Chapter Twenty: The Uninvited Guest

  Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. For many cultivators, half a year is just a fleeting moment, and their cultivation won't have changed much. However, during this short period, Wang Ke's body underwent earth-shattering changes.

  "Whoosh...whoosh..." In the mountain villa, a sharp and piercing sound echoed through the air. The spacious villa was filled with dense sword lights, with at least twenty sword lights dancing in the courtyard. Wang Ke's figure appeared amidst the sword lights, transformed into an illusory shadow that darted back and forth with incredible speed.

  Suddenly, Wang Ke's figure paused for a moment, and with a light drink, he urged the sword to converge, and twenty sword lights suddenly gathered together to form a sword dragon, which rolled towards the giant stone in the center of the courtyard.

  A loud rumble, the giant stone in the center of the courtyard was shattered by Xiang Long's single slash, and the powerful force sent the broken stones flying in all directions, smoke and dust rising into the air.

  The entire courtyard was now covered in sword marks, looking extremely dilapidated. The flying sword dragon flew back and disappeared into Wang Ke's body with a flash of light.

  "Ah..." Taking a long breath, Wang Ke's face turned somewhat pale, but was filled with an excited expression, and the spiritual energy on his body had clearly weakened a lot.

  "It's really exhausting to control twenty sword lights at once, this is probably my limit, but the power is quite strong." Wang Ke muttered to himself as he looked at the scattered stones on the ground.

  "With the power of the flying sword, it should increase greatly." After thinking for a moment, Wang Ke's eyes flashed with expectation and he turned to head towards the study.

  More than half a year, Wang relied on the support of Xiao Ling Dan to forcibly raise his cultivation to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. At this time, the spiritual power in his body was ten times that of a cultivator of the same rank, and he could control twenty sword lights at the same time.

  In less than a year, Wang Ke's cultivation had reached such a realm that even some self-proclaimed genius cultivators couldn't achieve, all thanks to the mysterious treasure box.

  However, after Wang Ke's cultivation reached the mid-peak of Nascent Soul stage, he encountered a problem. He tried to break through several times but didn't see any signs of breakthrough, no matter how many Small Spirit Pills he used.

  Outside the forbidden area, people rarely set foot, but today, for some reason, six figures arrived quietly. On the narrow mountain road, the six figures moved extremely fast, with agile movements. One of them was surprisingly Shi Feng, a disciple of Bai Hu Peak, the previous guardian of the forbidden area.

  At this time, Shi Feng was walking in the front, followed by a short and stout young man. The young man wore a white battle robe like Shi Feng's, and he was also a disciple of White Tiger Peak.

  Four others fell slightly behind, all wearing cyan robes, obviously disciples of Qinglong Peak. Among the four, three were young men and one was a middle-aged man with a gloomy face.

  "Shi Feng, this forbidden land is scarce in spiritual energy, are there really treasures here?" The short and stout young man asked in a low voice as he closely followed behind Shi Feng. It was evident that the young man's hands were extremely agile, and he was also a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

  "Hmph, Yansong, don't you believe me? Then why are you still following me?" Upon hearing the stout youth's words, Shifeng's face turned cold and he said in a low voice.

  Jian Shi Feng's face turned gloomy, and the young monk named Yan Song beside him hastily shook his head and said: "No, no, it's just that this forbidden land has no spiritual energy, yet there are treasures here, it's truly inconceivable".

  "Hmph, you know what, this treasure is the legacy of a predecessor who has achieved enlightenment, and I only discovered it by chance. However, there's a spiritual beast there, or else I would have gotten it last time," Shi Feng said with a hint of regret.

  "Senior's treasure! What is that thing?" Iwao heard it was a senior's treasure, and his eyes lit up as he asked.

  "I stumbled upon a passage that leads directly to the inner sanctum of the forbidden land, bypassing the restrictions. The passage extends all the way to a secluded chamber deep within the forbidden land where a predecessor had been in seclusion, but that predecessor has already passed away."

