence, he came out to take a look. ¡°What¡¯s going on? What are you all doing here?¡± Yao Chen¡¯s tone was stern, and he was annoyed. Usually, as long as nothing major happened in the Alchemy Pavilion, he would not intervene. However, he had just thought of a new idea for alchemy. Just as he was about to record it down, he was interrupted by the noise outside. When everyone finally calmed down and he attempted to record his inspiration again, he realized that he had lost his train of thought. He had missed the opportunity to record down his epiphany. How could he not be furious? If they couldn¡¯t give him a reasonable explanation for their rowdiness, he would definitely punish them. Yao Chen looked at the crowd that had gathered. The anger in his heart could not be quelled. He snorted coldly and unleashed the might from his body. In an instant, everyone in the pavilion felt breathless. One of the cultivators said, ¡°Medicine Elder, we gathered here for a reason. Zhou Yun lied to us. He said that he had refined perfect-grade pills!¡± Another person chipped in, saying, ¡°That¡¯s right. We also heard that he had refined perfect-grade pills, so we gathered here!¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± Everyone was eager to justify their presence here, and they directly pointed fingers at Zhou Yun. Medicine Elder followed everyone¡¯s gaze and looked at Zhou Yun. Perfect-grade pills? Why didn¡¯t he just say that he had broken through to the golden core stage from the Qi cultivation stage? Why did he like to brag so much at such a young age? Yao Chen looked at Zhou Yun in a bad mood and was about to burst out in anger. At this moment, a crisp voice interrupted him. ¡°No way!¡± The person who spoke was Qiao¡¯er. She was hugging Zhou Yun¡¯s arm in a defensive posture. She did so because everyone was so angry just now and seemed to want to attack Zhou Yun. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun has indeed refined perfect-grade pills!¡± When Yao Chen heard Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, he shook his head without even thinking. A perfect-grade pill did not have any impurities and its medicinal effects were perfect, even after a 1000 years. Such a perfect pill was something that even he, who had been refining pills for decades, could only dream of. How could an ordinary disciple of the Spirit Valley manage to refine one? Yao Chen assumed that Qiao¡¯er had made a mistake. Although Qiao¡¯er had been the most talented disciple in the sect for the past three years and her words were somewhat credible, when it came to alchemy, Yao Chen assumed that she had made a mistake or had been deceived. Perfect-grade pills were completely different from pills of other grades. They were incomparable. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, come and see for yourself! I¡¯m not lying to you. Brother Zhou Yun has actually managed to refine some.¡± As Qiao¡¯er spoke, she lifted Zhou Yun¡¯s arm and forced his hand open. Yao Chen smiled when he heard Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. He was ready to step forward and teach Qiao¡¯er about alchemy. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes caught the brilliance in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and he was instantly stunned! The 12 pills in Zhou Yun¡¯s hands were currently emitting a faint glow. These pills were all round, and no matter which angle one looked at them from, they were completely flawless. ¡°These!¡± ¡°These are!¡± ¡°These are perfect-grade pills!¡± Yao Chen stumbled three times before completing his sentence. He appeared in front of Zhou Yun in a flash. Snatching a pill from Zhou Yun¡¯s hand, he began to examine it carefully. Yao Chen stared at the pill and did not dare to move. He even held his breath. After a long time, he gradually regained his senses. At this moment, he had already confirmed that this was really a perfect-grade pill! Zhou Yun had 12 of them! ¡°Where did you get these pills?¡± Yao Chen asked as he raised his head and stared at Zhou Yun. Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Where did these pills come from?¡± interrogated Yao Chen in a stern tone as he stared at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun helplessly sighed. Of course, he was the one who refined the pills! Who else could it be? Did the sect have an alchemist who could refine perfect-grade pills? He had clearly said countless times that he was the one who had refined the pills. Why did no one believe him? ¡°Medicine Elder, I was the one who refined the pills!¡± Helpless, Zhou Yun could only repeat himself. However, just as he finished speaking, Yao Chen immediately started cursing. ¡°Bullsh*t, why don¡¯t you claim that you are my father while you are at it?¡± ¡°Alchemy isn¡¯t the same as cultivation. Success doesn¡¯t come overnight!¡± ¡°How could you have made these perfect pills?¡± ¡°If you can master alchemy just like that, I¡¯ll change my surname to yours!¡± Since when was alchemy so simple? If any random outer sect disciple could succeed in refining pills, even perfect-grade pills, on their first try, then wouldn¡¯t Yao Chen have lived his life in vain for the past few decades? Yao Chen¡¯s curses reverberated throughout the entire Alchemy Pavilion. The spittle from his mouth sprayed everywhere. Zhou Yun quickly took half a step back to avoid being drenched. In truth, Yao Chen¡¯s rage was justified. Anyone would find this inconceivable. This was the first time that Zhou Yun, a puny outer sect disciple, had attempted alchemy. Given that he didn¡¯t know anything, he had actually succeeded. Furthermore, he had refined perfect-grade pills. Who would believe such a contrivance? Su Wanyi was shocked when she heard their conversation. She never thought that the pills in Zhou Yun¡¯s hands would actually be of the perfect grade. She did not dare to confirm it at first. However, as an elder of the Alchemy Pavilion, Medicine Elder had personally admitted that this was true. Right now, she already believed that these pills were refined by Zhou Yun. After all, she and Qiao¡¯er had witnessed Zhou Yun enter the room. She looked at the furious Medicine Elder and was worried that things would take a turn for the worse. She couldn¡¯t help but worry about Zhou Yun. After thinking for a while, she left the pavilion and headed to the mountain where the sect leader was. In the Alchemy Pavilion, Zhou Yun looked at the furious Yao Chen and took another step back. ¡°I can¡¯t possibly have a son as old as you,¡± Zhou Yun grumbled in his heart. He didn¡¯t dare to say this out loud. Otherwise, he would probably be killed with a single slap. As an elder of the Alchemy Pavilion, Yao Chen usually focused all his time and energy on refining pills and did not care much about cultivation. However, alchemy required frequent trial and error, and each pill he consumed during his experiments was filled with huge amounts of spiritual energy. The accumulation of spiritual energy from the pills had allowed him to break through to an unfathomable level. In short, if he wanted to slap Zhou Yun to death, it would probably be as easy as killing an insect. ¡°Medicine Elder, these pills are indeed concocted by me. The people here can bear witness to it!¡± Zhou Yun reminded him again. ¡°Do you think alchemy is like cooking and you can succeed by just adding a little salt?¡± ¡°Kid, there is no element of luck in alchemy at all. The complexity involved is something you can¡¯t imagine!¡± Yao Chen foamed with rage and glared at him. He almost attacked Zhou Yun. He felt that his profession had been insulted. ¡°I know it¡¯s complicated, but I really did make it!¡± Just as Zhou Yun finished speaking, he felt the world suddenly turn upside down. He was shocked to find that Yao Chen had lifted him up. ¡°You must have found these pills in some corner of our sect. We shall find out which master refined them.¡± As Yao Chen spoke, one of his hands fumbled around Zhou Yun¡¯s body while his other hand began to shake the latter violently. Zhou Yun could only desperately hold on to his pants to prevent them from falling. There were already many people gathered around them. If his pants were to fall down at this moment, it would be a huge embarrassment. An interesting scene played out in the pavilion. Yao Chen shook Zhou Yun with all his might, while Zhou Yun desperately held onto his pants. Everyone present was dumbfounded by this scene. They had never witnessed such a scene in the Alchemy Pavilion. After all, when they came here to refine pills, they would rarely encounter the elders of the pavilion. Therefore, they had always imagined the elders to be high and mighty, especially since the latter rarely spoke or smiled. The elders were always serious and strict, although some of them might have more eccentric personalities. However, Medicine Elder was now acting like an old man in the mortal world who had something of his stolen. He had been cursing all this while, but it was not enough to quench his rage now. He started to get physical. This contrast stunned everyone. The onlookers were ready to step forward to stop them. After all, the two of them had caused too much of a commotion. Other elders might come over later, which would further escalate things. Just as the crowd stepped forward, a might suddenly descended from the sky, directly enveloping the entire Alchemy Pavilion. This might was even stronger than that emanating from Yao Chen. It was so strong that everyone¡¯s bones were creaking and they almost fell to their knees. ¡°Yao Chen, what¡¯s going on?¡± A voice came from afar as an old man appeared. ¡°This voice, it can¡¯t be!¡± ¡°Only the golden core stage sect leader would have this kind of might, right?¡± ¡°Stop guessing. It¡¯s indeed the sect leader!¡± A cultivator asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why have these two big shots, who rarely appear in public, suddenly shown up here today?¡± His friend replied, ¡°You were too focused on the beauties just now. You missed the main event!¡± ¡°What were you focusing on then?¡± ¡°Of course, I was looking at the pills!¡± ¡°What color are the pills?¡± ¡°Erm¡­white?¡± ¡°Tsk! Why is the sect leader here?¡± Another cultivator interrupted their conversation, saying, ¡°Cut that out. Lower your voice!¡± Hushed conversations could be heard everywhere. The old man was floating in the air. With his white hair and a white beard, he looked like a sage. This old man was the current sect leader of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun. After Ling Qingyun arrived, the entire place immediately calmed down. Everyone stopped what they were doing and raised their heads to look at him. Only Yao Chen was still busy carrying Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun quickly greeted the sect leader when he saw him. ¡°Greetings, Sect Leader!¡± ¡°Hehe, kid, you¡¯re still trying this trick on me? I stopped playing these little tricks hundreds of years ago. Now, let alone the sect leader, even if my father comes, I won¡¯t let go of you!¡± Yao Chen laughed in disdain, thinking that Zhou Yun was playing a trick on him. The sect leader wouldn¡¯t come over to the Alchemy Pavilion for no reason. This kid actually used the sect leader to try to scare him. He was brazen. Ling Qingyun¡¯s face darkened when he heard Yao Chen¡¯s words. With a wave of his sleeve, he separated the two of them. After the two of them were pulled apart, Yao Chen finally saw Ling Qingyun, and his eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°It¡¯s really the sect leader!¡± Ling Qingyun carefully observed Zhou Yun. Su Wanyi had already told him the whole story. He was also a little shocked. Could such an outer sect disciple actually refine perfect-grade pills? However, he still trusted Su Wanyi, the eldest senior sister of the inner sect. That¡¯s why he came over to take a look. Ling Qingyun stared at Zhou Yun until the latter felt goosebumps all over his body. Only then did Ling Qingyun say, ¡°Won¡¯t we know the truth if he manages to refine some more pills?¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In Alchemy Pavilion of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun led the group to a separate alchemy room. The door of this alchemy room looked much bigger than the one that Zhou Yun had rented. On the right side of the door, there was a wooden sign with the words ¡®Alchemy Room No.1¡¯ written on it. Zhou Yun looked at the wooden sign and suddenly recalled something he noticed when he was renting the alchemy room. The numbering of the alchemy rooms had started from Alchemy Room No. 2. At that time, he had been wondering why there was no Alchemy Room No.1. He didn¡¯t expect it to be here. Now it seemed that this room was special. ¡°Zhou Yun, do you know the origin of this alchemy room?¡± Ling Qingyun did not look at Zhou Yun. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the alchemy room, and there was some pain in his eyes. Zhou Yun shook his head, indicating that he did not know. There was a lot of dust on the door of the room. It seemed that it had not been used for a long time. He had only been here for a few years and did not know what had happened. The people behind him also exchanged confused looks. Ling Qingyun¡¯s gaze swept across the crowd, and he spoke softly, ¡°All of this happened around 1000 years ago. Well, at that time, our Spirit Valley was quite powerful. We even had a lot of golden core stage cultivators.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke of this, his eyes were filled with confidence, and even pride. He continued, ¡°However, one day, for some reason, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth began to decrease gradually. The concentration of spiritual Qi in the entire immortal cultivation world began to decline. At that time, all the major forces in the immortal cultivation world panicked because this situation was irreversible. The spiritual Qi was becoming thinner and thinner, and our ancestors were afraid that after 1000 years, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth would be exhausted.¡± ¡°In order to deal with this matter, the elders of Spirit Valley decided to try to refine the Nascent Breaking Pills after some discussion. At that time, we gathered the most powerful alchemists in our sect here. We had dozens of golden core stage experts to guard us. Then, we spent nearly 90% of the cultivation resources of the sect to refine the pills!¡± ¡°Alas, we still failed in the end!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why Spirit Valley has fallen to such a state today!¡± After Ling Qingyun finished speaking, he stared intently at the alchemy room and was lost in his thoughts for a long time. When Zhou Yun heard this story, he was shocked. After experiencing such a disaster and consuming 90% of the sect¡¯s resources, the sect was able to survive until now with only 10% of its former resources. Moreover, they were still ranked among the major forces. From this, one could see how powerful Spirit Valley was during its heyday. From Ling Qingyun¡¯s story and the look in his eyes, Zhou Yun speculated that Spirit Valley was one of the most powerful forces in the cultivation world in the past! Even such a powerful sect was not immune to the effects of this disaster brought about by the decline of spiritual Qi. Dozens of golden core stage experts were involved in the making of the Nascent Breaking Pills. What a sight that must have been. What a grand endeavor this was. The crowd that followed behind Zhou Yun was also stunned by the sect leader¡¯s words. Their mouths were wide open and even their breathing hastened. After a long time, Ling Qingyun came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door to the alchemy room. Creak. As soon as the door opened, the powerful spiritual Qi inside the room gushed out like a gale. Zhou Yun and the others hurriedly circulated their cultivation techniques to resist the spiritual Qi. However, in the blink of an eye, they had exhausted the spiritual Qi in their bodies. They felt that they were unable to resist the powerful wind. Just as the full force of the gale was about to strike them, Ling Qingyun waved his sleeve, and the violent wind instantly stopped. Zhou Yun and the others heaved a sigh of relief. If it wasn¡¯t for the sect leader¡¯s intervention, this spiritual Qi alone would have been enough to kill more than half of the people present. Zhou Yun exhaled and shifted his gaze to the alchemy room. He was instantly stunned by the scene inside. ¡°Damn, this room is huge!¡± This room was called an alchemy room, but its area was even bigger than two football fields combined. The others gasped when they saw the inside of the alchemy room. Everyone followed Ling Qingyun into the room. The moment they entered, a wave of heat hit them in the face. The entire room was filled with a faint red mist, which seemed to come from the burning Earth Fire. As they walked further in, Zhou Yun felt that it was getting hotter and hotter. The moisture in the air seemed to have evaporated, making it difficult for him to breathe. He walked all the way to the center of the alchemy room, where a huge cauldron was placed. It was big enough to fit an elephant. At this moment, Ling Qingyun spoke again. ¡°Zhou Yun, the stage has been prepared for you. We¡¯re eager to see what you have got. We will know the truth once you have shown your hand.¡± ¡°If you can refine a perfect-grade pill this time, I promise you that I will make an exception and promote you to a glory disciple of the sect!¡± The sect leader¡¯s words caused the crowd to gasp. The glory disciple was a title laden with heavy responsibilities. A glory disciple was on the same level as the elders in the sect. It was a level higher than even the inner sect disciples. Even the sect leader needed to consult the opinion of glory disciples at certain times. Those who could obtain this title were usually disciples who had made great contributions to the sect. For example, when the sect encountered a great disaster, those who stepped forward to solve the problem might be awarded with this title. Most of the people who obtained this title had already sacrificed themselves for the sect. Zhou Yun spotted the hidden meaning behind the sect leader¡¯s words. Why did the sect leader recount the tales of the past when they arrived here? Why did the sect leader bring him here? Zhou Yun had a feeling that the sect leader also believed that he could concoct perfect-grade pills. The sect leader spoke again, ¡°If you fail to make anything or refine anything less than a perfect-grade pill, you will be demoted to the rank of a servant in the sect for the rest of your life! Do you accept these terms?¡± The crowd immediately broke into discussion. This was a huge gamble. If Zhou Yun succeeded, he would become a glory disciple of the sect and enjoy the same treatment as an elder. If he failed, he would be demoted to a servant of the sect, worse than an outer sect disciple. The sect would not provide any cultivation resources, and he would have to be a servant for the rest of his life. They put themselves in his shoes. After some careful thought, all of them realized that they did not dare to participate in such a gamble. The stakes were too high. They were betting on their futures. Faced with this challenge, Zhou Yun was very calm. He replied, ¡°Of course I agree.¡± His reply silenced the crowd. Everyone was once again petrified. This was such a huge gamble, and he agreed to it without hesitation. He wouldn¡¯t really succeed, would he? If Zhou Yun really managed to refine a perfect-grade pill, then he would have indeed made a huge contribution to the sect and would be worthy of the title of glory disciple. Now, the question was whether he was capable of refining such pills. If he couldn¡¯t deliver, he would have to be a servant for life! ¡°Zhou Yun? Concocting perfect-grade pills? How is that possible?¡± Many people in the crowd had looks of disdain on their faces. They refused to believe that Zhou Yun could do so. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio While the audience was still discussing, the sect leader had already arranged for the resources for refining the pills to be prepared. Soon after, Zhou Yun walked closer to the alchemy furnace and began the process. Zhou Yun muttered in his heart, ¡°Activating enlightenment.¡± A faint blue light flashed in the depths of his eyes. His mind immediately cleared up. The extremely mysterious feeling he had experienced before instantly resurfaced. Zhou Yun began to make preparations according to the steps that emerged in his mind. Alchemy did not only require the preparation of medicinal ingredients. The state of the mind and body of an alchemist was also very important. If an alchemist didn¡¯t adjust their condition before refining pills, then there was a high probability of them failing. Just then, an old man with a ruddy face appeared beside Ling Qingyun. No one noticed this. ¡°Sect Leader,¡± greeted the old man. ¡°Sir Pill.¡± Ling Qingyun nodded his head slightly when he saw the old man. This old man was the Grand Elder of Spirit Valley. He was called Sir Pill because he was extremely obsessed with alchemy. ¡°Sect Leader, where did you get this pill?¡± When Sir Pill arrived, he didn¡¯t waste any time. He opened his palm, revealing a perfect-grade pill. Yao Chen had given him this pill just now. When he saw the pill, he was speechless from his shock. A perfect-grade medicinal pill was something that he had not seen in a long time. He was the only Grand Elder in the sect who could refine pills just below the golden core stage. He had hundreds of years of experience in alchemy. His trained eye was naturally not something that Yao Chen could compare to. The moment he got his hands on the pill, he could immediately tell that it was a newly refined pill. Therefore, when he heard that Ling Qingyun was going to open Alchemy Room No.1, he immediately rushed over. He was eager to see who had refined this perfect-grade pill. Upon hearing Sir Pill¡¯s words, Ling Qingyun smiled and raised his head, gesturing in Zhou Yun¡¯s direction. ¡°This pill was made by the young man beside the alchemy furnace.¡± Sir Pill followed Ling Qingyun¡¯s gaze and was instantly stunned. ¡°This young man? How could he have¡­¡± Before Sir Pill could finish his question, Ling Qingyun interrupted, ¡°I know you don¡¯t believe my claim. I have some doubts as well, so I asked him to make another batch again.¡± ¡°Just some doubts?¡± Sir Pill¡¯s face was full of confusion. He couldn¡¯t believe that a young man could actually concoct a pill like this. ¡°Our sect has been in decline for nearly 1000 years. Is it strange for a genius to emerge now?¡± said Ling Qingyun as he revealed a faint smile. He did not know why, but there was a voice in his heart telling him that this young man could lead the sect to greater heights. The sect might even surpass its previous state with Zhou Yun¡¯s presence. With Ling Qingyun¡¯s persuasion, Sir Pill began to reevaluate Zhou Yun. Sir Pill lamented, ¡°I never imagined that the perfect-grade pills that I couldn¡¯t refine for hundreds of years would be successfully refined so easily by this young lad.¡± The younger generation had truly surpassed the older generation. He was really a genius. Sir Pill looked at Zhou Yun, who was standing next to the alchemy furnace, and sighed. ¡°He is still so young. His potential is limitless!¡± ¡°I really hope that our sect can have more geniuses like him!¡± ¡°Our sect¡¯s future will depend on these young people.¡± ¡°With these young people, our sect will be restored to its former glory sooner or later.¡± Sir Pill¡¯s eyes were filled with pride when he talked about the past. ¡°Oh right. How long has this fellow been learning alchemy?¡± When he thought of how Zhou Yun had managed to concoct a perfect-grade pill at such a young age, Sir Pill couldn¡¯t suppress the excitement in his heart. He couldn¡¯t help but want to ask about Zhou Yun. When Ling Qingyun heard this, he casually lifted a single finger. ¡°A year?¡± ¡°What a genius! No, he is crazily talented!¡± Sir Pill had made up his mind. Once Zhou Yun was done here, he would drag him to his own alchemy room and pass down everything he had learnt to Zhou Yun. ¡°Not a year,¡± said Ling Qingyun as he smiled and shook his head. ¡°100 years? It doesn¡¯t seem like it. He looks very young!¡± Ling Qingyun responded, ¡°A day. No, to be precise, it hasn¡¯t even been a day. This Zhou Yun only started learning alchemy today, and he managed to refine a perfect-grade pill on his first try!¡± As soon as Sir Pill heard these words, he was dumbfounded and stood rooted to the ground. At this moment, his mind was completely blank. He could not handle the shock. The phrase ¡°one day¡± was like a curse that kept ringing in his ears. No one could understand how bewildered he was. In his opinion, there were only two possibilities regarding Zhou Yun being able to refine perfect pills. Either it was absolutely impossible, or Zhou Yun was a rare genius that only appeared once in 10,000 years, or even a 100,000 years. There were no words to describe such a genius. Meanwhile, Zhou Yun also completed his preparation work. The alchemy room was steaming hot and he was the closest to the alchemy furnace. Hence, his body was covered in sweat. His clothes were drenched. Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yun. ¡°Is he finally going to start?¡± Sir Pill rubbed his hands together eagerly, as though he was the one refining the pills. If the sect leader had not stopped him, he would have approached Zhou Yun to exchange pointers with the latter. Just then, Zhou Yun moved. He stretched out his hand. He picked up 30% of the medicinal herbs that the sect had prepared for him and threw them directly into the alchemy furnace. His actions were simple and crude. It was as though he was just stir-frying vegetables. Everyone present, regardless of whether they understood alchemy or not, was stunned when they saw this scene. No one had ever seen someone refine pills in such a manner. Even the disciples who had never practiced alchemy before shook their heads when they saw this. Zhou Yun did not look like he was refining pills. Hushed whispers could be heard among the crowd again. ¡°Haha, I¡¯ve waited for so long, and this is it?¡± ¡°Is this alchemy? Why do I feel like I¡¯m watching someone cook?¡± ¡°You¡¯re not mistaken. He is cooking. If I¡¯m not wrong, Zhou Yun has prepared salt as well.¡± ¡°What the hell is this? This is a waste of resources. Stop him!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I say that Zhou Yun was incompetent? It seems like he¡¯s destined to be an errand boy for the rest of his life!¡± The sect leader Ling Qingyun, who had been calm and collected all this while, was also dumbfounded. He had been leaning back leisurely. Now, he stood up and leaned forward. He looked at Zhou Yun in a daze as the latter refined pills as though he was frying vegetables. The sect leader¡¯s face immediately darkened. ¡°Su Wanyi, you little girl, you set me up!¡± On the surface, Ling Qingyun was still calm and collected, but in his heart, he was already cursing Su Wanyi. He glanced discreetly at Sir Pill, not daring to say a word. Sir Pill had just recovered from his daze. Looking at Zhou Yun, who was still busy refining pills, he revealed a long face. ¡°What nonsense is this?¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The crowd watched as Zhou Yun threw ingredients into the alchemy furnace like he was cooking. It did not look like he was refining pills. His presentation greatly disappointed everyone. Everyone thought that he had already given up trying. The Grand Elder also snorted coldly. Only then did the people present realize that the Grand Elder had arrived unnoticed at the alchemy room. ¡°Even the Grand Elder is here!¡± ¡°Even the sect¡¯s Grand Elder, who hasn¡¯t shown himself in public for several years, has come. It seems that Zhou Yun has drawn himself quite a crowd.¡± ¡°Could it be that the Grand Elder is also here to see Zhou Yun?¡± ¡°It should be so. However, Sir Pill¡¯s expression doesn¡¯t look too good.¡± Everyone quickly shifted their gazes to the Grand Elder and saw a trace of displeasure on his face. Everyone revealed an expression of understanding when they saw the Grand Elder¡¯s expression and Zhou Yun¡¯s performance. Qin Xiu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s performance. A sneer immediately appeared on his face. Zhou Yun¡¯s confident expression had almost fooled him into believing that the former could really pull it off. Now, it seemed as though Zhou Yun had given up and didn¡¯t plan to refine pills at all. Someone commented, ¡°How could Sir Pill be in a good mood after meeting someone like Zhou Yun? It¡¯s one thing for Zhou Yun to not know how to refine pills, but he¡¯s also wasting the ingredients.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Zhou Yun was a good-for-nothing to begin with, so he probably feels that he has no future in this life. He wanted to do something out of line to make everyone remember him!¡± ¡°It¡¯s too late now. Zhou Yun¡¯s technique is completely wrong. How can he refine pills in such a manner?¡± ¡°Sigh. It¡¯s fine if he¡¯s a piece of trash, but he¡¯s also troubling the sect leader and Sir Pill. He is such a disgrace to the outer sect.¡± ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s stay away from him. From the looks of it, his alchemy furnace might explode. Everyone, step back.¡± When he heard the words of the crowd, Ling Qingyun felt a little uneasy. He was still present, yet the disciples were mocking Zhou Yun in front of his face. Indirectly, they were disrespecting his decision to give Zhou Yun a chance to prove himself. Shouldn¡¯t they wait until he had finished before talking about it? Ling Qingyun was ready to stand up and reprimand the crowd. Just as he was about to do so, he saw the Grand Elder staring at him unblinkingly, a look of displeasure on his face. The sect leader¡¯s anger was immediately extinguished, and he smiled at the Grand Elder sheepishly. Then, he shifted his gaze to Su Wanyi and glared at her. Feeling the sect leader¡¯s gaze, Su Wanyi was confused. She thought, ¡°Why is the sect master glaring at me? I just got here.¡± After she went to call the sect leader, the latter immediately flew away. She hurriedly followed behind, but unfortunately, the sect leader was too fast. In the blink of an eye, she had lost sight of him. When she arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion, she realized that there were only a few people left in the originally crowded alchemy room. After many inquiries, she found out that the sect leader had brought everyone to Alchemy Room No.1. When Su Wanyi approached the crowd, she found out from everyone that Zhou Yun did not know how to refine pills. ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, Zhou Yun actually doesn¡¯t know anything about alchemy. Look at his technique. Does it look like he¡¯s refining pills?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Zhou Yun is a complete piece of trash. He was not caught in the past, but now, in front of everyone, he can¡¯t pretend anymore and will be exposed!¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s heart gradually sank as she listened to their statements. She never imagined that a person she thought so highly of would refine pills in this manner. The sect leader trusted her so much that he directly brought the person she recommended to Alchemy Room No.1. It turned out that Zhou Yun might know how to refine pills. Su Wanyi¡¯s face also revealed a trace of anger. Right then, Qin Xiu no longer held back and directly mocked Zhou Yun loudly. ¡°Zhou Yun, you piece of trash, don¡¯t waste medicinal ingredients if you can¡¯t refine pills. Don¡¯t you know how hard it is to obtain them nowadays?¡± ¡°You¡¯re still trying to show off in this situation. You¡¯re wasting everyone¡¯s time.¡± From the looks of it, Zhou Yun would not be able to make a comeback no matter what he did. Qin Xiu was extremely excited when he thought of this. He kept mocking Zhou Yun. When Qiao¡¯er heard Qin Xiu¡¯s sarcasm, she was furious. She took out her sword and pointed it at Qin Xiu. Qin Xiu was about to continue mocking excitedly when a sword suddenly appeared in front of him. The sword looked very small and delicate, like a child¡¯s toy, but it contained a huge amount of spiritual Qi. Qin Xiu couldn¡¯t help but shiver when he sensed the Qi. He would not be able to block this sword if it attacked him. ¡°If you dare to insult Brother Zhou Yun again, I will kill you!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s angry voice reached Qin Xiu¡¯s ears. Qin Xiu¡¯s back broke out in a cold sweat. From Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tone, he was convinced of her conviction to do so. When the crowd saw this, they quickly stepped back to avoid getting involved. The fight between two inner sect disciples was not something that outer sect disciples like them could meddle in. Just the aftershock from the inner sect disciples¡¯ attacks was enough to injure them. Su Wanyi intervened, saying, ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough. Let¡¯s wait until Zhou Yun finishes first. We¡¯ll only know the result at the end, right?¡± When everyone heard her gentle voice, they felt as though a spring breeze had swept over them. Under Su Wanyi¡¯s persuasion, Qiao¡¯er slowly lowered her sword. After giving Qin Xiu a glare, she turned her eyes to Zhou Yun. No matter what the others thought, she would always believe in Brother Zhou Yun! After Qin Xiu narrowly escaped death, his dissatisfaction with Zhou Yun grew even stronger. He even developed a grudge against the latter. He cursed internally, ¡°Zhou Yun! You¡¯re such a good-for-nothing. Why are you always on Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er¡¯s good side?¡± What did Zhou Yun do? Why did Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er trust him so much? He was a complete piece of trash. Qin Xiu wondered in what way he was inferior to the former. He couldn¡¯t accept this! After the brief interlude between the two inner disciples, everyone once again turned their attention to Zhou Yun. Most people still didn¡¯t have high hopes in him. Some people had already stopped watching and sat down to rest with their eyes closed. It was obvious that they didn¡¯t have any hope for him. Aside from these people, there were also a few seasoned alchemists who were staring at Zhou Yun. They had all noticed the same thing. Why was Zhou Yun still able to continue? Logically speaking, with his technique, he should have failed long ago. At the very least, the herbs would turn into ashes and the fire in the alchemy furnace would be extinguished. In the worst-case scenario, the alchemy furnace would explode. Regardless, the process should have ceased by now. Why was Zhou Yun still able to continue refining pills? The Grand Elder was also staring at Zhou Yun right now. He obviously had also noticed this abnormality. The success of alchemy depended on two factors: the heat control of the furnace and the proportion of herbs used. The norm was to first determine the proportion of herbs to be used and then put in effort on the heat control to ensure the successful refining of the pills. However, Zhou Yun¡¯s method had not resulted in failure yet. Out of curiosity, he calmed down and waited for the end result. Finally, under everyone¡¯s gaze, a burst of fire surged out of the alchemy furnace. Whoosh. A series of muffled sounds and scorching heat waves were constantly emitted from the alchemy furnace. Everyone revealed looks of excitement and astonishment when they saw this. The pills were about to be refined. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio As steam rose from the alchemy furnace, everyone¡¯s attention was drawn towards it. Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief. Zhou Yun was actually about to succeed! They did not expect that his crude alchemy technique could actually refine pills. Everyone was very puzzled. The Grand Elder was also confused, but he did not think too much about it. Perhaps this was the way to successfully refine a perfect-grade pill? Perhaps his careful methods had all been for naught? He shook his head and focused his attention back on the alchemy furnace. Other pills would usually emit some medicinal fragrance. This was the wasted medicinal power of the pills. Due to the emitted fragrance, the medicinal strength of the pills would often deteriorate greatly after a period of time. On the other hand, the method of producing perfect-grade pills was completely different from that of other pills. The effects of the two were also as different as heaven and earth. Due to the nature of perfect-grade pills, the medicinal power was completely sealed in. Therefore, there was no smell of medicine at all. There were usually several ways to distinguish a perfect-grade pill. The first way was to smell it. The second was to see its color and shape. The third was to taste its medicinal properties. A pill could be considered perfect if it did not have any medicinal fragrance, had a bright color and was without blemishes. With a burst of steam, the fire under the alchemy furnace gradually extinguished. Zhou Yun stepped forward and opened the lid of the furnace. The moment he opened it, another red mist was released. It was hot and Zhou Yun had no choice but to retreat. The figure of an old man flickered and appeared in front of him, blocking the heat wave. The former reached out and took out the pills from the furnace. When Zhou Yun saw this scene, he was slightly shocked. The heat wave that was emitted from the furnace was something that he could not withstand. If he were to put his hand into the furnace, his entire arm would probably melt in the process. However, the Grand Elder directly reached in and took out the pills. The heat didn¡¯t seem to affect him at all. ¡­ The Grand Elder was the first to rush up, followed by the sect leader of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun. There was an inquisitive look in his eyes. I clearly wanted to ask if the pills were perfect. The crowd also slowly approached the alchemy furnace. The elder on the stage stared at the pills in his hand and his voice trembled slightly as he said, ¡°There¡¯s no leakage of medicinal power at all. Their color is perfect, and they are flawless. They are indeed perfect-grade pills!¡± Hearing the Grand Elder¡¯s words, everyone present was petrified once again. Although they had already mentally prepared themselves, they still could not suppress the shock in their hearts when they heard the Grand Elder confirm that Zhou Yun had refined perfect-grade pills. When they thought about it, the previous 12 perfect-grade pills were also concocted by Zhou Yun. Not only did Zhou Yun succeed in refining perfect-grade pills, he even managed to do so consecutively. Those who had experience in alchemy all looked at Zhou Yun with admiration. Only they knew how difficult it was to succeed twice in a row. Even if they were refining ordinary pills, they could not guarantee success every time. Usually, an alchemist needed to rest for a few days after refining once. They would only continue after readjusting their mental state. However, Zhou Yun managed to successfully concoct pills twice in a day. Moreover, he produced two batches of perfect-grade pills. If this scene had not occurred before them and they had not witnessed the entire process with their own eyes, they would not have believed it. ¡°Well done, boy!¡± Sir Pill applauded. He couldn¡¯t contain his excitement and smacked Zhou Yun on the shoulder. Smack! Zhou Yun immediately heard the sound of his arm being dislocated. He cursed internally, ¡°It¡¯s okay to be excited. But why did you smack me? Don¡¯t you know your own strength?¡± After he finished complaining, he silently grabbed his arm and pushed it back into its socket. Sir Pill was so ecstatic that he couldn¡¯t even speak coherently. How could he not be thrilled when a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius appeared in the sect? A genius who could refine perfect-grade pills was a monster. In the entire immortal cultivation world, such geniuses were very rare. Perhaps the sect could use Zhou Yun to escape their current predicament and reach a higher level. Furthermore, he could also exchange pointers with Zhou Yun. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he needed to keep up appearances in front of everyone, he would have already pulled Zhou Yun away. With Zhou Yun by his side, he would not feel bored even if he did not go out for 100 years. In all honesty, refining pills was never boring. It was so much fun. Sir Pill was so certain that Zhou Yun shared the same sentiment. He had no doubts about this. His eyes glowed as he looked at Zhou Yun with a feverish expression. Zhou Yun looked into Sir Pill¡¯s eyes and felt a shiver down his spine. At this moment, everyone had gathered around. Their eyes filled with extreme excitement. Even some of the junior sisters¡¯ eyes were filled with amazement. They kept throwing flirtatious looks at Zhou Yun, trying to attract his attention. With an ongoing resource shortage, having an alchemist as a boyfriend was advantageous. Moreover, Zhou Yun was an alchemist who could refine perfect-grade pills. A girl with such a boyfriend would be very popular no matter where she went. When the ladies thought of this, they quickly went up to Zhou Yun, hoping that he would notice them. In an instant, Zhou Yun was surrounded by different fragrances. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re really amazing!¡± ¡°They didn¡¯t believe you just now. Only I have always believed in you.¡± A crisp voice rang out, and Zhou Yun felt a weight on his shoulder. Then, he felt a soft and smooth sensation from his arm. It brought with it waves of fragrance. He lowered his head and saw Qiao¡¯er hanging onto him like a koala bear. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve always believed in Qiao¡¯er too!¡± Zhou Yun was afraid that Qiao¡¯er would lose her balance, so he reached out and held her slender waist. Her waist was so thin that Zhou Yun could wrap his entire arm around her. Feeling Zhou Yun¡¯s movements, Qiao¡¯er slowly blushed all the way down to her neck. Qin Xiu¡¯s eyes widened unconsciously when he saw this scene. He glared at Zhou Yun and gritted his teeth so hard that his gums bled. He no longer cared if Zhou Yun had managed to refine perfect-grade pills. He just couldn¡¯t figure out why Qiao¡¯er liked Zhou Yun so much. Why had Qiao¡¯er put her trust in Zhou Yun from the very beginning? Seeing the person he liked in someone else¡¯s arms, Qin Xiu felt very indignant. He only wanted to duel Zhou Yun to the death. Su Wanyi looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by people, and began to question her life. After listening to what her junior brothers had told her, she had believed that Zhou Yun would fail. However, to her surprise, Zhou Yun actually refined some perfect-grade pills with such a crude method. After pondering for a moment, she sighed softly. She concluded, ¡°It seems like Zhou Yun can¡¯t be judged by common sense!¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Ahem! Ahem¡± The sect leader looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by a group of senior and junior sisters with Qiao¡¯er in his arms. He couldn¡¯t help but cough twice to remind the crowd. After hearing the sect leader¡¯s cough, all the senior and junior sisters came to their senses and quickly dispersed. After they dispersed, the sect leader found that their faces were slightly red. Apparently, they were ashamed of what they did just now. However, they did not regret it. If they could attract Zhou Yun¡¯s attention today, it would not matter even if they were embarrassed. After all, Zhou Yun had a great talent for alchemy. He definitely had a promising future. Moreover, his appearance also made all the senior and junior sisters fascinated. It seemed like they would benefit a lot if they managed to get close to Zhou Yun. In terms of either his talent or his appearance and temperament, Zhou Yun was definitely one of a kind. If they failed to seize such a good chance, it would slip forever. As the group of senior and junior sisters thought of this, they kept flicking flirtatious glances at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun felt everyone¡¯s attention on him. It was as if he had returned to the time when he was an outer sect disciple. At that time, there were many junior sisters among the students who found various excuses to get close to him. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er also came down from Zhou Yun¡¯s back. Her little face was even redder than those of other senior sisters. After a while, her face regained its calm. She stared unblinkingly at the sect leader and completely ignored Zhou Yun as if she was not the one who hugged Zhou Yun excitedly just now. After Zhou Yun and the others all gathered on the stage, the sect leader finally spoke. ¡°I hereby announce that Zhou Yun has been officially promoted to a glory disciple of Spirit Valley. His status shall be equal to that of an elder in the sect!¡± The announcement caused uproar in the crowd. An hour ago, no one present expected Zhou Yun to be able to refine perfect-tier pills and become a glory disciple of the sect. No one had expected that by using his dramatic alchemy technique, Zhou Yun would actually succeed. And now, he had used his talent for alchemy to conquer everyone present and become the glory disciple that everyone dreamed to be Glory disciples were the highest-ranking disciples in the sect. Their status was even higher than that of the inner sect disciples and was equal to that of the elders of the sect. ¡°Glory disciple! It¡¯ll be great if I can get promoted!¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. It¡¯s not easy to be a glory disciple!¡± ¡°Yeah, unless you can refine a perfect-tier pill like Zhou Yun. Or, you¡¯d better stop dreaming right now!¡± A person in the crowd let out an envious sigh and was instantly scorned by the crowd. As was known to all, one had to make extraordinary contributions to the sect or be an unparalleled genius. Otherwise, it was impossible for him or her to become a glory disciple. A glory disciple¡¯s status was even higher than that of the inner sect disciples. Everyone, including the inner sect disciples, had to address Zhou Yun as their senior brother when meeting him. As for the treatment, it was even better. It was definitely something that an inner sect disciple could never get. Besides, Zhou Yun had a great talent for alchemy. He wouldn¡¯t lack any of the pills he needed in daily life. In fact, he might not even be able to use them up even if he wanted to. Everyone present looked at Zhou Yun, who was in the middle of the crowd, envy and admiration filling their hearts. At this moment, Zhou Yun quietly walked up to Ling Qingyun. ¡°Sect leader, can I continue to refine pills?¡± Although Zhou Yun¡¯s voice was soft, everybody heard what he said due to their excellent hearing. ¡°Zhou Yun still wants to refine pills?¡± Someone in the crowd immediately exclaimed. Everyone got dumbfounded again. ¡°You still need to refine pills? Do you have an endless supply of energy?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t even handle refining pills once a day, yet Zhou Yun still has the energy to refine pills twice a day?¡± The disciples who had some experience in alchemy looked at each other and saw the deep shock in their eyes. At this moment, Ling Qingyun had also come back to his senses. He was a little surprised by Zhou Yun¡¯s words. ¡°You¡¯ve already proven yourself. There¡¯s no need to continue!¡± Ling Qingyun said with a faint smile. The surprise that Zhou Yun had given him today was already big enough. ¡°No, since I¡¯m going to show it, I have to go through with the whole pill-refining. Everyone has been delayed for so long because of me. I really feel sorry about it.¡± A trace of guilt appeared on Zhou Yun¡¯s face. Hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, everyone was confused. They had no idea what Zhou Yun was trying to do. ¡°He wants to show off?¡± they wondered. ¡°That¡¯s not necessary at all!¡± After all, Zhou Yun had already made an exception to become a glory disciple. There was no need to show off. Even if Zhou Yun did something even more shocking than this today, there was no way that he would get promoted to sect leader. No one could understand Zhou Yun¡¯s actions, but Ling Qingyun could read his mind. He could not help but smile bitterly in his heart. Zhou Yun was not at all trying to prove himself. He was clearly trying to benefit from refining pills! After all, Ling Qingyun had said that all the medicinal herbs would be provided by the sect. Zhou Yun did not want to let go of any opportunity to plunder resources! Thinking of this, Ling Qingyun couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Alright, as I¡¯ve said before, all the herbs you need for pill-refining will be provided by the sect. Since you want to continue, then¡­ just do it!¡± At this point, Ling Qingyun felt a little unwilling as well, but he still waved his hand and had the Grand Elder take out a few sets of medicinal herbs for Zhou Yun. ¡°Since you want to continue refining pills,¡± Ling Qingyun thought, ¡°then let me see where your limit is!¡± The Grand Elder was extremely excited when he heard that Zhou Yun was going to continue refining pills. Because he had underestimated Zhou Yun earlier, he had not seen the details of Zhou Yun¡¯s actions. Therefore, the moment the pill was formed, he was filled with regret and wanted to slap himself in the face. And now that Zhou Yun was going to continue refining pills, he had to watch carefully. Sir Pill walked over to Zhou Yun and took out all the herbs he had. In a short while, the medicine preparation table in front of Zhou Yun was filled with a layer of medicine. Everyone present, including the sect leader, was dumbfounded and couldn¡¯t speak. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes twitched as he looked at the medicinal herbs on the table. ¡°Oh my god! There are so many medicinal herbs! I won¡¯t be able to finish them till the day I die!¡± Seeing that Sir Pill was still taking herbs out, Ling Qingyun hurriedly stopped him. ¡°Sir Pill, there are enough medicinal herbs. He doesn¡¯t need so many of them.¡± The eyes of the surrounding people widened when they saw these medicinal herbs. ¡°Enough medicinal herbs?¡± they wondered. ¡°There are endless medicinal herbs, literally!¡± The medicinal herbs on the medicine preparation table were enough for them to use for a solid year. Under Sir Pill¡¯s urging, the Earth Fire beneath the pill furnace began to burn again. The temperature in alchemy room No. 1 rose slowly, and in a short while, everyone was covered in sweat. Zhou Yun felt the spiritual Qi in his body. Then, he quickly took out a pill and swallowed it. In a short while, the spiritual Qi in his body became abundant again. After that, he began to sort out the medicinal herbs. However, the medicinal herbs he sorted out this time were different from before. This time, he didn¡¯t make any Qi Refining Pills. Instead, he made other pills. Sir Pill couldn¡¯t help but feel shocked as he watched Zhou Yun select the herbs. ¡°Is Zhou Yun going to¡­¡± Chapter 20 - Perfect Chapter 20 Perfect Everyone in the Alchemy Pavilion looked at the herbs that Zhou Yun had picked out with doubt in their eyes. These medicinal herbs seemed to be different from the last time. Could it be that Zhou Yun was going to refine some other pill? Sir Pill¡¯s heart jolted as he watched Zhou Yun sort out the herbs. ¡°Zhou Yun is going to¡­ to make Vitality Pills?¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± When the crowd heard Sir Pill¡¯s words, they instantly fell silent as if their vocal cords had been cut. Even if they didn¡¯t know much about the Vitality Pill, they at least knew that it was much higher than the Qi Refining Pill. As was known to all, in the sect, everyone could receive Qi Refining Pills. Although the effects of Qi Refining Pills were different for inner and outer sect disciples, there was always a limit. The medicinal effect of the Vitality Pill was something that the Qi Refining Pill could never compare to. Other than a few elders who had Vitality Pills, even inner sect disciples did not have the chance to get them. Judging from this, one could understand that the grade of the Vitality Pill was much higher than that of the Qi Refining Pill. The shock in Su Wanyi¡¯s eyes was no less than the others. At this moment, perhaps, she was even more astonished than them. With her experience in refining pills, she could naturally understand the difference between the two types of pills. It could be said that they were totally different from each other. There was no comparison at all. If the upper limit of the Qi Refining Pill was 10, then the upper limit of the Vitality Pill was 100. The difference between them was huge. After Zhou Yun finished sorting out the herbs, he closed his eyes and simulated the process of refining the Vitality Pill in his mind as the temperature of the furnace was not high enough to start refining the pills. It was still a simple process of grabbing and adding herbs, but the breathing and rhythm at this moment were very different from those from last time when refining the Qi Refining Pill. The medicinal herbs needed for the Vitality Pill were much more than those of the Qi Refining Pill. The complexity and the mental energy required for the Vitality Pill also increased a lot. Zhou Yun was still rehearsing the process in his mind, and his hands began to simulate the operation remotely. An indescribable charm gradually emerged from his body, but no one at the scene noticed However, Ling Qingyun and Sir Pill, who both had higher cultivation levels, noticed a slight difference. The two of them frowned slightly and then exchanged a glance. After a while, Zhou Yun opened his eyes and opened the lid of the furnace. He quickly threw all kinds of medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace with both hands. Just like before, he grabbed the herbs and put them in as if he hadn¡¯t thought about the amount and order of the herbs at all. He looked very casual as if he was throwing away garbage. Fortunately, everyone was already used to his alchemy technique, so they were not at all surprised by it. Sir Pill couldn¡¯t help but feel astonished by Zhou Yun¡¯s technique. Although he would sometimes refine pills like this, most of the time it was because he had already refined those pills thousands of times and was already incomparably familiar with them. On the other hand, whether Zhou Yun was refining the Qi Refining Pill or the Vitality Pill, he always used such a casual technique. ¡°Could it be that he is so familiar with these pills that he will never make a mistake no matter how he refines them?¡± Sir Pill wondered. Then, he shook his head. ¡°Zhou Yun just started learning to refine pills today. Judging from the technique he uses to refine pills, it either means that he is extremely confident in himself, or this is a special refining technique that just looks a little casual.¡± With that thought in mind, Sir Pill turned his attention back to Zhou Yun. After another long and bitter wait, everyone¡¯s eyes were already filled with anticipation, but Sir Pill was still watching with great interest. His face was full of smiles, and he kept shouting, ¡°How can it be like this?¡± He seemed to be addicted to it. Finally, with a muffled sound, everyone knew that the pill was about to be formed! ¡°Zhou Yun is about to succeed again!¡± ¡°Tsk, this is very impressive!¡± ¡°Is it also a perfect-tier pill this time?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t believe it at first, but now I can¡¯t be sure!¡± Whoosh! Another burst of steam came over. The pill was formed! Upon hearing the sound, Sir Pill impatiently appeared in front of Zhou Yun. Having carefully opened the lid, he took out the pill. At this moment, Zhou Yun was standing at the side. When he opened the furnace just now, he found it unbearably hot. Therefore, this time, he directly stayed far away. ¡°They are Vitality Pills!¡± The moment Sir Pill saw the pills, he was certain that they were Vitality Pills. Then, he carefully examined the pills. ¡°These are¡­ very close to perfect-tier Vitality Pills!¡± Sir Pill had over a hundred years of experience in refining pills, and his eyes and sense of smell were far superior to those of ordinary people. Just now, after examining them, he found that there was a small flaw on each of these pills. This flaw was so small that it was impossible to detect with the eyes. If he had not smelled a faint medicinal fragrance, even he would have made a mistake. However, Sir Pill was still a little surprised, because even if they were just close to perfect-tier pills, there was no way he could refine them. Hearing Sir Pill¡¯s words, everyone couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh of relief. If Zhou Yun could even refine a perfect-tier Vitality Pill, the whole world would know it. ¡°It¡¯s not bad. It¡¯s just a step away from a perfect-tier pill. The medicinal power of this pill should be similar to perfect-tier pills!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun, you are truly a once-in-a-thousand-years genius of our Spirit Valley!¡± Ling Qingyun sighed in his heart. If Zhou Yun really refined a perfect-tier Vitality Pill, they would be in deep trouble! ¡°That¡¯s right! That¡¯s right! Zhou Yun can refine the Vitality Pill on his first try. Who else can do that?¡± The people around him chimed in. Zhou Yun had already used his actions to prove that he was a genius. It was already very impressive for him to have such an achievement on his first try. Even if the pills refined this time were not perfect-tier Vitality Pills, it was still a realm that the disciples of the sect would never be able to reach. Zhou Yun did not respond to the crowd¡¯s words. He had already entered an unspeakable state. A moment later, he sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed. After a short while, a light blue light appeared on his body. ¡°Hey, what¡¯s going on with Zhou Yun?¡± A cry of surprise attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Everyone looked at Zhou Yun, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and engrossed in a certain state, not able to be woken up at all. They all thought of something ¡°Could it be that¡­¡± ¡°Everyone, step aside! Zhou Yun is in the midst of enlightenment!¡± After Ling Qingyun had the crowd step aside, he waved his hand and a protective barrier immediately rose around Zhou Yun. This protective barrier could isolate sounds and attacks from the outside to prevent Zhou Yun from being disturbed from his enlightenment. ¡°He actually gained enlightenment!¡± ¡°Even you and I haven¡¯t encountered such a state before!¡± Ling Qingyun and Sir Pill exchanged a look, seeing the deep shock in each other¡¯s eyes. Half an hour later, Zhou Yun slowly got up from the ground. After he got up, he immediately started a new round of refining Vitality Pills. This time, the refinement, in terms of either the technique or the control of the fire, was much better than the last time. There was simply no room for criticism. Seeing this, everyone present, including the sect leader and the Grand Elder, was stunned! Chapter 21 - A Glory Disciple Chapter 21 A Glory Disciple In the Spirit Valley. A handsome young man was sitting cross-legged on a huge piece of jade with his eyes closed. His body emitted waves of golden halos, dazzling and eye-catching. This young man was Zhou Yun. At this moment, he was cultivating in a gigantic cave. This was a place that Ling Qingyun had specially chosen for him, an honorary glory disciple, to cultivate in. The spiritual Qi in the cave was very dense. All kinds of spiritual herbs could be seen everywhere, almost covering the entire cave. Above the cave, there was a mist condensed by spiritual Qi. It was the Spiritual Qi Mist! The Spiritual Qi Mist was formed because the spiritual Qi was too dense and could not disperse for a long time. Judging from this, it could be seen how abundant the spiritual Qi in this cave was. There was so much of it that it was almost inexhaustible! This place was way better than Zhou Yun¡¯s previous cultivating ground. Besides, in addition to this, there was also a spiritual spring the size of a swimming pool in the center of the cave. As was known to all, in this era when spiritual Qi was thin, spiritual stones and spiritual springs were extremely precious. Even a spiritual spring the size of a bathtub was enough to cause all the sects to fight for it. And Ling Qingyun had actually given such a good place for cultivation, as well as a pool-sized spiritual spring, to Zhou Yun. It was clear how much he valued Zhou Yun! ¡°Well, I¡¯m at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of spiritual Qi. A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. In just a few days of cultivation, he had already broken through from the fifth layer of Qi cultivation to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation. In the past, he didn¡¯t even dare to think of such a situation. However, now that he had the God-tier Enlightenment System and an excellent place for cultivation, he did not need to make much effort to break through from the fifth layer of Qi cultivation to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation in a few days. Zhou Yun took in a deep breath of spiritual Qi and looked at the spiritual spring beside him. He was deeply moved. ¡°Now that I have enough pills for cultivation,¡± Zhou Yun thought, ¡°such a good place for cultivation, and endless cultivation resources, I don¡¯t have to worry about cultivation at all. And my current cultivation level has already reached the eighth layer of Qi cultivation. In that case, I¡¯m standing at the top of the outer sect disciples. After all, most of the inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley are only at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. Well, it¡¯s time to cultivate some cultivation techniques.¡± Because he had broken through too quickly, Zhou Yun did not have the time to learn any cultivation techniques. Now, apart from some basic cultivation techniques like the dust removal technique, he didn¡¯t know any other offensive cultivation techniques. If he were to encounter danger in the future, it would not be enough to reach a certain layer of Qi cultivation. At this time, he was like a fat man with only strength. Although he had great strength and strong defense, he would still be vulnerable in a fight with a professional boxer. After thinking about this, Zhou Yun immediately set off for the place that all the disciples of Spirit Valley yearned for, the Scripture Pavilion! The Scripture Pavilion was where Spirit Valley stored its cultivation techniques. Many of the cultivation techniques collected by the seniors from the outside would be placed in the Scripture Pavilion after they handed them over to the sect. After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, the number of cultivation techniques and secret manuals in the Scripture Pavilion was already uncountable. After Zhou Yun came out of the cave, he went straight to the Scripture Pavilion. Along the way, many disciples who met Zhou Yun immediately began to talk about him. Those who had witnessed the scene of Zhou Yun refining pills in the alchemy room took what they saw that day as a chance to show off. ¡°Look! It¡¯s Senior Brother Zhou Yun! He¡¯s so handsome!¡± A petite female disciple with two ponytails almost screamed when she saw Zhou Yun. Ever since the sect meeting was held a few days ago, she had already regarded Zhou Yun as her idol and also her future cultivation companion. ¡°Oh, so he is Senior Brother Zhou Yun? I can¡¯t even see through the stage he¡¯s at!¡± The little fatty beside the female disciple suddenly said in surprise. ¡°It can¡¯t be! I remember that Zhou Yun is only at the first layer of Qi cultivation.¡± A tall and burly young man looked at Zhou Yun with some doubt. He had cultivated in seclusion for a few months and only came out today. He had no idea what had happened recently. The little fatty was panting heavily as he retorted, ¡°How is that possible? I¡¯m at the sixth layer of Qi cultivation. Can¡¯t I tell whether he¡¯s at the first layer? You gotta be kidding me!¡± At this moment, a young man wearing an alchemist¡¯s uniform smiled indifferently and then pretended to be very surprised. ¡°I was at the scene when Senior Brother Zhou Yun refined the pills. I remember that he was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation then. Now that you can¡¯t see it through, could it be that he¡¯s broken through again?¡± He said all this to show off that he had witnessed the whole process that day so that the people around him could ask him more questions. ¡°What? You were at the scene that day? Why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier? Come on! Tell me, right now!¡± As expected, a few of them looked over at him with curious and excited eyes. Seeing that everyone had taken the bait, the young man began to speak with fervor and assurance, telling everyone the whole process he had witnessed. ¡°You know what? Zhou Yun¡­¡± This young man in the alchemist¡¯s uniform spoke eloquently and vividly. He had already shared his experience with hundreds of people and was already very familiar with it. The few people beside him were also fascinated by the story. From time to time, they would look shocked and excited. A few female disciples even screamed as they listened, causing many people to stop and watch. ¡°Wow, he¡¯s so handsome!¡± The female disciple in green clothes covered her face as if she was thinking of something good. The female disciple with a Daoist hairstyle beside her held her chin with her small hand and looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s figure in a daze. ¡°Yes! It would be great if I could become cultivation companions with Senior Brother Zhou Yun!¡± ¡°Hey! I¡¯m imagining being in the same cave as Senior Brother Zhou Yun. Why did you interrupt me?¡± The female disciple with two ponytails could no longer hide the redness on her cheeks as she listened to the story about Zhou Yun. As the protagonist of the story, Zhou Yun did not hear the conversation between the few of them. He had already arrived at the Scripture Pavilion. After he arrived at the Scriptures Depository, all the disciples hurriedly saluted him when they saw him. ¡°Greetings, Senior Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s current status was equivalent to that of an elder. Both inner and outer sect disciples had to bow to him when they saw him. It was different from the way outer sect disciples greeted inner sect disciples. When the disciples saw Zhou Yun, they had to put their hands together and bend their upper bodies thirty degrees to show their respect to the glory disciples. ¡°Well, you guys can just go do your thing! Don¡¯t mind me!¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head slightly and then walked straight to the Scripture Pavilion. Zhou Yun had just walked up the steps when Han Shuzi, who was in charge of guarding the Scripture Pavilion, came out to welcome him. ¡°Elder Han, why did you come out yourself?¡± Just as Zhou Yun was about to bow, Han Shuzi immediately helped him up. With Zhou Yun¡¯s identity and status, he did not need to bow to him. ¡°Haha, you¡¯re now an influential figure in our Spirit Valley. What¡¯s wrong with me welcoming you?¡± ¡°Well, sorry to trouble you, Elder Han!¡± Zhou Yun and Han Shuzi were walking side by side. They chatted as they walked as if they were friends who had not seen each other for a long time. The disciples in the Scripture Pavilion were all dumbfounded. The only person who could make the elders of the sect treat him like this was Zhou Yun. The disciples looked at the two people walking side by side and couldn¡¯t help but feel deep envy in their hearts. ¡°So, is this what a glory disciple can get?¡± Chapter 22 - Offensive Cultivation Techniques Chapter 22 Offensive Cultivation Techniques While everyone was dumbfounded, Zhou Yun and Han Shuzi arrived at the Scripture Pavilion. After entering, Zhou Yun was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him. The Scripture Pavilion was as big as five football fields, and the books on cultivation techniques were spread all over the room. Seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s shocked expression, Han Shuzi smiled calmly. Every disciple who had just entered would be shocked and speechless after seeing this huge Scripture Pavilion. The sect used such a large Scripture Pavilion because there were too many books and there was no space for them to be kept. But it was hard work to be in charge of the Scripture Pavilion. At this thought, Han Shuzi sighed softly. The two of them sat cross-legged on a futon, facing each other. Han Shuzi poured Zhou Yun a cup of tea. After sitting down, Zhou Yun asked directly, ¡°Elder Han, I would like to learn some offensive cultivation techniques. Do you have any recommendations?¡± Han Shuzi had been in charge of the Scripture Pavilion for nearly a hundred years, so he was very familiar with the various cultivation techniques in the Scripture Pavilion. Therefore, it was the smartest choice to ask him before choosing a cultivation technique. After hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Han Shuzi pondered for a moment before asking Zhou Yun a question. He asked, ¡°Our Scripture Pavilion has over ten million books on all kinds of cultivation techniques. Among them, there are seven million offensive cultivation techniques. These cultivation techniques are all-encompassing. Some techniques use sabers, swords, hammers, sticks, daggers, and bows, and there are also various fist techniques, leg techniques, and so on. There are too many types of cultivation techniques. I wonder which one you would like to learn?¡± Zhou Yun said, ¡°Well¡­¡± He frowned slightly. He had not expected the sect¡¯s killing techniques to contain so many types. Seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s hesitation, Han Shuzi smiled and stroked his beard. He said, ¡°It¡¯s fine if you want to learn a few more. You¡¯re a glory disciple of our sect, so the privileges you enjoy are different from ordinary disciples. You can borrow any cultivation technique books from our Scripture Pavilion, and there are no restrictions on the type and number. You can think of a few that you¡¯d like to learn, and I¡¯ll recommend them to you!¡± Zhou Yun thought, ¡°Can any cultivation techniques be fine? And is it true that there¡¯s no restriction on the type and quantity?¡± Hearing Han Shuzi¡¯s words, Zhou Yun almost crushed the teacup in his hand. He could not help but feel shocked. He knew that he had some special privileges, but he didn¡¯t expect them to be so great. It was known that even the inner sect disciples of the sect could only choose three cultivation techniques at a time. Moreover, if they wanted to choose again, they had to return the books they had borrowed before they could continue to choose. As for the outer sect disciple, they could choose fewer, only one book at a time. However, he didn¡¯t expect that his privileges as a glory disciple would be so great. He could choose at will, with no restrictions on the number and type. This simply made others envious. vas The two of them talked about this in public, so everyone in the Scripture Pavilion who was trying to choose a cultivation technique heard their conversation. In an instant, time seemed to have stopped. Everyone¡¯s expression froze on their faces. They were frozen in place like statues. An inner sect disciple who was choosing a cultivation technique was stunned on the spot, and the book in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. After what seemed like a century, everyone present finally regained their senses. They thought, ¡°Is this the glory disciple?¡± They all recalled the sect meeting that had taken place a few days ago. Just a few days ago, the sect held a special sect meeting. Except for those who were in seclusion, all disciples and elders had to attend this meeting. That day at the conference, the entire venue was filled up, and there was not a single empty seat. All the inner sect elders of the sect had come. These elders could usually go out once in a few years. But that day, all of them were present, shocking everyone present. The most shocking thing was that the Grand Elder was personally presiding over the meeting. It could be said that this meeting was the grandest one Spirit Valley had held in hundreds of years. And the purpose of such a grand sect meeting was to announce Zhou Yun¡¯s promotion to a glory disciple. That day, Zhou Yun was like a shining golden star when he stepped onto the stage, and everyone in the sect watched that scene. After that day, everyone in the sect knew the name of Zhou Yun. Everyone present was staring at Zhou Yun with deep envy in their eyes. Han Shuzi asked, ¡°Zhou Yun, which offensive cultivation technique do you want to learn the most? You choose one first, and then I¡¯ll match you with a few auxiliary cultivation techniques according to the cultivation technique you choose.¡± The two of them were still chatting, not paying attention to the dumbfounded crowd around them. Zhou Yun said, ¡°I want to learn the sword!¡± He said this without any hesitation. In his impression, sword technique had always been offensive and cool. Furthermore, he might even be able to ride a flying sword in the future, or kill people with a flying sword from thousands of miles away, and so on. Zhou Yun was extremely excited just thinking about this. Han Shuzi asked, ¡°Sword technique?¡± Hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Han Shuzi immediately searched for a sword technique that was suitable for Zhou Yun in his mind. Then, he smiled and stood up. ¡°Wait a moment,¡± he said. After saying that, Han Shuzi walked into the depths of the Scripture Pavilion. After a while, he came out from inside with a thin book in his hand and handed it to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun picked it up, and his eyes lit up. He shouted, ¡°Sun-set sword technique!¡± After Han Shuzi handed the book to Zhou Yun, his expression immediately became serious. He said, ¡°Zhou Yun, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth is decreasing every day, and the spiritual Qi available for cultivation in the immortal cultivation world is getting lesser and lesser. To pursue efficiency, many people have begun to focus on absorbing and cultivating spiritual Qi instead of physical training ¡°I¡¯ve been in charge of the Scripture Pavilion for almost a hundred years and have read many books. I believe that only with a strong body can one match a powerful sword technique. With the combination of the two, one can surpass everyone and step onto the true path of using the sword.¡± After Zhou Yun heard Han Shuzi¡¯s words, he nodded solemnly. He agreed with what Han Shuzi said. It was like a weak child holding a knife and a strong young man holding a knife, but the damage caused by the two is completely different A person with a strong body would be far superior to a child in all aspects. Zhou Yun said, ¡°Elder Han, I agree with your idea very much. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to help me pick a few more suitable cultivation techniques as auxiliary.¡± He clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to Han Shuzi. He had not met Han Shuzi many times, and they were not familiar with each other. However, since Han Shuzi was wholeheartedly thinking about him, Han Shuzi was worthy of this bow. Han Shuzi nodded his head and quickly entered the depths of the Scripture Pavilion. Half an hour later, Zhou Yun walked out of the Scripture Pavilion with dozens of cultivation technique books in his hands under everyone¡¯s shocked, envious, jealous, and other complicated gazes. Then there came a sound. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± As soon as Zhou Yun stepped out of the door, he heard a familiar and clear voice. He turned around and saw the slim and elegant Qiao¡¯er looking at him with a smile. Chapter 23 - Spiritual Liquid Chapter 23 Spiritual Liquid Then there came a sound. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Zhou Yun turned around and saw Qiao¡¯er looking at him with a smile. Looking at the young and beautiful Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun almost lost himself in her. Today, Qiao¡¯er was wearing a red dress with a white ribbon tied around her waist, perfectly showing off her slim waist. Her fair skin was as tender as a freshly peeled egg, and her big eyes were shining like stars. Everyone also heard the clear and pleasant sound and turned their heads to look. They were instantly attracted by Qiao¡¯er¡¯s gorgeous smile. That faint smile made everyone swoon. They all thought, ¡°She¡¯s so beautiful!¡± Under everyone¡¯s watchful eyes, Qiao¡¯er started to run happily. Her smooth and tender legs under the dress attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Many gazes followed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s figure. As they looked at the graceful young girl whose dress fluttered in the wind, everyone fell in love at this moment. Then, under everyone¡¯s watchful eyes, Qiao¡¯er threw herself into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. In an instant, time seemed to have stopped, and the happy smile on everyone¡¯s face froze. Crack! Everyone seemed to hear their hearts breaking Countless people felt that the love that had just risen in their hearts was disappeared at this moment. Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what a coincidence to see you again!¡± She ignored the heartbroken crowd and greeted Zhou Yun with a smile. Zhou Yun said, ¡°Yeah, what a coincidence.¡± In contrast to the excited Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun was a little embarrassed. Ever since he had saved Qiao¡¯er and brought her to Spirit Valley, Qiao¡¯er had always said that she wanted to marry him and have his children when she grew up. It was fine in the first few years. Although Qiao¡¯er always stuck to him, everyone thought that they were siblings. However, in the past two years, Qiao¡¯er had become more and more beautiful, and she had become more and more intimate with him. Now, she even wanted to hug him whenever they met. Zhou Yun could not help but doubt that Qiao¡¯er was starting to achieve her goal of marrying him and bearing his children. Zhou Yun felt helpless. Qiao¡¯er was only 15 years old. In a few years, what else would she do? Zhou Yun said, ¡°Qiao¡¯er, can you let me go before we talk?¡± He looked around and realized that everyone was gritting their teeth and glaring at him. He had no doubt that if Qiao¡¯er continued to hug him like this, the crowd would definitely surround him and beat him up. Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°Oh, I forgot!¡± She suddenly remembered that she was still hugging Zhou Yun, and her face immediately turned red. After the two of them let go, Qiao¡¯er quickly changed the topic. She asked, ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what are you doing here?¡± Zhou Yun lowered his head and gestured to the things in his arms. Only then did Qiao¡¯er realize that Zhou Yun was holding dozens of books in his arms. She was instantly stunned. She asked in confusion, ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you going to sell books?¡± She blinked her big eyes. Zhou Yun said, ¡°These are the cultivation technique books that Elder Han chose for me. I¡¯ll take them back and take a look!¡± ¡°But these are too many!¡± Qiao¡¯er stared at the book in Zhou Yun¡¯s arms in a daze. She thought, ¡°No wonder Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s arms were so hard. It was because of these books.¡± Zhou Yun said, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Elder Han said that these books are all useful to me.¡± ¡°Oh, really?¡± Qiao¡¯er turned to look at Han Shuzi. ¡°Elder Han?¡± Han Shuzi had an awkward expression on his face. He had been too happy chatting with Zhou Yun just now and had recommended a few more books in his excitement. Now that he had calmed down, he realized that he had actually given Zhou Yun so many books. Han Shuzi scolded himself in his heart. Then he explained, ¡°Well, I haven¡¯t chatted with anyone for a long time. So I couldn¡¯t help but recommend a few more.¡± After Qiao¡¯er¡¯s selection, the books in Zhou Yun¡¯s arms were finally reduced by a lot. Only a sword technique, a sword control technique, a body-strengthening technique, and some basic cultivation techniques such as the air control technique, the fireball technique, and so on were left. Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°Elder Han, we¡¯ll take our leave first. Thank you so much!¡± After Qiao¡¯er bowed to Han Shuzi, she left with Zhou Yun, leaving Han Shuzi with a pile of books in his arms. Han Shuzi said, ¡°Alas, I still have to put the books back in place. Taking care of the Scripture Pavilion is really a hard job. How tired I am!¡± He looked at the books in his arms and laughed bitterly. At this moment, he seemed to have aged a few decades. At this moment, Ji Ha happened to pass by the Scripture Pavilion and was about to head to the Alchemy Pavilion. Han Shuzi¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw Ji Ha. Han Shuzi said, ¡°You, come here! ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right, it¡¯s you!¡± Ji ha came to Han Shuzi with a dumbfounded look. ¡°Elder Han, are you calling me?¡± ¡°Of course. Is there anyone else on this road other than you?¡± Han Shuzi immediately reprimanded him sternly. Then he said, ¡°Go and place these books in the marked positions according to their types and labels!¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Just as Ji Ha was about to refuse, he was interrupted by Han Shuzi. Han Shuzi said, ¡°But for what? go!¡± Not daring to refute, Ji Ha could only follow Han Shuzi¡¯s instructions. He said, ¡°Yes, Elder Han!¡± After giving the book to Ji Ha, Han Shuzi lay on the recliner with a relaxed face, sipping his tea while sensing his intelligence. Ji Ha was once again dumbfounded by the pile of books. Looking at the Scripture Pavilion that was as large as ten football fields, he wanted to cry, but he didn¡¯t dare to. He could only curse in his heart. ¡°Which bastard offended Elder Han? From now on, I¡¯m not going to take the path of the Scripture Pavilion anymore! Boohoo!¡± After Qiao¡¯er pulled Zhou Yun out of the Scripture Pavilion, the two of them went to the Treasure Pavilion. A few days ago, apart from being promoted to a glory disciple, Zhou Yun had also been given special permission by sect master Ling Qingyun to take a magic item from the Treasure Pavilion. The magic items in the Treasure Pavilion could only be owned by disciples of Spirit Valley who had reached the foundation establishment stage. After retrieving the sword from the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Yun immediately asked the question in his heart. He asked, ¡°Qiao¡¯er, did you come to find me today for something?¡± Qiao¡¯er stuck out her tongue. ¡°Nothing can be hidden from you, Brother Zhou Yun. Have you heard of the inner sect trial?¡± ¡°The inner sect trial?¡± Zhou Yun had some doubts. He had been an outer sect disciple for the past few years and did not know much about the inner sect. Qiao¡¯er could see Zhou Yun¡¯s confusion, so she introduced him. She said, ¡°The inner sect trial is a test for the inner sect disciples. It¡¯s basically the same as the test for outer sect disciples, but the difference is that the outer sect disciples may be rewarded with some cultivation resources or something after passing the test, while the inner sect disciples can go to the secret realm after passing the test. It¡¯s said that there¡¯s a kind of spiritual liquid in the secret realm, which can purify the spiritual energy of the human body and strengthen one¡¯s foundation.¡± Zhou Yun said, ¡°Really? That sounds pretty good!¡± After hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s introduction, Zhou Yun immediately became interested. This spiritual liquid could make up for the problem of his innate ability. The two of them chatted as they walked. Soon, they arrived at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s cultivation area. Seeing this, Qiao¡¯er immediately reached out and hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s arm. Zhou Yun was engrossed in listening when he suddenly felt a soft touch on his arm. He looked down and was amused. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er was hanging onto his body like a koala bear. Zhou Yun said, ¡°Qiao¡¯er, let go of me!¡± Qiao¡¯er raised her head and looked at Zhou Yun with her big, watery eyes. Her voice became soft and sweet. She said, ¡°I don¡¯t want you to go.¡± Chapter 24 - A Fight Chapter 24 A Fight Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°I don¡¯t want you to go.¡± Her big, watery eyes, coupled with her soft voice, were mind-blowing. If Zhou Yun did not have a strong will, he would have agreed to Qiao¡¯er¡¯s request. Qiao¡¯er said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for me to see you, Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Her soft voice was heard again. Zhou Yun pinched the space between his brows, feeling worried. Qiao¡¯er was only 15 years old now. Would he be able to hold on for another few years? Zhou Yun said, ¡°It¡¯s fine, Qiao¡¯er. My current cultivation place isn¡¯t far from here. You can come over whenever you want, and I can come to you any time.¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, he reached out to stroke her head. After an hour of persuasion, Zhou Yun finally managed to convince Qiao¡¯er. After Zhou Yun returned to his cave, he unconsciously started thinking about the inner sect trial. The inner sect trial was said to be a trial for inner sect disciples. But in fact, only disciples in the foundation establishment stage could pass it. The disciples in the Qi cultivation stage could also participate mainly because of the rules set by the sect leader of Spirit Valley. It was said that there were not only nine layers of Qi cultivation. There was actually a tenth layer, the great perfection. However, for some unknown reason, the current disciples would directly enter the foundation establishment stage after breaking through to the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. The sect leader Ling Qingyun had made this rule in search of this legendary cultivation level. Every three years, Spirit Valley would choose the most outstanding cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation as the seed to break through to the legendary cultivation level. Zhou Yun thought, ¡°I¡¯m at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation now. Even if I participate in the inner sect trial, there¡¯s no possibility of me passing it.¡± He furrowed his brows, clearly not too optimistic about his strength. If ordinary disciples wanted to participate in the inner sect trial, they had to be at least at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation and have the strength to do so. Originally, Zhou Yun was not qualified to participate. However, because he had become a glory disciple, he was able to make an exception and participate. However, a chance to participate was the first step. In the trial, one¡¯s strength was the most important. Status or other things were useless. Without the corresponding strength, even if one participated, it would be useless. In another cave, Qin Xiu was sitting on a jade stone with his eyes closed. After a while, he opened his eyes and panted heavily. He shouted, ¡°Zhou Yun!¡± Qin Xiu gritted his teeth, the anger on his face unable to dissipate. He had not been able to enter the state of cultivation for a long time. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would think of Zhou Yun¡¯s glorious moments. At the Alchemy Pavilion, Zhou Yun shocked everyone when he took out a perfect-grade pill. In alchemy room No. 1, Zhou Yun once again refined a perfect-grade Qi Refining Pill, stunning everyone and even attracting the attention of many junior sisters. And this made Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er so excited that she hugged Zhou Yun. Thinking of this, Qin Xiu gritted his teeth even more. Then, he heard a ¡°crack¡±, and his teeth were directly broken. A few days ago, the sect leader held a sect meeting and invited all the elders to take a seat. Even his master had to attend the meeting. Moreover, the Grand Elder even personally went up the stage to host the announcement. This grand sect meeting was just to announce that Zhou Yun had been promoted to a glory disciple. The sect leader even gave Zhou Yun special permission to choose a magic item. The things that had happened these days were as unbelievable as a dream. Qin Xiu couldn¡¯t figure out how Zhou Yun, who originally had an extremely poor innate ability, suddenly became so powerful. Zhou Yun suddenly broke through the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. And he also got the talent to refine pills. He was not satisfied after refining the Qi Refining Pill, and he still wanted to refine the Vitality Pill. The key was that he had even successfully refined a perfect-grade Vitality Pill. How could this happen? Qin Xiu¡¯s worldview for the first half of his life collapsed because of what Zhou Yun had done. caus Qin Xiu thought, ¡°Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve already given up. Why do you still want to provoke me?¡± It was enough that all women liked Zhou Yun, but why did he even want to fight for a place in the inner sect trial? Qin Xiu really couldn¡¯t figure out why Zhou Yun could participate in the inner sect trial with his strength at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. If not for his status as a glory disciple, who would even spare him a glance? Qin Xiu really couldn¡¯t figure it out and couldn¡¯t take it anymore. In the end, he stood up helplessly and walked in the direction of his master¡¯s cave. He asked, ¡°Master, I really don¡¯t understand. Why would Zhou Yun, who is only at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, want to participate in the inner sect trial?¡± When Qin Xiu arrived at his master¡¯s cave, there was no one in the cave, but he still knelt on the ground. After a long time, an old voice came from the depths of the cave. ¡°What are you going to do if you can¡¯t figure it out?¡± Qin Xiu raised his head. ¡°I want to fight him!¡± ¡°If you want to go, then go! Cultivators should do as they think! Just do whatever you want to do!¡± ¡°I understand, Master!¡± Qin Xiu stood up and bowed again. Then, he walked out of the cave. At this time, the anger on his face had disappeared and turned into an open-minded smile. After Qin Xiu walked out of the cave, an old voice sighed softly in the depths of the cave. He understood his disciple the best. If Qin Xiu did not resolve the anger in his heart, he would probably not be able to make any progress in his life. Therefore, he supported Qin Xiu¡¯s behavior. As he said just now, cultivators should do as they think and do what they wanted to do. Otherwise, if there were regrets in their hearts, it would affect them in the future. Furthermore, although Zhou Yun was very talented in making pills, this did not equate to cultivation. In any case, the two of them were already enemies, so it was better to let Qin Xiu beat up Zhou Yun to dispel the anger in his heart. It could also be considered as fighting for him. On the other side, after Qin Xiu came out of the cave, he rushed to Zhou Yun¡¯s previous cultivation place without stopping. However, when he arrived, he realized that no one was there. In the end, after asking around, he found out from others that Zhou Yun no longer lived in his original place. Because the sect leader valued Zhou Yun¡¯s talent, he specially rewarded Zhou Yun with a cave for his cultivation. After hearing this news, Qin Xiu¡¯s jealousy suddenly rose. Zhou Yun was just a loser at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. He only knew a little about alchemy. Why could he gain so many benefits? He was promoted to a glory disciple, favored by the senior and junior sisters, rewarded with a magic item, and now was even rewarded with a cave for cultivation by the sect leader. Why? In Qin Xiu¡¯s opinion, this world still cared about strength anyway. No matter how important alchemy was, in the end, it was still to serve the cultivators. Thinking of this, Qin Xiu clenched his fists and walked toward Zhou Yun¡¯s cave. Ten minutes later, Qin Xiu arrived at the entrance of Zhou Yun¡¯s cave. He looked at the cave in front of him and was slightly surprised. Just at the entrance of the cave, he could already feel a very rich and abundant spiritual Qi. Just the spiritual Qi at the entrance of the cave was even more abundant than the cave he used for cultivation. Suppressing his shock, Qin Xiu mobilized the spiritual Qi in his body. He shouted at the cave, ¡°Zhou Yun, come out! I want to fight you!¡± Chapter 25 - Die! Chapter 25 Die! While Qin Xiu was rushing toward Zhou Yun¡¯s cave, Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged in his own cave. Zhou Yun wasn¡¯t cultivating. Instead, he started to practice his swordsmanship. He wanted to try something new. He began to practice according to the sword techniques in the book. At the beginning, because he was not familiar with it, he wielded the sword very slowly. However, after he practiced it a few times, he was able to wield the sword faster and faster. Finally, after a burst of light, the world before his eyes began to change. Everything was slowly fading away. After a few seconds, the sword in his hand was the only thing in his eyes. Unknowingly, Zhou Yun had already entered a state of enlightenment! He looked at the sword in his hand and wielded it gently. The sword immediately emitted a kind of sword intent like the sunset. It was poignant and sad, but it also carried a sense of danger. ¡°Oh, I see! Is this sword intent?¡± In just a moment, Zhou Yun immediately comprehended the sword intent of the sun-set sword technique! ¡°It¡¯s just a beginning. I still need more practice.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s speed of cultivating swordsmanship slowed down once again. He began to learn and cultivate the moves one by one. At this moment, he was wielding the sword very slowly, and it didn¡¯t seem offensive at all. However, every time he wielded the sword in his hand, there would be a poignant and sorrowful sword intent. It didn¡¯t look aggressive, but it gave off a very dangerous feeling. ¡°I¡¯ve made great progress in my swordsmanship!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes glowed with joy. As he laughed, his eyes gradually sharpened, as if there was a flame dancing in them! Knock, knock, knock. With a series of shouts and knocks, Zhou Yun¡¯s surroundings gradually changed and he slowly returned to reality. There was a trace of displeasure in Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes. Just now, he had already cultivated the sun-set sword technique to the great stage and was about to continue cultivating. However Qin Xiu¡¯s shout and knock directly drag him out of his enlightenment. Hearing Qin Xiu¡¯s increasingly excessive provocation, Zhou Yun started to look a little bit angry. ¡°I¡¯ll set you an example for people.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yun stood up from the jade stone that he had been cultivating on. He trembled suddenly and made a crackling sound, which was like frying beans. He walked to the entrance of the cave and gave it a light push. The huge stone door immediately opened. The moment the door opened, Zhou Yun was shocked. Because of Qin Xiu¡¯s various provocative shouts, there were a lot of onlookers. As time passed, the people who gathered around now were even more than those who had gathered at the Alchemy Pavilion a few days ago. ¡°Zhou Yun, you¡¯ve finally come out!¡± Qin Xiu looked at Zhou Yun, who walked out of the cave, with a cold smile on his face. ¡°Since you¡¯ve come out, let¡¯s go to the arena to fight now! I want to see what makes you think you can steal my spot with your strength!¡± Qin Xiu said and turned to walk back. Today, he wanted to let Zhou Yun pay for what he had done. ¡°There¡¯s no need to go to the arena. Let¡¯s fight here. It won¡¯t take long anyway!¡± ¡°What?¡± Qin Xiu thought he had heard wrong. He only came back to his senses after the person beside him repeated Zhou Yun¡¯s words. At this moment, he once again examined Zhou Yun. He suddenly realized that Zhou Yun had already broken through to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation. A few days ago, Zhou Yun was still at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. When did he break through again? Qin Xiu was a little shocked, but then he sneered. Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation must be very unstable for him to break through so many times in such a short period of time. Qin Xiu thought Zhun Yun wanted to fight him with this forcibly raised cultivation. He did not think Zhou Yun was able to beat him at all. ¡°The eighth layer of Qi cultivation, huh? Is this the reason you dared to steal my spot?¡± ¡°I took your spot with nothing else but my own strength!¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sneering Qin Xiu and shook his head. ¡°Ha ha, your own strength? Do you really think you can beat me with your own strength?¡± As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiu directly looked up and laughed as if he had heard a very hilarious joke. When the others heard Zhou Yun¡¯s words, they also shook their heads. There was still quite a big gap between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi cultivation. Zhou Yun was too arrogant. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes flashed then he said indifferently, ¡°You¡¯re not qualified to fight with me!¡± As soon as he said that, everyone present was shocked. ¡°I didn¡¯t hear wrong, did I? Zhou Yun said that senior brother Qin Xiu is not qualified to fight with him?¡± The surrounding crowd¡¯s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. There was still quite a big gap between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi cultivation. Zhou Yun was too arrogant. ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Qin Xiu was also stunned. Then, he laughed again. ¡°Then I¡¯ll let you see if I¡¯m qualified or not!¡± After he finished speaking, his body suddenly shook and the strength of a ninth-layer Qi cultivator was instantly released. The spiritual Qi around him wildly scattered in all directions. Seeing this scene, the surrounding people hurriedly retreated dozens of meters to avoid being affected. ¡°Zhou Yun, die!¡± Qin Xiu shouted and rushed directly at Zhou Yun. Ji ha and Jiang Qian were also in the crowd. Both of them looked serious. ¡°Zhou Yun is probably doomed. Qin Xiu¡¯s cultivation layer is already at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. One more step and he¡¯ll be in the foundation establishment stage. How can Zhou Yun fight against him?¡± In the blink of an eye, Qin Xiu had already arrived in front of Zhou Yun. His fist, which contained a huge amount of energy, suddenly blasted toward Zhou Yun¡¯s chest. This punch contained all the strength in his body, and it could even shatter a diamond. Everyone began to worry for Zhou Yun. Qin Xiu¡¯s punch was a full-force blow with rage. Even a cultivator of the peak ninth layer of Qi cultivation would not dare to take the punch easily. At this moment, Zhou Yun was still standing there, as if he had not reacted. Upon seeing this, everyone around closed their eyes. They could already see Zhou Yun¡¯s chest caved in, his ribs broken, and his body severely injured. At this moment, Zhou Yun finally moved. He raised his right hand and stretched out his index finger. Then, he drew a line in front of him. An extremely terrifying force came from Zhou Yun¡¯s finger. It was several times stronger than Qin Xiu¡¯s punch. In an instant, the color of the whole world changed. The power contained in Zhou Yun¡¯s fingertips seemed to be able to cut the world apart. ¡°Oh, shoot!¡± Qin Xiu was extremely vigilant at that time. Feeling the terrifying power contained in Zhou Yun¡¯s fingertips, Qin Xiu quickly retracted his fist and wrapped his arms around his chest. Bang! There was a loud bang, and a figure flew out backward, only stopping when he smashed into a huge rock. When the dust settled, everyone was shocked and gasped. Ji ha and Jiang Qian even fell to the ground. It was as if a sharp blade had cut through Qin Xiu¡¯s chest. From the left to the right, there was a huge wound that even the bones inside could be vaguely seen. ¡°How is that possible?¡± At this moment, no one dared to speak. Zhou Yun had only used his fingertips to cause such great damage to Qin Xiu. If he had used a sword, Qin Xiu would have been split in half. ¡°When did you comprehend the sword intent?¡± Qin Xiu was lying on the ground, and blood filled his mouth and nose. Earlier, he had sensed an extremely powerful sword intent from Zhou Yun¡¯s fingertip. The power contained in this sword intent was even more powerful than his punch. Zhou Yun was very calm. ¡°Just before you came.¡± Chapter 26 - Shock Chapter 26 Shock Upon hearing Qin Xiu and Zhou Yun¡¯s words, the people were in an uproar. Zhou Yun had actually comprehended sword intent, and with just a finger, he had injured Qin Xiu, who was at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation! Everyone present looked at Zhou Yun with deep shock. Ji ha and Jiang Qian opened their mouths wide in disbelief. They all recalled what Zhou Yun had said at the start. ¡°You¡¯re not qualified!¡± Now, it seemed that Qin Xiu was really not qualified to fight with Zhou Yun in any aspect. The female disciples who had come to watch all covered their mouths and looked at Zhou Yun in surprise. Originally, they had been attracted by Zhou Yun¡¯s talent in alchemy. Now, they had seen Zhou Yun defeat Qin Xiu, who was at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation, with only one move. At this moment, their eyes were filled with adoration as they fantasized about becoming cultivation companions with Zhou Yun. Ji Ha and Jiang Qian came to Qin Xiu¡¯s side and took out a healing pill for him to take. After a while, Qin Xiu slowly stood up from the ground, and the wounds on his body began to scab. Qin Xiu took a deep look at Zhou Yun and was about to leave with Ji Ha and Jiang Qian. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er hurried over from a distance. Before she arrived, people already heard her shouting. ¡°Who dares to bully my brother Zhou Yun?¡± Everyone turned around when they heard the voice. They saw Qiao¡¯er still a few hundred meters away, and her senior sister Su Wanyi was beside her. After the two of them received the news of Qin Xiu and Zhou Yun¡¯s duel, they rushed over in a hurry. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me they¡¯ve already finished fighting! Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation layer isn¡¯t as high as Qin Xiu¡¯s, and he doesn¡¯t have any killing techniques yet. If the two of them have a fight, he¡¯ll definitely be at a disadvantage!¡± As Qiao¡¯er rushed to Zhou Yun¡¯s cave, she was so anxious that she almost cried. Su Wanyi also looked really worried when she heard this. Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice, Qin Xiu, who was originally being supported by Ji Ha and Jiang Qian, hurriedly pushed them away. It didn¡¯t matter if he lost face in front of others, but he couldn¡¯t lose face in front of Qiao¡¯er, who he liked. With this thought in mind, Qin Xiu took out a coat and covered his wounds. He could not let Qiao¡¯er know that Zhou Yun had hurt him. Looking at Qin Xiu¡¯s stubborn face, Ji ha and Jiang Qian felt kind of helpless. He was already so injured, and how was that going to make him look better? ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you hurt?¡± Qiao¡¯er finally made it over. She flew over the crowd and landed beside Zhou Yun. Qiao¡¯er looked around Zhou Yun. Nobody said anything so she asked Zhou Yun again. ¡°What is the matter? Let¡¯s go inside then take off your clothes and I¡¯ll help you check if anything is wrong.¡± As soon as Qiao¡¯er said this, everyone gasped in surprise! Everyone looked at Zhou Yun with envy. To stay in the same room as Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er was the common dream of most of the male disciples in the sect. Qiao¡¯er ignored everyone¡¯s exclamations and continued to examine if Zhou Yun had any wounds as she spoke. She lifted Zhou Yun¡¯s arms and touched his back from time to time. Her small hand touched almost every part of Zhou Yun, instantly causing an uproar among the surrounding people. The envy in their eyes gradually turned into jealousy, and then into anger. After a while, many people clenched their fists and surrounded him. Qiao¡¯er was the goddess in the eyes of the disciples! And their goddess now was touching another man¡¯s body. Who could tolerate this? Feeling the anger in everyone¡¯s eyes, Zhou Yun quickly grabbed the small hand that was touching his body. ¡°I¡¯m not injured!¡± As soon as her hand was being held by Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er immediately felt a little shy. Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and with her sharp eyes she saw that there was a little damage on Zhou Yun¡¯s fingertip, and it was bleeding. ¡°Isn¡¯t this blood? brother Zhou Yun must have suffered internal injuries.¡± Qiao¡¯er lifted Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and showed it to those people, and they were all dumbfounded. Was that an injury? Those with bad eyesight wouldn¡¯t be able to see where the injury was, right? They were afraid the wound will heal before it was bandaged. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun must have suffered internal injuries. He didn¡¯t want to make others worried about him, so he didn¡¯t tell us.¡± Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t think like the others. Thinking of this, Qiao¡¯er looked up at Qin Xiu. ¡°Qin Xiu, you¡¯ve just injured Brother Zhou Yun. I want to duel with you. Let¡¯s go to the arena to fight!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xiu was dumbfounded. He directly spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately lost the will to live. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn¡¯t have tried to show off. If he had known earlier, he would have just laid on the ground and not get up. After Qin Xiu¡¯s excitement, the wound on his chest that had just healed split open again, and blood directly soaked his shirt. Senior Sister Su Wanyi saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Zhou Yun did not suffer any losses. He must be the winner of this duel!¡± Hearing her Senior Sister¡¯s words, Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun again. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you sure you are not injured?¡± ¡°Yeah, of course!¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but sympathize with Qin Xiu when he saw his tragic state. ¡°Okay! Brother Zhou Yun is the best!¡± Seeing that the battle had ended, the crowd dispersed. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I want to take a look at your cave!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you to see!¡± Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and walked toward his cave. When the three of them reached the entrance of the cave, Qiao¡¯er suddenly turned her head and said to Qin Xiu. ¡°This is all you¡¯ve got at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation? You actually lost to Brother Zhou Yun at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words were like a critical sword. Qin Xiu spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted. After Zhou Yun brought Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi to his cave, they were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them. ¡°How dense the spiritual Qi is here!¡± ¡°There¡¯s actually such a large spiritual spring? This place is much better than my inner sect disciple¡¯s cave!¡± ¡°Wow, even the grass here has been nurtured into spiritual grass!¡± The two of them looked at the cave dwelling in front of them and exclaimed repeatedly. In the end, they both looked really envious. After they sat down, Qiao¡¯er took the initiative to ask about the duel today. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, how did you beat him? Have you reached the foundation establishment stage?¡± Although Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t ask just now, she knew that there must be a reason why Zhou Yun was able to beat Qin Xiu and did not get hurt. It couldn¡¯t be luck. ¡°No, I¡¯m still at the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation. The reason why I was able to win was that I have comprehended sword intent!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s words were very plain, which, however, shocked Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi a lot. He had comprehended sword intent? How was that possible? Sword intent! That was the same as enlightenment, which was something that could only be encountered but not sought! However, she immediately came back to her senses. Zhou Yun wasn¡¯t some random guy in the street. Didn¡¯t he also refine a perfect medicinal pill back then? Thinking of this, Su Wanyi felt that it made sense. Chapter 27 - Run If He Couldnt Win Chapter 27 Run If He Couldn¡¯t Win He had comprehended sword intent? Didn¡¯t he just get the sun-set sword technique yesterday? Qiao¡¯er¡¯s mind was completely blank. She pinched her face, and only after feeling the pain did she gradually believe that it was true. Then, she asked Zhou Yun directly. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, didn¡¯t you just get that sword technique yesterday? How are you able to comprehend sword intent in a day?¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Su Wanyi opened her mouth slightly. Her eyes widened, and her face was full of disbelief. He had comprehended sword intent in one day? How was that possible? Many people could not comprehend it even after five to ten years, but Zhou Yun comprehended it in one day. Su Wanyi suddenly thought of something. ¡°No way! Even if you¡¯ve reached the elementary stage of sword intent, with your eighth-layer Qi cultivation and sword intent, you should still be weaker than Qin Xiu, right?¡± Qiao¡¯er finally reacted. ¡°That¡¯s right, Brother Zhou Yun. What¡¯s going on?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the two¡¯s puzzled faces and smiled faintly. ¡°I¡¯ve already achieved the great stage of sword intent!¡± ¡°What?¡± The two girls exclaimed at the same time. ¡°Great stage of sword intent?¡± ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Upon hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, the two girls ¡®eyes widened once again. Their small mouths were already opened to the maximum, but they still did not believe it. At this time, the shock on their faces could not be concealed, as if they had seen the most unbelievable thing in the world. It was proud enough for an ordinary person to comprehend the moderate stage of sword intent once. This was because many people might not even be able to comprehend it once in their entire lives. However, Zhou Yun managed to achieve the great stage of sword intent in just one day. This proved that he had comprehended it at least two or three times in one day. Was this something that an ordinary person could do? The two of them stood there in a daze for a long time before they gradually recovered. ¡°Is that your real power, Zhou Yun?¡± Su Wanyi looked at Zhou Yun with a complicated expression. ¡°When we first met that day, you brought us a huge surprise and even got promoted to a glory disciple. Now, your strength is also advancing by leaps and bounds. Zhou Yun, you are truly a rare genius in our sect!¡± The shock on their faces had already disappeared, but their hearts were still beating wildly because this was too shocking. But then they thought that such shocking things always happened to Zhou Yun. When they thought of this, they gradually felt relieved. Qiao¡¯er also threw herself into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms in excitement. ¡°Ha ha, Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re amazing!¡± Feeling the softness on his arm, Zhou Yun could not help but rub his forehead. He knew that the person in his arms was Qiao¡¯er. Zhou Yun felt helpless. Now, Qiao¡¯er would throw herself into his arms from time to time, and she was getting more and more familiar with it. Most importantly, there was nothing he could do. Qiao¡¯er was currently at the middle stage of the foundation establishment, and he was completely unable to defeat her. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, hurry up and come down. Your Senior Sister is here!¡± Zhou Yun felt as if his body had been locked and he could not move at all. He could only helplessly ask Qiao¡¯er to let him go. After Qiao¡¯er got down from Zhou Yunyun, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Su Wanyi. ¡°By the way, Senior Sister, can you tell Brother Zhou Yun about the inner sect trial?¡± Qiao¡¯er was a little worried about Zhou Yun when she thought about how he would be participating in the inner sect trial in three months. Therefore, she wanted Su Wanyi to retell the details of the trial. After all, among the three of them, the eldest Senior Sister was the most familiar with the inner sect trial. Su Wanyi nodded and looked at Zhou Yun. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, are you at the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± After getting an affirmative answer, Su Wanyi continued. ¡°If you can, you should try your best to break through to the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation. Otherwise, your strength is still not enough. This is a rare opportunity, you must grab it!¡± Even with the addition of sword intent, the strength of a Qi cultivation of the eighth layer was still somewhat insufficient. This was because most of the disciples participating in the inner sect trial this time were at the foundation establishment stage. There were very few who were even at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. The Qi cultivation stage and the foundation establishment stage were two totally different stages. The gap between the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation stage and the first layer of the foundation establishment stage was really huge. Zhou Yun¡¯s current strength was still not enough. Zhou Yun nodded. He understood all of this. Qiao¡¯er had already told him about it yesterday. There were still three months before the inner sect trial. He definitely had to cultivate to the ninth layer first. However, he then learned a shocking piece of news from Su Wanyi. The ninth layer of Qi cultivation was related to the secret of breaking through to higher stages in the future. And it was also far beyond the other cultivators of the same layer! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that it would be so important to reach the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation. It seems that I need to focus more on this trial!¡± After Zhou Yun heard Su Wanyi¡¯s introduction, he made up his mind to break through to the ninth layer before the inner sect trial. Only by entering the trial with the strength of the ninth layer would he be able to explore the secret of breaking through to a higher stage. Su Wanyi secretly nodded and looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡°Zhou Yun, I have to remind you that you must be careful after you enter the inner sect trial. You must also be careful of others!¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. Why should he be careful of the others? ¡°Senior Sister, why should we be careful of others?¡± Su Wanyi pursed her lips. ¡°Originally, everyone who participated in the inner disciple trial would only participate after they had enough strength to become an inner sect disciple. But now, because of your identity as a glory disciple, you can make an exception to participate in the trial. Naturally, the others are unhappy about it.¡± Zhou Yun nodded. These inner sect disciples would not believe that he would rely on his own strength to participate in the trial. They must think it was all because of his identity. That was why they were so hostile to him. After all, no one would be willing to be inferior to others and let others be superior to them for no reason. This was especially true for this trial. Almost all of the other inner sect disciples had already broken through to the foundation establishment stage. Naturally, they did not want to see Zhou Yun, a Qi cultivator of the eighth layer, enter the trial. At the thought of this, Zhou Yun was speechless. He had only wanted to keep it low. He did not expect things to turn out this way. After Su Wanyi told Zhou Yun about the inner sect trial, her task was completed. ¡°It¡¯s getting late, we should go back! Let¡¯s go, Qiao¡¯er.¡± Qiao¡¯er had been smiling but her expression immediately changed after hearing Su Wanyi¡¯s words. ¡°Senior Sister, let¡¯s stay a little bit longer.¡± Su Wanyi looked helpless. ¡°But we¡¯ve finished talking. We should go back and cultivate!¡± After Zhou Yun and Su Wanyi¡¯s combined persuasion, Qiao¡¯er finally gave in and followed Su Wanyi out of Zhou Yun¡¯s cave. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you must remember to miss me!¡± After sending the two girls off, Zhou Yun once again began to cultivate. The most important thing now was to raise his stage. As for the fact that the inner sect disciples were unhappy with him, Zhou Yun laughed nonchalantly. He could just run if he couldn¡¯t win. Chapter 28 - Participate in the Trial Chapter 28 Participate in the Trial In the blink of an eye, another two months had passed! ¡°I¡¯ve finally broken through!¡± Zhou Yun sat cross-legged on top of the jade stone. The light in his eyes was even brighter than before. He had been cultivating all the time for the past two months, and he had finally broken through before the inner sect trial! Moreover, he had also improved and perfected his cultivation technique in all aspects, completely bringing out all the potential of the introductory cultivation technique. ¡°My current strength has made a huge step compared to two months ago. If I were to deal with myself two months ago, I wouldn¡¯t need to rely on sword intent. I would only need a casual punch.¡± Zhou Yun jumped down from the jade stone and casually twisted his body. His body immediately made a crackling sound, like beans being fried. Zhou Yun clenched his fist as he felt the power in his body. The flame flickered in his eyes. He believed that even if he were to encounter a cultivator of the foundation establishment stage, he would be able to confront him. ¡°However, it seems that I¡¯ve not just got one who¡¯s upset by me, but a group of them!¡± Zhou Yun smacked his forehead. At his current level, he might be able to fight against one of them, but he would still need to run for his life if he had to confront a bunch of them. ¡°This won¡¯t do it. I might as well come up with other strategies!¡± ¡°In the next month, I will still have to cultivate my swordsmanship. Only by cultivating advanced techniques can I fight above my level.¡± Zhou Yun, who had defeated Qin Xiu with one blow of his sword intent, had a deep understanding of this. ¡°After that, I¡¯ll need all kinds of pills. This can be refined slowly, so there¡¯s no rush.¡± ¡°But the only offensive spells I¡¯ve learned are sword techniques, and I still need something with great destructive power!¡± ¡°Right, I can buy spiritual weapons! I¡¯ve already saved up more than twenty spiritual stones during these two months of cultivation. I should be able to buy a few spiritual weapons, right?¡± After thinking through all this, Zhou Yun immediately set off for the Treasure Pavilion. On the way to the Treasure Pavilion, many female disciples of Spirit Valley came up to greet him. ¡°Hello, Senior Brother Zhou Yun. I would like to ask you a question regarding your cultivation!¡± A female disciple with two ponytails asked Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun was a little speechless. As a glory disciple of the sect, he had to set an example for other disciples, so he had to answer her question. However, as they chatted, the female disciple started to talk about other things. As the conversation went on, the other female disciples also gathered toward them. ¡°Senior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯d like to ask you about the pills.¡± ¡°Senior Brother Zhou Yun, do you have a cultivation companion?¡± ¡°Senior Brother Zhou Yun, how do you maintain your skin? It looks so smooth!¡± A coquettish woman immediately reached out to touch Zhou Yun all over. ¡°Really? I want to touch it too!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± ¡°Wow, it¡¯s really smooth!¡± In an instant, dozens of female disciples came forward, wanting to touch Zhou Yun¡¯s skin. The crowd looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by the female disciples and gritted their teeth in jealousy. ¡°He¡¯s nothing more than a pill refiner. What¡¯s the big deal?¡± ¡°He just looks good and nothing more!¡± ¡°He¡¯s just¡­¡± When the male disciples saw their favorite female disciples surrounding Zhou Yun and touching him all over, they all glared at Zhou Yun fiercely as if they wanted to eat him alive. Zhou Yun was surrounded by these female disciples and could not move. He could only blink his eyes at the male disciples nearby as a distress signal. A tall young man was the first to see Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes and immediately became angry. ¡°Zhou Yun just gave me one of those challenge-me looks.¡± ¡°I saw it too. Look at him. I want to beat him up.¡± ¡°This is outrageous. Isn¡¯t he just being surrounded by a few dozen fairies? What is he so proud of?¡± ¡°But why do I detect a hint of pain in Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes? He seems to be asking for help?¡± ¡°Pain? Ask for help? Do you feel pain when you¡¯re surrounded and touched by dozens of fairies? Will you ask for help?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Use your brain. How can he possibly feel any pain? I¡¯m quite sure he¡¯s trying to provoke us.¡± ¡°Folks, I can¡¯t take it anymore. What should I do?¡± ¡°Go, let¡¯s beat him up!¡± ¡°Yeah, smack him up!¡± In an instant, the hundreds of outer sect disciples present were in a frenzy. They rolled up their sleeves and walked toward Zhou Yun in an aggressive manner. After Zhou Yun had asked for help many times, he saw that the people nearby were finally coming over. He immediately heaved a sigh of relief. However, when he looked again, he saw that hundreds of people were all coming over. They were all rubbing their fists and wiping their palms. Their faces were full of anger and sneers. As he saw it, they looked nothing like they were coming to help him. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyelids twitched violently. When he saw the people surrounding him, he hurriedly shouted into the sky, ¡°The Grand Elder is here!¡± In an instant, everyone present stopped what they were doing and immediately saluted the Grand Elder without hesitation. ¡°Your majesty, Grand Elder!¡± Then everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look up. However, after waiting for a long time, they still didn¡¯t hear the Grand elder¡¯s voice. Some of the bolder disciples raised their heads and looked up. ¡°The Grand Elder is not here. Who shouted just now?¡± ¡°It must be Zhou Yun. I can tell from his voice!¡± Everyone immediately realized that they had been tricked. They quickly looked in Zhou Yun¡¯s direction, but they realized that he had already disappeared. Soon Zhou Yun arrived at the Treasure Pavilion. Then he immediately asked, ¡°Sir, do you have a talisman that can kill a foundation establishment stage cultivator in one go? A one-time spiritual weapon will do!¡± ¡°Oh right, I also need a defensive talisman or defensive magical equipment that can defend against foundation establishment stage cultivators! The Treasure Pavilion¡¯s owner was instantly stunned. ¡°Are you serious? You are just at the Qi cultivation stage. Why do you keep asking about things that can kill foundation establishment stage cultivators? Are you out of your mind?¡± Hearing the boss¡¯s words, Zhou Yun smiled bitterly. ¡°Well, I¡¯ve made a lot of enemies recently. I want to buy something powerful to protect myself!¡± If it wasn¡¯t for that group of foundation establishment stage inner sect disciples being dissatisfied with him, he wouldn¡¯t need to buy these. When the store owner heard this, he frowned. Normally, one couldn¡¯t buy a foundation establishment stage weapon before reaching the stage. However, because Zhou Yun was a glory disciple, he had special privileges in this area. Moreover, he more or less knew about the inner sect trial test. In the end, the store owner thought for a while before taking out the items and even giving Zhou Yun a 40% discount. Zhou Yun took these two items out of the door. One was a defensive spiritual weapon while the other was an offensive spiritual weapon. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing you gave me a 40% discount, or I could only buy one piece!¡± After Zhou Yun finished shopping, he suddenly realized that he had no money again. He felt a little disappointed. He wanted to buy two more items, but he didn¡¯t have enough money because he didn¡¯t prepare enough. After buying the items, Zhou Yun returned to his cave and started cultivating. A month passed by very quickly. During this process, Zhou Yun refined quite a number of pills and exchanged them for quite a number of resources. ¡°The trial test for inner disciples of Spirit Valley has begun. Disciples who are participating in the trial test, please hurry to the back mountain. Late arrival is not permitted!¡± A voice resounded throughout the entire Spirit Valley. As soon as the voice fell, a beautiful figure flashed into the sky. Zhou Yun was also flying in the back mountain of Spirit Valley on a red light. Chapter 29 - The Beginning of the Trial Chapter 29 The Beginning of the Trial After Zhou Yun arrived at the back mountain, he realized that there were already many disciples waiting The senior sister and Qiao¡¯er had arrived a long time ago. When Qiao¡¯er saw Zhou Yun, she called him big brother Zhou Yun again, then rushed toward him. Seeing Qiao¡¯er rushing towards him, Zhou Yun felt resigned. Every time Qiao¡¯er saw him, she would be so excited as if she hadn¡¯t seen him in a few years. Before Zhou Yun could roll his eyes, he realized that all the inner sect disciples present were looking at him with complicated expressions. There was indifference, hatred, jealousy, and disdain. Looking at these people¡¯s faces, Zhou Yun said to himself, ¡°Why isn¡¯t there any admiration?¡± They seemed to take it for granted that he was a pill-refining genius. ¡°Is there no one in the entire inner sect who likes to refine pills?¡± he thought. Looking at these people¡¯s expressions, Zhou Yun smiled slightly. It didn¡¯t matter how these people looked at him as long as it didn¡¯t affect his life. However, if they really wanted to go against him, Zhou Yun assumed he had to teach them a lesson. At the thought of this, Zhou Yun¡¯s smile gradually turned into a cold smile. ¡°Excuse me, friend, please make a hole!¡± A cold voice came from behind Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun turned his head and looked at the person indifferently. ¡°The road is so wide. Why do you have to pass through here?¡± ¡°There are so many roads you can take, but you have to make things difficult for me, right?¡± he thought. Zhou Yun looked at the young man in front of him, but he did not move. The other inner disciples were all shocked when they saw the young man. ¡°Hello, Junior Brother!¡± The crowd all greeted him. They were clearly very respectful of this young man. Hearing the crowd¡¯s shouts, Zhou Yun realized that this person was Junior Brother, Meng Fei¡¯ang! He looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang again and found that Meng Fei¡¯ang was also at the ninth stage of Qi cultivation. This shocked Zhou Yun. Of everyone present, only he and Meng Fei¡¯ang were at the ninth stage of Qi cultivation. ¡°Zhou Yun, step aside. Can¡¯t you see you¡¯re blocking Senior Brother Meng¡¯s way?¡± A shout came from the crowd, interrupting Zhou Yun¡¯s train of thoughts. ¡°According to their ranks, glory disciples seem to be of a higher rank than the Senior Brothers, right?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed as he sneered. As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately came out to criticize Zhou Yun. ¡°Senior Brother Meng is the person closest to Qi disciple stage ten in the past hundred years. Once he breaks through to Qi disciple stage ten, the sect will immediately promote him to a glory disciple.¡± ¡°And you, a piece of trash who relied on refining pills to become a glory disciple, what makes you think you can compete with Senior Brother?¡± Hearing this, Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. She stood up and said, ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re the ones advancing. What are you all so arrogant for? And didn¡¯t your last attempt fail?¡± Another inner sect disciple stood up. ¡°There is a reason for my failure last time. I¡¯ll definitely succeed this time! And no matter what, I just can¡¯t accept that Zhou Yun became a glory disciple through refining pills!¡± Qiao¡¯er tried her best to defend Zhou Yun. ¡°If you¡¯re so good, why don¡¯t you refine some pills too? There¡¯s more than one spot for the glory disciple position. You guys could have gone up too. It still doesn¡¯t work, right?¡± ¡°Do any of you have the same talent as brother Zhou Yun? Are you guys as handsome as him? Do you all attract the attention of the female disciples as much as him? Can you eat as much as he does? Can you¡­¡± Qiao¡¯er asked more than ten questions in a row. She was just trying to humiliate these disciples. At that moment, everyone present was stunned by Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. Even Zhou Yun was dumbfounded. He wondered if he was really as powerful as she said. ¡°And why does eating a lot become an advantage of mine?¡± he thought. Zhou Yun was touched by Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. However, as aggressive as Qiao¡¯er¡¯s sounded, her words did not convince these disciples. On the contrary, they just hated Zhou Yun even more. Although the crowd had stopped talking, their dissatisfaction with Zhou Yun grew. Zhou Yun could even see the burning flames in their eyes. It was obvious that these people were even angrier. At this moment, Senior Sister Su Wanyi walked out. She said softly, ¡°Everyone, stop quarreling. Although Junior Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation level is the lowest, his talent in refining pills is undeniable. Everyone has their own strengths, so don¡¯t look down on others. We must all live in harmony!¡± Su Wanyi had naturally seen the anger in everyone¡¯s eyes. She was worried that Zhou Yun would be bullied because of this, so she came out to mediate. ¡°Many thanks, Senior Sister!¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome. Your cultivation is the lowest. No matter what, I¡¯ll have to look out for you!¡± Su Wanyi smiled at Zhou Yun gently. After Su Wanyi¡¯s persuasion, the inner sect disciples present temporarily held back their anger and did not dare to flare up. What she didn¡¯t know was that Meng Fei¡¯ang had been pissed off by her smile at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun clearly felt this. He could clearly feel that this Senior Brother¡¯s anger was even stronger than that of the inner sect disciple just now. He even developed a murderous aura. Meng Fei¡¯ang stared at Zhou Yun coldly for a long time before he looked away. He was furious, but Su Wanyi was here, so he couldn¡¯t show it. ¡°Zhou Yun, I thought you were just a nobody. But since you dared to speak to Wanyi in front of me, I¡¯ll really have to teach you a lesson!¡± he thought. Meng Fei¡¯ang had always regarded Su Wanyi as his exclusive property and would never allow anyone to speak to her. But today, Su Wanyi defended Zhou Yun, spoke up for him, and even smiled at him. This made Meng Fei¡¯ang furious. Zhou Yun saw the anger and killing intent in Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s eyes. He really wanted to tell Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi that they didn¡¯t have to protect him like this! ¡°If you didn¡¯t defend me, at most a few people will hate me.¡± ¡°Now that you¡¯re so protective of me, I feel like I¡¯ve become the enemy of all the disciples!¡± he thought. Zhou Yun laughed bitterly in his heart when he saw the hatred in everyone¡¯s eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sure they want to kill me and bury me in some secret place now,¡± he thought. He believed he had just made a mistake. If he had known earlier, he wouldn¡¯t want to become a glory disciple. Now there was nothing he could do so as not to be recognized. No matter where Zhou Yun went, he would be the center of attention, be it for him or against him. In short, it was impossible for him to keep a low profile. ¡°The sect leader has arrived!¡± With a shout, everyone¡¯s thoughts were interrupted, and they quickly looked up at the sky. The figures of several white-haired elders slowly appeared in the sky and finally stood in the void. Among them, an old man in luxurious clothes stood in the middle. He was the sect leader. ¡°Your majesty, sir!¡± Everyone bowed in unison! ¡°Everyone, I hereby announce the beginning of the inner sect trial!¡± Chapter 30 - Spirit-cleansing Pond Chapter 30 Spirit-cleansing Pond After the sect master and elders of Spirit Valley arrived, they began to announce the rules and precautions of the inner sect trial. ¡°I believe everyone is already familiar with the rules of the inner sect trial, so I¡¯ll briefly explain it. The most important rule is that you must not kill each other! Don¡¯t force yourself when you¡¯re in danger! You must unite in the secret realm!¡± ¡°There are many spiritual beasts in the secret realm. You must be careful when you encounter them!¡± ¡°After you reach the secret realm, you must quickly gather together and break through the difficulties together!¡± ¡°Do you understand?¡± ¡°Understood!¡± After the sect leader and the elders finished explaining the rules, the inner sect trial test began! Everyone quickly lined up and entered the secret realm one by one. Zhou Yun was slightly excited as he watched everyone¡¯s figures disappear into the teleportation array. In his previous life, he had taken trains and planes, but this was the first time he had taken a teleportation array! Just thinking about it made him a little excited. At this moment, the sect leader came to Zhou Yun¡¯s side and patted him on the shoulder. ¡°Zhou Yun, you must be careful after you enter the secret realm. You are the treasure of our sect!¡± Zhou Yun felt a little embarrassed after hearing the sect leader¡¯s words. He could clearly feel that the surrounding inner sect disciples were looking at him differently after the sect leader finished speaking. He didn¡¯t even need to think to know that they were definitely looking down on him. ¡°Sir, now is really not the good time to sing my praises,¡± he thought. Zhou Yun grumbled in his heart before he nodded and stepped into the portal of the secret realm. After entering the portal, Zhou Yun felt the environment in front of him began to change. The scenery at the back of Spirit Valley quickly disappeared, and a strange scene gradually appeared. A few minutes later, Zhou Yun looked at the scene in front of him and was slightly surprised. There were all kinds of spiritual herbs everywhere in this secret realm, and even the spiritual herbs he was stepping on had been nurtured by spiritual Qi for many years. Beside him was a small stream, which was actually formed by spiritual water Zhou Yun was slightly surprised. Just by relying on this stream, it was enough for one to establish a sect in the outside world. In a situation where the spiritual Qi in the outside world was scarce, this small stream formed by spiritual water was enough to make everyone in the immortal cultivation world fight over it. At the thought of this, Zhou Yun took a deep breath and immediately felt a cool sensation in his chest. ¡°I suppose the air in the entire secret realm has become spiritual Qi. And the mist that¡¯s everywhere here should also be condensed from spiritual Qi!¡± Zhou Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked around as he walked. The spiritual Qi in this secret realm was very dense, even tens of times denser than the spiritual Qi in his cave. The air in the secret realm was shrouded in a mist formed by spiritual Qi. Zhou Yun was also surrounded by this kind of mist. Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Yun felt as if he had returned to a thousand years ago when the spiritual Qi had not declined. ¡°I guess it¡¯s safe to say the spiritual Qi here is as dense as a thousand years ago?¡± ¡°If I cultivate in this place, I¡¯m sure I can break through to the foundation establishment stage really quick.¡± After Zhou Yun entered, he began to wander around in search of Qiao¡¯er and his Senior Sister. In this secret realm, other than the two of them, Zhou Yun did not trust anyone else. However, as he walked, Zhou Yun suddenly felt an unusual movement behind him. Zhou Yun immediately became alert when he heard the commotion. He had to be careful with every step he took in this place, or he would die without even knowing how. Knowing that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, Zhou Yun¡¯s attention was completely focused on his back. He slowed down and gathered all his power, waiting for a sudden attack from behind. At that moment, a spiritual beast suddenly pounced at Zhou Yun from behind! This beast was the size of a Tiger, and its front palm was even bigger than Zhou Yun¡¯s head. If someone was to be lightly patted by it, his head would probably explode and he would die immediately. SV Zhou Yun did not dare to be careless. He immediately turned around and thrust out his sword. This sword was a piece of magical equipment that the sect leader had given to Zhou Yun. When combined with Zhou Yun¡¯s sun-set sword technique, it was extremely powerful. With a flash of sword light, the sword that contained a powerful sword intent penetrated the head of the spiritual beast in the blink of an eye. The spiritual beast opened its bloody jaw, and before it could react, it was pierced through by a gust of sword energy, causing it to fall from the sky. Thump! The spiritual beast fell to the ground and became motionless. It was clearly dead. After getting rid of the spiritual beast, Zhou Yun put away his magical equipment and walked on. He discovered that there was a drop of transparent spiritual liquid that was emitting fluorescent light. Looking at it, Zhou Yun recalled Qiao¡¯er¡¯s introduction. ¡°This should be the Spirit-cleansing Liquid that Qiao¡¯er was talking about. However, the amount is too small, and its use is limited!¡± After Zhou Yun put it away, he continued to walk forward. He wanted to find Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi as soon as possible. This secret realm was filled with danger, and he was also a little worried that the two of them would encounter danger. On the other side, in a small valley where the spiritual Qi was even denser, a group of people had been gathered. These people were all inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley. This group of inner sect disciples was currently staring at the pool of water in front of them. This pool of water was completely made up of Spirit-cleansing Liquid. In the middle of them was the Senior Brother of the inner sect of Spirit Valley, Meng Fei¡¯ang. Meng Fei¡¯ang was surrounded by many people, and more and more people were coming This was the gathering point they had decided on before entering the secret realm. ¡°Senior Brother, should we kill Zhou Yun first?¡± one of them said to Meng Fei¡¯ang respectfully. The crowd also raised their heads, clearly disgusted by Zhou Yun and the others. Meng Fei¡¯ang said after a moment of hesitation, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. All of you will assist me in conquering the Spirit-cleansing Pond. After I break through, I will get to Zhou Yun.¡± Everyone nodded their heads and looked at the Spirit-cleansing Pond with a serious expression. Compared to killing Zhou Yun, it was more important to take down the Spirit-cleansing Pond. However, it was also more difficult. This was because there was an extremely powerful spiritual beast at the bottom of the pond. Its strength was close to that of a later-stage foundation establishment cultivator. Furthermore, it was said that all the spiritual beasts in this secret realm were the offspring of the spiritual beast at the bottom of the pond. When they thought of this spiritual beast, whose strength was close to that of a later-stage foundation establishment cultivator, everyone felt hesitant and scared. Although they had already gathered a lot of people, they were not very confident. Most importantly, if they were to attack this spiritual beast, they could be killed! They didn¡¯t want to die! Meng Fei¡¯ang looked at the Spirit-cleansing Pond in front of him and felt slightly excited. This time, with the assistance of so many people, he believed they would definitely be able to kill this spiritual beast. At that time, they would break through to the tenth stage of Qi cultivation. As long as he broke through, he would have a lot of time to play with Zhou Yun! ¡°You will soon know the consequence of talking to my woman!¡± he thought. Chapter 31 - Sneak Attack Chapter 31 Sneak Attack In the depths of the secret realm, Zhou Yun stopped after killing another spiritual beast. As he continued to kill spiritual beasts, his sword intent and sword technique also became more and more mature. Now, he felt that he was invincible among those below the foundation establishment stage. He could even trade one for one above the foundation establishment stage. WA At the thought of this, Zhou Yun was a little eager to try. He wanted to fight with a true foundation establishment stage powerhouse and test the results of his sword technique. Of course, the most important thing was still Qiao¡¯er. There were dangers in the entire secret realm. Although Qiao¡¯er¡¯s cultivation level was high, she lacked offensive means. It was still dangerous for her to walk alone in this secret realm. However, after walking for such a long time, he had not met anyone. Zhou Yun was a little puzzled. jas Logically speaking, although everyone was scattered in various areas, they should have met each other sooner or later because they were all wandering around. However, they had not seen a single person yet. ¡°Could it be that I¡¯m so lucky that the inner sect disciples can¡¯t find me? Or is the direction I¡¯m going in wrong and I¡¯m getting further away from them?¡± Thinking of this, Zhou Yun shook his head and focused his attention on the Spirit-cleansing Liquid he was collecting. In this short while, he had already killed more than a dozen spiritual beasts. After each spiritual beast died, they would leave behind a drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid that was like a glass ball. Now, he had more than a dozen drops in his hands. This spiritual liquid should be able to increase his strength by a certain amount. This way, when he encountered those inner sect disciples later, his chances of winning would be greater. ¡°I wonder what this Spirit-cleansing Liquid will taste like?¡± Zhou Yun stared at the transparent liquid in his hand and felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation. Qiao¡¯er had said that the Spirit-cleansing Liquid had the effect of purifying one¡¯s spiritual energy and strengthening one¡¯s foundation. He wondered if that was true. According to Qiao¡¯er, the spiritual Qi of this era was much thinner than it was a thousand years ago, and there were more impurities in it. When immortal cultivators absorbed spiritual Qi, they would also absorb these impurities along with the spiritual Qi. The longer the time, the more difficult it was for the cultivator to cultivate, and the slower the improvement. It was like a car. If gasoline mixed with sediment was added for a long time, the car would be far inferior to a car that had pure gasoline added for a long time in terms of speed and engine wear and tear. The Spirit-cleansing Liquid was used as a tool to clean the fuel tank of a car. As Zhou Yun thought about it, he placed the Spirit-cleansing Liquid in his hand into his mouth. As the Spirit-cleansing Liquid entered his mouth, a cool and refreshing feeling spread from his mouth. In an instant, Zhou Yun felt a portion of the spirit energy within his body being drawn out. This portion was very small, almost negligible. However, Zhou Yun felt that he was a little stronger than before. ¡°What was being stripped just now, was it the impurities in the spiritual energy? I didn¡¯t think that it could actually purify spiritual energy!¡± When he found out that it could really purify and improve the quality of his spiritual force, his eyes instantly lit up and he stared at the other spiritual beasts nearby. The spiritual liquid he had just taken had purified a part of the spiritual power in his body. As long as he had enough spiritual power, he could completely purify the spiritual power in his body and improve his foundation strength, just like the people a thousand years ago. This way, the more he cultivated, the more obvious his advantage of having pure spiritual energy became. Then, Zhou Yun shook his head. ¡°There aren¡¯t many spiritual beasts nearby. Even if we kill them all, the purification effect will be minimal.¡± Moreover, although the Spirit-cleansing Liquid had a purifying effect on him, the effect was too small. If he were to kill the spirit beast just for this, it would not be worth The dozen or so drops of spirit illusory liquid he had absorbed just now had only brought him a little change, which was almost negligible. Thinking of this, Zhou Yun had a headache. The current amount of spiritual purifying liquid was not enough to purify the whole body and improve one¡¯s aptitude. If he wanted to change, he would need a large amount of spiritual purifying liquid. He only got one drop of spiritual illusionary night from killing each spiritual beast, and the amount he needed was at least enough to fill a bathtub. ¡°But if that¡¯s the case, we¡¯ll have to kill more spiritual beasts. The deeper we go into the secret realm, the higher the level of the spiritual beasts. Now, some foundation establishment spiritual beasts have appeared, and these spiritual beasts are much more difficult to deal with than those in the Qi cultivation stage.¡± At this moment, Zhou Yun suddenly recalled something These spiritual beasts would usually only wander around one area, but the further east one went, the more concentrated the spiritual beasts would be. After realizing this pattern, Zhou Yun immediately thought of a possibility. ¡°Could it be in the East is where their base camp is? The bigger the base, the more opportunities there are. Danger and opportunities often co-exist.¡± After realizing this problem, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. In order to verify his suspicions, he ignored the nearby spiritual beasts and walked toward the East of the trial grounds. At this moment, in the East of the secret realm, a tall young man in green was walking slowly in the forest. His name was Fang Ping, and he had just entered the foundation establishment stage. Among the inner sect disciples of the spirit heart Valley, his strength was below average. He had long received a notice when he was outside the secret realm. After entering the secret realm, he had to keep heading east and finally gather near a Spirit-cleansing Pond. S However, since everyone¡¯s location was random when they entered the secret realm, and he just happened to be teleported to the west side of the secret realm. That was why he had not arrived yet. ¡°I¡¯ve already entered the eastern side of the secret realm. We shouldn¡¯t be far from the Spirit-cleansing Liquid pool.¡± Fang Ping walked carefully, trying not to wake up any of the spiritual beasts. At this moment, he suddenly heard some movement. He, who was already careful, immediately hid and concealed his aura. Not long after, Zhou Yun¡¯s figure appeared nearby. At this time, his figure was a little disheveled. Just now, in order to verify his thoughts, he had attracted a lot of spiritual beasts, and he had spent a lot of effort to get rid of them. Fortunately, these spiritual beasts had their own territorial awareness. After Zhou Yun left their territory, they stopped chasing him. ¡°It seems like my guess was right. The spiritual beasts here are getting more and more concentrated, and they are also getting stronger,¡± Zhou Yun said as he walked. At this moment, he suddenly stopped and hid himself. He found that there was another gathering place of spiritual beasts not far ahead. This group of spiritual beasts was even more concentrated than the ones he had encountered before. ¡°With such a dense gathering of spiritual beasts, could it be the main camp? I heard from Qiao¡¯er that there¡¯s a clear spirit pond in the base, but I wonder if there¡¯s one.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s face was filled with surprise. At this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back, and he instinctively rolled to the side to avoid it. ¡°My friend, why did you attack me when we have no enmity?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Fang Ping in front of him, his face full of displeasure. Chapter 32 - Despair Chapter 32 Despair On the other side, near the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s petite figure flew quickly through the forest, changing directions from time to time. Behind her, a large group of spiritual beasts was already chasing after her. They were all chasing after her because Qiao¡¯er had invaded their territory. Normally, these spiritual beasts would fall into a deep sleep. As long as one was careful not to wake them up, one would not be chased. In order to find Zhou Yun as soon as possible, Qiao¡¯er had barged into their territory without considering the consequences. She had even shouted Zhou Yun¡¯s name loudly. This action had not only awakened the spiritual beasts, but also made them feel provoked. The spiritual beast roared angrily behind Qiao¡¯er, scaring a large number of birds into flying around. This also attracted the attention of other spiritual beasts, who then joined the ranks of the pursuit. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, where are you?¡± Qiao¡¯er said worriedly as she dodged the attack of a spiritual beast. Qiao¡¯er did not care about the increasing number of spiritual beasts chasing after her. Her heart was filled with worry for Zhou Yun. ¡°Why is it that after searching for so long, Brother Zhou Yun is still nowhere to be seen?¡± Qiao¡¯er was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears. Ever since she entered the secret realm, she had been searching for Zhou Yun. Because she knew that all the inner sect disciples who were participating in the inner sect trial test had their eyes on her Brother Zhou Yun, she was worried that Zhou Yun would be attacked by these inner sect disciples. Therefore, she had disregarded the consequences and searched for Zhou Yun everywhere. She couldn¡¯t help but think of how Zhou Yun had to deal with the spiritual beast in the secret realm and how he had to be ambushed by this group of inner sect disciples. Just the thought of it made her very worried. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body was already in a somewhat sorry state. Her hair was disheveled, and it was no longer as smooth as when she first came in. Her face was also covered in dust, and she looked dirty. The dress she was wearing was already torn in a few places, revealing her pink skin. There were too many spiritual beasts chasing her, and she couldn¡¯t dodge in time. Compared to Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s situation was obviously more dangerous, but she didn¡¯t care at all. She only wanted to find Zhou Yun as soon as possible. Qiao¡¯er flew at a low altitude through the dense forest and arrived near the Spirit-cleansing Pond. In order to find Zhou Yun¡¯s figure, she flew without caring about the losses. At this time, she had already used up more than half of the spiritual Qi in her body. At this moment, she suddenly discovered that a large group of inner sect disciples had gathered at the side of the purifying spirit pond, as if they were dealing with something. Qiao¡¯er immediately thought that they might be attacking Brother Zhou Yun, and she flew out in a hurry. ¡°Don¡¯t hurt my Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s shout stunned the group of inner disciples. They were not attacking Zhou Yun at this time. Instead, they were attacking the base of the spiritual beasts. This was because their big senior brother needed to enter the center of the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Right now, the Spirit-cleansing Pond was heavily surrounded by a large group of spiritual beasts. Only by breaking through this encirclement would he be able to enter. Right now, all of their attention was focused on attacking the purifying spirit pond. How could they have the time to attack Zhou Yun? Only when their big senior brother entered the center of the cleansing spirit pool would he have the chance to break through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation and step into a higher level. How could Zhou Yun be more important than big senior brother? Finally, Meng Feilang came back to his senses. He looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body and sneered. ¡°Go and capture her. Use her to lure Zhou Yun over.¡± He was currently commanding the inner sect disciples to attack the Spirit-cleansing Pond, and he didn¡¯t expect to run into Qiao¡¯er. Since that was the case, he might as well use her to lure Zhou Yun over. After he broke through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation, he would have some fun with them. Meng Feilang squinted his eyes and the corners of his mouth lifted. He really got what he wanted. After Qiao¡¯er heard Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s words and combined it with the reactions of the inner sect disciples, she immediately understood that they were not attacking Zhou Yun. Thinking of this, she quickly turned around and flew back. Although there were many foundation establishment stage spirit beasts behind her, compared to this group of foundation establishment stage inner sect disciples, she was actually safer. After the inner sect disciples heard Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s orders, they split into two groups. One group continued to attack the Spirit-cleansing Pond, while the other group went after Qiao¡¯er. Qiao¡¯er turned around and fled. A large group of spiritual beasts and inner sect disciples followed behind her. She would change directions from time to time in an attempt to shake off this group of people. Without realizing it, she had returned to the Spirit-cleansing Pond and even went deeper. As Qiao¡¯er went deeper into the purifying spirit pond, she encountered more and more spiritual beasts that were blocking her way. Her strength was also getting stronger and stronger. Because there were too many spiritual beasts in front of her, her speed was slowed down, and in the end, she was still caught up and surrounded by the inner sect disciples. The group of inner sect disciples looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s embarrassed figure with cold smiles on their faces. ¡°Senior Brother, since we¡¯re already in the depths of the secret realm, why don¡¯t we bring her to senior brother after we¡¯re done playing with her?¡± an inner sect disciple asked with an evil smile. Everyone heard the inner sect disciple¡¯s words and couldn¡¯t help but look at Qiao¡¯er, who was surrounded, with a hint of fire in their eyes. Qiao¡¯er looked even more disheveled than before. Her hair accessories had long been knocked away, and her hair was disheveled. Her face was also covered in dust, and there were even traces of her tears on the dust. On her body, due to the attacks of the spiritual beast, her clothes had long since been torn apart. Her tender skin was exposed on her calves, arms, and collarbones. The crowd looked at the pitiful and embarrassed Qiao¡¯er and licked their lips. They were clearly moved by the words of the inner sect disciple. At this time, the person with the highest cultivation among the crowd frowned and cursed in a low voice when he saw everyone¡¯s performance. ¡°Are you guys crazy? Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er is the most beloved disciple of the sect leader and the elders. If you dare to treat her so badly, once the sect leader and the elders find out, they will skin you alive!¡± Everyone shivered when they heard the senior brother¡¯s words. Indeed, Qiao¡¯er was the treasure of the sect leader and the elders of the Spirit Valley. If they found out, they would probably be better off dead. ¡°And it¡¯s best if we don¡¯t do anything to Junior Sister. Otherwise, when we get out, the sect leader and the others will still be able to see traces from her body conditions.¡± ¡°Now that Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er has been surrounded by us, none of us should move. We only need to put in some spiritual beasts. This way, even if Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er dies, it will have nothing to do with us.¡± The senior brother was more cautious. He wanted to help the eldest brother catch Qiao¡¯er, but he didn¡¯t want to be discovered by the elders. Everyone expressed their agreement after hearing this. They immediately opened up a gap and then led in a group of spiritual beasts into the encirclement. Qiao¡¯er naturally heard their conversation and felt a wave of despair. Looking at the spiritual beasts that had been lured in, every one of them was at the foundation establishment stage, and all of them were extremely ferocious, Qiao¡¯er could only shout in despair towards the sky. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Chapter 33 - Easy Chapter 33 Easy Outside the Spirit-cleansing Pond, Zhou Yun looked at Fang Ping in front of him, a hint of displeasure was on his face. ¡°Why did you attack me?¡± Earlier, this Fang Ping had actually sneaked an attack on him while he was focused on the spiritual beasts. If he had not reacted quickly, he would have been seriously injured by now. In the world of cultivators, sneak attacks were contemptible and despised by everyone. Zhou Yun admitted that he had some conflicts with Meng Fei¡¯ang, a senior disciple of the inner sect. However, in his heart, he believed that they had only quarreled a little. There was no big conflict between them, not enough to reach the level of life and death hatred. Fang Ping¡¯s sneak attack had made Zhou Yun realize that Meng Fei¡¯ang might really wanted to kill him. When they had just entered the secret realm, the sect leader had warned them that no one was allowed to kill each other. And under the situation where the sect leader had already warned him, this person in front of him still dared to launch a sneak attack on him. Who gave him the courage? Without Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s permission, the inner disciples wouldn¡¯t have dared to do this! ¡°Humph, who asked you to block big senior brother¡¯s path!¡± Fang Ping snorted coldly. He did not feel embarrassed at all for his actions just now. However, he was also slightly shocked in his heart. Zhou Yun was actually able to Dodge his silent sneak attack just now. His reaction speed was somewhat surprising. Although his strength was not ranked, his speed was one of the best among the inner disciples. If it was anyone else, even if they were stronger than him, they would have been seriously injured by his sneak attack. However, Zhou Yun was able to avoid his sneak attack in such an environment. His reaction speed was indeed extraordinary. ¡°You¡¯re just a piece of trash who sneaked in with the identity of an honorary disciple. What right do you have to block big senior brother¡¯s path? Without this identity, you are nothing. Just by talking back to big senior brother, you have already caused public anger. The more Fang Ping spoke, the more agitated he became, as if Zhou Yun had done something unforgivable. ¡°Zhou Yun, die!¡± With a furious roar, his body grew a few centimeters taller as if it was inflated. His muscles swelled up like balloons. His hands were clenched into fists, and with a sliding step, he appeared in front of Zhou Yun in a flash. His fist was aimed at Zhou Yun¡¯s face. This punch had long surpassed the speed of sound. It was as fast as lightning, directly tearing through the air. With a Sonic Boom, it headed towards Zhou Yun, vividly displaying the speed and strength of a Foundation establishment stage expert. Zhou Yun, on the other hand, seemed to have yet to react. He stood on the ground, unmoving Just as he was about to hit Zhou Yun, a cold smile appeared on Fang Ping¡¯s face. Although Zhou Yun¡¯s reaction speed had surprised him, that was all. Trash was trash. If he was not strong enough, it was useless no matter how fast his reaction speed was. ¡°Ah, since that¡¯s the case, let me see what the foundation establishment stage can do!¡± Zhou Yun sighed. He raised the sword in his hand and slashed it lightly at Fang Ping. This stroke looked very slow, light and without any strength. However, Fang Ping¡¯s expression changed drastically. In his eyes, this sword had already been waved hundreds of times in the blink of an eye. Each time it was swung, it brought with it sword intent. In the end, hundreds of sword intents stacked up one after another. The power after stacking up was terrifying to the extreme. ¡°Not good, I can¡¯t block it, dodge!¡± Fang Ping could feel the power contained in Zhou Yun¡¯s stroke. He quickly retracted his fist and dodged at an even faster speed. Swoosh! A sword ray streaked across. The spirit trees in front of Zhou Yun were all cut down at the waist. The surface of the cut was as smooth as a mirror. Buzz! After that, Fang Ping heard another sonic boom. The speed of Zhou Yun¡¯s sword had also exceeded the speed of sound. It was even faster than his previous punch. ¡°Sword intent? And it¡¯s not even the elementary level of sword intent!¡± Fang Ping¡¯s eyes widened. He could not believe his eyes at all. ¡°Should I advance or retreat?¡± Fang Ping looked at the scene in front of him and started hesitating. When Zhou Yun had displayed his sword technique earlier, he had felt an unstoppable force. If he had not dodged quickly, he would have been cut in half at the waist like those spirit trees. ¡°Run!¡± Fang Ping immediately made up his mind. Then, he turned around and ran. He had just flown a hundred meters, and before Fang Ping could even catch his breath, he suddenly felt extreme danger behind him. He turned his head to look and saw a sword gleam following him. This sword ray had a larger range, stronger power, and faster speed than the previous one, making it impossible for him to Dodge. Fang Ping¡¯s eyes twitched violently as he looked at the sword gleam. Then, he threw a punch at the sword gleam with all his might. This punch directly used all of his cultivation and strength. He believed that even a diamond the size of a millstone would be crushed by this punch. However, as soon as the fist radiance he released came into contact with the sword radiance, it was immediately cut apart without any resistance. ¡°Impossible!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, the sword ray cut through his waist and flew even further behind him. Everything in its path was cut in half. Fang Ping immediately calmed down. He had never felt so calm before. He took a pill and asked Zhou Yun, who was in front of him, ¡°How did you enter the state of enlightenment so easily?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask. The only answer I can give you is talent. I¡¯m also very troubled!¡± Zhou Yun was very calm. Hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Fang Ping¡¯s face broke into a wry smile. ¡°Alright! Do you have any questions?¡± After Zhou Yun left, Fang Ping seemed to have lost all his strength. His eyelids drooped, and his upper body fell to the ground with a loud thud. He was no longer breathing. It turned out that Zhou Yun¡¯s sword had already cut him in half. The only reason he could hold on until now was because of the healing pill he had taken. On the other side, Zhou Yun was flying rapidly in the direction of the Spirit-cleansing Pond. He had just learned of big martial brother Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s plan and was preparing to intercept him. After a long journey, he finally arrived at his destination. However, the moment he arrived, he heard Qiao¡¯er¡¯s desperate screams. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice, Zhou Yun thought of a possibility and quickly flew in her direction. The moment he arrived, Zhou Yun saw a scene that made him extremely angry. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er, who had been calling him ¡°Brother Zhou Yun¡±, was trapped in the middle of a group of spiritual beasts and was struggling to stay alive. Her petite body was like a flower that was being hit by the wind and rain. There was also a group of inner sect disciples near the group of spiritual beasts. They were talking and laughing as they looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s condition, as if they did not see Qiao¡¯er, who could not hold on any longer. ¡°With Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er as bait, it¡¯ll be much easier for us to take the Spirit-cleansing Pond!¡± When Zhou Yun heard this, he was instantly infuriated. He immediately mobilized all the spiritual Qi in his body and activated the Setting Sun Sword Intent and charged towards Qiao¡¯er. Chapter 34 - Spiritual Beasts Chapter 34 Spiritual Beasts Seeing Qiao¡¯er was struggling to stay alive, Zhou Yun immediately used all his spiritual Qi to activate the Setting Sun Sword Intent and charged at Qiao¡¯er. The Setting Sun Sword Intent brought him like a beam of light, breaking through the layers of encirclement in an instant. Zhou Yun charged through the group of spiritual beasts and successfully arrived in front of Qiao¡¯er. Looking at the spiritual beasts pouncing toward Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun raised his sword and slashed with all his might. A sword light flashed, and the spiritual beasts were instantly cut in half. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, are you hurt?¡± Hearing the familiar voice, Qiao¡¯er, who was still struggling to resist, was stunned and looked up. Brother Zhou Yun, whom she had been thinking about so much, had suddenly come to her side. Qiao¡¯er immediately let down her guard. Her big red eyes were filled with tears as she hugged Zhou Yun. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, is it you?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s heart ached when he heard Qiao¡¯er¡¯s aggrieved and soft voice. ¡°It¡¯s me! I¡¯m here!¡± Zhou Yun pulled the young girl into his arms and stroked her little head, smoothening her hair. The tears in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes finally fell, and the dust on her face was also wet and stuck to her face, making her look like a dirty kitten. ¡°I¡¯m not dreaming, right?¡± Qiao¡¯er rubbed her eyes, which were already red, in disbelief. ¡°It¡¯s me. Your brother Zhou Yun is here. I¡¯ll protect you from now on!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s voice was low and his eyes were filled with killing intent. The actions of the inner sect disciples had successfully angered him. If he had the chance, he would definitely make these people pay the price. After Zhou Yun killed a few more spiritual beasts, he picked Qiao¡¯er up. He suppressed the killing intent in his heart and prepared to break through the encirclement of the spiritual beasts. Now, his own strength was too small. If he had a conflict with the other party, the result would not be good. Therefore, he was prepared to improve his strength first. When his strength reached a certain level, he would settle the score with these people. After picking Qiao¡¯er up, Zhou Yun activated the Setting Sun Sword Intent again and rushed outside. A flash of sword-light streaked across the sky. Zhou Yun carried Qiao¡¯er and followed the sword-light, breaking through the spiritual beasts¡¯ encirclement and arriving at the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Meng Fei¡¯ang was commanding the inner sect disciples to attack the spiritual beasts in the cleansing spirit pond when a bright light suddenly flashed in front of him. It immediately alerted him. After taking a closer look, he saw that there was another person following behind the sword light. This person was Zhou Yun, and he was currently carrying Qiao¡¯er in his arms. Meng Fei¡¯ang reacted immediately and punched Zhou Yun. He didn¡¯t expect Zhou Yun to see him. Zhou Yun pulled out his sword and activated his sword intent, then threw it at Meng Fei¡¯ang. The sword intent and the fist radiance formed by the fist collided in an instant. As soon as they came into contact, a huge explosion was immediately produced. Bang! With a loud bang, Zhou Yun, who was closer to the explosion, was sent flying by the shockwave and landed in the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Meng Fei¡¯ang was also knocked back by the explosion. He watched as Zhou Yun fell into the water with Qiao¡¯er in his arms. Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s face darkened as he watched the two of them fall into the pool. ¡°Big Senior Brother, what happened just now?¡± ¡°I think there was an explosion just now. Senior Brother, are you hurt?¡± ¡°Senior Brother, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Everyone came over to ask after hearing the explosion. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Go and call back the people who were chasing Qiao¡¯er just now. Everyone, let¡¯s put in more effort! We¡¯re about to break through!¡± Meng Fei-ang¡¯s eyes darkened, but he didn¡¯t say anything ¡°Yes, Senior Brother!¡± After everyone had gathered, they continued to attack the Spirit-cleansing Pond. When the last illusionary spirit beast was killed, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving behind a few people to collect the Spirit-cleansing Liquid, the rest of the people directly rushed towards the Spirit-cleansing Pool. At this moment, the area outside the Spirit-cleansing Pond was filled with the corpses of the spiritual beasts. The inner sect disciples had only managed to break through the main camp after such a long period of time. The number of spiritual beasts they had killed was uncountable, and the amount of Spirit-cleansing Liquid they had left behind was also uncountable. All of this Spirit-cleansing Liquid would be enough for them to cleanse all of the spiritual Qi in their bodies. They might even have some extra and could bring it back to the Spirit Valley to exchange for resources. The few people who stayed behind looked at the corpses all over the ground and were extremely excited. The other group of inner sect disciples arrived at the side of the pond where the spiritual beast lived after entering the Spirit-cleansing Pond. ¡°Everyone, take a break and quickly recover your spiritual Qi. There will be a tough battle to fight later!¡± Hearing Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s instructions, everyone sat down cross-legged and began to recover their spiritual Qi. Some took out spiritual stones and began to absorb them, while others took out a few pills and threw them into their mouths. Then, they closed their eyes and started cultivating. Meng Fei¡¯ang also sat on the ground with his legs crossed, thinking about his plan. He had just watched Zhou Yun fall in with Qiao¡¯er in his arms, but now they had not even noticed their shadows. It seemed that they had already been eaten by the spiritual beast at the late of foundation establishment stage. Zhou Yun was a Qi cultivation stage trash and did not have much strength. Qiao¡¯er, on the other hand, had already used up all of her spiritual Qi. If she encountered that spiritual beast, she would most likely be swallowed in one bite without even being able to resist. Thinking of this, Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s gloomy face suddenly showed a smile, ¡°You can¡¯t blame me for this. Zhou Yun, you ran in here of your own accord!¡± Meng Fei-ang stood up and said to everyone after they had rested, ¡°This time, we¡¯re going to deal with a late of foundation establishment stage spiritual beast. His strength is completely different from the spiritual beast we¡¯ve dealt with outside the cave. Everyone must be careful. As long as we kill this spiritual beast, we¡¯ll have succeeded!¡± Then, he took out a packet of powder. ¡°This is a special powder that is specially used to attract spiritual beasts. You, go and sprinkle this powder into the water. After the spiritual beast comes out, everyone will immediately start attacking with all their might. Try to kill this spiritual beast in the shortest time possible!¡± ¡°Yes, Senior Brother!¡± All the inner disciples present had excitement in their eyes as they replied in unison. At the edge of the Spirit-cleansing Pond, an inner sect disciple was holding a bag of medicinal powder and slowly sprinkling it into the water. Behind him, all the inner sect disciples had taken out their magic tools and various lethal weapons, preparing to attack with all their might. After the medicinal powder was sprinkled into the water, the disciple quickly retreated into the crowd, took out his magic tool, and stared at the water. In a short while, the water surface began to bubble like boiling water. Seeing this, everyone activated their magical equipment and waited in anticipation. The bubbles in the pond grew larger and more concentrated. Finally, the bubbles disappeared and turned into ripples. Seeing this scene, everyone held their breath. Suddenly, a huge figure rushed out of the water and rose into the air, bringing with it a huge wave. Everyone who saw this scene couldn¡¯t help but exclaim. ¡°The spiritual beast is out!¡± Chapter 35 - Spirit-cleansing Liquid Chapter 35 Spirit-cleansing Liquid A huge monster rose up from the water and finally smashed onto the surface of the water, directly splashing out the Spirit-cleansing Liquid in the pool. Everyone present held their breaths when they saw this scene. ¡°The spiritual beast is out!¡± Roar! As soon as the spiritual beast came out, it immediately roared madly at the inner sect disciples on the shore, instantly bringing about a huge gust of wind. Everyone present was stunned by the scene in front of them and forgot to attack. This spiritual beast was different from the ones they had encountered before. It was much bigger and looked even more ferocious, and everyone was stunned by the aura it gave off. After the illusionary spirit beast came out, it seemed to have been possessed by some kind of demon. It was in a very crazed state. After a series of roars, it directly charged toward Meng Fei¡¯ang Some of the inner disciples realized that the spirit beast was heading toward Meng Fei¡¯ang and shouted, ¡°Protect Big Senior Brother!¡± The others were also awoken by this shout. Seeing the spiritual beast directly rushing toward Meng Fei¡¯ang, they quickly launched their magic artifacts to attack. The battle between the two sides started at once. The inner sect disciples attacked the spiritual beast in a frenzy. All kinds of magic weapons emerged one after another, and the cave suddenly flashed with various colors of light. On the other side of the water, when Zhou Yun heard the commotion, he immediately relaxed. It was obvious that the inner sect disciples were in the middle of a battle with the spiritual beast. ¡°I heard that this spiritual beast is the mother of all the spiritual beasts in the entire secret realm. It has the strength of a late-stage Foundation establishment cultivator and is extremely powerful. Even with so many inner disciples attacking, it should take a long time to take it down!¡± Now that he was safe for the time being, Zhou Yun recalled the words he had heard from Fang Ping when he met him outside the Spirit-cleansing Pond. If it was really as that person had said, that the Spirit-cleansing Pond contained an opportunity to break through to the tenth layer, then he would not let this opportunity slip by. He had to snatch it back from Meng Fei¡¯ang. After secretly coming up with a plan, Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er, who was in his arms. Qiao¡¯er had overused her spiritual Qi just now, and she was very weak. When the two of them jumped into the pond, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s fair face was exposed after being washed by the water. Looking at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s cute little face, she was still smiling sweetly even though she was unconscious. Zhou Yun¡¯s guard was lifted by this smile. Once he relaxed, he immediately felt weak. After checking his body, he realized that the spiritual Qi in his body had been completely exhausted because he had continuously used the waning sun sword technique and saved Qiao¡¯er with his full strength. Zhou Yun consumed a few pills. While he was absorbing the pills to recover his spirit energy, he began to explore his surroundings. Just like that, he swam in the water with Qiao¡¯er in his arms. After a while, Qiao¡¯er also sensed the movement on the shore and woke up. When she woke up, she saw Brother Zhou Yun, who she had been thinking about so much, hugging her. ¡°So it wasn¡¯t a dream just now!¡± Qiao¡¯er had a blissful smile on her face, but she was secretly surprised in her heart. Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s determined face. When she realized that he had not realized that she had woken up, she immediately thought of a plan and a sly smile appeared on her face. Zhou Yun¡¯s attention was focused on the front, so he did not notice that Qiao¡¯er had woken up. Zhou Yun was swimming when he suddenly heard a soft voice from his arms. He immediately lowered his head to check. In the end, what he saw was Qiao¡¯er¡¯s sly smile. Zhou Yun knew that this was bad and quickly prepared to raise his head. However, it was too late. Qiao¡¯er wrapped her arms around Zhou Yun¡¯s neck, making him unable to move. Then, she bit down on his mouth! Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hands were tightly wrapped around Zhou Yun¡¯s neck, and she immediately kissed him. Her little tongue was like a small fish that kept drilling into Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth. Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth was immediately filled with a sweet taste. After a long time, Qiao¡¯er finally stopped, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. ¡°It¡¯s been stamped. Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re mine from now on. When we go back, we¡¯ll have a baby!¡± Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er, who was like a little fox, and laughed bitterly in his heart. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, come down!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to. I want to have your children!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t give birth like this!¡± ¡°Then what should I do? I can learn!¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Zhou Yun was instantly defeated. He coughed a few times before he recovered. Not long after, Zhou Yun brought Qiao¡¯er to the deeper parts of the Spirit-cleansing Pond. As Qiao¡¯er was unwilling to part with Zhou Yun, she clung onto his neck tightly. Helplessly, Zhou Yun allowed her to go behind him while he carried her and continued swimming After Qiao¡¯er came to Zhou Yun¡¯s back, she pressed her entire body against his back. Zhou Yun was stunned when he felt Qiao¡¯er¡¯s movement. Then, he felt his entire back being covered by a soft touch. Because they were in the water, their clothes were already wet and stuck to their bodies. Now that Qiao¡¯er was leaning over, Zhou Yun immediately felt a very clear touch on his back. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Qiao¡¯er saw that Zhou Yun was stunned for a moment and thought that he was tired, so she quickly asked. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you?¡± Zhou Yun was immediately amused by Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. Thinking of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s petite body, Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but shake his head. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head was almost as tall as his shoulders. It would be too ugly for her to carry him on her back. Although Qiao¡¯er was sometimes as mischievous as a little fox, she was always thinking of him. This made Zhou Yun feel touched. ¡°I¡¯m not tired!¡± The two of them continued to swim forward. No, it was Zhou Yun who continued to swim forward with Qiao¡¯er. Along the way, the two of them walked and stopped, chatting and strolling underwater. They looked like they were on a scenic tour, and those who didn¡¯t know would think that they were on a vacation. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, why are you changing the topic the moment I mention having children?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s not a time to talk about it at the moment, we¡¯ll talk about it later!¡± ¡°Oh! Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve been thinking about you every day. Did you miss me?¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Zhou Yun recalled the scenes after he entered the secret realm. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve missed you!¡± ¡°Haha, I knew it!¡± The two of them laughed as they swam deeper into the pool. At this moment, Zhou Yun suddenly noticed a flash of light in a crack in the ground in front of him. Qiao¡¯er stopped smiling. The two of them looked at each other and immediately swam toward the crack. The well-behaved Qiao¡¯er let go of Zhou Yun¡¯s neck and swam alone. When the two of them arrived at the crack, they could see a faint aura drifting out from it. Feeling that this aura was extremely familiar, Zhou Yun smiled. ¡°It¡¯s very similar to the aura of the Spirit-cleansing Liquid. It should be the same thing!¡± Chapter 36 - Wailing Chapter 36 Wailing Zhou Yun excitedly opened up the crack in front of him and was surprised to find a small puddle below. ¡°This is the Spirit-cleansing Pond? No, it feels a little different. Could it be¡­¡± Zhou Yun looked at the small puddle in front of him and frowned slightly. Qiao¡¯er went up to take a look and was stunned. Her voice was filled with excitement and surprise. ¡°This is¡­ Spirit-cleansing Essence!¡± ¡°Spirit-cleansing Essence?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The Spirit-cleansing Essence is something even rarer than the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Other than being able to purify spiritual Qi like the Spirit-cleansing Pond, it is said that it also has the effect of cleansing Divine Sense, and¡­¡± At this moment, Qiao¡¯er was interrupted by Zhou Yun¡¯s surprised voice. ¡°Cleansing Divine Sense? But I don¡¯t have any Divine Sense in Qi cultivation.¡± Qiao¡¯er pouted and walked forward. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, can you let me finish first?¡± ¡°Alright, alright!¡± Zhou Yun smiled and quickly agreed. Looking at Qiao¡¯er pouting when she was angry, Zhou Yun suddenly had the urge to pinch her soft lips when he thought of the kiss earlier. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s little face puffed up, like a little goldfish blowing bubbles, she was extremely cute. ¡°For foundation establishment cultivators, the Spirit-cleansing Essence has the effect of cleansing their Divine Sense. For Qi cultivation cultivators, it can help them awaken their Divine Sense in advance, creating an unique advantage for Qi cultivation cultivators.¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Zhou Yun immediately gasped. Everyone knew that the biggest difference between the foundation establishment stage and the Qi cultivation stage, other than the aspect of spiritual Qi, was the Divine Sense. Because foundation establishment cultivators had Divine Sense, they could always find enemies from a long distance, and even if they couldn¡¯t see with their eyes, as long as the enemy made a small move, they could be detected by Divine Sense. Back then, Fang Ping had been able to detect Zhou Yun in advance because of the effect of his Divine Sense. If it had not been for Zhou Yun¡¯s own sensitivity to danger, he would have been dead by now. Thinking of this, Zhou Yun looked excitedly at the small puddle under the crack. It was filled with that kind of thing, but as time passed, more than half of it had disappeared. ¡°If I were to awaken my Divine Sense in Qi cultivation, then the only advantage the foundation establishment stage has for me would no longer be there. In a situation where everyone has their Divine Sense, I would be able to fight even an intermediate of foundation establishment stage cultivator.¡± After Zhou Yun muttered to himself, he looked at Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, are the things inside enough for us to cultivate?¡± ¡°Although there isn¡¯t much Spirit-cleansing Essence in here, it¡¯s enough for two people. From the traces of liquid in the puddle, there should have been a lot of Spirit-cleansing Essence, but because too much time has passed, most of it has slowly dissipated. There¡¯s only half left, but it¡¯s enough.¡± After hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Zhou Yun excitedly stepped forward and held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s small, smooth hand. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, time is of the essence. Let¡¯s just start absorbing it. You can use it to purify your Divine Sense, and I¡¯ll awaken it.¡± Qiao¡¯er blushed when she felt her hand being held. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Yun with tenderness in her eyes. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I don¡¯t need to cleanse my spirit. This Spirit-cleansing essence has little effect on me. It¡¯s not as useful as you absorbing it.¡± ¡°No matter how small the effect is, it should at least have some effect, right? And can¡¯t the Spirit-cleansing Essence also strengthen the foundation?¡± Zhou Yun asked in confusion. ¡°Big brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve already cultivated to the foundation establishment stage, so I no longer need to cleanse my Divine Sense. Do you know why master accepted me as his disciple with a single glance?¡± Zhou Yun immediately shook his head when he heard Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. After he had rescued Qiao¡¯er and brought her to spirit heart Valley, an elder had taken her away. After that, Qiao¡¯er was known as the most talented disciple in Spirit Valley. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, the reason why he accepted me as his disciple was because I had a perfect foundation!¡± ¡°A perfect foundation?¡± Zhou Yun was shocked to see Qiao¡¯er proudly stick out her chest and raise her head. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, time is of the essence. You should hurry up and absorb it. You are now in the Qi cultivation stage. The more Spirit-cleansing Essence you absorb, the more useful it will be for you. I will protect you!¡± Qiao¡¯er noticed the way Zhou Yun was looking at her and immediately said with a smile. ¡°Alright!¡± Zhou Yun stopped struggling. He sat cross-legged beside the pond and began to absorb. As the essence entered his body, Zhou Yun immediately felt his body become cool and comfortable. Slowly, Zhou Yun felt the spiritual Qi in his body being removed like silk being extracted from a cocoon. And after hearing these things, he immediately felt a lot more relaxed. Huff! After exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, Zhou Yun continued to absorb. In the later period of time, Zhou Yun felt his bones slowly becoming lighter. This was tempering his Foundation. After tempering his Foundation, he could attempt to break through to the tenth level. After a long time, Qiao¡¯er saw that Zhou Yun had finished absorbing the Spirit-cleansing Essence beside him, but he still did not wake up. She was worried. At this moment, a dark blue energy suddenly emerged from Zhou Yun¡¯s body. Qiao¡¯er smiled in surprise when she noticed it. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun has awakened his Divine Sense!¡± Zhou Yun was also smiling. He had already seen Qiao¡¯er¡¯s smiling face and all the details on her body. He could even see a single strand of hair on her body. However, he did not open his eyes, as this was the effect of his Divine Sense. The moment the blue energy was released from his body, he had seen every detail of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body. ¡°The effect of Divine Sense is really too powerful. It can instantly see through everyone. Doesn¡¯t that mean that in the future¡­¡± As Zhou Yun thought about it, the corners of his mouth curled up into a faint smile. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was red as she spoke softly. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I can feel that you are looking at my chest¡­¡± Just as Qiao¡¯er finished speaking, Zhou Yun¡¯s back suddenly stiffened. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, the Divine Sense is not omnipotent. At the same cultivation level, others can sense your Divine Sense. Although your Divine Sense can see all the details within a certain range, if someone¡¯s cultivation level is higher than yours, they can block your Divine Sense from you.¡± ¡°And just now, when brother Zhou Yun¡¯s Divine Sense was looking at me, I had already sensed it. It was just that I didn¡¯t block it¡­¡± Hearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words, Zhou Yun¡¯s face reddened. He quickly retracted his Divine Sense and calmed down, preparing to break through to the tenth layer. Earlier, he had split his mind into two. One was to observe Qiao¡¯er with his Divine Sense, while the other was to feel the changes in his body¡¯s spiritual Qi. In just a short while, he felt that there were faint signs of a breakthrough. Half an hour later. The roars of tigers and leopards came from Zhou Yun¡¯s body. In an instant, he felt that his entire body was filled with explosive power, and his spiritual Qi had also improved significantly. ¡°Tenth layer of Qi cultivation! I¡¯ve broken through!¡± Zhou Yun slowly opened his eyes with a smile on his face. In the moment of his breakthrough, not only did the spiritual Qi in his body increase significantly, but even the sword intent and sword techniques he cultivated had also improved. He felt that the power he had now was the limit of the Qi cultivation stage. He was probably more than five times stronger than before he had broken through! At this moment, the wail of a spiritual beast could be heard from afar, followed by the cheers of the inner sect disciples. Chapter 37 - Kill Zhou Yun Chapter 37 Kill Zhou Yun Roar! A wail rang out from a distance, followed by the cheers of the inner sect disciples. The two of them immediately understood that the group of inner sect disciples had successfully defeated the foundation establishment stage spiritual beast. ¡°It seems that they have already defeated that spiritual beast. If nothing goes wrong, the Spirit-cleansing Liquid will be out soon!¡± Zhou Yun said as he looked at Qiao¡¯er. Qiao¡¯er also looked at Zhou Yun, and the two of them smiled at each other. They could see a hint of slyness in each other¡¯s eyes. This group of inner sect disciples had fought for so long to defeat this spiritual beast, which was enough to prove the strength of this spiritual beast. The spiritual beast¡¯s Spirit-cleansing Liquid must have been very useful. Now that the spiritual beast was dead, it was time to collect the fruit. However, who was the one who had collected the fruit? Meng Feilang and the others had been fighting for a long time, and their spiritual Qi was almost exhausted. If they took the Spirit-cleansing Liquid away now, no one would be able to catch up. He was not afraid even if they caught up to him. Zhou Yun had his own life-saving tricks. Before he came to the secret realm, he had been constantly refining pills and then using them to exchange for various resources. After three months of accumulation, the resources on him were rich enough that he was not afraid of any foundation establishment stage cultivator. Thinking of this, a smile crept on Zhou Yun¡¯s face. ¡°It must have been very hard for them to take down this spiritual beast, right? Since they¡¯re working so hard, how about we snatch this drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid?¡± Qiao¡¯er nodded her head repeatedly. Her big eyes had already curved into crescents, and she was grinning from ear to ear. She was smiling like a little fox. After their discussion, the two of them quickly swam toward the spiritual beast and quietly waited for it to produce the Spirit-cleansing Liquid. At this moment, a group of inner sect disciples were taking medicine to treat their injuries near the foundation establishment stage spiritual beast. After the battle just now, they had already used up more than half of the spiritual Qi in their bodies. If it weren¡¯t for the support of all kinds of spiritual weapons and magical items, they would have almost been annihilated by this spiritual beasts. Even with the support of the equipment, their losses were not small. Many of them were injured, and they might even fall ill in the future. Some of the inner disciples had already closed their eyes forever, never to open them again. However, none of them regretted it because everything they did was for their big senior brother. Their big senior brother¡¯s goal of advancing to tenth layer of Q? cultivation was finally going to be achieved at this moment. Everyone present was very happy. Meng Fei¡¯ang was also very happy. In fact, he was ecstatic. However, he didn¡¯t dare to smile because he didn¡¯t want to hurt the inner disciples¡¯ feelings. After forcefully suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Meng Fei¡¯ang focused all his attention on this spiritual beast. Because this spiritual beast was at the late of foundation establishment stage, it was much stronger than the spiritual beasts he had fought before, so it took longer to produce the Spirit-cleansing Liquid. All the disciples had put away their weapons and were staring at their big senior brother, Meng Fei¡¯ang, with excitement in their eyes. A moment later, the spiritual beast¡¯s body suddenly emitted a burst of dazzling light. Everyone present knew that the Spirit-cleansing Liquid was about to appear. Upon seeing this, everyone on the shore was filled with excitement. Some of them even had tears in their eyes. Their big senior brother was finally going to enter the legendary realm. Meng Feilang couldn¡¯t help but smile. He took a deep breath and suppressed the ecstasy in his heart. Under the excited eyes of everyone present, he walked step by step toward the fallen spiritual beast. ¡°If I walk out of the secret realm at the tenth layer of Qi cultivation, the sect leader and Wanyi will definitely be happy for me!