Chapter 1: Whose Scenery is Whose!

  "Get out of here!" The Taoist man laughed loudly and said.

  "Sister!"

  "Sister!"

  The woman cultivator beside him said urgently.

  "Li Jiu, are you bullying me like this and not putting Baihua Pond in your eyes?!"

  At this moment, a middle-aged beautiful woman suddenly flew down from the air, and with a wave of her hand, more than ten fire-red gas swords were born around her body. The fire-red gas swords were extremely sharp and burned fiercely with flames. These flame gas swords quickly flew towards the Taoist man, one of which slashed past him.

  The man in Taoist robes was slightly stunned for a moment, and then took a step back, unable to help but release the red-clothed woman.

  "Elder!"

  "The elder has arrived!"

  The middle-aged woman gave the Taoist-robed man a cold glance.

  The Taoist robe man saw that the elder of the Hundred Flowers Pond had arrived, his expression changed, and he knew that if he stayed here any longer, it would be self-inflicted humiliation.

  "Now that the elder of Baifangchi has arrived, Li will not linger any longer, haha!" After laughing loudly, Li ran away swiftly.

  "Elder, this Cloud Jingzong's person is getting more and more arrogant. This is simply not putting us Ba Huachi people in their eyes. Last time when they came to report the message, they only dared to tease Shizi Shimei a few words, Shizi Shimei endured it, but this time, Li Jiu actually dared to take action!"

  The beautiful woman was also angry in her heart.

  What women value most is their reputation and chastity.

  "How dare you, how dare you! This Yun Jingzong is getting more and more outrageous. If it weren't for the fact that my powers have increased, would he dare to bully me like this? He actually dares to humiliate the female cultivators of Baitianchi right under my nose! Hmph!" The beautiful woman was so angry she wished she could tear Li Jiu into a thousand pieces, but she knew her own strength wasn't enough yet.

  "Alas, I'm no match for others!"

  The beautiful woman shook her head and sighed deeply.

  "Go back and inform the two elders in charge of this matter, hurry up and let them prepare for the disciple war and the sect master war. Also, take the opportunity to inform your Shao Xue sister, after all, your Shao Xue sister is the strongest among the disciples in the Hundred Flowers Pond!"

  "Yes!"

  Xiao Xiao is only responsible for assisting Ye Xuan and enforcing the law!

  And other things, most of them were handed over to other elders.

  ……

  The situation in Baihua Pond was unknown to Ye Xuan who was still inside the secret chamber.

  "Stabilize!"

  The majestic spiritual energy in the secret room was constantly being drawn into Ye Xuan's body, circulating repeatedly inside. Ye Xuan repeatedly impacted the boundary of the Congyuan stage while stabilizing his true energy at the same time. Only when both were perfected to an extreme degree could he break through to the Congyuan stage.

  "This young man breaking through to the Solid Yuan Realm is almost a certainty, looking at his age of only seventeen or eighteen, being able to reach the Solid Yuan Realm at this age can be considered a genius, his body already has the foundation for entering the Solid Yuan Realm, breaking through to the Solid Yuan Realm is simply not a difficult thing!" The black-robed old man muttered to himself.

  Indeed, Ye Xuan broke through to the solid yuan boundary, without any danger.

  If it weren't for that silvery light's solid foundation, perhaps there would be difficulties, but with that silvery light's solid foundation, everything becomes much simpler.

  "That's about it!"

  Ye Xuan took a slight breath in.

  "Condense!"

  In a single word.

  "Steady!"

  The true energy inside the body was initially surging and overflowing, but gradually it began to stabilize.

  This is the omen of the time of Gu Yuan.

  "Steady! Steady! Steady!"

  The body gradually calmed down inside.

  Ye Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

  Gong Yuan's aura dispersed, he successfully entered the Realm of Gong Yuan!

  "Have you entered the state of Yuanyuan?" The old man in black asked with a smile.

  "Hmm!"

  Ye Xuan nodded slightly.

  Gongyuan is divided into four small boundaries.

  Early stage, Mid-term, Late stage, Peak.

  At the peak, there was a subtle sign of true energy transforming into the ocean within his body. He now belonged to the early stage of solid yuan, but due to the suppression of the true energy lock, his true energy differed greatly from that of an ordinary solid yuan realm.

  Of course, when it comes to unlocking the seal of true energy, that's a different story altogether.

