Volume 2: Barbaric Wilderness Outside the Domain Chapter 58: Spiritual Cloud Princess

  Today's second update is a bit late, please forgive me, tomorrow will still have two updates guaranteed.

  "You're Chu Yi!"

  That mountain-guarding female disciple heard Chu Yi report his name, a pair of apricot eyes stared widely, the corners of her mouth curled up in a strange smile, and she sized him up from head to toe once again.

  "I really don't know what our senior sister sees in you, for your sake..." The female disciple's expression revealed a hint of concern, and she waved her hand saying: "My master is currently refining equipment, but consider yourself lucky, today is the day the equipment will be completed. Follow me."

  Chu Yi didn't pretend, and followed that guardian mountain disciple all the way, soon arriving at Yunxia Palace built on the mountain waist.

  Unlike the majestic and grandeur of the Pure Yang Palace, the Cloud Fragrance Palace in front of me exudes an otherworldly charm. The massive temple is surrounded by a five-colored cloud mist, with spiritual birds flying in and out from time to time, their crane calls echoing through the air, as if it were a paradise.

  It was just at this moment that the sun rose, and the golden sunlight shone down, putting on a magnificent cloak for the Cloud Palace. The scene was so beautiful that it was hard to take in.

  That female disciple and Chu Yifang had just arrived at the palace gate when they saw a magnificent treasure light bursting out from within the Yunxia Palace, shooting straight up into the sky. A majestic purple column of light pierced through layer upon layer of clouds, emitting an awe-inspiring and terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble with fear.

  "What kind of treasure is this? It's so powerful, even the Great Extinguishing Mirror might not be able to withstand it!"

  Chu Yi was no longer the inexperienced rookie he used to be, and after training his eyes, his judgment of the grade of magical artifacts had reached a fairly high standard.

  Upon hearing Chu Yi's exclamation, the female disciple said with some pride: "It's a wonder you're still the number one disciple under Pure Yang Sub Sect Master, yet you don't even know 'Mysterious Yin Divine Needle'."

  "Xuān Yīn Shén Zhēn? This is the top-grade treasure Xuān Yīn Shén Zhēn, a ritual object personally refined by the Sect Master a thousand years ago...". In the annals of history, Chǔ Yì had an impression of all the famous ritual objects within the Wú Shàng Xuān Yuán Zōng. At this moment, upon hearing the four words "Xuān Yīn Shén Zhēn", he immediately reacted.

  Unexpectedly, the female disciple corrected him: "You're right for the most part, but not entirely. The Xuan Yin Divine Needle is no longer just a top-grade treasure; after my master spent six years refining it, it has become a genuine, absolute-grade treasure!"

  "Top-grade treasure, no wonder its aura is even more powerful than the Great Extinguishing Mirror." Chu Yi's eyes were fixed intently on the purple light that pierced through the clouds, and his desire to possess a treasure-grade artifact grew stronger.

  "I've cultivated the 'Indestructible Divine Body', and my own strength has already surpassed that of a Spirit Artifact. This was proven in the Fire Cloud Valley. Because of this, Spirit Artifacts and lower-grade artifacts don't contribute much to increasing one's power. Only Treasure Artifacts can enhance my abilities. However, Treasure Artifacts are extremely rare, no more common than Great Divine Abilities. Whether or not I obtain them isn't something that can be solved by simply having a large amount of spirit stones... it's really troublesome..."

  Just as Chu Yi was indulging in his wild thoughts, the brilliant light suddenly disappeared before his eyes, and a lovely young girl walked over from afar.

  That girl had a pair of lovely pigtails, her eyes were bright and shining, an innocent smile hung on her cute doll-like face that was enough to make the weird uncle impulsively want to swallow her in one gulp. She wore a five-colored rainbow dress, and on her two wrists as white as jade, she wore two strings of non-gold and non-jade bracelets with bells tied to them, which rang out pleasant tinkling sounds with every step she took.