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang had already begun to fantasize about how the sect leader and the elders would look at him in a new light after he advanced to the tenth level of the Qi refining stage. He even imagined how Su Wanyi would excitedly throw herself into his arms, wanting to become his cultivation partner. He even thought about Zhou Yun¡¯s expression when he knelt down and begged for mercy. At this moment, he could no longer suppress the ecstatic smile on his face. He laughed as he stretched out his right hand, ready to pick up the drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid two steps away. Right at this moment, the water of the purifying spirit pond suddenly splashed in all directions. Two figures rose up into the sky with the waves. Just as Meng Fei¡¯ang raised his head, he saw Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er riding rainbow lights out of the water. They arrived in front of him, grabbed the drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid right in front of his eyes, and turned to run. The two of them moved so smoothly that Meng Fei¡¯ang didn¡¯t even have a chance to react. He was stunned on the spot, and his right hand froze. He stared blankly at the Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er who were gradually running further away. He was instantly dumbfounded, and even the smile on his face did not have time to disappear. The inner sect disciples nearby were watching Meng Fei¡¯ang walking toward the spiritual beast excitedly. Suddenly, the water in the Spirit-cleansing Pond rose up like a wave and slapped onto their bodies. In the blink of an eye, everyone became a group of drenched chickens. Everyone was stunned by this sudden situation. After a while, Meng Fei¡¯ang finally reacted. The smile on his face turned into anger and killing intent. Without any process, his joy turned into anger. ¡°Hurry up and go after them!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang roared in anger. His voice was deafening, and it immediately woke up all the inner disciples. The inner sect disciples present were also dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events. With confusion in their eyes, they hurriedly chased after Zhou Yun and his partner. It took them quite a while before they could react. Then, they quickly increased their speed and went after them. Meng Fei¡¯ang also found a fast inner disciple to carry him and chase after Zhou Yun. He was trembling and gasping for air. After a long while, he finally recovered. The change in his state of mind from ecstasy to fury had almost damaged his cultivation heart and caused his cultivation level to drop. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Zhou Yun, and a strong killing intent burst out from them. ¡°Zhou Yun, you must die today!¡± If the situation just now had happened to anyone else, they would have been so angry that they would have spat out blood and died. The group of inner sect disciples did their best to chase after Zhou Yun, but what shocked them was that no matter how hard they tried, they could only see Zhou Yun¡¯s figure. They could not catch up to him. Zhou Yun¡¯s flying speed was extremely fast, completely unlike the speed of a Qi cultivation cultivator. In fact, it was even faster than the flying speed of foundation establishment cultivators. Meng Fei¡¯ang also saw the situation. After thinking for a while with his remaining rationality, he was surprised. ¡°Could it be that he¡¯s already at the tenth layer of the Qi cultivation stage?¡± When he thought back to Zhou Yun¡¯s speed when he met him, he realized that Zhou Yun was not as fast as he was now. He immediately understood that Zhou Yun had broken through to tenth layer of Qi cultivation before he did. Thinking of this, Meng Fei¡¯ang was both jealous and angry. ¡°Everyone, speed up! This time, we must kill Zhou Yun at all costs!¡± Chapter 38 - Joy Chapter 38 Joy On the other side, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er were laughing as they ran. Their laughter was so loud that it reached the ears of Meng Feilang and the others. They gritted their teeth and glared at Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Zhou Yun, you must die today!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang ordered as he saw that Zhou Yun and the others seemed to have reached some sort of balance. Although they could see Zhou Yun¡¯s figure, they couldn¡¯t catch up to him. ¡°Let¡¯s keep going, everyone. If you have any speed-increasing magical items or talismans, just use them. We must catch up to them!¡± The inner sect disciples looked pained when they heard Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s words. When they were fighting the late of foundation establishment spiritual beast, they had used up all their offensive magical items and spiritual Qi replenishing pills. Now they had to use their speed magical items. This time, not only did they not get anything from the secret realm, but they had also used up all their resources. However, even though everyone had this thought, they still sent out their magic treasures and speed talismans. They had no complaints about their senior brother, so they could only vent all their anger on Zhou Yun. After everyone used their speed-type magical items, their flying speed immediately increased by a large amount. In a few seconds, they were getting closer to Zhou Yun. They could already see Zhou Yun clearly from their initial blurry vision. Seeing this scene, the heartache in everyone¡¯s eyes disappeared, and they all revealed looks of joy. ¡°We¡¯re getting closer, we¡¯ll catch up soon.¡± Zhou Yun, who was in front of the crowd, could also feel the increase in the speed of the inner sect disciples behind him. He hurriedly increased his speed to the limit. The moment he increased his speed, Zhou Yun immediately felt the spiritual Qi in his body depleting at an accelerated rate, as if it would be used up in the next moment. As Zhou Yun¡¯s speed increased, the distance between them widened again. Meng Fei¡¯ang and the others chased after Zhou Yun, maintaining the previous balance. ¡°Zhou Yun won¡¯t be able to hold on for long. Using the talismans will consume less of our spiritual Qi, but he will consume more. As long as we can hold on, it won¡¯t be long before Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual Qi is exhausted!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang cheered everyone up again, but he was telling the truth. They were using speed talismans to catch up. They only needed to inject a small amount of spiritual Qi to burst out with amazing speed. Although they were still far away from Zhou Yun, Zhou Yun used his own spiritual power to increase his speed, which consumed a lot of spiritual power. He was bound to not be able to last long. After Meng Feirang finished speaking, the group of inner sect disciples showed a trace of joy on their faces, as if victory was right in front of them. In fact, after going through so many battles, their spiritual Qi had almost been exhausted. If it were not for these speed items, they would have been left behind by Zhou Yun. But after Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s encouragement, they all gritted their teeth and kept on going. In a short while, Zhou Yun¡¯s speed had also slowed down. The spiritual Qi in his body had almost been exhausted. After all, he had used his own spiritual Qi to increase his speed, while the group of inner sect disciples behind him had used speed talismans. In comparison, he needed to consume much more spiritual Qi. Seeing Zhou Yun slow down, Meng Fei¡¯ang quickly ordered everyone to speed up and catch up. In just a few moments, Zhou Yun had been caught up. Sensing that the inner sect disciples had caught up to them, Zhou Yun brought Qiao¡¯er to a stop. After the two of them stopped, they immediately took a few spirit Qi replenishing pills. ¡°What do we do?¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun with worry. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there will be a way!¡± Hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s small hand merely grabbed Zhou Yun¡¯s. ¡°Why don¡¯t you leave first and I¡¯ll cover you? You¡¯re their target, so they won¡¯t do anything to me!¡± Looking at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s reddened eyes, Zhou Yun suddenly recalled what the group of inner sect disciples had said to him when he was saving Qiao¡¯er, and he immediately refused. ¡°No need, we¡¯ll leave together later. Trust me, I have a way!¡± While the two were talking, Meng Fei¡¯ang and the others were already 10 meters away from them. ¡°Zhou Yun, hand over that drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid. It¡¯s impossible for you to leave the secret realm with it! There¡¯s no need for us to become enemies because of this drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid. What do you think? As long as you hand it over, all the grudges between us will be written off. We can even become friends, brothers, and manage the inner disciples together. Isn¡¯t that better?¡± Zhou Yun listened to Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s words while staring at the inner sect disciples behind him. When he saw the speed talismans on their legs, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up and his mouth curved up. He already knew that with his speed, he would be caught up by this group of inner sect disciples sooner or later. After all, he was only at the tenth layer of the Qi cultivation stage, and the total amount of spiritual Qi he had couldn¡¯t be as much as the foundation establishment stage. However, after so many battles, this group of inner sect disciples did not have much spiritual Qi left in their bodies. After such a comparison, both sides were equal. If that was all, he still wouldn¡¯t be able to shake off this group of people. He couldn¡¯t possibly keep running, right? They would have to leave the secret realm eventually. Therefore, he was waiting. He was waiting for the group of inner sect disciples to use their speed-increasing magical items. He was waiting for their speed talismans to run out If he used the speed talisman again at this time, they would not be able to catch up. Meng Fei¡¯ang saw the smile on Zhou Yun¡¯s face and thought that he was tempted. ¡°As long as you hand over the Spirit-cleansing Liquid, I can use other cultivation resources to exchange for it!¡± ¡°Hahaha!¡± Zhou Yun laughed at Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s words and then mocked him. ¡°Give you the Spirit-cleansing Liquid? In your f*cking dreams!¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Yun stuffed the entire bottle of Spirit-cleansing Liquid into Qiao¡¯er¡¯s mouth. Then, he raised his magical item and waved it in front of him. A sword light carrying the Setting Sun Sword Intent immediately flew toward Meng Fei¡¯ang and the others. After all this was done, Zhou Yun took out a few speed talismans and stuck them on himself and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s bodies. ¡°Do you think that all the pills I¡¯ve refined during this period of time were for nothing?¡± After saying that, Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and rose into the air. The two of them shot out like supersonic planes. A second later, a sonic boom reached everyone¡¯s ears. It was obvious that the two of them were flying at a speed that far exceeded the speed of sound. The inner sect disciples looked in shock at the Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er who were gradually disappearing. They were once again stunned. How could they chase him? Because they had desperately chased after them just now, the spiritual Qi in their bodies had basically been exhausted. It was impossible to catch up with them, not to mention that the two of them were flying at supersonic speed. They might not even be able to find them now. Meng Fei¡¯ang spat out a mouthful of blood as he watched the two escape again. He stared at the sky in grief and anger. He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart after experiencing two highs and lows in a row. ¡°Zhou Yun, I will kill you in this life!¡± Chapter 39 - The Arrival of the Sect Leader Chapter 39 The Arrival of the Sect Leader ¡°Zhou Yun, I will kill you in this life!¡± Blood was dripping from the corner of Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s mouth. His eyes were full of fire as he shouted at the sky. All the birds in the East of the secret realm seemed to feel his killing intent and flew away in shock. Zhou Yun, who had already flown far away, sneezed. He didn¡¯t hear Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s angry roar, but he knew that Meng Fei¡¯ang was scolding him. However, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t care. Instead, he smiled. ¡°This is the price you pay for bullying Qiao¡¯er!¡± When Qiao¡¯er saw Zhou Yun sneeze, she thought that he had caught a cold from flying too high. She quickly pulled up the small coat on her body and prepared to take it off. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you cold? You can wear my clothes!¡± As Qiao¡¯er spoke, she was about to take off her coat. Zhou Yun¡¯s right eye twitched when he saw Qiao¡¯er¡¯s jacket. Qiao¡¯er was petite to begin with, and her jacket was not even the size of two of his palms. How could he possibly fit into it? Moreover, he was wearing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s coat. If her master saw him when he left the secret realm, he might think that Zhou Yun had done something to Qiao¡¯er. At that time, wouldn¡¯t he be beaten to death? Zhou Yun quickly organized his thoughts. ¡°No need, let¡¯s hurry out of the secret realm!¡± Outside the secret realm! Sect master Ling Qingyun and the Spirit Valley elders were waiting at the entrance. Because there was only one teleportation gate in the secret realm, the entrance and exit were all in the same place. This group of white-haired old men waited for the crowd while discussing when they would come out. As they chatted, they talked about the tenth layer of Qi cultivation stage. After all, this was also their original intention for letting everyone enter the secret realm to train. ¡°Sect Leader, do you think that there will be someone who will break through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation this time?¡± Ling Qingyun turned around and saw an old man in a grey Taoist robe. He was Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s master. Ling Qingyun had a slight smile on his face. He naturally knew why the Elder Zuo had asked this question. ¡°Elder Zuo, Fei ang has made full preparations this time. I believe that the probability of breaking through to the legendary realm is still very high!¡± Elder Zuo nodded with a smile. The reason why he asked this was to show off that his disciple was about to break through the to the legendary realm. Sure enough, after the elders heard this, they all turned to look at the left elder with undisguisable envy in their eyes. At this moment, the Supreme elder¡¯s voice was heard. His tone held a different opinion from the left elder ¡®s. ¡°I think that little fellow Zhou Yun should be able to break through as well!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun? I don¡¯t think so!¡± ¡°Sir Pill (Grand Elder), this young man has only joined the sect for a short time. He doesn¡¯t have much experience, and he broke through too quickly. His foundation is unstable!¡± On the surface, Elder Zuo seemed to be analyzing, but in reality, he was belittling him. The other elders nodded in agreement. As the most recent rising star and honorary disciple, they naturally knew him. They had also met Zhou Yun at the sect meeting three months ago. Later on, they had also learned about Zhou Yun¡¯s experiences. When they first learned that Zhou Yun had broken through from first layer to fifth layer of Qi cultivation, and then from fifth layer to eighth layer, in a very short period of time they were slightly shocked. After all, they had never seen anyone who could break through continuously through cultivation. But after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was not good to break through continuously. Such rapid breakthroughs could easily lead to a high realm without any strength. Although Zhou Yun¡¯s talent in alchemy was recognized by all of them, it was still hard to say for sure if he was talented in cultivation. The time he had accumulated was too short! Ling Qingyun looked at the unconvinced Grand Elder and felt that the atmosphere was a little off. He quickly changed the topic. ¡°The spiritual Qi in our cultivation world is getting less and less. There are disputes in many places. I¡¯m afraid that our Spirit Valley will be affected by them!¡± After Elder Zuo and Sir Pill heard Ling Qingyun¡¯s words, they stopped arguing and instead frowned. Compared to the disputes outside, whoever could break through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation in this trial was only a small matter. The other elders present also showed a worried expression. ¡°Yes, without spiritual Qi, the stages of immortal cultivators will fall. At that time, some people will go crazy!¡± ¡°I heard they¡¯re fighting for resources again! Sigh, when will this kind of life end!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve also heard that there are evil sects that have already started using humans as alchemy materials. How cruel!¡± ¡°Which of the things they did weren¡¯t cruel? I¡¯m afraid that if this continues, the other powers will also imitate the evil sects and use people to refine pills!¡± ¡°Alas, I don¡¯t know which wicked thing cut off the road to the heaven realm. Now that there is no spiritual Qi from the heaven realm, we can¡¯t hold on for long!¡± ¡°Shush, be careful with your words!¡± Ling Qingyun also let out a soft sigh, his eyes filled with complicated emotions. ¡°Great chaos is coming!¡± At this moment, the teleportation gate flickered, and everyone looked over. Someone was about to be teleported over from the secret realm. No one was talking about what had just happened. A moment later, the flickering on the teleportation gate stopped, and two figures of different heights slowly appeared from the teleportation gate. When the two figures gradually became clear, the elders were shocked. The people who came out were none other than Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. At this moment, they were holding hands and happily chatting away. Qiao¡¯er was even jumping around. Those who didn¡¯t know the situation would think that the two of them were on an outing and not exploring a secret realm. ¡°Good day sect leader, good day elders!¡± The two greeted the people in front of them. The elders present were stunned at this time. The left elder asked with a frown. ¡°Why are you two here?¡± Before Zhou Yun could reply, the portal flashed again. A moment later, Meng Fei¡¯ang walked out with disheveled hair and the other inner sect disciples. ¡°Zhou Yun, I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± As soon as Meng Fei¡¯ang and the others came out, they didn¡¯t bow and rushed straight to Zhou Yun, as if they didn¡¯t see the elders and the sect leader. The elders present were stunned when they saw this. What was going on? Did Zhou Yun stir up a hornet¡¯s nest again? How did he offend these people? When Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er saw Meng Feilang and the others charging over, they laughed as they ran. ¡°Oh, isn¡¯t this Big Senior Brother? How come you¡¯ve become so miserable?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s words had infuriated all the inner sect disciples present. They had gone through so much trouble and used all their offensive magical items to obtain the spirit cleansing liquid, but this guy had just taken it away so easily. Now, he even dared to tease them. All the inner sect disciples immediately took out their own magical items and prepared to attack Zhou Yun. ¡°Stop!¡± ea er A voice reached the ears of all the inner sect disciples. When they saw that it was the sect leader, they quickly calmed down, put away their magical items, and stopped fighting. Chapter 40 - The Break Through Chapter 40 The Break Through Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Ling Qingyun finally asked the question that had been on his mind. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± The elders present were also puzzled. Why did they start fighting as soon as they came out? However, when they looked at Zhou Yun, their eyes widened. Tenth layer of Qi cultivation? The legendary realm? Although the elders had not broken through to tenth layer of Qi cultivation before, they had learned how to distinguish between tenth and ninth layer from the experience and books passed down by the seniors. Although they could not believe their eyes, there was no doubt that Zhou Yun had really broken through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation stage. One had to know that no one had broken through to tenth layer of Qi cultivation for countless years. They even unanimously thought that this was a legend. The Grand Elder recovered from the shock and looked at Elder Zuo proudly. Elder Zuo stared at Meng Fei¡¯ang and snorted. ¡°Sect Leader, they bullied Little Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er in the secret realm, and they even wanted to kill me!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s words had ignited the fury of all the elders present! Qiao¡¯er was a treasure in the hearts of all the elders, and they couldn¡¯t wait to protect her. If Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t insist on participating in this trial, they wouldn¡¯t have allowed her to participate. They all looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body and saw that her clothes were torn in many places, and there were even wounds in some places. Just by looking at it, the elders¡¯ hearts ached! They all turned to look at the group of inner disciples, the anger in their eyes were evident. The inner court disciple looked at the elders who were glaring at him and his body trembled unconsciously. He was obviously feeling guilty The sect leader was even angrier. Other than Qiao¡¯er¡¯s matter, the second matter that Zhou Yun had mentioned made him even angrier. He had personally set the rule before entering the secret realm that they were not to kill each other. In the end, this group of people had actually chased them out of the secret realm? A sharp glint flashed across Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes. They had ignored his orders! ¡°It¡¯s not like this! Zhou Yun is lying!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, it was Zhou Yun who snatched the spiritual beast that we fought so hard to obtain from the late of foundation establishment stage spiritual beast. He even fed it to Qiao¡¯er in front of us!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that was originally meant to help Big Senior Brother advance to tenth layer of Qi cultivation. In the end, it was snatched away by him just like that and even fed to Qiao¡¯er!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun has gone over the line. We were fighting the spiritual beasts on the shore of the Spirit-cleansing pond while he was resting underwater. When we finished fighting and our spiritual Qi was almost depleted, he suddenly came up and snatched the Spirit-cleansing Liquid. We chased after him because we were angry!¡± After hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, all the inner sect disciples present began to cry out in pain and injustice. When the elders heard the words of the inner sect disciples, they were stunned by Zhou Yun¡¯s actions! How as he able to pull something like that off? No wonder this group of people wanted to fight Zhou Yun to the death! If they were in the same shoes, they would also be so angry that they would fight Zhou Yun to the death! Hearing everyone¡¯s complaints, Ling Qingyun felt that there was something unusual in their words. ¡°Zhou Yun, how did you advance to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation?¡± The moment Ling Qingyun¡¯s words left his mouth, the inner sect disciples were all stunned. Zhou Yun was at the tenth layer? was How was that possible? He had already fed the Spirit-cleansing Liquid to Qiao¡¯er, so how could he still advance to the tenth layer? Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, Zhou Yun slowly spoke. ¡°I have absorbed some Spirit-cleansing Essence from the bottom of the Spirit-cleansing Pond!¡± ¡°Spirit-cleansing Essence?¡± Ling Qingyun and the other elders were slightly shocked. ¡°No wonder!¡± None of them had expected that in this era where spiritual Qi was scarce, there would still be something like the Spirit-cleansing Essence. After hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, they were all envious of Zhou Yun¡¯s good luck. The effects of the Spirit-cleansing Essence were much better than the Spirit-cleansing Liquid. ¡°It¡¯s said that the Spirit-cleansing Essence can awaken the Divine Sense. Have you awakened it?¡± Zhou Yun hurriedly greeted Sir Pill. ¡°It¡¯s awakened!¡± After Qiao¡¯er heard Zhou Yun¡¯s words, she recalled the scene where the two of them were underwater, and she could not help but blush. After everything had been sorted out, the elders were relieved. In general, the secret realm trial was a success. After all, a tenth layer of Qi cultivation cultivator was born. There was hope for the future of the sect. At the thought of this, the elders present congratulated Zhou Yun one after another, and told him not to be arrogant and complacent, and to cultivate diligently. Meng Fei¡¯ang looked at the happy and harmonious scene in front of him and felt that the world was cold. Was he going to let go of the matter of his Spirit-cleansing Liquid being stolen? He wasn¡¯t going to let things go that easily! He needed an explanation and an answer! Then, he glared at Zhou Yun and asked with grief and indignation. ¡°Since you¡¯ve already broken through to the tenth layer of Qi establishment stage, why did you still want to snatch my Spirit-cleansing Liquid?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback by Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s question. Their conflict was only because he had blocked Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s way, or because Meng Feilang was jealous of him becoming a glory disciple, but there was no way to explain it. If he continued to use the topic of them bullying Qiao¡¯er, it would probably cause the elders to be dissatisfied. ¡°Answer me! Do you have an answer?¡±. Seeing Zhou Yun was stunned expression, Meng Feilang pressed on, not giving him a chance to think. Zhou Yun had no choice but to drag his Senior Sister down with him. ¡°Who asked you to be so jealous? Big Senior Sister and I are innocent. Big Senior Sister only took care of me because my realm is low, but you don¡¯t like it and target me everywhere! Is there anyone like you?¡± was It just so happened that Big Senior Sister Su Wanyi was also present. After hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, her brows immediately furrowed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the usually gentle Big Senior Sister was angry for the first time! She walked up to Meng Fei¡¯ang. ¡°The relationship between you and me is only that of senior sister and junior brother, not the kind of relationship you think it is. There will be no such relationship now or in the future. Please don¡¯t fantasize about this in the future!¡± Her words were no longer as gentle as before, and were instead stern and guarded. Meng Fei¡¯ang was stunned when he heard this. He had thought that Su Wanyi liked him, but she didn¡¯t dare to say it because of her identity. Originally, he thought that as long as he broke through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation stage, he would take the initiative to mention the matter of being cultivation companion s and Su Wanyi would definitely agree. However, everything in front of him and the voice in his ears told him that all of this was just his fantasy. Meng Fei¡¯ang felt like his world had collapsed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Junior Brother. I didn¡¯t expect you to suffer so much because of me!¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s voice became gentle again, but she was speaking to Zhou Yun. ¡°Ah! I¡¯m going to kill you! I will kill you, Zhou Yun, it¡¯s all because of you! I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± When Meng Fei¡¯ang came back to his senses, he felt as if his heart had been split in half. His mind was blank. He didn¡¯t know what to do other than shout to kill Zhou Yun. A moment later, Meng Fei-ang was taken away by Elder Zuo, and the secret realm trial was over. ¡°Alright, this secret realm trial has ended successfully. Everyone can leave now!¡± After Ling Qingyun announced the end of the trial, he immediately called Zhou Yun to his side. ¡°After we return, I will arrange for you to break through to the foundation establishment stage!¡± Chapter 41 - Meeting Meng Feiang Again! In the cave, Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged cultivating. The spiritual energy and the mist surrounding his body did not dissipate for a long time. After a long time, Zhou Yun finally recovered from his meditation and let out a mouthful of turbid Qi. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation to have such a huge difference from the ninth layer of Qi cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun felt that he could now easily destroy ten of him in the past! Furthermore, it was an all-rounded improvement without dead angle in speed, strength, spiritual Qi reserve, and other aspects! ¡°My cultivation has been consolidated. It¡¯s time to see the sect leader. Although the secret realm this time was somewhat dangerous, the gains were enormous too! The problem of foundation that Zhou Yun was most worried about had been perfectly resolved. He had even awakened his Divine Sense! Speaking of Divine Sense, Zhou Yun blushed and shook his head to erase Qiao¡¯er¡¯s alluring figure from his mind. The most important thing now was neither the tenth layer of Qi cultivation nor the Divine Sense. It was the sect leader¡¯s promise! Zhou Yun recalled the sect leader¡¯s instructions after he came out of the secret realm and couldn¡¯t help but feel excited. To be able to have the most powerful person of this era, a golden core cultivator, arrange for his breakthrough to the foundation establishment stage, was a treatment that even Meng Fei¡¯ang, the eldest disciple of the inner sect, couldn¡¯t ask for! Speaking of Meng Fei¡¯ang, Zhou Yun remembered that in the end, Meng Fei¡¯ang had released killing intent at him like a madman. Zhou Yun¡¯s eye expression turned cold. ¡°First, he arranged for an inner sect disciple to kill me. Now, he even released his killing intent at me in front of all the elders and sect leaders! ¡°Not only these, he even tried to kill Qiao¡¯er!¡± Although Zhou Yun wanted to keep a low profile, it didn¡¯t mean that he would be soft-spoken and submissive, and allow others to simply do anything to him as they pleased! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that Ling Qingyun had explicitly forbidden them from killing each other within the sect, Zhou Yun wouldn¡¯t have stopped pursuing the matter so easily. ¡°If you¡¯re smart, you¡¯d better not appear in front of me again. Otherwise ¡­¡± The sword intent on Zhou Yun¡¯s body surged. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s adorable voice sounded from outside the cave and interrupted Zhou Yun. ¡°Forget it, bad luck!¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. Rather than feeling upset with Meng Fei¡¯ang, who was like a stray dog, he might as well focus on Qiao¡¯er. When he opened the door of the cave, a beautiful figure could not wait to jump into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. Feeling the familiar softness in his arms, Zhou Yun¡¯s hand paused for a moment before he pushed Qiao¡¯er away. Today, Qiao¡¯er was wearing a light pink pleated skirt. Its length was just right revealing her fair and pinkish knees. Below was a pair of attractive beautiful legs, and above was a purplish chiffon cape that faintly revealed her shoulders! Such an adorable Qiao¡¯er was as adorable as a fairy! Even the passers-by could not help but stop to look at her with their imaginations running wild! 1 However, in the next moment, they saw Qiao¡¯er leaning close to Zhou Yun again and hugging his shoulder like a little bird. Zhou Yun suddenly heard the sound of hearts breaking. When he raised his head and saw the surrounding disciples¡¯ fists harden, Zhou Yun could not help but laugh hideously. He quickly left the place with Qiao¡¯er! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand was held by Zhou Yun as they were running. She stared at the hand that was being held and blushed. Zhou Yun naturally felt Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice soften, and he couldn¡¯t help but have a headache. Ever since Qiao¡¯er was saved from danger in the secret realm, Qiao¡¯er had become more and more attached to him. It was even worse than before! Zhou Yun had even heard Qiao¡¯er mumbling about forcefully having a child! Zhou Yun doubted how much longer he could last against Qiao¡¯er¡¯s attacks! When they reached a place where people were scarce, the two stopped running and walked slowly side by side. They were silent and the ambiance became enchanting. ¡°By the way, Qiao¡¯er. We¡¯re going to the sect leader¡¯s place today to discuss the matter of the foundation establishment. Is there anything I need to pay attention to during the foundation establishment?¡± Zhou Yun shifted his attention. He did not want to maintain the current ambiance any longer. Ling Qingyun had told him to consolidate his gains in the secret realm before making arrangements for his breakthrough to the foundation establishment stage. Hence, for the following half a month, Zhou Yun had been cultivating in the cave. ¡°From Qi cultivation to foundation establishment, although it¡¯s only the difference between the outer sect and inner sect in Spirit Valley, it¡¯s a very important step in cultivation!¡± Qiao¡¯er became serious and said solemnly. Seeing Qiao¡¯er¡¯s attention being diverted, Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. While listening to Qiao¡¯er¡¯s explanation, he walked toward the sect leader¡¯s hall. ¡°Foundation establishment is establishing the foundation of a person, and the foundation is the fundamental of cultivation. A skyscraper of ten thousand feet rises from the ground, but the most important thing is the foundation. And that is foundation establishment!¡± Qiao¡¯er gestured with her hands. ¡°If not, it¡¯s just an illusion and a dream. ¡°However, it¡¯s just like how all living things have a thousand faces. In addition to the old-fashioned ancient method of foundation establishment, everyone¡¯s foundation establishment will also have different perfect foundation establishment methods. Thus, finding a good foundation establishment method is the key to determining the foundation of cultivation!¡± Speaking up till this point, Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun happily. ¡°Initially, I had pestered my master to help you with foundation establishment. I never thought that the sect leader would personally take action. Brother Zhou Yun, your foundation establishment will definitely be the most perfect in the entire Spirit Valley!¡± Qiao¡¯er was truly happy for Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun smiled and touched Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. He watched as Qiao¡¯er closed her eyes in comfort. He knew the price to get a sect elder to help! However, Qiao¡¯er did not say a word of complaint and had no intention of taking credit for it. Zhou Yun sighed with emotion. Qiao¡¯er was indeed adorable in these small details. Although one could establish the foundation according to the ancient method, it was like an electric car that used diesel and had a diesel generator installed in it. In the end, it would generate electricity to obtain power. Not only was the process cumbersome, but it also consumed a lot of spiritual energy! As a result, in the current foundation establishment, disciples in the sects or had strong backgrounds would all ask their masters or pay a high price to get a high-level cultivator to help them find the most suitable method for their foundation establishments! More so for Zhou Yun who had broken through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation in the secret realm. Not only could he not use the original ancient foundation establishment method, but it was also tens of times more difficult to find his perfect foundation establishment method than ordinary people! Zhou Yun sighed with emotion. Ling Qingyun had indeed put down his sect leader¡¯s position and said in front of everyone that he would help him with his foundation establishment. This had indeed solved a huge problem for him. He had originally planned to use alchemy to get the Grand Elder to help him in his foundation establishment. However, it was clear that it was more appropriate to let the sect leader, Ling Qingyun, help him! Finally, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er arrived outside the sect leader¡¯s hall. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect to see the person who had brought him bad luck, Meng Fei¡¯ang, here! Meng Fei¡¯ang looked pale and his eyes were sunken as if he had been seriously ill after staying in the secret realm for only half a month. He was completely different from the high-spirited senior brother of the inner sect who was surrounded by the crowd half a month ago. Meng Fei¡¯ang was much thinner now, and he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind. Zhou Yun frowned. He held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and wanted to bypass Meng Fei¡¯ang to enter the sect leader¡¯s hall. ¡°Wait! Zhou Yun, the glory disciple! I¡¯m here to apologize!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang shouted weakly, dragging his body to stop Zhou Yun. ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting outside the sect leader¡¯s hall for half a month just to apologize to you!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s voice was full of emotion, and many of the surrounding disciples couldn¡¯t help but turn their heads. Zhou Yun finally stopped and looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang. He was very curious about what other tricks Meng Fei¡¯ang had up his sleeve. Chapter 42 - Zhou Yuns Thoughts The sect leader¡¯s hall was originally the place with the most people in Spirit Valley. After Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s obstruction, many disciples gathered outside the sect leader¡¯s hall. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Seeing many disciples gather around, Qiao¡¯er thought that Meng Fei¡¯ang was going to bully Zhou Yun again. Thus she quickly reached for the sword behind her. ¡°It¡¯s okay. We¡¯re outside the sect leader¡¯s hall. Meng Fei¡¯ang can¡¯t do anything.¡± Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s small hand to stop her. Qiao¡¯er blushed and gently leaned against Zhou Yun. The two of them leaned against each other like a celestial couple and looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang, which made Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s collapsed eye sockets tremble. ¡°What¡¯s going on? The person that Big Senior Brother Meng Fei¡¯ang has been waiting for half a month is actually Zhou Yun,¡± one of the disciples who had been watching them said. ¡°The originally dignified big senior brother actually ended up in such a state. What a joke of fate!¡± A disciple who had just come out of seclusion looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang with his eyes full of pity. ¡°Hey! You don¡¯t know this. Ever since the secret realm incident, Meng Fei¡¯ang has resigned from his position as Big Senior Brother. He¡¯s now only at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation without foundation establishment.¡± A disciple spoke with fervor and assurance, attracting the attention of many disciples. When he saw the other disciples look over, he puffed out his chest and said, ¡°Originally, I followed Big Senior Brother and trusted him completely. Sign! What a pity! I didn¡¯t expect this big senior brother to not only make a mistake in command in the secret realm and let the fruit of the spiritual beast be picked away but he was also disgusted by Eldest Senior Sister!¡± This disciple continued to say, ¡°He¡¯s already considered a nobody in the entire Spirit Valley. Just because of one person¡¯s evil deeds, he went from being surrounded by the crowd to an ordinary person.¡± His voice was full of emotion and grief, causing many of the surrounding disciples to look pitifully at the skinny Meng Fei¡¯ang. The dignified eldest disciple of the inner sect had actually ended up in such a state. What kind of existence was that person that caused the scourge? Many disciples were waiting for the continuation. Being supported by the crowd, the disciple felt great and continued. ¡°Of course, that¡¯s Zhou Yun! A glory disciple who was clearly at the tenth layer of Qi cultivation but still snatched Big Senior Brother¡¯s spoils of war, causing so much controversy to Big Senior Brother!¡± The crowd looked at Zhou Yun. They did not expect the legendary glory disciple to do such a despicable thing! Cutting off someone¡¯s immortal cultivation path was as bad as killing one¡¯s parents! Just as the crowd was bustling, Qiao¡¯er heard their conversations and she was so angry that her fists hardened! Qiao¡¯er was indignant and wanted to rush out to defend Zhou Yun, but Zhou Yun held her back. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! How could they slander you in such a manner? It was Meng Fei¡¯ang who targeted Brother Zhou Yun first!¡± Qiao¡¯er was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She did not understand why Zhou Yun had to hold her back! Zhou Yun knew that Qiao¡¯er was truly anxious for him. He smiled and rubbed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head, and then pointed to the crowd that was starting to disperse. ¡°It¡¯s alright. Someone will help us solve this problem.¡± As expected, the crowd dispersed in the next moment, and the anxious Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi rushed in. Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw Su Wanyi. He wanted to explain but Su Wanyi ran past him toward Zhou Yun as if she didn¡¯t see him. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, are you alright? Meng Fei¡¯ang has been waiting for you after the secret realm incident. I¡¯m worried that he¡¯ll do something to harm you. Therefore I¡¯ve been keeping an eye on the news here.¡± Su Wanyi ran toward Zhou Yun and looked at him carefully. After making sure that he was not hurt, she patted her chest and panted. When Meng Fei¡¯ang saw Su Wanyi run over without even looking at him, he felt as if he had suffered a heavy mental blow. And his eye sockets caved in like a zombie¡¯s! He could accept Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er showing off their affections in front of him, but why did Su Wanyi, who had always treated everyone equally, take special care of this Zhou Yun? Meng Fei¡¯ang clenched his fists tightly and his nails dug into the flesh. ¡°Meng Fei¡¯ang, I think I¡¯ve said this before. You and I are just fellow disciples. Please don¡¯t bother the innocent Zhou Yun again.¡± Su Wanyi turned around. Her usual gentleness had disappeared from her face, leaving only coldness! Many of the disciples present were shocked. It was the first time for some of them to see the gentle Eldest Senior Sister getting angry! At this time, the temperature outside the sect leader¡¯s hall seemed to have dropped a few degrees. No one dared to make a sound to provoke this angry Eldest Senior Sister! ¡°I¡­ ¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s dry lips moved. He hid the fierceness in his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, ¡± I just wanted to apologize to Junior Brother Zhou Yun. For this, I would rather wait here for half a month than disturb Junior Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s closed-door cultivation. ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, please believe me. I¡¯m really here to apologize!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang looked haggard. He looked like he was suffering from the torture of waiting for Zhou Yun. Su Wanyi was moved. After all, she was a gentle and kind person. Seeing Meng Fei¡¯ang in such a miserable state, she couldn¡¯t bear it and looked away. But the next moment, she turned back to look at Meng Fei¡¯ang. Seeing Su Wanyi¡¯s actions, Meng Fei¡¯ang knew that he could never gain her trust again. He gritted his teeth and made a decision! ¡°I know I was wrong. To make up for my mistake this time and to celebrate Junior Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s breakthrough to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation, I have used all my savings to order a set of spiritual meals from the Gourmand Pavilion. I hereby invite the three of you to a banquet!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang said as he took out three exquisite tokens that contained spiritual Qi. Hearing the words ¡°Gourmand Pavilion,¡± the entire place went silent! What followed was the sound of heavy breathing! Zhou Yun realized that it wasn¡¯t just the surrounding disciples. Even Qiao¡¯er was holding his hand tightly. Senior Sister Su Wanyi, who was in front of him, had also changed her cold attitude just now and looked at the tokens in Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s hand in disbelief. ¡°Gourmand Pavilion is famous for its specialty in cooking spiritual plants and spiritual beasts. In this era where spiritual Qi is running low and everyone is relying on the remaining spiritual Qi to cultivate, one spiritual meal of the Gourmand Pavilion is enough to offset several years of tough cultivation!¡± Su Wanyi explained the importance of the Gourmand Pavilion¡¯s spiritual food to Zhou Yun! Her tone had also become more anxious! ¡°Zhou Yun, I really want to apologize and turn over a new leaf. Can you please forgive me?¡± Seeing the atmosphere change, Meng Fei¡¯ang quickly asked Zhou Yun. ¡°Quickly agree! This is a spiritual meal. Even the elders of the Spirit Valley don¡¯t get to eat it even once in ten years!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. When I heard an elder talk about the spiritual meal, his face was full of memories that made people yearn for it!¡± ¡°This Meng Fei¡¯ang really is the former Big Senior Brother. He¡¯s so generous that he¡¯s treating Zhou Yun to a spiritual meal!¡± The surrounding disciples couldn¡¯t help but try to persuade Zhou Yun when they heard the spiritual food of the Gourmand Pavilion! Even Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er, who had been cold to Meng Fei¡¯ang, turned to look at Zhou Yun. They didn¡¯t forgive Meng Fei¡¯ang, but they didn¡¯t want Zhou Yun to miss the chance to have a spiritual meal! Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows. He didn¡¯t expect Meng Fei¡¯ang to offer something like this. However, he didn¡¯t believe that a man who had wanted to kill him just because he had spoken a few words with Eldest Senior Sister would sincerely want to apologize! Furthermore, Meng Fei¡¯ang had tried to kill Qiao¡¯er in the secret realm. Zhou Yun would never forgive him on this matter alone! Zhou Yun quietly looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang who apologized and repented non-stop. What was Meng Fei¡¯ang up to? Zhou Yun looked at Su Wanyi. He suddenly thought of something and the corner of his lips curled up. Chapter 43 - Rage! Zhou Yun looked at Su Wanyi. He had found a way to see through Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s intentions! ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, is this Gourmand Pavilion¡¯s spiritual meal really that rare? Can its effects really match up to several years of tough cultivation?¡± Zhou Yun suddenly asked Su Wanyi. He seemed to be really curious about the spiritual meal. Su Wanyi smiled. She was relieved to see Zhou Yun not giving up on the spiritual meal that could improve his strength out of anger. The path of cultivation was based on one¡¯s heart, but it was impossible if lacking resources. ¡°That¡¯s right. The Gourmand Pavilion is also a big force with a long history. Although it¡¯s a spiritual meal, the effect is similar to the Spirit-Gathering Pill we usually take during cultivation. However, because a spiritual meal is big in portion and precious, and the cooking method is special, it can perfectly absorb spiritual energy. A single spiritual meal is often enough to match up to several years of tough cultivation.¡± Su Wanyi explained to Zhou Yun in a soft voice, causing Meng Fei¡¯ang by the side to clench his fists again! ¡°Not to mention me, even many of the elders in Spirit Valley don¡¯t have the chance to enjoy a spiritual meal. After all, this is no longer a luxury. It¡¯s just like burning spiritual herbs for fun.¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s eyes were full of yearning. She also had never eaten a spiritual meal before. ¡°I see.¡± Hearing this, Zhou Yun suddenly laughed, which alerted Meng Fei¡¯ang. Meng Fei¡¯ang had sensed something was wrong. Logically speaking, the moment he took out the Gourmand Pavilion¡¯s spiritual meal tokens, Zhou Yun, who had just entered the sect a few years ago and was only at the first layer of Qi cultivation previously, should have agreed to his invitation happily! He really couldn¡¯t understand why Zhou Yun had specifically asked Su Wanyi about it. It was alright, it was alright! Su Wanyi treated everyone with the same gentleness. Even for Zhou Yun, it was only because he was too overbearing that Su Wanyi had to take care of him. Meng Fei¡¯ang comforted himself that Su Wanyi was behaving this way because she was worried about the relationship between her fellow disciples! Su Wanyi would never like Zhou Yun! ¡°Today, I¡¯m here to apologize to Junior Brother Zhou Yun. I¡¯m inviting you all to Gourmand Pavilion for a spiritual meal. I hope Eldest Senior Sister and Junior Brother Zhou Yun will accept my apology!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang said. He specially mentioned the spirit meal again to attract Su Wanyi¡¯s attention. However, Meng Fei¡¯ang didn¡¯t notice that when Su Wanyi was looking at him at this moment, it was without gentleness in her eyes. She did not have affection for him anymore, even less than for the ordinary disciples! ¡°Wait a moment,¡± Zhou Yun interrupted Meng Fei¡¯ang. He looked at the tokens in Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s hand and suddenly smiled. ¡°Senior Brother Meng Fei¡¯ang, you¡¯re here today to apologize to me by using these three tokens, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang frowned. Seeing the apology worked, he didn¡¯t deny it. ¡°In that case, I should be the one who is treating Qiao¡¯er and Eldest Senior Sister to this spiritual meal.¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, he looked at Su Wanyi and suddenly smiled playfully. ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, if someone treats you to a spiritual meal, may I ask if it will make you smile? Would you consider being his companion?¡± ¡°Pfft!¡± The eldest senior sister couldn¡¯t help but laugh at Zhou Yun¡¯s teasing. However, she quickly retracted her expression the next moment and pretended to be calm with a slightly blushed face. ¡°Don¡¯t mention the matter of cultivation companion again, but we can have a chat.¡± Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi smiled shyly like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world, making the surrounding disciples stare at her! Although they knew Eldest Senior Sister was gentle and was like a fairy, they did not expect her to be as beautiful as a fairy when she smiled! Qiao¡¯er, who was standing beside Zhou Yun, was stunned at first. She then hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulders tightly like a cat protecting its food! Someone actually wanted to snatch her Brother Zhou Yun! ¡°Wait a moment! Zhou Yun, what are you doing? These are clearly my tokens for the spiritual meal!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang shouted. He had been in the Spirit Valley for many years, but this was the first time he had seen Su Wanyi smile like this! And it was not directed at him! Meng Fei¡¯ang gritted his teeth so hard that he almost broke them. Zhou Yun actually dared to use his spirit meal tokens to flirt with his favorite Eldest Senior Sister! Zhou Yun waved at Meng Fei¡¯ang, signaling him to hand over the three tokens. Today, Zhou Yun wanted to use Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s spiritual meal tokens to invite Eldest Senior Sister for the meal! Little sh*t! I would like to see how well you could hide! Zhou Yun had never trusted the narrow-minded Meng Fei¡¯ang! He wanted to see if Meng Fei¡¯ang, who could kill him just because he said a few sentences, could tolerate him inviting Su Wanyi in front of him. ¡°That¡¯s right, they are still your spiritual meal tokens at this point. But didn¡¯t you come here to apologize to me? Hurry up and give them to me so that I can invite Eldest Senior Sister to the meal.¡± Zhou Yun raised his hand to signal Meng Fei¡¯ang to call out the tokens. At the same time, he added, ¡°Perhaps being closer to her, Eldest Senior Sister¡¯s gentleness will solely be mine forever.¡± ¡°You¡¯re talking nonsense!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang couldn¡¯t help but curse. He couldn¡¯t believe someone would dare to do such a thing in front of him! Meng Fei¡¯ang was so angry that his head exploded! He clenched his withered fist tightly again! ¡°These are clearly my tokens for the spiritual meal!¡± ¡°But you want to give them to me as an apology, so it¡¯s mine,¡± Zhou Yun said. He looked at Su Wanyi and raised his eyebrows, making Su Wanyi blush and turn her head away. Meng Fei¡¯ang felt like his chest was about to explode! He had been waiting here for half a month and had become very thin. Now that he saw Zhou Yun flirting with his Eldest Senior Sister, who he had admired for a long time, he was so angry that he almost lost his balance! ¡°This big senior brother doesn¡¯t seem to be magnanimous enough. He was going to give out the tokens, but now he¡¯s so calculative.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. In my opinion, it¡¯s because he couldn¡¯t bear to see Eldest Senior Sister being so gentle to others. It seems that the rumors are true. Eldest Senior Sister has dumped Meng Fei¡¯ang!¡± ¡°Tell me in detail! I¡¯m just a passerby. Eldest Senior Sister is gentle to everyone. They have even mentioned cultivation companions. So why isn¡¯t Meng Fei¡¯ang willing to give him the tokens? Don¡¯t tell me he¡¯s thinking of getting involved with Eldest Senior Sister?¡± ¡°I finally understand why Eldest Senior Sister rejected him. It¡¯s because he¡¯s narrow-minded!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s heart turned cold as he saw the crowd around him. Even when he faced the indifference of many elders after the secret realm incident, the world had not been so cold! He lowered his head. His eyes filled with ferocity, hatred, and brutality! There were even a few red flashes! But the next moment, Meng Fei¡¯ang raised his head, and all the emotions in his eyes disappeared. He handed the tokens to Zhou Yun. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯m giving the tokens to you. Consider them my apology to you!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang stared into Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes as he said word by word. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for what happened in the secret realm.¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang lowered his head and looked at Su Wanyi. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Eldest Senior Sister. I couldn¡¯t control my feelings. I¡¯m really sorry.¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang was emotionless at this moment. He apologized sincerely as if his anger was just an illusion. Zhou Yun took over the tokens. Just as everyone thought that the matter was about to end¡­ Zhou Yun suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Su Wanyi into his arms. Immediately after, the entire Spirit Valley could hear a furious roar! ¡°Zhou Yun!!!!!¡± Chapter 44 - The Heretic Cultivator in Spirit Valley Just as everyone thought that after Zhou Yun took the tokens and Meng Fei¡¯ang apologized, they would go their separate ways and the two would have no more disputes¡­ No one believed that Zhou Yun had the guts to hold Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi¡¯s hand! Not only did he hold her hand, but he also pulled Su Wanyi into his arms! Zhou Yun pulled the eldest senior sister whom all the disciples admired and liked the most into his arms! ¡°Crack!¡± Zhou Yun felt he had heard the sound of heartbreak all over the ground, and the loudest was from Qiao¡¯er, who was the nearest to him. He looked at Qiao¡¯er who was in a daze, and before he could shake his head, a furious roar mixed with a cold and gloomy Qi sounded! The birds in the Spirit Valley were startled and flew away in all directions! Zhou Yun let go of Su Wanyi. He did not have the time to look at Su Wanyi, whose face had completely turned red. Instead, he nervously stared at the person in front of him and entered a state of battle! ¡°What kind of monster is this? Where¡¯s Meng Fei¡¯ang? Why am I feeling so cold? ¡°Is this monster Meng Fei¡¯ang? What kind of cultivation technique is this? Why am I feeling so cold from the bottom of my heart? ¡°Heretic¡­ heretic cultivator! Meng Fei¡¯ang had become a heretic cultivator! This is definitely the coldness that only heretic cultivators would emit!¡± The entire sect leader¡¯s hall was in an uproar! Many disciples were frightened by this roar and coldness. They went weak at the knees and fell one after another! Even Qiao¡¯er, who was beside him, felt her body go soft and lean against Zhou Yun¡¯s body. However, she quickly came back to her senses and raised her sword, standing beside Zhou Yun while trembling! ¡°Impossible! I can¡¯t believe there¡¯s a heretic cultivator in my Spirit Valley!¡± Su Wanyi had recovered from the embarrassment of barging into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms, but she was also looking at Meng Fei¡¯ang with a pale face. Zhou Yun was staring at Meng Fei¡¯ang. No, he was staring at the three-meter-tall huge monster which had rotten muscles! The monster¡¯s body was almost unidentifiable, and its rotten flesh looked like a person who had been dead for half a month! People who saw it would almost vomit their dinner from last night! ¡°This is a heretic cultivator!¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect his trick to see what Meng Fei¡¯ang was up to would lead to Meng Fei¡¯ang revealing his true identity. Heretic cultivator! ¡°Everyone, get your weapons ready for battle!¡± Su Wanyi, who had the highest cultivation, was the first to react. She shouted for all the disciples to get ready! ¡°Meng Fei¡¯ang has already broken through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation. Oh no, his cultivation has already reached the foundation establishment stage!¡± Following Su Wanyi¡¯s command, some disciples took out their weapons, some took out their talismans, and some wanted to run. The scene was in chaos! ¡°Kill! All should be killed! I¡¯m your big senior brother. How dare you disobey me?¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang, who had turned into a monster, seemed to have lost his mind. He kept roaring, and the rotten flesh on his body had great power! Just by standing there, the ground was broken and sunken! ¡°Su Wanyi! Su Wanyi! My woman! You¡¯ve actually turned me into this for a pretty boy!¡± Meng Fei¡¯ang targeted Zhou Yun first! His face, which was covered in rotten flesh, was filled with killing intent! Seeing this, Qiao¡¯er quickly shifted her body in front of Zhou Yun. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, he¡¯s a foundation establishment stage monster. Quickly run! Su Wanyi also nervously stood in front of Zhou Yun. ¡°Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s target is you. Quickly go to the sect leader¡¯s hall and ask the sect leader to come out¡­¡± Su Wanyi suddenly stopped halfway. All the disciples who were originally panicking also froze on the spot like a movie that was stuck. At the same time, after Su Wanyi spoke, Meng Fei ang, who was full of killing intent, suddenly stopped. Then, as if in sync, everyone looked at the building behind them¨Cthe sect leader¡¯s hall. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, what do you think heretic cultivators are most afraid of?¡± Zhou Yun also looked at the sect leader¡¯s hall for a few seconds before he asked. ¡°An important figure from a righteous sect?¡± Qiao¡¯er replied in a daze. ¡°Is the sect leader of Spirit Valley considered one, Eldest Senior Sister?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Su Wanyi. The eldest senior sister, who had always been gentle and elegant, was also in a daze at this moment, and it made her look adorable. ¡°Yes¡­ I think.¡± As Su Wanyi said this, she felt dejected. What was she busy with? The sect leader¡¯s hall of Spirit Valley was right behind them. Not to mention a little heretic cultivator who was only in the foundation establishment stage. Even a dragon would have to stay still. At this moment, the clouds in the sky seemed to have been broken by an invisible hand! Through the clouds, the scorching sun shone directly on everyone¡¯s bodies! The sunlight seemed to be able to warm the heart, making the gloominess on everyone¡¯s body disappear! ¡°The sect leader has made his move!¡± Su Wanyi heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she looked at Zhou Yun with a complicated expression and then at Meng Fei¡¯ang, who had turned into a monster. She had only met Zhou Yun not long ago, but he had brought her many surprises! Regardless of the glory disciple, the secret realm trial, or the hug just now. Su Wanyi suddenly came back to her senses. She shook away the strange thoughts in her head and looked at Meng Fei¡¯ang with the other disciples. The sun was shining on Meng Fei¡¯ang. The rotten flesh on his body melted like snow and turned into powder under the sun. He opened his mouth wide and screamed in pain, but his screams were melted by the sunlight and could not be heard! The golden core cultivator was so terrifying! Zhou Yun secretly compared himself to Meng Fei ¡®ang. He realized that even though he was at the tenth layer of Qi cultivation and his strength had been enhanced in all aspects, he could only barely kill Meng Fei¡¯ang! He couldn¡¯t completely suppress Meng Fei¡¯ang onto the ground. Not even a scream could be heard! ¡°All disciples present, return to your caves for three-days seclusion and wait for your orders. Remember, this matter cannot be spread!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice rang out from outside the sect leader¡¯s hall. His voice was dignified and solemn! ¡°Su Wanyi, Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun, the three of you, come to the sect leader¡¯s hall.¡± In just a few words time, the arrogant Meng Fei¡¯ang had turned into ashes. He couldn¡¯t even turn into ashes on the ground for he had completely disappeared from this world! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Qiao¡¯er tugged at the corner of Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes. She was a little scared. Her senior brother had turned into a heretic cultivator. This was shocking news to all the people of Spirit Valley! Zhou Yun touched Qiao ¡®er¡¯s head and only put his hand down when he saw her close her eyes in comfort. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Brother Zhou Yun is here. ¡°Eldest Senior Sister, let¡¯s go in together,¡± Zhou Yun said to Su Wanyi. He then realized that Su Wanyi seemed to be staring at his hand that was touching Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Oh! Go in, go in!¡± Su Wanyi came back to her senses and forced herself to be calm. She then walked ahead. Only when they arrived at the sect leader¡¯s hall did Zhou Yun realize that Ling Qingyun wasn¡¯t the only one there. Just the elders alone were a dozen of them! ¡°Sign! Recently, the quality of the disciples are deteriorating. Just a heretic cultivator could create such chaos!¡± ¡°In my opinion, the layoff shouldn¡¯t be just limited to the outer sect! It¡¯s still too comfortable!¡± ¡°Hmph! Didn¡¯t you say Zhou Yun¡¯s pill refining only appears once in a thousand years? And he has even broken through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation. I¡¯d like to see if he is superhuman and possess remarkable abilities!¡± In the sect leader¡¯s hall, several elders who had just come out of seclusion were talking loudly. Zhou Yun thought, ¡°Do I leave then?¡± Chapter 45 - Hundred ¡°Ahem! Ahem!¡± When Ling Qingyun sensed the arrival of Zhou Yun and the others, he coughed lightly. The elders who were still bawling immediately stopped their discussion. They were too engrossed in their conversation just now and did not realize that Zhou Yun had arrived. Thinking about what they had just said, the few elders blushed. Especially the elder who wanted Zhou Yun to help him refine a hundred cauldrons of pills for free just now, he wished he could hide behind the other elders! ¡°Zhou Yun, it looks like you¡¯ve fully consolidated your gains from the secret realm. Great!¡± Seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s smooth breathing and stabilized cultivation level, Ling Qingyun was very satisfied. ¡°I called you here today to discuss the matter of your foundation establishment. These elders are all experts of Spirit Valley, and they have come specifically for your foundation establishment.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s words had allowed the embarrassed elders to heave a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s right. Foundation establishment is like a thousand people with a thousand faces. It¡¯s not an easy task to find the most suitable and perfect foundation establishment method,¡± said an elder. ¡°But don¡¯t worry, the foundation establishment methods of a dozen of us cover different directions of the ancient methods of the foundation establishment. If we work together, we¡¯ll definitely be able to find a method that suits you!¡± Another elder added. Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun and saw him nodding his head. He then turned to the elders and said, ¡°I, Zhou Yun, would like to thank all the elders in advance.¡± He had originally thought that so many elders had gathered in the sect leader¡¯s hall because of the heretic cultivator matter. However, it seemed that sect leader Ling Qingyun did not want to discuss this matter any further. Thus Zhou Yun tactfully did not dwell on it. After all, if the sky collapsed, there would be someone tall to hold it up. It was good that Meng Fei¡¯ang had died. It was revenge for what had happened in the secret realm! ¡°By the way, is this the glory disciple, Zhou Yun? You do look a bit handsome like me when I was younger.¡± An elder walked up and sized up Zhou Yun. ¡°The legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation. I wonder how the Qi in the body works.¡± Another elder touched Zhou Yun¡¯s body, which almost made Qiao¡¯er pull out her sword, but was held back by Su Wanyi. ¡°By the way, are you still a virgin? After all, you¡¯re also a bit handsome like me, and you might have already lost your virginity long ago. Whether you¡¯re still a virgin is very important information!¡± said one of the elders as he stroked his chin. ¡°You! How dare you harass my Brother Zhou Yun? Even I have never done this!¡± When Qiao¡¯er saw Zhou Yun being manipulated by the elders and asked all sorts of questions, she was full of jealousy! ¡°Qiao¡¯er, Su Wanyi, they¡¯re only confirming the important matters of foundation establishment. Don¡¯t worry. You two, follow me to the meeting hall.¡± Ling Qingyun shook his head. With a pinch of his fingers, Qiao¡¯er was frozen in place. Qiao¡¯er stared at Su Wanyi as she was carrying her into the meeting hall with Ling Qingyun. ¡°Ahem.¡± After a long time, the elders let go of Zhou Yun with a cough. ¡°The ancient method of foundation establishment is very simple. You can just forcefully break through. To play safe, you can also take a foundation establishment pill and you only need half a day or a few days to reach the foundation establishment stage. This is also the cultivation method used by the majority of the people in the immortal cultivation world. ¡°However, if you want to lay down the foundation of the Great Path and find the most suitable method for your foundation establishment, you have to establish your foundation for a hundred days, practice the method a thousand times, and suffer a lot of pain before you achieve the foundation establishment.¡± An elder slowly said. It was the Grand Elder whom Zhou Yun was familiar with! ¡°Zhou Yun, although the two foundation establishment methods are different, after the core formation, there is a chance for the Golden Core Body Cleansing. This is also why many people choose the ancient method of foundation establishment,¡± said Sir Pill, slowly explaining to Zhou Yun the difference and benefits between the perfect foundation establishment and the ancient method of foundation establishment. After a long time, Zhou Yun finally understood. The ancient method of foundation establishment was simple, but it had the weakness of its much lower combat power. It could only unleash 70% or 80% of one¡¯s strength, and the consumption of spiritual energy was too high. As for the perfect foundation establishment, not only could one perfectly display 100% of his strength, but one could also over-unleash his combat power. It could be said that every person with a perfect foundation establishment was basically invincible in the same stage! However, to go through such great pain to achieve the perfect foundation establishment, the only gain was the slightly stronger combat power. And when one obtained the golden core, through Golden Core Body Cleansing, one could also improve his spirit root and combat power! ¡°In other words, the perfect foundation establishment only increases the combat power of the foundation establishment stage?¡± said Zhou Yun summarizing his understanding. ¡°That¡¯s right. Now, it¡¯s up to you if you¡¯re willing to go through all kinds of hardships to proceed with this foundation establishment,¡± said Sir Pill. ¡°If you¡¯re not willing, we won¡¯t force you. After all, perfect foundation establishment sounds nice, but it¡¯s only being powerful for a short while.¡± At this moment, the sect leader¡¯s hall was in total silence. All the elders present held their breaths waiting for Zhou Yun¡¯s reply. ¡°I¡¯ll go for the perfect foundation establishment!¡± Zhou Yun naturally chose the perfect foundation establishment! After all, he had suffered from the pain of not having the qualifications. How could he give up this opportunity now? ¡°Good! As expected of a glory disciple of our Spirit Valley!¡± Grand Elder cheered! ¡°I forgot to mention something. Only those with a perfect foundation establishment have the chance to condense a flawless golden core. ¡°And in the entire Spirit Valley, only the sect leader, Ling Qingyun, has condensed a flawless golden core!¡± Zhou Yun fell silent. Did he forget to mention it? He was clearly testing him! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this is just a test by Elder Zuo out of unwillingness.¡± While laughing, Grand Elder took over the spiritual weapons that Elder Zuo handed over unwillingly. He had gained a lot from the bet with Elder Zuo! ¡°All elders, let¡¯s work harder to speed up the progress to allow Zhou Yun to participate in the big competition in time!¡± Grand Elder waved his sleeve, and dozens of spiritual weapons flew out! There were the Yin and Yang compass, flags of five gates and eight trigrams, 36 golden darts, and so on! These spiritual weapons were flying in the air, dazzling Zhou Yun! ¡°Hold on! What are we speeding up? What competition participation?¡± Before Zhou Yun could react to Grand Elder¡¯s words, the spiritual weapons that filled the sky had pounced toward him! On the other end, in the meeting hall, Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi were waiting for Ling Qingyun¡¯s instructions. ¡°After three months, our Spirit Valley, the Myriad Flower School, the Heavenly Star Institute, the Autumn Path School, and the Cherishing Jade Sect will have a big competition among the five great sects. This is a matter of great importance. We will need three foundation establishment disciples and 10 Qi cultivation disciples.¡± Ling Qingyun said softly, pointing to the map in the meeting hall in which the five great sects were facing each other across the mountains. ¡°The rewards for this big competition are generous. Moreover, it¡¯s very important for Disciple Lingyun who is going to break through to the golden core stage after six years of closed-door seclusion. Our Spirit Valley must acquire several leading positions. For the foundation establishment stage, I plan to let the two of you and Zhou Yun participate,¡± Ling Qingyun said. ¡°Senior Sister Lingyun? She¡¯s going to break through to the golden core stage?¡± Su Wanyi couldn¡¯t help but say. She had joined the sect much earlier than Qiao¡¯er, so she naturally knew Senior Sister Lingyun! Even when Su Wanyi mentioned Senior Sister Lingyun, her face couldn¡¯t help but show an expression of admiration! ¡°Senior Sister, who is Senior Sister Lingyun?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked curiously. This was the first time she had seen her Senior Sister Su Wanyi show such an expression of admiration. ¡°Senior Sister Lingyun was my senior sister formerly! She¡¯s also the sect leader¡¯s direct disciple!¡± A rare look of admiration appeared on Su Wanyi¡¯s face. Chapter 46 - The Enlightenment of Foundation Establishment The space within the sect leader¡¯s hall had been fully taken up by several spiritual weapons. The glare of the spiritual weapons was so bright that it made people hard to open their eyes. These spiritual weapons formed a huge circular array with the patterns of five gates and eight formations, Tai Chi, Yin Yang, and other patterns. This array was interconnected to each other, and each step was shocking. Just looking at it was enough to make people dizzy! Outside the array, several elders had grave looks on their faces. They did not reserve to release their spiritual energy into the huge array as they stared nervously at the figure in the array! The Grand Elder stood in front of the array. He formed a seal with his fingers and chanted the Nine-word Secret Mantra, controlling the entire array! ¡°Pain means the blood circulation is not smooth, and vice versa. Zhou Yun, the first step of the hundred-day foundation establishment is to test the method using your body. Amid endless pain, you must find the most suitable method to achieve foundation establishment. You have to hold on to it!¡± The Grand Elder could only give his blessing to Zhou Yun in his heart. With a wave of his hand, the radiance of the entire array seemed to materialize and pressed down on Zhou Yun¡¯s body! ¡°Argh!¡± Zhou Yun cried out in pain. He felt like his body was about to be crushed! Not only was his body being suppressed by the light of the array, but the light was also drilling into his blood vessels and meridians through his pores, trying to penetrate every single blood vessel in his body! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. His eyes were bloodshot from the endless pain, turning scarlet. It hurt so much. Although Zhou Yun had thought that a person who could go through the perfect foundation establishment would not be as simple as ordinary people, he did not expect it to hurt to this extent! It was as if hundreds of thousands of ants were gnawing and crawling inside his body! It was the pain of ten thousand ants gnawing at one¡¯s heart! ¡°Blargh!¡± Zhou Yun could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The entire array instantly dimmed and stopped functioning! ¡°Zhou Yun!¡± The Grand Elder quickly stopped controlling the array. He flew to Zhou Yun¡¯s side and transferred his spiritual energy to Zhou Yun, relieving the pain in his body. ¡°This is the seventh failure. From the looks of it, Elder He¡¯s perfect foundation isn¡¯t suitable for Zhou Yun.¡± One of the elders could not help but sigh when he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s pale face. ¡°When you¡¯re full of Qi, the vessel will open on its own. Zhou Yun, you failed because Elder He¡¯s method of perfect foundation establishment was not suitable for you. The great array¡¯s forced circulation of Qi in your body was not in line with your circulation of Qi, which was why you felt the unbearable pain!¡± The Grand Elder said as he retracted his hand after seeing Zhou Yun recover. Zhou Yun wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth with a bitter expression. This was the seventh time. Every time he failed, the pain he suffered was aggravated from the last time! By the seventh time, Zhou Yun felt for the first time what it meant to have ten thousand ants gnawing at one¡¯s heart! The perfect foundation establishment was indeed not something an ordinary person could achieve. No wonder only the Eldest Senior Sister of the entire Spirit Valley had succeeded. Zhou Yun took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. He did not plan to give up and was still motivating himself in his heart. ¡°That¡¯s strange. In the past, by adjusting the direction of the foundation establishment according to the reaction of the array, it would take at most three times to achieve the perfect foundation establishment. Why did Zhou Yun fail even after seven times?¡± Elder He was confused. ¡°Could it be that Zhou Yun¡¯s innate ability was poor?¡± ¡°Zhou Yun is a glory disciple who broke through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation. No matter what, he can¡¯t be lacking talent. Stop making wild guesses,¡± another elder said. ¡°Forget it. In any case, we can just keep trying. We have all the time in the world.¡± A chubby elder chuckled. This time, the sect leader had given them a lot of resources to help Zhou Yun in his foundation establishment. The more they helped, the more rewards they would receive. When Zhou Yun heard the elders¡¯ conversation, he was dumbfounded. Actually, it was not that everyone¡¯s perfect foundation establishment was so simple. He had suffered so many painful failures because his innate ability was too poor! When these Grand Elders saw that Zhou Yun had broken through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation, they thought Zhou Yun had a very good innate ability. However, only Zhou Yun knew that his innate ability was not good at all! Zhou Yun knew that he couldn¡¯t continue with this anymore. If he allowed these elders to continue with their perfect foundation establishment on him, he would die from the pain sooner or later! Zhou Yun clenched his fists. How should he make the elders proceed with the perfect foundation establishment under the condition of his poor innate ability? ¡°I can¡¯t tell anyone about the system.¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He could not think of a way to break out of this situation! If he were to tell the elders that his innate ability was not good, they would definitely suspect why his cultivation speed was so fast! But if he didn¡¯t stop the perfect foundation establishment, he would die from the pain sooner or later! The Grand Elder was calling the elders to adjust their breathing and focus, preparing for the next operation of the array. Zhou Yun, on the other hand, was full of anxiety. Just as he was clueless, that familiar lovely female voice rang out in his mind! ¡°Handsome Master, why don¡¯t you try the system? Have you forgotten that this system is the most powerful system with the most potential in the world? ¡°As long as Master wants to, you can enter the Enlightenment State at any time.¡± The system¡¯s cute voice rang out in Zhou Yun¡¯s head like a ray of light that lit up his thoughts! He had never thought that he could use the system this way! Zhou Yun instantly thought of how to use the system to complete this d*mn perfect foundation establishment! His mood couldn¡¯t help but rise! 2 ¡°Thanks, System!¡± said Zhou Yun from the bottom of his heart. His system was too awesome! ¡°Oh? Zhou Yun¡¯s expression has changed from looking dispirited to smiling confidently.¡± The Grand Elder saw the change in Zhou Yun¡¯s expression and could not help but smile as he stroked his beard, ¡°He¡¯s neither arrogant nor impetuous, and he fights against despair. This kid has the strongest character I¡¯ve ever seen for the longest time in Spirit Valley. ¡°In that case, Elders, activate the array!¡± The Grand Elder¡¯s voice reverberated in the sect leader¡¯s hall. Several elders released their spiritual Qi, and several streams of spiritual Qi flooded the array like a long dragon! ¡°It¡¯s here!¡± Zhou Yun sat cross-legged, and he felt the familiar pressure pressing down on him again. No, it was stronger than the last time! If Zhou Yun did not succeed in his foundation establishment this time, he might be crushed into a meat pie by this pressure! However, Zhou Yun was not frightened at all. Instead, he closed his eyes in excitement and used his Divine Sense to feel the meridians in his body. ¡°This is it! Could this be enlightenment?¡± When the Grand Elder saw Zhou Yun¡¯s state, he was so shocked that he almost lost control of the array! ¡°The younger generation will surpass the older! I¡¯ve been in Spirit Valley for hundreds of years, and I¡¯ve never heard of anyone who experienced enlightenment during the perfect foundation establishment!¡± The Grand Elder was pleased. Other than the Grand Elder, the other elders were also shocked by Zhou Yun¡¯s actions. Their faces were full of disbelief! Ordinary people¡¯s enlightenment had nothing to do with sword technique or cultivation method, which could greatly improve their combat power. However, this was the first time in thousands of years that they had seen someone experience enlightenment during the foundation establishment! ¡°Should we feel envious or regretful?¡± An elder couldn¡¯t help but mutter. He really couldn¡¯t figure it out as after having enlightenment during the foundation establishment, it wouldn¡¯t be useful in a fight with others! Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know how much his enlightenment had impacted the elders of the Spirit Valley. At this moment, he was using his Divine Sense to observe his body. And for the first time, he resisted the pain caused by the array! Chapter 47 - Losing Control in Foundation Establishment? At this moment, Zhou Yun had entered the Enlightenment State. He no longer paid attention to anything in the outside world. Instead, he paid full attention to Divine Sense. He observed his meridians and the circulation of Qi through Divine Sense. ¡°It¡¯s here. The Qi circulation of the array is forcing its way into my skin. It¡¯s trying to open up my meridians and circulate the Qi.¡± The meridian diagram of his entire body appeared in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind at this moment. Under the circulation of the Spiritual Qi Mantra, more than half of his meridians had been opened up. His Qi circulation was circulating continuously, providing him with the release of his spiritual energy. At this moment, Zhou Yun could see that other than the meridians that had been opened up, the spiritual energy that had seeped in from the array was continuously helping him open up new meridians. It was going to help him widen up his meridians and increase the number of meridians! However, the spiritual energy of the array was extremely violent, chaotic, and rigid. It would only circulate according to the pre-set meridian route of the array. It completely ignored if the meridian route set up by the array was in line with the circulation of Zhou Yun¡¯s meridians! Hence, Zhou Yun could see his meridians being forcefully opened and forced through. It was followed by endless pain and bleeding from his meridians! ¡°No, this shouldn¡¯t be the most suitable way to expand my meridians.¡± In the Enlightenment States, Zhou Yun immediately figured out the mistake of the array and immediately found out how to mobilize the array¡¯s Qi circulation to help him with the perfect foundation establishment! ¡°Here, it should be circulating toward this meridian. On this side, the force had to be even gentler.¡± Based on his thoughts, Zhou Yun used his spiritual energy to guide the spiritual energy from the array to help him open up new meridians. As expected, Zhou Yun no longer felt any pressure. Even if the spiritual energy from the array kept pouring in, it was only helping him open up his meridians continuously and circulate his spiritual energy. Not only did Zhou Yun not feel any pain, but he even took a fancy to the process of the foundation establishment! As his meridians were continuously opened up, Zhou Yun felt a sense of comfort in his entire body! Every time he guided the spiritual energy to open up a new meridian, at the same time he was feeling comfortable, he could also feel the increase in his spiritual energy reserve. Furthermore, the spiritual energy was circulating even faster! The previous seven times of foundation establishment had been torturing, but now it was a complete enjoyment! It was the easiest for one to get addicted to the process of getting stronger step by step! Zhou Yun now had full control over the entire foundation establishment process. It was as if the entire array was under his control. He had become the main conductor of the foundation establishment process! The Grand Elder was dumbfounded. Ever since he became the Grand Elder, he had helped dozens of genius disciples achieve perfect foundation establishment. However, he had never seen or even heard of a disciple taking charge of the foundation establishment array himself! The Grand Elder put down the seal in his hand. He stood helplessly at the side and helped the elders to transfer their spirit energy. As Zhou Yun could control the entire array now, the Grad Elder could only stand aside and wait for the foundation establishment to complete. However, the Grand Elder was not disappointed. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yun with a look of relief. His impression of Zhou Yun had originally been he was a genius in alchemy. Even when Zhou Yun broke through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation, he only changed his impression of him a little. But now, the Grand Elder had completely acknowledged Zhou Yun¡¯s talent. He was a genius who excelled in both alchemy and martial arts! However, just as the Grand Elder relaxed and waited for Zhou Yun to achieve his perfect foundation establishment, Zhou Yun¡¯s aura changed! While Zhou Yun was continuously expanding his meridians, the Spiritual Qi Mantra manual suddenly appeared in his mind! Although the Spiritual Qi Mantra manual was only a basic cultivation technique, Zhou Yun realized that it was not as simple as it seemed. Zhou Yun had already perfected the circulation of the Spiritual Qi Mantra when he was enlightened for the first time. He had originally thought that he could wait until he reached the foundation establishment stage before changing his cultivation technique. However, at this moment, several methods to perfect the Spiritual Qi Mantra to a higher level cultivation technique flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind! ¡°Furthermore, taking the opportunity to progress simultaneously with the foundation establishment, I can even perfectly match my meridian route with the Spiritual Qi Mantra!¡± Zhou Yun felt it was an opportunity! The things that one could think of during the enlightenment were things that others could never think of in their entire lives. Thus Zhou Yun believed in his thoughts and began to improve the Spiritual Qi Mantra according to the thoughts in his mind! At the same time, the meridians in Zhou Yun¡¯s body were also continuously integrating with the Spiritual Qi Mantra! ¡°Is the array¡¯s spiritual energy running out?¡± Zhou Yun frowned. He felt the speed of opening up new meridians had slowed down. ¡°Let¡¯s absorb more then!¡± Zhou Yun increased his suction force. The entire array was now under Zhou Yun¡¯s control. He urged the array to absorb the spiritual energy of the elders even more strongly to help him reach the foundation establishment stage! ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why is the suction force of the array suddenly becoming stronger? I¡¯m about to be sucked dry!¡± One of the elders was shocked and shouted in panic! ¡°Has Zhou Yun gone into deviation? Ordinary foundation establishment cultivators wouldn¡¯t consume so much spiritual energy! Not to mention our number of people was twice as many for other foundation establishment cultivators!¡± The chubby elder, who was originally jolly, now had a bitter expression on his face. He didn¡¯t expect this easy task to suddenly become so troublesome! ¡°Grand Elder, shouldn¡¯t we stop the array? If this continues, not only will Zhou Yun¡¯s foundation establishment fail, but we will also be injured!¡± An elder¡¯s face turned pale! Too much of his spiritual energy had been sucked by the array! The elders were in chaos. This was the first time they had encountered such a thing! The Grand Elder was also at a loss now. He did not know what was going on either. The array of foundation establishment could purify the spiritual energy of the elders and transfer it into Zhou Yun¡¯s body. For the elders¡¯ 1000 points of spiritual energy, Zhou Yun could only receive 1 point of purified spiritual energy that could be directly absorbed. Although the consumption is high, there were eight elders! Not to mention sucking them dry, just the spiritual energy of the elder¡¯s finger would be enough to stuff Zhou Yun to death! The Grand Elder could not understand why Zhou Yun¡¯s foundation establishment suddenly consumed so much spirit energy! ¡°Grand Elder! I can¡¯t hold on soon!¡± The jolly chubby elder¡¯s face did not have the slightest smile this time. In fact, too much of his spiritual energy had been sucked, and he actually looked losing a bit of his weight now! ¡°Wait a moment!¡± The Grand Elder tried to calm the other elders down. He couldn¡¯t say that the entire array was out of his control now! The Grand Elder stared at Zhou Yun who was in the middle of the array. Seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s ruddy complexion and he did not look like he had been possessed by the devil, the Grand Elder gritted his teeth and looked determined. ¡°I¡¯ll just take it that you little brat owes me a favor. If you don¡¯t refine 80-100 cauldrons of medicinal pills for me, it¡¯s really a good deal for you!¡± The Grand Elder looked at the other elders and gritted his teeth, ¡± ¡°Continue to increase the input of spiritual energy.¡± ¡°You want us to die? No way!¡± said the elders. ¡°I¡¯ll pay extra!¡± said the Grand Elder. ¡°Fine!¡± The elders agreed. Just as the Grand Elder mentioned an amount, the elders¡¯ expressions turned stern and their auras rose. Did they still look weak? Immediately after, a spirit energy dragon that was even more sturdy than before rushed into the foundation establishment array! Chapter 48 - Achieved the Perfect Foundation Establishment! ¡°Why did the spiritual energy suddenly increase?¡± Zhou Yun felt much more majestic spiritual energy pouring into the array. With so much spiritual energy, he could feel there was no longer any obstruction to the foundation establishment stage! Soon, his meridians, under the impact of the abundant spiritual energy, were perfectly compatible with the improved Spiritual Qi Mantra! It was as if the Spiritual Qi Mantra was born for Zhou Yun! An ordinary person would adjust their meridians according to the cultivation technique, but Zhou Yun¡¯s meridians were completely compatible with the cultivation technique! He could feel that regardless of releasing or circulating his spiritual energy, there was not a trace of sluggishness. It was smooth and unobstructed! Zhou Yun¡¯s aura was rising steadily! After the array¡¯s spiritual energy helped Zhou Yun open up his meridians, countless amounts of purified spiritual energy were directly absorbed by him! In just a short while, both the quantity and quality of his spiritual energy had greatly improved! Zhou Yun¡¯s aura was already tens of times stronger than before! In addition, Zhou Yun now had a perfectly compatible Spiritual Qi Mantra. He even felt that circulating the Spiritual Qi Mantra was as easy as breathing. He only needed to have a thought and he could cultivate it non-stop no matter what he was doing! The Spiritual Qi Mantra had been improved by Zhou Yun to almost become a technique that could self-cultivate! ¡°Phew!¡± Zhou Yun exhaled deeply. The white air he exhaled was about ten centimeters long before it stopped! He opened his eyes and woke up from the Enlightenment State. He had achieved the foundation establishment stage! Furthermore, he had directly surpassed the early-stage foundation establishment and reached perfection of early-stage foundation establishment! As long as he continued to train himself, Zhou Yun would be able to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment! Zhou Yun stood up from the ground. The bones on his body made a series of crackling sounds. The Qi of perfection of early-stage foundation establishment spread throughout the entire sect leader¡¯s hall. ¡°When your Qi is full, the vessels will open by themselves. You won¡¯t even need a hundred days to achieve your foundation establishment.¡± The Grand Elder heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s aura. He had also taken a bet that Zhou Yun had not gone deviated but had truly found his very own method of foundation establishment. Now, it seemed that he had made the right bet! Furthermore, Zhou Yun had garnered a huge gain! ¡°Zhou Yun, although many things happened on the way, I still want to congratulate you on achieving the foundation establishment stage.¡± The Grand Elder sized up Zhou Yun. ¡°As expected of a glory disciple of Spirit Valley. In just 50 days, you¡¯re able to achieve the foundation establishment stage while others took 100 days. It looks like our sect has another heaven¡¯s favorite.¡± The Grand Elder was clearly in a good mood. ¡°Sir Pill, what¡¯s going on here?¡± Before Zhou Yun could even comprehend the changes in his body, he was frightened by the mess in the sect leader¡¯s hall. The elders were sprawled on the ground in disorder. Each of them looked as if had been sucked dry. ¡°It¡¯s fine. You can go and see the sect leader. I¡¯ll clean up here.¡± The Grand Elder waved his hand. Zhou Yun thanked him and left understandably. As soon as he arrived at the side hall, Zhou Yun realized Ling Qingyun had been waiting for him. His Elder Senior Sister Su Wanyi was also waiting quietly by the side. ¡°Greetings, Sect Leader. Disciple has achieved foundation establishment stage.¡± Zhou Yun walked over and bowed. He noticed that Su Wanyi seemed to be a little different today. Usually, Su Wanyi was gentle and would nod and smile when she saw someone come in. However, after he walked in, Su Wanyi did not even look at him. ¡°Not bad, you¡¯ve successfully achieved the foundation establishment stage in such a short time.¡± Ling Qingyun nodded and said. After he waved his hand at Su Wanyi, then only did she turn to look at Zhou Yun. Su Wanyi held her sword and had her arms crossed. She had a familiar smile on her face, but Zhou Yun felt that it was a little out of place. This was not Su Wanyi. Only then did Zhou Yun realize that this ¡°Su Wanyi¡± looked similar, but she was much older than Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi! She was not wearing the standard uniform of the inner sect disciple, but the purple plain clothes unique to the direct disciple! ¡°This is my direct disciple, Su Lingyun,¡± said Ling Qingyun. ¡°She is also Su Wanyi¡¯s elder sister.¡± ¡°Greetings, Direct Disciple Su.¡± Zhou Yun bowed. At the same time, he was also very curious. He had never heard of Su Wanyi having an elder sister in Spirit Valley, let alone Ling Qingyun¡¯s direct disciple. Zhou Yun was puzzled. Why was he specifically asked to meet here at this time? Could it be related to Su Wanyi? He couldn¡¯t figure it out. Clearly, there was nothing between Su Wanyi and him. ¡°Today Lingyun is out of seclusion. It so happens that you¡¯ve successfully achieved your foundation establishment. Zhou Yun, I have a mission for you. Are you willing to accept it?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun. He noticed that whenever he looked at her, she would turn her head away as if she was deliberately avoiding his gaze. He was puzzled. Why was she avoiding his gaze? ¡°Of course, you don¡¯t have to reject it first. It¡¯s a very simple task and will help you stabilize your cultivation level. It¡¯s considered a good task.¡± Seeing Zhou Yun keeping quiet, Ling Qingyun thought Zhou Yun had some concerns and explained. ¡°Disciple is willing to accept the mission.¡± Zhou Yun nodded in acceptance. After hearing the sect leader¡¯s explanation, he naturally wouldn¡¯t reject it. However, he was very curious as to what kind of mission it was for him to accept specifically. ¡°Lingyun reached the great perfection of late-stage foundation establishment five years ago. She went into seclusion to break through to the the golden core stage, but for some reason, she couldn¡¯t break through. She came out of seclusion this time because she has found an opportunity to break through.¡± Halfway talking, Ling Qingyun looked at Su Lingyun with disappointment. But Su Lingyun turned her head away and pretended not to see him. ¡°The mission this time is also related to her.¡± Ling Qingyun rubbed his temples. After pondering for a while, he continued. ¡°Your mission is to have her follow you closely. Also, try your best to ensure no other disciples get close to her until the day of the Five Sects Tournament which is 50 days from now.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke, he seemed to feel that the content was too strange and quickly added, ¡°Of course, I will count the mission this time as the high-level mission of foundation establishment disciples. The high-level missions for foundation establishment disciples required one to risk their lives just to barely complete one. The risk was high and so was the reward. He only wanted Su Lingyun to follow him? Zhou Yun felt even stranger, but it did not stop him from accepting it! The mission reward was high! ¡°I accept.¡± Zhou Yun felt that this mission was too easy. Originally, because he was too eye-catching, the other disciples stayed away from him! Now, all he needed to do was return to his cave and cultivate in seclusion. When the time came, he would get the mission reward! Zhou Yun had even thought that perhaps the sect leader saw his outstanding talent and wanted to find a way to reward him. Thus he had deliberately beaten around the bush when telling him the mission! ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll leave Su Lingyun to you then,¡± Ling Qingyun said with a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t even look at Su Lingyun as he held her forehead and waved at the two of them, asking them to leave quickly. ¡°Disciple is leaving now.¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. This was the first time he had seen Ling Qingyun in such a bad mood. Could it be related to Su Lingyun? He turned his head to look at Su Lingyun and noticed her face was still full of smiles, just like the Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi. ¡°Forget it. Su Lingyun is as gentle as Eldest Senior Sister. What can happen to her?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t think anything could happen. He took the lead and walked toward his cave. Behind Zhou Yun, the smile on Su Lingyun¡¯s face disappeared the moment Zhou Yun turned around. She sighed as she dragged her sword and walked behind Zhou Yun. Chapter 49 - Direct Disciple! After Zhou Yun returned to his cave abode, he let Su Lingyun settle down in an empty room and then continued his cultivation. The vessels would open by themselves when the Qi was full. With the support of the enlightenment during the foundation establishment, Zhou Yun did not directly engrave the elder¡¯s foundation establishment method on his mind. Instead, he combined the Spiritual Qi Mantra with the foundation establishment. Now that his meridians had completely opened, his cultivation was twice as effective with half the effort. Just as he returned to his cave abode, Zhou Yun tried circulating the Spirit Qi Mantra while walking. He realized that with just a slight distraction, the Spiritual Qi Mantra would automatically circulate like breathing! Unless his emotions fluctuated too much or he interrupted it himself, the Spiritual Qi Mantra would continue to absorb the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to increase his cultivation! ¡°After breaking through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation, the total amount of my spiritual energy has become several times more than ordinary people. Furthermore, I absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy from the array during my foundation establishment. Now my current spiritual energy is probably ten times that of an ordinary person!¡± Zhou Yun was very satisfied with his perfect foundation establishment this time! Ever since he transmigrated to this world and started his immortal cultivation, he had always suffered from the pain of having ineffective cultivation due to poor innate ability. Only now did Zhou Yun heave a sigh of relief. He had finally experienced the happiness of how easy it was to cultivate as heaven¡¯s favorite and have ten times the amount of spiritual energy of others! Zhou Yun felt that with his sword intent and his strong foundation, his current combat strength might be even higher than Ling¡¯er¡¯s. Even if he encountered a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator, he would be able to escape unscathed! ¡°However, the total amount of spiritual energy I have now is too much. I feel like it can¡¯t be used up.¡± For the first time, Zhou Yun was troubled by happiness. His total amount of spiritual energy was too much. Although he could easily control the spiritual energy, he had just broken through and was not familiar with the excessive spiritual energy. It would take time for Zhou Yun to familiarize himself with this large amount of spiritual energy! And the best way to get familiar with a large amount of spiritual energy was to use it continuously! Zhou Yun thought of a good idea. He had just broken through to the foundation establishment stage. When he was using spiritual energy, he would take the opportunity to further increase his strength. ¡°Moreover, at the foundation establishment stage, although the sun-set sword technique has reached the great stage, it still lacks something.¡± In Qi cultivation, Zhou Yun could rely on his sword intent to kill enemies of a higher level. However, as his cultivation level increased, he needed a more powerful means of attack! ¡°It¡¯s time to improve the sword intent of the sun-set sword technique!¡± said Zhou Yun. When ordinary people practiced the sword technique, they would only garner a little result after cultivating it for a long time. There was no one like Zhou Yun, who had achieved the great stage of sword intent within three days! ¡°Apart from this, at the foundation establishment stage, I can finally use the sword control technique.¡± Zhou Yun took out the Kunlun sword control technique manual. This was one of the three manuals that he had obtained from Han Shuzi. The immortal sword flashed a thousand miles to take down a person¡¯s head as easily as taking something from a bag. This was the opening phrase of the Kunlun sword control technique. In addition to a good immortal sword, the sword control technique also required the support of one¡¯s spiritual energy. When Zhou Yun was cultivating Qi, he had to practice the sun-set sword technique first due to a lack of spiritual energy. He had delayed the Kunlun sword control technique until now. ¡°It¡¯s just nice. Since I¡¯ve transmigrated here, I haven¡¯t experienced the joy of an immortal riding a flying sword.¡± Zhou Yun recalled when he first entered the Spirit Valley. To avoid being laid off, he worked hard in cultivation without having any free time. Now that he thought about it, it was a sad experience too. However, when he thought about he was about to ride a flying sword, Zhou Yun¡¯s mood became much better! ¡°Oh yes, I might as well learn the techniques of this manual as well.¡± Zhou Yun took out the second body-strengthening manual, which was also recommended by Han Shuzi. ¡°Great Body Strengthening Mantra, this name itself sounds very powerful.¡± Zhou Yun estimated the time given by Ling Qingyun. He had 50 days to prepare, and it seemed like he had something to do after that. Zhou Yun did not hesitate. He sat down cross-legged and opened the Kunlun sword control technique manual. With the Spiritual Qi Mantra, Zhou Yun could cultivate freely even while he was practicing technique! ¡°The three purities of the control, embracing the spirit and guarding the root ¡­¡± Zhou Yun followed the guidance of the Kunlun sword control technique and slowly circulated his spiritual energy to his fingers. In front of Zhou Yun was a spiritual sword distributed to all by Spirit Valley. Zhou Yun received it when he was at the first layer of Qi cultivation. The spiritual sword looked rough, and no one knew how many times it had changed its ownership. However, it was surprisingly tough. Zhou Yun attached his spiritual energy to the spiritual sword. For the first time doing it, as he was not familiar with it, not only did a large amount of spiritual energy not attach to the spiritual sword, but it also directly dissipated into the air. Zhou Yun did not give up. He continued to channel his spiritual energy to the spiritual sword. ¡°Swish!¡± The spiritual Qi dissipated again. ¡°As expected, the beginning is always the hardest. The manual says that the spiritual Qi must be condensed and attached to the spiritual sword, turning it into a body that can be controlled.¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He could not figure out how to control the spiritual energy that left his body. Zhou Yun reached out his hand and spiritual energy once again appeared on his fingertips. This time, he was completely focused without any other thoughts. He entered the Enlightenment State, and his mouth constantly muttered the mantra of the Kunlun sword control technique. His finger swiftly touched the spiritual sword. ¡°Buzz!¡± The spiritual sword trembled slightly, and a glimmer of light appeared on the rough spiritual sword. The spiritual energy attachment was successful! But it was not over yet! Zhou Yun formed a seal with his fingers followed by a fling of his palm. The spiritual sword moved slightly and let out a trembling sound! The next moment, the spiritual sword burst out at a speed that even Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t see and flew forward! ¡°Boom!¡± There was a loud crash! Zhou Yun¡¯s first sword riding actually created a huge hole in the wall in front of him! ¡°Ah!¡± A woman¡¯s scream came from the other side of the wall. Zhou Yun was stunned for a few seconds looking at the huge hole in the wall. The corner of his mouth twitched. Didn¡¯t the sword control technique say that being able to slightly mobilize the spiritual sword was considered the beginner level? Then what about him blasting a big hole in the wall with his spirit sword? ¡°No, no! Let¡¯s see if anyone was hurt!¡± Zhou Yun recovered from the Enlightenment State and ran toward the entrance of the cave. If Zhou Yun remembered correctly, Su Lingyun, who was settled down by him just now, was on the other side of the wall! ¡°This is the direct disciple of the sect leader! She has just been here for a day and has been sneak attacked by a spiritual sword. If something really happens, the sect leader will kill me!¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t dare to be negligent. If he let Su Lingyun leave with injuries, wouldn¡¯t he lose the task reward that he had obtained for free? He quickly ran to the entrance of the cave. Just as he was about to stick his head in, a voice came from inside. ¡°Don¡¯t come over!¡± Zhou Yun paused for a moment. Immediately he understood. Su Lingyun might be doing something embarrassing. ¡°Disciple Su, are you alright? I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s my first time practicing the sword control technique and I didn¡¯t grasp it well.¡± Zhou Yun shouted from the other side of the cave. He didn¡¯t know Su Lingyun¡¯s current situation. Su Lingyun got up from the ground and stuck out her tongue. She had just eaten a mouthful of dust! Zhou Yun said that this was his first time learning the sword control technique. Who would lie in such a manner? Back then when she practiced the sword control technique for half a year and reached the moderate stage, the sect leader praised her for her talent! Su Lingyun felt that Zhou Yun must have had other plans! She suddenly thought of Su Wanyi, and she was full of anger. ¡°All of them are the same¡­ Ah!¡± Su Lingyun struggled to stand up, but she suddenly tripped over. ¡°Disciple Su! Are you alright?¡± Hearing Su Lingyun¡¯s scream, Zhou Yun subconsciously looked in her direction. Immediately after, Zhou Yun saw the least likely scene. He was dumbfounded! Chapter 50 - The Moderate Stage of Sword Control Technique Zhou Yun widened his eyes as he looked around the room. Finally, he fixed his eyes on Su Lingyun, who was lying on her back. Zhou Yun felt his worldview collapse. Of course, he did not see anything unsuitable for children. However, to be honest, Zhou Yun would rather see such a scene. He would be more relaxed then. Zhou Yun covered his face. He suddenly understood why the sect leader, Ling Qingyun, sighed when he mentioned Su Lingyun. ¡°You¡­ Are you alright? If you want to wash up, the spring water is just on the right outside the door. There is also Spirit Valley¡¯s uniform. If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯m going to continue cultivating.¡± Zhou Yun covered his face, turned around, and wanted to leave. ¡°Hold on! Don¡¯t you have anything to say when you see me like this?¡± Su Lingyun stood up and kicked away the thing that she tripped over. ¡°Clink!¡± A wine jar hit the wall and broke. ¡°I¡­ Burp! Don¡¯t tell me even you don¡¯t want to face me!¡± Su Lingyun staggered toward Zhou Yun and even hiccuped as she spoke. Su Lingyun stood behind Zhou Yun and put her hand on Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You lied to me! Who could command the sword control technique so easily the first time they practiced it? You must have liked Su Wanyi and then wanted to¡­ burb, peek at me!¡± Su Lingyun put her head on Zhou Yun¡¯s back and said while hiccuping. Zhou Yun covered his face. He was at a loss and did not know how to face the current situation. That was right. There was nothing unsuitable for children to watch in Su Lingyun¡¯s room but there was something worse than that! A plate of peanuts, a few jars of old wine, and the mortal world¡¯s comics scattered all over the floor. Zhou Yun recalled Su Lingyun¡¯s posture when she was lying on the ground. It was not difficult for him to imagine how Su Lingyun was lying on her side and reading comics with a mouthful of wine and peanuts. In comparison, Zhou Yun felt that this elder sister was simply too inferior compared to the Eldest Senior Sister of Spirit Valley! ¡°Wow! How could you be such a genius? You¡¯re so powerful even though it¡¯s the first time you practice the sword control technique, just like Su Wanyi!¡± Su Lingyun straightaway sat on the ground, holding a pot of wine, drinking and crying. ¡°Do you know how scary it is to have a younger sister who is a genius? I have to be gentler than her, more outstanding than her so that I can barely maintain the dignity of an elder sister. ¡°But I can¡¯t do it! I feel so tired of smiling. To upkeep the progress of my cultivation level, I cultivate with all my might. ¡°But I¡¯m not gentle. I don¡¯t have the perfect foundation establishment. I¡¯m just an ordinary person who likes to drink, complain, and read comics¡­ blargh!¡± Su Lingyun 90% resembled Su Wanyi, but she was more mature. However, at this moment, she did not have the demeanor of a fairy at all. She was sitting on the ground, drinking and crying. In the end, she vomited! Moreover, she vomited at Zhou Yun¡¯s feet! Zhou Yun was frightened and jumped two meters high! He swore that he had never been so frightened before, not even when he was surrounded by Meng Fei¡¯ang in the secret realm. My sect leader Ling Qingyun, what did you hand over to me? Zhou Yun suddenly felt as if he was being short-changed. How would a foundation establishment high-level mission be sufficient for handling such Su Lingyun? Zhou Yun was in a dilemma. The joy he felt from learning the sword control technique had disappeared without a trace. He raised his head, but in the end, he lowered his head helplessly because he realized Su Lingyun had fallen asleep while crying and vomiting. ¡°What a sin! Sect Leader, no wonder you didn¡¯t allow other disciples to get close to her. It turns out that Disciple Su is even tired of smiling.¡± Zhou Yun finally understood why Su Lingyun turned her head away when he looked at her. It was because she was too lazy to smile! ¡°This person is too tired of living.¡± Zhou Yun frowned and held his breath. In the end, he carried Su Lingyun and threw her into another empty room. ¡°I really don¡¯t know if Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi knows about this.¡± Zhou Yun threw a body-cleansing talisman at Su Lingyun to clean up the dirt on her body before he continued to cultivate. Zhou Yun had just completed his foundation establishment. He still needed to stabilize his cultivation! Not long after Zhou Yun left, Su Lingyun, who was originally unconscious, suddenly opened her eyes. At this time, her eyes were clear and bright, and she did not look drunk at all. ¡°I wonder how many spiritual stones a forgetting talisman costs. If it doesn¡¯t work, should I kill to silence him?¡± Su Lingyun looked at the ceiling and murmured a terrifying line. She swore that this was the most shameful time she ever had since she was born! Outside the sect leader¡¯s hall, Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er were greeting the sect leader. Under Ling Qingyun¡¯s instructions, Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er had been cultivating together for the Five Sects Tournament for the past fifty days. Coincidentally, today was the day of the weekly report. Qiao¡¯er also wanted to see if her Brother Zhou Yun had come out of his closed-door cultivation. ¡°What? Brother Zhou Yun has come out of seclusion?¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at the sect leader Ling Qingyun in disbelief. She also knew about the hundred-day foundation establishment. Even some people had come out of seclusion in advance, it was unprecedented to do so 50 days in advance! ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, Zhou Yun should be consolidating his cultivation in the cave now. If you want to see him, you can go.¡± Sect leader Ling Qingyun said with a smile. He waved his hand to dismiss Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Sect Leader, may I ask if Senior¡­ Senior Sister Su has come out of seclusion? I want her to see the results of my cultivation.¡± Su Wanyi touched the hemline of her skirt. The senior sister who used to be dignified, elegant, and steady was now like a shy little girl. ¡°Smack!¡± Ling Qingyun slapped his forehead, frightening Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi. ¡°Ah¡­ Sigh.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the ceiling, and finally, he looked at Su Wanyi. ¡°Lingyun has indeed come out of seclusion, but she is currently on a mission. You will see her later.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at Su Wanyi, who was full of anticipation, and his tone was a little heavy. ¡°By the way, Qiao¡¯er, you should go back first. Su Wanyi, let me check on your cultivation progress. You should know how important the Five Sects Tournament in 50 days is to Lingyun, do you?¡± Ling Qingyun said. ¡°Yes, Sect Leader!¡± Su Wanyi nodded her head seriously. ¡­ Zhou Yun once again calmed his mind. He was not distracted and entered the Enlightenment State. After using too much energy the first time causing the spiritual sword to lose control, he was very careful this time. Under Zhou Yun¡¯s command, the spiritual sword rose and fell, accelerated, and stopped at times. Zhou Yun was sweating profusely. He realized that controlling the spiritual sword consumed more spiritual energy than he had imagined. ¡°No, it¡¯s my method that wastes too much spiritual energy. At this rate, not to mention riding a flying sword, even using the spiritual sword for a short while will consume a large amount of spiritual energy! It will affect the battle!¡± Zhou Yun pondered. He realized that the sword control technique was several times more difficult than the sun-set sword technique! ¡°However, I found the trick.¡± Zhou Yun smiled. He clenched his fingers lightly and jumped into the air. ¡°Swoosh!¡± The spiritual sword was as nimble as a flying fish in the air! The next moment, the spiritual sword flew toward Zhou Yun¡¯s feet and steadily lifted him! ¡°The moderate stage of sword control technique!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s face was full of excitement! Chapter 51 - Discussing the Sword Control Technique Zhou Yun clenched his fingers, and the flying swords in the air flew up and down rapidly under the sword control technique. In just a short while, the flying sword had made a full circle around the cave abode. The next moment, Zhou Yun changed his hand seal, and the extremely fast flying sword suddenly stopped in front of him. ¡°Not bad! This is the true the moderate stage of the sword control technique. Within a hundred meters, the sword will reach wherever I point.¡± Zhou Yun touched the body of the spiritual sword in excitement. It was the first time he had used the sword control technique, and he had experienced the long-desired feeling of controlling a sword. He could not stop for a while. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Zhou Yun struck while the iron was hot. He leaped up and stepped on the flying sword again, flying quickly in the cave abode. After a long time, Zhou Yun felt a lack of spiritual energy in his body. After the flying sword shook, he slowly came to a stop. ¡°Right now, my spiritual power is 10 times that of an ordinary cultivator in the elementary of foundation establishment stage, but I can only maintain sword control while flying for eight hours. If it were other cultivators, their flight time would definitely be even shorter.¡± Zhou Yun was calculating the amount of spiritual energy he had left, trying to figure out under what circumstances it would be safe for him to use the sword control technique. He didn¡¯t want to use the sword control technique too much and end up with insufficient spiritual energy when facing the enemy. Therefore, in order to retain enough spiritual energy, Zhou Yun had to calculate the amount of energy he could use to fly using sword control. However, Zhou Yun had never thought that even he, who had so much spiritual power, had to be careful when using the sword control technique, let alone the other cultivators in the elementary of foundation establishment stage who lacked spiritual power. They might not even be willing to use their spiritual power to use the sword control technique. Moreover, the sword control technique was one of the most difficult techniques. Just like the sword intent, one could only improve a little after thousands of days of practice. If an ordinary person were to see that Zhou Yun had actually cultivated the sword control technique to the moderate stage in a day, they would definitely shout that he was a monster. Generally speaking, only cultivators in the intermediate or late of foundation establishment stage had the spare time to use spiritual power to control a sword to fight. In the elementary of foundation establishment stage, the sword control technique was just a decoration. Whew! Zhou Yun kept his spiritual sword. He felt that he was not far from achieving greater mastery of the sword control technique. As long as he continued to enter the state of enlightenment, he was confident that he would be able to break through the great stage of the sword control technique within three days. ¡°At that time, my spiritual energy can directly attach to the spiritual sword, and with a wave of my hand, I can take the head of a person from a thousand meters away!¡± Zhou Yun felt that the sword control technique, once cultivated, was too convenient. Compared to sitting cross-legged to regulate his breathing and cultivate his spiritual Qi, he seemed to prefer the feeling of traveling the world on a flying sword. ¡°Let¡¯s put in more effort. After I master the sword control technique, I¡¯ll also master the sword intent. This way, I¡¯ll have the ability to protect myself even in the foundation establishment stage.¡± Zhou Yun sat cross-legged next to the spiritual spring. He did not waste a single second as he adjusted his breathing and absorbed the spiritual energy to cultivate. Even before obtaining the system, he could be called the most hardworking cultivator in the entire Spirit Valley. Now that he had obtained the system, Zhou Yun was like a tiger that had grown wings. Instead of being arrogant and complacent, he would become stronger step by step. Five days later, Zhou Yun descended from the sky on his flying sword and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing. ¡°Strange. I¡¯ve been in the Enlightenment State every day. My Kunlun sword control technique should have entered the great stage long ago. Why can¡¯t my flying sword fly out of the range of one hundred meters?¡± While Zhou Yun regulated his breathing, he summarized his problems. He had thought that he would be able to break through the moderate stage of the sword control technique on the third day and be able to control the spiritual sword to a distance of over 100 meters, breaking through the limit. However, when he tried, he realized that the problem was not as simple as he thought. Zhou Yun seemed to feel a thin membrane. Every time he tried to command the flying sword to fly a hundred meters away, his control over the flying sword would weaken. If he did not retrieve the flying sword in time, he would even lose control of the flying sword. Losing one¡¯s own weapon in battle was definitely a severe matter! It would be as if he put his life in someone else¡¯s hands. Zhou Yun caressed the spiritual sword and felt the pockmarks on it. He pondered over it and wondered where he had made a mistake. ¡°There¡¯s no problem with the amount of spiritual energy, and I¡¯ve also awakened my Divine Sense. In that aspect, I can control the spiritual sword from a longer distance than ordinary cultivators. There¡¯s no reason for me to be stuck at the moderate stage of the sword control technique!¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t figure it out and could only helplessly give up on thinking. He wanted to use the sword control technique again and experiment with his body to find out what the problem was. ¡°What?¡± Just as Zhou Yun got up, he staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, he stuck his spiritual sword into the ground to support his body, so he did not fall. ¡°I¡¯ve used up my spiritual energy again. Even though I haven¡¯t made much progress in the Kunlun sword control technique, I¡¯m getting more and more familiar with the release of my spiritual power, so it¡¯s not like I didn¡¯t gain anything.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual energy had been completely exhausted, so he could only give up on cultivating. He turned and walked in the direction of the spiritual spring. As he walked, Zhou Yun scratched his head. Zhou Yun¡¯s black hair was originally smooth and silky. If his appearance was rated 100 points, his black hair contributed 66 points to it. It was his most eye-catching feature. However, Zhou Yun realized that after continued practice with his flying sword, his hair had been blown back by the wind and currently resembled a broom head. ¡°Forget it. I haven¡¯t found the reason why I can¡¯t make a breakthrough in the sword control technique. I¡¯ll take a break to cultivate and find out the reason.¡± Zhou Yun gave up on the idea of using the body-cleansing talisman again. He wanted to soak in the spiritual spring, recovering his spiritual energy while finding the key to the problem. He felt that he couldn¡¯t just blindly cultivate blindly. Zhou Yun left the cultivation area of the cave and walked in the direction of the spiritual spring. The next moment, he stopped. ¡°There¡¯s a sound?¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. Why would there be someone¡¯s voice beside the spiritual spring in his cave abode at night? Ever since he saw Su Lingyun, Su Wanyi¡¯s older sister and Ling Qingyun¡¯s direct disciple, getting drunk, he couldn¡¯t bear meeting her. Therefore, Zhou Yun would deliberately avoid Su Lingyun¡¯s activity time. That was even if they hadn¡¯t seen each other for five days since Su Lingyun had been staying in her room. But why was there a humming sound coming from the spiritual spring in the middle of the night? Zhou Yun thought of two possibilities. One was that Su Lingyun was using the spiritual spring, and the other was that someone had broken into the cave. One had to know that the spiritual energy in the outside world was scarce, so the spiritual energy in Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode was worth the risk. Therefore, Zhou Yun gripped his flying sword and became vigilant. Even though trespassers would not be so stupid as to hum a song while carrying away the spiritual water, there was always a ¡°what if¡±. Not wanting to alert the enemy, Zhou Yun carefully stuck his head out to take a look. The moonlight shone through the hole on the top of the cave and onto the spiritual spring, imprinting a silver scale on it. In front of the spiritual spring, a young girl was sitting with her back against a spiritual sword. She looked lonely as she raised a bottle of sake to the sky and downed it. Perhaps the girl drank too quickly, but the clear wine seeped out and soaked her face, sliding down her cheeks like tears. Zhou Yun was taken aback. Unlike Su Wanyi¡¯s maturity and gentleness, Su Lingyun was more unruly, unreserved, and bogged down by worries. Zhou Yun was stunned for a few seconds, and he couldn¡¯t help but grip his spiritual sword tightly. He only came back to his senses after his palm was pierced by the spiritual sword¡¯s dent. At that moment, Su Lingyun also turned around, and their eyes met. They were both stunned. ¡°Ah,¡± they both said. Chapter 52 - The Cause of the Bottleneck Zhou Yun and Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes met, and they were frozen on the spot. A few seconds later, the two of them spoke at the same time. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to peek!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t come out on purpose!¡± The two of them looked at each other at the same time. Then, the somewhat stagnant atmosphere was washed away, and Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s up?¡± Zhou Yun walked over and sat down next to Su Lingyun. He then soaked his feet in the extremely precious spiritual spring. ¡°Hey! You¡¯re actually using the spiritual spring to soak your feet?¡± Su Lingyun was dumbfounded. Then, she quickly reached out and covered her face. Blergh! ¡°Tsk.¡± Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun who was crazily vomiting, then turned his head to look at the moonlight in the sky. He felt that he should have continued to cultivate and not come to the spiritual spring. Why was it that Su Lingyun was so different from the mature, steady, and gentle Su Wanyi, even though they both had the same surname and looked 90% similar? A few minutes later, Su Lingyun, with clear liquid dripping from her mouth, cried angrily at Zhou Yun, ¡°Detestable b*stard! Do you know how precious the spiritual spring is and how many people covet it? Instead of using such a good resource for cultivation, you used it to soak your feet!¡± ¡°Ah, I remember the first day I came here to cultivate, I even jumped in and soaked for half a day.¡± Zhou Yun laughed as he spoke. That was the first time he had experienced the joy of cultivation without a lack of spiritual energy. ¡°Oh! How can you be like this?¡± Su Lingyun almost couldn¡¯t hold back her tears. She covered her mouth with one hand and pointed at Zhou Yun with the other trembling hand. ¡°Hey, tell me, what did you do with the spiritual spring?¡± Zhou Yun already wanted to leave. He really couldn¡¯t bear to see Su Lingyun¡¯s bitter face. If he could, he would rather see Qiao¡¯er. If he really couldn¡¯t, Su Wanyi would do. What crime had he committed that he would watch a young girl puke in pain in the middle of the night for a top-level foundation establishment mission? ¡°I ¡­ I used it to deliver wine.¡± Su Lingyun half-lay on the ground, panting as she said, ¡°When I was in seclusion, I didn¡¯t have any wine at all. I could only keep cultivating. It¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve had a chance to drink while cultivating my spiritual Qi.¡± Su Lingyun sat up and leaned against the spiritual sword. She had already lost all will to live. ¡°After observing your cultivation for the past few days, I specially chose to drink at this time when you wouldn¡¯t be around. If it¡¯s possible, I really hope I can return to being the me who doesn¡¯t know anything.¡± Su Lingyun covered her ears with both hands and made a childish gesture, which was different from Su Wanyi¡¯s. She continued, ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll just treat it as an unlucky stroke of luck. What about you? Why are you here? Aren¡¯t you still practicing the sword control technique?¡± Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun. She had not forgotten the embarrassing incident that day. ¡°Could it be that the genius who reached the moderate stage of the sword control technique in one day encountered a bottleneck?¡± she said sarcastically. At the moment, Su Lingyun was too lazy to put on the same gentle smile as Su Wanyi in front of Zhou Yun. Having long ruined her image with so many embarrassing events, Su Lingyun became more open-minded in front of Zhou Yun. ¡°Yes, I have indeed reached a bottleneck.¡± Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun¡¯s back, which was leaning on a spiritual sword. Zhou Yun could tell how precious the spiritual sword was just by looking at its appearance. Only the few elder-tier cultivators in Spirit Valley could choose a suitable disciple to inherit their legacy, not to mention that Su Lingyun was Ling Qingyun¡¯s direct disciple. Zhou Yun was a little curious. Besides being the direct disciple of the sect leader Ling Qingyun, was Su Lingyun also an expert in the sword? After all, he had obviously reached a bottleneck in cultivation. ¡°Haha, young man.¡± Su Lingyun crossed her arms and puffed out her chest, looking up with pride. ¡°Do you want to seek guidance from me, the direct disciple of the sect leader?¡± ¡°Yes, please enlighten me,¡± Zhou Yun answered directly. He would not refuse to become stronger just because of pride. Earlier, when he had just entered the Spirit Valley, in order to speed up his cultivation, Zhou Yun had caught hold of an elder and asked him many questions, causing the elder to be terrified whenever he saw him. Zhou Yun paid no attention to Su Lingyun¡¯s arrogance. If she was putting on airs, it meant that she was the real deal. ¡°Eh?¡± Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief. ¡°You didn¡¯t even hesitate for a moment. For the sake of increasing your strength, you suppressed your pride and lowered yourself before me. Do they call this the ignorance of a young man?¡± ¡°Why?¡± In order to become stronger, Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t care less about things like dignity. ¡°Ha! I really can¡¯t help but like you.¡± Su Lingyun leaned against the spiritual sword and pointed at the sky with a stoic face. ¡°Come on, your spiritual power has recovered a lot. Use the sword control technique in front of me and let me help you find the reason for your bottleneck.¡± Zhou Yun took out his spiritual sword. ¡°Wait.¡± When Su Lingyun saw Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual sword, she jumped up with a start. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zhou Yun asked doubtfully. Could it be that there was something wrong with him? But he had not used the sword control technique yet. ¡°Nothing! You can continue.¡± Su Lingyun slowly leaned back and looked at Zhou Yun with a strange expression. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t mind as Su Lingyun was naturally weird. He attached his spiritual energy to the spiritual sword and formed a seal with his fingers, slowly activating the spiritual sword. ¡°Oo.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s mouth opened into an ¡°O¡± shape. When she saw Zhou Yun looking at her, she immediately covered her mouth. Su Lingqun then quickly waved her hand to signal Zhou Yun to continue. Zhou Yun used the sword control technique to control the spiritual sword, making it assume various positions in the air. He then adjusted the sword¡¯s movement speed. The entire spiritual sword was like a flying bird that could stop at will, moving nimbly in the air. Zhou Yun had no problem controlling the flying sword in the sky, but he felt that he might be undergoing a different training method than he wished for. After all, the young girl at the side constantly made strange exclamations. ¡°You, if you have anything to say, say it.¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t stand the exclamations every time he used the sword control technique any longer. Could it be that his control was so bad that it was shocking? But Zhou Yun was very confident that he had mastered the moderate stage of the sword control technique in one day. ¡°A-Ah, it¡¯s not what you think. I-It¡¯s just, hahahaha¡­¡± Su Lingyun stammered and finally turned her head. ¡°If you don¡¯t give me an explanation, I¡¯ll announce to the entire Spirit Valley that Su Lingyun, the direct disciple of the sect master, stole my bathwater!¡± Zhou Yun felt his head heating up. Having realized that Su Lingyun was really out of line, he could only threaten her. ¡°Wait! Don¡¯t!¡± Su Lingyun grabbed Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulders and said, ¡°I just can¡¯t think of any euphemistic words to describe it. ¡°Horrible?¡± Zhou Yun asked. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s very bad,¡± Su Lingyun answered seriously. ¡°My sword control technique is horrible?¡± Zhou Yun asked again. ¡°That¡¯s not it.¡± Su Lingyun let go and scratched her head. ¡°How did you manage to control a piece of scrap metal so well? My God, being too talented is actually disgusting. There¡¯s actually someone who can really control a piece of broken metal that contains only a few traces of spiritual energy to fly all over the sky.¡± Su Lingyun hugged her stomach and laughed crazily. ¡°Bathwater.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s face turned cold. He had to discipline Su Lingyun. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou, we hit it off the first time we met. I really can¡¯t help but want to give you a new flying sword.¡± Su Lingyun stopped laughing and looked at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun paused and narrowed his eyes before commenting, ¡°Sure.¡± Chapter 53 - Purchasing a Spiritual Sword After yesterday¡¯s farce, Zhou Yun looked at his spiritual sword and sighed. This spiritual sword had accompanied him for quite a while. After Zhou Yun placed the spiritual sword in the cave, he turned around and left. Previously, he had been busy improving his innate ability and cultivating resources. Even if he used alchemy, the resources obtained were not enough to exchange for a good flying sword. After all, a flying sword in the foundation establishment stage would cost over a hundred spiritual stones, not to mention a good spiritual sword. The latter would cost tens of thousands of spiritual stones. In the current era where spiritual energy was scarce, even sect leader Ling Qingyun did not have a sword that was suitable for his use. He was still using the weapons passed down from generation to generation by the sect leader. Although Zhou Yun¡¯s alchemy speed was very fast, if he really wanted to buy a suitable spiritual sword, he would not be able to do it in a short time. However, Su Lingyun was actually willing to spend her hard-earned money to buy a new spiritual sword for him. And recalling her promise from the day before, it was from the auction house within the Treasure Pavilion. Zhou Yun sighed, thinking, ¡°Su Lingyun is too out of line. She¡¯s the complete opposite of Su Wanyi.¡± He didn¡¯t know if he could believe Su Lingyun¡¯s words. ¡°She can¡¯t possibly sell me off after she brings me to the Treasure Pavilion, right?¡± After all, Zhou Yun was a once-in-a-thousand-years alchemy genius. He felt that he had some value. ¡°What auction? Are you really looking forward to the Treasure Pavilion that much?¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s voice came from behind. She was wearing a pale red dress that day and looked more mature. However, since Zhou Yun had learned about her true colors, he felt that it was a very strange look on her. Su Lingyun was like a Husky pretending to be a Border Collie. ¡°Hey, what¡¯s with your eyes? I can tell!¡± Su Lingyun raised her eyebrows. ¡°Remember our agreement. Don¡¯t expose me in public! I¡¯m still that gentle and friendly direct disciple!¡± Zhou Yun recalled that he had accepted Su Lingyun¡¯s request to keep her true appearance a secret. ¡°All right,¡± he said. Zhou Yun would not say anything as he was still counting on Su Lingyun to help him buy a spiritual sword. ¡°That¡¯s more like it. By the way, my master asked me to give you this. He said it¡¯s your reward for discovering the heretic cultivator.¡± Su Lingyun took out four small tokens and placed them in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°A token for the spiritual meal?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect it. He had thought that the token had disappeared with Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s death. ¡°Hehe, this thing is worth a lot of money.¡± Su Lingyun counted with her fingers. ¡°Four tokens of spiritual meal are worth at least two ordinary spiritual swords.¡± ¡°200 spiritual stones?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect that a token for a spiritual meal would be worth as much as 50 spiritual stones. ¡°You¡¯re wrong, it¡¯s 2000 spirit stones! After all, even the most ordinary spiritual sword would cost at least a thousand spirit stones.¡± Su Lingyun stood on her tiptoes and looked down at Zhou Yun. ¡°I¡¯m a direct disciple. How could I buy a spiritual sword worth a mere hundred spiritual stones for my junior brother?¡± ¡°A token for a spiritual meal costs 500 spiritual stones?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect Meng Fei¡¯ang to have so many spirit stones. One had to know that the salary of an elder in the Spirit Valley was only 150 spirit stones a year. ¡°That¡¯s right. After all, Meng Fei¡¯ang is also from an immortal cultivation family, although not as good as the Su family.¡± Su Lingyun suddenly covered her mouth and said, ¡°Well, don¡¯t mind these small things. Just relax. I¡¯ll protect you on this trip to the Treasure Pavilion. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Su Lingyun held the spiritual sword on her back. She didn¡¯t directly pull out the sword. Instead, she grabbed the scabbard and swung the sword. It was extremely cool. ¡°I, your senior sister, am very powerful,¡± Su Lingyun praised herself. ¡°All right, all right.¡± Zhou Yun nodded perfunctorily. At the moment, his mind was already on the information that Su Lingyun had accidentally revealed. Meng Fei¡¯ang was from such a family? Then, would the exciting revenge segment happen next? Wouldn¡¯t Zhou Yun be in trouble if he left the Spirit Valley at this time? Zhou Yun was only at the elementary of foundation establishment stage. But if he were to encounter a cultivator at a later stage of foundation establishment, he was confident that he would be able to escape. Even if Zhou Yun faced a group of people, he wouldn¡¯t be afraid. After all, Su Lingyun had said that his sword control technique had actually reached the great stage. It was just that his speed and distance were limited due to the problem of the spiritual sword. If Zhou Yun were to encounter other cultivators, just his sword control technique alone would ensure his invincibility. Su Lingyun had said that not all cultivators could cultivate the sword control technique to even the moderate stage. However, Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun with a worried look. He could run, but he didn¡¯t know if Su Lingyun could. If he abandoned her and ran away¡­ Su Lingyun might be caught! ¡°You, if you¡¯re really in danger, try to come closer to me,¡± Zhou Yun said to Su Lingyun after thinking for a while. Although Su Lingyun was a little too free and easy, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want her to be caught since she was able to fork out so many spiritual stones to help him buy a spiritual sword. ¡°Hey! I¡¯m very strong, I¡¯ll emphasize it again!¡± Su Lingyun stood on her tiptoes again, trying to assert dominance. ¡°All right, all right.¡± Zhou Yun nodded. Meanwhile, internally, he was imagining how it would be embarrassing for the Spirit Valley¡¯s direct disciple to be captured. ¡°Tsk.¡± Su Lingyun turned her head and opened the door of the cave. ¡°Wait!¡± Before Zhou Yun could react, Su Lingyun had already opened the door of the cave. ¡°Ha?¡± Su Lingyun turned her head and looked at Zhou Yun in confusion. The next moment, she was pushed to the ground by a black shadow without any warning. ¡°Ah!¡± Su Lingyun let out a scream. ¡°Ah?¡± The black shadow sat up in confusion. It was only then that the black shadow realized the person she pounced on was not Zhou Yun, but a young girl. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, I¡¯m here.¡± Zhou Yun had forgotten to remind Su Lingyun that Qiao¡¯er would wait outside every time he was done with his closed-door training. If he happened to come out of his training, she would rush over. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Initially taken aback, Qiao¡¯er rushed to Zhou Yun with a smile on her face. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, congratulations on coming out of your seclusion!¡± That day, Qiao¡¯er was wearing an exquisite small tulip dress. The hem of the dress was retracted, revealing her fair legs. With the blue theme, it was pleasing to the eye, as if a real flower fairy was moving in front of them! Because of Qiao¡¯er, many disciples stopped outside Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode to watch. However, when they saw Qiao¡¯er jump into Su Lingyun¡¯s arms with a smile on her face, they were stunned for a moment, and then many of them became happy. But in the end, when Qiao¡¯er came in front of Zhou Yun and hugged his shoulders¡­ Many first became sad, then angry. ¡°Yes, Qiao¡¯er, long time no see.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the cute Qiao¡¯er in front of him and couldn¡¯t help but sigh. As expected, having a normal girl like her around was important. ¡°Ah, so it¡¯s someone that Junior Brother knows.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s tone was soft. She gently patted the dust off her dress and then stood up with a smile. Her tender appearance was akin to the spring breeze, making people feel comfortable. The disciples who had been feeling sorrowful only felt a burst of gentleness. ¡°Hey, why did an extra person come out of your closed-door cultivation? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re doing dual cultivation?¡± It was unknown which disciple had spoken, but the freshly warm atmosphere suddenly turned cold. All the disciples clenched their fists and looked at Zhou Yun. It was bad enough that Zhou Yun brought a beauty with him when he was in seclusion, but he actually wanted a second one! Feeling multiple stares at him, Zhou Yun shuddered in fear. Chapter 54 - A New Mission Zhou Yun felt that this time, the gazes on him seemed to be even more terrifying than usual. He turned around to look. Other than Qiao¡¯er, who was still obediently and adorably sticking to his side, there was also Su Lingyun, who looked extremely gentle. Su Lingyun pinched the edge of her dress and walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side quietly. It was only a few small movements, and she did not even hug him like Qiao¡¯er did. However, the way she stood quietly by his side was like a gentle wife quietly supporting him from behind, not to mention that Su Lingyun herself was not bad looking. She was 90% similar to Su Wanyi and currently seemed like a classic graceful and elegant woman. With such a wife, what else could a husband ask for? Zhou Yun finally understood why he was much more hated than usual by so many disciples. It turned out that Su Lingyun was also fanning the flames. ¡°Detestable! You better remember this!¡± Zhou Yun turned his head and said to Su Lingyun fiercely. He held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand with one hand and grabbed Su Lingyun¡¯s hand with the other. ¡°Hey, you wait ¡­¡± Before Su Lingyun could finish her words, a huge force stopped her. Zhou Yun stood on his spiritual sword and circulated his spiritual energy, doing his best to bring the two of them away from the furious disciples. ¡°Detestable! He can actually ride a flying sword!¡± ¡°Despicable scoundrel! If you have the ability, come down and have a one-on-one fight!¡± ¡°Yeah! We¡¯ll fight you 1v1!¡± ¡°Running away is a cowardly move!¡± Zhou Yun only heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the angry roars of the disciples trailing far behind. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯ve learned how to ride a flying sword. You¡¯re so amazing!¡± Qiao¡¯er hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s arm and said happily, ¡°I can only make the spiritual sword move a few meters, but you¡¯ve already learned how to fly on a sword. As expected, Brother Zhou Yun is the best!¡± Qiao¡¯er congratulated Zhou Yun from the bottom of her heart, as if she was even happier that Zhou Yun had learned how to ride a flying sword than if she had learned it herself! ¡°That¡¯s right, Junior Brother Zhou Yun is truly formidable. From what I know, there really aren¡¯t many who can learn how to fly at the elementary of foundation establishment stage,¡± Su Lingyun said in a soft voice. She slowly pulled out the spiritual sword from behind her, formed a seal, and gently stood on the spiritual sword. Then, Su Lingyun gently nodded to Zhou Yun, and they let go of each other¡¯s hands. ¡°However, it¡¯s not elegant to carry a young lady like this. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, let me do it.¡± Su Lingyun made a hand gesture and pointed at Qiao¡¯er. Qiao¡¯er felt her body become lighter. Then, Qiao¡¯er slowly floated onto Su Lingyun¡¯s flying sword, and the two of them flew together. While they were flying, Su Lingyun would gently help Qiao¡¯er break through the strong wind, unlike Zhou Yun who was directly blown by the strong wind. Su Lingyun¡¯s flying sword was extremely quiet, and no one could tell that they were flying in the sky. ¡°M-May I ask who you are?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked. She felt that Su Lingyun was very gentle, and she looked just like Su Wanyi. However, Qiao¡¯er knew that even though Su Wanyi was at the later stage of foundation establishment stage and still wasn¡¯t able to use the sword control technique smoothly. ¡°I¡¯m Su Lingyun, Su Wanyi¡¯s elder sister and also the direct disciple of the Spirit Valley¡¯s sect leader.¡± Su Lingyun smiled gently. It was as if she was carved out of the same mold as Su Wanyi. She was gentle and pleasant, and even Qiao¡¯er felt a little more intimate with her. Zhou Yun was silent at the side. He didn¡¯t know what could have made the person who drank, read comics, and ate peanuts act like such a gentle big sister. However, Zhou Yun knew that he had to learn to shut up for the sake of his spiritual sword. ¡°Spirit Valley also has a space restriction. Let¡¯s land in front of the sect leader¡¯s hall. We can also apply for permission from the sect leader while we¡¯re there,¡± Su Lingyun gently suggested. ¡°All right,¡± Zhou Yun said. He had no objections. ¡°Application? Sister Lingyun, are you guys going on a mission? You just came out of Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode.¡± Qiao¡¯er subconsciously clenched her hands. She felt that Su Lingyun was too gentle, and she was afraid that she would take her Brother Zhou Yun away. ¡°Qiao¡¯er.¡± Zhou Yun suddenly spoke. He had discovered Qiao¡¯er¡¯s unnecessary misunderstanding. ¡°We¡¯re not what you think we are.¡± Zhou Yun said from the bottom of his heart. He did not think that it was possible for him and a¡­ monkey to get together. Just as Zhou Yun was thinking about it, he noticed Su Lingyun¡¯s gentle eyes. A trace of coldness flashed through her them. ¡°We¡¯re only carrying out a mission,¡± Zhou Yun said seriously. ¡°Okay, Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er nodded her head in relief. She could trust Zhou Yun unconditionally. Finally, the three of them arrived in front of the sect leader¡¯s hall. Zhou Yun used his spiritual energy to touch his head, and his broom-head hair became smooth again. ¡°Then, we¡¯ll go see the sect leader. Qiao¡¯er, can you please wait here for a moment?¡± Su Lingyun said gently as she pointed at the resting area beside the sect leader¡¯s hall. Following Su Lingyun, Zhou Yun walked into the sect leader¡¯s hall. The moment he stepped into the sect leader¡¯s hall, Zhou Yun noticed that Su Lingyun¡¯s face was paralyzed, and her smile disappeared without a trace. The gentle Su Lingyun just now seemed to be dead. That was the first time Zhou Yun realized that people could really change so fast. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, you should come in too.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice suddenly rang out from within the sect leader¡¯s hall. Zhou Yun noticed that Su Lingyun¡¯s face, which was originally sunken, quickly regained its color. She turned around and looked at Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, come in with us.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s smile was very gentle, and Qiao¡¯er ran over happily to Zhou Yun¡¯s side. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Zhou Yun blinked his eyes. He seemed to have seen Su Lingyun¡¯s smile cramp up. However, in the next moment, Su Lingyun¡¯s face was covered with spiritual energy, and Zhou Yun could no longer see anything. The three of them walked into the sect leader¡¯s hall. Only then did Zhou Yun realize that there was another person besides Ling Qingyun. Qiao¡¯er was very familiar with Su Wanyi, who was the senior sister of everyone in the inner sect. ¡°Greetings, sect leader.¡± Zhou Yun gave a disciple¡¯s bow. ¡°Hmm, it seems that you have completed your task well. Zhou Yun, you have worked hard,¡± sect leader Ling Qingyun said expressionlessly. ¡°Really, this task is too difficult. I didn¡¯t let you down,¡± Zhou Yun said sincerely. ¡°Mm¡­ Then, I¡¯ll give you a little more reward.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s face was still expressionless as she raised her hand. Zhou Yun¡¯s body trembled, and four tokens flew out. Ling Qingyun caught the four tokens. With a slight movement, the four tokens suddenly grew in size. ¡°Lingyun, I received your message yesterday. Zhou Yun indeed needs a spiritual sword. You two are allowed to leave the valley.¡± She continued, ¡°However, on account of the Five Sects Tournament that¡¯s coming up, I¡¯ll let you three move together and cultivate the team¡¯s chemistry. This spiritual meal can be considered as the mission reward this time.¡± Ling Qingyun threw out the four tokens, and they accurately flew into the hands of the three people. Zhou Yun took the token and found that it contained a large amount of spiritual energy. It was a spiritual energy storage device that could absorb spiritual energy from spiritual stones. The more spiritual stones were stored, the higher the standard of the spiritual meal. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know how many spiritual stones the token in his hand was worth, but he was definitely going to leave the valley this time. ¡°I don¡¯t agree!¡± a voice suddenly rang out in the sect leader¡¯s hall. Chapter 55 - The Spiritual Heart Leaf ¡°I don¡¯t agree!¡± A gentle yet stern voice resounded in the sect leader¡¯s hall. That voice made people feel like an elder sister was protecting her younger brother and sister. Just hearing it made one feel good. It was Su Lingyun¡¯s voice. She no longer had a gentle look on her face, only a serious one. However, since she made that determined look because of someone else, it made others feel her gentleness even more. ¡°We¡¯re going to reach the Treasure Pavilion. We¡¯ll have to pass through three big cities, and two of them are extremely dangerous. It¡¯s already so difficult to move forward. Not to mention, after we leave the Treasure Pavilion, there will be thieves eyeing its treasures. I¡¯m afraid there will be another bloodbath.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s stern tone gradually became gentle as she looked at Su Wanyi gently. ¡°My favorite little junior sister is here this time. I really don¡¯t want her to encounter such danger.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s words were reasonable and well-founded, and she was also considerate of others. Not only Su Wanyi but Qiao¡¯er was also touched. Meanwhile, Zhou Yun pouted his lips as Su Lingyun actually didn¡¯t count him in. Qiao¡¯er did not expect Su Lingyun, Su Wanyi¡¯s elder sister and the direct disciple who had been in closed-door cultivation for five years, to be so gentle. It was no wonder that Su Wanyi had been so eager to see her elder sister who had finally come out of closed-door cultivation. Qiao¡¯er turned her head and found that Su Wanyi was looking at Su Lingyun with complete admiration, clasping her hands together like a little fan girl. ¡°That¡¯s so nice, such a gentle sister,¡± Qiao¡¯er could not help but mention. However, at that moment, both Zhou Yun and sect leader Ling Qingyun could not help but cover their faces with their hands. They all knew that the reason why Su Lingyun spoke so righteously was that she had to pretend to be a gentle person when she was around others. Su Lingyun thought it was too troublesome to keep up the facade, so she didn¡¯t want the two of them to follow her. In the end, she still had to deal with the trouble. Ling Qingyun looked at Zhou Yun, indicating for him to help. In fact, Ling Qingyun was a little shocked by the letter she received from Su Lingyun the day before. Despite her character, Su Lingyun completely revealed her true nature to Zhou Yun and could drop her gentle facade with ease when with Zhou Yun. Ling Qingyun was very curious about what had happened between Zhou Yun and Su Lingyun. But that was a matter for the future. What Ling Qingyun had to do now was have Su Lingyun take them out of the valley to train their teamwork and also treat Su Lingyun¡¯s illness. Otherwise, Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t have any confidence to win the Five Sects Tournament a month later. Zhou Yun caught Ling Qingyun¡¯s gaze, then saw Su Lingyun¡¯s smile and determination to win. ¡°By the way, I have something on my mind.¡± Zhou Yun slowly raised his hand. As her smile froze, Su Lingyun turned her head and looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief. She opened her mouth silently and anxiously signaled to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun knew that Su Lingyun was hinting at ¡°spiritual sword.¡± He looked at Su Lingyun and then at the spiritual meal token in his hand. If Su Lingyun couldn¡¯t take the three of them out of the valley, the token would be gone. Su Lingyun could be betrayed. In any case, the spiritual meal token was worth more than a spiritual sword. Furthermore, Zhou Yun did not plan to only choose one. He wanted both the spiritual sword from Su Lingyun and the spiritual meal token. ¡°For us cultivators, pursuing the Great Path passionately and freely should be the way to go. Although there are risks, the benefits are great. Not only can it train our chemistry with one another, but it will also reward us with spiritual meals after the experience. That alone is worth a shot! Think about it, it¡¯s spiritual meals. And it¡¯s even in the form of a spiritual meal token given by the sect leader.¡± Zhou Yun raised the token and pointed it at Su Wanyi. He continued, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to try a spiritual meal, something you¡¯ve never tried before?¡± Zhou Yun knew that Qiao¡¯er would definitely support him. Therefore, as long as he managed to pull Su Wanyi over, it would be 3 against 1, rendering Su Lingyun¡¯s objection useless. ¡°But¡­¡± Su Wanyi was in a dilemma. After all, she liked her sister very much and did not want her sister to worry. ¡°I think I¡¯ll pass. After all, my cultivation level is not high enough to leave the valley. I might just be a burden.¡± Su Wanyi didn¡¯t choose to go in the end. Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun with a provocative smile. She knew her sister¡¯s thoughts too well. Meanwhile, Zhou Yun narrowed his eyes at Su Lingyun, who was starting to be arrogant. He looked at Qiao¡¯er, who immediately understood what he meant. Qiao¡¯er asked, ¡°But don¡¯t you want to feel protected by your favorite sister all the time?¡± Her voice was very soft, but everyone present was a cultivator, so they all heard her. Su Lingyun¡¯s face turned pale. Meanwhile, as soon as Qiao¡¯er stopped speaking, Su Wanyi¡¯s serious voice rang out, ¡°We cultivators should not fear difficulties, should overcome obstacles, and change our fate!¡± ¡°Good, good!¡± Ling Qingyun said ¡°good¡± twice. She really hoped that her direct disciple could grow a little more during the trip. ¡°Then, you should pack up and get ready to go out. I¡¯ll get back to my work.¡± Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t give Su Lingyun a chance to refute as she immediately dispersed the group. ¡°Wait, I have a question,¡± Zhou Yun stated. Su Lingyun¡¯s soulless eyes suddenly lit up. Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun and thought, ¡°Could it be that he actually wants to help me?¡± ¡°That, what¡¯s the Five Sects Tournament?¡± Zhou Yun asked what he had been wanting to ask. Back when Zhou Yun was in the midst of foundation establishment, the Grand Elder had said that he would have to participate in some competition. Moreover, Su Lingyun also mentioned the matter. Now, Zhou Yun had finally asked. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell him?¡± Ling Qingyun looked at Su Lingyun. Su Lingyun turned her head. She had bumped into Zhou Yun on the first day, and her dark history was still replaying in her mind. The two of them had not even managed to exchange much words. ¡°The Five Sects Tournament is a competition set by the five large sects within a hundred miles of us,¡± Ling Qingyun explained. ¡°In this era where spiritual energy is scarce, natural treasures are becoming rarer and rarer, and spiritual energy is becoming more and more precious. We don¡¯t have the ability to bear the burden of a war between sects. Thus, whenever they discover treasures, the five sects will distribute them according to their value and sect circumstances. Only extremely valuable items will be decided through the Five Sects Tournament. Zhou Yun gradually understood the significance of the Five Sects Tournament. He began to feel curious. What kind of treasure was it that was worth the time and effort of the five sects to hold such a competition and fight for? ¡°Forget it. You¡¯re all disciples representing the Spirit Valley, so there¡¯s no harm in telling you.¡± Ling Qingyun could see Zhou Yun¡¯s curiosity, so she did not hide anything. Ling Qingyun added indifferently, ¡°This time, the treasure is the Spiritual Heart Leaf, which allows one to face their true self. It¡¯s especially effective on the inner demons unique to the golden core stage and a treasure that some cultivators urgently need.¡± Then, Zhou Yun subconsciously looked at Su Lingyun. He didn¡¯t expect that Su Lingyun actually had an inner demon. Chapter 56 - The Heretic Cultivator Reappears Zhou Yun stood on the outskirts of the Spirit Valley and looked at the small path that slowly extended in from the distance. He couldn¡¯t help but sigh when he saw the few servant disciples guarding the gate. Like most of the other disciples, he had spent almost all his time in bitter cultivation in order to avoid being laid off by the Spirit Valley. It was now past the halfway mark of the Spirit Valley¡¯s assessment, and most of the disciples in the same batch were still struggling to avoid being laid off. In the end, they were reduced to mortals due to the lack of spiritual Qi. On the contrary, Zhou Yun could go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy expensive spiritual swords and even represent the Spirit Valley in the upcoming Five Sects Tournament to help the direct disciples obtain the precious Spiritual Heart Leaf. The difference between Zhou Yun and the other disciples could be described as the difference between heaven and earth. If Zhou Yun did not have the Enlightenment System at that time, he might have been among the many struggling disciples. Or worse, he might have been directly laid off without having the chance to struggle since he was only at the first layer of Qi cultivation at that time. Zhou Yun was filled with emotions. Feeling his own boundless spiritual energy, the sharp sword intent he casually waved, and the spiritual sword behind him, he felt at ease. Zhou Yun thought, ¡°I¡¯m no longer the outer sect disciple who had to put in all my effort for the inner sect assessment. I should now be placed above the entire Spirit Valley and even the five sects!¡± Zhou Yun knew that a cultivator should seek constant improvement, constantly forging ahead. Zhou Yun clenched his fists. He was very strong now and full of ambition. He could face all difficulties, even the one behind him. Then, Zhou Yun turned his head and looked at Su Lingyun, who had been staring at him from behind. ¡°Disciple Su, I hope you will take care of me during this trip.¡± Zhou Yun could feel the resentment in Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes, but he could only pretend to ignore it. After all, Zhou Yun tricked Su Lingyun in order to get a spiritual meal. ¡°All right, as your senior sister and a direct disciple, I will definitely take good care of you!¡± Su Lingyun put on a fake smile. She walked up and patted Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder, switching to a tone void of any trace of gentleness. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you until you¡¯re absolutely satisfied.¡± ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, Disciple Su, you guys came so quickly.¡± Qiao¡¯er ran over. Her eyes lit up when she saw Zhou Yun, and she ran straight toward him. Behind Qiao¡¯er was Su Wanyi. She was walking slowly, neither arrogant nor impatient, just like a lady from a wealthy family. Just Su Wanyi¡¯s walking posture alone dumbfounded the few servant disciples around them. ¡°Good morning. Did you guys properly pack your luggage yesterday? It¡¯s your first time out of the sect, so you have to be careful.¡± Su Lingyun turned her head. Zhou Yun noticed that her deadpan look instantly turned into a gentle smile. ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, you can call me Senior Sister Lingyun, just like how you call Wanyi Senior Sister Wan Yi,¡± Su Lingyun said with a smile. ¡°Yes, Senior Sister Lingyun,¡± Qiao¡¯er said happily. She was very happy to have another senior sister like Wanyi who took care of the people around her. ¡°Since everyone¡¯s here, let¡¯s get ready to set off. The first stop is one of the three cities, Fenghua city. It has been around for more than three hundred years and is a city under the command of a dynasty ruler. Its name has the beautiful meaning of bountiful glory,¡± Su Lingyun explained gently as she walked to the back. Zhou Yun was stunned. Didn¡¯t they have to leave the valley if they were going to Fenghua City? There was a protective array around the Spirit Valley. Unless they went out from the front, there was no way to exit, so why did Su Lingyun go to the back? ¡°Senior Sister Lingyun?¡± Qiao¡¯er looked in Su Lingyun¡¯s direction, but she still walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side and hugged his arm. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I forgot that you are the new batch of disciples and have not left Spirit Valley before.¡± Su Lingyun turned her head and saw that they were standing there in a daze. ¡°Three cities and two dangers. Actually, it¡¯s not that scary.¡± Su Lingyun blinked her eyes playfully. She took out a miniature wooden boat from the small fragrance bag on her waist and threw it into the open space behind her. Bang! A large amount of white smoke burst out from the wooden boat. Su Lingyun waved her hand, and the white smoke dissipated, leaving only a wooden boat that could accommodate many people. ¡°This is the Cloud Boat. With it, not to mention the three cities and two hazards, we can even go back and forth to the Treasure Pavilion in just one day and one night. Su Lingyun patted the Cloud Boat proudly. ¡°The Cloud Boat is very fast. Ordinary foundation establishment cultivators can¡¯t catch up with it even if they ride their flying swords. I¡¯m sure our journey will be safe and sound.¡± It was the first time Zhou Yun had seen the Cloud Boat. The most powerful spiritual weapon he had seen before was the strange-looking spiritual weapon that Grand Elder had used to help him with his foundation establishment way back. It was the first time Zhou Yun had seen such a large spiritual weapon. Moreover, Su Lingyun said that ordinary foundation establishment cultivators couldn¡¯t catch up with this spiritual weapon. It was simply a magic weapon for escaping. Zhou Yun was a little moved. Riding on a sword and sailing on a boat to admire the sea of clouds were the two immortal cultivation lives that he had been dreaming about for a long time. ¡°Let¡¯s get on the Cloud Boat and go to Fenghua City.¡± Su Lingyun took the lead to board the ship. She then guided Zhou Yun and the others to board the ship. After he sat on it, Zhou Yun realized that the Cloud Boat actually contained a dense amount of spiritual energy. The density of the spiritual energy was not any different from his cave abode. Moreover, it was luxuriously decorated. Just sitting on the cushion was a pleasure. Rather than a simple mobile spiritual weapon, the boat was basically a mobile palace. Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but look at Su Lingyun, who was pretending to be gentle, and Su Wanyi, who had a gentle look on her face. He remembered that Su Lingyun had once revealed that she was from an aristocratic family, but he didn¡¯t know what the sisters¡¯ backgrounds were. Zhou Yun had only been rewarded with that cave abode after becoming the Spirit Valley¡¯s once-in-a-millennium disciple. However, Su Lingyun was able to take out a durable spiritual boat. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Junior Brother Zhou Yun? Are you feeling dizzy because it¡¯s your first time on the Cloud Boat?¡± Su Lingyun walked over to a place where Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t see her. Her expression turned ugly, and she said in a low voice, ¡°Little brat, you haven¡¯t seen the world, have you? This is my Cloud Boat!¡± Wordlessly, Zhou Yun chose to close his eyes. ¡°Tsk.¡± Seeing that her provocation failed, Su Lingyun turned around and left. In the sky above Spirit Valley, the Cloud Boat slowly rose into the air and flew into the distance. As it moved, a large number of clouds were lifted. Its speed was shocking. Not long after the Cloud Boat left the Spirit Valley, in a forest in the Spirit Valley, a gold-eating marquis suddenly stopped. Its head suddenly turned 180 degrees, and its red eyes stared at the Cloud Boat in the sky. In a remote mountain village, there was no sign of life. All the corpses of the villagers were piled up in the middle of the village like a small mountain. Black air waves surrounded the corpses of the villagers and devoured them. ¡°Meng Yuxin, the person you¡¯re looking for has appeared.¡± A black-robed man standing in front of a pile of corpses suddenly said. ¡°You found Zhou Yun?¡± One of the corpses suddenly made a sound, and the hoarse voice made the black-robed man feel dizzy. ¡°That¡¯s right. The soul-setting incense on the gold-eating marquis has reacted. They are heading in the direction of Fenghua City.¡± The black-robed man finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He knelt down on one knee and kept spitting out black blood. Chapter 57 - Killing a Spiritual Corpse With a Single Strike ¡°Lord Meng Yuxin, your orders, please. Do we need to intercept and kill them on the way to avenge your brother, Meng Fei¡¯ang?¡± When the black-robed man was stared at by a corpse in the pile of corpses, he felt the blood in his body spurting out, as if it was about to explode. ¡°Hmph! Don¡¯t mention that trash in front of me.¡± In the pile of corpses, another corpse raised its head. Its face was full of anger, and its mouth was torn open, madly gnawing on another corpse. ¡°I really don¡¯t understand why my parents delivered another child after fifty years. And they delivered such a useless piece of trash!¡± With that, more corpses stood up and began to devour each other. One bit the other¡¯s flesh, and the scene was extremely bloody. The black-robed man who was originally kneeling on one knee had completely knelt down at this time, not daring to move an inch. ¡°For the master¡¯s plan to split the five sects, Meng Fei¡¯ang is a necessary tool. Only with him can we destroy the five sects,¡± the black-robed man said in a low voice. He could no longer feel the lower half of his body, as if he had completely lost all feeling. ¡°In the end, he¡¯s just a piece of trash. The Spirit Valley has that old fox, Ling Qingyun, not to mention the Su family.¡± The chewing sound from the pile of corpses turned into a sentence, and the black-robed man didn¡¯t dare to say another word. ¡°Forget it. Arrange five spiritual corpses of the intermediate of foundation establishment stage to intercept them outside of Fenghua City.¡± In the end, the entire pile of corpses disappeared, leaving only five corpses that had turned black and had become thicker. The black-robed man trembled as he raised his head. He looked at the five spiritual corpses, moved his mouth, and finally spoke. ¡°However, Ling Qingyun¡¯s direct disciple, Su Lingyun of the Su family, is also there. Even if ten late-stage foundation establishment spiritual corpses were to try and kill them, they would be like moths flying into the fire, let alone five intermediate of foundation establishment stage spiritual corpses.¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± The five spiritual corpses snorted at the same time, causing the black-robed man to spit out black blood again. The black-robed man knelt down, not daring to say another word. The black-robed man, who was in the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, was like a chick that could die at any moment. ¡°Either you do it, or you become my spiritual corpse.¡± As soon as the words were spoken, the black aura disappeared without a trace, leaving only the five spiritual corpses on the spot. The black-robed man remained kneeling, not daring to move. He only heaved a sigh of relief after several hours had passed. ¡°Invisible and shadowless zombie demons that render others powerless with their groans and hisses. I didn¡¯t expect that Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s death would make this monster come out of seclusion.¡± The black-robed man was drenched in sweat. They were both heretic cultivators, but even after using all his techniques, he couldn¡¯t figure out Meng Yuxin¡¯s attack. ¡°It¡¯s just as the rumors say. As long as I finish listening to a groan or a hiss, the third sound will make me helplessness.¡± The black-robed man stood up, and the black blood slowly flowed back into his body. In a short while, the heavily injured black-robed man recovered his aura to its peak. ¡°Zhou Yun, the glory disciple of the Spirit Valley, and Su Lingyun, the genius of the Su family, you can only blame yourselves for provoking Meng Yuxin.¡± The black-robed man jumped into the air with the five spiritual corpse shields. ¡­ Fenghua City was a city with a population of only one million. Because of its strange geographical conditions, spring always came ten days earlier than other regions in the city. As a result, it had the reputation of the glorious spring city. Zhou Yun was currently walking on the streets of Fenghua City. There were many people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder. On his left and right were Su Lingyun and Su Wanyi, the two beautiful twins, respectively. Meanwhile, he was also holding hands with the well-behaved and cute Qiao¡¯er. The four of them were already outstanding in appearance, not to mention that they were cultivators. None of them present were lower than the foundation establishment stage, so their temperament also made people feel that they were somewhat otherwordly. Just walking on the streets made Zhou Yun feel a sense of strangeness. That was because no one dared to get within a one-meter radius of the four of them. Rather than saying that the crowd was afraid of them, it was more like Zhou Yun felt that they were being surrounded and watched. ¡°Disciple Su, why did we come to Fenghua City? If we have the Cloud Boat, shouldn¡¯t we go to the Treasure Pavilion directly?¡± Zhou Yun asked curiously. He knew that Su Lingyun was a lazy person and didn¡¯t want to act gentle in front of others. But this trip to Fenghua city was a waste of time. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He could feel that ever since they left the Spirit Valley and alighted from the Cloud Boat, the world had changed. Originally, the Cloud Boat and the Spirit Valley were places full of spiritual energy, but when Zhou Yun arrived in Fenghua City, he truly felt how scarce the spiritual energy was in this world. Zhou Yun felt like he was a fish out of the water. He could only sense a thin amount of spiritual energy in this world. That bit of spiritual energy was too little, he couldn¡¯t even absorb it. In other words, if Zhou Yun were to spend all his spiritual force in Fenghua City, he would be reduced to a mere mortal with a stronger body than average. He might be at the mercy of others at the next moment. It was no wonder that many forces would be destroyed after losing their source of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy in the world was too scarce. Zhou Yun felt uneasy. At the same time, he was even more curious as to why Su Lingyun wanted to come here. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will protect you,¡± Su Lingyun consoled him in a soft voice. At the same time, she pointed at Zhou Yun¡¯s bag and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t have enough spiritual energy, you can absorb the spiritual energy from the spiritual stones to make up for it. You should also adapt to the outside environment as soon as possible.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s voice was a little ethereal as she stared into the distance for a while. ¡°There are many things that can¡¯t be accomplished just by staying in the Spirit Valley, whether it¡¯s the Five Sects Tournament or the feud between our families.¡± Then, Su Lingyun suddenly shouted, ¡°Let¡¯s get out of the city! We have guests.¡± She made a hand seal, and a gust of wind swept up Zhou Yun and the other two into the sky. ¡°Senior Sister Lingyun, where are we going?¡± Qiao¡¯er hugged Zhou Yun in the air and asked Su Lingyun with a puzzled look. ¡°Lingyun, the five sects have ordered that we can¡¯t interfere too much with the lives of mortals. You¡¯ll be blamed if you use magic on the streets like this,¡± Su Wanyi said with a headache as she transferred some spiritual power to Su Lingyun to share the skill burden. Su Lingyun shook her head and pointed to the outside of the city with excitement. At the moment, everyone was already flying high. They looked in the direction pointed out by Su Lingyun and saw five small black dots flying in the sky. ¡°Heretic cultivators?¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s smile disappeared and she didn¡¯t dwell on what Su Lingyun had just done. ¡°Why are there heretic cultivators here? And it seems like they¡¯re coming for us.¡± Qiao¡¯er became nervous. She pulled out the sword from behind her and held Zhou Yun in her arms as she held the sword in front of her. Zhou Yun looked at the heretic cultivators in front of him and then at Su Lingyun. Could it be that Su Lingyun knew that there would be heretic cultivators? Zhou Yun gave up on the idea of asking. He drew his spiritual sword and prepared to fight. Chapter 58 - A Nerve ¡°Wanyi, take the two of them and find a good place to land. Let me deal with them!¡± Su Lingyun took out her sword as she turned around and said. Her face showed a bloodthirsty look that was not in line with her character. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er felt her body become empty. The spell on her body had been removed by Su Lingyun. ¡°This way.¡± Zhou Yun picked Qiao¡¯er up with both hands and flew down on his flying sword, not caring about her blushing face. Fighting in the outside world consumed too much spiritual energy. He had to be careful. Furthermore, Zhou Yun did not want Qiao¡¯er to be affected. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, over here.¡± Su Wanyi used her flight spell to lead the way. Zhou Yun followed her and flew to a mountain before stopping. Just as Zhou Yun put down Qiao¡¯er, whose face was red from happiness, a loud explosion came from the sky behind him. Boom! A cloud of black mist exploded in the air, and three black shadows flew out from the black mist. Those three black shadows flew straight in Zhou Yun¡¯s direction. Each of them exuded a terrifying aura of a heretic cultivator and a intermediate of foundation establishment stage cultivator. ¡°Defend!¡± Zhou Yun did not dare to hesitate. He did not hold back the spiritual energy in his body, and a large amount of spiritual energy was poured into the spiritual sword. ¡°Forward!¡± Zhou Yun swiped his finger and an extremely sharp Setting Sun Sword Intent attached itself to the body of the spiritual sword. After Su Lingyun¡¯s reminder, Zhou Yun knew that trash spiritual swords could only be used with manually applied sword intent. If it was Su Lingyun¡¯s sword, Zhou Yun would only need to infuse his spiritual energy into it and he would be able to control the sword to release Setting Sun Sword Intent. ¡°The Setting Sun Sword Intent that I¡¯ve infused into it is only enough to activate it ten times! If we can¡¯t finish off the enemy in front of us after ten times, then this basic spiritual sword will be destroyed in battle.¡± Zhou Yun activated his spiritual sword to face the enemy. His weapon was of low quality, so he had to use his skills to make up for it. ¡°This is the first time I¡¯m fighting a intermediate of foundation establishment stage heretic cultivator. How strong am I now?¡± Zhou Yun wondered. He didn¡¯t forget that Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s cultivation had broken through to the foundation establishment stage after he had become a heretic cultivator. Back then, Zhou Yun could only defend himself and not attack. But now, Zhou Yun had already built his foundation, and he could feel that his strength had increased by quite a bit. ¡°Command!¡± The moment Zhou Yun recited the third incantation, the spiritual sword trembled violently. The next moment, the spiritual sword flew out like a stream of light and instantly collided with the first of the three figures. For a moment, the sword energy in the sky was bright. The sun-set sword technique was like the setting sun in the sky, and the surrounding sky was dyed red. Clang! The sound of metal colliding with stone came from the air. Su Wanyi looked at the collision in the sky and could not help but look at Zhou Yun in surprise. In just over a month, Zhou Yun had surprised her so many times. Not only could he master the sword control technique, but he could also attach sword intent to it. Su Wanyi realized that the more she came into contact with Zhou Yun, the more surprises he brought her. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re amazing! One of the figures in the sky fell down!¡± Qiao¡¯er pointed at the sky and shouted excitedly. Zhou Yun frowned. He had not let his guard down completely. When he was controlling the spiritual sword, he felt a very strange touch when he collided with the other party. It was as if he was not slashing at the opponent¡¯s body, but an extremely hard piece of metal. ¡°I cut off his arm?¡± Zhou Yun held his spiritual sword in front of him and the three figures finally landed in front of them. The first figure¡¯s arm had already disappeared, and what was left was an extremely smooth cut. Zhou Yun realized what his first strike had struck. ¡°It¡¯s not a living person. It¡¯s a spiritual corpse. It¡¯s a spiritual corpse that¡¯s formed by refining the corpses of many mortals. Their bodies are comparable to metal and stone, and every spiritual corpse is extremely powerful. Ordinary late-stage foundation establishment cultivators would have to run away if they encounter them,¡± Su Wanyi explained. She put away the sword, took out a white medicine bottle from her bag, and dripped a drop of the medicine on the sword. ¡°The corpse liquid is effective against spiritual corpses. You guys should use it too.¡± Su Wanyi threw the medicine bottle over. ¡°Spiritual corpses don¡¯t have intelligence. They will only follow orders. If we are careful, we can still hold up against just three spiritual corpses.¡± Su Wanyi said seriously, ¡°We just need to wait until Disciple Su annihilates the other party¡¯s leader. If we can drag it out until then, we will win.¡± She was very confident in the battle in the sky. Crash! Just as Zhou Yun was about to take the liquid, the bottle containing the liquid was smashed into pieces by a flying rock in mid-air. The three spiritual corpses walked forward slowly with mocking expressions on their faces. Then, the three spiritual corpses charged at the three of them. Thump, thump, thump! Each of the three spiritual corpses¡¯ stomps created a huge pit in the ground. Zhou Yun even suspected that the spiritual beasts in the secret realm would be torn apart by those spiritual corpses if they were around. ¡°Quickly get ready! There¡¯s someone controlling these spiritual corpses!¡± Su Wanyi shouted for Zhou Yun and Zhou Ling to stay on alert. Her face was full of anxiety. A intermediate of foundation establishment stage spiritual corpse that was merely fighting blindly could only be dealt with by a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator. But the spiritual corpses in front of them were being controlled by someone. ¡°I must protect them!¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s face turned cold. Just as she was about to raise the sword in her hand, she was attacked by a fierce wind in the next moment. Su Wanyi¡¯s sword was sent flying by the spiritual corpse within one move. She clenched her teeth and held her wrist. One attack had shattered the web between her thumb and forefinger, and blood was flowing out. At that moment, Su Wanyi realized that the spiritual corpse¡¯s body had grown a little bigger. It was as terrifying as a small giant. Even its aura was rising steadily and was about to reach the late-stage foundation establishment. ¡°This is not an ordinary spiritual corpse, and the person controlling it is not an ordinary heretic cultivator!¡± Su Wanyi reminded Zhou Yun as she felt a wave of despair. If she had not reacted quickly, she would have been killed by the spiritual corpse. Zhou Yun looked at the two spiritual corpses in front of him. He was nervous as he slowly pulled Qiao¡¯er behind him. ¡°You guys came here to kill me, right?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky and then at the spiritual corpses that were standing still. ¡°Is it because of Meng Fei¡¯ang?¡± Seeing that the spirit corpse did not reply, Zhou Yun continued to speak. ¡°Meng Fei¡¯ang? Isn¡¯t he the one who became a heretic cultivator?¡± Qiao¡¯er did not expect Zhou Yun to say that name. Only then did she realize that the three spiritual corpses were all staring at Zhou Yun. Even after Su Wanyi was sent flying, they did not follow up with another attack. Instead, they surrounded Zhou Yun. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about laying your hands on Brother Zhou Yun. I¡¯ll protect him!¡± Qiao¡¯er held her spiritual sword, which was emitting a faint sword Qi. ¡°Zhou Yun, you are the most talented junior brother I have ever seen. Run quickly and help us take revenge in the future!¡± Su Wanyi walked to Zhou Yun with a determined expression. Wuhahaha! The three spiritual corpses laughed at the same time. ¡°You want to save them? I can¡¯t¡­¡± Just as the spiritual corpses were halfway through their sentence, a red ray of light spread out with Zhou Yun as the center. The indestructible red light surrounded Zhou Yun, Su Wanyi, and Qiao¡¯er, then spread out to the outside. Guh! The head of a spiritual corpse fell off. Chapter 59 - A Sword that Cuts the Heavens The red stream of light from the sun-set sword technique was like a red sun in full bloom, flashing between the three spiritual corpses! ¡°Plop!¡± A spiritual corpse¡¯s head fell to the ground. Its eyes were still filled with disbelief! ¡°Ling! Ling! Ling! Ling!¡± Zhou Yun quickly gave four consecutive orders. He no longer cared about the beheaded spiritual corpse as he turned around and madly slashed at the remaining two spiritual corpses with his spiritual sword! ¡°Detestable! That sun-set sword technique used up five layers of sword Qi, but only cut off a head, an arm, and a leg!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s sneak attack had failed! He did not hesitate to continue his attack! Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were full of vigor. They had originally given up all hope and planned to help Zhou Yun protect the rear. However, he did not expect Zhou Yun to turn the tide of the battle in an instant! Su Wanyi touched her chest and looked at Zhou Yun. For some reason, the request that Zhou Yun had for her to be his partner at that time appeared in her mind. Su Wanyi quickly shook her head and shook this ridiculous thought out of her mind. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. The first sneak attack had made the remaining Two Spiritual corpses prepare for it! The four rays of sun-set sword Qi flashed past and were blocked by the two Spiritual corpses using different methods. The four rays of the sun-set sword Qi were actually unable to behead them! ¡°Collect!¡± Looking at the two spiritual corpses that were missing an arm or a leg, Zhou Yun kept his spiritual sword. ¡°Zhou Yun, Zhou Yun! It¡¯s you! You dared to kill Meng Fei¡¯ang and ruin their plan, and now you dare to resist? Can¡¯t you just scream and wail in despair and obediently accept your death?¡± The remaining two spiritual corpses spoke at the same time, and their faces were filled with madness! ¡°However, the sword Qi that your senior has stored in the spiritual sword has been used up. I¡¯d like to see how you¡¯re going to face my indestructible spiritual corpse without the sword Qi of great completion as your trump card!¡± The remaining two spiritual corpses shouted excitedly! It seemed to have seen the scene of Zhou Yun being beaten to death by him! ¡°Hosting sword Qi?¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. Where did he get a senior to give him hosting sword Qi? ¡°Hmph! If it wasn¡¯t for the golden core cultivator¡¯s sword Qi in your spiritual sword, how could you hurt me? It¡¯s precisely because my spiritual corpse has boundless strength that it can kill people of a higher realm! Ordinary foundation establishment cultivators can¡¯t even break through its defense!¡± The spiritual corpse said as it approached! ¡°You¡¯re just an early-stage foundation establishment trash. How could you possibly use the great stage sword Qi?!¡± The spiritual corpse felt that it had Zhou Yun in its grasp! This was because the prodigies of the five sects were like family treasures to it, and all of them were memorized in its heart! This Zhou Yun was just a good-for-nothing who only knew how to refine pills! Even if there were only two spiritual corpses left, they had full confidence that they could kill them! ¡°Oh? You¡¯re that confident?¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. After the battle, he realized that the spiritual corpse¡¯s speed was not as fast as he had imagined. The spiritual corpse had relied on its tough body and great strength to make Su Wanyi helpless. However, no matter how tough the spiritual corpse was, he, Zhou Yun, could still kill it! Because he had already comprehended the great completion of sword intent! ¡°Boom!¡± Suddenly, there was an explosion in the sky, and a few figures fell from the sky! ¡°Sister!¡± Su Wanyi saw Su Lingyun hugging her shoulders and spitting out blood, so she rushed over! ¡°Phew, as expected of the Su family¡¯s heaven¡¯s favorite. My Lord, I¡¯m glad I didn¡¯t fail my mission.¡± The black-robed man walked over with two incomplete spiritual corpses. His aura was extremely chaotic. He took out a bottle of black blood and drank it in one gulp, recovering his aura to its peak! ¡°Old thing, your evil sect has been destroyed for a hundred and eighty years, and you¡¯re still alive. If it were me, I would have died long ago!¡± Su Lingyun pursed her lips and cursed as she walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side. ¡°This person is not easy to deal with. Every time he is injured, he can quickly recover. Be careful.¡± Every time Su Lingyun wanted to kill the black-robed man, she would be stopped by the spiritual corpse. Then, she would find out that the black-robed man had recovered from his injuries and was even getting more courageous as the battle progressed. She had no choice but to come down and join them! ¡°Your Excellency, please give your orders.¡± The black-robed man did not reply. He stood respectfully behind the four spiritual corpses, not daring to act rashly. ¡°Su Lingyun, you have a spiritual boat with you. I can¡¯t catch up with you if you want to run. However, as long as you come out of the Spirit Valley, I can hunt you down again.¡± The spiritual corpse stepped forward and pointed at Zhou Yun. ¡°Leave him to me. I promise I won¡¯t cause you any trouble next time. Otherwise, you will hide in the Spirit Valley forever!¡± ¡°No! You can¡¯t hand over brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er was the first to retort. She stood in front of Zhou Yun to protect him. ¡°That¡¯s right. You can¡¯t trust the words of the heretic cultivator. It¡¯ll be fine as long as we escape, sister!¡± Su Wanyi also said anxiously. She subconsciously stood in front of Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun felt that he was being protected too well. Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi still thought that he was the Qi cultivation kid from before. He was already at the foundation establishment stage. Furthermore, he was the one who had contributed to the battle against the spiritual corpse! Zhou Yun patted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head and asked her to leave. He knew that Qiao¡¯er was worried about him, but now was not the time for her to be arrogant. Zhou Yun was furious. He felt that the spiritual corpse was looking down on him! ¡°Disciple Su, I¡¯m confident in beating him.¡± Zhou Yun stepped forward and said. At the same time, he gave Su Lingyun a look, signaling her to protect Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi when the fight started. Su Lingyun tilted her head and then smiled. ¡°Did you see that? Even my Junior Brother has said so. It seems that you will all die here today!¡± Su Lingyun shouted at the spiritual corpse. Zhou Yun entered the battle mode. He gripped the spiritual sword in his hand tightly. The spiritual sword was already in a state of ruin, but he could still continue to swing it! ¡°So, I choose to continue. Fight!¡± As soon as Su Lingyun finished her words, everyone at the scene moved! Zhou Yun lowered his body, and the sword in his hand once again emitted a glow like the setting sun! ¡°How is that possible? Why do you still have the great stage sword Qi?!¡± The spiritual corpse cried out in disbelief! With a wave of its hand, it threw the black-robed man, who had not been able to react in time, at Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun did not hesitate at all. He charged forward and quickly swung his sword! A ray of sun-set sword Qi, accompanied by a sonic boom, sent everything in front of it flying and cut it in half! ¡°Impossible! This was absolutely impossible! This sword Qi is even more powerful than before!¡± The spiritual corpse looked at the overwhelming sword Qi that was spreading toward it, and its face was filled with panic! The black-robed man who had been thrown away was cleanly cut into two. The sword Qi did not stop at all and continued to slash in the direction of the spiritual corpse! ¡°You were the one who slashed out that sword Qi! It¡¯s not the sword Qi that someone gave you!¡± The spiritual corpse shouted in despair! It gathered the remaining three spiritual corpses behind it, and a large amount of black Qi spread out from its body! When the sun-set sword Qi came into contact with the black gas, a large number of corrosive sounds were produced! However, the sun-set sword Qi did not stop! It had destroyed everything in front of Zhou Yun! The four spiritual corpses were cut in half by the sun-set sword Qi as they roared in anger! ¡°Whoosh! It¡¯s truly a heaven-splitting sword strike.¡± Su Lingyun whistled and looked at the hundreds of meters in front of her that had been flattened. Her eyes moved slightly. Chapter 60 - The World Outside Spirit Valley Zhou Yun panted heavily. He raised the spiritual sword in his hand, only to realize that the blade of the spiritual sword had been turned into powder in the previous wave! ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you. You¡¯ve been with me for a year.¡± Zhou Yun was a little emotional. This was his first spiritual sword. He had never thought that he could use it to kill four spiritual corpses and a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou, do you know how I feel right now?¡± Su Lingyun walked up and patted Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Because I¡¯m too much of a genius, you want to vomit?¡± Zhou Yun slapped her hand away and walked to the black-robed man. The four spiritual corpses had been completely killed, leaving only the late-stage foundation establishment cultivator. Zhou Yun still remembered Su Lingyun¡¯s words. As long as he drank the black blood, he would be able to recover from his injuries. Zhou Yun stared at the black-robed man. ¡°I don¡¯t want to puke. I just feel that I¡¯m not alone. Finally, someone can walk with me on the path of the sword.