  "There's such a secret passage, great! Being able to enter the forbidden land, having profound cultivation, leaving behind precious treasures is no small matter. If there are spiritual pills or medicines, it's not impossible for one's cultivation to surge violently. And if there are any leftover magical tools, that would be even more extraordinary. Of course, if there's some kind of mysterious technique, that would be even more incredible!" Yan Song exclaimed excitedly, his eyes shining brightly as if he already saw various treasures in front of him.

  "Don't be too happy yet, I only see that it's the place where our predecessor was buried, whether there are any treasures is still hard to say. There's a fierce spiritual beast guarding it, if we don't get rid of this beast, it's impossible to obtain the treasure." Shi Feng said with a cold smile.

  "Hmm, what kind of spiritual beast could be out there that the six of us can't handle?" Yan Song said skeptically.

  "Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that the spiritual beast is really formidable, I wouldn't have called them to come together." Shi Feng's face flashed with a gloomy expression.

  Yan Song was shocked, "What kind of spiritual beast is so powerful, how come no one has ever mentioned it before? Outside the forbidden land, with scarce spiritual energy, can there be such a formidable spiritual beast?"

  "It's a Xuan Snake that has been cultivated for hundreds of years, and the entrance just happens to be the lair of the Xuan Snake in the cold pool, so it's difficult to deal with. However, the Xuan Snake will appear on the surface of the water pool every full moon night to absorb the power of the moonlight, which is why I chose today to take action."

  "But Shi Feng, Chen Yuan is notorious for being ruthless and cunning, with a high level of cultivation. With him involved this time, won't there be any issues?" The nearby Yan Song's expression changed, showing some concern as he spoke, while glancing sideways at the person behind him.

  "Hmm, I think they won't make a move easily. Chen Yuan has been stuck at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul for a long time, and his cultivation is indeed deep and not easy to deal with. However, I've spent so much time preparing several killer moves, and when the time comes, I'm not afraid of him either." Shi Feng said with a flash of cold light in his eyes.

  Two people walked quickly in front, whispering to each other, while four people followed behind, also exchanging whispers.

  A young man with a mature face said in a low voice, "Chen Yuan, do you really plan to share the treasure with those two?" The youth's eyes flickered as he spoke.

  "What? Liu Kai, are you going to rob" A young man next to him was shocked by the words and turned his head to stare at the young man named Liu Kai who had just spoken.

  "Hmph, whoever has the stronger power will naturally get the things. There are four of us here, can those two possibly snatch it from us?" Liu Kai's mouth curled up, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

  Indeed, these four disciples of Qinglong Peak were all in the mid-term Nascent Soul stage. Especially Chen Yuan, the oldest among them, had been stuck in the mid-term Nascent Soul stage for a very long time. His cultivation was extremely deep, and the spiritual pressure emanating from his body was several times that of the other three.

  But the last young man who had not spoken hesitated, and after a moment, he lowered his voice and said slowly: "But what if things get out of hand and reach the peak master's side? After all, we are breaking the rules by sneaking into the restricted area."

  Although it was outside the forbidden area, Qingmu Zong also had rules. Generally, disciples were prohibited from approaching. Upon hearing the young man's concern, a chill flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged cultivator.

  "Hmph, this matter is simple, as long as the two of them disappear forever, naturally no one will know about it." As he spoke, a hint of ferocity flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

  Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, even Liu Kai, who had spoken first, couldn't help but shudder all over and turn pale with terror. Killing a fellow disciple was a grave sin, and if the sect found out, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  The other two young men also heard Chen Yuan's words and their expressions changed, their eyes becoming complex, and then the four of them fell silent, no longer discussing this topic.

  This team of six people, like agile monkeys in the mountains, rushed rapidly towards the outer periphery of the forbidden area. From a distance, they could already see the outline of the forbidden area, and suddenly several people's spirits were greatly lifted, their speed increasing sharply.

