Chapter 5: The Dark Realm Overlord (Part 1)

  As he approached, Sun Lichao finally saw clearly that the person was tall and thin, with a pointed chin and an eagle nose, and his eyebrows and eyes were long and narrow. He wore a large long gown on his body, with some strange patterns embroidered on it using gold threads finer than hair.

  But that person didn't seem to have any movement, however, the sleeves fluttered, those golden thread patterns around, there were a few illusory flame butterflies flying up and down, the old ones kept disappearing, and new ones kept emerging from those patterns.

  It seemed that it was precisely because of the effect of these fire butterflies that the person's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had already arrived at the front of the mountain gate.

  The false and true persons showed a joyful expression on their faces, the front and back sides waved their hands, the disciples suddenly knelt down, and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the senior!"

  Mo Xiao and his masters went forward together, clasped their fists in greeting: "Zhu Daxian, you've had a hard journey!"

  Zhu Yanqing glanced at everyone, his face smiling but his heart not: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, Zhu is uneasy in his heart."

  Just by looking at his complexion, it's clear that he is calm and composed, where is there even a hint of "unease"?

  "It should be, it should be." Zuo Wu Xianren hastily showed courtesy: "Master, please come in!"

  Zhu Yanqing nodded, turned around and slightly bowed, the little girl behind him called out: "Let's go in." Seeing everyone's gaze, he smiled and explained: "Everyone, this is my distant niece Xie Wei'er. This time she insisted on coming with me to broaden her horizons. Is there any problem?"

  "No, no!" The fake immortal hastily shook his head and smiled at the little girl, praising her: "Xie young lady has a clear and unusual talent, and with Master Zhu's guidance, her future prospects are boundless."

  This little girl had a rosy complexion and snow-white skin, with big clear eyes that seemed to have a hint of blue in them, like precious stones. Her hair was neat and clean, and she should have been an exceptionally fresh and lovely type, but for some reason, when Mo Yu and the others saw her, they felt a chill run straight to their hearts! The old Daoists were all centenarians with great spiritual powers, yet they couldn't help but shiver.

  After hearing Mo Yu's praise, Xie Wei'er was still aloof, only nodding slightly.

  Zhu Yanqing apologized: "She has been growing up in the deep mountains all her life, and rarely comes into contact with people, so please forgive her."

  These old Taoists all smiled and no one dared to blame them for being rude.

  Zhu Yanqing asked Daoist Wanxu again: "Wanxu is in charge of the teachings, but do you know which three Wen fire holes are ready?"

  The fake immortal hastily nodded: "I've already made arrangements for the great master, please go to the Xuanwu Hall to have some tea first, I'll make some preparations on that side and then send the great master over."

  Zhu Yanqing nodded in satisfaction.

  Mo Xiao and his fellow disciples accompanied Zhu Yanqing and Xie Wei'er to the Xu Wu Grand Temple, while the white-robed disciples who had been standing for a whole morning didn't have much to do.

  Sun Li had been waiting all along. Since he entered the Su Bao Mountain, the two voices in his mind had been commenting on everything he saw and everyone he met.

  As soon as Zhu Yanqing appeared, he was waiting for those two voices, but surprisingly no one spoke up.

  After Zhu Yanqing left, Wu Yao finally couldn't help but say: "Luo Huan, let's talk!"

  "This time, Luo Huan spoke slowly and reluctantly: "What's there to say? It's just a mediocre piece of work. The outer cloak on his body used some simple techniques from the Spiritual Construction Master. Using the crude Three Gods' Burning Technique to refine the Hundred Refining Metal Silk, it combined a Fire Force Array Method and a Wind Force Array Method, borrowing the power of the Great Sun True Fire to fly."

  "However, his technique is really poor. According to my standards, handling it like this doesn't even use a single thread of one's own spiritual energy, and relying solely on the power of the Great Sun True Fire to fly would barely meet the minimum requirements for a low-level Spiritual Structure Master."