¡± Su Lingyun walked over and said. She stepped on the black-robed man under her feet and pouted, ¡°Stop looking. This old man has run away. The five sects couldn¡¯t kill him even when they besieged him 180 years ago. With your sword, you have no chance.¡± ¡°Your sword Dao is very strong?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun suspiciously. The sky was filled with black mist just now, and he didn¡¯t see Su Lingyun fight. However, Su Lingyun¡¯s sword intent didn¡¯t seem to be that strong since she couldn¡¯t even kill the black-robed man. Of course, Zhou Yun wouldn¡¯t say it out loud because he was still counting on Su Lingyun to help him buy a spiritual sword. ¡°Really? So your swordsmanship is also very powerful. It¡¯s really good.¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°You ¡­ You don¡¯t believe me? I¡¯m super brave!¡± Su Lingyun could tell at a glance that Zhou Yun didn¡¯t mean what he said. She wanted to be angry, but then she let out a sigh of relief. ¡°The two of you, come down.¡± Su Lingyun made a hand seal, and the Cloud Boat in the air slowly descended. ¡°However, Disciple Su, you really did a good job. Without you, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to act so freely.¡± Zhou Yun only dared to take the risk after he saw Su Lingyun send Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi up the Cloud Boat. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er jumped down from the flying boat and rushed into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. She hugged Zhou Yun tightly. ¡°Zhou Yun, are you alright?¡± Su Wanyi also looked at Zhou Yun worriedly and asked gently. ¡°Mm ¡­ Hmm?¡± Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun, who was unharmed, and then at herself, who was injured after the battle. ¡°Tsk, you can¡¯t keep a grown woman.¡± Su Lingyun felt that it was great. It would be best if someone married Su Wanyi. Then, she wouldn¡¯t have to see Su Wanyi anymore and wouldn¡¯t have to pretend to be the perfect sister! Zhou Yun patted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. He had not expected to meet a heretic cultivator on his first trip out of Spirit Valley. He did not hold back at all in his attack just now. He used all his strength to fight against four spiritual corpses that were close to the late-stage foundation establishment and one late-stage foundation establishment cultivator. He had used up all of his spiritual energy in one strike, activating his most powerful Setting Sun Sword Intent! Zhou Yun bit his lips. He could feel a burst of pain in his body. This was the discomfort of lacking too much spiritual energy! However, there was too little spiritual energy in heaven and earth. Zhou Yun was unable to recover his spiritual energy and could only bear it. Right now, it was already very strenuous for him to just stand. He might not even be able to walk! ¡°Alright, you two, it¡¯s time to board the boat. We still have to go to the Treasure Pavilion.¡± Su Lingyun clapped her hands to snap Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er back to their senses. She walked over and lifted Zhou Yun up. ¡°How is it? it¡¯s the first time you¡¯ve used up all of your spiritual energy in a place where it¡¯s completely depleted. It¡¯s not good, right?¡± Su Lingyun said in a soft voice. She didn¡¯t let the other two people hear her and put Zhou Yun down on the Cloud Boat. Only after boarding the Cloud Boat did Zhou Yun feel the familiar spirit energy density. He quickly absorbed the spirit energy to recover his body. ¡°Take a rest and recover your spiritual energy. I¡¯ll call you when we reach the Treasure Pavilion. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll look after the two of them and won¡¯t come back to disturb you.¡± Su Lingyun nodded, then she pulled Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi to the front of Xingyun. ¡°Phew, I¡¯ve finally survived,¡± Zhou Yun felt that he was still excited about the battle. The spiritual corpse, which was comparable to the late-stage foundation establishment, and the black-robed man, who was at the late-stage foundation establishment, had all been destroyed by him alone! Zhou Yun was excited, but he also felt the pressure. ¡°Sure enough, the aristocratic families that Su Lingyun mentioned earlier are heretic cultivators? Could Meng Fei¡¯ang¡¯s family be a heretic cultivator?¡± Zhou Yun clenched his fist. He still felt a wave of weakness. ¡°Although I used the sun-set sword technique and saved us, I still got the upper hand in the end.¡± Zhou Yun was not complacent. Due to the lack of information, the other party thought that he did not have the great stage sword Qi. Zhou Yun even thought that the other party had intentionally allowed him to succeed in the beginning because he wanted to use the spiritual corpse to exhaust his sword Qi. He just didn¡¯t expect that he really comprehended the great stage sword Qi. ¡°However, other than catching the enemy off guard, my sword Qi also happened to restrain the enemy this time. That¡¯s why I was able to win.¡± Zhou Yun knew that the spiritual corpses relied on their metal and stone bodies and their boundless strength. Even Su Wanyi, the eldest senior sister of the Spirit Valley¡¯s inner sect, was helpless against the spiritual corpse. It was just that his great stage of sword intent was able to restrain the slow movement of the spiritual corpse. ¡°If the other party didn¡¯t send a spiritual corpse, I might have died.¡± Zhou Yun clenched his fist. ¡°No, even if they are still spiritual corpses, as long as a few more of them come, they will be enough to exhaust me to death!¡± Zhou Yun coughed. He had used up all of his spiritual energy to kill it. If another spiritual corpse ambushed him, he would probably die here. Or perhaps, he had to rely on Su Lingyun¡¯s Cloud Boat to escape! ¡°I still need to become stronger! At the very least, I can¡¯t be arrogant and complacent now!¡± Zhou Yun felt a sense of urgency! He had never felt such a sense of urgency in the Spirit Valley! ¡°You have to strike a balance between work and rest. If you cultivate before your spiritual energy has recovered, you will damage your body.¡± Su Lingyun suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Yun. She was holding a spirit fruit that had been peeled and was tender and juicy. ¡°Did you find that the outside world is different from the Spirit Valley?¡± ¡°Hmm, very desolate? Is it very dangerous?¡± Zhou Yun thought of the crowded Fenghua City that had no spiritual power and the heretic cultivators who were trying to kill him. ¡°That¡¯s because you just came out not long ago. Take a look around. The world outside Spirit Valley is very big. The world outside the five sects is also very big.¡± Su Lingyun smiled, ¡°Therefore, you have to take good care of your body to see a richer world. ¡°Here, eat and rest. You can¡¯t cultivate before you¡¯ve fully recovered, you hear me? ¡± Su Lingyun threw the spiritual fruit to Zhou Yun and said as she walked out. She only left after she finished her sentence. ¡°Crunch!¡± Zhou Yun took a bite of the spirit fruit and realized that it was really sweet. He finished the spirit fruit in two or three bites. Then, he sat cross-legged and adjusted his breathing, quickly recovering his spiritual energy. After a long time, Zhou Yun was disturbed by the noise and came back to his senses. ¡°Bang!¡± Several tens or hundreds of explosions rang out in all directions. Zhou Yun raised his head and realized that there were flying boats of different sizes all around him. Each flying boat had several cultivators on it! None of these cultivators were below the foundation establishment stage! There were even large flying boats that were as tall as buildings! Zhou Yun could even feel the aura that only the elders of the Spirit Valley had. The golden core stage! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were finally attracted by the huge group of people in the sky! It was a pavilion that could cover the sky! The pavilion was like a palace in the sky, shining with golden light. A plaque with a thousand-year-old wood sign was hanging in front of it. The Treasure Pavilion! Chapter 61 - The Spectacular Sight of the Treasure Pavilion! ¡°Zhou Yun, you¡¯re awake?¡± Su Lingyun walked over, and beside her were Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er, who were also looking up at the immortal boats in the sky. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! Look, there are so many immortal boats! This is the Treasure Pavilion, the most prosperous place outside of our five sects that master once said!¡± When Qiao¡¯er saw Zhou Yun waking up from his meditation, she ran over excitedly and threw herself into his arms. ¡°The Treasure Pavilion is so big and magnificent that the Spirit Valley can¡¯t compare to it.¡± Su Wanyi said as she walked over slowly. However, she didn¡¯t seem to think that the Spirit Valley was inferior to the Treasure Pavilion at all! ¡°Spirit Valley is a big immortal sect, after all. It¡¯s to train its disciples and pursue the great Dao. It¡¯s impossible to spend so much spiritual power to whitewash the sect. Su Wanyi looked at the magnificent Treasure Pavilion in the sky and shook her head. ¡°Besides, the Spirit Valley is not really inferior to the Treasure Pavilion. Just the spiritual energy consumed by the Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array is not something that the Treasure Pavilion, which only does business, can compare with.¡± Su Wanyi said lightly. She turned her face slightly because she had just seen such a spectacle. The entire building was suspended in the air in the Treasure Pavilion, and countless immortal boats were coming in and out around it. She couldn¡¯t help but be dazed for a while. Zhou Yun rubbed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. He realized that Qiao¡¯er was really becoming more and more clingy to him. Now that Su Lingyun and Su Wanyi were both here, Qiao¡¯er could actually jump into his arms without any hesitation! ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder master wanted me to bring you guys out to gain experience. Otherwise, with such an ignorant appearance, wouldn¡¯t you be throwing away the prestige of your own people before even fighting in the great competition of the five sects?¡± As Su Lingyun spoke, she slowly directed the spiritual boat to fly to the Treasure Pavilion at the top! Zhou Yun stood up and held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. He carefully observed Su Lingyun¡¯s movements as she maneuvered the spiritual boat. He found that Su Lingyun seemed to be very skilled in controlling the spiritual boat. She was like a catfish that forced her way into the dozens of spiritual boats around her without even a trace of stagnation! Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun deeply. The immortal boat was a flying spiritual weapon! And it was even bigger! Even if the immortal boat itself already had spiritual stones to provide spiritual energy, the input of spiritual energy would still be sufficient. However, Zhou Yun was certain that the input of spiritual energy would not be much easier than his iron sword which was on the verge of being scrapped! He suddenly felt that something was amiss. Zhou Yun realized that Su Lingyun¡¯s actions had been a little strange since the Spirit Valley! For example, why did she make a trip to Fenghua City? Although he had initially believed Su Lingyun¡¯s words, and Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er had indeed wanted to see it, he was still a little worried. But now that he thought about it, Zhou Yun realized that something was wrong. It was only autumn, and there was still half a year before spring! No matter how powerful Fenghua City was! It was also impossible to see spring so soon! Moreover, Zhou Yun remembered that they were still walking around Fenghua City. Su Lingyun had no intention of strolling around the city. She was just walking around blindly. Until Su Lingyun suddenly pointed to the sky and said that the guests had arrived! ¡°In other words, Su Lingyun already knew that heretic cultivators would come to find her?¡± Zhou Yun mumbled to himself, ¡°And maybe she knows that those heretic cultivators came here specifically to find me?¡± ¡°In order to help me get rid of Meng Fei¡¯ang, she didn¡¯t come to the Treasure Pavilion directly, but stopped in Fenghua City!¡± Zhou Yun slowly sorted out his thoughts and realized that Su Lingyun seemed to be smarter than he had imagined! Even Zhou Yun had never thought that Su Lingyun, who appeared to be a little silly in front of him, would actually think so deeply behind his back! ¡°Another thousand meters and you¡¯ll be in the territory of the Treasure Pavilion. You can reach out and see the fluctuations of spiritual energy around the Treasure Pavilion.¡± Su Lingyun, who was looking ahead and controlling the flying boat to avoid the flying boats, suddenly turned her head and said to Zhou Yun. ¡°Spiritual energy?¡± Hearing that, Zhou Yun followed Su Lingyun¡¯s order and was about to reach out his hand to feel the density of the spiritual energy outside through the spiritual energy barrier of the immortal boat. However, Zhou Yun was a little surprised. He originally thought that Su Lingyun would have a hard time controlling the spiritual boat to travel through such a dense area. He didn¡¯t expect that Su Lingyun would still have the energy to turn around and talk to them! ¡°Is Su Lingyun hiding her strength? Her true strength is even more powerful than I thought?¡± Zhou Yun recalled the spiritual corpse and the black-robed man he had met earlier. He had indeed used all his strength to slash out the heaven-splitting sword to reverse the situation. However, he didn¡¯t see Su Lingyun¡¯s battle! At that time, the sky was filled with black fog, and Su Lingyun was fighting with the black-robed man in the black fog. He didn¡¯t have the chance to discover Su Lingyun¡¯s attack method! ¡°We¡¯re here. Reach out.¡± Su Lingyun shouted. Zhou Yun came back to his senses. He didn¡¯t have time to continue thinking about Su Lingyun¡¯s matter. He, Su Wanyi, and Qiao¡¯er reached out to the outside of the spiritual energy barrier of the immortal boat at the same time. ¡°This is ¡­ Such dense spiritual energy!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s hand had just reached outside the spiritual energy barrier when he was shocked by the density of the spiritual energy outside! This was because there was a large amount of spiritual Qi in the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s territory. It was far more than the dead spiritual Qi in Fenghua City! The two seemed to form a contrast that was like heaven and earth! ¡°No, this spiritual power is even more than the spiritual power in the Spirit Valley! If I didn¡¯t receive the reward for becoming a glory disciple, I wouldn¡¯t even have the chance to enjoy such a spiritual energy environment for cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun frowned. He did not understand why there was so much spiritual energy outside the Treasure Pavilion. Even the cave abodes of some elders had the same density of spiritual energy! They also didn¡¯t understand why Su Lingyun wanted them to do this. Could there be some hidden meaning behind it? Zhou Yun realized that after leaving the Spirit Valley, this trash Disciple Senior Sister who only knew how to drink seemed to have changed! ¡°Is the spiritual energy very strong? First of all, this is the Treasure Pavilion, and we have to receive guests. If we don¡¯t have enough spiritual energy, how can we attract the guests to turn back?¡± Su Lingyun saw their surprised expressions, nodded, and continued, ¡°Second, in addition to the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s generous use of spiritual power, there is another reason. The Treasure Pavilion has Venerable Xunling. ¡°Venerable Xunling?¡± Zhou Yun felt that he could understand the use of this person just by hearing the name. However, in this world where spiritual power was exhausted, could anyone really find spiritual power? ¡°Don¡¯t doubt it. It¡¯s because Venerable Xunling really exists. Su Lingyun smiled and pointed at the most magnificent building in the Treasure Pavilion. ¡°There, he¡¯s right there. There¡¯s also a quote by Xunling. Do you want to hear it?¡± Su Lingyun tilted her head and smiled. ¡°There is a legend in the mortal world. Xunling searches for immortals and fate, akin to a dream-like person.¡± Chapter 62 - The Mysterious Shadow When Zhou Yun heard this, he carefully considered the meaning of this sentence. ¡°There is a legend in the mortal world. Xunling searches for immortals and fate, akin to a dream-like person?¡± Zhou Yun thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn¡¯t figure it out. After all, he couldn¡¯t get to know someone with just a sentence. Beside them, Su Wanyi and Qiao¡¯er were also deep in thought. Qiao¡¯er touched her head, unable to figure it out. She looked at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun shook his head. After all, he had only entered the cultivation world for a year. This Venerable Xunling clearly did not look like a young man. He was probably an old monster who had been famous for a long time! ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. It¡¯s just an exaggeration. It¡¯s also a publicity stunt.¡± Su Lingyun couldn¡¯t help but laugh when she saw Zhou Yun and the others thinking hard. ¡°After all, as the largest auction house within the five sects, the spirit treasure rare goods sales office definitely has its own advantages. This place was one of them. The legendary Venerable Xunling, who can find a place with spiritual energy in this world that is lacking in spiritual energy, is also one.¡± Su Lingyun explained. ¡°But I think it¡¯s just marketing. Actually, that Venerable Xunling is said to be a mysterious person wearing a face-concealing spiritual artifact. He often loiters around the Treasure Pavilion and is bored to death.¡± As Su Lingyun spoke, she waved her hand, and the spiritual boat that had been flying for a long time steadily stopped in the Treasure Pavilion. ¡°Keep!¡± Su Lingyun kept the spiritual boat. Only then did Zhou Yun realize that they had arrived at the Treasure Pavilion! On the Treasure Pavilion, the huge buildings extended into the distance. There was a sea of people on the pavilion, even more than the number of people Zhou Yun had seen in Fenghua City! And what shocked Zhou Yun the most was that everyone here was a cultivator! At a glance, the lowest was a foundation establishment cultivator! A few Qi cultivators were also slowly walking forward with a group of people in front and behind them. One look and you could tell that they were disciples of large aristocratic families! ¡°The Treasure Pavilion is divided into three areas: the treasure-hunting area, the foundation building area, and the auction area!¡± Su Lingyun took a few maps from a servant. ¡°It¡¯s the three places above.¡± Su Lingyun pointed at a few buildings of different colors. As she spoke, she suddenly lowered her voice, ¡°But I heard that in the core area, there is an area specially opened for golden core grand cultivators. ¡°If I wasn¡¯t stuck in the golden core stage, I would be able to show you guys if this place is a legend.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the buildings on the map. He realized that the further east he went, the more magnificent the buildings became. He could even see a tall tower! There was a pearl on top of the tower, which shone on the entire Treasure Pavilion, making it as bright as day even in the dark! Zhou Yun looked at the building and tapped on it with his hand. He then looked at the foundation establishment area and the treasure-hunting area that he was curious about. ¡°You guys can walk around upstairs for a while. I¡¯ll use this time to help you buy tickets to the next auction.¡± Su Lingyun waved her hand and was about to turn around and leave. ¡°Senior Sister Su.¡± Zhou Yun called out to Su Lingyun. That was because he realized that after they had arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, the surrounding gazes seemed to fall on them from time to time! No, to be more precise, Zhou Yun realized that all of them were looking at Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi! Even Su Lingyun was being spied on by many cultivators! Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face turned red. She did not expect Zhou Yun to suddenly hold her hand! Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body went soft, and she leaned toward Zhou Yun. ¡°Tsk.¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He had held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand to prevent any accidents from happening, but now he realized that there were even more people staring at them! ¡°Be calm. Don¡¯t attack, if you attack you will be beheaded! Even if the five great sects were to come, it wouldn¡¯t be of much use.¡± Su Lingyun didn¡¯t even look back as she waved her hand and walked away. Zhou Yun was taken aback. What did that mean? He looked around and found that the cultivators who were peeking in the dark had all turned their heads away. Few of them wanted to look at each other. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, there are some notes on the map. There seems to be a golden core cultivator guarding every pavilion.¡± Su Wanyi pointed at the map and then at a pavilion not far from them. Zhou Yun could clearly feel his heart throb from the top of the pavilion. He had the same feeling when he faced the elders of the Spirit Valley! ¡°Thirteen? No, it¡¯s twenty-three!¡± After Zhou Yun counted the number on the map, he found that this Treasure Pavilion, which was mainly used for trading, actually had twenty-three golden core grand cultivators guarding it! ¡°Sister just said that we should take a look around the Treasure Pavilion while she¡¯s away. Maybe we can find our own opportunities.¡± Su Wanyi closed the map and said. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! Let¡¯s go to the treasure-hunting area! I believe that Brother Zhou Yun is the luckiest! You¡¯ll definitely find the best opportunity!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes lit up when she heard the word ¡°treasure-hunting area.¡± She wrapped her arms around Zhou Yun and said. Zhou Yun realized that with Qiao¡¯er¡¯s swaying, not only could he not stand it, but he could also feel the fierceness in the eyes of the people around him! That line of sight seemed to be able to penetrate him! Zhou Yun sighed. Qiao¡¯er was indeed the Spirit Valley¡¯s signature disciple, not to mention that Senior Sister Su Wanyi was around. The pressure he felt in the Treasure Pavilion, where even the weakest cultivator was at the foundation establishment stage, was even more terrifying than in the Spirit Valley! ¡°Come, let¡¯s go to the treasure-hunting area.¡± Zhou Yun had refined quite a few elixirs in Spirit Valley, so he thought that if he really came across something good, he could exchange it with the other party and auction the rest at the Treasure Pavilion. Zhou Yun believed that even without considering the value of the medicinal ingredients, just the degree of perfection of a perfect-tier pill would cause many alchemists to risk their lives to buy it for research! Although Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect to compete with Su Lingyun in terms of wealth, he didn¡¯t want to rely on others for everything. Just as Zhou Yun led his group to the treasure-hunting area, another group of people came from the opposite side. Each of them wore a veil on their face. This veil seemed to be able to block others¡¯ vision and divine sense, making it impossible to see their faces clearly. Each of them was wearing a thick black robe that covered their body. Ordinary people couldn¡¯t even tell each other¡¯s gender by their bodies! ¡°Akin to a dream-like person?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned for a moment. Wasn¡¯t this Venerable Xunling that Su Lingyun had just mentioned? However, why were there so many of them? Could it be that the Treasure Pavilion was wholesale? Just as Zhou Yun said that, the group of black-robed men who had been walking straight suddenly stopped. One of the black-robed men raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yun. ¡°A perfect foundation establishment. He¡¯s only in the early-stage foundation establishment, but he¡¯s already mastered the great stage of sword intent and the great stage of sword control technique.¡± The black-robed man waved his hand and one of the black men took out a form and handed it to him. On the form was Zhou Yun¡¯s information! ¡°Interesting. I didn¡¯t expect the Spirit Valley to have such a heaven¡¯s favorite. It seems that the situation is unpredictable.¡± The black-robed man mumbled and continued walking. He brushed past Zhou Yun. Chapter 63 - Venerable Xunling Zhou Yun watched as the group of black-robed men slowly walked past him and went straight to the other side until they disappeared. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, where are you looking at? is there someone there?¡± Qiao¡¯er stopped. She was curious as to why Zhou Yun had suddenly stopped. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, did you discover something?¡± Su Wanyi was also very curious as to why Zhou Yun had stopped. She looked in the direction of Zhou Yun¡¯s line of sight but did not find anything special. Zhou Yun noticed Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi¡¯s confusion. He realized that the two of them did not seem to have noticed the group of black-robed men. ¡°You guys didn¡¯t see them?¡± Zhou Yun suddenly felt his scalp go numb and a chill run down his spine! Hundreds of foundation establishment cultivators were present, and even a few golden core grand cultivators! They didn¡¯t even notice the group of black-robed people who had just passed by! Could it be that what he had just seen was an illusion? Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi. He realized that their expressions did not seem to be fake. Besides, Qiao¡¯er would not lie to him! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, what did you see? If he¡¯s a cultivator, describe his appearance to us. We might know something.¡± When Su Wanyi saw Zhou Yun¡¯s serious expression, she also became serious. ¡°That¡¯s right, brother Zhou Yun. Perhaps it¡¯s the old monsters from those sects.¡± Qiao¡¯er said. She tried to look in the direction that Zhou Yun had been looking at, but she still could not see anything. ¡°No, I¡¯m fine. I might have seen it wrong. ¡°I thought I saw Senior Sister Su Lingyun just now.¡± Zhou Yun suppressed his suspicion when he saw the two girls so worried about him. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go to the treasure-hunting area! I don¡¯t think Senior Sister Su Lingyun will come back so soon. Let¡¯s go and find a treasure!¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want to let the topic continue. He forcefully changed the topic. ¡°Alright, brother Zhou Yun.¡± Qiao¡¯er was about to say something, but her gaze became firm. She held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and followed him without asking anything. Su Wanyi saw that the two of them had no intention of continuing, so she could only stop. Zhou Yun forcefully suppressed the matter of the black-robed men to the bottom of his heart and walked towards the treasure-hunting area. The treasure-hunting area was an area that was not divided into levels. One could find foundation establishment or even golden core stage heavenly materials and earthly treasures, secret manuals, and spiritual weapons here. It was also possible that he had obtained an ordinary stone with a strange appearance. There were many opportunities here, but there were also many failures. Some people were tired of walking and looking for treasure, so they went to the side to get tickets from the servant boy and set up a stall. There were also people who started to look for treasures in high spirits after selling their items. Zhou Yun still had quite a few perfect-tier pills in his possession. However, the rarer something was, the more valuable it would be. He did not plan to sell them so quickly. Just as Zhou Yun was about to go on a treasure hunt, Qiao¡¯er suddenly broke free from his grasp. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, there¡¯s a treasure-hunting area for female cultivators over there. I¡¯ll be back with Senior Sister Wanyi.¡± Qiao¡¯er said apologetically, then pulled Su Wanyi and ran in the other direction. Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi. He realized that the two of them seemed to be whispering to each other. ¡°Forget it, treasure hunting is a matter of fate. If we separate, our fate might be greater.¡± Naturally, Zhou Yun would not follow Qiao¡¯er. Furthermore, Qiao¡¯er had already said so, so he would not go and invite rebuff. ¡°But I¡¯m just looking for treasure.¡± Zhou Yun was a little excited. He never thought that he would one day be able to step into a treasure-hunting area. Zhou Yun rubbed his palms together, wondering if he could find an opportunity, such as the old grandpa in the ring. The spiritual energy in this area was too scarce. Even with the system¡¯s help, Zhou Yun could only cultivate in the Spirit Valley. ¡°However, it¡¯s really hard to find an opportunity.¡± Zhou Yun passed by more than a dozen stalls. He realized that most of the stalls were selling scrap metal. Not to mention good stuff, there were not many that even had spiritual energy! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that one had to pay an entrance fee to enter the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Yun would have suspected that these people were here to freeload spiritual Qi! After passing by more than a dozen stalls, Zhou Yun lost interest. He had already changed from the excitement of treasure hunting to the current boredom. ¡°Am I really unlucky? I didn¡¯t find the immortal encounter that belonged to me?¡± Zhou Yun stopped in his tracks. He turned around and saw that the stalls were still there. From time to time, people would stop to look and buy. However, the things he bought were all things that Zhou Yun did not care about. It was because they were all fragments of spiritual weapons or incomplete secret manuals. There were a few good spiritual weapons, and their prices were as high as a dozen spiritual stones, completely exceeding the original price of the spiritual weapons! ¡°Oh, is this your first time here? What do you think, pick one from me and I¡¯ll tell you the spell to leak the treasure?¡± The stall owner in front of Zhou Yun suddenly said. He looked very young, not much different from Zhou Yun. He wore an ordinary gray robe, but he was already in the late-stage foundation establishment! ¡°I am from the Five Sects and my nickname is the famous Lie Yanshan! I¡¯m an authentic disciple with a good reputation and don¡¯t cheat people. Many returning customers come to buy things from me. Brother, please believe me. Buy one, you won¡¯t lose out or be fooled!¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun had not left, Lie Yanshan spoke even more forcefully. Zhou Yun looked at his stall. there was a bottle of pills, a few spiritual weapon fragments, and many secret manuals. He definitely wouldn¡¯t even look at these things before he turned around and left. However, after hearing Lie Yanshan¡¯s words, Zhou Yun was slightly tempted. Could there really be a secret to treasure hunting that he did not know about? ¡°One hidden, two wealthy families, and three sisters. Brother, do you want to know this slip of the tongue? Come, come, come, buy one. If you don¡¯t lose out, I¡¯ll tell you where the opportunities are in this treasure-hunting area!¡± Lie Yanshan was like a fly rubbing its hands as he kept pointing at his stall. Zhou Yun squatted down. He wanted to reach out for the spiritual weapon but was suddenly stopped by Lie Yanshan. ¡°Brother, don¡¯t you know the rules? Your eyes move but your hands stay still. If you¡¯ve touched them all, then wouldn¡¯t there be no fun in treasure hunting?¡± Lie Yanshan pointed at the small text on the map. The small text stated that before purchasing, one could only look but not touch, and one could not use spiritual sense. ¡°This is terrible!¡± Lie Yanshan suddenly cried out and he quickly kept his map. However, Zhou Yun narrowed his eyes and took out his map. Sure enough, below the rules, there were also secret notes about treasure-hunting techniques. In addition to many techniques, the incantations of the two hidden noble families and the three sisters were also included! ¡°Hehehe, brother, we are not ¡­¡± Lie Yanshan still wanted to quibble, but the next moment, a few people in the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s uniform rushed out from the other side. ¡°It¡¯s over there! Last time, he said that he was the Waterproof Pavilion and that his nickname was Sky Bird! That scammer scammed me of so many spiritual stones!¡± Under the leadership of a cultivator, the people of the Treasure Pavilion surrounded him! ¡°Damn it, he actually reacted so quickly! I¡¯m running!¡± Lie Yanshan¡¯s body ran out like a monkey¡¯s. He didn¡¯t even take the items on the ground and threw them away! ¡°What a good fellow.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed. He had almost been fooled! ¡°However, the secret of this chant is that it¡¯s also a person wearing a black robe and a veil?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the incantation and recalled the group of black-robed men he had just met. Chapter 64 - The Furious Su Lingyun The ¡°one hidden, two wealthy families, and three sisters¡± mentioned in the incantation referred to different stall owners. Among them, the Three Sisters were mysterious cultivators who often appeared in the female cultivators ¡®area. Their stalls often had some beauty pills and other medicinal pills that female cultivators were after. As for the two rich families, they would appear from time to time in the treasure-hunting area. They were rich, but their two unfilial children would spend their time and drink to obtain spiritual stones. They would steal their family¡¯s treasures and sell them in exchange for spiritual stones. As a result, these two wealthy families were deeply loved by ordinary cultivators. Many cultivators had brought large amounts of spiritual stones with them, waiting for the appearance of these two wealthy families! However, in this chant, if the first five people were ordinary people who could be seen from time to time, then the last secret, the black-robed man with a veil, was not seen by everyone. It seemed to be a matter of fate! It was said that the black-robed man set up a stall. If you were not fated, you would not be able to see them even if you passed by them! However, if they were fated, they would be able to spot their position among the many stalls. Furthermore, their stalls were all selling spiritual weapons of Foundation establishment and above, and there were even quite a few rare cultivation techniques! Most importantly, the black-robed man didn¡¯t take the money and gave it away for free! This made countless cultivators rush like a flock of ducks, wandering around the treasure-hunting area to find this secret! ¡°These black-robed men are so similar to the group I just saw?¡± Zhou Yun thought back and realized that the group of people he had just seen was one of the secrets mentioned on the map! ¡°It seems that Senior Sister Su Lingyun is not entirely right. Not all legends are spread to attract customers. This black-robed man really exists! And they¡¯re in piles!¡± Zhou Yun even suspected that he had seen an extremely rare secret group of people opening their stalls! ¡°If I knew I would meet them, I would have gone up directly. Wouldn¡¯t I be rich then?¡± Zhou Yun felt that he had missed out on a hundred million Yuan! After all, the price of a black-robed man¡¯s stall was enough to make a foundation establishment cultivator go crazy. He had just seen a bunch of them! Even a golden core grand cultivator would go crazy! Zhou Yun turned his head to look at his surroundings. He might be able to see the black-robed man again! This time, he wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He even had some hope! ¡°Hey, you¡¯re just looking around. This is your first time, right?¡± The voice came from beside Zhou Yun. It was from the stall where Lie Yanshan was just now. Zhou Yun stopped and looked around. He looked at Lie Yanshan¡¯s stall and was stunned. Unknowingly, Lie Yanshan¡¯s stall had changed owners, and the owner of that stall was the black-robed man that Zhou Yun was looking for! ¡°You are that ¡®one hidden¡¯?¡± Zhou Yun said with uncertainty. He realized that the items on the stall had also turned into immortal boats with spiritual energy floating around, body armor, and a few secret manuals. ¡°What do you mean by ¡®one hidden¡¯? I have a name, after all. That¡¯s right, I¡¯m that one, Venerable Xunling.¡± Venerable Xunling sat on the ground with his face covered, making it impossible to tell if he was a male or female from his voice. ¡°I really found the ¡®one hidden¡¯, and it¡¯s the mysterious Venerable Xunling that Senior Sister Su Lingyun mentioned?¡± Zhou Yun became excited. If the legendary Venerable Xunling was real, then wouldn¡¯t the matter of him giving away a spiritual weapon and a secret manual for free be true as well? ¡°Kid, let me correct you a little,¡± said Venerable Xunling. ¡°What? Don¡¯t tell me I still have to pay?¡± Zhou Yun frowned. If he had to pay, the spiritual stones he had on him would not be enough to buy the things on the stall. ¡°No, these are all free gifts for you. Or rather, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s in a hurry to give it to you.¡± Venerable Xunling said seriously. He wrapped up the stall and placed it in Zhou Yun¡¯s hands. All of this was not noticed by the people around. Not only did no one see Venerable Xunling, but they also did not see Zhou Yun¡¯s actions! It was as if Zhou Yun had also turned invisible! ¡°Give it to me for free? Since that¡¯s the case, what¡¯s wrong with that?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He didn¡¯t think that he would really give it to him. At that moment, he thought that Venerable Xunling was going back on his word. ¡°Wrong means wrong. You must know that you weren¡¯t the one who found me.¡± Venerable Xunling corrected him. ¡°I¡¯m the one who went to great lengths to find you.¡± ¡°You were looking for me?¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. In an instant, he thought of many things that he had, things that were worth fighting over! One was the perfect-tier alchemy technique, and the other was the system! Zhou Yun did not take the treasure. He cautiously took half a step back. The Setting Sun Sword Intent on his body slowly circulated and rays of red light spread. Zhou Yun entered a state of combat. He even slowly touched his waist, where there was a voice transmission talisman used to contact Su Lingyun! ¡°Wait! This place forbade the use of spiritual power in combat! You don¡¯t want to attract the attention of the people around you, do you?¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun was about to use his sword intent, Venerable Xunling quickly called out! Zhou Yun did not blindly retract his sword intent. He was still looking cautiously at Venerable Xunling. If they were to really fight, he would rather use his sword intent to attract the attention of all the cultivators present! ¡°Sigh, I¡¯ll just say it. You, Zhou Yun. A disciple of Spirit Valley who had just entered the sect for a year, who was originally unknown, suddenly had a sudden burst of talent. In a short time, you entered the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation, followed by perfect foundation establishment, the great stage of sword intent, and the great stage of sword control technique. You¡¯re a true heaven¡¯s favorite.¡± Venerable Xunling gave Zhou Yun¡¯s information in its entirety as he sized him up. ¡°Furthermore, your looks are outstanding. You can be said to be the most talented prodigy in the Five Sects in the past few hundred years.¡± When Zhou Yun heard what Venerable Xunling said, his heart was in a state of shock. At the same time, he became even more vigilant! Su Lingyun was the only one who knew that he had learned the sword control technique! The spiritual corpse had been killed long ago, and the heretic cultivator behind it was hiding somewhere to recuperate. And this Venerable Xunling actually knew all about him! ¡°Ahem, I¡¯ll say it again. You¡¯re heaven¡¯s favorite, a true heaven¡¯s favorite. I¡¯m here to find heaven¡¯s favorites and give them the cultivation resources they need.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the bag containing a large number of valuable items to Zhou Yun and disappeared! Zhou Yun took the bag and looked at the disappearing Venerable Xunling. In the end, he gave up on the idea of throwing the bag away. If it really didn¡¯t work, he was really afraid that there was something wrong with these things. He could sell the things inside and exchange them for spiritual stones. ¡°Oh? I haven¡¯t seen it for half a day and you only bought this thing? it doesn¡¯t look like much.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s voice suddenly came from behind Zhou Yun. She looked at the old bag in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and thought that he had been tricked. She couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s fine if you get scammed. It¡¯s just a few spiritual stones. I¡¯ll help you bid for a good spiritual sword later.¡± Su Lingyun waved the ticket in her hand and comforted Zhou Yun. ¡°No, Senior Sister Su, didn¡¯t you say that Venerable Xunling was just a story to attract people?¡± Zhou Yun shook the bag in his hand. ¡°That¡¯s right, why? It can¡¯t be that you¡¯ve met him, right? Hahaha, this is so funny!¡± Su Lingyun covered her stomach and laughed. ¡°I met Venerable Xunling.¡± Zhou Yun opened the bag and revealed a superior defensive numinous treasure. Su Lingyun¡¯s laughter suddenly stopped. Her expression suddenly turned serious! Chapter 65 - Zhou Yuns Guess ¡°You¡¯ve met Venerable Xunling!¡± Su Lingyun stopped smiling and asked Zhou Yun in a serious tone. It was Zhou Yun¡¯s first time seeing such a serious Su Lingyun! Even when she was facing sect leader Ling Qingyun and surrounded by heretic cultivators, Su Lingyun had never been so serious! ¡°Quickly say it! When did this happen? Where is he?¡± Su Lingyun walked forward and grabbed Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes, lifting him up! Zhou Yun felt like he was being targeted by a ferocious beast! The huge force on his chest made him unable to resist at all! At this moment, Zhou Yun realized that Su Lingyun didn¡¯t seem to have the dejection that she had when they were alone, and she wasn¡¯t as gentle as she was when facing outsiders. All that was left was anger! In fact, she was so angry that it made people feel fear! From Su Lingyun¡¯s petite body, there was a terrifying aura that made Zhou Yun¡¯s heart palpitate! Zhou Yun used all of his spiritual energy to resist, but he could only block Su Lingyun¡¯s hand! However, this was only Su Lingyun¡¯s physical strength! She didn¡¯t even use her spiritual power! Zhou Yun was dumbfounded! Was this still the same Su Lingyun who had been surrounded and injured by the heretic cultivators and had asked him for help? Why did Su Lingyun, who was so powerful, ask him for help? Zhou Yun felt that he was not as invincible as he had imagined! Just as Zhou Yun was using his spiritual energy to defend against Su Lingyun¡¯s attack and was even prepared to use the Setting Sun Sword Intent to defend himself, a cough sounded throughout the entire treasure-hunting area! ¡°Cough cough!¡± This voice was clearly very soft, but it was deafening! Zhou Yun¡¯s head quivered from the impact! ¡°Little Su Lingyun, I didn¡¯t expect that after so many years, you still couldn¡¯t hold back when we meet again,¡± An old man on the pavilion said softly. He was one of the golden core grand cultivators who guarded the place! ¡°Hmph!¡± Su Lingyun came back to her senses and put Zhou Yun down with an apologetic look in her eyes. ¡°Senior He Xian, thank you.¡± After saying that, Su Lingyun walked towards the exit of the treasure-hunting area. Zhou Yun stood still for a few seconds. ¡°Keep up, the auction is about to start!¡± Su Lingyun turned her head and shouted, then continued to walk forward. Zhou Yun picked up his bag and followed Su Lingyun. He had many questions in his mind! How powerful was Su Lingyun? Why did she become like this the moment she heard about Venerable Xunling? Moreover, what exactly was the devil in her heart? Zhou Yun followed Su Lingyun. The two of them did not speak until they met a servant. The two of them then followed the attendant into the auction house. When the two of them entered the auction house, Zhou Yun realized that they had already entered a private room. The concentration of spiritual Qi in this private room was even higher than that of his cave abode! Furthermore, there were many spiritual fruits to enjoy! Zhou Yun sat beside Su Lingyun. He didn¡¯t have the chance to speak, nor did he know how to. The two of them remained silent. When the auction began, a black-robed man with a veil over his face walked up and began the auction. Zhou Yun was stunned. ¡°He¡¯s not Venerable Xunling, don¡¯t let your imagination run wild.¡± Su Lingyun finally spoke. She picked up a spiritual fruit and ate it indifferently. ¡°There are many people like that in the Treasure Pavilion. They are in charge of running the secret affairs of the Treasure Pavilion in many places. ¡°It also includes setting up stalls, auctions, and defense.¡± Su Lingyun explained the operation of the Treasure Pavilion in detail while Zhou Yun listened to her. He didn¡¯t interrupt Su Lingyun¡¯s words. He was also very curious about the background of this Venerable Xunling! ¡°However, even though they¡¯re all dressed the same, there¡¯s only one Venerable Xunling. And only he would call himself Venerable Xunling.¡± Su Lingyun paused for a moment and looked at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun nodded. The black-robed man he had met had indeed called himself Venerable Xunling! ¡°Do you know why I¡¯m looking for him?¡± As Su Lingyun spoke, she seemed to recall something. She tilted her head to one side, full of pain. ¡°¡­¡± Zhou Yun chose to remain silent. He could only be a spectator. ¡°That¡¯s because my fianc¨¦ also met Venerable Xunling. Five years after he met Venerable Xunling, he disappeared from this world without a trace. Within the Five Sects, a large amount of manpower was invested to find him again!¡± Su Lingyun explained in detail, her tone revealing extreme sadness. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you met Venerable Xunling. Did you also disappear?¡± Su Lingyun smiled faintly, but she was so lonely that it made one¡¯s heart ache. ¡°Do you know what Venerable Xunling would say?¡± Zhou Yun recalled that Venerable Xunling had said that he had specially come to find him. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Back then, my fianc¨¦ went into closed-door cultivation after he met Venerable Xunling. After that, he came out to train and disappeared without a trace.¡± Su Lingyun said. ¡°He said that he came here to find me. He even said that I¡¯m a heaven¡¯s favorite of the Five Sects, and he wants to give these things to me. ¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, he pointed at the bag on the table. He opened the bag. It was a few magical technique manuals and a defensive spiritual weapon. These were the items he was currently lacking. Zhou Yun had already cultivated the spiritual Qi art to the extreme. Moreover, he was waiting for Su Lingyun to help him buy a spiritual sword. In other words, Venerable Xunling already knew everything about him and had even helped him to make up for the missing cultivation techniques, Dharma spells, and defensive spiritual weapons! ¡°It¡¯s possible that he really wants me to become stronger! And when facing the powerful me, he must have a purpose!¡± Zhou Yun guessed as he looked at the bag. ¡°For example, make me disappear and go to a certain place?¡± Zhou Yun was trying to guess the reason for Su Lingyun¡¯s fianc¨¦¡¯s disappearance. Upon hearing this, Su Lingyun¡¯s dead eyes suddenly lit up! She stared at Zhou Yun with a burning gaze! ¡°All this information is true!¡± Su Lingyun was very nervous! She was too afraid that the information was fake! ¡°You¡¯re saying that he might not be dead yet, but was taken to some place!¡± Zhou Yun looked into Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes. He knew that it was just his guess, but he didn¡¯t have the heart to break Su Lingyun¡¯s hope, so he could only nod. ¡°Senior Sister, wait for me to grow stronger. If it¡¯s really as I¡¯ve guessed, I believe that Venerable Xunling will find me very soon.¡± Zhou Yun still decided to give Su Lingyun some hope. ¡°After all, you¡¯ve also said that I¡¯m so talented that I make you feel disgusted.¡± Zhou Yun smiled. ¡°Argh! That¡¯s right! You bastard Junior Brother!¡± Su Lingyun seemed to have found hope! ¡°Then Junior Brother, you have to work harder! After all, my fianc¨¦ is a genius!¡± Su Lingyun said with a smile. She suddenly looked at the auction house. ¡°In this case, it seems that the spiritual sword I want to buy for Junior Brother must be a peerless good sword!¡± Su Lingyun rubbed her hands in anticipation! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up! He didn¡¯t expect that comforting Su Lingyun would actually bring him benefits! Chapter 66 - The Mystery of the Auction All the lights in the auction house were turned off, and only one black-robed man was holding an item on the stage. Next to the black-robed man, five light pillars emitting spiritual energy were emitting a moonlight-like light, shining on the object in his hand! ¡°All guests, please take note that this is a spiritual artifact found in a large sect that has been destroyed for three hundred years. It is said that this spiritual artifact was hidden in a secret place in the sect leader¡¯s palace at that time. It is very likely to be the sect-protecting spiritual weapon!¡± The black-robed man raised the object, allowing the light to focus on its body! As soon as the sect-protecting spiritual weapon was revealed, everyone present couldn¡¯t help but exclaim in surprise! Even Zhou Yun could not help but look at the spiritual weapon! He had once seen Ling Qingyun use the Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting spiritual weapon during the sect¡¯s initiation ceremony! With every movement of Ling Qingyun, the sky changed and dark clouds rolled. It was as if a real immortal had descended! At that time, Zhou Yun had been shocked by the power of the Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting spiritual weapon! Unexpectedly, the first item up for auction in the Treasure Pavilion was a spiritual weapon of the same level as the spiritual weapon of the Spirit Valley! ¡°Although it¡¯s a good gimmick as the first opening auction item, don¡¯t be fooled so easily.¡± Su Lingyun didn¡¯t even look at the spiritual weapon that had attracted everyone¡¯s attention. She was slowly going through the list of auction items issued by the auction house. ¡°A true sect-protecting spiritual weapon must be personally watched over by the sect leaders of each generation and continuously nurtured with spiritual energy. Only then will it continue to grow stronger, even breaking through its limits and advancing in quality.¡± Su Lingyun put down the list of items and pointed at the spiritual weapon. ¡°This spiritual weapon might have been comparable to Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting spiritual weapon three hundred years ago, but after three hundred years, it can¡¯t compare to my sword without the nourishment of spiritual energy. Su Lingyun touched the sword in her hand. Zhou Yun nodded, not fully understanding. He realized that in this world, not only would cultivators lose their cultivation after leaving the sect due to the depletion of spiritual energy, even spiritual weapons would lose their cultivation! He was a little disappointed. If that was the case, then when he entered the land of opportunity in the future or even found the place of death of some powerful being, the peerless sword he picked up might become scrap metal! Zhou Yun suddenly thought that if he really had a ring, even if there was a powerful old man living in it, he would probably die because of the loss of spiritual energy in this world! Zhou Yun realized that spiritual energy was the foundation of everything. If Spirit Valley¡¯s spiritual energy was exhausted one day, then even if he cultivated to the late-stage foundation establishment and became a golden core grand cultivator, wouldn¡¯t he slowly lose his spiritual energy and become a mortal? During the battle with the heretic cultivators, Zhou Yun released all of his spiritual energy and slashed out with the heaven-splitting sword, wiping out all the heretic cultivators in one fell swoop. However, he also fell into a state where he lost all his spiritual energy. At that time, Zhou Yun felt that he was not much stronger than an ordinary person. It was as if he had returned to the time when he had just entered the sect a year ago, or in the previous world, when he was still on the Blue Planet and was just an ordinary person! ¡°Although I don¡¯t have to worry about the lack of spiritual power of the heavens and the earth now, I might have to think about how I can prevent myself from using up all my spiritual power if I need to fight in the outside world again.¡± Zhou Yun became alert. In the previous battle, he had been too eager for success. Although he had eliminated the heretic cultivator, he had also fallen into a state of no spiritual power. If Su Lingyun had not been around, he would not have been able to leave Fenghua City after losing his spiritual power! He might even die in the wilderness and become the first foundation cultivator to die from a lack of spiritual energy! Just as Zhou Yun was thinking hard about how to avoid running out of spiritual energy during the battle, Su Lingyun clapped her hands and attracted his attention. ¡°The lack of spiritual energy is not something a little foundation establishment cultivator like you should think about.¡± Su Lingyun threw a spiritual fruit to Zhou Yun and pointed at herself. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll teach you how to fight in the outside world. This is one of the reasons why master asked me to bring you out. ¡°After all, it¡¯s been a long time since the spiritual power of the heavens and earth has been so scarce. Over the past thousand years, we¡¯ve found many ways to avoid dying from a lack of spiritual power in the outside world.¡± Su Lingyun said as she patted Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder. Su Lingyun was very satisfied that Zhou Yun was able to recover from his first battle so quickly without being arrogant or impatient and had found the factors that she needed to pay attention to. She finally understood why Venerable Xunling had found Zhou Yun. Perhaps, Zhou Yun was really heaven¡¯s favorite! Zhou Yun nodded. After listening to Su Lingyun¡¯s words, he didn¡¯t continue to argue. After all, what was more important now was the items in the auction house. He really needed a spiritual sword to increase his strength! If he had a good spiritual sword before, it would not have been so difficult to kill the spiritual corpse! However, other than the sect-protecting spiritual weapon, the rest of the items were all treasures that were needed for qi refining or foundation establishment. Zhou Yun was not interested in these things. What he needed was something that could increase his strength! ¡°This is the list. There will be three spiritual swords in this auction. They are the Blue Water Sword, the Falling Wind Sword, and the Thicket Rain Sword.¡± Su Lingyun passed the list of the auction to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun took it and took a look. He discovered that other than the last sword that was displayed as an unknown, the three spiritual swords were all at the back of the auction list. Especially the Thicket Rain Sword, it was ranked second to last in the entire auction! However, Zhou Yun frowned when he read the introduction about the Thicket Rain Sword. That was because the Thicket Rain Sword was a water attribute spiritual sword! ¡°Although the Thicket Rain Sword is the most valuable and the most powerful, it¡¯s not suitable for you. Your sword intent isn¡¯t suitable for the Thicket Rain Sword. Therefore, I suggest that you consider the Falling Wind Sword. Although the Setting Sun Sword Intent and the Falling Wind Sword are not very compatible, with the completion of your sword intent and the great stage of sword control technique, the Falling Wind Sword will still be able to give you a huge increase in combat power.¡± Su Lingyun was helping Zhou Yun to analyze the situation. She knew that there wasn¡¯t much time left until the Five Sects Tournament, and the auction held by the Treasure Pavilion wouldn¡¯t be held every day. Moreover, she could still find rare and suitable spiritual swords from the auction. ¡°It¡¯s okay, Senior Sister Su, please bid for the Thicket Rain Sword for me!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s furrowed brows suddenly relaxed as he read the introduction of the Thicket Rain Sword. Perhaps for others, cultivating sword intent would require thousands of days of bitter cultivation. However, he had the system, so he could enter the state of enlightenment at any time! If he got his hands on the Thicket Rain Sword, he would only have cultivated the Thicket Rain Sword intent for a few days! ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll do as you say,¡± Su Lingyun glanced at Zhou Yun. She didn¡¯t ask why but agreed with Zhou Yun¡¯s choice. Very quickly, the auction items were sold one by one, and the auction reached its climax! The second last item was brought up. At this moment, the entire auction house was shining with a golden light that was even brighter than the silver moonlight! The Thicket Rain Sword was carried up with a golden glow! Chapter 67 - Sudden Change ¡°This Thicket Rain Sword was forged by a master from a foreign land because of its high quality and its unique nature. This spiritual sword is defined as a top-notch spiritual sword that can be used by late-stage foundation establishment cultivators or early-stage golden core grand cultivators!¡± The black-robed man placed the Thicket Rain Sword, which was shining with a golden light, in the middle of the stage. He explained the extraordinary nature of the Thicket Rain Sword in a loud voice, and its power attracted waves of exclamations from the entire auction house! After all, this was different from the previous broken sect-protecting spiritual weapon. This was a spiritual weapon that could be used by a golden core grand cultivator! In all of the Five Sects, the highest level of elders, even the sect leader, was only at the golden core stage! In other words, the Thicket Rain Sword was currently the highest-quality spiritual sword! It was even more precious than the worn-out sect-protecting spiritual weapon! ¡°This Treasure Pavilion is actually hiding something! A spiritual sword that can withstand the spiritual energy of a golden core cultivator is not common!¡± Su Lingyun said excitedly. Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun. He rarely came into contact with spiritual weapons. If it was alchemy, he might have some knowledge. However, he had never come into contact with weapon refinement. ¡°The grades of spiritual swords are determined by the level of spiritual energy they can withstand from cultivators. Those that Qi cultivators can use are called elementary spiritual swords. What a foundation establishment cultivator could use is called an intermediate spiritual sword. And a spiritual sword that could withstand the strength of a golden core grand cultivator, even if it was only an early-stage golden core, could be considered a high-grade spiritual sword! Even my master, the sect master of the Spirit Valley, could only use a high-grade spiritual sword!¡± Su Lingyun looked at the Thicket Rain Sword with burning eyes. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that she had promised to help Zhou Yun bid for it, she would have wanted to exchange it for another spiritual sword! After listening to Su Lingyun¡¯s explanation, Zhou Yun also looked at the cluster Thicket Rain Sword in excitement! If he could exchange it for this spiritual sword, then his sword intent would be greatly improved! Coupled with the mastery of the sword control technique! Zhou Yun believed that if he were to meet the spiritual corpses again, he would be able to kill them easily! ¡°Hmm, this is?¡± Zhou Yun felt his vision blur. A faint golden light did not shine on the Thicket Rain Sword, but directly into his eyes! Zhou Yun covered his eyes. He realized that the golden light was coming from the black-robed man who was auctioning the Thicket Rain Sword. Because everyone present was focused on the Thicket Rain Sword, and the golden light was too dim, no one noticed it! Zhou Yun noticed that the black-robed man seemed to be saying something to him through the veil. However, because of the veil, Zhou Yun could not see the black-robed man¡¯s face, let alone the shape of his mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t bid on this sword.¡± Suddenly, Zhou Yun heard a soft sound. He subconsciously gathered his spiritual energy and looked around. However, he realized that there was no one in the room! Zhou Yun looked at the black-robed man in the auction. He felt the voice coming from his mouth! ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Junior Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Su Lingyun noticed Zhou Yun¡¯s strange behavior. She asked as she prepared to pull out her spiritual sword. ¡°The black-robed man at the auction just reminded me not to bid for this spiritual sword.¡± Zhou Yun thought for a while and told Su Lingyun the truth. ¡°Don¡¯t bid for it?¡± Su Lingyun squinted her eyes and looked at the auction list. There was still an unknown auction item. ¡°It looks like you¡¯ve really received a lot of attention from Venerable Xunling. The last auction item seems to be a spiritual sword. He doesn¡¯t want us to waste spiritual stones here.¡± Su Lingyun understood what he meant. ¡°However, aren¡¯t you underestimating my wealth?¡± Su Lingyun smiled disdainfully. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ll bid for two spiritual swords. You can play with them on your left and right! How dare you look down on me, Su Lingyun! If you can¡¯t get it, I¡¯ll write my name backward!¡± Su Lingyun took out a bunch of spiritual stones. The spiritual power contained in each of the spiritual stones made Zhou Yun¡¯s heart palpitate! Every single spiritual stone was overflowing with liquefied spiritual energy! Zhou Yun estimated that a single spiritual stone here was equivalent to a hundred ordinary spiritual stones! Once again, he was amazed by Su Lingyun¡¯s wealth. However, Zhou Yun did not stop her. After all, he couldn¡¯t be happier to get another high-grade spiritual sword! Even the elders of the Spirit Valley only earned a hundred spiritual stones a year. Some of the elders didn¡¯t even have a suitable spiritual sword! ¡°The auction for the Thicket Rain Sword will begin now. The base price is 1000 spiritual stones, and each increment must not be less than 100 spiritual stones!¡± As the black-robed man began to explain, the entire auction house was in an uproar! ¡°1100! I¡¯ll pay one thousand spiritual stones!¡± ¡°One thousand three hundred!¡± ¡°1500!¡± ¡°Three thousand! Poor people shouldn¡¯t come here to join in the fun!¡± ¡°Five thousand spiritual stones!¡± ¡­ In just a few rounds, the price of the Thicket Rain Sword rose steadily, heading straight for the 10000 mark! Zhou Yun was speechless. A golden core grand cultivator¡¯s annual salary in the Spirit Valley was only a hundred spiritual stones. Even with the sect¡¯s subsidy, he could only earn a few hundred spiritual stones a year at most! Judging from the price, this Thicket Rain Sword was worth at least 10000 spiritual stones! This was the earnings of a golden core grand cultivator for a hundred years! ¡°Nine thousand three hundred spiritual stones!¡± ¡°I bid 9400 spiritual stones. Everyone, I¡¯m the direct disciple of the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader. I¡¯ve taken a fancy to this sword, so please give me some face!¡± A young man wearing a long green robe and waving a white feather fan stood out. He looked to be in his twenties or thirties, but he had a terrifying cultivation level of the late-stage foundation establishment! ¡°Bah! What is this Heavenly Star Institute? I¡¯m the head disciple of the Myriad Flower School! I¡¯ll pay ten thousand spiritual stones! Little brat, if you¡¯re not convinced, come and fight with your Grandpa!¡± A brawny man with a huge iron pillar on his back stood up and sneered at the green-robed man without any restraint. His cultivation base had actually reached the terrifying perfected Foundation establishment realm! Zhou Yun looked over and realized that the Setting Sun Sword Intent in his body had actually produced some resonance! Those two who claimed to be direct disciples and head disciples must have something similar to sword essence on their bodies, and it was not low either. At the very least, it was above the small success stage! ¡°Those are the disciples of the Five Sects of the same generation as me. We all entered the sect to cultivate ten years ago. I didn¡¯t expect that I would stagnate for five years without breaking through to the golden core stage, but these few are still only in the foundation establishment stage.¡± Su Lingyun explained to Zhou Yun with a disdainful expression. Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun. He was a little surprised because Su Lingyun had reached the perfected foundation establishment stage in just five years! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that she couldn¡¯t break through her inner demons, Zhou Yun estimated that Su Lingyun would be the youngest golden core grand cultivator among the Five Sects! ¡°Everyone, why do you have to make the scene so stiff? How about this, I, the mighty Hellfire, will also join in the fun. I bid 10100 spiritual stones, how about giving me some face?¡± A young man said with a smile. To Zhou Yun¡¯s surprise, he discovered that the youth who called himself Hellfire was the Lie Yanshan that he had met before! That scammer who swindled a few spiritual stones out of his stall! Chapter 68 - Fire Dragon Sword ¡°He actually has so many spiritual stones?¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that the person who was full of lies just to cheat a few spiritual stones would actually be able to take out more than ten thousand spiritual stones in one go! One had to know that when one entered the Treasure Pavilion and raised their sign to auction, the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s staff would confirm the assets before they were allowed to raise their sign. In other words, this person who called himself Hellfire really had more than 10000 spiritual stones! Furthermore, Zhou Yun also discovered that the other party¡¯s aura was that of a perfected foundation establishment cultivator! ¡°Tsk, why isn¡¯t this lackey dead yet? With him messing things up, it looks like there¡¯s no chance for the Thicket Rain Sword.¡± Su Lingyun suddenly gritted her teeth and said. It was obvious that she knew this person called Hellfire. ¡°Senior Sister Su, could it be that this Hellfire is very famous?¡± Zhou Yun was a little curious. ¡°Don¡¯t talk to me about him! And I¡¯m not called Su Lingyun anymore, I¡¯m Yun Lingsu!¡± Su Lingyun turned her head away. She was even angrier. ¡°No wonder Venerable Xunling told us not to bid for the Thicket Rain Sword. It turns out that this sword was used to deceive the world!¡± Zhou Yun forced a smile. He didn¡¯t expect Su Lingyun to take his words seriously. However, compared to Su Lingyun and Hellfire, Zhou Yun was more concerned about the Thicket Rain Sword and the last auction item! The Thicket Rain Sword was a high-grade spiritual sword that could only be used by golden core grand cultivators, but it was actually used to deceive the world! Didn¡¯t that mean that the last auction item was of a higher quality than the Thicket Rain Sword?! Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun. He was full of confidence before, but now he was a little worried. Did Su Lingyun really have enough spiritual stones to help him bid for the last spiritual sword? ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Su Lingyun pouted and waved her hand. ¡°The Treasure Pavilion doesn¡¯t allow temporary borrowing of spiritual stones. That is to say, unless you have all the spiritual stones on you, you can¡¯t auction off a Qi item even if you are extremely rich. ¡°This is also a kind of marketing tactic. It¡¯s to make you afraid that you don¡¯t have enough spiritual stones, so you bring enough spiritual stones and spend them in the Treasure Pavilion in this colorful world. After all, the spiritual power of the heavens and earth is scarce, and there are very few good things, but there are many ordinary things. This is a method of small profit but quick turnover. ¡°In this entire auction, other than that undisciplined lackey, Hellfire, no one can be richer than me!¡± Su Lingyun said heroically as she took out another bag of spiritual stones! Zhou Yun was dumbfounded. He was sure that each of the two bags was worth at least ten thousand spiritual stones! What is Su Lingyun¡¯s background? This was enough for two golden core grand cultivators to work for a hundred years! However, Su Lingyun obviously didn¡¯t have the intention to explain. The entire auction was coming to an end! ¡°Thirteen thousand spiritual stones! Hahaha, everyone, you should bring more spiritual stones when you come out to play.¡± Hellfire sneered at the two disciples of the Five Sects. The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s disciples, who had been sneering at them, were now full of anger. The burly man with the huge pillar also had blue veins on his face, and he almost took out his pillar to smash people! However, the auras of five golden core grand cultivators were released from time to time around the auction, which made the two brothers decide to be civilized people. Soon, the auction ended, and the Thicket Rain Sword was handed over to Hellfire. Zhou Yun looked to the side. They were not the only ones in the auction. There were three other private rooms in the surroundings. However, just like Zhou Yun, the three private rooms did not initiate a starting bid at all. ¡°The Five Sects don¡¯t just have boorish men; they also have quite a few clever little girls. I¡¯m guessing that the remaining two sects¡¯ disciples are in the remaining private rooms.¡± Su Lingyun supported her chin with her hand. She was a little curious as to why so many disciples of the Five Sects had come to this auction. One had to know that ever since she went into seclusion five years ago, the Five Sects¡¯ head disciples had never gathered again! Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun and touched the sword in her hand. She would never let anything happen to Zhou Yun because he was her only hope. ¡°Distinguished guests, the next item is the last one. This is an additional item that our Treasure Pavilion¡¯s Venerable Xunling has specially instructed us to add. The Thicket Rain Sword was originally our special auction item this time. However, for the sake of a single person, Venerable Xunling had especially added this item to the auction.¡± The black-robed man said as he carried a box up. All the cultivators present were shocked by the black-robed man¡¯s words! Everyone in the Five Sects knew that the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s Venerable Xunling was a legend! His existence was like a dream, not to mention whether he was a man or a woman, even if he really existed was another matter! Many factions were also curious as to whether or not Venerable Xunling really existed. They had made all sorts of inquiries, but they could not find any traces of Venerable Xunling! Even when the Five Sects made a move and asked, the Treasure Pavilion remained silent. They did not reveal or spontaneously mention anything about Venerable Xunling! But now, in a small auction, the Treasure Pavilion had revealed the matter of the Venerable Xunling for the first time! All the cultivators present were in an uproar! All of them were eager to buy the last treasure with all their wealth. There were even many cultivators who were already observing their surroundings to see if there was a mysterious person who could find Venerable Xunling! However, there were also many people with bitter faces, including Hellfire! At this moment, he had a bitter expression on his face. Originally, he was holding the Thicket Rain Sword excitedly. This was a high-grade spiritual sword that he had been waiting for a long time to obtain. It was a good sword that only appeared once in a hundred years! However, after the black-robed man¡¯s words, he now felt that the Thicket Rain Sword was such an obstacle! At this moment, Hellfire also reacted. He had been tricked! That last treasure was obviously a smokescreen deliberately released to prevent it from falling into his hands! Even this Thicket Rain Sword had been used by Venerable Xunling to help that heaven¡¯s favorite find out the upper limit of the cultivators¡¯ wealth! ¡°Who is it? The legendary Venerable Xunling actually used such a method to help you!¡± Hellfire squinted his eyes. He was starting to get curious. Who was the person that had received the favor of Venerable Xunling? In the other two boxes, there was a young girl wearing a martial arts suit with her eyes covered with a red ribbon. It was a woman with a green veil and tender eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve received a message this time, saying that something has happened at the auction this time. I believe that this message was intentionally released by Venerable Xunling.¡± The veiled young lady said softly. Around her, there were a total of six maids. They stood in the corner without saying a word, as if they were lifeless puppets! ¡°I smelled a strange smell. I didn¡¯t expect that after being drawn here, I would actually discover the traces of the legendary Venerable Xunling. This is really interesting!¡± The blindfolded young girl sniffed, and the corners of her mouth suddenly curved up! ¡°Then, this is the last auction item. It¡¯s also an auction item that Venerable Xunling has specially sent over!¡± the black-robed man lifted the item. It was a red spiritual sword with a flame mark on its body! ¡°It¡¯s called Fire Dragon Sword, a top-notch spiritual sword that can really withstand the spiritual power of a late-stage golden core! Chapter 69 - Enlightenment on the Spot! ¡°It¡¯s the well-known Fire Dragon Sword, a top-notch spiritual sword that can really withstand the spiritual energy of late-stage golden core!¡± As the black-robed man¡¯s voice sounded, the entire auction house fell into silence! No one dared to make a sound! They even subconsciously held their breath! Like everyone else, Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze fell on the Fire Dragon Spiritual Sword! The sword body was red all over, and the flame patterns on it vaguely transformed into the shape of a true dragon that soared high up into the highest of the heavens! Just a glance at it would make one¡¯s body feel hot! It was as if countless flames were burning in the body! ¡°The top-notch spiritual sword! I¡­¡± Su Lingyun seemed to have wanted to say something, but seeing Zhou Yun there, she held back her words! ¡°This is a real spiritual sword! Compared to it, the spiritual sword in my hand is just a piece of scrap metal! This spiritual sword could be used as a sect-protecting spiritual weapon! Moreover, it¡¯s one of the best sect-protecting spiritual weapons!¡± Su Lingyun was going crazy! Where did Treasure Pavilion get its foundation from? It actually took out a top-notch spiritual weapon that was rarely found in the five sects! Some sects even only had one such weapon! Su Lingyun couldn¡¯t figure it out! Wasn¡¯t the Treasure Pavilion a force that was only used for trading? Moreover, they had to rely on the five sects to open the Treasure Pavilion here! What made it put such a good spiritual weapon up for auction? How did it have such a good spiritual weapon? The offensive spiritual weapon was the most valuable among all spiritual weapons, followed by the defensive spiritual weapons! Su Lingyuns were envious! Looking at the Fire Dragon Spiritual Sword, Zhou Yun felt the Setting Sun Sword Intent in his body surging continuously! The Setting Sun Sword Intent seemed to be drawn out by the Fire Dragon Sword as it continuously revolved around Zhou Yun. For a moment Zhou Yun seemed to have resonated with the Fire Dragon Sword! He was unconsciously releasing the Setting Sun Sword Intent! The intense sword energy of the Setting Sun Sword Intent began to emit from Zhou Yun¡¯s body and spread throughout the entire private room! Furthermore, as Zhou Yun and the Fire Dragon Sword kept looking at each other, Zhou Yun entered the Enlightenment State! This time, without the help of the system, Zhou Yun entered the Enlightenment State on his own for the first time! He felt his body was extremely burning hot! The Setting Sun Sword Intent was constantly flourishing, burning, and growing! Just as Zhou Yun felt, the Setting Sun Sword Intent on his body also kept burning! It became hotter, more intense, and even more terrifying! Su Lingyun by the side was dumbfounded. She remained on the spot without any movement until her skin was pierced by the intense Setting Sun Sword Intent. It was only after feeling the pain that she came back to her senses! While Su Lingyun secretly cursed Zhou Yun for his perverted talent, she slowly moved toward the surrounding of the private room! She didn¡¯t want to interrupt Zhou Yun¡¯s enlightenment, but the Setting Sun Sword Intent on Zhou Yun¡¯s body had become extremely ferocious! Even she could not perfectly suppress Zhou Yun¡¯s aura! This caused Zhou Yun, who was in his enlightenment, to release his terrifying Setting Sun Sword Intent throughout the entire auction. It swept across the entire place and enveloped everyone¡¯s head with the terrifying sword intent! ¡°What kind of sword intent is this? Why is it so terrifying? Even the sword in my hand is shaking!¡± A cultivator holding a sword looked at the spiritual sword in his hand in disbelief! Under Zhou Yun¡¯s Setting Sun Sword Intent, he even began to think that it was not suitable for him to hold a sword! ¡°What a terrifying sword intent! Could this be the great stage of sword intent? Who in the private room is the golden core senior?¡± The chief of the Myriad Flower School waved his fan with a solemn expression! ¡°You bookworm! This is not the great stage of sword intent. This golden core senior has probably seen the Fire Dragon Sword and obtained the opportunity. He is now breaking through to the legendary perfection of sword intent!¡± The brawny man carrying the pillar suddenly said. He was extremely shocked! Sword cultivators were the most aggressive in offense in the world, and sword intent was the most difficult to comprehend. An ordinary golden core cultivator with moderate stage sword intent had been considered an expert. For the golden core cultivator with the great stage of sword intent, even the five sects would treat him with courtesy! But now, he could witness a golden core grand cultivator comprehending the perfection of sword intent! He quickly closed his eyes and carefully sensed the transformation of Zhou Yun¡¯s sword intent! Many of the cultivators present were unwilling to waste this rare opportunity. They all closed their eyes to sense Zhou Yun¡¯s transformation. Although many of them did not cultivate the Way of the Sword, the origin of all laws was similar. If they comprehended it seriously, it might be beneficial for them in breaking through their own path in the future! At this moment, no one actually paid attention to the Fire Dragon Sword, a precious top-notch spiritual sword that could be used as the legacy magic item of the five great sects! Instead, they were all sitting cross-legged in front of Zhou Yun¡¯s private room comprehending the sword intent! Even the five golden core cultivators who were originally guarding by the side also flew to nearby Zhou Yun¡¯s private room and sat down cross-legged. They released a faint spiritual energy to protect Zhou Yun. At the same time, they also comprehend the transformation process of the perfection of sword intent! Zhou Yun did not know what the outside world had become because of his sudden enlightenment. At this moment, he was carefully comprehending the transformation of his Setting Sun Sword Intent. In Zhou Yun¡¯s perception, the originally huge setting sun in the sky seemed to have changed with a trace of sadness! In the sky full of redness, the cool atmosphere of the setting sun was suddenly burned by the scorching heat! The setting sun became bigger and bigger! Even the huge setting sun started to move up and down! Zhou Yun could feel a burst of vitality from the setting sun! Boom! Finally, the setting sun grew bigger and bigger, and the flames around it became more and more terrifying and violent! Finally, in an instant, Zhou Yun saw the huge setting sun explode! A glass-like body Fire Dragon was born from the huge setting sun! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes opened suddenly! His eyes were glowing red! The terrifying Fire Sword Intent spread all over his body, and the terrifying temperature in the room swirled and evaporated! The entire room was as if submerged in lava! What was even more terrifying was that in the lava-like temperature, there was an extremely intense sword energy. It was as if just a ray of the sword energy could split the world! Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. He felt as if a long time had passed, but at the same time it was like just an instant, his enlightenment had ended! ¡°My sword intent has finally broken through to the great stage and reached perfection! Zhou Yun felt the sword intent on his body. He could not believe it. The Setting Sun Sword Intent had disappeared. No, it had transformed into an even more terrifying Fire Sword Intent! ¡°The Fire Sword Intent. It looks like I have good compatibility with the Fire Dragon Sword. I have comprehended the Fire Sword Intent before I even obtained the Fire Dragon Sword.¡± While Zhou Yun was satisfied with his advancement, he also felt a wave of fear. Venerable Xunling could actually find a top-notch spiritual sword that was so compatible with him! Didn¡¯t that mean he still had several top-notch spiritual weapons in his hands? Zhou Yun looked at the bag that Venerable Xunling had given to him. There was also a spiritual weapon inside. The energy it emitted was actually comparable to the Fire Dragon Sword! It was also a top-notch spiritual weapon! ¡°Congratulations to this cultivator for comprehending the perfection of sword intent. Let¡¯s continue with the auction.¡± The black-robed man¡¯s words drew back the attention of everyone present! Chapter 70 - The Domineering Su Lingyun The black-robed man¡¯s words drew the attention of all the cultivators back to the auction. However, none of the cultivators¡¯ gazes left the private room that Zhou Yun was in. They cupped their fists gratefully in the direction of Zhou Yun. Enlightenment was not something that all cultivators could have. Some cultivators could not even have enlightenment for once in their entire lifetime! This time, Zhou Yun¡¯s enlightenment did not only allow him to transform his Setting Sun Sword Intent into the Fire Sword Intent, but it also benefited the surrounding cultivators with such a large-scale transformation! It could be said that all the cultivators present had half of the enlightenment! Therefore, all the cultivators present were grateful to this mysterious golden core grand cultivator! ¡°Now, even with just one finger, I can destroy the five spiritual corpses previously!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s finger moved slightly and a wisp of Fire Sword Intent gathered at the tip of his finger. It condensed and did not dissipate. With a light stroke, even the air was burned and deformed! Now, Zhou Yun was even more looking forward to the soaring of his combat strength after he obtained the Fire Dragon Sword! Therefore, Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun, but only to realize she was looking at him as if she had seen a ghost. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re not just a disgusting genius. Even I¡¯m starting to admire you. What kind of brain do you have? Are you taking enlightenment as drinking water, and enlighten as and when you wish?¡± Su Lingyun was jealous! This was the first time she had such a feeling! When she was facing the other four sects, she had punched the Myriad Flower School, kicked the Cherishing Jade Sect, sent the Heavenly Star Institute flying with a sneeze, and frightened the Autumn Path School with a look! However, she had never been so glorious back then! Being able to comprehend the perfection of sword intent among thousands of cultivators, Zhou Yun would definitely become a legend when the news spread! Not only that, it was that kind that would not be forgotten! ¡°Tsk! I originally planned to pocket this Fire Dragon Sword and give you my spiritual sword. However, since you¡¯ve comprehended the perfection of Fire Sword Intent, I can¡¯t be so black-hearted,¡± Su Lingyun said with a look of pity. Zhou Yun¡¯s face turned black. He did not expect Su Lingyun to have such a thought. If he had not had the enlightenment, the Fire Dragon Sword that was specially prepared for him by Venerable Xunling would have been stolen. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m afraid the people below are going to have a big fight with this auction!¡± Looking at the two bags of spiritual stones on the table, Su Lingyun gritted her teeth and searched all over her body for a long time before she took out another bag of spiritual stones. ¡°These guys won¡¯t stop bidding just because of Venerable Xunling. They might even pawn everything they have to continue bidding for the top-notch spiritual weapon!¡± Su Lingyun said seriously. Although Treasure Pavilion did not allow borrowing money at the last minute, they could use the treasures they have as collateral. However, they would only buy them at half the market price! Although many people hated this, they had no choice but to accept it! After all, there were times when the treasures in an auction were too rare! For example, the Fire Dragon Sword! Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun. He gritted his teeth and took out all his spiritual stones! He had a total of 1,500 spiritual stones and a spiritual meal token! He had earned 500 spiritual stones by selling wearily the perfect-tier pills that he emptied the wallets of several alchemy elders. As for the 1,000 spiritual stones and the spiritual meal token, they were all given by the sect leader, Ling Qingyun. Zhou Yun pushed all his assets to Su Lingyun. Originally, he had thought that Su Lingyun would not mind and accept it. However, he did not expect Su Lingyun to look at him with a cold gaze. ¡°Who are you looking down on? If I can¡¯t win the bid for the Fire Dragon Sword today, I¡¯ll reverse my name¡­¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s mouth was covered by Zhou Yun before she could finish her sentence. If the auction didn¡¯t work again, Su Lingyun who was now Yun Lingsu, wouldn¡¯t the name change back again? Just as Zhou Yun stopped Su Lingyun from speaking, the auction resumed! ¡°The starting price of the top-notch spiritual weapon, the Fire Dragon Sword, is 15,000 spiritual stones. Each increment must be no less than 1,000 spiritual stones! The black-robed man¡¯s words made many people who had intended to bid draw in a cold breath! The starting price of the Fire Dragon Sword had reached a terrifying 15,000 spiritual stones! How long would it take for a golden core grand cultivator to sell himself in order to buy one? The five guardian golden core grand cultivators shook their heads helplessly when they heard the price. It was because they were also qualified to bid. However, they realized that even if they sold themselves for hundreds of years, it might not even be enough for one auction! ¡°D*mn it! If I didn¡¯t buy the Thicket Rain Sword, I would have gotten the Fire Dragon Sword this time!¡± Hellfire clenched his teeth as he held onto the Thicket Rain Sword! For the first time, he felt that obtaining a high-grade spiritual sword was such a terrible thing! To find the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s explosive point, he had brought all his assets over and waited for several years. He did not expect to have been cheated! ¡°16,000 spiritual stones!¡± In the private room, the veiled woman spoke softly. Her gentle voice spread throughout the auction house, making everyone feel warm in their hearts! ¡°18,000 spiritual stones!¡± the blindfolded ribbon-wearing girl said. Although she didn¡¯t use a sword, it was a rare opportunity for her to bring a sect-protecting spiritual weapon to the sect! ¡°20,000 spiritual stones! I¡¯ll pawn my spiritual sword. It¡¯s worth at least 5,000 spiritual stones!¡± the young man who was fanning said through gritted teeth. He had originally bought Luther¡¯s Sword for 10,000 spirit stones, but now he had to pawn it at half price. He had gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to shatter! After two consecutive bids, everyone in the auction realized that the wealth they had been so proud of was actually so vulnerable in front of the chief disciples of the five sects! The cultivators present all kept their mouths shut. It was better if this top-notch spiritual weapon fell into the hands of one of the five sects. At the very least, there wouldn¡¯t be any turmoil of a sixth sect appearing to fight over this resource that had been scarce! Just as all the cultivators were wondering which sect this top-notch spiritual sword would end up in, a clear female voice suddenly sounded in the auction! ¡°Long time no see, trash! I didn¡¯t expect you all to still be at the foundation establishment after five years! How embarrassing!¡± Su Lingyun suddenly opened her mouth. Her voice was dragged by spiritual energy and echoed throughout the auction. ¡°I¡¯m not going to waste my time with you, Juniors. I¡¯ll set a fixed price of 25,000 spiritual stones. Come for those who can keep up. Those who can¡¯t, please remember it. We¡¯ll have a contest in the Five Sects Tournament!¡± Su Lingyun said with a smile. It was clear that with just the voice, all the cultivators present seemed to be able to see the expression on Su Lingyun¡¯s face that deserved a beating! ¡°Su Lingyun! You b*stard! You¡¯ve actually come out of seclusion!¡± The veiled woman¡¯s pupils suddenly shrank, and she couldn¡¯t even maintain her gentle voice as she shouted in surprise! ¡°Tsk! Sure enough! I knew it wouldn¡¯t be so easy. Since we¡¯re all here, Spirit Valley surely won¡¯t miss it!¡± The brawny man with the pillar on his back scratched his head and sat down, as if afraid of something. The scene suddenly fell silent. After hearing Su Lingyun¡¯s voice, the originally arrogant chief disciples of the four sects no longer say anything else. They even didn¡¯t intend to bid anymore! The black-robed man¡¯s hammer fell. ¡°The Fire Dragon Sword was successfully bidden at the price of 25,000 spiritual stones. Congratulations to the guest in room number one.¡± As the black-robed man spoke, he suddenly paused. ¡°Venerable Xunling left a message. He¡¯s very pleased that you¡¯re able to comprehend the perfection of sword intent at the early-stage foundation establishment. He¡¯s looking forward to you breaking through to the golden core stage within a year. By then, he¡¯ll come to see you again.¡± After the black-robed man finished speaking, the entire auction house was in an uproar! They all looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s private room in shock. That golden core grand cultivator who had comprehended the perfection of sword intent was only in the early-stage foundation establishment! Chapter 71 - The Target of All Parties! At this moment, the entire auction house was in shock! They didn¡¯t expect the black-robed man in charge of the auction to say such a thing at last! Venerable Xunling did not hide anything at all. He directly made that important announcement during the auction! Everyone present was speechless after hearing this! How could someone comprehend the perfection of sword intent at the early-stage foundation establishment? More so for him to break through from the early-stage foundation establishment to the golden core in just a year! The face of the man from the Myriad Flower School who was with a fan turned pale. He suddenly recalled someone who had reached the great perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment within five years. He had single-handedly beaten up the people of the other four sects. He was absolutely a demon king! He looked in the direction of the private room where Su Lingyun¡¯s voice came from in disbelief! If he remembered correctly, it was Su Lingyun who had successfully bidden for the Fire Dragon Sword. However, Venerable Xunling had said that the owner of this sword was only at the early-stage foundation establishment! ¡°Could it be that Spirit Valley is planning to produce a monster that is even more demonic than Su Lingyun?¡± The man with the fan recalled the fear of being dominated by Su Lingyun and couldn¡¯t help but grit his teeth. ¡°No matter who it is, Su Lingyun must not get this spiritual sword!¡± The brawny man carrying the huge pillar said in a deep voice. His face was ashen. He had thought that Su Lingyun had died of deviation after remaining silent for five years of seclusion. He had not expected to see Su Lingyun again today. What was even more terrifying was that he also found out another genius more terrifying than Su Lingyun would appear in Spirit Valley! The chief disciples of the four sects were secretly communicating with each other. At this time, they only had one goal, which was to find the prodigy of Spirit Valley. If they couldn¡¯t subdue him, they would kill him! The spiritual energy of heaven and earth had been deficient, to begin with. For the five sects to have such a condescending status that they were now above all other forces, they were naturally not soft-hearted people! They all looked in the direction of the private room where Zhou Yun was! ¡°Oh no, we¡¯ve been targeted!¡± Su Lingyun furrowed her brows. She didn¡¯t expect Venerable Xunling to use this trick in the end! She looked at Zhou Yun and felt even more shocked by him! Su Lingyun knew that Zhou Yun had only been in Spirit Valley for less than a year. Not long ago, he was only a Qi cultivation disciple of the first layer of Qi cultivation. If what Venerable Xunling said was true, Zhou Yun might have just stepped into only the immortal cultivation and he only needed a year to reach the golden core! Back then, Su Lingyun was regarded as the prodigy of the five sects. However, it took her five years to reach the great perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment. Now, she was stuck at the great perfection of late-stage foundation establishment and had a higher cultivation level than the chief disciples of the other four sects! Zhou Yun could overtake all of them within a year! Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes began to burn with fervor as she stared at Zhou Yun. Spirit Valley had picked up a treasure! Zhou Yun¡¯s hair stood on end under Su Lingyun¡¯s gaze! He could feel that apart from Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes, countless eyes were staring at him in the entire auction venue! Among them, a few gazes were the sharpest, and as if they could penetrate through the private room and directly pierce through his skin! Besides these few gazes, almost everyone in the auction house looked in his direction. Some of these gazes were gentle, while others carried a hint of aggression. Zhou Yun could feel that most of the gazes were filled with hostility! ¡°After attaining the perfection of the Fire Sword Intent, I seem to be able to sense more things now.¡± Sensing everything around him, Zhou Yun felt that the sword intent was very special. ¡°It¡¯s different from Divine Sense that has to be personally released. It also enables very clear sensing. The sword intent seemed to be able to sense the enmity in the air and the gazes of others. Although I can¡¯t really tell who it is, it can give me a warning!¡± Zhou Yun felt that if he were to fight an enemy, he would be able to defeat him. He could even predict his opponent¡¯s next attack with the support of the perfection of Fire Sword Intent! He could take quick steps and use a compact and fierce attack to defeat the enemy! In fact, he no longer had to worry if there would be a sneak attack or if the other party had left behind any tricks! The Fire Sword Intent could directly remind him! ¡°Perhaps this is the sixth sense of an expert?¡± Zhou Yun smiled. He had improved in all aspects even before he obtained the Fire Dragon Sword. He was now looking forward to how powerful he would be when he obtained the Fire Dragon Sword! ¡°Senior Sister Su, what should we do next?¡± Zhou Yun calmed his state of mind affected by the powerful Fire Sword Intent and looked at Su Lingyun. Zhou Yun did not expect Venerable Xunling to have revealed his cultivation level in the end. Now, he had become a target for everyone! Regardless of his innate talent of being able to comprehend perfection of sword intent in the early-stage foundation establishment, the terrifying prediction of him breaking through to golden core in a year by Venerable Xunling. Venerable Xunling personally seeing him a year later, or the top-notch spiritual treasure¡­ Simply any one of these four items was enough to make the cultivators present go crazy! Even the forces behind them or the other four sects would attack because of these four reasons! Therefore, Zhou Yun could only look at Su Lingyun, Spirit Valley¡¯s chief disciple who looked weak but was probably hiding her true strength! ¡°What else can we do? We¡¯ll leave after we get the thing. We¡¯ll take Cloud Boat back to Spirit Valley before the forces behind these guys react.¡± Su Lingyun spread her hands. Fortunately, although the Treasure Pavilion was located among the five sects, it was closer to Spirit Valley. Instead of waiting for the elders of Spirit Valley to come to rescue them, they might be intercepted by the elders of the other four sects if they were held up in the Treasure Pavilion. It would be better to take the Cloud Boat and return to Spirit Valley. Su Lingyun was confident that even though she had been silent for five years, she would not be weaker than the chief disciples of the other four sects! Moreover, Su Lingyun still had one more thing to deal with. She had to get out of the Treasure Pavilion no matter what! ¡°Are we going out directly?¡± Zhou Yun frowned. He had actually wanted to wait for help in the Treasure Pavilion. There were rules and regulations in the Treasure Pavilion that forbade any disputes or fights. Otherwise, the golden core grand cultivators of the Treasure Pavilion would attack. Zhou Yun was not afraid of death and wanted to stay in the Treasure Pavilion to wait for the rescue. He was worried about Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi. Now that he had comprehended the perfection of the Fire Sword Intent, he was even more prepared to possess the top-notch spiritual treasure, the Fire Dragon Sword! He also had a top-notch defensive spiritual treasure! He already had the strength to fight against the late-stage foundation establishment cultivators! However, Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi could not keep up with the battle. He was afraid that the two of them might be injured! ¡°Senior Sister Su, can¡­¡± Zhou Yun was only halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by Su Lingyun. ¡°Sure. After all, the Fire Dragon Sword is in your hands. They will be protected even if they stay in the Treasure Pavilion,¡± Su Lingyun said. Suddenly, the door of the private room was opened and a black-robed man carried the coveted Fire Dragon Sword by everyone in! Chapter 72 - Attacking in the Air! The black-robed man handed the Fire Dragon Sword to Zhou Yun. At this moment, the Fire Dragon Sword had returned to its scabbard, and the aura of the spiritual sword had already been restrained. ¡°It hides and does not reveal its edge which is hidden in the heart. It does not make a sound, but it shocks the world with a single sound made. This is what the Fire Dragon Sword is! Every time the sword is wielded, it will bring along the Fire Sword Intent. If an ordinary cultivator obtains the sword, it¡¯s like obtaining a treasure weapon which increases his combat power. However, if the person has already comprehended the Fire Sword Intent, it will reduce the person¡¯s consumption of spiritual energy to a terrifying limit!¡± the black-robed man said as he handed the Fire Dragon Sword to Zhou Yun. ¡°This top-notch spiritual weapon, the Fire Dragon Sword, is good enough to be ranked in the top ten of the desolate war weapon ranking list!¡± After the black-robed man finished speaking, he left. Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword with both his hands. He felt all the spiritual energy in his body boiling and cheering. It was as if the Fire Dragon Sword was tailor-made for him and was extremely compatible with him! Zhou Yun did not even need to activate the perfection of the Fire Sword Intent. The scorching and terrifying Fire Sword Intent slowly attached itself to the Fire Dragon Sword. He didn¡¯t even feel the slightest loss of spiritual energy in his body! Zhou Yun kept the Fire Dragon Sword at his waist with satisfaction. At the same time, he was curious about what the black-robed man had just said. What kind of desolate war weapon ranking list was this? ¡°Senior Sister Su, what is the desolate war weapon ranking list? Do you know?¡± Zhou Yun asked. He was still too inexperienced, and there were still too many things within the five sects that he didn¡¯t know. ¡°Places in the wilderness where there is no spiritual energy are called desolate. Fighting in these places will consume spiritual energy, and there is no way to replenish it. ¡°Weapons with low consumption of spiritual energy and high combat power are the favorite weapons of cultivators in the desolate war! As for desolate war techniques, they are also what I want to teach you. They are techniques for fighting in places that lack spiritual energy.¡± Su Lingyun explained. At the same time, she was a little envious. A desolate war weapon ranking list had been established for a thousand years. However, there were tens of thousands of weapons in the world. And only a few thousand weapons could make it to the desolate war weapon ranking list. In fact, the list of the top 100 weapons had not changed for a hundred years! Su Lingyun did not expect Zhou Yun to obtain one of the top ten weapons on the desolate war weapon ranking list. This made her feel that the spiritual sword she had been using was no longer as useful as before! Zhou Yun gradually understood what desolate war meant. He did not expect Venerable Xunling to have gifted him such a good weapon! ¡°This might be a test. He let me obtain an extremely powerful spiritual sword and then spread the news about me so that I could leave the Treasure Pavilion and break through the encirclement of the cultivators!¡± Zhou Yun seemed to have understood Venerable Xunling¡¯s intention. A heaven¡¯s prodigy, besides having a smooth cultivation process, also needed to have extremely strong combat power! Venerable Xunling was testing his strength! ¡°However, in the Treasure Pavilion, there are not only a large number of Qi cultivation foundation establishment cultivators. Many golden core cultivators have also come to buy natural materials and treasures. If they were to attack, even if I had two top-notch spiritual weapons and the perfection of sword intent, I wouldn¡¯t be able to put up a fight!¡± Zhou Yun started to get nervous! Golden core grand cultivators were the pillars of a sect. They were far stronger than the foundation establishment cultivators who had been transformed! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the golden core cultivators won¡¯t do anything.¡± Su Lingyun seemed to be able to see Zhou Yun¡¯s worry and comforted him. ¡°This is a rule set by the five sects. If a golden core grand cultivator bullies the weak, they will be sold. Killing him was also for the sake of the five sects¡¯ future. After all, the five sects occupy the most top-notch resources and have the most number of prodigies. Naturally, they¡¯re most afraid of being ambushed by the golden core grand cultivators.¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Su Lingyun¡¯s explanation. ¡°Let¡¯s prepare to break out of the Treasure Pavilion. Things may change if there¡¯s a delay. Although the golden core cultivators cannot attack, it was only applicable to the rogue cultivators and small forces. The five sects wouldn¡¯t fall for this! Let¡¯s get out of here now!¡± When Su Lingyun saw that Zhou Yun had put on the Fire Dragon Sword, she opened the bag on the table and took out the defensive spiritual weapon for him to put on. The two of them quickly left the private room through a small path! When Zhou Yun put on the defensive spiritual weapon, he felt a cooling sensation. The defensive spiritual weapon was as thin as a cicada¡¯s wings and was hidden right underneath his skin! Zhou Yun could now feel that his simple punch was even more powerful than before! He could even catch other people¡¯s swords with his bare hands! ¡°This top-notch defensive spiritual weapon not only has an extremely strong defensive power, but it also has this function!¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. The moment he put on the defensive spiritual weapon, all of its functions were instantly transmitted into his mind. At this moment, it was as if he had taken a tranquilizer pill, and his confidence suddenly increased greatly! Zhou Yun followed Su Lingyun through the secret passage of the private room swiftly. This secret passage led directly to the outside of the Treasure Pavilion. It was a passage often chosen by many cultivators who had purchased rare natural materials and treasures! The direction of the secret passage leading toward was different each time so that the people who wanted to snatch the treasures could not guess where the exit would be! Personal fights were not allowed in the Treasure Pavilion, but it was different outside of the Treasure Pavilion! ¡°This way, the exit is right in front. Once we get out, we¡¯ll directly board the Cloud Boat!¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s shout made Zhou Yun remain focused! Just as Zhou Yun reached the exit, he leaped and a Cloud Boat appeared in the air. He lowered his body and just nice to step onto it! ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Su Lingyun shouted as the spiritual energy of her body poured into the Cloud Boat crazily! In an instant, the Cloud Boat burst forth with a speed that Zhou Yun had never seen before. Its speed was even faster than when Zhou Yun had fully mastered the sword control technique! The Cloud Boat was like a ray of light. It swiftly escaped from a corner of the Treasure Pavilion! However, the next moment, hundreds of spiritual boats rose into the air from the edge of the Treasure Pavilion! They were chasing after them at a speed that was not much slower than the Cloud Boat! For a moment, hundreds of rays of light were flowing in the sky during the day! The most dazzling ray of light was speeding in front, and hundreds of rays of light were chasing closely behind, not letting go! Even though the Cloud Boat at the very front suddenly disappeared into the clouds, freely shuttling through the clouds in the sky, occasionally changing directions, it still couldn¡¯t shake off the several hundred rays of light behind it! Zhou Yun looked at the rays of light that were slowly approaching and then at Su Lingyun, who was gritting her teeth and constantly activating her spiritual energy. He felt that he couldn¡¯t just sit and wait for death! He had to do something to help. Suddenly, Zhou Yun touched the Fire Dragon Sword on his waist and an idea flashed into his mind. Zhou Yun smiled. He had found a way to help them get out of this crisis! ¡°D*mn it! If I had known earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have been enjoying myself and bought a spiritual battle boat that could run fast!¡± Su Lingyun looked at the rays of light that were approaching their backs and regretted that she didn¡¯t buy a spiritual battle boat that could fight! ¡°What are you doing?¡± Suddenly, Su Lingyun saw Zhou Yun carrying the Fire Dragon Sword and walking toward the back of the spiritual boat. Su Lingyun asked curiously. ¡°You know, I once played a game called air fighter.¡± Zhou Yun pulled out the Fire Dragon Sword and laughed evilly. Chapter 73 - A Sword that Shakes a Thousand People! Zhou Yun pulled out the Fire Dragon Sword. He looked at the flame patterns on the Fire Dragon Sword. It was as if a roaring dragon was about to come out of the sword¡¯s body! The Fire Dragon Sword seemed to be getting restless. It seemed to want to prove its strength in this first battle. The sword trembled slightly and gave out a sword cry! ¡°What game?¡± Su Lingyun, who was controlling the Cloud Boat in the front, was stunned when she heard Zhou Yun¡¯s words. Could the game she had never heard of before solve their current predicament? Zhou Yun slowly infused the Fire Sword Intent into the Fire Dragon Sword. The entire Fire Dragon Sword turned red and was as dazzling as fiery-red colored glass! He knew that if he couldn¡¯t repel the spiritual boats that were slowly approaching them, they would be surrounded by hundreds of foundation establishment cultivators! By that time, just the enemies in front of them would be hundreds and thousands! There was no need to fight. If the other party was a little more ruthless and only wanted to obtain the top-notch spiritual sword, they could just throw talismans. No matter how powerful Zhou Yun was, he could not take on tens of thousands of talismans in one go! Therefore, Zhou Yun had to force the spiritual boats behind them to retreat! At the very least, they had to reduce their numbers to a certain extent! Otherwise, they might be caught, robbed, and killed! Zhou Yun took a deep breath. The fate of this spiritual boat was now in his hands! ¡°Phew!¡± Zhou Yun exhaled deeply and looked at the spiritual boat that was gradually approaching! At this moment, the speed of the spiritual boat had already reached an inconceivable degree! Not to mention Su Lingyun was constantly changing her direction, trying to shake off the spiritual boats behind. Therefore, if Zhou Yun wanted to hit the spiritual boats at the back with the Fire Sword Qi, it would be as difficult as standing on the same spot using the sword Qi to hit a cultivator who was flying at the amazing level of the sword control technique! The difficulty was as ridiculous as trying to kill a mosquito in a room with hundreds of mosquitoes with a compass! Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual boat closest to the Cloud Boat. This spirit boat was three times bigger than the Cloud Boat! Therefore, its speed was even faster than the Cloud Boat. Among all the spiritual boats, it was only a hundred meters away from the Cloud Boat! ¡°I¡¯ll test the waters with you first!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly swung his Fire Dragon Sword. In an instant, the world seemed to have darkened. The scorching sun in the day had lost its ownership of the sky. At this moment, another blazing sun suddenly flashed in the sky, becoming the second light spot in the sky! The light emitted from the light spot was swung out by Zhou Yun! This Fire Sword Qi was not an ordinary scythe-shaped sword Qi. It was a spherical sword Qi with a diameter of dozens of meters! The Fire Sword Qi emitted a scorching heat wave that even evaporated the surrounding clouds. Like a second sun in the sky, it crashed into the huge spiritual boat with an unstoppable force! ¡°As expected, after reaching perfection, there are more ways to use the Fire Sword Intent than I have imagined!¡± Zhou Yun did not expect a simple wave of his hand to have produced such a powerful sword Qi! The shape of the sword Qi could even change! ¡°So this is a top-notch spiritual weapon! It was indeed powerful! Even if I use this kind of attack thousands of times, my spiritual energy will not be exhausted!¡± Zhou Yun felt his spiritual energy and realized that the wave of his hand did not consume much of his spiritual energy! Furthermore, he was in the Cloud Boat now, and he could continuously replenish his spiritual energy. Zhou Yun discovered that he could almost unleash the terrifying sword Qi like earlier on without a limit in the number of times! ¡°What kind of sword Qi is this?¡± Su Lingyun, who was navigating the Cloud Boat in front, turned around and saw a scene that shocked her! Could sword Qi be spherical? Even if she considered herself a heaven¡¯s prodigy, the chief disciple of Spirit Valley, and had seen many things, she had never seen sword Qi in such a shape! Under Su Lingyun¡¯s shock and Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze, he unleashed the spherical sword intent and sent it flying toward the huge spiritual boat! The huge spiritual boat seemed to have realized that it was Zhou Yun¡¯s sword Qi. It had never thought that a mere early-stage foundation establishment cultivator could use such a powerful attack! The gigantic spiritual boat was slowly enveloped by a thin layer of spiritual energy. It ignored the spherical sword Qi that was charging toward it and continued flying! ¡°This is a defensive array that only high-level spiritual boats can inscribe. Even the ordinary late-stage foundation establishment cultivators find it hard to break through!¡± Su Lingyun looked at the huge spiritual boat and said with a frown. Su Lingyun didn¡¯t think that Zhou Yun would be able to break the defensive array. Although Zhou Yun had indeed killed the spiritual corpse and the heretic cultivator in a blink of an eye, it had consumed all of his spiritual energy. Zhou Yun was like a hotheaded youth, suddenly killing his opponent, who was fighting while conserving his spiritual energy. It could only be considered an unexpected effect. However, they were now facing a defensive array. Su Lingyun could tell that Zhou Yun had only casually waved his hand. Naturally, she did not think that Zhou Yun could break the defensive array! Just when Su Lingyun and the rest of the people on the spiritual boat thought that the defensive array could withstand Zhou Yun¡¯s sword Qi¡­ Zhou Yun suddenly laughed. He lifted the Fire Dragon Sword with confidence and prepared to swing his sword Qi at the other spiritual boat! ¡°Swoosh!¡± Another huge spherical sword Qi was unleashed by Zhou Yun! And at that moment, the first spherical sword Qi finally crashed into the gigantic spiritual boat¡¯s defensive array in front of everyone! ¡°Boom!¡± There was a huge explosion in the sky! It was as if two huge mountains had crashed into each other, and the sound made everyone¡¯s ears ring! Everyone looked in the direction of the huge spiritual boat in disbelief! At that moment, flames shot into the sky at where the huge spiritual boat originally was! The dark red flames continued to burn! In the scorching airwaves, the terrifying sword Qi that was extremely frightening was constantly stirring and stabbing! It was as if there was a killing machine in the ball of flames! All the living beings that entered the fireball were killed! Under everyone¡¯s watchful eyes, the gigantic spiritual boat¡¯s defensive array flashed continuously. In just a breath¡¯s duration, the defensive array had been attacked thousands of times! ¡°Clink!¡± Finally, a crisp breaking sound rang out, but it was like the voice of a nightmare that rang in everyone¡¯s heart! A defensive array that could withstand the attacks of a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator was shattered by a casual wave of Zhou Yun¡¯s sword intent! Even after breaking the defensive array, the Fire Sword Qi did not extinguish. It continued to burn and cut the huge spiritual boat! In just a few breaths of time, the huge spiritual boat that was extremely arrogant and did not even bother to dodge the sword Qi was burned to ashes by the flames! Even the cultivators on it were killed by the sword Qi, turning into dust and disappearing from the world! And at this moment, before anyone could recover from their shock, Zhou Yun¡¯s third sword Qi had been unleashed! Chapter 74 - Meeting the Heretic Cultivator Again At this moment, the spiritual boat sped past. The retreating clouds in the surroundings and the howling of the wind didn¡¯t seem to attract Su Lingyun¡¯s attention. Looking at the gigantic spiritual boat behind that had been destroyed in an instant, she was so shocked that she became speechless! At this moment, not only Su Lingyun but the hundreds of spiritual boats that were originally approaching the Cloud Boat suddenly slowed down and kept a distance from the Cloud Boat! Especially the spiritual boat which was initially disdainful of the second sword Qi that Zhou Yun had unleashed, and intended to take it head-on. When it saw the tragic state of the huge spiritual boat, it immediately reduced its speed. To avoid Zhou Yun¡¯s Fire Sword Qi, it did not even notice the spiritual boat at its back. The two spiritual boats collided with each other and caused a very loud explosion! In an instant, the hundreds of spiritual boats behind the Cloud Boat were thrown into a panic. And they were scared a few hundred meters away by Zhou Yun¡¯s sword Qi! Zhou Yun was still unleashing his sword Qi continuously to the back! His sword Qi just now had only forced the spiritual boat behind him back a distance. It had not truly escaped from the predicament! Su Lingyun was mesmerized by the sight of Zhou Yun forcing back hundreds of spiritual boats and thousands of cultivators by himself! ¡°Boom!¡± There was another explosion as Zhou Yun¡¯s Fire Sword Intent once again struck a spiritual boat that was in a panic! At this point, Su Lingyun finally came back to her senses. She couldn¡¯t help but be in a daze. Gritting her teeth, she continued to speed up the Cloud Boat in the direction of Spirit Valley! ¡°Phew! I didn¡¯t expect to unleash over a hundred sword Qi to only hit the second spiritual boat.¡± Zhou Yun stopped and continued to wield his sword. At this moment, the spiritual boats chasing behind the Cloud Boat had retreated several thousand meters. Their numbers had also been reduced by more than half! Those spiritual boats that had retreated were probably the ordinary rouge cultivators or small forces who thought that even if they caught up, they would not be able to fight for it. But almost all the remaining spiritual boats were huge. They even had a more powerful defensive array than the first spiritual boat flickering on their boats! ¡°These are all tough nuts. Perhaps the spiritual boats of the four sects are also among them.¡± Zhou Yun felt that if he continued to wield the sword Qi, it would not be a threat to the spiritual boats behind him because they had even faster speed and extremely powerful defensive arrays! Although he could force the other party to maintain a distance now, if the other party grew anxious in the end and abandoned several boats as shields to block the Fire Sword Qi, Zhou Yun would be helpless then! He needed to change his strategy to at least further reduce the number of spiritual boats behind by half! Otherwise, the only outcome that awaited him would be death! ¡°Zhou Yun, that¡¯s enough,¡± Su Lingyun suddenly said. She did not expect Zhou Yun to give her such a big surprise forcing more than half of the spiritual boats to retreat! There were less than a hundred spiritual boats following behind the Cloud Boat now, which had been acceptable for Su Lingyun. Moreover, she wasn¡¯t flying the Cloud Boat randomly. Su Lingyun had a purpose when she was controlling the Cloud Boat! Zhou Yun walked to Su Lingyun from the back of the Cloud Boat. He didn¡¯t understand why Su Lingyun wanted him to stop, but Zhou Yun had also planned to rest and prepare for battle. Although he had only unleashed a hundred rays of sword Qi and almost not consumed any energy, Zhou Yun did not intend to underestimate his opponent! Although the five sects were ruling the entire region on the surface, there were constant frictions in the dark. Zhou Yun could feel the pressure from the chief disciples of the other four sects! He had to be in good condition for the upcoming battle! ¡°They won¡¯t let us go. So I¡¯ve already thought of our destination before we left the Treasure Pavilion.¡± Seeing Zhou Yun not asking her why she stopped, Su Lingyun explained. ¡°Do you still remember Fenghua City? Your first war in desolation,¡± Su Lingyun said. Zhou Yun was stunned. He did not expect Su Lingyun to mention that place. The deepest impression he had from that place was that the spiritual energy was even more scarce, the number of mortals was large, and there were even heretic cultivators! Zhou Yun suddenly realized Su Lingyun wanted to use the rouge cultivators to deal with the cultivators behind them! ¡°You want to make use of the heretic cultivators? But how do you know there are still heretic cultivators there? I defeated all of them back then. Even if those at the back were not injured, at least they suffered the loss of a few spirit corpses. They would need to recuperate for a while!¡± In the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Yun learned that it was not simple to nurture a spiritual corpse. After all, the materials used were only the bodies of the mortals, but they could nurture the spiritual corpses of the foundation establishment. How could it be simple to nurture a spiritual corpse? Every spiritual corpse had to spend years or even decades to reach the early-stage foundation establishment. The five spiritual corpses that Zhou Yun had killed had been nurtured for at least a hundred years! Moreover, the combat power of the spiritual corpses was extremely strong, and it was difficult to nurture them. Usually, a heretic cultivator could only nurture three spiritual corpses at a time! The heretic cultivators were even more eccentric. They would travel alone and not with others. He didn¡¯t believe the heretic cultivators in Fenghua City could have so many spiritual corpses! That it was enough to deal with the cultivators on the hundred spiritual boats behind them! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, your thoughts are all written on your face. You have underestimated the heretic cultivators.¡± Su Lingyun shook her head and sighed helplessly. ¡°Before the five sects, there was an ancient sect. They ruled the lands of the five sects, killed people, and refined their souls. They were a true heretic cultivator sect! It was only when the five sects paid the price of almost exhausting their sects that it was exterminated. This is also precisely why the five sects can rule this region for so long. ¡°The ancient sects would choose the strongest disciples every year and name them the Saint or Saintess. The one who attacked you previously was the elder sister of Meng Fei¡¯ang, who is also the Saintess this year.¡± When Zhou Yun saw Su Lingyun¡¯s solemn expression and even a trace of killing intent from time to time, he couldn¡¯t help but feel nervous. ¡°Invisible Shadowless Zombie Demon is her nickname. And it¡¯s also the reputation that she fought her way through within the five sects.¡± Su Lingyun took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Yun with a determined expression. ¡°You¡¯ve killed her younger brother, a heretic cultivator who purposely sneaked into the five sects. You¡¯ve ruined their great plan. She¡¯ll definitely attack again when she sees you! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely protect you until you achieve the golden core and meet Venerable Xunling! Even without a glimmer of hope, just my identity as the Edest Senior Sister of Spirit Valley would ensure your return to Spirit Valley.¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect Su Lingyun to suddenly say this. He could feel that this time, it seemed to be really dangerous! The cultivators were chasing after them, but they were heading to the territory of the heretic cultivators! The situation could no longer be described as between the devil and the deep blue sea! The abyss in front and hell behind was more appropriate! ¡°I¡¯m ready. That¡¯s the place where we met the heretic cultivator the last time!¡± Su Lingyun shouted. Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword tightly. He saw the area in front of him was filled with a layer of pitch-black air wave from the ground to the sky! It was the heretic cultivator! And there were many of them! Chapter 75 - The Five Sects Act Together! The spiritual energy in Zhou Yun¡¯s body circulated as he focused on the direction the spiritual boats were heading, preparing to receive the impact of the spiritual boats and the black air wave! ¡°Boom!¡± There wasn¡¯t any violent impact. The spiritual boat was as if hitting on cotton and continued to move forward. The spiritual boats that were chasing at the back did not dare to continue moving forward! Regardless of whether the disciples of the five sects or the ordinary cultivators, they looked at the black airwave that blotted out the sky and covered the earth in shock! The black airwave was the symbol of the heretic cultivator¡¯s identity. It was something that everyone in the five sects knew! It was because each ball of black air was the soul of a trapped mortal! They wailed as their pure and flawless souls were tortured and turned into the black airwaves, cursing the injustice of the world! Ordinary heretic cultivators could only summon a ball of black air to protect themselves! And for this black airwave that filled the entire world, how many tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of mortals must have died to form such an overwhelming black airwave? To be able to summon such a powerful black airwave, no doubt they were all powerful heretic cultivators who were wanted by the five sects! It was a terrifying existence that could only be safely killed by a team of golden core grand cultivators! All the spiritual boats that were originally chasing after the Cloud Boat stopped moving. In front of all the spiritual boats, four more exquisitely designed and luxurious spiritual boats gathered together! They were the chief disciples of the remaining four sects! The man with the fan, the brawny man with the pillar, the veiled young lady, and the blindfolded young lady! ¡°There¡¯s great danger here. Looking at the intensity of the black airwave, the heretic cultivators must have bypassed the great array we had set up for the mortals¡¯ cities and killed the mortals in the mountain villages of the fringes before they could have such an imposing manner!¡± The man with the fan turned pale! To prevent the heretic cultivators from massacring mortals and becoming too powerful to be controlled, the five sects had set up many large protective arrays in the cities of mortals. There were even cultivators stationed there to protect the lives of mortals! Many heretic cultivators had wanted to kill the mortals, and they were all wanted. Within the five sects, ordinary heretic cultivators were often not a big deal! However, they didn¡¯t expect this heretic cultivator to do the opposite! They searched for villages in the wilderness that were deserted, slaughtered, and refined non-stop. To become so powerful right before the eyes of the five sects was a slap in the face to them! ¡°Su Lingyun has gone in with the Fire Dragon Sword and that early-stage foundation establishment disciple. If we wait for the sect elders to come, they¡¯ll either run away or give the top-notch spiritual weapons to the heretic cultivators!¡± The brawny man with a pillar on his back lost his calm and began to panic! Those heretic cultivators could not achieve anything great. Most of all they did not have any high-grade spiritual weapons, let alone top-notch spiritual weapons! The five sects had even stationed cultivators in the Treasure Pavilion to prevent heretic cultivators from purchasing high-grade spiritual weapons! However, they had never thought the chief disciple of Spirit Valley would bring a top-notch spiritual weapon and the extremely rare top-notch spiritual energy that the five sects lacked to charge into the heretic cultivator¡¯s base camp! Wasn¡¯t this giving the weapon to the heretic cultivators? The moment they thought of the heretic cultivator having a top-notch offensive spiritual weapon, the four first disciples¡¯ faces turned ugly! The five sects were the ones who exterminated the heretic cultivator sect back then. If the heretic cultivators obtained a spiritual weapon and their strength increased drastically, they would be the first ones the heretic cultivators wanted to take revenge on! ¡°No! I must go in this time! Even if we can¡¯t get the Fire Dragon Sword, we can¡¯t let the heretic cultivators get it!¡± The brawny man with a pillar on his back roared! ¡°Did Su Lingyun become a fool during her closed-door cultivation? Even if you give a top-notch spiritual sword to a rouge cultivator, it¡¯s better to destroy it than to give it to a heretic cultivator!¡± The man with the fan held back his fear. He decided to go in with the brawny man with a pillar on his back! ¡°Sigh! It looks like Su Lingyun has changed. She has become much stranger than she was five years ago.¡± The veiled woman shook her head and spoke to the people behind her. ¡°All cultivators, take my order. As the first disciple of the Autumn Path School, I represent the five sects in issuing orders. All cultivators who enter the black airwave in front will be rewarded with 100 spiritual stones! For every heretic cultivator or spiritual corpse killed, the reward was 200 spiritual stones! For intercepting Su Lingyun, the chief disciple of Spirit Valley, the reward is 1,000 spiritual stones! Whoever gets the Fire Dragon Sword will be rewarded with 10,000 spiritual stones! Furthermore, the five sects promise that we won¡¯t take back the sword. It will belong to you!¡± The veiled woman¡¯s words made the blood of all the cultivators who had intended to retreat boil! A hundred spirit stones were the annual salary of a golden core grand cultivator! Not to mention he could get 1,000 spiritual stones just by intercepting Su Lingyun! And the last reward made them lose their minds and go crazy. If they could get the Fire Dragon Sword, not only would they get 10,000 spiritual stones, but they could also own the sword! And the five sects had even promised that they wouldn¡¯t take it back! Everyone was going crazy! They all charged into the black airwave one after another! The hundreds of spiritual boats were all sucked into the black airwave in one go! The five sects had absolute dominance, and this could not be achieved without their absolute trustworthiness! Therefore, no one doubted the veiled woman¡¯s words! ¡°Hahaha, these people are probably all going to die. You¡¯re so cruel, using the gentlest voice to bewitch them into doing the cruelest things,¡± the blindfolded woman suddenly laughed and said. ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t we the same? If you go in this time, you might not have a chance to come out again.¡± The veiled woman smiled. ¡°I¡¯ve already sent a message to our four sects, including Spirit Valley. The five sects will be sending their golden core elders over. As long as we can hold on until the golden core elders come, we¡¯ll still have a way out,¡± the brawny man with a pillar on his back said. They had no confidence in facing the master of this black airwave. However, as the head disciples of the five sects, even though they killed and competed with each other, they still had the most basic awareness. And that was to never allow the heretic cultivators to develop! ¡°No matter what Su Lingyun¡¯s purpose is for coming here, we will only know after we come out alive. Everyone, try your best to live on. I hope our elders can come quickly.¡± The man with the fan seemed to have suppressed his fear. He waved his fan and was the first to step into the black airwave. Behind him, the three chief disciples of the five sects looked at each other and also entered the black airwave. At the same time, in the sect leader¡¯s halls of five sects, the sect leaders of the five sects trembled one after another. A red token rose from the ground, flashing with a dangerous red light in the sect leader¡¯s hall! ¡°The chief disciples of the other four sects sent the Five Sects Joint Action Order. What¡¯s going on that has made them judge the matter can only be settled by five sects working together?¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the red token and had a bad feeling. Su Lingyun didn¡¯t send a message! Such a scene was seen in every single one of the five sects. It had been over a hundred years since the five sects had acted together. These five behemoths, the rulers of the land of the five sects, were now like a giant machine, once again displaying their terror to the world! ¡°Hey, Zhou Yun, what do you think of the heretic cultivators?¡± Su Lingyun, who was controlling the Cloud Boat, suddenly turned around and asked Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun looked at the black airwave formed by the wailing souls of mortals outside the Cloud Boat and then looked at Su Lingyun. At this moment, Zhou Yun realized that something was not right! Chapter 76 - Heretic Cultivator Su Lingyun As the Cloud Boat traveled through the black waves of air, constant whimpering sounds were coming from all around. It was as if the boat was traveling in another world, and it gave ran a terrifying feeling that came from the bottom of her heart. At this moment, Zhou Yun felt his entire body turn cold. He felt a deep chill run from his spine straight to the top of his head! He wasn¡¯t afraid of the terrifying environment in the outside world. In his eyes, The Wailing Souls of the mortals didn¡¯t seem afraid at all! With hundreds of cultivators chasing after him, Zhou Yun only became more nervous. He did not give up hope. He held the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand and was ready to fight with the cultivators behind him at any time and forge a path of blood! Even if it was a heretic cultivator at the end of the road, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t care. With the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand and Su Lingyun¡¯s cooperation, he didn¡¯t care. He was confident that, just like that time in the secret realm, even if they were to face danger, he would still be able to lead Qiao¡¯er out of the encirclement and even obtain the most precious fruit in the secret realm! Zhou Yun was not afraid of a god-like opponent! However, he was panicking now! He turned his head in disbelief and didn¡¯t pay attention to whether cultivators were chasing after him, because now he felt even more danger. The Fire Dragon Sword Intent was frantically warning him, and the sense of danger that made his skin tingle was coming from behind him, from Su Lingyun! After entering the black wave, it was as if he had entered another world! The Fire Dragon Sword Intent, which was originally lying still, seemed to be about to come out of his body! It was crazily scurrying about in Zhou Yun¡¯s body, as if it was twisting his head and shouting madly in his ear! Something was wrong with Su Lingyun! Su Lingyun was the biggest threat to him now! ¡°Zhou Yun, do you think that there is true right and wrong, absolute evil and good in this world?¡± Su Lingyun put her hand down from the control panel of the Cloud Boat. She smiled slightly, which was different from all the smiles that Zhou Yun had seen before! There was no dejected smile of self-destruction, nor was there any pretentious gentle smile. Right now, Su Lingyun¡¯s face was like the smile of a person who had been starving in the desert for several days and was about to die when he finally saw hope! Su Lingyun walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side. She extended her hand to the outside of the Cloud Boat and touched the wailing souls. With a wave of her hand, she grabbed the souls one by one and crushed them. Zhou Yun took a step back subconsciously, but Su Lingyun took a step closer to him. Zhou Yun saw the dissatisfaction on Su Lingyun¡¯s face. ¡°I¡¯m asking you a question. I¡¯m your Senior Sister and the head disciple of Spirit Valley! Why are you avoiding me? Why aren¡¯t you replying to me?¡± Su Lingyun tilted her head and asked. She took back her hand, and wisps of painful remnant souls dissipated in her hand. Su Lingyun¡¯s hand slowly touched Zhou Yun¡¯s cheek, causing him to feel a trace of coldness. Su Lingyun¡¯s hand didn¡¯t have any warmth at all! He could feel that the remnant soul in Su Lingyun¡¯s palm was being absorbed by her palm! ¡°You are not a stranger.¡± Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun and blurted out in disbelief. A living person had seven souls and six physical forms, they were complete souls. Only the dead would lose their four souls and two spirits, leaving only their blood essence and three souls. One was an embryo light, two were refreshing spirits, and three were nether spirits. As for the two souls, they would dissipate randomly. In front of a living person, only a successful ghost cultivator or a grand cultivator who failed to break through the heavenly tribulation would be able to do so. If he lost the chance to become a human again, he would have to find another way to become immortal. In addition to these two, the soul of an ordinary living person was complete and powerful. The soul of an ordinary dead person, the little ghosts in the soul-summoning flag, would avoid strangers when they met them! Not to mention getting close to a living person and entering their body! Zhou Yun wanted to retreat again, but the next moment, he was pressed against the wall of the Cloud Boat by Su Lingyun. He could not move at all! Zhou Yun looked at Su Lingyun and realized that he didn¡¯t know how to deal with the current situation. Su Lingyun was the chief disciple of the Spirit Valley! In the previous faint disclosures, there were also the reactions of the other four sects¡¯ chief disciples at the auction. Zhou Yun knew that Su Lingyun¡¯s strength was not simple. Furthermore, she was already a perfection of late-stage foundation establishment cultivator! The remnant soul of such an existence had actually entered her body. No, that wasn¡¯t right. Zhou Yun saw it. The remnant soul was absorbed into Su Lingyun¡¯s body! ¡°Who are you? Why do you have Disciple Su¡¯s body? Where did her original soul go?¡± Zhou Yun pondered for a while and finally understood! Su Lingyun¡¯s body had been taken by the heretic cultivator! ¡°Ha, as expected of someone who¡¯s valued by Venerable Xunling. You¡¯ve found the reason so quickly? ¡± Su Lingyun smiled. She was getting more and more excited. She couldn¡¯t help but hold Zhou Yun¡¯s face with both hands and get closer and closer! It was as if Su Lingyun was looking at a rare treasure. When she looked at Zhou Yun, it was as if two lovers were looking at each other and they wanted to kiss each other! Zhou Yun wanted to turn his face away, but he found that his face was being held by Su Lingyun. He couldn¡¯t turn his face away at all! He saw Su Lingyun¡¯s face getting closer and closer, and the tip of his nose even began to smell the faint lemon fragrance from Su Lingyun¡¯s body! Zhou Yun started to get nervous! What was this heretic practitioner trying to do? Kill me or cut me up, do as you please! However, don¡¯t use Su Lingyun¡¯s body to do such a thing! However, Zhou Yun could not push Su Lingyun away now! He had to wait a little longer! Zhou Yun did not covet Su Lingyun¡¯s body. He still needed information! Why was Su Lingyun, the chief disciple of Spirit Valley, possessed by a heretic cultivator? Where did her soul go?! Didn¡¯t Su Lingyun cultivate in seclusion in the Spirit Valley for five years? Could it be that sect leader Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t discover the methods of the heretic practitioner? Zhou Yun was not sure if Su Lingyun was still alive! He didn¡¯t dare to make a move rashly! ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s pupils contracted! In his eyes, Su Lingyun¡¯s face was getting closer and closer! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and connected his spiritual energy with the leaving Fire Dragon Sword. The rich Fire Sword Intent was attached to his body. If Su Lingyun really wanted to get close to him, he would definitely release all of his Fire Sword Qi without hesitation! ¡°¡­¡± Just as Zhou Yun and Su Lingyun¡¯s noses were about to touch and Zhou Yun was about to release all of his Fire Sword Intent¡­ Su Lingyun slowly closed her eyes. She breathed quietly, and her breath was as sweet as orchids. Zhou Yun¡¯s face felt itchy from her breath! Zhou Yun was stunned. Su Lingyun looked like she was ready to be plucked by him! The two of them switched their offense and defense! Zhou Yun¡¯s heart skipped a beat! The initiative was in his hands! If he had lowered his head a few centimeters, he would have been able to taste it! Zhou Yun was being tested! He really wanted to obtain information! However, Su Lingyun actually closed her eyes! It was as if he was saying that if he didn¡¯t kiss her, they would be stuck here and there would be no progress! ¡®Do I have to let Su Lingyun down in order to save her?¡¯ Zhou Yun was in a dilemma! Chapter 77 - Zombie! Zhou Yun chanted the pure heart mantra in his heart! Su Lingyun was definitely not bad looking! Just like Su Wanyi, she was like a fairy that had descended into the world! Not to mention that Su Lingyun had a bit of unruly valiance, which made people have a good impression of her! However, Zhou Yun had never thought that he would one day face such a scene! Heretic cultivators! You¡¯re too evil! You¡¯re using this to test a disciple of the Spirit Valley? Which disciple could withstand such a test? Zhou Yun took a deep breath. His chest was filled with a fragrance! Then, he had a determined expression on his face. ¡°I don¡¯t know who you are, and I don¡¯t know why you¡¯re doing this. However, you should know that I, Zhou Yun, am not the kind of person to take advantage of others when they are in a difficult situation. If you don¡¯t want to continue this conversation, then let¡¯s stop here.¡± Zhou Yun gently pushed Su Lingyun away. He didn¡¯t understand why this heretic cultivator did this, but he knew that ever since he entered this dark world, he had been in a daze. He had already stepped into the enemy¡¯s trap! Zhou Yun looked at the pitch-black sky and the hell-like world of countless souls. He knew that even if he had the Fire Dragon Sword and a top-tier defensive magical artifact, he would not be able to escape. He had no chance of escaping this place! ¡°You don¡¯t want to kill me? If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it long ago, not doing these meaningless things.¡± Zhou Yun put the Fire Dragon Sword behind him. He had already put some distance between him and Su Lingyun. Even if the other party really wanted to make a move, he would have time to resist! ¡°That¡¯s nice, the Spirit Valley is always full of geniuses. I¡¯ve just killed one in the last five years, and now another one has appeared.¡± Su Lingyun sat down and waved her hand toward the outside of the Cloud Boat. Several black light screens appeared, and several images slowly emerged. Zhou Yun took a look and saw that there was a spiritual boat in every image! However, these spiritual boats were separated in this black world, each of them alone! ¡°You know what? To heretic cultivators, the souls of ordinary people are actually dispensable. What¡¯s truly useful are the bodies of the chosen, their souls, and everything else about them!¡± Su Lingyun said as she waved her hand. Zhou Yun saw a spiritual boat being attacked by countless souls on the light screen and it was destroyed! In just a breath¡¯s time, the cultivators inside were squeezed out by the huge hand formed by countless souls and were crushed into a meat pie! ¡°You want my body and soul? Just like Su Lingyun now?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. Could this be the other party¡¯s objective? He really didn¡¯t feel anything strange about Su Lingyun. Even if he had awakened the great perfection of the Fire Sword Intent, Zhou Yun only realized that something was wrong after he fell into the other party¡¯s trap and entered this dark world, where the other party exposed himself! If the other party wanted to snatch his soul. It was understandable that he didn¡¯t kill him because he stole his body. ¡°Very powerful, right?¡± Su Lingyun turned around and said, ¡°Even after plundering the other party¡¯s body, you can still continue to cultivate and grow. This can be considered as possession! ¡°However, this method still has a flaw. Even if you and the five sects can¡¯t discover it, there are still people who can discover that I¡¯ve already taken Su Lingyun¡¯s body.¡± Su Lingyun said. ¡°Who is it?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect that the heretic cultivator who had stolen Su Lingyun¡¯s body would be able to escape the detection of Ling Qingyun, the sect leader of one of the five great sects. A dignified heretic cultivator had used the identity of the five sects¡¯ chief disciple to stay in the five sects¡¯ core location for a full five years! If word of this got out, it would definitely make everyone¡¯s jaws drop! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t think of anyone more powerful than the sect leaders of the five sects to be able to discover Su Lingyun¡¯s identity as a heretic cultivator! ¡°It¡¯s Venerable Xunling. Five years ago, he left a message for Su Lingyun, saying that he would meet her when she broke through to the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment.¡± Su Lingyun pointed at herself. ¡°It¡¯s been five years since this body broke through to the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, but Venerable Xunling hasn¡¯t come to find her.¡± ¡°Could it be that the other party can¡¯t come? After all, you¡¯re in seclusion in the core location of the five sects.¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect that it would be Venerable Xunling who discovered the heretic cultivator in Su Lingyun¡¯s body! Could it be that Venerable Xunling was even more powerful than the sect leaders of the five great sects who ruled the world? ¡°Ah, seven years ago, I killed the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley, right in this world.¡± Su Lingyun opened her arms with great confidence! ¡°Even if the sect leaders of the five sects come to this world! You will also lose your life here!¡± Su Lingyun said with an intoxicated look on her face. But the next moment, her face suddenly turned cold. ¡°However, it was at that moment when I killed the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley that Venerable Xunling appeared. He was just an inch away from me, a place where he could kill me at any time!¡± When Zhou Yun heard Su Lingyun¡¯s words, he felt as if he was listening to a fantasy story! He looked at this world and saw countless souls! There were many black shadows! It had its own aura perception and concealment! Zhou Yun had a great perfection Fire Sword Intent, but he could only sense the general direction of danger in this world. He could not even sense the direction! Not to mention that this heretic cultivator was so powerful! How could that Venerable Xunling appear just an inch away from this heretic cultivator?! ¡°The heaven¡¯s favorites who are valued by Venerable Xunling will definitely appear when they complete their mission or die!¡± Su Lingyun said. ¡°Then you¡¯ve seen Venerable Xunling twice?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s heart skipped a beat. If the other party had really met Venerable Xunling twice, didn¡¯t that mean that Su Lingyun had also died at his hands? ¡°Hmph. Su Lingyun is still alive, and I¡¯ve preserved her soul. You¡¯re nothing compared to the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley and Su Lingyun, so why would Venerable Xunling take a fancy to you?¡± Su Lingyun said in disdain. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t care about the heretic cultivator¡¯s mockery. He heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that Su Lingyun was still alive. If he didn¡¯t kill Su Lingyun, she would be safe for the time being. At the very least, a heaven¡¯s favorite like him, who was valued by Venerable Xunling, still had some value in living! ¡°I had two chances. I had a hard time getting them. However, he didn¡¯t come to see Su Lingyun the second time. It seems that my plan failed. As such, Junior Brother Zhou Yun, can you do me a favor?¡± Su Lingyun said with a smile. At this time, she seemed to have become the chief disciple of the Spirit Valley, the person Zhou Yun was familiar with! ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± Zhou Yun gathered his spirit energy. If his life was in danger, he would rather fight to the death than let the other party have his way! The thought of his soul being enslaved by the other party after his death, never to be reincarnated, sent a chill down Zhou Yun¡¯s spine! ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so vigilant. Since killing a heaven¡¯s favorite and completing the mission will both lead to the appearance of Venerable Xunling, I¡¯d like to choose the latter.¡± Su Lingyun didn¡¯t care about Zhou Yun¡¯s defense. In her opinion, not to mention one Zhou Yun, even ten or a hundred of them would be useless! He would only need to run if the sect leaders of the five sects came! ¡°¡­¡± Zhou Yun did not let his guard down. ¡°My request is very simple. A year later, you must reach the golden core stage and attract Venerable Xunling. Otherwise, I¡¯ll kill you.¡± Su Lingyun said with a smile. Chapter 78 - Zhou Yuns Full Strength Zhou Yun was stunned. He did not expect that the other party had spent so much effort to bring him here from the Treasure Pavilion just to make him cultivate properly. ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t understand the thought process of this heretic cultivator! ¡°What do you think? Of course, I¡¯m going to use you to lure out Venerable Xunling. Hurry up and cultivate to the golden core stage. Don¡¯t court death. After all, the body materials of a golden core heaven¡¯s favorite can be used to cultivate a more powerful spirit corpse. I¡¯ll give you a chance to counterattack. Don¡¯t despair.¡± Su Lingyun waved her hand. She felt that she was unrivaled in the five sects except for the sect leaders! ¡°You¡¯re not hiding within the five sects anymore? You¡¯re a heretic cultivator, so shouldn¡¯t you have been able to keep your cool and obtain information through Su Lingyun¡¯s identity before joining forces with the heretic cultivators to destroy the five sects?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned again. Did this heretic cultivator give up Su Lingyun¡¯s position as the chief disciple for him? ¡°Huh? What do the five sects have to do with me? It would be good if all the heretic cultivators were dead! This way, no one in the world will fight with me for the materials.¡± Su Lingyun looked at Zhou Yun as if she was looking at a fool. Zhou Yun smacked his forehead! How could there be such a stupid heretic cultivator? If you were to destroy the five sects and take control of the world, wouldn¡¯t all the cultivators in the world become your materials? Zhou Yun vomited. Even he, a disciple of a righteous sect, knew about it. Why didn¡¯t this heretic cultivator know? He even suspected that this heretic cultivator was not simple-minded! One had to know that when he had just left the sect, he had not caught Venerable Xunling¡¯s eye! In the Spirit Valley, he was only famous for his alchemy! In the beginning, this heretic cultivator had even pretended to be Su Lingyun and was unwilling to leave the Spirit Valley! Could this all be a coincidence? This heretic cultivator had been forced to bring them out, and when he saw that he had caught the eye of Venerable Xunling, he had brought him here on a whim! This was too casual! You¡¯ve been planning for five years to settle a direct disciple of the sect leader of Spirit Valley! It was broken by a mere early foundation establishment stage disciple! Zhou Yun felt that it was unreasonable! Even if he was about to succeed in his cultivation, he would bring him out when the time was right! He might even be able to prevent his identity as a heretic cultivator from being exposed! Now that the heretic cultivator was doing this, he must have exposed the fact that he had possessed Su Lingyun! Didn¡¯t this heretic cultivator know how to keep his cool? Couldn¡¯t he wait until he reached the golden core stage? Zhou Yun suddenly felt very aggrieved! He had the system with him. As long as he was given a little time, he would only need to wait until the late-stage foundation establishment to cultivate the manual given by Venerable Xunling, not to mention the golden core stage. He could force his way out of this dark world! Now, because of this heretic cultivator¡¯s one-track mind, he had been captured and become a prisoner! Zhou Yun sneaked a glance at Su Lingyun and found that she was completely defenseless. She was looking at the black light screens as if she was trying to catch a small bug. With a pinch of her hand, a spiritual boat would be destroyed! ¡°This might be an opportunity for me to sneak attack her!¡± Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword. His combat strength had increased explosively! The Fire Dragon Sword had perfectly displayed his Perfect Fire Sword Intent! Not to mention that his own spiritual power was ten times that of an ordinary cultivator! The sword control technique could be used faster and longer. Su Lingyun¡¯s small body would definitely not be able to withstand such a stab! Zhou Yun squinted his eyes as the Fire Sword Intent on his body slowly spread. ¡°Oh right, it seems that the geniuses you want, other than cultivation, also need extremely strong combat power. Go down and play with the spirit corpse I casually created. I¡¯ll come find you after I¡¯ve dealt with the four sects¡¯ chief disciples and the rest of the cultivators.¡± Su Lingyun didn¡¯t even turn her head. She just waved her hand gently, and Zhou Yun felt a strong wind blowing him off the Cloud Boat! Zhou Yun¡¯s body was blown into the air. He was stunned. He had escaped? ¡°Order!¡± Zhou Yun reacted in a breath¡¯s time. He quickly stepped on the Fire Dragon Sword and flew into the distance! Zhou Yun would occasionally look at the Cloud Boat behind him! He did not expect that the other party would actually let him go! After leaving the heretic cultivator, Zhou Yun was confident that he could break through the black wave of air and escape with his mastery of the great stage of sword control technique and the Fire Sword Intent! ¡°I have to be serious! Whether I become someone else¡¯s prisoner or escape, it all depends on this!¡± Zhou Yun flew away without looking back! He was surrounded by countless souls wailing in pain! However, Zhou Yun did not stop at all! The Fire Dragon Sword Intent was like the blazing sun spread around him! The countless souls that wanted to get close to it were roasted and melted! ¡°It¡¯s right in front!¡± Zhou Yun saw that not far ahead, the black airwave was slowly thinning. He was almost at the edge of the black world! ¡°Although I don¡¯t know what this heretic cultivator is thinking, I have to say, does he really have a one-track mind? Did he really think that I would just stay by her side and slowly cultivate, and let her enslave me?¡± Zhou Yun smiled. That heretic cultivator had underestimated her! ¡°Burn!¡± Zhou Yun raised the Fire Dragon Sword. He did not hold back at all. Most of his spiritual energy was poured into the Fire Dragon Sword! This time, Zhou Yun did not use the spherical sword intent. After he obtained the Fire Dragon Sword and comprehended the perfect sword intent, he planned to use his full strength for the first time! ¡°Fire Sword Intent! Behead him!¡± This time, Zhou Yun held the sword with both hands, as if he was lifting something extremely heavy! He gritted his teeth and put down the Fire Dragon Sword with great effort! This wave! Zhou Yun could feel the strength in his body disappearing continuously! The spiritual energy was being absorbed continuously! At the same time, the light on the Fire Dragon Sword became even more dazzling! At that moment, a second color appeared in the dark world! The ultimate red! This red sword Qi was swung out by Zhou Yun, bringing with it an aura that seemed to be able to cut through the heavens and earth as it was swung towards the boundary of the black world! Wherever the Fire Dragon Sword Intent passed by, the air would be burned and distorted! The black souls burned and melted! For a long time, no soul had caught up to the path he had taken, and for a moment, he had actually opened up a path without any souls! Zhou Yun panted heavily. In his confident eyes, the ever-flame sword Qi was about to hit the barrier of the dark world! ¡°Ha, so this is your full strength. How shocking! Even a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator wouldn¡¯t be your opponent. Just your attack power alone already has the strength of the five great sects¡¯ chief disciples.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s figure appeared beside the barrier of the black world. As she clicked her tongue in wonder, she stretched out her slender hand. Zhou Yun looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief! The perfect sword intent that he was so proud of, the unstoppable sword Qi that could destroy the world, was actually pinched by Su Lingyun¡¯s little hand! Su Lingyun smiled slightly. At this time, it was as if she was not holding a sword Qi, but a world! Zhou Yun felt his head spin! Chapter 79 - Jian Xin, The Golden Core Grand Cultivator ¡°Whoosh!¡± The Fire Sword Qi emitted intense flames, as if a true dragon was roaring unyieldingly at the heaven and earth! However, it was only facing Su Lingyun¡¯s white fingers. Zhou Yun watched as Su Lingyun¡¯s fingers gently pinched his Fire Sword Qi, causing it to collapse inch by inch! ¡°Boom!¡± The Fire Sword Qi exploded! The entire black world was shaken by this violent explosion! The explosion spread all over Su Lingyun¡¯s body, and the fiery red flames made it impossible to see Su Lingyun¡¯s figure! ¡°The first stage of the Fire Sword Qi is to slash! And the second part is to explode!¡± Zhou Yun looked in Su Lingyun¡¯s direction nervously. The second stage of his sword Qi was an explosion. Other than the terrifying wave, there was also countless tiny sword Qi attacking him. Zhou Yun estimated that the damage from the second explosion was at least ten times that of the slash! He could only pray that the second explosion would hurt Su Lingyun, so that he could have a chance to escape! ¡°It¡¯s no wonder that Venerable Xunling thinks highly of you. Is this your talent? It was an excellent comprehension ability, and you could perfectly release all the things you have comprehended. Your current attack power is already stronger than the disciples of the five sects!¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s voice was heard. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. He could hear the fatigue in Su Lingyun¡¯s voice. His attack was effective! ¡°If you were really given a year to reach the golden core stage, you might become another terrifying existence like the five sect leaders. No, you¡¯ll probably be even stronger than the five sect leaders.¡± As the flames dissipated, Su Lingyun¡¯s body slowly appeared. Su Lingyun¡¯s entire arm had been blown away, and half of her body was still burning! When Zhou Yun saw this, he lifted the Fire Dragon Sword in the next moment and the remaining half of his spiritual energy gathered towards the Fire Dragon Sword without any regard for his life! I¡¯ll take your life while you¡¯re down! The other party was too arrogant! Zhou Yun believed that he could kill Su Lingyun with one more strike of the Fire Sword Qi! If the other party wanted to protect Su Lingyun¡¯s body, he could only avoid his Fire Dragon Sword Intent! At that time, he would follow behind the sword Qi and escape from this dark world! Zhou Yun was breathing nervously. This was his only chance! ¡°Ah, since I know your greatest attack power, there¡¯s no need to continue. Let¡¯s see how long you can last. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I hope you can last long enough for me to have my fill.¡± Su Lingyun smiled. In the next moment, Zhou Yun was horrified to find that the part of Su Lingyun¡¯s body that had been blown up was actually slowly recovering! Su Lingyun¡¯s body had already recovered completely before he could even use the Fire Sword Qi! In addition to the torn clothes, Su Lingyun¡¯s white arm was waving as if the injury just now was fake! ¡°Such a terrifying recovery ability! Did you transform Su Lingyun¡¯s body into a spiritual corpse? A spiritual corpse that¡¯s a living person?¡± Zhou Yun dejectedly retracted his spiritual energy. Even if he used the Fire Sword Qi again, it would be useless! ¡°Hmph, you can tell. This is different from a spiritual corpse. It is something even more powerful. It is something that only the most powerful prodigies of the five sects can cultivate. A zombie.¡± Su Lingyun smiled and opened her clothes. A red talisman that seemed to have been soaked in blood was stuck on her chest. ¡°Gathering the souls of the living and the evil of the dead. I¡¯ve only managed to make two such powerful zombies.¡± Su Lingyun curled her finger. Zhou Yun felt the ground beside his feet tremble. Immediately after, an extremely handsome man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes emerged from the ground. The man¡¯s eyes were tightly closed, but his body emitted a heart-palpitating aura! Just from his appearance, this man was about the same age as Zhou Yun! He was only a few years older! ¡°A golden core grand cultivator! And he¡¯s such a young golden core grand cultivator!¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that apart from Su Lingyun, this heretic cultivator had so much more combat power! ¡°He¡¯s the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley, Su Lingyun¡¯s fianc¨¦, and the heaven¡¯s favorite handpicked by Venerable Xunling. He¡¯s only twenty-three years old, and he¡¯s already the youngest golden core grand cultivator in the five sects!¡± Su Lingyun explained in detail. She flew in front of the man, and her eyes seemed to contain some love. ¡°In the following year, my avatar will become your master and will be responsible for teaching you cultivation. I¡¯ll give you all the spiritual stones, resources, alchemy materials, and secret manuals.¡± Su Lingyun walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you have to work hard in your cultivation. Don¡¯t let me down.¡± Su Lingyun whispered in Zhou Yun¡¯s ear. Then, she flew to the other side and disappeared into the black mist. ¡°I¡¯m the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley, and my name is Jian Xin. I didn¡¯t expect that Spirit Valley would have a heaven¡¯s favorite like you. I¡¯m really gratified.¡± Jian Xin opened his eyes. He was very kind, just like a real senior brother of Spirit Valley. ¡°You¡¯re really an avatar?¡± Zhou Yun realized that his Fire Sword Intent could not sense the danger from Jian Xin! It was as if the other party was really his senior brother who was considerate of him! Zhou Yun felt that he was in an extremely dangerous situation! If he couldn¡¯t find out the enemy¡¯s true identity, wouldn¡¯t the entire Spirit Valley be his spy? Ordinary elders, passing disciples, and even people who were close to Zhou Yun. For example, Qiao¡¯er! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, just as the main body said, only the top heaven¡¯s favorites can create zombies. There is no one like me in Spirit Valley.¡± Jian Xin explained as if he could see Zhou Yun¡¯s worry. He did not want Zhou Yun to be distracted while he was cultivating. ¡°However, I can¡¯t be sure about the other four sects. After all, I haven¡¯t been out for a long time. Moreover, the main body has attracted the chief disciples of the other four sects this time, probably to increase the number of zombies.¡± Jian Xin didn¡¯t seem to be in a hurry. He was continuously answering Zhou Yun¡¯s questions. ¡°Are you really just an avatar? Why did you answer so many of my questions? You only need to supervise my cultivation.¡± Zhou Yun could not understand. He knew the other party¡¯s true face, so why did he still pretend to be Jian Xin? ¡°This appearance will make you feel more at ease. If you¡¯re too anxious, you¡¯ll make a fool of yourself. Cultivation was about following the heart. So, before you let down your guard, I¡¯ll answer a few more questions for you before you slowly cultivate.¡± Jian Xin laughed. Zhou Yun felt that this heretic cultivator did not take him seriously at all. In the eyes of the heretic cultivator, he was probably a heaven¡¯s favorite with a little bit of talent. Even if he was about to escape from the heretic cultivator¡¯s control, the heretic cultivator would still be able to kill him before he had grown up! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes dimmed slightly. He was in a hopeless situation! ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I¡¯ll ask you another question.¡± Zhou Yun took a deep breath and made a decision. ¡°Please speak.¡± Jian Xin smiled. ¡°Although you¡¯re an avatar, you¡¯re also a man. Do you have feelings for the woman that is your main body?¡± Zhou Yun asked the question that he had been wanting to ask. It did not matter if the avatar would devour the consciousness of the master. Would he be interested in the main body? Chapter 80 - Instantly Killing the Chief Disciples of the Four Sects ¡°Please say that again.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s eyebrows twitched. It had been decades since he had become an avatar and gained consciousness. However, this was the first time he had heard such a question. ¡°With your current body, aren¡¯t you Su Lingyun¡¯s fianc¨¦? They were supposed to be in love. Then the current you, since you¡¯ve imitated the original Jian Xin so much, won¡¯t you be unable to suppress your love for the main body? And then develop feelings for her?¡± When Zhou Yun saw Jian Xin, he was stunned. His interest was piqued. ¡°For example, if you fall in love with your main body one day, will you be unable to suppress your feelings and want to pursue your love? ¡± Zhou Yun thought of a possibility. That was, one day, the avatar would love the main body, and then the avatar would conquer the main body. If such a possibility appeared, he might have the opportunity to escape in the chaos! ¡°You¡¯re saying that I¡¯ll like my main body?¡± Jian Xin was stunned. He looked in the direction where Su Lingyun had left. His originally domineering sword-like eyebrows had actually softened without him realizing it. It was as if tenderness had appeared in the eyes of an overbearing CEO! ¡®There¡¯s a chance!¡¯ Zhou Yun was overjoyed! If the two of them had internal strife, they might really succeed! ¡°I admit, I do like the main body.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s magnanimous admission stunned Zhou Yun, who had originally planned to add fuel to the fire! ¡°And it¡¯s like I like it very much. My love for my main body is incomparably scorching. It¡¯s strange, isn¡¯t it? We¡¯re the same person, but I like her.¡± Jian Xin said as he rubbed his face with a bitter smile. ¡°Is there any more? Don¡¯t tell me you only think about love and don¡¯t say it? Don¡¯t you think that this love is incomparably scorching? Can you endure it?¡± In order to escape with his life, Zhou Yun seemed to have transformed into cupid as he fired his cupid¡¯s brow at Jian Xin! ¡°Enough, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. In the past few decades, you are the first person to ask about the secret nature of zombies. Looks like you¡¯re a true heaven¡¯s favorite.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s face suddenly regained its calm as he interrupted Zhou Yun¡¯s words. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about other things first. What I see and hear now, my main body can actually feel it too. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, please be careful with your words. If my main body changes its mind, I won¡¯t be able to train you anymore.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s words made Zhou Yun immediately calm down. Zhou Yun did not expect that the opportunity for his avatar to attack his main body would fly away. ¡°Don¡¯t you feel aggrieved? As a man, you have to endure such a majestic love!¡± Zhou Yun saw that Jian Xin was only trying to scare him, so he unwillingly spoke again. ¡°How about this, I¡¯ll answer your question, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. After that, you¡¯ll cultivate with me, okay?¡± Jian Xin laughed bitterly. He had a feeling that if Zhou Yun continued to ask, he might be able to find out the true secret of the heretic cultivators. ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Seeing that he could not get the secret of the zombie, Zhou Yun did not intend to ask any further. If he really attracted the main body, he would not be able to escape unscathed. ¡°I like my main body mostly because of the influence of this body. Unlike spiritual corpses, zombies need souls, and they needed the souls of their original bodies. In other words, the souls of Su Lingyun and Jian Xin were still sealed in their bodies. As for us, we are just wisps of remnant souls.¡± ¡°We rely on the body of a heaven¡¯s favorite, using the remnant soul of Jiuyuan to deceive the sky to cultivate. Therefore, our feelings are actually the same as the original owner. We love Spirit Valley and cultivation, but we also treasure you, our Junior Brother. ¡°However, the will of the main body is absolute. At most, we can only cry and pity you while chopping you into minced meat.¡± Jian Xin explained his feelings in detail while facing Zhou Yun with a gentle smile. Then, he said the last words that made people tremble with fear! Zhou Yun took a step back. He really felt that Jian Xin could smile and swing his sword at him in the next moment! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. As long as my main body wants to keep you alive, I¡¯ll be your senior brother. Even if someone wants to kill you, they¡¯ll have to step over my dead body.¡± Jian Xin walked forward, and a smile appeared on his cold face. He raised the sword in his hand high as if he was making an oath! Zhou Yun could not react in time. He really didn¡¯t understand Jian Xin in front of him, nor did he understand Su Lingyun. The two of them seemed to be able to give up everything for him, and he could not help but entrust everything to them. But they were already dead. Their bodies would be controlled by others, and they would betray him when he trusted them the most! ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin, can I ask one last question? ¡± Zhou Yun said as he lowered his head. ¡°Alright, this is the last question. We¡¯re going to start cultivating after this.¡± Jian Xin still shook his head and agreed to Zhou Yun¡¯s request. ¡°What¡¯s your favorite thing?¡± I think it¡¯s a scorching sunflower. It¡¯s the same as Lingyun.¡± Jian Xin said after some thought. ¡°If I have the chance, I will bury the two of you together, in a place full of scorching sunflowers.¡± Zhou Yun looked at Jian Xin and promised. ¡°That¡¯s so beautiful, it must be an enchanting sight. I¡¯ll leave it to you then, Junior Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Jian Xin was stunned for a moment before he said softly. He looked into the distance, as if he could see the beautiful scenery. Zhou Yun also looked into the distance. They were two people who were originally dead, but because of the two remnant souls, their bodies fell in love with each other again. Zhou Yun felt that it was both romantic and miserable. It was very tragic. ¡­ In the world of black Qi waves, nearly a hundred spiritual boats that had flown in were completely destroyed! Not a single person survived. All the cultivators who entered had been turned into materials for the spiritual corpse! At the border of the black world, there were only four figures left. ¡°Man Zi, what do you say we recite a poem after we return?¡± The man with the fan raised his fan. There was no trace of fear on his face. ¡°I can¡¯t play with that thing, but if it¡¯s a competition of strength, I¡¯m more than happy for you to come to my sect to play!¡± The pillar-carrying man had already put down the huge pillar. There was no honesty on his face. Instead, he was staring at the surroundings with great vigilance! ¡°By the way, we were crushed by Su Lingyun five years ago. Now that five years have passed, it¡¯s time to wash away the shame.¡± The veiled woman chuckled. ¡°Ah, ah, ah, it¡¯s so infuriating to say it. My eyes were blinded because of her.¡± The blindfolded young girl grumbled. The remaining four people were the chief disciples of the four sects! ¡°They¡¯re here! Everyone, get ready!¡± The pillar-carrying man suddenly shouted! The four of them released all of their spiritual energy in an instant! The great stage of fan intent! The great stage of pillar intent! The great stage of affection! The great stage of fist intent! The four different kinds of the offensive will of the way had all reached the great stage! The terrifying aura of a late-stage foundation establishment and even the perfection of the foundation establishment cultivator caused the entire black world to shake and spin! At this moment, just the damage caused by their auras alone was comparable to the Perfect Fire Sword Intent that Zhou Yun had used all his strength to execute! ¡°Kill!!!¡± The pillar-carrying man roared towards the sky. He seemed to have transformed into a heaven-shaking Xuanwu, and his incomparably heavy aura made him unstoppable! The other three also exploded with earth-shattering auras! ¡°Hey, you four are clearly my favorite younger brothers and sisters. Why did he come in? I clearly like you guys so much.¡± Su Lingyun¡¯s eyes were filled with gentleness. As she cried, she reached out her slender hand. Without any warning, four heads appeared in Su Lingyun¡¯s hands at the next moment. The turbulence subsided, and the dark world returned to peace, leaving only a drop of crystal-like tears. Chapter 81 - Actual Combat Training ¡°Order! Slash! Charge!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s figure flickered wildly on the rugged rocks! His fingers formed a spiritual token and controlled the Fire Dragon Sword in the air to charge at a strange speed! ¡°Now!¡± Zhou Yun bellowed as he suddenly squatted down. With a stomp of his legs, he leaped into the air! The rock that he had been standing on was surrounded by several spiritual corpses in the next moment! Each of these spiritual corpses was at the late stage of the foundation establishment! They were extremely strong and their bodies were as hard as metal! With just a few punches, the rock that Zhou Yun had been standing on earlier was smashed into pieces! ¡°Fire Dragon Sword! Go!¡± Zhou Yun did not look at the spiritual corpse on the ground. He did not summon back his Fire Dragon Sword and flew on it. His entire body was lifted up by a breeze. He stood upright in the air as if he was standing on flat ground! With Zhou Yun¡¯s command, the Fire Dragon Sword sped into the distance at an even faster speed! The Fire Dragon Sword¡¯s target was a handsome man carrying a sword. It was Jian Xin! ¡°In just five days, you¡¯ve mastered the air control technique and even used your perfected sword intent to avoid the attacks of the slow spiritual corpses. That was until Yellow Dragon used his spiritual sword to attack me, the controller. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯ve grown too quickly. No wonder you caught Venerable Xunling¡¯s eye.¡± Jian Xin watched as Zhou Yun nimbly dodged the spiritual corpse¡¯s attack and then swung his spiritual sword at him. He could not help but reveal a bit of shock on his face. ¡°However, even though you¡¯ve mastered the air control technique, you¡¯re still lacking in experience due to the lack of time. You still need to think about how to use the air control technique. In a battle in the air, without the protection of a spiritual sword, a sword cultivator is like a fish out of water, a tree without its roots, and is extremely fragile.¡± As Jian Xin pointed out the shortcomings of Zhou Yun¡¯s strategy, he gently waved his hand and sent the Fire Dragon Sword flying. In the next moment, Jian Xin held his spiritual sword in his hand and his body moved rapidly, arriving in front of Zhou Yun! ¡°To be able to attack me with such a method, it proves that you have not given up hope because of the overwhelming difference in strength. However, he was still too impatient. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, how are you going to deal with my attack now?¡± Jian Xin shook his head. He raised the sword in his hand and slowly swung it down at Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun frantically used his air control technique to move behind him. At the same time, his fingers trembled violently as he controlled the Fire Dragon Sword that was sent flying! ¡°No! Even if it¡¯s a great stage air control technique, it¡¯s still lacking in speed compared to the sword control technique. I can¡¯t outrun Jian Xin!¡± Zhou Yun realized that no matter how hard he tried to escape using the air control technique, Jian Xin, who was holding a spiritual sword, could catch up to him and wave his sword Qi at him! After chasing in the air for a while, Zhou Yun discovered that the sword that was slowly descending from Jian Xin was actually already about to slash down on his head! ¡°Collect!¡± Zhou Yun shouted. His eyes were fixed on the falling sword. With a move of his finger, burning hot Fire Dragon Sword Intent soared into the sky. The perfected sword intent roared and rushed towards Jian Xin in the form of a fire dragon! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, even if you have a perfect sword intent, a swordsman without a sword will be much weaker. Moreover, I¡¯m not weak. You should think of a new strategy.¡± Jian Xin saw that Zhou Yun was so stubborn. He frowned and the spiritual sword in his hand fell, cutting the Fire Sword Intent in half as if he was cutting melons and vegetables! Seeing that Zhou Yun was still stubborn, Jian Xin was already impatient. He could accept Zhou Yun becoming stronger and growing stronger. However, he could not accept that Zhou Yun was still in the same spot! Jian Xin condensed spiritual energy in his hand. He planned to knock Zhou Yun out and end this battle! ¡°Collect!¡± Zhou Yun saw that the Fire Sword Intent had been dispersed, but he did not give up. His fingers were still moving up and down! ¡°What do you want to do, Junior Brother Zhou Yun? You¡¯ve already lost!¡± Jian Xin frowned. He did not understand why Zhou Yun was doing this. However, at the next moment, Jian Xin was stunned. Then, his body exploded with the aura of a golden core grand cultivator, not of the perfection of the early-stage foundation establishment cultivator! ¡°Hmph!¡± A crisp sound came from behind Jian Xin. He turned around and saw that the Fire Dragon Sword was about to stab his waist! Just as Jian Xin was about to launch his final attack, Zhou Yun finally managed to control the Fire Dragon Sword that had been sent flying back. He and the Fire Dragon Sword were going against Jian Xin from two sides! ¡°Stop,¡± he said. Jian Xin stopped the battle, his eyes filled with shock. As the two of them slowly landed on the ground, the spiritual corpses brought over spiritual fruits, spiritual spring water, and many natural treasures to Zhou Yun¡¯s side for his cultivation. Zhou Yun did not stand on ceremony. He grabbed the spiritual fruit and took a big bite. Then, he drank a few mouthfuls of spiritual spring water before he recovered from the crazy recovery of the spiritual energy he had consumed in the battle. ¡°That¡¯s a pretty good way of thinking. I didn¡¯t expect that even when I suppressed my cultivation to the same level as you, I would still lose.¡± Jian Xin watched as Zhou Yun recovered his spiritual energy and rested for a moment before he spoke. His eyes were still filled with disbelief. ¡°Within the five sects, I¡¯m the strongest heaven¡¯s favorite, followed by Su Lingyun. I¡¯m not exaggerating. When I was at the early-stage foundation establishment, I could even kill a hundred late-stage foundation establishment cultivators with my eyes closed. Because I was born with a sword spiritual body, I was born with a moderate stage sword intent. When I was at the foundation establishment stage, my sword intent was already perfected, and my sword Dao was smooth.¡± Jian Xin explained in detail. there was no trace of pride on his face, as if he was talking about something insignificant. ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect that I would fall into your trap, Junior Brother.¡± Jian Xin picked up a spiritual fruit and handed it to Zhou Yun. ¡°Your innate ability is average, but you were able to break through the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation and be reborn. Moreover, you even comprehended the perfect sword intent at the early-stage foundation establishment and mastered the great stage of sword control technique. Now, you have also mastered the great stage of air control technique within five days. Compared to you, I¡¯m just a cultivator who only knows how to use the sword.¡± Jian Xin said. Zhou Yun did not stop eating. The battle between him and Jian Xin had been going on for two months! Every time they fought, he would only receive such spiritual fruits and spiritual spring water if he got the upper hand. If he failed, he would have to eat something even worse! Zhou Yun ate without any reservations, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spiritual fruit to refine his body. Each of these spiritual fruits would cost at least a thousand spiritual stones in the outside world. Naturally, Zhou Yun would not be pretentious! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I hope that you can become stronger and escape from the hands of this heretic cultivator. Therefore, let me, your senior brother, help you block a few more moves from your previous set of moves.¡± Jian Xin continued after seeing that Zhou Yun had almost finished his meal. ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Zhou Yun was also shocked by Jian Xin¡¯s words. After all, he had known Su Lingyun and Jian Xin¡¯s condition in the past two months. Jian Xin was not the main body, and Su Lingyun was even less so! After all, Jian Xin and Su Lingyun were just mortals from a remote village. After they were killed by the heretic cultivator, the heretic cultivator used their remnant souls to control them. However, even though it was said to be manipulation, it was only a ban. To a large extent, they were still free people. It was just like how Su Lingyun was in the Spirit Valley. Therefore, Zhou Yun was sick of hearing Jian Xin telling him to escape from time to time. ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, the Fire Dragon Sword that you used just now is another use of the perfected sword intent, right? ¡± Jian Xin said with a smile. Chapter 82 - Hidden Strength ¡°The sneak attack you used with the Fire Dragon Sword just now was another way of using sword intent, right? ¡± Jian Xin said. Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows. He didn¡¯t expect that the enlightenment that dawned upon him after thinking long and hard would strike Jian Xin after being sneak attacked once. It seemed that Jian Xin was indeed a natural sword spiritual body, and he had comprehended the perfect sword intent at the early-stage foundation establishment. He had reached the great stage of the golden core before he died. Zhou Yun was very curious as to how far Jian Xin¡¯s sword Dao had advanced! ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯ve completely concealed the Fire Sword Intent in the body of the Fire Dragon Sword. That¡¯s how I could completely shield it.¡± Zhou Yun revealed his secret. Although Zhou Yun¡¯s words were very simple, they would inevitably cause a stir in the cultivation world if it was heard by the outside world! One of the reasons why people with sword intent were the most powerful in the offense was because sword intent could provide early warning to sword cultivators at all times! It was like an all-directional danger radar! Even if he was a foundation establishment cultivator who had just reached the moderate stage of sword intent, his sword intent could still tell him the general direction of the attack when he was attacked by a golden core grand cultivator! From this, one could see how terrifying the sword intent was! However, Zhou Yun was actually able to hide his sword while attacking Jian Xin, who was an innate sword spiritual body. It sounded like a fantasy story! Zhou Yun wiped his mouth. After he finished all the spiritual fruits on the ground and the last mouthful of spiritual spring water, he raised the Fire Dragon Sword. ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll have to trouble Junior Brother Zhou Yun to demonstrate for me.¡± Jian Xin said to Zhou Yun, his eyes filled with anticipation. ¡°Condense.¡± Zhou Yun lifted the Fire Dragon Sword and slowly infused the berserk Fire Dragon Sword Intent into the sword body. ¡°To be able to calm the violent sword intent like a calm lake, Junior Brother Zhou Yun, your control of spiritual energy is no less than the control of a golden core cultivator!¡± Jian Xin clicked his tongue in wonder, full of praise! But Jian Xin didn¡¯t know that in reality, Zhou Yun could have broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment a long time ago. However, the reason why he didn¡¯t choose to break through was because his original spiritual energy was ten times that of an ordinary cultivator! After two months of constant fighting and consuming spiritual fruits and spiritual spring water, Zhou Yun had slowly gained refined control over all his spiritual power! It could extend as thin as a hair, and it could be as hard as metal or stone. Zhou Yun was already able to control his own spiritual energy to the smallest degree! Since he had been imprisoned by others, Zhou Yun had already decided that every time he broke through, he would raise his strength to the strongest level before breaking through! At the same time, he had to hide his strength. This was the only way he could counterattack when the heretic cultivator thought that he was not strong enough! In fact, Zhou Yun had deliberately used his spiritual energy on unimportant areas in the battle just now. His entire spiritual energy was not even one-tenth of his total spiritual energy! He even deliberately reduced his combat power for the Fire Sword Intent! The strength that Zhou Yun had displayed in front of Jian Xin had been slowly adjusted over the past two months as he slowly became stronger. Now, the strength that he was displaying was less than half of his own strength! ¡°Form!¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes. At this moment, he had already channeled all of his Fire Sword Intent into the Fire Dragon Sword! However, on the Fire Dragon Sword, there was no heat at all. Even the originally cool-looking sword¡¯s veined patterns had dimmed. At this moment, the Fire Dragon Sword seemed to be like the regular spiritual swords that could be seen everywhere on the roadside. It was completely unremarkable. If one didn¡¯t see its existence and wanted to sense its aura, one would only be able to feel a burst of air! The Fire Dragon Sword had completely disappeared! Zhou Yun placed the Fire Dragon Sword in front of Jian Xin, allowing him to examine it. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve been cultivating the sword for more than twenty years. This is the first time I¡¯ve admired another person¡¯s sword Dao. If I hadn¡¯t died, I would¡¯ve walked the sword Dao with you. I¡¯m sure it would be a great pleasure!¡± Jian Xin¡¯s face was filled with joy, but his eyes were filled with regret. ¡°To be able to turn the sword intent, which itself represents attack, into an existence that can hide its aura. I have to say, Junior Brother Zhou Yun, your way of thinking has already surpassed my imagination.¡± Jian Xin seemed to have seen a treasure as it observed the Fire Dragon Sword. At the same time, Jian Xin also helped Zhou Yun raise many questions according to his understanding. Zhou Yun agreed while sighing that the sword spiritual body was indeed blessed by the heavens in the sword Dao. His answers enlightened Zhou Yun. It was almost equivalent to Zhou Yun¡¯s sudden enlightenment! ¡°Alright, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. Let¡¯s rest for today and continue tomorrow.¡± After a long time, Jian Xin left feeling satisfied. Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief as he watched Jian Xin leave. In fact, Zhou Yun had already discovered these problems. It was just that in order to hide it, he deliberately didn¡¯t show it completely. ¡°We¡¯ll have to fight again tomorrow. I have to say that there¡¯s an endless supply of spiritual stones and natural treasures here. I don¡¯t need to worry about resources anymore, and my cultivation speed is even faster than when I was in Spirit Valley!¡± Although Zhou Yun had been fighting to the death with Jian Xin every day for the past two months, he had also grown rapidly! ¡°I wonder how the Spirit Valley is doing. Including Su Lingyun, all the chief disciples of the five sects must have died here.¡± Zhou Yun sighed with emotion. With this, a gap was about to appear in the top inheritances of the five sects. However, Zhou Yun still felt that he was lucky. It was a good thing that he had asked Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi to wait outside at the beginning. If Qiao¡¯er and Su Wanyi followed him, the two of them would be of no use to the heretic cultivators. They would have probably become materials for the spiritual corpse. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re fine.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. The person he was most concerned about in Spirit Valley was Qiao¡¯er. If this girl knew that he had been taken away by a heretic cultivator, she would probably come to save him like crazy. In fact, if one were to think about it in a bad way, this girl might even die for love! ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun and Senior Sister Su Wanyi, you have to help me look after that silly girl Qiao¡¯er.¡± After Zhou Yun muttered this in his heart, he sat cross-legged and started cultivating. He had been in the perfection of the early-stage foundation Establishment for too long. There was no room for improvement at this stage, so he had to be prepared to break through. At this moment, Spirit Valley, which was originally a leisurely paradise, was completely enveloped in a serious atmosphere! The sect leader¡¯s hall in Spirit Valley was filled with people from five different camps. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was so tense that it was terrifying! ¡°Sect leader! Sect leader! Qiao¡¯er, who had entered the death zone two months ago, had successfully come out alive! Sect leader!¡± Suddenly, a voice came from outside the sect leader¡¯s hall. After Su Wanyi ran into the sect leader¡¯s hall, her voice stopped abruptly because she was in the sect leader¡¯s hall. The sect leaders of the five sects and the dozens of elders behind them were all staring at her! Chapter 83 - : Qiaoer Exits Seclusion ¡°Sect leader¡­¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s voice became low. It was only when Ling Qingyun beckoned to Su Wanyi that she walked over to Ling Qingyun. ¡°Tell me, how is Qiao¡¯er?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little. She had not heard any good news for the past two months because of the heretic cultivator incident. Qiao¡¯er was a favorite of the Spirit Valley. Two months ago, they heard that the heretic cultivators had made a big move. Not only did they kill the chief disciples of the five sects, but their soul steles were also broken. What was more, they also killed hundreds of cultivators. Qiao¡¯er rushed back from the Treasure Pavilion like a mad woman, begging her to help. Ling Qingyun had a headache at that time. Although the Saintess left behind by the ancient sect was not strong in combat, her escape skills were top-notch. The aura of the Avici Hell, which was created by the sect, could not be found by ordinary people. It was even hidden in the earth. Not to mention combat, they couldn¡¯t even find her. Thus, Ling Qingyun had planned to hold a meeting of the five sects to discuss the matter of the heretic cultivators. Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t expect Qiao¡¯er to enter the Spirit Valley¡¯s most dangerous death zone with such determination! Although this place could greatly increase a cultivator¡¯s stage and combat strength, it was one of the treasured places left behind by the Spirit Valley from its peak thousands of years ago. However, a thousand years ago, even the core disciples of Spirit Valley had almost all died! It was too dangerous and was forcibly sealed! Qiao¡¯er was only an inner sect disciple in the Spirit Valley in this era where resources were scarce. How did she dare to go in? When Ling Qingyun had heard that Qiao¡¯er had entered the death zone, she had also been furious. Because of this, she forced the disciples to go out and train. Su Lingyun, the chief disciple, was gone. Zhou Yun, the rising star of the Spirit Valley, was gone. In the end, even Qiao¡¯er, this little heaven¡¯s favorite, entered the death zone. At that time, Ling Qingyun had wanted to go back in time and slap the person who had made the decision to make them go out and train! ¡°Tell me, how is Qiao¡¯er?¡± Ling Qingyun had finally heard some good news. The fact that Qiao¡¯er was able to come out alive meant that Spirit Valley had a top-notch heaven¡¯s favorite that they didn¡¯t even have a thousand years ago! Even if they failed to save the disciples who might survive, Spirit Valley could still continue to rise! ¡°Sect leader, do I really have to say it here?¡± Su Wanyi looked at the other four sects around her and her tone was slightly slow. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Although there was a lot of friction before, the heretic cultivators this time were too arrogant. Our five sects have already decided to stop the war between us before the crusade against the heretic cultivators is over.¡± Ling Qingyun said. As early as the first time the Heretic Sect was destroyed, they were connected in this way. Now that the five sects were facing the provocation of the heretic cultivators, Spirit Valley and everyone else needed to get some good news to boost their morale! Therefore, Ling Qingyun looked at Su Wanyi expectantly, hoping to hear some good news. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll tell you then. As soon as Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er came out of the death zone, she ran straight out of Spirit Valley. She¡¯s already broken through to the late-stage foundation establishment and even has a spiritual sword that I¡¯ve never seen before. I wasn¡¯t her match at all, I couldn¡¯t stop her. ¡± As Su Wanyi spoke, she stopped. Because Su Wanyi suddenly felt that the sect leader¡¯s hall , which had just relaxed a little, suddenly became extremely serious after she said these words! ¡°How could we let her run out? Aren¡¯t you the senior sister of the inner sect?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s head was about to explode! She had thought that she would hear some good news, but it turned out to be something even more troublesome! She had originally wanted to gather the elders to exterminate the heretic cultivator in one fell swoop and reduce the casualties! If he sent the elders to find Qiao¡¯er now, it might increase the losses in this battle! ¡°Qiao¡¯er only used one sword to set me in place. I couldn¡¯t fight back at all.¡± Su Wanyi lowered her head and said. She had never thought that Qiao¡¯er would become so powerful! He was so powerful that she felt like a stranger! ¡°What did Qiao¡¯er say before she left?¡± Ling Qingyun gritted her teeth. Right now, she felt that it was a little difficult to deal with. Reducing the number of elders to find Qiao¡¯er in front of the other four sects would cause the alliance to collapse before it could solidify! ¡°Qiao¡¯er said that she knows the location of the heretic cultivator. She¡¯s going to kill the heretic cultivator to avenge Junior Brother Zhou Yun, and then die in love with him!¡± Su Wanyi said anxiously. She had come to find Sect Leader Ling Qingyun to ask the her to stop Qiao¡¯er from seeking death! ¡°What did you just say? Qiao¡¯er knows the location of the heretic cultivator?!¡± Ling Qingyun was taken aback. She had not expected to hear such good news! ¡°Everyone, it¡¯s time for the Five Sect Alliance to make a decision! All the disciples of our sect carry a soul stele with them. Unless we enter the world of Avici Hell, we can find the location of our disciples. Now, besides guarding the sect, I propose that all the military forces of the five sects will follow my sect¡¯s disciple Qiao¡¯er¡¯s location to fight the heretic cultivators. What do you think?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s tone was filled with excitement. She had deliberately ignored the fact that Qiao¡¯er might not be able to find Zhou Yun. Now, she needed to send out her troops as soon as possible and keep up with Qiao¡¯er! Whether Qiao¡¯er could find Zhou Yun or not, the Spirit Valley would be able to save a heaven¡¯s favorite! ¡°Hmph! Then let¡¯s do as the sect leader of Spirit Valley said.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School snorted coldly. How could he not see through Ling Qingyun¡¯s intentions? However, the disciples of the five sects had been searching for the heretic cultivator for two whole months, and they had not made any progress. He could only listen to the sect leader of Spirit Valley and try! In any case, if the Spirit Valley made a mistake, it would be easier to make an issue out of the distribution of benefits between the five sects! The other three sects nodded in agreement. ¡°Good. Now, all late-stage foundation establishment disciples and golden core elders, listen up! In this battle, the five sects represent the righteous cultivators of the world and vow to exterminate the heretic cultivators and return peace to the world!¡± Ling Qingyun stood up and shouted, causing all the elders and disciples to be extremely excited! ¡°Let¡¯s go, sect leaders.¡± Ling Qingyun took out a spirit plate, and immediately after, a talisman burned on it. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s name flashed across the talisman. ¡°Buzz!¡± The needle on the spiritual board suddenly moved and spun crazily. In the end, it pointed in a certain direction and stopped moving! ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± At Ling Qingyun¡¯s command, the five sects all moved out! Almost 5,000 late-stage foundation establishment cultivators and 300 golden core grand cultivators rushed into the distance like dark clouds! In front of them were five sect leaders. Their auras were strong, and each of them seemed to be invincible. Just by flying, the clouds in front of them were frightened. They forcibly moved to the sides and opened a path for everyone! Other than the cultivators who were guarding the sects, just the number of disciples the five sects had sent this time was enough to shake the world! All the forces and rogue cultivators were bewildered! They looked at the group of cultivators in the sky that was fleeing into the distance like a dragon, and all of them tried to guess what had actually happened to cause the five sects to actually join forces once again! Could it be that the sky was going to collapse? Chapter 84 - Breaking Through Mid Qiao¡¯er was currently riding her flying sword. Her eyes were filled with anxiety as she kept looking in one direction. ¡°Fortunately, in order to quickly find Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s location in the sect, I secretly placed a heart lock on him. I didn¡¯t think that it would become the key to finding Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Qiao¡¯er mumbled as she took out a lock from her bosom. However, the lock was only half. The other half was in Zhou Yun¡¯s bag. The heart lock could sense the location of its other half, and the further the distance, the more blurry it would be. It was a couple¡¯s token invented by a Grand Elder of the five sects. It was very popular in the cultivation world. Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but buy one as well. She didn¡¯t expect it to be the key to finding Zhou Yun! ¡°The direction is still moving. Brother Zhou Yun must still be alive! Wait for me, Brother Zhou Yun. I will definitely save you!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were filled with determination! She was too weak before and wanted to save Zhou Yun, but she was knocked unconscious by Su Wanyi and brought back to Spirit Valley to be confined. At that time, Qiao¡¯er had thought that Spirit Valley had confined her because they were afraid of the heretic cultivators. Helplessly, she could only enter the death zone to increase her strength so that she would have the strength to save Zhou Yun! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, even if it¡¯s just me, I will definitely save you! Because I obtained this in the death zone. I will definitely be able to save you!¡± Qiao¡¯er touched her right eye, and a flame flashed in her eyes. The flame was like a phoenix spreading its wings, releasing a shocking vitality! ¡°The world of the five sects turns out to be a different world. I didn¡¯t expect to find out the truth in the death zone. The world is so small.¡± Qiao¡¯er murmured. She stepped on a red spiritual sword and accelerated again, fleeing into the distance at an astonishing speed! At this moment, in the Avici Hell, Zhou Yun did not know that the outside world had already mobilized all the forces of the five sects in search of the heretic cultivator! 5,000 late-stage foundation establishment cultivators and 300 golden core cultivators. This number was not only enough to defeat the heretic cultivators, but it would also be enough to unify the world again! The dozens of golden core cultivators from the Treasure Pavilion had already shocked countless cultivators who had come to the auction! He wondered how these cultivators would feel after knowing the true strength of the five sects. However, Zhou Yun did not know any of this. He was currently sitting cross-legged and concentrating. ¡®I¡¯ve been suppressing my cultivation for too long. Perhaps I should continue to break through today.¡¯ Zhou Yun opened his eyes. When he broke through to the foundation establishment stage, he had already reached the perfection of the early-stage foundation Establishment. During this period of time, he had been constantly tempering himself, and he had finally reached a peak level! ¡°Although I¡¯m still at the early-stage foundation establishment, I can definitely kill the me who just broke through to the foundation establishment stage in seconds. In the previous battle, I only used half of my strength to crush twenty late-stage foundation establishment spiritual corpses.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s strength had increased very quickly, and if Ling Qingyun were to hear that Zhou Yun was about to break throu gh to the mid-stage foundation establishment in just two months, she would probably be shocked! However, in this environment, Zhou Yun was trapped in this world of black Qi waves. His sparring partner was Jian Xin, the most talented chief disciple of the five sects who had an innate sword spiritual body. There were also countless spiritual corpses eyeing him covetously, and there were even quite a few golden core stage spiritual corpses! Zhou Yun still felt that he was too weak! ¡°Power, I need more power! A higher stage!¡± Zhou Yun clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve gathered all the materials you wanted. There are quite a few spiritual fruits that are quite difficult to find, and I had to kill quite a few cultivators to find them.¡± Jian Xin walked over with a big bag of spiritual fruits and a pot of spiritual spring water. His tone was warm, but what he said was shocking. ¡°Three origin fruit, fire flower grass, and Tian Ji He. These three items are the most difficult to obtain. We obtained them from the Treasure Pavilion and a cultivator.¡± Jian Xin placed the materials in front of Zhou Yun. Immediately after, several spiritual corpses emerged from the surrounding area. They were carrying a huge alchemy furnace. ¡°It took a lot of effort to get this alchemy furnace from a golden core cultivator. You should focus on alchemy and break through to the golden core stage. During this time, cultivate well and try to break through to the golden core stage as soon as possible.¡± Jian Xin encouraged him and then instructed the spiritual corpses not to disturb Zhou Yun before he left. It was as if he was really a senior brother who was thinking for his junior. Zhou Yun watched as Jian Xin and the spiritual corpses left. He then looked at the herbs and the alchemy furnace at the side. These were the things that Zhou Yun had asked Jian Xin for. He had not expected Jian Xin to really get them for him! These herbs were worth at least several thousand spiritual stones in the outside world! That alchemy furnace was probably some force¡¯s trump card, and worth at least tens of thousands of spiritual stones. ¡°He is indeed resourceful. Fellow Daoists, thank you for your medicinal ingredients.¡± Zhou Yun bowed slightly to pay his respects to the cultivators who had died a wrongful death because of him. He saw a medicinal herb still dripping with blood, and he casually used a body-cleansing talisman to clean it. ¡°Then, let¡¯s begin the pill refining. I hope I can get the pill I want this time.¡± Zhou Yun became serious. He had already polished his body to the extreme and could break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment at any time! But it was still not enough! He wanted to improve even further! ¡°Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill, a high-grade breakthrough pill for the foundation establishment stage. After a successful breakthrough, it can increase a cultivator¡¯s comprehension of fire spiritual power.¡± Zhou Yun had taken out a pill formula, which was one of the secret manuals that Venerable Xunling had given him. The heretic cultivator had not taken anything from him, so Zhou Yun had discovered this pill formula. ¡°Eh? Why is there half a lock?¡± Zhou Yun suddenly saw a broken lock. He picked it up and studied it, but he found that there was nothing special about it except for the slight spiritual power on it. ¡°Could it be that this was also given to me by Venerable Xunling? Forget it, I¡¯ll keep it for now.¡± Zhou Yun put the half of the lock into his pocket and turned his attention to the alchemy furnace. ¡°System, enter the state of enlightenment.¡± In the past two months, Zhou Yun had been madly entering a state of enlightenment to enhance his combat power. Now, he had a deeper understanding of the use of the system than when he first started! For example, other than triggering it himself, he could also ask the system if something could be triggered! And he could even ask about the direction of enlightenment! For example, when he was comprehending sword intent! If he kept on comprehending and strengthening his sword intent, he could only become a sword cultivator with an extremely strong attack, like Jian Xin. However, Zhou Yun realized that when he asked the system during his epiphany and changed the direction of his epiphany slightly, the sword intent that he had gained insight into changed from strengthening sword intent to understanding its usage! Therefore, Zhou Yun was able to figure out how to use the sword intent that even the innate sword spiritual body was amazed by! ¡°System, I want to refine the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill after this enlightenment of alchemy techniques.¡± Zhou Yun said in his mind. ¡°Yes, most handsome master.¡± The system¡¯s sweet voice sounded. Following that, Zhou Yun quickly entered a state of enlightenment. He skillfully ignited a flame at the bottom of the alchemy furnace and threw the medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace one by one! Chapter 85 - Jian Xins Apprehension Zhou Yun¡¯s speed of throwing the medicinal herbs increased, and his hands were moving so fast that they were blurry! It was completely different from the usual alchemist who would slowly put in the medicinal herbs and carefully take care of them. It was like he was playing around! Jian Xin, who was secretly watching from a distance, was also stunned. He admitted that each different profession was like a mountain separating him from the others. He was only a swordsman, and he had reached the peak of sword Dao. Of the entire five sects, only a few people could surpass him. However, he didn¡¯t have any talent in alchemy. But even so, Jian Xin felt that Zhou Yun was just messing around! How could it be possible for someone to refine pills by tossing in handfuls of medicinal herbs? The fire was so big that he would believe it if you said it was a stir-fry! ¡°Hey, hey, hey! What is that? Why did he just take a basket of medicinal herbs and pour it in? This isn¡¯t a match! He¡¯s refining pills!¡± When Jian Xin saw Zhou Yun pouring the basket of herbs into the alchemy furnace, he could not help but feel heartache even if he could kill cultivators and plunder the herbs with a smile! The herbs that he had painstakingly gathered were actually wasted by Zhou Yun! That¡¯s right, in Jian Xin¡¯s eyes, he felt that Zhou Yun was defiling him! ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that Junior Brother Zhou Yun actually hates me. He said he knew how to refine pills to fool me and needed my help to collect the herbs¡­¡± Jian Xin began to wonder if he really had a problem. Zhou Yun was still continuously adding medicinal ingredients into the alchemy furnace. He didn¡¯t know that Jian Xin had seen him refining pills, nor did he know that his actions had made Jian Xin doubt his life. However, he did not stop. Instead, he became faster and more skilled. In a short while, all the medicinal herbs were poured into the furnace. Zhou Yun even took a sip of the spiritual spring water and kept it in his mouth, then spurted it into the pot! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you should be very careful when refining pills! Think twice before you act! I know you hate me, but when you¡¯re refining pills, you have to treat the ingredients well, okay? If I was a medicinal ingredient and knew that I would be refined like this, I would rather die and be trampled to death.¡± Jian Xin finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He walked in front of Zhou Yun and tried to persuade him. Even if Zhou Yun had no foundation in alchemy, he would still support him if he suddenly wanted to refine pills. He was happy for his junior brother¡¯s growth! But he can¡¯t play like this! As Jian Xin spoke, he suddenly realized that Zhou Yun was still refining pills and did not even look at him. At this moment, Jian Xin suddenly realized something. Why hadn¡¯t the alchemy furnace exploded? ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Jian Xin took a step back because he realized that the fire under the alchemy furnace was slowly decreasing. Did this mean that the pill was ready to be refined? ¡°Open!¡± Zhou Yun circulated his spiritual energy in his palm and slapped the top of the alchemy furnace! The lid of the alchemy furnace suddenly opened, and a burst of golden light soared into the sky! The pill for breaking through to the foundation establishment stage was far from being comparable to the pill for the Qi cultivation stage. Even after the pill was refined, it had some strange effects! However, a pill refinement prodigy like Zhou Yun was extremely rare in the world of foundation establishment pills! ¡°I can¡¯t believe he actually refined a pill! However, why wasn¡¯t there any pill fragrance? Such a phenomenon should prove that the pill is close to perfection! Why can¡¯t I smell the pill fragrance?¡± Jian Xin was stunned. He suddenly looked into the alchemy furnace. At this moment, ten perfectly smooth, fiery-red pills were in the alchemy furnace. These ten pills were incomparably smooth, and not a single flaw could be seen at all! ¡°It¡¯s over¡­ A perfect-tier pill! Spirit Valley actually produced a disciple who can refine a perfect-tier pill! Are you a glory disciple?¡± Jian Xin¡¯s shocks came one after another! He was just about to reach out and take a Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill to take a good look at the legendary perfect-tier pill. However, Zhou Yun¡¯s hands were faster! He grabbed the ten pills, threw them all into his mouth, and swallowed them in one gulp, causing Jian Xin¡¯s action to miss! ¡°You! Junior Brother Zhou Yun! You¡¯re silly! I admit that I shouldn¡¯t have doubted you! However, the medicinal properties of the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill were strong by themselves! If you swallow ten of them at once, the lightest consequence would be a rupture of your meridians, and the worst would be an explosion of your body! Come over quickly, I¡¯ll help you vomit! You can still be saved now! Don¡¯t die!¡± Jian Xin panicked again. He held a pot of spiritual spring water in his hand and wanted to help Zhou Yun vomit. However, Zhou Yun ignored Jian Xin¡¯s words. He sat down cross-legged and began to refine the medicinal effects of the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills. It was fine if Jian Xin did not know. He knew Zhou Yun very well. His body had already been tempered to the limit in the early-stage foundation establishment! Not only was his spiritual energy ten times stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator, but his physique and meridians were also stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator! Ordinary foundation establishment pills would not be of any use at all, not to mention that Zhou Yun still needed more pills to break through his stage. He needed to hone his strength to become even more powerful! Therefore, besides powerful pills, Zhou Yun simply needed more of them! Only when the quantity and the power of the pills were combined could Zhou Yun break through to the perfect mid-stage foundation establishment! Zhou Yun did not care about Jian Xin, who was still trying to help him vomit. He focused all his attention on his body. On the side, Jian Xin saw that Zhou Yun ignored him and entered a state of cultivation. There was no abnormality in his body. Only then did he feel at ease. It turned out that Junior Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s alchemy skills were so amazing. He even had a certain level of control over his own body! The average person would not dare to directly swallow such a terrifying pill like ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills before they had experimented with it! However, Junior Brother Zhou Yun dared to swallow them. Jian Xin also felt a burst of admiration for Zhou Yun. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, if you had not been captured and brought to this place, if you had not been captured to the Avici Hell, you would have been a glorious disciple that everyone in the Spirit Valley would have paid attention to. Next should be the Five Sects Assembly. Just like me back then, you¡¯ll become the most dazzling existence in the five sects!¡± Jian Xin muttered to himself. In the end, he still left slowly. No one would disturb Zhou Yun in this place. Therefore, he left with a peace of mind. However, in Jian Xin¡¯s eyes, he could not bear to do so. As a sword cultivator, he was born with a sword spiritual body. He knew that Zhou Yun was hiding his strength¡­ In this Avici Hell, no matter how strong you were, even if you broke through to the golden core stage, it was impossible to escape from the control of that heretic cultivator! Jian Xin was filled with joy at Zhou Yun¡¯s continuous growth in strength, but he also felt pity for Zhou Yun¡¯s impending death. He knew that as long as Zhou Yun broke through to the golden core stage, no matter how much Zhou Yun hid his strength, he would not be able to do so the moment Venerable Xunling came out. That heretic cultivator would kill him and turn him into a zombie. After that, it was time for them to make a move on Venerable Xunling. ¡°If only you didn¡¯t come out. It would be great if you were in the Spirit Valley. You just need to grow up happily.¡± Jian Xin said as he walked further and further away. Chapter 86 - Failed Enlightenment After Zhou Yun had consumed ten entire Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills, his body seemed to be filled with explosive fire spiritual energy! The violent and turbulent fire spiritual energy spread and collided in his meridians! The tiny meridians were in pain from the impact! If not for the fact that Zhou Yun had chosen to build a perfect foundation establishment stage, the first wave of fire spiritual energy would have been enough to break his meridians! The Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill not only contained the fire spiritual energy that ordinary cultivators had to carefully refine. This was because it was a foundation establishment pill that consumed a large number of medicinal herbs and required extremely powerful alchemy techniques to refine. Among all the foundation establishment pills, the spiritual energy contained in the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill was the most violent, even in the entire Spirit Valley. The disciples who had points and wanted to exchange for the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill for cultivation had to consume it slowly under the supervision of the Grand Elder. They had to spend eighty-one days before they could refine one Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill! But this time, Zhou Yun had actually swallowed ten whole pills! Regardless of whether it was Jian Xin or Grand Elder, they would think that Zhou Yun was seeking death! ¡°As expected of the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill. I¡¯ve just swallowed it, and the violent fire spiritual energy is already causing my meridians to hurt!¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows as he gritted his teeth to endure the pain! Now, he still needed to become even stronger, to become stronger than Jian Xin¡¯s imagination, to surpass the imagination of the heretic cultivator behind this Black world! Only then would he have the chance to hide his strength! Zhou Yun had just gritted his teeth to endure the intense pain caused by the violent fire spiritual energy when in the next moment, a more vast and majestic fire spiritual energy gushed out from the ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills! The massive amount of spiritual energy filled all of Zhou Yun¡¯s meridians! There was even a large amount of spiritual energy that was flowing out of his body! The fire spiritual energy had even roasted part of his skin and flesh! The smell of burnt meat wafted out, and Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body turned red and white! This was because the fire spiritual energy was too violent and was slowly roasting his body. He couldn¡¯t control his spiritual energy and was about to lose control! Zhou Yun bit his lips so hard that traces of blood could be seen in the corner of his mouth! He knew that it was very risky to swallow ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills at the same time. He might even lose control of his spiritual energy due to a careless mistake and go into deviation, failing to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment! ¡°However, this is the only path I can take now! I¡¯d rather die than become your friendly Junior Brother in a game of pretend!¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with the desire to become stronger! How could he not know that Jian Xin had already discovered that he was hiding his strength? But he was taking a gamble! Zhou Yun was betting that the speed at which he became stronger exceeded the estimation of Jian Xin. It was beyond the estimation of the heretic cultivator behind it! Until he was strong enough to kill them all! ¡°This time, I¡¯ve taken an unconventional path. I might be injured, or I might fail in my breakthrough and die here. But I can¡¯t just become someone else¡¯s slave and be refined by that heretic cultivator into a zombie that only has my memories but no self!¡± Zhou Yun murmured. His eyes were filled with determination. ¡°Whoosh!¡± A piece of flesh on Zhou Yun¡¯s arm had actually turned into charcoal due to the fire spiritual energy¡¯s burning. It had melted and a bubble had appeared! ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. The pain was making him lose his mind! His body was filled with the spiritual energy of ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills! Not to mention Zhou Yun alone, even a hundred cultivators would shake their heads at the amount of spiritual energy contained in ten perfect-tier Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills. This amount of spiritual energy was enough to make them explode! ¡°I can¡¯t hold on any longer. Jian Xin should have gone far by now. He possesses the memories and emotions of the original Jian Xin. When he sees that I¡¯m about to fail in my breakthrough, he¡¯ll probably leave for a period of time in sadness before coming back to collect my corpse.¡± Zhou Yun used his perfection of sword intent to sense his surroundings. He could not sense the existence of Jian Xin. As he had expected, it seemed that Jian Xin had really left for a while because he was afraid of seeing him die. ¡°That¡¯s good. As long as Jian Xin leaves, he won¡¯t notice how powerful I¡¯ve become when I break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment!¡±Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. The corners of his mouth were so dry that they looked like the cracked earth, full of scars! However, Zhou Yun was now filled with hope! If he could break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment without being noticed by Jian Xin, who had an innate sword spiritual body, then his true strength would not be discovered by the heretic cultivators! Then, whether it was Jian Xin or a heretic cultivator, they could only estimate his combat power! As long as he became stronger than they could imagine, he would still have room to hide his strength! ¡°It¡¯s time, system. If I don¡¯t achieve enlightenment, I¡¯m really going to die from deviation!¡± Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. At this moment, more than half of his body had already been burnt to a crisp by the violent fire spiritual energy. He was neither human nor a ghost. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he had been using his spiritual energy to maintain his consciousness, he would have fainted from the pain! However, this also meant that Zhou Yun had to maintain a hundred percent consciousness. He could feel his body slowly being roasted from the inside out. The incomparable pain almost made Zhou Yun faint! ¡°Most handsome master, you¡¯ve worked hard. I believe that master will be able to find a way to solve the problem in front of him in his state of enlightenment!¡± In Zhou Yun¡¯s mind, a sweet voice rang out, as if it had eased some of Zhou Yun¡¯s pain! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. This time, he swallowed all ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills and threw them all at once. He was taking a gamble! He was betting that the enlightenment of his system could help him escape danger! It could make him stronger! ¡°I¡¯ve already reached the perfection of the foundation establishment stage. No one in the foundation establishment stage is my opponent. But now, I want to improve even further!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with determination! The next moment, his eyes suddenly became clear, as if he had entered a mysterious state! Zhou Yun had successfully entered a state of enlightenment! In the next moment, he quickly felt the damage to his body, the changes in his meridians, and the state of his spiritual energy! ¡°Half of my body was actually burnt by the overflowing fire spiritual energy. But fortunately, because of my perfect foundation establishment, my meridians are tougher than ordinary people, and I¡¯m only feeling a dull pain now. It¡¯s just that the number of meridians is too small, so it can¡¯t contain all the spiritual energy.¡± Zhou Yun quickly analyzed the cause of his deviation. At the same time, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind. One by one, solutions to his current body¡¯s problems flashed through his mind! ¡°No, this can only solve my current problem, but it can¡¯t make me stronger! ¡°Although this can help me change my cultivation deviation and break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, it will also damage my foundation!¡± All these thoughts flashed through his mind, but they were all rejected! Zhou Yun¡¯s brows furrowed even more. He realized that if he wanted to perfectly resolve his deviation and break through to the mid-foundation establishment stage, he could not have both! Chapter 87 - Re Zhou Yun¡¯s mind was racing! More and more solutions were being denied by him! But the next moment, more and more solutions appeared! After entering the state of enlightenment, Zhou Yun was like a computer. Countless resources and solutions could be connected to big data, and a steady stream of solutions flashed for him to choose from! ¡°No! These solutions can indeed solve the problem of my cultivation deviation and breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, but they¡¯re not perfect. It can¡¯t greatly increase my strength!¡± Zhou Yun became anxious! Now, every second he thought about it, his deviation would become more serious! However, if he couldn¡¯t find a way to become stronger, he wouldn¡¯t be able to escape from the heretic cultivator¡¯s control in the end! ¡°No! Just this method alone is not enough! I need to change the direction of my enlightenment! Perhaps the direction of my enlightenment was wrong from the beginning!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration. This time, he had asked the system to help him achieve enlightenment. The request was to solve the problem of deviation and to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, which would greatly improve his strength! ¡°Perhaps I don¡¯t need to solve the problem of deviation. I can also make use of it!¡± Zhou Yun discovered that in every method of enlightenment, it was either to resolve the deviation first before breaking through or to resolve the deviation after breaking through! However, of these two methods, the former could solve the problem of the body, but it wouldn¡¯t increase the strength by much. The latter could greatly increase one¡¯s strength, but because the deviation was resolved too late, it led to damage to the foundation! In the future, it would be difficult to achieve the Great Path of immortal cultivation! But just a moment ago, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind! Since he couldn¡¯t have both, why couldn¡¯t he use the injury of deviation to make it a powerful assistant for his breakthrough? ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s better to channel than to block. Moreover, I¡¯m in a state of enlightenment now. Since I can¡¯t have both, I¡¯ll include deviation as one of the conditions for a breakthrough!¡± Zhou Yun gave up on the idea of treating his deviation. He quickly asked the system in his mind. ¡°System, change the direction of enlightenment. The direction of enlightenment has changed from solving the problem of deviation to using deviation to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment and improve my cultivation!¡± Zhou Yun quickly said in his mind! ¡°Alright, most handsome master. I¡¯ll begin your enlightenment now!¡± The system¡¯s sweet voice replied. In the next moment, the peaceful light in Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes suddenly changed. In an instant, several thoughts flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. This time, Zhou Yun¡¯s tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. He had found a way to perfectly break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment and greatly increase his strength during his deviation! ¡°It¡¯s just as I thought! This time, I will definitely succeed! Heretic cultivator, wait for me to take your head!¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes. This time, he completely immersed his mind in his body! His divine sense kept scanning the places on his body that were injured! ¡°The reason for the deviation is because I have too much fire spiritual energy. The number of meridians in my body is not enough, which caused the fire spiritual energy to abuse my body and damage it! ¡°However, since I don¡¯t have enough meridians, and the fire spiritual energy is so abundant that it is wreaking havoc in my body, why can¡¯t I treat my body like my meridians and become a vessel for the fire spiritual energy? ¡°By then, not only will I be able to resolve the effects of the deviation, but I¡¯ll also be able to perfectly absorb a large amount of spiritual energy from the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill and perfectly break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment!¡± Zhou Yun kept muttering to himself. However, if anyone were to hear Zhou Yun¡¯s words, they would definitely think that he had gone crazy! Deviation meant that all the spiritual energy in the body was completely out of control! This kind of spiritual energy was completely harmful! At this time, he actually wanted to let his body accommodate this spiritual energy, which was no different from a fantasy! Even if they were cultivators, they were just flesh and blood. Not to mention that ordinary cultivators could use spirit power because of the meridians in their bodies, which could circulate spirit power. It was fine if the spiritual energy was on the surface of the body, but if the spiritual energy entered the flesh and blood, it would only be extremely painful. Then, the spiritual energy would spiritualize the flesh and blood, turning them into stiff pieces of meat! Originally, Zhou Yun was already suffering from deviation, and his entire body was filled with fire spiritual energy. Half of his flesh and blood had been burnt, so how could he have absorbed so much spiritual energy? There was no flesh at all! Furthermore, his flesh and blood could not contain his spiritual energy! Even Ling Qingyun, one of the five sect leaders, would have to call Zhou Yun a monster if he were to witness his actions. However, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were shining with a calm light. He wasn¡¯t anxious at all about his body collapsing inch by inch and going into deviation. In fact, he was even a little excited! ¡°The first step is to force the excess fire spiritual energy onto the already burnt flesh!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and forcefully squeezed out the spiritual energy that had filled his meridians, allowing the spiritual energy to channel the brutal fire spiritual energy in his body to the charred parts of his body! ¡°The second part is to circulate the Spiritual Qi Mantra! It¡¯s time for my original Spiritual Qi Mantra to evolve once more!¡± When Zhou Yun was at the perfect foundation establishment, he had already modified the Spiritual Qi Mantra to fit his body perfectly. He was able to continue cultivating even without his consciousness. It was also because of this that Zhou Yun was able to train his body to the limit so quickly, and in just two months, he was able to break through again! ¡°The Spiritual Qi Mantra can only circulate the spiritual Qi in the meridians to purify and increase the spiritual Qi in the body. Moreover, it would automatically cultivate according to the inertia of the circulation of one¡¯s spiritual energy. But now, I¡¯m going to expand the range of the spiritual Qi chant to cover my entire body!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s expression was determined. He took a deep breath and began to modify the Spiritual Qi Mantra! To use the entire body as storage for spiritual energy was absolutely shocking! He was no longer a human and was not much different from the spiritual corpse that had been refined! However, Zhou Yun had a feeling that if he could successfully modify the Spiritual Qi Mantra this time, he would have an unexpected discovery after his breakthrough! Zhou Yun¡¯s thoughts flew through his mind as he entered this state of enlightenment! With a single thought, the Spiritual Qi Mantra was modified several times! In just a moment, Zhou Yun had completed the modification of the Spiritual Qi Mantra! ¡°The modification of the Spiritual Qi Mantra is complete!¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. His plan had already succeeded halfway. All he needed to do now was to circulate the Spiritual Qi Mantra! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. At this moment, half of his face had completely cracked. He looked neither like a human nor a ghost, and it sent chills down one¡¯s spine! However, he didn¡¯t care. He frantically mobilized the spiritual energy in his meridians. Under the guidance of the new Spiritual Qi Mantra, he used his entire body to circulate it in an unprecedented way! ¡°Whether I live or die, it all boils down to this!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with determination. He had not finished what he wanted to do! Modifying the Spiritual Qi Mantra and circulating all the spiritual Qi in his body was just a preparation! What he had to do next was to make the choice to determine his success! ¡°Now, I¡¯m going to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment!¡± Zhou Yun could no longer clench his teeth. His chin had been completely charred and had fallen off. His entire body was like a charred corpse! Chapter 88 - Breakthrough! Fire Source! At this time, the spiritual energy in his meridians was completely circulating, and a large amount of spiritual energy was flowing in the remaining flesh and blood. Zhou Yun was in so much pain that he almost fainted! There seemed to be several streams of lava flowing in his body! Several small branches extended out from the flowing lava, and the scorching heat almost scorched the rest of Zhou Yun¡¯s body! If Zhou Yun had not entered a state of enlightenment and forcefully suppressed the pain, an ordinary person would have died from the intense pain when 80% of their body was already charred! ¡°I¡¯m breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s hoarse voice sounded like a broken instrument. He released the mid-foundation establishment stage that he had been suppressing in his dantian for a long time! At that moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s aura was rising! At a terrifying speed, his cultivation stage rose to a level that would terrify ordinary cultivators! Mid-stage foundation establishment, completion of mid-stage foundation establishment, the perfection of mid-stage foundation establishment! His stage rose rapidly! There wasn¡¯t even the slightest pause! Just as his cultivation level was rising rapidly and unstoppably, to the point where he was about to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment, Zhou Yun came to a standstill and barely managed to stop at the perfect mid-stage foundation establishment! ¡°Phew! I¡¯ve been stuck at the early-stage foundation establishment for too long, and this time, I almost broke through to the late-stage foundation establishment!¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his cultivation level had stopped at the perfect mid-stage foundation establishment. If he continued to break through, he would definitely break through to the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment! His accumulation over a long time was so deep that ordinary cultivators would never know about it! If an ordinary cultivator were to see that he was able to break through from the early stage to the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment in just two months, they would definitely say that their entire life¡¯s cultivation had been in vain! Then, he would treat Zhou Yun as a monster! However, Zhou Yun was not in the Spirit Valley at the moment, so he could not enjoy the surprised gazes of others! He was now a slave, a slave of the heretic cultivator! If he didn¡¯t suppress his stage and raised his strength to the extreme, he would become material for the heretic cultivator and the next zombie! ¡°It¡¯s not over yet! I have only broken through to the next stage, but my deviation is not over yet! I still haven¡¯t turned it into a helping hand to break through my stage, a trump card to greatly increase my strength!¡± Zhou Yun had broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, but he did not even have the chance to catch his breath! A large part of his body was still charred, and he was a complete cripple! Not to mention that a large amount of spiritual energy was still wreaking havoc in his body! Furthermore, Jian Xin might even come over to check if he was dead! Zhou Yun was pressed for time! He didn¡¯t have any chance to relax! ¡°Now, it¡¯s time to verify my thoughts!¡± Zhou Yun could feel the spiritual energy in his body increasing in quantity and purity. He knew that this was a change in his body after he had broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment! Even at this moment! Zhou Yundu could feel that the number of meridians in his body that had been opened up had increased! The originally invisible fine meridians also became larger because of the infusion of spiritual energy, so large that they could be seen with the spiritual sense! ¡°Now, my life or death will depend on this. If I succeed, I¡¯ll have the chance to kill the heretic cultivator and break out of this trashy world. I¡¯ll return to the Spirit Valley and live a comfortable life. If I fail, then you can only wait for the heretic cultivator to harvest my head and use me as materials!¡± Even Zhou Yun hesitated for a moment. However, the next moment, all the hesitation in his heart disappeared. Rather than being a prisoner waiting for death, he might as well look for a ray of hope! Zhou Yun guided the spiritual energy in his body to move wildly! Countless meridians were shattered at this moment! Other than the main meridians that Zhou Yun had kept intact, the countless meridians that had not yet been expanded and had just been expanded were all shattered by Zhou Yun! This was no different from destroying one¡¯s foundation! A cultivator without meridians would not be able to use spiritual energy and would become a cripple with no cultivation! However, Zhou Yun had done so! And this was not the only thing he had to do! In the next moment, he forced out all the spiritual energy in his remaining main meridians. The fire spiritual energy, which was dozens of times more powerful than that of ordinary cultivators, wreaked havoc on Zhou Yun¡¯s completely charred body! At this moment, other than his brain and eyes that were protected by the spiritual energy, Zhou Yun had been completely burnt by the fire spiritual energy! ¡°Now is the time to use the third function of the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill!¡± Zhou Yun thought to himself. The Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill had three functions. The first was to provide pure fire spiritual energy, and the second was that the amount of fire spiritual energy was so large that it was suffocating! The third function was that after a cultivator broke through, a medicinal liquid with healing properties would flow out. The Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill was incomparably precious, and refining it was incomparably difficult! Even the Grand Elder could only produce three to five pills a year! From this, one could see how precious it was! As for the medicinal herbs that Zhou Yun had Jian Xin gather after plundering for so long, they were only enough to refine ten pills! The first and second functions used half of the medicinal effects of the Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pill. The remaining medicinal effects were the healing effects! Zhou Yun had swallowed ten whole Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills, in addition to some of the body-repairing effects that came with breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment! Such a huge amount of medicinal liquid and the boost from his cultivation breakthrough was enough to heal Zhou Yun¡¯s injuries! Although it couldn¡¯t revive a person, it could regrow flesh from bones! ¡°To be reborn after death! Heretic cultivator, you better pray that you don¡¯t fall into my hands!¡± As a time traveler with a system, Zhou Yun had never thought that he would one day be forced into such a state by a heretic cultivator! ¡°Begin restoration!¡± Zhou Yun directed his spiritual energy in a certain direction. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The inner lining of the ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills had been pierced by spiritual energy, and the medicinal liquid that glowed with a dark green light flowed out! The medicinal liquid automatically flowed into Zhou Yun¡¯s body. At the same time, it was also slowly healing Zhou Yun¡¯s body with the feedback from his breakthrough! This time, Zhou Yun¡¯s body was completely charred. It was even more terrifying than swallowing a Marrow Purifying Pill! He was directly burned to a crisp, and all the impurities in his body were burned away! It was possible that some of the impurities were too stubborn and could not be washed out. However, Zhou Yun¡¯s body had already been completely burned out of all impurities. If Zhou Yun were to recover his physical body once again, he would truly be reborn! Not to mention his innate ability, Zhou Yun was like a newborn baby with an innate body! ¡°Crack!¡± With a crisp sound, Zhou Yun¡¯s charred skin fell off, revealing skin that was even smoother than a baby¡¯s. He was so fair and healthy that if Qiao¡¯er saw him, she would be extremely envious! ¡°My body is slowly recovering. I can feel my body now.¡± Zhou Yun finally heaved a sigh of relief. When he was refining pills, he had refined perfect-tier pills, so he naturally knew all the functions of pills. However, with his body completely charred, Zhou Yun¡¯s heart was in his mouth, afraid that he would not be able to recover! At this time, his body was slowly recovering under the double buffs of the medicinal liquid and the breakthrough in his cultivation. He could finally heave a sigh of relief! Chapter 89 - Swearing to Kill the Heretic Cultivator ¡°Crack, crack!¡± More and more charred skin fell off. Zhou Yun finally stood up completely. He stood up again. He shook his body and finally shook off all the burnt skin on his body. Zhou Yun poured a pot of spiritual spring water in front of him and examined his current body through the water. He had become much bigger and longer. Zhou Yun¡¯s muscles became bigger and stronger. And his body had become leaner and more handsome! Because he had been completely reborn, Zhou Yun¡¯s skin was now even smoother and fairer. He moved slightly, like an immortal who had walked out of a painting! He was extremely handsome! He had already won the hearts of many female cultivators in Spirit Valley because of his outstanding appearance. However, Zhou Yun estimated that if he were to return to the Spirit Valley, he would probably cause a huge commotion! His appearance alone was enough to drive the Spirit Valley mad! ¡°My body has finally recovered, and I¡¯ve reached the peak of the mid-stage foundation establishment. My deviation has also disappeared. There¡¯s only one last thing left to confirm.¡± Zhou Yun took out a set of clothes from a bag beside him and changed into them. Then, he sat down cross-legged nervously. In order to turn the deviation into his aid, Zhou Yun modified the Spiritual Qi Mantra to allow the spiritual energy to circulate within his body. It even broke the foundation and meridians of a cultivator! If he was wrong, everything he had planned would be for naught. He would become a cultivator without spiritual energy, only in the mid-stage foundation establishment! ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll close my eyes and focus to confirm this.¡± At first, Zhou Yun did not dare to use his spiritual energy. But now, he had to use his spiritual energy to confirm if his body had completely lost it. Or did his idea succeed? ¡°Come forth!¡± A ball of flame appeared on Zhou Yun¡¯s fingertip! This ball of flame was extremely hot. It was not the Fire Sword Intent, nor the Fire Sword Qi. It could not even be considered a ball of flame! ¡°This is my spiritual energy. My spiritual energy has turned into flames!¡± Zhou Yun was excited. His idea had succeeded! ¡°In my body now, other than the main channels and meridians, the spiritual energy has already completely circulated throughout my entire body! My body is the vessel for spiritual energy! The total amount of spiritual energy is fifty times that of an ordinary person!¡± Zhou Yun had completely devoured the spiritual energy of ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills, in addition to his original total amount of spiritual energy. Now, his total spiritual energy was fifty times that of an ordinary person! ¡°Furthermore, because what I absorbed was the violent fire spiritual energy, and I circulated it throughout my body with the modified Spiritual Qi Mantra, my spiritual energy didn¡¯t even need to be converted, and directly turned into the purest fire spiritual energy!¡± Zhou Yun excitedly extended another finger, and an even more demonic flame appeared on his fingertip! Zhou Yun had won his bet! Not only did he successfully break through under the eyes of Jian Xin and the heretic cultivator, but he also made an excessive breakthrough and greatly increased his strength! His body had been reborn, and it was comparable to an innate body! The total amount of spiritual energy doubled! He was able to use his body to channel the spirit! Furthermore, his affinity with fire spiritual energy was even more terrifying than his innate fire spiritual body! After all, even a fire spiritual body would need to circulate fire spiritual energy in the meridians of the body. However, Zhou Yun had directly used his body to channel his spiritual energy! His body was like a walking fire spiritual energy! Not only was it more convenient to release spiritual energy, but it was also faster to absorb the spiritual energy from the world! ¡°Even if I¡¯m in battle now, I can continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to recover. I can even cultivate in battle!¡± Even though Zhou Yun had already expected this to happen before his breakthrough, he still couldn¡¯t help but be shocked when he actually achieved it! ¡°Roar!¡± Zhou Yun raised the Fire Dragon Sword, which was now emitting a faint sword cry! His compatibility with the Fire Dragon Sword was even higher! The spiritual energy flowed smoothly from his hand into the Fire Dragon Sword and could be retrieved back from the Fire Dragon Sword! With a thought from Zhou Yun, the entire Fire Dragon Sword became extremely dim. At the same time, Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body had actually lost its luster just like the Fire Dragon Sword! In just an instant, Zhou Yun had turned from an immortal in the sky, an immortal talent that shone brilliantly wherever he went, into a weed that could be seen everywhere on the roadside. He completely made people lose their attention! ¡°I¡¯ve become a fire spiritual body. No, I¡¯m even stronger than a fire spiritual body. I should call it a fire essence body! Now, I can even be used as a weapon, and my aura can be completely transformed into something else!¡± Zhou Yun buried this information deep in his heart. This might be an important opportunity for him to turn the tables! ¡°I can¡¯t explain the power of a fire essence body in a short time, but I didn¡¯t make the wrong choice in this breakthrough. What I have to do next is to hide my strength in front of Jian Xin.¡± Zhou Yun was now full of confidence. Perhaps Jian Xin could guess that he was hiding his strength. However, just by relying on Jian Xin and the heretic cultivator behind him, could they really imagine that Zhou Yun had actually used an unprecedented method of breakthrough to turn the deviation into a boost, and even cultivate a terrifying fire essence body? ¡°The current me only needs one strike to kill the person I was before my breakthrough.¡± Zhou Yun said indifferently. He was simply stating a fact. In fact, it was conservative! After awakening the fire essence body, he seemed to have become one with the Fire Dragon Sword. He could control it as if it was his arm, and his mind was clear! This was a level that he had never reached before! ¡°However, I¡¯ll hide my strength first. I¡¯ll come back to this after I solve the problem here.¡± Zhou Yun gave up on the idea of testing how strong he was now. He turned his gaze to the rock on the other side. Four spiritual corpses were slowly walking over. In their hands were many spiritual fruits and spiritual spring water. And behind the four spiritual corpses was a happy Jian Xin. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I can¡¯t believe you survived. You¡¯re indeed the most powerful heaven¡¯s favorite of Spirit Valley! That¡¯s great! That¡¯s wonderful!¡± The originally unsmiling Jian Xin¡¯s mood actually fluctuated greatly at this time! Zhou Yun could tell that Jian Xin was truly happy for him. He was also very happy to accept Jian Xin¡¯s worry, so he reached out and accepted Jian Xin¡¯s palm. After that, Zhou Yun passed the spiritual fruit over and slowly bit into it. He then drank a few mouthfuls of spiritual spring water to moisten his throat. While Zhou Yun was eating, Jian Xin was looking at him with a gratified expression. Zhou Yun could feel Jian Xin¡¯s worry. But in his heart, he felt even more anger towards the heretic cultivator! If Jian Xin was still alive, he would be very happy to accept it! However, he actually toyed with Jian Xin¡¯s corpse and used his corpse to worry about him. This was simply a mockery! Not to mention that the heretic cultivator had also threatened to turn him into a zombie. This action was no different from adding oil to the fire! Zhou Yun nibbled on the spiritual fruit. He lowered his eyes to hide the anger in them. He swore that he would not let this heretic cultivator die so easily! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, since you¡¯ve completed your breakthrough, do you want to have some actual combat training?¡± Jian Xin¡¯s originally worried expression suddenly turned bitter. He pointed at his head. Zhou Yun instantly realized that the heretic cultivator was trying to test his strength! ¡°Alright.¡± Zhou Yun replied. Chapter 90 - Su Wanyis Strength Fenghua City was in an uproar! All the mortals raised their heads high, and some even stood on their tiptoes, wanting to see the immortals standing in the sky more clearly! Five thousand late-stage foundation establishment cultivators, three hundred golden core cultivators, and the sect leaders of the five sects! They were now hovering above Fenghua City! Ling Qingyun looked at the spiritual board in his hand and remained silent. ¡°Sect leader of Spirit Valley, you¡¯re in charge of this matter. You said you¡¯ll follow your sect¡¯s disciples to find the heretic cultivator. But why are so many of our cultivators wasting time with your Spirit Valley?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said. That¡¯s right, the needle on the spiritual board in Ling Qingyun¡¯s hand had disappeared! The needle on the spiritual board was made of spiritual energy. As long as the designated Spirit Valley disciple was not dead, they would be able to find his or her position! But now that the needle had disappeared, there were only two possibilities. The first was that Qiao¡¯er had already entered the Avici Hell of the heretic cultivator! The second possibility was that Qiao¡¯er had already died in the outside world! ¡°Heh, I think the so-called Spirit Valley¡¯s heaven¡¯s favorite would have died outside long ago!¡± A disciple of the Autumn Path School suddenly said. The disciples of Spirit Valley looked at the disciple with hostility. ¡°Hehehe, although this disciple of mine isn¡¯t as good as the chief disciple, he¡¯s not bad either. The only flaw is that he loves to tell the truth. Everyone, please forgive him.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said with a smile, trying to dissolve the awkward atmosphere. But the other three sect leaders all shook their heads slightly. The heretic cultivator hadn¡¯t been eliminated yet, but they were already preparing to distribute the benefits. The Autumn Path School was always so impatient. However, they did not stop him. After all, Spirit Valley had produced many geniuses for many years. Although they had all been killed by the heretic cultivator, it had given them a lot of pressure. It would be good to take this opportunity to knock some sense into Spirit Valley. ¡°In my opinion, Spirit Valley should give up that treasured land. Otherwise, the cultivators who were cultivated with so many resources would be nothing more than trash.¡± The disciple spoke again. He looked straight at Su Wanyi and said, his eyes full of ridicule! He was provoking Su Wanyi¡¯s anger! All for the sake of fighting her! The Spirit Valley had obtained a treasured land ten years ago, and the Autumn Path School had been drooling over it for a long time! ¡°How dare you call sister Qiao¡¯er trash!¡± Su Wanyi was originally able to maintain her gentleness. As the eldest senior sister, she had to take responsibility. But when she heard that Qiao¡¯er had been humiliated, as well as the junior brothers and sisters of Spirit Valley, she couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer! As the eldest senior sister among her junior brothers and sisters, Su Wanyi loved every disciple of Spirit Valley. Now, someone was actually insulting her junior in front of the five sect leaders! Su Wanyi took a step forward, and a rich late-stage foundation establishment aura gushed out of her body! ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to insult the junior brothers and sisters of Spirit Valley. Apologize, or else!¡± The gentleness on Su Wanyi¡¯s face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression, which was terrifying! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that other than us, the younger generation would also be so lively. How about this, sect leader of Spirit Valley, I¡¯ll bet a top-tier spiritual weapon on your Spirit Valley¡¯s treasured land. How about letting the younger generation spar with each other? No matter what the result is, my Autumn Path School will keep its word for the rest of the journey.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said this with a kind expression, but his eyes were already fixed on Ling Qingyun. Ling Qingyun shook his head slightly. Among the five sects, the Autumn Path School was the most impatient one. She didn¡¯t expect it to come so quickly. ¡°Wanyi, do your best. Don¡¯t hurt others.¡± Ling Qingyun said softly. She had agreed to the sect leader¡¯s request. After all, if she didn¡¯t make an example out of them now, there would be three other sects coming later. She didn¡¯t want to be distracted and look behind at this critical moment in the fight against the heretic cultivators. ¡°Good! Huo Meng, go ahead then! Don¡¯t hurt anyone.¡± When the sect leader of the Autumn Path School heard that Ling Qingyun had agreed, a smile bloomed on his face. With a wave of Ling Qingyun¡¯s hand, the cultivators in the sky spread out in a circle, making room for Su Wanyi and Huo Meng. At the same time, the mortals on the ground widened their eyes! They didn¡¯t expect to see so many immortals in their lifetime, and they didn¡¯t expect to see the duel between immortals! One must know that immortals were divine dragons that could only be seen and not seen! When a Qi cultivator appeared, it was enough for mortals to brag about it for the rest of their lives! This time, there were thousands of grand cultivators in the sky who could fly! There were even two grand cultivators fighting! At this time, the mortals in Fenghua City felt that when they died, someone would struggle to come to their tombstones and brag about it! ¡°Su Wanyi from Spirit Valley.¡± Su Wanyi greeted. Her face was as cold as frost. Su Wanyi would not give any gentleness to those who touched her bottom line! ¡°Autumn Path School, Huo Meng.¡± Huo Meng laughed disdainfully, and a huge amount of spiritual energy slowly emerged from his body. Huo Meng was a cultivator at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment! The corner of Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes twitched. The Autumn Path School had come prepared. There was actually such a young cultivator at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment. It seemed that the other four sects had developed well in the last few hundred years. However, Ling Qingyun was not worried at all. Su Wanyi¡¯s title as the eldest senior sister of the inner sect was not because of her gentleness. Although Ling Qingyun did not know how Qiao¡¯er had managed to defeat Su Wanyi and escape, she did not doubt Su Wanyi¡¯s strength. ¡°Then, I apologize in advance!¡± Huo Meng took out two huge iron hammers, each of which was the size of a bull¡¯s head and looked as heavy as a thousand tonnes! However, Huo Meng waved his two iron hammers with great momentum! In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded by the shadows of the hammers. The two hammers were actually being wielded by him so tightly that even the wind could not pass through them! ¡°This kid¡¯s hammer intent has been in the moderate stage for many years. It won¡¯t be a problem for him to achieve the great stage in time.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said with a smile. In his eyes, this was a sure-win situation! He was going to take down the treasured land of the Spirit Valley! ¡°Then, I¡¯ll have to offend you.¡± Su Wanyi also said. Compared to Huo Meng, she only had a thin sword in her hand. ¡°Hahaha! You¡¯re using this to fight me? Where¡¯s your sword intent? What about your cultivation? If you have nothing, how can you protect your junior brothers and sisters? Die!¡± Huo Meng taunted, then he suddenly waved the twin hammers in his hands and rushed towards Su Wanyi! Su Wanyi held her sword in front of her and quietly stared at the charging Huo Meng. Finally, under the gazes of all the mortals in Fenghua City and all the cultivators in the sky, the two figures got closer and closer! In that instant, the two of them collided! Ding! Ding! After a clear ring. The heads of the two hammers were chopped off and flew into the air! Huo Meng was stunned on the spot. He was in a daze as he looked at the handle of the hammer in his hand. That was because Su Wanyi had not only broken his hammer, but she had also carved a flower on both of his hammer handles! ¡°Mouthy man, you should see more flowers to purify your filthy heart.¡± A gentle smile returned to Su Wanyi¡¯s face, as if killing Huo Meng in a second seemed to be an insignificant matter. Chapter 91 - The Five Sects Conflict ¡°Sect leader of the Autumn Path School, is this what you want?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s calm voice rang out as she looked in the direction of the Autumn Path School¡¯s sect leader. At this moment, the sect leader of the Autumn Path School no longer had his initial smug expression. In fact, there was even a hint of astonishment on his face. He didn¡¯t understand why his disciple was in the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, a heaven¡¯s favorite who was only one step away from breaking into the golden core stage could lose. Before the Autumn Path School, other than the chief disciple, Huo Meng was the strongest disciple. Why would he be attacked by a mere late-stage foundation establishment disciple? However, since he had already been defeated, the sect leader of the Autumn Path School could only pinch his nose and accept his loss! He gritted his teeth and took out a high-grade spiritual weapon. He had never thought that he would lose, and he had never thought that he would have to give away this spiritual weapon! However, he didn¡¯t expect that he would lose in a duel that he was sure of! Ling Qingyun looked at the unyielding expression on the face of the sect leader of the Autumn Path School and sighed. ¡°The strength of cultivators can not be determined by their cultivation alone. We should have understood this a long time ago when we destroyed the ancient Heretic Sect a thousand years ago.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at all the cultivators present. She used her spiritual energy to make her voice loud and clear so that all the cultivators present could hear her. ¡°Yes, the stage is the most basic way to judge a cultivator¡¯s strength. However, there are always heaven¡¯s favorites and evildoers that cannot be judged by ordinary people. Their strength was not something that could be determined by their stage. Fighting one against ten and even killing those of a higher cultivation level is an easy feat to a heaven¡¯s favorite.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke slowly, she realized that all the cultivators present had shocked expressions on their faces, and she couldn¡¯t help but feel a wave of sorrow. The five sects had been too peaceful. A thousand years had indeed made many sects forget the might of that ancient Heretic Sect! ¡°Heaven¡¯s favorites have reached the legendary tenth layer of the Qi cultivation stage and have a perfect foundation establishment. Just the foundation of their stage alone is already several times stronger than ordinary people! Some heaven¡¯s favorite experts even have twice the amount of spiritual energy of an ordinary person, while the evildoers could even reach a terrifying three times! At this time, how could it be difficult to kill an enemy who is one minor stage higher?¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke, she looked at Su Wanyi, who had just returned. All the cultivators present looked at Su Wanyi. After all, Su Wanyi had just killed Huo Meng, who was half a rank higher than her, in seconds! All the cultivators present stared at Su Wanyi intently, as if they could see how Su Wanyi had become a heaven¡¯s favorite expert who could kill enemies of a higher stage! Su Wanyi stood there quietly. She looked down at her nose and her heart. She was a little embarrassed to be watched by so many people. ¡°Even Su Wanyi is only a senior sister of our Spirit Valley. Su Lingyun, I believe that all the cultivators present have heard of her. ¡± Ling Qingyun suddenly said. At this moment, she realized that the moment she blurted out this name, more than half of the cultivators present could not help but tremble. The weakest of the disciples present was at the late-stage foundation establishment, so they naturally knew Su Lingyun, the chief disciple of Spirit Valley! Back then, Su Lingyun used her absolute strength to suppress the disciples of the five sects. At first, these disciples thought that Su Lingyun¡¯s cultivation speed was just too fast. Now that they thought about it, not only was Su Lingyun¡¯s cultivation speed fast, but her strength was also stronger than ordinary people¡¯s! ¡°Is Su Lingyun very powerful?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. All the cultivators present nodded. They had all been treated to Su Lingyun¡¯s powerful strength before. ¡°If I say that Su Lingyun is just a stronger disciple compared to heaven¡¯s favorites from the Heretic Sect a thousand years ago, what would you think?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s words were shocking! One must know that Su Lingyun had suppressed all the disciples of the five sects by herself! No one dared to say that they could defeat Su Lingyun! In one of the Five Sects Tournament, Su Lingyun had fought against the first disciples of the other four sects alone and defeated them without even having her clothes stained with dust. With such terrifying strength, was she only just a slightly stronger disciple? Then what were they, these ordinary disciples, worth? Old, weak, sick, and disabled? Some of the disciples began to feel indignant. After all, they didn¡¯t want to be belittled so much! ¡°Sect leader of Spirit Valley, you don¡¯t have to be so harsh. After all, the heretic cultivator is dead, and our five sects have been developing for thousands of years. It¡¯s time to give our disciples some confidence.¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader couldn¡¯t help but come out and say this when he saw his disciples¡¯ morale suffer a setback. ¡°The world of the five sects. It seems like you¡¯ve been blinded by this term. After developing for a thousand years, we¡¯ll need to send out all our elites, 3000 late-stage foundation establishment cultivators, and 300 golden core cultivators, even when facing a mere Heretic Saintess. Even the five sect leaders have no choice but to come out to support, isn¡¯t it?¡± Ling Qingyun said without any trace of politeness. The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s face turned ugly. Ling Qingyun was right. In recent years, they had indeed been smug about the reputation of the five sects. He only cared about the number of high-stage disciples and forgot to pursue the number. Now, 3000 foundation establishment cultivators and 300 golden core cultivators seemed to be a large number, but if they didn¡¯t hold the fort and let the disciples rush into the Avici Hell, they would probably be completely annihilated, and their corpses would become the cultivation materials of the Heretic Saintess! ¡°This battle might be very difficult, but I hope that the disciples of the five sects will wake up and only pursue cultivation. They may be stuck in the foundation establishment stage for the rest of their lives.¡± Ling Qingyun continued. This time, all the disciples were listening to her attentively. ¡°Stabilize and strengthen your foundation, focus on yourself. After this crusade, I hope that everyone will pay attention to their own strength and not have no combat power despite having a high cultivation stage.¡± After Ling Qingyun finished speaking, she waved her hand, and Su Wanyi immediately came forward. ¡°This high-grade spiritual weapon is a reward to encourage all the disciples to cultivate. Anyone who can defeat Su Wanyi in the same stage can get this high-grade spiritual weapon!¡± Ling Qingyun said softly. Her words caused all the disciples that were present to be in an uproar! It was a high-grade spiritual weapon, the sect-protecting spiritual weapon! They only needed to defeat Su Wanyi to get it! The fighting spirit of many disciples was ignited! ¡°Sect leader Ling Qingyun is really good. She managed to gather all the disciples ¡®attention and even used this opportunity to push all the disciples to work harder. This is something that the Cherishing Jade Sect is truly impressed with.¡± The sect leader of the Cherishing Jade Sect came forward and said. ¡°I¡¯ve written here that if it weren¡¯t for this move of yours, my lazy disciples would have only focused on studying the side arts and ignored the root of cultivation.¡± The sect leader of Myriad Flower School also stepped forward and said. Ling Qingyun smiled faintly. Her words this time had finally resolved the internal noise of this expedition. It also incited the fighting spirit of the disciples. As long as these disciples could make it back alive, the five sects would most likely be able to rise to another level. ¡°Swish!¡± All of a sudden, the needle appeared on the spiritual board in Ling Qingyun¡¯s hand once more. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tracks had appeared once again! Chapter 92 - Five Sects Join Forces ¡°Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tracks have appeared!¡± Su Wanyi saw it and couldn¡¯t help but say! When the needle on the spiritual board had disappeared, she had been worried that Qiao¡¯er had already entered the heretic cultivator¡¯s territory! As for whether Qiao¡¯er would be killed by other cultivators, Su Wanyi was not worried at all! The power of the five sects was absolute. If a golden core cultivator dared to attack a foundation establishment cultivator, they would definitely be chased to the ends of the earth by the five sects! After Qiao¡¯er came out of the death zone, she had been defeated in an instant. Su Wanyi naturally did not believe that anyone could defeat Qiao¡¯er! Unless it was her sister, Su Lingyun! ¡°It looks like Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t enter the heretic cultivator¡¯s territory. But why did Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tracks just disappear?¡± Su Wanyi was confused. In the past, they had thought of using the spiritual board to find disciples who had accidentally entered the heretic cultivator¡¯s territory. However, that was the Heretic Saintess. If ordinary disciples went in, they would only die! Furthermore, in the territory of the Heretic Saintess, countless mortal souls were wailing. The spiritual board couldn¡¯t find the disciples through the disturbance of so many souls. This was also the reason why Ling Qingyun did not use the spiritual board to search for them after Zhou Yun and Su Lingyun disappeared. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter why Qiao¡¯er disappeared just now. We have to find her as soon as possible!¡± Ling Qingyun gave the order to the other four sects! She was worried that Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tracks would disappear again after a while! ¡°All disciples, hear my order! Follow the Spirit Valley to fight against the heretic cultivator! We must win this battle and once again show the name of our five sects to the world!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said loudly. His voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing all the mortals in Fenghua City to cover their ears. Ling Qingyun led the way and headed in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s direction. The cultivators behind him did not fall behind at all. The weakest of them was in the late-stage foundation establishment. The entire group headed in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s direction at an extremely fast speed! On the other side, Qiao¡¯er was panting heavily outside a faint black light screen! She raised her head, her eyes filled with urgency! In front of Qiao¡¯er was a translucent black light screen that was only a few meters wide! Qiao¡¯er could see through the light screen that the originally empty space was now an extremely dark world filled with countless wailing souls! ¡°Detestable! Why are you stopping me from finding Brother Zhou Yun? I don¡¯t know how Brother Zhou Yun is doing right now, but you have to wait until I come to save you!¡± Qiao¡¯er was rarely anxious, but she was unable to take more than a few steps forward! That was because there were ten spiritual corpses of the perfection of the foundation establishment stage standing in front of Qiao¡¯er! The spiritual corpses were all wearing the same old and tattered clothes. These clothes seemed to have been baptized by the long river of time and were in tatters! If the leaders of the five sects were here to see this, they would definitely exclaim in surprise. The clothes on these spiritual corpses were actually the clothes of the disciples of the Heretic Sect that had been destroyed a thousand years ago! These ten spiritual corpses were the corpses of the official disciples of the ancient Heretic Sect from a thousand years ago! ¡°These spiritual corpses are much stronger than ordinary spiritual corpses! My spiritual sword could only leave a small cut on their bodies!¡± Qiao¡¯er gritted her teeth. No matter how much spiritual energy she used, she could not kill these spiritual corpses! Around her, dozens of spiritual corpses had already been killed. These spiritual corpses were all at the perfection of the early-stage foundation establishment stage! Yet, Qiao¡¯er had killed him as if she was cutting vegetables! ¡°As expected, even if I come out of the death zone and reach the late-stage foundation establishment, it¡¯s still too difficult to face the heretic cultivator alone!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body was now filled with spiritual energy. In just two months, she had caught up to Su Wanyi¡¯s stage, which was the late-stage foundation establishment! ¡°If ordinary disciples came, any of these spiritual corpses would be able to kill a few disciples of the same stage. But I can kill them at will.¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment spiritual corpses on the ground. She had only needed one sword strike to kill these spiritual corpses that were like heaven¡¯s favorites. But even so, after she killed these spiritual corpses, she had no way to deal with the last ten spiritual corpses dressed in strange clothes that popped out! ¡°The spiritual sword in the death zone is a high-grade spiritual weapon. It can easily split mountains and cut rivers, but when it hit the strange spiritual corpse, it made a metallic sound. It seemed that these spiritual corpses were the heretic cultivator¡¯s trump card. As long as I can kill them, I should be able to see Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er analyzed. She had already learned from the death zone that a thousand years ago, those who could pass through the death zone were all heaven¡¯s favorites that only appeared once in a hundred years! Not to mention the land of the five sects that was now lacking in spiritual energy! She was definitely one of the most powerful heaven¡¯s favorites! If she wasn¡¯t so young, Qiao¡¯er felt that she might be able to arm-wrestle Su Lingyun! This wasn¡¯t self-praise, but the confidence that Qiao¡¯er had gained after narrowly escaping death in the death zone! It was precisely because of this that Qiao¡¯er believed that the ten strange spiritual corpses in front of her were definitely the heretic cultivator¡¯s trump card! If not, how could there be such a weird thing as a mere spiritual corpse suppressing a prodigy and a small soldier defeating a hero? ¡°Then, as long as I kill these spiritual corpses, I¡¯ll be able to see Brother Zhou Yun! It¡¯s time for me to unleash all my strength!¡± A look of determination flashed in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes. She stretched out her finger, and the hilt of the sword moved, and the light of the knife cut through Qiao¡¯er¡¯s fingertips. ¡°Hiss!¡± Qiao¡¯er could not help but cry out in pain. She wasn¡¯t screaming because of the pain in her fingertips, but because of some kind of even more powerful secret technique! ¡°Swish!¡± The ten spiritual corpses did not just stand there and let Qiao¡¯er release her secret skill! With a push of their feet, their figures rapidly and violently thrust forward! The spiritual corpses used their bodies as weapons. They put their hands together and used their heads as weapons. They were like torpedoes, charging toward Qiao¡¯er from all directions! The speed was so fast that it even created a white wave of air in the surroundings! A sonic boom! The speed of these spiritual corpses was faster than sound! Just as the ten spiritual corpses were about to reach Qiao¡¯er, the sound finally came! The spiritual corpse, which was harder than metal and stone, was already a foot away, but Qiao¡¯er¡¯s pupils did not move. She was still staring at her finger that had been cut by the sword. On that finger, a drop of fiery red blood that seemed to be boiling and glowing was slowly seeping out! ¡°Phoenix blood? This was indeed what the death zone called this blood. Although I don¡¯t know why it entered my body, it¡¯s because of this phoenix blood that I was able to survive in the deathtrap!¡± Qiao¡¯er did not know what a phoenix was. However, after she obtained this drop of blood, her already transparent body seemed to become even hotter, and it became somewhat different! ¡°I hope you can help me overcome this crisis and let me see Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was filled with determination, and she swallowed the fiery red blood that was seeping out of her finger! ¡°Boom!¡± In the next moment, just as the spiritual corpses were about to attack Qiao¡¯er, a huge pillar of fire shot up into the sky! Chapter 93 - Qiaoers Power! ¡°Boom!¡± A huge pillar of fire emerged from Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body and shot into the sky! These flames were extremely hot and seemed to contain a trace of vitality! After the pillar of fire shot up into the sky, it turned into a faint flame and fell down. When the flame touched the plants, it did not burn them, but sank into them! All of a sudden, all the plants in the entire area became more lush and strong after being illuminated by the fire! ¡°The fire of the Phoenix contains both the life force of Nirvana and the burning flames of anger.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were slightly raised, and her pupils seemed to be burning with flames! With just one look, the flame seemed to be given life and kept burning in the direction of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes! One look, one life and one death! Wherever Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes passed, the plants were lush and full of vitality. However, there was no sign of life in the bodies of these spiritual corpses. What appeared on the bodies of these spiritual corpses were burning flames! The air was distorted by the flames, and the ground was burned into lava! This flame could be used to forge metal and stone! Right now, Qiao¡¯er was using this terrifying flame to continuously burn these ten spiritual corpses! The spiritual corpse was not afraid of pain and could use itself as a weapon! However, when they came into contact with the phoenix fire, they screamed repeatedly! In the eyes of other cultivators, this corpse was incomparably hard. There was no way to deal with it. However, under the burning of the phoenix fire, it actually began to melt slowly! In less than two hours, these spiritual corpses would be burned to ashes by the phoenix fire! ¡°These spiritual corpses are so hard! Where did the corpse come from? Those detestable heretic cultivators! Not only did they harm so many cultivators, but they also dared to abduct my Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er glared at them, and more phoenix fire spread up, surrounding the spiritual corpses! ¡°Hmph!¡± Qiao¡¯er dodged and held her sword in front of her chest, barely blocking the sneak attack of a spiritual corpse! ¡°These spiritual corpses want to die with me before they are completely burned!¡± Qiao¡¯er instantly understood what the spiritual corpse was thinking! As she retreated, she used her sword to block the spiritual corpse¡¯s attacks! However, not only were these spiritual corpses tough, but their speed was also not something that ordinary spiritual corpses could match! Even if Qiao¡¯er had escaped from the death zone, she could only defend herself and retreat continuously to deal with the swift attacks of the spiritual corpses! ¡°As long as I can drag this out, I¡¯ll win! That way, I can see Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er gritted her teeth and held on! Her pupils were constantly consuming spiritual energy to maintain the burning of the phoenix fire. At the same time, she was paying attention to the attacks of the ten spiritual corpses! ¡°Hiss!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s clothes were torn apart by the attack of a spiritual corpse. She quickly took a few steps back before she could catch her breath! These spiritual corpses had no concept of fatigue! Before their muscles and limbs were burned away by the phoenix fire, they would attack without stopping! Each attack was enough to kill Qiao¡¯er on the spot! For the first time, Qiao¡¯er felt that it was so difficult to defeat a spiritual corpse! When she had come out of Spirit Valley, she had been stopped by Su Wanyi and had easily defeated her with a single sword strike. She could even easily kill dozens of ordinary spiritual corpses of the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment that they had to look up to! However, when facing these ten strange spiritual corpses, even if Qiao¡¯er used the phoenix blood, her speed would be greatly increased, and she could also release the phoenix fire. He could only barely hold on against the strange spiritual corpse! ¡°Continue to persevere! It had already been 15 minutes! Furthermore, I don¡¯t really need to wait for two hours. I just need to wait for the phoenix fire to burn off the limbs of these spiritual corpses and I¡¯ll be able to see big Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s spiritual energy gushed out in a frenzy to avoid the attacks of the spiritual corpses, but she had not given up hope! In order to meet Brother Zhou Yun, she had even gone through a trial that was close to death. How could a mere ten spiritual corpses possibly stop him? Qiao¡¯er gathered her spiritual energy again and dodged another sneak attack from a spiritual corpse. Then, she turned her head and her eyes flickered. A large amount of phoenix fire focused on this spiritual corpse! ¡°Wah!¡± The spiritual corpse let out a strange sound. The phoenix fire had almost burned his arm to the ground! ¡°It can work! As long as I continue to persevere, I will succeed!¡± A glimmer of hope appeared in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes. She gritted her teeth and continued to persevere. Under the pressure of the ten spiritual corpses, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s every counterattack was close to death! However, she had managed to pull through! Even so, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body was covered in injuries! There was even a wound so deep that the bone could be seen on her left hand! When Qiao¡¯er was blocking an attack, she was accidentally injured by another spiritual corpse¡¯s attack! Finally, an hour passed! Qiao¡¯er sat on the ground, panting. She was already covered in wounds, and even the flames in her eyes had dimmed. However, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was full of smiles! Because in front of her, there was a burning scene! The entire area was filled with huge potholes caused by the attacks of the spiritual corpses! However, there was no trace of the spiritual corpse at all! Qiao¡¯er stood up with great effort. She did not have much spiritual energy left. In order to kill so many spiritual corpses, she used the phoenix blood to make her spiritual energy boil and become more powerful. However, it also accelerated the consumption of spiritual energy! Qiao¡¯er was already an arrow at the end of its flight. However, it was a good thing that she won! Qiao¡¯er walked to the front of a huge pit. Not long ago, the last spiritual corpse¡¯s four limbs had been completely burned off. Now, all that was left of the ten spiritual corpses were dismembered and unable to move in the pit! ¡°Although the spiritual corpse has obtained an unparalleled hard body and great strength, its only weakness is that it can¡¯t use any magic. Moreover, it can only be used by the heretic cultivator behind it.¡± Qiao¡¯er heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that even though heretic cultivators were powerful, they still had too few methods. Fortunately, there weren¡¯t any spiritual corpses that could use spiritual spells and had intelligence. ¡°When this heretic cultivator saw that I had killed all his trump cards, he probably ran away in panic.¡± Qiao¡¯er smiled. She could finally enter the faint black light to find her Brother Zhou Yun! ¡°Heretic cultivators! Hurry up and run! I¡¯m in a good mood today and I just want to see Brother Zhou Yun, so I¡¯ll spare your life! Quickly deactivate the light screen and return my Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er shouted at the black light screen. Although she was already an arrow at the end of its flight, she could still put on an act on the surface and make the heretic cultivator return her Brother Zhou Yun! In order to make it look imposing, Qiao¡¯er even used a lot of flames to burn around her, as if she was in her peak state! Finally, after a few moments, the light screen in front of her shook! Something was coming out from inside! Chapter 94 - Qiaoers Despair Chapter 94: Qiao¡¯er¡¯s Despair Ripples spread out from the faint black light screen, as if a huge rock had been thrown into a calm lake. The ripples grew bigger and bigger! Qiao¡¯er looked at the faint black light screen with joy. She had killed all the heretic cultivator¡¯s trump cards. Although she had spent a lot of effort, her efforts paid off. She could finally see Brother Zhou Yun! ¡°Swish!¡± Finally, a leg stepped out of the light curtain, and the entire light curtain emitted a soft sound. ¡°Eh?¡± Qiao¡¯er was stunned because she didn¡¯t see the so-called heretic cultivator. Instead, she saw her most familiar and most affable chief disciple of Spirit Valley, Su Lingyun! ¡°Senior Sister Su, why are you here? Are you also here to save Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked. She had a bad thought and couldn¡¯t help but take a step back, raising her sword in front of her. ¡°Senior Sister Su, have you seen my Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked slowly, and at the same time, she took a step back. If Qiao¡¯er had been at her peak and had just come out of the death zone, she would still have the confidence to fight Su Lingyun, who was once a prodigy of the five sects. But now, she had less than 10% of his strength left, and she was even injured after a great battle. It was already tiring enough to maintain her aura. How could she fight with Su Lingyun again? Qiao¡¯er kept retreating. She didn¡¯t want to guess in the direction she hated the most. However, whether it was Su Lingyun¡¯s appearance, the timing of her appearance, or her disappearance with Brother Zhou Yun, it was all worth it for Qiao¡¯er to suspect Su Lingyun! ¡°Senior Sister Su, why did you come out of the heretic cultivator¡¯s territory? if you don¡¯t answer me, I¡¯ll treat you as an enemy!¡± Qiao¡¯er bragged and set the flames on the left and right sides of her body. She secretly crushed a distress talisman to her sect. This distress talisman had been given to her after she had been taken in as her master¡¯s disciple. It could directly ask Sect Leader Ling Qingyun for help! Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t want to believe it, but Su Wanyi¡¯s silence and her support were enough for Qiao¡¯er to treat Su Lingyun as a real heretic cultivator! ¡°Why are you here, Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er? It¡¯s very dangerous here, please leave quickly.¡± Su Lingyun finally spoke. Her voice was still as gentle as Qiao¡¯er was familiar with, and her tone was filled with worry. ¡°Senior Sister Su, you really are Senior Sister Su!¡± Qiao¡¯er was overjoyed. She didn¡¯t expect Su Lingyun to not be refined into a spiritual corpse! She could hear Su Lingyun¡¯s feelings and worry in her tone just now. Heretic cultivators couldn¡¯t refine such a spiritual corpse. Spiritual corpses and other corpses were extremely rigid and couldn¡¯t be so agile! Su Lingyun was really her senior sister. In that case, Brother Zhou Yun would also be fine! Qiao¡¯er looked at Su Lingyun excitedly. She wanted to ask what had happened recently. Why did Senior Sister Su Lingyun and Brother Zhou Yun disappear? ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, why don¡¯t you leave? I¡¯m really worried about you.¡± Seeing that Qiao¡¯er had not left, Su Lingyun¡¯s face revealed a sad expression. She reached out to touch the hilt of the sword behind her and slowly took it down. ¡°Senior Sister Su?¡± Qiao¡¯er was stunned. Why did Su Lingyun¡¯s voice sound so sad? ¡°Where is Brother Zhou Yun? Where¡¯s Brother Zhou Yun who was with you?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked again, However, the next moment, her voice was stuck in her throat and she could no longer make a sound. This was because Qiao¡¯er saw several more spiritual corpses walking out from behind Su Lingyun! Some of these spiritual corpses looked exactly the same as the strange spiritual corpse from earlier! Some of them even had stronger bodies! The aura on their bodies was even more terrifying! These spiritual corpses, which were even more terrifying than the strange spiritual corpses, were dressed in more luxurious and noble clothes! It was like the difference between an inner sect disciple and an elder¡¯s disciple! ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er should have entered the death zone and successfully come out. I¡¯ve heard from my master that there¡¯s an inheritance in the death zone, and it seems that Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er has obtained it. No wonder she can destroy the spiritual corpses of the ten Heretic Sect¡¯s inner sect disciples in seconds.¡± Su Lingyun said to the spiritual corpse beside her. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was filled with disbelief. Why did the kind Senior Sister Su Lingyun tell the heretic cultivator¡¯s spiritual corpse the secret of Spirit Valley? Why was Senior Sister Su Lingyun with the heretic cultivator? Was Brother Zhou Yun brought here by Senior Sister Su Lingyun? ¡°Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er should be a heaven¡¯s favorite not weaker than me now. I think it would be good to turn her into a zombie. When we attack later, please do not damage Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body.¡± After Su Lingyun finished speaking, she turned around and stepped into the faint black light curtain again. After that, her figure disappeared. ¡°Su Lingyun! Bring back my Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er finally understood what had happened! The chief disciple of Spirit Valley, who was the least likely to betray the sect, was actually working for the heretic cultivator! Qiao¡¯er was furious! She bit her lips so hard that blood flowed out and filled her entire mouth! This was all phoenix blood! Qiao¡¯er had no more trump cards left! The Su Lingyun she respected had actually sent her most beloved Brother Zhou Yun to the hands of the heretic cultivator! Both Su Lingyun and the heretic cultivator had to die! Qiao¡¯er¡¯s aura was rising! From the late-stage foundation establishment to the terrifying perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, it didn¡¯t stop there. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s aura was still rising! ¡°Come forth!¡± Qiao¡¯er shot out a ball of phoenix fire, which burned the spiritual corpse of an inner sect disciple. The incredibly tough body began to melt at a visible rate! The power of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire had actually increased by another level! ¡°Whoosh!¡± A wave of palm energy swept past! The wind howled as the palm energy whistled past! One of the direct disciples had merely waved his palm, and the phoenix fire that Qiao¡¯er had painstakingly condensed had been extinguished! ¡°How is this possible? Why was this spiritual corpse so powerful? Weren¡¯t those spiritual corpses the heretic cultivator¡¯s trump card? Why was this heretic cultivator so strong? Why did Senior Sister Su Lingyun become the heretic cultivator¡¯s lackey? Brother Zhou Yun, where are you?¡± Qiao¡¯er was in despair! She had already reached her limit, and the spiritual energy in her body was also running out. She had already exhausted all her strength to kill the inner sect disciple¡¯s spiritual corpse, and now there was another terrifying spiritual corpse. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s heart was now filled with despair! In the Avici Hell, Zhou Yun and Jian Xin were looking at each other. They were now preparing to begin Zhou Yun¡¯s first actual battle after his breakthrough! This time, it was a request made by the heretic cultivator to figure out his strength. Zhou Yun, on the other hand, was trying his best to hide his strength! Chapter 95 - Im Very Weak Chapter 95: I¡¯m Very Weak Zhou Yun took a deep breath. This time, he had broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. Not only had he perfectly resolved his deviation, but he had also even broken through without attracting the attention of the heretic cultivator. After awakening the fire essence body, his strength had greatly increased! It had even been raised to a point where even Zhou Yun felt it was shocking! ¡°This way, even if I hide my true strength, the heretic cultivator will definitely not be able to discover my true strength! This is because an ordinary heaven¡¯s favorite is no longer in line with your judgment of me!¡± Zhou Yun smiled. Perhaps the heretic cultivator could guess that he was hiding his strength, but could he guess that when he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, he actually obtained a fire essence body that was even more powerful than the fire spiritual body? Not to mention that the total amount of spiritual energy alone was fifty times more than that of ordinary cultivators! Zhou Yun would exhaust this heretic cultivator to death! ¡°However, now is not the time to reveal my strength. I must continue to hide my strength. Unless I reach the late-stage foundation establishment or the golden core stage, I will have the capital to fall out with the other party! Zhou Yun would not be arrogant just because of this breakthrough! But he finally saw a glimmer of hope! He even had a lot of inspiration! In this breakthrough, the system¡¯s enlightenment was definitely the most powerful main force. However, it was also because of this that Zhou Yun discovered many more uses for enlightenment! Not only could he comprehend the manuals and sword intent, but he could also comprehend his train of thought and comprehend more things he wanted! Zhou Yun even felt that he could rely on the system¡¯s enlightenment to walk a completely different path of cultivation from ordinary people! He had the most invincible Enlightenment system, and it should indeed be different. In the past, he had always been restricted by his attempts. He had always thought that the more he could comprehend, the faster he could cultivate, and he would be able to achieve the Great Path! However, after being captured by the heretic cultivator this time, Zhou Yun had to face endless pressure. Even when he was forced to play pretend with the heretic cultivator, he was constantly worried that he would be killed the next moment. Zhou Yun had finally found a different way to use the Enlightenment system in order to become stronger under the pressure! It would allow him to have more variety in his true path of immortality and a more powerful way to use it! ¡°Heretic cultivator, I won¡¯t let you die so easily, nor will I let you live so easily. To be able to force me into such a state, wash your neck clean and wait!¡± Zhou Yun muttered to himself. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, are you ready?¡± Jian Xin asked from the front. He had been waiting for Zhou Yun to stabilize his aura after his breakthrough. After all, although the heretic cultivator wanted to test Zhou Yun¡¯s strength, he would not allow Zhou Yun to fight right after he had broken through just because he was in a hurry. There was a possibility that he would drop his cultivation level! In the eyes of the heretic cultivator, Zhou Yun was his best zombie material in the future. He would not allow Zhou Yun to have any setbacks in his cultivation! ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± Zhou Yun said to Jian Xin. To be honest, if he did not know that his Jian Xin had died, Zhou Yun might really enjoy the feeling of being taken care of by his senior brother. Originally, Zhou Yun had been envied by many people in the Spirit Valley because of his handsome appearance. After entering the Spirit Valley, Zhou Yun did not have a good cultivation experience and had to cultivate madly in a state of anxiety. ¡°In that case, Junior Brother Zhou Yun, in order to truly test your strength after your breakthrough, we may use a slightly stronger spiritual corpse. Please be prepared.¡± Jian Xin reminded him out of kindness. Then, he waved his hand to the surrounding people. Soon, dozens of spiritual corpses slowly walked over! If Qiao¡¯er was here, she would definitely cry out in shock! This was because there were thirty inner sect spiritual corpses and twenty of his disciples¡¯ spiritual corpses! Qiao¡¯er was already exhausted from dealing with ten inner sect spiritual corpses, and she was also in the late-stage foundation establishment! Zhou Yun was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, but the heretic cultivator was using so many spiritual corpses to experiment on Zhou Yun! ¡°This used to be an inner sect disciple of the Heretic Sect, and his strength is not something that ordinary spiritual corpses can compare to. This was once the Heretic Sect¡¯s direct disciple. When Su Lingyun was at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, she was besieged by three of the direct disciples¡¯ spiritual corpses and died with hatred.¡± Jian Xin said slowly. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed. Was this the heretic cultivator¡¯s trump card? Each one of them was comparable to Su Lingyun! ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be careful. It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve used a lot of physical and spiritual energy to deal with the deviation during this breakthrough. Don¡¯t expect too much from my strength.¡± Zhou Yun said with a bitter smile. It was true that ordinary people would encounter deviation when they broke through. They could only stagnate and stabilize their foundation before breaking through. Even if they broke through forcefully, their strength would be greatly reduced, and even their foundation would be damaged! ¡°I know. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re still working too hard. With your talent, you didn¡¯t even need to consume ten Hunyuan Blazing Flame Pills to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. In order to become stronger, you¡¯ve gone too far, which led to your current situation.¡± Jian Xin also felt a sense of regret. Including himself, the heretic cultivators did not think that Zhou Yun could perfectly avoid deviation! After all, getting deviated was a disaster, and every cultivator¡¯s face would change at the mention of it! How was it possible for someone to use deviation to cultivate a fire essence body? ¡°Hahaha, after all, I still want to help bury you in the sea of flowers. This is my dream.¡± Zhou Yun said in detail. Jian Xin was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed. ¡°Many thanks, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. Please be prepared, the actual battle is about to begin. If you can¡¯t take it, call for help, and I¡¯ll save you.¡± Jian Xin looked at Zhou Yun worriedly and then retreated to the side. Jian Xin didn¡¯t intend to participate in the actual combat this time. After all, in order to test Zhou Yun¡¯s strength, he only needed Zhou Yun to use his most powerful attack! Zhou Yun took a deep breath. He was trying his best to hide the enormous spiritual energy in his body that was fifty times that of an ordinary person! At the same time, he was constantly restraining his aura so that he would not use too much strength when he attacked. The current Zhou Yun had been reborn. His strength was several times greater than before! ¡°Then, let¡¯s begin!¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun was ready to use all his strength, Jian Xin then shouted at him to start! At this moment, the 30 inner sect disciples¡¯ spiritual corpses rushed forward immediately! Just like when they attacked Qiao¡¯er, they tightened their bodies like torpedoes and used their hard heads to hit Zhou Yun! It was as if thirty supersonic giant missiles had charged over. In front of Zhou Yun was a vast expanse of white airwaves that broke through the sound barrier. It was an extremely spectacular sight! ¡°They seem to be tougher than an ordinary spiritual corpse. I¡¯ll just use my fists and pretend to be sent flying to end this battle!¡± Zhou Yun had pretended to fail in his breakthrough. And all of them were spiritual corpses of the perfection of the foundation establishment stage! He was only at the mid-stage foundation establishment. It was reasonable for him to be defeated by these perfection of the foundation establishment spiritual corpses, right? ¡°Take my full-force punch!¡± Zhou Yun shouted. In order to make it look more realistic, he even attached flames to his fist, making it look extremely ferocious, just like a flaming fist! Jian Xin was so nervous that he was afraid that Zhou Yun would be injured. Zhou Yun reduced his strength to less than a trace and his soft fist collided with the extremely hard inner sect disciple¡¯s spiritual corpse! ¡°Boom!¡± A deafening sound exploded! The inner sect disciple was blasted into pieces in an instant! His broken limbs even flew backward, shattering the broken limbs of a few inner sect disciples! Zhou Yun looked at his fist in disbelief. This spiritual corpse was so weak? Jian Xin, who was originally extremely serious and unsmiling, had his mouth wide open. Did he call this a failed breakthrough? Did he call this a mere mid-stage foundation establishment stage? Chapter 96 - Zhou Yun Shows Weakness Chapter 96: Zhou Yun Shows Weakness Under the gaze of Jian Xin, Zhou Yun began his first actual battle after breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. He had been trying his best to lower his combat power and hide his true strength. However, he did not expect that with just a light punch, this seemingly extremely tough inner sect disciple¡¯s spiritual corpse would actually be smashed into pieces! The flying debris even destroyed a few of the inner sect disciples¡¯ spiritual corpses! ¡°Are these spiritual corpses actually very weak? Did Jian Xin choose a weaker spiritual corpse to test my strength so that I wouldn¡¯t get hurt?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned for a moment, but he immediately thought that this might be the arrangement of Jian Xin. After all, he was an important heaven¡¯s pride expert. It was inevitable that they were afraid that he would get injured! Zhou Yun retracted his fist and looked at Jian Xin. In the next moment, he was disappointed. That was because he did not see Jian Xin¡¯s calm expression. Instead, he was so shocked that his mouth was wide open. He looked so shocked! ¡°Shit, it seems like even if I¡¯m hiding my strength, I¡¯m still unimaginably powerful.¡± Zhou Yun had miscalculated. He really didn¡¯t expect that he would succeed in making a breakthrough in another direction through the system this time. Moreover, his strength had increased to a terrifying extent! Zhou Yun looked forward and saw a huge, fan-shaped canyon in front of him! The canyon was tens of meters deep and hundreds of meters long. A fan shape spread out from it towards Zhou Yun! The head of the spiritual corpse that had been sent flying by Zhou Yun¡¯s punch was instantly crushed into powder! The remaining four limbs were sent flying backward due to the terrifying force! The corpse of the inner sect disciple¡¯s spiritual corpse was thrown back at a speed several times faster than when it had come. It was like a bowling ball, hitting the spiritual corpses standing far behind it. Just the aftershock of Zhou Yun¡¯s attack had created a few more massive craters! With just one punch, he changed the terrain and shattered gold to split open a mountain! ¡°I, I really failed to break through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. Senior Brother Jian Xin, you also saw it. At that time, I was possessed by the devil, and my whole body was burned by the fire spiritual energy. I was on the verge of death, and I had to rely on my will to break through successfully!¡± Zhou Yun felt that he needed to redeem himself! although he had only used a little strength, he could still hide his strength! he could still be saved. He was very weak! ¡°You see, I broke through by force. And now I¡¯m injured, I¡¯m about to vomit blood!¡± Zhou Yun patted his chest and tried to spit out a few mouthfuls of blood. However, because his body was too strong, he could only let out a few dry coughs! ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear your explanation anymore.¡± Jian Xin used his hand to close his mouth, which had opened wide in shock. He would never believe Zhou Yun¡¯s words again! ¡°Look at the aftershock of this attack. You created a valley with a single punch, is this something a foundation establishment cultivator can do? Even when I was at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, I had to use all my strength to unleash an attack like this!¡± Jian Xin said loudly. This was the first time he felt that someone was asking for a beating. You¡¯ve clearly become so powerful, but you¡¯re still pretending to be weak? ¡°Yes, yes, yes! I also used my full strength! I don¡¯t have any spiritual energy left in my body!¡± Zhou Yun circulated his spiritual energy. His lips slowly turned white as he tried to act as if he was lacking in spiritual energy. But halfway through, he suddenly realized that after being reborn, he had sufficient energy and blood, and his whole body was full of strength. When he pretended to fall to the ground, he subconsciously supported himself with his hand, and accidentally broke a huge rock beside him into two! ¡°I¡­ Cough, cough, cough. I¡¯m so tired. Senior Brother Jian Xin, can I stop my combat practice for today?¡± Zhou Yun realized that he seemed to have really become too strong. Before he could recover, his every move could cause a huge attack! ¡°You little brat.¡± Jian Xin laughed bitterly. He had finally realized that Zhou Yun seemed to have his own dharma opportunity. He had found a better way to break through during his breakthrough and became even stronger. Jian Xin laughed. Zhou Yun was fine and had even become stronger. Naturally, he was happy. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, congratulations on becoming stronger again. It seems like you¡¯re indeed a prodigy that Venerable Xunling has taken a liking to. How could a mere deviation stop you? ¡± Jian Xin congratulated. Zhou Yun scratched his head. This time, it was his mistake. He had not been able to control the great power he had gained after his breakthrough, causing half of his original plan to fail. However, Zhou Yun did not give up. After all, he could still continue to hide! He had already become a monstrous existence, but the other party still thought that he was just a heaven¡¯s favorite. This disguise of being a heaven¡¯s favorite was not bad. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, since you have successfully broken through, we will not only use the middle-grade spiritual corpses of inner disciples in the following combat training. We will use the corpses of the direct disciples to make high-grade spiritual corpses to fight you. Please be very careful. Su Lingyun, who was at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, also died with hatred at the hands of three spiritual corpses.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s expression turned serious. Zhou Yun nodded. He also looked at the high-grade spiritual corpse with a serious expression. Jian Xin looked at Zhou Yun worriedly. He was really afraid that Zhou Yun would be accidentally injured or even killed by the high-grade spiritual corpse. His most beloved Su Lingyun had also died because of this. He really did not want to see Zhou Yun die here as well. However, the remnant soul of Jian Xin gave him a red order that forced him to order the high-grade spiritual corpse to attack Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun looked at the twenty high-grade spiritual corpses that were slowly moving with a serious expression! These spiritual corpses were very agile, completely different from the spiritual corpses he had seen in the past. They were like living people! Moreover, he was actually holding a weapon that he had used when he was alive. Not only their physical bodies, but these spiritual corpses could also use the weapons and spiritual spells they had used when they were alive! The spiritual corpse¡¯s physical body was already almost invincible to begin with, but now it could even use spiritual spells and sword techniques. This was an enemy that was almost like a cheat! It was no wonder that Su Lingyun, who was once invincible under the golden core stage, died in the hands of these high-grade spiritual corpses! Zhou Yun furrowed his brows even more seriously. He was extremely flustered! He was afraid that he might accidentally kill these spiritual corpses! ¡°What should I do? Although I was very careful with my first punch, I didn¡¯t notice that my spiritual energy was already fifty times that of an ordinary person! Even if I¡¯m very careful, that punch just now used more than twice the spiritual power of an ordinary person!¡± Zhou Yun finally found the reason why his punch was still so powerful despite being so careful! He had to hide his strength now. Therefore, the strength he displayed must be equal to or even weaker than the high-grade spiritual corpse in front of him! The best state was when the other party just happened to be beating him! Zhou Yun reduced the flow of the majestic spiritual energy in his body. He had to be very careful with his punch so that he would not kill the high-grade spiritual corpse in an instant! If he revealed too much of his strength, the heretic cultivator behind him might not be able to hold back and come out! Zhou Yun still did not have much confidence in defeating a golden core cultivator! ¡°Boom!¡± a high-grade spiritual corpse stomped its feet and a huge pit that was several meters wide appeared on the ground. Its body was like a shooting star as it charged toward Zhou Yun! In an instant, his figure arrived in front of Zhou Yun with the sword in his hand! Chapter 97 - The Shocked Jian Xin Chapter 97: The Shocked Jian Xin Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhou Yun felt a sharp pain on his scalp, and his face was rippling from the strong wind. Even before the sword arrived, its aura had already suppressed Zhou Yun! Just by enduring such an aura, Zhou Yun felt as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his shoulders. His feet stomped on the ground, creating terrifying cracks! ¡°Very powerful! This high-grade spiritual corpse is not something that a middle-grade spiritual corpse can compare with! It can crush a middle-grade spiritual corpse with just one finger!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up! He felt that this was great! The more powerful the high-grade spiritual corpse was, the better he could hide his strength! At the very least, he did not have to worry about accidentally smashing the high-grade spiritual corpse into pieces! ¡°Roar!¡± The high-grade spiritual corpse roared. Its body was extremely sturdy and was more than three meters tall! The giant sword in his hand was twice as long as Zhou Yun¡¯s! Chapter 98 - Enlightenment In Battle Chapter 98: Enlightenment In Battle ¡°Roar!¡± When the high-grade spiritual corpse was halfway through its charge, the spiritual sword in his hand suddenly moved. With a light push, he managed to change the direction of his body in the air! Ding! Ding! Ding! The high-grade spiritual corpse kept waving the spirit sword in its hand. Its figure became erratic and its afterimages were numerous. In an instant, it looked as if five high-grade spiritual corpses were charging towards Zhou Yun! ¡°It even knows body movement. Moreover, its proficiency in body movement is quite high. It seems that this spiritual corpse is indeed different from the first high-grade spiritual corpse!¡± Zhou Yun glanced at the spiritual corpse. He had originally wanted to cultivate a movement technique. However, because he had mastered the sword control technique too quickly, the movement technique in the library was not worthy of his cultivation, so he did not cultivate it. As for the secret manuals given by Venerable Xunling. Zhou Yun could not even save himself now. Other than frantically increasing his strength, he did not have the mood to study any secret manuals. ¡°Boom!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s fist shot out at a strange speed. A wave of air was sent out from the tip of his fist, destroying everything in front of it! The wave of air blasted towards one of the afterimages of the high-grade spiritual corpse with unstoppable momentum. However, it was useless. Zhou Yun¡¯s probing attack only passed through the afterimage of the high-grade spiritual corpse. ¡°Oh, it seems that movement techniques are indeed useful. I¡¯ve just broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, and there¡¯s still some time before I break through to the late stage. It¡¯s time to practice some other secret manuals.¡± while Zhou Yun was calculating the path that the high-grade spiritual corpse had taken, he raised his fist again. Zhou Yun¡¯s fists were like a machine gun, sending out dense waves of air in the air! ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± The earth seemed to have been plowed as dust flew into the sky. Zhou Yun¡¯s fist force had almost lifted the entire piece of earth in front of him! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun! It is not enough to just rely on your fists! This high-grade spiritual corpse had not only cultivated its sword intent to the perfection level, but it had also cultivated its movement technique to the great stage! His movements are blurry, and ordinary people can¡¯t catch his traces at all before he gets close and kills them with his sword! Hurry up and pull out your sword!¡± Jian Xin could not help but shout when he saw that Zhou Yun was at a disadvantage. In his eyes, Zhou Yun had used all his strength to swing his fists. Even though he had created a series of fist winds, the high-grade spiritual corpse had easily dodged them! This high-grade spiritual corpse had comprehended the perfection of sword intent. It was not afraid of Zhou Yun¡¯s perfection of sword intent at all. In fact, it was a spiritual corpse, which was the symbol of indestructibility. After being approached at a close distance, there was only death! Jian Xin was very afraid. He was afraid that Zhou Yun would be cut in half by a high-grade spiritual corpse once he got close to him. At that time, even if he was refined into a zombie, there would be a scar on his face. He would not look good! ¡°Tsk.¡± this was the first time Zhou Yun felt that the expressionless Jian Xin could be so hot-tongued. He focused on the high-grade spiritual corpse that was approaching him. Zhou Yun realized that this high-grade spiritual corpse seemed to be playing around. It was clearly faster than the previous spiritual corpse, but it did not approach him directly. Instead, it was constantly dodging his attacks! ¡°This spiritual corpse knows how to sneer? Could it be that the heretic cultivator behind the scenes is manipulating him?¡± Zhou Yun did not know that a high-grade spiritual corpse would have so many abilities. However, he was overjoyed. ¡°This spiritual corpse is interesting! The more I dodge, the more powerless I seem. It¡¯s good to dawdle for a while longer!¡± Seeing that the spiritual corpse was not in a hurry to approach him, Zhou Yun was pleased! After all, he had no choice but to attack when the spiritual corpse approached! There might also be situations where he accidentally killed his opponent in seconds. This was something Zhou Yun did not want to see! ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± It was as if Zhou Yun did not know what fatigue was. He waved both of his fists and one after another, the wind from his fists bombarded the high-grade spiritual corpse like a machine gun. The high-grade spiritual corpse was like a ghost as it casually strolled through the countless fist winds. It would even let out two roars to mock Zhou Yun from time to time! The high-grade spiritual corpse wanted to exhaust Zhou Yun and let him die in despair! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, why did you give up your spiritual sword and use your fists instead? Could it be that you¡¯re a cultivator who cultivates dual intents?¡± Jian Xin was puzzled. He suddenly remembered that in the sects a thousand years ago, there were some top heaven¡¯s favorites who cultivated dual intents! ¡°Sword intent is the most powerful and most difficult intent to cultivate. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, why do you still want to cultivate fist intent?¡± Jian Xin was even more confused. Cultivating two intents at the same time was extremely difficult. A thousand years ago, when spiritual energy was abundant, it was already something that only a few peerless heaven¡¯s favorites could cultivate! Moreover, everyone¡¯s mental state had a limit! Jian Xin was born with a sword spiritual body, but he had only succeeded in the cultivation of sword intent! He looked at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun¡¯s fist was so powerful that Jian Xin even thought that Zhou Yun had two kinds of intents! Jian Xin felt that Zhou Yun was simply crazy to want to cultivate fist intent when he wanted to cultivate sword intent! ¡°Fifteen minutes have passed. For cultivators, this should be a long battle. Should I pretend that I¡¯m exhausted, show weakness, and admit defeat?¡± Zhou Yun dully waved his fists. When he saw that the high-grade spiritual corpse was still dodging his attacks with interest, Zhou Yun felt bored. How many cultivators could fight evenly for three days and three nights? Most of them knew who was stronger the moment they made a move. Unless one was like the high-grade spiritual corpse who wanted to regulate their breathing, most of the battles would end quickly. There was only the possibility of one side escaping or the other losing. Zhou Yun was prepared to admit defeat. He had just broken through and had yet to fully control his strength. If he revealed too much, it would not be good for him to hide his strength in the future. ¡°Ding! Dear host, would you like to enter the Enlightenment State to comprehend the fist intent?¡± A sweet voice suddenly rang out in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind, causing him to be stunned. ¡°Sword intent and fist intent don¡¯t conflict with each other, and they can be cultivated at the same time? ¡± Zhou Yun had thought that he could only cultivate one kind of intent at a time. He had never seen anyone use their swords to fight with each other, put down the sword when the mottled blade was about to rot, and then boast his ability to the enemy. ¡°It¡¯s not just one kind of intent. If you can, as long as the host is willing, you can learn many kinds of intent. With the support of the strongest system, as long as the host wants to learn, the host can succeed!¡± The system boasted. It was as if Zhou Yun¡¯s mind had exploded. In that instant, Zhou Yun suddenly thought of many ways to become stronger! At the same time, he suppressed his desire to end the actual combat as soon as possible. Zhou Yun looked at the high-grade spiritual corpse in front of him and a thought suddenly came to his mind. ¡°System, give me a moment of enlightenment. I want to comprehend the fist intent, and I want to do it in battle!¡± Zhou Yun said in his mind. When he was at the perfect foundation establishment, he was able to comprehend the foundation establishment. Now, it was naturally not a problem for him to comprehend the fist intent in battle! ¡°Alright, host. I¡¯ll begin to enter the Enlightenment State!¡± As the system¡¯s sweet voice fell, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes became clear and he completely entered the Enlightenment State! Chapter 99 - I, Zhou Yun, Am Super Weak Chapter 99: I, Zhou Yun, Am Super Weak The corner of Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth curled up. His fists suddenly paused, then moved even faster and smoother! The high-grade spiritual corpse, who was casually walking around the fist wind, was suddenly stunned. Then, it continued to dodge. However, as it dodged, the high-grade spiritual corpse had a bad feeling. It didn¡¯t understand where this bad feeling came from. ¡°Any intent is actually comprehended from one¡¯s swordsmanship. It¡¯s just like the Setting Sun Sword Intent that I comprehended when I first started learning the sun-set sword technique. if you haven¡¯t learned any fist techniques, it¡¯s impossible to comprehend fist intent.¡± ¡°However, since I don¡¯t have a fist technique, why not create a fist technique that belongs to me? I¡¯m a fire essence body, and I¡¯ve been reborn. I¡¯m extremely strong, and my spiritual power is dozens of times that of ordinary people. Ordinary fist techniques are not suitable for me at all!¡± ¡°Then, the first step to comprehending the fist intent is to create a fist technique that belongs to me, Zhou Yun!¡± As Zhou Yun swung his fists even faster, a series of even more outstanding punching techniques flashed through his mind! In the Enlightenment State, Zhou Yun¡¯s mind seemed to flash with thousands of answers in an instant. Zhou Yun filtered in his mind and chose the fist technique that suited him the most! ¡°I have boundless strength, so the fist technique I need is to open and close.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s fist changed direction. He no longer pursued extreme speed. Instead, he extended his fist and arched his body as he swung his fist. An even greater fist force was unleashed by Zhou Yun, and the wind from his fist became several times greater than before! The high-grade spiritual corpse looked at the fist that had become several times larger and more powerful. It was stunned for a moment. Then, it dodged frantically and barely dodged the first huge fist! But immediately after, countless fist winds were sent out by Zhou Yun. The originally relaxed high-grade spiritual corpse immediately became extremely miserable. It fled in a sorry state from the fist winds that were like an explosive zone! ¡°My spiritual energy is ten times more than an ordinary person¡¯s. The way of releasing spiritual energy in a steady stream doesn¡¯t suit me. What I need is the ultimate explosion! The ultimate attack power!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual energy stagnated for a moment, then suddenly began to circulate and surged in the direction of his fists! In the next moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s fists struck the air in a frenzy. Under the enhancement of his terrifying spiritual energy, his fists actually created sparks in the air! Part of it was because of Zhou Yun¡¯s fire spiritual energy, and the other part was because the speed of Zhou Yun¡¯s punches had reached a terrifying level with the support of his spiritual energy! As Zhou Yun¡¯s fist technique continued to be perfected, the fist winds turned into huge fireballs with a diameter of more than a hundred meters! ¡°Whoosh!¡± The fireball burned, and the scorching air wave turned the ground into charcoal as it shot toward the high-grade spiritual corpse! ¡°Roar!¡± The high-grade spiritual corpse roared at the sky. Countless huge fireballs were launched at him! fast again! And many! He had nowhere to run! ¡°Swish!¡± the high-grade spiritual corpse¡¯s eyes turned fierce! He unsheathed his spirit sword and slashed at the fireball with his perfected sword intent, cutting it into two! ¡°Roar!¡± The high-grade spiritual corpse laughed complacently as it passed through the huge fireball that had been cut in half. ¡°Boom!¡± the next moment, the fireball that had been cut in half exploded! A mushroom cloud that was a thousand meters tall rose into the sky! ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± it was not over yet. More fireballs were shot toward the high-grade spiritual corpse! the rumbling sounds continued! Due to the size of the fireball, Zhou Yun¡¯s fists were like a bomber plane, blasting everything in sight! ¡°Argh! Not good!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly withdrew from his Enlightenment State! But it was too late! Because he was too focused on developing the fist technique, he subconsciously used a little bit of his strength. This resulted in the terrifying flames of the fire essence body in the wind created by the punches. The spiritual power contained in each fist could drain a mid-stage foundation establishment cultivator dry! And the result made Zhou Yun facepalm. ¡°A mushroom cloud. It¡¯s so beautiful. Isn¡¯t that right, Senior Brother Jian Xin? ¡± Zhou Yun murmured. In front of him, the ground had already been blasted into a basin! In this area, the height was less than a hundred meters compared to the other places! It was not just the high-grade spiritual corpse that was mocking him. The twenty or so middle-grade spiritual corpses and the eighteen remaining high-grade spiritual corpses were also waiting behind him. And because of Zhou Yun¡¯s carelessness, they were all blasted into dust! If Qiao¡¯er was here, she would have called Zhou Yun a madman! She was already exhausted from dealing with ten middle-stage spiritual corpses. She had almost died! However, Zhou Yun had accidentally turned the terrifying body of the spiritual corpse into dust! As expected, there were differences between heaven¡¯s favorites! However, unlike Qiao¡¯er, Jian Xin was already calling Zhou Yun a madman in his heart! At first, he had really thought that Zhou Yun had barely managed to break through and that he had entered a state of serious injury, with his Dao foundation damaged. But what was the situation now? A middle-grade spiritual corpse? Destroying a high-grade spiritual corpse with a single sword strike? He killed dozens of high-grade and middle-grade spiritual corpses with just a few punches! Not to mention, from Zhou Yun¡¯s point of view, he knew that the mountain in the distance that had been cut in half had hundreds of meters of land blasted away! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I should be considered a chosen one, right? After all, I¡¯m unrivaled in the five sects. Even when I¡¯m at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, I can fight against golden core cultivators without being at a disadvantage.¡± Jian Xin said. ¡°That¡¯s right. Senior Brother Jian Xin, your reputation in the Spirit Valley and the five sects isn¡¯t any weaker than Senior Sister Su Lingyun.¡± Zhou Yun said honestly. ¡°Then you tell me! How could a mere mid-stage foundation establishment cultivator kill a high-grade spiritual corpse at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment?! This is no ordinary spiritual corpse! This is the great Heretic Sect¡¯s direct disciple from thousands of years ago when the spiritual energy was abundant! It¡¯s a spiritual corpse refined by the top geniuses of that time!¡± Jian Xin had almost lost track of the boundary between stage and strength! Why was Zhou Yun, a mid-stage foundation establishment cultivator, as terrifying as a golden core cultivator? If not for the fact that he had already broken through to the golden core stage, he would have thought that he was no match for Zhou Yun! ¡°Hahaha. I was just lucky.¡± Zhou Yun laughed. He decided that the next time he had an enlightenment, he would definitely not choose to do it in actual combat. He had accidentally revealed a bit of his strength just now. It was really close! ¡°Tell me, are you still hiding your strength, Junior Brother Zhou Yun?¡± Jian Xin walked over and asked Zhou Yun with a dark expression. Zhou Yun extended his hand and clenched it. Jian Xin was stunned. what did this mean? Immediately after, Zhou Yun used his fist, a fist technique that he had just comprehended and created himself, to punch his chest ruthlessly. ¡°Boom!¡± The sound of the earth shaking rang out. Zhou Yun tried his best to force himself to spit out a trace of blood. then, he pointed to the corner of his mouth. ¡°What do you mean? Junior Brother Zhou Yun, don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re still hiding some of your strength?¡± Jian Xin really couldn¡¯t understand Zhou Yun¡¯s operation and asked doubtfully. ¡°I have already used a secret technique and overexerted my strength. I¡¯m injured and need to rest for a while. ¡°I, Zhou Yun, am super weak.¡± Zhou Yun pointed at the blood at the corner of his mouth and said word by word. Chapter 100 - Comprehensive Intents Chapter 100: Comprehensive Intents ¡°I, Zhou Yun, am super weak.¡± Zhou Yun said word by word. ¡°You¡­ I! Eh.¡± Jian Xin seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn¡¯t say it in the end. ¡°Then you should rest for a while. This time, it¡¯s not good for you to engage in actual combat right after your breakthrough. I can see that you haven¡¯t been able to control your strength and spiritual energy well.¡± Jian Xin clapped his hands, and a few more spiritual corpses walked out from not far away, carrying spiritual fruits and spiritual spring water. However, these were all ordinary spiritual corpses. It seemed that there were not many middle-grade and high-grade spiritual corpses. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, once again, congratulations on your breakthrough to the mid-stage foundation establishment. Although I can guess why you want to hide your strength, please rest assured that no matter how strong you become, Su Lingyun, the heretic cultivator behind you, and I will not kill you before you reach the golden core stage.¡± Jian Xin said slowly. He seemed to be very confident. ¡°I¡¯m not hiding my strength.¡± Zhou Yun patted his chest again, producing a very solid sound, but he did not cough up any more blood. Zhou Yun would not believe Jian Xin¡¯s words just because of a few words. After all, it was a matter of life and death. ¡°It¡¯s fine even if you don¡¯t believe me. However, as your senior brother, I still want to say something. Only if you reveal all of your strength will we be able to give you the best cultivation resources for your cultivation. Otherwise, the cultivation resources we have now might delay your cultivation progress.¡± Jian Xin said. He understood the pain of not having enough resources to cultivate. If they did not have enough resources at a critical juncture in their cultivation, it might even cause their cultivation to regress! This was definitely a bad thing for Zhou Yun, who had to race against time! ¡°Although that heretic cultivator had killed countless innocent people, was very ugly, could not even speak clearly, loved to watch people die in despair, and loved to play with other people¡¯s souls, he was still a very powerful heretic. However, I can guarantee that he will never do anything to you before you reach golden core stage.¡± Jian Xin promised. when Zhou Yun heard this, he could not help but shake his head. ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin, that was my full strength just now. You may have overestimated me. I¡¯m just a foundation stage cultivator with little spiritual energy. How could I possibly have hidden strength? ¡°In my opinion, if I were to travel back in time, I might not even be able to defeat the true bodies of these spiritual corpses.¡± Zhou Yun changed the topic and once again emphasized how weak he was! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you might not know this, but the strength of these spiritual corpses is one or several times stronger than when they were alive! You¡¯re a heaven¡¯s favorite who can kill the heretic cultivator¡¯s direct disciple even when he¡¯s more powerful.¡± as Jian Xin spoke, he sighed once again. Even he, who possessed the sword spiritual body, was not a match for those heaven¡¯s favorites. However, Junior Brother Zhou Yun was able to do it and he even killed a group of them in seconds! ¡°Hahaha!¡± Zhou Yun did not know what to say. He sat down cross-legged and pretended to be recuperating from his injuries. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re a peerless genius who¡¯s far more powerful than this era and even more powerful than a thousand years ago. In fact, he had the opportunity to see the heretic cultivator in person. However, when you see him, you have to make a choice.¡± ¡°Join the Heretic Sect or be refined into a zombie by him.¡± After Jian Xin finished speaking, he turned around and walked away. After the spiritual corpses placed the resources down, they also left. Soon, Zhou Yun was the only one left on the scorched earth. ¡°The heretic cultivator himself? You want me to join the Heretic Sect?¡± Zhou Yun felt that this was not a good thing. He would not easily believe Jian Xin¡¯s words and reveal his strength. If he did, he would not even know how he died. Didn¡¯t you hear that the heretic cultivator loved to see people die in despair? Furthermore, Zhou Yun did not have the confidence to escape from this dark world. His strength was still not enough. at least, he was not confident that he could defeat the Jian Xin of the golden core stage! ¡°This heretic cultivator, unless I can kill him and kick his head like a ball! Otherwise, I won¡¯t see you!¡± after Zhou Yun made up his mind, he calmed down and started cultivating. In just an instant, the small injuries that he had deliberately caused were healed by the powerful fire essence. ¡°Not only is the fire essence powerful, but it also has spiritual energy flowing in my body. Because of the spiritual energy, my recovery ability seems to be even stronger!¡± The more Zhou Yun understood about fire essence bodies, the more shocked he was! ¡°As expected, with the sudden enlightenment system, I shouldn¡¯t have advanced step by step. I can increase my strength in many other places! at that time, I would become a new legend, not to mention fighting above my level! he¡¯s going to defeat an enemy that¡¯s a whole stage higher than him!¡± Zhou Yun was excited. Jumping stages to battle was usually a small leap in the same stage. After the foundation establishment stage, there had never been a cultivator in the five sects who could defeat a golden core grand cultivator in the foundation establishment stage! Even those who claimed to be undefeated in the face of golden core grand cultivators could only be undefeated. Furthermore, the vast majority of the cultivators they were facing were elementary stage golden core cultivators! His foundation was still lacking, and his strength was far weaker than other golden core cultivators! Even so, the only thing they could do was not lose! In the past thousands of years, there had never been a case of a foundation establishment cultivator defeating a golden core cultivator! But just a moment ago, an idea appeared in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind! It was a terrifying cultivation method that might be able to defeat a golden core cultivator at the foundation establishment stage! ¡°This shouldn¡¯t be the only use of the enlightenment system. Perhaps I¡¯ve neglected too many things in the past. Now that I¡¯m facing the pressure of death, I should take a good look at my system.¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes and conversed with the system in his mind. ¡°System, you can comprehend all things. Does that mean that you can let me enter the Enlightenment State as long as I want to? ¡± Zhou Yun asked in his mind. ¡°My dear host, the system is the most powerful system, and you can gain enlightenment of everything.¡± The system replied with a sweet voice. ¡°That¡¯s good. Then, system, I¡¯ll have to trouble you next. I¡¯ll have an enlightenment package!¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes. He looked at his hands, then at his legs, hair, nails, and feet ¡­ Zhou Yun thought for a moment and listed down everything he had seen. Then, he entered the Enlightenment State according to his thoughts! ¡°This time, I¡¯m going to comprehend everything about my body! Whether it is fist intent, claw intent, or leg intent! All of you, gain enlightenment!¡± Zhou Yun muttered in his heart and entered the Enlightenment State! Although he didn¡¯t have the corresponding cultivation technique and it was extremely easy to learn morality, it wasn¡¯t a big deal to Zhou Yun because he could gain enlightenment! In the fist intent just now, Zhou Yun had created a set of fist techniques from nothing and comprehended the great stage of fist intent! Zhou Yun did not hesitate at all as he continued to gain enlightenment of the intent that he wanted to! Three days later. Zhou Yun slowly opened his eyes. ¡°Right now, the intent in my body is at least at the moderate stage, and most of them are at the great stage! They even have a few perfected intents!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes flashed with vicissitudes of life! Enlightenment could cause countless flashes of light to appear in a single thought. Often, it only took a moment of enlightenment to learn things that others could not learn for years! And just now, Zhou Yun had spent three whole days in enlightenment! ¡°Fist intent! Claw intent! Leg intent! Elbow intent! Knee intent! The urge to pee! Roar intent! Palm intent! Finger intent!¡± Zhou Yun recited the intents he had gained enlightenment with one by one, and there were dozens of them! ¡°Eh? What the hell is the urge to pee? And I¡¯ve cultivated it to the perfect stage?¡± Zhou Yun was suddenly stunned. He had discovered something that was not quite right. Chapter 101 - Meeting Qiaoer Again Chapter 101: Meeting Qiao¡¯er Again Zhou Yun woke up from his enlightenment. He carefully felt the gains of the three consecutive days of enlightenment, and various intents emerged on his body at the same time. Back when he was fighting the high-grade spiritual corpse, Zhou Yun had already comprehended the second kind of intent and had even successfully cultivated it. At this point, Zhou Yun had the ability to cultivate a few more kinds of intents, which greatly increased his strength at the same level. Cultivating multiple intents at the same time was a heaven-defying feat. Zhou Yun had never heard of any prodigy in the five sects who could do it. Not to mention multiple intents, Zhou Yun had never even heard of dual intent cultivation! Zhou Yun took a deep breath. He felt that his body was extremely sturdy, as if every part of his body had an endless amount of energy! he knew that it was because of this moment of enlightenment. It made his body, which had been reborn and possessed a fire essence body, even stronger! ¡°When I was cultivating many kinds of intent, I created spiritual spells that suited me to train every part of my body, which made my original body stronger!¡± Zhou Yun realized that he had originally wanted to familiarize himself with his powerful body after breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. But now, it seemed that his plan had failed, because he had become stronger! ¡°Maybe I¡¯m the first one to do so.¡± Zhou Yun carefully shifted his feet. He was afraid that if he was not careful, his powerful body would create a huge pit on the ground! He knew that not everyone could be like him, who could cultivate multiple intents at the same time! Only he, who could enter the Enlightenment State at will and control the direction of the enlightenment, could cultivate himself with a purpose and carry out such an outrageous strengthening of his body! ¡°Before the next actual combat training, I must control my body and try to hide my strength.¡± Zhou Yun felt that what he needed to do now was not to continue increasing his strength, but to control his overly powerful body! If Zhou Yun was driving an electric scooter before he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, he would be able to control his body¡¯s difficulty with ease. After breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, he had continuously obtained the fire essence body. His total spiritual power had increased, and his entire body had been reborn. Now, he had even added a comprehensive intent on top! It was as if Zhou Yun had reached the maximum level in an instant. He had gone from piloting a little sheep to piloting a manned rocket that was about to take off! He was completely unable to control the strength of his body! It was possible that in the next moment, due to the excessive force, the powerful force would wreak havoc in the surroundings! ¡°Now, I should calm my heart. Of all the ways to strengthen the body, I¡¯m the most clear about the intent obtained through enlightenment. The first thing is to clear my mind, and then control the fire essence body and other aspects later.¡± Zhou Yun made up his mind. He was going to control his body step by step. ¡°The first is the amount of intent and its specific usage. In order to pursue perfection during the moment of enlightenment, I comprehended almost all the intents that my body can use. However, what kind of intent does a human body have?¡± Zhou Yun extended his fist and spread his palm. He carefully felt the changes in his body. In an instant, small gusts of wind started to blow around Zhou Yun. these gusts of wind revolved around Zhou Yun, but they did not have any spiritual energy fluctuations. it was as if they were natural whirlwinds! ¡°Whoosh!¡± a remnant soul was squeezed down from the countless souls in the sky. it did not control its body¡¯s direction properly and crashed straight into Zhou Yun. ¡°Swish!¡± just as the remnant soul was about to pass through Zhou Yun with its transparent body, it touched the gentle breeze around Zhou Yun. The next moment, the remnant soul melted like snowflakes, making a melting sound! ¡°After my whole body has been trained to the intents, it seems that I can resonate with all the intents and enhance my body in all aspects?¡± Zhou Yun discovered that when he was comprehending all the intents and activating all of them, he could actually increase the power of his physical body once again! Zhou Yun was just standing there, but his powerful body was already exuding a powerful life force! He was like a human-shaped demonic beast! The remnant soul was originally afraid of life force. When it accidentally approached Zhou Yun, it was actually annihilated by Zhou Yun¡¯s life force! ¡°Fist intent! Claw intent! Leg intent! Elbow intent! Knee intent! The urge to pee! Roar intent! Palm intent! Finger intent!¡± he found that he had comprehended quite a lot of intents in the past three days, dozens of them. ¡°Eh? what¡¯s this? Why is there a strange intent in it, and it has been cultivated to the stage of perfection?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He realized that while he was counting the types of intent, he had discovered a strange thing. ¡°Urge to pee? What is this? I can understand fist intent, palm intent, and even finger intent, but what is this intent to pee?¡± Zhou Yun muttered to himself. After a cultivator reached a certain stage, they would naturally abstain from eating and train their body. Although it was not impossible to eat mortal food, most of them were just for fun. That little thing was naturally evaporated by the spiritual power. As for the spiritual meal, it was a heavenly treasure. Even a thousand years ago, cultivators would want to split a resource in half! After absorbing it, he was still sucking on his fingers! How could he possibly digest it again? If Zhou Yun did not remember wrongly, he had already entered a state of semi-fasting after he reached the tenth layer of Qi cultivation. After breaking through to the foundation establishment stage, he had not eaten any ordinary food other than medicinal pills. Without anything entering, how could anything leave? ¡°Whatever, I¡¯ll try to see what exactly this urge to pee is. It actually allowed me to achieve a complete Enlightenment State. I really don¡¯t know what kind of cultivation technique I created for my body when I was in enlightenment.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. During the moment of enlightenment, he had comprehended too many intents in one go. For a moment, he had not thought of the use of the urge to pee. However, he would know what intent was for once he tried it. ¡°Alright, let me try and see what this urge to pee is!¡± Zhou Yun circulated his spiritual energy and said in a low voice. Just as Zhou Yun was about to try out the intent that he was also very curious about and use a spell, a pleasant female voice suddenly came from beside him. ¡°What¡­ What do you mean?¡± Qiao¡¯er was sitting beside Zhou Yun, and her face was extremely red. She didn¡¯t expect that the first thing she would hear from Brother Zhou Yun after seeing him for so many days would be such embarrassing words! ¡°Qiao¡¯er? what are you doing here?¡± Zhou Yun subconsciously gathered all of his spiritual power, but when he turned around and saw Qiao¡¯er¡¯s appearance, his spiritual power was reduced abruptly! He had never thought that he would be able to see Qiao¡¯er in this place! Originally, Zhou Yun had thought that he would have to at least reach the golden core stage to kill the heretic cultivator before he could see the light of day again and see Qiao¡¯er again! ¡°Hehehe, Brother Zhou Yun, long time no see. I missed you so much.¡± Qiao¡¯er threw herself into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms as she spoke. ¡°I really missed you, Brother Zhou Yun. I¡¯m finally able to see you again.¡± As Qiao¡¯er spoke, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and her hands tightly wrapped around Zhou Yun¡¯s waist. Chapter 102 - Zhou Yuns Hatred Chapter 102: Zhou Yun¡¯s Hatred Zhou Yun wrapped his arms around Qiao¡¯er¡¯s tiny body. Now that he had been reborn, his body had become stronger, and he could hold Qiao¡¯er in his arms. For the past few days, Zhou Yun had been under the threat of death. He had been constantly thinking about how to become stronger and constantly using the system to gain enlightenment. This had put his nerves in a high state of tension! It had been a long time since Zhou Yun hugged Qiao¡¯er, and he felt a rare sense of relief. Suddenly, Zhou Yun¡¯s grip on Qiao¡¯er tightened. Why was Qiao¡¯er here, safe and sound? This was the base camp of the heretic cultivators! He also had countless spiritual corpses and a terrifying superior. The spiritual corpse existed! He might be able to kill a high-grade spiritual corpse easily, but Zhou Yun had never thought that the high-grade spiritual corpse was weak! On the contrary, the high-grade spiritual corpse was extremely powerful! although it was only at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment, it would not be a problem for it to escape in the outside world unless it was surrounded by a few golden core cultivators! Qiao¡¯er had appeared in the heretic cultivator¡¯s base camp safe and sound. Zhou Yun¡¯s heart tightened. He could only think of one possibility! and that possibility made him afraid to let go of Qiao¡¯er, who was in his arms! He thought of Jian Xin and Su Lingyun! He thought of the heretic cultivator¡¯s methods of refining corpses. Zombies! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯re so strong, you¡¯re¡­ You¡¯re hurting me.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face turned red. She did not expect that her Brother Zhou Yun would think of her this way when she saw him again! He was actually hugging her so tightly! ¡°However, if I take a closer look, Brother Zhou Yun, you seem to have become more handsome and stronger. Even I can¡¯t see through Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s strength.¡± Qiao¡¯er raised her head to look at Zhou Yun¡¯s immortal-like handsome appearance, and her eyes flashed with love. At the same time, she couldn¡¯t help but exclaim at the change in Zhou Yun¡¯s strength. Qiao¡¯er had barely made it out of the death zone, and her body had been strengthened by the phoenix blood. She had even broken through to the late-stage foundation establishment, only one step away from the golden core stage. But even so, Qiao¡¯er could not see through Zhou Yun¡¯s strength. She could even feel that she was very excited when she hugged Zhou Yun. No, it was the phoenix blood in his body that was extremely excited. It was as if he could feel an unparalleled vitality in Zhou Yun¡¯s body! Although Qiao¡¯er liked Zhou Yun very much and liked to stay in his arms, she was still very happy. But now that the phoenix blood was giving her the same feeling, Qiao¡¯er liked Zhou Yun even more. She buried her head in Zhou Yun¡¯s broad chest, her ears turning red. Zhou Yun could feel Qiao¡¯er¡¯s joy. He could also feel how much the little cutie in his arms liked him and was unwilling to let go. However, the more he felt Qiao¡¯er¡¯s feelings, the more afraid he was. In terms of their relationship, Su Lingyun had once said that she would protect Zhou Yun even if she died. Jian Xin had also said such words. Moreover, the two of them were very emotional and could express their feelings to acquaintances, making people feel that they were true! It was precisely so. After witnessing the terrifying power of the zombie¡¯s disguise, Zhou Yun did not dare to let go. He was afraid to let go of Qiao¡¯er and find out that Qiao¡¯er was a zombie! ¡°Qiao¡¯er, when I saved you that year, I didn¡¯t expect you to have such a strong talent for cultivation. You were able to shine in the inner sect and even become a new heaven¡¯s favorite.¡± Zhou Yun suddenly said. He was rather emotional. The helpless little girl had also grown into a beautiful fairy who could move the hearts of countless people. ¡°Hehe, Brother Zhou Yun is the best! I¡¯ve always believed that Brother Zhou Yun will become stronger! And then let those who looked down on you regret it! As expected, Brother Zhou Yun has become even more powerful and handsome!¡± Qiao¡¯er said. As she listened to Zhou Yun¡¯s strong and powerful heartbeat, she felt as if she had fallen into his embrace and was unwilling to let go of his arms. ¡°That¡¯s right, we¡¯ve all changed. Qiao¡¯er, you¡¯ve also become stronger.¡± Zhou Yun took a deep breath. He understood what he had to face now. Qiao¡¯er had become stronger. When Zhou Yun hugged her, he could feel that there was something full of vitality in her body. With such a thing, Zhou Yun was sure that Qiao¡¯er would at least have the strength of a middle-stage spiritual corpse! There was only one possibility for her to become so powerful in such a short time. Qiao¡¯er had been refined into a zombie! ¡°Qiao¡¯er. What are you doing here?¡± Zhou Yun released Qiao¡¯er and asked softly. At the same time, he nervously looked into Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes. ¡°In order to meet Brother Zhou Yun, I followed this thing all the way here,¡± Embarrassed, Qiao¡¯er took out a half-lock. ¡°I followed this thing and found Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s direction. I originally wanted to persuade master and the sect leader to come and save Brother Zhou Yun, but they didn¡¯t want to, so I came alone.¡± Qiao¡¯er said with a smile. Zhou Yun reached out to rub Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. Qiao¡¯er squinted her eyes and enjoyed his touch. ¡°That¡¯s why I entered the death zone and obtained the phoenix blood. After I escaped from Senior Sister Wanyi, I came to find Brother Zhou Yun.¡± As Qiao¡¯er spoke, she extended her hand and squeezed out a drop of phoenix blood. Zhou Yun could feel that the phoenix blood contained a powerful spiritual energy. Zhou Yun understood that for an ordinary person to become so powerful in such a short period of time and to have such a precious fortuitous encounter, they had to bear a huge risk! Qiao¡¯er wasn¡¯t like him, who had an enlightenment system that allowed him to gain enlightenment at any time that no one else had ever had in their entire lives. ¡°Thank you for your hard work, Qiao¡¯er.¡± Zhou Yun did not dare to imagine what kind of difficulties Qiao¡¯er had encountered in the death zone. But Qiao¡¯er said it briefly. Zhou Yun felt that Qiao¡¯er¡¯s silent concern and understanding were the most likable. ¡°Then, I came to the outside of this world and met many spiritual corpses.¡± Qiao¡¯er continued. Hearing this, Zhou Yun¡¯s heart could not help but beat faster. ¡°As expected, this heretic cultivator is powerful. I finally understand why Spirit Valley didn¡¯t save Brother Zhou Yun. Even I can only deal with the strangely dressed spiritual corpses. But there were too many of them, and I couldn¡¯t hold on at all.¡± Qiao¡¯er said with a bitter smile. Zhou Yun understood that Qiao¡¯er was talking about the middle-grade spiritual corpse. He couldn¡¯t help but raise his head, preventing the tears from falling out of his eyes. Previously, when he was facing Su Lingyun and Jian Xin, Zhou Yun had only known them for a short time and only had sympathy for them. However, when Qiao¡¯er was also in trouble, that girl, no matter if he was rich or poor, would wholeheartedly come to him and tell him that she liked him. Now, it had completely become a memory. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect that the next time he saw Qiao¡¯er, they would be separated by heaven and earth! ¡°Heretic cultivator. I¡¯m going to kill you to avenge Qiao¡¯er!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth as he spoke. This was the second time he hated someone so much after being imprisoned! And it was the same person twice! ¡°Ha? Brother Zhou Yun, what are you talking about?¡± Hearing Zhou Yun¡¯s words, Qiao¡¯er tilted her head in confusion. Chapter 103 - The Five Sects Attack Chapter 103: The Five Sects Attack ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what are you saying? Aveng me?¡± When Qiao¡¯er heard Zhou Yun¡¯s hateful words, she was puzzled. Although she did not know why this was happening, Qiao¡¯er still walked closer to Zhou Yun and hugged him again. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er has always been here. Qiao¡¯er is only Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s Qiao¡¯er. I won¡¯t go anywhere.¡± Qiao¡¯er gently patted Zhou Yun¡¯s back. she did not understand what had happened to Zhou Yun in this dark world. However, Qiao¡¯er still hugged Zhou Yun and kept comforting him. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, did you not turn into a zombie?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t react in time to Qiao¡¯er¡¯s embrace. Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t understand him? Could it be that Qiao¡¯er wasn¡¯t killed by the heretic cultivator and then refined into a zombie? More than two months had passed, and by right, the heretic cultivator should have killed Qiao¡¯er long ago! Could it be that the heretic cultivator didn¡¯t have the time to refine zombies, and had to raise them first, grow stronger, and then kill them? ¡°Zombie? What was that? I came to the outside of this world of heretic cultivators and only saw many powerful spiritual corpses. And then, I was defeated by them.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was full of regret. She had thought that she could save Brother Zhou Yun, but she did not expect this heretic cultivator to be so powerful! ¡°After I entered this world, a man called Jian Xin, the previous chief disciple of Spirit Valley, sent me to you, Brother Zhou Yun. It was just that you were in the midst of your enlightenment at that time, so I was watching you from the side.¡± Qiao¡¯er said. she had been looking at Zhou Yun for two days, and she was not tired of it. it was just that she didn¡¯t know why the surrounding land was all burnt, and it was a little uncomfortable to stand there. ¡°What else did you encounter? There¡¯s no reason for that heretic cultivator to be so kind!¡± Zhou Yun could not figure it out! This was because this heretic cultivator loved to kill people and refine them into spiritual corpses! How could he let Qiao¡¯er go? ¡°Oh right! Just as I was about to be surrounded by the spiritual corpses, a mysterious man in a black robe and a veil appeared. He allowed me to advance to the golden core stage within a year and even gave me a strange spiritual weapon.¡± Qiao¡¯er suddenly thought of someone. When she was surrounded by the spiritual corpses and was in despair, the black-robed man only came out to say a few words, threw her a spiritual weapon, and then disappeared. Although the high-grade spiritual corpses seemed to want to chase after her, the result was unknown. ¡°Venerable Xunling! You¡¯ve obtained the acknowledgment of Venerable Xunling! No wonder that heretic cultivator didn¡¯t kill you!¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He had not expected that at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s most dangerous moment, Venerable Xunling would actually come out and acknowledge Qiao¡¯er! ¡°This is the spiritual weapon.¡± Qiao¡¯er took out a headband with phoenix patterns. Zhou Yun could feel an extremely strong fire spiritual power from the headband! ¡°This strength is even stronger than my top-notch spiritual weapon, the Fire Dragon Sword! Just who is this Venerable Xunling?¡± Zhou Yun felt that all sorts of things within the five sects were becoming more and more confusing! Under the absolute rule of the five sects, why would there be an existence like Venerable Xunling? Why did he have to search for powerful spiritual weapons and secret manuals that the five sects were unwilling to give to each and every prodigy? ¡°Cough, cough. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯m sorry to have disturbed your reunion.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s voice suddenly sounded from the side. He walked over slowly, but his limping posture was very eye-catching. ¡°I¡¯m here to give you your cultivation resources for today. Recently, this Avici Hell isn¡¯t very peaceful. I hope that the two of you won¡¯t leave the territory I¡¯ve planned for you and cultivate well.¡± after Jian Xin ordered the spiritual corpse to put down the cultivation resources, he was about to turn around and leave. Zhou Yun looked at Jian Xin and realized that he had a serious expression on his face. Besides his abnormal walking posture, the sword that he was originally carrying had also disappeared! One must know that for a sword spiritual body like Jian Xin, the sword was the source of 90% of his combat power! He would never give up the sword in his hand unless it was an extremely important matter! Could it be that something important had really happened? Could it be that there were other heretic cultivators in the Avici Hell? Could it be that the heretic cultivator behind him was injured? Zhou Yun had just found out from Qiao¡¯er that the Spirit Valley would not help him, so there was only one possibility. The heretic cultivator was injured! He had a chance to escape from this world! ¡°Wait, Senior Brother Jian Xin. Can I ask what happened? Also, why haven¡¯t I seen Senior Sister Lingyun recently?¡± Zhou Yun called out to stop Jian Xin. Jian Xin¡¯s departing figure suddenly came to a stop. Then, he spoke slowly with a sorrow that even Zhou Yun could feel. ¡°Su Lingyun is already dead. Her body and her sealed soul were all gone. Even I almost lost my life with her under that attack. If it wasn¡¯t for her¡­¡± Jian Xin said as he turned around. ¡± Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you must treasure the people around you. Don¡¯t wait until you lose them before you regret it.¡± Jian Xin¡¯s eyes were red, and he clenched his fists tightly. This was the first time Zhou Yun had seen Jian Xin in such a state! What exactly happened?! Under the circumstances where the five sects didn¡¯t make a move, who else would be able to defeat this sword spiritual body, the prodigy of the five sects! In fact, he even needed the people he cared about to risk their lives to survive! Zhou Yun seemed to have been affected by him. He felt a wave of sadness and subconsciously held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. Just a moment ago, he had also thought that Qiao¡¯er would leave him forever. That feeling was really uncomfortable. Suffering made one muddle-headed and willing to sacrifice their lives. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you and Qiao¡¯er can stay here and cultivate. I still have some things to do here. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll continue to protect you until you become golden core cultivators. I¡¯ll use my life.¡± After Jian Xin finished speaking, he left in a dejected manner. From a solitary swordsman, he had become a pitiful man who was heartless. ¡°There¡¯s actually someone who can defeat Senior Brother Jian Xin, who is in the golden core stage. It seems that I have to hide my strength again and not be too proud!¡± Zhou Yun retracted his thoughts. He was just thinking about whether he could escape from the hands of the heretic cultivator. Now, it seemed that the outside world was not calm. Perhaps hiding in this world for a while wasn¡¯t a bad idea? At the very least, there was no lack of resources, and it was relatively safe. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, didn¡¯t Senior Brother Jian Xin and Senior Sister Su Lingyun join the heretic cultivator? Why is he still willing to risk his life to protect us?¡± When Qiao¡¯er saw Jian Xin, she suddenly remembered Su Lingyun. She could not help but ask. Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and finally chose to say the word ¡®zombie¡¯, which made people feel uncomfortable. After explaining, Qiao¡¯er understood what had happened to Jian Xin and Su Lingyun. Without another word, she once again threw herself into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. At this moment, Qiao¡¯er finally understood why Zhou Yun had spoken of avenging her so hatefully just now! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯m sorry to have made you worry.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zhou Yun pulled Qiao¡¯er into his arms again. The matter of the Jian Xin made him feel emotional, but it also made Zhou Yun even more determined to become stronger! Outside the Avici Hell, the flames of war were raging! Chapter 104 - Reinforcements Chapter 104: Reinforcements ¡°Sect master of Spirit Valley, are you alright? He didn¡¯t expect this heretic cultivator to have such a method. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the five of us have gathered together, this Heretic Sect might really have risen again.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School walked to Ling Qingyun¡¯s side and said in a deep voice. Beside them, the other three sect leaders also looked serious! Originally, the five sects moving together this time was to let the sect¡¯s disciples gain experience and witness the power of the heretic cultivators, so as to stimulate their motivation. The three hundred golden core cultivators and the five sect leaders were only there to reduce the casualties of their disciples. But they didn¡¯t expect that it would be their attack this time that prevented the terrible consequences of all three thousand foundation establishment disciples dying in battle! But even so, the five sect leaders¡¯ expressions weren¡¯t any better! Because right in front of them, there was a corpse on the ground, stabbed by a sword several times. They were extremely familiar with the owner of this corpse! Especially the four sects outside of Spirit Valley, they both loved and hated that person! They hated her for being so powerful that they couldn¡¯t even lift their heads! She could give the disciples a goal to work hard towards, to keep rising! But now, that figure had fallen in front of them. She had died because of them. The sect leaders of the four sects all felt emotional. ¡°I declare the chief disciple of Spirit Valley, Su Lingyun, who had been controlled by the heretic cultivator, has been killed! Next, we¡¯ll march into the heretic cultivator¡¯s camp!¡± Ling Qingyun took a deep breath and then shouted! However, none of the cultivators present felt happy. This was because their original objective was to rescue the chief disciples of the five sects and the several hundred ordinary cultivators! But now, their most important target had died here. They seemed to have failed! ¡°Sigh, seeing Su Lingyun leave with such an ending, the world is really unpredictable. I¡¯m afraid that the first seats of our four sects are also in bad shape.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School sighed with emotion. When the rest of the people heard this, they felt even more depressed! Because just now, in addition to the particularly eye-catching Su Lingyun, there was also a terrifying heaven¡¯s favorite that the older generation of golden core cultivators had a deep impression of, which was Jian Xin! They didn¡¯t expect that Jian Xin, who had disappeared several years ago, had been controlled by the heretic cultivator! He had been reduced to a killing tool for the heretic cultivator! ¡°This heretic cultivator is very strange. We must all pay attention to one thing later. I suggest that we attack the heretic cultivator¡¯s camp, and the foundation establishment disciples don¡¯t need to participate. Let us five sect leaders lead the golden core cultivators.¡± The sect leader of the Cherishing Jade Sect said after some thought. The spiritual corpses that they had faced earlier were at least at the perfection of the foundation establishment stage! Moreover, their combat strength was unparalleled, and they would need at least three disciples to barely fight against them! Moreover, only golden core cultivators could suppress a spiritual corpse that was wearing the uniform of an inner sect disciple! Not to mention the few spiritual corpses of his direct disciples! In this battle, the five sects had destroyed thousands of ordinary spiritual corpses, hundreds of middle-grade spiritual corpses, and several high-grade spiritual corpses. Hundreds of disciples were killed! And this was with the three hundred golden core cultivators constantly taking care of the battlefield to barely keep the situation! ¡°In the Avici Hell, there are at least middle-grade spiritual corpses and above. There might even be disciples from our sect. This time, let¡¯s have the foundation establishment disciples retreat.¡± the Myriad Flower School also agreed. Ling Qingyun looked at Su Lingyun¡¯s corpse and sighed. He never thought that this frivolous disciple of his would actually end up like this. ¡°Su Wanyi, take the body back to the Spirit Valley and give her a proper burial. You can take the rest of the disciples back.¡± Ling Qingyun ordered. she did not look at Su Wanyi¡¯s expression. Under Ling Qingyun¡¯s lead, the Five Major Sects and three hundred golden core cultivators charged towards the boundary of the Avici Hell with great momentum! At this moment, it was as if the world was shaking! A crack had actually appeared in the sky and earth in front of them! ¡°Go! this time, we must exterminate all the heretic cultivators!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s tone was determined. She waved the sword in her hand forward, and a terrifying sword spiritual energy that could cover the sky and the sun was slashed out! The world in front of her was cut in half! the world had been split open! The cultivators of the five sects swarmed into the Avici Hell. They wanted to kill all the heretic cultivators! On the other side. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er talked about their recent cultivation. After they had calmed down, Zhou Yun finally pulled himself together. ¡°This time, I must become stronger. I will not let what happened to Senior Brother Jian Xin happen to her!¡± Zhou Yun calmed himself down. He wanted to enter the state of cultivation again and seize the time to consolidate his strength. Then, he would become stronger again! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I need to wear this spiritual weapon to sense the phoenix blood in my body. That¡¯s why I¡¯m cultivating on the mountaintop over there.¡± Qiao¡¯er naturally knew that Zhou Yun was hiding his true strength from their conversation, so she pointed at the mountain that Zhou Yun had flattened a thousand meters away. ¡°If anything happens, you must release your spiritual energy and ask me for help!¡± Zhou Yun understood that his body was too strong, and any careless move could cause him great harm. If he used too much force, Qiao¡¯er might be reduced to ashes. After Qiao¡¯er was far away, Zhou Yun finally caught his breath and focused his mind on the intents in his body. ¡°I might have a better way to do it before I get familiar with the intent!¡± Zhou Yun thought of his system! There were dozens of intents. Although each of them was extremely powerful and could contribute to combat effectiveness! However, when Zhou Yun discovered that all the intent could actually resonate and cause his body to enter a state of strengthening, he had a new idea! Since he used the sword intent as the main attack, why couldn¡¯t he combine all the intents in his body and focus on strengthening his body as an auxiliary attack? Zhou Yun closed his eyes again, following the feeling of the integration of his intent. ¡°System, I want to have an enlightenment. The direction of the enlightenment this time is to integrate all the intents in my body and turn it into the united intent that can enhance the body!¡± Zhou Yun muttered in his mind. ¡°Yes, Master. You¡¯ve entered the Enlightenment State.¡± there was no delay in his mind as the sweet voice answered Zhou Yun¡¯s request on time. Zhou Yun entered that extremely mysterious state. One thought after another appeared in his mind, but they were all denied! While he was in the Enlightenment State, the breeze around Zhou Yun started blowing slowly again. Moreover, this time, the awe-inspiring presence had a faint red mist. it looked solid and exuded a terrifying vitality! ¡°After my body was reborn, my physical strength has greatly increased. I don¡¯t need to increase my physical fitness for a while. Therefore, I can combine all the intents in my body into a short-term explosive skill!¡± A thought flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. What he lacked the most now was combat power. If he had an all-rounded explosive skill, it would be of great use in the following period of time! ¡°The head is formed by the intent from the hair. The hands and feet are the auxiliary parts. The lower three areas are the core¡­¡± Zhou Yun slowly pieced together the dozens of intents like a puzzle! Chapter 105 - : Improving His Secret Technique Chapter 105: Improving His Secret Technique Zhou Yun pieced together the intents one by one. In his mind, the intents seemed to have turned into a physical object, and he assembled it into a human shape! ¡°This move is called the comprehensive intent!¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes and said slowly after assembling all the intents. Because he had already completely comprehended the intents, Zhou Yun only had to assemble it. This time, he only took half a day to gain enlightenment. ¡°Now that I¡¯ve combined all intents, I only need to stimulate all intents at the same time when I use it, and I can greatly strengthen my body¡¯s power. It¡¯s an extremely terrifying explosive secret technique, but I don¡¯t know how it will turn out.¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment and decided to use this secret technique. The first reason was that he had yet to truly control his current body. If he were to use it, it might change the entire terrain. The second was that this was called a secret technique, so he naturally intended to save it for the last time! Now that he was being monitored by the heretic cultivator all the time, he would definitely not use this trump card! ¡°Now that the matter of the intents has been resolved, the next step is to control my body¡¯s strength. This sudden breakthrough has allowed my strength to increase too quickly. Isn¡¯t this a good problem to have?¡± Zhou Yun looked at his feet in distress. He had just exerted a little force, but the ground was like tofu as he stepped into it. ¡°The first step now is to slowly get used to the strength of my body. At least when we¡¯re hugging, I don¡¯t have to be so careful about Qiao¡¯er¡¯s safety.¡± Zhou Yun was still in shock. He had thought Qiao¡¯er was dead and had hugged her a little too tightly. Fortunately, he had reacted in time. Otherwise, Qiao¡¯er would have died in his arms before the spiritual corpse could kill her! ¡°Before I control my body, the first thing I need to do is to control the spiritual energy in my flesh and blood. Because of the fire essence body, my entire body is filled with spiritual energy, which is also the reason why I have infinite strength.¡± Zhou Yun tried to slow down the flow of his spiritual energy, but after trying for a while, he realized that because of the spiritual energy formula, the spiritual energy in his body was circulating on its own, helping him to complete a spiritual energy circulation at all times, constantly increasing his cultivation. If he stopped the flow of spiritual energy at this time, it would undoubtedly make him stop cultivating! This was something that Zhou Yun could not accept! ¡°To stop training in order to reduce the use of power, isn¡¯t that the reverse? What I need is to control my power and become stronger. I¡¯m not bound.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He gave up on his previous thought. ¡°Is it possible to change the degree of the physical body¡¯s enhancement while circulating spiritual energy?¡± Zhou Yun thought of the comprehensive intent secret technique that he had just formed. ¡°The intents can enhance the strength of the body. However, it is not known whether the direction of the enhancement is positive or negative. Perhaps I can further perfect the comprehensive intent, so that I can reduce the strength of my body by using the comprehensive intent!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up! Everyone else needed a secret technique to improve themselves, but he was the only one who needed a secret technique to reduce his strength! ¡°It¡¯s feasible! This way, I¡¯ll be able to familiarize myself with my body while slowing down the power of the intent. I can even master the secret technique of the comprehensive intent, killing two birds with one stone!¡± Zhou Yun was not idle. He immediately entered a Enlightenment State again! This time, he was going to optimize the secret manual that was full of intent! It would allow the comprehensive intent secret technique to change from a secret technique that could only strengthen one¡¯s physical strength to a secret technique that could work in both directions! While strengthening the body, it could also become a shackle that suppressed Zhou Yun¡¯s powerful strength! ¡°I wonder how Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation is going. Now that Brother Zhou Yun is getting stronger and stronger, I have to catch up to him!¡± Qiao¡¯er finally saw Zhou Yun that she had been thinking about all this time. However, she realized that Zhou Yun had grown from a first layer of Qi cultivator to someone that even she, a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator, could not see clearly in just a few months! Qiao¡¯er wanted to stay by Zhou Yun¡¯s side. She did not want to leave him, so she naturally worked even harder in her cultivation! Qiao¡¯er looked at the spiritual weapon given to her by Venerable Xunling. She had heard some of his deeds from Zhou Yun and understood that he would come to see her when she advanced to the golden core stage. But now, Qiao¡¯er still felt a little unreal. Why would such a mysterious existence appear within the five sects? However, Qiao¡¯er was very happy because she was acknowledged as a proud heaven¡¯s favorite like Zhou Yun. This meant that she could still stand by Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s side! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I will definitely become stronger and catch up to you.¡± Qiao¡¯er explained in detail as she brought the spiritual weapon along. The dense fire spiritual energy continuously stimulated the phoenix fire in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face turned red, and her body became hot. At the border of the Avici Hell, Ling Qingyun waved the spiritual sword in his hand and forcefully sliced the heavens and earth in half. She then led the five sects into the Avici Hell! ¡°Millions, no, tens of millions of dead souls! This evil creature, how many mortals did he kill to create this Avici Hell?!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School looked at the pitch-black remnant souls dancing in the sky. He finally understood why the five sects couldn¡¯t find any traces of the heretic cultivator through their secret techniques! The Avici Hell was created with tens of thousands of dead souls as the catalyst. Just the sight of the remnant souls alone was enough to render most of their tracking methods ineffective! Not to mention that the Avici Hell was a world of its own, and ordinary cultivators couldn¡¯t even see where it was! This time, if it wasn¡¯t for the five sect leaders, those 3000 foundation establishment cultivators might not even have the strength to break open the Avici Hell! ¡°This heretic cultivator! We should have used all the power of the five sects to take care of them!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader also said angrily. All the lives in the world corresponded to the spiritual energy dynamic of heaven and earth, and everything was related to heaven and earth! This heretic cultivator had killed all life, leaving only the dead. No wonder the world was gradually weakening and the spiritual energy was depleting! ¡°Wait, something¡¯s coming.¡± Ling Qingyun interrupted the words of the other sect leaders as she raised her sword and pointed forward. In front of Ling Qingyun, a few figures slowly walked over. Behind them were three hundred middle-grade spiritual corpses and thirty high-grade spiritual corpses. However, none of these spiritual corpses were at the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment. They were in the perfection of the early-stage golden core! Although only the 30 high-grade spiritual corpses were at the mid-stage golden core, they were not the only ones. However, as the hundreds of spiritual corpses walked towards them, the shadow of the Heretic Sect from a thousand years ago seemed to appear on their bodies! A thousand years later, the Heretic Sect disciples had actually used the identity of spiritual corpses to once again go against the five sects! However, the five sects this time had experienced a shortage of spiritual energy for a thousand years, and the quality of their disciples was uneven. Even among the five sect leaders, only Ling Qingyun had reached the late-stage golden core! The other four sect leaders were only at the mid-stage golden core! On the other hand, the Heretic Sect¡¯s spiritual corpses were all several times stronger than when they were alive! They were also extremely strong and indestructible! This time, Ling Qingyun looked at the spiritual corpses in front of her, and her expression became serious. Chapter 106 - The Five Major Sects Come to Help Chapter 106: The Five Major Sects Come to Help ¡°Zhou Yun,¡± Jian Xin¡¯s voice suddenly rang out. This was the first time he interrupted Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation after he entered the Avici Hell. Zhou Yun opened his eyes and woke up from his moment of enlightenment. He didn¡¯t blame Jian Xin for interrupting his cultivation. After all, he could undergo enlightenment at any time. Zhou Yun was very curious as to why Jian Xin had returned to look for him not long after he had left. Furthermore, he had even interrupted his cultivation to wake him up. After Zhou Yun had captured this small world, Jian Xin had tried his best to satisfy all of his cultivation requirements, from seclusion, medicinal herbs, alchemy furnace, to sparring. Jian Xin was like the most diligent housekeeper, fulfilling all of Zhou Yun¡¯s requests. However, just as he said that he wanted to cultivate, Jian Xin came to interrupt him half a day later. Zhou Yun felt that something big might have happened! He thought that it might be related to Su Lingyun¡¯s death and the injury to his Jian Xin! ¡°In a moment, there will be people from the other five sects coming to attack the heretic cultivators. They have a large number of people, and with the five sect leaders coming out together, this small world won¡¯t be able to hold on for much longer. No matter what happens later, please listen to my orders. If there is any mishap, be it you, me, or your Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, we will all die at the hands of that heretic cultivator.¡± Jian Xin walked in front of Zhou Yun and said with a serious expression when he saw that Zhou Yun had awakened. When Zhou Yun heard Jian Xin¡¯s words, he was taken aback. The five sects had come? Didn¡¯t Qiao¡¯er just say that Spirit Valley had given up on saving him, so she came to save him alone? Why did Jian Xin say that there were people from the five sects, and even the sect leaders? Either Jian Xin or Qiao¡¯er must be lying. Who was telling the truth? Zhou Yun looked at Jian Xin and realized that his expression was the same as before. There was nothing different. And it seemed like he was really trying to persuade him. Jian Xin didn¡¯t seem to be lying. Could Qiao¡¯er be lying? ¡°No, Qiao¡¯er has no reason to lie to me. Not to mention that Jian Xin is a zombie controlled by the heretic cultivator. Maybe Jian Xin has been deceived by the heretic cultivator and is now giving the wrong information.¡± Zhou Yun was analyzing Jian Xin¡¯s words in his mind. He was very curious as to why the heretic cultivator would spend so much effort to change his perception of Jian Xin. Could it be that this is a test? Were they thinking if he was trying to find a way to escape from this world? Could it be that after he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, the heretic cultivator was frightened by the strength he revealed, so he came to test Zhou Yun to prevent him from running away? Zhou Yun thought about it, but he had no way to verify this. However, he knew that no matter how the heretic cultivator tested him, as long as he obediently showed weakness before he had the strength to resist, it would be fine! ¡°Alright, Senior Brother Jian Xin. No matter what happens later, I¡¯ll follow your orders.¡± Zhou Yun replied with a smile. Jian Xin nodded. He walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s side and sat down cross-legged, entering a state of meditation. It was as if Jian Xin had only come to convey this message. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t think too much about it. He sat down cross-legged and began circulating the Spiritual Qi Mantra in his body to train his control over his own spiritual energy. With Jian Xin by his side, Zhou Yun naturally could not enter the Enlightenment State to cultivate. ¡°Boom!¡± suddenly, a huge explosion resounded from the distance! Soon after, Zhou Yun felt the entire ground and even the tens of millions of souls in the sky tremble. ¡°Earthquake? No, it is the powerful attack that shook the entire small world. Just what kind of people are fighting that can cause such a shockwave?¡± Zhou Yun could not help but open his eyes before he could even enter the state of cultivation. He looked into the distance, but could only see a large amount of black fog. ¡°It¡¯s fine. This is just the aftermath of the battle between the five sects and the golden core stage spiritual corpses. They haven¡¯t arrived here yet, so you don¡¯t have to worry, junior brother.¡± Jian Xin said with his eyes closed. He could also feel the battle fluctuations in the distance. Although the spiritual corpses were very powerful, to be honest, Jian Xin didn¡¯t think that these spiritual corpses could withstand the attacks of all the five sect leaders. This small world of the heretic cultivator would eventually be destroyed under the attack of the five sects. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, it¡¯s about time to bring Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er over.¡± Jian Xin suddenly said, pointing at the flat top of the mountain in the distance. Jian Xin had already ordered a few spiritual corpses to inform Qiao¡¯er to come over. However, he had just sensed that the connection between him and the spiritual corpses had disappeared. The movements of the five sects were surprisingly fast. They had quickly arrived at the heart of the heretic cultivator¡¯s world from the barrier of the world. Jian Xin knew that if even these spiritual corpses responsible for notifying the five sects had been destroyed, then it was only possible that most of the regions in the heretic cultivators¡¯ world had been occupied by the five sects. ¡°As expected of sect leader Ling Qingyun. She¡¯s still so decisive in her actions. If I¡¯m not wrong, master has already entered a state of fury after seeing Junior Sister Su Lingyun¡¯s corpse.¡± Jian Xin laughed bitterly. Not to mention the heretic cultivator behind him, even the remaining Heretic Sect remnants at the border of the five sects were not enough to deal with the anger of the Spirit Valley sect leader. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, hurry up and go. If junior sister Qiao¡¯er isn¡¯t by my side and something happens to her when she¡¯s in contact with the disciples of the five sects, I can¡¯t guarantee that I¡¯ll be able to save her life from the hands of the heretic cultivator.¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun was still standing at the same spot, Jian Xin could not help but ask again. Zhou Yun frowned. If this heretic cultivator only wanted to test him, he clearly only needed to let Jian Xin watch over him. Now, even Qiao¡¯er was involved. But could it be because of Venerable Xunling? ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin, aren¡¯t you coming with me?¡± Zhou Yun asked. If Jian Xin had gone with them, he would have been able to watch Qiao¡¯er from the other side. Why did he have to come here? ¡°Go, Junior Brother Zhou Yun.¡± After Jian Xin finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and no longer spoke. Seeing this, Zhou Yun had no choice but to rush towards the flat ground that he had created with his sword. ¡°As expected, there¡¯s something wrong with this heretic cultivator. What does he want to do? Although Senior Brother Jian Xin can still feel concern for Qiao¡¯er and me, it¡¯s clear that there are other feelings in his tone. It seems to be a kind of regret?¡± As Zhou Yun ran, he discovered that there were a few ordinary spiritual corpses that had been decapitated and killed on the ground. ¡°There¡¯s actually something else in this world that¡¯s killing the spiritual corpse?¡± Zhou Yun became alert. this was the world of heretic cultivators. Other than allowing him to cultivate and kill the spiritual corpse, no one else could cause trouble in his territory! ¡°Something¡¯s wrong! I need to find Qiao¡¯er quickly!¡± Zhou Yun increased his speed! Just as Zhou Yun left, Jian Xin heaved a long sigh. Jian Xin clapped his hands, and a few spiritual corpses crawled out from the ground. They pressed their heads with their hands, and souls flew out of their heads, surrounding fang yun within ten meters of Jian Xin. Soon, Jian Xin¡¯s body was surrounded by countless souls, forming a small barrier! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you have to live on.¡± Jian Xin said in a low voice. Chapter 107 - Jian Xins Request Chapter 107: Jian Xin¡¯s Request Zhou Yun realized that something was wrong with the small world of the heretic cultivator! From time to time, a series of earth-shaking explosions could be heard! There were even some traces of battle between the spiritual corpses on the road! Someone had really invaded the small world of the heretic cultivator! Who was it? Could they really be members of the five sects? Did the sect leaders of the five sects really come? Then if he brought Qiao¡¯er to search for the members of the five sects now, wouldn¡¯t he be able to escape the heretic cultivator¡¯s control? Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. suddenly, he stopped in front of a spiritual corpse. The spiritual corpse had been split in half. Although it was just an ordinary spiritual corpse, which might be a great enemy of foundation establishment cultivators in the outside world, it was indeed common in the world of heretic cultivators. It was only responsible for giving Zhou Yun some resources and spiritual fruits. The reason why Zhou Yun suddenly stopped and focused his attention on the spiritual corpse was because he could sense a familiar aura. Zhou Yun could sense a familiar aura from the spiritual corpse¡¯s head! It was the sword intent. The sword intent was exactly the same as the one he had felt when he first entered the Spirit Valley and when Su Lingyun first wielded the Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-inheritance spiritual weapon! ¡°Perhaps there are many sword intents in this world, but the sword intent that each person uses is unique! This spiritual corpse has Ling Qingyun¡¯s sword intent. Doesn¡¯t that mean that sect leader Ling Qingyun has really come to the small world of the heretic cultivator?¡± Zhou Yun was overjoyed! If Ling Qingyun was here, that would mean that Zhou Yun would be able to escape from the heretic cultivator¡¯s control! ¡°I¡¯ll quickly find Qiao¡¯er! After that, I¡¯ll bring her to find sect leader Ling Qingyun and leave this damned place!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s figure moved. This time, his figure was several times faster than before! As he ran, Zhou Yun created a perfected movement technique in his enlightenment, which increased his speed greatly! Although he had connected all the intents into one and created a comprehensive intent secret technique, Zhou Yun could still use each spell independently! Very quickly, Zhou Yun arrived at the foot of the flat top mountain. With a hand seal, he stepped on the Fire Dragon Sword and flew up the mountain! The mountain path was filled with the remains of the spiritual corpses. Zhou Yun could not help but feel a little worried. Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t have encountered people from the five sects, right? Why did Senior Brother Jian Xin say that no matter what happened, he had to go to his side? If they were to meet the sect leaders of the five sects, wouldn¡¯t they be able to crush them with their strength and ask sect leader Ling Qingyun to take them out of this heretic cultivator¡¯s world? ¡°Qiao¡¯er!¡± Zhou Yun noticed that Qiao¡¯er was meditating with her eyes closed. He rode his sword and approached her. No matter what, he had to bring Qiao¡¯er along first! Zhou Yun planned to go around a bit further away when he returned to find Jian Xin. If he could see sect leader Ling Qingyun, he would definitely go there without hesitation! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! What are you doing here? Don¡¯t you still need to cultivate?