  Wang Ke closed his eyes and began to cultivate in the room, surrounded by a faint green glow. Pure spiritual energy circulated around him, launching an attack on the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage.

  The surging spiritual power was like a mighty river, rushing forward crazily towards the next checkpoint, and in Wang Ke's body, faint ripples of sound began to emanate.

  However, half an hour later, the sound gradually disappeared, and the green light surrounding his body also slowly retracted into his body. He opened his eyes, shook his head and sighed: "It seems that breaking through the bottleneck of miscellaneous spirits is not so simple after all, what to do now".

  The bottleneck in front of Wang Ke was like a high mountain, he tried many methods but couldn't get past it, however, despite this, he didn't become impatient.

  King Ke suddenly sat up on the bed and raised his head, looking towards the direction of the door. A glimmer of sharp light flashed in his eyes, "Huh? Why would someone come to the forbidden land at this time?"

  After cultivating for so long, Wang Ke's spiritual awareness had become much sharper. Just now, he sensed the presence of six strands of spiritual energy outside the forbidden area, although this sensation was very weak.

  He flashed out of the room, Wang Ke floated out, and disappeared in an instant, only to see Wang Ke transformed into a residual shadow, and appeared on a protruding rock on the mountain slope outside after a few breaths.

  At this time, the sky had darkened, and a faint mist floated in the air, greatly limiting visibility. Wang Ke stood on the rock, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he looked towards the direction from which the spiritual power fluctuations were coming, vaguely seeing six figures heading in this direction.

  "Isn't that Shi Feng? What is he doing in the forbidden land?" As the six people drew closer, Wang Ke finally saw clearly. Among the two people in front, one of them was indeed Shi Feng, the former guardian of the forbidden land. The other person was unfamiliar, but Wang Ke knew he was a disciple of Bai Hu Peak. As for the four people following behind, their attire made it clear that they were disciples of Qing Long Peak.

  "Shi Feng Shixiong, where are you all going?" Wang Ke suddenly shouted out loud after Shi Feng and the others had approached much closer.

  The rapidly moving Shi Feng heard Wang Ke's voice and suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking up towards the direction of the sound with a shocked expression.

  "Oh, it's Wang Shidi, how did you end up here?" After Shi Feng's initial surprise, he quickly calmed down and silently scolded himself for being careless, not having noticed Wang Ke above.

  "Hehe, I'm tired of reading books, let's take a walk. By the way, who are these few seniors?" Wang Ke asked with a smile, his eyes scanning over the group.

  "These are all my good friends, we came out to exercise our legs and move our muscles, if you have nothing to do, go back early, do you remember what I told you? Don't wander around at night." Shi Feng said with a chuckle.

  "Alright then, you all continue, I'll head back first." Wang Ke smiled and nodded to everyone, then turned around and slowly walked in the direction of another courtyard.

  The six people behind looked at Wang Ke's back, with different expressions. Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the faces of the other three young men were gloomy. Shi Feng's face also turned ugly.

  "Shi Feng, what to do? Our trail has been exposed. If this kid reports it to the higher-ups, we'll be in trouble," said Yan Song with a tense expression.

  "Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? I was just careless earlier and didn't notice this kid's existence. But don't worry, he's just a rookie who has just entered the Nascent Soul stage, he doesn't dare to cause any trouble." Shi Feng sneered and said with a snort.

  "Let's go, first to the place I told you about. Time is almost up, don't miss this opportunity, that kid. I'll come back and talk to him later." Shi Feng raised his head to look at the sky, then turned around to glance in the direction Wang Ke had left, saying in a low voice.

  He then unfolded his body technique and slid away to one side, with the five people closely following behind him. This time, the six of them carefully restrained their spiritual pressure and became more vigilant.

  Just after the six people left, a faint cyan figure flashed and followed them, extremely fast, like a ghost, without any spiritual pressure being released, following behind the six people, completely unnoticed.