  "That guy's Flame Force Formation is too inefficient at converting the Taiyou no Hi into spiritual energy. It still needs its own spiritual energy to catalyze it, and the power converted from the Taiyou no Hi is just supplementary."

  Sun Li spent the entire morning listening to people talk about how great Zhu Yanqing was, and how revered he was in the Cultivation Realm. He didn't expect that from these two guys' mouths, this person couldn't even meet the standards of a low-level Spirit Constructor.

  "Your standards are too high, aren't they?"

  ……

  Behind the mountains, there is an inconspicuous canyon. From high above, it is nestled among towering peaks and can easily be overlooked.

  However, deep in the canyon, through the dense shrubs and old vines, a narrow stone seam will be found on the western cliff. Drilling into the stone seam for about ten zhang, you will be blocked by hard mountain rocks, but in fact, this mountain rock is just an illusion created by an array of methods.

  Open the formation seal, inside is a tunnel excavated, at the end of which is a half-natural stone cave, about 10 zhang high and 30 zhang wide. In the center position, there is a fire spring, constantly spouting outward, forming a table-sized lava pool. Every moment, three ring-shaped crimson spiritual lights will be emitted in sequence, making this mountain cave as hot as a dan furnace.

  This is the famous Sanwen Ti Huo Hole.

  Mo Yu Zhen Ren only sent them to the entrance of the cave and then left tactfully. After Zhu Yan Qing brought his niece Xie Wei Er in, he immediately sealed the entrance with magic, not allowing anyone to snoop around.

  That little girl, Xue'er, came in and just glanced around. The intense heat inside the cave was forced back into the fire cave by a visible icy blue chill that could be seen with the naked eye, maintaining only that temperature around the fire cave.

  Zhu Yanqing faced her, with utmost respect: "Your Excellency, please wait a moment. I, Zhu, will begin shortly. If you feel bored, there's no need to wait for me; you may take a stroll around. Even Mount Tai wouldn't dare block your way."

  The little girl nodded slightly, and at this time there was no one else in the room. The "little girl" didn't need to hold back her momentum, and suddenly a suffocating pressure filled the entire cave. The three flames were squeezed by this pressure and retreated a few more steps.

  Zhu Yanqing felt a bitter taste in his heart and secretly sighed.

  He is a master of the highest level, and even under such pressure, he must use all his might to operate his skills in order to remain calm.

  Who would have thought that Zhu Yanqing, the famous spiritual structure master of the Xiu Zhen realm, was actually forced to come to Su Bao Mountain to refine the Lingwen array for someone else? It's probably hard to believe if it gets out.

  If it were said that the person who coerced him was the Dark Domain Demon Master, one of the top ten in the Demon Way Heavenly Rankings, then everyone under heaven would be at ease. The Dark Domain Demon Master, Mu Ran Xie Wei, is the only female among the top ten in the Demon Way Heavenly Rankings, with a mysterious identity and unknown origins.

  Ten years ago, she suddenly appeared out of nowhere and killed one of the top ten, "Qianqiu Demon Master" Duan Yanran, with just ten moves at the peak of a thousand-meter-high cliff and on the banks of the Ming River. She took his place among the top ten and renamed his forces under him to "Tianxia Association", integrating them into an even more powerful force. Today, Tianxia Association has firmly established itself as one of the three major powers in the demonic cultivation world, and Mu Ran Xie Wei is a supreme figure who makes the righteous cultivators change color with fear!

  Zhu Yanqing thought to himself, if the old Daoist didn't react to the name "Xie Wei'er", it was their good fortune. Otherwise, knowing that this little girl was the infamous Dark Domain Demon Master would have scared them so much they'd lose control of their bowels! The entire Su Bao Mountain, from top to bottom, including all the people and livestock, wouldn't be able to withstand even a single poke from her little finger.