¡± Qiao¡¯er came back to her senses from her cultivation and saw Zhou Yun descending from the sky on his sword. She went up to him excitedly. ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin said that the people of the five sects have invaded the small world of the heretic cultivator. He wants us to hurry to his side and be careful of the heretic cultivator¡¯s methods.¡± Zhou Yun told Qiao¡¯er what Jian Xin had just said. After Qiao¡¯er heard this, she pondered for a long time before she suddenly spoke. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, did you see many spiritual corpses that were killed when you came here? And you even found sect leader Ling Qingyun¡¯s unique sword intent on the spiritual corpse?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Other than sect leader Ling Qingyun¡¯s sword, I also found many extremely powerful sword intents. They might be the techniques of the other four sect leaders.¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°Then, did Senior Brother Jian Xin say that if I don¡¯t go to his side, the heretic cultivator might make a move?¡± Qiao¡¯er asked. ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯ve also asked Senior Brother Jian Xin why he didn¡¯t come with me to pick you up.¡± Zhou Yun also started to think if he had missed something. ¡°Then there¡¯s one last thing. Big Brother Zhou Yun, besides the sword intents and traces of attacks, did you find any spiritual weapon fragments or any corpses of the five sects¡¯ disciples around those spiritual corpses? If a battle were to really break out, not everyone, not even the disciples of the five sects, would be able to defeat the terrifying spiritual corpse. There are bound to be casualties, so why aren¡¯t there any corpses of the five sects¡¯ disciples?¡± Qiao¡¯er explained her analysis as she went on. finally, Qiao¡¯er shifted her gaze to Zhou Yun, waiting for his reply. ¡°That¡¯s right. Why didn¡¯t we see any corpses of disciples from the five sects or spiritual weapon fragments along the way?¡± Although Zhou Yun was not self-satisfied, he knew that he was more powerful than ordinary cultivators. within the five sects, even Su Wanyi, who was the eldest senior sister of the inner sect, was helpless when facing the spiritual corpse unless she used a special medicinal liquid. The sect leaders of the five sects couldn¡¯t defeat so many heretic cultivators¡¯ spiritual corpses in such a short time. It was the disciples of the five sects who did it! When did so many prodigies appear in the five sects? The spiritual corpse¡¯s subordinates were not injured at all! ¡°Could it be that the five sects¡¯ attack was fake? Are these all directed and acted out by the heretic cultivator?¡± Zhou Yun voiced his suspicions. After all, all the information he knew was what Jian Xin had told him, the sounds of battle in the distance, and the spiritual corpse on the ground. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, although I don¡¯t know why the heretic cultivator is doing this on purpose, there is no doubt that the heretic cultivator¡¯s small world is facing a problem. Let¡¯s go to Senior Brother Jian Xin¡¯s side first.¡± Qiao¡¯er suggested after some thought. In the beginning, she had gone to beg sect leader Ling Qingyun to save Brother Zhou Yun, but she had been rejected. Now, the news that the five sects had suddenly gathered to attack the heretic cultivator¡¯s world was being spread. Wasn¡¯t this going back on their words? Qiao¡¯er naturally didn¡¯t believe that the five sects would make a move from the start. ¡°Alright. Qiao¡¯er, let¡¯s go to Senior Brother Jian Xin¡¯s side.¡± Zhou Yun said. This heretic cultivator was full of tricks, and they really couldn¡¯t act rashly! Zhou Yun brought Qiao¡¯er with him and rode on his flying sword toward the direction of Jian Xin. ¡°Boom!¡± The sound of an explosion came from the distance again. Zhou Yun could feel that the sound was getting closer and closer, as if it was not far away. However, when he looked at the ground, he saw that there were clearly so many spiritual corpses that had been killed, yet he did not see a single disciple of the five sects. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes flickered, but he still chose to go to Senior Brother Jian Xin¡¯s side. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯ve returned. Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, it¡¯s great that you¡¯re safe and sound.¡± Jian Xin woke up from his meditation. He looked at Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er and smiled in satisfaction. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that you didn¡¯t encounter any members of the five sects on your way here. It looks like the other spiritual corpses have indeed led them away. Next, please come to my side and don¡¯t leave the ten-meter formation.¡± Jian Xin pointed at the circle of dead spiritual corpses. The corpses of the spiritual corpses formed a circle. Each spiritual corpse was covered in dense patterns. Zhou Yun felt dizzy just by looking at the patterns. Upon closer inspection, Zhou Yun realized that the patterns were actually formed by souls! ¡°This is the soul-sealing array. The people of the five sects definitely won¡¯t be able to discover us here.¡± Jian Xin said as he pointed into the distance. In the distance, a group of people was slowly walking over. Chapter 108 - Meeting Ling Qingyun again Chapter 108: Meeting Ling Qingyun again ¡°As long as we¡¯re inside this soul-sealing array, even the sect leaders of the five sects won¡¯t be able to find us.¡± Jian Xin said. Zhou Yun looked in the direction that Jian Xin was pointing at. He discovered that a group of people was slowly walking over from the distance. Along the way, several spiritual corpses pounced on them like moths to a flame, trying to stop them. However, the five people in the lead gently waved their swords, and the world seemed to brighten up a little at this moment! A few spiritual corpses stopped in the air and were cut into two pieces, falling to the ground. ¡°This is¡­ a golden core spiritual corpse was actually killed so easily!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s pupils shrank. Although he could kill a spiritual corpse at will, a spiritual corpse in the golden core stage was like heaven and earth when compared to a foundation establishment cultivator! When breaking through from the foundation establishment stage to the golden core stage, the body would undergo another transformation. The body would be nourished by the core, and the body would be tempered by the spirit, which would purify and improve the body¡¯s aptitude. Therefore, for cultivators at the golden core stage, unless they had a perfect foundation establishment at the foundation establishment stage and then a perfect golden core breakthrough, all ordinary cultivators were like returning to the same starting line. There was not much difference in their qualifications, and they could only rely on different insights to reflect different combat power! Just a casual strike from the five of them had caused Zhou Yun to feel an extremely powerful sword intent rumbling in the heavens and earth! These people¡¯s sword intents had all been comprehended to the perfection level! Moreover, the spiritual weapons in their hands were at least high-grade spiritual weapons! ¡°These are the sect leaders of the five sects! Behind them are a large number of golden core cultivators! These people are all from the five sects! Could it be that the cultivators of the five sects have really invaded the world of heretic cultivators?¡± Zhou Yun could feel that the five people in the lead were extremely powerful! It was so powerful that it made him feel suffocated! Only the sect leaders of the five sects could do this! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Qiao¡¯er tugged at the corner of Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes and shook her head. Zhou Yun understood Qiao¡¯er¡¯s meaning. Previously, they had already analyzed that the five sects¡¯ invasion of the heretic cultivator¡¯s world could only be a cover. Zhou Yun looked at the soul-sealing array on the ground. He was a little suspicious. Was the true purpose of the soul-sealing array really to hide their figures? Or could it be that the true purpose of this soul-sealing array was to confuse their vision, and what they were seeing now was all an illusion? Zhou Yun bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain to wake his brain up. He continued to look forward, and all he saw was still the disciples led by the five sect leaders slowly walking over. ¡°It¡¯s a very realistic illusion. I didn¡¯t expect that this heretic cultivator could have such a powerful effect on illusions in addition to his talent in fiddling with corpses.¡± Zhou Yun felt a trace of admiration. Not everyone could enter a Enlightenment State at any time and learn other spells as quickly as he could! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, this illusion is so real. I¡¯ve already activated the phoenix blood in my body, but I still can¡¯t find anything wrong with the illusion outside. It is as if they are all real people! Especially the sect leader of the five sects, sect leader Ling Qingyun. I actually feel as nervous as if I¡¯m really facing her!¡± Qiao¡¯er tugged at the corner of Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes and whispered. She was really shocked. She didn¡¯t expect this illusion to be so powerful! Jian Xin was silent with his eyes closed. He wanted to say something but didn¡¯t know where to start, so he could only keep his mouth shut. It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. Suddenly, Jian Xin opened his eyes. He looked at the disciples of the five sects who were walking straight toward them and frowned. ¡°Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er. In a moment, the people of the five sects will pass by us, so you must not make any sound. If you make any sound, with the cultivation of the five sect leaders, this soul-sealing array might not be effective, and they might discover our tracks!¡± Jian Xin said after thinking for a while. ¡°Yes, I understand, Senior Brother Jian Xin.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head. indeed, everything outside was an illusion. This was one of the tests! He, Zhou Yun, was facing a test! ¡°I¡¯ll follow senior Brother Zhou Yun. I won¡¯t say another word.¡± Qiao¡¯er said as she hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder. Seeing how close Qiao¡¯er and Zhou Yun were, Jian Xin seemed to think of Su Lingyun again. His pupils darkened and he closed his eyes again in sadness. Under Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s silent gazes, the five sect leaders were slowly walking over with the disciples behind them. ¡°Sect leader Ling Qingyun, why did you suddenly return? There were clearly more and more spiritual corpses in the direction we were moving in. This means that that should be our destination, the heretic cultivator¡¯s base camp.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School asked in confusion. They had been advancing continuously from the other side, and more and more spiritual corpses had appeared. Moreover, the strength of the spiritual corpses was getting stronger and stronger! Other than the first few golden core spiritual corpses that had escaped, they had already killed thousands of spiritual corpses! He believed that as long as they continued to move forward, they would definitely find more spiritual corpses! It was even possible to directly kill the heretic cultivator who had brought disaster to the entire cultivation world! But just a moment ago, Ling Qingyun had suddenly asked everyone to stop. Then, without saying a word, she had turned around and led everyone in the opposite direction, towards this direction! After the Autumn Path School¡¯s initial trouble was perfectly resolved by Ling Qingyun, the other five sects naturally wouldn¡¯t object to such a small matter of choosing a direction. After all, it was naturally best for the five sects to act together. If they were scattered, they might be defeated by the heretic cultivator one by one! After all, they had not dealt with the powerful spiritual corpses in the beginning! However, the sect leader of the Autumn Path School couldn¡¯t help it. Along the way, other than the spiritual corpses that they had already killed, there were only a few spiritual corpses that were alone. In this direction, there were no traces of other heretic cultivators! ¡°There¡¯s really nothing here. The place we¡¯re going to should be where the heretic cultivator really exists! Sect leader Ling Qingyun, even if you want the people of the five sects to come here, you should at least have a reason!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said. Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes kept looking around, searching for the figure she was looking for. But in the end, Ling Qingyun was still disappointed. She didn¡¯t find the trace she was looking for. ¡°It seems that there really is no trace of Qiao¡¯er in this area. We followed her tracks and found this heretic cultivator¡¯s position. Logically speaking, she shouldn¡¯t have disappeared so quickly.¡± Ling Qingyun murmured. Although there were some powerful spiritual corpses along the way, most of them were at the foundation establishment stage. Ling Qingyun believed that Qiao¡¯er, who had already emerged from the death zones, would be able to deal with ordinary spiritual corpses! She shouldn¡¯t have disappeared so quickly! Ling Qingyun felt that this world of the heretic cultivator had been too simple and too successful! It was as if the heretic cultivator was guiding them! That was why Ling Qingyun had turned around. Her intuition told her that there must be important information on this side! Ling Qingyun stopped and looked ahead. Right in front of Ling Qingyun were Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er! Chapter 109 - They Brushed Shoulders Chapter 109: They Brushed Shoulders Ling Qingyun stopped and looked ahead. Her intuition told her that there was something in front of her, and it was something that the heretic cultivator wanted to hide! Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er unconsciously grabbed each other¡¯s hands. They looked at Ling Qingyun¡¯s gaze and couldn¡¯t help but swallow their saliva. It¡¯s so realistic! Whether it was the conversation between the five sect leaders or the life-like Ling Qingyun standing in front of them¡­ This heretic cultivator must have studied the five sect leaders quite deeply to be able to create such a realistic illusion! Could it be that these illusions were made up by them? Could two people see the same illusion? Zhou Yun wanted to ask Qiao¡¯er, but when he recalled what Jian Xin had just said, he suppressed his doubts. Ling Qingyun¡¯s line of sight passed through Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er, looking into the distance. ¡°As expected, there¡¯s still nothing. Could I have been wrong? Was this heretic cultivator really not hiding anything? Have Qiao¡¯er and Zhou Yun already been killed?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes flashed with a hint of sadness. Jian Xin, Su Lingyun, Zhou Yun, and even Qiao¡¯er, who had just become a heaven¡¯s favorite. They were the most precious disciples of the Spirit Valley. But now, they were all killed by this heretic cultivator! ¡°Disciples of the five sects, hear my order! Today, we will make this heretic cultivator disappear from the world! We shall return peace and prosperity to the world!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice was cold and filled with killing intent! ¡°Yes!¡± The disciples of the five sects acknowledged the order! The sect leaders of the four sects could feel Ling Qingyun¡¯s killing intent, but they didn¡¯t say anything more. They might be able to wrangle with Ling Qingyun on normal days, but when faced with Ling Qingyun, who was filled with killing intent, they chose to follow her. The three hundred golden core disciples of the five sects charged in the direction they came from. The area had been cleaned up and there were no high-grade spiritual corpses. They only needed them to guard the ordinary spiritual corpses and prevent them from escaping. Under Ling Qingyun¡¯s lead, the sect leaders of the five sects walked in the other direction with murderous intent. Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun and saw a trace of sadness in her eyes. He watched as Ling Qingyun turned and left. He didn¡¯t make any sound, only tightly holding Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand, feeling the response of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s forceful grip. The two of them had a trace of doubt at this moment. Could an illusion really be so realistic? How was this illusionary stage created? Or could it be that they weren¡¯t under an illusion, and the person in front of them was really sect leader Ling Qingyun? If they cried out for help, would sect leader Ling Qingyun be able to save them? Zhou Yun opened his mouth, but when he thought of Jian Xin, who was behind him and Qiao¡¯er, he chose to shut up. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er looked at Ling Qingyun, who was only a foot away from them, and watched as the sect leaders of the five sects left. From a place that was within reach, he walked into the distance. ¡°Phew. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, you¡¯ve done well. We were almost discovered by sect leader Ling Qingyun. As expected, sect leader Ling Qingyun¡¯s senses are still as sharp as ever. The heretic cultivator has clearly lured them over there, but she can still come this way.¡± Jian Xin finally heaved a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, he had thought that the soul-sealing array was useless and that Ling Qingyun had come to find them! Although Jian Xin called himself a heaven¡¯s favorite, he knew that he had no chance of winning when facing the sect leaders of the five sects and Ling Qingyun! Therefore, when he saw that Ling Qingyun had left, Jian Xin let out a deep breath! ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin, all of this is real, right?¡± Zhou Yun suddenly asked. ¡°That¡¯s right. From the beginning to the end, I never said it was fake. Why do you think it¡¯s fake?¡± Jian Xin was stunned. He didn¡¯t think that Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er would actually think that the five sects coming to rescue them was fake. Didn¡¯t they know that the five sects treasured the prodigies of their sects the most? They even braved the attacks of all the cultivators in the world and issued a rule that golden core cultivators were not allowed to attack cultivators below the foundation establishment stage! ¡°That was really sect leader Ling Qingyun?¡± Qiao¡¯er said in disbelief. She had clearly asked sect leader Ling Qingyun for help, but she had not received any response. Why did they have to join forces with the other four sects to attack this extremely dangerous heretic cultivator? Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun and suddenly lowered her head in self-blame. If not for their analysis, Brother Zhou Yun would have been able to bring him to sect leader Ling Qingyun. They would be able to escape the control of the heretic cultivator! ¡°If we had made a sound just now, Senior Brother Jian Xin, you would have killed us, right?¡± Zhou Yun let out a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t think that it was sect leader Ling Qingyun. It turned out that the Spirit Valley hadn¡¯t abandoned them. ¡°That¡¯s right. Whether you went to look for Qiao¡¯er just now, I was waiting for an opportunity. If either of you tries to ask sect leader Ling Qingyun to save you, I¡¯ll kill you both.¡± Jian Xin said helplessly. Although he was being controlled by the heretic cultivator, he still lowered his head in shame. ¡°So, I have to thank you instead, Qiao¡¯er. Don¡¯t blame yourself too much.¡± Zhou Yun patted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head and comforted her. He knew what this girl was thinking, so he didn¡¯t want her to have unnecessary thoughts. ¡°Then, why did you do that? Could it be that the heretic cultivator doesn¡¯t want to see Venerable Xunling? When we break through to the golden core stage, wouldn¡¯t Venerable Xunling come again?¡± Zhou Yun asked, puzzled. This heretic cultivator had obviously gone through great pains to capture them and even spent countless resources for him to cultivate. But now, he wanted to kill them here. Zhou Yun could not understand. ¡°We lost. In fact, we¡¯ve already met Venerable Xunling long ago. However, we were completely defeated.¡± Jian Xin said with a bitter smile. His injuries weren¡¯t caused by the members of the five sects, but by a casual strike from Venerable Xunling when he was facing him! ¡°Just as he appeared beside Qiao¡¯er, Su Lingyun and I brought ten mid-stage golden core spiritual corpses to encircle and annihilate him. Every single high-grade golden core spiritual corpse had the strength of the four sect leaders, excluding Ling Qingyun.¡± Jian Xin said. When Zhou Yun heard this, he was greatly alarmed. Did this heretic cultivator have so many golden core spiritual corpses? And each one of them had the strength of the four sect leaders? Why would a mere heretic cultivator have so many spiritual corpses? Furthermore, if he was so powerful, why didn¡¯t he overthrow the five sects and revive the ancient Heretic Sect? Zhou Yun didn¡¯t think that the heretic cultivator who could casually summon ten high-grade golden core spiritual corpses would only have such a small reserve! There would definitely be more golden core spiritual corpses! One had to know that the Spirit Valley only had dozens of golden core elders! Not to mention the heretic cultivator also had spiritual corpses that had the strength of the four sect leaders! ¡°Su Lingyun and I brought the spiritual corpses and caught up with Venerable Xunling, but we were easily defeated by him. The spiritual corpse turned into dust in an instant, and Su Lingyun and I were seriously injured. Even my sword was broken at that time.¡± Jian Xin still had a lingering fear. This was the first time he had seen such an attack! ¡°That¡¯s why the heretic cultivator bore an even greater grudge against Venerable Xunling. He planned to lure the disciples of the five sects here and fake his death before abandoning this place. He would then head to the real Heretic Sect¡¯s inheritance ground and use all of his resources to lure Venerable Xunling there and kill him!¡± Jian Xin told him the heretic cultivator¡¯s big plan. Chapter 110 - The Heretic Cultivator Who Was Like the God of Death Chapter 110: The Heretic Cultivator Who Was Like the God of Death ¡°The heretic cultivator has given up on this place. He¡¯s going to take you to the real Heretic Sect¡¯s inheritance ground, where you can kill Venerable Xunling.¡± Jian Xin said. When Zhou Yun heard this, he felt that there was something wrong with this heretic cultivator¡¯s brain. Venerable Xunling was just someone who would give heaven¡¯s favorite materials to help them grow. At most, he would appear once more when a heaven¡¯s favorite died. Since that was the case, as long as he overturned the five sects and allowed the Heretic Sect to rule the world once again, spiritual corpses would not be casually refined, and even prodigies would be in the bag. Where would Venerable Xunling run to then? At the very least, he could have rushed towards the Treasure Pavilion. Why did he have to cling onto the two of them? ¡°Senior brother, you¡¯re saying that the heretic cultivator wants to completely abandon this place? Do you know where the inheritance ground is?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky and the tens of millions of dead souls. Even if he killed one every second, which amounted to 3600 a day, it would still take him ten thousand days! It would take decades to complete! Did this heretic cultivator give up so easily? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll properly guide you in your cultivation. At the very least, your lives won¡¯t be in danger for the time being.¡± Jian Xin promised. ¡°the heretic cultivator plans to use ten golden core spiritual corpses and a puppet, as well as this world as the cost of his fake death. This time, he¡¯ll take you to the five sects¡¯ border, the place where spiritual energy has been reduced to zero! The spiritually deprived zone!¡± Jian Xin said as he drew a pattern on the ground with his finger. The world controlled by the five sects was so vast that it would take a golden core cultivator several hundred years to fly from one end to the other just to traverse its boundaries! If it weren¡¯t for the teleportation array that existed between the Five Major Sects a thousand years ago, even if the disciples of the Five Major Sects were to die, there might not be much interaction between them! On the picture drawn by Jian Xin, the world ruled by the five sects was like a complete pentagon, and the five sects were in the corresponding directions of the pentagon. However, in the middle of the five sects, there was an extremely small circle. This place had been crossed out by Jian Xin. ¡°This is the Heretic Sect¡¯s inheritance ground, the place where the Heretic Sect was destroyed a thousand years ago. Although the five sects have already turned it upside down, even today, there are still several elders of the five sects guarding it, in case the Heretic Sect disciples come back and find some clues.¡± Jian Xin said. However, this place was Zhou Yun¡¯s destination. ¡°Why don¡¯t the heretic cultivator overthrow the five sects and unify the world? With his strength, he should be able to easily return to the inheritance ground and overthrow the five sects.¡± Zhou Yun still asked. Jian Xin had once said that heretic cultivator was cruel and liked to see people in despair, but he was not irrational. Then why did he do that? ¡°I don¡¯t know either. It¡¯s just like how he let me go after torturing me for three days and three nights. He killed me and took me away the moment I was reunited with Su Lingyun. I never knew what he was thinking.¡± Jian Xin shook his head. He had been enslaved by the heretic cultivator for so many years, but he had never guessed his thoughts correctly. ¡°Senior Brother Jian Xin, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t expect something like this would happen between Jian Xin and Su Lingyun. No wonder Su Lingyun once had an inner demon. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. However, this world is about to be destroyed, and the soul-sealing array is no longer of any use after it escaped sect leader Ling Qingyun¡¯s detection. Come with me. Let¡¯s quickly find the heretic cultivator and leave this place through the teleportation array.¡± Jian Xin said. He knew that if this world was destroyed, all the living beings and everything in it would be destroyed. After Jian Xin finished speaking, he slowly rose into the air. Even without a spiritual sword, a golden core cultivator could still fly faster than ordinary foundation establishment disciples when riding a sword! Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand, and the two of them rode on their flying swords to catch up with Jian Xin. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, can we still go back? Although my dream was to see you, I would have no regrets even if we die together. But am I too greedy? I still want to live on with you.¡± Qiao¡¯er took the opportunity to hug Zhou Yun¡¯s arm. She felt even more despair after hearing Jian Xin¡¯s words. Even if she spent a year breaking through to the golden core stage, the five sects¡¯ destruction might not even be able to solve the problem of the heretic cultivator¡¯s spiritual corpse and the methods he had! At that time, how would they survive as mere golden core cultivators? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll think of a way.¡± Zhou Yun could feel Qiao¡¯er¡¯s uneasiness and rubbed her head as he smiled. He was still not strong enough. The more this heretic cultivator revealed his strength, the more frightened Zhou Yun became! How could there be such a powerful heretic cultivator in a world completely ruled by the five sects? Could it be that the five sects were all good for nothing? What did this heretic cultivator do to have so many spiritual corpses?! It was better to say that each heretic cultivator could control no more than ten spiritual corpses! Furthermore, he had to spend a lot of time instilling spiritual energy into the spiritual corpse to raise it, only then could he control it! However, Zhou Yun felt that this heretic cultivator was controlling more than a few thousand spiritual corpses! This had completely exceeded the number that the heretic cultivators could control! ¡°There¡¯s definitely something wrong with this heretic cultivator! It¡¯s like he¡¯s transcended the five sects and the heretic cultivators from a thousand years ago!¡± Zhou Yun said. He did not feel good. Something bad might happen on this trip to the center of the five sects. He felt his heart palpitate as if some great danger was waiting for him ahead! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er, when you see that heretic cultivator later, please don¡¯t make a sound. You must stand behind me. You don¡¯t want to see each other being tortured to death in front of you, do you?¡± Jian Xin suddenly said when they were halfway there. He said sternly because he did not want to see Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er go through what he had gone through! ¡°Alright, Senior Brother Jian Xin.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head seriously. He hugged Qiao¡¯er tightly. No matter who he saw later, he would definitely not make a sound! Even if the true identity of the heretic cultivator was shocking! ¡°I definitely won¡¯t make a sound,¡± Qiao¡¯er said seriously. She didn¡¯t want to see Brother Zhou Yun die! ¡°Alright, it¡¯s just ahead. Get ready.¡± Jian Xin took a deep breath and sped up to fly forward. In front of them was a mountain that was tens of thousands of spiritual corpses piled up, covering the sky! Each of these spiritual corpses was filled with hundreds and thousands of dead souls! The dead souls struggled to break free from the restraints of the spiritual corpse¡¯s body and pushed it away, making the spiritual corpse¡¯s body more prominent! Tens of thousands of spiritual corpses squirmed as more and more dead souls struggled! They piled up into a strange squirming mountain that was ten thousand meters tall! On top of this mountain, there was a huge throne made of spiritual corpses. On the throne, a petite figure was sitting. There was not a trace of emotion in her eyes, nor was there any focus. It was as if she was looking at something even further away. Suddenly, she slightly lowered her eyes and looked down at the entire Avici Hell like the god of death! Chapter 111 - Fear From the Soul Chapter 111: Fear From the Soul ¡°Meng Yuxin, the remnant of the Heretic Sect from a thousand years ago. She¡¯s also the true Heretic Saintess recognized by the entire Heretic Sect in the past hundred years. In fact, there are even rumors that her talent is far greater than the Heretic Saintess¡¯s from a thousand years ago.¡± Jian Xin looked at the young lady on the throne of tens of thousands of corpses, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. Jian Xin was obviously tortured by Meng Yuxin before he was slowly killed. Even his most beloved Su Lingyun died because of Meng Yuxin. But because of the orders in his mind, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to hate Meng Yuxin! ¡°When I saw her again, I should have risked my life and burned my spiritual energy to destroy my Dao foundation to take revenge. However, there is nothing called hatred in my heart. Perhaps this is the evidence that I am a zombie, a walking corpse.¡± Jian Xin smiled bitterly. He was able to show concern for Zhou Yun and continue to show his feelings. It was to the extent that he thought that death was just a dream. Now it seemed that he had been too na?ve. Perhaps even the feelings that he thought he had were only given to him by Meng Yuxin. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, will we become like Senior Brother Jian Xin in the future?¡± Seeing Jian Xin¡¯s state, Qiao¡¯er squeezed into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms in fear. Zhou Yun could feel Jian Xin¡¯s despair. His greatest enemy was in front of him, but other than despair, he had no other emotions. Even his feelings were fabricated by others. No wonder such an existence would be given the name of a zombie. Zhou Yun swore that he would definitely escape from Meng Yuxin¡¯s hands. Even if he had to die, he would never turn into a zombie! Under Jian Xin¡¯s lead, the three of them finally stepped onto the mountain of spiritual corpses. Zhou Yun supported Qiao¡¯er as they stepped on the mountain of spiritual corpses. The disgusting and cold feeling of spiritual corpses and undead mixed under their feet could be felt. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. This cold feeling was Corpse Qi! Ordinary Corpse Qi would at most cause a mortal to fall sick and have a fever, and would not be able to get close to cultivators with vigorous qi and blood! However, on this mountain of spiritual corpses, countless dead souls and corpses were densely packed. It was more than just the resentment of ten thousand people before their deaths! This caused the Corpse Qi to be so violent that it could even corrode Zhou Yun¡¯s fire essence body! Zhou Yun secretly circulated his spiritual energy throughout his body. The fire essence body was a body of extreme yang, so it easily dispelled the extremely cold Corpse Qi. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face paled as she felt the Corpse Qi enter her body. Qiao¡¯er gritted her teeth and activated the phoenix blood in her body to counteract the Corpse Qi. It took her a lot of spiritual energy to get rid of the Corpse Qi in her body. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er looked at each other. They had thought that this mountain of spiritual corpses was just a display of Meng Yuxin¡¯s strength, but they didn¡¯t expect it to have other uses! When Zhou Yun was facing a spiritual corpse of the same level, he could easily kill it. Now, in the face of this mountain of spiritual corpses, he had only stepped on an ordinary spiritual corpse¡¯s body, but the Corpse Qi on it had to be dispelled by the spiritual energy of his fire source body. This spiritual corpse had not just been strengthened by a little! Could it be that Meng Yuxin was planning to use the mountain of spiritual corpses to face the disciples of the five sects? However, even if the five sect leaders were to attack together, Zhou Yun did not think that they would be able to face this mountain of spiritual corpses! This was because Zhou Yun realized that apart from the foundation establishment spiritual corpses they were stepping on, there were also golden core stage spiritual corpses in many places! In Zhou Yun¡¯s line of sight, he could see more than seventy golden core spiritual corpses! This was a 10000-meter-tall mountain! There were definitely more golden core stage spiritual corpses than he could see! If there really were so many golden core spiritual corpses in every area, then even if the five sects were to use their heads to fight, they wouldn¡¯t be able to win! Where did this heretic cultivator, Meng Yuxin, come from? Zhou Yun was restraining his strength even more. Before he could figure out Meng Yuxin¡¯s true strength, he would definitely not reveal it! Jian Xin led Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er toward Meng Yuxin¡¯s throne of corpses. He carefully avoided the golden core corpses on the ground. The three of them were very careful, and it took them a while to reach the throne of corpses. Zhou Yun realized that the closer Jian Xin got to Meng Yuxin, the less expression he had on his face. When the three of them walked in front of Meng Yuxin, there was no expression on Jian Xin¡¯s face. His pupils were unfocused, as if he was a puppet without any intelligence! ¡°Plop!¡± Jian Xin walked in front of Meng Yuxin. Without hesitation, he knelt down in front of Meng Yuxin. Zhou Yun watched all of this quietly. He pulled Qiao¡¯er, who was in his arms, to stop her from doing anything unnecessary. The chief disciple of Spirit Valley had been tortured to death by the heretic cultivator, and after his death, he had become a slave to the heretic cultivator for eternity. This was simply the most tragic ending in the immortal cultivation world! ¡°Master, I¡¯ve brought the prodigies you wanted, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. The two of them were acknowledged by Venerable Xunling. When they break through to the golden core stage, Venerable Xunling will appear.¡± After Jian Xin knelt, he lowered his head and said. Meng Yuxin didn¡¯t respond from her throne of corpses. Zhou Yun looked over and realized that another man was standing beside Meng Yuxin. The man was holding a five-meter-tall golden jade spear and was three meters tall. He wore a collar around his neck, and the rope on the collar was made from the bones of dozens of children. Meng Yuxin was holding the other end of the rope. She seemed to be looking into the distance, not noticing Jian Xin and Zhou Yun¡¯s arrival. ¡°Could it be that he¡¯s a senior brother from the Autumn Path School? I think I saw the missing person notice from the Autumn Path School on the Treasure Pavilion¡¯s mission board. I didn¡¯t expect to see him here.¡± Qiao¡¯er said in a low voice. Zhou Yun nodded slightly. He could feel a strong blood aura from the three-meter-tall man. This person was most likely on the path of body cultivation. This method was extremely difficult to cultivate, but once it was successfully cultivated, one would be invincible in the same stage! It looked like Meng Yuxin had captured another heaven¡¯s favorite. Could it be that the disciples of the five sects were like playthings that Meng Yuxin could casually capture? Zhou Yun was puzzled. Didn¡¯t the five sects have absolute control over the world? However, when Zhou Yun felt the Corpse Qi beneath his feet again and saw the mountain of spiritual corpses that was ten thousand meters tall, his doubts were dispelled. Meng Yuxin had the power to annihilate the five sects at any time, so it would be a piece of cake for her to capture any prodigy she wanted. However, Zhou Yun was even more curious as to why Meng Yuxin hadn¡¯t destroyed the five sects. Instead, she had allowed the five sects to kill her in public. Zhou Yun had not forgotten what Jian Xin had said. Meng Yuxin wanted to give up this world and the countless spiritual corpses that she had painstakingly nurtured so that the five sects could achieve a great victory in annihilating the heretic cultivators! Just as Zhou Yun¡¯s mind was filled with even more questions, Meng Yuxin, who was sitting on the throne of corpses, finally moved. Her unfocused pupils moved slightly, as if they could see through the flesh and directly into the soul of living beings. Zhou Yun could feel Meng Yuxin¡¯s ¡°gaze¡± on him! Chapter 112 - An Unshakeable Fear Chapter 112: An Unshakeable Fear In an instant, Zhou Yun felt an additional pressure on his body! This pressure did not act on his body, but directly appeared in his soul! It was as if he was a fish in the fish tank being admired! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you alright? Your hands suddenly feel so cold.¡± Qiao¡¯er felt that something was wrong with Zhou Yun. She held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand tightly and tried to transfer the power of the phoenix blood into his hand. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m just shocked by the mountain of spiritual corpses.¡± Zhou Yun forced a smile and told Qiao¡¯er not to worry. At that moment, Zhou Yun felt as if Meng Yuxin had seen through his entire body! Regardless of whether it was his fire essence body or the comprehensive intent that he had just cultivated, Meng Yuxin could see through his entire being in that instant. He had gone through a lot of trouble to separate Jian Xin and practice the fire essence body without anyone¡¯s attention. He had combined all the intents to practice the secret technique, which was the comprehensive intent. At this time, it was like a child playing hide-and-seek with an adult. All of Zhou Yun¡¯s hidden intentions were seen through Meng Yuxin! ¡®In front of this woman, could it be that everything I¡¯ve done is in vain?¡¯ Zhou Yun felt a chill in his heart. If all his strength was seen through, then what was the point of his previous efforts? It was impossible to secretly grow under Meng Yuxin¡¯s watch! If that was the case, he would be killed by Meng Yuxin one day! Then, he would become like Jian Xin and become a slave for life ¨C a zombie! Under Meng Yuxin¡¯s constant gaze, Zhou Yun felt despair rising from the bottom of his heart. No matter what method he used, he couldn¡¯t escape from Meng Yuxin! ¡°Jian Xin, I remember that the order I gave you was to have these two die in front of the five sect leaders so that the five sects could speed up the destruction of this Avici Hell.¡± A hollow and emotionless voice suddenly rang out around them! The voice seemed to come from all directions at the same time, but it also seemed to come directly from the soul, making people feel creepy! Zhou Yun looked over and realized that Meng Yuxin hadn¡¯t spoken at all. She was just as expressionless as she had been at the beginning. Her emotionless eyes were fixed on Jian Xin. It wasn¡¯t her that made the sound, but the entire mountain of spiritual corpses! Over 10,000 corpses opened their mouths at the same time. Countless voices rang out at the same time. Men, women, old and young, broken bodies, and dead souls were all Meng Yuxin¡¯s voices. It was as if Meng Yuxin was the god of the dead, and all the dead things were under her control! ¡°After the five sect leaders saw Su Lingyun¡¯s death and couldn¡¯t find Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er, they decided to destroy the Avici Hell. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er are both very powerful heaven favorites. I can feel that Zhou Yun¡¯s potential is extremely great, and even I can only look up to him from behind. Thus, for master¡¯s sake, I¡¯ll leave their lives behind.¡± Jian Xin kneeled on the ground and said. He seemed to have really become Meng Yuxin¡¯s slave, thinking for her with all his heart. Meng Yuxin heard Jian Xin¡¯s words and looked at Qiao¡¯er. Zhou Yun could feel Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body suddenly stiffen. However, Meng Yuxin did not stop. Her gaze continued to rise and fall on Zhou Yun. At that moment, Zhou Yun felt as if his soul was being watched. He wanted to force himself to look at Meng Yuxin, but he couldn¡¯t! He was actually trembling! It wasn¡¯t a physical shiver, but a shiver in the soul! Just because of a gaze, even his soul was afraid! ¡°¡­¡± Meng Yuxin kept looking at Zhou Yun, but when she saw that he didn¡¯t dare to raise his head, her brows furrowed. When she had first seen Zhou Yun being captured, he had transformed from a mere heaven¡¯s favorite of the perfected foundation establishment stage to a fire essence body and had comprehended the comprehensive intent. She had thought that Zhou Yun would possess the same natural endowments and unyielding will as the heaven¡¯s favorite from a thousand years ago. Now that Zhou Yun was trembling so much that he didn¡¯t dare to look her in the eye, Meng Yuxin felt a wave of disappointment. From the looks of it, he was just another heaven¡¯s favorite with slightly higher talent. If he was just a heaven¡¯s favorite, it didn¡¯t matter if he was talented or not. It was enough to have this strong man who was as obedient as a dog. ¡®This Zhou Yun in front of me, I¡¯ll just refine him into a zombie.¡¯ Meng Yuxin shook her head gently. She extended her fair hand and was about to point it at Zhou Yun when he suddenly felt the alarm bells in his heart ring! Zhou Yun felt that as Meng Yuxin slowly moved his arm, his soul stopped trembling. However, an even more terrifying sense of despair exploded in his soul. This sense of despair made Zhou Yun kneel down and cry out in pain in an attempt to reduce his fear of death! ¡°I¡¯m about to die! Meng Yuxin wants to kill me! Why?¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He did not understand what was happening! Didn¡¯t Meng Yuxin want to gather heaven¡¯s favorites to ambush Venerable Xunling? No, Meng Yuxin already had a heaven¡¯s favorite by her side. And it was a heaven¡¯s favorite with a collar around his neck. He was like a dog! He would definitely be better than him and Qiao¡¯er! They no longer had any value! ¡°I can¡¯t die! I can¡¯t die here!¡± Zhou Yun bit down hard on the tip of his tongue. The intense pain caused his brain to quiver! he wanted to look at Meng Yuxin! He wanted to resist! He didn¡¯t want to die without even knowing why! But Zhou Yun still could not lift his head! The fear in his soul made it so that no matter how much Zhou Yun urged his physical body, it was useless! Meng Yuxin slowly raised her hand, and Jian Xin followed her finger. It was as if he would kill Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er the moment Meng Yuxin¡¯s finger fell! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun¡­ I¡¯m so scared, I feel like my whole body is shaking, and I can¡¯t move at all. There¡¯s no way to resist.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice trembled. She had never been so afraid, not even when she was facing sect leader Ling Qingyun! ¡°However, to be able to die in Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s arms, it can be considered that I have fulfilled my initial wish of coming to find you. But what a pity, I¡¯d like to stay with you for a little longer and continue to look at your handsome face every day.¡± Qiao¡¯er said with a smile. She had tried both the phoenix blood and the spiritual weapon given to her by Venerable Xunling but to no avail. She was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and all her efforts were in vain. ¡°Tsk.¡± Zhou Yun bit the tip of his tongue and blood spurted out of his mouth. He tried his best to raise his head, but he realized that other than his body turning stiff, there was no other way! The fear in his soul made it impossible for Zhou Yun to use his full strength! Finally, Meng Yuxin¡¯s hand reached the horizon line. Then, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She had given Zhou Yun enough chances. Since he couldn¡¯t even overcome the fear in his soul, and couldn¡¯t even protect the woman in his arms, he deserved to die! Meng Yuxin slowly lowered his hand. Jian Xin, who was standing beside them, seemed to have received some kind of order. He gathered spiritual energy in his hand, forming a sword of spiritual energy. He slowly walked toward Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. Jian Xin stopped beside Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er and slowly raised his spiritual energy sword. He was going to kill both Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯ er! Chapter 113 - Breaking Free After Enlightenment Chapter 113: Breaking Free After Enlightenment Zhou Yun heard the sound of footsteps slowly approaching. it was the sound of Jian Xin¡¯s footsteps! Finally, Zhou Yun saw Jian Xin¡¯s feet in the corner of his lowered vision, as well as a sword that was condensed from spiritual energy. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes widened. He saw Jian Xin slowly raising his sword of spiritual energy. From the shadow of Jian Xin, he could see that Jian Xin was about to kill him and Qiao¡¯er at the same time! ¡°What the hell is this f*cking world of immortal cultivation? First, I was lacking in spiritual energy. After enduring the humiliation of cultivating for a year under the disdainful gazes of all my peers, I still didn¡¯t improve! It wasn¡¯t easy for me to obtain the system, and I¡¯ve just begun to cultivate and receive the title of glory disciple. I¡¯ve even begun to communicate with the inner sect¡¯s Senior Sister and the sect leader, and I¡¯m about to become a glorious figure of the Spirit Valley. But the next moment, I¡¯ve been thrown into this damn place, imprisoned by a heretic cultivator, and even killed for no reason!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s pupils had turned scarlet red from overexertion! ¡°The five sects that rule the world on the surface but are extremely weak. The heretic cultivators who are hated by everyone have the power to rule the world behind their backs. Is the world going to collapse?¡± Zhou Yun could not figure it out! He looked at Jian Xin¡¯s spiritual energy sword that was slowly raised, but he could only be anxious. There was no way! Finally, Jian Xin¡¯s shadow no longer moved. Zhou Yun¡¯s pupils shrank to a dot! Jian Xin was about to swing his sword. He was going to die here! ¡°Slash!¡± The sword of spiritual energy was swung down by Jian Xin! ¡°Pfft!¡± without any obstruction, Jian Xin cut the spiritual corpses on the ground and even in the distance into two! ¡°What?¡± The ten thousand spiritual corpses let out a sound of confusion at the same time, and all of their eyes looked in the same direction. Jian Xin missed! Under his sword, there was no one but the spiritual corpses! Jian Xin followed the gazes of all the other spiritual corpses and looked at that place in confusion. ¡°Phew! Ha!¡± Zhou Yun breathed in the air steadily. With Qiao¡¯er in his arms, he dodged the attack of Jian Xin and dodged to the side. ¡°Will? No, you didn¡¯t rely on your will to break free from the fear in your soul. Then why? Why are you able to move freely?¡± countless voices rang out from all directions at the same time. ¡°What a strong desire to live. Could there be a way to resist the fear of the soul that I don¡¯t know of? Interesting, if you can kill Jian Xin, I¡¯ll promise you and your woman a chance to live. How about it?¡± As all the spiritual corpses spoke, they stared at Zhou Yun without blinking, as if they were curious about how Zhou Yun had managed to escape from the fear of his soul! Zhou Yun looked at Jian Xin. He slowly put Qiao¡¯er to the side, then raised his head and looked at Meng Yuxin for the first time. She was very petite, or rather, she looked more like a little girl who had not developed well. She was only 1.4 meters tall, and her arms were so thin that the outline of her bones could be seen. She was also wearing bandages of unknown significance. There were countless tiny patterns on the bandages, and the bandages were not even enough to cover them. But even so, he could only see the thin body behind the bandages and the bones that protruded out ferociously. Zhou Yun¡¯s expression was calm as he looked at Meng Yuxin¡¯s face. His face, which was as thin as a skeleton, had a pair of azure blue eyes. It was like the color of one¡¯s soul. Zhou Yun looked into his eyes and for the first time, he sighed from the bottom of his heart that a person¡¯s eyes could be so beautiful. The two of them looked at each other for a moment. Meng Yuxin turned her head and waved her hand slightly. Jian Xin on one side of her was like a puppet as it burst forth and slashed at Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun tilted his body slightly. Just as he dodged Jian Xin¡¯s attack, he suddenly discovered that Jian Xin seemed to have three heads and six arms. Just as the first attack sealed his movements, the remaining two attacks were aimed at his neck and waist. Zhou Yun could not avoid it! Jian Xin¡¯s first move was to kill! He wanted to kill him! He knew that Jian Xin was now completely under Meng Yuxin¡¯s control. It had become a puppet! ¡°I have to go all out, or I might die here!¡± Zhou Yun decided in an instant! ¡°Boom!¡± A searing wave of air shot up into the sky. Zhou Yun¡¯s body shook as a fierce flame surrounded him, forcibly interrupting Jian Xin¡¯s attack and forcing him back! Zhou Yun¡¯s body charged towards Jian Xin! Taking advantage of the moment when Jian Xin was forced back by the flames, he suddenly waved his fist, and a huge fist shadow rushed towards Jian Xin! Jian Xin¡¯s body was forced back into the air by the air wave, and he could only use his spiritual sword to block it. ¡°Bang!¡± the fist shadow exploded and the flames enveloped Jian Xin. Jian Xin discovered that the flames contained a large amount of spiritual energy that far exceeded the spiritual energy of the late foundation establishment stage. He could not sense Zhou Yun¡¯s location! ¡°Boom!¡± the ground burst into flames again, and the shock wave sent Jian Xin flying into the air! Zhou Yun charged forward with his Fire Dragon Sword in hand and slashed at Jian Xin! ¡°Hmph!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up, and Jian Xin forcefully twisted his body to block this sword! Zhou Yun kept his sword and threw another punch! His punch also contained a large amount of spiritual energy. Jian Xin twisted his slender waist and barely dodged the shadow of the fist. Zhou Yun took the opportunity to strike again! Perfect Fire Sword Intent¡­ No, it was man and sword as one! This was the first time that Zhou Yun had unleashed his fire essence to its maximum potential. Boundless fire spiritual energy filled the leaving Fire Dragon Sword to the brim. Zhou Yun was only at the mid-Foundation establishment stage, but he was able to unleash the attack of a top-notch spiritual weapon like the leaving Fire Dragon Sword at the Golden core stage! ¡°Three suns and moon sword light!¡± Jian Xin gritted his teeth. He realized that if he took this hit head on, he would be cut in half! He could only use sword techniques! Jian Xin, who had been sent flying by Zhou Yun, brandished his spiritual sword wildly. In an instant, Zhou Yun looked up and saw three suns leading three moons to smash towards him! ¡°Comprehensive intent, full amplification!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s body trembled and an undetectable air current appeared around his body. In an instant, the blood in Zhou Yun¡¯s body surged and his body grew to a terrifying two meters! His muscles seemed to be filled with air, causing his clothes to bulge up. The fire spiritual energy on Zhou Yun¡¯s body seemed to be free of charge as it madly surged into the Fire Dragon Sword! Zhou Yun was overjoyed. He had succeeded! He preemptively attacked and continuously used different intents to harass Jian Xin and make him retreat. He made the other party feel that his strength was weak, and at the same time, he forced the other party to use a sword technique. When sword cultivators used sword techniques, they had to press forward with indomitable will, kill, and attack. The sword had to be drawn to see blood! Zhou Yun believed that Jian Xin¡¯s sword technique could not be retracted! And he could continue to increase the power of this sword! Under Jian Xin¡¯s astonished gaze, Zhou Yun¡¯s original ordinary sword attack instantly changed to a full-force sword attack! This sword was Zhou Yun¡¯s full strength! ¡°The fire essence body and the support of the comprehensive intent can release the sword Qi of man and sword as one. Jian Xin, try it if you can take it!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s hands flickered with flames! It was as if he had grabbed the flame and swung it at Jian Xin! ¡°Whoosh!¡± Zhou Yun released a fire dragon and it roared into the sky! Chapter 114 - 114 Go all out 114 Go all out Zhou Yun did not hold back at all. In fact, he had already formulated a battle plan in his mind from the very beginning. Everything was just as Zhou Yun had predicted. He had led Jian Xin by the nose without any preparation until he was finally defeated with a sparse and ordinary sword technique. Zhou Yun kept his Fire Dragon Sword in its scabbard and panted heavily. This was the first time he had used his full power after breaking through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. In just a few moves, Zhou Yun used both his fire essence body and his comprehensive intent. At the foundation establishment stage, he had displayed the attack of a golden core stage cultivator with the Fire Dragon Sword! Zhou Yun estimated that he had used 10% of his spiritual energy in that attack! He had used the spiritual energy of five cultivators in the mid-stage foundation establishment combined in one sword attack! ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun retracted his gaze from the sky and looked at the spiritual corpse¡¯s skeleton that was still burning. The intense heat burned a large hole in the spiritual corpses around Zhou Yun. Even the sky which was made up of countless dead souls was temporarily burned into a hole that reached the sky. Zhou Yun raised his head to look at the sky, but he did not discover anything. Jian Xin didn¡¯t make any sound, nor did he smile before he died. Some of them were only consumed by his flames and burned to ashes in shock. Jian Xin probably had no self-awareness at that time and was completely controlled like a puppet. This was also the reason why Zhou Yun was able to predict such a battle. He adjusted his breathing slightly. There seemed to be no emotion in his eyes. Other than his extreme rationality, Zhou Yun placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and looked at Meng Yuxin. ¡°I¡¯ve already killed Jian Xin. Will you keep your promise?¡± Zhou Yun did not remove his hand from the hilt of his sword. This heretic practitioner loved to torture others the most, and Zhou Yun was extremely worried! ¡°You¡¯re really a disciple of an upright sect of the five sects? Jian Xin had taken care of you for a long time and even regarded you as his junior brother. You actually killed him without hesitation. Hahaha! So much for the five upright sects! You don¡¯t even have a trace of sadness on your face.¡± The ten thousand spiritual corpses laughed at the same time. Meng Yuxin still didn¡¯t have any expression on her face as she sat on the throne of corpses. However, her brows had relaxed. ¡°Although he isn¡¯t a heaven¡¯s favorite who can use his will to overcome the fear of the soul, he is still a heaven¡¯s favorite. But could he rely on enlightenment to break free from the fear of the soul? Interesting. This is the first time I¡¯ve seen such a genius. You might be able to use it.¡± One of the spiritual corpses beside Zhou Yun¡¯s feet suddenly spoke. Zhou Yun knew that he would eventually expose the fact that he was in the midst of enlightenment. After all, when he was undergoing enlightenment, his spiritual light would flash and he would be able to shield himself from all pain and external interference to think rationally. Just now, Zhou Yun had no other way. At the last moment, before he was about to be killed by Jian Xin, Zhou Yun remembered that he had avoided the pain through enlightenment when he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment. He didn¡¯t expect to really succeed! As for what would happen later, Zhou Yun could not care less. His priority was to survive! ¡°Very good. I¡¯ve decided to let the two of you live. I¡¯ll let you follow me to the inheritance ground,¡± one of the spiritual corpses beside Qiao¡¯er suddenly said. Then, the Autumn Path School¡¯s elite, who had been standing next to the skeletal throne and had a body that was as strong as divine weapons and even stronger than the spiritual corpse, suddenly screamed madly. The brawny man¡¯s muscles glowed with a black light like granite! It was as if every muscle in his body possessed unparalleled strength! The brawny man wailed as he brandished the golden jade spear. He had used the great stage of snatching intent. This force made Zhou Yun feel a throbbing pain on his skin while he was watching! This was a heaven-shaking strike that was completed by pure strength! The brawny man charged in Meng Yuxin¡¯s direction! Blood kept spurting out of his mouth. He had burned everything in this attack! ¡°You¡¯re useless now. Just become a zombie,¡± one of the spiritual corpses on the skeletal throne suddenly said. It stretched out its hand and grabbed the spear head of the brawny man as if it was a toy that a child was waving. Without any pause, the terrifying heaven-shaking strike was forced to a stop by the skeleton. Then, the warm golden jade spear was snatched away by the skeleton. ¡°Pfft!¡± With a twist, the strong man who was still attacking a moment ago was stabbed by the skeleton¡¯s spear the next moment, and a large hole was pierced through his heart. ¡°Plop.¡± The brawny man fell to the ground with a loud bang. His extremely hard body had lost all signs of life. In just an instant, the brawny man was killed easily! ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡­ No, I mean what I say. Since I¡¯m going to spare your lives, I naturally won¡¯t go back on my word. It¡¯s better to say that the two of you need to grow up quickly. You¡¯ll be of great use to me.¡± A spiritual corpse in front of Zhou Yun broke free from the grasp of the other spiritual corpses, stood up and said to Zhou Yun. ¡°In that case, the five sects should have already destroyed most of the ordinary spiritual corpses. I reckon that even my fake body will have to pay the price to finish killing them. It¡¯s time to abandon this world,¡± the spiritual corpse in front of Zhou Yun said. It pointed to the two sides of the throne, indicating for Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er to stand there. Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and nodded. He and Qiao¡¯er stood on either side of the throne. Zhou Yun was still in the Enlightenment State. He was on high alert. If Meng Yuxin made any other move, he would definitely resist! Who knew if another heaven¡¯s favorite would be brought here from somewhere else in the next moment? If they were stronger and more outstanding than Zhou Yun, then the next one to die would be Zhou Yun! ¡°This world has been used for a long time, but to accomplish the great cause, let it be destroyed. Brat, you should be glad that you didn¡¯t meet me. Otherwise, you might have been trapped in this narrow world for the rest of your life and died like an ant,¡± the spiritual corpse continued. Suddenly, the entire Avici Hell started to shake crazily, as if it was going to be destroyed! ¡°My clone was killed. Then let¡¯s begin. Let¡¯s return to the inheritance ground.¡± The spiritual corpse shook its head and pointed at the space in front of it. The spiritual corpse¡¯s palm seemed to have touched something, and the space around it started to ripple. ¡°Sizzle!¡± Suddenly, Zhou Yun discovered that a spiritual corpse five meters away from the throne was set ablaze! The cold white flame burned fiercely! ¡°Sizzle!¡± The flames spread rapidly. There was clearly no wind to fan the flames, but the entire mountain of spiritual corpses was like a flammable object. In the blink of an eye, the white flames soared into the sky and burned the entire mountain of bones! Other than the area within five meters of the throne, all the spiritual corpses outside were burning! It was melting rapidly! It was as if the flames were going to burn all the spiritual corpses! At the same time, Zhou Yun discovered that the tens of millions of dead souls in the sky seemed to be attracted. The white flames had a fatal attraction to the dead souls in the sky! Countless dead souls fell from the sky and charged toward the white flames! Chapter 115 - 115 Life and Death Enlightenment! 115 Life and Death Enlightenment! Five meters away from the throne of corpses, it looked extremely hot, but in fact, it felt like an extremely harsh white flame was burning fiercely! More and more dead souls in the sky rushed toward the harsh white flames created by the tens of thousands of corpses. they were like moths flying into the fire, melting into nothingness the moment they came into contact with the flames! Thousands of souls wailed as they fell from the sky, and the ground was covered with corpses. There was clearly no life in the entire world, but at this moment, it seemed to have a strange understanding. It was as if death was singing a song of everything, and death was ruling the world! ¡°Crack!¡± All of a sudden, the sky, which was originally on the verge of collapse, let out a shattering sound that resounded through the sky! A ray of light shone in. For the first time, light was welcomed in this world of Avici Hell that was like the eternal night! It welcomed a new lease of life! Zhou Yun was still in the Enlightenment State. He raised his head to look at the sky, and everything in front of him seemed to give him a different feeling. It was as if he could comprehend something completely different from this scene! The dead souls were like snowflakes, melting into nothingness in the air after coming into contact with the white light. The corpses on the ground dried up and became scorched after being shone on by the light. In the end, countless small creatures ate the corpses and digested them. A bright flower bloomed on the corpse. It was the only life force in the Avici Hell! ¡°Crack!¡± There was a tremor! The sky seemed to have been split in half! From the front of Zhou Yun to the distant horizon, the dark night formed by countless dead souls was split open. The day shone brightly in the dark night! The world seemed to have brightened up in an instant! The dead souls were melted by the light before they could rush into the white flames! The corpses on the ground disappeared one after another, from the near distance to the end of the field of vision, just like the bright sky in the dark night, the sea of flowers spread far and wide! It was daytime in the dark, and the sea of flowers extended in the dead silence. ¡°If I can split the heavens and earth with one strike and control life force, can I even kill death? The life force grows and grows without end, and it¡¯s endless.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the strange scene in front of him. He seemed to have comprehended more things and could not help but mutter! When Zhou Yun used the system to gain enlightenment, he had done so through self-reflection. However, this was the first time he had used a natural phenomenon as a medium for his enlightenment. He could not help but have more thoughts! When Meng Yuxin heard this, she tilted her head and looked at Zhou Yun. ¡°You were actually able to gain enlightenment. Not bad. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that I need you to complete the plan, this old person, cough cough, I would have taken you in as my disciple. However, hmph! What¡¯s so fun about life force? The greatest thing in the world is death, only death!¡± The spiritual corpse said. Immediately after, Meng Yuxin raised her palm. Her hand was slightly bent, as if she was grabbing something. At the same time, Meng Yuxin opened her mouth for the first time. the pale lips slowly opened. ¡°Exterminate. Death. Silence.¡± a tender and innocent voice came out of Meng Yuxin¡¯s mouth. then, Meng Yuxin¡¯s palm gently grabbed the air. ¡°Boom!¡± The entire Avici Hell seemed to have been grabbed by something! The huge crack in the sky was slowly closing! The sky turned pitch-black again! The white light disappeared, and the dead souls continued to wail as they pounced into the white flames. The sea of flowers on the ground was instantly infected and withered by the endless Corpse Qi, and burned to ashes by the white flames! All the life force in the world disappeared in an instant. Death was demonstrating its power! In the face of absolute death, life was so insignificant! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes trembled slightly as he looked at the scene before him. This was the first time that Zhou Yun had experienced two extremes, life and death. This gave Zhou Yun an experience he had never experienced before. ¡°The power of death is incomparably powerful. If I control it, can I control the entire world?¡± Zhou Yun could not help but ask. The spiritual corpse nodded in satisfaction. Death was a supreme existence! ¡°Then it¡¯s almost time. The five upright sects should have finished exterminating the Heretic Sect, and then returned to spread the news of the five sects¡¯ strength. Fortunately, only five hundred spiritual corpses were sent over. Otherwise, it would be terrible if the five sects were completely annihilated.¡± As the spiritual corpse spoke, it slowly walked to the edge of the throne. Qiao¡¯er wanted to look at Zhou Yun, but Meng Yuxin¡¯s aura was getting stronger and stronger. Qiao¡¯ er didn¡¯t dare to move an inch. She could only stay still. However, after hearing the words of the spiritual corpse, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s heart was filled with shock! The Heretic Sect had actually intentionally allowed the five sects to conquer the world! Why was the Heretic Sect so powerful? What was their goal in allowing the five sects to obtain the world? Qiao¡¯er was shocked, but she couldn¡¯t say anything. The spiritual corpse walked to a spot five meters away from the throne. Outside the boundary of the throne, all the corpses had been burned to ashes by the white flames, and the tens of millions of dead souls in the sky had disappeared without a trace! Tens of thousands of spiritual corpses and tens of millions of dead souls had all become fuel for the white flame. At this time, the white flame had already expanded to a distance of a thousand meters! ¡°Although it¡¯s a pity that I¡¯ve stayed in the Avici Hell for so long and that there are still these spiritual corpses and dead souls, I¡¯m still a little disappointed. But for the sake of the big picture, we can just count them as being destroyed by the disciples of the righteous sects.¡± ¡°Fortunately, these 10000 spiritual corpses were not completely useless in the end.¡± as the spiritual corpse spoke, it knelt on one knee and supported itself with its hands. The white flames in the sky suddenly trembled! Then, the white flame stretched into a white line as if it had a physical form! The spiritual corpse immediately made a hand seal. The white flame lines were actually writing extremely complicated and dense patterns in the sky! Qiao¡¯er looked up at the sky. After taking a look at the lines, she felt dizzy and quickly lowered her head! Zhou Yun also raised his head to look at the countless patterns. His pupils shrank, but he was in the Enlightenment State. He forcibly raised his head and continued to look at the lines in the sky. At that moment, Zhou Yun felt a flash of inspiration in his mind! The huge vein line in front of him seemed to be able to merge the completely opposite life and death that he had previously comprehended together, giving him even more inspiration! Meng Yuxin observed Zhou Yun¡¯s performance. She was even more satisfied with Zhou Yun. Although he could not rely on his will to escape the fear of death, having such a talent for enlightenment seemed to be more useful! ¡°Rise!¡± The spiritual corpse shouted. At this moment, a huge array that was a thousand meters in size was formed in the sky, and the patterns instantly took shape. The array became slightly transparent, and one could see some scenery behind the array! ¡°Five sects, I hope you can continue to control the world. It would be best if this world became the world of the upright sects. As for Meng Yuxin, she has already died in your hands.¡± The spiritual corpse looked into the distance. After it finished speaking, it controlled the entire skeleton throne and soared into the sky! ¡°Swish!¡± The skeleton throne disappeared into the array. The entire Avici Hell had no life force, nor was there any death. It began to slowly collapse and dissipate! Chapter 116 - 116 A Thousand Years of Waiting 116 A Thousand Years of Waiting When the skeletal throne completely disappeared from the huge white array in the sky, Zhou Yun¡¯s aura completely disappeared from the Avici Hell. The 10,000-meter-tall mountain of bones and the wails of the thousands of dead souls in the sky had all disappeared. The entire Avici Hell was empty. What Zhou Yun did not know was that on the other side of the Avici Hell, the sect leaders of the five sects were nervously defending against the attacks of the spiritual corpses with their backs to each other. They were gasping for breath, the spiritual energy in their bodies was almost exhausted. They could only barely form a five-person array to support it. Other than the five sect leaders, there were no other cultivators left alive! More than half of the five sects¡¯ trump card, their three hundred golden core cultivators had already been completely annihilated in this crusade! ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun! The price for this crusade is huge! We must eliminate Meng Yuxin, the biggest heretic cultivator remnant, here! Otherwise, the upright sects will sink into oblivion once more, and the hell of the Heretic Sect a thousand years ago will reappear!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School roared. His voice was hoarse, and even half of his arm had been severed, causing blood to flow out! ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, this is my last bit of spiritual energy!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader shouted at Ling Qingyun. His entire body had become even thinner and weaker, as if he had been squeezed dry! ¡°You think you can kill me, Meng Yuxin? The detestable five sects actually destroyed my heretic cultivation foundation of a thousand years and five hundred golden core spiritual corpses! You actually dare to ruin my heretic cultivation plan! I¡¯m going to kill all of you and turn you into spiritual corpses!¡± A five-meter-tall giant spiritual corpse roared at the sky. Countless broken swords were stuck in its body, and it was even biting a broken arm. It was the arm of the sect leader of the Autumn Path School! The sect leaders of the five sects didn¡¯t notice that as Meng Yuxin roared in exasperation, a hint of contempt flashed across her eyes. ¡°Swish!¡± All of a sudden, a sword light flashed past. Before anyone could react, Ling Qingyun¡¯s figure appeared behind Meng Yuxin. She held the spiritual sword in her hand and her face was cold. ¡°Plop!¡± Meng Yuxin¡¯s huge head slowly fell to the ground. At the same time, Ling Qingyun, who was inside the group of sect leaders, slowly disappeared. the Ling Qingyun in there was only a clone! By the time Ling Qingyun finished swinging her sword, she had no more strength left in her body. She sat on the ground, paralyzed and unable to move! Fortunately, after Meng Yuxin was killed, the remaining hundred or so golden core spiritual corpses seemed to have lost control and remained motionless on the spot. The sect leaders of the other four sects quickly waved their swords and destroyed all the spiritual corpses! ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun! As expected of you, you¡¯ve killed the five sects¡¯ true main force, the current generation¡¯s Saintess Meng Yuxin, the remnants of the five sects that couldn¡¯t be destroyed a thousand years ago!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said as he lay on the ground after killing all the spiritual corpses. ¡°That¡¯s right. The heretic cultivators are like headless flies without their Saintess. The rest of them are just small fries that the disciples of the five sects can kill as they please!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s face regained some color as he spoke slowly. As Ling Qingyun listened to all of this, the frost on her face finally soothed. However, Ling Qingyun¡¯s expression suddenly froze. She saw the corpses of the five sects¡¯ disciples on the ground, as well as Jian Xin, Su Lingyun, Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er, and the other heaven¡¯s favorites. Just for the sake of exterminating the Heretic Sect¡¯s remnants, their five sects had actually paid such a huge price! ¡°Today is the memorial day of the five sects. All the disciples of the five sects will remember the disciples who died in this battle, as well as the geniuses who passed away, Jian Xin, Su Lingyun, Zhou Yun¡­¡± said Ling Qingyun as she stood up with her spiritual sword in hand. She felt extremely sorrowful. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Sect Leader Ling Qingyun. When we get back, we¡¯ll set up the worship hall and set up spiritual monuments to commemorate these deceased disciples.¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader said. ¡°Boom!¡± The entire Avici Hell started to shake. It was as if it had completed its final mission after Meng Yuxin had been successfully killed by the five sects, and was beginning to collapse inch by inch! ¡°Everyone, leave the Avici Hell! This small world has already collapsed. Even if there are still spiritual corpses hiding inside, they will only be destroyed along with the small world.¡± Ling Qingyun saw the earth shaking and quickly led the other four sect leaders to escape. What Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know was that after he was taken away, a spiritual monument had been set up in the Spirit Valley. If he knew, he would definitely be depressed. The intersection of the five sects was in the middle of the five sects¡¯ territory. A thousand years ago, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had started to thin out, this place had changed from the location of the Five Sects¡¯ Conference to a completely spiritual energy-free area that no cultivator wanted to approach! Other than a few mortal cities and rural villages, the cultivators they had were only a few golden core cultivators from the five sects who had come to guard the old homeland of the Heretic Sect. The spiritually deprived ground was the destination of Zhou Yun¡¯s trip. ¡°Boom!¡± In the sky above a huge mountain, lightning suddenly flashed and thunder rumbled. In a dark cloud full of lightning, the lightning suddenly became dense, and countless thunderbolts appeared in every square inch! ¡°Swish!¡± suddenly, the lightning seemed to be drawn by something, and all the lightning was drawn to a point and condensed into a lightning ball! ¡°Boom!¡± The ball of lightning exploded, and a huge hole suddenly appeared in the empty sky. A throne made of bones and body parts squeezed together slowly emerged from the hole. ¡°Boom!¡± The lightning suddenly exploded, and the countless lightning bolts in the dark sky seemed to have found a target to pour out all their energy on. The ten thousand lightning bolts suddenly bombarded the skeletal throne! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. He had just been teleported from the Avici Hell, where night and souls coexisted, and was now standing next to the skeletal throne. In the next moment, his eyes were filled with endless lightning and his ears were filled with the sound of explosions! He looked around and estimated that he had appeared in midair. However, he did not know why this skeletal throne was being attacked by countless thunderbolts. the terrifying power of the lightning body on it made Zhou Yun¡¯s scalp tingle! Fortunately, when all the lightning was about to hit the skeletal throne, the spiritual corpse stretched out its hand, and the rest of the spiritual corpses opened their mouths at the same time. A noisy voice that seemed to make the soul feel irritated came from the skeletal throne, and it actually blocked the lightning outside the throne! ¡°What kind of power is this?¡± Zhou Yun frowned as he covered his ears. This was not the first time he felt the throbbing of his soul. He had already sensed this attack when Meng Yuxin had been watching him. He couldn¡¯t understand why Meng Yuxin¡¯s attack method was different from any of the manuals he had seen in Spirit Valley! This was the first time he had seen an attack that could cause damage to the soul! ¡®I wonder if I can learn this attack if I use the Enlightenment system.¡¯ Zhou Yun thought to himself. He did not expect to be able to obtain the means of attack directly, but he at least wanted to have a way of defense! ¡°Oh? I was wondering who it was, but it turns out to be the Heretic Saintess. I¡¯m the left protector, and I respectfully welcome the arrival of the Heretic Saintess. Hehehe!¡± Just as Zhou Yun was deep in thought, a sound even louder than the thunderbolts came from the heavens and the earth rang! Chapter 117 - 117 The Left Protectors Sacrifice 117 The Left Protector¡¯s Sacrifice The left protector¡¯s voice exploded through the world, and even the thunderous roars paled in comparison! Zhou Yu looked around with a frown, but he did not see anyone. Where was the left protector? How could he make such a shocking sound without revealing any aura? ¡°Heretic Saintess, don¡¯t be afraid. This is a defensive barrier to prevent the Right Elder from stealing my bones. I¡¯ll take it back now. Hehehe!¡± The left protector shouted, but Zhou Yun still could not find any trace of him. Suddenly, countless skeletons emerged from the ground. These skeletons were condensed together by an invisible force, turning into a thousand-foot skeletal hand! ¡°Boom!¡± in an instant, the thousand-foot skeletal hand suddenly swung its fist toward the sky and forcibly exploded the thunderbolts! Zhou Yun¡¯s sharp senses noticed that the countless lightning bolts circulating on the surface of the skeleton did not cause any damage to the giant skeletal hand! Zhou Yun watched as the giant skeletal hand swatted away all the dark clouds as if it was swatting flies. Only then did it shrink back into the ground and disappear! He felt that if he were to face the skeletal hand head on, he would not be able to fight back at all! ¡°Hahaha, this old man forgot how to turn off the array, so I can only destroy it. Heretic Saintess, please come this way. Hehehe!¡± the left protector¡¯s loud voice continued to reverberate through the world. Zhou Yun then saw the mountain slowly begin to shake. Zhou Yun was taken aback. He saw the mountain in front of him shake slowly. Following that, all the plants outside the mountain fell like the outer layer of skin, revealing the tens of millions of bones beneath! There was not a single piece of flesh hanging from the bones. It was as if they had been dead for a long time, and only the bones themselves were left. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since we last met. I wonder how the Heretic Saintess¡¯s travels have been among the five sects? As early as a thousand years ago, the sect leader had said that in this world, except for the disciples of the five sects, no one else would be able to step into the nascent soul stage. I wonder if you still remember, Heretic Saintess?¡± The left protector said. As Zhou Yun listened, he slowly furrowed his brows. Why was it that this world could not produce nascent soul cultivators other than the disciples of the five sects? He had never heard of any cultivators above the golden core stage in the outside world. However, he had never heard of any elder in the five sects who was in seclusion. On the surface, the strongest person in Spirit Valley was only Ling Qingyun, the late-stage golden core sect leader. Zhou Yun felt that if he followed Meng Yuxin, he would be able to discover the secrets of the five sects! ¡°A thousand years ago, before the sect leader left, he told us to be defeated by the five sects and to take all our spiritual corpses to this godforsaken place to lie low. Now that the thousand-year promise has passed, I¡¯m about to fall from the half-step nascent soul stage. Heretic Saintess, do you know what other orders the sect leader left behind?¡± The left protector continued to ask. This was the first time Zhou Yun had heard of the half-step nascent soul stage. He did not expect that not only did the Heretic Sect have more golden core spiritual corpses than the five sects, but they also had a half-step nascent soul cultivator who was infinitely close to the nascent soul stage. If he didn¡¯t guess wrong, it wasn¡¯t just the current left protector. The right protector might also be a powerful half-step nascent soul! Originally, Zhou Yun had killed the seriously injured Jian Xin through a series of condensed attacks. He thought that he could exert his strength in the golden core stage with his foundation establishment cultivation. Now, a half-step golden core actually appeared among the heretic cultivators! He thought about it. Perhaps he could follow Meng Yuxin to see the secrets of this world and improve his cultivation before making any plans. ¡°Oh? Was the left protector actually on the verge of falling to the half-step nascent soul stage? Could it be that the countless corpses that accompanied you here over the past thousand years have not been able to slow the decline of your cultivation?¡± One of the spiritual corpses said. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know why, but he could hear the mockery in Meng Yuxin¡¯s voice towards the left protector. ¡°Heretic Saintess!¡± The left protector bellowed, and the sound waves in the world reverberated. The left protector was furious. He had listened to the sect leader¡¯s arrangements and had not dared to take action for the past thousand years, hiding in a place without any spiritual energy and struggling at death¡¯s door! A thousand years! In this godforsaken place, he did not absorb any spiritual energy, nor did he obtain any bones. He did not even communicate with anyone other than the right protector! If not for the fact that he was already a half-step nascent soul and had to spend a long time in closed-door cultivation to reduce the consumption of his spiritual energy and kill time, he would have gone crazy! ¡°Heretic Saintess! The sect leader didn¡¯t hesitate to use his cultivation that was extremely close to the nascent soul stage to kill those few little golden cores of the five upright sects so that all the heretic cultivators would be publicly exterminated by the five sects and hide in this spiritual energy deprived place. Why exactly is this?¡± The left protector pressed on. His voice was filled with anger. The countless skeletons on the ground trembled as they stared at Meng Yuxin in the sky! Zhou Yun was merely standing next to Meng Yuxin, but his heart tightened when he felt the gazes of the countless skeletons. He felt his heart beating wildly in an instant, and he couldn¡¯t breathe even though he was breathing heavily! ¡°Left protector, you¡¯re a disciple who slowly started cultivating after entering the Heretic Sect, aren¡¯t you? You were appreciated by the sect leader, and then you cultivated diligently step by step from an ordinary disciple to the position of the only two protectors in the great Heretic Sect. that¡¯s why you¡¯re different from the right protector. you¡¯ve been guarding this place without any complaints.¡± The spiritual corpse sighed and spoke slowly. ¡°That is indeed the case. Therefore, I¡¯ll hold on to the sect leader¡¯s request for a thousand years, even if there¡¯s no reason! But now, a thousand years had passed. Heretic Saintess, if you don¡¯t have any more orders from the sect leader, then I will no longer regard you as the Heretic Saintess of this generation. I¡­ I will leave the Heretic Sect to find the upright sects to take revenge for the sect leader.¡± as the left protector spoke, he muttered to himself for a final moment before telling her the final thing he wanted to do. Zhou Yun¡¯s heart clenched. The only person the five sects could bring out right now was Ling Qingyun. However, she was only at the late-stage golden core. Zhou Yun compared Ling Qingyun to the left protector. He shook his head. Whether it was in terms of aura or the strength that Ling Qingyun had displayed, she would be completely crushed by the left protector! Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. He didn¡¯t know what Meng Yuxin¡¯s next step would be. If the left protector was allowed to leave the Heretic Sect, the five sects would definitely be annihilated! ¡°Left protector, I¡¯ll first say that you¡¯ve worked hard. Just take it as the sect leader said this.¡± The spiritual corpse was silent for a moment before it slowly spoke. The left protector did not reply, but Zhou Yun could feel that the pressure on the gaze that was directed at the skeleton had lessened. ¡°But before I continue, can I first ask about the right protector¡¯s location?¡± The spiritual corpse asked. ¡°The right protector hasn¡¯t appeared in a hundred years. From time to time, that guy would go to the border of the five sects and use his half-step nascent soul cultivation to abduct many cultivators to refine their souls and skin them to cultivate. In the past thousand years, his cultivation level had stabilized a lot. As for now, he should still be extracting the souls of mortals in Siyu City.¡± the left protector didn¡¯t understand why Meng Yuxin had asked this question, but he still answered. ¡°Is it like this? Thanks for your service, left protector. The words left by the sect leader a thousand years ago were¡­ Kill yourself and then die for the Heretic Sect¡¯s great plan.¡± The spiritual corpse said to the left protector. Its words were completely emotionless as they lightly echoed in the air. Chapter 118 - 118 Shuddering In Fear 118 Shuddering In Fear ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you for the past thousand years. Kill yourself for the Heretic Sect¡¯s great plan.¡± The spiritual corpse said in a cold tone. Zhou Yun was stunned. He felt like he had heard wrong. However, when Zhou Yun turned to look at Qiao¡¯er, he realized that she was also in a daze. She was completely dumbfounded by Meng Yuxin¡¯s words. Meng Yuxin had indeed said that! After Meng Yuxin¡¯s words, not even the sound of the wind could be heard. It was extremely quiet! The countless bones on the ground were still, as if the left protector had been stunned. Zhou Yun¡¯s mind was filled with wild thoughts. However, he had exited from the state of enlightenment when he had just passed through the teleportation array. No matter how much he thought about it now, he could not understand why the heretic cultivators a thousand years ago had such overwhelming power. Why would the sect leader give up all his cultivation to allow the five sects to kill him? He couldn¡¯t understand why such a powerful Heretic Sect would allow so many Heretic Sect disciples to come to this place without any spiritual energy and stay there for a thousand years! A thousand years without spiritual energy would cause a golden core cultivator to fall to the foundation establishment stage! Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know about the lifespan of a golden core cultivator, but if it were a foundation establishment cultivator, they would definitely die within a thousand years! There was no doubt that after a thousand years, because of the decision of the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader, the huge Heretic Sect that had an overwhelming strength was definitely left with only paltry soldiers and generals, with less than 10% of their strength left! Why would the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader destroy his own foundation? He even made his loyal disciple, who had been waiting for a thousand years and whose strength was beyond that of a half-step nascent soul stage cultivator, commit suicide! Zhou Yun thought hard but could not find any clues! What was the Heretic Sect¡¯s big plan? Could it be more important than ruling the world, pulling out all the bones and refining the souls of all the living beings in the world, and constantly becoming stronger? Just as Zhou Yun was deep in thought, after a long while, Meng Yuxin¡¯s heart-chilling words were spoken. A lonely sigh could be heard from the sky. ¡°As expected, the sect leader¡¯s vision is something I can never hope to reach in my entire life. I thought that after a thousand years of thinking, I would be able to figure out some of the reasons for the sect leader¡¯s actions, but in the end, I still couldn¡¯t figure it out.¡± ¡°Heretic Saintess, you¡¯ve obtained the sect leader¡¯s inheritance. If I¡¯m not wrong, the sect leader wants to destroy all the heretic cultivators in the world and let the five sects rule the world, right? It is precisely because of this that he used a thousand years to weaken the strength of the heretic cultivators until we are killed by the five sects.¡± The left protector¡¯s voice no longer had its initial imposing manner. She had become dejected. ¡°I don¡¯t dare to guess the sect leader¡¯s intentions, but the sect leader did indeed leave such a message for you, left protector.¡± The spiritual corpse shook its head. It left the range of the skeletal throne and flew into the air. Zhou Yun realized that the spiritual corpse was holding a light green lantern in its hand. Countless tiny souls were shuttling back and forth in the lantern. ¡°The Heretic Sect¡¯s saint weapon, the soul-guiding lamp. I didn¡¯t expect that the Holy weapon that the right protector had been searching for a thousand years would actually be in your hands. You¡¯re clearly just a little girl who received an inheritance, yet you can actually control such a saint weapon. It seems that there is indeed something left behind by the sect leader in the inheritance.¡± As the left protector spoke, an even whiter skeleton slowly rose from the countless bones on the ground. Its eyes burned with soul flames that made one¡¯s heart palpitate. This was the true body of the left protector. ¡°The sect leader has always looked into the distance in deep thought. When I was still a disciple, I asked him why he was still frowning even though the Heretic Sect had ruled the world so strongly. However, he only shook his head and did not say anything.¡± Therefore, I know that the sect leader definitely has a more far-reaching vision than an ordinary person like me. It¡¯s something that I can¡¯t think of even after thinking for a thousand years. ¡°Since this is the sect leader¡¯s wish, I¡¯m willing to use all my cultivation as a half-step nascent soul to offer the sect¡¯s saint weapon. Heretic Saintess, if the sect leader¡¯s plan succeeds, can you please tell me about it over a bottle of wine?¡± As the left protector spoke, the soul flame in her skeleton¡¯s skull became even hotter. The soul light lit up her entire skeleton. Zhou Yun subconsciously took a step back. To his surprise, he discovered that the left protector was actually sacrificing herself! Just the spiritual energy that dissipated from the sacrifice of a half-step nascent soul stage cultivator was enough to make Zhou Yun feel a burst of fear! If the left protector were to truly unleash her full power, Zhou Yun felt that he would be reduced to ashes by just a single aftershock! ¡°Saintess, may our Heretic Sect prosper forever.¡± the left protector spoke softly, her voice becoming lighter and more delicate. Just as the last of the left protector¡¯s soul flames were about to be used up, the soul light flickered for the last time. Zhou Yun seemed to see a young girl¡¯s figure through the hazy soul light! The young girl smiled gently, as if she was looking into the distance, waiting for the news of the person she had been waiting for a thousand years. Then, the soul light was extinguished. The left protector had sacrificed all of her cultivation and even her soul to the saint weapon in the spiritual corpse¡¯s hand, the soul-guiding lamp! ¡°Pa!¡± The skeleton in the air lost all soul light and fell to the ground with a soft sound. Qiao¡¯er looked at the left protector¡¯s final radiance and felt touched. If it were her, she might also wait for Brother Zhou Yun, even if it meant waiting for a thousand years! However, Zhou Yun was different. He felt a wave of horror and his scalp went numb! The figure that he had seen in the left protector¡¯s soul light looked 90% similar to Qiao¡¯er! She was just like a grown-up Qiao¡¯er! Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and realized that she was still staring at the soul-guiding lamp. The more Zhou Yun thought about it, the more he felt that the left protector¡¯s figure resembled Qiao¡¯er! ¡°Left protector. I didn¡¯t expect you to still be so infatuated. It would have been better if you were removed from the list after betraying the Heretic Sect. But this is good too. I didn¡¯t expect that there would be another outsider in the soul-guiding lamp besides the original thirteen people. You have truly entered my Soul Guide Sect.¡± The spiritual corpse sighed and then nodded. Zhou Yun looked at the soul-guiding lamp. He realized that after devouring the cultivation of a half-step nascent soul, the light of the soul-guiding lamp was not much different from before. According to the left protector, this soul-guiding lamp was a saint weapon! Could it be that it was a spiritual weapon that was even more powerful than the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand? Zhou Yun was secretly on guard against the soul-guiding lamp. ¡°Boom!¡± Not long after the left protector made her sacrifice, the thousand mountains beneath the skeletal throne suddenly collapsed! At this moment, Zhou Yun was horrified to discover that it was not just the mountain under the skeletal throne, but the entire mountain range, which was made up of countless bones! From the bottom of his feet to the end of his vision, there were piles of white bones! Zhou Yun did not dare to imagine how powerful the left protector was to be able to mobilize the bones of an entire mountain! He realized that he had still underestimated the strength of the left protector, who had lived for a thousand years and was a half-step nascent soul! If the left protector was this strong, then how strong was the right protector, who had been constantly ambushing cultivators and whose strength had become even more stable over the past thousand years? Zhou Yun could not believe it. He felt as if Meng Yuxin had brought him to a boss-filled area when he was only level 10! ¡°Right protector, since you¡¯ve been here for a long time, why don¡¯t you come out and meet me?¡± The spiritual corpse suddenly spoke. Zhou Yun was stunned. The right protector was there too? Chapter 119 - 119 The Appearance of the Heretic Sect 119 The Appearance of the Heretic Sect ¡°Right protector, since you¡¯re here, then come out.¡± The spiritual corpse put away the soul-guiding lamp and said to the corpse mountain. Zhou Yun tried to sense his surroundings, but he could not sense any aura. He didn¡¯t dare to use his spiritual sense. The right protector might also be a half-step nascent soul. If he used his spiritual sense, he might be detected by the other party and suffer a backlash. ¡°Heretic Saintess, it has been three years since we last met. Three years ago in Fenghua City, you said that you were going to prepare a great plan. I disguised myself as a mortal and observed for a long time, but I couldn¡¯t figure out anything, so I left. I didn¡¯t expect you to give me such a big surprise. There were tens of thousands of spiritual corpses, tens of millions of dead souls, and the Avici Hell that he had painstakingly created. This is the foundation that my Heretic Sect¡¯s countless disciples have accumulated for hundreds of years, and you actually gave it all to the five sects as an achievement in one day.¡± The right protector did not appear. Unlike the left protector, he spoke slowly in a sinister voice. ¡°In the sect leader¡¯s inheritance, did the sect leader really leave behind his words? Did the sect leader really want to destroy the Heretic Sect? That¡¯s why I let you, the Heretic Saintess, consume the Heretic Sect¡¯s foundation and let the left protector, this loyal and devoted disciple, sacrifice herself. Does the sect leader really have a big plan?¡± the right protector did not come out. He seemed to be circling the skeletal throne continuously, and his voice slowly rang out. ¡°I don¡¯t think this is right. Which Heretic Sect would squander their accumulated heritage of thousand years and give it to the upright sects as a merit at the first step of their great plan? This definitely wasn¡¯t the sect leader¡¯s plan. Or rather, this was all planned by you, Heretic Saintess Meng Yuxin. ¡°Or perhaps you¡¯ve already joined the five sects¡¯ as their dog, a Heretic Saintess who wants to destroy the Heretic Sect! To let a dignified half-step nascent soul, the strongest fighting force of my Heretic Sect, sacrifice to the lackey of the upright sect!¡± As the right protector spoke, his voice gradually grew louder! He was closing in on Meng Yuxin! ¡°Meng Hai, Meng Yu! Look at the good daughter you¡¯ve raised, she¡¯s actually become a lackey of the five sects, and is destroying the foundation of our Heretic Sect! ¡°It¡¯s a pity that I¡¯m too late and couldn¡¯t save the left protector. Our Heretic Sect has lost a half-step nascent soul cultivator for nothing!¡± The right Guardian roared. Zhou Yun then saw a group of heretic cultivators flying on swords from the distance! They were led by a couple. They were dressed in solemn clothes and were surrounded by hundreds of heretic cultivators, as if they were the sect leaders of the Heretic Sect! ¡°Right protector, thank you for your notice. I didn¡¯t think that Meng Yuxin would do something like this! If it wasn¡¯t for your notice, we might still be in the dark!¡± Meng Yu flew over and shouted to the right protector. ¡°Saintess Meng Yuxin, you were appointed as the Saintess only to inherit the sect leader¡¯s legacy from a thousand years ago. I¡¯m the current Soul Guide Sect¡¯s sect leader! No matter what information the seniors from a thousand years ago left behind, I¡¯ll still be the one making the decisions in the entire Soul Guide Sect!¡± Meng Hai walked up and said. He was extremely remorseful. He shouldn¡¯t have allowed the unpopular Meng Yuxin to accept the inheritance and become the Heretic Saintess. He didn¡¯t expect her to join the upright sect, causing the Soul Guide Sect to lose a half-step nascent soul cultivator for nothing! One must know that he was the great cultivator who followed senior a thousand years ago. For a thousand years, whether it was their Heretic Sect or the five upright sects, there had never been a half-step nascent soul cultivator! The left protector was their most precious combat power! When he heard that the left protector had been tricked into offering herself as a sacrifice, Meng Hai was about to explode with anger! He was the sect leader, yet the left protector had never heard his words. Now, she was actually tricked into offering a sacrifice because of a few words! If he had known earlier, he would have duped the left protector into being used as a fighting force and not treated her with such respect! ¡°All of you are here? Right protector, I¡¯ve left the spiritually deprived ground for decades, and there are only so few people left in the Heretic Sect?¡± Meng Yuxin asked the right protector with her spiritual corpse as if she hadn¡¯t heard Meng Hai. ¡°That¡¯s right. Other than the few old men who had to guard the inheritance ground, all the members of the Heretic Sect were here. Meng Yuxin, what do you want to do? Why don¡¯t you tell me?¡± The right protector¡¯s voice was filled with ridicule. He wanted to see what kind of tricks Meng Yuxin could play without any credibility! By the way, as long as you have the soul-guiding lamp, this kind of saint weapon is extremely powerful. Even if you¡¯re only a golden core, as long as you really activate the soul-guiding lamp, all the Heretic Sect cultivators, including me, may lose their lives. However, I remember that there¡¯s a condition to using the sect¡¯s saint weapon.¡± the right protector¡¯s words made the originally aggressive heretic cultivators break out in cold sweat, but they were relieved when they heard the conditions. ¡°That¡¯s right, if you want to use this soul-guiding lamp, you must have the approval of ninety percent of the Heretic Sect disciples! Meng Yuxin, as the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s sect leader, I hereby announce that you have lost your status as the Saintess. you no longer have the authority to use the soul-guiding lamp!¡± Meng Hai said loudly. Originally, the sect had stipulated that the soul-guiding lamp should be kept by the Saintess, and the sect leader could live in a powerful sect hall that was comparable to a saint weapon, so he didn¡¯t care much. In any case, they had to stay in this spiritually deprived ground. However, when he came out and heard about the soul-guiding lamp in Meng Yuxin¡¯s hands, Meng Hai¡¯s head was covered in a cold sweat. If Meng Yuxin had attacked them directly, they would have all died here! Although the soul-guiding lamp had not been used for hundreds of years, as the saint weapon of the Soul Guide Sect, all the disciples had to know its terrifying strength! It was also because of the two protectors, the powerful saint weapon, and the countless corpses that the heretic cultivators could endure and wait for the day when the king would descend to the world! But now, the soul-guiding lamp was in the hands of Meng Yuxin, who had betrayed them for the upright sects. They panicked! Zhou Yun also looked at Meng Yuxin in shock. Could it be that Meng Yuxin had really joined the five sects? After all, he had never seen Meng Yuxin kill anyone with his own eyes. Ever since he had been imprisoned in the Avici Hell, Zhou Yun had never seen Meng Yuxin refine his soul or kill a living person! It was also because of the cultivation and alchemy materials that Zhou Yun had mentioned. Even Jian Xin and Su Lingyun were zombies when Zhou Yun saw them. He couldn¡¯t be sure if she had really killed them. The only heaven¡¯s favorite that was killed was the burly man. Meng Yuxin only managed to kill him after he attacked first. Putting everything else aside, the most dangerous one that he really wanted to kill might even be the battle in the trial. Zhou Yun only saw Meng Yuxin destroy the Heretic Sect¡¯s small world and destroy the Heretic Sect¡¯s thousand-year foundation! If Meng Yuxin really was a member of the five sects, then everything made sense! Zhou Yun was suspicious of Meng Yuxin¡¯s true identity. At the same time, he was even more curious. If Meng Yuxin was really from the five sects, why did she bring the two of them to a place full of heretic cultivators? ¡°Right protector, you want to be the new sect leader of the Soul Guide Sect? You really put in a lot of effort to do this.¡± The spiritual corpse said unhurriedly under Meng Yuxin¡¯s control. Chapter 120 - 120 The Right Protectors Goal 120 The Right Protector¡¯s Goal ¡°Right protector, you¡¯ve really put in a lot of effort to become the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s sect leader. You specially waited for the left protector to come out after the sacrifice, and informed all the Heretic Sect disciples to come here. ¡°You must have prepared for this day for a long time. You want to lead the Soul Guide Sect to rule the world again.¡± The spiritual corpse spoke to the sky as if it didn¡¯t see Meng Hai and Meng Yu. Zhou Yun frowned when he heard Meng Yuxin¡¯s words. He had a bad feeling about this. Could it be that Meng Yuxin really wasn¡¯t a member of the five sects? Originally, Zhou Yun had felt a sense of relief. If Meng Yuxin was really from the five sects, then no matter how strong Meng Yuxin was, he and Qiao¡¯er would not be in any danger! But now it didn¡¯t seem like that was the case! Zhou Yun became anxious again. Meng Yuxin obviously had the confidence to challenge the half-step nascent soul stage and hundreds of golden core heretic cultivators! The more powerful Meng Yuxin was, the slimmer his chances of escaping would be. Would he really be refined into a zombie after breaking through to the golden core stage? ¡°Hahaha. After all, I¡¯m not as infatuated as the left protector to be able to truly sacrifice myself for information that is suspected to be from the sect leader. I don¡¯t understand why the sect leader wanted to give up his cultivation to die. I also don¡¯t understand why he wants the Heretic Sect to decline. ¡°However, I know that if he doesn¡¯t want this Heretic Sect, then I will be the one to promote it again! I want the Soul Guide Sect to rule the world again, even if it means disobeying the sect leader¡¯s orders!¡± The right protector¡¯s voice was getting louder and louder, reverberating through the world. even the golden core heretic cultivators could not help but cover their ears! Zhou Yun looked to the side and noticed that the bones on the ground were shaking! ¡°Boom!¡± A mountain of bones suddenly collapsed, and countless hands stretched out from below, grabbing in all directions and slowly rising. When Zhou Yun saw this, he felt a wave of disgust. It was as if he was seeing countless undead climbing up from hell, trying to reach out and drag living beings down to hell! ¡°Boom!¡± This time, the ground caved in, and more palms emerged from the ground! It was a huge meatball formed by countless arms! It slowly rose into the air and only when it covered the sky did Zhou Yun feel its gargantuan size! This meatball made of arms is at least the size of a city! Zhou Yun felt that this should be the right protector¡¯s true body! This was because he could sense an aura that was even stronger than the left protector¡¯s from this meatball that was the size of a city! The right protector was at least a half-step nascent soul! ¡°Right protector! It had been many years since we last met. Although I really want to say hello to you, can you please explain what you just said?¡± Meng Hai led the hundreds of golden core heretic cultivators and retreated a little. His expression became serious. It was then that Meng Hai realized that things were not as simple as he had thought. Why would the left protector be willing to sacrifice herself? Why did the right protector ask all of them to come? And what did the right protector mean when he said that he wanted to lead the Soul Guide Sect to rule the world? Could it be that the right protector had deliberately asked them to cancel Meng Yuxin¡¯s right to use the soul-guiding lamp? Did he want to take over the position of the sect leader of the Soul Guide Sect? Meng Hai was shocked. He quickly looked up at the sky. ¡°I am the current sect leader of the Soul Guide Sect. Right protector, you¡­¡± Before Meng Hai could finish his words, the huge meatball in the sky suddenly extended countless arms! ¡°Boom!¡± It was as if the sky was raining arms. Countless arms instantly stretched out and hit the ground! Meng Hai, who had just said that, didn¡¯t have time to react. His eyes flickered with horror as an arm crushed the top of his head, and he died instantly! Then, the arm wrapped around Meng Hai¡¯s body like a snake and pulled out his two arms before it shortened and returned to the sky. This scene appeared on all the heretic cultivator disciples. In just one exchange, none of the hundreds of golden core heretic cultivators or the heretic cultivators ¡®disciples had used the extremely powerful escape ability unique to heretic cultivators. All the disciples of the Soul Guide Sect, including the sect leader, were killed in an instant! Zhou Yun looked at the arm that stopped just a few centimeters away from the top of his head. He swallowed his saliva in shock. He didn¡¯t even have the chance to react to the attack of a half-step nascent soul stage cultivator! At this time, dozens of hands came down from the skeletal throne, but they could only stop in the air above the throne and could not move forward at all! ¡°Oh? You¡¯re clearly a little kid who has cultivated for less than a hundred years, yet you¡¯re actually able to block my attack. It seems that you have indeed obtained a lot of information about the sect leader from the sect leader¡¯s inheritance. However, without the right to use the soul-guiding lamp, how are you going to fight me? The left protector, who could have been your fighting strength, is dead. I¡¯m the strongest in the world!¡± As the right protector spoke, he extended his hundreds of arms and attacked the throne! Zhou Yun watched as an arm grazed past the throne and slammed into the ground. The ground was easily penetrated by the arm like tofu. A few seconds later, the earth trembled as if an earthquake had occurred. The arm¡¯s tremendous force had shattered the entire skeleton mountain into dust! Zhou Yun did not expect that the blow that was easily blocked by the skeletal throne would actually be able to shatter the mountain! And there were actually over a hundred such powerful attacks that were attacking them at the same time! Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin worriedly. He didn¡¯t want Meng Yuxin to be too strong. He was afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to escape. However, he also hoped that Meng Yuxin would be stronger! Otherwise, Zhou Yun would not have had any confidence in surviving these attacks! ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± Hundreds of arms slammed into the skeletal throne, creating deafening rumbles! Zhou Yun suddenly realized that no matter how the arm attacked, the skeletal throne did not even tremble! It was like an extremely stable fortress that was firmly fixed in mid-air! ¡°That shouldn¡¯t be the case. The five upright sects are just small sects supported by our Heretic Sect. Why on earth does the sect leader want them to obtain the world? And even if you had the sect leader¡¯s inheritance, you couldn¡¯t possibly be this powerful. In the past thousand years, every inch of each Saintess¡¯s skin have carefully observed and there¡¯s definitely no one as powerful as you. What¡¯s wrong?¡± the right protector asked in the air. He had originally thought that he would be able to take everything down quickly. After the left protector¡¯s sacrifice, he no longer had any opponents. With the soul-guiding lamp in Meng Yuxin¡¯s hands, he would rule the world and let the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s reputation resound through the world once again! ¡°What did you obtain from the sect leader¡¯s inheritance? You shouldn¡¯t be this strong.¡± The right protector stopped his attack and asked Meng Yuxin curiously. At this moment, Meng Yuxin, who hadn¡¯t moved at all, finally raised her head and looked at the giant arm meatball in the air. This time, Meng Yuxin didn¡¯t use her spiritual corpse. Instead, she spoke. Her soul-like eyes stared quietly at the right protector in the sky, as if with a trace of guilt. ¡°¡­¡± Meng Yuxin said softly. Zhou Yun was stunned. He couldn¡¯t hear Meng Yuxin? ¡°Impossible! Absolutely impossible! how could it be you!¡± the right protector seemed to have heard an answer that he could not believe. He shouted madly and countless arms fell from the sky! Thousands, tens of thousands! No, more! Tens of millions of arms came crashing down like meteors with a fiery red aura! Chapter 121 - 121 Heaven and Earth are Reversed 121 Heaven and Earth are Reversed Zhou Yun looked at the meteor-like attacks in front of him. He felt his heart tighten, but he could not move his body. He looked to the side and found that Qiao¡¯er was also being restrained by an invisible force. It was Meng Yuxin! In order to block the right protector¡¯s attack, Meng Yuxin used some unknown method. Zhou Yun felt his soul tremble unconsciously again! All the headless corpses on the skeletal throne looked up into the sky and let out soundless howls. However, Zhou Yun saw that the air in front of them was distorted like waves after the corpses opened their mouths! Another invisible attack. Could it be that Meng Yuxin was a heretic cultivator that specialized in soul attacks? Zhou Yun realized that apart from the spiritual corpse, every attack of Meng Yuxin¡¯s seemed to be related to the soul! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were wide open as he watched the invisible wave spread out from the skeletal throne and collide with the right protector¡¯s attack! ¡°Pfft!¡± It was as if the meat of an overcooked steak was easily removed from the bones. The moment the countless arms that were bombarding the skeletal throne came into contact with the sound waves, all the flesh and blood were instantly peeled off, leaving only the skeleton that was glowing with fluorescent green light and rushing towards the skeletal throne! Zhou Yun realized that instead of continuing to charge toward the skeletal throne, the skeletal arms that had lost their flesh and blood were attracted to Meng Yuxin! Just as Zhou Yun had expected, the countless skeletal arms were all absorbed as they approached the skeletal throne, becoming a part of it! In just a short moment, the right protector¡¯s attack did not harm Meng Yuxin at all. Instead, it made the skeletal throne grow bigger! ¡°Impossible! You¡¯re only a golden core cultivator. Even if you¡¯ve obtained the sect leader¡¯s inheritance, you can¡¯t be my opponent! Even if the sect leaders of the five sects were here, they would have been annihilated by the attack just now! Meng Yuxin, Who are you?! You can¡¯t be that person!¡± The meatball made up of countless arms in the sky did not gain any advantage from this attack. Instead, a part of its body was forcibly reduced! The right protector pressed down in disbelief. He was extremely bewildered! ¡°Right protector, you were my second disciple in the Soul Guide Sect. It was me who received you and allowed you to slowly grow. Speaking of which, you¡¯re the Founding Elder of the sect. Is it really good for you to choose this path and die like this?¡± The spiritual corpse¡¯s voice reverberated in the air. Zhou Yun saw a trace of sadness on Meng Yuxin¡¯s face! However, this trace of sorrow was not because her parents had been killed, nor was it because all the Heretic Sect disciples had been killed. Instead, it was more like he was sad because of the right protector¡¯s betrayal! Zhou Yun muttered. He couldn¡¯t help but guess what Meng Yuxin was thinking. She suddenly revealed the terrifying strength that suppressed a half-step nascent soul and even turned a blind eye to the death of all the Heretic Sect disciples. Did Meng Yuxin really want to kill all the heretic cultivators? ¡°Hmph! I made the right choice! Even if I have to die, I¡¯m willing to die at the sect leader¡¯s hands and not let a kid like you use your power. You¡¯re just a mere Heretic Saintess who obtained the sect leader¡¯s inheritance, but you¡¯re not him!¡± The right protector was impervious to anything. He even became more furious and explosive! ¡°A thousand years ago, the sect leader died in front of everyone. I saw with my own eyes that he was killed by the five sects until his soul was scattered. How could a dead person be resurrected after a thousand years with a mere inheritance?¡± The right protector said sorrowfully. Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin in surprise. He was shocked. Could it be that he didn¡¯t hear Meng Yuxin¡¯s words just now? Was she actually admitting that she was the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader from a thousand years ago? If that was the case, Zhou Yun would be even more confused! Why could the sect leader¡¯s inheritance only be passed down to the Saintess? According to the records of the Spirit Valley, the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s sect leader, who had been destroyed a thousand years ago, was a man! Furthermore, why did this Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader still want to continue killing Heretic Sect even if she was resurrected after a thousand years? It was as if she had done it on purpose! If the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader killed all the heretic cultivators, what benefits would she get?! Zhou Yun tried to deduce from the results! The Heretic Sect ruled the world, and the upright sects were weak. Therefore, she spent a thousand years weakening the cultivation of the two half-step nascent soul protectors and countless heretic cultivator disciples, destroying her foundation. There was only one result from this, and that was the world¡¯s upright path becoming clear and bright! With the destruction of the heretic cultivators, there would no longer be any heretic cultivators in the world who would kill, skin, pull out tendons, and refine souls! A thousand years of planning, just to let the five sects unify the world. Even if she had to die personally, she had to complete this condition! ¡°Something¡¯s wrong! Speaking of a thousand years ago, other than the fact that the five upright sects expended countless resources to destroy the Heretic Sect that showed weakness, there¡¯s one more thing that I¡¯ve overlooked. Since a thousand years ago, the spiritual energy of the world has begun to decrease. Now, all the sects have no choice but to tighten their belts and cultivate in scarcity!¡± ¡®The speed at which the heretic practitioners disappear is the same as the speed at which the spiritual energy of heaven and earth disappears!¡¯ Zhou Yun¡¯s heart skipped a beat! Could it be that the disappearance of spiritual energy that had affected the entire situation of the world was caused by the Heretic Sect? If all the heretic cultivators in the world were exterminated, only the upright disciples were left. All the spiritual energy disappeared. If these two things were completed at the same time, what would the world welcome? Zhou Yun could not figure out what the outcome would be. What was Meng Yuxin waiting for? He had heard from the left protector before her sacrifice that the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader had been planning something great for a thousand years, and even the half-step nascent soul left protector couldn¡¯t figure it out after thinking for a thousand years! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t guess what Meng Yuxin¡¯s plan was, but he knew that all he had to do now was wait. When all the heretic cultivators were exterminated, when there was no spiritual energy left in the world, he might be able to see what Meng Yuxin¡¯s thousand-year-old plan was! ¡°However, before that, I have to make sure that I¡¯m still alive! The first time I met Meng Yuxin, it was clear that she didn¡¯t need any more of heaven¡¯s favorites who could attract the attention of Venerable Xunling. However, when she saw that I could resist the fear of the soul, she made me stay.¡± ¡°Could it be that the grand scheme is related to the Treasure Pavilion, which has no influence in the five sects and is only a merchant? Is it related to the mysterious Venerable Xunling? What¡¯s the difference between a heaven¡¯s favorite who can resist the fear of the soul and an ordinary heaven¡¯s favorite?¡± Zhou Yun felt that he seemed to have connected all the clues, but he had lost them at the crucial point. ¡°Meng Yuxin, I admit that as a golden core cultivator, you¡¯re already very impressive. However, you are not the sect leader. Without the right to use the soul-guiding lamp, you are definitely not a match for a half-step nascent soul cultivator! The power of the nascent soul is far beyond your imagination! Even if I¡¯ve only peeked into the secrets of a nascent soul, you can¡¯t stop me!¡± The right protector seemed to have given up on everything. He roared and the sky turned pitch-black! At this moment, heaven and earth reversed, and hell became the sky! Chapter 122 - 122 The Strength of the Nascent Soul Stage 122 The Strength of the Nascent Soul Stage The heavens and earth were overturned, and hell became a new sky! Zhou Yun¡¯s train of thought was interrupted. He looked up into the sky and saw dark clouds covering the sky. The sky was shrouded in darkness. It was as if the day had suddenly turned into an eternal night! once again, Zhou Yun felt as if he was in a small world! ¡°Everyone, die! I only need to complete the sect leader¡¯s last wish, to let the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s name, its strength, and its terror envelop the entire world!¡± the right protector shouted madly. Something began to emerge from the dark clouds. It was an arm! it was as if these arms were reaching out to grab the soul of the living! It was the soul-locking palm of hell! But now that heaven and earth were reversed, this scene looked even more bizarre! Hell was suspended in the air, and countless hands fell from the sky, as if they were trying to grab and pull the living souls away! There were gods three feet above their heads, and now the evil ghosts had attained the divine path! ¡°The evil ghost has become a God. Is this really a power that a cultivator can use?¡± Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but mutter to herself. She was completely stunned by what she saw! Zhou Yun suddenly felt that he could move freely now! ¡°The thing up there isn¡¯t easy to deal with. You two better stay put. Otherwise, even if it leaks a little bit of its power, it¡¯ll be enough to crush you.¡± The spiritual corpse at the side looked up at the sky as if it was facing a great enemy. Zhou Yun noticed that Meng Yuxin¡¯s expressionless face was now scrunched up. However, her face was thin and weak. Even if she wrinkled her nose, there was no big difference. ¡°I didn¡¯t think that this kid would actually touch the door to the nascent soul stage. This is bad, I¡¯m in a dilemma. If I had known earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have given him a cultivation technique that was too good. As expected, when a disciple becomes strong, it¡¯s a kind of trouble.¡± The spiritual corpse said as it shook its head. It slowly took out the soul-guiding lamp. Zhou Yun was stunned. He saw that the soul-guiding lamp was actually flashing with the light of a soul. He clearly remembered that all of the Heretic Sect disciples had objected to Meng Yuxin using the soul-guiding lamp. She shouldn¡¯t have the right to use the soul-guiding lamp now! ¡®That¡¯s not right. If Meng Yuxin is really the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader from a thousand years ago, then she can use it however she wants with just a word!¡¯ Zhou Yun¡¯s assumption had now turned into complete certainty. He was sure that Meng Yuxin was the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader from a thousand years ago! ¡°Qiao¡¯er, come here.¡± Zhou Yun took Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. If even Meng Yuxin had to be careful with the right protector¡¯s attacks, then he would have to be even more careful! He had to avoid the aftermath of the attack and not let Qiao¡¯er get hurt! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what kind of attack is that in the sky? Why do I feel so cold? It¡¯s so terrifying.¡± Qiao¡¯er leaned into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms, trembling. Zhou Yun also looked up at the sky as if he was facing a great enemy. Even though the skeletal throne was blocking him, he still felt an unparalleled fear. ¡°Is this the power of a nascent soul? Could it be that a nascent soul cultivator is already capable of controlling the world?¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. Right now, he was only a foundation establishment cultivator. Even self-protection was a problem, let alone being able to interfere in the current battle! ¡°This isn¡¯t the power of a nascent soul. He¡¯s just borrowing it. However, he¡¯s not wrong. His attack did indeed contain a portion of the true strength of a nascent soul cultivator.¡± The spiritual corpse looked at the sky and said slowly. It continued to pull out the corpses on the skeletal throne. ¡°This right protector is truly worthy of being the child that this old man took a fancy to. His talent is comparable to yours. Zhou Yun, hurry up and break through to the golden core stage. I still have an important task for you to complete.¡± It seemed that after the right protector came out, Meng Yuxin realized that it was useless to hide her identity. She called herself an old man and no longer hid her identity. ¡°What do you want me to do? Is it for Venerable Xunling? Isn¡¯t the Treasure Pavilion a force even weaker than the five sects? A thousand years ago, you led the countless heretic cultivators to attack the Treasure Pavilion and find Venerable Xunling. Wasn¡¯t that easy?¡± Zhou Yun asked warily. ¡°Hehe. you¡¯ve thought a lot, kid. Speaking of which, you¡¯re also a freak. I¡¯ve never seen a freak who can use sudden enlightenment to think instead of cultivating.¡± The spiritual corpse gave Zhou Yun a strange look. However, if he knew that Zhou Yun could even have an epiphany at the foundation establishment stage, he would probably be dumbfounded! ¡°Although I really want to tell you, I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t tell you now. But if you can break through to the golden core stage, I might say a few more words if I¡¯m in the mood.¡± The spiritual corpse shook its head. It had finally assembled the remains from the skeletal throne into a small altar. Immediately after, Zhou Yun saw the spiritual corpse heave a sigh of relief as it threw the soul-guiding lamp into the altar made of bones. Soon, the faint blue soul light slowly filled the altar like water. ¡°How is it? Don¡¯t hide your strength anymore. I know geniuses like you best. If you want to, I believe that you can directly break through to the golden core stage. If you can break through to the golden core stage within ten days, I can tell you my plan. Otherwise, you can only slowly become stronger like this until you become the strongest and then break through to golden core. At that time, I will also chat with you about my great plan!¡± After the spiritual corpse was done, it suddenly turned its head 180 degrees to look at Zhou Yun. ¡°The first option is you¡¯ll know all of my plans in just ten days. Otherwise, you¡¯ll have to wait for another year or even ten years before you break through to the golden core stage. Zhou Yun, aren¡¯t you curious about what my thousand-year plan is?¡± the spiritual corpse continued to bewitch him. ¡°¡­¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t reply to Meng Yuxin¡¯s question. He did not understand why he had to break through within ten days, nor did he understand why he had to wait for his perfect breakthrough to the golden core stage if he missed these ten days. But if he had to choose, Zhou Yun would definitely choose the latter! Even though he knew that his chances of winning were very low, Zhou Yun still planned to train himself to the limit and break through to the golden core stage. He wanted to escape from the hands of Meng Yuxin, the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader a thousand years ago! ¡°Tsk, it looks like another one with a brain dead. But that¡¯s good too. If you break through too quickly, I won¡¯t be able to let that person choose you.¡± Seeing that Zhou Yun did not reply, the spiritual corpse did not force him. ¡°Then, let¡¯s shoot down that thing above. It¡¯s better to say that everything is going as I expected. These two protectors are truly my most adorable and loyal disciples.¡± The corners of the spiritual corpse¡¯s mouth curled up strangely. ¡°Right protector, since you don¡¯t believe me, do you want to see the real evidence?¡± The spiritual corpse shouted at the sky, as if it did not care about the right protector¡¯s attack. The right protector did not respond. It was as if this attack had exhausted all his energy! ¡°Zhou Yun, only nascent soul cultivators can defeat nascent soul cultivators. Look closely, what a true nascent soul is!¡± the spiritual corpse suddenly pounced toward the altar that was filled with soul light! Chapter 123 - 123 What Is Nascent Soul? 123 What Is Nascent Soul? ¡°Zhou Yun, take a good look at what a true nascent soul is!¡± After the spiritual corpse finished speaking, it jumped toward the altar that was filled with soul light! Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin, who was still sitting on the skeletal throne, in shock. She was only controlling a spiritual corpse, yet she was able to display the power of a nascent soul. Just how terrifying was Meng Yuxin¡¯s true strength?! At this moment, Zhou Yun felt another sense of pressure! The stronger Meng Yuxin was, the more pressure he felt! He was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, but he was strong enough! He was already able to face a golden core cultivator head-on and not be defeated. He even managed to kill the injured Jian Xin. Furthermore, he also comprehended the fire essence body on his own and developed a comprehensive intent manual. He was an absolute prodigy within the five sects! However, he was captured by the terrifying heretic cultivator sect leader who had suppressed the world a thousand years ago. Moreover, he was a great heretic cultivator who could use the combat power of a nascent soul! Zhou Yun felt that he was numb! Why did he, a cultivator who had yet to leave the novice village, meet the most powerful boss behind the scenes the first time he left Spirit Valley? ¡®I¡¯ve only cultivated for a short time! If I had another five years, no, even if it was only two years, I would be able to deal with the current predicament!¡¯ Zhou Yun was unwilling to give up. He had the system and was extremely hardworking. Why did he have to face such a predicament? ¡°The so-called nascent soul is one soul and three spirits that form one body, comprehending a hundred forms of the common people and comprehending the Dao of the world. It is done by scattering the cultivation base and training again from the beginning. Only when the seven spiritual and six physical forms gather again and sum up one¡¯s own understanding of the world can one form a nascent soul.¡± ¡°The so-called nascent soul stage can use three Daos and a commandment. The three spirits are the three Daos formed by the comprehension of three lifetimes. A commandment is a Dao cultivated by one soul that has comprehended the laws of the heavens and earth.¡± ¡°Zhou Yun, the right protector¡¯s attack seems very powerful to you, right? But from what I can see, all he can do is borrow the power of the laws of heaven and earth. It had a skeleton but no core. A gentle blow from the wind can cause it to collapse.¡± The spiritual corpse walked out from the altar. Its entire body was emitting fluorescent light, and its entire body was filled with soul energy. Zhou Yun listened carefully to the words of the spiritual corpse. Many ideas seemed to appear in his mind, but he could not grasp them when he wanted to. He could only watch as the countless ideas slipped away from his hands. ¡°A nascent soul¡¯s Dao foundation isn¡¯t that simple. Every golden core cultivator is already regarded as a heaven¡¯s favorite, and it takes hundreds of years to reach the great stage of the golden core and the first step on the path of the heavenly Dao. You¡¯re only at the foundation establishment stage right now, so you should first understand your golden core before you go and learn about the nascent soul. ¡°Even if you¡¯re extremely talented and can quickly enter the Enlightenment State, it¡¯s still too early for you to reach the nascent soul stage. Even if you force it, it¡¯s just a castle in the air, like a dream.¡± The spiritual corpse shook its head and gently touched Zhou Yun¡¯s forehead. Zhou Yun only felt a chill on his forehead and a cool sensation in his mind. Only then did he come back to his senses from the countless complicated thoughts. Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual corpse and then at Meng Yuxin. Was Meng Yuxin teaching him cultivation? ¡°You can only show your most brilliant light in this world after you attain the golden core. Believe me, you¡¯ll definitely be of great use. So don¡¯t die before that. I don¡¯t want to let your junior sister take your place to complete my plan.¡± the spiritual corpse shook its head. It then pointed at Qiao¡¯er, causing Zhou Yun to feel nervous. ¡°Sigh, I can¡¯t help but chat when I see talented disciples. I¡¯m indeed old.¡± It was just a spiritual corpse, but it twisted its neck and walked to the front of the skeletal throne. ¡°Right protector, since my great plan is about to succeed, you can die for the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s great plan.¡± As the spiritual corpse spoke, he slowly waved his hand at the sky, as if he was fanning a small flame. At the same time, the right protector¡¯s attack finally landed. Zhou Yun instantly felt an extremely powerful pressure! He bent his legs slightly and forced himself not to kneel! Just the pressure that seeped in after being cushioned by the skeletal throne was enough to cause cracks to appear on the body of the golden core spiritual corpse under Zhou Yun¡¯s feet! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you alright?¡± Qiao¡¯er raised her head and looked at Zhou Yun worriedly. When she saw Zhou Yun¡¯s veins popping out to help her resist the pressure, she felt extremely distressed. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I can still handle this kind of pressure.¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He activated all the intents in his body and amplified them. Leg intent! Foot intent! Sole intent! Toe intent! All of them surged forward! With the intent in his legs as the main force and the intent in his neck as the supplementary force, the rest of the intents was amplified by these intents. At this moment, Zhou Yun finally managed to stand up! ¡°The intent can actually use certain parts as the main force, allowing those parts to exert an even more powerful combat power. This is an unexpected surprise.¡± Zhou Yun tried to find joy in his suffering. If he could amplify all the intent to the muscles required to swing the sword, he would be able to swing out an even more terrifying sword Qi! ¡°Swish!¡± the dark clouds in the sky were squeezed open by a huge object! It was a huge finger! Even though Zhou Yun was thousands of feet away from it, he could not see the full appearance of the finger! A finger that could cover the sky! The lines on it were extremely clear! The right protector¡¯s attack had yet to land, but the aura of his finger alone was enough to crack the ground! There were countless collapses and earthquakes. In just a short moment, the entire ground had been forced to be lowered by a few hundred meters! ¡°Oh!¡± Zhou Yun felt his shoulder sink! After the giant finger appeared in the sky, he felt an even stronger pressure pressing down on him! Zhou Yun tilted his head and looked at Meng Yuxin. He even suspected that Meng Yuxin was deliberately releasing the pressure! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He knew that he would not be able to withstand the pressure on his body just by relying on his intent! He had to use other powers! ¡°I can only use the fire essence body!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. His entire body began to turn red, as if he was about to burn! Every inch of his skin turned fiery red, and it was as if lava was flowing in his blood vessels instead of blood! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! Are you alright? Why is my body suddenly so hot?¡± Qiao¡¯er cried out in alarm. She was shocked when she saw Zhou Yun¡¯s appearance! Not everyone had the phoenix blood like her, which contained powerful strength and warmth. If a normal person¡¯s blood was this hot, they would have died long ago! ¡°I¡¯m fine. Qiao¡¯er, you stay here quietly.¡± Zhou Yun forced out a smile. This was the first time he had used his fire essence body and intent with all his might! All the spiritual energy in his body was mobilized! Zhou Yun was like a man of fire. The temperature in his body became extremely hot. Spiritual energy circulated through every inch of his skin, making his body even hotter, but at the same time, it made his body stronger and more powerful! Zhou Yun¡¯s body grew to a terrifying height of three meters! It was like a fire giant! ¡°Oh? He actually has the Saint Fire Body. I didn¡¯t expect to see such a body in this small place. No wonder you have such a high aptitude.¡± The spiritual corpse exclaimed in surprise when it saw Zhou Yun¡¯s transformation. ¡°Prepare to face the battle, heaven¡¯s favorite! If you can withstand the aftermath of the next battle, I promise not to kill you. If you don¡¯t, hahaha!¡± The spiritual corpse laughed. At the same time, the huge finger in the sky slowly descended! Chapter 124 - 124 Obtaining the Phoenix Fire 124 Obtaining the Phoenix Fire The huge finger in the sky covered the sky. Every inch of its skin was like a city or a mountain range! Zhou Yun stared at the finger that was slowly falling from the sky and groaned in his heart. His fire essence body was already at its peak, and his entire body was about to burn! After obtaining the fire essence body, which was what Meng Yuxin had called the Saint Fire Body, it was the first time he had caused his spiritual energy to go berserk. It circulated at full speed through his flesh and blood! ¡°I¡¯ve used up all my Saint Fire Body and comprehensive intent. I¡¯ve used up all my trump cards. However, the real attack hasn¡¯t even started. If the shockwaves from Meng Yuxin and the right protector¡¯s attacks reach me, I won¡¯t be able to defend against them. I might really die here!¡± Zhou Yun said through gritted teeth. He looked at the sky unwillingly. He did not understand why the spiritual corpse would do this to him, nor did he know why the spiritual corpse did not mention the consequences of not being able to withstand the aftermath of the attack. But now that Meng Yuxin had promised not to kill him, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want to give up! Even if Meng Yuxin was a heretic cultivator, or even if Meng Yuxin might lie to him, Zhou Yun did not want to let go of any chance of survival! If he, who was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, wanted to survive in the hands of a nascent soul cultivator, he had to grasp every chance! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! You actually have the legendary Saint Fire Body! Did you just awaken it?¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s surprised voice was heard. She looked at Zhou Yun in shock. ¡°Is the Saint Fire Body very strong?¡± Zhou Yun had forcefully obtained the Saint Fire Body by breaking through to the foundation establishment stage. Although he knew that it was stronger than the ordinary fire spiritual body, he didn¡¯t know how it was so strong. ¡°It¡¯s very strong! It¡¯s definitely very strong! It¡¯s at least on the same level as the phoenix blood I obtained on the trial grounds, or even higher! According to the records of the trial grounds, after the Saint Fire Body is cultivated to a powerful level, it can easily restore severed limbs and regrow blood!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were shining as she looked at Zhou Yun. She did not expect Zhou Yun to actually awaken such a powerful physique! ¡°But that¡¯s only useful when I¡¯ve achieved the great stage. There¡¯s no way to solve this problem.¡± Zhou Yun said with a bitter smile. Before he looked into the future, he had to look at the road under his feet. If he couldn¡¯t even break through this barrier now, there was no way he could talk about the future! He might even be turned into a zombie by Meng Yuxin. At that time, it would be the zombie who was famous for having a fire essence body! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, the Saint Fire Body¡¯s most powerful aspect is not just its recovery ability. If it was only the recovery ability and fire ability, it wouldn¡¯t have been ranked above the phoenix blood I¡¯ve obtained.¡± Qiao¡¯er hugged Zhou Yun tightly. She felt a sense of hope! ¡°What other functions does the Saint Fire Body have?¡± Zhou Yun was overjoyed to hear Qiao¡¯er¡¯s words. If Qiao¡¯er could find out about the Saint Fire Body¡¯s other yet-to-be-discovered abilities, he might be able to face the difficulties he was facing. At the very least, he could get a verbal agreement from a nascent soul stage cultivator! ¡°¡­¡± Suddenly, Qiao¡¯er lowered her head shyly. Seeing this, Zhou Yun became anxious! The attack from the sky had already descended, and the pressure on his body was getting greater and greater. He was about to be unable to hold on any longer. Why did Qiao¡¯er suddenly stop talking? ¡°The Saint Fire Body has unlimited growth. It can swallow all kinds of flames to strengthen cultivators with the Saint Fire Body. Every time you obtain a new type of flame, the Saint Fire Body will increase its strength according to the flame it obtains.¡± Qiao¡¯er said with her head lowered. ¡°I can become infinitely stronger by swallowing flames?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. ¡°That¡¯s right, but you need to swallow the flames that are ranked in the world, just like the flames of special demonic beasts or the strange flames born in the world. Normal flames have no effect.¡± Qiao¡¯er lowered her head even more. ¡°But where am I supposed to find fire now?! ¡± Zhou Yun was anxious! Right now, he was already doing his best to face the pressure in front of him. He had no time to find the flame! Zhou Yun felt that he had been happy for nothing! He could only clench his teeth and try his best to withstand the pressure before him! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, do you still remember? I have phoenix blood. In other words, I can also release phoenix fire, which represents one of the auspicious beasts in the world.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice became even lower. ¡°It¡¯s true!¡± Zhou Yun asked in surprise. He lowered his head and saw a scene that made his spiritual energy freeze! Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was pink, and she was looking up at him. Her earlobes were pink, and her eyebrows were trembling from time to time. Her eyes were closed. She looked like she was ready for him to pick! Zhou Yun suddenly felt his heart beating faster! At this moment, he could feel that there was another burning flame in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body, just like the one in his body! Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know why, but even when he was faced with Jian Xin¡¯s golden core stage attack, his hands never trembled! But now, his hands trembled unconsciously as he slowly placed them on Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face, holding it up. ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s face was about to lean on her, but he couldn¡¯t help but turn to look at Meng Yuxin. ¡°Why are you looking at me? Where else can I go?¡± Meng Yuxin cursed. Her original form was a weak and weak infant that could not move. On the other hand, the spiritual corpse had to prepare for the right protector¡¯s attack. Where could she run to? If she hadn¡¯t suggested that Zhou Yun block the attack, she wouldn¡¯t have seen Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er acting like this in front of her. Meng Yuxin had already killed the two of them in her heart! ¡°¡­¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple bobbed. He turned his head around and looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s pink face. As if she could feel Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyelids twitched, and she quietly stood on her toes. Naturally, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s actions could not escape Zhou Yun¡¯s senses. He gritted his teeth. Qiao¡¯er had already gone all out. If he didn¡¯t respond, wouldn¡¯t he be a coward? Not to mention! This was to face the difficulties in front of him, and it was definitely not something that was difficult to talk about! Zhou Yun consoled himself. At the same time, Zhou Yun could not help but sigh in his heart. He didn¡¯t expect that the young girl he had saved would become such a slim and beautiful young girl. She wasn¡¯t the most charming, but she was a little mischievous and cute. But she was definitely very virtuous and made sacrifices for him in the background. Even when he was captured by the heretic cultivators, Qiao¡¯er could still rush into the death zone to save him without caring about her safety. With this woman, what more could he ask for? Zhou Yun also slowly closed his eyes. ¡°Sizzle!¡± All of a sudden, Zhou Yun felt his body heat up even more, as if his entire body was trembling with excitement! A brand new and even more powerful flame was being absorbed by him! It was different from the ordinary flames that were produced by the fire spiritual energy when he was possessed by the devil. This flame was even more scorching and powerful! It also contained endless life force! The phoenix fire. Zhou Yun felt that he could use his spiritual energy to conjure such terrifying flames! Chapter 125 - 125 Zhou Yun Becomes the World Savior 125 Zhou Yun Becomes the World Savior ¡°Phoenix fire, I¡¯ve completely obtained this type of flame! No, not only that, under the gentleness of the Saint Fire Body, the phoenix fire and the spiritual fire complements each other and became even more powerful! My phoenix fire is even more powerful than Qiao¡¯er¡¯s original phoenix fire!¡± Zhou Yun let go of Qiao¡¯er, whose face was so red that it looked like water was about to drip out, and a doting expression flashed across his face. After obtaining Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire, Zhou Yun was now facing a pressure that was gradually becoming stronger. He, who was originally struggling to hold on, now felt as light as a feather! Phoenix fire was one of the rare beasts that represented the auspicious signs between heaven and earth! The flame was rare! Zhou Yun had absorbed the slightly sweet phoenix fire, which could even produce silk-thin flames. His current fire essence body had become much stronger! If the amplification of Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual fire during the awakening of the fire essence body was one, then this phoenix fire would be one hundred! Zhou Yun could feel that with the phoenix fire circulating in his body at full force, the strength of his body and the quality of his spiritual energy had increased by at least ten times! The phoenix fire was so terrifying! The Saint Fire Body was so terrifying! Zhou Yun fell into the happiness of becoming stronger again! Now, he felt that his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds again! The Saint Fire Body and the comprehensive intent that he had not fully mastered were already enough to trouble Zhou Yun. But now, the Saint Fire Body had actually made Zhou Yun even more powerful! It caused Zhou Yun¡¯s body, which had just gotten a little more familiar, to go out of control once again! Due to the pressure of the legendary nascent soul cultivator, the speed at which Zhou Yun became stronger far exceeded the speed at which he was familiar with his strength! Zhou Yun carefully caressed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face. He saw that Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes were moist, but her eyes were curved into a smile. Her lips were a little red from being ravaged. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯ve finally succeeded. You¡¯re so outstanding, I¡¯m so worried that you¡¯ll be snatched away by someone else. But now, I¡¯ve finally stamped the first seal.¡± Qiao¡¯er smiled shyly. She squeezed her blushing face into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. Zhou Yun laughed. He shifted his gaze from Qiao¡¯er, who was like an ostrich, to the sky. At this time, he was no longer afraid of the pressure of the two nascent soul swords. However, it was hard to tell what the true aftershock of the attack would be after that. Zhou Yun was rapidly circulating his spiritual energy throughout his body. He wanted to use the fastest speed to control and strengthen his body, and then block the aftermath of this attack and successfully survive from the hands of the nascent soul stage cultivator! ¡°Tsk.¡± Meng Yuxin¡¯s spiritual corpse glanced disdainfully at the red-faced Zhou Yun. The spiritual corpse¡¯s cheerfulness turned into displeasure. It looked at the finger that was still falling from the sky, and its eyes flashed with impatience. ¡°I never thought that after plotting my great plan for a thousand years without even eating a single meal, I would feel so full now.¡± The spiritual corpse stretched out its palm. Immediately after, under Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze, the spiritual corpse¡¯s palm lightly slapped towards the air! Zhou Yun looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief. It was just a light slap, but it produced an extremely terrifying palm wind! The wind from the palm became stronger! Just a few meters away from the skeletal throne. It became as huge as the world and met the huge finger! For some unknown reason, Zhou Yun felt as if the spiritual corpse was not waving a palm, but an invincible object! Zhou Yun did not understand why he would have such a feeling in his mind, but there was no doubt that the palm wind in front of him was invincible! Everything it encountered collapsed inch by inch! Wherever it went, the darkness retreated! The speed was so fast that it could travel ten thousand miles in an instant! Before Zhou Yun could even react, the wind from the spiritual corpse¡¯s palm dissipated all the darkness in the sky and the incomparably terrifying finger! Zhou Yun blinked his eyes. In just a blink of an eye, he had been prepared to withstand the aftermath of the attack, but it was all for naught! In the blink of an eye, the extremely powerful right protector was gone! Didn¡¯t they say that he would be very difficult to deal with, that even Meng Yuxin had to be careful, and that he had to be careful of the aftermath? It was all fake! A light slap had instantly killed the right protector! Right protector, how did you die so quickly?! Zhou Yun was even more shocked by Meng Yuxin¡¯s strength! He also felt that Meng Yuxin was really good at hiding her thoughts! Zhou Yun had thought that it was an evenly-matched attack, but Meng Yuxin had killed him instantly! Zhou Yun even began to suspect that this was all a trap set up by Meng Yuxin to test him! To be able to control people¡¯s hearts so accurately, Zhou Yun felt like he was being played around with by Meng Yuxin! As expected of the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader who had laid dormant for a thousand years for the sake of planning! Zhou Yun suspected that Meng Yuxin was lying when she said that she wouldn¡¯t kill him. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, this old man will do what he says. It¡¯s better to say that after you¡¯re able to withstand the pressure of the fear of the soul, you¡¯re one of the people who can¡¯t die in my plan. Even if I die, this old man will summon your soul back and complete my plan!¡± The spiritual corpse saw Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze and said disdainfully. Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Meng Yuxin¡¯s words. However, when he felt the softness in his arms, Zhou Yun turned to look at Meng Yuxin. ¡°Don¡¯t ask. Either you break through to the golden core stage in ten days, or I¡¯ll only tell you the whole plan after you reach the golden core stage. I won¡¯t tell you whether I¡¯ll kill her or not before that.¡± Meng Yuxin seemed to know what Zhou Yun was going to ask, so she spoke in advance. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I¡¯m fine. As long as you¡¯re still alive, I¡¯ll be happy.¡± Qiao¡¯er said. She was afraid that Zhou Yun, who had just been promised not to be killed, would fight with Meng Yuxin to save her. If Meng Yuxin went back on her word, then her Brother Zhou Yun might die because of her. This was something Qiao¡¯er didn¡¯t want to see. Zhou Yun patted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. Of course, he knew that, so he had been enduring it all this time. Moreover, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t completely trust Meng Yuxin. One had to know that she could go back on her word at any time! ¡°Alright, I¡¯m done. The most troublesome left and right protectors have been dealt with. Now, we only need to kill all the heretic cultivators guarding the Heretic Sect¡¯s lair, and we can move on to the next step.¡± As the spiritual corpse spoke, the soul flame on its body slowly retreated back into the soul-guiding lamp. ¡°¡­¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled about what he should do next, but he held back and did not speak. ¡°By the way, the next step is also related to you. Remember to do your best. After all, in the next step of my plan, you¡¯re going to become the world savior, a peerless genius who saves the world from danger. You¡¯re going to be a heroic character.¡± The spiritual corpse suddenly raised its head and said. ¡°Savior?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. Hadn¡¯t all the heretic cultivators been exterminated? The five sects were already the rulers of the world. How could there be a disaster in the world as long as Meng Yuxin didn¡¯t do anything? ¡°Before the right protector died just now, he opened up all the restrictions that the Heretic Sect had set up for the past thousand years. Even though I¡¯ve put in a lot of effort over the years, I¡¯ve only managed to kill the spiritual corpses that are at the mid-stage golden core and above. ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, there are spiritual corpses, dead souls, and bodies in every corner of the world. Millions of heretic cultivators above the foundation establishment stage are attacking all living things in the world. Meng Yuxin¡¯s light words were like a thunderous roar that resounded in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind! Chapter 126 - 126 The Size of the Phoenix Fire 126 The Size of the Phoenix Fire Zhou Yun did not know how powerful the Heretic Sect was a thousand years ago, nor did he know how much power the Heretic Sect had hidden in the dark in the past thousand years! However, in the Avici Hell, Zhou Yun had seen Meng Yuxin burn the mountain-like horde of spiritual corpses without any hesitation. He had sacrificed the millions of souls in the sky just to create a teleportation door. The two half-step nascent soul protectors and the remaining Heretic Sect members were all killed by Meng Yuxin without any heartache. It could be said that two half-step nascent soul cultivators, a small world, and the entire Soul Guide Sect¡¯s disciples weren¡¯t a problem for Meng Yuxin! However, all the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s restrictions that the right protector had released contained an unimaginable amount of heretic cultivators¡¯ filth. Even Meng Yuxin was unable to destroy them all in one go. It was easy to imagine how many of them there were, and how scattered they were. Meng Yuxin was completely helpless! ¡°What do you want to do? You should have the power to stop the right protector from opening the restriction, right? With your strength, you could¡¯ve killed the right protector in one fell swoop while he was hiding in the corner, leaving him no chance to open the restriction.¡± Zhou Yun really couldn¡¯t figure out why Meng Yuxin would do this! First, she destroyed the main golden core stage spiritual corpses, but then she left behind so much heretic cultivator filth to attack all living things in the world! Why did he have to be the world¡¯s savior? Could it be that Meng Yuxin had intentionally allowed him to live, not just to attract Venerable Xunling, but also for this matter? Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. He felt that he might be able to guess a little of Meng Yuxin¡¯s plan, but now, he felt that Meng Yuxin was even more unfamiliar! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but sigh with emotion. Meng Yuxin was indeed the heretic cultivator sect leader who had shocked the world a thousand years ago. The things she did were always unpredictable! ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, if you break through to the golden core stage in ten days, I¡¯ll share my great plan with you. Otherwise, you can just wait and follow my steps.¡± Meng Yuxin¡¯s spiritual corpse crossed its arms, obviously very pleased with itself. ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, Zhou Yun. If you can see through my plan so easily, then no one in the world would dare to call themselves heaven¡¯s favorite. If that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll take you in as my disciple.¡± The spiritual corpse said. ¡°Alright, you take the girl and kill the last disciple of my sect. Then, you will become famous in the world and become a savior.¡± Meng Yuxin obviously didn¡¯t want to waste any more time with Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun felt the bones shake, and he quickly grabbed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and pulled her into his arms. Then, he saw the skeletal throne moving away crazily. ¡°It¡¯s in the very center of the five sects¡¯ territory, and also the core of the spiritually deprived ground. That¡¯s the true inheritance ground of the Soul Guide Sect. It was listed as a forbidden area a thousand years ago, and only the two great protectors can enter. Even if the Soul Guide Sect was destroyed, no one from the five sects would be able to find that place. Instead, they would seal up the Soul Guide Sect¡¯s main hall, which was used as a facade.¡± The spiritual corpse said as it controlled the skeletal throne. ¡°There¡¯s something I left behind a thousand years ago in the inheritance ground. I¡¯ll only be able to recover my strength when I get that thing. Right now, I¡¯m just an empty nascent soul, while my body is only at the golden core stage.¡± After the spiritual corpse said this, it looked at Zhou Yun and smirked. ¡°How about it? As a heaven¡¯s favorite, do you want to try fighting someone of a higher stage? You can kill me, a golden core cultivator who can¡¯t even truss a chicken, as a foundation establishment cultivator?¡± Meng Yuxin cooperated with the spiritual corpse¡¯s words and raised her thin and weak little hand. The bandages on her body slipped off, and Zhou Yun turned his head away. ¡°Tsk, no answer? What a cautious and rigid heaven¡¯s favorite. You should know that if I take out the things from the inheritance ground, I¡¯ll be able to recover to the half-step nascent soul stage, and I might even break through to the nascent soul stage. At that time, you¡¯ll be in my hands for the rest of your life.¡± The spiritual corpse seemed to have become talkative after its identity was exposed. Zhou Yun listened quietly. He wouldn¡¯t be bewitched by Meng Yuxin. He wasn¡¯t so arrogant as to think that he could go against Meng Yuxin. He had to continue to accumulate strength! Meng Yuxin looked at Zhou Yun and realized that he had no intention of continuing. She stopped talking and focused on controlling the skeletal throne. It suddenly became quiet. Zhou Yun also planned on meditating and familiarizing himself with the phoenix fire that he had just obtained. Now that Zhou Yun¡¯s strength had increased explosively, it could be said that his strength had never stopped growing ever since he was at the foundation establishment stage! However, he could not keep up with the changes in his surroundings every time! After the last attack from the spiritual corpse, when Su Lingyun¡¯s zombie identity was exposed, when Jian Xin was watching him from the side to the moment he was captured by the Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader from a thousand years ago, Zhou Yun had been working hard and had never given up! Zhou Yun felt the softness in his arms. He decided that he had to live! At the very least, he could not fall here! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, your body is so hot. Are you trying to master the phoenix fire?¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice was heard. She didn¡¯t expect Zhou Yun to be cultivating non-stop while he was talking to Meng Yuxin! Qiao¡¯er finally understood why Zhou Yun could become so powerful, and she admired him even more. ¡°Yes, it hasn¡¯t been long since I¡¯ve awakened the Saint Fire Body, so it¡¯s not as powerful as the mature Saint Fire Body. Now that I¡¯ve consumed your phoenix fire, I¡¯ve become too powerful in a short time. I still can¡¯t get used to the power in my body.¡± Zhou Yun said. He had to become stronger every second and couldn¡¯t be lazy! However, Zhou Yun noticed that Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body trembled when he mentioned the phoenix fire. She seemed to be embarrassed. Zhou Yun waited quietly for a moment and realized that Qiao¡¯er did not seem to have any intention of continuing. He decided to continue focusing on the familiarity of the phoenix fire. ¡°Big Brother Zhou Yun, if it¡¯s the phoenix fire, then I¡¯ve obtained an inheritance from the trial ground. It might be of help to your cultivation and help you familiarize yourself with the phoenix fire.¡± Just when Zhou Yun thought that Qiao¡¯er had no intention of continuing the conversation, she spoke again. Zhou Yun was overjoyed! Qiao¡¯er was really his lucky star. He didn¡¯t expect that she would be able to give him such a powerful flame like the phoenix fire, and she actually had a matching inheritance! This was simply a one-step plan! Where else could he find such a reliable girlfriend? ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, please give me your hand.¡± Zhou Yun did not hesitate and extended his hand in front of Qiao¡¯er. Under Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face turned red. Then, as if praying, she slowly held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. Immediately after, Qiao¡¯er pulled Zhou Yun into her arms, and he felt a burst of warmth. The phoenix fire was constantly filled with life, and the heart was the most active part of a person, so it was the place where the phoenix fire was the strongest! Zhou Yun was feeling Qiao¡¯er¡¯s heartbeat! Chapter 127 - 127 Qiaoers Sacrifice 127 Qiao¡¯er¡¯s Sacrifice Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but turn his head to the other side. However, he saw Meng Yuxin¡¯s expressionless face. He could only awkwardly turn his gaze to the other side. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, is this the method you mentioned to deepen your understanding and familiarity with the phoenix fire?¡± Although Zhou Yun did not reject it, he still felt a little embarrassed. After all, there was a nascent soul old monster watching them from the side! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! I¡¯m shy too¡­ Please feel my phoenix fire!¡± Qiao¡¯er said shyly. She wanted to say it in a stern tone, but the words became soft when they reached her mouth. Zhou Yun¡¯s expression was serious as he nodded his head. ¡°Alright, Qiao¡¯er. I¡¯ll feel your phoenix fire.¡± Zhou Yun was embarrassed. He had actually thought wrong. Zhou Yun closed his eyes and activated the phoenix fire in his body. Under the control of the Saint Fire Body, the phoenix fire seemed to be something that Zhou Yun was born with. Other than being unable to control it well for the time being, there was not a single trace of sluggishness in using the phoenix fire. However, Zhou Yun still felt that something was amiss. According to logic, the more flames the Saint Fire Body devoured, the more powerful it would become! Zhou Yun¡¯s Saint Fire Body had devoured the spirit fire that had gone berserk in the beginning. Now, he had even devoured the world¡¯s best phoenix fire. By right, the Saint Fire Body should have completely melded the spiritual fire and the phoenix fire together to form a new type of flame. However, after careful observation, Zhou Yun discovered that the newly born flame in his body could actually be seen in a certain corner of his body. This flame could be divided into spiritual fire and phoenix fire. ¡°My Saint Fire Body hasn¡¯t completely fused the two flames together?¡± After Zhou Yun calmed down and observed carefully, he discovered the problem. ¡°The spiritual fire is the first type of flame I¡¯ve absorbed after awakening the Saint Fire Body. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ve already gained full control of it. There was only one possibility for the current situation. I haven¡¯t even fully counted the phoenix fire! or rather, it¡¯s because I¡¯m not familiar with the phoenix fire that I wasn¡¯t able to completely merge the two types of flames together!¡± Zhou Yun summarized the problem in detail! ¡°Qiao¡¯er is so warm. Her phoenix fire is very small, but it gives people a very comfortable feeling. It¡¯s as if Qiao¡¯er was born for this kind of phoenix fire.¡± Zhou Yun sensed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire and realized that Qiao¡¯er¡¯s use of flames was different from his! Qiao¡¯er had already gained full control of the phoenix fire, and it was extremely compatible with her body. However, Zhou Yun realized that he had only absorbed the phoenix fire into his body in one go. He was only able to use the phoenix fire by relying on the Saint Fire Body to suppress it. ¡®Perhaps I should consider doing what Qiao¡¯er did, to have the phoenix fire completely match the strength of my body.¡¯ Zhou Yun thought of a solution. Zhou Yun immediately acted upon his thoughts. He carefully felt Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire, its scale, temperature, and quality. After a while, Zhou Yun opened his eyes. He gradually understood everything! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, are you done?¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s weak voice sounded. She had just activated the phoenix fire mystic technique that she had obtained in the secret realm, allowing the phoenix fire to reveal its true appearance in front of Zhou Yun so that he could comprehend it. However, Qiao¡¯er did not expect to be so embarrassed. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Yun. Her eyes were moist because of her shyness. ¡°Alright! Thank you, Qiao¡¯er, this has been of great help to me. I feel like I¡¯ve already grasped the way to control the phoenix fire!¡± Zhou Yun said seriously. Seeing this, Qiao¡¯er let go of Zhou Yun¡¯s hand with relief. Zhou Yun retracted his hand naturally. The temperature of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire still remained on it. Qiao¡¯er was already able to control the temperature of the phoenix fire to the level of normal body temperature! It was different from Zhou Yun. Every time Zhou Yun used the Saint Fire Body, it was as if he wanted to burn up. He was just short of turning into a ball of fire! However, Zhou Yun believed that with Qiao¡¯er¡¯s help this time, he would be able to use the phoenix fire with ease, and he would be able to change the temperature of the burning flames as he pleased! Zhou Yun nodded gratefully at Qiao¡¯er. He closed his eyes and once again activated the phoenix fire in his body! This time, Zhou Yun did not increase the power of the phoenix fire all at once. Instead, he slowly spread the phoenix fire to every corner of his body like a small stream of water! ¡°It can work! This time, my body temperature didn¡¯t increase much!¡± Zhou Yun felt that his body temperature had only risen slightly, and it was only about 60 degrees. He was greatly relieved! This was much better than his body being burnt to a few hundred degrees earlier! He continued to control the phoenix fire like this until the Saint Fire Body had complete control over the phoenix fire. Then, he let the spiritual fire and the phoenix fire merge together completely. Zhou Yun did not stop just because of a small success. He continued to control the phoenix fire in his body. With Qiao¡¯er¡¯s demonstration, Zhou Yun gradually found a way to use the phoenix fire! At the very beginning, he had not even used the Saint Fire Body once, but his body had already become extremely hot. He was like a man on fire, burning in pain all over his body. Now, he was only burning, and the temperature was controlled to be around 60 degrees! ¡°Very good, now I¡¯ve already spread all the phoenix fire to every corner of my body, the Saint Fire Body should be completely familiar with the phoenix fire! Fortunately, the phoenix fire itself is an auspicious fire, representing life force, which allowed me to easily control it. If it were any other flame, I would probably have to spend even more time.¡± Zhou Yun said. He felt that Qiao¡¯er was really like a divine weapon that had descended from the heavens, and she had helped him too much! ¡°My Saint Fire Body can suppress two types of flames at the same time and allow them to mix together. However, if he wanted to combine all of them together, I have to succeed 100%! Even if there¡¯s just a slight bit of disharmony, if there¡¯s just a little bit of flame that hasn¡¯t fused, I might suffer a crazy backlash from the two flames!¡± Zhou Yun was extremely cautious. The more powerful the Saint Fire Body was, the more dangerous it would be to control it. Power was not easy to obtain, so he had to be careful! If the two types of flames backfired at the same time, the spiritual fire would still be fine. However, he had already endured one of the normal flames. However, if the phoenix fire backfired, then he could be instantly burned to ashes by the incomparably high temperature! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er will always be by your side.¡± Qiao¡¯er held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and stared into his eyes shyly. Zhou Yun rubbed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. And there was such a cute Qiao¡¯er waiting for him to take her away from this damned place. Zhou Yun looked at his hand. He could not fall here! Chapter 128 - 128 How to Use the Saint Fire Body 128 How to Use the Saint Fire Body Zhou Yun knew that now was not the time to collapse! This time, he had to succeed in perfectly combining the flames! At the very least, if he was really going to die, he would strive for the Great Path of immortal cultivation and compete with the Heavenly Path to determine who was stronger and weaker before he died. That way, he would leave his name in the world! Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er. If it didn¡¯t work, at the very least, he would live in a peerless and gentle place with many children and grandchildren. He would have to create a well-known family of immortal cultivators that would shake the world. His clan¡¯s population was not required to be large, at least 1.4 billion. In that case, it would not be bad to die. Therefore, he, Zhou Yun, had a reason to not die! Zhou Yun took a deep breath, held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand, and began to cultivate! Soon, an orange and a dark red flame appeared in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind! The orange-yellow flame was fierce, as if it wanted to destroy everything. Zhou Yun recognized that this was the spiritual fire that had caused deviation! The other ball of dark red flame seemed to contain a living creature with infinite vitality, faintly revealing the form of a phoenix soaring in the nine heavens! ¡°On one hand, it¡¯s extremely fierce, but its flames are very weak. On the other hand, it¡¯s gentle and full of life, but its strength is rare in the world. How do I perfectly fuse these two flames?¡± Zhou Yun had originally planned to use the phoenix fire as the main fire and the spiritual fire as the secondary fire. He fused the two flames together. But now, it seemed that the two flames were extremely incompatible. The main flame had no competition, while the weaker flame was full of offensive power. This completely overturned Zhou Yun¡¯s plans. ¡°Let¡¯s try mixing them together.¡± Zhou Yun had no intention of mixing all the flames at once. With the Saint Fire Body, he could withstand even if 70% of the flames were fused together. As long as it wasn¡¯t a backlash from the flames, Zhou Yun could ravage the phoenix fire into any shape he wanted. However, if the two flames were not balanced, it would lead to the phoenix fire¡¯s backlash. The more fun Zhou Yun had earlier, the more terrifying the phoenix fire¡¯s backlash would be! ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun gently mixed the two flames together. When the two flames came into contact with each other, a hissing sound could be heard. ¡°This flame looks like it¡¯s going to explode in the next second!¡± Zhou Yun looked at the flames that he had just fused. 90% of the spiritual fire and 10% of the phoenix fire gave birth to an extremely unstable yet powerful flame! Zhou Yun opened his eyes. He stretched out his hand and slowly gathered the ball of flame in his palm. Then, he threw it at one of the spiritual corpses. ¡°Boom! Hiss!¡± The flames exploded in mid-air before they could even reach the spiritual corpses. The scattered flames continued to burn the surrounding spiritual corpses. Even though they did not burn the hard bodies of the golden core spiritual corpses, the flames did not seem to be extinguished! ¡°If a cultivator doesn¡¯t use a large amount of spiritual energy to wash away this flame or throw away the thing it¡¯s attached to, it will keep burning!¡± Zhou Yun did not expect the flame he had balanced for the first time to be so aggressive! It was like an inextinguishable Hellfire! ¡°But this won¡¯t do. Although balancing like this is powerful, it¡¯s too weak. Rather, I¡¯ve already distributed 90% of the spiritual fire, so why is the special effect still the phoenix fire¡¯s life force?¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment and could only sigh at the power of the phoenix fire. Just ten percent of the phoenix fire was more powerful than the spiritual fire! ¡°It looks like even if it¡¯s balanced, it can¡¯t take into account the characteristics of two flames at the same time. The phoenix fire is too powerful, so it must be the main body. Even if I have to sacrifice the characteristics of the spiritual fire, I can create a new kind of flame!¡± Zhou Yun decided that even if he had to give up on the spiritual flame, he had to make the phoenix fire stronger. Just as Zhou Yun was about to continue merging the two flames, the spiritual corpse by the side could not bear to watch any longer. It quickly walked over and kicked Zhou Yun¡¯s waist. Before Zhou Yun could react, he felt pain in his kidney! In the next moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s head was covered in a cold sweat, but he endured the pain and circulated his Saint Fire Body and comprehensive intent with all his might. Beside him, Qiao¡¯er also entered the battle mode. The phoenix blood in her body was boiling, and the phoenix fire on her body was even more intense than Zhou Yun¡¯s! Was it really going to make a move? He knew that even a nascent soul cultivator couldn¡¯t believe this heretic cultivator¡¯s words! Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual corpse with a serious expression. Even if he had to die! He also wanted to bite off a piece of Meng Yuxin¡¯s flesh! ¡°This old man really can¡¯t stand it anymore!¡± It wasn¡¯t the spiritual corpse¡¯s voice. This time, it was Meng Yuxin¡¯s weak and quiet body! The sound was very weak and crisp, as if it would disappear in the next moment. Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. He didn¡¯t understand why Meng Yuxin would say that. What did she mean by she couldn¡¯t stand it anymore? Could it be that the thousand-year-old single dog couldn¡¯t bear to see him being so intimate with Qiao¡¯er? Or was it because he saw that he was feeling Qiao¡¯er¡¯s phoenix fire, and that the two of them were getting along well, and this thousand-year-old single dog was jealous? What was this thousand-year-old single dog doing? Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t figure it out. Perhaps he was also single, but he had never experienced the terrifying life of being single for a thousand years. How terrifying would it be for a profession of 30 years to last for a thousand years? Furthermore, Zhou Yun was able to say it out loud, proudly, and uprightly. He was no longer single. He really wasn¡¯t familiar! ¡°Zhou Yun, do you know what you look like right now?¡± Meng Yuxin panted as she spoke. Her thin chest heaved, but there was no place for the bandage to hang. ¡°An extremely happy person?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t say this. He looked at Meng Yuxin nervously. ¡°Right now, you¡¯re like a farmer who¡¯s digging the ground with a peerless spiritual sword! What a waste of heavenly resources! Is this how you use the Saint Fire Body? If this old man had the Saint Fire Body, I would have used my hands to blast this sky and this vast space to pieces, let alone the plan that I¡¯ve spent a thousand years on!¡± Meng Yuxin cursed. It seemed like she hadn¡¯t spoken for a long time. After she finished shouting, Meng Yuxin lay down on the skeletal throne, panting heavily. The spiritual corpse at the side quickly went over to help Meng Yuxin massage her back and calm her breathing! After a long time, Meng Yuxin finally recovered. She drank a glass of water and was carried by two skeletons to Zhou Yun. Just like that, Meng Yuxin was lifted up high by the two spiritual corpses and looked down at Zhou Yun. ¡°Do you have anything you want to say now?¡± Meng Yuxin¡¯s pale face started to turn red, but she still stared at Zhou Yun. ¡°Erm¡­¡± Zhou Yun carefully pushed Qiao¡¯er behind him. He didn¡¯t want to answer at first, but Meng Yuxin¡¯s stare made his scalp go numb. He could only reply weakly. ¡°Where did you buy this bandage? Why does it look like an absolute domain from every angle?¡± Zhou Yun did not say this. He was afraid of death. He said something else. ¡°Could it be that you know the true cultivation method of the Saint Fire Body?¡± Zhou Yun probed. Chapter 129 - 129 Meng Yuxins Gift 129 Meng Yuxin¡¯s Gift ¡°Could it be that you know the true cultivation method of the Saint Fire Body?¡± Zhou Yun probed. He didn¡¯t understand what Meng Yuxin was trying to do, but from her current state, it was obvious that she wasn¡¯t happy with his cultivation method. However, Zhou Yun also had unspeakable bitterness. His Saint Fire Body was originally cultivated by chance through enlightenment to increase his strength. He was currently in the dark. He had originally thought that the Saint Fire Body was just a physique that could control flames slightly stronger. It was only after Qiao¡¯er¡¯s reminder that he knew he could swallow other flames. But that was all. Previously, he had to rely on Qiao¡¯er to control the phoenix fire. Now, he could finally control it. As for the cultivation method of the Saint Fire Body, he could only guess and then go through enlightenment. Perhaps he would be able to find a way to understand the true use of the Saint Fire Body. Zhou Yun had unspeakable bitterness. He had already done his best! Under the pressure of the heretic cultivator, his life and safety were at stake. He really had no other way! Therefore, Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. While he was on guard, he was also looking forward to it. Would this strange thousand-year-old Heretic Sect leader really teach him some cultivation methods of the Saint Fire Body? This was a terrifying existence that was suspected to be a nascent soul stage cultivator. Just a little bit of pointers from him could make Zhou Yun comprehend it for a long time! There were a lot of knowledge points that required endless energy to be explored step by step. Even if Zhou Yun had the Enlightenment System, he would have to eliminate them one by one! For example, when he was cultivating the Saint Fire Body, he even tried to figure out if water spiritual energy could be used in the Saint Fire Body, which was a completely wrong method. It greatly increased the degree of his energy consumption and also consumed time! If Meng Yuxin could tell him the answer, Zhou Yun could guarantee that his cultivation speed would definitely increase by another level! ¡°Hmph! Even if you beg me, I won¡¯t tell you any answer. As a heaven¡¯s favorite, you should create your cultivation technique and use your strength to look down on the world¡¯s heroes! You¡¯re not a heaven¡¯s favorite to ask for help like this!¡± Meng Yuxin seemed to have opened up, and her little mouth kept talking. ¡°But I can indeed defeat all cultivators of the same stage below the golden core stage now.¡± Zhou Yun counted on his fingers. He had only cultivated for a mere year, and even the most talented among them had not reached the foundation establishment stage. Not to mention that he was now an existence who could face a golden core cultivator head-on. Was it not enough to look down on everyone? ¡°Hmph, that¡¯s because you¡¯re too narrow-minded. When this old man¡¯s plan is complete, you will know what it means to be weak.¡± Meng Yuxin said, raising her head. ¡°But I didn¡¯t ask for help from my peers. You¡¯re a nascent soul grand cultivator and the sect leader of the big Heretic Sect a thousand years ago. You¡¯re considered the strongest existence.¡± Zhou Yun said. He was secretly observing Meng Yuxin¡¯s reaction to see if she knew of someone more powerful than her. If there really was someone more powerful than her, then perhaps the five upright sects really did have some hidden Grand Elder. Perhaps there was still hope for this world! ¡°Hmph, hmph! Although I¡¯m indeed the most powerful person in the world, it¡¯s useless for you to say that. This is a reincarnation I¡¯ve secretly reincarnated into recently. Others might not know, but this body is only fourteen years old this year. I¡¯m even younger than you, yet you still have the face to ask me for advice. Where¡¯s your pride as a heaven¡¯s favorite?¡± Meng Yuxin said smugly. Then, she shamelessly stated her age in this life. After hearing Meng Yuxin¡¯s words, Zhou Yun¡¯s heart sank. Was there really no one more powerful than Meng Yuxin in this world? But at the same time, Zhou Yun also felt that Meng Yuxin was very thick-skinned for one who was at least a thousand years old. Did this person actually dare to say that he was a fourteen-year-old girl? Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth twitched. It seemed like he had nothing good to say to Meng Yuxin. He took Qiao¡¯er and took a step back. ¡°Then I¡¯ll continue cultivating. I¡¯ll create my own cultivation method. Right, I¡¯ll create my own cultivation method. It¡¯s like fishing with the peerless spiritual sword. Wouldn¡¯t it have a different flavor?¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t care about Meng Yuxin. He sat down and continued cultivating. ¡°Wait!¡± Meng Yuxin interrupted Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation. Zhou Yun looked over. He didn¡¯t understand what Meng Yuxin was trying to do. He couldn¡¯t figure out what Meng Yuxin was planning to do! ¡°I don¡¯t need you to be able to control the peerless spiritual sword, but you should at least be able to turn it into a weapon, even if you use it to chop firewood.¡± Meng Yuxin shook her head. She no longer wanted to see that unsightly cultivation method. Zhou Yun was taken aback. He was overjoyed. Could it be that Meng Yuxin had really told him the way to cultivate the Saint Fire Body? just as Zhou Yun was about to listen to Meng Yuxin¡¯s teachings, he saw Meng Yuxin toss over a jade slip. ¡°Watch, and then marvel at the wisdom of the predecessors. A mere heaven¡¯s favorite still wants to cultivate other people¡¯s techniques and use other people¡¯s wisdom, how shameful!¡± After Meng Yuxin threw the jade slip away, she muttered a few words before letting the spiritual corpse carry her back to her seat. Perhaps it was because she hadn¡¯t exercised in a long time, but Meng Yuxin fell asleep very quickly after she sat down. Her flat lower abdomen rose and fell rhythmically. Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but look at Meng Yuxin. Could this be a chance to escape? ¡°Although my main body is asleep, I¡¯m still awake. I¡¯m awake for 24 hours.¡± The spiritual corpse seemed to have read Zhou Yun¡¯s mind and spoke. Zhou Yun turned his head and picked up the jade slip. Since running away was impossible, he could only continue to become stronger! He slowly sent his divine sense into the jade slip. Zhou Yun was stunned. In the next moment, an extremely complicated and massive cultivation technique was instilled into his mind! The cultivation technique in the jade slip was the result of Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation. It was more powerful than any cultivation technique he had ever seen! They all had to be perfected! Zhou Yun estimated that even if he took out all of the manuals in Spirit Valley¡¯s library, they would not be as complex and massive as the cultivation technique in this jade slip! Zhou Yun let out a deep breath. His eyes were complicated. After he had received all the information on the jade slip, he finally understood how precious the jade slip was! ¡°This cultivation technique is specially customized for the Saint Fire Body! I don¡¯t know which powerful being created it, but even the lowest possibility is definitely a nascent soul-powerful being! It¡¯s extremely fine, extremely fitting, and extremely powerful. It¡¯s a cultivation technique that only belongs to the Saint Fire Body!¡± Zhou Yun could not help but smile bitterly. In comparison, the Spiritual Qi Mantra that he had created was like a piece of mud furniture made by a child and a real villa in front of the Saint Fire Body cultivation technique! ¡°Saint Fire Mantra. That¡¯s the name of this cultivation technique. I can directly cultivate it in its entirety! ¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes flickered. If he were to cultivate this cultivation technique, his strength would increase by a few more levels! However, this time, Zhou Yun was different from before. He would be able to control all the power in his body! ¡°And, it won¡¯t be just that.¡± Zhou Yun muttered as he comprehended the Saint Fire Mantra. Chapter 130 - 130 Zhou Yuns Choice 130 Zhou Yun¡¯s Choice ¡°Not only that, the Saint Fire Mantra recorded in this jade slip can allow me to cultivate all the way to the nascent soul stage!¡± This time, Zhou Yun was truly shocked! Among Spirit Valley, Autumn Path School, and the five upright sects, the highest cultivation technique they had was the late-stage golden core cultivation technique of Spirit Valley in all the sects¡¯ libraries in the world. The jade heart cleansing cultivation technique was the cultivation technique of Ling Qingyun, the current sect leader of Spirit Valley! But other than that, Zhou Yun had never heard of any cultivation technique that could allow one to reach the nascent soul stage! Not to mention hearing about it, in the entire five sects, there had never been any rumors of anything related to the nascent soul in the past thousand years! Just like a gap in cultivation, there were no more immortals after the golden core stage! The golden core stage was the most powerful existence in the world! ¡°This cultivation technique can allow me to directly cultivate to the nascent soul stage. If I follow the cultivation method written on it, I might be able to reverse-deduce the method to break through to the nascent soul stage through enlightenment, and then reverse-deduce the nascent soul stage¡¯s manual!¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but feel surprised! Before this, Zhou Yun had thought of comprehending a cultivation technique after breaking through to the golden core stage to gain enlightenment of everything he had cultivated. Then, he would create a cultivation technique that was unique to him and become stronger! However, Zhou Yun was completely clueless about anything related to the nascent soul stage! Because he had no records of the nascent soul, it was as far as the tower in the sky! Not to mention him, even the entire five sects, all the sects in the world, no one knew how to break through to the nascent soul stage! Zhou Yun had originally thought that he would reach the golden core stage. However, he had never thought that he would be able to obtain a cultivation technique that could allow him to directly cultivate the nascent soul stage from the hands of the most unlikely person! Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin and realized that she had already fallen asleep. The bandages on her body were swaying slightly in her hands. Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze shifted to the spiritual corpse on the other side. At this moment, Zhou Yun seemed to see Su Lingyun and Jian Xin again. He had mixed feelings in his heart. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t forget that he still wanted to bury Jian Xin and Su Lingyun in a place full of flowers. Then, he would let the heretic cultivator behind him die a terrible death! Zhou Yun took a deep breath. Was this what it meant to take advantage of others? It was like a beggar who met an enemy who killed his family, but the enemy took good care of him, provided him with good food and clothes, and even gave the beggar billions of inheritance. Zhou Yun shook his head. In that instant, his cultivation heart was shaken by the huge surprise in his hand. Sure enough, there was a basis for the saying that people would change their stance in the face of unparalleled wealth. ¡°I mean what I say. Besides, what¡¯s the difference between me and a canary in a cage? It¡¯s just that the food is more delicious, and the things I got are more. However, a dog is still a dog. They would only forget their hatred for the bones in front of them and never have freedom. I¡¯m a cultivator.¡± Zhou Yun slowly stabilized his cultivation heart. Immediately after, Zhou Yun began to slowly cultivate the Saint Fire Mantra in his mind. At the same time, he slowly stopped cultivating the Spiritual Qi Mantra. What Zhou Yun did not know was that just as he sat down and made his decision, Meng Yuxin, who had been sound asleep at the side, moved her eyelids. She seemed to be murmuring something in her sleep as she turned around and leaned toward the skeletal throne, making it impossible for anyone to see her face. The more Zhou Yun cultivated the Saint Fire Mantra, the more surprised he was! This Saint Fire Mantra was bold and unrestrained, completely grasping the characteristics of the flame. The unique cultivation method made Zhou Yun extremely satisfied! In just a short while, he felt that the spiritual energy in his body was flowing more tightly, and his body became tenser. He was like a boxer who was ready to punch at any time! But at the same time, Zhou Yun could not help but exclaim how exquisite the Saint Fire Mantra was! This was because the Saint Fire Mantra was able to create fine lines within the thick lines of the opening and closing. In the gaps between the opening and closing, spiritual energy would flow continuously, allowing the spiritual energy to prepare for the next attack of an even stronger spiritual energy without weakening in the slightest! ¡°Every fifteen minutes, my spiritual energy will increase by one wave! And each wave is stronger than the last! With my boundless spiritual energy as a foundation, I can even exert five times my combat power in the end!¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that a mere cultivation technique would be more powerful than most of the explosive manuals! One had to know that Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body of comprehensive intent had gathered dozens of kinds of intents, and his body had been forged into a terrifying iron bucket-like intent armor. Even so, it had only increased his combat power by ten times. And this cultivation method only had one wonderful use. It could increase Zhou Yun¡¯s combat power by five times in a short period of time! ¡°What kind of almighty being had created this cultivation technique? Could it be those supreme nascent soul-stage cultivators? Other than that, I really can¡¯t think of any other stage! In this world, the most powerful I¡¯ve heard of the nascent soul stage is from Meng Yuxin. Could it be that the person who created this cultivation technique is a cultivator who is stronger than the nascent soul stage?¡± Zhou Yun could not help but mutter. He was really curious as to what kind of almighty being could create such a highly-praised cultivation technique. ¡°However, what is the stage after the nascent soul stage? Why are the most powerful cultivators in this world only golden core cultivators? Even the heretic cultivators only had two half-step nascent soul protectors a thousand years ago. Even the most mysterious Heretic Sect¡¯s sect leader is only in the golden core stage. However, she might really have been a nascent soul cultivator a thousand years ago. ¡°I wonder if Meng Yuxin will recover to the nascent soul stage after obtaining the items from the inheritance ground?¡± Zhou Yun was very curious. How strong could a true nascent soul cultivator be? ¡°Zhou Yun. We¡¯re ready. There are ten Heretic Sect Grand Elders in the inheritance ground. They¡¯ve probably been living for thousands of years, with less than 10% of their strength left. At most, they¡¯re only at the early-stage golden core.