  "Is it not that you feel like you're currently in the Solid Yuan Realm, being suppressed by the True Qi Lock and feeling very stifled? Your strength can only be exerted to two or three tenths of an ordinary Solid Yuan Realm cultivator's? Haha, don't worry!" The black-robed old man clearly saw through Ye Xuan's thoughts and laughed heartily.

  Ye Xuan also revealed a smile.

  "Alright, you've made the necessary preparations to merge with the second seal of true energy. I can tell you that you've already reached the standards set by your past self. You can choose to wait for a while before merging with the second seal, or you can do it immediately. The choice is yours!" The old man in black robes said solemnly.

  "If you want to blend in, what's the point of waiting till later!"

  Ye Xuan shook his head.

  "Good!"

  The old man in black shouted loudly: "Young people should have this kind of blood, your temperament, I like it! Continue!"

  As they spoke, another True Energy Lock appeared in his hand. In an instant, with a slap, the True Energy Lock flew towards Ye Xuan's body.

  Ye Xuan did not resist in the slightest, and the next moment, the True Qi Lock entered Ye Xuan's body.

  "Hmm!"

  Ye Xuan's eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

  Ouch!

  Tearing pain, it's back again!

  But this time he didn't shout out loud.

  He has already endured such pain once!

  "The first time I could endure it, the second time, I can still endure it!" Ye Xuan gritted his teeth, gradually getting used to the presence of the True Qi Lock within his body.

  He no longer allowed his true energy to rebel, but instead let the second lock of true energy suppress and refine his own true energy unimpeded.

  ……

  After seven or eight hours had passed.

  Ye Xuan was exhausted again, and he collapsed onto the stone bed, panting heavily. Compared to last time, this time was much better, at least he could open his eyes and speak without too much difficulty.

  "Two True Qi locks, I've consolidated my Yuan boundary's true qi to the level of Flying Heaven rank!" Ye Xuan cried out in laughter and tears.

  One True Qi Lock, and his Early Yuan Foundation stage was only about 20-30% of the ordinary Early Yuan Foundation stage. Two True Qi Locks, and he would be suppressed to the point where he only had the strength of a Flying Heaven stage!

  "But the more so, the stronger one's power will be when unlocking the seal of true energy!" Ye Xuan thought to himself.

  "Congratulations, you have merged with the second True Qi Lock!" The black-robed old man smiled and said: "You are now the successor of my true body Yun Emperor. When your strength is sufficient, I will open the door to the second room for you. Your current strength is not enough yet!"

  "What kind of strength is required?" Ye Xuan wondered.

  "When the sixth True Qi Lock is absorbed into your body!" The black-robed old man said, "The third True Qi Lock requires you to reach the Yuanyuan Peak before it can be absorbed. Your current strength is not enough, wait until you reach the Yuanyuan Peak and come back to this deepest part of the spiritual vein. I will summon you into this secret room and pass on the third True Qi Lock to you!"

  Ye Xuan nodded and thought for a moment before asking again: "So can I come find you normally?"

  "What's this about? What is it that you want from me at such an ordinary time?" The old man in black robes laughed.

  Ye Xuan said: "You've lived for a long time, so you must have had extensive experiences. In the future, if there's anything that needs to be done, I'll naturally need your help!"

  "Haha, you little scamp has a good idea!" The black-robed old man was indeed delighted and said: "That's naturally possible. You are now the successor of the third transmission of Yun Emperor Cave. As long as you come to the depths of this spiritual vein, I can send you to that secret room!"

  "Hmm!"

  Ye Xuan also smiled suddenly.

  This black-robed old man waited alone in the secret room for a thousand years.

  What kind of experience can one have when following the Cloud Emperor?

  "That's right, you little scamp has broken through the solid yuan boundary, and there's nothing else to do. If you want to go out, I'll send you out!" The black-robed old man said.

  "I'm not going out!" Ye Xuan laughed and said.

  "Aren't you leaving?" The old man in black robes said with a puzzled tone: "What are you staying here for? You're not going to continue cultivating in seclusion, are you? I'm telling you, kid, having just entered the early stages of solidifying your foundation, it's not easy to make consecutive breakthroughs. You'd best be careful!"

  "I'm not improving my cultivation, but rather cultivating techniques!"

  Ye Xuan smiled slightly.

  He was going to practice the second move of the Green Yin Sword Technique, Shadow of the Left Hand!

  Also known as ——

  Instant Kill Sword!