Chapter Fifteen Conflict

  Wang Qian had just swallowed the essence of Xingyun Gongzi, seemingly simple, but in fact he had secretly used a vicious method recorded in the Undead Secret Classics, called the Devouring Spirit Great Method. This secret method, in Wang Qian's view, was vicious to the extreme, reversing heaven to the extreme, even if he transformed into an undead body, he did not dare to use it casually.

  The Soul Devouring Great Technique is a secret technique that allows one to devour another person's soul. Once used, it can consume an entire person's soul, not only allowing access to the deepest memories of the other person's soul but also absorbing the essence of their soul to strengthen one's own.

  As Wang Qian continued to cultivate his Tao, he came to realize that the soul was the most fundamental aspect of life. The energy of the soul was a mysterious and unfathomable power. His secret technique allowed him to absorb the souls of others, which was incredibly powerful. However, he also knew that this technique was extremely dangerous and could lead to spiritual chaos and madness if not used carefully. Absorbing someone's soul would mean integrating their entire life experience, memories, and everything else into his own soul. If it weren't for his current soul realm being far superior to that of Xingyun Gongzi, he wouldn't have dared to use this secret technique.

  In an instant, Wang Qian had already figured out the deepest secret of Xing Yun Gongzi.

  "Heavenly Origin Secret Realm! How can there still be such a place?! It's truly inconceivable!"

  Wang Gan couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder and awe in his heart, and he also felt that this time he was indeed very lucky to have obtained this secret from Xing Yun Gongzi.

  It turned out that Xingyun Gongzi once went out for training and obtained a mysterious token in a dangerous situation. The token looked ordinary, gray and misty, like chaos, without any divine light, but it was invulnerable to swords and knives. He had borrowed a mid-grade spiritual instrument before, but couldn't leave any marks on it, which made him realize the uniqueness of this token.

  It was also the arrival of Yun Dao, a year ago, when the heaven and earth changed greatly, the blood cloud covered the sky, and the heavenly way's energy machine became chaotic in an instant. The token emitted a chaotic color glow at that time, and a mysterious consciousness fragment was transmitted into Xingyun Gongzi's sea of consciousness, which was related to the Tianyuan Secret Realm.

  Wang Gan flipped his palm, and a token the size of a palm appeared, with a chaotic color on its surface. At first glance, it seemed to contain everything, but when you blinked, it was blank again. The eerie and contradictory feeling made people want to vomit blood.

  From Xingyun Gongzi's memory, it was known that the only time this token had a violent reaction was when it transmitted some information about the Tianyuan Secret Realm, and it was as simple as it could be.

  The Tianyuan Secret Realm is a small world attached to the Tianyuan Continent, with specific coordinates unknown. It retains the mountain and river landscape of the ancient Honghuang era, with ancient and dense yuanqi, and everything else is blank.

  Shaking his head, Wang Qian felt that Xing Yun Gongzi was indeed exhausted of luck. Originally leaving Luoxing Sect, he wanted to explore the information about Tianyuan Secret Realm by himself, but ultimately died tragically in his own hands due to a coincidence, making even him suspect that there was a destined fate at play.

  "This Tianyuan Secret Realm can be said to be the most profound secret of the Tianyuan Continent. Once discovered, it would be a catastrophic event. I hope that Xingyun Gongzi is cautious in his actions and hasn't been seen through by others. Otherwise, if they follow the trail and find me, it will be a troublesome affair."

  Wang Gan's mind was racing, and he had a feeling that the Tianyuan Secret Order might not be just one piece. He thought that opening up that mysterious little world wouldn't be an easy task, and there could be many unexpected events.

  "For the time being, I still need to establish myself in Qingyun Gate and improve my cultivation. Without strength, even if the Tianyuan Secret Realm opens in the future, I won't have the ability to gain benefits from it. The most likely outcome is that I'll just be a stepping stone for others."

  The Tianyuan Secret Realm was a great temptation, but Wang Qian had come all the way and had many great opportunities in a short period of time. Therefore, he still maintained enough calmness and did not covet this heavy treasure like Xingyun Gongzi, who had only achieved pre-heavenly and post-heavenly cultivation, and would eventually lose his life if he didn't die at Wang Qian's hands.

  After going through this change, Wang Qian no longer returned to Qingxue Pass and directly returned to Qingyun Gate.

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed. Wang Qian has also been an outer disciple of Qingyunmen for a year now.

  On this day, Wang Qian was still sitting cross-legged in his own small courtyard, emitting a sharp and fierce aura. The spiritual energy from the surrounding mountains, rivers, grasses, and trees was being continuously absorbed by him, transformed into Nine-Turn True Essence, and constantly tempering his bones.

  This time, his Nine Turns Body Refining Technique had reached a critical moment. The first turn's Bone Tempering Realm was about to break through, so he devoted all his energy and attention to cultivation, and nothing could disturb him, not even the collapse of heaven and earth.

  Breathe...

  As Wang Qian continued to cultivate, the entire courtyard seemed to tremble, and bursts of intense wind sounds kept erupting, which was the sound produced by his breathing in spiritual energy and refining his true yuan.

  Pale blue spiritual energy, concentrated to an extreme degree.

  At that moment, bang!

  Wang Qian seemed to hear a loud explosion coming from within his body, as if he had broken free from some kind of shackles, and at the same time, an ancient door creaked open!