¡± ¡°Later, I want you to kill all ten of them. I won¡¯t help you, neither will I save you nor stop you from escaping. But if you fail, she might be my next reincarnation.¡± Meng Yuxin had woken up. She was half-squatting in front of Zhou Yun, her eyes staring at him with a burning soul. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He didn¡¯t expect Meng Yuxin to do this. He had thought that Meng Yuxin would go back on her word and really let him go. These were two extreme methods. But he really didn¡¯t expect that the thousand-year-old great heretic cultivator, Meng Yuxin, would actually use this kind of threat on him! Zhou Yun frowned. He had to admit that Meng Yuxin¡¯s method was very useful! After seeing what happened to Jian Xin and Su Lingyun, he transmitted the phoenix fire to Qiao¡¯er and felt the size of her phoenix fire. Zhou Yun could no longer regard Qiao¡¯er as the little girl who had only followed him around. Zhou Yun held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and nodded seriously. Chapter 131 - 131 The Grand Elder of the Soul Guide Sect 131 The Grand Elder of the Soul Guide Sect Seeing Zhou Yun nod, Meng Yuxin didn¡¯t say anything else. She continued to control the skeletal throne to slowly come to a stop. At this moment, Zhou Yun looked forward and realized that the scenery in front of him had suddenly changed. The spiritually deprived ground was a place that had no spiritual energy and had been abandoned by cultivators for thousands of years. But now, a thousand years had passed. Without the support of spiritual energy, the spiritual weapons would be worn down over time and eventually lose their spiritual Qi. What more an immortal sect that had no one protecting it? Along the way, there were no signs of immortal cultivation. From sects and cultivators to the spiritual energy in the barren mountains, there was no sign of them at all. It seemed that other than the Soul Guide Sect cultivators at the very beginning, the entire spiritually deprived ground had really become an ordinary world. Things like cultivators were like fantasies, they didn¡¯t exist in this world. Zhou Yun could not help but feel his spirit being attacked. The scene of the spiritually deprived ground and cultivators being completely cut off made him feel even more desolate than when he had just come out of Spirit Valley! After a few hours of flight, he had seen the remote mountains and the countless mortals in the bustling cities. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he could feel the spiritual energy in his body and the power of his Saint Fire Body¡­ Zhou Yun had thought that everything he had done earlier was a dream. He looked at the scenery in front of him as if he had come to an ordinary city in the countryside from his previous life! ¡°Desolation, extinction. This is a dead land. For the past thousand years, other than the five sects¡¯ disciples guarding this place, it¡¯s as if the world has abandoned this place, and it¡¯s always been in an unremarkable corner.¡± Zhou Yun murmured. He had been thinking the same thing just now. After Meng Yuxin stopped the skeletal throne, the throne seemed to have entered a large array. The scenery around it changed, and the shocking scene in front of it left him in shock! The thousand-year-old sect in the spiritually deprived ground stood tall, towering into the sky. From the huge entrance, one could see the many peaks behind it. Each one was wrapped in a faint spiritual mist, which was extremely eye-catching! What shocked Zhou Yun the most was the peak floating in the center of all the mountains. It was extremely eye-catching, as if it was surrounded by everything else! ¡°How many spiritual stones are required to make a mountain float in the air for a thousand years?¡± Zhou Yun wondered. He didn¡¯t dare to imagine that, because even the Spirit Valley sect leader¡¯s hall, which was an upright sect of the five sects, was rooted in the ground and didn¡¯t move at all. Just how rich was the Soul Guide Sect to enable a mountain to float for a thousand years? ¡°The place I¡¯m going to is up there. As for you, Zhou Yun, you¡¯ll have to deal with the Grand Elders on the ten side peaks. Don¡¯t worry, they¡¯re only at the early-stage golden core at most. They¡¯ll be easy to deal with.¡± Meng Yuxin said slowly as she saw the scene in front of her again. Zhou Yun noticed that beside the floating mountain, the ten other mountains were larger than ordinary mountains. Furthermore, each of the mountains had a different color. ¡°The seven emotions and six desires. Joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire, life, death, ears, eyes, mouth, nose. Originally, there were 13 of them, but many of them had died. Now, the Grand Elder only has seven emotions and three desires. Well, although they are all good cultivators who devoted themselves to practicing the art of pulling out tendons, skinning, and refining bones, they are all a group of idiots who had been in a daze for a thousand years. He¡¯s still very easy to deal with.¡± Meng Yuxin said, waving her hand. To be able to be tricked by her into staying in this godforsaken place for a thousand years, the upper limit of such a disciple was not high! Meng Yuxin believed that the so-called heretic cultivators were people who killed their parents and plotted against each other while happily discussing the existence of the heretic cultivation path. A thousand years had passed, and in the entire Soul Guide Sect, only the right protector dared to disobey her orders! Although she was the sect leader, she had to admit that the Soul Guide Sect was a failure! The real heretic cultivators would have already roared and waved the scythe in their hands the moment she died. They would have killed the entire family of the strong competitors at the first opportunity and then fought for her position as the sect master! However, she did not expect that the so-called Soul Guide Sect would become this place where the right protector had the ultimate say. In the end, there was still no change after a thousand years. ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m relieved. Don¡¯t worry and just kill them. I¡¯ll give you a reward when the time comes. Hmm, as long as you can stop them from approaching that place, I¡¯ll tell you a little about my great plan.¡± Meng Yuxin pointed at the floating mountain in the sky. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. He didn¡¯t have a choice in the first place, and now he had a chance to learn about Meng Yuxin¡¯s plan! Zhou Yun made up his mind. He had to seize this opportunity! He had no choice. Ever since Zhou Yun had come out of the Spirit Valley, he had been forced to participate in this thousand-year plan with an unknown objective. If not for his desire to live outweighing his curiosity, Zhou Yun would have long broken through to the golden core stage in exchange for information. Meng Yuxin waved her hand at Qiao¡¯er, and Qiao¡¯er, who was beside Zhou Yun, floated up. Qiao¡¯er was shocked, and she quickly grabbed Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I will temporarily keep her safe. Don¡¯t waste the jade slip I gave you. With your talent, you should be able to completely comprehend it. If you can¡¯t even deal with ten people, then how can you be qualified to listen to my great plan?¡± Meng Yuxin extended her hand again, and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body stiffened. Meng Yuxin waved and she flew over. Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and then at Meng Yuxin. He didn¡¯t have any chance to fight back, so he could only look at the ten peaks. If he could kill the ten Grand Elders of the Soul Guide Sect, he would be able to save Qiao¡¯er! Zhou Yun nodded to show that he understood. Meng Yuxin didn¡¯t say anything else. She took Qiao¡¯er and flew toward the floating mountain. With a push, Zhou Yun was pushed out of the skeletal throne. ¡°Swish!¡± Zhou Yun used his air control technique and slowly landed on the first mountain peak where the Grand Supreme elder was. Zhou Yun had once heard of the seven emotions and six desires in the ancient books of the Spirit Valley. Each of them corresponded to the weakness of a cultivator¡¯s cultivation heart. According to Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s extreme cultivation method, if a cultivator couldn¡¯t get rid of their seven emotions and six desires, then their cultivation heart would be influenced by the emotions of mortals, and they would eventually be stuck in the foundation establishment stage forever. As a result, the golden core cultivators of the Heavenly Star Institute were all emotionless weirdos. ¡°The seven emotions and six desires recorded in the Spirit Valley are more like the 13 typical inner demons. When you encounter a bottleneck in your cultivation or encounter some major event in life, you will have demonic thoughts in your heart and disturb your cultivation.¡± Zhou Yun carefully observed the first mountain he landed on. Cultivators who could use the seven emotions and six desires as representatives were definitely not easy to deal with. Moreover, the cultivation of these Grand Elders was unknown a thousand years ago. Even though he was only at the early-stage golden core, he still had his experience. Zhou Yun had to face the Grand Elder, who was even more powerful than ordinary golden core cultivators! Chapter 132 - 132 The Power of the Soul! 132 The Power of the Soul! ¡°A thousand years ago, he was a heretic cultivator in the golden core stage . Although his cultivation level has dropped, he has more time to accumulate. Not to mention, they weren¡¯t just at the early-stage golden core back them.¡± Zhou Yun said carefully. These heretic cultivators were very difficult to deal with! This was because most of the time, heretic cultivators were not powerful themselves. What was powerful was the strange things they refined, such as the spiritual corpses and dead souls! A thousand years was enough for these ten Grand Elders to prepare too many terrifying things! Zhou Yun cautiously circulated his spiritual energy throughout his body. He had long since circulated his entire body with his comprehensive intent and immediately entered a state of full battle! He had successfully killed Jian Xin, a golden core cultivator, in the past. But at that time, Jian Xin had already been reduced to a zombie puppet, and he had even lost his most important sword, suffering heavy injuries. Therefore, Zhou Yun was still nervous about fighting against ten golden core cultivators. He was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment. In the entire history of the five upright sects, no one had ever been able to defeat a golden core cultivator in the foundation establishment stage. Zhou Yun did not dare to be careless. ¡°Ahem! May I know why this little brother has come to my mountain peak? If I recall correctly, there should be a restriction here that prevents ordinary cultivators from finding the sect¡¯s entrance or entering.¡± Suddenly, a puzzled voice came from the grass. Zhou Yun looked over and discovered that a wooden chair had suddenly appeared in a place that should have been empty. There was actually a human face on the wooden chair, and it was staring at him with its eyes wide open! ¡°Forget it. In any case, no matter who it is, it¡¯s best not to step into this old man¡¯s mountain. This place is very dangerous. Not only is the mountain dangerous, but I¡¯m also dangerous. But I can actually sense an even more dangerous aura from you.¡± The wooden chair said as it slowly moved out of the bushes on its four legs. ¡°Since you and I can both sense the danger in each other, why don¡¯t we just pretend we didn¡¯t see each other? Little friend, although I can sense killing intent from you, I¡¯m not sure of it. Why don¡¯t you go to the other peaks first? Those old fellows aren¡¯t as dangerous as me.¡± The wooden chair stopped in front of Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun did not act rashly. He did not know which of the seven emotions and six desires the heretic cultivator in front of him was, so he did not act rashly. However, as Zhou Yun continued to size up the wooden chair in front of him, he was slightly surprised because he could not feel any spiritual energy from the wooden chair in front of him. This wooden chair looked like an ordinary chair, and the face on it looked like it had just been peeled off from a mortal¡¯s face and stuck onto it. ¡°Eh? Little friend, why do you have the left and right protector¡¯s aura on you? It¡¯s so rich, as if it was deliberately applied. Hahaha, if it was any other mountain, the other party might have already attacked you. But fortunately, it is me. I definitely won¡¯t make an enemy out of danger.¡± ¡°You should leave quickly and get rid of that thick smell on your body. Otherwise, if you don¡¯t have the chance to react, you¡¯ll be attacked by the other guys as soon as you enter the other peaks. You might die.¡± The chair circled around Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword. He was confused by the words of the chair in front of him. Where did that smell come from? Zhou Yun scanned his body with his divine sense but did not find anything strange. ¡°Here, this is the type.¡± The face on the chair suddenly became ferocious. Then, the chair without any spiritual energy slowly spat out a book from its mouth. ¡°Soul Encyclopaedia?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the book in a daze. Then, he suddenly understood what smell the chair was talking about. It was the soul trail of the left and right protectors! There was only one person who could do this, and that was Meng Yuxin! ¡°You can take a look and get rid of the soul trail on your body before going to the other mountains. I¡¯ll continue to hide. Little friend, you¡¯re a great danger, no, a danger!¡± The chair shook its head. The face that was stuck to it was slowly falling off, and blood was flowing from the corner of its mouth and eyes. Zhou Yun stared at the chair until it disappeared into the forest again. Only then did he catch his breath. ¡°Which of the seven emotions and six desires is this? Why was he so cautious? Was he afraid? But wasn¡¯t he the one who brought fear to others? Could it be life?¡± Zhou Yun could not figure it out. He had met such a heretic cultivator on the first mountain he had entered. Could it be that every heretic cultivator was as unpredictable as Meng Yuxin? Zhou Yun suspected in his heart that this heretic cultivator had some sort of relationship with Heavenly Star Institute. He was always acting mysterious. Zhou Yun used his phoenix fire to engulf the Soul Encyclopaedia on the ground. He only picked it up after a while. ¡°There¡¯s no problem. The phoenix fire didn¡¯t burn anything evil.¡± The phoenix fire was one of the symbols of auspicious flames. The Soul Encyclopaedia did not have any reaction after being burned by the phoenix fire. It seemed that the heretic cultivator had not done anything to it. Zhou Yun did not stand on ceremony. He picked up the Soul Encyclopaedia and flipped through it. ¡°System, activate the Enlightenment mode.¡± Zhou Yun did not plan to waste any time. He immediately activated the Enlightenment mode in his mind. He didn¡¯t know when Meng Yuxin would come out. He had to eliminate all the heretic cultivators as soon as possible, and then seize every minute and second to cultivate! Under the system¡¯s sweet voice response, Zhou Yun quickly entered the Enlightenment State. Zhou Yun had set the setting for this enlightenment to be a setting that required quick understanding and practice. ¡°Souls¡­ One is an embryo light, the other is a refreshing spirit, and the third is a nether spirit. Each of them is formed from the yin and yang blood essence¡­¡± Zhou Yun frowned as he slowly came to a realization. He found that the Soul Encyclopaedia seemed to only explain the relationship between the soul and the cultivator. The Soul Encyclopaedia didn¡¯t mention anything about the cultivation of the soul. It only told him how to solve the problem of the soul trail. It seems that this is an abridged version. With this manual, the most I can do is to get rid of the smell on my body. I don¡¯t want fireflies in the dark to be targeted by other heretic cultivators. ¡°However, I really didn¡¯t expect that the cultivation of the soul would be related to the nascent soul stage. As expected, these ten Grand Elders have all come into contact with the soul. A thousand years ago, they were at least in the late-stage golden core.¡± Zhou Yun felt the pressure. There was a huge difference in combat power between 10 early-stage golden core cultivators and a late-stage golden core cultivator who was once at full mastery! Zhou Yun put down the Soul Encyclopaedia and exited the Enlightenment State. This manual was no longer useful unless he could get the other parts of the manual from the heretic cultivator just now. ¡°Then let me try how to get rid of the soul trail.¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes as his consciousness slowly descended upon his body. Soon, Zhou Yun felt as if he was looking at another blurry and transparent version of himself. And on the transparent body, there were two bright things hanging. Chapter 133 - 133 Benefiting 133 Benefiting Zhou Yun discovered that his soul was actually carrying two bright balls of light on its shoulders. These two balls of light were very eye-catching, several times more eye-catching than his dim soul! ¡°Could it be that this is the soul aura of the left and right protectors? It¡¯s like a firefly in the dark night. Even when I see a soul for the first time, I feel that it¡¯s incomparably dazzling.¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He hadn¡¯t expected Meng Yuxin to secretly plot against him. ¡°According to the Soul Encyclopaedia, if I want to get rid of those two balls of light, I have to shake them off.¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, he also found it unbelievable. After all, this was a soul. Did it really look like something that could be shaken off? However, Zhou Yun did not have a better clue. Compared to being targeted by the heretic cultivator and attacked at any time, Zhou Yun was more willing to shake off the light ball that could expose his position at any time! Zhou Yun did not believe the heretic cultivator immediately. However, he didn¡¯t have a better way. With his current strength, it was impossible to deal with the ten golden core Grand Elders! Right now, Zhou Yun could only seek victory in the midst of danger and seek every chance of victory from every inch! Zhou Yun had been like this since he was caught by Su Lingyun! He did as he said. Zhou Yun tried to penetrate his consciousness deeper into his soul. Then, he held his breath and extended his consciousness slightly. In Zhou Yun¡¯s perception, his soul trembled slightly. The two balls of light on his shoulders also slowly slid down along with the trembling of the blurry Zhou Yun¡¯s soul. ¡°It really works! That heretic cultivator really didn¡¯t lie.¡± Zhou Yun was overjoyed, and he put in even more effort. Soon, Zhou Yun¡¯s soul began to tremble even more rapidly. The two balls of light on his shoulders also began to slowly descend. When Zhou Yun shook the balls of light, he actually felt a comfortable feeling that came from his soul. This feeling could not be described in words. Zhou Yun only felt that his soul was so comfortable that it was about to fly out! Zhou Yun discovered that he seemed to be enjoying the pleasure of slowly shaking off the soul light! ¡°Eh? What¡¯s going on?¡± Just as Zhou Yun was enjoying the two soul lights falling from his body, he suddenly realized that the two lights that were about to fall had somehow remained stuck to his shoulder! ¡°This ball of light has actually fused with my shoulder!¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. He swore that the two souls had not fused with his shoulder just now! ¡°And as I shake them, they¡¯re actually fusing with my shoulder faster and faster!¡± Zhou Yun was terrified. Could this really be a trap? The heretic cultivator had deliberately given him a flawed manual for him to cultivate! ¡°Something¡¯s wrong! I could feel that at the very beginning, this ball of soul light was indeed about to fall off. However, as time passed, my body and soul began to desire those two soul lights!¡± Zhou Yun discovered that as his body began to slowly absorb the two balls of soul light, the sense of comfort he felt became greater! In fact, Zhou Yun could even feel that after absorbing a wisp of the two soul lights, his arms had actually been filled with some power! ¡°Could this be my mutation? Is it because I¡¯m a transmigrator that my soul is different from ordinary people¡¯s?¡± Zhou Yun did not understand what was happening to him. After all, the soul was something that only great cultivators who come into contact with the nascent soul stage could touch. Zhou Yun could only try to catch the dark! ¡°The heretic cultivator hasn¡¯t come out yet. Meng Yuxin has also entered the inheritance ground. I can only rely on myself now!¡± Zhou Yun forced himself to calm down. Through his divine sense, he could see that his shoulders had already absorbed even more of the soul light. The left and right protectors were both half-step nascent soul stage cultivators. Although the aura on Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder was only a wisp of their aura, the strength of their souls was not something that Zhou Yun could compare to! Just by absorbing a trace, Zhou Yun could feel his soul becoming more solid, as if it had become even more powerful! ¡°Damn it, he¡¯s immortal for tens of thousands of years! A dragon will rise to the heavens when a man dies!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and decided to absorb all the remaining soul light! What he needed now was strength! He had to survive this thousand-year plan and Meng Yuxin¡¯s hands! For this, Zhou Yun would do anything! ¡°Absorb it! Whatever left or right protector, you¡¯ll all become my power!¡± Zhou Yun gave it his all. Once again, he shook his soul and even controlled his divine consciousness to make his soul slowly move his hands. He then pressed the two balls of soul light into his chest! ¡°Swish!¡± Zhou Yun felt his head buzzing. Something was wrong. His entire soul was buzzing. At this moment, he seemed to feel an unparalleled comfort, and his entire person was almost infatuated with this feeling and could not extricate himself! ¡°Ouch!¡± Zhou Yun bit the tip of his tongue. The intense pain was barely enough to keep him conscious. Zhou Yun realized that his soul was in desperate need of these soul lights. It was as refreshing as a desert traveler who was thirsty for three days and three nights suddenly drinking ice water! Zhou Yun did not dare to allow himself to be completely immersed in this extremely comfortable feeling. He kept on stimulating himself to retain a trace of consciousness. He had even activated his Saint Fire Body to raise his body temperature and force his body to feel pain! After a long time, Zhou Yun did not know if it was two hours or a day, but he had finally completely absorbed the two balls of light! ¡°My soul has become more solid and stronger!¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. Not only did he feel that his entire body was filled with power, but he also felt different in other parts of his body. ¡°My thoughts seem to have become clearer, and I can feel the movement of the spiritual energy in the world more keenly. Could it be that because my soul has been strengthened, my innate talent has improved?¡± Zhou Yun guessed. His soul had originally been extremely dim, as if it had been damaged. After absorbing the left and right protector¡¯s soul lights, he felt like his soul had returned to its original state. ¡°Could it be that my soul is weaker than others because I transmigrated, but I also awakened a special mutation? It allows me to absorb the souls of others to recover,¡± Zhou Yun could only guess. After all, he was not a nascent soul cultivator. ¡°But if this is my original soul strength, doesn¡¯t that mean that I should have been a cultivation genius?¡± Zhou Yun felt that he was able to have different perceptions of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth even though he was just standing. He was able to think of different ways to absorb spiritual energy from different positions. If he had such talent back then, not to mention the sect assessment, he could even directly enter the inner sect and become the direct disciple of an elder or the sect leader! ¡°No matter what, it looks like I¡¯ve not only dealt with the trouble of the two soul light balls, but I¡¯ve also strengthened my soul.¡± Zhou Yun laughed. Meng Yuxin would never have thought that he would be able to resolve it this way! Zhou Yun glanced at the location of the forest. He was indebted to this heretic cultivator, so he would be the last one to be killed. He tried to kill him in one shot. Chapter 134 - 134 Self 134 Self-Sacrificing Sword Strike Zhou Yun did not even turn his head as he flew towards another mountain peak on his flying sword. Not long after Zhou Yun left, the chair from earlier slowly emerged from the forest. Most of the face on it had fallen off, leaving only a pool of blood and two eyes. The chair stared at the place where Zhou Yun had left with its bloodshot eyes and sighed deeply. ¡°I didn¡¯t think that I would be able to deal with the sect leader¡¯s soul light. This little friend is really dangerous, very dangerous. I really don¡¯t know what the sect leader is thinking, to actually dare to scheme against such a little friend. If it were me, I would definitely stay away from him.¡± The chair shook its legs, and then its last two eyeballs fell out. ¡°Ah, this old man can¡¯t see! Damn it, why did my eyeballs just happen to fall out today? Aren¡¯t you forcing this old man to come out and see how little friend will solve the sect leader¡¯s problem?¡± The chair couldn¡¯t see anything, and it moved in a panic, trampling on the eyeball and the mouth on the ground. The entire chair was stunned on the spot and did not move at all. Zhou Yun quickly landed on another mountain peak. He looked around cautiously. Indeed, he had not been ambushed at the first moment. ¡°This mountain is filled with bamboo. I wonder which of the seven emotions and six desires this is?¡± Zhou Yun looked at his surroundings. This place seemed to have become a bamboo mountain, with bamboo everywhere. Suddenly, Zhou Yun felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck, as if something was about to slash across the back of his neck. He quickly dodged to the side. ¡°Boom!¡± A huge pit appeared where Zhou Yun had been standing! An incomparably huge bamboo grew out of the huge pit. Zhou Yun focused his eyes and saw that the bamboo was actually shining with a metallic luster. Furthermore, it had a strange talent. It didn¡¯t grow straight, but curved! After breaking through the ground, it twisted wildly and aimed at the back of his neck! ¡°Ah, I didn¡¯t expect you to be such a handsome fellow cultivator. It seems like the sect leader knows my appetite.¡± A voice came from the strangely curved bamboo. Zhou Yun looked over and saw a palm-sized person sitting on a bamboo leaf. This tiny person had no face and her limbs were extremely small. She was like an embryo that had yet to be born. Just looking at it sent a chill down Zhou Yun¡¯s spine! ¡°I¡¯m Yan He. Fellow cultivator, do you know sect leader Meng Yuxin? Her appearance might not be the same, but she uses this name every time she reincarnates.¡± ¡°Before I kill you, I need to make sure. After all, it¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen such a handsome fellow cultivator. If I kill the wrong person, it would be such a pity.¡± Yan He¡¯s stomach was only the size of a thumb. It was as if her vocal cords had not fully developed as she used her stomach to make sounds. ¡°Meng Yuxin. She is the one who asked me to come.¡± Zhou Yun nodded. He did not deny it. As Zhou Yun answered, he circulated the Saint Fire Mantra. The Saint Fire Mantra¡¯s spiritual energy was endless, and each wave was stronger than the last. Zhou Yun did not hold back at all. The person in front of him was a golden core cultivator! Moreover, it was the representation of the seven emotions and six desires of a cultivator¡¯s inner demon. He planned to use his full strength from the start! ¡°It really is her. After waiting for so long, the sect leader is finally going to start. I thought that if this continued, I would become a pile of things on the wall and disappear.¡± Yan He exclaimed in shock. Then, she became extremely happy, and the bamboo forest on the mountain peak shook wildly. ¡°Fire Sword Intent!¡± Just as Yan He¡¯s tiny fingers were shaking in excitement, and her empty eye sockets were opening and closing, Zhou Yun moved! The Fire Sword Intent on his body became even hotter! The Saint Fire Mantra was definitely a powerful technique created by some almighty being. Not only did it strengthen the technique, but it could also even improve Zhou Yun¡¯s sword intent by a few points! Zhou Yun¡¯s Fire Sword Intent was burning with fire. The waves seemed to be evaporating the entire bamboo forest! ¡°Boom!¡± The Fire Sword Intent shot toward Yan He like a sun. Half of the mountain peak was engulfed in flames. With the help of the Saint Fire Mantra, Zhou Yun had even mixed a lot of phoenix fire into this sword intent. Such auspicious flames were naturally able to restrain dark things and were even more powerful against heretic cultivators! Zhou Yun squinted his eyes. The Saint Fire Mantra in his body was gathering the next wave of even more powerful spiritual energy. He stared ahead until the flames dissipated and a few bamboo appeared in his sight. The bamboo glowed with a metallic luster. The flames just now had actually burned them down! ¡°There¡¯s something strange about this bamboo! Its hardness is comparable to that of a golden core stage spiritual corpse!¡± Zhou Yun took a step back. There was more than 10,000 bamboo on the mountain! If each of his sword Qi could only destroy a few stalks of bamboo, then he would lose this battle without a doubt. He had to find another way! ¡°It¡¯s so scary. Why are you in such a hurry, fellow cultivator? The sudden attack almost scared me to death.¡± Yan He stood up. Her body seemed to have become even smaller than before! ¡°Since you¡¯re the person chosen by the sect leader, I must treat you well.¡± As Yan He said that, she waved both her hands and countless bamboo shoots burst out from the ground and rushed toward Zhou Yun! ¡°So fast!¡± Zhou Yun only had time to raise his Fire Dragon Sword to block the attack of a bamboo. In the next moment, there was another bent bamboo coming at him from behind, under his feet, to his right, behind him, and even above him! He was surrounded by enemies from six sides! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He turned the hilt of the sword in his hand and brandished the Fire Dragon Sword forward. ¡°Fire Dragon Sword!¡± While he was comprehending the intent in his body, Zhou Yun did not forget to strengthen his sword intent! This was the last move of the sun-set sword technique. After Zhou Yun¡¯s sudden enlightenment, it had become a self-sacrificing sword move that could only be used to charge forward! ¡°Boom!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s sword was like a real fire dragon, breaking the extremely hard bamboo into pieces! Before the scorching flames could burn the bamboo, Zhou Yun¡¯s figure flashed to the next place! A hundred meters in an instant! Zhou Yun was originally a hundred meters away from Yan He. In the next moment, he appeared in front of Yan He with his sword. ¡°Die!¡± Zhou Yun swung his sword down! It was as though Yan He had not reacted to the situation and was still staring at the place where Zhou Yun was originally at. ¡°Crack!¡± Yan He¡¯s body was split into two by Zhou Yun¡¯s sword and slowly split into two. At this moment, the entire mountain peak erupted with a violent roar! Every step Zhou Yun took was burning with golden flames! In the bamboo forest that he passed by, the bamboo had only been destroyed by Zhou Yun¡¯s aura. However, at this moment, the bamboo that was still floating in midair seemed to have been burned to ashes by the waves of flames after Zhou Yun had stopped. It was as if time and space on the mountain had just started circulating. The speed of Zhou Yun¡¯s self-sacrificing strike was so fast that even the flames did not have time to react and start burning! Chapter 135 - 135 Killing Nine In a Row 135 Killing Nine In a Row Zhou Yun knelt on the ground with one knee, panting heavily as he held the Fire Dragon Sword. After he swung his sword, all the muscles in his body were sending pain signals to his brain! ¡°This sword move is very powerful, but the repercussions are also very terrifying. It is only suitable for use when one is at a dead end. Otherwise, the repercussions alone would leave me at the mercy of the enemy on the battlefield!¡± After Zhou Yun rested for a while, he managed to stand up. Zhou Yun panted, his face pale. The sword attack just now had almost caused his Saint Fire Body and comprehensive intent to drop. Halfway through, he had almost lost his grip on his sword and was sent flying! ¡°This is a golden core cultivator? No, ordinary golden core cultivators don¡¯t have the foundation that Yan He had. This is the Grand Elder of the Soul Guide Sect from a thousand years ago. No wonder she¡¯s so terrifying!¡± Zhou Yun looked at Yan He, who was split in half by the sword, and he felt a lingering fear. Even though he had used a sword technique that cost him a lot to kill Yan He, he knew that he had been forced into a corner in an instant and could only use the self-sacrificing sword strike. If he failed and Yan He dodged it, the aftereffects of the self-sacrificing sword strike would be enough to make him unable to move and Zhou Yun could only wait for his death! ¡®However, it¡¯s a good thing that Yan He¡¯s main body is extremely weak. To think that I would actually succeed, how unbelievable that is!¡¯ Zhou Yun felt that it was a little unreal. It was too surreal to kill a Grand Elder who had been hiding for a thousand years so easily. It could be said that he was too lucky this time to have met a heretic cultivator with a physical problem! However, before the surreal feeling could pass, Zhou Yun felt a wave of bitterness. This was only one of the Grand Elders, and he had to use all his strength and luck to barely win! One had to know that there were still nine Grand Elders! He couldn¡¯t be so lucky every time! Zhou Yun sat on the ground to regulate his breathing. Although he was in despair, he could only continue! Meng Yuxin had said that she would use Qiao¡¯er as a bargaining chip so that he would fight with the ten Grand Elders. However, Zhou Yun knew that if Meng Yuxin really wanted to find an excuse, he would have to do it no matter what. After all, he had been captured by someone else. Whatever he wanted to do, it was up to Meng Yuxin. However, using Qiao¡¯er to threaten him was just a matter of convenience. Zhou Yun did not think that he would be able to survive by running away and not fighting the ten Grand Elders. Who knew what Meng Yuxin was thinking? ¡°I must continue to kill all the remaining Grand Elders.¡± Zhou Yun knew very well that although he seemed to have a choice, he actually had no choice at all! After Zhou Yun had recuperated, he flew toward another mountain peak after his body had recovered to its peak. It was a good thing that the Soul Guide Sect still had spiritual energy for him to recover. Otherwise, Zhou Yun would not have the confidence to defeat the ten Grand Elders. Zhou Yun carefully landed on another mountain peak. After witnessing Yan He¡¯s strength, Zhou Yun¡¯s nerves were tensed up. Every Grand Elder was a powerful existence that he had to use all his strength and luck to defeat! In fact, if he met someone with a strong body, Zhou Yun might even die here! Therefore, Zhou Yun was extremely cautious! If it didn¡¯t work, he would run! Even if Meng Yuxin wanted him to challenge the ten Grand Elders, she wouldn¡¯t really kill him! Zhou Yun believed that he would definitely play a more important role! ¡°Yan He¡¯s aura! It was Yan He¡¯s aura! They really came! I¡¯ve been waiting for this day! Hahaha! Yan He, you¡¯re actually one step ahead of me! That¡¯s good!¡± An ecstatic voice came from the peak of the mountain, followed by a figure made entirely of stone, who actually rushed out with earth-shaking steps! Zhou Yun¡¯s heart sank when he saw the giant, whose entire body was made of stone. Such cultivators didn¡¯t have the same weakness as Yan He. ¡°I can only find a solution from other places.¡± Zhou Yun slowly lowered his body and aimed at the giant¡¯s heel. If he could break the stone giant¡¯s heel and make its huge body fall to the ground, he might still have a chance! ¡°Hahaha! Wait a minute! I¡¯ll confirm it again. Wait, I¡¯m too happy. May I ask if you were sent by the sect leader? Not the sect leader I chose¡­ Right! It¡¯s Sect Leader Meng Yuxin!¡± The stone giant laughed wildly as he touched his head and asked Zhou Yun. In fact, he was so happy that he, a heretic cultivator, even said ¡®may I¡¯! Zhou Yun was confused. Why did these heretic cultivators ask him if he was sent by Meng Yuxin? ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Zhou Yun replied after hesitating for a moment. He wanted to see how the stone giant would respond. ¡°I see, that¡¯s great! cough cough. You¡¯d better be prepared, I¡¯m going to use my full power, and you might die!¡± The stone giant shouted, and then his expression suddenly became serious, and the strong spiritual energy in his body began to boil. Zhou Yun was shocked. His spiritual energy was already dozens of times that of ordinary people! Now, after cultivating the Saint Fire Mantra, he had even increased his spiritual energy reserves. He had originally thought that even among the golden core cultivators, there were few golden core cultivators in the early stage who could compare with him in spiritual energy reserves. Even Jian Xin could not compare to him! However, at this moment, Zhou Yun realized that he was wrong. This was because the stone giant in front of him had so much spiritual energy that it infected everything in the surroundings. All the plants that came into contact with his spiritual energy slowly turned into stone! ¡°This is the petrification state!¡± Zhou Yun cautiously retreated to avoid the stone giant¡¯s spiritual energy! ¡°Boom!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He mimicked the stone giant and wrapped his spiritual energy around his body. With the comprehensive intent that covered his body, he blocked the speed of the stone giant¡¯s petrification and quickly engaged the stone giant in battle! ¡°Boom!¡± After a long time, Zhou Yun was panting heavily. He looked at everything in front of him in disbelief. In the battle with the stone giant, they had broken half of the mountain, and then used the stone giant¡¯s petrification to petrify the sword Qi and spiritual energy, raising the mountain to another height of 10,000 feet! The two of them went back and forth to change the height of the mountain peak several times before ending the battle! ¡°I¡­ I actually killed this stone giant?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the stone giant¡¯s body that had collapsed in front of him in disbelief. He felt like he was in a dream. This stone giant was extremely powerful, had a tough body, and a vast amount of spiritual energy. He had actually found a chance to inject phoenix fire into his nose and kill him from the inside! ¡°No matter what, I¡¯ve succeeded!¡± Zhou Yun was about to collapse from exhaustion! This was the first time he had experienced such a battle between two evenly matched-opponents! He didn¡¯t want to continue thinking about other things! After a long time, Zhou Yun recovered his spiritual energy once again. With a determined look in his eyes, he moved towards the next mountain peak! Very quickly, Zhou Yun killed another Grand Elder. Similarly, Zhou Yun almost lost his life. But fortunately, he was one step ahead! Zhou Yun recovered his spiritual energy and walked towards the next mountain peak. By the time Zhou Yun came back to his senses, he had already returned to the original mountain peak, which was the mountain peak of the tenth Grand Elder. ¡°We meet again, my dangerous little friend.¡± The chair stuck a mouth together and then raised two eyes. Chapter 136 - 136 Three Questions and Three Answers 136 Three Questions and Three Answers ¡°We meet again, my dangerous little friend.¡± The chair in front of Zhou Yun said slowly. As it spoke, blood continued to flow out of its mouth. ¡°How was it? Did you feel anything different after the battle with the other Grand Elders? For example, becoming more vigorous in battle, dealing with a danger more quickly, and so on.¡± As the chair spoke, it slowly walked in front of Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun carried the Fire Dragon Sword and felt a little dazed. After fighting with the other nine Grand Elders, each fight seemed too perfect. Facing Yan He¡¯s sudden self-sacrificing sword strike, he made full use of the attack and speed advantage of sword cultivators to kill Yan He. After facing the stone giant, his Saint Fire Mantra cultivation technique just so happened to be better, and he killed the stone giant. In every battle after that, he seemed to be able to win by chance. It was a dangerous battle where he was just a step away from death. ¡°Did I really kill all nine of them?¡± Zhou Yun did not know why, but he felt that something was wrong. ¡°Little friend, do you like to fight?¡± The chair suddenly asked. ¡°Do I like to fight?¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. If it was possible, he would rather go into seclusion and cultivate. He would rather stroll around the Spirit Valley with Qiao¡¯er and Senior Sister Su Wanyi in his spare time and enjoy the life of a cultivator. He wasn¡¯t a battle maniac, so why did he have to keep fighting with these heretic cultivators? There were spiritual corpses and dead souls. What¡¯s more, what thousand-year great plan? He didn¡¯t care about that. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want to get involved in this. He only wanted to cultivate and become stronger. If it wasn¡¯t for Meng Yuxin¡¯s pressure, Zhou Yun would never have come to a life-and-death battle like this! ¡°Little friend, you don¡¯t like to fight? So it¡¯s like this. Then, how did you win these nine battles? According to my observation, every battle you fight is very hard. There were times when your life was hanging by a thread, and there were times when your spiritual energy was exhausted. You must¡¯ve felt terrible both physically and mentally. Why didn¡¯t you give up and escape? You challenged a total of nine battles and came before me again.¡± ¡°Little friend, why don¡¯t you like to fight?¡± The chair continued to ask. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know why, but he felt like he was in a daze. In his daze, he subconsciously answered the words of the chair in front of him. ¡°I just don¡¯t want to fight with heretic cultivators like you. But if I need to, even if it¡¯s just to protect my life, I¡¯ll slaughter you all.¡± Zhou Yun said. He was not that righteous and would not act for the sake of the world. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is. This is the reason why you took action.¡± The chair finally came to a stop. It seemed to be unable to move, and the broken face was panting heavily. ¡°You also know that you¡¯ve already fallen into the sect leader¡¯s great plan. What are you going to do to protect your so-called life?¡± The chair asked. This time, Zhou Yun suddenly felt his head clear up. It was as if the dizziness from earlier had completely disappeared. The feeling of being unable to resist answering someone¡¯s question had also disappeared from his mind. Zhou Yun glanced at the chair and realized that the face on it had already fallen off. The eyes on it had also lost their luster. ¡°Are you dead?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. The last heretic cultivator had died just like that? Or was it just a clone similar to a spiritual corpse? Zhou Yun extended the Fire Dragon Sword and slashed it down. The Fire Dragon Sword cut the chair into two without any resistance and the chair was slowly burned by the flames. Even the face on it was burned to ashes by the flames. ¡°Sizzle!¡± All of a sudden, the flames on the entire mountain peak began to self-ignite, and the entire mountain peak began to rumble as if it was about to die. ¡°This mountain is going to collapse! Why? Could it be that the most bizarre-looking heretic cultivator died just like that?¡± Zhou Yun did not understand. After the heretic cultivator gave him a manual, he only asked a few questions and then died. Zhou Yun was still doubtful. He rode his sword and rose into the sky. Soon, the mountain collapsed. The last Grand Elder that Zhou Yun wanted to kill had died just like that! ¡°Ten Grand Elders, but I don¡¯t even know what kind of seven emotions and six desires each of them corresponded to.¡± Zhou Yun flew up on his sword and looked around. The ten huge mountains had all collapsed. The ten Grand Elders who had been in the Soul Guide Sect for a thousand years had all been killed by him! ¡°I keep feeling that something is wrong, but I can¡¯t tell what it is.¡± Zhou Yun felt that it was too simple. Although his life was hanging by a thread every time, he just so happened to win! Not to mention the last Grand Elder of the Soul Guide Sect. It was as if he had something to tell him! ¡°How do I protect my own life?¡± Zhou Yun murmured the Grand Elder¡¯s last question. Actually, after Zhou Yun was captured by Meng Yuxin, it was not the first time he had thought about this. Zhou Yun felt that the world of immortal cultivation was much crueler than the real world. He was not strong enough and had been looked down upon when he entered the Spirit Valley. Even if he had worked hard to cultivate, he had to endure the provocation of the villains because of his insufficient realm. Due to his lack of strength, Zhou Yun had even lost his ordinary life as a cultivator. He could only be led by the nose by Meng Yuxin and let her do whatever she wanted! ¡°If it¡¯s possible, I naturally want to become stronger! I¡¯ll become so strong that no one can interfere with my current life!¡± Zhou Yun said. At this moment, Zhou Yun seemed to feel a sense of peace in his heart. Many of the negative thoughts that had arisen from his imprisonment gradually disappeared at this moment. ¡°Clear thoughts? At that moment, I felt as if my entire body has been sublimated. In just a short while, my spiritual energy became purer, and the Saint Fire Mantra also improved a bit.¡± Zhou Yun clicked his tongue in wonder. He did not expect that other than sudden enlightenment, he would actually have a moment of clarity. ¡°Even though I don¡¯t understand what these ten Grand Elders are for, I¡¯ve completed Meng Yuxin¡¯s request. I just need to wait for Meng Yuxin to come out of the inheritance ground.¡± Zhou Yun looked around and finally chose a place with more spiritual energy to cultivate. Along the way, Zhou Yun also wondered why the Soul Guide Sect still had spiritual energy. He had also wondered why the ten Grand Elders¡¯ cultivation levels had regressed so much even though they had spiritual energy and could cultivate. However, due to the pressure, Zhou Yun did not think too much about it. Now that the ten Grand Elders were dead, Zhou Yun naturally would not think too much about it. All he needed to do now was to make the best use of his time to cultivate before Meng Yuxin came out of the inheritance ground! In order to return to his normal life of cultivation, Zhou Yun would not give up any opportunity. He did not forget that there were still countless spiritual corpses attacking all the sects in the world! Meng Yuxin had even given him the mission of a world savior! Chapter 137 - 137 Nascent Soul Sword Mantra 137 Nascent Soul Sword Mantra Zhou Yun sent his consciousness into his body. After experiencing ten great battles, Zhou Yun discovered that he seemed to be growing rapidly! After devouring the two soul lights¡­ The left and right protector¡¯s soul lights allowed Zhou Yun¡¯s soul to be greatly solidified, allowing him to rapidly absorb the experience he gained from battle and grow rapidly. The more he fought, the braver he became, and the stronger he became! Now, he had completely mastered the Saint Fire Body, and he could also fully control the comprehensive intent in his body! In the mid-stage foundation establishment, Zhou Yun had already tempered his body and spiritual energy to the extreme! Zhou Yun felt the spiritual energy in his body. There was only one thing left for him to do, and that was to continue comprehending the Saint Fire Mantra, which could allow him to directly cultivate to the nascent soul stage. Once he had thoroughly comprehended the cultivation technique of the mid-stage foundation establishment, he could begin to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it to be three weeks since I broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment,¡± Zhou Yun said. Too many things happened during this period of time, and Zhou Yun felt that time was passing by very quickly. Although three weeks to break through from the mid-stage foundation establishment to the late-stage foundation establishment was a terrifying speed for others, it was still too slow for Zhou Yun! Originally, he could have directly broken through to the late-stage foundation establishment or even the golden core stage! In order to solidify his foundation, Zhou Yun chose to suppress his realm. Now, it seemed that his choice was right! Not only had he mastered the secret techniques of the Saint Fire Body and the comprehensive intent, but he had also mastered a powerful cultivation technique like the Saint Fire Mantra. ¡°Maybe I should start cultivating a new sword mantra. In this battle, although I was able to win, it was all because of my strong foundation. I won with my solid foundation. However, I only used the Fire Sword Intent and the Saint Fire Body. In terms of the sword mantra, I only have the self-comprehended self-sacrificing sword strike, but his move is too risky. The other sword mantras can¡¯t keep up with my current level. ¡°As for the Saint Fire Body, I¡¯m studying the Saint Fire Mantra now, but I haven¡¯t found a better way to attack. ¡°Therefore, in order to improve my strength in the short term, I should learn new sword mantras besides continuing to comprehend the Saint Fire Mantra. It¡¯s best if it¡¯s a high-level sword mantra.¡± Zhou Yun said. He didn¡¯t care about ordinary sword mantras. After all, ordinary sword mantras weren¡¯t even as powerful as the sword mantras he had comprehended from a moment of enlightenment. Only a sword mantra on the level of the Saint Fire Mantra, created by a nascent soul stage expert, could truly increase his strength to a large extent. Moreover, it could even allow Zhou Yun¡¯s comprehension of the sword mantra to improve even more! ¡°After obtaining the Saint Fire Mantra, I¡¯ve already easily entered the state of being one with the sword with the Fire Dragon Sword. But I still lack a sword mantra that can keep up.¡± Zhou Yun rummaged through his bag. Inside the bag were the manuals given by Venerable Xunling. ¡°Venerable Xunling gave me the Fire Dragon Sword and a top-notch defensive spiritual weapon. I wonder who he is? I wonder if there are any powerful manuals.¡± Zhou Yun still had some hope for Venerable Xunling. After all, apart from the Fire Dragon Sword, the top-notch spiritual weapons he had on him could not only completely block the attacks of ordinary foundation establishment stage cultivators but also store spiritual energy! Zhou Yun had the Saint Fire Body, which was much more powerful than ordinary cultivators. He might not be interested in the first function. However, the second function of storing spiritual energy was something he couldn¡¯t let go of. According to Zhou Yun¡¯s conservative estimate, the amount of spiritual energy that could be stored in this top-notch defensive spiritual weapon was equivalent to the entire amount of spiritual energy that a late-stage golden core cultivator would have. It was very suitable for someone like Zhou Yun, who consumed a lot of spiritual energy and had a lot of spiritual energy stored in it! ¡°And because the spiritual energy in this is stored by the user, it can be used at any time.¡± This was also the reason why Zhou Yun was able to win in dangerous situations several times and was able to release his spiritual energy without restraint! ¡°That¡¯s why the two spiritual weapons that Venerable Xunling gave us were top-notch spiritual weapons. They were the most precious spiritual weapons that the five sects could only dream of. The manual he gave me shouldn¡¯t be too bad either.¡± Zhou Yun opened the bag expectantly. A dozen manuals were revealed. He glanced over and removed the movement techniques and other manuals related to the body. Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body of comprehensive intent had already gone through enlightenment and combined dozens of comprehensive intent and manuals into an iron bucket. The overall power that was unleashed was already more powerful than the different individual manuals. There was no longer a need to learn new manuals and give up on the comprehensive intent. ¡°There are three books left.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the remaining three manuals. One was about alchemy, the other was about sword mantras, and the last one was about knife techniques. They had nothing to do with the body and were all external things. ¡°I¡¯ll put my alchemy skills aside for now. I¡¯ll take a look at it when I¡¯m about to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment. As for the knife technique, it¡¯s not impossible if I want to change to cultivating the knife now. Although, I only have the Fire Dragon Sword. I don¡¯t have a matching spiritual weapon to cultivate the knife technique, so I¡¯ll give up.¡± In the end, Zhou Yun only kept the sword manual and kept the other manuals in his bag. Although it seemed that these manuals were not of much use for the time being, they might be useful in the future. Anyway, he had the Enlightenment System. If he kept it, he might be able to cultivate it when he was in the mood. ¡°This sword manual is the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. What a strange name, it sounds like the name of some sect.¡± Zhou Yun opened the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. He quickly read through it and then frowned. ¡°The sword technique of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate is very powerful, and its power is so strong that even nascent soul cultivators can continue to use it! However, the requirements for this cultivation are also very high! It actually requires the minimum cultivation stage to be the golden core stage! Then why did you give me this manual?¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that the mysterious Venerable Xunling would also take out a terrifying sword mantra that could be cultivated to the nascent soul stage! Originally, Zhou Yun had never heard of the term ¡®nascent soul¡¯ anywhere. Now, he had actually met two people who had a nascent soul stage manual! ¡°Who are Venerable Xunling and Meng Yuxin?¡± Zhou Yun thought for a while and decided to keep this question to himself. What he needed to do now was to become stronger! ¡°It¡¯s a sword mantra that only golden core cultivators can practice. The 13 Swords of the Divine Gate is so harsh!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s frown deepened as he flipped through the sword manual. Now, there was a treasure in front of him, but he could only look at it and cry! ¡°Can¡¯t I practice it in advance? Or is it because my body can¡¯t keep up with the consumption of the sword mantra?¡± Zhou Yun thought of the nascent soul that could only be cultivated in the golden core stage. His body was supported by the Saint Fire Body. Although it might not be stronger than a golden core cultivator¡¯s body, it was not much weaker! In terms of spiritual energy, Zhou Yun was currently cultivating the Saint Fire Mantra. In addition to the understanding of his thoughts, his spiritual energy had already reached a terrifying level of seventy times that of ordinary people! It could be said to be a sea of spiritual energy! Moreover, in terms of comprehending sword intent, ordinary golden core cultivators had just reached the moderate stage of sword intent. He had completely transcended the great stage of sword intent and reached the realm of man and sword as one! ¡°Why is it that only golden core cultivators can cultivate it?¡± Zhou Yun flipped to the last page of the sword manual. Chapter 138 - 138 The 13 Swords of the Divine Gate 138 The 13 Swords of the Divine Gate ¡°Why is it that only golden core cultivators can cultivate it?¡± Zhou Yun was no weaker than a golden core cultivator in any aspect. Right now, he was in urgent need of a powerful sword mantra that could allow him to unleash the true power of the man and sword as one sword intent. ¡°Eh? This is?¡± Zhou Yun flipped to the last page of the manual and his hand stopped. His eyes were completely drawn to the words on the last page. ¡°When you cultivate the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, you can form a sword seed and cultivate your own sword spirit. Therefore, only golden core cultivators can cultivate it, unless they are born with an innate sword spiritual body.¡± Zhou Yun stopped what he was doing. ¡°A sword seed and a sword spirit? Do such things really exist?¡± This was the first time Zhou Yun had seen such a term. Zhou Yun raised the Fire Dragon Sword. He remembered that he had never heard of the state of man and sword as one in Spirit Valley¡¯s library. ¡°Could it be that my unity of man and sword as one has also surpassed the records of the five sects, and no one has cultivated to this stage? It¡¯s the same as the nascent soul stage.¡± Zhou Yun felt that the image of the five upright sects¡¯ absolute power was slowly crumbling. There were no nascent soul cultivators, and there was no information about the nascent soul. He didn¡¯t have enough manuals and cultivation resources. ¡°Could it be that my standards have been raised because I¡¯ve been in contact with terrifying cultivators like Meng Yuxin recently?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He had just been sighing with emotion, but the entire world seemed to have been cut off. There were no higher-level cultivation methods. ¡°An innate sword spiritual body, isn¡¯t this Jian Xin¡¯s physique? If only Jian Xin could cultivate it before the golden core, why did Venerable Xunling give me this sword mantra? Does he think I can cultivate?¡± Zhou Yun thought about it carefully, and it seemed that his sword intent was indeed higher than Jian Xin¡¯s. Jian Xin had already been cultivated to the golden core stage, but his sword intent had only reached the perfection stage. He had already cultivated to the state of man and sword as one! ¡°My sword intent is already stronger than Jian Xin of the golden core stage, so it should be easy for me to cultivate the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate.¡± With Jian Xin as a reference, Zhou Yun calmed his mind. After that, Zhou Yun sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. Before Meng Yuxin returned, he had to seize every moment to cultivate! ¡°The 13 Swords of the Divine Gate is divided into three moves. The first move, 7 swords slash 7 emotions, forces the enemy to retreat inch by inch, and kills them through the rapid sword moves that continuously stack and become stronger. The first move, 7 emotions sword.¡± Zhou Yun felt strange. Why did everything have to be related to the seven emotions and six desires? It was as if he would become stronger after being associated with them. However, after Zhou Yun¡¯s careful comprehension, he realized that the 7 emotions 7 swords were actually named after different strange and tricky sword styles. Like anger, the sword path was strong and powerful. Like sorrow, the sword path was weak and sinister. The path of each sword was different. ¡°The second form is 5 swords and 5 directions. Although the number of times he could swing his sword had decreased, it had become more powerful! These five swords seem to use a strange way of circulating spiritual energy to make the sword strike out five times at the same time in an instant, causing an extremely powerful attack on the enemy¡¯s body at the same time!¡± Zhou Yun felt that he had gained a lot. 5 swords and 5 directions, spiritual energy could actually be used in this way! ¡°Although the last move only has one strike, it is even more powerful. It is like a self-sacrificing sword strike. However, this sword not only relies on one¡¯s own sword intent and spiritual energy but also on the spiritual sword itself. Its usage is even more powerful than the self-sacrificing sword strike. It¡¯s enough to replace the self-sacrificing sword strike.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the last move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate and nodded his head in satisfaction. As expected of a sword mantra that could be cultivated to the nascent soul stage. The last move required the cultivator to cultivate the sword seed in his heart and form his own sword Dao. And the sword spirit would be condensed in the body of the spiritual sword. The ultimate sword attack could only be used when the sword seed and the sword spirit worked together! It was many times more brilliant than the self-sacrificing sword strike, which only relied on spiritual energy and sword intent to use recklessly! ¡°Now, I have to quickly control the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate!¡± Zhou Yun placed the manual down and closed his eyes to begin his enlightenment. ¡®System, I¡¯m starting to comprehend the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. This time, the direction of the Enlightenment is to master this manual.¡¯ Zhou Yun said in his mind. ¡°Yes, handsome master.¡± A sweet voice sounded. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. He quickly entered the Enlightenment State! In such a state, he once again recovered his unparalleled thoughts and powerful thinking ability! ¡°Is it because my soul has become more solid? I feel like I¡¯ve gained much more insight this time.¡± Zhou Yun was slightly stunned. Due to the existence of the system, he had undergone many enlightenments. But this time, he felt something different. This was because he had the same feeling as when he was fighting the ten Grand Elders. His thoughts became clearer. He had even more thoughts! ¡°Could it be that the strengthening of the soul can really affect one¡¯s talent? I wonder if my soul will be affected after absorbing the souls of others.¡± As Zhou Yun thought about it, he shook his head to get rid of these thoughts. His main task now was to become stronger! He would revisit it after he gained enlightenment on the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate! The more Zhou Yun understood the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, the more shocked he became! It was still fine before. With his state of man and sword as one, it was still very easy for him to slash out seven different sword paths. The strange sword path flashed across Zhou Yun¡¯s mind as if he had rehearsed it countless times. Zhou Yun could feel that he could immediately see the 7 emotions and 7 swords if he wanted to! When Zhou Yun was in the Enlightenment State, he felt that it was difficult to deal with the second sword form, the 5 swords and 5 directions! This was because the five swords and five directions required the spiritual energy in the body to circulate in a strange way, allowing the spiritual energy to control the body. Then, in an instant, five swords would be slashed at the same place at the same time! ¡°The 5 swords and 5 directions require the spiritual energy in the body to be condensed and circulated at a high intensity. Generally, only those in the golden core stage could control it. However, because I practice the Saint Fire Mantra, and the amount and quality of my spiritual energy are stronger than that of ordinary foundation establishment cultivators, I¡¯m completely qualified to perform this sword move!¡± Zhou Yun did not give up. He began to search for a cultivation method. At the same time, Zhou Yun was surprised to find that because of the Saint Fire Body, his spiritual energy spread to every part of his body. It was even easier to practice the 5 swords and 5 directions! ¡°Is this considered a strong foundation? Even with a sword spiritual body, the Saint Fire Body can be more powerful than it.¡± Zhou Yun quickly mastered the 5 swords and 5 directions. He rehearsed it in his mind countless times. After a long time, Zhou Yun opened his eyes. The spiritual energy in his body was circulating at a strange speed. As long as Zhou Yun wanted to, he could slash out five times in the same direction in an instant! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this sword mantra to be so powerful!¡± Zhou Yun felt a burst of joy! Chapter 139 - 139 The Sword Seed Cultivation Heart 139 The Sword Seed Cultivation Heart After mastering the second move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, Zhou Yun felt a burst of joy. As he felt the power of the sword mantra, Zhou Yun realized that he seemed to be able to use 1 percent against 100. Through the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, he could transfer them to other self-created manuals. His comprehensive intent had actually become stronger! ¡°As expected of a sword mantra that can be cultivated to the nascent soul stage. There are so many places for me to learn!¡± The more Zhou Yun studied, the happier he felt! This was the pleasure brought by a high-grade manual! It was much more powerful than the manuals in the Spirit Valley! ¡°Furthermore, although the second move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate requires me to slash out five times, as I become stronger, I can even slash out six times, seven times, or even more in an instant!¡± Zhou Yun felt that if he wanted to, he could make eight slashes in an instant! Zhou Yun could not believe how powerful these eight sword moves were! If he cultivated it to the extreme, Zhou Yun would feel extremely cool when he thought of slashing out thousands of swords in an instant! ¡°The sword mantra that I know the best, even though it only has one move, is actually even more difficult! It was necessary to cultivate a sword seed in one¡¯s body and a sword spirit in the sword. Only when these two things are combined can I unleash that most powerful sword strike.¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that sword intent could be used in such a way. As much as he was able to broaden his horizons, Zhou Yun also felt the challenge. This was because cultivating the sword seed was a higher realm than the man and sword as one! He had yet to fully comprehend it! ¡°It¡¯ll take too much time if I want to comprehend the sword seed and sword Dao. Maybe I can slow down the cultivation of the sword seed and try to cultivate the sword spirit first?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the Fire Dragon Sword. It was stated in the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate that the lowest grade of a spiritual sword that could nurture a sword spirit had to be at least an upper-grade spiritual sword. The Fire Dragon Sword in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand was a top-notch spiritual sword. It¡¯s enough to nurture a sword spirit! ¡°Using sword intent to nurture the spiritual sword, and through years of accumulation of sword intent to allow the spiritual sword to develop its consciousness, this is the method of nurturing a sword spirit. It¡¯s very simple yet very difficult.¡± The simple part was the cultivation method. It was difficult to say that he needed time! Moreover, the quality of the swordsman¡¯s sword intent was also required! Zhou Yun had already comprehended the state of man and sword as one, which was enough to cultivate a sword spirit. But what he lacked was time! ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll take one step at a time. Let¡¯s start with the nurturing of the sword spirit.¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, the Fire Sword Intent slowly enveloped the Fire Dragon Sword. Zhou Yun could feel that it was different from when it was in battle. Under this kind of slowly nourishing state, the Fire Dragon Sword actually emitted a faint sword cry, as if it was enjoying it! ¡°It seems that top-notch spiritual swords are indeed better than high-grade spiritual swords. They can react to sword intent at the very beginning. It seems that it won¡¯t be long before my Fire Dragon Sword forms a sword spirit.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head. Then, he calmed down and began to channel the Fire Sword Intent. Before Meng Yuxin came out of the inheritance ground, Zhou Yun planned to slowly transfer the Fire Sword Intent and try to improve his understanding of the sword intent! On this mountain peak, Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. The Fire Dragon Sword was placed on his knees. His sword intent was nourishing the Fire Dragon Sword. Meanwhile, Zhou Yun was in the midst of gaining enlightenment on the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. He intended to use this profound manual to deepen his understanding of sword intent. After two days, Zhou Yun was still in the Enlightenment State. The inheritance ground floating in the sky didn¡¯t seem to have changed. He didn¡¯t know what Meng Yuxin was doing inside, but she didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of coming out. Zhou Yun also seized the opportunity to cultivate. Right now, countless spiritual corpses were attacking everyone in the world. However, Zhou Yun was not particularly afraid. After all, Meng Yuxin had said that she had destroyed all the high-grade spiritual corpses and those in the golden core stage. The remaining spiritual corpses were at most in the early-stage golden core. Although they were very strong, they were not that strong. Spirit Valley had the sect array, the Grand Elders, and thousands of years of foundation. Zhou Yun believed that Ling Qingyun would be able to protect the Spirit Valley until Meng Yuxin brought him out to begin the show of saving the world. Zhou Yun focused on his cultivation again. He suddenly moved after a week had passed. The floating mountains in the sky had no reaction. This time, it was Zhou Yun who moved on his own. This was because Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body was currently emitting a gentle glow! These rays of light looked extremely warm, and the bright white light shone on the forest at the side, causing the forest to be filled with blood! But soon, the forest seemed to have been blown by a breeze, turning into dust and disappearing in the wind. If one looked carefully, they would be shocked. That gentle white light was not an ordinary light at all. Instead, it was countless tiny sword intents that were moving around crazily. Because the sword intents were too tiny and too numerous, they looked like white light! Zhou Yun¡¯s sword intent merely swept past the forest, and it cut them into countless fine pieces! He didn¡¯t even realize that they had been cut in half! It only turned into powder after the breeze blew past! Zhou Yun opened his eyes. He could feel his own sword intent becoming extremely powerful! ¡°I actually managed to comprehend the sword seed cultivation heart. It took me more than a week!¡± Zhou Yun said in detail. If Zhou Yun managed to comprehend the sword seed cultivation heart that ordinary cultivators would need hundreds or even thousands of years to comprehend in just a week, everyone¡¯s jaws would definitely drop! ¡°However, this sword seed cultivation heart is only in its embryonic form and can¡¯t be used yet.¡± Zhou Yun looked at his chest. There was a model of a small sword that looked like a seed hanging in the air. This was the sword seed cultivation heart that belonged to him alone. It was the condensation of Zhou Yun¡¯s sword Dao. However, it still looked extremely fragile, as if it would break with a little force. ¡°The sword seed cultivation heart needs to be nourished. It seems that I can¡¯t use the last move in a short time.¡± Zhou Yun said, but he was already very satisfied. If he could really use that last move, he would definitely dare to challenge a late-stage golden core cultivator with his mid-stage foundation establishment cultivation! ¡°However, although I can¡¯t use my sword seed cultivation heart yet, it seems that the other side is ready to be used.¡± Zhou Yun took out the Fire Dragon Sword. After more than a week of affection, coupled with the enlightenment of sword intent to the realm of sword seed cultivation heart, the growth of the sword spirit seemed to be faster than imagined! Zhou Yun wiped the Fire Dragon Sword¡¯s blade slightly. The Fire Dragon Sword¡¯s blade moved slightly and let out a soft cry. The embryonic form of the sword spirit had been formed, and it began to possess its initial consciousness. Zhou Yun felt that if he were to swing his sword now, he would only need 90% of his strength to produce a stronger sword Qi than before! The sword spirit was already able to share Zhou Yun¡¯s burden in battle! ¡°Now that the ten Grand Elders have been eliminated, my cultivation level has also increased in a short period of time. I don¡¯t know why Meng Yuxin hasn¡¯t come out yet.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky. Meng Yuxin had been there for almost three weeks. Could it be that something had happened in the inheritance ground? Chapter 140 - 140 Returning to Spirit Valley 140 Returning to Spirit Valley ¡°Could it be that something happened inside?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the mountain peak floating in the sky. Zhou Yun had to admit how powerful Meng Yuxin was. At least, among all the people who had seen her, whether it was the five sect leaders or the Grand Elders, none of them could compare to Meng Yuxin. If one really had to say, then only the mysterious Venerable Xunling, who could also produce a nascent soul stage manual, could be compared to him. Hence, Zhou Yun was not worried about Meng Yuxin, who was in the inheritance ground. Not to mention that it was something that she had left behind a thousand years ago. Would something happen to her when she returned to her own home? Therefore, Zhou Yun only thought that Meng Yuxin¡¯s inheritance would take a long time. Ordinary foundation establishment cultivators would go into closed-door cultivation on a monthly basis. Didn¡¯t he see that Su Lingyun went into seclusion for five years? Only a few weeks had passed, so Zhou Yun was not worried at all. He was even considering whether he should continue to study the Saint Fire Mantra and raise his cultivation to the late-stage foundation establishment before Meng Yuxin came out! ¡°Before Meng Yuxin entered the inheritance ground, she left me quite a lot of resources. It¡¯s enough for me to cultivate to the late-stage foundation establishment.¡± Zhou Yun had to admit that in terms of resources, Meng Yuxin seemed to have access to countless resources, allowing him to cultivate as he pleased. ¡°Boom!¡± Suddenly, the mountain peak in the sky exploded with a loud boom! Zhou Yun looked over and discovered that the entire floating mountain was falling to one side! ¡°The inheritance in the inheritance ground has ended? I didn¡¯t expect it to be faster than I expected.¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. He gave up on the idea of continuing to cultivate. ¡°Boom!¡± Suddenly, the entire floating mountain peak let out another roar. This time, Zhou Yun saw countless arms of the spiritual corpses emerging from the mountain peak. These arms were throwing the mountain peak¡¯s soil into the sky in a crazy manner! In just a short moment, Zhou Yun saw more than half of the mountain¡¯s soil being thrown away! ¡°This is! So many spiritual stones! The entire mountain was filled with spiritual stones! This is an ore vein! A mountain disguised as an ore vein!¡± Zhou Yun was stunned and shouted in surprise! The term ore vein could only be seen in ancient books. It was a place where an unparalleled amount of spiritual stones was produced! Ever since the world¡¯s spiritual energy had been depleted, the term ¡®spiritual mine¡¯ had become something that countless people dreamed of! This was the first time Zhou Yun had seen a mountain-sized pile of spiritual stones. He could not help but shed tears at the sight of the spiritual mine that was a hundred thousand feet long and a thousand feet wide. Even if these five sects sold all of their treasures, they wouldn¡¯t be worth a tenth of this mine! Where did this Meng Yuxin get the ore vein from?! Furthermore, she was going to take it out a thousand years later in this spiritually deprived ground! ¡°Hahaha! I¡¯ve recovered my cultivation!¡± A young girl¡¯s tender and bright voice resounded through the sky! Zhou Yun could feel the imposing manner contained in that voice. He felt cold sweat all over his body! Meng Yuxin had become stronger again! She was even stronger than the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate that he had just cultivated! Zhou Yun felt bitter. What the hell was this? he had just finished leveling up and said that he had a certain level of confidence in defeating the boss. In the end, this boss had evolved! If this was a game, Zhou Yun would definitely give it a bad review! ¡°Then the first thing is to enjoy it.¡± She shouted. Zhou Yun saw her slowly fly to the sky above the spiritual ore vein. Immediately after, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes widened as he felt a pang of heartache! That was because Meng Yuxin had actually opened her mouth. Her cherry-like mouth suddenly became bigger than the sky. Zhou Yun¡¯s heart ached as he watched Meng Yuxin swallow the ore vein that had never been seen in a thousand years and was the dream of countless cultivators! ¡°Ah!¡± Meng Yuxin happily swallowed the mine! Only then did her mouth return to its original size! ¡°An ore vein! Countless spiritual stones are the dream of all cultivators! They were actually swallowed in one mouthful! I¡¯ve never experienced the feeling of being surrounded by countless spiritual stones!¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but ask. He was only looking at the scene in front of him, but he felt that it was a waste of a heavenly object and his heart ached! It would be great to use so many spiritual stones for cultivation! Zhou Yun watched as Meng Yuxin and Qiao¡¯er slowly descended from the sky. Zhou Yun noticed that although Meng Yuxin was still wearing bandages with an absolute domain, her body had already recovered quite a bit. She wasn¡¯t skinny to the bones anymore, but she became healthy. ¡°Oh, not bad. I didn¡¯t expect you to comprehend the sword seed cultivation heart in just half a month. Your comprehension ability is even better than the innate sword spiritual body. Why, do you want to practice sword mantras? That¡¯s interesting, do you want me to teach you?¡± It seemed that Meng Yuxin was in a good mood after her body had recovered. Zhou Yun took Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and pulled her to his side. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, there¡¯s no problem. It¡¯s just an ordinary inheritance.¡± Qiao¡¯er said, standing beside Zhou Yun. She followed Meng Yuxin into the floating mountain peak. She had been left behind in a stone door, and she hadn¡¯t found anything wrong. Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t think that Meng Yuxin might use Qiao¡¯er as a tool for rebirth. Looking at Meng Yuxin now, it seemed like she wouldn¡¯t. If Meng Yuxin really wanted to use Qiao¡¯er as a tool for rebirth, Zhou Yun really couldn¡¯t do anything about it! ¡°Alright! It seems you¡¯ve also successfully dealt with the ten Grand Elders I left behind. Not bad. The next thing you had to do is to save the world! Zhou Yun, which of the five sects are you going to save first?¡± When Meng Yuxin spoke to Zhou Yun, he ignored her, but she didn¡¯t care. She continued to ask. Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. He was sure that Meng Yuxin had the power of a nascent soul cultivator! What was Meng Yuxin trying to do? She clearly had invincible strength, yet she still wanted him to be the world¡¯s savior! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t think of any benefits Meng Yuxin could get from doing this! Just like how Meng Yuxin wanted to destroy the Heretic Sect, Zhou Yun could not think of any answer. ¡°The Heretic Sect has been completely annihilated! If I didn¡¯t guess wrong, the next thing to happen should be the disappearance of all the spiritual energy in the world. The entire world will become like the spiritually deprived ground, without any spiritual energy. ¡°In this case, when the last cultivator uses up all the spiritual stones left behind and runs out of spiritual energy, there will be no more cultivators in the world!¡± As Zhou Yun thought about it, he suddenly froze! ¡°Could it be that these low-grade spiritual corpses are trying to use up all their spiritual energy to compete with these cultivators? What is Meng Yuxin trying to do? Turn all the cultivators in the world into mortals? ¡°But she¡¯s already an invincible existence. Why does she have to do something so unnecessary?¡± Zhou Yun thought hard but could not figure it out. ¡°Zhou Yun, you decide which sect you want to be the savior of first?¡± Meng Yuxin continued to ask when Zhou Yun did not answer. Zhou Yun thought for a moment and decided to return to Spirit Valley first. There were still many things he had not been able to do in Spirit Valley during this strange journey. ¡°I want to go to Spirit Valley.¡± Zhou Yun said. Chapter 141 - 141 Meng Yuxins Plan 141 Meng Yuxin¡¯s Plan Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. He didn¡¯t understand why she wanted him to be the world¡¯s savior. But since he didn¡¯t have a choice, he would go to a familiar place first, which was Spirit Valley. Since he was able to save people, he would naturally start from a place he was most familiar with. Zhou Yun felt that he had received a lot of favors from Spirit Valley. ¡°Alright, Spirit Valley, right? I still remember that it was the sect leader of Spirit Valley who hacked me to death.¡± Meng Yuxin¡¯s young face turned to the side. She wrinkled her nose and spoke in an experienced tone. Zhou Yun looked over. He really wanted to ask why Meng Yuxin had to transform from a thousand-year-old demon and an old sect leader into a young girl. Wasn¡¯t it strange to transform from an old man to a beautiful young lady? However, he didn¡¯t ask. Even if he did, Meng Yuxin would probably say that this was only a part of the great plan and that he would only tell him when he broke through to the golden core stage. Zhou Yun shook his head and held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. Soon, Meng Yuxin extended her hand, and Zhou Yun felt a cold spiritual force lifting him and Qiao¡¯er. Spirit Valley was extremely far from the spiritually deprived ground. Apart from the transportation array, ordinary golden core cultivators would need to fly for hundreds of years to get to Spirit Valley. Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin and realized that she was planning to fly them directly to Spirit Valley. Could she do it? Golden core cultivators had to fly for hundreds of years, and Meng Yuxin knew that. Furthermore, Meng Yuxin had used a teleportation array to get here when she first arrived at the spiritually deprived ground. Zhou Yun looked at Meng Yuxin. Could it be that a nascent soul cultivator was stronger than a golden core cultivator to an unimaginable extent? ¡°Get ready, I¡¯ll show you my strength.¡± As Meng Yuxin shouted, Zhou Yun suddenly felt the spiritual energy that Meng Yuxin was carrying growing even colder! Soon, Zhou Yun felt that he could no longer move! He could only hold Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand tightly, and the two of them stared ahead, frozen. ¡°The biggest difference between nascent soul and golden core is in the use of strength. Before reaching the golden core, cultivators still need to rely on their own strength and spiritual energy to defeat the enemy. However, the difference between a nascent soul cultivator and a normal one is that they can sense the heaven and earth and use the heaven and earth¡¯s strengths and spiritual energy for their own use!¡± Meng Yuxin walked up to Zhou Yun and looked at the stiff Zhou Yun. She extended her hand and waved it in front of him. Zhou Yun could only watch, unable to move. ¡°A nascent soul cultivator can cultivate one soul and three spirits. You can resist and comprehend the power of heaven and earth for your use. If a cultivator below the golden core stage wants to forcibly comprehend the power of heaven and earth, he would become a fool. So, you two better not move.¡± As Meng Yuxin spoke, she slowly opened her palm. A wisp of spiritual energy that looked like a flower slowly emerged. Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t move. He could only move his eyes to the side, but he could only see Meng Yuxin¡¯s back. ¡°Don¡¯t look, it¡¯s still too fast for you now.¡± Meng Yuxin tilted her head as she spoke to Zhou Yun. She pointed at her eyes. Zhou Yun felt his head turn to the other side, so he couldn¡¯t see Meng Yuxin¡¯s movements. Zhou Yun could feel Meng Yuxin fiddling with something behind him. It seemed like she was forming some sort of hand seal. He looked up and saw that the entire sky was rumbling. It was as if heaven and earth were responding to Meng Yuxin¡¯s actions! ¡°Boom!¡± Suddenly, Zhou Yun felt his body become light! It wasn¡¯t because the pressure on his body had decreased, but rather because he felt his entire body relax! ¡°There¡¯s no more gravity?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. Because he was too light, he did not even feel any burden on his body. Such a situation would only happen when there was no gravity! ¡°Swish!¡± Suddenly, everything in front of Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes moved away from him, as if they were elongated lines. Everything was moving backward, but the scenery on both sides was only an elongated line. Nothing could be seen clearly. Zhou Yun could only watch as the scenery in front of him was pulled away until it disappeared. He seemed to be in a world of countless lines, all of which extended infinitely until they gathered at a point far away! ¡°What¡¯s happening? Why did it become like this? Is it because I¡¯m moving forward at an extreme speed, causing the surrounding scenery to become so abstract, leaving only a line?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t understand how Meng Yuxin had managed to create such a scene. However, he knew that this must be the result of Meng Yuxin using the so-called ¡®communicating with the heaven and earth¡¯ technique! Zhou Yun tried to see everything clearly, but it was futile. He was originally under the control of spiritual energy, so only his eyes could move. Furthermore, even if he was allowed to move freely, Zhou Yun would definitely not be able to understand what he was currently experiencing. ¡°This thing is far beyond the understanding of a foundation establishment stage cultivator. It¡¯s like I just learned that one plus one equals two, and now I have to understand the differential equation in university. The difficulty is no different from building a tower in the sky.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He gave up on the idea of gaining enlightenment. It was no wonder that Meng Yuxin had tied him up. This was something that only belonged to the nascent soul stage. If he was forced to comprehend it, he would probably become a fool or be obliterated by the great power of heaven and earth! Zhou Yun stood there quietly. Fortunately, he was still able to hold Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. It was not like they could not stand being controlled like this. But very quickly, Zhou Yun discovered that his surroundings, which had originally turned into lines, were slowly changing. They first began to thicken, and then slowly turned into square triangles and circles. In the end, these shapes slowly grew in size, from black and white lines to colorful lines, and finally turned into a scene! ¡°Is this place Spirit Valley?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes opened wide. He discovered that after the shape changed, it actually turned into the scenery of the Spirit Valley! It had only been less than a quarter of an hour, and they had not used a teleportation array. They had actually flown a distance that a golden core cultivator would need hundreds of years to reach! This was the difference between a nascent soul cultivator and a golden core cultivator! The power of a nascent soul cultivator and the ability to communicate with heaven and earth was indeed not something a golden core cultivator could compare to. Meng Yuxin¡¯s move during their journey shocked Zhou Yun. He felt that it was even more difficult to escape from Meng Yuxin now! He couldn¡¯t beat her, and he couldn¡¯t escape this time! Moreover, Meng Yuxin was an expert at playing with souls! Zhou Yun didn¡¯t know if Meng Yuxin had done anything to his soul, so he could find his hands and feet at any time! ¡°Damn it, I really need to become stronger!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. He was still too weak! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! A spiritual corpse is attacking the Spirit Valley!¡± Qiao¡¯er cried out in surprise, and Zhou Yun also looked over. Chapter 142 - 142 The Power of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators 142 The Power of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators Zhou Yun followed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice and looked over. The current Spirit Valley was no longer as peaceful as it used to be. It had become extremely chaotic! The surrounding tens of thousands of spiritual corpses were constantly attacking Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array! The spiritual energy fluctuations on the sect-protecting array were constantly shaking as if it would collapse in the next moment! In Spirit Valley, Zhou Yun even saw hundreds of spiritual corpses destroying everything in their path. Only a few Spirit Valley disciples were struggling to hold on! Not only that but other than the spiritual corpses, there were also undead, the amalgamation of countless arms, the death servants! The entire Spirit Valley was in chaos! Countless heretic cultivators were wreaking havoc, but only a few hundred Spirit Valley disciples could fight against them! They had to spend a lot of time dealing with the spiritual corpses in the sect, let alone the spiritual corpses that were constantly crashing into the sect-protecting array outside! Zhou Yun estimated that in a day or two, the spiritual corpses would destroy the entire Spirit Valley! ¡°Where did Sect Leader Ling Qingyun go? Why are there only a few inner disciples and elders in Spirit Valley?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He swept his gaze around Spirit Valley, but did not see Ling Qingyun¡¯s figure! Even the elders in Spirit Valley were new faces as if they had just come out of closed-door cultivation. ¡°Could it be that Ling Qingyun has left Spirit Valley with the elders, and now Spirit Valley¡¯s attack force is no longer there?¡± Zhou Yun looked down at Spirit Valley from the sky and came to a conclusion. But no matter where Ling Qingyun, the elders, and the Grand Elder had gone, there was only one thing he could do now. That was to destroy the spiritual corpses in front of him and save Spirit Valley! ¡°Sigh, I didn¡¯t expect that after a thousand years, this, Spirit Valley would become so miserable. It¡¯s all thanks to me giving the head to the sect leader of Spirit Valley, allowing him to get the most resources. It seems that not only have the five sects not grown in the past thousand years, but they¡¯ve also become even weaker.¡± Meng Yuxin shook her head. Although she had also heard that the five sects had become weak in the past few years, she had not really come to verify it for some reason. Now, it seemed that the rumors were not false! Meng Yuxin shook her head. She didn¡¯t know if the five sects¡¯ forces would be enough to help her complete his great plan! ¡°Zhou Yun, let¡¯s start with Spirit Valley. You go and be the world¡¯s savior.¡± Meng Yuxin said to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows. He didn¡¯t think that Meng Yuxin would want him to be the world¡¯s savior. The spiritual corpses outside are all ordinary spiritual corpses. They¡¯re not as strong as the spiritual corpses that my Heretic Sect disciples have turned into. Not to mention, there were many weaker undead and death servants. I had originally thought that by letting these weak things wreak havoc in the world, and by letting the five sects harvest heads, their reputation would become even more illustrious. However, I never thought that the five sects would actually become so weak. It seems that it can only make you an existence far beyond the world savior, a legendary hero.¡± Meng Yuxin said, shaking her head. These five sects were too weak. ¡°What do you need me to do? Just to save them?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual corpses in front of him. This was the first time he had assumed such an identity. ¡°Let¡¯s go down and kill all these spiritual corpses and death servants. With your strength, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re strong enough.¡± Meng Yuxin affirmed Zhou Yun¡¯s strength. Zhou Yun nodded his head. It was indeed possible. After all, he was now facing a spiritual corpse that was refined from an extremely powerful heaven¡¯s favorite. In comparison, he could cut down a large group of these ordinary spiritual corpses with one sword strike! ¡°Alright then. I¡¯ll leave the rest to you. Starting from Spirit Valley, all members of the organization will start saving the world. At the very least, you must save the five upright sects. This is something you must do, Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Meng Yuxin said sternly, but in the end, she suddenly tilted her head and called him Brother Zhou Yun like Qiao¡¯er did. Her voice was extremely tender and sweet, making anyone who heard it feel very happy. However, Zhou Yun knew Meng Yuxin very well. This was a man, a thousand-year-old man. To be called Brother Zhou Yun by such a person, Zhou Yun felt goosebumps all over his body! Zhou Yun took a step back in fear, and Qiao¡¯er stood in front of him like she was a protective mother hen. ¡°My identity is the genius cultivator you saved, an early-stage golden core rogue cultivator, Xin Yu. Do you know that?¡± Meng Yuxin (Xin Yu) said. Zhou Yun nodded. He still felt a wave of disgust. He never thought that one day, he would get goosebumps all over his body just because she called him ¡®brother¡¯! ¡°Then let¡¯s go down. Save these people and then start the next step.¡± Said Xin Yu. Zhou Yun felt the restraints on his body being released, and his body was falling. Qiao¡¯er was about to follow Zhou Yun, but Xin Yu grabbed her hand. ¡°She will follow me up there and watch. Wait until you¡¯re done with everything before we continue. After all, there can¡¯t be anything too eye-catching around the world savior to steal his limelight.¡± Said Xin Yu. Zhou Yun could only nod. ¡°Whoosh!¡± He was free-falling from the air. The wind blew past Zhou Yun¡¯s ears. He had never thought that he would be able to return to Spirit Valley again! However, Zhou Yun still felt a little helpless when he returned in such a manner. Xin Yu was too strong! ¡°Help!¡± A female inner disciple of Spirit Valley couldn¡¯t help but shout as she saw the spiritual corpse slowly walking toward her. She had exhausted all her spiritual energy, and the spiritual sword on her body was bent, but she couldn¡¯t hurt the spiritual corpse in front of her at all. A spiritual corpse at the late-stage foundation establishment was not something that a little cultivator at the mid-stage foundation establishment could defeat! ¡°Why is it so strong? Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, Grand Elder, where are you?!¡± The female disciple¡¯s heart was filled with panic! She looked at the spiritual corpse¡¯s palm, which was bleeding. Not long ago, the spiritual corpse had just killed a late-stage foundation establishment disciple, and she was about to be the next one! ¡°Roar!¡± The spiritual corpse¡¯s eyes shone with excitement! It could feel that no one was controlling it! It was free! It could kill people at will and bathe in their blood! The spiritual corpse slowly walked towards the female disciple who had fallen to the ground. It was extremely excited! Its body was comparable to metal and stone, and even ordinary spiritual swords could not break its defense. This allowed it to kill people faster than other undead and death servants! It squinted its eyes. What kind of wail would the female disciple in front of it let out? What kind of wonderful flesh and blood would she become? The female disciple held her spiritual sword tightly. She was ready to face death, but even if she had to die, she couldn¡¯t die at the hands of the spiritual corpse either! She slowly raised her spiritual sword and was about to commit suicide. At this time, a sound of something breaking through the air suddenly came from the sky. The sound was very loud, and it seemed to have a pungent burning smell! Could it be that a meteor had fallen? The female disciple was puzzled and slowly raised her head. Chapter 143 - 143 Annihilate a Hundred Enemies With One Move 143 Annihilate a Hundred Enemies With One Move ¡°Could it be that a meteor fell? There was a deafening roar, a fiery light, and a pungent smell.¡± The female disciple slowly raised her head. Then, she saw a scene that she would never forget. An extremely handsome cultivator was descending from the sky while stepping on flames! He was like a gentleman who used fire, standing with his sword in hand, and behind him was a sky full of flames! Could this be the fire god? What was he trying to do? Destroy Spirit Valley? Or was he going to burn everything to ashes? It was great that she didn¡¯t die in the hands of a spiritual corpse, but in the hands of such a handsome cultivator. This doesn¡¯t seem too bad? The female cultivator¡¯s mood, which had already been broken from fright, seemed to become better again. The female disciple was stunned! The sword in her hand slowly loosened and fell to the ground. When the spiritual corpse saw the female cultivator¡¯s actions, the violent emotions in its heart surged! Although the spiritual corpse did not know why the world had suddenly become so hot, it knew that the female disciple in front of it no longer resisted. That was the time for it to start its massacre! The spiritual corpse waved its extremely hard hands and stabbed at the female cultivator. Its hands were shining with a metallic luster! The spiritual corpse believed that even if the female disciple wanted to block it, it could break the spiritual sword and kill the female disciple! ¡°What does it feel like to be on fire? It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± The female disciple closed her eyes. Before she died, she could see a cultivator with the same immortal talent. She could die without regrets. On the contrary, she became free and easy. ¡°Roar!¡± The spiritual corpse¡¯s hand reached for the female disciple¡¯s head. It was only a few centimeters away from opening her head and tasting her blood! ¡°Boom!¡± At this time, an extremely violent explosion rang out between the heavens and the earth! This time, even the entire Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array was shaken by the sound. The sect-protecting array, which was originally extremely hard and could withstand the attacks of golden core cultivators, was now like a small boat in the roaring sea! Zhou Yun stomped on the ground! With the help of the speed of falling from the sky, he slapped all the flames on his body and behind him to the ground! ¡°Boom!¡± Countless flames spread out in all directions with Zhou Yun as the center! Outside the sect-protecting array, all Spirit Valley disciples who had not been able to enter in time felt a burst of fear! Zhou Yun¡¯s flames spread out in all directions at an extremely fast speed and soon drowned all the disciples and spiritual corpses around him! Zhou Yun had turned the area within a hundred meters of him into a sea of fire! ¡°Fire! What a hot flame! Where did it come from? It took me so much effort to block the spiritual corpse¡¯s attack. Where did the flames come from? It¡¯s so hot!¡± A late-stage foundation establishment disciple shouted in despair! He had tried his best to deal with the spiritual corpse in front of him, but the flames had completely enveloped him and the spiritual corpse! ¡°Detestable! It wasn¡¯t easy for me to kill an undead to avenge my senior brother. Didn¡¯t they look at the disciples around them?¡± A late-stage foundation establishment disciple shouted. He looked at the endless flames that seemed to be able to burn everything down and could only use his spiritual energy to cover his body in order to prevent himself from being burned by the flames! ¡°Detestable! I came out of the sect-protecting array to avenge my junior brother. Who cast this spell? I clearly haven¡¯t avenged my Junior Brother yet!¡± A disciple who had just come out of the sect-protecting array and had not been killed in time shouted. Zhou Yun did not pay any attention to these voices. The spiritual energy in his body surged out once again. The flames were boosted by the spiritual energy and instantly skyrocketed! From a few hundred meters away from Zhou Yun, a huge wave of flames surged once again! It had expanded to a distance of a few thousand meters! Zhou Yun¡¯s kick had used his Saint Fire Body to spread the phoenix fire in all directions! It directly illuminated the sect-protecting array and the entire Spirit Valley! The entire Spirit Valley seemed to light up as everyone looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s endless sea of fire in surprise! ¡°Thirty-two people! There are actually thirty-two disciples outside Spirit Valley. It looks like they¡¯re either here to kill stronger spiritual corpses or to take revenge.¡± Zhou Yun could feel that the sea of fire had engulfed thirty-two Spirit Valley disciples! The pressure on the spiritual corpses in Spirit Valley was even less. He didn¡¯t expect that there would really be disciples coming out of Spirit Valley. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. These people seemed to be useful! He stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers. ¡°Sizzle!¡± All of a sudden, the flames that filled the sky and the sea of flames that covered a thousand meters disappeared in an instant! All the disciples who were looking at Zhou Yun were stunned! They saw an extremely handsome disciple standing in the middle of the sea of fire. Just by standing there, the handsome disciple exuded an extremely powerful aura. Without a doubt, the sea of fire was released by that disciple! Some of the disciples were anxious. The sea of fire had enveloped their senior and junior brothers! They didn¡¯t know who this cultivator wearing the uniform of the inner disciples of Spirit Valley was! However, Spirit Valley did not allow any infighting, let alone killing its own disciples! And the handsome inner disciple in front of them had already seriously violated this rule! He even carried out a massacre and enveloped dozens of Spirit Valley disciples in a sea of fire! This disciple couldn¡¯t help but want to denounce him loudly! This included all the disciples who were watching everything from inside Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array. They were very grateful that this mysterious inner sect disciple had helped them and shared the pressure to save Spirit Valley. However, if he was a disciple who had killed countless people, how was he any different from an heretic cultivator? They would rather not have such a senior brother! Just as they were about to speak, they suddenly realized that a female disciple was kneeling on the ground beside Zhou Yun. She was looking at her body in shock. The flames just now had clearly burned her whole body, so why was she not injured? And there was no harm done. All the injuries on her body had been healed! Could it be the cultivator in front of him? The female disciple¡¯s eyes glowed with a strange light as she looked at Zhou Yun! She felt that Zhou Yun was more and more handsome and powerful! At the same time, the thirty-one cultivators who were also enveloped in Zhou Yun¡¯s flames looked at their bodies in shock. The flames, which were so hot that they could make people sweat just by looking at them, were completely unscathed after burning them, not to mention a single hair! On the contrary, the injuries on their bodies were healed! They all looked at Zhou Yun in shock! Who was this handsome inner disciple?! What was this terrifying flame? how could it heal them?! At the same time, some cultivators couldn¡¯t help but exclaim in shock! This was because the hundreds of spiritual corpses in front of them had all turned into ashes after being burned by Zhou Yun¡¯s flames! ¡°Who is this inner sect disciple? He¡¯s too powerful!¡± A Spirit Valley disciple couldn¡¯t help but exclaim! Chapter 144 - 144 Zhou Yuns Might 144 Zhou Yun¡¯s Might A Spirit Valley disciple couldn¡¯t help but exclaim! It was only then that they realized that Zhou Yun¡¯s flames had covered an area of several thousand meters and burned all the spiritual corpses inside, restoring all the disciples to their original state! Even those golden core elders did not have this kind of strength! ¡°This inner sect disciple looks so handsome! He¡¯s too strong! Could it be that one of the senior brothers just came out of seclusion?¡± ¡°I think he looks familiar! However, he is too powerful to be able to control such a terrifying flame!¡± ¡°Did you guys see that? he¡¯s actually going to the next place! He didn¡¯t even show any signs of panting after using that move. Could it be that the terrifying flame move was very easy for him?¡± The disciples looked at Zhou Yun in shock! Even a golden core elder didn¡¯t have the aura that Zhou Yan had! Even a golden core elder would retreat in the face of so many late-stage foundation establishment spiritual corpses! After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was scarce! They might be able to kill the undead and the death servants! However, they could only use a large amount of spiritual energy to kill the spiritual corpses! Therefore, in the face of most spiritual corpses, even the golden core stage elders were not willing to waste too much spiritual energy to kill them! In this world, if one didn¡¯t have enough spiritual energy, it was the same as being sentenced to death! However, after Zhou Yun had used so many fire techniques, these disciples were extremely shocked when they saw that Zhou Yun was going to the next location to kill the spiritual corpses! Was this person¡¯s spiritual energy endless?! ¡°Wait!¡± Just as Zhou Yun was about to move on to the next location to kill the spiritual corpses, the female disciple on the ground could not help but speak up. ¡°May I ask for your name, senior brother? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen you in Spirit Valley.¡± The female disciple stood up. Although her injuries had been healed by Zhou Yun¡¯s phoenix fire, she had not been able to recover. However, there was not much spiritual energy left in her body, and she could not stand still. However, that was even more so. She felt that Zhou Yun was even more terrifying! Even after casting such a powerful spell, he was still breathing steadily! Zhou Yun looked at the female disciple and realized that she was of the same generation as Su Wanyi in the inner sect. He had seen her often. Although he wasn¡¯t familiar with her, he had at least seen her a few times. A cultivator¡¯s memory was very good, and they could easily recall the dark history of a few years or even decades ago. Therefore, Zhou Yun was a little puzzled by the question of the female disciple in front of him. It hadn¡¯t been that long, so she couldn¡¯t have forgotten about him, right? ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I just saw that senior brother, you are too¡­ you¡¯re so handsome, and I¡¯ve never seen you in Spirit Valley before.¡± The female disciple said shyly. But she was very decisive. Perhaps she could catch up to this incomparably powerful senior brother and become his cultivation companion. That would be a huge gain! Zhou Yun was stunned. Was he very handsome? Then, Zhou Yun touched his face and came to a sudden realization. He was originally very handsome and was famous in Spirit Valley. However, after he was sent to the Avici Hell, Zhou Yun chose to break through to the mid-Foundation establishment stage as if his entire body had been burnt to ashes. Not only was Zhou Yun even more handsome now, but he had also cultivated the Saint Fire Mantra. With the phoenix fire, he had an aura that looked down on the world, making him even more handsome! Not to mention that Zhou Yun¡¯s figure had grown a little taller. It was no wonder that the female disciple in front of him did not recognize him. ¡°I am Zhou Yun. Because the world is in chaos and there are spiritual corpses everywhere, I took advantage of the chaos of the spiritual corpses to escape from the heretic cultivators¡¯ territory.¡± Zhou Yun said softly. He had no need to hide his identity. Or rather, if it wasn¡¯t for this female disciple asking for his name, it wouldn¡¯t have been good! Otherwise, if Zhou Yun spent all his efforts to save Spirit Valley and become the world savior, it would be a waste of effort if no one knew his name! ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun! The handsome one! That glory disciple! A disciple whom Sect Leader Ling Qingyun already believes to have died at the hands of the heretic cultivator?¡± The female disciple exclaimed. Zhou Yun was initially nodding his head slowly as the female disciples exclaimed in surprise. However, when he heard the last name, he could not help but frown. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun already thinks that I¡¯m dead?¡± Zhou Yun could not help but ask. He didn¡¯t expect that the entire Spirit Valley would think that he was dead not long after he left! ¡°That¡¯s right! Including you, Senior Brother Jian Xin, Senior Sister Su Lingyun, and many other disciples, thousands of foundation establishment disciples and 300 golden core disciples went there. Only the foundation establishment disciples who returned early were unscathed. The rest of the golden core disciples are all dead, and only the five sect leaders came back with injuries. ¡°Behind the Spirit Valley sect leader¡¯s hall, we have set up another hall to worship you and remember you.¡± The female disciple pointed at Spirit Valley and said. Zhou Yun could not help but facepalm. Fortunately, this female disciple had told him that he might not be able to save Spirit Valley until the end. If he revealed his identity in front of everyone, it would be an extremely embarrassing situation. ¡°Alright, I understand. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to tell all the disciples that I, Zhou Yun, have returned. Then, let me solve all the spiritual corpses outside Spirit Valley!¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment and decided to let the female disciple in front of him help him spread the news that he had returned. The female disciple gladly accepted. Perhaps she could use this opportunity to get in touch with Zhou Yun! The first time he was unfamiliar, the second time he would know her! Zhou Yun watched as the female disciple walked towards the sect-protecting array. She held the token in her hand and entered the sect-protecting array. She began to spread the news that Zhou Yun had returned alive and had become extremely powerful to the disciples. Under the intense publicity of the female disciples, Zhou Yun¡¯s immortal talent and appearance were described extremely vividly, causing the hearts of countless female cultivators to be moved! Zhou Yun¡¯s strength had become stronger, and the story of him destroying hundreds of spiritual corpses with a single kick and saving dozens of disciples was vividly described! He was worshipped by countless male disciples! Zhou Yun had not expected that the female disciple he had casually saved would be able to help him achieve such publicity. But he didn¡¯t think about it anymore. What he needed to do now was to kill all the spiritual corpses around Spirit Valley and then save Spirit Valley! From the moment he became the savior of Spirit Valley! ¡°The starting is not bad. I¡¯ve already made my entrance in a very shocking way! Then, I¡¯ll have to continue my journey of saving people and make the disciples I¡¯ve saved worship me!¡± Zhou Yun wanted to use the fastest and most powerful method to kill the spiritual corpse! This was the only way to leave a strong and handsome image in the hearts of all Spirit Valley disciples and become the object of everyone¡¯s worship! Zhou Yun took out the Fire Dragon Sword. He saw that the Fire Dragon Sword was trembling slightly. He knew that the sword spirit was stirring. This was its first battle! Chapter 145 - 145 Golden Core Spiritual Corpse 145 Golden Core Spiritual Corpse After cultivating the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, Zhou Yun cultivated the sword seed cultivation heart and also nurtured a sword spirit in the Fire Dragon Sword. Although the sword spirit was still not very powerful, it could already express its general feelings. It could help Zhou Yun increase his combat power! ¡°As expected, sword immortals are the most dazzling and handsome existences in the eyes of all cultivators. Today, I¡¯ll turn into a sword immortal and kill a spiritual corpse with my sword. Phoenix fire will illuminate the nine heavens!¡± Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand and walked in the other direction! The spiritual corpses in the vicinity had all been destroyed by his phoenix fire. However, Zhou Yun did not intend to continue using his phoenix fire to clear out these weak death servants and spiritual corpses. If they were cleared too quickly, or if they did not use the most brilliant method to clear the spiritual corpses¡­ He might not be able to leave a shocking emotion in the hearts of these disciples! If Zhou Yun wanted to do it, he wanted to be the most eye-catching existence! ¡°Quickly look! Junior Brother Zhou Yun moved! He¡¯s so handsome!¡± ¡°I thought he was just a glory disciple who only knew alchemy. I didn¡¯t expect that Junior Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s cultivation achievements would be much higher than mine!¡± ¡°Just what was that flame technique that Junior Brother Zhou Yun used just now? Although it looks extremely hot, I feel a trace of warmth! Could it be a heavenly flame from the heavens and earth? I¡¯ve heard that there are many alchemists who possess strange flames!¡± ¡°Quickly look! Junior Brother Zhou Yun did not continue to use his flames. Instead, he raised his sword! I¡¯ve long heard that Junior Brother Zhou Yun has comprehended the great stage of sword intent. Could it be that his sword intent is even more powerful than the flames?¡± Beside the sect-protecting array, a group of disciples was watching Zhou Yun from the other side of the array. They were extremely curious to see how powerful Zhou Yun was! Even if they couldn¡¯t stand Zhou Yun¡¯s battle, the disciples still wanted to continue watching. After all, Zhou Yun, who had the potential to become immortal, was so pleasing to the eyes that every move he made was pleasing to the eye! In any case, there were still many golden core elders in the sect-protecting array. With them around, the spiritual corpses inside would slowly be destroyed. It was better to continue watching Zhou Yun¡¯s movements! Therefore, wherever Zhou Yun went, a group of people would gather around the sect-protecting array to watch his movements. It was not that there were no disciples who wanted to come out and take a closer look at Zhou Yun, but they were caught by a group of disciples and lectured! They wanted to see how strong Zhou Yun had become. If they went up, they would be hindering Zhou Yun¡¯s performance! Hence, a group of disciples gathered around the sect-protecting array and watched. ¡°Crack!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s heel exerted a little force. His entire body seemed to be like a red stream of light as he sprinted into the distance! In front of Zhou Yun was a late-stage foundation establishment spiritual corpse! ¡°7 emotions 7 swords!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s figure flew past the spiritual corpse and continued to approach the next location! At this moment, the disciples behind him finally arrived. They could not catch up to Zhou Yun¡¯s figure at all! ¡°Quickly look! Zhou Yun had just passed by the spiritual corpse. Had he drawn his sword? Why is this spiritual corpse still moving?!¡± One of the disciples asked. Could it be that Zhou Yun had overlooked this spiritual corpse and did not see it? ¡°Roar!¡± The spiritual corpse couldn¡¯t help but roar and rush toward Spirit Valley disciples when it saw them surrounding it. ¡°Bang!¡± However, the spiritual corpse¡¯s arms, feet, legs, and the head fell off halfway through its charge. Zhou Yan¡¯s sword attack was too fast. The spiritual corpse had not even had the time to react before it was cut in half! ¡°What a terrifying sword technique! He actually managed to kill the spiritual corpse before it could even react! Hurry up! I still want to see Zhou Yun¡¯s sword technique! I want to learn his sword technique!¡± Many disciples shouted. They quickly followed Zhou Yun¡¯s pace. Following that, Zhou Yun used the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate in a frenzy! Zhou Yun did not feel any pressure when he faced the spiritual corpses. He used the 7 emotions 7 swords to kill the spiritual corpses in an instant! Each sword was like a performance that made the surrounding disciples feel extremely excited. They looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s sword strikes with extremely fanatical gazes, as if every strike of Zhou Yun¡¯s could give them new insights! Each sword contained a different emotion! ¡°Quickly look! There are so many spiritual corpses ahead! This is the entrance to Spirit Valley, and there are thousands of spiritual corpses gathered here. And there are even spiritual corpses of the golden core stage among them! The elders all said that this is a forbidden area, and only when the sect leader returns can she clean up the spiritual corpses here!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun has gone over! Quickly call him back! There is a golden core stage spiritual corpse here, which is not something an ordinary foundation establishment spiritual corpse can compare with! Even if Zhou Yun is able to display a very strong power in the foundation establishment stage, he is not on the same level as a golden core stage spiritual corpse!¡± ¡°No matter how much of a genius a foundation establishment cultivator is, even the previous chief disciple with the innate sword spiritual body, Jian Xin had never defeated a golden core cultivator in the perfection of the late-stage foundation establishment! Furthermore, Zhou Yun was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment! And he is facing a golden core spiritual corpse! This is much more powerful than ordinary golden core cultivators!¡± All the disciples looked at Zhou Yun worriedly. The power of a golden core spiritual corpse was something that only sect leader Ling Qingyun could deal with. Moreover, he had to bring along a sect-protecting spiritual weapon to barely settle it! Zhou Yun was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment. How could he possibly deal with a golden core spiritual corpse? Could it be that Zhou Yun¡¯s confidence in himself had caused him to make a wrong judgment and think that he could deal with a golden core spiritual corpse? The female disciple could not help but worry as she watched Zhou Yun walk in the direction of the thousands of spiritual corpses. She even wanted to go out and help Zhou Yun! However, after seeing the powerful golden core spiritual corpse, none of the disciples had any confidence in leaving the sect-protecting array! Without the protection of the sect-protecting array, they would be killed by the golden core spiritual corpse the moment they left. It was even impossible to use the token to return to the sect-protecting array! The power of a golden core spiritual corpse was not something they could imagine! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect there to be so many spiritual corpses here. It seems like I¡¯m really lucky.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual corpse before him and nodded his head in satisfaction. More than half of Spirit Valley¡¯s disciples had already gathered behind him. Apart from a few elders, all the disciples who could come had come. As long as he could eliminate all the spiritual corpses here, he would undoubtedly become a legend in the entire Spirit Valley. Not to mention that there were even gold core spiritual corpses among them! If it was just an ordinary spiritual corpse at the foundation establishment stage, Zhou Yun¡¯s massacre might not be shocking enough. But now, there was actually a golden core spiritual corpse, which was exactly what Zhou Yun wanted! ¡°As expected, the spiritual corpses here are all ordinary spiritual corpses. Compared to the spiritual corpses of heaven¡¯s favorites in the Avici Hell, there¡¯s a huge difference! Even if it is a golden core spiritual corpse, I can handle it!¡± Zhou Yun was extremely confident! His opponent was Xin Yu, who was in the nascent soul stage. Zhou Yun did not even care about the ordinary golden core spiritual corpse in front of him! Chapter 146 - 146 Even More Powerful 146 Even More Powerful If Zhou Yun was in the Avici Hell, he would have to be more careful of The golden core spiritual corpses. But now, outside Spirit Valley, Zhou Yun was not afraid of these spiritual corpses at all. ¡°As long as it¡¯s not the spiritual corpses of those heaven¡¯s favorites, I can take them all!¡± Zhou Yun thought confidently. ¡°Now that I have the Saint Fire Body and comprehensive intent, I¡¯ve also cultivated the Saint Fire Mantra. In addition to the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, it¡¯s enough for me to cross a major realm and kill The golden core spiritual corpse!¡± Zhou Yun looked at the disciples who were still standing by Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array. He felt that his cool entrance at the beginning and his conversation with the female disciple had not been in vain. Now that more than half of Spirit Valley¡¯s disciples were gathered here, it was the best time to become the savior of Spirit Valley! ¡°Although I don¡¯t know why Ling Qingyun and the other elders are not in Spirit Valley, this is just what I want.¡± Zhou Yun felt that he had come at the right time. When Spirit Valley was in danger, he would appear out of nowhere to save everyone. Zhou Yun composed himself. There were already quite several spiritual corpses in front of him that had discovered his tracks and were beginning to move closer to him. Zhou Yun raised the Fire Dragon Sword slightly. The Spirit Valley disciples who were watching silently from the side of the sect-protecting array were also worried. Ever since they saw Zhou Yun save their fellow disciples outside the sect-protecting array, they had been convinced by Zhou Yun¡¯s power. Not to mention that Zhou Yun had surrounded Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array and used extremely gorgeous sword mantras, which had benefited them a lot. The disciples of Spirit Valley had long regarded Zhou Yun as their big senior brother, just like Su Wanyi. Now that they saw Zhou Yun facing thousands of foundation establishment stage spiritual corpses alone, and even that terrifying golden core stage spiritual corpses among them, they wanted to persuade him! It was already difficult enough to face thousands of spiritual corpses. There were thousands of spiritual corpses in front of him! Even Spirit Valley¡¯s golden core elder, Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, would shake her head and leave! Because if they really wanted to destroy the pile of spiritual corpses in front of them, the consumption of spiritual energy was no longer something that a person could bear. At least dozens of golden core stage elders would slowly consume their spiritual energy, and it would take a few days of effort to completely destroy all the spiritual corpses in front of them! Zhou Yun actually wanted to go alone! The disciples of Spirit Valley couldn¡¯t believe it and thought that Zhou Yun was being arrogant. ¡°If I didn¡¯t see wrongly, the ten spiritual corpses in the middle should be the legendary golden core spiritual corpses! The golden core spiritual corpses have been reborn, and the strength of their bodies has increased by several levels! It is something that ordinary golden core cultivators can¡¯t handle! Only Sect Leader Ling Qingyun can kill it with her sect-protecting spiritual weapon!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun is only in the mid-stage foundation establishment. So what if he¡¯s peerless in talent and handsome? He still can¡¯t beat them! The golden core spiritual corpse is already in an undefeatable position. In the Great War of the five sects annihilating the Heretic Sect a thousand years ago, The golden core spiritual corpse was the most troublesome existence for all the major sects!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! What made Zhou Yun think that he could face such a powerful spiritual corpse alone with just that spiritual sword in his hand? Does he think that his spiritual sword is comparable to Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting spiritual weapon? He must be really dazzled by the attention received. In my opinion, Zhou Yun has the mentality of a nouveau riche. He wants to express himself after being praised a few times. I have no idea what kind of terror he¡¯s going to face!¡± ¡°This Zhou Yun is just a little more handsome. I can do it if you want me to. He¡¯s already so arrogant after killing a few foundation establishment spiritual corpses! I don¡¯t know how he¡¯ll crawl back when he faces a golden core spiritual corpse!¡± There were many discordant voices among the voices that were worried about Zhou Yun. These disciples had also risked their lives to hunt for spiritual corpses outside the sect-protecting array. However, they did not receive any praise from the other disciples. When they saw that Zhou Yun was the same as them, but was worshipped by all the disciples, they were unwilling to accept this and wished that Zhou Yun would be killed by the golden core spiritual corpses! Why was he the only one to be worshipped by everyone? ¡°Hmph! Zhou Yun was able to kill hundreds of spiritual corpses in one move! He had saved dozens of Spirit Valley disciples. With this alone, Zhou Yun is much more powerful than you!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking. Isn¡¯t it just jealousy? Zhou Yun is handsome and his swordsmanship is extraordinary. And now, he has to fight the spiritual corpses for Spirit Valley. It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t cheer for Zhou Yun, but now you¡¯re even talking bad about him!¡± ¡°In my opinion, although some disciples are wearing human skin, they are more terrifying than spiritual corpses!¡± The disciples who had been watching Zhou Yun descend from the sky like a celestial being were the first to retort! They all knew how powerful Zhou Yun was! Although he didn¡¯t know if Zhou Yun could kill a golden core spiritual corpse, he had already killed several hundred spiritual corpses. He believed that he would be fine even if he faced a golden core spiritual corpse! ¡°Hmph, how shallow! Do you know why there are so many foundation establishment spiritual corpses and so few golden core spiritual corpses? Even in the Great War of the five sects annihilating the Heretic Sect a thousand years ago, golden core spiritual corpses would become the absolute main force of the Heretic Sect!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell you! The biggest difference between a foundation establishment spiritual corpse and a golden core spiritual corpse is the hardness of their bodies! The golden core spiritual corpse is reborn, and the golden core used by cultivators to cultivate spells is used by the spiritual corpse to nourish the body. The strength of each golden core spiritual corpse has undergone a qualitative change. Unless one had a sect-protecting spiritual weapon like Spirit Valley and an extremely strong sword intent, they would not be able to harm a golden core spiritual corpse at all! If I can¡¯t even harm him, how can I kill him?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Zhou Yun is only at mid-stage foundation establishment. Although his sword intent is indeed powerful, he¡¯s only an inner sect disciple. He doesn¡¯t have a sect-protecting spiritual weapon as powerful as Sect Leader Ling Qingyun! I bet that when Zhou Yun faces a golden core spiritual corpse, he can only run away in fear!¡± The disciples who were originally mocking them shouted out one by one when they saw that they were being retorted. With their explanation, Spirit Valley disciples present all understood the difference between a golden core spiritual corpse and a foundation establishment spiritual corpse. At this time, the disciples of Spirit Valley felt a burst of despair. As long as Sect Leader Ling Qingyun did not return, they would be surrounded by golden core spiritual corpses. If the spiritual energy of the sect-protecting array was exhausted, they would be at the mercy of others! At this moment, the disciples of Spirit Valley had lost all confidence. In fact, many of them could already feel the spiritual corpses¡¯ gazes on them! The disciples of Spirit Valley fell into despair. If Zhou Yun was defeated, then Spirit Valley would be drowned by the tide of spiritual corpses, and the sect would be exterminated! At this moment, all the despairing Spirit Valley disciples turned their eyes to Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun was now the only hope of Spirit Valley disciples! Zhou Yun was stunned. He felt more eyes on him. However, there was nothing wrong with this. The more people looked at him, the closer he was to success! Zhou Yun laughed. He raised the Fire Dragon Sword and faced the thousands of foundation establishment spiritual corpses that were swarming towards him! Chapter 147 - 147 The World Saviors Moves 147 The World Savior¡¯s Moves Under the watchful eyes of all Spirit Valley disciples, Zhou Yun did not retreat when facing the thousands of spiritual corpses charging at him. Instead, he charged forward with the Fire Dragon Sword in hand! The Fire Dragon Sword emitted a faint light. That was the gradual formation of the Fire Sword Intent. The Fire Dragon Sword¡¯s body contained a terrifying amount of spiritual energy! However, no matter how much Zhou Yun ran, not a single trace of the spiritual energy on the Fire Dragon Sword leaked out. Even the violent and aggressive Fire Sword Intent did not leak out. The Fire Dragon Sword seemed to be held by Zhou Yun like an ordinary spiritual sword. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the sword spirit to be able to hide my spiritual energy and sword intent so well. I was originally able to hide myself through sword intent. However, that would only be able to achieve ordinary concealment. In a real battle, you¡¯ll still be exposed.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the Fire Dragon Sword. Not only was he circulating the Saint Fire Mantra, but he was also running. However, there was still no spiritual energy or sword intent leaking out of the Fire Dragon Sword! ¡°The sword spirit is getting more and more powerful. It can also help me conceal my breath in battle! It might be of great use in future battles!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes brightened. It was indeed a sword technique that could be cultivated to the nascent soul stage. This sword spirit had given him so many surprises when it had just been born. Zhou Yun was looking forward to the power of the sword spirit when it was fully formed! ¡°Roar!¡± In front of Zhou Yun, the thousand spiritual corpses roared in unison! They had been attacking Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array for several days, but Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array was like a turtle shell, making them unable to do anything about the temptation of blood and flesh inside! Now that a cultivator had appeared in front of them, all the spiritual corpses were extremely excited! They all ran in Zhou Yun¡¯s direction, wanting to taste the first taste of a cultivator¡¯s blood in a thousand years! Zhou Yun¡¯s appearance caused the entire spiritual corpse to shake! Even the ten spiritual corpses in the middle could not help but look at Zhou Yun. They could sense an extremely powerful blood Qi from Zhou Yun! If they could eat Zhou Yun, their bodies would become even stronger! Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword and stopped just as he was about to collide with the tide of spiritual corpses. He held the Fire Dragon Sword¡¯s hilt and assumed a sword-drawing posture. ¡°What is Zhou Yun doing? Why did he suddenly stop? could it be that he was too scared by the spiritual corpse tide to move?¡± No, he¡¯s holding the hilt. He seems to be using some kind of technique! ¡°I think Zhou Yun is just showing off! If he was really able to use the strange flame to destroy hundreds of spiritual corpses in one breath as you said, why did he suddenly use a sword?¡± ¡°Zhou Yun doesn¡¯t have any popularity at all. You¡¯re the ones who said that to boost his reputation. We were the ones who destroyed the spiritual corpses outside the sect-protecting array, but you¡¯re giving all the credit to Zhou Yun!¡± ¡°Hmph, just wait and see. Zhou Yun only has one spiritual sword. There are thousands of spiritual corpses in front of him. I¡¯d like to see how Zhou Yun will survive!¡± The Spirit Valley disciples couldn¡¯t help but say when they saw Zhou Yun stop. Some of them admired Zhou Yun, while others were jealous of him. They wanted to criticize Zhou Yun from every angle! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t hear the conversation of Spirit Valley disciples inside the sect-protecting array. He wouldn¡¯t care even if he heard it. As long as he could kill all the spiritual corpses in front of him, his stubborn words would be broken! Zhou Yun raised his eyes and saw the spiritual corpse approaching. However, in his eyes, these extremely fast spiritual corpses had become as slow as snails! Zhou Yun lifted the hilt of the Fire Dragon Sword slightly with his thumb. In his eyes, there seemed to be countless tiny lines appearing on the bodies of these extremely slow spiritual corpses. Each line was pointing at their vital parts! ¡°5 swords and 5 directions, the second move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. Let me see how strong you are.¡± Zhou Yun muttered in his heart. Finally, just as a roaring spiritual corpse stepped into Zhou Yun¡¯s attack range, he made his move! He exerted strength in his legs, and his whole body was like a fish swimming against the current. No, he was faster! Zhou Yun¡¯s figure was so fast that he disappeared from the sight of all Spirit Valley disciples in an instant! He charged towards the tide of spiritual corpses! ¡°5 swords and 5 directions.¡± Zhou Yun walked past a spiritual corpse and muttered to himself. Then, Zhou Yun slowly unsheathed the Fire Dragon Sword. In an instant, it was as if a hidden dragon had awakened in the heavens and earth. The terrifying Fire Sword Intent enveloped the tide of spiritual corpses! In an instant, Zhou Yun¡¯s figure had already passed through the thousand spiritual corpses and appeared behind the tide of spiritual corpses! Zhou Yun slowly sheathed the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand. With a soft sound, Zhou Yun stood up and looked at the spiritual corpse tide behind him. ¡°What happened? Why did Zhou Yun suddenly appear behind the tide of spiritual corpses?¡± ¡°What did Zhou Yun do? I couldn¡¯t even see how Zhou Yun appeared behind the tide of spiritual corpses!¡± ¡°Quickly look! Zhou Yun has clearly appeared behind the tide of spiritual corpses, but the spiritual corpses are still charging towards the empty area in front of them!¡± A Spirit Valley disciple pointed out that there was something wrong with the spiritual corpse tide. All the disciples were shocked. What did Zhou Yun do? ¡°5 swords and 5 directions. I didn¡¯t expect it to be so tiring. The spiritual energy is circulating in a strange way, causing my body¡¯s reaction to increase to a terrifying level. Furthermore, because I have a Saint Fire Body, I can even withstand the circulation of spiritual energy. As such, my speed is faster than that of ordinary cultivators who practice the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate!¡± Zhou Yun had not expected his Saint Fire Body to be so compatible with the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate! In his vision, everything slowed down, as if the entire world around him slowed down! ¡°In one second, I made 1314 slashes. This is my current limit.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head in satisfaction. Even though his current limit was only ten slashes in an instant. However, because of the Saint Fire Body, his endurance was stronger and he could enter that state of extreme speed for a longer time! It was able to extend the time to an entire second, so it could slash out more times! Zhou Yun turned around and looked at the remaining spiritual corpses and the ten golden core spiritual corpses in the middle. He walked towards them without looking back and snapped his fingers. ¡°Crack!¡± At this moment, it was as if time had begun to flow. The spiritual corpses that were still running toward the empty area in front of them suddenly froze. The disciples of Spirit Valley couldn¡¯t believe their eyes as the thousand spiritual corpses began to disintegrate. It was as if they had been cut by an extremely sharp sword, and smooth cuts appeared on their necks! Every single one of the spiritual corpses was cut in the same place. There were no exceptions! Not only had Zhou Yun slashed out 1314 times in a second, but he was also able to control each slash to the same spot with precision! Chapter 148 - 148 The Terror of the 5 Swords and 5 Directions 148 The Terror of the 5 Swords and 5 Directions Under the disbelieving eyes of all the disciples of Spirit Valley, the thousands of spiritual corpses were beheaded at the same time, and their heads fell to the ground one after another! ¡°Bang!¡± The heads of a thousand spiritual corpses fell to the ground at the same time, followed by their bodies. At this time, Spirit Valley disciples who were in a daze finally came back to their senses. They looked at Zhou Yun with a fanatical expressions. Although they did not know what Zhou Yun had done in that instant, it did not stop them from raising Zhou Yun¡¯s status in their hearts! In fact, his status was even higher than Sect Leader Ling Qingyun! ¡°How did he do that? He beheaded thousands of spiritual corpses in an instant!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you notice? Zhou Yun¡¯s every slash landed on the same spot on the spiritual corpse¡¯s body! This sword technique is marvelous!¡± ¡°Originally, I thought that Zhou Yun¡¯s ability to destroy hundreds of foundation establishment spiritual corpses with a single flame was already very impressive. But I didn¡¯t expect that my imagination was too low. Zhou Yun is actually able to kill a thousand spiritual corpses in an instant! I¡¯m afraid that even Sect Leader Ling Qingyun can¡¯t do that!¡± ¡°I told you Zhou Yun is very powerful! Where were the disciples who were clamoring just now? If you can do what Zhou Yun did¡­ No, even if you can only do half of what Zhou Yun did, killing hundreds of spiritual corpses with a single sword strike, I will still praise you.¡± Not only had Zhou Yun killed the sea of spiritual corpses with one strike, but he had also given the disciples of Spirit Valley confidence! They began to believe that Zhou Yun would be able to hold on until Sect Leader Ling Qingyun returned. No, they didn¡¯t even need Sect Leader Ling Qingyun. Just Zhou Yun alone would be able to save them from this crisis! At this moment, the disciples began to fight back against those who belittled Zhou Yun! It could be considered that he had vented his anger! ¡°Hmph, even if that¡¯s the case, Zhou Yun might not be able to kill the golden core spiritual corpse! A golden core spiritual corpse could only be killed by a supreme sword intent and a spiritual sword of the same level as the sect-protecting spiritual weapon. No matter how strong Zhou Yun is, he can¡¯t possibly kill a golden core spiritual corpse!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, so what if we kill more foundation establishment spiritual corpses? As long as the golden core spiritual corpses are not dead, Spirit Valley will still have no way out!¡± ¡°I guess that when Zhou Yun sees that he can¡¯t defeat the golden core spiritual corpses, he might even abandon us! He¡¯ll become a traitor to Spirit Valley!¡± When these disciples were stubborn, it made the disciples who were supporting Zhou Yun even more unhappy. They were trying to belittle Zhou Yun! Hence, everyone¡¯s attention was once again on Zhou Yun. They wanted to see if Zhou Yun could lead them out of the crisis of Spirit Valley. Because of Zhou Yun¡¯s actions, more and more Spirit Valley disciples gathered around the sect-protecting array to look at him. Apart from the disciples who were in closed-door cultivation, ninety percent of the disciples of Spirit Valley squeezed over to look at Zhou Yun! After the new disciples looked at Zhou Yun and heard the different evaluations of Zhou Yun from both sides, they became even more curious. Would Zhou Yun be able to save Spirit Valley? After Zhou Yun used the 5 swords and 5 directions to instantly kill the wave of spiritual corpses behind him, he adjusted his breathing as he walked toward the remaining spiritual corpses in front of him. ¡°There are several hundred foundation establishment spiritual corpses and ten golden core spiritual corpses left. Right now, I¡¯ve only used ten percent of my spiritual energy, so it¡¯s completely enough to deal with it.¡± Zhou Yun said as he regulated his breathing. The spiritual energy in his body was seventy times that of other cultivators. In fact, as he comprehended the Saint Fire Mantra, the total amount of spiritual energy in Zhou Yun¡¯s body was still increasing! This was just a one-sided massacre, so Zhou Yun did not use up much of his spiritual energy. However, Zhou Yun was still extremely cautious as he looked at the ten golden core spiritual corpses! After all, in the entire history of the five sects, there had never been a cultivator who had been able to surpass his cultivation level and defeat a golden core cultivator at the foundation establishment stage. Furthermore, Zhou Yun was going to face ten golden core spiritual corpses! Whether it was in terms of quality or quantity, they were much stronger than ordinary cultivators! Zhou Yun took a deep breath as he weighed the Fire Dragon Sword. He had already tested the first two moves of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate and they were very useful. Zhou Yun could not display the last move because his sword seed cultivation heart and sword spirit had not fully matured. ¡°Let¡¯s clear out the foundation establishment spiritual corpses in front first. I¡¯d better be careful with the golden core spiritual corpses.¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want anything to interfere with his first encounter with a golden core cultivator. Although Zhou Yun had won his previous battle with Jian Xin, Jian Xin was only a puppet that had been controlled. Moreover, he had won despite being injured. Zhou Yun felt that this could not be used as proof that he could defeat a golden core cultivator. Zhou Yun looked at the ten golden core spiritual corpses in front of him. If he could kill all of them, he would be able to break the heart demon of the five sects for thousands of years. In fact, he would surpass the records by killing ten golden core spiritual corpses when he was at the mid-stage foundation establishment! ¡°Let¡¯s clear out the ordinary foundation establishment spiritual corpses first. I have already used two of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, so they are no longer of any value. Moreover, the disciples of Spirit Valley behind me have already seen how powerful I am, so killing a foundation establishment spiritual corpse won¡¯t improve their impression of me much. Maybe I should just kill the upgraded spiritual corpse.¡± Zhou Yun decided to deal with the spiritual corpse first. ¡°Roar!¡± Zhou Yun controlled the sword spirit so that it would no longer hide the Fire Sword Intent and the blazing phoenix fire within the Fire Dragon Sword. An extremely hot flame emerged from the Fire Dragon Sword. As soon as the phoenix fire appeared, the ground around Zhou Yun rapidly dried and carbonized. Even the clouds in the sky were burned and deformed, disappearing without a trace! As soon as the phoenix fire appeared, all the disciples of Spirit Valley were shocked! Apart from Zhou Yun¡¯s appearance at the beginning, most of Spirit Valley disciples had never seen him use flames! Now that the phoenix fire had appeared, they only felt a burst of fanaticism! They were clearly separated by the sect-protecting array, but they felt their bodies heat up just by staring at the phoenix fire! ¡°What kind of flame is this? Could it be a strange fire? But I¡¯ve never seen such a terrifying flame in the ancient books!¡± ¡°These flames are too terrifying! I¡¯m clearly separated by the sect-protecting array, but I¡¯m already breaking out in a cold sweat just by looking at it!¡± ¡°Could it be that Zhou Yun used this flame to burn hundreds of spiritual corpses into ashes in an instant and save the forty-odd disciples?¡± With Zhou Yun¡¯s new attack, more and more disciples turned to look at him. They were all curious as to how he was going to defeat the golden core spiritual corpse! Could it be that he had to use this terrifying strange fire to burn The golden core spiritual corpse? When the later disciples heard of Zhou Yun¡¯s story, they also thought that Zhou Yun, who did not have a top-notch spiritual sword, could not possibly kill a golden core spiritual corpse. However, things were different now. If he had a strange fire, he might be able to burn the golden core spiritual corpses to death with its strong temperature! At this moment, the disciples who had belittled Zhou Yun could no longer sit still. If Zhou Yun really succeeded, then they would really be no match for him! Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhou Yun slowly raised the phoenix fire. He then blew a small ball of phoenix fire at a spiritual corpse. Chapter 149 - 149 The Last Strike 149 The Last Strike Under everyone¡¯s gaze, Zhou Yun gently blew out a spark of phoenix fire. This spark slowly flew towards one of the spiritual corpses! All the disciples of Spirit Valley were wondering what the small spark could do and how it could burn the spiritual corpses in front of them. The sparks from the phoenix fire landed on the spiritual corpse. ¡°Roar!¡± The spiritual corpse¡¯s body, which was originally extremely hard, was now burning crazily like dry wood that had met a raging fire! The ball of phoenix fire instantly burned to a height of several meters. It was like a moving fire source that scattered everywhere with the wailing spiritual corpse! As the spiritual corpse trembled, more phoenix fire flicked out and landed on more spiritual corpses. Balls of scorching phoenix fire burned among the group of spiritual corpses! The spiritual corpses screamed and rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the phoenix fire on their bodies. However, there was no way to extinguish the phoenix fire. They didn¡¯t understand why they were being burned by this ball of flames when they had incomparably powerful bodies! One spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred! In just a short while, the hundreds of spiritual corpses were all burning with phoenix fire! The entire Spirit Valley was turned into a sea of fire! The spiritual corpses wailed as they were slowly burned! In fact, as the flames continued to burn, the phoenix fire slowly spread toward the ten golden core spiritual corpses in the center! ¡°What kind of fire is this? It¡¯s too strong! If there is such a flame, we don¡¯t even need to fear a golden core spiritual corpse!¡± ¡°Quickly look! The flames are almost reaching the direction of the golden core spiritual corpses! Soon, these golden core spiritual corpses will also be burned to death!¡± ¡°Damn it, just how much spiritual energy does Zhou Yun have to be able to activate such a terrifying flame! Could it be that he has a sea of spiritual energy?¡± The disciples of Spirit Valley were all shocked! The Grand Elder was also an alchemist. They had seen the Grand Elder carefully drive the strange fire to fire up the alchemy furnace when he was refining pills. However, he was different from Zhou Yun. The Grand Elder in The golden core stage , who had the most stable cultivation and the deepest cultivation level Under Ling Qingyun, was very careful when he activated the strange fire. He was afraid of wasting a trace of spiritual energy, so he only activated a small flame! Even the temperature of the flame was like heaven and earth compared to Zhou Yun¡¯s! He was extremely gentle! All the disciples of Spirit Valley had the same question. Could it be that the Grand Elder was only at the mid-stage foundation establishment while Zhou Yun was at the mid-stage golden core? Otherwise, how could Zhou Yun control such a huge amount of flames? How could he let these terrifying flames burn? Initially, the new disciples were still suspicious of Zhou Yun. But now, they all started to worship Zhou Yun! To be able to use this flame was enough to make them fangirls! ¡°Something¡¯s wrong! Quickly, look! The golden core spiritual corpse did not burn! The power of this flame was very weak! It can only burn a little bit of the skin of the golden core spiritual corpse, it can¡¯t kill the golden core spiritual corpse!¡± ¡°I was wondering how Zhou Yun can be so powerful! Watch! He¡¯s already at his wit¡¯s end! Be it sword intent or flames, Zhou Yun is simply unable to kill the golden core spiritual corpses! He can¡¯t save Spirit Valley!¡± ¡°Zhou Yun might run away after seeing that he can¡¯t defeat the golden core spiritual corpse. Only we, who really went out of the sect-protecting array to kill the spiritual corpses, are truly thinking for Spirit Valley. Zhou Yun is only putting on a show!¡± When the disciples who had belittled Zhou Yun saw that the golden core spiritual corpse had not been burned by the phoenix fire, they shouted out in excitement! At the same time, they continued to belittle Zhou Yun and raise their status! The Spirit Valley disciples began to worry when they saw that Zhou Yun had not dealt with the golden core spiritual corpses. However, Zhou Yun had already dealt with all the foundation establishment spiritual corpses. As long as everyone worked hard to transfer their spiritual energy, they should be able to hold on until Ling Qingyun returned! At least for a short period of time, their Spirit Valley could still survive! At this moment, Spirit Valley disciples all wanted Zhou Yun to come back. Zhou Yun had already done more than enough. He had destroyed thousands of foundation establishment spiritual corpses with his mid-stage foundation establishment cultivation. Even if Ling Qingyun were here, she would have to fight for an entire year and continuously recover her spiritual energy in the process to achieve such a feat! Therefore, they did not want to see Zhou Yun take any more risks! As long as Zhou Yun could survive and break through to the golden core stage, Spirit Valley would be able to rise! No matter what kind of danger it was, it would be able to pass smoothly! ¡°As expected, the phoenix fire I absorbed from Qiao¡¯er is not enough to burn a golden core stage spiritual corpse. Although this phoenix fire is powerful, my cultivation is still too low, and I can¡¯t fully display its power.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. However, he did not expect to be able to destroy the golden core spiritual corpses with just the phoenix fire. ¡°It should be almost done now. The foundation establishment spiritual corpses that interfered just now should have all been burned.¡± Zhou Yun extended his hand and waved it. All of a sudden, the phoenix fire burst into flames as if it had been sprayed with gasoline! In the next moment, all the phoenix fire was extinguished, and everything before Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes was slowly revealed. All of the foundation establishment spiritual corpses were burned to a certain extent by the phoenix fire, leaving nothing behind. The ten spiritual corpses in the middle had their heads blown up as well. They were huddled together to resist the phoenix fire. The bodies of these golden core spiritual corpses were also full of holes. Although the phoenix fire was unable to burn them to death, the surface of their skin had been burned away by Zhou Yun, revealing the muscle tissue beneath. ¡°It seems like it¡¯s not completely ineffective. If I continue to burn them for another two hours, perhaps we won¡¯t even need to do anything else but burn these golden core spiritual corpses to the ground, leaving only their main bodies.¡± Zhou Yun was still surprised by the might of the phoenix fire. He didn¡¯t expect that just relying on the phoenix fire, he would almost directly break the curse of not a single foundation establishment stage disciple of the five sects defeating a golden core cultivator for a thousand years. ¡°But that¡¯s not my goal. Let the phoenix fire slowly burn these golden core spiritual corpses to death. What I need is a more shocking scene, one that can make these disciples completely worship me!¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He didn¡¯t intend to use his phoenix fire to kill these golden core spiritual corpses. ¡°Although it¡¯s still a bit off, it¡¯s not impossible if used well. Why don¡¯t I use the last move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate in advance?¡± Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword. What kind of method would be the most dazzling and imposing? Undoubtedly it was the last move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate! ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you, little sword spirit. In order to complete the mission and become the world savior, let¡¯s use the last move.¡± Zhou Yun said as he touched the Fire Dragon Sword. Chapter 150 - 150 One Sword to Question Dao 150 One Sword to Question Dao In the end, Zhou Yun still decided to use the final sword of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. In the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, the first two moves had their names annotated in the manual. However, the manual only taught Zhou Yun how to practice the most powerful sword move, but did not mention the name of the sword move. ¡°Everyone¡¯s sword seed cultivation heart is different, so the name of the last sword intent also be decided according to the user¡¯s sword intent. That¡¯s why it¡¯s left blank.¡± Zhou Yun was very curious. With his sword seed cultivation heart and the Fire Dragon Sword, what kind of sword technique would he be able to use and what kind of name would it have? Zhou Yun shook his head. He was not sure yet. After all, his sword seed cultivation heart and sword heart had just taken shape. Whether or not he could use it was another matter. ¡°If it works, then I¡¯ll use it. If it doesn¡¯t work, then I¡¯ll forcefully stop it and use the 5 swords and 5 directions to kill the golden core spiritual corpses in front.¡± Zhou Yun still hoped to succeed. After all, apart from the Fire Sword Intent and the phoenix fire, all of his moves were sword moves. Each move was extremely fast, so it was not enough to make those Spirit Valley disciples worship him more. What Zhou Yun needed was a sword move that could shock everyone like the 3000 Starlight Sword Beams that soared to the nine heavens with a single strike! ¡°Damn it, the other sword cultivator¡¯s every sword move is extremely dazzling, but because I¡¯m too strong and too fast, others can¡¯t see my sword path clearly. Is this considered a good problem?¡± Zhou Yun smiled bitterly. He took out the Fire Dragon Sword from the phoenix fire and was ready to charge at the spiritual corpse with the exposed muscle tissue on its face. ¡°Zhou Yun wants to use a sword? Doesn¡¯t he know that unless it¡¯s a high-grade spiritual sword, it¡¯s impossible to hurt a golden core spiritual corpse?¡± ¡°Hmph, only powerful cultivators like Sect Leader Ling Qingyun are qualified to possess a high-grade spiritual sword. How could a mere foundation establishment disciple like Zhou Yun possess such a spiritual sword?¡± ¡°If it were up to me, I would say that Zhou Yun should have run away when he saw that the strange fire was unable to burn the golden core spiritual corpse to death. Now, he still wants to put on a brave front to face the golden core spiritual corpse. If he loses later, I really don¡¯t know how embarrassing it will be!¡± The disciples who had belittled Zhou Yun began to mock him when they saw him pointing his sword at the spiritual corpse. However, they did not notice that if it were them, they would not even have the courage to look directly at the golden core spiritual corpses! Zhou Yun regulated his breathing and the spiritual energy in his body surged toward his chest! Zhou Yun¡¯s 5 swords and 5 directions technique and the burning of the phoenix fire had already consumed twenty percent of his spiritual energy throughout the battle! One must know that Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual energy was seventy times that of an ordinary cultivator! In other words, Zhou Yun only had about fifty times the spiritual energy of an ordinary cultivator left! Now, Zhou Yun had transferred all his spiritual energy to the sword seed cultivation heart on his body! This last sword move could only be used by cultivators in the golden core stage or even those with the innate sword spiritual body in the golden core stage. Apart from that, it could only be used when one cultivated to the nascent soul stage and cultivated a sword spirit and a sword seed cultivation heart with the help of the great momentum of heaven and earth! Now, Zhou Yun was only at the mid-stage foundation establishment, but he wanted to use a sword move that could only be used by those at the nascent soul stage. The amount of spiritual energy required was extremely terrifying! He could only channel all the spiritual energy in his body into the sword seed cultivation heart! ¡°I can feel that the sword seed cultivation heart in my body is constantly expanding, and it seems to be even stronger! Is it possible that injecting a large amount of spiritual energy can also speed up the growth of the sword seed cultivation heart?¡± As he prepared for the last move, Zhou Yun also diverted some of his attention to the growth of his sword seed cultivation heart. ¡°However, the amount of spiritual energy absorbed is really terrifying. Just that one attack just now absorbed 50% of my spiritual energy. That¡¯s the spiritual energy of 35 ordinary foundation establishment cultivators!¡± Zhou Yun was speechless. He had not expected that the last sword move would consume so much spiritual energy, and it was still being absorbed! Zhou Yun sighed in his heart that it was indeed a sword move that could only be used by those in the nascent soul stage! Finally, the ten spiritual corpses in front of him came back to their senses and reacted to the phoenix fire that Zhou Yun had just released. They roared and charged at Zhou Yun! Meanwhile, Zhou Yun was still holding the Fire Dragon Sword, his eyes closed and his mind focused. He was in such a position that it was as if he couldn¡¯t see the ten golden core spiritual corpses that were charging toward him! The speed of a golden core spiritual corpse was extremely terrifying! Furthermore, they were not early-stage golden core spiritual corpses, but mid-stage golden core spiritual corpses! They were even more powerful! The disciples of Spirit Valley didn¡¯t have time to react. They only saw a black shadow flash by and ten spiritual corpses appeared beside Zhou Yun, surrounding him! Each of the spiritual corpses was emitting a terrifying aura! Not only were their bodies stiff, but the surface of their bodies was also covered with golden cores due to the cracks in their golden cores. With the body of a golden core, their resistance to spells was even stronger! As a spiritual corpse with extremely strong dual resistance, even if they were to meet Ling Qingyun, unless they were stupid enough to go and clash with that high-grade spiritual sword, they would be able to escape unscathed at any time! Therefore, the ten spiritual corpses were extremely angry. They were not even afraid of Ling Qingyun! Just now, because of a mere foundation establishment cultivator, they had been reduced to such a sorry state! They wanted to tear apart Zhou Yun¡¯s layers of skin, tear him into strips of flesh, and watch him die miserably to vent their hatred! ¡°What is Zhou Yun doing? The spiritual corpses have already surrounded him! Why is Zhou Yun still closing his eyes?¡± ¡°Is he scared silly? Or could it be that after using the strange flame, he doesn¡¯t have enough spiritual energy?¡± The Spirit Valley disciples were all panicking. Seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s motionless appearance, the timid disciples even closed their eyes, afraid to see the cruel scene that was about to happen! At this moment, while all Spirit Valley disciples were panicking, Zhou Yun finally opened his eyes! Just now, he had continuously sent spiritual energy into the sword seed cultivation heart and finally fed it its fill! At this moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s chest was shining! His sword seed cultivation heart had already become extremely dazzling! It was not just the sword seed cultivation heart, even the Fire Dragon Sword in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand was trembling! The sword spirit in the Fire Dragon Sword sensed Zhou Yun¡¯s sword seed cultivation heart and was extremely excited. To be able to fuse with the sword seed cultivation heart to deliver the strongest attack was like an innate consciousness. The sword spirit was extremely excited and wanted to fuse with the sword seed cultivation heart! ¡°Well then, I¡¯ll let you all experience all the insights I¡¯ve gained since I reincarnated and started cultivating. I¡¯ll combine all these insights into one move that I¡¯ve displayed through my sword Dao. ¡°This technique is a summary of my cultivation and also an exploration of my future immortal cultivation path!¡± Zhou Yun explained in detail. Ever since he had transmigrated, he had encountered too many things. However, Zhou Yun wanted to sever all of his comprehension and at the same time, slash into the future! Zhou Yun¡¯s sword was questioning Dao! Chapter 151 - 151 Dao Questioning Sword 151 Dao Questioning Sword One sword, one life, one Dao question. Zhou Yun¡¯s sword emitted an extremely bright light, causing all Spirit Valley disciples¡¯ eyes to sting. They couldn¡¯t help but turn around to avoid the light of the sword! However, there were still a few sect leaders and disciples who did not want to miss out on this world-shaking sword. They used their spiritual energy to protect their eyes and forcefully used their secret techniques in order to see Zhou Yun¡¯s sword! There were very few people who cultivated mysterious arts. Not to mention, the number of mysterious arts targeting the eyes was pitifully few! However, it was also because of this that the rarer the mysterious arts, the more powerful it was! These elders and disciples were all confident. Although their combat abilities were not as strong as others, they could benefit from Zhou Yun¡¯s sword for the rest of their lives, even if it was just a little enlightenment, when others could not even look at it directly because of the dazzling sword light! This was an opportunity that they had been waiting for! The few elders and disciples had confident looks on their faces. When the disciples turned around, their eyes were shining. Red, yellow, blue, green, and other faint glows appeared in their eyes. Immediately after, they looked at Zhou Yun with wide eyes, wanting to observe his sword moves, which were extremely powerful and had killed all the spiritual corpses along the way! Zhou Yun felt a pulse. To his surprise, he discovered that the pulse was actually coming from the embryonic form of the sword spirit! The sword seed cultivation heart and the sword spirit resonated with each other. Then, the sword seed cultivation heart was slowly absorbed by the sword spirit. In just a moment, the sword spirit¡¯s figure actually grew a bit taller, from the size of a little finger to the size of a palm! The sword spirit opened its eyes. Its pupils were white, and they were emitting sword light. Its face, which originally had no facial features due to its newborn embryonic form, now had an expression that was majestic and solemn. People couldn¡¯t help but worship him! The sword spirit looked up at Zhou Yun and nodded slightly. The sword Qi behind it formed a small cloak, which made it look very handsome, just like a miniature Zhou Yun. Immediately after, the sword spirit turned its gaze to the ten golden core spiritual corpses around Zhou Yun. It raised its finger up high in a serious manner. In Zhou Yun¡¯s perception, the sword spirit¡¯s little finger slowly waved down, cutting a white light in the air. ¡°Is this my sword move? The name of the last sword move of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate is the Dao Questioning Sword?¡± After the sword spirit waved his finger, Zhou Yun had a new insight. He muttered the name of the last sword move. ¡°Dao Questioning Sword,¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s lips moved slightly. At that moment, time seemed to slow down in the world. All the light dimmed, leaving only the sword in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand trembling and humming! The ten golden core spiritual corpses roared in anger! They were furious that the human in front of them had killed their own kind. They were shocked by the combat power of the human in front of them. Until now, the ten spiritual corpses were still in a state of panic. This was because they could sense an extremely terrifying sword Qi from Zhou Yun¡¯s body! His sword had yet to be unsheathed, but their tough skin, which they were so proud of, was already starting to feel a stabbing pain. It was as if Zhou Yun¡¯s sword had already cut them into a thousand pieces! ¡°Roar!¡± The spiritual corpses roared. They had used all their strength. Even the mid-stage golden core spiritual corpse, who had slightly awakened the mystic technique from his life, was already using all his spiritual energy to release the mystic technique! They had initially looked down on Zhou Yun, who was only in the foundation establishment stage, but now they were treating him as if they were facing a great enemy! In just a moment, their thoughts became the same. They definitely couldn¡¯t let Zhou Yun pull out his sword! Zhou Yun seemed to have become the protagonist of heaven and earth. No, ever since Zhou Yun had descended from the sky outside Spirit Valley, he had been the focus of everyone¡¯s attention, as if he was the main character! However, things were different now. Other than everyone¡¯s attention, the encirclement of the spiritual corpses, the dangerous place, and the sword moves that could kill with a single strike, other than these eye-catching actions that made people tug on the corners of their clothes and their palms sweat, there was nothing else. The area around Zhou Yun seemed to have changed. All attention seemed to have stopped on Zhou Yun! At this moment, when Zhou Yun executed his final sword technique, that extremely profound feeling made him unconsciously activate the great momentum of heaven and earth to put the world to his use! At this moment, Xin Yu was completely stunned! Even though she had lived for thousands of years and seen countless of heaven¡¯s favorites, she had never seen a heaven¡¯s favorite who could control the power of heaven and earth while he was only in the foundation establishment stage! If Zhou Yun was a peerless heaven¡¯s favorite in the late-stage golden core, he would be able to understand a little bit of the momentum of the world because he was in the process of comprehending the way to break through to the nascent soul stage. However, she had never heard of a heaven¡¯s favorite who could affect the power of heaven and earth at the foundation establishment stage. Not even late-stage golden core cultivators could achieve this! At that moment, Xin Yu¡¯s expression changed. She looked at Zhou Yun with an extremely serious expression, and the satisfaction in her eyes became more and more obvious. ¡°This sword can actually affect the great momentum of heaven and earth. It seemed that after staying in this place for more than a thousand years, the heavens did not let me down. The Soul Guide Sect will be truly resurrected soon!¡± Xin Yu¡¯s eyes flickered as she couldn¡¯t help but mutter! Zhou Yun did not know how terrifying the sword that he was about to execute in accordance with the sword spirit¡¯s finger would be. He only felt that everything was going smoothly, and he did not care about the ten golden core spiritual corpses around him. He only wanted to use this sword to complete the Dao Questioning Sword! Zhou Yun¡¯s fingers moved slightly. His movements seemed to be extremely slow, but the ten golden core spiritual corpses caused the flow of time in this world to be even slower! Zhou Yun leisurely unsheathed the leaving Fire Dragon Sword in his hand. Following the trajectory of the sword spirit¡¯s finger, he slowly slashed down! It was a silent strike without any sword light. It was simple and unadorned as it slashed down from the top. The sword move was over. Zhou Yun kept his sword. He opened his eyes and looked at the world where time was flowing extremely slowly as if it had stopped. The ten golden core spiritual corpses had ferocious expressions, and their eyes were staring daggers at Zhou Yun. ¡°The Dao Questioning Sword. I didn¡¯t expect that in just a year and a half, I would have progressed to such a level.¡± After Zhou Yun slashed out with his sword, it was as if many of the grudges in his heart had disappeared, and he felt much more refreshed. Zhou Yun did not hesitate. He lifted his feet and walked towards the sky, step by step, towards the stunned Xin Yu. Zhou Yun was walking very slowly. But now, time seemed to be flowing even slower! The force of heaven and earth had already locked onto Zhou Yun¡¯s sword! ¡°Thank you, senior, for the manual. It¡¯s very suitable for me.¡± Zhou Yun came to Xin Yu and said softly. He looked at Xin Yu, who was staring at the sword and shook his head. Zhou Yun walked to the side and held Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hand. ¡°You¡¯ve mastered the last sword move? What¡¯s its name?¡± Xin Yu finally came back to her senses and asked in shock! ¡°Dao Questioning Sword.¡± Zhou Yun replied softly. ¡°Clang!¡± The power of heaven and earth finally collapsed and time started to flow normally again. The sound of the Dao Questioning Sword resounded through the heavens and earth! Chapter 152 - 152 The Great Momentum of Heaven and Earth! 152 The Great Momentum of Heaven and Earth! The few elders and disciples stared at the moment Zhou Yun swung his sword with their eyes wide open. With the mysterious arts eye technique, they were confident that they could even tell the gender of a fly flapping its wings from a hundred miles away! Under their gazes, all Spirit Valley disciples had their backs to the direction where the ten golden core spiritual corpses were attacking with all their might! Zhou Yun, who was supposed to be there, had disappeared without a trace! The golden core spiritual corpse roared in fear, and the elders and disciples who were using the mysterious arts eye technique were shocked! Then, everyone heard something. Their entire body was shaking. It was a sword cry! This sword cry was too powerful, to the point that everyone¡¯s bodies trembled because of the sword cry! ¡°Ahh! My eyes!¡± Almost at the same time, the elders and disciples who were using the mysterious arts eye technique screamed in pain! The mysterious arts that they were so proud of were now suffering an extremely strong backlash! Their eyes were bleeding and they looked like they were about to explode! At the last moment in their line of sight, they saw sword energy appear out of thin air and break through the sky, accompanied by a sword cry! The ten golden core spiritual corpses did not make any sound. As the sword energy appeared, they were blown away like dust! The golden core spiritual corpses with bodies as hard as metal and stone, could not even resist the sword energy! The sword energy pierced through the sky and swept out of Spirit Valley! Just as the elders and disciples were screaming, the sword energy had already flown into the sky and disappeared, leaving behind a huge ravine that was a thousand feet wide and extended to the end of the sky! ¡°How did you perform that sword move? A single strike pierced through the universe, splitting the heavens and earth!¡± A Spirit Valley disciple heard the screams of the elders and disciples around him and he couldn¡¯t help but turn around to see Zhou Yun¡¯s sword move. However, he was still too slow. He looked over and saw nothing. Zhou Yun was nowhere to be seen, and there was no trace of the heaven-shaking sword. The ten golden core spiritual corpses were also nowhere to be seen. All that was left was a ravine that extended to the end of the sky which made him in awe. ¡°Zhou Yun actually killed ten golden core spiritual corpses with a single sword strike! What kind of combat strength is this? Could Zhou Yun already be stronger than Sect Leader Ling Qingyun? You have to know that Zhou Yun is only at the foundation establishment stage!¡± Another Spirit Valley disciple turned around and saw everything in front of him. He couldn¡¯t help but exclaim! ¡°Who said that Zhou Yun doesn¡¯t know how to use the sword? I don¡¯t expect you to be as powerful as Zhou Yun, but at least you have to kill a golden core spiritual corpse first!¡± A disciple said. He looked at the scene in front of him and admired Zhou Yun even more! ¡°Where¡¯s Zhou Yun? Why did he disappear? Could it be that the golden core spiritual corpse¡­¡± A disciple who did not see Zhou Yun¡¯s figure could not help but ask. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense! Zhou Yun had already killed all the spiritual corpses outside Spirit Valley, so he naturally wouldn¡¯t stay here any longer. As a glory disciple of Spirit Valley, I believe that Zhou Yun must care about the world! He¡¯s now running around in other places to destroy the spiritual corpses and return the world to its peaceful state!¡± A disciple said in admiration. All the disciples agreed with his statement! Zhou Yun¡¯s Dao Questioning Sword had already gained everyone¡¯s approval. Now, as long as Ling Qingyun agreed, they might even be willing to let Zhou Yun be the sect leader of Spirit Valley! From this, one could see how terrifying the final sword attack that Zhou Yun displayed was! Without a doubt, whether it was Zhou Yun¡¯s shocking descent, his powerful sweep in the middle, or his final sword that could even change the color of the sky and earth, all the disciples and even the elders of Spirit Valley were thoroughly convinced! Zhou Yun had already completed his mission at Spirit Valley. At this moment, he was flying in another direction with Xin Yu! In the sky, Xin Yu remained silent. Zhou Yun was happy to ignore her. At this moment, Zhou Yun was sitting with his legs crossed, reminiscing about the Dao seeking single sword technique. With the system¡¯s support, he deepened his understanding of the great momentum of heaven and earth! Qiao¡¯er stood behind Zhou Yun, her eyes full of admiration. At the same time, she carefully protected Zhou Yun. Although she knew that Xin Yu would not do anything to Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er would not easily trust a heretic cultivator. Especially this thousand-year-old heretic cultivator in front of her! At the same time, Qiao¡¯er was also worried that Xin Yu and Zhou Yun would make a move! Although Qiao¡¯er had already mustered up her courage and shyly confirmed her relationship with Zhou Yun, she was still a little embarrassed. She also believed that Zhou Yun would not like a demon like Xin Yu. However, heretic cultivators had endless means, and it was always right to be more vigilant. If Zhou Yun knew Qiao¡¯er¡¯s thoughts, he would smile and rub Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. Zhou Yun had to admit that he had indeed grown much faster after being captured. He had even obtained more information about the world. But this was only a part of it. He was a person who clearly distinguished kindness and hatred. If there was kindness, he would repay it. As for Xin Yu, a heretic cultivator who had slaughtered everyone in the world and treated them as her chess pieces, Zhou Yun would only let her choose a suitable way to die if he was in a position to decide. Of course, this thought was temporarily out of reach. Xin Yu was at least a nascent soul stage cultivator, a legendary cultivator that had not been recorded in the five sects¡¯ world for thousands of years! Zhou Yun could not even protect himself when facing her, let alone the future! Therefore, Zhou Yun was now making use of every minute to cultivate, madly using the system to deepen his understanding of the great momentum of heaven and earth that he had just triggered! As Zhou Yun continued his cultivation, the aura around him became more and more concentrated, as if it had become more extraordinary. Zhou Yun, who was already like an immortal due to his appearance and aura, was now even more otherworldly! Qiao¡¯er noticed this. She stared at Zhou Yun¡¯s face for a while, and couldn¡¯t help but turn her head away with a red face. This was her future cultivation companion! At the same time, Xin Yu also noticed the changes in Zhou Yun¡¯s body. She looked at Zhou Yun with a complicated expression. From the initial stage of the foundation establishment stage, he had only broken through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, but he had already transformed into an existence that could summon the power of heaven and earth! ¡°He¡¯s a terrifying heaven¡¯s favorite who has such talent and can even enter the Enlightenment State at any time. Even in the Divine Gate, there was only one such person in 10,000 years. If he was discovered, he would definitely be recommended by the Divine Gate to participate in the Saint Battle. No, I¡¯ll directly make him the Saint!¡± Xin Yu muttered. She didn¡¯t know how long it had been since she¡¯d seen something called ¡®thinking¡¯ so clearly. ¡°I¡¯ve been in this birdcage for almost two thousand years. Don¡¯t let this grandfather out, or else I¡¯ll definitely massacre your sect!¡± The emotionless Xin Yu, who treated all living beings in the world as her chess piece, actually had a heart-palpitating rage in her eyes when she said that! At that moment, Zhou Yun, who was in the Enlightenment State, frowned. He exited from his Enlightenment State and looked at Xin Yu in confusion. However, he only saw Xin Yu, who had already regained her composure. ¡°Next, let¡¯s go to¡­¡± Xin Yu said when she saw Zhou Yun wake up. Chapter 153 - 153 The Truth Was Revealed 153 The Truth Was Revealed ¡°The next place we¡¯re going to is the Heavenly Star Institute,¡± said Xin Yu. Zhou Yun¡¯s brows twitched. He remembered that even though the Heavenly Star Institute was mysterious, it could be said to be the strongest among the five sects. It was only because their numbers were too small, their sect was remote, and other factors that they were ranked second among the five sects. Among the five sects, the one sect that Zhou Yun was least worried about being attacked by the flood of spiritual corpses and the remnant souls and corpses was definitely the Heavenly Star Institute! But now, Xin Yu said that she wanted to go to the Heavenly Star Institute first. Why was that so? Shouldn¡¯t he first go and help the weakest Autumn Path School, then slowly save the five sects until everyone was saved? Only when his reputation reached the highest point could he complete the quest of becoming the world savior. ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. If those people die, then so be it. Anyway, you¡¯re enough for now.¡± Xin Yu said indifferently. After seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s terrifying and monstrous talent, her plans seemed to have changed again and again as Zhou Yun continued to grow stronger! However, Xin Yu didn¡¯t dislike the way her plans kept changing. She even wanted more of these changes! ¡°The Heavenly Star Institute, what¡¯s there?¡± Zhou Yun did not refute Xin Yu¡¯s words. He wasn¡¯t a Saint either. He wasn¡¯t really putting himself in the shoes of a world savior to refute Xin Yu. Now, he just wanted to survive in the hands of this nascent soul grand cultivator who had an unpredictable mood! ¡°The finish line. That is where they will meet their end. It¡¯s also the end of my great plan,¡± Xin Yu said without hiding anything. She looked at Zhou Yun and could not help but continue, ¡°Although I hope that you can break through to the golden core stage now so that I can tell you everything about my plan, I¡¯m reluctant to let you go after seeing your performance just now. It¡¯s such a waste for a genius like you to break through just like that.¡± When Zhou Yun heard Xin Yu¡¯s words, he remained silent. Having seen the tragedy of Jian Xin and Su Lingyun, he would not believe Xin Yu¡¯s words easily. Furthermore, when Xin Yu said those words, Zhou Yun could acutely sense a thread of possessiveness scanning his body! Was it Xin Yu? Did she want to take over his body? No, if Xin Yu wanted to possess him, she would have done so long ago. She wouldn¡¯t have waited until now! What was the reason for that? Zhou Yun was frantically thinking in his mind. But in the end, he could only give up thinking. Without Xin Yu spilling the beans, Zhou Yun could not understand the plan that she had been plotting for a thousand years! ¡°Buzz.¡± Zhou Yun felt a vibration in his chest. He sent his consciousness over and found that it was the sword seed cultivation heart. In the Dao Questioning Sword, the sword seed cultivation heart had been absorbed by the sword spirit, allowing Zhou Yun to execute that heaven-shaking sword strike that could draw upon the great momentum of heaven and earth! That strike was simply too terrifying. Even Ling Qingyun was unable to wield it. It was to the point that Zhou Yun even thought that his sword seed cultivation heart had turned into fuel and was used up by the sword spirit. He didn¡¯t expect that the sword seed cultivation heart would actually come back! Zhou Yun even felt that his sword seed cultivation heart had become larger and purer! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to have such an unexpected harvest! This time, not only did my sword seed cultivation heart and sword spirit not suffer any damage, but the two of them complemented each other and resonated with each other, becoming even stronger!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s gaze shifted from the sword seed cultivation heart to the sword spirit. After spitting out the sword seed cultivation heart, the sword spirit¡¯s body didn¡¯t shrink! Zhou Yun was overjoyed! This meant that he could save years or even decades of accumulation! ¡°Even if I have the Enlightenment System, this kind of sword seed cultivation heart and sword spirit that requires the accumulation of time can only be allowed to form naturally. There is no shortcut to it! I didn¡¯t expect that I would accidentally speed up their growth!¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that the risk was worth it! ¡°Even if I use the Dao Questioning Sword casually, as long as I have enough spiritual energy and I don¡¯t go crazy, the sword seed cultivation heart and sword spirit will not be damaged!¡± Zhou Yun recalled the Dao Questioning Sword move he had just used. He was confident that he could even fight against a late-stage golden core cultivator! Although it was possible that due to the difference in their cultivation levels, all of his attacks were dodged by his opponent, Zhou Yun finally had something that could be considered a real killer move. As long as he caught them off guard, Zhou Yun could kill anyone in the world! ¡°Other than this person¡­¡± Zhou Yun calmed his heart. Being able to kill a late-stage or even perfected golden core cultivator did not mean that he had the confidence to challenge a nascent soul cultivator like Xin Yu! ¡°I still need to become stronger! This is the only way to survive!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s joy of growing up was suppressed. He calmed his heart and continued his cultivation. He had to admit that with Xin Yu¡¯s shadow on him, Zhou Yun was constantly thinking of becoming stronger! Even when he had first entered Spirit Valley, he had not cultivated so hard! When Xin Yu saw that Zhou Yun had no intention of asking further, she did not say anything else. She simply brought Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er along and flew towards the Heavenly Star Institute. ¡°If I remember correctly, the Heavenly Star Institute is made up of remnant disciples of another Holy Land apart from the Divine Gate. The heavens and earth in this ghastly place are incomplete. It is no wonder that they became dull and brutal. After all, with the heavenly stars and myriad manifestations being revealed, how could a sect that cultivates them not go crazy?¡± Xin Yu looked at the sky. At this moment, the sky was dark and the air suddenly became cold. It was the time of the demon encounter, and the world was in a state of half-day and half-night. At this moment, countless stars slowly appeared, lighting up the sky. Xin Yu only shook her head. The stars in the sky were uglier than any sky she had ever seen! ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, you told us to gather all the disciples of the five sects here to resist the spiritual corpse tide and the thousand-year disaster. But it seems like that¡¯s not the case,¡± the sect leader of the Autumn Path School said seriously. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, we didn¡¯t bring any of our original sect¡¯s disciples or elders here just as you¡¯ve decided. Please have mercy on them and treat them as the last remaining seeds. The seed that will allow our five sects to survive,¡± the sect leader of the Myriad Flower School said. At this moment, on the peak of a mountain, Ling Qingyun was staring at the clouds in the distance in silence. Beside Ling Qingyun were the elders and disciples of Spirit Valley who had disappeared. Behind Ling Qingyun, the sect leaders of the other five sects didn¡¯t even have the time to make any adjustments before they immediately came out with their elders and elite disciples! This time, there were as many as 9000 foundation establishment disciples! However, there were only two hundred golden core elders, which was less than the number of golden core disciples who had attacked the heretic cultivators earlier! ¡°This is the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s forbidden ground. I¡¯m very curious as to how Sect Leader Ling Qingyun knew about this place and gathered everyone here.¡± After a long time, the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader, who had not spoken much and had no expression on his face, spoke. ¡°This is the highest point in this world. It¡¯s also the closest to that place.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s sudden words left all the sect leaders scratching their heads. Chapter 154 - 154 An Unacceptable Fact 154 An Unacceptable Fact ¡°This is the highest point in this world. It¡¯s also the closest to that place.¡± Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t reply to the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s question but mumbled to herself instead. The other five sect leaders were all confused. They didn¡¯t understand why Ling Qingyun had suddenly issued an emergency gathering order after returning to Spirit Valley, asking them to bring all the elite disciples to gather here! Although the five sects¡¯ emergency gathering order did not sound as impressive as the other crusade tokens, the sect leaders of the five sects only knew that this token had a history of a thousand years or even longer. It had already existed when the five sects had just been established. This token had only appeared twice in the history of the five sects. The first time was when they destroyed the ancient demon sect, the Soul Guide Sect, a thousand years ago! And the second time was now! ¡°Ling Qingyun, you didn¡¯t state any reason for us to gather here in the gathering order. After I left a seed for the sect, all the disciples of the five sects are those you see here.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said, shaking his head. Just what was this world like? The reappearance of the demonic cultivators, the tragic death of direct disciples and their turning into zombies, the flood of spiritual corpses, and even the five sects¡¯ gathering order. Was the world going to be destroyed? Ling Qingyun raised her eyes. Her originally clear pupils were tainted with a bit of haze. Nine thousand foundation establishment disciples stood in a dense formation in the air, while two hundred golden core disciples¡¯ eyes were filled with determination as they waited for the five sect leaders¡¯ orders. They were already all the living forces that the five sects could bring out. With this power, just by standing there, all the arrogant little ones in the five sects¡¯ territory would involuntarily shrink back and not dare to show their faces. However, Ling Qingyun only shook her head, and the haze in her eyes grew denser! ¡°Ling Qingyun, tell me. What exactly made you, a person who is not afraid of anything, become like this? Back then, we were all beaten up by you while becoming the current sect leaders. I¡¯ve never seen you like this.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said. ¡°That¡¯s right. What exactly is in the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s forbidden ground? You said that it is the highest point in the world and the place closest to it. What is it?¡± The sect leader of the Heavenly Star Institute finally asked. Although he was powerful, he had no interest in anything other than studying astronomical phenomena. Even annihilating the heretic cultivators was because of the sect¡¯s rules that he, the sect leader, had to go. But now, the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader couldn¡¯t help but feel uneasy about the matter of the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s forbidden grounds. Why was this forbidden ground the highest point in the world? If that were the case, then wouldn¡¯t one be the closest to comprehending celestial phenomena by looking up from here? The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s head was filled with all sorts of heavenly phenomena. At the same time, he looked at Ling Qingyun with even more anxiety! ¡°Ling Qingyun, go ahead. Since we¡¯re here, that means we¡¯re ready to accept it.¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said. Although he was also very worried, he also felt a bit of relief. Could there be something even more terrifying than the ancient Heretic Sect from a thousand years ago? One had to know that because of that great battle, the seniors of the five sects had either died or been injured. Not a single one had survived, and that was why their five sects had slowly weakened! What disaster could be more terrifying than this? It did not exist. The sect leader of the Autumn Path School stared at Ling Qingyun. He felt that he had already made sufficient preparations to welcome Ling Qingyun¡¯s words. Seeing that the other five sect leaders were all looking at her, Ling Qingyun sighed. She knew that she had to say it out. ¡°Do you still remember a disciple from Spirit Valley named Qiao¡¯er?¡± Ling Qingyun said slowly. ¡°Qiao¡¯er? The one who had walked out of the spiritually deprived ground and was comparable to an ancient heaven¡¯s favorite? Hahahaha, Ling Qingyun, did you ask us to come out to show off your disciple? No, Qiao¡¯er also seemed to have disappeared during that crusade. Why do you ask?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School laughed. But then he thought, didn¡¯t Qiao¡¯er disappear? ¡°What is the spiritually deprived ground? A thousand years ago, no heaven¡¯s favorite expert had been able to pass this trial. That place should be something from more ancient times. Does Spirit Valley not know what is inside?¡± When the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader was interested, his thoughts were extremely sharp, and he hit the nail on the head! ¡°That¡¯s right. Even I, the sect leader of Spirit Valley, don¡¯t know what¡¯s inside. Even the sect leader of Spirit Valley from a thousand years ago might only know a little. All I know is that the only thing we can do in this dangerous place is to throw spiritual items in. However, in this world that is lacking in spiritual energy, how can we possibly put spiritual items in? I also wanted to see what was inside and see if I could take some insights from it for Spirit Valley to use. But I can¡¯t get in.¡± Ling Qingyun said, shaking her head. ¡°Now that Qiao¡¯er has come out from there, does that mean that you know what¡¯s in the spiritually deprived ground? Who set up this trial that lasted for a thousand years? Even you, the late-stage golden core sect leader of Spirit Valley, can¡¯t enter!¡± As he spoke, the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s heart skipped a beat. An impossible guess appeared in his mind. ¡°What is the realm above the golden core?¡± At the same time, the other four sect leaders asked. There was only one possibility for a trial that was more powerful than the golden core and could last for thousands of years, and that was the realm above the golden core! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that there would be an existence above the golden core stage in Spirit Valley¡¯s trial ground! This was a surprise! It might be the key for us to break through the golden core stage. Why do you still have such an expression?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School was puzzled. ¡°Is it difficult to break through? Or is it that those above the golden core stage need a large amount of spiritual energy? This is a difficult problem.