  A few breaths ago, the girl was still a hundred feet away, seemingly strolling in the courtyard, but the next moment she had already arrived in front of Chu Yi, curiously staring at him for a while, her cute little nose wrinkled, as if muttering to herself: "He doesn't even have three heads and six arms, why does Elder Sister Huan only love him alone? I don't understand, I don't understand..."

  Look at this lovely little loli actually using the "shrinking into inches" divine ability, Chu Yi was shocked, although it's just a popularized divine ability, but first of all, divine abilities can only be cultivated when one has reached the spiritual movement period.

  Long before arriving at Yunxia Peak, Chu Yi had already made some inquiries about this place where Xie Yunxiao was a disciple. A name suddenly popped into his mind, "If I'm not mistaken, you're Li Lingyun, aren't you?"

  "Huh, how did you know my name?"

  Li Lingyun's big, shiny eyes sparkled as she let out a silvery, melodious laugh, pointing at Chu Yi: "Pure Junfeng Chu Yi, it was you who took my sister Feng away by force! Hmph, although Master asked me to invite you over, if you can't beat me, then forget it!"

  Chu Yi was covered in black lines all over his head, and he really couldn't understand how he had offended the three princesses of Sheng Tang State, who were recognized as geniuses in the cultivation world.

  "Lingyun Shifu's sister, since your master has ordered me to go, I shouldn't be delayed. You can challenge me to a duel at any time, and it doesn't have to be now. Is that right?"

  For someone like Li Lingyun who still has a childish personality, Chu Yi thought he could still grasp her psychology, neither agreeing nor refusing, but using the word "drag" to decide.

  "I entered this profession before you did, so you should be calling me 'older sister'."

  Li Lingyun said sternly, "You think you can deceive me with your smooth talk? You think I'm a child to be coaxed? No way! If you can't defeat me today, I won't let you see Master. Since you're treating me like a child, I'll show you no courtesy either. Being unreasonable is the privilege of children, what can you do about it?"

  "What a clever and cunning little girl!" Chu Yi thought to himself, feeling both annoyed and amused. Since he couldn't avoid it, he might as well engage in a battle of wits with her. Fortunately, after half a year of refining his elixirs, his violent and bloodthirsty nature had undergone a subtle transformation, and his mental state was much more calm than before. As long as he paid attention to the situation and used some strategy to win, that would be enough; he absolutely must not hurt her in the slightest.

  Chu Yidian nodded in agreement, and Li Lingyun's mouth curved up into her harmless smile that everyone loved. She took the lead, using her divine power to shrink herself down to a tiny size, instantly opening up a distance of over 100 meters. "Follow me, if you can't keep up... it counts as your loss..."

  Chu Yi smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, if I can't catch up to you, I'll immediately turn back."

  As soon as the voice fell, Chu Yi didn't use any speeding divine ability, and his figure was like an arrow leaving the string, sweeping across the ground. The strong wind generated by the excessive speed even made more than a hundred giant trees on both sides rustle, and leaves flew everywhere.

  As for speed, Chu Yi had great confidence in himself. After all, back when he was in the Huo Yun Inner Valley, he had relied solely on his pure physical speed to engage in a thrilling chase with the Seventh-Order demonic beast "Wu Xian Fei She" (Black Line Flying Snake), which was renowned for its swiftness like the wind.

  Li Lingyun's newly acquired divine ability "shrinking the earth to inches" had only just been mastered, and it was quite impressive. She quickly charged forward for a thousand feet, intending to tease Chu Yi a bit when she turned around. However, before she could react, a strong gust of wind swept past her side, and by the time she came to, Chu Yi was already standing in front of her, about a hundred feet away, with a faint smile on his face: "Lingyun, it looks like I barely passed, huh?"

  Li Lingyun blinked her big eyes and pouted, "Running fast is nothing, winning against me is what matters. The trial arena is just ahead, enter and compete to see if you pass or not..."

  Today's second update is a bit late, please forgive me, tomorrow will still have two updates guaranteed.