  ……

  Before the opening ceremony of Kai Shan Men, Wang Shan Bieyuan was exceptionally lively, with many virtuous masters constantly entering and exiting, all heading to one place: Tian Yingdong's small courtyard.

  This made the other disciples jealous, their eyes turned red with envy, but they couldn't do anything about it. The person's innate talent was against the heavens, if you also had one of the top ten wisdom roots, the masters would treat you like a precious treasure.

  There were also many disciples who were good at flattering and would often sneak into Tian Yingdong's small courtyard, trying to curry favor with him.

  It's also unknown what kind of method the Old Daoist Ming used, but he actually moved Tian Yingdong. When opening the mountain gate, Tian Yingdong really chose the Old Daoist Ming as his master.

  This made Wildly Bright Old Dao extremely excited, and after laughing heartily, he glared at his junior sister Wild Creek with a show of authority. It was so infuriating that the old daoist nun's triangular eyes turned upside down.

  Apart from Tian Yingdong and Qin Tianzhan, there were also a few disciples in this batch who had good potential and possessed wisdom roots, but these were not enough to make the masters take them as direct disciples before they entered the Dao realm.

  So from then on, no other master would take in an apprentice.

  After the disciples entered the mountain gate, they had to start their long basic practice lessons.

  ……

  Mo Xuan returned to his own Zhi Wei Cao Tang, the newly admitted disciple Qin Tian Jian stood in the courtyard with a humble and respectful attitude.

  "I pay respects to the venerable master."

  The fake master waved his hand: "You and I are master and apprentice, no need to be so polite, come in."

  The two entered the main hall, and Mo Yu saw a hint of discontent on Tian Ya's face. He couldn't help but sigh: "Tian Ya, don't mind it too much. When it comes to innate talent, there's no absolute best. Although Tian Yingdong's precious wisdom root is ranked among the top ten, your five-element wisdom root isn't far behind. At least in terms of cultivation speed, you'll definitely surpass him. With a master like me overseeing you, focus on cultivating and you'll surely be able to overtake him."

  Qin Tian bowed: "Disciple understands, thank you Master!"

  "After some deliberation, he said: 'There are some things I didn't want to tell you now, but it seems like I have to say them after all.'"

  Qin Tianjian immediately put on a listening expression, seemingly satisfied: "Before any great change, there must be an omen. This time the meteor shower is unprecedented in scale and has given birth to so many geniuses, I'm afraid it's just a precursor to the great change. And recently, the evil spirits have been restless, I worry that within thirty years, a war between good and evil will erupt!"

  Qin Tian's expression turned cold and stern.

  Wang Xu continued: "Talent is just a prerequisite, no matter how good the talent is, without resource support, it's useless. As your master, I'm the leader of the Suo Bao Shan sect, so you don't have to worry about resources at all, absolutely better than Tian Yingdong."

  "You only need to focus on your cultivation, strive to enter the realm of the wise before the great war arrives. At that time, we two master and disciple will fight side by side. As long as you achieve outstanding merits, this position of Suo Bao Mountain's leader will be yours, it is only natural for me to pass it down to you!"

  Qin Tian knelt down with a thud and said: "Thank you, Master, for your cultivation!"

  ……

  The Su Bao Academy is also located in Qian Shan, and it's a particularly special one among many buildings in Qian Shan.

  It occupies a whole valley, with giant stone-built houses for lectures in the front and vast open spaces for martial arts training in the back.

  At this time, Sun Li and Tian Yingdong, new apprentices, sat inside the stone house, waiting for Lecturer to give lessons.

  New disciples who enter the gate of Subuo Mountain, regardless of whether they are direct or indirect disciples, must first enter the Subuo Academy and complete some basic courses before deciding their future direction based on their own achievements.

  However, like Tian Yingdong and Qin Tianzhan, who are direct disciples, apart from teaching classes, they must have their own masters guiding them privately, plus their innate talent is excellent, so their achievements will definitely be far beyond those of ordinary disciples.

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