¡± The sect leader of Myriad Flower School chimed in. ¡°Hmph, if it was really because of cultivation, why would Ling Qingyun have gathered us here and even asked us to bring out all the elite disciples of the sect!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader said in disdain. After a series of guesses, he looked at Ling Qingyun¡¯s gloomy expression and had a bad feeling. ¡°Then why? Ling Qingyun, can¡¯t you just say everything in one breath? What did you find in the trial grounds?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School asked. At the same time, the others couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer. They were very curious about what was in the trial grounds. It was something that was worth the five sects gathering together to resist even if they had to face the risk of extinction. Ling Qingyun looked at the crowd and finally opened her mouth to speak the truth that she was most unwilling to face. ¡°This world will never produce cultivators above the golden core stage. In other words, these are nascent soul cultivators! No matter how talented you are or how many spiritual items you¡¯ve eaten, it¡¯s impossible.¡± ¡°Because this is a fake world. Everything is fake. We¡¯re just birds in a cage, an existence that has been locked up in a cage covered with cloth and has never truly experienced the laws of heaven and earth.¡± Chapter 155 - 155 The Real Truth 155 The Real Truth ¡°Because this is a fake world. Everything is fake.¡± Ling Qingyun said slowly in a sad tone. She looked into the distance. Once upon a time, the strength she was proud of, the sect she loved, and everything she had, she didn¡¯t expect them to be so fragile and illusory, shattering with a touch! ¡°Wait! What did you mean when you said that our world is fake?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School was the first to question her. ¡°If it¡¯s fake, then what about the sword intent that we¡¯ve comprehended and everything else we have comprehended? Are the spiritual items in the world also fake? How can this be possible? All of them are extremely agile and full of vitality!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! This world is undoubtedly real. We are all made of flesh and blood! Could it be that the war between us and the heretic cultivators a thousand years ago was also fake? Your Spirit Valley¡¯s disciples, Jian Xin and Su Lingyun, did they die in vain?¡± The sect leader of the Myriad Flower School felt that Ling Qingyun must have gone crazy to have actually said such words. They were golden core cultivators, the cultivators with the highest realm in the world, the cultivators who could sense heaven and earth the most! There was no doubt that everything in this world was real! ¡°You said that this world would never have any cultivators above the golden core stage. That¡¯s right, they are nascent soul cultivators. Then how do you explain why Spirit Valley¡¯s trial grounds are so powerful and have existed for so long? This must be something that the so-called nascent soul cultivator could set up! This is not in line with what you said. There are still nascent soul cultivators in this world!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader analyzed every single word that Ling Qingyun had said, and he retaliated with force! But in his heart, there was a faint uneasiness! However, the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s leader controlled himself not to think in that direction, because it was too terrifying! ¡°That¡¯s right! Nascent soul cultivators do exist. Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, how do you explain this?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School said. Ling Qingyun looked calmly at the sect leaders of the four sects. At first, she was just as shocked as them. However, in front of absolute evidence, everything was like a bubble. All her persistence would shatter with a touch! ¡°This world is undoubtedly fake. Other than us, everything we come into contact with is fake.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke, she pointed in the distance where Spirit Valley was. Her other hand pointed to the other side where the Myriad Flower School was. ¡°The world is so big that even golden core cultivators from Spirit Valley to Myriad Flower School can¡¯t fly from one end to the other in their entire lives. If we don¡¯t use the teleportation array, we might not be able to see each other for the rest of our lives. This is really big.¡± The other four sect leaders didn¡¯t know what Ling Qingyun was trying to say, so they just listened in silence. ¡°However, if I were to tell you that even such a large area in another world is just a cultivator¡¯s back garden, a place for sects to recruit disciples or even a town of mortals in the mortal world, it would be a great place for cultivation. What would you all think?¡± Ling Qingyun stopped and asked the other sect leaders in detail. ¡°This is impossible! The area we¡¯ve measured is already endless. It¡¯s a boundary that can¡¯t be reached even if we fly for a lifetime or even hundreds of years. How can it be the back garden of a cultivator? Not to mention a mortal city. Could mortals fly faster than us? We¡¯re golden core cultivators!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s leader furrowed his brows! The more he retorted, the more uneasy he felt! ¡°What if I told you that golden core cultivators are only ordinary disciples in ordinary sects, and nascent soul cultivators are only inner disciples?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. ¡°This is impossible! You and I both know that in order to cultivate successfully, other than talent, the most important thing is resources! Our five sects have been fighting with the world for so long because of the lack of spiritual energy in the world, all for the sake of a little more cultivation resources! The resources required for a cultivator to advance from Qi cultivation to golden core are countless! If a sect wants all its disciples to be at least golden core cultivators, then even if they empty the entire world, they can¡¯t provide cultivation resources!¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader continued to rebut, but his tone had already begun to drift. ¡°If someone told you that things like spiritual weapons can give birth to sentience and can even open up a space within them to form a world of its own, what would you do?¡± Ling Qingyun finally said this with his eyes closed. ¡°This is impossible¡­ Because, if that¡¯s the case, then¡­¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s mouth opened and closed. He looked at the sky which had already turned dark. At this time, the sky was filled with stars, and it was his favorite time to cultivate celestial phenomena. However, the celestial phenomena in front of him did not arouse any thoughts of cultivation in him. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, doesn¡¯t that mean that the world we¡¯re in is just a spiritual weapon in someone else¡¯s hands? We¡¯re just ants struggling to survive in this spiritual weapon. It¡¯s just that ants like us don¡¯t know the immensity of the heavens and earth. That¡¯s why we think that everything in front of us is everything¡­¡± In the end, the sect leader of the Autumn Path School said something that no one wanted to believe. This world was fake. It was just the space of a spiritual weapon in someone else¡¯s hands. All the laws of heaven and earth that they had comprehended were fake! Even the forces and sects that they were proud of might be nothing more than a few ants in the eyes of the owner of the spiritual weapon. At this time, all the sect leaders, even the golden core and foundation establishment disciples, were silent. The sect leader of the Autumn Path School looked depressed. He was initially thinking that there could be an even more terrifying reason for the war with the Heretic Sect a thousand years ago. Now, it seemed that the great war a thousand years ago was nothing compared to this! ¡°Ling Qingyun, why are we in this world? Why are our ancestors here? What is the status of that nascent soul cultivator from Spirit Valley? You also said that it¡¯s impossible for a nascent soul cultivator to be born in this world. He can only come from the outside world!¡± The sect leader of the Heavenly Star Institute suddenly asked loudly. Everyone¡¯s eyes turned to look at Ling Qingyun. That¡¯s right, who was the nascent soul cultivator from Spirit Valley? Why were they in such a fake world?! ¡°I want to leave this for the last.¡± Ling Qingyun shook her head. The haze on her face was even more intense than before. It was because she was about to say something that no one could accept. She had only just started! ¡°Why? Could there be something more important than the nascent soul cultivator? You must know that this tree is related to our world! Will all of us be able to leave this world and see the key to the real world?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School couldn¡¯t believe it. Could there be something more important than that nascent soul cultivator? ¡°There is.¡± Ling Qingyun said quietly. The sect leader of the Autumn Path School¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Could there really be something even more terrifying? ¡°The ancient Heretic Sect that we defeated in the great war a thousand years ago was also fake. Furthermore, the sect leader of the Heretic Sect is not a golden core cultivator.¡± Ling Qingyun said. ¡°Could he be a nascent soul cultivator? We actually defeated a nascent soul cultivator a thousand years ago? The seniors are that powerful?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°He¡¯s not a nascent soul cultivator either.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke, it was as if a bomb had exploded in everyone¡¯s hearts! Chapter 156 - 156 A Higher Realm 156 A Higher Realm ¡°He¡¯s not a nascent soul cultivator either.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s words were like sudden thunder that exploded in everyone¡¯s hearts. Whether it was the sect leaders of the other four sects or the disciples who were standing still, all of them were shocked to the extreme! The sect leader of the Autumn Path School had a look of melancholy on his face. He had calculated everything, but he had not expected that every time he spoke, there would be something even worse! ¡°Nascent soul¡­ the nascent soul stage. This is clearly a stage that we cultivators have been cultivating for thousands of years but have never reached. Even the name of this stage is unheard of.¡± The Autumn Path School leader couldn¡¯t help but mutter. ¡°We haven¡¯t even touched the nascent soul stage yet, but we have to face an existence even more terrifying than the nascent soul stage?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School looked around and suddenly understood why Ling Qingyun had gathered all the disciples of the five sects. It turned out that they had to face an unprecedented terrifying existence. He sighed. Everyone understood that if they were to face such a terrifying existence, let alone the sect leaders present, even if all the sect leaders of the five sects and their disciples gathered here, they would still not be the opponent of that terrifying wisp of spiritual energy! ¡°The so-called Dao cultivation is the Great Path that goes against the heavens. The further you progress, the less human cultivation is involved. Instead, it touches more obscure things that are closer to the root.¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader retracted his shocked expression and looked at Ling Qingyun. ¡°We can¡¯t even shake a nascent soul cultivator with all our might, let alone a realm above it. Ling Qingyun, you didn¡¯t ask all of us to come here just to make us do useless things like moths to a flame. There must be another way, right?¡± ¡°For example, that person¡¯s realm is unstable because he can¡¯t sense the real heaven and earth in this world. Or it could be said that because of something, he had no choice but to lower his strength. For example, why he was killed by the five sects a thousand years ago, there must be a hidden story. This is also where our hope lies.¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader explained. His words were like a ray of hope that dispelled the haze in everyone¡¯s hearts. They all looked toward Ling Qingyun. If there was really a way to face that great terror, why wouldn¡¯t they dare to try? ¡°That¡¯s right. You¡¯re really worthy of your reputation.¡± Ling Qingyun nodded his head. Ling Qingyun wasn¡¯t surprised that the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader was able to guess that person¡¯s condition. However, Ling Qingyun still shook her head. ¡°That person¡¯s real name is unknown. According to the information obtained in the spiritually deprived ground trials, he is locked up in this world. Countless upright disciples are also locked inside.¡± Ling Qingyun pointed at herself, then at the other four sect leaders. ¡°The Autumn Path School, the Heavenly Star Institute, Spirit Valley, and the other five sects were all founded by the disciples who were locked up. In fact, they have a true sect in the outside world, and that is what we know so far. My Spirit Valley is one of the Holy Land, a power of the Divine Gate.¡± As Ling Qingyun spoke, she took out a tattered token. There was only a little bit of spiritual energy left on the token. However, everyone could see the lines on the token, and the word ¡°God¡± that made people worship it. ¡°Ling Qingyun, what do you want to say?¡± All of the sect leaders no longer said anything. They understood that what Ling Qingyun was going to say next would be the key to whether they could face that terrifying existence! Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Ling Qingyun to continue. It was about a place that no one had ever heard of before ¨C the Holy Land! ¡°I found the inheritance of the Divine Gate in the spiritually deprived ground. It might be useful.¡± Ling Qingyun said. She took out a sword. It was an old sword that seemed to have experienced countless battles and the erosion of time. The blade of the sword was already broken, and the blade was full of potholes as if it would break in the next moment! But when everyone saw the sword, they felt a chill in their hearts! It was as if a sword Qi was accumulating power and waiting to pierce through the world! ¡°This is a spiritual sword, but I don¡¯t know who its owner is. However, it contains a shocking sword Qi. Even though I¡¯m in the late-stage golden core, I can¡¯t look at it directly for a moment. This is a sword Qi of the nascent soul stage! As long as we use it properly, we might be able to defeat that existence.¡± Ling Qingyun said. ¡°Sword Qi of the nascent soul stage? But isn¡¯t that person in a higher realm?¡± The sect leader of the Heavenly Star Institute said. ¡°This is the sword Qi of the upright path. It contains the Qi of heaven and earth, and can cause natural enemy-like damage to filth and heretic cultivators.¡± Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t stop because of the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader¡¯s words and continued. ¡°A thousand years ago, the sect leader of Spirit Valley left a clue in the spiritually deprived ground trial. Although that person had deliberately lost and was killed, his strength was at least in the mid-stage nascent soul, and his cultivation level was still dropping! This world has been lacking in spiritual energy for thousands of years. Everyone, listen to my command. Perhaps there is a way.¡± In the end, Ling Qingyun could only force herself to say this. Her words were powerful. However, the people around them could only listen and were not convinced. Information from a thousand years ago, an even more ancient sword Qi, and an enemy with unknown strength! These were all uncertain factors, and no one knew how to defeat them! The sect leader of the Autumn Path School sighed. They could only choose to believe in Ling Qingyun. After all, the world wouldn¡¯t allow them to escape from such a terrifying existence. ¡°Then, what do you want us to do?¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School chose to listen to Ling Qingyun first. Or rather, they could only do this. Ling Qingyun nodded. Given the critical situation, it would be for the best if the sect leader of the Autumn Path School could take the lead and listen to orders, putting down his status as the sect leader of one of the five sects. Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t want to waste any more time on scheming against each other over the appointment of commanders. She did not have that much energy left! Seeing that the sect leader of the Autumn Path School had agreed, Ling Qingyun turned her attention to the other three. ¡°We also agree that you, Ling Qingyun, will be in command, even though the information is still very vague. However, we¡¯re now facing a terrifying existence. Moreover, this existence is locked in the same world as us. We might not even know when we will be destroyed.¡± The remaining two sect leaders said. Ling Qingyun turned her gaze to the sect leader of the Heavenly Star Institute. She knew that the head of the Heavenly Star Institute was more quick-witted than ordinary people, and he thought more. His strength was also on par with hers. Thus, of the remaining five sects, Ling Qingyun paid the most attention to the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader. ¡°Ling Qingyun, can I ask one last question?¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader said. ¡°Sure.¡± Ling Qingyun replied. ¡°Why was that person locked in here? And why did our senior come in with us? If we kill him, will we be able to escape this world?¡± The sect leader of the Heavenly Star Institute looked at the sky. The sky was filled with countless stars, but he knew that everything, including the thousand years of astrology that the Heavenly Star Institute had studied, was all fake. Chapter 157 - 157 The Thousand 157 The Thousand-Year Plan Has Been Completed ¡°The myriad changes of the celestial phenomena, the radiance of the stars. All of these should have followed the laws of the Great Path. It¡¯s no wonder that after cultivating for a thousand years, everyone in our Heavenly Star Institute has changed so much and become eccentric.¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader murmured. ¡°If we kill him, will we be able to escape this fake cage?¡± Ling Qingyun looked up at the sky. After she had learned about the spiritually deprived ground trial, she had also been at a loss. ¡°He¡¯s a heretic cultivator, and the one who locked him up here was a direct disciple of the Divine Gate. At that time, when many inner sect disciples were fighting with the heretic cultivator, the situation was tense, and the upright sects and the Heretic Sect were in a deadlock. In the end, a direct disciple appeared. He took out his spiritual weapon and smiled as he kept everyone into his spiritual weapon, leaving behind a sentence: You haven¡¯t taken down a mere incarnation stage trash after so long, go in and beat him up to your heart¡¯s content. I¡¯ll let you out when all the heretic cultivators are dead.¡± After Ling Qingyun finished speaking, she looked up at the sky. The outside world was very big and rich in cultivation resources. Golden core cultivators were everywhere, and even nascent soul cultivators were rare. However, compared to their small world¡­ It was much crueler. Among fellow disciples, they were actually imprisoned wantonly. This imprisonment lasted for thousands of years until their life was exhausted, and they died with the heretic cultivators. Now, even their descendants would be imprisoned in this small world. ¡°That person¡¯s goal is to get out. Our goal is also to get out.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the crowd. ¡°Although I don¡¯t know what he¡¯s trying to do, there¡¯s no doubt that the sudden flood of spiritual corpses is one of his goals. ¡°All disciples, and all of you.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the sect leaders of the four sects whom she was familiar with. ¡°I don¡¯t know about the outside world. I don¡¯t know who that person is. However, I know that instead of letting the other party successfully leave this world, it¡¯s better that we get out! ¡°Kill them. No matter how cruel or rich the outside world is, we will be able to see it with our own eyes!¡± Ling Qingyun said. She had always been someone who refused to admit defeat! No matter what the ancestors were like, no matter what the heretic cultivator was like, she, Ling Qingyun, had to win! The sect leader of the Autumn Path School opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only shut it helplessly. There was too much information! The information that they had heard from Ling Qingyun today was even more terrifying than what they had heard when they had first become sect leaders! How could cultivators of the same sect in the outside world decide each other¡¯s life and death at will? Everyone looked at each other and finally nodded. They decided to hand their lives over to Ling Qingyun. Ling Qingyun nodded. Then, she gathered the remaining four sect leaders and explained in detail the information and items she had obtained during the trials of the spiritually deprived ground. She hoped that she could take down the heretic cultivator in one fell swoop! On the other side, Xin Yu was looking into the distance. She did not say a word, but her mind could not help but lean toward Zhou Yun. At this moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s body was in the process of comprehending the great momentum of heaven and earth. Although Zhou Yun was only in the foundation establishment stage, he was able to slightly affect the great momentum of heaven and earth. He was able to force out spiritual energy for his cultivation from a world that was already lacking in spiritual energy! Xin Yu was shocked. She had never seen such a monstrous heaven¡¯s favorite. The Heavenly Path laws of this world were extremely broken. Unless a true nascent soul cultivator could forcibly activate it by relying on his cultivation level, it would be impossible for other cultivators to affect the great momentum of heaven and earth. Xin Yu did not expect that not only did Zhou Yun use the Dao Questioning Sword, he could also continuously gain enlightenment from the experience of that sword technique. if Zhou Yun can really complete the mission and become the Holy Son, I¡¯ll have made a huge profit!¡± Xin Yu kept muttering in her heart. The more powerful Zhou Yun was, the more likely her plan would be realized! Qiao¡¯er stood guard beside Zhou Yun. For some reason, Xin Yu was clearly looking at the side. However, Qiao¡¯er felt that Xin Yu¡¯s gaze was constantly on Zhou Yun. This made Qiao¡¯er very alert, and she constantly increased her attention to protect Zhou Yun. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun is actually drawing on the great momentum of heaven and earth. Does that mean he has a chance of breaking through to the nascent soul stage?¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun and was shocked. She was the first one to pass the spiritually deprived ground trial, so she naturally knew the information inside. However, in order to save Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er had only taken the phoenix fire to increase her strength. She had only inadvertently seen some information about the outside world in the gaps between her absorption of the phoenix fire. Hence, Qiao¡¯er only knew that this world was fake. Furthermore, they had a wider range of existences in the outside world. However, because of Xin Yu¡¯s existence, Qiao¡¯er never had the chance to tell Zhou Yun. ¡°All cultivators can only break through to the nascent soul stage when they are in the late-stage golden core and re-enter the human world to comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth. One¡¯s ability to comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth is the key to determining whether a cultivator can break through to the nascent soul stage.¡± Qiao¡¯er felt happy for Zhou Yun. She did not expect that Zhou Yun, who was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, would be able to comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth. As expected, Brother Zhou Yun was the best! Just as Zhou Yun was cultivating, Xin Yu suddenly spoke. ¡°We¡¯re here. This is the sky above the Heavenly Star Institute.¡± Xin Yu looked down from the sky. The entire Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect was within her sight. All the cultivation techniques of the Heavenly Star Institute were related to celestial phenomena. It was the same for buildings. The sect was divided into seven large buildings, corresponding to the Big Dipper in the sky. Xin Yu¡¯s gaze only stopped moving when she saw the last building. She was slightly taken aback, and then she was overjoyed. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect them to be so cooperative. It seems like even the heavens want me to leave this place as soon as possible!¡± Xin Yu¡¯s gaze stopped at the back of the last building. It was a huge mountain that reached the sky. ¡°This old man is finally going to see the light of day again after being locked up for a thousand years!¡± Overjoyed, Xin Yu even increased her flying speed. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er felt the space around them blur, and then they suddenly appeared above a mountain. ¡°This place is¡­ The Heavenly Star Institute?¡± Zhou Yun looked around and quickly identified this location. It was the Heavenly Star Institute, one of the five sects. ¡°This mountain is so tall! Why is this heretic cultivator here?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Xin Yu. He didn¡¯t understand why Xin Yu spent so much effort to come here. Xin Yu coughed slightly. Then, she suddenly put on a big smile and looked at Zhou Yun. This smiling face was very cute and very healing. It was as if a 14-year-old girl was truly smiling from the bottom of her heart. Zhou Yun hurriedly pulled Qiao¡¯er and retreated a distance. He looked at Xin Yu warily, his heart pounding. Could it be that they were going to start a war here? Zhou Yun would rather face Xin Yu¡¯s threats than the smile of a thousand-year-old heretic cultivator! ¡°Zhou Yun, Qiao¡¯er. My plan has been completed.¡± Xin Yu suddenly said. She couldn¡¯t stop smiling. ¡°Completed? What did you do?¡± Zhou Yun was dumbfounded. Had the thousand-year plan been completed without his knowledge? He clearly didn¡¯t do anything! Chapter 158 - 158 Mutual Affection 158 Mutual Affection Zhou Yun was stunned. What exactly happened? Why did Xin Yu suddenly say that her plan had been completed? Zhou Yun looked at the sky, then at the ground. There wasn¡¯t an earth-shattering disaster! ¡°Hmph, my plan isn¡¯t as simple as you think. However, since you didn¡¯t grasp the opportunity before, it¡¯s too late now even if you want to know.¡± Xin Yu shook her head. Then, she looked into the distance, in the direction of the Treasure Pavilion. ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard during this period of time. The latter half of my plan will be in your hands.¡± Xin Yu suddenly said. Zhou Yun felt even more confused. Had Xin Yu deviated while cultivating? She seemed to have become crazed. ¡°Cough, cough. This old man shall make an announcement. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er, you two are free.¡± Xin Yu coughed and said something that Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t believe. Then, before Zhou Yun could judge whether this was true or not, he and Qiao¡¯er were casually pointed at by Xin Yu. The two of them were sent flying into the distance by a huge force. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, hold my hand tightly!¡± Zhou Yun shouted. He reached out to Qiao¡¯er and grabbed her slender waist, pulling her into his arms! Zhou Yun could smell a faint virgin¡¯s fragrance from her. Because she had been captured by Xin Yu for the past few days, Qiao¡¯er¡¯s clothes had been damaged during her cultivation, so she could only ask for new clothes from Xin Yu. As such, Qiao¡¯er was currently wearing the clothes of a heretic cultivator. Yes, it was a dress that revealed her shoulders, and the hem was knee-high, showing off her curves! Zhou Yun took Qiao¡¯er into his arms, but he didn¡¯t know where to put his hands. He could only grit his teeth and continue to hold her. In the next moment, Zhou Yun felt the girl in his arms move. He felt a warm sensation on his back. Qiao¡¯er threw herself into his arms and hugged him! She was so soft. Zhou Yun only felt a burst of comfort. At the same time, he felt a sense of comfort that he had never felt before, because he was free! ¡°I never thought that I would be moved to tears by the word ¡®freedom¡¯ one day.¡± Zhou Yun sighed in his heart. He hugged Qiao¡¯er and the great force continued to push them away. Zhou Yun looked behind him and saw Xin Yu standing in the same place, waving her hand slowly at them. ¡°I really can¡¯t figure out what this heretic cultivator is trying to do. However, I¡¯m finally free.¡± Seeing Xin Yu¡¯s actions, Zhou Yun finally calmed down. ¡°Next, I¡¯ll hide at the ends of the earth and rely on the Enlightenment System to cultivate my strength to the extreme. Then, I¡¯ll come back and take revenge!¡± Zhou Yun had decided that unless he reached the nascent soul stage, he would not come out of his seclusion! This world was too terrifying! He had to keep running away! Or, he could hide underground and dig a hole to cultivate! ¡°When I go back this time, I won¡¯t come out of seclusion until I reach the nascent soul stage!¡± Zhou Yun thought about the problem of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and decided to return to Spirit Valley for closed-door cultivation! With his current talent and status, he wouldn¡¯t be lacking in cultivation resources. The entire Spirit Valley, and even the five sects, would give him cultivation resources! ¡°Let¡¯s go back to Spirit Valley.¡± Zhou Yun said softly. Qiao¡¯er, who was in his arms, nodded her head. Zhou Yun activated the air control technique and his entire body slowly came to a stop in the air. Zhou Yun would rather die than go to Xin Yu¡¯s side. Zhou Yun looked at his surroundings. He had no idea when the Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s Mountain peak had gotten so close. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this mountain to be so high. At first, I thought we were already higher than it, but now that we¡¯re closer, we¡¯re actually still so far away from the top of the mountain.¡± Zhou Yun raised his head to look at the peak of the mountain. He was a little surprised. Zhou Yun suddenly looked at Qiao¡¯er, who was in his arms. He held Qiao¡¯er tightly and flew toward the top of the mountain. He had not had freedom for a long time, so he indulged a little. The stars in the sky were just right. Wouldn¡¯t it be a waste of such beautiful scenery if he didn¡¯t properly appreciate it? Furthermore, this time, she was willing to risk her life for him and come to that small world. She had even given him a huge help at the critical moment. Zhou Yun¡¯s current Saint Fire Body and the phoenix flames. If not for Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun would not have been able to become so strong in such a short time. Previously, under Xin Yu¡¯s control, Zhou Yun had to make good use of every moment to cultivate. However, he would never forget the help Qiao¡¯er had given him. Therefore, rather than immediately going back to cultivate, he would rather go into seclusion and cultivate until he reached the nascent soul stage. Taking Qiao¡¯er to see the scenery and chat seemed to be the first thing he should do. Otherwise, Zhou Yun would not know how to repay such a cute girl¡¯s sacrifice. Zhou Yun hugged Qiao¡¯er tightly. Qiao¡¯er did not say a word in his arms. She only enjoyed this moment of silence, a time that belonged only to the two of them. Qiao¡¯er did not ask where Zhou Yun had suddenly changed direction. Qiao¡¯er felt that as long as Zhou Yun was there, she would be willing to go to the ends of the earth! ¡°Qiao¡¯er, let¡¯s go and see the stars. I¡¯ve been wanting to tell you something these past few days.¡± Zhou Yun said softly. The two of them continued to pierce through the clouds. The air became thin, and the surroundings seemed to have become cold. Qiao¡¯er shrank into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms and nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Her voice was very soft. But she was extremely happy. Qiao¡¯er felt that everything she had done was worth it. The feelings between the two of them slowly rose, and both of them felt their bodies slowly become hot. It was clear that the surroundings were getting colder as they rose higher, but Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er both had strange flames, so this bit of cold was nothing to them! As their emotions slowly became hot, their bodies seemed to be responding to their emotions and became hot! Finally, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er broke through the clouds and arrived at the top of the mountain! Here, the white clouds extended into the distance, as if they had become a sea of clouds. The peak of the mountain below had become a lone island in the sea of clouds! The sky was full of stars, and the moonlight shone down with incomparably bright light, making the entire silver sea even more mysterious and illusionary. It was like a silver ocean, a dream-like scene! A gentle breeze blew past, and the silver waves slowly moved toward the distance. The breeze lifted Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hair. The two of them floated quietly on the silver ocean. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er looked at each other. He looked into Qiao¡¯er¡¯s eyes and saw that Qiao¡¯er was blushing shyly, but she was looking at him with determination. Zhou Yun smiled, then slowly stroked Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. Suddenly, it seemed that the breeze had passed by, or perhaps for some other reason. When Zhou Yun touched Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head, she slowly closed her eyes. Zhou Yun could feel Qiao¡¯er¡¯s nervousness and her trembling eyelashes. He shook his head in his heart, then looked at Qiao¡¯er¡¯s pink lips. At this moment, it was as if heaven and earth were setting them off. Zhou Yun was not a soft-legged shrimp. He also closed his eyes and slowly leaned into her. ¡°What are you guys doing?¡± A soft voice was like a clap of thunder that exploded in the hearts of the two! Chapter 159 - 159 The Five Sect Leaders Meet Again 159 The Five Sect Leaders Meet Again ¡°What are you guys doing?¡± A soft voice was like a clap of thunder that exploded in Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s hearts! It was Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice! Zhou Yun¡¯s heart was in turmoil. He and Qiao¡¯er opened their eyes in horror. Only then did they suddenly realize that beside them, thousands of disciples surrounded them and hovered in the air. Around the thousands of disciples, the sect leaders of the Five Major Sects were looking at them with dumbfounded expressions! To Zhou Yun¡¯s horror, they seemed to be in the middle of a top-secret meeting of the five great sects, and were on the verge of doing something that would be extremely embarrassing! ¡°Ah! I¡­ This¡­ She!¡± Zhou Yun was a little incoherent. Why were the sect leaders and disciples of the five great sects all gathered here?! Wasn¡¯t this the Heavenly Star Institute? What was more, this was the peak of a mountain! What were they doing here? A secret gathering? Why did they choose such a godforsaken place? Zhou Yun felt terrible all over. He was finally free and could finally respond to Qiao¡¯er in his arms! It wasn¡¯t easy to find a place that could be considered full of feelings, a place where they could freely express the feelings they had been imprisoned for so long! In the end¡­ There was no result yet. The two of them were even caught red-handed before they could do anything. No, they were about to do something under everyone¡¯s eyes! This would definitely be a dark history for a lifetime! Zhou Yun didn¡¯t feel good. Qiao¡¯er¡¯s face was so red that even her earlobes had turned pink. She threw herself into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms, her head pressed tightly against his chest as if she could hide from the whole world in his arms. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, the weather today is really good hahaha. I didn¡¯t expect to see you here.¡± Zhou Yun was silent for a long time. However, under the constant gazes of the surrounding disciples, he could only speak first. ¡°Sect leader, why are you and the other five sect leaders all gathered here? Could it be that there¡¯s something important?¡± Zhou Yun asked, puzzled. It had to be known that it was extremely rare for the five sects to gather together. The last time he knew of this was during the great battle a thousand years ago. Oh right, there was also the time when she wanted to save him. ¡°Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. You guys are still alive!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s shock was no less than Zhou Yun¡¯s! Even everyone present was the same! They were holding a secret meeting in the most remote place in the world to defeat the terrifying heretic cultivator! While Ling Qingyun was in the middle of the meeting, she suddenly noticed that someone was approaching the peak of the mountain. What shocked Ling Qingyun even more was¡­ Those people were Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er, whom they thought had been dead for a long time! Ling Qingyun immediately suspected Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er¡¯s true identity! After all, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er had been captured by the heretic cultivator. Perhaps these two people had turned into zombies just like Jian Xin and Su Lingyun! Therefore, Ling Qingyun ordered her troops to bide their time. Everyone held their breath and waited for Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er to get close before they could control them in one fell swoop! However, what Ling Qingyun had never expected was that Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er would coincidentally appear right in the middle of the group as if they had not seen them at all! Then, they actually started to look at each other affectionately! While everyone was still in shock, Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er actually wanted to do a live broadcast in front of nearly 10,000 people! Ling Qingyun¡¯s face couldn¡¯t help but turn red as she hurriedly called them to stop. ¡°Why are you here? If I¡¯m not mistaken, Zhou Yun, weren¡¯t you captured by the heretic cultivator?¡± Ling Qingyun discreetly used her spiritual energy to dispel the rosiness on her face, restoring the dignity of a sect leader. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, back then, the five sects were discussing a method, but I didn¡¯t expect you to make such a decision. Seeing you alive is better than anything else.¡± Ling Qingyun looked at Qiao¡¯er. Zhou Yun might only be a glory disciple, but Qiao¡¯er was a true heaven¡¯s favorite who had emerged from the spiritually deprived ground trial. She was many times more powerful than Zhou Yun, who only knew how to refine pills! The five sect leaders still didn¡¯t know what Zhou Yun had done in Spirit Valley. They wondered how powerful Zhou Yun had become. However, they all knew that Qiao¡¯er was definitely the most powerful heaven¡¯s favorite in this world! Thus, all the sect leaders and disciples, including Ling Qingyun, looked at Qiao¡¯er. Qiao¡¯er felt more and more gazes on her back. She thought of the embarrassing things that she had just done in front of everyone and could not help but shrink into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. Zhou Yun could not help but laugh. He hugged Qiao¡¯er tightly. ¡°Let me talk about this. I hope the sect leader won¡¯t be surprised.¡± Zhou Yun said. He did not know how to explain everything that Xin Yu had done! After all, Zhou Yun still felt that it was not real for Xin Yu to suddenly release them without any reason. However, Zhou Yun could only go with the original plan. As for whether Ling Qingyun believed him or not, he had no way of deciding. However, Zhou Yun hoped that Ling Qingyun would believe him. If Ling Qingyun wanted to do something to him and Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun could only say sorry. The current Zhou Yun might have been scared of the heretic cultivator, Xin Yu, and definitely did not want to be controlled by anyone. He definitely didn¡¯t want anyone to separate him from Qiao¡¯er. Therefore, if Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t believe his words and asked him to separate from Qiao¡¯er to be interrogated by Spirit Valley¡­ Zhou Yun could only apologize and leave Spirit Valley with Qiao¡¯er! Ling Qingyun looked at Zhou Yun, and she suddenly realized that Zhou Yun did not even try to avoid her gaze! After all, she was the sect leader of Spirit Valley and a late-stage golden core cultivator! In the entire world, other than the heretic cultivator that ranked among the top three, she was extremely powerful! Ordinary people would not be able to help but lower their heads when they felt her aura, let alone look at her. Even the other four sect leaders would subconsciously lower their imposing manner when they saw her. Ling Qingyun realized that while she was conversing with Zhou Yun, Zhou Yun was actually conversing with her naturally, without any signs of anything amiss! ¡°It seems that Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er have gone through a lot in this period of time. They can actually face me, a late-stage golden core cultivator, directly!¡± Ling Qingyun sighed in her heart. If Zhou Yun knew what Ling Qingyun was thinking, he would definitely burst out laughing. What a joke, which day during this period of time wasn¡¯t he on the verge of death? He was constantly and desperately cultivating. A nascent soul stage cultivator was staring at him from the side. What was a mere late-stage golden core aura? Not to mention that Zhou Yun had already achieved success in his cultivation. If he was given a chance, he could even kill a late-stage golden core cultivator with the Dao Questioning Sword! ¡°Then, we¡¯ll stop our meeting for now. Zhou Yun had returned alive from the hands of the heretic cultivator. There might be some information we don¡¯t know.¡± Ling Qingyun suggested to the other sect leaders. The other sect leaders nodded in agreement. Then, Ling Qingyun looked at Zhou Yun and waited for his reply. ¡°Then I¡¯ll say it first. That heretic cultivator is at least in the nascent soul stage. She was just beside me a moment ago.¡± Zhou Yun thought that there was no need to hide it, so he told her everything. Chapter 160 - 160 Ill Strike This Sword 160 I¡¯ll Strike This Sword ¡°Then I¡¯ll say it first. That heretic cultivator is at least in the nascent soul stage. She was just beside me a moment ago.¡± Zhou Yun thought that there was no need to hide it, so he told her everything. After all, the five great sects had been at odds with the heretic cultivators since a thousand years ago. Although it was the heretic cultivator who was planning this, it was undeniable that the only companions Zhou Yun could find now were the five sects. Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun. He was very curious as to what kind of expression Ling Qingyun would have when she heard the term ¡®nascent soul¡¯. ¡°Nascent soul! As expected, he is still a nascent soul cultivator! And he was just there!¡± When Ling Qingyun heard Zhou Yun¡¯s words, his expression changed drastically! ¡°Everyone, be on guard! They spread out according to the formation they had agreed on earlier! Form the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array!¡± Ling Qingyun shouted! She couldn¡¯t imagine that the target of the assassination was right beside the meeting where they were planning to assassinate him! Didn¡¯t this mean that they were like clowns, and the other party had seen everything? It was like a cat catching a mouse. It was as if he was teasing them before eating them. Ling Qingyun looked at her surroundings with a serious expression. There seemed to be five array centers of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. The sect leaders of the five sects stood at each of the array center. But in reality, there was only one true array center. That was where Ling Qingyun was standing! The sect leaders of the other four sects were standing in four different directions. It was fake bait! As long as the enemy made a mistake and attacked the bait, the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array would instantly unleash all its spiritual energy to bombard the enemy! Ling Qingyun¡¯s cold eyes swept across all the sect leaders of the five sects, and all the disciples of the five sects became serious! Zhou Yun, who was standing at the side, was stunned! What did he just hear from Ling Qingyun? The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array? Could this also be a manual of the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate? One had to know that Zhou Yun had relied on the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate, a sword technique that could be cultivated to the nascent soul stage, to comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth. That was how he was able to execute the terrifying Dao Questioning Sword! ¡°What kind of existence is the Divine Gate? There are so many powerful manuals!¡± Zhou Yun looked at his surroundings. Originally, he thought that he could easily kill hundreds of thousands of ordinary spiritual corpses when he was alone! The outer array of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array formed by thousands of ordinary foundation establishment disciples actually made him feel a sense of danger! Zhou Yun even felt that even if he used all his strength¡­ He couldn¡¯t break the outer array either! Probably only a Dao Questioning Sword could break it! ¡°These ordinary disciples are far weaker than me. However, this array is extremely ingenious. It can condense everyone¡¯s spiritual energy into a rope and even share all the damage unless it is a terrifying sword technique like the Dao Questioning Sword that can break through all techniques. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be able to break through this defense!¡± Zhou Yun felt that the existence of the Divine Gate must be very powerful! Whether it was an array or a sword move, they were all beyond his understanding. This was an experience that he had never experienced in Spirit Valley¡¯s library! ¡°I want to learn this array!¡± Zhou Yun thought to himself. Just the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate was enough for him to gain the opportunity to comprehend the great momentum of the world. He had even condensed the sword seed cultivation heart and the sword spirit, two extremely powerful techniques of the sword Dao. If he could rely on the system to comprehend the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, he might be able to comprehend other opportunities! Just as Zhou Yun was looking at the formation that had surrounded them, the excited Ling Qingyun finally regained her senses. She spread out her divine sense to sense the entire peak of the mountain, but she didn¡¯t sense anyone. Ling Qingyun frowned as she looked at Zhou Yun. ¡°Zhou Yun, where is the heretic cultivator you mentioned?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. In her divine sense, there was no one else on the mountain other than the disciples of the five sects. ¡°She might have left.¡± Zhou Yun spread his hands. If he had to guess Xin Yu¡¯s whereabouts, he might as well guess her real gender. ¡°That heretic cultivator is now called Xin Yu. She is dressed in loose bandages and looks like a young girl, standing at 1.4 meters tall. She¡¯s been keeping me here all this time, constantly urging me to cultivate.¡± Zhou Yun said slowly. ¡°Cultivate?¡± Ling Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and then she looked at Zhou Yun suspiciously. As expected, Ling Qingyun could sense the powerful aura from Zhou Yun¡¯s body! ¡°You¡­ You were only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, so why is your aura so powerful? Whether it¡¯s Qi, blood, or spiritual energy, it¡¯s enough to surpass a golden core cultivator!¡± Ling Qingyun couldn¡¯t help but cry out in shock! When the other sect leaders heard this, they couldn¡¯t help but turn their heads to look at Zhou Yun! ¡°To be able to have the strength that surpasses the golden core stage at the foundation establishment stage!¡± The sect leader of the Autumn Path School¡¯s voice turned sharp. What kind of monster was this? ¡°This is impossible! Foundation establishment cultivators haven¡¯t even gone through the golden core rebirth yet, so how can they be stronger than golden core cultivators?¡± The Heavenly Star Institute¡¯s sect leader said. It was impossible for a cultivator who had not experienced the golden core rebirth to have such a strong qi and blood. ¡°The future generations are formidable!¡± The sect leader murmured. Zhou Yun was slightly surprised. One had to know that he had a thin layer of comprehensive intent surrounding his body at all times. Ordinary people would not be able to see through his cultivation. He didn¡¯t expect Ling Qingyun to be able to see through his current cultivation. Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun. There must be something about her to be able to become a sect leader. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll tell you what happened recently. Everything about Xin Yu. At the same time, I hope that Sect Leader Ling Qingyun can tell me why all of you have gathered here.¡± Zhou Yun planned to tell them everything. At the same time, he was also very curious as to why the five sects had gathered. ¡°Alright,¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the other sect leaders and nodded. After that, as Ling Qingyun and Zhou Yun exchanged stories and looks of shock, it was as if all the questions had been cleared up. Zhou Yun finally understood why the world of cultivators he was in was so small and poor! ¡°So, I¡¯m only in a cultivator¡¯s spiritual weapon.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky and sighed with emotion. ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to tell Brother Zhou Yun this. It¡¯s just that I couldn¡¯t find a chance to say it with Xin Yu present.¡± Qiao¡¯er said apologetically. Zhou Yun rubbed her head to show that he did not mind. ¡°Then, the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate. Zhou Yun, are you sure that you can use it to stir up the great momentum of heaven and earth?¡± After compiling all the information. Ling Qingyun finally turned her gaze to Zhou Yun. At this moment. Ling Qingyun had already stopped treating Zhou Yun as a disciple. In her eyes. Zhou Yun had already become a peer. He might even be more powerful! Even she didn¡¯t dare to think of stirring up the great momentum of heaven and earth. However, Zhou Yun could! ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Zhou Yun openly admitted. ¡°Alright. Then, Zhou Yun, you will strike the last sword in the plan.¡± Ling Qingyun said seriously. She placed the old sword, which contained the terrifying sword Qi of a nascent soul stage attack, into Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°Kill that heretic cultivator and we¡¯ll escape from this world!¡± Ling Qingyun said seriously. Zhou Yun looked at the sword in his hand, then at Qiao¡¯er beside him. He suddenly understood that there were some things that could not be avoided. This world was so small that it was impossible to escape from Xin Yu¡¯s grasp. Xin Yu¡¯s plan had already been completed. If they did not retaliate, they would not be able to escape. As long as they killed Xin Yu, they might be able to get the direct disciple to let them out! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with determination as he gripped the hilt of his old sword. ¡°I¡¯ll strike this sword!¡± Chapter 161 - 161 Gentleness 161 Gentleness Zhou Yun felt that in the final battle with the great enemy, one would usually have extraordinary encounters to improve themselves. Just like the protagonists in novels, it only took them a few months or even a few years to cultivate to the final battle, and they had the strength of a demon king who had planned for hundreds or thousands of years, worked hard, and was determined to destroy the world. The protagonist had love and courage. With such unreliable things, he could fight against the great enemy who had decided to destroy the world after careful consideration and experiencing the vicissitudes of the world. No matter how he thought about it, it was too ridiculous and fake. Of course, Zhou Yun did not have the right to comment on those fantasy-like plots. Not to mention the others, he was currently experiencing a mysterious thing. It wasn¡¯t that he suddenly had to fight with Xin Yu, a heretic cultivator from a thousand years ago, who might be even stronger than the nascent soul stage. After the discussion with Ling Qingyun, Zhou Yun was entrusted with the most important task of executing the final strike. And now, he was making preparations for this mission. To be precise, he was conserving his energy. ¡°Mm¡­ Why do I feel like I¡¯m living a life that¡¯s even more unreliable than those protagonists who rely on love and courage?¡± Zhou Yun frowned as he thought of this. He turned his body to the side so that a young lady could take a thin wet tissue and slowly wipe the right side of his body. On the other side, Su Wanyi¡¯s face was also red as she gently fed a sword spirit fruit to Zhou Yun. Behind him, a young female sword cultivator was massaging Zhou Yun¡¯s back, her forehead covered in sweat. A shy girl in front¡­ The surrounding spiritual energy was so dense that it formed a fog, making everyone¡¯s figures faintly discernible. Their clothes were wet, and their slender figures were outlined in the spiritual fog. The sight was beautiful. In the entire room, there were a total of over ten young ladies of various looks constantly attending to Zhou Yun, allowing him to live a life like a celestial. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. What was it that made him decide to treat Xin Yu seriously and make the final strike? The protagonists in the novel would at least replenish their love and courage before the final battle, greatly increasing their strength in a short period of time so that they could barely explain that they could kill the great enemy when they faced him. Although he was not a warrior of love and courage, he was still a person with a system. Zhou Yun had originally planned to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment and increase his strength by another level so that he would have a higher chance of winning against Xin Yu. However, just like the constant soft touch on his body, it reminded Zhou Yun that he had not even defeated the devil and was already living a gentle life. ¡°Junior Brother Zhou Yun, hmm¡­ How¡¯s the pressure?¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s face was red as she took a towel and gently wiped Zhou Yun¡¯s body. Zhou Yun¡¯s strong body was full of strength, and his muscles made her face turn red. Su Wanyi asked Zhou Yun as she endured. ¡°In that case, the pressure is secondary. The special cultivation technique that Sect Leader Ling Qingyun spoke of does have an effect that I had never expected.¡± In contrast to Su Wanyi¡¯s flushed face, Zhou Yun¡¯s face was serious. He was constantly feeling the spiritual energy that was slowly being transmitted from the hands of the young girls. ¡°That¡¯s good. It would be great if I could help you.¡± Su Wanyi chuckled. After Su Lingyun¡¯s death, Su Wanyi seemed to have lost her support for a while, and she was completely out of her wits. Just as Su Wanyi was immersed in her sorrow, she was suddenly informed by Ling Qingyun that there was a way to kill the heretic cultivator, and the process required her help. Therefore, Su Wanyi naturally came over. Su Wanyi originally thought that she needed to fight as a combat force. However, she did not expect that she would be ordered to do such a shameful thing to Junior Brother Zhou Yun. But fortunately, it was indeed useful! ¡°The Divine Gate is truly a mystical place. I didn¡¯t expect that there would be such a cultivation technique. By using the spiritual energy of different sword cultivators as nourishment and supplying the spiritual energy of dozens of sword cultivators to one sword cultivator, it could greatly improve that person¡¯s cultivation in a short time. And there are no side effects at all!¡± Su Wanyi exclaimed as she moved closer to Zhou Yun. She exerted more force and more spiritual energy was transferred to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun nodded his head. He had to admit that the Divine Gate was indeed powerful. This was the third cultivation technique manual that he had seen from the Divine Gate. Every single one of them was beyond his expectations! One must know that Zhou Yun¡¯s spiritual energy was tens of times that of an ordinary cultivator! Right now, he could feel that his strength was skyrocketing just by relying on a dozen sword cultivators. If it was an ordinary person, wouldn¡¯t it only take a few days to advance to the next realm without any side effects? ¡°However, even though it looks light, this secret technique is not something that everyone can withstand.¡± Zhou Yun could feel the force on his body increasing. This was a sign that all young girls¡¯ bodies had reached their peak. After a while, it was estimated that these girls would reach their peak at the same time. Their bodies would be exhausted, and all the spiritual energy in their bodies would rush into his body! ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that I have the Saint Fire Body, and the amount of spiritual energy in my body is higher than that of ordinary people. If an ordinary person were to practice this secret technique, the effect would probably be less than one percent of mine.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head. Then, he made preparations to withstand the peak impact of all the girls. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Junior Brother Zhou Yun. Today, we¡¯ll¡­ We¡¯ll stop here!¡± Su Wanyi¡¯s voice suddenly trembled, and then she fell down with a red face. The rest of the girls also fell down. This was a sign that his spiritual energy had been completely exhausted. Zhou Yun did not have the time to help these girls up. He was receiving the spiritual energy from all the girls who had reached their peak! ¡°Mm! With such turbulent waves, I¡¯m even more curious about how this secret technique works!¡± Zhou Yun thought to himself as he endured the massive influx of spiritual energy. He had already gotten his hands on the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Zhou Yun intended to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment after he was done with the ceremony. Then, he would be able to comprehend the formation and secret techniques of the Divine Gate! ¡°Ding!¡± As Zhou Yun continued to absorb the spiritual energy, the sword seed cultivation heart in his body also continued to absorb the sword intent of the dozens of girls in the spiritual energy, growing wildly! After a long time, Zhou Yun finally recovered. He felt satisfied! As he looked at the dozen or so girls lying on the ground, blushing, Zhou Yun felt like he had eaten too much for the first time. His spiritual energy was perfected, and his sword seed cultivation heart was also full. Now, as long as Zhou Yun wanted to, he could break through to the late-stage foundation establishment without any obstacles! ¡°I¡¯ve already reached the peak of the mid-stage foundation establishment. There¡¯s no room for further growth.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were deep as he looked out the window into the distance. It was time to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment! Chapter 162 - 162 Breaking Through to the Late 162 Breaking Through to the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment ¡°Brother Zhou Yun!¡± Qiao¡¯er walked into the room. When she saw the scene inside, her face turned red, and she covered her eyes and walked out. Zhou Yun was taken aback. Then, he smiled, put on his shirt, and walked out. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, you¡¯ve succeeded in your cultivation? I can feel that the spiritual energy in your body has become even denser.¡± After seeing Zhou Yun come out, Qiao¡¯er stuck her head out from behind a pillar at the side. Her face was still red, and she looked very pretty. ¡°Yes, I plan to go into seclusion for a period of time to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment. This way, I¡¯ll have a greater chance of winning when I face Xin Yu.¡± Zhou Yun said. He was now carrying that old sword with him at all times, and every moment he cultivated was deepening the connection with the old sword. Fortunately, when he used the last wisp of sword Qi on it, he could maximize its power! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun is so amazing. You¡¯re able to make Sect Leader Ling Qingyun trust you so much.¡± Qiao¡¯er looked at Zhou Yun with admiration. Brother Zhou Yun was indeed the best to be able to comprehend the great momentum of the world in this world where the laws of the world were incomplete! ¡°However, can Sect Leader Ling Qingyun really lure Xin Yu out?¡± Qiao¡¯er suddenly asked worriedly. Zhou Yun understood Qiao¡¯er¡¯s concern. Actually, if it was possible, Zhou Yun would rather go into seclusion until he reached the nascent soul stage or even higher before he could face Xin Yu. However, this world did not allow him to cultivate to the nascent soul stage. Furthermore, Xin Yu¡¯s plan had already been completed. They did not have much time left. ¡°Xin Yu¡¯s whereabouts are uncertain, and her temperament has changed greatly. She also has a way of thinking that we can¡¯t predict. We can¡¯t predict what she¡¯s doing.¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°However, Sect Leader Ling Qingyun has confidently said that she will be able to lure Xin Yu out. All we can do is believe in Sect Leader Ling Qingyun. ¡°The only thing I can do is to get stronger and protect you.¡± Zhou Yun said softly. He reached out to stroke Qiao¡¯er¡¯s head. Qiao¡¯er also raised her head to enjoy Zhou Yun¡¯s touch. Zhou Yun did not know what would happen next. However, he could only do his best. ¡°Maybe I can give up on laying a solid foundation and directly rely on my current cultivation to break through to the golden core stage. With this foundation, I believe that breaking through to the mid-stage golden core in a short time would be a piece of cake. However, my future achievements will be greatly reduced if I do that.¡± Zhou Yun was hesitating. Should he give up on his current foundation and become stronger in a short period of time? After all, his current cultivation level was still too low. Even though he had the strongest talent in this world. However, the battle between a foundation establishment cultivator and a nascent soul cultivator was a battle that spanned two major cultivation levels. It was still too forced! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, what are you thinking about?¡± Qiao¡¯er could not help but ask when she saw Zhou Yun staring into the distance. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Zhou Yun returned to his senses and smiled. Zhou Yun did not choose to discuss this with Qiao¡¯er. This was a critical moment, and Zhou Yun did not want Qiao¡¯er to worry at the last moment. ¡°Forget it. For now, I¡¯ll break through to the late-stage foundation establishment. One step at a time. If I¡¯m still not confident in being able to defeat Xin Yu after Sect Leader Ling Qingyun has confirmed the time it takes to lure her out, then I¡¯ll force my way through.¡± In the end, Zhou Yun chose to take it one step at a time. Not long ago, Ling Qingyun had taken the other four sect leaders out with her, as if she was planning to set up a ceremony to lure Xin Yu out. At the same time, several thousand foundation establishment disciples and a hundred golden core elders also went out. Ling Qingyun seemed to be very confident that with the help of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, not only would she be able to lure Xin Yu out, but she would also be able to imprison her and let Zhou Yun kill her in one fell swoop! ¡°Senior Brother Zhou Yun.¡± A female disciple of Spirit Valley came over and greeted Zhou Yun. ¡°Senior Brother Zhou Yun, the seclusion cave abode you requested has been prepared. It¡¯s the cave abode you used to live in when you became a glory disciple. All the decorations inside are still there.¡± The female disciple said. The cave abode where he was a glory disciple? Zhou Yun was taken aback. He did not expect that he would still have the chance to return to that cave abode after so long. However, this also indirectly showed that the five great sects were really close to running out of ammunition and supplies. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth had disappeared. Even for Spirit Valley, it was extremely difficult to get another cave filled with spiritual energy. In the end, the cave abode that Zhou Yun wanted to break through to was the place he was at before. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun, I wish you a successful breakthrough!¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice suddenly sounded. Zhou Yun only felt a burst of warmth on his face, and then he saw Qiao¡¯er covering her mouth and running away with a red face. ¡°This little girl.¡± Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. He had never thought that he would be sneak attacked by someone. Zhou Yun touched his face that had just been sneaked up on. He felt surprisingly good. ¡°Then, Senior Brother Zhou Yun, please come this way.¡± The female disciple said. She felt a sense of regret in her heart. Since Senior Brother Zhou Yun was so close to Qiao¡¯er, wouldn¡¯t she lose the chance to be his partner? She wondered if Senior Brother Zhou Yun would take in another partner. After Zhou Yun returned to Spirit Valley with Ling Qingyun and the other four sect leaders, his performance outside Spirit Valley¡¯s sect-protecting array, as well as the traces left behind by the Dao Questioning Sword that pierced through the heaven and earth, had given Ling Qingyun a huge shock. Even the four sect leaders had their mouths wide open. In the end, Ling Qingyun was even more determined to let Zhou Yun perform the final strike. At the same time, they were full of fighting spirit and said that they must succeed! Then, in front of all the disciples, she announced that Zhou Yun¡¯s position in the entire Spirit Valley was only below hers. All the matters of Spirit Valley had to follow Zhou Yun¡¯s orders! Zhou Yun had also been shocked by Ling Qingyun¡¯s decisiveness. However, when he thought about what he had to do next, he let go of it. After all, if they failed to fight against Xin Yu, the entire world would be gone. What was a mere Spirit Valley? Zhou Yun returned to the familiar cave abode with ease. After he walked in, the familiar decorations inside made him reminisce. ¡°At that time, I had just begun to show off my brilliance and planned to continue cultivating to slowly become stronger. However, I didn¡¯t expect so many things to happen. It was just a long journey, but it felt like 81 difficulties. When I am back this time, everything is the same, but the people are different.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual spring in the center of the cave abode, then at a room in the corner. Once, there was a stupid senior sister who used to take a bath and drink wine in this cave. Although that drunk senior sister was not a great person, she was still a good senior sister who always wanted to maintain her dignity in front of Su Wanyi. Zhou Yun shook his head and threw away these thoughts. He didn¡¯t know where Su Lingyun¡¯s body was buried, but he didn¡¯t have the chance to do so now. Jian Xin had already turned into ashes. Even if they died, they would not be buried together in the sea of flowers. ¡°Then, let¡¯s begin breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment. Only by becoming stronger will I not be so powerless.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with determination. Chapter 163 - 163 Sudden Enlightenment and Breakthrough 163 Sudden Enlightenment and Breakthrough ¡°Then, let¡¯s begin breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment. Only by becoming stronger will I not be so powerless.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes were filled with determination. He had now cultivated the comprehensive intent all over his body and the Saint Fire Mantra. He had the sword seed cultivation heart, the sword spirit, the phoenix fire, and the Fire Dragon Sword, and had comprehended the great momentum of heaven and earth. No matter which one he took out, he would be known as the most powerful heaven¡¯s favorite in the world! But now, everything was focused on Zhou Yun! Even Ling Qingyun¡¯s gaze toward Zhou Yun became a little off. However, this was not enough! What Zhou Yun wanted to do wasn¡¯t to become a heaven¡¯s favorite expert who had yet to mature. He wanted to become a true expert because only after he became an expert could he truly face Xin Yu. Only then would he have the chance to leave this world. ¡°The late-stage foundation establishment is already very close to the golden core stage. The early-stage foundation establishment cultivates the amount of spiritual energy, while the mid-stage cultivates the balance of the body and spiritual energy. In the late-stage foundation establishment, I¡¯m already approaching the golden core stage. My main cultivation is the indestructible golden core and the transformation of the golden core body.¡± Zhou Yun recalled the explanation that Ling Qingyun had given him before he left. He slowly immersed his divine sense into his body. ¡°To put it bluntly, the late-stage foundation establishment focuses on the body! This is also the reason why cultivators can greatly increase their rate of rebirth after reaching the late-stage foundation establishment and the golden core stage. Before that, the cultivation level is to increase the level of spiritual energy. The body is extremely fragile, and it would break with a touch, dying easily. After the late-stage foundation establishment, I¡¯ll start preparing for the golden core to temper my body. My physique will be strengthened and I¡¯ll be able to take a beating even more!¡± After listening to Ling Qingyun¡¯s explanation, Zhou Yun was now extremely confident in breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment. He believed that he would definitely be able to break through perfectly! Zhou Yun¡¯s divine sense had already descended upon him. Zhou Yun¡¯s current body had completely transformed into the Saint Fire Body, which was completely different from that of ordinary cultivators. The number of meridians had decreased, but the strength of the body was many times stronger than that of ordinary people! ¡°My body is no longer suitable for the breakthrough method of ordinary cultivators. I still need to become stronger! What I need is a breakthrough method that matches the powerful Saint Fire Body! No, I must be stronger! Otherwise, I won¡¯t have a chance to defeat Xin Yu!¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He decisively gave up on the method Ling Qingyun had taught him. He began to search for a breakthrough method that was unique to him. ¡°It seems that I can only rely on the Enlightenment System to comprehend a new breakthrough method this time. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to fully display my solid foundation.¡± Zhou Yun said with a bitter smile. He didn¡¯t expect that he would have such a happy problem when his foundation was too good. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that I¡¯ll have to find my own way to break through every time after this?¡± When Zhou Yun had broken through to the foundation establishment stage, he had obtained the Spiritual Qi Mantra that he could cultivate on his own. It had also raised his own spiritual energy and physique to a level that ordinary cultivators could not dream of reaching. When he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment, he forcibly shaped the Saint Fire Body, which strengthened his talent even more! ¡°I wonder if there will be any more accidents when I break through to the late-stage foundation establishment?¡± Zhou Yun recalled his growth process. He seemed to have taken an unorthodox path, but the results were surprisingly good. ¡°System, help me understand the way to break through. I want to achieve enlightenment in the direction of stimulating my potential to the greatest extent.¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment. Whether he was in the Qi cultivation stage or the foundation establishment stage, he had always been strengthening his foundation. Perhaps it was time for him to unleash all of his potentials. Whether it was the battle against Xin Yu or the golden core body tempering, Zhou Yun should be able to stimulate all his potential. He needed to be strong to face Xin Yu! The golden core body tempering was also known as the cultivator¡¯s first rebirth and was also known as the cultivator¡¯s cultivation level reset. At that time, their talent and physical aptitude would be reset, allowing those cultivators with weak talent and physique to catch up in one go. That was why the strength of the golden core stage cultivators was so equal. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t want his foundation to be wasted just like that. He had to reset himself. Therefore, he had to increase his strength in advance! ¡°Alright, most handsome master. The moment of enlightenment begins!¡± A familiar and pleasant female voice sounded in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. Zhou Yun was already extremely familiar with this voice. Recently, Zhou Yun had been in the Enlightenment State during almost every cultivation session. Not only was he able to focus more on his cultivation, but he was also able to comprehend better cultivation techniques from time to time. However, frequent enlightenment would still cause a great burden on the mind. Zhou Yun had no other choice. If he had not been constantly pressured by Xin Yu, Zhou Yun would not have been able to undergo enlightenment despite knowing that it would be a burden to his spirit. ¡°I hope that after this battle, my cultivation life won¡¯t be so difficult and tiring.¡± Zhou Yun grumbled in his heart. Then, he entered the Enlightenment State. ¡°I need to unleash all my potential now. The first is the amount of spiritual energy. As I continue to cultivate, my spiritual energy is almost a hundred times that of an ordinary cultivator! Maybe I can compress the amount of spiritual energy to increase its quality and thus increase my battle power! ¡°The second is my body. When I was cultivating the Saint Fire Mantra, I had the Saint Fire Body, which made me stronger than ordinary cultivators. Perhaps I can use the Saint Fire Mantra to improve it and add a function that allows me to use the strange flames to continuously forge my body while the Saint Fire Mantra passively enhances my strength. This will allow my body to become stronger at all times! ¡°The third is my understanding. What I¡¯ve comprehended now is almost all the comprehensive intent in my body, and I¡¯ve combined it into a powerful secret technique that¡¯s full of comprehensive intent. Perhaps I can try to cultivate this secret technique along with the great momentum of heaven and earth. By mixing the comprehensive intent in my body with the great momentum of heaven and earth, I might be able to greatly enhance my combat power!¡± Snippets of knowledge flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind rapidly. Then, he quickly filtered out the points and summarized the ways for him to become stronger! This time, Zhou Yun was looking for a breakthrough that was different from the rest. But more than that, it stimulated his foundation! Therefore, he might not have taken the risk to break through as he did with the Saint Fire Body. However, Zhou Yun was certain that after this breakthrough, his gains would definitely not be any less than when he broke through to the mid-stage foundation establishment! ¡°The first key is the compression of spiritual energy!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s expression was serious. Spiritual energy could be classified into three states: gas, liquid, and solid. If the spiritual energy was purified, perhaps ordinary cultivators would think of turning the spiritual energy into liquid form. At that time, wouldn¡¯t the cultivator¡¯s body turn into liquid spiritual energy? How would they be able to cultivate? However, only Zhou Yun knew. With his powerful control over his body and the keen senses of the Saint Fire Body, he could sense the degree of spiritual energy in the world! Every strand of spiritual energy was mixed with many impurities! If these impurities could be separated, then the quality of spiritual energy would be raised to a terrifying level! ¡°The first purification of spiritual energy, begin!¡± Zhou Yun chanted in his heart! Chapter 164 - 164 Soaring In Strength 164 Soaring In Strength ¡°The first purification of spiritual energy, begin!¡± Zhou Yun chanted in his heart. At the same time, many methods of purifying spiritual energy flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind under the Enlightenment State! In the end, Zhou Yun classified them into two categories. The first was to solve the problem. Improving the cultivation technique, directly filtering out the spiritual energy when absorbing the pure spiritual energy, thus achieving the state of spiritual energy purification. Many cultivators absorbed the mottled spiritual energy, but they didn¡¯t have a way to purify it, so it was mottled spiritual energy from the absorption to the use. As time passed, it would even cause one¡¯s aptitude to decline. This was also one of the reasons why the five great sects¡¯ strength had been weakening ever since the spiritual energy had started to run low a thousand years ago. The decrease in spiritual energy and resources was one of the reasons. However, the biggest reason was that there was less spiritual energy. Many cultivators absorbed mottled spiritual energy when they cultivated, which resulted in lower quality and limited cultivation. Even when Ling Qingyun was cultivating, she had to enter the sect leader¡¯s hall to prevent herself from being invaded by the mottled spiritual energy. Therefore, if one were to absorb pure spiritual energy from the start, not only would the quality of one¡¯s own spiritual energy improve, but it would also replace one¡¯s aptitude over time! The second was to filter out the impurities of the spiritual energy in the body after absorbing it. Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He cultivated the Saint Fire Mantra, which was an extremely powerful cultivation technique. It would yield twice the result with half the effort, and it would also allow him to continue to benefit. ¡°I want both! Not only must I filter the spiritual energy when I absorb it, but I must also compress the spiritual energy in my body to increase its quality!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s own spiritual energy was much more than an ordinary person¡¯s. Just one type of spiritual energy was naturally not enough to satisfy him! ¡°The Saint Fire Mantra is a cultivation technique created by a nascent soul grand cultivator. Perhaps my current cultivation level is not enough, so I can¡¯t comprehend a more powerful cultivation technique. However, if I add some functions to make it better, it¡¯s still possible!¡± Zhou Yun was extremely confident. This was the case with the Enlightenment State! ¡°For the absorption of spiritual energy, ordinary cultivators would have to circulate their Qi and absorb the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth into their dantian. However, I have the Saint Fire Body, so my entire body is a container of spiritual energy. I only need to absorb spiritual energy into my body. ¡°That¡¯s why I have to do it via the skin and let the spiritual energy pass through my skin before I can absorb it. ¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°But the skin itself doesn¡¯t have that many functions. How can I make the skin have a filtering function?¡± Zhou Yun thought hard. Suddenly, the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array flashed across his mind! ¡°Perhaps I can form a special array on my skin to achieve the effect of filtering the spiritual energy!¡± Zhou Yun said in surprise. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was a special formation. Not only did they have different array centers, but they could also distinguish the target of the attack! He didn¡¯t need to fully comprehend the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. He only needed to comprehend the outer array and set the target of attack as spiritual energy. Then, he would change the setting of attack to absorption. He would be able to absorb spiritual energy without any impurities! Zhou Yun was shocked by the sudden thought. But he soon came back to his senses. Zhou Yun knew that if he did not possess such a wondrous array like the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, he would not have been able to think of such a method even if he was in the Enlightenment State! ¡°The Divine Gate is truly a powerful place! I can benefit a lot from each of the cultivation techniques here!¡± Zhou Yun thanked the Divine Gate that he had never met before. ¡°Then, the next step is to improve the array!¡± Zhou Yun had already obtained all the arrays of the celestial Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array from Ling Qingyun. Therefore, he began to modify them without any hesitation. At the same time, Zhou Yun also learned how to compress spiritual energy in his body. He had set up several small formations in the main meridians of his body and set all the spiritual energy that passed through them as compression. This caused the extremely pure spiritual energy to be compressed once again! If he succeeded, the spiritual energy in Zhou Yun¡¯s body would be extremely pure, even close to a liquid state! ¡°The second one is about the strengthening of the body. Using the strange fire in my body to continuously forge my body, perhaps I can make my body even stronger!¡± Zhou Yun had learned his lesson and naturally set his sights on the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! He had created a small technique that allowed the phoenix fire to continuously attack his entire body while circulating around him! Of course, the power of the attack was extremely weak, and it was in a state that his body could withstand! According to the phoenix fire¡¯s vitality, Zhou Yun did not even need to deliberately heal his injuries. His body was constantly being refined by the phoenix fire to discharge impurities while also being repaired! He had perfectly achieved the effect of strengthening his physique at all times! The third comprehensive intent was completely linked with the great momentum of heaven and earth, causing the comprehensive intent to contain the great momentum of heaven and earth. This was the most difficult one! This was because the great momentum of heaven and earth was an exclusive ability that could only be used by those in the nascent soul stage. According to Xin Yu, not many geniuses had used it, even when they were at the peak of the late-stage golden core. Therefore, Zhou Yun¡¯s ability to use the great momentum of heaven and earth was already considered extremely monstrous, and it was not an exaggeration to say that no one had ever done it before! Now, Zhou Yun was still not satisfied with this. He wanted to integrate the great momentum of heaven and earth into his secret technique. Naturally, he had to put in more effort than ordinary people! Su Lingyun¡¯s figure suddenly flashed through Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. He shook his head and chose to continue to grit his teeth and persevere. This world could be destroyed at any moment. He could be killed at any moment. If he didn¡¯t grit his teeth and persevere to the best of his ability, he might as well stretch out his neck and be killed from the start! This was much easier! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and continued to persevere. He was looking for a way to completely merge the great momentum of heaven and earth into his body¡¯s comprehensive intent, allowing his strength to increase in a short period of time greatly! ¡°Is Brother Zhou Yun alright?¡± Outside Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode, Qiao¡¯er was looking at it with worry. It had been a month since Zhou Yun entered seclusion! During this time, Qiao¡¯er had absorbed the phoenix blood and possessed the phoenix fire. She had obtained a physique that was comparable to Zhou Yun¡¯s and had already broken through to the golden core stage. But Qiao¡¯er did not expect that Zhou Yun had only broken through to the late-stage foundation establishment, and he was taking even longer than her to break through to the golden core stage. Qiao¡¯er could not help but worry. On the side, Ling Qingyun was closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. She was also waiting for Zhou Yun to come out of seclusion. During this period of time, Ling Qingyun had already led all the elites of the five sects to set up the true Nine Heavens Array of the Divine Gate! This time, Ling Qingyun had already cut off all means of retreat. She would recruit all the disciples of the five sects and even all the cultivators in the world who could be of use to set up the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! The five sects had already exhausted all their resources and abilities just to kill Xin Yu! Chapter 165 - 165 The Reappearance of Venerable Xunling 165 The Reappearance of Venerable Xunling Ling Qingyun had already exhausted all the resources of the five sects. She had gathered all the cultivators that could be of use in the world, either through rewards or appointments, and together, they had launched the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array which was operated by more than 100,000 cultivators! Ten days ago, Ling Qingyun had already returned to Spirit Valley. She took out an item from the sect leader¡¯s hall, which was the most important place in Spirit Valley, and then waited outside Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode. Ling Qingyun had already made all the necessary preparations. Next, they only needed to wait for the peerless genius, Zhou Yun, to come out of seclusion and strike with the last sword strike. Then, everything would be over! ¡°Sect leader, how long will Brother Zhou Yun be in seclusion?¡± Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t wait any longer and couldn¡¯t help but ask Ling Qingyun. For ordinary cultivators, breaking through from the mid to the late-stage foundation establishment might not take long, and they would often go into seclusion for years. However, when it came to breaking through realms, a mere foundation establishment stage didn¡¯t take too long. Ordinary cultivators only needed a few days, ten days at most. Even Qiao¡¯er had only used a short 15 days to break through to the golden core stage. Zhou Yun had actually taken more than a month! This made Qiao¡¯er worried. ¡°Zhou Yun is a proud son of the heavens, much less in our small world. Perhaps in the outside world, he would be a heaven¡¯s favorite that could shock a region. Therefore, his breakthrough is naturally different from ordinary people. Don¡¯t you worry.¡± Ling Qingyun comforted Qiao¡¯er. However, she couldn¡¯t help but clench her fists. Zhou Yun was the most important person in this battle. If not for Zhou Yun, even Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t have much confidence in activating the sword Qi in that old sword! Qiao¡¯er¡¯s mood was much better after hearing Ling Qingyun¡¯s words. However, she still clenched her fists and prayed for Zhou Yun. There were only a few disciples left in Spirit Valley. They were in charge of maintaining the most basic operations of Spirit Valley. Other than that, all the disciples were sent to the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array by Ling Qingyun. The huge Spirit Valley seemed a bit deserted at this time. In Spirit Valley, there was almost no one other than the dozen or so golden core cultivators guarding Zhou Yun¡¯s cave! Even the entrance of Spirit Valley was wide open without any handyman disciples guarding it! ¡°Thud!¡± Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the stairs below the valley entrance. The footsteps were getting closer and closer to the entrance of the valley, and then a figure slowly appeared from the distance. It was a black figure wearing a black robe and a veil. If there were any ordinary cultivators here, they would definitely exclaim in shock at Venerable Xunling. Even Zhou Yun would be surprised if he saw this figure! One must know that from the beginning of all this, it involved Venerable Xunling! Zhou Yun had always been suspicious of the true identity of Venerable Xunling. Could this mysterious being, who had a powerful cultivation technique and was constantly supporting this heaven¡¯s favorite, be one of the cultivators who had been locked up in this world? Furthermore, Xin Yu had set up quite a number of spiritual corpses from the start. Even the original purpose of capturing Zhou Yun was to lure out Venerable Xunling! The goal of the five sects was to eliminate Xin Yu and then escape from this world! Zhou Yun did not know what Xin Yu¡¯s plan was. He couldn¡¯t think of any way that could allow Xin Yu to leave this world safely! The only thing Zhou Yun could think of was Venerable Xunling! Zhou Yun had never expected that Venerable Xunling would appear at Spirit Valley at this time! ¡°Thud!¡± Venerable Xunling¡¯s footsteps were very slow, but his direction was extremely firm. He was approaching the cave abode where Zhou Yun was in seclusion. Qiao¡¯er, who was worriedly praying for Zhou Yun, seemed to have sensed something. However, she only wrinkled her nose and continued to pray for Zhou Yun. Even Xin Yu couldn¡¯t deal with Venerable Xunling, so Ling Qingyun naturally didn¡¯t have the ability to sense that Venerable Xunling had already arrived in Spirit Valley. Just as Zhou Yun was in seclusion, Venerable Xunling finally made his way to the cave abode where Zhou Yun was in seclusion. He was behind Qiao¡¯er and Ling Qingyun! ¡°Watch out!¡± A voice suddenly rang out. In an instant, Ling Qingyun¡¯s face was covered in frost. Waving the spiritual sword in her hand, she turned around and pointed it. The blade of the sword didn¡¯t tremble at all as it was pointed directly at Venerable Xunling¡¯s head! In the next moment, Venerable Xunling was surrounded by several golden core elders! On the surrounding buildings, there were many golden core stage disciples surrounding the formation, guarding the surroundings! ¡°Who are you? Why did you break into Spirit Valley at this time? If I¡¯m not mistaken, the five sects have already issued a decree that no cultivators or forces are allowed to go out for the next three months. If anyone disobeys, the five sects will kill them!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s face was frosty as she was secretly shocked. Just a moment ago, she had not sensed that someone had actually come so close to her! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the other party released his aura, Ling Qingyun suspected that she might have been killed by him before she could even react. Ling Qingyun glared at Venerable Xunling. Where did such an expert come from? With such powerful strength, was he at the perfected golden core stage? Or was it the legendary nascent soul stage? Why was there no trace of this person in the previous records? ¡°Venerable Xunling! Why are you here?¡± Qiao¡¯er exclaimed. She hurriedly explained to Ling Qingyun, ¡°Venerable Xunling is a cultivator in the Treasure Pavilion. He¡¯s a loner who specializes in providing magical items and manuals to the heaven¡¯s favorite experts and cultivating them.¡± ¡°Even Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s Fire Dragon Sword and cultivation technique were provided by Venerable Xunling. If I remember correctly, if Brother Zhou Yun breaks through to the golden core stage, Venerable Xunling will definitely appear by his side.¡± Qiao¡¯er explained. Hearing this, the guard on Ling Qingyun¡¯s face dropped a little. However, she still had the elders keep an eye on Venerable Xunling. After all, Zhou Yun was the most important person right now. There must not be any mistakes! ¡°Since you¡¯ve appeared, doesn¡¯t that mean that Brother Zhou Yun did not break through to the late-stage foundation establishment, but directly into the golden core stage?¡± Qiao¡¯er exclaimed in surprise. She looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode with great joy. It was as if Zhou Yun¡¯s breakthrough to the golden core stage was even more joyous than her own breakthrough! Venerable Xunling did not say anything. He looked at the happy Qiao¡¯er, then shifted his gaze to Zhou Yun¡¯s cave. ¡°He actually broke through to the golden core stage directly. That¡¯s good too. His foundation establishment stage is already so terrifying. If Zhou Yun reaches the golden core stage, then his chances of winning will increase.¡± Ling Qingyun was a little surprised. He had not expected Zhou Yun to choose to break through to the golden core stage directly. ¡°Boom!¡± All of a sudden, a deafening boom that sounded like the ground was shaking came from Zhou Yun¡¯s cave abode. Then, the door to Zhou Yun¡¯s cave opened and a strong and handsome figure slowly walked out. That figure was Zhou Yun, who had just finished his closed-door cultivation! Chapter 166 - 166 The Late 166 The Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Zhou Yun slowly walked out of the cave abode. At this moment, his entire body was wrapped in a faint spiritual mist. Her hair was wet, and drops of dew dripped down. The water from the spiritual energy slid down his strong muscles and across Zhou Yun¡¯s skin. Everyone¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but follow the flow of the drops of spiritual energy water. They saw Zhou Yun¡¯s jet-black hair and his handsome face, which seemed to have been carved out bit by bit by the gods. As the water flowed down his neck, Zhou Yun¡¯s skin appeared in their sight. Ling Qingyun, Qiao¡¯er, and even Venerable Xunling couldn¡¯t help but breathe heavily. Originally, after Zhou Yun was reborn, his skin was as tender and smooth as a newborn. It was enough to make any female cultivator envious. After Zhou Yun comprehended the sword seed cultivation heart and the Great Path of heaven and earth, his entire body exuded a sense of transcendent beauty, as if he was an immortal! But now, after Zhou Yun came out of his seclusion, other than his skin¡¯s original envious tenderness, there were actually more faint lines on the surface of his skin! These patterns seemed to be formed by spiritual energy. Every spiritual energy pattern seemed to fit in with the great momentum of heaven and earth and existed in every inch of Zhou Yun¡¯s skin. It seemed to exist from a distance, but when he looked closer, he found nothing! It was as if the spiritual energy lines were just an illusion! Everyone looked at Zhou Yun and felt that the spiritual energy pattern made Zhou Yun, who already looked like an immortal, even more mysterious! Zhou Yun was merely standing there, but no one dared to make a sound or even breathe too hard. They were afraid that they would disturb the immortal who seemed to have walked out of a painting! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun is becoming more and more powerful! Could it be that this is the state he is in after breaking through to the golden core stage? I¡¯m also in the golden core stage, but compared to Brother Zhou Yun, whether it¡¯s in terms of aura or appearance, the changes before and after the breakthrough cannot be compared at all!¡± Qiao¡¯er sighed in her heart. She had originally thought that after she had broken through to the golden core stage, she could catch up to Brother Zhou Yun¡¯s pace with the help of her phoenix blood and phoenix fire. Now, it seemed that the distance between them was getting bigger and bigger! ¡°You guys, why are you all here?¡± Zhou Yun said. He didn¡¯t expect that there would be so many people waiting outside his cave abode for closed-door cultivation. Zhou Yun looked over and saw an unexpected figure in front of Ling Qingyun, Qiao¡¯er, and the other elders. It was Venerable Xunling! He was slightly on guard. After experiencing the matter with Xin Yu, the first person that Zhou Yun feared in this world was Xin Yu. The second one was undoubtedly the mysterious Venerable Xunling, who had a manual that could allow him to cultivate to the nascent soul stage, just like Xin Yu! Even though Xin Yu wanted to cause trouble for Venerable Xunling on the surface, Zhou Yun was still very cautious. He had not ruled out the possibility that Xin Yu and Venerable Xunling were just putting on a show and that they were actually working together! ¡°Cough, cough. Zhou Yun, congratulations on breaking through to the golden core stage and coming out of seclusion.¡± Ling Qingyun was the first to cough. She slightly lost her composure. Ling Qingyun had never thought that there would be a day when she would be mesmerized by a disciple¡¯s handsome appearance. Ling Qingyun quickly threw the thought out of her mind. She looked at Zhou Yun and realized that not only did Zhou Yun become more handsome, but even his spiritual energy aura was also many times stronger than before! However, no matter how Ling Qingyun probed, she was unable to sense Zhou Yun¡¯s current cultivation level even if she were to throw his divine sense onto Zhou Yun! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Zhou Yun to become so powerful after breaking through to the golden core stage. Even I can¡¯t sense his cultivation level!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s heart was filled with shock! ¡°Brother Zhou Yun! Congratulations on breaking through to the golden core stage! Look, even Venerable Xunling has come to congratulate you!¡± Qiao¡¯er said hurriedly. She leaned over, took a coat, and put it on Zhou Yun. Such a good-looking Brother Zhou Yun was hers! Zhou Yun looked at Venerable Xunling in shock. When did he break through to the golden core stage? Was Venerable Xunling here to congratulate him? Didn¡¯t he just break through to the late-stage foundation establishment? Did something happen that he didn¡¯t know about? Zhou Yun put on his shirt, covering his beautiful figure. He didn¡¯t notice that after he put on his clothes, a trace of regret flashed across the depths of Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes. ¡°Long time no see, Venerable Xunling.¡± Zhou Yun greeted Venerable Xunling. He had too many questions to ask Venerable Xunling! Whether it was this world or the matter regarding Xin Yu. Since Venerable Xunling was so powerful and mysterious, he should more or less know some secrets. Compared to Venerable Xunling¡¯s cultivation resources, he wanted to know the truth behind this world! ¡°Cough, cough. I didn¡¯t expect that there would be a day when I would be wrong. Zhou Yun, your talent is the most outstanding among all the disciples of the five sects.¡± Only after seeing Zhou Yun come out of seclusion did Venerable Xunling react. Zhou Yun had only broken through to the late-stage foundation establishment and not the golden core stage! ¡°The momentum of breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment is several times stronger than when others break through to the golden core stage. Zhou Yun, could it be that your body¡¯s strength has already far surpassed that of other cultivators?¡± As he looked at Zhou Yun, it was as if he could see through Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes and see through his entire body. He was constantly trying to determine Zhou Yun¡¯s true strength! Zhou Yun felt his body turn cold. It was as if he had been seen through! This was a feeling that he only had when he was with Xin Yu and his soul was seen through by her! However, unlike Xin Yu, Venerable Xunling had directly examined his entire body! It was as if the secret technique or cultivation technique he was cultivating was displayed in front of him! ¡°He¡¯s only in the late-stage foundation establishment!¡± Ling Qingyun couldn¡¯t believe it. She looked at Zhou Yun. From what she could sense, Zhou Yun was now extremely powerful. Even she didn¡¯t have a ten percent chance of winning against him. Such a powerful Zhou Yun was only in the late-stage foundation establishment! Ling Qingyun sighed in her heart. One had to know that she was the head of the five upright sects! A late-stage golden core cultivator! She was one of the top three powerful cultivators in the world. Now, she was actually outdone by a disciple in the late-stage foundation establishment. For a moment, Ling Qingyun felt as if she had been abandoned by the times. ¡°Late-stage foundation establishment.¡± Qiao¡¯er was also stunned, and her mouth was slightly open as if she was lost in thought. Only when Zhou Yun patted her head did she come back to her senses with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s right, Venerable Xunling. When I was breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment, I had some good fortune.¡± Zhou Yun admitted. ¡°However, compared to this¡­ Venerable Xunling, I have something to ask you!¡± Zhou Yun said. Chapter 167 - 167 Monstrous Waves 167 Monstrous Waves Zhou Yun knew that Venerable Xunling¡¯s whereabouts were uncertain. Even Xin Yu, a nascent soul stage cultivator, could not find him. They could only capture heaven¡¯s favorites to lure Venerable Xunling out. He had not really broken through to the golden core stage yet. It was hard to say if he would disappear in the next moment. Therefore, Zhou Yun had to seize the opportunity to ask Venerable Xunling about this world and all the information about Xin Yu. ¡°It seems that you¡¯ve experienced a lot during this time. Other than the growth of your own cultivation level, there is also the growth of your mental state. As expected of a heaven¡¯s favorite that I¡¯ve misjudged.¡± Instead of answering Zhou Yun¡¯s question, Venerable Xunling started talking to himself. ¡°To think that such a heaven¡¯s favorite could be born in such a small place. If Young Master Han were to find out about this, he would probably kill you in the cradle.¡± Venerable Xunling continued. As Zhou Yun listened, he became more alert. Who was Young Master Han? He had read a lot of novels in his previous life about killing heaven¡¯s favorites. However, in this world, in Spirit Valley and the five upright sects, because of Ling Qingyun¡¯s lead in issuing orders, there was no such situation. So Young Master Han was someone from outside this world. He was the chosen one that they wanted to kill! Zhou Yun instantly became alert. Venerable Xunling¡¯s identity was unknown. Perhaps he would really attack him. ¡°Hahaha, don¡¯t worry. I wouldn¡¯t go so far as to attack a junior like this.¡± After seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s reaction, Venerable Xunling was impressed by Zhou Yun¡¯s quick thinking, but he could not help but laugh. ¡°Young Master Han is the master of this world and has owned this 5 directions 5 elements furnace for over three thousand years. The heretic cultivators were thrown in here only to refine them and add some spiritual energy to the furnace.¡± Venerable Xunling explained. Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er, as well as everyone else present, were all listening attentively, afraid of missing a single word! They had never expected that not only did Venerable Xunling know the truth of this world, but he also knew who the master of this world was. This surprised everyone! At the same time, everyone was suspicious of the true identity of Venerable Xunling! Who was he? Why was he in this world? Why did he do things like supporting the heaven¡¯s favorites? ¡°One of the functions of the furnace is to refine the cultivators locked inside into special spiritual Qi and store it for use when refining pills.¡± As Venerable Xunling spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled in the air. Wisps of spiritual energy were drawn out by him like swimming dragons, swaying in the air. ¡°This kind of spiritual energy that is produced by refining living creatures has a special effect on alchemy. That¡¯s why Young Master Han captured that group of heretic cultivators back then.¡± Said Venerable Xunling. ¡°But, if it¡¯s just to catch the heretic cultivators, why did he leave that sentence and then catch the upright disciples?¡± Ling Qingyun furrowed her brows and asked. One had to know that the information they had obtained in the spiritually deprived ground trials clearly stated that the direct disciple did not treat them as human lives at all. He had made them fight to the death in this world before they could leave! ¡°Hahaha, perhaps in Young Master Han¡¯s eyes, cultivators below the nascent soul stage are not considered human.¡± Said Venerable Xunling. Everyone at the scene, including Zhou Yun, felt a chill in their hearts! It was no wonder that their ancestors had been locked in this world for more than a thousand years without being released. It turned out that they had never been truly taken seriously! That¡¯s not right. Since the batch of upright disciples a thousand years ago, they had never been treated as humans in Young Master Han¡¯s eyes! ¡°Did you know? In fact, all the spiritual energy in this world did not exist in the beginning. Whether it was a thousand years ago or now. The spiritual energy you absorb is actually the spiritual energy that is formed after the cultivator dies and is refined by the smelting furnace.¡± Venerable Xunling once again revealed an important piece of information. Zhou Yun was stunned. Everyone present was shocked! It turned out that it was not just the world they were in that was fake. Even the spiritual energy they cultivated was fake! If they were to leave this world now and come into contact with true spiritual energy, what would their cultivation be like? Zhou Yun did not dare to imagine. What kind of place was he in?! It was like a parasite. They relied on the spiritual energy produced from the corpses of the cultivators who were on the side of justice and the opposite side of justice who had slaughtered each other thousands of years ago to survive and cultivate! Zhou Yun suddenly understood why was it that in this world where spiritual energy was scarce. There was also a spiritual energy mine in the Soul Guide Sect. It turned out that it wasn¡¯t a real spiritual energy mine, but a product of a powerful cultivator¡¯s death and refinement in the smelting furnace! ¡°In other words, after we die, we will also turn into spiritual energy. As the spiritual energy is continuously consumed, this world will eventually be left with no trace of spiritual energy and become a world of mortals?¡± Zhou Yun could not believe it. If he lost his spiritual energy, what could he do? ¡°Something¡¯s wrong! If Young Master Han had really captured the heretic cultivators for the sake of refining pills¡­ Then why had no new cultivators been captured in the past thousand years? Could it have been a thousand years? That bloodthirsty Young Master Han didn¡¯t meet any more heretic cultivators?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. She couldn¡¯t believe what she was seeing! ¡°That¡¯s right! If that¡¯s the case, there should be people being captured in our world every once in a while! Such a bloodthirsty Young Master Han should have captured anyone he saw as an eyesore!¡± An elder chimed in. As for the fact that Young Master Han had already died, they had never even thought about it. This was because spiritual weapons had to be bound to their owners. If that Young Master Han was already dead, they would have been released by this ownerless spiritual weapon long ago. He might even become the owner of this ownerless spiritual weapon! Therefore, that Young Master Han was definitely still alive! Seeing how serious the crowd was, Venerable Xunling could not help but wave his hand. ¡°That Young Master Han doesn¡¯t know how to refine pills at all. That¡¯s why he caught the people after he obtained the refining furnace. After messing around with them, he threw the refining furnace into his treasure vault. He¡¯s been doing this for over a thousand years.¡± Venerable Xunling spread out his hands and said. ¡°So, no matter who wins in the end, he might not have remembered this. You might spend the rest of your lives, or even all the people in this world will become ordinary people, and eventually die in this small world.¡± As Venerable Xunling spoke, he did not deliberately emphasize this tragic fact. However, everyone present, including Zhou Yun, was stunned by the news! ¡°We¡¯ve spent our entire lives working hard, even risking our lives to fight against the heretic cultivators, only then will we have a slim chance of defeating them and leaving. All of this is for nothing?¡± Ling Qingyun could not accept this fact at all! ¡°Then what exactly do we exist for? Is it possible that in the end, everyone will become mortals and die in this world?¡± A golden core stage elder couldn¡¯t take it anymore and almost collapsed! Even Qiao¡¯er held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and did not say a word. Only Zhou Yun was staring at Venerable Xunling. He seemed to have discovered something! Chapter 168 - 168 Venerable Xunlings Condition 168 Venerable Xunling¡¯s Condition Just as everyone was on the verge of a mental breakdown after hearing what he said, Zhou Yun was the only one who was staring at him. From the very beginning, when Venerable Xunling revealed the information to them, Zhou Yun had already felt that something was amiss. Why did Venerable Xunling tell them so much? Now, Zhou Yun could finally confirm it. There¡¯s a hidden meaning in Venerable Xunling¡¯s words! Perhaps, Venerable Xunling was testing them, or perhaps he was doing something! ¡°Venerable Xunling, please continue.¡± Zhou Yun pleaded. He knew that at this point in time, if the only thing Venerable Xunling wanted to do was to give them despair, he would have stopped long ago. He didn¡¯t want to wait at the side as if he wanted to see their desperate faces! Venerable Xunling looked at Zhou Yun in satisfaction. He did not expect that Zhou Yun would not waver at all. Instead, he requested for him to continue speaking. Venerable Xunling did not expect Zhou Yun¡¯s heart to be so strong. In a situation where all his efforts were in vain. Zhou Yun didn¡¯t feel the slightest bit of despair. Instead, he was still thinking of a new method! If Zhou Yun could hear the inner voice of Venerable Xunling, he would definitely pout. When he was captured by Xin Yu¡¯s subordinates, he was a foundation establishment cultivator against a nascent soul cultivator! In a situation where all his efforts were in vain, Zhou Yun still chose to continue cultivating. His heart was already so strong that ordinary people didn¡¯t even dare to imagine it! ¡°Don¡¯t tell me there¡¯s still hope!¡± Ling Qingyun came to her senses and looked at Zhou Yun in shock. Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t expect that this news would cause her cultivation heart to become unstable. Zhou Yun was actually able to find a way to break out of this situation! Ling Qingyun sighed with emotion once more. Not only in terms of strength, but even in terms of mental state, Zhou Yun was much stronger than her! Qiao¡¯er also raised her head again. She hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s arm with a face full of joy. When Qiao¡¯er heard that there was still hope of getting out, she laughed from the bottom of her heart! ¡°There¡¯s a way to get out. It¡¯s just that those people back then didn¡¯t think of it. Let¡¯s go!¡± Venerable Xunling said slowly. His tone was neither fast nor slow, but it was very stiff. It made everyone want to use their hands to pinch his mouth and make him speak faster! Even after he finished speaking, he stopped. However, everyone seemed to be able to see the smile that was not a smile on Venerable Xunling¡¯s face! Everyone gritted their teeth! Finally, Ling Qingyun was the first to react! ¡°Senior, please tell us the way to get out! I, Ling Qingyun, may be weak, but I will definitely find a way to repay you! We, the five sects, will definitely repay your kindness!¡± As the leader of the five sects, Ling Qingyun naturally cared about all the disciples in the world! ¡°Yes.¡± Venerable Xunling nodded but didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er! ¡°I¡­ I, Qiao¡¯er, will definitely cultivate properly. Although my current strength is weak, I will be able to help senior one day! I hope you can tell us the way out!¡± After thinking hard, Qiao¡¯er revealed her phoenix blood and released her phoenix fire! The scorching phoenix flames caused the surrounding air to heat up. It seemed to be showing off Qiao¡¯er¡¯s wonderful future achievements! Venerable xunling shook his head. He still looked at Zhou Yun, as if waiting for his answer. Zhou Yun¡¯s scalp turned numb from Venerable Xunling¡¯s stare. He was getting more and more curious about the true identity of Venerable Xunling! Even Xin Yu had to carefully plan a thousand-year plan, then painstakingly fake her death, reincarnate, and spend a thousand years to find a way to leave this world. Not only did Venerable Xunling know everything about them, but he had even casually mentioned the name of the master of this world! This Venerable Xunling¡¯s identity was definitely not simple! Even Xin Yu might have to look up to his existence! Zhou Yun really did not know. What did such an existence want him to answer? What did he want him to do? However, the people around him, as well as Venerable Xunling¡¯s eyes, were all waiting for Zhou Yun¡¯s reply. Zhou Yun had no choice but to speak up. ¡°I can¡¯t think of anything. Venerable Xunling, why don¡¯t you say what you want me to do? Even though my strength is low. However, if I can leave this world, I will definitely repay you in the future.¡± Zhou Yun finally said in an honest manner. However, he did not expect¡­ The originally calm Venerable Xunling was now nodding his head continuously at Zhou Yun¡¯s answer. Zhou Yun finally understood. It wasn¡¯t an answer. It was who answered. Other than him, Venerable Xunling was not interested in the answers of anyone else. He was only interested in his answer! ¡°Alright. Since that is the case¡­ I only have one request for you. If you can agree. I¡¯ll tell you how to get out of this world. Of course, the premise is that you can survive the hands of that heretic cultivator. I won¡¯t interfere in the battle between you and the heretic cultivator.¡± Said Venerable Xunling. Zhou Yun was overjoyed. He didn¡¯t expect that he would be able to obtain a way out of this world so easily. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll come to you again after you¡¯ve settled everything. After all, he was still a heretic cultivator. The Divine Gate won¡¯t allow any heretic cultivator to step into the sect grounds of the Divine Gate.¡± Venerable Xunling waved his hand, though his figure was slowly disappearing! Zhou Yun and Ling Qingyun had not expected that Venerable Xunling would disappear so quickly! They clearly had more questions to ask! Qiao¡¯er tugged at the corner of Zhou Yun¡¯s clothes tightly. She was a little dazed as she looked at the spot where Venerable Xunling slowly disappeared. In the end, after Venerable Xunling disappeared, Zhou Yun suddenly heard a soft chiming in his ear, followed by a voice. ¡°Promise me, don¡¯t kill Young Master Han. Help him if you can. Also, remember to keep this a secret.¡± The voice seemed to be lamenting, but it also seemed to be the last concern of an elder to his junior. Zhou Yun was confused. ¡°Don¡¯t kill him? Is this enough?¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He didn¡¯t have any real enmity with that Young Master Han. Even if there were, it would not be his turn. Therefore, Zhou Yun could naturally win this request. However, Zhou Yun did not expect that after Venerable Xunling had spared him for so long, he only wanted him to agree to this one thing. Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er and Ling Qingyun beside him. In his mind, he thought of Su Wanyi and the other famous geniuses of the five sects. Then, he shook his head. Young Master Han was someone who could easily suppress nascent soul cultivators thousands of years ago. Among the five sects, perhaps other than him, no one else would have the chance to take revenge on Young Master Han. ¡°I didn¡¯t think that this Venerable Xunling¡¯s standards would be so high. He only picked me to ask for this.¡± Zhou Yun also did not expect that he would be thought so highly of by the mysterious Venerable Xunling! Chapter 169 - 169 Was Qiaoers Body Taken Over? 169 Was Qiao¡¯er¡¯s Body Taken Over? The scene fell into a brief silence after Venerable Xunling¡¯s disappearance. Zhou Yun then looked at Ling Qingyun. If he didn¡¯t remember wrongly, before he went into seclusion, Ling Qingyun had gone to look for something that could lure Xin Yu out. Now, it seemed that Ling Qingyun had already found it. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, what should we do now?¡± In fact, he had heard that even if he killed Xin Yu, he might not be able to leave this world. Zhou Yun had once thought that the two of them would have nothing to do with each other for the time being. Whether they were heretic cultivators or upright disciples, they should leave this world first. After all, Xin Yu was a nascent soul stage cultivator! Even if they wanted ants to bite an elephant to death, they would not be able to do so. However, one must also take note that this elephant knew immortal techniques! If they were not careful, they might die in Xin Yu¡¯s hands with the hope of getting out! Zhou Yun had the system, so he naturally did not want to take this risk that seemed to have a high chance of death! Only a risk worth taking would be called courage and strategy. It was not courageous to jump into a pit. That¡¯s called an idiot! With just foundation establishment and golden core cultivators, they wanted to rely on a large array to ambush a nascent soul grand cultivator who had lived for thousands of years and had unknown trump cards and cultivation spells. If not for the fact that he had no other choice, Zhou Yun would not have wanted to do this! That was why Zhou Yun wanted to kill Xin Yu. Instead, he was thinking about whether he could leave Xin Yu in this world and let all of them escape. If it really didn¡¯t work out, the two of them could shake hands and make up, then put on an act and escape from this world together! Only children would be calculative. Adults had to learn how to achieve a win-win situation! As long as Zhou Yun could leave this world alive and achieve success in his cultivation, he would definitely laugh while using his spiritual sword to hack Xin Yu, who had caused him to suffer so much! ¡°Venerable Xunling said that heretic cultivators can¡¯t set foot in the Divine Gate. That¡¯s why we have to kill that heretic cultivator.¡± Zhou Yun repeated the words of Venerable Xunling. As the sect leader of the five sects, Ling Qingyun¡¯s mind was naturally very active. She quickly reacted to what Zhou Yun wanted to say. Even Qiao¡¯er raised her head abruptly, looking very interested in joining in! ¡°This heretic cultivator had said before that his thousand-year plan had already been completed, and he might have already found a way out of this world. If that¡¯s the case, why would he give up his original plan and work with us to get out of this world?¡± Zhou Yun said. He had always been curious as to what exactly Ling Qingyun had obtained that would make her so confident in luring the heretic cultivator, Xin Yu out! ¡°100,000 cultivators from all over the world have already gathered in a secret place. As long as I take that thing out, even Xin Yu would have no choice but to appear and hunt me down. I¡¯m not being complacent. However, with the combined strength of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array and the 100,000 cultivators, even a late-stage nascent soul cultivator would not be able to escape, let alone a mid-stage nascent soul cultivator! Moreover, there was also that wisp of killing sword Qi from you, Zhou Yun!¡± Ling Qingyun was still a little against working with heretic cultivators! After all, she had traveled the world to prepare for this ambush. Even if she were to face Xin Yu, she still had a chance! Not to mention, the heretic cultivator¡¯s thoughts were not something they could guess. If the other party went back on their word or assassinated them. Then wouldn¡¯t the trump cards they originally held be in vain? Ling Qingyun was more inclined to fight with Xin Yu to death! It was obvious that Zhou Yun and Ling Qingyun did not have a good opinion. After all, both sides had their own ideas. Naturally, Zhou Yun would not say that he was developing in a wretched manner. He needed to say these things now! The sword Qi was about to hit his face. It seemed that he had no choice but to kill them! ¡°That¡­ I mean, is there a possibility? Even if it was Xin Yu the heretic cultivator. She actually didn¡¯t know all the truth that Venerable Xunling had told her. Therefore, there are many flaws in his plan. For example, the failure of the plan due to insufficient information.¡± Qiao¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but whisper when she saw Zhou Yun and Ling Qingyun arguing over their own opinions. ¡°In that case, it seems to be a possibility. After all, Xin Yu had wanted to kill Venerable Xunling from the start. Could it be that Xin Yu thinks that the cultivators of Venerable Xunling¡¯s sect are the remnants of the cultivators who were locked up together with her?¡± Zhou Yun seemed to have been enlightened. He seemed to understand why Xin Yu kept trying to kill Venerable Xunling. ¡°But even if her plan fails, what does it have to do with us? As long as I activate the Nine Heavens Array of the Divine Gate, even if Xin Yu were to come and kill her, wouldn¡¯t the outcome be the same? We¡¯ll still go out!¡± As the eye of the Nine Heavens Array of the Divine Gate, Ling Qingyun was very confident after personally experiencing the power of 100,000 cultivators! The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was like a divine weapon that had descended from the heavens. It had appeared at their most desperate moment and gave Ling Qingyun the hope of defeating Xin Yu! Zhou Yun turned his head. He had also obtained a detailed explanation of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. In fact, after he had comprehended the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, he had become more and more powerful. Even though this array was somewhat ingenious. However, Zhou Yun felt that he wanted to use this array to fight against Xin Yu, a nascent soul cultivator. It was still a little unrealistic! It was like a group of ants using mud to build a tall building, trying to arm wrestle with an anteater! Wasn¡¯t this just courting death? Nascent soul cultivators were able to comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth. Zhou Yun had come into contact with them before and naturally knew how terrifying they were when they were supported by the great momentum of heaven and earth! ¡°Is there a possibility? I mean, it¡¯s just a possibility. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was actually placed in this spiritually deprived ground a thousand years ago. Or rather, this spiritually deprived ground trial. In truth, it was created by that Xin Yu.¡± Qiao¡¯er¡¯s voice was getting softer and softer. In the end, it was so small that no one around them could hear it. However, regardless of whether it was Ling Qingyun or Zhou Yun, all the golden core elders in the surroundings retreated to the side with serious expressions and surrounded Qiao¡¯er! Everyone looked at Qiao¡¯er with serious expressions. Even Zhou Yun had a complicated look on his face. What Qiao¡¯er said did not sound like something an ordinary captive of the heretic cultivator would say! ¡°Qiao¡¯er. Something is wrong. Could it be that you are Xin Yu? You¡¯ve taken Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body!¡± Zhou Yun felt his heart clench. He did not dare to continue thinking! If Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body was taken over, didn¡¯t that mean that Qiao¡¯er was already dead? It was as if all the strength in Zhou Yun¡¯s body had been sucked out. The phoenix fire in his body circulated and floated on the surface of his body as if it was about to explode in the next moment! Ling Qingyun and the other golden core elders also had serious expressions on their faces. They did not have the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! If the Qiao¡¯er in front of him was Xin Yu, didn¡¯t that mean that all of their plans had been exposed? ¡°Wait! I¡¯m Qiao¡¯er! Quickly look! I can use the phoenix fire!¡± Qiao¡¯er quickly explained when she saw everyone¡¯s situation. Chapter 170 - 170 The Horror of the Thousand 170 The Horror of the Thousand-Year Plan! ¡°I¡¯m Qiao¡¯er!¡± Qiao¡¯er quickly cleared her throat. ¡°The phoenix fire and phoenix blood are both upright item. Even if the heretic cultivator was to take over someone¡¯s body, it would be impossible for him to take over a cultivator with phoenix blood! This is because the phoenix blood will only bring them harm and no benefit. It will only make them feel like they are in lava!¡± Qiao¡¯er said. She released another ball of phoenix fire and forced out another drop of phoenix blood. Everyone slowly calmed down. Zhou Yun finally heaved a sigh of relief. At that moment, he felt the world spin around him. If something had happened to Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun would not have known what to do! ¡°Qiao¡¯er, if you weren¡¯t possessed, how did you know about Xin Yu¡¯s plan?¡± Ling Qingyun was still on guard against Qiao¡¯er with many golden core elders! After all, this was too suspicious! ¡°Previously, when Xin Yu was receiving the inheritance, as the inheritance progressed, memory fragments kept emerging from her body. Back then, I saw a few scenes from her. ¡± Qiao¡¯er said. ¡°One of them is that a thousand years ago, Xin Yu led many upright disciples to establish the five sects. Also, she left a danger zone trial in each of the five sects.¡± Qiao¡¯er said. ¡°Xin Yu seems to want to find a heaven¡¯s favorite and possess the body of his partner. I don¡¯t know what happened after that.¡± This was because this matter was too shocking. That was why Qiao¡¯er dared to say it. After all, the founder of the five sects was actually the same person, and she was also a heretic cultivator! Who would dare to believe this? In fact, all the information they had obtained before Venerable Xunling appeared was actually revealed by that heretic cultivator! Not to mention everyone who had heard this news. When Qiao¡¯er saw the memory fragment, she felt that it was too fake and buried it in her heart. Otherwise, she would have said it directly. Qiao¡¯er had been captured by Xin Yu before! Wouldn¡¯t that make her a suspect of being possessed by Xin Yu? Just now, if it wasn¡¯t for the shocking information that Venerable Xunling had just revealed¡­ If Qiao¡¯er had said it directly, even if she had the phoenix blood and the phoenix fire! She would definitely be locked up by everyone to check if she had been possessed! ¡°So you¡¯re saying that the five sects are included. We even want to encircle and annihilate Xin Yu. Was she the one who planned all of this?¡± Ling Qingyun felt that her view of the world had taken yet another blow! So they called themselves the upright sects of the five sects, but in fact, they were all brought up by that heretic cultivator? ¡°Qiao¡¯er, try to recall carefully. Other than her establishing the five sects and leading us to encircle and annihilate her, is there anything else important?¡± Zhou Yun still felt a lingering fear! He finally understood why Xin Yu had said that her thousand-year plan had been completed. It turned out that she had taken a fancy to his aptitude! Zhou Yun thought carefully. Perhaps Xin Yu didn¡¯t value his talent in the beginning. Instead, he valued Qiao¡¯er¡¯s aptitude, who had survived the spiritually deprived ground trial! It was just that he had been growing stronger all this while. Because he had become so ridiculously strong too quickly, he had caught the eye of Xin Yu! Fortunately, Qiao¡¯er had the phoenix blood and had not been possessed by Xin Yu! Zhou Yun suddenly looked at the people around him. Since it was not Qiao¡¯er, didn¡¯t that mean that there might be other people around him who had been possessed by Xin Yu? ¡°I didn¡¯t see much.¡± Qiao¡¯er shook her head. When she realized that Zhou Yun was still looking at her with the same eyes as before and did not doubt her, Qiao¡¯er happily held Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. Zhou Yun¡¯s mind was carefully considering the large amount of information he had absorbed during this period of time! Any one of these pieces of information was enough to shock the world! In comparison, Zhou Yun¡¯s breakthrough to the late-stage foundation establishment was insignificant. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, maybe we really have a way to communicate with Xin Yu!¡± Zhou Yun suggested again. It was still too early to go and strike Xin Yu. It was possible that the blade would roll on its own before it could cut! ¡°Give me some time to think.¡± Ling Qingyun said as she held her forehead. Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t expect this. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array that she had personally set up was actually a plan that Xin Yu had made a thousand years ago! That meant that Xin Yu definitely knew the power of the Nine Heavens Array better than they did! ¡°Something¡¯s wrong!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s face suddenly turned pale. She recalled the item that she had obtained from the spiritually deprived ground trial that could definitely lure Xin Yu out! ¡°Slam!¡± Ling Qingyun took out something that looked like a heart and threw it to the ground! The thing that originally looked like a glazed heart had actually turned into a pile of mud after it was broken. ¡°It really is a trap! The glazed heart is an object that was contained in an extremely dazzling container during the spiritually deprived ground trial. There was a torn piece of paper on it that said it was the heart of the heretic cultivator. If that heretic cultivator wants to recover all of his cultivation, he¡¯ll have to come and take this heart!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s face was cold. For a thousand years, they had been toyed with by the heretic cultivator! Zhou Yun finally understood why Ling Qingyun was so confident. However, it seemed that¡­ Not just Spirit Valley. The other four sects would probably have the same strategy and four identical glazed hearts. ¡°Then, Sect Leader Ling Qingyun, what do we do now?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun. Everything they did was actually under Xin Yu¡¯s plan. The only difference was that they now had additional information on Venerable Xunling. This was something that Xin Yu didn¡¯t know. He didn¡¯t know what Xin Yu wanted to do. But if this continued, Zhou Yun¡¯s group might use the other party¡¯s full knowledge of their background, or even a plan personally set up by the other party to suppress them. This was no different from seeking death! Ling Qingyun¡¯s final trump card was gone. Right now, they were no different from a group of lambs facing an ancient giant beast! ¡°Let¡¯s go negotiate with her. Now, the entire chessboard had become a running track. Even Xin Yu couldn¡¯t follow the original plan. We must avoid unnecessary casualties!¡± Ling Qingyun finally made his decision! After all, they had nothing now! The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was given by Xin Yu. The absolute bait was also given by the other party. Even their sects and everything they had were founded by her! Without a doubt, all of their actions were within Xin Yu¡¯s calculations! Now, they only had one thing! It was information that Xin Yu had never heard of, information revealed by Venerable Xunling! How to use this information to negotiate with Xin Yu? The next thing they had to do was to let this great heretic cultivator who had been planning for a thousand years cooperate with them to create this world! Zhou Yun saw that Ling Qingyun was actively thinking about it. Although she looked much more relaxed on the surface, Zhou Yun could not help but frown. After all, he had not forgotten. The prerequisite for Venerable Xunling to let them escape from this world was that heretic cultivators were not allowed to set foot on the Divine Gate! Chapter 171 - 171 The Promise Between Cultivators 171 The Promise Between Cultivators For the past 1000 years, no disciple of the Myriad Flower School was allowed to enter the Perilous Stronghold except for the sect leader and the Grand Elder. Among the five upright sects and all the other sects in the world, the Myriad Flower School¡¯s Perilous Stronghold was the most mysterious. Even when Ling Qingyun took over the position as the head of the five upright sects, he had never heard about this place from the previous sect leader. The Perilous Stronghold was a huge basin. There were many depressions in it. The basin was like a huge mouth on a huge plain, roaring toward the sky. However, since the stronghold was called Perilous, it meant that this was no ordinary basin. Ling Qingyun was currently standing at the edge of the basin. She was frowning as she peered down. Countless colorful butterflies were dancing in the air, forming a colorful ribbon that interweaved over the basin. It was a beautiful sight! In contrast to the various colorful butterflies, there was only one kind of flower in full bloom in the entire basin. It had the color of a flame and its stem was thin. It was like a red spider lily that was swaying in the wind. ¡°These are Three Lifetimes Flowers. I didn¡¯t expect the Myriad Flower School to have such a place. This flower can save the dying and heal the injured. It can regrow bones and revive the dead. It can also easily take the life of a cultivator! Each flower can easily kill a foundation establishment cultivator with its poison! With so many Three Lifetimes Flowers present here, even golden core cultivators wouldn¡¯t dare to set foot in this place!¡± Ling Qingyun had originally thought that within the entire five upright sects, the Spirit Valley was ranked first, followed by the powerful Heavenly Star Institute. However, it didn¡¯t seem so now. If the Myriad Flower School used the poison of the Three Lifetimes Flower to coat their weapons, they would be unrivaled in the world! Moreover, there were the colorful butterflies that gathered honey from the Three Lifetimes Flowers all day long. Each of them could be cultivated into a spiritual beast, greatly strengthening cultivators! Ling Qingyun realized that if the members of the Myriad Flower School had a colorful butterfly and the poison of the Three Lifetimes Flower, the members of Spirit Valley wouldn¡¯t be able to stop them. ¡°Humph, it might be a little too late to think about these things now,¡± Ling Qingyun thought as she shook her head. After all, the matter she was about to face was much more important than the battle between the five upright sects. Compared to that, the battle between the five upright sects was child¡¯s play. ¡°Zhou Yun, this is the secret place I found, the Perilous Stronghold in the Myriad Flower School. Under the cover of the Three Lifetimes Flowers and the butterflies, 100,000 cultivators could stay hidden. Even if Xin Yu took the risk to come in here, she won¡¯t be able to discover our ambush in time,¡± Ling Qingyun said as she looked at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun gazed across the Perilous Stronghold. He was infatuated with the butterflies and the Three Lifetimes Flowers for a long while. He had never forgotten the other name of the Three Lifetimes Flower, which was the flower that Senior Brother Jian Xin had been searching for! ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful. Senior Brother Jian Xin has returned to the void. I wonder if Senior Sister Lingyun can be buried here.¡± Zhou Yun did not make many promises in his life. Jian Xin¡¯s request was one of the rare few. ¡°Greetings, Sect Leader, Junior Brother Zhou Yun, and Junior Sister Qiao¡¯er.¡± A beautiful figure slowly walked over from the distance. It was Su Wanyi. When Qiao¡¯er saw her, she happily went up to greet her. Qiao¡¯er hadn¡¯t seen Su Wanyi for a long time after the last war against the heretic cultivators. After Su Wanyi reported to Ling Qingyun about the arrangement of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, she chatted happily with Qiao¡¯er. Zhou Yun looked at Su Wanyi. He realized that she seemed to have become more mature and steady. However, in contrast, the gentleness on her face had almost disappeared. Only when Su Wanyi was talking to Qiao¡¯er did Zhou Yun see her rare smile. At this moment, Zhou Yun finally realized that the silly senior sister who drank wine with bathwater whom he encountered in the cave abode was Su Wanyi¡¯s elder sister. Moreover, Su Wanyi was extremely attached to Su Lingyun. One could imagine how much of a blow Su Wanyi had suffered after the latter¡¯s death! ¡°Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi,¡± Zhou Yun greeted her. Su Wanyi¡¯s body stiffened slightly. She then looked at Zhou Yun with a warm smile on her face. Zhou Yun opened his mouth, but in the end, he did not say anything. After all, he had not spoken much with Su Lingyun. Besides the failed promise from Su Lingyun to keep him safe, Zhou Yun interacted mostly with Jian Xin. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Although Senior Brother Jian Xin only has a cenotaph here, I have fulfilled their last wish,¡± said Su Wanyi in a soft and gentle voice. She looked towards the Perilous Stronghold, where countless colorful butterflies were fluttering and Three Lifetimes Flowers were blooming. Zhou Yun followed her gaze and saw that there were two small mounds in the center of the basin. There were two broken spiritual swords on top of them. He immediately understood whose graves were there. He lamented, ¡°They are both heaven¡¯s favorites, yet this is their ending.¡± ¡°Thank you, Junior Brother Zhou Yun.¡± Su Wanyi walked in front of Zhou Yun and stood on her tiptoes. She stretched out her hand and rubbed his head with all her might. Then, she smiled and whispered something in his ear before she turned around and left, returning to the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Zhou Yun touched his ear, feeling a slight warmth. Qiao¡¯er puffed up her cheeks in anger and then looked at Su Wanyi with a look of understanding. After all, it was just a thank you, and Qiao¡¯er was not that narrow-minded. ¡°Was that a thank you for accompanying Su Lingyun in her last moments?¡± Zhou Yun murmured. Although he didn¡¯t do it intentionally, it didn¡¯t make a difference. ¡°Zombie Su Lingyun. I don¡¯t know what state she was in at that time. Her soul was sealed, and her body was controlled by the remnant soul,¡± Zhou Yun murmured as he shook his head. Anyway, the matter between Su Lingyun and Jian Xin had come to an end. He should have completed what he had promised them. At this moment, after confirming that he had completed their request, Zhou Yun felt more relaxed. It seemed that his state of mind had also improved. ¡°As expected, cultivators should not casually agree to other people¡¯s requests. However, it seems that there are some benefits to completing the request. There are pros and cons.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head as he looked at Ling Qingyun. At this moment, Ling Qingyun had already confirmed with the disciples of the five upright sects all the arrangements in the Myriad Flower School¡¯s Perilous Stronghold to ensure that it could become the array center of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array at any time. Zhou Yun knew that she would approach him next. After all, he was the most crucial piece of the array besides the array center. ¡°Zhou Yun, do you still remember our earlier negotiation?¡± Ling Qingyun looked at him. ¡°I remember. Let¡¯s call a halt to this battle before we engage in a pointless fight with Xin Yu,¡± Zhou Yun replied. Chapter 172 - 172 Cultivators! Activate the Array 172 Cultivators! Activate the Array ¡°Before we needlessly sacrifice our lives fighting Xin Yu, let¡¯s call a halt to this battle,¡± Zhou Yun replied. Ling Qingyun nodded. At this moment, she looked at the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array and no longer had the confidence she had before. The sect was created by someone else. The array was given to them by someone else too. Even all of their schemes might have been guided and facilitated by others. Ling Qingyun shook her head. All they knew now was that Xin Yu was planning to start a huge battle with them and possessed someone close to Zhou Yun! ¡°We have to stop this before the battle begins. No matter what Xin Yu¡¯s plan is, we can¡¯t fight with her and cause unnecessary sacrifices!¡± Ling Qingyun emphasized once more. Xin Yu was very powerful. She was a nascent soul grand cultivator that none of them could stand against. If her plan failed, she could still try again. On the other hand, they were only at the foundation establishment stage and the golden core stage. Even if they had the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, they would definitely suffer heavy losses if they fought with her! Therefore, instead of going to war with her like she planned, it was better for Zhou Yun to save his strength and tell her everything. If that didn¡¯t work, he would make other plans. The best outcome that Ling Qingyun had envisioned was for both sides to shake hands and come up with a plan to escape this world to minimize the number of casualties. ¡°It would be great if she can calm down and talk with us,¡± said Ling Qingyun hopefully as she looked into the distance. After all, they really did not have any advantage to negotiate with Xin Yu. ¡°We can only hope for that now,¡± Zhou Yun said. Now that he had gradually come into contact with the truth, he was instead not as worried as he was at the beginning. Although he didn¡¯t know what Xin Yu¡¯s plan was, he was certain of one thing. Xin Yu had to possess someone other than him, which meant that he was not in any life-threatening danger from her. On the other hand, among the five upright sects, he was the strongest heaven¡¯s favorite and also the crucial piece of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. They would definitely need his help. Even Venerable Xunling was pleading with Zhou Yun not to kill Young Master Han! In other words, whether it was the righteous or the villain, or even the seemingly neutral Venerable Xunling, none of the three parties would endanger him. ¡°As long as I do my best and Xin Yu doesn¡¯t want to kill me after learning the new truth, I will be able to leave this world safely,¡± Zhou Yun concluded. Thinking of this, the chip on Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulder seemed to have lightened significantly. Under Ling Qingyun¡¯s guidance, Zhou Yun walked towards the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Even though he had learned all the tricks of the array, he was still very cautious. However, when Zhou Yun personally entered the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array that housed 100,000 cultivators, far exceeding the number of cultivators from the five upright sects, he was still extremely shocked. The spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators condensed into a lot of huge spiritual energy ropes. They were akin to dragons of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy dragons that were three or four stories tall circled above Zhou Yun¡¯s head, maintaining the entire array. Zhou Yun raised his head and saw countless dragons entwining and exchanging spiritual energy with each other. ¡°This is your array center. It is also the killing spot of the entire array. We¡¯ll do our best to bring Xin Yu to you, and we¡¯ll leave the rest to you,¡± Ling Qingyun said. Zhou Yun suddenly realized that he was walking on a path formed by spiritual energy meridians. They floated in the sky and led all the way to the center of the Perilous Stronghold. He noticed that he was at the center of the basin. Not far from below the spiritual energy meridian that he was stepping on were the graves of Su Lingyun and Jian Xin. ¡°Hey, Senior Brother and Sister, please bless our five upright sects to be able to win this negotiation with the nascent soul great cultivator and welcome a happy ending,¡± Zhou Yun muttered in his heart. ¡°How¡¯s your control of the old sword?¡± Ling Qingyun asked. ¡°I¡¯m able to use the great momentum of heaven and earth with little difficulty. Even if something happens, I can perfectly activate the old sword¡¯s Qi as fast as possible and strike the enemy!¡± Zhou Yun vowed. Ling Qingyun had yet to see his current power. However, Zhou Yun had already experimented with it before. His current comprehensive intent could mix with a trace of the great momentum of heaven and earth to unleash a much greater power! ¡°Alright. Then, I¡¯ll go to the array center of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array,¡± Ling Qingyun nodded her head. She was not worried about Zhou Yun. Before leaving, she suddenly turned around and said, ¡°If we make it out of here alive, you and I will address each other as Senior and Junior. Consider this as me taking advantage of you.¡± After Ling Qingyun finished speaking, she turned around and left. Stunned, Zhou Yun watched as she left. Could this be considered a flag? Zhou Yun shook his head. The world outside? It didn¡¯t feel real. After being threatened by Xin Yu, a nascent soul grand cultivator, he had entered the Enlightenment State too many times. As a result, his mind was filled with thoughts on how to cultivate more conveniently. At this moment, Zhou Yun had no thoughts about anything other than his current cultivation. It was as if there was a thick barrier hindering him from expecting the future. It felt surreal. ¡°When this matter comes to an end, I might need to calm down. Enlightenment is the comprehension, analysis, accumulation and result of an event. I¡¯ve experienced too many epiphanies, and my thoughts are now faster and more agile than others. But I¡¯m still a little too eager for results,¡± muttered Zhou Yun as he shook his head. He was like a strong man who only trained his upper half and not his legs. His body was already extremely strong and it was difficult to find a cultivator at the same level or even one level higher than him that was on par with him. However, compared to the brain that could enter the Enlightenment State at any time, his body was like those slender legs that had never been trained. His brain was like the strong muscles on the upper body. The difference between the two was too great! ¡°Perhaps after entering the golden core stage and undergoing the golden core body tempering, the strength of my body will be able to catch up with my constantly enlightened brain. When that time comes, I should be able to perfectly unleash the power of my brain,¡± thought Zhou Yun to himself as he smiled bitterly. In his recent training, his brain was imagining battle scenes that would happen in the next few seconds or even more than 10 seconds into the future, but his body could not keep up. ¡°I am still too weak. I still have to continue to become stronger!¡± Zhou Yun could not stand not being able to utilize this invincible system because his body was too weak! If Zhou Yun¡¯s troubles were known by others, they would definitely roll their eyes! He had a body that could completely destroy a golden core cultivator while at the foundation establishment stage, yet he said his body was his weakness! Wasn¡¯t he too greedy? ¡°They¡¯re here! All cultivators, get ready!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice could be heard in the minds of the 100,000 cultivators. The entire Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array started to operate for the first time. Chapter 173 - 173 Avoiding Battle 173 Avoiding Battle ¡°Xin Yu is here! Everyone, get ready!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice suddenly appeared in the minds of the 100,000 cultivators in the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Zhou Yun could feel that all his spiritual energy meridians were pulsating as if they were alive! His spiritual energy meridians resonated like blood vessels as they crazily transmitted spiritual energy to every corner of the array. He knew that the array had begun to operate! He retracted his thoughts and closed his eyes to sense the information that the array was sending to him through his spiritual energy meridians. Very quickly, all 100,000 cultivators, including Zhou Yun, ¡°saw¡± the same scene through the meridians of the array. They saw a petite young lady who was wrapped in bandages. She was clearly physically weak, like a young girl who had just recovered from a serious illness. Yet at this moment, she was floating in front of the great array that was controlled by 100,000 cultivators! The aura on her body was ordinary, as if she was a mortal, harmless to humans and animals. However, just by standing there and ¡°looking¡± at her, the 100,000 cultivators felt as if their hearts had been struck by a huge hammer. They found it difficult to breathe and almost knelt down to the ground. ¡°Is this Xin Yu¡¯s true strength? It is so different from mine. I can only summon the great momentum of heaven and earth in front of me. She¡¯s already mastered its use to the point of perfection!¡± Zhou Yun thought to himself as he felt terrorized by her. Other than sharing the spiritual energy and damage, everyone in the entire array shared the same vision as well. At this moment, all of them were looking at Xin Yu through the array¡¯s shared vision. As 100,000 cultivators shared the damage, all of them felt their hearts sink, and they almost suffocated just by looking at her. No one dared to imagine what would happen to them if they were to meet Xin Yu¡¯s eyes face-to-face. ¡°So this is a nascent soul cultivator! Her every move seems to be one with nature, without a single flaw!¡± Ling Qingyun said as she gritted her teeth. The pressure she felt from Xin Yu was even more terrifying than she had imagined! Ling Qingyun was a late-stage golden core cultivator! She had the backing of the spiritual weapon she inherited from Spirit Valley and 100,000 cultivators to share the damage she took. Yet, Ling Qingyun felt breathless just looking at Xin Yu. The latter was absolutely terrifying. ¡°No! We must not start a war with Xin Yu! We must convince her to come to our side before she takes action!¡± Ling Qingyun quickly made her decision. At the center of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, there was a glazed heart! This glazed heart wasn¡¯t the one that was used in trials in the Spirit Valley¡¯s spiritually deprived ground. That one had already been smashed by Ling Qingyun. This glazed heart was one that Zhou Yun had taken out after he had passed the trial in the Myriad Flower School¡¯s spiritually deprived ground. His performance was within everyone¡¯s expectations. Relying on his powerful strength, Zhou Yun quickly passed the Myriad Flower School¡¯s trial. He found some inheritances, a strange flame, and a glazed heart inside. However, Zhou Yun felt that it was a pity that even this strange flame and inheritances were too weak compared to the ones from Spirit Valley! Zhou Yun was not interested in the inheritances. Even though they were considered the strongest cultivation techniques in this world, they were a grade lower than his Saint Fire Mantra! That strange flame was just an ordinary strange flame. It was far inferior compared to the phoenix fire, which was held in high regard and could be called an auspicious flame of heaven and earth. However, it was better than nothing. Zhou Yun absorbed it regardless, and his Saint Fire Body became even stronger! Ling Qingyun looked at the glazed heart in the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. As expected, Xin Yu didn¡¯t realize that this glazed heart wasn¡¯t the one from the Spirit Valley¡¯s spiritually deprived ground. Instead, it was the Myriad Flower School¡¯s glazed heart. However, what Ling Qingyun wanted to do now was to make Xin Yu stop and not fight. For the five upright sects and all the cultivators in the world, this battle would only bring them harm and no benefit. Just as Xin Yu was looking at the entire array and could not help but smile, she was suddenly stunned. She saw Ling Qingyun leave the array center of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array and stab out at the glazed heart with her spiritual sword! ¡°Is she going to attack the glazed heart instead of me? Do they actually think that the glazed heart is a part of my body? Is she trying to make me angry and reduce my combat power by destroying the glazed heart?¡± Xin Yu analyzed carefully. ¡°That¡¯s good too. Quickly kill me. That way, my plan can be completed. However, I have to act a little,¡± Xin Yu concluded internally. Ling Qingyun used her spiritual sword to cut the glazed heart in half. Then, she turned around and was about to shout at Xin Yu that they had all found out about her plan and wanted to talk. However, she was stunned as she saw that Xin Yu, who was originally still in the air, had actually started to move! ¡°Everyone! Quickly, defend!¡± Ling Qingyun shrieked. Her voice reverberated in the minds of the 100,000 cultivators! She cursed internally, ¡°Dammit! Why isn¡¯t this heretic cultivator playing by the rules? Why didn¡¯t she wait for me to say anything before she attacked?¡± She grumbled, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t she have chastised me after seeing that I¡¯ve destroyed her glazed heart, and then we would have a chance to negotiate with her?¡± Ling Qingyun was dumbstruck. She had never expected that Xin Yu would make her move so decisively! In Ling Qingyun¡¯s opinion, Xin Yu was a heretic cultivator, and there were no rules to speak of when she fought. She might talk one second and attack the next. That was why she had chosen to cut off the glazed heart to make Xin Yu stop, so that they would have a chance to talk. Now, Ling Qingyun had not expected to make things worse. This wasn¡¯t right. Xin Yu didn¡¯t play by the rules. Regardless of what Ling Qingyun thought, she had no choice but to face reality. They had to fight with Xin Yu. There was no time to breathe or talk. Swish! With a flash, Xin Yu appeared right above the entire array! She condensed her spiritual energy in her hand. A ball that had been compressed infinitely appeared, shining with an intense light. This powerful spiritual energy was compressed by the great momentum of heaven and earth, resulting in the surrounding space constantly collapsing! Before Xin Yu even attacked, an unparalleled pressure was already transmitted to the 100,000 cultivators through the array! Even Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but bend his body to relieve such a powerful pressure. He felt as if the air in his chest was being squeezed out by this pressure. He couldn¡¯t even speak. Ling Qingyun gritted her teeth hard. Against such a powerful enemy, even if she controlled the array with 100,000 cultivators, she did not have time to speak. ¡°We can only fight!¡± Ling Qingyun thought to herself. The spiritual energy of the entire array surged wildly! The battle had begun! Chapter 174 - 174 A Violent Attack 174 A Violent Attack The entire Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array began to operate under Ling Qingyun¡¯s control! The spiritual energy meridians were like squirming dragons as they flowed outwards frenziedly! The huge basin was shaking! At this moment, a light appeared! The spiritual energy meridians were no longer hidden within the basin. With Ling Qingyun¡¯s activation, the entire array slowly awakened! It gradually surfaced and emerged from the ground! Boom! One after another, the dragon-like spiritual energy meridians rebelled against the heavens. They were going against Xin Yu, who was controlling the great momentum of the heavens and earth like the Heavenly Path. They soared into the sky. ¡°Oh? So they manage to gather so many cultivators. I originally thought that the five upright sects would only be able to gather around 10,000 cultivators at most. It seems that the current sect leader of the five upright sects doesn¡¯t follow the pedantic dogma that I left behind. Instead, they gathered all the cultivators in the world to form this Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array!¡± When Xin Yu saw the extremely thick spiritual energy dragons that were formed from many people joining their spiritual energy together, she smiled in relief. Originally, she had planned to pretend to be weak and fight with them before being killed by the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Now, it seemed that there was no need for that! ¡°Let me put on my final act! Let this group of golden core cultivators witness the power of a nascent soul cultivator!¡± Xin Yu declared with satisfaction. With so many cultivators forming the array, even she could unleash her strength as she wished. She might even be killed if she was not careful! ¡°That¡¯s great! I didn¡¯t expect that at the very end, I can still wantonly release my strength before fighting to my death!¡± Xin Yu laughed wildly. The white bandages on her body were trembling! It was as if her body would be completely exposed to the 100,000 cultivators in the next moment! However, right now, the 100,000 cultivators were not in the mood to watch a nascent soul realm cultivator go nude. When Xin Yu saw that the array was completed by 100,000 cultivators, the spiritual energy ball in her hand became even more powerful than before. The 100,000 cultivators found it hard to even breathe. Under the unparalleled pressure, all they could do was distribute the pressure with each other and then use the circulation of the spiritual energy to barely maintain their breathing. ¡°Everyone, channel all your power and spiritual energy into the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! Let me handle everything!¡± Ling Qingyun said in a serious tone. She knew that Xin Yu was going all out. Against a serious nascent soul cultivator, she could not hold back. It was impossible for her to talk to Xin Yu now! Be it Xin Yu or their array, they had no choice but to fire the arrow on the drawn bow. Roar! All the spiritual energy dragons on the array roared at the same time! The roars reverberated and resonated with each other. The dragon demonstrated the aura of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! While the roar attack charged towards Xin Yu, all the cultivators in the array aside from Zhou Yun lost their focus and fainted on the spot! Be it the disciples, Qiao¡¯er, Su Wanyi, or the sect leaders of the other four sects who were standing at the array center, all of them fainted! ¡°We¡¯re going all out from the start. I didn¡¯t expect that Xin Yu¡¯s aura alone would make Ling Qingyun use all our trump cards,¡± Zhou Yun murmured. At this time, he could only rely on his strong body to resist the pressure that was distributed among the 100,000 cultivators. He was in charge of the final sword Qi attack. Therefore, not only did Zhou Yun not provide spiritual energy into the array for Ling Qingyun to fight, more spiritual energy surged into Zhou Yun¡¯s body! Roar! The first dragon roar unleashed by the array rose from the ground, as if it was going against the heavens. It charged towards the sky, towards Xin Yu, who had already become one with the surrounding heaven and earth, as if she was the representative of this part of the world. ¡°Hmph!¡± Xin Yu held the spiritual energy ball in front of her chest. The countless dead souls within the spiritual energy ball wailed. They seemed to be suffering countless torments. Countless tiny hands constantly stretched out of the spiritual energy ball, attempting to pull everything from the world of the living into it and share in their endless torment. The roar transformed into a dazzling five-clawed golden dragon in the sky! Even though this was not the true attack of the array, it represented the might of the array. This was a huge array formed by 100,000 people. Just this roar alone was enough to push back an elementary stage nascent soul cultivator! Under the gazes of Ling Qingyun and Zhou Yun, the roar transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon that charged towards Xin Yu! Zhou Yun observed the five-clawed golden dragon intently. He had already entered the Enlightenment State. He wanted to engrave this battle against a nascent soul cultivator into his mind and then analyze it later. Nascent soul cultivators were already stuff of legend, let alone a battle between nascent soul cultivators! This battle was something that Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t pay enough to witness. Roar! Just as the five-clawed golden dragon¡¯s attack reached Xin Yu, it let out a deafening wail. Xin Yu didn¡¯t even move an inch. She merely extended the ball of spiritual energy in her hand forward. Countless hands of the undead clawed at the golden dragon! The golden dragon¡¯s body was extremely hard and appeared indestructible. However, Zhou Yun witnessed every scale and every piece of flesh on its body being slowly peeled off and pulled into the ball of spiritual energy. It was accompanied by the earth-shaking wail of the golden dragon and the sound of countless ghostly shadows! Anyone who saw this scene would feel as if there was a demon laughing in their hearts. It was as if the demon would reach out and pull their tendons and bones apart the very next moment. ¡°As expected of a nascent soul cultivator!¡± Ling Qingyun did not feel dejected when she saw that the first attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array failed. After all, this was only the spontaneous sound made by the array being activated. The true power of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array had yet to be displayed. ¡°Condense! The First Heaven of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, A Sorrowful Heaven Without Mourning!¡± Ling Qingyun clenched her fingers. With the full support of the array, she was finally able to shout out her first sentence under the terrifying pressure of Xin Yu as a nascent soul cultivator. At this moment, the huge array finally began to operate. It was about to gather the spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators to launch its first attack! ¡°Did you think that I would just let you do as you wish?¡± Xin Yu had already decided to use her full strength, so she naturally wouldn¡¯t hold back! She threw out the ball of spiritual energy in her hand and it flew towards the slowly operating array. Chapter 175 - 175 Hanging by a Thread 175 Hanging by a Thread ¡°Did you think that I would let you do as you wish?¡± Xin Yu had already decided to use her full strength, so she naturally wouldn¡¯t hold back! She threw out the ball of spiritual energy in her hand and it flew towards the slowly operating Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! The countless souls of the deceased let out excited cries! One by one, they crawled out of the spiritual energy ball and flew towards the array. The number of the undead increased until they covered the sky and the sun! The originally bright and beautiful sky had now become a sky for the dead. It turned pitch black. Ling Qingyun¡¯s eyes widened. The spiritual energy ball was only the size of a little girl¡¯s palm, but it contained more dead souls than the 100,000 cultivators! These undead weren¡¯t the ordinary souls she saw in the small world of Avici Hell. They were all souls with cultivation! The weakest was at the Qi cultivation stage, and the strongest was at the foundation establishment stage! There were close to a million of them! Muahahahaha! Countless souls laughed sinisterly! They had finally seen the light of day again! With a hatred for the living, they madly bit and tore at the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. The illusory souls intended to devour the dragons condensed from spiritual energy. ¡°Detestable!¡± Ling Qingyun could feel the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array trembling. Right now, she was condensing her first attack, one of the Nine Heavens, A Sorrowful Heaven Without Mourning! The array did not have any energy to spare to deal with these miscreants. Humph! A hint of slyness flashed in Xin Yu¡¯s eyes. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was good at distributing damage and its attacks were extremely powerful! However, its weakness was that it could only unleash one attack at a time and required a long preparation time! Xin Yu smiled. Then, she stretched out her hand and another spiritual energy ball with countless souls trapped in it appeared in her hand! ¡°She actually has another one! How many dead souls does she have?¡± Ling Qingyun looked at the ball of spiritual energy in Xin Yu¡¯s hand in disbelief! Even after 1000 years, it was impossible for the five upright sects to have more than a million cultivators. There weren¡¯t even that many cultivators, so how could Xin Yu have so many dead souls? ¡°If we continue to let the dead souls bite the array, it might be defeated before it can launch its first attack,¡± Ling Qingyun thought bitterly. She could feel countless things gnawing at every inch of her skin! If they didn¡¯t quickly deal with these dead souls, they would definitely be defeated! ¡°This ball of spiritual energy is exactly the same as the first one,¡± Zhou Yun murmured as he looked at the spiritual energy ball in Xin Yu¡¯s hand that contained countless souls. He realized that when Xin Yu condensed the second ball of spiritual energy, the great momentum of heaven and earth around her distorted momentarily! ¡°Could it be that the distortion of the great momentum of heaven and earth is related to Xin Yu¡¯s ability to condense a second spiritual energy ball that is exactly the same as the first one?¡± Zhou Yun speculated. At the same time, Ling Qingyun was doing her best to prepare the first attack of the array and had no way of dealing with the souls. Zhou Yun knew that he could not rely on her. As for all the disciples, they were providing all their spiritual energy for the operation of the array. If he didn¡¯t think of a countermeasure soon, they would be defeated before the array could truly fight against Xin Yu! ¡°Perhaps this is an application of the great momentum of heaven and earth. It allows Xin Yu to release the exact same martial technique!¡± Zhou Yun had been in the Enlightenment State all this while. He was frantically thinking about Xin Yu¡¯s usage of the great momentum of heaven and earth and all its possibilities. ¡°If I can identify the logic behind Xin Yu¡¯s use of the great momentum of heaven and earth, I will be able to use it too. Perhaps I can stop her from releasing the second spiritual energy ball that contains countless undead,¡± thought Zhou Yun as he stared at Xin Yu¡¯s every move with a burning gaze. As expected, after Xin Yu had condensed the spiritual energy ball that contained countless undead, Zhou Yun saw another wave of great momentum of heaven and earth distort around her. ¡°I think I have grasped her trick! Although I still don¡¯t know how she uses the great momentum of heaven and earth to complete this operation, I might be able to stop her.¡± Zhou Yun realized that every time Xin Yu did something to the ball of spiritual energy, she would need to draw from the great momentum of heaven and earth again. Perhaps this was his chance! When Xin Yu was about to initiate her next move, he would be able to stop her and prevent her from releasing any more spiritual energy balls. ¡°But how am I going to stop Xin Yu from drawing the great momentum of heaven and earth while I am inside the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array?¡± Zhou Yun wondered worriedly. Suddenly, Xin Yu raised her hand high, as if she was mocking Ling Qingyun¡¯s futile efforts. She raised her hand high and the great momentum of heaven and earth was slowly disrupted. Endless spiritual energy appeared out of thin air and surrounded her. The ball of spiritual energy in her hand slowly became filled up. The screams of nearly a million undead inside reverberated throughout the space. When Xin Yu unleashed this ball of spiritual energy, the array formed from 100,000 cultivators would be completely destroyed. ¡°Detestable!¡± Ling Qingyun looked at Xin Yu¡¯s actions and cursed out loud. She hadn¡¯t expected that the first attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array would take so long to charge up. When faced with a nascent soul cultivator, it felt like an eternity! In that same span of time, Xin Yu had summoned a million souls twice. It was so long that all their efforts would be in vain. They would be defeated. Just as Xin Yu was feeling smug and Ling Qingyun was gritting her teeth in anger, a completely different energy fluctuation suddenly appeared in the space. This fluctuation was very subtle. In fact, it was insignificant compared to Xin Yu, who seemed to have become the protagonist of the world. However, it was real. Following the fluctuation of the great momentum of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy ball that Xin Yu had condensed in her hand and was ready to release was instantly reduced to nothingness. Xin Yu¡¯s attack had actually been neutralized. Ling Qingyun was overjoyed. Now, the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array would definitely be able to last until the first attack was completed! On the other hand, Xin Yu¡¯s facial expression became serious! She was very familiar with what this fluctuation was! This was a movement that would only happen when the great momentum of heaven and earth was drawn! There was actually someone who was able to mobilize the great momentum of heaven and earth when she was in complete control of the world! Could it be that another nascent soul cultivator had appeared? Xin Yu stopped playing around and inspected her surroundings cautiously! Could it be that mysterious Venerable Xunling had come? She looked around cautiously and followed the fluctuation of the great momentum of heaven and earth. Finally, she found the person who was the cause of this! ¡°Zhou¡­Yun? It¡¯s you!¡± Xin Yu was stunned. She never imagined that a cultivator at the foundation establishment stage could actually disrupt the great momentum of heaven and earth that she had complete control over. She exclaimed, ¡°This is impossible, no matter how much of a prodigy you are. Right now, you can only slightly comprehend the great momentum of heaven and earth. You can¡¯t even use it! You are just like a beggar who happened to pick up a spiritual stone! How could you rely on this spiritual stone to instantly comprehend and cultivate up to the golden core stage? In fact, what you did is even more ridiculous than this metaphor!¡± She couldn¡¯t believe that such a ridiculous thing could happen! She looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s current state and was stunned. She was speechless! Chapter 176 - 176 Give It Your All! 176 Give It Your All! Xin Yu looked at Zhou Yun¡¯s current state. She was so shocked that she was speechless! Ling Qingyun also took the opportunity while Xin Yu¡¯s attack was blocked to continue activating the attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. She heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she took the time to look over to where Zhou Yun was. She knew that all the disciples within the array were treated as a single entity. Although Zhou Yun was standing in the array center, as long as Ling Qingyun did not allow it, even he would not be able to freely mobilize his spiritual energy. The battle with Xin Yu was extremely intense. Each and every second was a critical moment of life and death! Therefore, within the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, Ling Qingyun had only given Zhou Yun the right to use the sword Qi within his old sword. He had not even been given the right to leave the array center. From what Ling Qingyun knew, Zhou Yun, who was unable to use his spiritual energy or move around freely, should have had to wait obediently for her instructions. She could not figure out how he was able to interrupt Xin Yu¡¯s attack! Runes began to surface on Zhou Yun¡¯s skin. Each of these runes was extremely small. Even though they were separated by the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, one could still feel the extremely pure spiritual energy within them. Xin Yu had a horrified look on her face. She actually felt the great momentum of heaven and earth from these runes. ¡°I succeeded!¡± Zhou Yun looked at the changes on his skin and was also overjoyed. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I can¡¯t just stand by and watch this battle,¡± thought Zhou Yun. He looked at Ling Qingyun, and the two of them exchanged a look of tacit understanding. There was no need to say anything more. They understood what they needed to do at this time. Zhou Yun raised his hand high and the muscles on his body bulged. He was a giant made of muscles! His slender hands and fair skin was nowhere to be seen. What replaced them were strong muscles. Under the enhancement of the runes, he suddenly turned into a muscular man over three meters tall! His arm alone was three times thicker than a person¡¯s thigh. ¡°Tsk! I really didn¡¯t want to use this new state. However, we don¡¯t have much time to worry about it!¡± he pouted as he gauged the state of his body. He didn¡¯t have time to be disgusted. Right then, Ling Qingyun made her move. Just as Zhou Yun was obstructing Xin Yu, the attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was finally ready. Ling Qingyun took a deep breath. The huge manipulation of spiritual energy caused her to sweat profusely. Her clothes were soaked, and she was drenched in sweat. ¡°The First Heaven of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, A Sorrowful Heaven Without Mourning. Attack!¡± Ling Qingyun roared loudly. Her voice reverberated through the heavens and earth with the support of the array. Zhou Yun was also ready to attack! He knew that the most terrifying part of this attack wasn¡¯t Ling Qingyun¡¯s encouraging shout, but the attack itself. The spiritual energy dragons on the array twisted frenziedly! Countless spiritual energy meridians were extracted from the array. Each of these dragons was extremely huge! They were several meters thick and dozens of meters long. They soared in the sky. With a casual bite, they swallowed the arrogant dead souls, chewing and roaring as they did so. The dead souls stretched out their sharp claws and attacked the spiritual energy dragons. The sound of swords clashing rang out. Even the undead souls at the foundation establishment stage could not do anything to these spiritual energy dragons. In just a short while, the tables were turned. Countless spiritual energy dragons soared across the sky. The dead souls died begrudgingly.. The sky was filled with the soul fragments of the dead that had been torn apart. The extremely illusory soul fragments made the entire sky even more hazy. Amidst the haze, the spiritual energy dragons seemed to have their eyes on their new prey. They surrounded Xin Yu, blocking her way. ¡°Even if there are a million dead souls, they are nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot when faced with a true array. They can¡¯t even withstand a single blow from it,¡± Ling Qingyun shouted. Now, the attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array had been launched. It was the moment between attacks. She reminded Zhou Yun that this was his chance to strike. Zhou Yun could feel that she had released the suppression of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array on him! He had the authority to walk freely in the array. ¡°The first attack is probably just an appetizer for Xin Yu. I need to act quickly.¡± Zhou Yun knew that Ling Qingyun regarded him as one of the key players in this battle after he had triggered the great momentum of heaven and earth to interrupt Xin Yu¡¯s attack! Prior to this, he didn¡¯t complain that Ling Qingyun treated him only as a chess piece that could land the killing blow. ¡°Right now, the spiritual energy dragons are surrounding and have sealed Xin Yu off. Each of these dragons are made up of extremely pure spiritual energy. They even have the support of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Even Xin Yu can¡¯t break through them easily,¡± Zhou Yun said as he looked at the spiritual energy dragons that were circling Xin Yu. He continued, ¡°Therefore, if Xin Yu wants to break through the spiritual energy dragons, she must rely on the great momentum of heaven and earth. She must use it to dissipate the spiritual energy dragons.¡± Zhou Yun understood what his mission was. He had to stop Xin Yu from escaping from the seal of the spiritual energy dragons. Each attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was a level stronger than the one before. The first attack was usually not meant to kill the enemy, but to trap them. The attacks would only become stronger and stronger. Zhou Yun understood Ling Qingyun¡¯s initial plan. She wanted to rely on the terrifying life force of the 100,000 cultivators in the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array to block Xin Yu¡¯s attack. Then, she would use the spiritual energy dragons to seal Xin Yu before attacking her. However, Xin Yu¡¯s strength was beyond their imagination. Therefore, after seeing Zhou Yun¡¯s capability, Ling Qingyun did not hesitate to ask for Zhou Yun¡¯s help. With the previous encouraging roar from Ling Qingyun, Zhou Yun instantly understood. He released the Enlightenment State that he had comprehended when he broke through to the late foundation establishment stage! ¡°I have to delay her from escaping the seal of the spiritual energy dragons,¡± Zhou Yun declared as he stared at Xin Yu. Countless spiritual energy dragons writhed and wrapped around her, amidst the scattered soul fragments. Zhou Yun was so nervous that he even held his breath. It was impossible for him to stop a nascent soul cultivator. The only thing he could do was to rely on the great momentum of heaven and earth that he had comprehended to make things difficult for her. Roar! Zhou Yun suddenly heard all the spiritual energy dragons screech in pain. He was surprised to find that their hard bodies of spiritual energy, which had not been cracked even when the countless souls attacked them, were now covered in cracks. Zhou Yun was shocked. Xin Yu didn¡¯t use any of the great momentum of heaven and earth to assist her. With just the strength of her body, she was close to tearing apart the spiritual energy dragons that were condensed from the spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators. Chapter 177 - 177 A Swift and Violent Offense 177 A Swift and Violent Offense Even the ancient beasts recorded in the Spirit Valley¡¯s records didn¡¯t have such terrifying power. Even a physical cultivator with the power of a Saint would not be able to do this. Zhou Yun could not believe it. Just how powerful was Xin Yu? Could she be the reincarnation of a Divine Dragon? Otherwise, how could she have such terrifying power? ¡°No! Even though Xin Yu didn¡¯t use the great momentum of heaven and earth, I still have to stop her!¡± Zhou Yun said anxiously. If he could not distract her until the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array launched its second attack, the 100,000 cultivators would be annihilated by her nascent soul stage attacks. Although Zhou Yun was confident that he would not be killed, Qiao¡¯er was still in the array! He would not let anything happen to her. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun! I want to leave this place!¡± Zhou Yun quickly shouted at Ling Qingyun. The two of them were too far apart. He had even used his spiritual energy to project his voice to reach her ears. Every second was crucial. The speed of the sound was too slow. Waiting for his voice to reach Ling Qingyun¡¯s ears was too much of a waste of time. They couldn¡¯t afford to waste a single second. ¡°I¡¯ll allow it! Without affecting the operation of the array, you can freely mobilize its spiritual energy!¡± Ling Qingyun directly communicated with Zhou Yun through their connection across the array. Ling Qingyun realized that even if they had the spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators and an extremely powerful array, they would not be able to stop Xin Yu until they launched the next attack. Ling Qingyun had already placed all her hopes on Zhou Yun. She looked at Zhou Yun expectantly. As long as he succeeded, they could continue to fight. ¡°This feeling! My body is filled with spiritual energy! I can even communicate with Ling Qingyun at any time!¡± Zhou Yun felt that it was extremely miraculous. All he needed to do now was to wave his hand and the spiritual energy of hundreds and thousands of golden core cultivators were his to command. The spiritual energy of a golden core cultivator could move mountains and fill the sea, changing the very terrain itself. Using it just as an attack was overkill. Moreover, this was the spiritual energy of thousands of golden core cultivators. At this moment, Zhou Yun felt that he was omnipotent. ¡°No. Calm down. No wonder Ling Qingyun limited the array center of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array to only one! When ordinary people came into contact with such omnipotent spiritual power, they couldn¡¯t help but lose their sense of self, yet alone the combined spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators,¡± Zhou Yun quickly regained his senses. He had almost lost himself to this power. However, at this moment, he regained his senses. He looked even more cautiously at the spiritual energy dragons that were starting to dissipate in the sky. He was even more cautious now! This was because even Ling Qingyun, who had control over the spiritual energy of 100,000 cultivators, was helpless against Xin Yu! In other words, Xin Yu, a nascent soul cultivator, was even more terrifying than all of them combined. She was even more powerful as well. Boom! A spiritual energy dragon finally couldn¡¯t withstand her power any longer. It was torn apart at its waist. Xin Yu¡¯s slender hands had torn the spiritual energy dragon in half. Gulp! Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but swallow. After coming in contact with the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, he understood that each of the spiritual energy dragons contained the spiritual energy of 5000 golden core cultivators. ¡°Is she a beast in human form?¡± Zhou Yun calmed down even more. He shook his head to get rid of his pride swelling in his mind. Compared to Xin Yu, he only had access to the spiritual energy of 1000 golden core cultivators. He was like a baby against Xin Yu. Roar! The spiritual energy dragons started to get restless. They were clearly made up of mighty spiritual energy, but right now, they were roaring in fear because of the pair of small hands that kept grabbing at them. Xin Yu¡¯s slender hands paused, and then they suddenly grabbed another spiritual energy dragon! The spiritual energy dragon kept struggling and tumbling. A hole appeared in the sea of clouds due to the spiritual energy dragon¡¯s tremendous force. However, the pair of small hands were like hard pliers. Without any mercy, the hands tore the second spiritual energy dragon into two. The two dragons were torn apart and turned into pure spiritual energy that dissipated into the sky. A huge amount of spiritual energy burst forth and was devoured by the soul fragments. The soul fragments that devoured huge amounts of spiritual energy actually showed signs of resurrection. The sky was filled with ghostly wails. Zhou Yun felt that this was extremely troublesome. It had only been a moment since Xin Yu had torn apart the first spiritual energy dragon! He turned his head and looked at Ling Qingyun, who was using all her strength to activate the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array for its second attack. The two of them looked at each other. There was still a full ten seconds before the second attack could be unleashed. Zhou Yun felt bitter. He actually had to rely on these remaining spiritual energy dragons to stop a nascent soul stage cultivator for ten seconds. ¡°Damn it, I can only grit my teeth and fight!¡± Zhou Yun patted his chest. His muscular body, which had grown to more than three meters tall, was now shaking. At this moment, he was even patting his chest like a gorilla! Zhou Yun stomped his legs! He charged at the spiritual energy dragons that were still wrapped around Xin Yu. ¡°These spiritual energy dragons are essentially the spiritual energy of the array. I can use it!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly stretched out his arms and legs in the air like a starfish. ¡°It¡¯s all up to you now!¡± Zhou Yun shouted. The runes on his body were his greatest weapon against Xin Yu. The spirit runes on Zhou Yun¡¯s body glowed and spiritual energy tentacles extended out. These spiritual energy tentacles actually surged toward the remaining spiritual energy dragons. Roar! After the first dragon was touched by the tentacle, it let out a strange roar! The second one and third one reacted in the same manner. This continued until all the spiritual energy dragons were connected to Zhou Yun¡¯s tentacles. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes suddenly focused as his pupils shrank! Just as he finished making contact with all the spiritual energy dragons, another two spiritual energy dragons were torn apart by Xin Yu. Another second passed. The speed at which Xin Yu was tearing the spiritual energy dragons apart was getting faster and faster. Zhou Yun could even see a pair of emotionless eyes through the gaps between the spiritual energy dragons. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes met with hers for a moment. The spiritual energy dragons moved again, and their huge bodies separated their gazes. ¡°Although my control over the great momentum of heaven and earth is not as high as Xin Yu¡¯s, I now have 100,000 cultivators backing me. Perhaps I can try that move,¡± Zhou Yun thought as he licked his lips. He planned to make an extremely bold move. ¡°If we succeed this time, we will definitely be able to stop Xin Yu until the second attack of the array!¡± Zhou Yun narrowed his gaze. All the spiritual energy tentacles on his body were shaking frenziedly! All the spiritual energy dragons paused momentarily! Chapter 178 - 178 Zhou Yuns Full Power 178 Zhou Yun¡¯s Full Power All of the spiritual energy tentacles on Zhou Yun¡¯s body tensed up. He was like a huge ball of muscle, and the countless hard spiritual energy tentacles on his body spread out in all directions. He was like a muscular sea urchin. On the other end of the spiritual energy tentacles were the spiritual energy dragons.They also tensed up as they followed Zhou Yun¡¯s actions. Then, the spiritual energy dragons let out strange roars. They were trembling madly. Even though Xin Yu was tearing their bodies apart at an insane speed, they did not dodge at all. They allowed Xin Yu to grab their bodies and tear them apart. ¡°What?¡± Xin Yu let out a confused cry. She was tearing the spiritual energy dragons apart and trying to break free from this cage, but she noticed something was off. She saw the spiritual energy dragons in front of her shaking even faster than before. They were trembling so fast that they left afterimages. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong. They actually split into two!¡± Xin Yu¡¯s heart sank as she gritted her teeth. After the dragons that were circling around her trembled madly, each of them actually split into two. Their numbers instantly doubled. They circled around her even more tightly. ¡°Zhou Yun! You actually used my own moves on me!¡± Xin Yu roared. She recognized this technique. This was exactly what she had done just now. She did not expect Zhou Yun to use her own technique against her. Zhou Yun was panting heavily. He felt extremely tired. It was as if he had stayed up all night for 10 days straight. He was on the verge of a mental breakdown. His lips were white and his eyes were sunken. He looked like a vagabond who was wandering around. He was in an extremely pathetic state. Even his incomparably strong muscles were shriveling up like punctured balloons. Endless pain engulfed his mind. It spread across every inch of his skin. Even though he was in extreme pain, Zhou Yun could not help but smile. He had succeeded. With the help of the Enlightenment State and the spiritual energy provided by the 100,000 cultivators, he had successfully released the technique of the great momentum of heaven and earth that Xin Yu had used. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this move to have such a huge impact on my body!¡± Zhou Yun knelt on the spiritual energy meridian and almost fell unconscious. By forcefully using the great momentum of heaven and earth, the number of spiritual energy dragons actually split into two in a short time. Even Xin Yu would not be able to break free in the remaining eight seconds. Xin Yu gritted her teeth. In order to prevent Zhou Yun from disrupting her use of the great momentum of the heavens and earth, she initially planned to use the simplest and crudest method to brute force her way out of this situation. She believed that all kinds of tricks were no match against absolute power. She never expected that a mere foundation establishment stage cultivator would be able to complete a move that could only be completed by a nascent soul cultivator. However, it was useless for Xin Yu to regret her naivety. Even if she wanted to activate the great momentum of heaven and earth again, she would have to overcome Zhou Yun¡¯s move first before she could continue. Regardless of whether she continued to use force to break through Zhou Yun¡¯s technique or mobilize the great momentum of heaven and earth, she couldn¡¯t not do so in just a few seconds. Zhou Yun gulped. His throat was too dry. His saliva didn¡¯t moisten his throat. At this moment, he felt as though there was sand rubbing his throat. It was extremely painful! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that I would be able to pull this off. It seems like this is my limit.¡± Zhou Yun felt that he was falling into a daze. Even though he had the support of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, in the end, he forcefully used a power only usable by a nascent soul cultivator, and he was only a mere foundation establishment stage cultivator. Even though he had a powerful will that had been constantly tempered by the Enlightenment State, right now, Zhou Yun also felt that he was at the end of his rope. ¡°Sect Leader Ling Qingyun should be able to handle the rest.¡± Zhou Yun used the last bit of his consciousness to look in Ling Qingyun¡¯s direction. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was formed by 100,000 cultivators. After the battle with Xin Yu, Zhou Yun and Ling Qingyun had formed an understanding. They would kill Xin Yu directly if possible. If they succeeded, they would then obtain the method to leave this world from Venerable Xunling. If they failed to kill Xin Yu, they would share the secret that Venerable Xunling had revealed to them and try their best to find a way out of this world. In fact, if it was not for Xin Yu¡¯s sudden attack, Zhou Yun and Ling Qingyun would not have wanted to fight this terrifying nascent soul cultivator. Zhou Yun had already done everything he could. He wanted to preserve his last bit of strength. If Ling Qingyun succeeded, he would use the last of his strength for the final attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. His power would turn the array into the strongest killing formation that could kill Xin Yu. Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes met Ling Qingyun¡¯s! She was extremely shocked that Zhou Yun was actually able to stop Xin Yu from escaping from the spiritual energy dragons. She looked at him with a look of admiration and gratitude. She turned to look at Xin Yu, who was surrounded by more dragons. Ling Qingyun knew that it was time for her to earn her pay. The strength of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array lay in the terrifying spiritual energy dragon seal at the beginning! The waves of attacks that came after were even more packed and powerful. As long as the first attack of the array was launched, unless one had surpassed the stage of a nascent soul cultivator, they would then have to endure all the attacks of the array. After exchanging glances with Ling Qingyun, Zhou Yun finally could not hold on any longer. He kept an eye on the situation while his body fell into a coma. Zhou Yun had already completely exhausted his spiritual and mental energy. His powerful Saint Fire Body was also overdrawn! There was no longer any flame burning in his body. He could only fall unconscious for now. Even a few seconds of rest was a luxury for the current Zhou Yun. All he had to do was wait. He just had to wait for Ling Qingyun to complete everything. When that happened, he would force himself to wake up and deliver the final blow. Bang. Zhou Yun fainted on the spiritual energy meridians. Eight seconds had passed! The second attack of Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array was ready. On the other hand, Xin Yu was waving her sore little hands. Beneath Xin Yu¡¯s petite feet that were covered in bandages, they were the countless bodies of spiritual energy dragons. More and more undead were resurrected after absorbing the huge amount of spiritual energy, and they even became more powerful! In addition to the undead of the foundation establishment stage, there were also many golden core stage undead. ¡°The Second Heaven of Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! Shedding Sky!¡± Ling Qingyun shouted as she finally launched her second attack. Chapter 179 - 179 Dont Die, Senior Sister 179 Don¡¯t Die, Senior Sister ¡°The Second Heaven of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! Shedding Sky!¡± Ling Qingyun shouted, The entire Perilous Stronghold of the Myriad Flower School shook. The huge rock layers around the basin broke away. Just the aura before the attack had caused the terrain of the entire basin to change. Countless Three Lifetimes Flowers were thrown into the air with violent and chaotic air waves! The colorful butterflies¡¯ wings were torn into pieces by the air waves. Their colorful wings glistened in the sky, and the Three Lifetimes Flower fluttered freely. Amidst the hazy soul fragments, Xin Yu stood in the sky. The bandages on her body danced in the wind. ¡°It¡¯s so cold.