  At this moment, he absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and his strength suddenly increased by countless times. The intense spiritual energy fluctuations even spread to the entire mountain peak where he was located, startling countless outer sect disciples!

  Buzz!

  The heavens shook, and Wang Qian was suddenly enveloped in a pale blue light. His spiritual energy materialized, almost taking on a misty form, revealing just how intense his absorption of the heavenly spiritual energy was at that moment!

  Crack!

  A series of explosive sounds came from his body, and every inch of his bones seemed to have undergone a shocking change. His originally pure white bones suddenly presented a light golden color, and a thread of indestructible aura was emitted from his bones.

  "Refined bones like steel, half-step Golden Body! Finally broke through!"

  A long sigh of relief, Wang Gan suddenly stood up, his heart surging with excitement. Just a moment ago, he had finally broken through the Bone Forging Realm and entered the Marrow Refining Realm!

  As long as he completes the marrow washing and blood changing, he will be a post-heavenly great perfection. At that time, he can cultivate the second turn of the Nine Turns Body Refining Technique and truly step into the pre-heavenly realm!

  At this moment, Wang Qian felt that his state was better than ever before. With each breath, he clearly felt the marrow in every inch of his bones trembling slightly, and precious blood was constantly being produced. At the same time, the original waste blood in his body was refined into waste gas, which was exhaled out of his body with his own breathing.

  "It's indeed the most mysterious part of the first transformation, and it can actually be cultivated to reach the bone marrow and change blood in the Post-Heaven realm!"

  Wang Gan now knows that cultivation is not a one-time effort, but rather a gradual process of refinement through the absorption of heaven and earth spiritual energy with each breakthrough. Even cultivators at the Yuantai realm cannot completely change their blood, only legendary figures like the Huashen Old Ancestor can achieve this. However, Wang Gan has cultivated the Jiuzhuan Lian Ti Jue and was able to refine his bone marrow and exchange his blood in just the first turn, what a huge difference is this?

  The sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside the small courtyard gate of Wang Qian, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that his earlier breakthrough had been too loud, attracting all these outer sect disciples.

  Wang Qianyi opened the door and saw a group of outer sect disciples outside, staring at him with surprise on their faces.

  His ears moved slightly and he heard these people constantly discussing him.

  "Who is this person? I don't usually see him on a daily basis?"

  "Wasn't that commotion from his cultivation just now too big? He's an outer sect disciple, what kind of technique is he cultivating? It actually has such great power?"

  Suddenly, a voice came from outside the crowd.

  "Brother Wang Qian!"

  Wang Qian turned around and saw a familiar figure.

  "Big brother, it's me Wei Ran, I came looking for you a while back but couldn't find you."

  Wei Ran's face was filled with excitement as she gazed at him, her eyes sparkling with a hint of idolization.

  Wang Gan suddenly remembered that this person was the one he had saved in the Beast Mountain Range when he first went to do a sect mission, Wei Ran. There were also several outer sect disciples following him, who looked quite friendly. It seemed that they were also present at the scene of the conflict with the Jade Sword Sect that time.

  "Come in, Wei Ran!"

  Wang Qian smiled faintly and beckoned with his hand. As for those outer sect disciples who were watching the commotion, he didn't think it was necessary to pay them much mind.

  Having said that, he turned around and was about to leave.

  "Master Zhang Hu has arrived, it's Master Zhang Hu!"

  The crowd dispersed in an instant, revealing a broad path, and several arrogant outer sect disciples walked over.

  Wei Ran had just walked up to Wang Qian's side when he saw these people, and his face changed color immediately!

  "Hey, isn't this Wei Ran's junior brother? How did you end up here too? It's been ages since we last met. The last time you lost to me in the Qi Gathering Pill competition was a huge help to me!"

  A soft voice sounded, Wang Qian's eyebrows furrowed, he had always disliked the disputes among these outer sect disciples, so he rarely went out and only focused on bitter cultivation, but that didn't mean he wasn't aware of what was going on among those outer sect disciples.

  Where there are people, there is a world of its own; this saying always holds true.

  Although the Qingyun Gate is a cultivation sect, not all of its disciples are detached and carefree cultivators. Due to various contradictions, they naturally form small cliques among themselves. The higher-ups in the gate see these things but do not stop them, as long as no one dies, the law-enforcing disciples will not appear.

  Obviously, Zhang Hu and Wei Ran are both leaders of a small group. From Wang Qian's perspective, however, Wei Ran is slightly weaker than Zhang Hu.

  "Hmph, Zhang Hu, I have something to discuss with Wang Qian, our grudge will be settled in due time, excuse me!"

  Wei Ran snorted coldly and turned around, about to step into Wang Qian's small courtyard.

  "Halt! Wang Qian, brother? Are you talking about him?" Zhang Hu pointed at Wang Qian and sneered, "He's just a nobody, can he really stop our feud? I've come today to take you to the Fighting Platform!"

  Wang Qian narrowed his eyes and didn't say a word, directly stepping into his own courtyard, Wei Ran naturally followed closely behind, leaving Zhang Hu and the others.

  Zhang Hu's face gradually turned bright red, then iron blue.

  He got angry!

  At the sound of his call, the younger brothers behind him naturally understood their senior brother's temperament. One by one, they rubbed their fists and palms together, and with a loud crash, the gate of Wang Qian's small courtyard was completely reduced to dust.

  Zhang Hu actually broke in, and didn't put Wang Qian, the master of the house, in his eyes at all!