¡± Xin Yu had just broken free from the blockade of countless spiritual energy dragons. She only had time to take in the dream-like scene in front of her eyes. Her lips moved slightly, but she did not manage to say a word. Then, she was swept up by the endless white light. At the same time, The entire Perilous Stronghold was also enveloped by this white light. The sky was no longer filled with color. There was no more poison that made people fearful. The spiritual energy meridians of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array that blocked out the sky also disappeared. All that was left was the endless white light. Even the light of the scorching sun could not penetrate it. ¡°This¡­ this second attack. If I recall correctly, it is Shedding Sky. I didn¡¯t expect that with the spiritual energy and mental support of 100,000 people, it could actually change the world. It¡¯s truly an incredible change,¡± exclaimed Xin Yu as she looked at the white light around her. At this moment, she seemed to be surrounded in chaos. Not only did she lose her sense of direction, even time seemed to have slowed down. ¡°Hehe, Senior Sister. I found you. You¡¯ve lost at hide-and-seek.¡± A crisp laughter rang out. Then, Xin Yu was hugged from behind. The person was taller than Xin Yu. She rested her chin on Xin Yu¡¯s head and hugged her from behind. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you making any sound? Could it be that you are too shocked by being caught? Hehe. I knew that I would catch up to you one day, Senior Sister,¡± the person said proudly while resting her chin on Xin Yu¡¯s head. The person let go of Xin Yu and continued, ¡°Of course! Senior Sister, you¡¯re cultivating too fast. The only thing I can do now is to stay by your side, grumble to you, and think of a way to make you smile.¡± She walked up to Xin Yu and knelt down on one knee. She placed her hands on Xin Yu¡¯s cheeks and kept rubbing them. Finally, she slowly pulled her hands apart. Xin Yu¡¯s face was forced into a faint smile. ¡°Wuyin,¡± Xin Yu looked at the girl before her and spoke slowly. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s me, Senior Sister.¡± Wuyin let go of Xin Yu¡¯s hands, knelt in front of her, and hugged her. ¡°You still haven¡¯t changed,¡± Xin Yu rubbed Wuyin¡¯s head and spoke calmly. ¡°Hehe. Of course. After all, I¡¯m already dead.¡± Wuyin chuckled. ¡°Wu¡­¡± Xin Yu still wanted to say something but was interrupted by the other party. Wuyin shook her head in Xin Yu¡¯s arms. ¡°Senior Sister, this isn¡¯t a place you should be in. Our meeting now is still too soon. I still want to hear about the real immortal cultivation world from you and all the stories from that place.¡± Wuyin broke free from Xin Yu¡¯s embrace. She slowly walked into the distance and finally stopped. She turned back and looked at Xin Yu with her head tilted. She nodded and smiled before disappearing. ¡°Remember our agreement.¡± Xin Yu heard her voice slowly become distant. Then, all the white light in front of Xin Yu slowly disappeared. She raised her hand. There seemed to be residue warmth from Wuyin on it. ¡°The Third Heaven of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array! A Tiny Heaven!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth. A spiritual energy attack that had been condensed into a line and emitted a terrifying pressure shot towards Xin Yu. The spiritual energy was heading straight towards her. The attack had yet to hit her, but the incomparable aura had already messed up her bangs. ¡°It¡¯s done!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s face was filled with joy. The second attack was Shedding Sky. Its true purpose was to create an illusionary realm that contained the common consciousness of 100,000 cultivators. Quantitative change led to qualitative change. With such a terrifying amount of consciousness intertwining, even a nascent soul cultivator would be confused. Ling Qingyun had originally thought that Xin Yu would be confused until the third attack hit her. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Even if Xin Yu regained her senses at the last moment, she definitely won¡¯t be able to defend against this attack in time!¡± Ling Qingyun was extremely confident. In the entire array, the roles of the First and Second Heavens were to imprison and confuse. The Third Heaven was the second most powerful attack, only below the Ninth Heaven in terms of power. Ling Qingyun speculated that she didn¡¯t even need to unleash the other six Heavens. She might be able to take down Xin Yu with this attack. ¡°Die, you 1000-year-old heretic practitioner!¡± Ling Qingyun shouted. The second most powerful attack of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array had finally landed on Xin Yu. Xin Yu didn¡¯t even have the chance to react. She had just recovered from the illusion created by the intertwining consciousness of the cultivators when the attack hit her. Ling Qingyun looked in Xin Yu¡¯s direction nervously. On one hand, she hoped that this attack would be effective and eliminate the nascent soul cultivator in one fell swoop. On the other hand, Ling Qingyun was still extremely cautious as she prepared for the Fourth Heaven attack. The attacks of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array only grew stronger and stronger. However, there was technique in its brute force. The First and Second Heaven served to prepare for the attack on the Third Heaven. The Fourth to Eighth Heavens were closely interlinked. They served to further imprison and cause the enemy to hallucinate. The enemy who was hit had no chance of resisting and would be directly hit by the Ninth Heaven¡¯s attack. ¡°Die! It¡¯s best if we can escape this d*mn world after you die!¡± The usually gentle and elegant Ling Qingyun couldn¡¯t help but curse internally. Boom! Xin Yu was caught off guard and was attacked by the dense spiritual energy. She could feel the skin on her face breaking down gradually. Her pupils seemed to be burning, and her face was torn apart by spiritual energy. Next, she was unable to feel her mouth. ¡°My neck¡­ It¡¯s burning. I can no longer feel my limbs. What about my body? Where has it gone?¡± Xin Yu was confused. The sudden and violent attack made her completely lose her mind. Soon after, she could no longer feel any pain. After the spiritual energy attack ended, only a pitch-black heart was left beating slowly where Xin Yu stood. When Ling Qingyun saw this, she was on high alert. This was because even without any spiritual energy or blood supply, this heart was still beating. It was pitch black, rotten and disgusting. Boom! As Ling Qingyun was preparing for the attack on the Fourth Heaven, she took the time to send out a burst of spiritual energy! This spiritual energy instantly transformed into countless wind blades that slashed at the pitch-black heart. Chapter 180 - 180 The Endgame 180 The Endgame The heart that was still beating strangely fell to the ground. The poison of the Three Lifetimes Flower and the powder from the colorful butterflies were all on it. The colors did not restore the heart¡¯s vitality. Instead, it beat even weaker. This was because both the Three Lifetimes Flowers and the colorful butterflies were poisonous. Although the heart¡¯s beating slowed down, there was no doubt that Xin Yu¡¯s black heart was still beating. Ling Qingyun was on guard against Xin Yu, who had disappeared, as she prepared for the attack on the Fourth Heaven. At the same time, she spared some spiritual energy to bombard the black heart. Swish! The spiritual energy transformed into countless wind blades, which continuously cut the black heart into pieces. The gale blades whizzed past, and the black heart was nowhere to be seen. All that was left was a black breeze mixed with a few Three Lifetimes Flowers that were faintly pulsating. A few colorful butterflies chased after the Three Lifetimes Flowers in the air and followed the black breeze to the two small mounds. Thump. Thump. The black powder eventually landed on the two small mounds, and the pulse of the heart became weaker and weaker. The Three Lifetimes Flowers fell to the ground with the seizing wind and neatly arranged themselves in front of the two small mounds. Two colorful butterflies fluttered in the air and finally stopped on the two broken swords in front of the two small mounds. The colorful butterflies moved and they briefly touched where the two broken swords made contact. Thump¡­ In the end, the black powder slowly stopped pulsating and no longer made any sound. ¡°The Fourth Heaven of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, Void! Ling Qingyun was extremely focused on her surroundings. She didn¡¯t let any movement slip past her notice. She was afraid that Xin Yu was hiding somewhere, preparing to launch a sneak attack. The Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array had 100,000 cultivators to distribute damage. However, compared to nascent soul cultivators who could communicate with heaven and earth, they were still too weak. If they were not careful, they would be completely annihilated. ¡°Where is Xin Yu? She should have dodged the attack of the Third Heaven. Damn it, is this what a nascent soul cultivator is like? She is actually so difficult to deal with!¡± Ling Qingyun, who couldn¡¯t locate Xin Yu, was extremely nervous. Zhou Yun had already exhausted himself to delay Xin Yu¡¯s attack. Aside from the last sword, he was useless for now. Now, all the cultivators had fallen into a deep sleep in order to channel all their spiritual energy into the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array. Ling Qingyun could only rely on herself now! ¡°Where is she? Above? Below? Or is she hiding in a place that I¡¯ve overlooked!¡± Ling Qingyun gritted her teeth. In the end, she decided to use her Divine Sense. Between cultivators, unless it was absolutely necessary, they would not use their Divine Sense. This was because, when facing a cultivator who was higher level than oneself, using one¡¯s Divine Sense would result in backlash. They would be considered lucky if their minds were merely muddled. They would be considered lucky if their minds were merely broken. The worst case scenario was instant death. If Ling Qingyun wanted to use her Divine Sense against a nascent soul cultivator, she would be courting death. However, she had no other option. The Fourth Heaven was ready. It could be unleashed at any moment. If Ling Qingyun didn¡¯t quickly locate Xin Yu, she might lose this battle.100,000 cultivators would be slaughtered by Xin Yu. ¡°Divine Sense, activate!¡± Ling Qingyun shouted internally. The Divine Sense of a golden core cultivator could cross mountains and rivers. It could even locate a grain of rice within a radius of 10,000 miles. For a powerful cultivator like Ling Qingyun, who was also the sect leader of the five upright sects, her Divine Sense was even more terrifying. She frowned, and her Divine Sense began to spread out from the two small mounds under her feet. She left no stone unturned. ¡°Where is she?¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s Divine Sense swept through every ditch that was created after the battle, every broken rock, and every suspicious place. As she continued to use her Divine Sense, Ling Qingyun¡¯s face started to turn pale and she began to tremble. ¡°She is not within a 10 mile radius. Could it be that she already escaped beyond this range? Or has she left?¡± Ling Qingyun was panting heavily! Controlling the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array required a lot of willpower. Now, she was even using her Divine Sense to search. She couldn¡¯t hold on much longer. Ling Qingyun gritted her teeth and held the array back from unleashing the attack of the Fourth Heaven. At the same time, she had no choice but to slowly descend to catch her breath. She landed in front of the two little dirt mounds. Her tired eyes swept over the Three Lifetimes Flowers, the two intertwining colorful butterflies, and the faint layer of black powder. To motivate herself, she bit her lips so hard that they bled. She then forced herself to stand up. ¡°She must be around here. I can¡¯t let everything go to waste.¡± Once again, Ling Qingyun forcefully activated her Divine Sense to scan the surroundings. Her hair was soaked with sweat, and the messy ends of her hair even stuck to her face. Her clothes were also drenched. However, right now, she no longer had the luxury to care about anything else. Ling Qingyun stood up straight and scanned the entire Perilous Stronghold with her Divine Sense. With the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, if Xin Yu had escaped the range of the array, she would have known. Xin Yu must still be hiding in some corner. ¡°I absolutely will let another disciple die!¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s lips were dry and her head was dizzy. She had already bitten her tongue, and blood was flowing out from the corner of her mouth. ¡°I ¡­ I must lead the disciples to escape this world.¡± Ling Qingyun felt her vision blur. She slowly mumbled and persevered. ¡­ In a land far, far away, a black-robed man was sitting on a chair on a mountain. On the table in front of him was a small pot of wine and a small plate of peanuts. From time to time, the black-robed man picked up one or two peanuts and tasted them along with the wine. He would let out a few exclamations, nod his head in satisfaction while sipping wine. In the end, the black-robed man looked into the distance. He could see everything that was happening in the Perilous Stronghold of the Myriad Flower School. He observed as Ling Qingyun, whose eyes were already bleeding and whose entire body had withered, slowly fell to the ground in front of the two small mounds. In her final moments, Ling Qingyun reached out with a trembling hand towards the black powder on the two small mounds. Her dry and wrinkled hands grabbed a handful of the soil stained with black powder. ¡°Finally¡­ I¡¯ve found you.¡± Ling Qingyun¡¯s voice sounded hoarse and extremely fragile. Her golden core had been completely destroyed, and her Dao Foundation was completely gone. Her body was even weaker than that of an ordinary old woman. Regardless, the corners of Ling Qingyun¡¯s mouth slowly curled up. Woosh. Just as Ling Qingyun¡¯s hand was about to fall, the black-robed man ignored the distance between them and appeared in front of her. ¡°The heretic cultivator is dead. The furnace, which has been sealed for 1832 years, might be able to see the light of day again,¡± the black-robed man said, his face emotionless. He looked at Zhou Yun, who was at the end of his rope, and finally revealed a strange smile. Chapter 181 - 181 The Santu Riverbank 181 The Santu Riverbank ¡°I¡¯m thirsty. I¡¯m thirsty.¡± Zhou Yun felt as if his throat was about to dry up and his bones would split open! Every cell in his body was sending him a message that he was in urgent need of water! ¡°Where is this place? I remember that I should be preparing for the next attack of the Nine Heavens Array with Sect Leader Ling Qingyun. What am I doing here?¡± Zhou Yun opened his eyes. He struggled to sit up and looked around in confusion. The rugged mountain range, the fog halfway up the mountain, and the clouds in the distance. The sky was turning white as if it was about to become daytime. He found that he was lying on a pile of broken stones covered with thorns, and there was no one around. ¡°Where¡¯s Sect Leader Ling Qingyun? Where¡¯s Qiao¡¯er? And what about Xin Yu? Why did I not wake up? Could it be that Sect Leader Ling Qingyun lost the battle against Xin Yu?¡± Zhou Yun pushed the rubble with both hands and tried to stand up, but the intense pain and powerlessness in his hands made him fall back onto the pile of rubble. The next moment, he rolled down the slope. Without any strength in his body, he fell straight into the thorns! ¡°Hiss!¡± Zhou Yun sucked in a breath of cold air. He felt a sharp pain on his face. His entire body was wrapped in thorns, and the pain spread all over his body! ¡°I can¡¯t move. In order to give the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array time to prepare, I was injured both mentally and physically after forcefully activating the great momentum of heaven and earth. I was on the verge of collapse and could not even absorb spiritual energy.¡± Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. Even when he fell into the thorns, not a single drop of blood flowed out of his body. His injuries were too severe. After Zhou Yun had obtained the Saint Fire Body, he relied on his body¡¯s capacity to contain spiritual energy to increase his strength. However, he didn¡¯t expect that his body was on the verge of collapse, and he couldn¡¯t even absorb any spiritual energy! That time, he was so exhausted that he couldn¡¯t even maintain the Saint Fire Body. The phoenix fire that had been burning in his body had been extinguished, and he was completely out of energy! Zhou Yun was unable to move at all. His spiritual energy had been drained and his body was over-exhausted. There were even a few sharp thorns that pierced into his eye sockets, almost piercing his eyeballs! He tried for a while and found that he couldn¡¯t move. He could only quietly let the thorns bind him. ¡°But no matter what the result is, if no one comes to save me again, I¡¯ll be fine. I might not be able to make it past noon today.¡± Zhou Yun said bitterly. His throat felt like it was smoking, and there seemed to be no saliva in his mouth. ¡°I didn¡¯t wake up from the last strike of the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array and swing my sword for the last time. It looks like the battle had ended. It¡¯s unknown if Sect Leader Ling Qingyun had won by relying on the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, or has Xin Yu already completed her plan?¡± Zhou Yun took this opportunity to think about the outcome. ¡°But no matter what the result is, if no one comes to save me again, I¡¯ll be fine. I might not be able to make it past noon today.¡± Zhou Yun said bitterly. His throat felt like it was on fire, and there seemed to be no saliva in his mouth. He stretched his head out to lick the dewdrops on the thorns, but it was not enough! ¡°I¡¯ll close my eyes and rest. There were still some condensed dewdrops on the thorns. Perhaps my body can recover and absorb spiritual energy after being nourished by the dewdrops. What I need to do now is to reduce the loss of physical strength.¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes. If the sun were to come out, Zhou Yun might think that his injuries were too severe and become the first foundation establishment cultivator to die from the sun! Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body was bound by the thistles and thorns, and he could only twist his eyes to the maximum to look around. However, after struggling for a while, Zhou Yun could only give up helplessly because he was face down and trapped by the thorns. He could not see his surroundings at all. ¡°I¡¯ll close my eyes and rest. There are still some condensed dewdrops on the thorns. Perhaps my body can recover and absorb spiritual energy after being nourished by the dewdrops. What I need to do now is to reduce the loss of physical strength.¡± Zhou Yun closed his eyes. His lips were dry and cracked, and his skin was like the cracked earth, with many cracks. In some places, it was so deep that bones could be seen! After a long time, the sky gradually turned cold, and the temperature rose. But no more dewdrops condensed on the thorns. The dewdrops that had fallen from the thorns were just a drop in the ocean, not enough for him to recover to the point where he could absorb spiritual energy again! Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. If he did not have more water, he might really die Here! ¡°Ha, I found it! However, is this monkey-like person also that missing disciple? Well, forget it. In any case, I¡¯m definitely going to get the mission points!¡± A voice that sounded like an Oriole came from above Zhou Yun. It was a little cheerful and rash, but it made people feel very comfortable. ¡°There¡¯s someone! I¡¯m saved!¡± Zhou Yun was overjoyed. He did not expect to hear someone¡¯s voice on this remote mountain! However, while he was pleasantly surprised, he couldn¡¯t help but feel uneasy. Was this person good or bad? He hoped it wasn¡¯t someone who would kill or set fire to him. He didn¡¯t have the strength to resist at all if it was a person who burned, killed, and plundered. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The sound of huge wings whistling rang out. Zhou Yun felt a strong gust of air beating against him. The thorns that were wrapped around his body followed the strong gust of air. Not only did they not loosen their grip on him, they even tightened their grip on him! ¡°It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body was in pain. Now, it was even worse! He knew in his heart that this was not good. From the looks of it, this person was a heretic cultivator who liked to torture others and enjoy the wailing of others! ¡°Thud!¡± Zhou Yun felt a huge footstep in front of his head. He twisted his neck slightly and could barely see an eagle claw that was bigger than his head. Next to the eagle¡¯s claws were huge white wings. An eagle? Could it be that it was not a human, but a demonic beast that was about to take human form? Zhou Yun cursed in his heart. Could it be that he had just died in the hands of a demonic beast after the battle with a nascent soul cultivator? ¡°Thud!¡± An even lighter foot landed on Zhou Yun¡¯s head. It hurt! Zhou Yun felt his head sink, but it wasn¡¯t heavy. The problem was that he was now entangled by the thorns, including his head! ¡°Hahaha, I didn¡¯t expect that I would really catch something. These points are mine!¡± The voice was very proud. Then, Zhou Yun felt the weight on his head lighten. A cool breeze blew on his face and his face was turned over. ¡°Wow! This is the first time I¡¯ve seen a missing disciple awake!¡± Zhou Yun saw clearly that it was the culprit who had blown the wind and stepped on him. It was a girl wearing a red and white robe. The girl with two ponytails tilted her head. It was as if she had suddenly fallen into a daze after seeing Zhou Yun. ¡°Um, can you please save me from this thicket of thorns first?¡± Zhou Yun asked. He was really in pain right now, especially when he was being forcefully pulled out of the thorny undergrowth. Those countless sharp thorns had pierced into his dry skin. Zhou Yun felt that he was on the verge of collapse! ¡°Woah! It really is a missing disciple! My points have become spiritual swords!¡± The girl with two ponytails suddenly shouted. She held Zhou Yun¡¯s head with both hands and lifted it into the air! ¡°Slash!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s entire body was pulled out of the thicket of thorns, and the sound of sharp thorns breaking rang out. At that moment, he felt as if he could see the Santu riverbank, as if he could see Ling Qingyun, Qiao¡¯er, Su Wanyi¡­ ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t faint! My points! My spiritual sword!¡± Before he lost consciousness, Zhou Yun only heard intermittent voices. Chapter 182 - 182 A New Light 182 A New Light ¡°You¡¯re saying that this cripple you found with all his meridians broken is within the scope of the mission?¡± ¡°Tsk, such heavy injuries. Don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re just casually putting on a missing disciple¡¯s uniform to fake your points.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not pretending! He is really one of the missing disciples! At the start, he was awake, but for some reason, he suddenly fell unconscious!¡± ¡°Believe me, he might wake up again in a while. The points for the missing disciples who are awake and unconscious are completely different. Old He, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re trying to take some of my points!¡± ¡­ In his daze, Zhou Yun seemed to have heard an argument. Other than this argument, there were countless other noises around him, making it impossible for him to continue recuperating. However, compared to before, Zhou Yun felt that his body was much better now. It was as if he had received a simple dressing, and his wounds were all bandaged. More importantly, he could feel a small ball of spiritual energy in his body! Although it was insignificant, it was enough for Zhou Yun to use this small ball of spiritual energy as a catalyst to absorb even more spiritual energy to recover from his injuries! Perhaps it was an injury medicine that contained spiritual energy. Could it be that he had really been saved? Was it the girl with two ponytails from before? As Zhou Yun gradually woke up, the sounds around him grew closer and closer. He frowned and opened his eyes with great difficulty! ¡°What? He is awake! Hurry up and ask if he¡¯s a missing disciple. With so many points, I can definitely exchange for a new spiritual sword!¡± The girl with two ponytails suddenly turned her head in the midst of the dispute and shouted while pointing at Zhou Yun, whose eyebrows were trembling. Old He, who had been arguing, also stopped. He walked to Zhou Yun¡¯s bed and waited for him to wake up. At the same time, it seemed that Old He and the girl with two ponytails actions had attracted everyone¡¯s attention, and many people gathered around Zhou Yun¡¯s bed. Zhou Yun felt a ray of light. The afternoon sun shone on his face without any cover. He could not help but cover his eyes and sit up straight. ¡°He¡¯s awake!¡± One of them couldn¡¯t help but ask. However, more people were holding their breaths, waiting for Zhou Yun¡¯s next move. ¡°Where is this place?¡± Zhou Yun let go of his hand. He blinked his eyes to get used to the brightness before looking forward. In front of him was a well-dressed, sage-like old man. Beside him was the girl with two ponytails who had stepped on Zhou Yun with her foot. ¡°Young man. Have you already woken up?¡± Old He slowly asked when he saw Zhou Yun wake up. He handed over a bottle of spiritual liquid. When Zhou Yun heard Old He¡¯s voice, he felt his entire body and mind shake, as if his injuries had been soothed. He took the spiritual liquid from Old He and drank it without hesitation. If the other party wanted to harm him, he would not have to go through so much trouble! Phew! Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. The spiritual energy flowed down his throat and began to slowly nourish his dried-up body. Zhou Yun felt that with this bottle of spiritual liquid as a catalyst, he would be able to return to his peak in at most a month with the power of the Saint Fire Body. Zhou Yun laughed bitterly in his heart. He didn¡¯t expect that his powerful trump cards would also fall into such a situation. ¡°Young man, can you answer a few of my questions? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m just going to ask you a few questions.¡± Old He said slowly when he saw Zhou Yun walking over. ¡°Senior, please ask.¡± Zhou Yun looked at Old He gratefully. Of course, Zhou Yun deliberately ignored the girl with two ponytails who had discovered him. ¡°What¡¯s the name of your clothes? Is it your own?¡± Old He thought for a while and asked. ¡°This is the uniform of the inner sect disciples of the Spirit Valley. It¡¯s indeed my clothes.¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. Although he did not know why the other party asked this, he still answered. Spirit Valley was one of the five upright sects, and the five sects had decreed to protect their disciples. He believed that after these people heard the name of Spirit Valley, they would not easily attack him even if they had disloyalty. ¡°Spirit Valley? I see.¡± Old He narrowed his eyes and nodded while stroking his beard. Then, he continued to ask, ¡°Do you know what this is?¡± Zhou Yun saw Old He take out a nearly damaged token from his pocket. There was a faint word ¡°Divine¡± on it. ¡°Divine Gate, it seems to be a sect.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s frown deepened. Where did these people get this thing? The clothes these people were wearing were not the clothes of any of the five upright sects. Could it be that they were also studying the truth of the world in a place unknown to the five sects? Zhou Yun began to be cautious. If that were the case, then these people might want to overthrow the five sects. His status as a disciple of the five sects might not be of much use in the eyes of these people! The expression on Old He¡¯s face became more relaxed. He put away the broken token. In the end, Old He looked at Zhou Yun sternly, as if he wanted to confirm something. ¡°Cough, cough. Please don¡¯t be shocked. Maybe you don¡¯t know anything, but what I¡¯m going to say next might subvert your understanding. My young friend, if your injuries are too severe and your cultivation heart is unstable, you can choose to listen to it later. ¡°But if you want me to say it now, I hope you won¡¯t lose your immortal path because of this.¡± Old He said in a deep voice. There were more and more people gathered around him, and he was almost unable to suppress the voices of these people. Zhou Yun¡¯s brows were so tightly knitted that they were about to form a line. He looked at the people around him. Other than Old He, everyone else was around his age, and their faces were full of smiles. Could it be that these people were planning to instigate his rebellion? They now knew the truth about this world. There was an even wider world beyond this world! Did they want him to betray the five sects and study how to leave this world? Zhou Yun sighed in his heart. Perhaps these people didn¡¯t know yet. The five upright sects had long known the method to leave this world. He even led most of the cultivators and gathered 100,000 cultivators to form the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array to fight against the thousand-year-old nascent soul heretic cultivator. Zhou Yun still remembered the request of Venerable Xunling. Only by killing the heretic cultivator could they leave this world. The result of that battle was still unknown. If Ling Qingyun was defeated, it was possible that other than Zhou Yun¡¯s people, none of the 100,000 cultivators would survive. Zhou Yun was thinking that it was better to be prepared. If these people wanted to recruit him to betray the five sects, he would just go with the flow and agree. While he cultivated, he could also let these people become a new force! In any case, he would be able to recover his full strength in a month¡¯s time. He would be invincible apart from Xin Yu! Zhou Yun pondered for a long time and decided to act as if he was surprised. He wanted to blend in with this group of people as if it was the first time he heard that there was another world outside. After that, he would find an opportunity to cultivate and kill Xin Yu to complete Venerable Xunling¡¯s conditions and obtain the method to escape this world! Chapter 183 - 183 The Divine Gate Welcomes You 183 The Divine Gate Welcomes You ¡°Alright. I choose to listen to it now.¡± After a long while, Zhou Yun nodded. Old He finally heaved a sigh of relief. The people around them started to smile. Zhou Yun thought to himself, ¡°Since I¡¯m here, I must act as if I¡¯m surprised!¡± ¡°Cough, cough. Little friend. In fact, the world you were in before was merely a spiritual weapon.¡± Old He said. Zhou Yun nodded his head. This was just as he had expected, but he still had a slightly puzzled look on his face. His mouth was slightly open, ready to make a sound at any time. ¡°Now, all of you have been released from that spiritual weapon.¡± Old He continued in a deep voice. ¡°Huh¡­ Huh?!¡± At first, Zhou Yun intended to match his surprised voice, but towards the end, his voice broke with a surprised ¡°Ha!¡± What the hell did he mean by released? What about the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array? What about Sect Leader Ling Qingyun? And what about that invincible nascent soul cultivator, Xin Yu? Was Xin Yu dead? No! Even so, he had yet to obtain the method to escape from this world from Venerable Xunling! Eh? What about the process? Why did he just come out? ¡°Cough, cough. Little friend, calm your cultivation heart. Don¡¯t be surprised. I know that the fact that the world you live in is fake has a heavy blow to the cultivation heart of cultivators. But you must be steady!¡± Old He said hurriedly when he saw Zhou Yun¡¯s unstable breathing. ¡°No, I¡¯m out now! This is the outside world? What about Sect Leader Ling Qingyun? Where¡¯s Qiao¡¯er? Where¡¯s Venerable Xunling?¡± ¡°You guys¡­ Who are you?¡± Zhou Yun stood up straight and asked quickly, but his voice became weaker in the end. Really¡­ He was out? Was this the outside world? Zhou Yun looked at Old He doubtfully. Was he lying to him? Or was he still in a dream? ¡°Ahem.¡± Old He smiled and coughed lightly, then slowly stepped aside. At the same time, everyone around them smiled. They also slowly dispersed and shouted in unison. ¡°Welcome back, missing disciple. This is the Divine Gate. Your home.¡± It was a welcome and a joyful welcome to the new members. After everyone in front of him dispersed, Zhou Yun felt his blocked vision slowly light up. In front of him, a flat and open plain extended into the distance. Plants with pink flowers the size of pearls bloomed all over the ground, forming a sea of pink flowers. In the sea of flowers, Zhou Yun¡¯s bed was spread out in all directions. On each bed was an unconscious disciple of the five sects. There was at least one person around each bed to take care of them. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The strong wind ruffled Zhou Yun¡¯s hair. A griffin roared softly as it descended from the sky. On its back were two people, and Zhou Yun discovered that one of them was an unconscious disciple of the five sects! Such a scene happened in every corner of the pink plain! Hundreds and thousands of griffins took off from the sky. There were even more spiritual beasts that Zhou Yun did not recognize that were helping out. Spiritual beasts flew and landed, and disciples were busy taking care of them. There were also pink flowers that filled the sky after the breeze blew past. It was an extremely spectacular sight! ¡°Spiritual beasts, so many spiritual beasts. There are legends and even those I didn¡¯t know about. And there are many cultivators.¡± Zhou Yun kept looking at his surroundings as if he could not get enough of it. There were no less than 50,000 cultivators guarding the plain. There were even more! In the five sects, other than that final battle, such a number of cultivators was absolutely unimaginable! Old He stroked his goatee and smiled at Zhou Yun. None of the surrounding disciples laughed at Zhou Yun¡¯s appearance. Old Liu heaved a sigh of relief. He almost couldn¡¯t suppress the cheers of the disciples. ¡°I¡¯m an outer sect elder. You can call me Elder He.¡± Old He said softly, his tone extremely gentle. Zhou Yun steadied his gaze, before finally landing it on Elder He. He had never thought that all of this would happen so suddenly. Since it was in the outside world, did that mean that Sect Leader Ling Qingyun had won? Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth was agape. He had yet to thank Elder He for saving his life. He didn¡¯t have time to ask about the other disciples of Spirit Valley. He only felt his vision suddenly turn black, and his vision fell into endless darkness. ¡°What the hell is this? Why did he faint again?¡± The disciples asked worriedly when they saw that Zhou Yun had fainted again. ¡°Did we wake him up just now because we were too loud?¡± ¡°Damn it, I should have lowered my voice. I didn¡¯t expect him to faint again.¡± ¡°Hey, do I still have points? You all saw it, he just woke up!¡± ¡°We have to learn from this. If any of the missing disciples wake up later, we must be careful!¡± ¡°Good! Then let¡¯s work harder. I plan to go out and see if there are any more missing disciples that I haven¡¯t found!¡± After Zhou Yun passed out, a cacophony of voices rang out beside him. The moment Elder He saw Zhou Yun pass out, he immediately rushed over to support him. He only heaved a sigh of relief after examining him. ¡°He only fainted because he was too excited and his injuries were too severe.¡± After Elder He¡¯s explanation, the disciples heaved a sigh of relief and left. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that this little guy suffered such a heavy injury that his meridians were all broken. Could it be an enemy?¡± Elder He sighed. He did not know if he could still retain his status as a disciple in the Divine Gate after suffering such heavy injuries. ¡°Cough, cough. Old He. He was awake and you asked what you wanted to. Isn¡¯t it time to give me the points?¡± The girl with two ponytails walked to Elder He¡¯s side and said in a low voice. ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s not like you¡¯re lacking that little point. Alright, stop urging me. ¡± Elder He was only halfway through his sentence when he suddenly saw the girl with two ponytails preparing to pull out her spiritual sword, so he quickly changed his words. ¡°He¡¯s just heavily injured. Escort him to the clinic of the Divine Gate. I¡¯ll give you extra points later.¡± Elder He took out his card and gave it to the girl. ¡°Hmph, Old He, you¡¯re so generous. Aren¡¯t you afraid that you¡¯ll use up all your retirement points?¡± The girl with two ponytails pouted. She took the card. ¡°Hahaha, just remember to bring him to the designated clinic for this mission.¡± Elder He waved his hand dismissively before turning to look at the other unconscious disciples of the five sects. The girl with two ponytails kept the points card. She looked at the unconscious Zhou Yun, lowered her eyes, and conjured a spell. Suddenly, the earth beside Zhou Yun rose up slightly. The earth climbed up Zhou Yun¡¯s body along the edge of the bed and slowly covered his body. Except for his face, his entire body was covered in earth. The girl with two ponytails looked at the small pink flower on Zhou Yun¡¯s head and nodded in satisfaction. ¡°The Divine Gate! Points! My spiritual sword! I¡¯m coming for you!¡± The girl with two ponytails jumped onto the griffin in the air. Zhou Yun, who was controlled by the earth, also jumped onto it! As the little pink flower on Zhou Yun¡¯s head swayed, the griffin roared in the air and sped into the distance. Chapter 184 - 184 Sky Racing 184 Sky Racing ¡°How warm¡­¡± Zhou Yun felt that his entire body was warm as if he were wrapped in something. He slowly opened his eyes, and then a small pink flower appeared in front of him, wildly swaying as if it could be blown away by the strong wind at any moment. Strong wind? Zhou Yun was slightly confused. Then he discovered in horror that his whole body was covered in a thick layer of soil. He was unable to move at all! ¡°Am I dead? Buried? No, that¡¯s not right. If I were buried, where would this wind be coming from?¡± Zhou Yun was completely confused. Then he saw two black whips constantly beating his cheeks. Looking up, he saw the ground. ¡°Ah, you¡¯re awake?¡± The girl with two ponytails suddenly turned her head and smiled at Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun looked at the girl with two ponytails, nodding her head up and down before she suddenly stopped. Finally, he couldn¡¯t help but shout out. ¡°Ahhhh!¡± A miserable cry echoed across the sky. Looking from a distance, it seemed that a griffin suddenly dove down like a meteor, spun 360 degrees for a while, rose vertically toward the sky, then stopped abruptly before dipping vertically again! ¡°It seems that you are injured. Elder He asked me to take you to the clinic to recover,¡± said the girl with two ponytails as she smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t you know that I¡¯m injured?! Who takes an injured person with a whole body wrapped in soil on a racing griffin in the sky? ¡°This is murder!¡± Zhou Yun was beyond shocked. His body was already weak due to overexertion. The little spiritual energy in his body was now in turmoil due to the racing sky. He was even feeling slightly nauseous. No, it¡¯s not just a slight feeling; he was pretty sure he would vomit! Zhou Yun tightly clenched his teeth. He was a foundation establishment cultivator. Moreover, he was in the late-stage foundation establishment. How could he possibly vomit because of flying? He would be a laughing stock! Zhou Yun kept using eye contact to hint at the girl with two ponytails, hoping that she would get his hint and stop! ¡°Oh wow! Are your eyes twitching fiercely? I remember it¡¯s the left eye for wealth and the right eye for¡ªhmm, I don¡¯t believe in fate. It must go against fate,¡± the girl with two ponytails clasped her hands together as she muttered. ¡°Your eyes are twitching fiercely! It¡¯s my eyelids, not my eyes!¡± Zhou Yun fumed inwardly. Zhou Yun felt that the nausea in his chest was worsening. He was almost unable to hold it back. ¡°No! I must maintain the dignity of being a foundation establishment cultivator! How could I possibly get dizzy and vomit because of flying?¡± ¡°Quick¡­stop!¡± Zhou Yun forcibly suppressed the dizziness, forcing the words out of his mouth between his teeth! ¡°What? What? Quick?¡± The girl with two ponytails seemed unable to hear clearly because of the strong wind. She leaned back a little, almost into Zhou Yun¡¯s arms, and slightly stood up, placing her ear by Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth. Zhou Yun could hardly bear it any longer. The veins on his head were throbbing. He swore that even when he faced Xin Yu or forcibly activated the Divine Gate¡¯s Nine Heavens Array, he had never suffered as much! But to maintain the dignity of a foundation establishment cultivator in the new sect and not be seen as a small-time cultivator who fainted and vomited due to flying in a new place, he had to endure it! Zhou Yun remembered all the unconscious Five Sects disciples on the pink plain. It seemed that he was the first one to wake up. That is to say, everything he did represented the Five Sects disciples! This would be the so-called first impression! Zhou Yun remembered the persistence of the Five Sects disciples, who fought against the heretic cultivator with all their strength. He also remembered the kindness of the Divine Gate disciples he had just met. He absolutely cannot let there be a rift between the two parties because of him alone! ¡°I must hold on! I will maintain the first impression of the Five Sects disciples!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes seemed to glow. He stared tightly at the girl with two ponytails, looking at her sparkling earlobes close at hand. Like a dam blocking a thousand tons of water, Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth slowly opened with a creaking sound. ¡°Quick¡­stop¡­¡± Zhou Yun felt like he was burning his life away to say the words that he could typically say easily! ¡°Whoosh!¡± The griffin made a cheerful stop and then suddenly spiraled up to the sky in a 360-degree turn! ¡°Huh?¡± The girl with two ponytails leaned a little closer to Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth. ¡°Quick¡­¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s face was almost purple from holding his breath. ¡°Quick?¡± The girl with two ponytails was puzzled and turned her body directly to face Zhou Yun. The two of them were sitting on the griffin extremely close to each other, their faces close at hand, one tall and one short. ¡°Quick¡­puke!!!¡± Zhou Yun struggled to hold on. The first impression of the five upright sects and the Divine Gate disciples was good. But with this earth-shattering, heaven-weeping, and ghost-screaming sound, it all turned into mush! ¡°Wah, wah¡­gulp, gulp, gulp!¡± The girl with two ponytails was half-submerged in the sudden waterfall but still managed to swallow a mouthful of it, making a gulping sound. Then, the whole griffin lost control, falling vertically toward the ground! ¡°Boom!!!¡± Zhou Yun only felt a lightness in his body, and then he was thrown off. After a long time, Zhou Yun finally recovered from the dizzying feeling. He slowly moved his fingers, only to find that the layer of mud on his body was slowly falling off. ¡°Did this layer of mud protect me during the impact?¡± Zhou Yun touched the mud on his body, and he found that there seemed to be some residual spiritual energy on it. ¡°Bang!¡± Suddenly, the sound of metal hitting stone sounded. Zhou Yun cautiously tensed his body. He was very familiar with this sound. It was the sound of the spiritual sword and metal colliding! Zhou Yun instinctively reached behind him, but his hand touched empty air. The Fire Dragon Sword was not on him! ¡°Damn, why did this happen?¡± Zhou Yun muttered fretfully. Although he was dizzy just now, he did not forget what had happened. He did not hold back in drinking the spiritual herbs and liquid, and even the bile in his body was released onto the girl¡¯s head! ¡°I¡¯m going to die! Is it possible that the five upright sects have not yet had time to integrate into the Divine Gate family, but because of me, the two sides have split?¡± Zhou Yun felt a throbbing headache. Without a doubt, the owner of that voice must be the girl with two ponytails. ¡°Bang!¡± The sound of the spiritual sword sounded again. Zhou Yun struggled to shake off all the mud, and as he stood up, a cold light fell on his neck. Zhou Yun immediately refrained from moving rashly! ¡°Wu¡­Yin?¡± Zhou Yun noticed the words on the spiritual sword. Could it be the name of the girl with two ponytails? ¡°You¡­you¡­you!¡± The girl with two ponytails wiped her mouth, which was already red from the abrasion, while glaring daggers at Zhou Yun. Chapter 185 - 185 Taking Medicine 185 Taking Medicine Zhou Yun could feel the killing intent in his eyes! Without a doubt, it was a killing intent! ¡°Why do I always encounter such things!¡± This scene reminded Zhou Yun of Su Lingyun¡¯s incident when he was in seclusion! Zhou Yun sighed with emotion. Could it be that he was born to be at odds with other female cultivators? He always encountered such things! ¡°You! You! You!¡± The girl with two ponytails held the spiritual sword against Zhou Yun¡¯s chin and suddenly became angry as she spoke. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± The girl with two ponytails suddenly said! ¡°Zhou Yun,¡± Zhou Yun felt a chill on his chin, but he could only obediently reply. ¡°Ahem, I¡¯m Yi Wuyin.¡± Yi Wuyin answered subconsciously. ¡°Zhou Yun! You actually dared to do such a thing to me! Do you know how angry I was?!¡± Yi Wuyin gritted her teeth! ¡°Hey, that¡¯s not right!¡± Yi Wuyin came back to her senses and made a threatening sound with her wrinkled nose! ¡°Zhou Yun! You actually dared to do such a thing to me! Do you know how angry I was?!¡± Yi Wuyin gritted her teeth. She would never have thought that she would have a relationship with another male cultivator in such a way. Bah! This had already surpassed the level of indirect kissing. Eh? Was this considered an indirect kiss? Yi Wuyin was suddenly stunned. It was wrong! This was an insult! Humiliation! This was not normal at all! Yi Wuyin¡¯s expression changed from embarrassment to confusion and then to anger! She had to take revenge. She wanted to think of the most brutal revenge! ¡°You¡­ You! How are you going to compensate me?¡± Yi Wuyin finally shouted in her most vicious voice! Zhou Yun looked at Yi Wuyin¡¯s expression. He didn¡¯t understand why she was shy at first. However, after seeing Yi Wuyin¡¯s fierce expression, Zhou Yun felt that he was in danger! Yi Wuyin was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, so it wasn¡¯t difficult to defeat her in the past. However, Zhou Yun was currently seriously injured and could not be defeated! Just as Zhou Yun thought that something was going to happen, he suddenly heard Yi Wuyin¡¯s words. ¡°Compensate¡­ Is this something that can be solved by paying?¡± Zhou Yun was shocked. If it was an ordinary person, this would be no different from a mortal enmity! ¡°That¡¯s right! In the Outer Divine Gate, you can trade anything as long as you have points!¡± Yi Wuyin nodded in affirmation. She must use the most brutal price to make Zhou Yun despair! ¡°This time, at least, at least it must be this amount!¡± Yi Wuyin put down the spiritual sword and opened her hands wide! ¡°Ten?¡± Zhou Yun asked. ¡°That¡¯s right! Ten hundred points!¡± Yi Wuyin loudly affirmed! The corners of her mouth rose proudly. This was definitely the most brutal punishment! ¡°Ten¡­ Ten hundred? Isn¡¯t that 1,000 points?¡± Zhou Yun felt that it was a little awkward to say, but he soon realized what it was! ¡°This is very terrifying! 100, no, it¡¯s the 1,000 points you said! I¡¯ll only let you go if you have 1,000 points!¡± As Yi Wuyin spoke fiercely, she raised her little face proudly! ¡°You can buy everything with points in the Outer Divine Gate.¡± Zhou Yun kept this information in mind. ¡°Cough, cough. I can earn points as long as I¡¯m in the Divine Gate, right?¡± Zhou Yun asked. ¡°That¡¯s right. As long as it¡¯s a mission, an elder¡¯s request, and a fixed number of points given to the disciples every month, you can earn points.¡± Yi Wuyin counted with her fingers and said. ¡°Ahem.¡± Zhou Yun felt that his injuries were still very serious. He looked at Yi Wuyin¡¯s sword and then at Yi Wuyin, who was counting seriously with her fingers. He suddenly understood something. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, I can only compensate you with points if I can earn them, right?¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°That¡¯s right! Hmph, points are hard to earn. Who asked you to treat me like that? You better be prepared to work hard to earn points to compensate me!¡± Yi Wuyin seemed to be happy to see Zhou Yun scared. ¡°Ahem.¡± Zhou Yun coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. ¡°I have to return to the Divine Gate first. If I can¡¯t return to the Divine Gate, then I won¡¯t be able to earn points to compensate you, right?¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°Oh, right! Then let¡¯s go back now! I can¡¯t wait to see you work so hard to earn points for me to play with!¡± Yi Wuyin hurriedly beckoned to the sky, signaling for the griffin to come down quickly. ¡°Cough, cough. But now that I¡¯m injured and can¡¯t move, I won¡¯t be able to return to the Divine Gate. What if I can¡¯t earn points for you to play with?¡± Zhou Yun said slowly as he lay on the ground. ¡°Hey, this won¡¯t do! Are you alright? Do you need any help?¡± Yi Wuyin¡¯s ponytails trembled in fear. She quickly jogged to Zhou Yun¡¯s side and knelt down, holding his hands tightly. ¡°I feel weak all over. It would be better if I had some healing medicine. This way, I can recover sooner and help you earn points.¡± Zhou Yun squinted at the anxious Yi Wuyin and said slowly. ¡°Medicine, medicine, medicine! I got it!¡± Yi Wuyin took out an exquisite bottle of pills. She carefully held Zhou Yun in her arms and took out a pill, intending to stuff it into his mouth. Zhou Yun sighed when he saw how gullible Yi Wuyin was. In this case, the grudge of stepping on his head in the beginning, or even holding his head and pulling it out, making him almost see the underworld, should be over. Fine, he would offset the griffin¡¯s revenge with this pill. Zhou Yun naturally wouldn¡¯t keep taking advantage of Yi Wuyin, who was so na?ve that she was practically a fool. By the time he went to the Divine Gate, it would only be a matter of time before he could earn points by cultivating with the help of the Enlightenment System. When the time came, he would reward her with another one or two thousand points, and the two would be even. Zhou Yun had a plan. What he needed to do now was to quickly trick Yi Wuyin into not causing any more trouble and bring him to the Divine Gate. ¡°Are you okay? Why don¡¯t you open your mouth? If you do, I can¡¯t feed you the medicine.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, who¡¯s going to help me earn points?!¡± Yi Wuyin sobbed as she hugged Zhou Yun¡¯s neck with one hand and pushed the pill with the other. However, she was unable to push the pill into Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth. At that moment, Yi Wuyin was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes! ¡°By the way, my senior brothers and sisters seem to have fed medicine like this before. Maybe I can try!¡± Yi Wuyin¡¯s eyes suddenly became determined. She definitely couldn¡¯t let this point-earning tool die! Zhou Yun squinted his eyes and secretly sized up Yi Wuyin. He felt that it was about time to open his mouth and take his medicine. The key to deception was speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness! Now, with him not taking his medicine, Yi Wuyin was probably crying from anxiety. As long as he took the medicine, pretended to be unconscious, and let Yi Wuyin bring him to the Divine Gate, everything would be fine! ¡°What?¡± Zhou Yun had just squinted his eyes when he suddenly felt his vision darken. His eyes were pink because of the wet tears. They reflected the appearance of an extremely ugly young man whose face was full of scratches. The next moment, their eyes met, and there was no space between them. Zhou Yun and Yi Wuyin¡¯s eyes widened! ¡°Gulp.¡± Zhou Yun swallowed the slightly sweet pill. Chapter 186 - 186 Griffin! 186 Griffin! Was it¡­sweet? His pupils narrowed, and the eyes of both of them froze at that moment. All they could see were each other¡¯s eyes. Unlike the complete shock of the black eyes, there was a mixture of fascination in the pink-tinged eyes. Zhou Yun was taken aback, and the next moment, he suddenly shook and pushed his hands out fiercely. ¡°Ahh!¡± Yi Wuyin screamed and flew out, leaving a slightly shiny, crystal-clear thread in the air. ¡°Cough! Cough!¡± Zhou Yun covered his mouth, trying to spit out the pill that was suddenly placed in his mouth. He couldn¡¯t understand why it had suddenly changed. The pill, which initially had a sweet taste and melted in his mouth, seemed to dye his whole body with sweetness, and the emitted spiritual energy quickly nourished his body, mouth, limbs, and brain as if they were all encased in sweetness! ¡°Am I not clean anymore?¡± a ridiculous thought popped into Zhou Yun¡¯s head. What happened? What exactly happened?! Why did Yi Wuyin do this for him? He was just an apprentice who had just met her, and even the qualifications for entering the Divine Gate had not been finalized. How could she sacrifice¡­ Was it because of his beauty? Zhou Yun suddenly reacted. Due to the excessive use of the great momentum of heaven and earth and being scraped by the thorns, his face was already unbearable to look at. He was not as handsome as when he was at Spirit Valley. It could even be said that Zhou Yun¡¯s face now would be considered a type that affects the appearance of the city, even if he walked on the street. It was certain that Yi Wuyin would not be tempted by his beauty! So what was the reason for her to go to such lengths? ¡°No, no!¡± Zhou Yun suddenly looked toward Yi Wuyin. Previously, he wanted to use Yi Wuyin¡¯s ¡°innocence¡± to have her send him to the Divine Gate. ¡°Ah! Why did you suddenly push me away?¡± Yi Wuyin tumbled as she stood up, looking at Zhou Yun with a face full of confusion. She slowly walked over to the still shocked Zhou Yun and stretched out her hand in front of him, shaking it. ¡°Are you okay? Just now, your mouth still had the taste of blood. Have you not recovered yet?¡± Zhou Yun raised his eyelids and saw Yi Wuyin in front of him. Only simplicity remained on her face, aside from concern and a clear gaze without any other mixed emotions. ¡°I should die.¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but think in his heart. Initially, he thought that Yi Wuyin was someone who liked to mess with people¡ªsomeone with a bad personality. But, after experiencing Yi Wuyin¡¯s trickery, he realized that Yi Wuyin was a little stupid and planned to use her a little for revenge. But no matter how he thought about it, he never expected Yi Wuyin to be so stupid. No, it was complete simplicity¡ªsimplicity to this extent! ¡°I am guilty! To have done this to such a simple girl¡­¡± Zhou Yun now understood. Yi Wuyin was not a bad person, but rather an absolutely natural and innocent girl with a head that echoed for half a day after getting hit! And he just used normal human thinking to speculate her intentions, so he inadvertently caused the recent accident. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Because of your medicine, my injuries have improved a lot,¡± Zhou Yun said as he looked at Yi Wuyin¡¯s innocent face. He tried to stand up. Yi Wuyin¡¯s medicine had sufficient taste, potency, and spiritual energy, and his injuries had recovered a little, allowing him to use the spiritual energy of the Qi cultivation stage! ¡°Hmph, that¡¯s good. This is my treasured medicine, and you need to earn points for me after your cultivation improves.¡± Yi Wuyin wiped her slightly red lips and smiled triumphantly. Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but turn his eyes away. This girl probably didn¡¯t even realize what had just happened. ¡°Roar!¡± The sound of a griffin fell from the sky. Its wide wings spread gusts of wind and landed steadily next to the two. ¡°Eriffin, hehe. Just have fun. It¡¯s just that my points are not enough, so I may not be able to take you on a joy ride except for large missions.¡± The griffin lowered its head and happily nuzzled Yi Wuyin¡¯s face, who laughed and stroked the griffin¡¯s neck. Zhou Yun watched the griffin and finally understood why Yi Wuyin had taken him, an injured person, for a joy ride in the air. He guessed that Yi Wuyin might have simply been focused on the griffin and forgotten his existence before starting to speed. ¡°However, as long as there are points, even a beast like the griffin can be rented. Yi Wuyin, let¡¯s go on a mission together and earn points,¡± Zhou Yun raised his head and said to Yi Wuyin with a smile. ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go back to the Divine Gate.¡± Yi Wuyin climbed onto the griffin and held out her hand to Zhou Yun with a smile. Zhou Yun stared at Yi Wuyin¡¯s pure and flawless smile, hesitated for a moment, but still took Yi Wuyin¡¯s hand. The griffin gave a shrill cry and flew into the sky with a sudden leap. The griffin was only in the mid-stage foundation establishment, but its flying speed was faster than most late-stage cultivators flying with their swords! This time the griffin flew steadily, and Zhou Yun was finally able to assess the griffin¡¯s true strength. The gusts of wind were blocked by the griffin¡¯s massive body, and the whistling sound came from the ears, but only a breeze was felt. Yi Wuyin¡¯s two ponytails in the front swayed slowly in the breeze. ¡°Ah!¡± Yi Wuyin suddenly screamed. Zhou Yun quickly tensed up, wondering what the natural and reckless girl would do now. ¡°Slap!¡± Yi Wuyin suddenly slapped her cheeks, and the faint red handprints were clearly visible. She lowered her head, holding her cheeks tightly with both hands, and a look of shock and disbelief appeared in her eyes. Then, she slowly moved forward as if trying to avoid Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun had been vigilant in case Yi Wuyin did something extraordinary again. But a moment later, all Zhou Yun saw was Yi Wuyin¡¯s exposed red earlobes when her ponytails swayed and Yi Wuyin¡¯s hand constantly touching her lips. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Zhou Yun was confused. But for the rest of the griffin¡¯s flight, Yi Wuyin was frozen in place, saying nothing. Zhou Yun was happy to have a peaceful flight. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The griffin flew through the clouds, and the next moment, the griffin¡¯s wings suddenly fluttered and dove toward the underside of the clouds. Zhou Yun narrowed his eyes. He noticed that the clouds in this area were thicker than in other places and even contained a slightly dense spiritual energy within them, which slightly surprised him. In this vast world, even the scattered spiritual energy is equivalent to the spiritual energy in Spirit Valley, the leader of the five sects! ¡°Oh, we are almost at the Divine Gate. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, welcome to the Divine Gate again.¡± Yi Wuyin¡¯s voice was still somewhat formal, and her eyes were slightly evasive. But she still smiled gently and spoke softly. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The griffin finally broke through the clouds, and everything in front of it brightened. Zhou Yun looked at the dreamy world in front of him and was shocked. His mouth opened wide, and he couldn¡¯t close it for a long time. Chapter 187 - 187 The Miraculous Divine Gate 187 The Miraculous Divine Gate How big was the largest urban agglomeration in the world? With several huge cities as the main body, including the small cities in the ring cluster, there were a total of 40 cities forming a huge urban group! It was 965 km long and 48 to 160 km wide! It had a terrifying area of 138,000 square kilometers! ¡°What¡¯s the residing population? Oh, right. 65 million people.¡± Zhou Yun subconsciously muttered. This was the most prosperous gathering place for humans in his previous life. Ever since he had transmigrated, whether it was at Spirit Valley or at the gathering of the five sects, he had always unconsciously compared the residences of cultivators to this place. Why couldn¡¯t the grand occasion of immortals who could move mountains and fill the seas be able to surpass the buildings of mortals? But the result was obvious. Even in the final battle with Xin Yu, the five sects were anxious to gather all the cultivators in the world. However, they could only gather 100,000 people. How could the gathering place of cultivators be as prosperous and busy as the city with 65 million people in his previous life? It was desolate, spiritual energy was exhausted, spiritual weapons were broken, and even their cultivation path had come to an end when he was only at the golden core stage. Zhou Yun¡¯s immortal cultivation was like a person struggling to cultivate in the apocalypse¡¯s wasteland. They had never seen what a true Golden Age of cultivation was! Now, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes teared up as he looked at the scene before him. ¡°The Divine Gate.¡± Zhou Yun murmured. This was the sect he was heading next! ¡°Whoosh!¡± A gentle breeze blew the ends of Zhou Yun¡¯s hair in front of him. His eyes were wide open as he wantonly admired the magnificent architectural scenery that a sect in a true Golden Age of cultivation should have! The Divine Gate was a huge building that was suspended in the air. It was like a broken cone floating in the air, high enough to penetrate the clouds, wide enough to cover the vast land, floating between heaven and earth. Just how big was it? At a glance, it was like seeing a wall, a wall that couldn¡¯t be reached, a mountain that couldn¡¯t be chased. The huge, broken cone split into hundreds of irregular fragments. Each fragment was densely packed with a city! Hundreds of cities and huge fragments seemed to be restrained by an invisible force, hovering in the air at an incredible speed. It made the hundreds of cities exist in the air like a miracle, communicating with each other and trading goods! The Divine Gate¡¯s miraculous existence appeared! Below the Divine Gate were five huge heavenly pillars. The ground was pierced by several black pillars that were as thick as heavenly pillars. The five pillars seemed to have pierced into the netherworld abyss. They were so deep that they couldn¡¯t see the bottom, and they were neatly revolving in five directions. Each pillar was incomparably huge. Although they were only a thousand feet tall, there were many buildings at the top of each pillar! At the top of each pillar, there was a city. In the middle of the pillar, a huge chain bound it. The other end of the chain was the fragment of the Divine Gate that was floating in the air. At the center of the top of the cone was the brightest piece of debris, round in shape. It was glowing with a faint golden light! The golden light shot into the void from above and flowed like water from below. The golden light flowed from top to bottom through every fragment of the Divine Gate until it reached the outermost fragment. The golden light followed the chains and flowed through the five directions, entering deep into the ground! The ground was also dyed with golden light. From the five pillars, golden light spread in all directions with the Divine Gate as the center! The entire Divine Gate was filled with miracles, dreams, and golden light! ¡°Roar!¡± Suddenly, a roar came from the clouds above Zhou Yun¡¯s head, and a giant whale bigger than a griffin descended from the clouds. It was a blue whale, and on its back were hundreds of children talking and laughing. ¡°Roar!¡± Behind the blue whale, the roars of giant beasts could be heard. They followed the blue whale¡¯s path and pounced down from the clouds one by one. Hundred-man dragon, fission eagle, flash spirit bird, cloud-treading ox, scented python, red-antler deer¡­ Hundreds of giant beasts lined up and brushed past the griffins. Each of them was a hundred meters long, and behind each of them was a group of giggling children. They were all heading towards the Divine Gate. ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± The ground collapsed, and a horn that was far larger than the hundreds of giant beasts emerged from the ground. Immediately after, a golden pupil looked up at the sky from the crack in the ground, and then slowly disappeared as the ground trembled. At this moment, a terrifying aura was being emitted from the crack! The aura was so terrifying that even Zhou Yun¡¯s soul could not help but tremble. He subconsciously hugged Yi Wuyin in front of him! Just as Yi Wuyin¡¯s body stiffened, an elder was pointing at the terrifying crack on each of the hundreds of giant beasts. He was explaining with a smile while holding a golden picture, causing the children to cry out in surprise. All of a sudden, all the old men¡¯s beards trembled. They put down the illustrations in their hands, took out a jade pendant, and projected a picture of a phoenix soaring in the sky. Then, they frantically pointed at the horizon. In the sky, a colorful tail was streaking through the clouds, boiling the vast clouds before disappearing! Zhou Yun felt a warm sensation in his chest. His phoenix fire was actually showing signs of recovery! ¡°Swish!¡± The golden sun in the sky suddenly made a sound! Before Zhou Yun could react, the sun had already run away! Heaven and earth dimmed, and a sky full of stars appeared! ¡°Roar!¡± The earth shook again! Under the huge pillar that carried the city, a huge beast¡¯s mouth appeared. It opened its ferocious mouth, and countless sharp teeth filled its mouth! That huge mouth was actually using the huge five-sided pillar to grind its teeth! In the sky, countless giant beasts were flying, big and small, and there were people on their backs. They talked and laughed, as if they were already familiar with the changes in the world. Even on the ground, there were countless giant beasts running along with the golden light, as if they were on an outing, carrying the people behind them. ¡°Zhou Yun, welcome to the Divine Gate.¡± Yi Wuyin¡¯s voice was as soft as a mosquito¡¯s as she spoke softly in Zhou Yun¡¯s arms. Only then did Zhou Yun react. He quickly released his hands. He moved his entire body to the griffin¡¯s tail, and only stopped when his hands were almost behind his back. ¡°Hahaha.¡± Yi Wuyin¡¯s expression was a little lonely. She reached out and scratched her cheek, her eyes turning to the side. ¡°That¡­ The Divine Gate is so powerful!¡± The air was filled with awkwardness, and Zhou Yun could only forcefully change the topic. ¡°Of course! The Divine Gate is the most powerful!¡± Yi Wuyin said proudly as she took the bait easily. ¡°Next, we are going to the 105th outer gate section, the 56th sub-city in the 31st main city, the Xuanwu Division of the Divine Gate.¡± Yi Wuyin said word by word as she counted with her fingers. Chapter 188 - 188 The Outer Gate Section 188 The Outer Gate Section ¡°Next, we are going to the 105th outer gate section, the 56th sub-city in the 31st main city, the Xuanwu Division of the Divine Gate.¡± Yi Wuyin said word by word as she counted with her fingers. ¡°Wait,¡± Zhou Yun touched his forehead. He thought back to Yi Wuyin¡¯s words and then thought about the inner and outer sects of Spirit Valley. For a moment, he felt that the difference between the two was massive. A small sect that only had an inner and outer sect, direct disciples, and elders was so different from the Divine Gate that it was like a village coming to a provincial area! ¡°We¡¯re going to the 105th outer gate, right?¡± Zhou Yun confirmed again. ¡°Uh-huh. The 50 cities in the Divine Gate are divided for mortals. The remaining 315 cities correspond to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, 108 great circulations, 72 Qi cultivation, and 36 deployments. Other than the outer gate section, we outer sect disciples don¡¯t have the opportunity to enter the Divine Gate City for the time being.¡± Yi Wuyin said as she twirled her ponytails with her index finger. ¡°Isn¡¯t there a city of mortals inside? Why can¡¯t we cultivators go in?¡± Zhou Yun was taken aback. He looked at the towering Divine Gate. He did not expect that he had yet to obtain the right to enter. ¡°That¡¯s for sect relatives and the family members of inner sect disciples. If I can break through to the nascent soul stage and become an inner sect disciple, maybe I can also bring Dai in.¡± Yi Wuyin said, holding her chin. However, she also knew it was still too difficult for her to reach the nascent soul stage. A nascent soul cultivator was only an inner sect disciple. How powerful was the Divine Gate? The information in the land of peril¡¯s secret realm was actually true! Zhou Yun looked in the direction of the Divine Gate and clenched his fists. This was where he would truly encounter the fate of immortal cultivation! ¡°That¡¯s right, other than me, will all the disciples of the five sects come to the same outer gate section?¡± Zhou Yun suddenly recalled that there were as many as 100,000 disciples from the five sects. He wondered if they would all be able to come to the same place. Zhou Yun did not want to be separated from Ling Qingyun, Su Wanyi, and Qiao¡¯er. The main reason was that he didn¡¯t want to be separated from Qiao¡¯er. Now that he was in a new place, he would definitely want to see Qiao¡¯er! ¡°Oh, the Divine Gate has 18 million cultivators. Apart from the heavenly stems and earthly branches and cities with special uses, the rest of the cities each have tens of millions of cultivators. Even the outer gate section has more than a million cultivators.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s really as you say, Zhou Yun, and there are only 100,000 cultivators, then the Divine Gate will take them into the same outer gate section as us. The mortals inside will all stay and accept the upcoming entrance meeting. Those mortals who are not qualified to cultivate will be given money to leave.¡± Yi Wuyin said. Hearing this, Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. It looked like he didn¡¯t need to be separated from Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Oh right! If they have special physiques, they might be accepted as accompanying disciples by the inner sect disciples, such as the sword spiritual body, fire spiritual body, and so on. They might be fancied by the inner sect disciples and be able to enter the city as accompanying disciples in advance to enjoy themselves.¡± Yi Wuyin revealed a slightly envious expression. ¡°And those with above-average physiques might catch the attention of the elders. They might be given the status of special inner sect disciples and enter the city directly!¡± Yi Wuyin said as she extended her index finger and sighed. Why didn¡¯t she have a special physique? ¡°Why are you in a daze? Sigh, Old He and I examined your whole body when we saved you. You¡¯re just a cultivator with broken meridians. We can only envy you since you don¡¯t have any special physique.¡± Yi Wuyin noticed that Zhou Yun was suddenly in a daze. She reached out and touched Zhou Yun¡¯s ugly face. ¡°If I had the phoenix blood and a body that could release the phoenix fire, what would happen?¡± Zhou Yun asked. He remembered that although Qiao¡¯er¡¯s body was not as strong as his, she had still received the inheritance from the spiritually deprived ground trial. ¡°Hahaha, that¡¯s impossible. Phoenix blood and phoenix fire, aren¡¯t they the same as the phoenix that had just flown in the sky, with the potential to become a direct disciple? Not to mention in the past ten years, even in the past few hundred years, there had not been a single case. If they were discovered, not to mention the 72 sub-cities, even the 36 main cities would have seniors fighting to enter the city!¡± Yi Wuyin was amused by Zhou Yun. However, Zhou Yun suddenly grabbed her arm with a serious expression. Yi Wuyin finally reacted. ¡°A phoenix demonic beast. The Five Divisions of the Divine Gate are Xuanwu, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Blue Dragon, and Qilin. It is known as the demonic beast that has the highest possibility of becoming the sixth division of the Divine Gate and creating one of the new sects in the Divine Gate. If a disciple really has such a physique, he would probably be secretly accepted by the inner sect elders from the very beginning¡­¡± ¡°Oh right! No wonder they are giving so many points for finding the missing disciples! It is five times more than the usual points. So they already knew that there is a disciple with the phoenix inheritance among the missing disciples!¡± Yi Wuyin seemed to know the truth as he held Zhou Yun¡¯s shoulders with both hands and said seriously! ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you know that person? Are you very close to him? If you¡¯re close to each other, we might be able to enter the city and experience the life of the city people!¡± Yi Wuyin said excitedly. Zhou Yun patted Yi Wuyin¡¯s hand in disdain before she retracted her hands. She looked at Zhou Yun with a somewhat profiteering look. ¡°Swish!¡± The griffin let out a roar. Only then did Zhou Yun realize that they had actually caught up to the hundreds of giant beasts flying in front of them. At this moment, they were actually lining up in the air! Thousands upon thousands of behemoths were lining up in an orderly manner! In the distance, there were even more giant beasts slowly flying over and lining up behind Zhou Yun¡¯s griffin. This scene was happening in every corner of the sky. Zhou Yun looked into the distance. There was still a long way to go before he reached the Divine Gate. They were not even close to the Divine Gate! He realized that there was a golden light in front of the queue. The end of the golden light was the five-corner pillar below the Divine Gate. A giant beast came into contact with the golden light. As the person on top of the golden light took out a token, the golden light flickered slightly, and the giant beast disappeared from the spot at an extremely fast speed. It did not fly towards the five pillars, but towards a city fragment in the Divine Gate! ¡°That¡¯s great! He¡¯s actually an inner sect disciple.¡± Yi Wuyin said enviously. The next giant beast came into contact with the golden light. As the person on top took out the token, the golden light flickered and brought the giant beast to the city above the five pillars. ¡°It¡¯s the Vermilion Bird division of the outer sect next door. They were our opponents in the last outer sect competition.¡± Yi Wuyin said. The giant beasts in front stepped onto the golden light one by one and quickly covered all parts of the Divine Gate. Zhou Yun also discovered that the giant beast that was filled with children in front of them had all flown towards the same city fragment. ¡°It¡¯s said that the cost of a tour group from a great aristocratic family is as high as five points a day!¡± Yi Wuyin said as she looked at the tycoons. Finally, the griffin let out a soft cry. It was their turn! Chapter 189 - 189 Qiaoer Had Disappeared 189 Qiao¡¯er Had Disappeared All the giant beasts in front of them stepped into the golden light. The griffin let out a soft cry. It was Zhou Yun and Yi Wuyin¡¯s turn! Yi Wuyin took out a token. Zhou Yun took a look at it and noticed that it was slightly dimmer than the damaged token he had obtained in the spiritually deprived ground trial. And the style wasn¡¯t that exquisite. Zhou Yun estimated that the owner of the token was at least an inner sect disciple with a nascent soul cultivation level. Speaking of the token, Zhou Yun recalled the cruel words he had heard in the spiritually deprived ground trial. Just because the disciples of the Master of the token had spent too much time fighting the heretic cultivators, he had locked all of his fellow disciples in that small world for more than a thousand years without caring about their lives! ¡°Which side is the real one? I really don¡¯t understand.¡± Zhou Yun was in a daze. Ever since he was rescued, be it that elder or every single disciple of the Divine Gate that he met, they had been extremely kind. Compared to the person who had imprisoned his disciples for over a thousand years, this was really different! ¡°Yi Wuyin, can disciples of the Divine Gate allow their fellow disciples to kill each other?¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment and couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°Ah?¡± Before Yi Wuyin could react, the golden light enveloped them. As the golden light flashed, Zhou Yun felt the countless scenes in front of him being pulled into a line and pulled behind him. It was the same scene that Xin Yu had seen when she was running! However, the golden light was even faster! Before Zhou Yun could react, he and Yi Wuyin stopped on a platform with the griffin! ¡°Yo! Yi Wuyin, you¡¯ve returned so quickly! Welcome home, Yi Wuyin!¡± an old man greeted Yi Wuyin warmly. ¡°Old He, you really didn¡¯t go out!¡± When Yi Wuyin saw Elder He, she puffed up her cheeks in anger! Only then did Zhou Yun realize that the old man below was Elder He! ¡°Is this an avatar?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed. He did not realize that Elder He, who had saved him earlier, was an avatar! ¡°By the way, Zhou Yun. What did you want to ask me?¡± Yi Wuyin asked Zhou Yun as he got off the griffin and extended his hand. Zhou Yun looked at Elder He and chose to keep his mouth shut. Reaching out his hand to take Yi Wuyin¡¯s, Zhou Yun carefully got off the griffin. Although his injuries had recovered quite a bit, Zhou Yun still did not plan to reveal his true strength now. Rather, it was because of his injuries and his face that was so messy that it polluted the city¡¯s appearance that Zhou Yun was able to size up this seemingly contradictory Divine Gate in the most ordinary way! ¡°No, I¡¯m just curious about who is Dai you were talking about.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head and changed the topic. ¡°Dai went to earn points today. I don¡¯t think you¡¯ll see him.¡± Yi Wuyin took out a point token and waved it in front of Elder He smugly. ¡°You¡¯ll be responsible for this guy¡¯s injuries in the medical center today.¡± Yi Wuyin said fiercely. At the same time, she looked at Zhou Yun expectantly. This was her guarantee of 1,000 points in the future! ¡°Go, go. Turn right and enter the 105th outer gate. Don¡¯t go to the wrong place.¡± Elder He stroked his beard and smiled, waving his hand. ¡°Oh,¡± The griffin lowered its head and rubbed against Yi Wuyin before leaving with Elder He. ¡°Can you walk? Do you want me to continue holding your hand?¡± Yi Wuyin pointed at the two of them still holding hands. Zhou Yun was taken aback. He had been so focused on keeping an eye on Elder He that he had forgotten to release his grip. ¡°Ahem, take me there.¡± Zhou Yun released his hand and said. Yi Wuyin lowered her head and agreed before walking forward. Zhou Yun realized that although the disciples who came down from the platform were dressed in the same style, the colors were different. And the number of words on their chests was different. Just like Yi Wuyin¡¯s clothes, red and white contrasted with each other, and the number on his chest was 105. The disciples were either flying in the air, riding on spiritual beasts or demonic beasts, or walking on foot like Zhou Yun and Yi Wuyin. However, unlike Spirit Valley, the Divine Gate was extremely lively. Cultivators could be seen everywhere, and the lowest cultivation level was the early-stage foundation establishment! In the medical facility, Zhou Yun was currently soaking in a huge medicinal tub. Several unknown herbs were continuously nourishing and healing his body¡¯s injuries. Zhou Yun discovered that these herbs could actually faintly increase the strength of his body! ¡°Although my body needs healing due to the severe injuries, it should be at least comparable to the strength of a golden core cultivator. These herbs are actually useful to me!¡± Zhou Yun sighed to himself that any medical facility in the outer gate section of the Divine Gate would have such magical herbs! ¡°However, after I recuperated here, Yi Wuyin said he wanted me to wait for someone. I wonder who it is.¡± After confirming this with Yi Wuyin, Zhou Yun knew that he was the first among the disciples of the five sects and the mortals to wake up. At this moment, all of the disciples of the five sects had been knocked unconscious by the great momentum of heaven and earth because it was their first time coming out of the spiritual weapon. They would need to recuperate and sleep for a period of time before they could wake up. Zhou Yun was able to forge a powerful soul because he frequently entered the Enlightenment State. Even with his injuries, he was able to awaken faster than others. Just as Zhou Yun was deep in thought, he heard footsteps coming from outside his clinic. ¡°Knock, knock!¡± There was a knock on the door. Then, a person dressed like a doctor walked in. A few people followed behind him, including Yi Wuyin. ¡°Zhou Yun, this is City Lord Gu, one of the 32 main cities of the inner sect. You can just answer her next question truthfully.¡± Yi Wuyin instructed Zhou Yun before she left with a few of her followers. Only Zhou Yun and City Lord Gu were left in the clinic. ¡°Zhou Yun, do you know the girl who has the phoenix blood and phoenix fire? Do you know what she looks like?¡± The city Lord asked directly. Zhou Yun knew that Yi Wuyin had probably told City Lord Gu. He had thought that Qiao¡¯er might have been brought into the main city to cultivate, but he didn¡¯t expect that she still hadn¡¯t entered. Wasn¡¯t the purpose of the missing disciples¡¯ rescue mission to find Qiao¡¯er? So many people had gone to look for the disciples of the five sects, yet City Lord Gu was still here asking him about Qiao¡¯er¡¯s appearance. Could it be that they still haven¡¯t found Qiao¡¯er? Zhou Yun frowned. 100,000 disciples of the five sects weren¡¯t too many or too few. However, in the face of the Divine Gate¡¯s massive size, any random outer sect disciple should be able to find everyone. In addition, with Elder He keeping watch, once Qiao¡¯er was discovered, the phoenix fire and phoenix blood in her body should have been discovered long ago! Could it be that there was an accident? Zhou Yun looked at City Lord Gu and found that he was also looking at him. ¡°That¡¯s right. Until now, we haven¡¯t found any traces of the phoenix blood in that lost place, nor the girl named Qiao¡¯er that you know.¡± City Lord Gu said. Qiao¡¯er had disappeared! Chapter 190 - 190 First Visit to the Divine Gate 190 First Visit to the Divine Gate Zhou Yun was so upset that he stood up from the medicinal bath. City Lord Gu¡¯s gaze shifted down slightly, then shifted to Zhou Yun¡¯s face without changing his expression. ¡°You didn¡¯t find Qiao¡¯er!¡± Zhou Yun squatted back into the medicinal tub and asked. ¡°This time, a total of 150,000 outer sect disciples from 105th outer gate have been dispatched to search for them. However, I have yet to see the Qiao¡¯er you speak of.¡± City Lord Gu said. ¡°As for Elder He, who is using his clone to slack off, I have already ordered him to go in person. He has to find Qiao¡¯er even if he has to dig three feet into the ground.¡± City Lord Gu shook her head. She didn¡¯t expect that Elder He would dare to be lazy in such a matter. ¡°Zhou Yun, tell me about Qiao¡¯er¡¯s appearance in detail, or do you have anything related to Qiao¡¯er?¡± City Lord Gu asked. It might be difficult to find someone they didn¡¯t know, but as long as they knew the person¡¯s appearance or obtained their items, they would be able to find them. The Divine Gate had plenty of ways to find Qiao¡¯er! ¡°You found Qiao¡¯er because you want her to join the 36 main cities?¡± Zhou Yun asked. If they treated Qiao¡¯er well, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry. ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯ll personally take her as my direct disciple. I also promise to do my best to find her!¡± City Lord Gu promised. This rescue operation was personally commanded by her. Zhou Yun nodded. He activated his spiritual energy and drew Qiao¡¯er¡¯s appearance in the air. Zhou Yun did not choose to reveal to City Lord Gu that he could also use the phoenix fire and that he had the Saint Fire Body. The most important thing now was to find Qiao¡¯er! Zhou Yun was currently waiting for the time to look for Qiao¡¯er and recuperate. ¡°Alright, if we find Qiao¡¯er, I¡¯ll reward you with 2,000 points.¡± City Lord Gu said generously after taking in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s appearance. Then, City Lord Gu walked out of the clinic. Zhou Yun did not expect that he would have the opportunity to obtain 2,000 points so quickly! ¡°However, it¡¯s still very strange!¡± After Zhou Yun calmed down, he repeated every word City Lord Gu had said. He realized that City Lord Gu¡¯s goal was clear. Whether it was to rescue or other matters, she had come for Qiao¡¯er! In City Lord Gu¡¯s every word, there was no one except Qiao¡¯er. It was as if the life and death of others had nothing to do with her, and she didn¡¯t care at all. ¡°What is this Divine Gate? It looks so gentle, but their every word seems to be filled with coldness and heartlessness.¡± Zhou Yun thought for a moment. He felt that he had to recover his strength as soon as possible! In front of a behemoth like the Divine Gate, if anything happened to Qiao¡¯er, he might not be able to do anything. ¡°I hope that¡¯s just my imagination.¡± Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. The time he had spent with Xin Yu had almost always left him with some aftereffects. He had always been thinking about the worst things. ¡°Zhou Yun?¡± Yi Wuyin asked, then slowly poked her head out and walked in. ¡°Bloop, bloop!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth was blowing bubbles under the medicinal bath. In fact, he had wanted to say that he was soaking in a medicinal bath without any clothes on! Didn¡¯t these people know how to avoid suspicion?! ¡°Hahaha, your face is so ugly, and there are so many flowers on it. It looks even weirder.¡± Yi Wuyin approached with a smile and removed the flowers on Zhou Yun¡¯s face one by one. ¡°This is your token. All of the missing disciples should awaken in a month. At that time, you will have to rely on this token to participate in the sect admission tournament. Only 1,000 disciples can remain at the 105th outer gate.¡± Yi Wuyin handed over a token. Zhou Yun caught it and saw that it was a token that lacked a trace of spirituality compared to the one Yi Wuyin had. ¡°You must win, my¡­ My 1,000 points!¡± Yi Wuyin held Zhou Yun¡¯s head with both hands and said seriously. Then, she closed the door and left. Zhou Yun¡¯s face had just been cupped by Yi Wuyin, and he almost recalled the terrifying scene in the thorn bush. ¡°A one in a hundred chance? This won¡¯t be a problem for me. ¡± As Zhou Yun spoke, he dived into the medicinal bath. Elder He had only helped him pay for the medicinal bath for seven days. After seven days, if his injuries had not recovered, he would have to pay for it himself. ¡°The Divine Gate is too huge and mysterious. Perhaps I should finish my recuperation as soon as possible so that I can go and investigate more of the Divine Gate!¡± Zhou Yun decided to quickly heal his injuries. With the addition of the medicinal bath and the existence of the Saint Fire Body, Zhou Yun¡¯s body¡¯s recovery speed had reached a terrifying level! Zhou Yun might not even need a week to recover to his peak state! In fact, because of the rebirth after destruction and the Nirvana effect of the phoenix fire, Zhou Yun¡¯s physique could even improve! Zhou Yun focused on using the medicinal bath to recover from his injuries. As he thought about Qiao¡¯er¡¯s safety and the oddness of the Divine Gate, he suddenly thought of something. ¡°Before I see Qiao¡¯er, perhaps I should keep the injury on my face.¡± Zhou Yun was having a headache. Yi Wuyin¡¯s surprise caught him off guard. If he were to return to his original appearance, there was a possibility that even more terrible things would happen to them like in Spirit Valley! Whether it was the Divine Gate or Qiao¡¯er, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t have the extra time to deal with those matters! ¡­ ¡°Plop!¡± Zhou Yun stood up from the medicinal bath. Every muscle on his strong body seemed to have been tempered thousands of times. He was just right, making him look extremely healthy. Furthermore, under every piece of his skin, there were tiny spiritual energy runes moving about, making Zhou Yun¡¯s skin look even more mysterious! Other than the complicated scars on his face, Zhou Yun¡¯s body could be said to be the most perfect body! ¡°My spiritual energy has completely recovered. The Saint Fire Mantra isalso in operation, and the phoenix fire and the newly acquired flame are also perfectly fused together. My strength has become even stronger because of the rebirth after destruction!¡± Zhou Yun slowly sensed the recovery of his body and concluded. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect my body to recover so well after healing for seven days. Perhaps it was because of the phoenix fire. I will be able to break through to the golden core stage!¡± Zhou Yun clenched his fist, and a series of air-exploding sounds rang out! He felt that he had become much stronger than before he was injured. He could defeat the previous him with just one sword! ¡°I wonder how City Lord Gu¡¯s search for Qiao¡¯er is going? There¡¯s also my Fire Dragon Sword. The sword spirit that I¡¯ve nurtured is still on it. ¡± Zhou Yun murmured. These few days, Yi Wuyin seemed to be going to earn points, so she didn¡¯t come again. Hence, in the seven days since he arrived at the Divine Gate, Zhou Yun had not been able to explore what kind of place the outer gate section was. ¡°Aha! It looks like you¡¯re recovering well.¡± A voice suddenly rang out in front of Zhou Yun. Without any sound, as if appearing out of thin air, the doctor of the clinic stood in front of Zhou Yun and sized up his body, nodding his head continuously. ¡°This¡­¡± Zhou Yun silently returned to the medicinal bath. ¡°This is your clothes. Also, something good happened in the West today. If you go there, you might be able to find a good job.¡± The doctor left behind a set of clothes in a similar style to Yi Wuyin¡¯s and turned to leave. ¡°The West?¡± Zhou Yun put on his clothes. It might not be a bad idea to take a look there before doing anything else. Chapter 191 - 191 The Strange Disciples of the Divine Gate 191 The Strange Disciples of the Divine Gate After leaving the clinic, Zhou Yun headed west. Along the way, he noticed a few people who were dressed the same as him, but their attire was slightly different from the disciples in the 105th outer gate section. Zhou Yun thought about it and realized they were the disciples of the five upright sects. After all, it had been seven days. Only the most severely unconscious disciples were in a coma. By the looks of it, quite a few of the five sects¡¯ disciples should have awakened as well. Because Zhou Yun had not intentionally restored his appearance, the disciples of the five sects did not notice the drastically changed Zhou Yun and walked past him. Zhou Yun looked at them. He did not choose to acknowledge them but continued to walk toward the West. ¡°There seems to be more people. Is there some kind of activity here?¡± Zhou Yun realized that the further west he went, the more cultivators he encountered. Furthermore, more and more golden core cultivators began to appear in the place where foundation establishment cultivators had gathered! These cultivators didn¡¯t choose to fly or ride on demonic beasts like in other places. Everyone here was walking forward and blocking the entrance of the street ahead. It was only one street, but the number of cultivators was so great that they were packed shoulder to shoulder, almost blocking the intersection. And more than half of them were in the golden core stage! ¡°So many people! And they didn¡¯t choose to fly, but instead squeezed at this intersection? Could it be that something is really going to happen?¡± If Zhou Yun wasn¡¯t paying attention, he would be squeezed by more and more people behind him. He couldn¡¯t advance or retreat! No one around them made a sound. They all stared at the huge plaque in front of them and waited quietly. Zhou Yun looked over and saw that it was a gilded plaque. However, there was not a single word on it! ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see. Maybe we can find out what problems there are in the Divine Gate.¡± On his way here, other than the cultivators who were hurrying along, Zhou Yun did not see them stop to talk, nor did he see any cultivators stop in their tracks. It seemed that they all had They had the same goal, and they could not delay. Outside the outer gate section, there were restaurants and entertainment facilities. Almost all of them were courtyards. All the courtyards formed the landscape of the outer gate section. Every courtyard had a concealment array, so cultivators could fly over the eaves, walk on the walls, step on the air, or ride on relatively tall mounts. It was a very suitable place for cultivators to gather. Zhou Yun looked over and clicked his tongue in wonder. However, Zhou Yun felt that the strangest thing was that in every courtyard along the way, other than the restaurants, there was not a single bit of city air in this outer array. All the courtyards had their doors closed, and none of them had attendants welcoming guests. ¡°It¡¯s strange. Everyone I saw was so hospitable and kind, but they are in such a hurry, and their behavior is exactly the same as what I saw. In this outer gate section, it¡¯s as if everyone has been divided into small individuals, and there¡¯s no interaction at all!¡± A strange feeling seemed to be spreading in Zhou Yun¡¯s heart. On his way to such a crowded place, he didn¡¯t see a single cultivator greeting him. It was as if these cultivators didn¡¯t know each other and had nothing to do with each other. ¡°Buzz!¡± Suddenly, the gilded plaque hanging on a slightly larger building suddenly made a sound. ¡°Buzz!¡± The moment the sound was heard, all the cultivators raised the tokens in their hands to the sky in unison! Zhou Yun was stunned. He realized that everyone¡¯s actions were in unison! Even though his hands were moving quickly, his eyes were still fixed on the gilded plaque! Zhou Yun hesitated for a moment. Then, like the others, he raised the token that he had just obtained. ¡°Buzz!¡± The gilded plaque made a second sound, and this time, Zhou Yun could see the words slowly appearing on it! ¡°Level 1 mission: explore ancient ruins. The minimum cultivation level requirement is the golden core stage. 5 points a day. ¡°Level 1 mission: find yellow-grade herbs. The minimum cultivation level requirement is the foundation establishment stage. 2 points per day. For every yellow-grade herb found, you will gain 1 point.¡± Two lines of text appeared on the gilded plaque at the same time. Immediately after, Zhou Yun discovered that the sky had suddenly changed. The sky that was originally colorless was now dyed with a faint golden color! To Zhou Yun¡¯s surprise, the faint golden light seemed to have changed the entire outer gate section. Dozens of outer gate sections were completely covered by the five-sided pillar! ¡°It has enveloped the entire five-sided pillar. It turns out that the five-sided pillar is the same as the shard on the Divine Gate cone, it has always been shrouded in golden light! But why did this golden light suddenly appear?¡± Just as Zhou Yun was feeling puzzled, he had found the answer! The golden light curtain in the sky extended into thin golden lines. Almost a thousand golden lines instantly descended from the sky and connected to the tokens that were held high in the hands! Zhou Yun discovered that the token in his hand had also been connected to the golden light! ¡°Buzz!¡± The plaque shook. Below the two lines of words, hundreds of names appeared. At the same time, Zhou Yun noticed that many of the people around him had their tokens marked with a dot by the golden light. Zhou Yun¡¯s name did not appear on the gilded plaque, and his token did not have a dot. ¡°I see.¡± Zhou Yun seemed to have understood the use of the golden light. The token was like a mobile terminal. The golden light was the internet. Through the golden light, the disciples could quickly complete the task handover! ¡°So, I didn¡¯t receive a mission?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. He realized that the cultivators who had received the mission were starting to leave the street. ¡°Buzz!¡± Suddenly, the plaque made another sound, and another word appeared on it. It was a golden core stage and a foundation establishment stage task. ¡°Level 2 mission: kill and protect the demonic beasts outside the sect. The minimum cultivation level requirement is the foundation establishment stage. One point per day. Killing a demonic beast will give you an additional point. This time, there were hundreds of names on the line of words. Zhou Yun found his name among them! ¡°As expected, a dot also appeared on my token!¡± Zhou Yun retracted his raised hand. He realized that a dot had appeared on the token, but the color of the dot was different from the first mission. ¡°Is the mission complete now? How do I complete the mission?¡± Zhou Yun looked around and saw a cultivator who had just put down his hand and had a kind face. After some thought, he walked over. Perhaps he could find the reason for the strange behavior of the Divine Gate by completing the mission. Furthermore, he really wanted to know how difficult it would be to obtain the 1,000 points that Yi Wuyin had mentioned and how much was the 2,000 points awarded by City Lord Gu worth. Chapter 192 - 192 Zhou Yun Was Scammed! 192 Zhou Yun Was Scammed! Zhou Yun walked towards the cultivator with a kind face. Just as he walked up to her, he realized that she had turned her body slightly after seeing him, as if she didn¡¯t want to face him. Zhou Yun was taken aback. On the pink plains, every single cultivator of the Divine Gate was extremely enthusiastic. Why was it that they were acting this way now that he was at their home? Could it be that they were putting on a show for an outer sect elder? But it didn¡¯t look like it. Whether it was during Yi Wuyin¡¯s casual chat with Elder He or City Lord Gu¡¯s headache when Elder He slacked off, it was obvious that they were a sect full of human emotions! Why did they become so cold to him? Could it be that there was really such a huge difference in appearance? Zhou Yun touched his face which was full of scars. But when he turned around, he realized that something was wrong. After all, he already had this appearance when he was saved by Elder He. The disciples of the Divine Gate were still welcoming him with a cheerful smiles. Zhou Yun refused to believe it. Could there really be some reason that he didn¡¯t know of? he wanted to try again. Zhou Yun looked at a female cultivator. She had just accepted the same mission as Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun slowly walked toward the female cultivator. But he didn¡¯t expect to discover something strange when he walked over. The female cultivator held the token in her hand and quickly left! Zhou Yun¡¯s footsteps paused in the air for a moment before he slowly stopped. He had been avoided again. What was going on with these disciples of the Divine Gate? He looked around and realized that the disciples of the Divine Gate who had received the mission had left the scene in a hurry. Those who had not received the mission were staring straight at the gilded plaque as if nothing around them could distract them. ¡°There¡¯s a problem. It is too strange. Could there be a problem with these missions?¡± Originally, he had only intended to see what was different about the mission given by the Divine Gate. Now, Zhou Yun¡¯s interest was piqued. He wanted to see why the disciples of the Divine Gate had two different faces! Zhou Yun no longer chose to approach the disciples who had accepted the same mission as him. He kept his token and walked out. He secretly followed the first kind-looking cultivator and walked out. As he walked, Zhou Yun realized that the path was becoming more familiar. It was in the direction of the platform. Following the kind-looking cultivator, Zhou Yun walked out of the 105th outer gate section. The cultivator¡¯s clothes on the road began to become more diverse, and the colors of the clothes of the different outer gate sections mixed together. Zhou Yun realized that even when he met the different outer gate section disciples, all of the disciples of the Divine Gate were the same. They did not have any intention of engaging in conversation. ¡°If they were in different outer gate sections, it would be understandable if they didn¡¯t talk because they might be competitors. Why do these disciples have to pretend not to know each other?¡± Zhou Yun could not figure it out. He could only follow the friendly disciple closely until he reached the top of the platform. The kind-looking cultivator took out his token, but the one who welcomed him was not Elder He, but another old man. The old man looked at the kind-looking cultivator¡¯s token carefully, nodded, and then extended three fingers. The kind-looking cultivator quickly extended a finger. After the two of them looked at each other, the old man allowed the kind-looking cultivator to continue. Zhou Yun was taken aback. Could this be another act of a Divine Gate disciple that he did not know? However, when he saw that the kind-looking cultivator was walking further and further away, he could only brace himself and walk in the direction of the old man. ¡°Oh? A newbie?¡± The old man was surprised when he saw Zhou Yun. He took Zhou Yun¡¯s token. ¡°Two thousand points? You look like an impressive newbie.¡± The old man sized up Zhou Yun and stroked his beard. Then, he extended four fingers to Zhou Yun. It was a different situation from the friendly disciple just now! ¡°Senior, may I ask what this means?¡± Zhou Yun asked. The disciples of the Divine Gate did not give him a chance to talk at all. Now that he had met someone he could talk to, Zhou Yun naturally would not give up the opportunity. ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s been a long time since someone asked that. As expected of a newbie, you¡¯re really fresh.¡± The old man touched his beard and laughed. He was in a hurry and was very abrupt on the unusually quiet street. ¡°I¡¯m asking you how which level of demonic beast mount you want to rent. Forget it, you don¡¯t seem to understand. ¡°Your mission is to go to the Zhen Xin Sect next to Mount Tianyuan. If you want to go there, it will take a long time for an ordinary foundation establishment cultivator to fly there. That¡¯s why you need to use points to rent demonic beasts.¡± The old man took out his token as he spoke. He tapped on the token and a golden light flashed. A map appeared and floated above the token. ¡°Here, this dot is the location of your cave abode in the outer gate section. If you click here, it¡¯s your point balance and the things you can buy. And here¡­¡± As the old man pointed, Zhou Yun felt that his eyes were opened. Under the illumination of the golden light, this token seemed to really be a mobile terminal. It had maps, missions and commissions, and even alchemy and other modules! ¡°Newbie, do you want to try purchasing a module?¡± When the old man saw that Zhou Yun had 2,000 points, he could not help but stroke his beard and suggest. Purchase? Zhou Yun opened the column of his points balance and found countless natural treasures, spiritual weapons, and even strange flames! At that moment, Zhou Yun seemed to understand what Yi Wuyin meant when he said that one could do many things in the Divine Gate with points! ¡°This is the Fire Dragon Sword? Could it be my Fire Dragon Sword?¡± Zhou Yun saw a familiar spiritual sword on the purchase list. Furthermore, the price was only 100 points. He could not help but mutter! ¡°Tsk, newbie, don¡¯t tell me you didn¡¯t return to your own courtyard. The Divine Gate wouldn¡¯t covet that little thing of yours. With the existence of the supreme golden light, all the items that contain your aura have long been recognized and placed in your special courtyard.¡± The old man tapped on Zhou Yun¡¯s token with familiarity and a route appeared on the map. At the end of the route was Zhou Yun¡¯s personal cave abode. ¡°Tap here.¡± The old man guided Zhou Yun, and Zhou Yun followed the old man¡¯s instructions and tapped. The next moment, Zhou Yun saw a golden light flash on the map, and then a ball of golden light appeared in front of him! ¡°Catch!¡± The old man warned. Zhou Yun subconsciously extended his hands to receive it. In the next moment, a familiar spiritual sword emerged from the golden light and appeared in Zhou Yun¡¯s hands! It was the Fire Dragon Sword! It ignored the distance and appeared in front of Zhou Yun. ¡°Oh? You even managed to cultivate a sword spirit? It seems that this old man hasn¡¯t had enough fun and will have to part with you.¡± The old man shook his head, then extended four fingers to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun put the Fire Dragon Sword back at his waist and watched as the old man mouthed the word ¡®four¡¯. The old man had just given him instructions on how to use the token, so Zhou Yun followed the old man¡¯s instructions and said the word ¡®four¡¯. Chapter 193 - 193 Incarnation Stage Demonic Beast 193 Incarnation Stage Demonic Beast ¡°Whoosh!¡± The wind whistled past his ears. Zhou Yun looked at the rapidly retreating scenery in front of him. The speed was tens of times faster than his sword control technique. A tear slowly flowed from the corner of his eye. ¡°That¡¯s fast. Is this the power of money?¡± Zhou Yun lay down. The fur on his soft back slowly wrapped around him as if it had a mind of its own and was continuously massaging his body. ¡°Wuu?¡± There was a slight humming sound in front of him, as if asking if the massage was comfortable and how strong it was. Zhou Yun nodded his head. It was so comfortable. It was simply too comfortable! If this was still not comfortable, even if Zhou Yun personally became a mount, he might not be able to serve his master so well! ¡°A Level 1 demonic beast mount only requires three points a week. A Level 2 demonic beast mount only requires ten points a week. As for the Level 3 demonic beast Mount, it only requires 100 points per week. But a level 4 demonic beast mount actually requires a whole 700 points in a week!¡± Zhou Yun said slowly with red eyes. He recalled that on the item list at the purchasing end, the Fire Dragon Sword that the five sects were fighting over was only priced at 100 points! And the mount he was currently riding on cost him 100 points a day! In other words, the superior-grade spiritual beast he was sitting on would cost one Fire Dragon Sword a day! ¡°A hundred points a day to earn one point a day. Hehe. It would be great if we met that fish. Let him invest in my project.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky. He had just arrived at the Divine Gate for a day, and he had already been taught a harsh lesson! This old man clearly looked like a sage, and he had even taught him things that the other disciples of the Divine Gate were unwilling to say. However, he didn¡¯t expect that he would be so ruthless! 700 points, 700 points! It was gone just like that! Furthermore, after the old man was done with his trickery, he immediately disappeared after summoning the demonic beast. This left Zhou Yun stunned as he looked at the incomparably wild and cool demonic beast! In the end, he could only ride on the demonic beast and follow the instructions on the token to leave the Divine Gate and head to the mission location! ¡°The mission this time is to help the Zhen Xin Sect kill the demonic beasts on Mount Tianyuan that are harassing them. Other than the fixed seven points for seven days, one demonic beast is worth one point!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. Perhaps the concept of points was not that important, but Zhou Yun had already made up his mind to hunt more demonic beasts! ¡°Wuu?¡± A voice came from the front again. It seemed to be asking if they should land since they were about to arrive. ¡°Let¡¯s go down. It¡¯s good that we¡¯re there first. We don¡¯t want the other cultivators to get points first!¡± Zhou Yun said. When he left the Divine Gate, he only needed a few moments to overtake the kind-looking cultivator who had set off earlier. In half a day, Zhou Yun was the first to arrive outside the Zhen Xin Sect! ¡°Wuu!¡± A loud dragon¡¯s roar was heard! A huge Blue Dragon rode on the clouds and suddenly swooped down from the sky! The terrifying cultivation level of the incarnation stage caused everything on the ground to tremble! Mount Tianyuan was a huge mountain range. There were many demonic beasts in the mountain range, and it was the place where many cultivators trained and searched for treasures! Zhen Xin Sect was a small sect with its back to a mountain range on Mount Tianyuan. Its main sect was made up of mere nascent soul-stage cultivators. Such sects were common. Today, the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was looking at the huge mountain range outside the sect with a frown. Spring had arrived, and it was the mating season. The demonic beasts on Mount Tianyuan started to become restless. In just one month, the Zhen Xin Sect had been attacked by nine demonic beasts. Six late-stage golden core demonic beasts and three nascent soul demonic beasts led groups of hundreds to attack the Zhen Xin Sect. Even though the sect leader had turned the tide and killed a large number of demonic beasts, there were too few disciples in the sect. The missing demonic beasts still caused a lot of damage to the originally small Zhen Xin Sect. The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was heartbroken. Thinking that there would be more and more demonic beasts in the future, he could only grit his teeth and issue a rescue mission to the Divine Gate. ¡°It has been half a day since the mission was announced. If we count the journey, the disciples of the Divine Gate should be able to arrive in six days. I don¡¯t know if we can hold on until then.¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect could only sigh when he saw that most of the buildings in the sect had been destroyed. Almost all the good disciples had chosen the Four Great Holy Lands, the Divine Gate, the Jade Pond, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and Yao Guang. Even if they were able to recruit the remaining disciples, the development of the sect could not be compared to the Four Great Holy Lands. These demonic beasts actually needed three to four disciples of the same realm to handle! The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was even more eager for the disciples of the Divine Gate to arrive soon. ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± Suddenly, the earth trembled, and the clouds in the sky felt dizzy! The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect¡¯s heart trembled. An unparalleled pressure forced him to his knees, and he had no room to resist! ¡°This is the aura of a demonic beast! Could it be that the old demonic beasts in Mount Tianyuan have come out? It can¡¯t be! Mount Tianyuan is being held back by the Four Great Holy Lands! Without the permission of the Four Great Holy Lands, those demonic beasts will never be able to come out of Mount Tianyuan!¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was sweating profusely. His face was filled with fear! This was definitely a demonic beast at the incarnation stage! Why did it appear here in their small sect? ¡°Is the 3,800 years of history of the Zhen Xin Sect going to end in my hands?¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was full of regret. Then, he suddenly realized that he was the founder of the sect! ¡°Zhen Xin Sect can¡¯t even make it past the first generation!¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect felt even more desperate! ¡°What first generation?¡± Zhou Yun found a person kneeling on the ground, his face full of fear. He seemed to have heard the other party mention the first generation and asked subconsciously. The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect looked up and saw a young man with a face full of scars. Suddenly, the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect felt his vision blur. He saw that behind this young man was an eye that was even larger than a human! This eye was emitting an unparalleled aura. It was the terrifying aura of an incarnation stage demonic beast! ¡°Oh!¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect couldn¡¯t take it anymore and passed out after making eye contact with the incarnation stage demonic beast! ¡°Eh? Why did he faint? How can we complete the mission like this?¡± Zhou Yun was caught in a dilemma. The mission on the token had led him here, but there was no further instruction. ¡°Wuwu¡­¡± The huge Blue Dragon let out a soft cry, as if it had done something wrong. ¡°Little Qing, next time, lower your aura.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. It had been almost a thousand years since anyone from the outer gate section had picked a Grade 4 demonic beast, and Little Qing was dying to be chosen. That was why Little Qing couldn¡¯t help but get a little excited. As a result, the sect leader fainted. ¡°Roar!¡± Suddenly, the entire Zhen Xin Sect started to shake. This roar came from Mount Tianyuan! ¡°Killing demonic beasts will give me one point, right?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Mount Tianyuan and had an idea. Chapter 194 - 194 Earning Points 194 Earning Points A deafening roar came from Mount Tianyuan. The entire mountain trembled, and countless birds were sent flying! It was a beast tide! Zhou Yun¡¯s sharp senses picked up the footsteps of countless demonic beasts. Their target was the direction of the Zhen Xin Sect. Zhou Yun looked at Little Qing. Little Qing at the incarnation stage had terrifying strength. If Little Qing did not hold back its aura while being Zhou Yun¡¯s mount, he might have fainted from its aura! ¡°Foundation establishment to golden core stage, golden core stage to nascent soul stage. And above the nascent soul stage is the incomparably powerful incarnation stage!¡± ¡°Before the golden core, one is a half-immortal. After the great stage of golden core, the golden core body tempering will truly transform into the body of a mortal and step into the immortal cultivation path!¡± Zhou Yun muttered. He had never thought that he, a mere foundation establishment cultivator, would one day be able to use an incarnation stage demonic beast as a mount. It felt so good! ¡°I¡¯ve decided to choose you, Little Qing!¡± Zhou Yun shouted as he pointed in the direction of the huge beast tide that was shaking the forest and the ground! How could he not make use of his incarnation stage demonic beast mount? 100 points a day? It was just a hundred foundation establishment stage demonic beasts! In front of an incarnation stage demonic beast, they were nothing but minions! Not to mention attacking, he could kill a hundred foundation establishment demonic beasts with a single breath! ¡°Little Qing, kill him!¡± Zhou Yun shouted loudly. However, the scene of Little Qing killing everyone on Mount Tianyuan and earning points for him did not happen. Little Qing put on an aggrieved face and put its two dragon claws together, making a sound. ¡°Wuwu¡­ Wuwuwu!¡± Zhou Yun understood. According to the rules of the Divine Gate, other than the items in the designated area that could help the disciples of the Divine Gate attack, no other items could be used to help them attack. And this included the demonic beasts that were rented to be used as mounts. ¡°You¡¯re saying that you can only protect my life and safety in times of danger. Other than being my mount, you can¡¯t help me kill demonic beasts?¡± Zhou Yun asked. ¡°Wuu!¡± Little Qing nodded and rolled in the air. Its body suddenly shrank and turned into a green ribbon, which was tied to Zhou Yun¡¯s arm. ¡°Tsk.¡± Zhou Yun took out his token and looked at the points for using his demonic beast form to battle. ¡°Renting a demonic beast for protection costs 2,000 points a day! And there¡¯s a strict limit to how much you can attack the opponent¡¯s cultivation level!¡± Zhou Yun was speechless. The Divine Gate seemed to have thought of every possibility and did not give him any chance to use the demonic beast to attack the low-level demonic beasts to earn points. Zhou Yun thought about it and suddenly understood. After all, the Divine Gate was a terrifyingly powerful force with 180 million cultivators. Moreover, its history was immeasurable. What had not happened? Zhou Yun also did not think that he was the only one who had thought of taking advantage of the loophole. ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll just treat it as a rehabilitation exercise. Let me see how powerful the demonic beasts in the outside world are compared to the small world!¡± Zhou Yun didn¡¯t stay where he was. Instead, he charged toward Mount Tianyuan. With the protection of an incarnation stage demonic beast, he simply couldn¡¯t imagine how he would fail a mission that only foundation establishment disciples could undertake. ¡°Roar!¡± Just as he stepped into Mount Tianyuan, Zhou Yun heard a beast¡¯s roar coming from the front. The beast¡¯s roar had an extremely strong penetrating power. Moreover, it even had a slight aura of a king! ¡°This is a lion? No, it¡¯s even more terrifying than a lion!¡± Zhou Yun looked up and saw that the demonic beast was a lion whose body was covered in flames. Its cultivation level was the late-stage foundation establishment! Each step it took on the ground would create a lava pit. ¡°Fire? Speaking of which, I haven¡¯t used this move in a long time.¡± When Zhou Yun saw the lion covered in flames, he thought of the Fire Sword Intent. ¡°First move of the Divine Gate, 5 swords and 5 directions!¡± Zhou Yun waved the Fire Dragon Sword and the sword spirit residing within it vibrated lightly. The Fire Dragon Sword burned with terrifying flames! It was an existence that was different from the flaming lion¡¯s true flames. Zhou Yun¡¯s figure rapidly approached the flaming lion. The forest was shaking. The moment the auras of both sides collided, dozens of trees around them were instantly set on fire. ¡°Charge!¡± Zhou Yun calmly retracted his sword, and the flaming lion turned into a flame that slowly extinguished. And in front of them, there were hundreds and thousands of flaming lions charging over! Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes sharpened. The sword in his hand did not slow down at all. He rushed forward with his body at high speed, and the red sword light flickered in the forest. ¡°Charge! Buzz!¡± As Zhou Yun¡¯s figure passed through the pride of blazing flaming lions, hundreds of large trees were instantly set ablaze. In the next moment, all the flames were instantly extinguished by the whistling of the sword wind. ¡°A raging flaming lion in the late-stage foundation establishment is already comparable to Su Wanyi in terms of strength. From the looks of it, the demonic beasts in the outside world are all stronger than ordinary disciples of the five sects. It¡¯s on par with an inner sect eldest senior sister in Spirit Valley.¡± Zhou Yun put away the Fire Dragon Sword and slowly concluded. He realized that in the outside world, ordinary demonic beasts were indeed stronger than he had expected. And this was only a Level 1 mission. Zhou Yun did not forget that there was a Level 2 mission above this, which meant that the cultivator needed to be even stronger! Based on the fact that even the disciples of the Divine Gate could take on such a mission, the outcome was not optimistic as to how many people from the five sects would remain in the Divine Gate. Perhaps not even a thousand. ¡°I wonder how Qiao¡¯er is doing. City Lord Gu did put 2,000 points into my token. From the looks of it, Qiao¡¯er should be treated as an inner sect disciple and trained well. I¡¯m relieved.¡± When Zhou Yun saw the 2000 points, he heaved a sigh of relief. As for Sect Leader Ling Qingyun and the other five sect leaders, Zhou Yun didn¡¯t care about them. Cultivators who could reach the golden core stage should be able to gain a foothold in this Divine Gate. Even though they would only be outer sect disciples. ¡°Ding!¡± A faint sound suddenly came from the token. Zhou Yun picked it up and saw that there were more than a thousand points on it! His balance had increased from 1,300 points to almost 3,000 points! After Zhou Yun had killed the flaming lion, the token emitted a faint golden light and absorbed the flaming lion¡¯s corpse into it. Zhou Yun guessed that the token would only calculate the points after absorbing the corpses. ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect to get more than 1,000 points at the start! It seems like the points Yi Wuyin mentioned aren¡¯t that hard to earn.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He had thought 1,000 points were a lot from Yi Wuyin¡¯s fierce look. ¡°Roar!¡± Suddenly, a demonic beast¡¯s roar rang out in front of them. Zhou Yun¡¯s face was filled with joy. His points were here! ¡°Perhaps I can use my points to exchange for cultivation techniques and improve myself once again after I return!¡± Zhou Yun recalled the large number of items in the inventory and could not help but wipe his saliva. ¡°Points, here I come!¡± Zhou Yun smiled as he slowly pulled out the Fire Dragon Sword. Chapter 195 - 195 Divine Beast 195 Divine Beast ¡°1,000? There are only 1,000 moonblade wolves? It¡¯s even less than the flaming lions, are you sure about this?¡± Zhou Yun pursed his lips. After the flaming lion, he had killed the phantom rabbit, the white bird, the azure ray python, and now the moonblade wolf. His points had soared to a whopping 10,000! ¡°Little Qing, say, with so many points, can I buy you?¡± Zhou Yun asked as he leaned against a tree to rest after the battle. With Little Qing¡¯s help, Zhou Yun was able to avoid demonic beasts above the foundation establishment stage on Mount Tianyuan. He was able to find demonic beasts that were suitable for his cultivation level even more quickly. At that moment, Zhou Yun took the opportunity to chat with Little Qing. ¡°Wuwuwu!¡± Little Qing angrily expressed that it was selling its skills, not its body! ¡°Hahaha, no problem, no problem. Since that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll rent you next time. Although I don¡¯t have many things, I do have a lot of points.¡± Zhou Yun said with a smile. He had never thought that he would be able to buy a demonic beast of the incarnation stage so easily. Otherwise, the Divine Gate would be too terrifying! ¡°However, I can¡¯t buy mature demonic beasts, but it seems that I can buy young cubs?¡± Zhou Yun took out the token and opened a golden light inventory. On the inventory list, there were many demonic beast cubs and even higher-level spiritual beasts. There were even demonic beasts with divine beast bloodlines! ¡°The flaming lion cubs I killed just now only cost one point each. It¡¯s stated that adults can grow to the foundation establishment stage, and a few can grow to the golden core and nascent soul stage. After evolving, they can turn into lava lions.¡± The moment Zhou Yun entered, he saw the most familiar species, the flaming lion. He skipped this option and looked at the other options. This option didn¡¯t have thousands of pages like normal demonic beasts. There were only a few hundred pages in the column for spiritual beasts. However, there were dozens of spiritual beasts on each page, enough to dazzle Zhou Yun! ¡°Each spiritual beast cub actually requires at least 1,000 points!¡± Zhou Yun did not expect that there would be such a huge difference between a spiritual beast and a normal demonic beast! ¡°The spiritual beast, Xuanming tortoise can reach the incarnation stage when it matures. A few of them can reach the void refinement stage. After evolving, it can become a bloodline demonic beast, the Xuanwu tortoise.¡± Zhou Yun was speechless. An adult spiritual beast could actually reach the incarnation stage! The members of the Zhen Xin Sect might not be able to reach this cultivation level in their entire lives, but this young cub that cost 1,000 points could do it as long as it matured! ¡°They¡¯re actually selling bloodline demonic beasts! Can you really buy anything in the Divine Gate?¡± Zhou Yun discovered that there was actually another column under the spiritual beast category! His hands were trembling. Did the Divine Gate play such a big game? This was a bloodline demonic beast, and they were actually selling it? Zhou Yun¡¯s hand trembled as he clicked on the last column of the demonic beast module, bloodline demonic beast! This time, only a dozen pages appeared in the inventory. Furthermore, there were only a few bloodline demonic beasts on each page. ¡°True spirit Xuanwu, a bloodline demonic beast. The price of the cub is 30 million points.¡± ¡°A half-blood phoenix, a bloodline demonic beast. The price of the cub is 50 million points.¡± ¡­ As Zhou Yun scrolled down the list, he could not help but stare at the screen. He licked the corner of his mouth. It was as exciting as shopping at a certain Treasure Pavilion and driving a yacht and a sports car! ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, this Divine Gate really sells everything! 30 million points for a bloodline demonic beast, this is crazy!¡± Zhou Yun sighed with emotion. Earlier, in that small world, he was using the power of the world to fight against a nascent soul cultivator with all his might. But now, he was able to see a demonic beast cub that was so far away from him that it could reach the physique integration stage! ¡°This intense feeling of being split apart is too ridiculous.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. Although he was envious of the bloodline demonic beast, he wouldn¡¯t get carried away. In the detailed introduction, Zhou Yun saw the herbs and natural treasures that the bloodline demonic beasts needed to consume every day, and he felt a headache. ¡°This is definitely a gold-devouring beast. No matter how many points I have, it won¡¯t be enough!¡± Zhou Yun gave up on the idea of buying a bloodline demonic beast. In order to gain more experience, he studied the bloodline demonic beasts¡¯ inventory page by page. ¡°Eh? True spirit Blue Dragon, bloodline demonic beast, able to reach the physique integration stage when mature. The price is 300 million points!¡± The bloodline demonic beasts further down the list were priced higher. On the last page, Zhou Yun actually saw Little Qing! Zhou Yun looked at Little Qing in disbelief. Little Qing was actually a bloodline demonic beast? The cub was worth 300 million points? Did he have a net worth of over a hundred million now? He had been carrying such a terrifying thing all this time? Suddenly, Zhou Yun noticed something. He could not help but look at Little Qing. ¡°Little Qing, are you considered child labor?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but ridicule. A bloodline demonic beast that could only be considered an adult when it reached the physique integration stage was definitely considered child labor if it was only at the incarnation stage! ¡°Wuu?¡± Little Qing made a confused sound. It didn¡¯t understand what child labor was. Zhou Yun shook his head. After he finished reading the last page, he was about to close the demonic beast page when an option suddenly popped up. Zhou Yun was taken aback. Then, he read it word by word. ¡°A talented disciple at the foundation establishment stage who can get 10,000 points and view the entire demonic beast module. Congratulations on triggering the hidden module. You are qualified to use the points exchange function.¡± ¡°Do you want to use the points function to check the last page of the demonic beast module?¡± After Zhou Yun read it out, he suddenly felt that it was ridiculous! There was only one possibility for a demonic beast that was stronger than a bloodline demonic beast. A divine beast! Could it be that the Divine Gate even dared to sell such a legendary existence? Zhou Yun looked at the option to spend 10,000 points and hesitated. Although his points seemed to be coming in fast. But in fact, he had already crossed a few mountains and spent almost two days hunting and killing them. The number of demonic beasts would be getting smaller and smaller, and he might not even be able to get 10,000 points in the remaining five days. ¡°Do I really have to use 10,000 points to obtain reading permission here?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the hidden trigger condition and gritted his teeth. He could still earn more points, but this hidden condition might never be triggered again! Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and pressed the confirm button! ¡°Buzz!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s token let out a roar. It became extremely hot, and even Zhou Yun subconsciously threw it out! The token glowed in the air, and the golden light grew brighter and brighter. Finally, the inventory on the last page finally appeared! ¡°This is the content of the last page?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but mutter as he read the last page. On the last page, there was only a pale white egg. And there were only two lines of words under the egg. One was the price tag, and the other was the introduction. ¡°An unknown divine beast egg. Unknown species.¡± ¡°Selling price, one outer gate section of the Divine Gate.¡± Chapter 196 - 196 Earning Points Again 196 Earning Points Again Zhou Yun was stunned. He suspected that he had been scammed! It cost 10,000 points. 10,000 points! He paid 700 points before, and now it was 10,000 points! His points were gone just like that? Zhou Yun looked at the ordinary egg on the display bar and the two lines of words below it that made his stomach hurt. ¡°What do you mean by ¡®unknown¡¯? Since you don¡¯t know, why are you selling it? And they even set up such a curious option, wasting 10,000 of my points!¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth. ¡°An outer gate section? Can this also be owned? It doesn¡¯t belong to the Divine Gate? You can actually use it to trade?¡± He looked at the price below the bloodline egg with dissatisfaction. It was different from the point-based price of each item in the token¡¯s inventory. Under this unknown divine beast egg, Zhou Yun saw something else that had purchasing power other than points. ¡°An outer gate section of the Divine Gate? This thing can also be owned? Doesn¡¯t it belong to the Divine Gate? I can actually trade it?¡± A series of question marks appeared in Zhou Yun¡¯s mind. According to Yi Wuyin¡¯s description, the entire Divine Gate had 108 outer gate sections. He was currently at the 105th outer gate section. Furthermore, there were many people in each section. The 108 outer gate sections were divided into five factions, and they were split into five huge five-sided pillars. ¡°Forget it, this isn¡¯t something I need to consider.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head, treating it as if he had been bitten by a dog. He didn¡¯t even have the points to buy a spiritual beast, so where could he get an outer gate section to exchange for a divine beast egg? ¡°Little Qing, help me find golden core demonic beasts in the remaining time. I want to earn points!¡± Zhou Yun said to Little Qing who was on his wrist. The mountains in their area were close to the outside and bordered the Zhen Xin Sect. Most of them were foundation establishment demonic beasts. Now that Zhou Yun¡¯s points had been scammed away once again, he could only change his target from foundation establishment beasts to golden core beasts! ¡°According to my estimation, even if it¡¯s a golden core demonic beast, as long as I don¡¯t have to face a late-stage golden core demonic beast, I can kill it.¡± After Zhou Yun came into contact with the foundation establishment demonic beasts, he had a rough idea of the demonic beasts in this world. He concluded that even if it was a golden core demonic beast, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to kill early and mid-stage golden core stage demonic beasts wantonly to earn points by relying on the Fire Dragon Sword, Saint Fire Mantra, and the 13 Swords of the Divine Gate! ¡°Wu!¡± Little Qing let out a low cry, as if it was asking Zhou Yun if he was really looking for a golden core demonic beast. After all, to be able to kill a golden core demonic beast in the foundation establishment stage was already beyond the capability of most people. In Little Qing¡¯s opinion, if Zhou Yun had such talent, he wouldn¡¯t have to live in a place like the outer gate section. He would have been accepted as a disciple by those city lords long ago. ¡°Trust me, help me find the location of the golden core demonic beasts. Even if I fail, I still have you to help me. ¡± Zhou Yun touched the green ribbon on his wrist. With a demonic beast at the incarnation stage protecting his life, he wouldn¡¯t die even if he courted death! ¡°Wuu!¡± Little Qing said. Following that, under Little Qing¡¯s guidance, Zhou Yun sensed five to six golden core demonic beast groups tens of kilometers away from him. ¡°Four early-stage golden core and one mid-stage golden core. These are the five golden core demonic beast groups closest to me. ¡± Zhou Yun Nian said. He looked behind him. If he went any further, he would be even further away from the Zhen Xin Sect. This was his first time carrying out a Divine Gate mission, and he was already so far away from the mission location. Zhou Yun was still a little hesitant. However, after thinking about the points that he had painstakingly earned over the past few days, Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and headed deeper into the depths of Mount Tianyuan. Mount Tianyuan was extremely vast. Zhou Yun listened to Little Qing¡¯s explanation on the way and finally understood that there were incarnation stage demonic beasts or even more terrifying demonic beasts in the depths of the mountains. It was only because of the mutual restraint between the Four Great Holy Lands that these demonic beasts were usually hidden in the depths of Mount Tianyuan. Zhou Yun confirmed with Little Qing that even if he went deeper for three days and three nights, he would not be able to pass through the outer area of Mount Tianyuan. Moreover, he knew that these demonic beasts would not come out just because he killed these small golden core demonic beasts. Zhou Yun was even more at ease as he charged toward the group of golden core demonic beasts. ¡°This time, I must complete this mission until the very last moment!¡± Zhou Yun was slightly puzzled. He was earning points too quickly. The Divine Gate was a superpower that had existed since ancient times and had gathered 18 million cultivators. After the passage of time, the number of points awarded to each cultivator should have reached a certain standard. ¡°Since I am able to obtain points so easily. It must be because I came from that small world and it is my first mission. The Divine Gate didn¡¯t have time to record my strength.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. This might be his only chance to take advantage of the Divine Gate¡¯s loophole! Perhaps the Divine Gate would adjust the contents of the mission based on his strength after he returned. He would not be able to earn points so easily from now on! ¡°In the Divine Gate, points are everything. You can buy anything you want. Therefore, the more points, the better!¡± After studying the list of demonic beast cubs, Zhou Yun understood their importance even more. Therefore, Zhou Yun knew that such an opportunity would be hard to come by! Suddenly, Zhou Yun felt his wrist being pulled. It was Little Qing! He could feel that Little Qing was sending him a strange message. ¡°The demonic beast horde further in front is protecting their young. If we can retrieve those cubs, we¡¯ll get twice the points we get for killing them?¡± Zhou Yun was stunned. He had actually discovered the cubs of a golden core demonic beast! ¡°The golden core demonic beasts are definitely stronger than the foundation establishment demonic beasts. Their cubs can actually be exchanged for twice the points.¡± Zhou Yun licked his lips. His luck today was not that bad after all! The Fire Dragon Sword was unsheathed, and Zhou Yun rushed toward the group of gold core demonic beasts! On the other side, the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect had already woken up from the terrifying pressure of an incarnation stage demonic beast. In the beginning, he thought that the Zhen Xin Sect was going to be destroyed. But when he woke up, he found nothing. In the end, the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect could only keep this matter to himself. After all, it was quite embarrassing for a sect leader to faint from fear. Finally, the Zhen Xin Sect received the support of the disciples of the Divine Gate! He led a few golden core stage elders out to welcome them. From the sky, hundreds of griffins landed, each of them carrying a disciple of the Divine Gate. These disciples had strong auras and solid foundations. Each of them had a kind and confident smile on their face. ¡°So this is a disciple of the Divine Gate? As the rumors said, they are kind and affable. Most importantly, every disciple of the Divine Gate is extremely powerful.¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect said with envy. Chapter 197 - 197 The Two Faces of the Divine Gates Disciples 197 The Two Faces of the Divine Gate¡¯s Disciples The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was envious. Countless sects had sent missions to the Divine Gate to request help. No matter which mission it was or which Divine Gate disciple they met, they had all met disciples who were kind and powerful. To everyone¡¯s knowledge, the Divine Gate was even more sacred than the wavering light sacred ground! After all, even the powerful Yao Guang Holy Land didn¡¯t have as many cultivators as the Divine Gate. It was also impossible for every cultivator to be so kind! Cultivation techniques were also divided into different grades, let alone the seven emotions and six desires of humans. Therefore, since ancient times, everyone had seen the unchanging aftermath of the disciples of the Divine Gate and no one had the heart to compare. All that was left was envy. ¡°I¡¯m the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect. I welcome all disciples of the Divine Gate to come and help.¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect came forward. In front of him, hundreds of disciples of the Divine Gate lined up slowly. There were no disputes and they were extremely harmonious and modest. In front of the disciples of the Divine Gate, there was an older disciple. He greeted the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect and saluted with cupped fists. This disciple was only in the foundation establishment stage, but he was neither humble nor arrogant. He didn¡¯t lose his manners even in front of the nascent soul stage sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect. ¡°Young talents, no. These are heaven¡¯s favorites! Every disciple who comes out of the Divine Gate is qualified to be a direct disciple of the Zhen Xin Sect!¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect thought. But he could only shake his head. After all, even with his cultivation, he was only an ordinary inner sect disciple in the Divine Gate. ¡°Greetings, sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect. There are 613 Divine Gate disciples. Except for one person who arrived early, the other 612 disciples are all here. We will definitely be able to help the Zhen Xin Sect defend the Divine Gate.¡± The leader of the disciples of the Divine Gate carried a huge saber on his back as he spoke. ¡°I wonder if the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect has seen the disciple of the Divine Gate who arrived early. When the beast tide ends, the outside world will be extremely dangerous except for the Zhen Xin Sect that we are guarding together. If you know the whereabouts of that disciple, please let me know.¡± The disciple with the large saber said. The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was stunned. The disciple of the Divine Gate who arrived early? He suddenly recalled that terrifying disciple of his who had an incarnation stage dragon behind him. The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect shook his head. How was that possible? One had to know that the mission this time could only get the Divine Gate to send foundation establishment cultivators at most. How could a foundation establishment cultivator have an incarnation stage mount? It wasn¡¯t like he was some heaven¡¯s favorite who needed special protection. ¡°Other than the incarnation stage demonic beast¡¯s aura that appeared outside the Zhen Xin Sect on the first day, I have not seen any other disciples of the Divine Gate. However, perhaps because of the incarnation stage demonic beast¡¯s aura, the Zhen Xin Sect hasn¡¯t been attacked by any demonic beasts in recent days.¡± The head of the Zhen Xin Sect said after some thought. ¡°That disciple whose location is unknown might be one of the missing disciples. I haven¡¯t found him yet.¡± The disciple with the large saber said. The rest of the disciples of the Divine Gate came to a realization after hearing the words of the disciple with the large saber. ¡°A demonic beast at the incarnation stage.¡± The disciple with the large saber pondered over his words. Then, he cupped his fists at the sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect and returned to the disciples of the Divine Gate. ¡°That disciple whose location is unknown might be one of the missing disciples. I haven¡¯t found him yet.¡± The disciple with the large saber said. The rest of the disciples of the Divine Gate came to a realization after hearing the words of the disciple with the large saber. They finally understood why some disciples of the Divine Gate would travel alone. ¡°Other than the missing disciple who might still be lost, I have good news and bad news.¡± The disciple with the large saber extended his finger and said. ¡°The good news is that we might not have to fight with demonic beasts in the next few days. We have to protect the Zhen Xin Sect with our lives.¡± After the disciple with the large saber finished speaking, the eyes of all the disciples of the Divine Gate lit up. ¡°The bad news is that the aura of an incarnation stage demonic beast appeared outside the Zhen Xin Sect. If this is true, then we might have to sacrifice our lives to save the Zhen Xin Sect until they all escape from the incarnation stage demonic beasts.¡± The disciple with the large saber said. The disciples of the Divine Gate listened quietly. They nodded slowly and had no objections. ¡°Alright, then let¡¯s let the demonic beasts go into hibernation today. It took us three and a half days to get here. During the time we are in the Zhen Xin Sect, we will let the demonic beasts go into hibernation. Otherwise, we might not even have any demonic beasts when we return. ¡°Finally, I hope we can all survive.¡± All the disciples of the Divine Gate nodded silently after the disciple with the large saber finished speaking. They walked to the side of their demonic beast mounts and used the token to scan the demonic beast. All the demonic beasts emitted a faint golden light, and then a small red dot appeared on the token. ¡°Buzz!¡± Following the roar of a griffin, all the demonic beast mounts soared into the sky. They would only return from above the clouds the next time the disciples of the Divine Gate summoned them. During this period of time, all the disciples of the Divine Gate would stay in the Zhen Xin Sect until they helped the Zhen Xin Sect survive the demonic beast tide. ¡°Roar!¡± It was as tall as a small mountain, and its body was covered with hard green skin that was impervious to swords. At this moment, the mountain-like rhinoceros was charging at Zhou Yun with bloodshot eyes. The rhinoceros horn on its head glowed faintly. Zhou Yun carefully looked at the rhinoceros in front of him. He carefully activated his comprehensive intent, and a whirlwind appeared under his feet. He dodged the rhinoceros¡¯ attack like a ghost. This was an adult Yueshan rhinoceros! ¡°Clang!¡± Zhou Yun felt a sharp pain in his wrist! When he had brushed past the Yueshan rhinoceros, the Fire Dragon Sword had struck the rhinoceros¡¯ horn. He had actually suffered a backlash and almost lost his grip on the Fire Dragon Sword! ¡°As expected, golden core demonic beasts are stronger than foundation establishment demonic beasts!¡± Zhou Yun licked his lips. Even if it was him now, if he was hit by that rhinoceros horn, he would probably die here! ¡°Comprehensive intent!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s comprehensive intent slowly covered his entire body. Not only was it a collection of various intents, but it was also even connected to a portion of the great momentum of heaven and earth around Zhou Yun! Zhou Yun¡¯s figure was currently drifting erratically, as if he was appearing in multiple places at the same time! Using his footwork, he charged toward the Yueshan rhinoceros! ¡°Roar!¡± The Yueshan rhinoceros roared, and its body actually grew even bigger! The Yueshan rhinoceros, which was originally the size of a small mountain, had now become so huge that it covered the entire sky. Zhou Yun¡¯s body only reached the height of the giant rhinoceros¡¯ toenail! ¡°Hey, hey! This isn¡¯t something that a late-stage golden core demonic beast can comprehend!¡± Zhou Yun felt his head throb! Just like how he used the great momentum of heaven and earth to display his body technique, this late-stage golden core demonic beast actually relied on the great momentum of heaven and earth to forcibly expand its body by one size! ¡°Roar!¡± The Yueshan rhinoceros seemed to have transformed into a real mountain as it roared at Zhou Yun. ¡°It seems that I can only use this move. I didn¡¯t expect that I would be forced to use this move.¡± Zhou Yun held the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand, his eyes cold. Chapter 198 - 198 The Support Team 198 The Support Team Zhou Yun was holding the hilt of the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand. The Fire Dragon Sword was vibrating slightly in its scabbard. Zhou Yun looked at the Yueshan rhinoceros in front of him, which looked like a real mountain. He didn¡¯t dare to relax for even a moment! ¡°Roar!¡± The Yueshan rhinoceros raised its huge hoof, and its heavenly pillar-like hoof slammed down from the sky! The huge hoof covered Zhou Yun and even the entire mountaintop. Zhou Yun had no way to avoid it! ¡°You want to stomp me to death? Aren¡¯t you afraid of running into a nail?¡± Zhou Yun heaved a sigh of relief. If the Yueshan rhinoceros were to use its fearsome horn in this state, he might only be able to escape. But he didn¡¯t think that the Yueshan rhinoceros would underestimate its enemy and look down on a mere foundation establishment stage cultivator like him! ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll shine again. The last sword of the 13 swords of the Divine Gate. Dao Questioning Sword!¡± Zhou Yun raised his head and looked at the huge attack that seemed as if the sky was falling and the world was collapsing! He held the Fire Dragon Sword tightly. In the next moment, a gust of wind appeared beside Zhou Yun. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The breeze blew away countless fallen leaves, which met the huge hoof that was bigger than the top of a mountain! ¡°Roar!¡± The Yueshan rhinoceros let out a deafening cry. Immediately after, its body seemed to have lost all its strength. After being blown by a gust of wind that swept up the fallen leaves, it fell heavily to the other side. Zhou Yun slowly sheathed his Fire Dragon Sword. ¡°Swish!¡± Just as the sound of the sword sheath closing rang out, the Yueshan rhinoceros, which was larger than a mountain, was instantly turned into countless pieces of meat. ¡°Splash!¡± Blood gushed out from the body of the Yueshan rhinoceros like a waterfall. Zhou Yun was shocked and quickly jumped to the other side. He stepped on the Fire Dragon Sword and barely avoided being drenched in the Yueshan rhinoceros¡¯ blood. ¡°Divine Gate token!¡± Zhou Yun took out his Divine Gate token and golden light burst out from it. He seemed to see a child dragging an adult¡¯s shoulder and trying to walk with difficulty. With great difficulty, the golden light slowly enveloped and devoured the body of the Yueshan rhinoceros. It was different from the previous time when he could absorb it casually and recover the corpse in a breath. This time, the golden light from the Divine Gate token had used up a full 15 minutes before it managed to retrieve the carcass of the gigantic Yueshan rhinoceros! ¡°Buzz!¡± The Divine Gate token collected the entire corpse of the Yueshan rhinoceros, and not even a drop of blood was wasted. Only then did it let out a tired sound. Zhou Yun received the Divine Gate token that fell from the sky. ¡°This time, I¡¯ve actually gained a whole 300 points. As expected, late-stage golden core demonic beasts have more points than early-stage golden core demonic beasts.¡± Zhou Yun nodded his head. The demonic beasts at the early-stage golden core stage were worth 50 points. The mid-stage golden core was 100 points. As for the late-stage golden core, it was a total of 300 points! ¡°However, this is only a small part. The real majority of the points are still here!¡± Zhou Yun climbed over the mountain and finally saw what he wanted to see on a plain. A large herd of Yueshan rhinoceros cubs! ¡°Just now, I killed nearly a hundred Yueshan rhinoceros. I didn¡¯t expect them to be protecting as many as 500 cubs!¡± Zhou Yun looked over and saw that there were at least 500 of these Yueshan rhinoceroses! ¡°If a baby rhinoceros is twice the points of an adult, then one would be 100 points. 500 of them¡­ 50,000 points!¡± After Zhou Yun finished his calculations, his breathing became unstable! ¡°In the last few days, I killed a total of three groups of the golden core stage with their young. Including the number of cubs hunted and captured, my points have actually reached 200,000!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s mouth was about to split open from his smile. Now, it seemed that a mere 10,000 points were nothing. Now, he was someone with 200,000 points! ¡°However, it seems that the time is almost up. I¡¯ve been in the mountains for seven days. It is time to return to the Zhen Xin Sect. I wonder how the other disciples of the Divine Gate are doing.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head and casually took out the Divine Gate token. Very quickly, the Divine Gate¡¯s token once again shot out a golden light, absorbing the Yueshan rhinoceros cubs into it. It was only when all the Yueshan rhinoceros cubs had been absorbed that the Divine Gate¡¯s token returned to Zhou Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯ve almost killed all the demonic beasts around the Zhen Xin Sect. The disciples of the Divine Gate should be doing nothing in the Zhen Xin Sect. ¡± Zhou Yun thought that his actions might have reduced the chances of the disciples of the Divine Gate killing demonic beasts to earn points. He thought for a while, should he drive a group of foundation establishment demonic beasts to the Zhen Xin Sect on his way back? After all, renting a demonic beast mount wasn¡¯t cheap. Not everyone could jump levels and kill demonic beasts as he did. ¡°Forget it. I still don¡¯t really understand the Divine Gate yet, so it¡¯s better if I don¡¯t do anything that¡¯s too out of line or will easily attract attention.¡± Zhou Yun shook his head. He decided to go back to the Zhen Xin Sect. ¡°Little Qing, help me hide my information and take me back to the Zhen Xin Sect.¡± Zhou Yun said to the green ribbon on his wrist. However, Little Qing did not respond to him. ¡°Little Qing?¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. He stretched out his other hand and touched the green ribbon. After some time, the ribbon slowly shook. ¡°Wuu?¡± Little Qing made a sound that was filled with sleepiness. It seemed to have fallen asleep just now. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you can fall asleep in such a battle. I can only say that it¡¯s fitting for a demonic beast of the incarnation stage.¡± Zhou Yun did not know whether to laugh or cry. Then, Little Qing turned into a whirlwind and flew toward the Zhen Xin Sect with Zhou Yun. With Little Qing¡¯s incarnation stage cultivation base, it would only take a few breaths for Zhou Yun to cover the distance he had traveled. Soon, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes lit up. He appeared in the Zhen Xin Sect. Furthermore, none of the disciples of the Divine Gate had noticed him! ¡°Wuu.¡± Little Qing seemed to be very tired and sleepy. After a slight stutter, it continued to sleep. ¡°Little Qing is indeed growing. It really loves sleeping.¡± Zhou Yun could not help but shake his head at the thought of the terrifying realm that Little Qing would reach when it reached maturity. This was the power of bloodline demonic beasts. As long as they grew, they could reach a realm that ordinary cultivators could not reach in their entire lives. ¡°However, this is good too. Let me see what the disciples of the Divine Gate are like when they¡¯re on a mission.¡± Zhou Yun slowly walked out from a remote corner. Not long after, he bumped into a smiling Divine Gate disciple who was on patrol. ¡°You are the missing disciple? You¡¯re finally not lost.¡± The disciple of the Divine Gate laughed. He started a conversation with Zhou Yun affectionately. He was the kind disciple who had avoided Zhou Yun when he had accepted the mission! Zhou Yun suddenly felt a very strong sense of separation. The disciples of the Divine Gate were so different when they were outside the Holy Land! ¡°Right, you should quickly follow me. Today should be the day that the support team of the Divine Gate will arrive.¡± The friendly disciple seemed to be in a good mood. He called Zhou Yun and walked towards the empty land of the Zhen Xin Sect. ¡°The support team?¡± Zhou Yun asked, puzzled. Chapter 199 - 199 Meeting Yi Wuyin Again 199 Meeting Yi Wuyin Again ¡°The support team?¡± Zhou Yun asked, puzzled. He followed the friendly disciple to the empty space of the Zhen Xin Sect. Now, Zhou Yun was not in a hurry to ask why there was such a huge difference between the behavior of the disciples of the Divine Gate in and outside. There was plenty of time. Now, Zhou Yun wanted to see what the support team of the Divine Gate was for. They arrived at the empty land of the Zhen Xin Sect. Zhou Yun realized that all the disciples of the Divine Gate were gathered here. Upon seeing Zhou Yun, the disciples of the Divine Gate nodded their heads at him in a friendly manner. Zhou Yun also nodded in acknowledgment. Indeed, after the disciples left the Divine Gate, they all turned from cold people to kind and helpful existences. It was very strange! Zhou Yun suddenly realized that a disciple with a large saber on his back was slowly walking toward him. ¡°My name is Wang Dao, and I¡¯m the leader of this mission. You must be Zhou Yun. Congratulations on your first mission.¡± Wang Dao walked up to Zhou Yun and said in a kind tone. ¡°After the disciples of the Divine Gate accept a mission, they have to report to the leader. Before carrying out any other operations, they have to use the token to confirm with the leader. This is something that we must pay attention to.¡± Wang Dao said slowly. He did not have any intention of criticizing Zhou Yun. Instead, he was explaining to Zhou Yun. ¡°You must have lost your way earlier. Next time, pay attention to the explanation on the token. It will tell you the basic information, such as how to follow the instructions on the token to the mission gathering place.¡± Wang Dao said as he opened his token. A map similar to Zhou Yun¡¯s appeared. However, when Wang Dao opened the mission column and clicked on the mission again, a more detailed mission introduction appeared. This included the mission guide, the information of all the members, the messages issued by the guide, and the requests of the members. Only then did Zhou Yun realize. He only saw the general summary of the mission and knew where the mission was issued. He did not open the mission panel, so he did not know that there was so much information on the next level. ¡°But this time, it¡¯s finally completed smoothly. We only relied on 613 foundation establishment disciples to defend the Zhen Xin Sect from the beast tide. It¡¯s better to say that no one died because there was no beast tide.¡± ¡°When the support team arrives, we¡¯ll count the number of people and we¡¯ll be able to complete the mission.¡± Wang Dao rejoiced. He looked at Zhou Yun. ¡°In this period of time, you can familiarize yourself with the use of a token. It is one of the two greatest existences in the Divine Gate.¡± After Wang Dao finished speaking, he slowly walked to the side and waited for the support team to arrive. Zhou Yun looked at the token and did not choose to look at it directly. He had too many points in his account. If he accidentally pointed it out and exposed himself, it would be terrible. Zhou Yun chose to quietly wait for the support team. Not long after, the sound of something breaking through the air could be heard! Thousands of disciples of the Divine Gate were flying over on their swords! ¡°No demonic beasts?¡± Zhou Yun was slightly taken aback. Although there were many people in these support teams, their cultivation levels were generally low. Not even one of them was in the late-stage foundation establishment! ¡°Swish!¡± Soon, thousands of support teams slowly landed on the ground. ¡°Xin He, long time no see.¡± Wang Dao went up to the support team. A woman also came up from the support team. ¡°You guys actually¡­ It seems that everyone is very lucky this time.¡± Xin He was shocked, but she nodded happily. ¡°That¡¯s right. We survived. There were no demonic beast corpses either. Your support team won¡¯t have to waste any effort to complete this mission.¡± Wang Dao said with a smile. Zhou Yun watched the conversation between the two. He was slightly puzzled. Could it be that there were still things to pay attention to in this mission? Zhou Yun had a bad feeling. He tapped on the Divine Gate token. He double tapped on the mission. ¡°The first part of the mission is to gather and then protect the Zhen Xin Sect. With our lives?¡± Zhou Yun was slightly taken aback. He realized that the mission was to protect the safety of the Zhen Xin Sect even if all the disciples of the Divine Gate died! Wasn¡¯t this a little too strict? This was just a mission that cost one point a day! Zhou Yun frowned. For just one point, he had to risk his life. The more Zhou Yun read, the more ridiculous he felt! No matter what it was, the life of the disciples of the Divine Gate was basically the last priority. It was as if the lives of the disciples of the Divine Gate were the lowliest ones! ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± When Zhou Yun saw the last part of the mission, he had a bad feeling. In the last part, Zhou Yun then realized that all of their Divine Gate tokens were connected in this mission. The last part of the mission was for the mission leader to empty out all the demonic beast corpses, young beasts, and all the missions from the Divine Gate token and hand them over to the support team. The task would only be considered complete after the handover! ¡°I killed ten thousand demonic beasts in there!¡± At the start, Zhou Yun had killed a huge number of foundation establishment demonic beasts! ¡°And there are almost a thousand demonic beast cubs!¡± Zhou Yun had a bad feeling about this. If all these things were poured out, the Zhen Xin Sect would definitely not be able to contain them! Not to mention the 10,000 demonic beast cubs. Just the corpse of the late-stage golden core Yueshan rhinoceros alone would fill up the entire empty land of the Zhen Xin Sect if the corpses of all the demonic beasts fell out. The Zhen Xin Sect, which they were ordered to protect, might be buried by the demonic beasts¡¯ corpses! ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯ll ask you one last time. None of you have secretly gone hunting demonic beasts, right? If only there wasn¡¯t. We don¡¯t need to deal with the demonic beasts. Maybe I¡¯ll be able to go back with you.¡± Xin He joked. Wang Dao looked at Zhou Yun, who was standing there in silence in hesitation. However, he remembered that Zhou Yun was late because he was lost. Furthermore, he was only a late-stage foundation establishment disciple. He couldn¡¯t possibly leave them to hunt demonic beasts. Thinking of this, Wang Dao smiled confidently. ¡°Impossible, that¡¯s impossible!¡± ¡°There are no demonic beast corpses this time. We¡¯ll go back together.¡± Wang Dao patted his chest and said. ¡°Wait, I have something to say,¡± Wang Dao¡¯s patting on his chest had not stopped when he froze on the spot. He looked over and saw that it was Zhou Yun who had raised his hand. Zhou Yun could not help but scratch his face when he saw everyone looking at him. Because compared to what would happen later, he would rather admit it now. However, the fact that he had concealed his strength might be exposed. ¡°Missing disciple. Did you secretly kill any demonic beasts?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just one or two. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡± Wang Dao said kindly. He thought that Zhou Yun might be afraid because he was a newcomer, so he consoled him. ¡°Erm, it¡¯s not just one or two.¡± Zhou Yun was a little embarrassed. Chapter 200 - 200 Qiaoer 200 Qiao¡¯er ¡°Erm, it¡¯s not just one or two.¡± Zhou Yun was a little embarrassed. At that moment, everyone was looking at Zhou Yun with surprised looks. Could it be that Zhou Yun had not only killed one or two, but a few? Everyone looked at Zhou Yun with burning eyes. ¡°Argh! Zhou Yun, it¡¯s you!¡± Suddenly, a voice that Zhou Yun was familiar with called out. Zhou Yun looked over and saw Yi Wuyin! ¡°That missing person without a leader is actually you!¡± Yi Wuyin rushed out of the crowd and walked in front of Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun was slightly taken aback. A matter that surprised him had actually spread so far. He was curious that Yi Wuyin was here. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Zhou Yun was curious. ¡°One point for two days, and it¡¯s support work that doesn¡¯t endanger your life. It¡¯s super good!¡± Yi Wuyin nodded smugly. ¡°But you, on the other hand, actually accepted such a dangerous defense mission on your first mission! I didn¡¯t expect you to fight so hard for me! Furthermore, you even went out of your way to hunt dangerous demonic beasts!¡± Yi Wuyin said excitedly. She did not expect Zhou Yun to keep his promise and put in so much effort to help her earn 1,000 points! ¡°Defense mission?¡± Only then did Zhou Yun notice that the mission this time indeed started with a defense mission. ¡°That¡¯s right. Once such a mission is accepted, there are only two possibilities. The beast tide is small, and some people die, then they come back. The other possibility is that the beast tide is huge, and everyone would die. That¡¯s why the reward is very generous.¡± Yi Wuyin said. Zhou Yun finally understood why Wang Dao was so happy when he met up with Xin He. ¡°Wait, we have plenty of time to catch up later. Let¡¯s hand over the mission first. Even if there are a few more demonic beast corpses, it won¡¯t take too long.¡± ¡°After completing the mission, we¡¯ll go back together. You guys can slowly reminisce about the past.¡± Xin He said. She smiled and shook her head. Even Xin He did not think that Zhou Yun would be able to kill that many demonic beasts. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll release the space in the token now.¡± Wang Dao nodded. They also wanted to go back quickly. ¡°Wait, you can¡¯t let it out here.¡± Zhou Yun said. ¡°Why? Could it be that the demonic beast you killed was not at the foundation establishment stage, but only at the Qi cultivation stage? It¡¯s okay. Even if it¡¯s at the Qi cultivation stage, one is worth 0.1 points.¡± Wang Dao comforted him. Zhou Yun was speechless. For a moment, he didn¡¯t know how to say that he had killed enough demonic beasts to fill the entire Zhen Xin Sect. These people were too kind, and Zhou Yun really did not want to show off in front of them. ¡°Wuuu!¡± All of a sudden, Little Qing let out a dragon¡¯s roar, and its terrifying incarnation stage cultivation slowly spread out. Everyone present felt their bodies freeze! Their hearts were filled with boundless fear! They lost control of their bodies in an instant! Everyone¡¯s faces were filled with fear as they looked at Zhou Yun. No matter how they thought about it, they couldn¡¯t understand why Zhou Yun would have the aura of an incarnation stage demonic beast! ¡°Little Qing?¡± Zhou Yun furrowed his brows. He had not expected Little Qing to release its aura without saying a word. ¡°This is, this is that aura I was talking about!¡± The sect leader of the Zhen Xin Sect was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect a foundation establishment disciple of the Divine Gate to have an incarnation stage demonic beast as a mount! ¡°Wuu!¡± The green ribbon in Zhou Yun¡¯s hand suddenly trembled. Immediately after, a huge Blue Dragon rose from Zhou Yun¡¯s hand and rushed toward the sky. ¡°This is¡­ Blood!¡± Zhou Yun was dumbfounded! Little Qing was soaring through the sea of clouds in the sky, and its incarnation stage aura was extremely terrifying! If not for Little Qing watching over him, Zhou Yun would probably be as immobile as the other disciples of the Divine Gate! However, to Zhou Yun¡¯s shock, Little Qing¡¯s huge body was actually covered in blood! Blood was oozing out from the sharp claw marks on Little Qing¡¯s body! ¡°Hasn¡¯t Little Qing always been following me? When did you get injured?¡± Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t figure it out. Little Qing had been following him around in the form of a ribbon. When did he get these injuries?! ¡°Could it be that Little Qing¡¯s sudden sleepiness was actually because it was recuperating?¡± Zhou Yun looked at Mount Tianyuan. There was only one possibility for Little Qing to be injured, and that was the incarnation stage or even more powerful demonic beasts in the depths of Mount Tianyuan! Zhou Yun did not expect that Little Qing would engage in a huge battle with the other demonic beasts without him noticing! ¡°Wuu!¡± Little Qing seemed to be wailing, as if it was asking for help! Everyone looked at the huge Blue Dragon circling in the sky, and they were speechless for a long time. In the next moment, everyone¡¯s tokens slowly floated in the air, and a golden light appeared on each token. ¡°Ding!¡± The golden light shot into the sky. The golden light gathered together and turned into a huge ball of light. ¡°There¡¯s someone in that ball of light!¡± Zhou Yun squinted his eyes. He discovered that there was a person in the ball of light. And that person¡¯s appearance was becoming clearer and clearer! The next moment, Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes widened. It was City Lord Gu! City Lord Gu tore apart the golden light and appeared in the sky. As if it had been wronged, Little Qing shrunk and went into City Lord Gu¡¯s sleeve. ¡°All disciples of the Divine Gate, hear my order. This mission is top secret. All disciples are not to tell anyone about this mission!¡± City Lord Gu said slowly. Her voice reverberated in everyone¡¯s mind. ¡°All disciples will receive an additional 500 points for this mission.¡± City Lord Gu¡¯s next words made the disciples of the Divine Gate, who had been intimidated by Little Qing¡¯s aura, instantly recover. They worked so hard, even trying their best and risking their lives only for ten points a week. This time, they had actually obtained an extra 500 points! Yi Wuyin¡¯s face was filled with excitement. In addition to the 1,000 points that Zhou Yun had promised, she would have 1,500 points! ¡°Zhou Yun. Come with me. ¡± City Lord Gu suddenly beckoned to Zhou Yun. Under everyone¡¯s surprised and envious eyes. Zhou Yun was suddenly sent flying into the air by City Lord Gu. With a tremble. Zhou Yun only felt his vision blur before he entered a place filled with golden light. ¡°That day, when I saw your body in the medicinal bath, I guessed that you were extraordinary. It was the right decision to assign you this mission.¡± City Lord Gu slightly nodded and said. Zhou Yun was stunned. Suddenly, he was terrified. Could it be that City Lord Gu had arranged everything from the doctor to the old man and Little Qing? ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Zhou Yun was puzzled. Didn¡¯t City Lord Gu go to find Qiao¡¯er? ¡°Our sect needs a large number of disciples. Zhou Yun, you should have earned at least a hundred points this time, and you also possess the phoenix fire. You are also a heaven¡¯s favorite. I would like to recruit you as a member of my main city.¡± City Lord Gu said confidently. Zhou Yun frowned. Did City Lord Gu not know the number of points he had earned this time? He had earned 200,000 points! ¡°Where¡¯s Qiao¡¯er? Did she join your city?¡± Zhou Yun asked. If he could be in the same main city as Qiao¡¯er, he would be happy to accept City Lord Gu¡¯s offer. After all, it was only a matter of time before he revealed his true strength in front of the pile of demonic beast corpses. ¡°The golden light of the Divine Gate didn¡¯t find Qiao¡¯er.¡± ¡°With the miraculous golden light of the Divine Gate, there¡¯s nothing in this world that can¡¯t be found. Thus, there are only two possibilities. Qiao¡¯er is dead. Or perhaps she has been possessed, and she is no longer Qiao¡¯er.¡± City Lord Gu shook her head and said. It was a good thing that he had found Zhou Yun this time, which could be considered as making up for not finding Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Possessed? Xin Yu!¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s pupils shrank as his heart suddenly trembled. Chapter 201 - Chapter 201: The Heart to Take in a Disciple Chapter 201: The Heart to Take in a Disciple Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°That¡¯s right. The golden light of the Divine Gate is omnipotent. Even the ancient immortal ruins that have disappeared in the long river of history can¡¯t hide under the golden light,¡± City Lord Gu said piously. Then, she frowned. ¡°However, because of this, there are only two possibilities if the golden light from the Divine Gate is unable to find any trace of Qiao¡¯er.¡± Other than Qiao¡¯er¡¯s death and she had been possessed, City Lord Gu did not give a third explanation because that would be disrespectful to the prestige of the Divine Gate! ¡°Possessed? Could it be that Xin Yu ultimately made a move?¡± Zhou Yun felt his heart palpitate. He recalled that in the refining furnace, Xin Yu had said that she wanted to possess someone. However, at that time, Xin Yu had never said that she would possess Qiao¡¯ er. Zhou Yun believed Xin Yu¡¯s words. He did not expect that she would still possess Qiao¡¯er after coming out of the furnace! In his subconscious, he deliberately ignored the possibility of Qiao¡¯er¡¯s death. He could only turn his suspicions on Xin Yu, the heretic cultivator! ¡°Looks like you have ideas. Do you need my help?¡±City Lord Gu said when she saw Zhou Yun deep in thought. Zhou Yun was, after all, a good seedling that she had taken a fancy to. Whether it was to recruit him as a disciple or to show her sincerity, City Lord Gu planned to help him anyway. Zhou Yun looked at City Lord Gu. He knew very well that as the City Lord of one of the dozens of large immortal cultivation cities in the Divine Gate, the price one had to pay to gain her help was very high. And now, he was just a weak cultivator who was not even a disciple. If he asked City Lord Gu for help this time, it would probably end up with him tied to City Lord Gut s camp and being restricted by her forces. Even though Zhou Yun knew this, he still planned to do so! After sharing his thoughts with Qiao¡¯er under the moonlight that day, Zhou Yun could no longer lose her. As such, even if he had to ask City Lord Gu for help, he was willing to pay the price. Moreover, he still had a trump card that he had yet to use. After killing the demonic beasts, Zhou Yun had a terrifyingly unreachable amount of points in his hands. Although it was still not enough to buy an egg with a divine beast bloodline like Little Qing, it should be more than enough to ask a powerhouse like City Lord Gu to help! ¡°City Lord Gu, I would like to ask you for a favor. I want to find a person whose alias is Xin Yu and whose real name is Yi Wuyin,¡± Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and said seriously to City Lord Gu, ¡°The reason why Qiao¡¯er wasn¡¯t found by the golden light of the Divine Gate was very likely because of her.¡± When City Lord Gu heard Zhou Yun¡¯s words, she nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that this talented disciple would not be able to escape her grasp. ¡°Looks like you know who did it. I thought it would be a little troublesome, but since I know the name, the other party will be much easier to find,¡± City Lord Gu said lightly. She had thought that it would be more troublesome, but she did not expect that he even knew the name of the person who possessed Qiao¡¯er. ¡°Could it be that City Lord Gu knows this person?¡± Zhou Yun could not help but ask when he saw the relaxed look on City Lord Gu¡¯s face. He was even more puzzled. Could Xin Yu have really been an ordinary heretic cultivator a thousand years ago? ¡°The golden light of the Divine Gate can perfectly detect even the ancient immortal ruins. After knowing that person¡¯s name, wouldn¡¯t it be easy to find her?¡± City Lord Gu said proudly. She could see how much Zhou Yun valued the female cultivator named Qiao¡¯er, so she naturally didn¡¯t plan to dawdle any longer. ¡°The golden light of the Divine Gate has endless uses. It is the most precious wealth left behind by the true ruler of the Divine Gate,¡± As City Lord Gu spoke, she walked out. ¡°However, if you want to mobilize the Divine Gate¡¯s golden light and find someone with a specific name, you need to go to my city. That level of golden light is the same as when we searched for the lost disciple back then. Only the City Lords have the authority to use it.¡± ¡°Zhou Yun, are you willing to come to my city?¡± City Lord Gu looked at Zhou Yun and said. She was not in a hurry to take him as her disciple. After all, in her eyes, he was already in her hands. She could not be too anxious and appear to be demeaning. ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to trouble City Lord Gu,¡± Zhou Yun nodded. He didn¡¯t ask further and just quietly walked to City Lord Gu¡¯s side. Very quickly, City Lord Gu stretched out her hand and waved toward the sky. A token that was even more resplendent and luxurious than Zhou Yun¡¯s token appeared in her hand. Then, a golden light seemed to come from the void, breaking through the restrictions of space and accurately connecting to the token in City Lord Gu¡¯s hand from the distant headquarters of the Divine Gate. ¡°Close your eyes. In the next moment, you will see the most prosperous city in the Upper 24 Cities, Zenith City!¡± City Lord Gu¡¯s voice was excited. She waved her sleeves and rolled Zhou Yun up. Swish! In the next moment, Zhou Yun felt his body become light. A speed that transcended space descended on him. It was so fast that he could not feel any of his five senses. His body seemed to have lost all sense of perception. In the lack of vision, his mind was only left with one thought, ¡°It¡¯s too fast. It¡¯s as if my soul can¡¯t catch up to my body!¡± Pa! In the next moment, Zhou Yun felt a sense of weightlessness as if he was finally standing on the ground again after swimming for too long. When he opened his eyes again, he realized that everything around him had suddenly changed. It was all humans. No, to be precise, these were all immortals! Zenith City was a huge city made up of immortal cultivators. In the sky were floating buildings and on the ground were glazed buildings. Flying boats and flying swords flew between these buildings. Everything looked so orderly. It was completely different from the scene at the base outside the Divine Gate where Zhou Yun was previously. This place was like a new immortal cultivation civilization! Before Zhou Yun could even take a few more glances, City Lord Gu pulled her sleeve and he arrived at the tallest and most central floating building in Zenith City that countless looked up to. The huge floating building that was several miles wide and hundreds of meters tall was like a castle in the sky. Countless spiritual stones and heavenly treasures decorated the exterior. With a glass-like material as the theme, it was not an eyesore hanging in the sky. Instead, it was even more eye-catching because of its extravagance! ¡°This is the most secretive place in Zenith City. There are hundreds of millions of cultivators in Zenith City, but only six have been here since the city was built. ¡± As City Lord Gu spoke, she walked to a throne in the center and sat down. Then, she propped her cheek with her right hand and sized up Zhou Yun, nodding in satisfaction. ¡°I will use my authority as the City Lord to help you find Qiao¡¯er, but after that, I want you to promise me one thing.¡± City Lord Gu didn¡¯t guarantee anything. She didn¡¯t like to show off before she succeeded. She preferred fair transactions. Hence, she planned to find Qiao¡¯er and make Zhou Yun join her camp willingly. Rather, it was more like only after seeing Zhou Yun did City Lord Gu truly have the intention to take in a disciple.. Chapter 202 - Chapter 202: The Missing Qiao ‘er Chapter 202: The Missing Qiao ¡®er Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Since she had already decided to take Zhou Yun as her disciple, City Lord Gu did not dawdle any longer. She clapped her hands, and the entire floating palace emitted a faint buzzing sound. The floating palace that was originally the main building of the city was originally the strongest fortress in Zenith City with the most arrays. Even if it was bombarded by enemies as powerful as City Lord Gu for three days and three nights, it would not tremble at all. But now, the floating palace was trembling and buzzing. All of this was because City Lord Gu inserted her token into her seat. With that, an even more dazzling golden light with a hint of divinity descended. Zhou Yun looked at everything in front of him in a daze. He was not shocked. Instead, he felt that everything in front of him was very familiar as if he had seen it before! The unique golden light that carried divinity gave him such a sense of familiarity that his body almost subconsciously went to it. If not for the fact that he still maintained a bit of rationality, Zhou Yun might have charged into the golden light under City Lord Guts shocked gaze. ¡°The golden light of the Divine Gate is the true foundation of the Divine Gate. Even the guardian sacred beasts of the five camps can¡¯t disobey the will of the golden light, because it is the true relic of that existence that has disappeared for a long time.¡± Seeing that something was off with Zhou Yun, City Lord Gu explained. ¡°Now, I¡¯m going to use the authority as the city lord to have this golden light search among all living beings in the nine Heavens, five Underworlds, three Continents, and four Seas. I believe that unless that person named Xin Yu is a God reincarnate, she will definitely be found by the golden light,¡± City Lord Gu said confidently. Then, she played with the golden light in her hand as if she was playing with space mud. Soon, she kneaded the golden light into a ball. ¡°Are you and that Qiao¡¯er bound by a Heart Fetter? If yes, then put your hand in.¡± The Ancient City Master asked Zhou Yun as she placed the golden ball in front of him. ¡°Heart Fetter?¡± Zhou Yun murmured. He suddenly understood what this meant and reached out his hand to the golden ball. In terms of his relationship with Qiao¡¯er, it was definitely a kind of fetter! ¡°If we only know the name, the golden light of the Divine Gate can deduce that person¡¯s location. If we add the fetter, perhaps the golden light can project that person¡¯s location,¡± City Lord Gu revealed why she had asked Zhou Yun to put his hand into the golden light. As she spoke, her eyes moved slightly, ¡°Of course, the prerequisite is that the person called Qiao¡¯er is still alive.¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s outstretched hand paused slightly, and he immediately extended it into the golden light without hesitation. He did not think that Qiao¡¯er would die so easily! It felt like a pudding. After his hand reached into the golden light, the sense of familiarity in his heart became even more obvious! It was as if he had done this many times before. However, Zhou Yun was even more puzzled. He had come out of the furnace and had always stayed in that small world. He had never even seen the real world. How could he feel familiar with the golden light of the Holy Land¡¯s Divine Gate? Moreover, this was a golden light with divinity that could only be mobilized by a city lord. Zhou Yun did not think that he knew the golden light! ¡°Hmm? Why is it like this?¡± City Lord Gu let out a startled voice. She looked at the golden light and her pupils were slightly dazed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did something happen? Is Qiao¡¯er alright?¡± When Zhou Yun saw City Lord Gu like this, he was very worried and could not help but ask her. City Lord Gu stared blankly at the results provided by the golden light. It was only after a long while that she came back to her senses under Zhou Yun¡¯s constant calling. ¡°City Lord Gu, what¡¯s going on? Where is Qiao¡¯er? Is she still alive?¡± Zhou Yun asked City Lord Gu once again. When he saw her absent-minded appearance, his heart was burning with anxiety! ¡°I misspoke. I didn¡¯t expect that after living for more than 130,000 years, I would actually make a slip of the tongue one day,¡± City Lord Gu said in disbelief. She spread out the golden ball and Zhou Yun quickly looked over. ¡°As I said before, there are only two outcomes if the golden light of the Divine Gate can¡¯t find her. One is that Qiao¡¯er is dead and no longer exists in this world. Secondly, Qiao¡¯er has been possessed and is no longer herself. However, I have to take back my absolute words. This is because the golden light is now showing the third result.¡± City Lord Gu looked at the golden ball in bewilderment. She did not expect such an outcome! ¡°What exactly is it? What happened to Qiao¡¯er?¡± Zhou Yun looked at the golden ball, but he couldn¡¯t see anything at all. He could only continue to ask City Lord ¡°Qiao¡¯er is currently not within the range of the golden light. In other words, she didn¡¯t die, or perhaps the possessor brought her to a place that even the golden light can¡¯t detect,¡± The more City Lord Gu spoke, the more serious her expression became. ¡°A place that even the golden light can¡¯t detect! ¡± Zhou Yun suddenly thought of City Lord Gu¡¯s words. Could it be¡­ ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s the Immortal World, the place where the real Immortals and Gods live,¡± City Lord Gu continued, ¡°However, since the mysterious disappearance of the head of the Divine Gate in ancient times, no one in the nine Heavens, five Netherworlds, three Continents and four Seas has had the right to ascend to the Immortal World again. Even after countless years, it remains the same.¡± ¡°So there¡¯s only one possibility that Qiao¡¯er wasn¡¯t detected by the golden light.¡± City Lord Gu took a deep breath before she looked at Zhou Yun seriously. It was as if this was the first time she saw him as she looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze. ¡°Qiao¡¯er is currentlv in the Divine Gate, and she¡¯s not in the outer sect, the inner sect, or the 108-circle cities and the 36-rotation cities. Her current position is even higher than this. For the past thousand years, no disciple has been able to step foot there.¡± As City Lord Gu spoke, she looked toward the sky. Zhou Yun also followed her gaze and looked toward the sky. Beyond the golden light that enveloped the sky, there seemed to be golden eggs stacked on top of each other. They were cities with a population of more than hundreds of millions. They looked like eggs as they were engulfed in golden light. The cities were stacked to form the pyramid-like Divine Gate! And at the top of Zenith City¡­ was the land guarded by the sacred beasts of the five camps. ¡°That¡¯s right, I overlooked this point earlier. If Qiao¡¯er is really in the guarded land of the sacred beasts of the five camps, even with my city lord¡¯s authority, the golden light won¡¯t be able to find her location,¡± City Lord Gu said slowly. ¡°Ever since the ancient ruler disappeared, the five sacred beasts have not appeared for a long time. Even the higher-ups rarely come into contact with them.¡± As City Lord Gu spoke, she was also very curious. Why could Qiao¡¯er go to the guarded land of the five sacred beasts that even she could not go to? She sized up Zhou Yun once again. She kept feeling that something was amiss. Perhaps she could find some clues from Zhou Yun regarding the incident with the missing disciple this time.. Chapter 203-END - Chapter 203: The End Chapter 203: The End Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Zhou Yun, I originally planned to help you find Qiao¡¯er, and then make you my direct disciple.¡± Since they had guessed Qiao¡¯er¡¯s true location, City Lord Gu did not plan to hide her intentions anymore. ¡°You must know that in this city of immortal cultivators with hundreds of millions of people, only three in the entire Zenith City can become my direct disciples.¡± City Lord Gu did not mention the ordinary inner sect disciples in the city who could only enter the inner sect after going through countless outer sect sections. ¡°If you are willing to become my direct disciple, I promise you that I will apply for permission to enter the territory of the five guardian sacred beasts.¡± As City Lord Gu spoke, she looked at Zhou Yun and waited for his reply. Zhou Yun was stunned. He originally thought that he would only be accepted as an inner sect disciple by City Lord Gu and become an ordinary person among the hundreds of millions of immortal cultivators in Zenith City. He did not expect that the other party wanted to take him in as a direct disciple. He couldn¡¯t understand why City Lord Gu would value him so much when his heaven-defying points hadn¡¯t been exposed yet and he was just an ordinary disciple. To think she even allowed him to come to this floating fortress that only six people had been to before. In the end, Zhou Yun could only attribute this to City Lord Gu¡¯s intuition. ¡°As long as you agree to be my direct disciple, I¡¯ll even bring you to the territory of the five guardians. How about it? There aren¡¯t many powerful teachers like this, right?¡± City Lord Gu boasted. Then, she looked at Zhou Yun, waiting for his reply. Zhou Yun thought about it. He did not think City Lord Gu was unworthy of being his master. Rather, it was better to say that with a powerful cultivator like City Lord Gu as his master, his growth would be explosive under the circumstances of sufficient resources. How could he refuse? However, for some reason, ever since he came out of the furnace, he felt that something was wrong. Now that he was about to agree to be City Lord Gu¡¯s disciple, the feeling was even more intense! Just as City Lord Gu was waiting for Zhou Yun¡¯s reply and the latter was struggling in his heart, the two, the indestructible floating castle that had been in operation for hundreds of thousands of years, and the hundreds of millions of cultivators from Zenith City seemed to have been crushed by an unparalleled force. They could not move, and their bodies froze on the spot. The soft water droplets in the air were like the hardest metal, frozen in the air. At this moment, even their souls were imprisoned by this power! All of a sudden, the golden light protecting the city, which had been maintained for hundreds of millions of years and had not extinguished even when the three Holy Lands had fought to the point their divine weapons shattered, extinguished. To put it more precisely, the golden light had been peeled off! Five huge shadows enveloped Zenith City! Each shadow was three times bigger than the city! These shadows emitted a terrifying aura, and it was the power transformed from this aura that made all the people in Zenith City unable to move! ¡°Impossible! Just the aura alone is enough to make me unable to move! Back then, when I attacked the base camp of the fake Holy Land, even the 36 fake Saints and 12 incarnation stage experts could not make me lower my head. Now, this aura actually made me unable to move?¡± City Lord Gu thought in disbelief. She did not understand what kind of existence could have such an aura! Suddenly, City Lord Gu thought of something. There was only one possible existence that could have such an imposing manner in the territory of the Divine Gate. The five guardian sacred beasts! ¡°Roar!¡± A melodious beast roar that seemed to have come from ancient times resounded throughout Zenith City. All the cultivators seemed to have been freed from the shackles of power and they immediately knelt on the ground to catch their breath. At this moment, Zhou Yun and City Lord Gu had also regained their freedom. They raised their heads and immediately saw the huge beasts that covered the sky! ¡°The Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Xuanwu, and Qilin¡­ After that person left, the five sacred beasts never appeared again. Why are they gathered here today?¡± City Lord Gu was so surprised that her voice was distorted! She couldn¡¯t understand. Could it be that her brags just now had been overheard? It can¡¯t be! Was she that great? In contrast to City Lord Gu¡¯s shock and wild imagination, Zhou Yun calmed down. It was more accurate to say that he had never been so calm before! Looking at the five massive creatures in front of him, he actually felt a sense of familiarity as if this scene had happened somewhere before. Suddenly, a person popped her head out of the countless white hairs on the White Tiger¡¯s head and stared at Zhou Yun. ¡®¡­Qiao¡¯er?¡± Zhou Yun¡¯s eyes widened when he saw the figure. He asked with uncertainty. When Qiao¡¯er saw Zhou Yun, she subconsciously wanted to rush forward and be pampered. However, she still steadied herself and stood on top of the White Tiger¡¯s head while trying her best to put on a serious expression. ¡°Hmph!¡± Qiao¡¯er originally wanted to say something, but she suddenly noticed that Zhou Yun was looking at her with a loving gaze. Her face couldn¡¯t help but turn red, and with a snort, she hid behind a strand of the White Tiger¡¯s fur. ¡°The 1,000 reincarnations have ended. Each reincarnation lasts for 10,000 years, which totals up to 10 million years. In the reincarnations, all the top disciples in the 108 cities and the master¡¯s two disciples make up a total of 108 million people,¡± The White Tiger¡¯s voice was long and unending. It slowly resounded throughout Zenith City and Divine Gate Holy Land. ¡°Among them, each has won and lost. In particular, Zhou Yun won 713 times, Qiao¡¯er won 236 times, Ling Qingyun won 29 times, and Xin Yu won 22 times. After the ancient leader, a new leader of the Divine Gate Holy Land has appeared.¡± ¡°Today, we, the five sacred beasts, have come together to witness and acknowledge that the disciple of the leader, Zhou Yun, has emerged victorious after a thousand reincarnations and has become the new leader of the Divine Gate Holy Land,¡± At this point, the White Tiger¡¯s voice became even more impassioned. This time, apart from the Divine Gate, everything in the world could hear its voice! Zhou Yun looked at Qiao¡¯er. After hearing the White Tiger Sacred beast¡¯s voice, the gaze he looked at Qiao¡¯er contained both love and a hint of mischief. After the White Tiger finished speaking, his memories returned. A long time ago, Zhou Yun became the disciple of a peerless expert. He was the big senior brother, and Qiao¡¯er was his junior sister. One day, to break through the restrictions of this realm and ascend to the Immortal World, his master went to a secret realm that no one knew about except Zhou Yun and Qiao¡¯er. However, his master had never returned since then. To ensure the Divine Gate Holy Land¡¯s continuous operation, the five sacred beasts proposed a plan of a thousand reincarnations. As long as one became the strongest person in the reincarnations, which each lasted ten thousand years, one would be considered the victor. The situations of each reincarnation were ever-changing. Sometimes, he would be reincarnated as a mortal while the others were already nascent soul cultivators. In such a situation, even with the Enlightenment System, Zhou Yun could only admit defeat. After all, the upper limit of each reincarnation was the nascent soul realm. Zhou Yun couldn¡¯t help but laugh when he thought of this. He didn¡¯t expect that in these thousands of reincarnations, the result would always be him and Qiao¡¯er getting married. No wonder that girl was shy just now. ¡°However, now I¡¯m even more certain that Master really went to the Immortal World.¡± Zhou Yun looked at the sky. The aura on his body slowly rose. Qi cultivation, foundation establishment, golden core, nascent soul¡­ His realm soared straight to the terrifying cultivation realm of the tribulation transcendence stage, scaring the arrogant City Lord Gu so much that she kept quiet. ¡°Brother Zhou Yun.¡± In the end, Qiao¡¯er still couldn¡¯t help but come to Zhou Yun¡¯s side. She slowly stretched out her hand and hugged him tightly. After a thousand reincarnations, such actions had been deeply imprinted in Qiao¡¯er¡¯s soul. She did not want to let go of Zhou Yun again. ¡°Qiao¡¯er, how about we go find Master together?¡± Zhou Yun asked in a low voice. In fact, he had awakened the Enlightenment System a long time ago. However, to accompany the five sacred beasts and to prevent the Holy Land left behind by his master from being destroyed so quickly, he joined in on the reincarnation assessment. Now, Zhou Yun had made up his mind. He wanted to become an immortal and ascend to the Immortal World with Qiao¡¯er. As for the Holy Gate Divine Gate, he would leave it to Ling Qingyun and Xin Yu, the two quarrelsome friends in the reincarnations. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to senior brother.¡± Qiao¡¯er hugged Zhou Yun and refused to let go. ¡°You¡¯ll listen to me on everything?¡± Zhou Yun confirmed again and could not help but smile devilishly. ¡°Yes,¡± Qiao¡¯er replied. ¡°Then let¡¯s get married, ¡± Zhou Yun pulled her into his embrace. ¡°Alright,¡± Qiao¡¯er happily replied. She was so shy that her ears turned red..