Su Changqing Obtains Profound Heaven True Qi! Yu Huatian of the West Factory Appears

Su Changqing laughed heartily.

Then, he leaped from the mountaintop, the blazing sun shining, silver waterfalls intertwining, directly into the azure pools of the pond.

The water in the Azure Pond was surprisingly cold.

The pond was a hundred zhang deep. Su Changqing ventured into it, searching for traces of the Profound Heaven True Qi.

He had already explored every area on the mountain, saving many people. Only this place remained uncharted.

In the dark, cold pond water, a glimmer of light gradually appeared.

"It is said that when the Great Emperor Zhenwu ascended, he once stood atop the head of a Nine Heavens Black Tortoise, pointing to the nine heavens, holding the Profound Heaven Demon-Slaying Sword, and ascended to immortality, astonishing the world."

"The Black Tortoise loves water, so it is indeed here."

A faint smile touched Su Changqing's lips. He approached the light.

The light turned out to be a deep well within the pond!

Su Changqing looked at the well's opening. Inside, a substance as black as Profound Water flowed, containing strange, shimmering light.

This black water did not mix with the surrounding pond water, yet it remained whole.

"Profound Heaven True Water?"

Su Changqing's eyes narrowed. He stood outside the well's opening.

"No wonder Jiang Tianfeng could cultivate Profound Heaven True Qi, and Ye Tian could achieve the Black Tortoise Phenomenon. It turns out there was so much..."

But now, all of it belonged to him.

Su Changqing sat cross-legged at the well's opening, condensing the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art.

An endless stream of Profound Heaven True Water transformed into a thin thread, integrating into his body.

The true water condensed into Profound Heaven True Qi, filling his internal Qi sea.

Suddenly, Su Changqing transformed into a golden figure. In the Azure Pond, the golden figure moved with great power.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art activated on its own, causing the pond water to churn. Hundred-zhang-high waves erupted, shaking the entire Mount Zhenwu.

The Profound Heaven True Qi and the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art fused.

This was an unprecedented phenomenon in the world, gradually appearing on Mount Zhenwu.

Outside Mount Zhenwu, a procession slowly approached. In the center was an eight-bearer sedan chair, adorned with red tops and golden embellishments.

"Report, this place is deserted. All members of Tianfeng Village on Mount Zhenwu are dead."

Two figures swiftly arrived, bowing their heads to report.

A hand, crystal clear as jade, emerged from the sedan chair and pulled aside the curtain.

He slowly stepped out of the sedan chair, revealing his handsome face. His skin was like congealed snow, yet it didn't appear effeminate; instead, it possessed a reserved heroism.

Dozens of eunuchs, all clad in black, accompanied him to this location.

His name was Yu Huatian.

A commander under Eunuch Li Lianying of the West Factory.

With his delicate features, he gazed at the body on the ground, split in two.

Two eunuchs by his side quickly turned the corpse over.

The Qing general's eyes widened, his expression filled with regret and unwillingness, his blood staining the earth.

Yu Huatian remained silent for a long time.

"The Qing general was ambushed from behind, with no chance to counterattack. He was cleaved in half with a single strike!"

The attacker must have been ruthless and efficient.

Two more eunuchs hurried from the dense mountain forest, kneeling before Yu Huatian.

"Commander, we searched Mount Zhenwu, and on the main path leading to the peak, we discovered Jiang Tianfeng's body. His left arm was broken, and his chest was slashed open, killing him."

"Jiang Tianfeng is also dead?" Yu Huatian's eyes narrowed, and he spoke softly.

"Let's go."

"Commander, we are under Eunuch Li's orders to kill Su Changqing here," a eunuch quickly interjected.

Yu Huatian cast a cold glance at him and, with a phantom-like movement, grabbed the smaller eunuch's neck with one hand.

"Commander..."

The little eunuch's hoarse voice pleaded, but soon he fell silent.

"I, Yu Huatian, never take threats from others!"

Yu Huatian threw the corpse to the ground, his expression cold.

"This person could assassinate the Qing general and kill Jiang Tianfeng. Even I might not be able to achieve that. If we surround and kill him, how many people will die?"

"Let Ye Tian handle his own affairs. What does it have to do with our West Factory?"

Yu Huatian let out a cold laugh, his eyes narrowing slightly as he turned to leave.

Ye Tian revealing the Imperial Guard's mission to eradicate bandits on Mount Zhenwu was nothing more than an attempt to have Li Lianying kill Su Changqing.

Then, he could sit back and watch the tigers fight.

How could he, Yu Huatian, fall for such a petty scheme?

The victor becomes king, the loser becomes a bandit.

His advice to Li Lianying wasn't entirely wholehearted either.

Why would anyone willingly engage in a life-or-death struggle with such an overbearing individual?

That would be foolish.

As Yu Huatian turned to enter his palanquin, the mountains suddenly trembled, as if a primordial beast was about to emerge.

Loose rocks tumbled down like an earth dragon turning over, and waves of energy surged, piercing the nine heavens.

"Could there be an exotic life form on the mountain? How could an ordinary beast be so terrifying?"

"Go!"

Yu Huatian's expression changed instantly. He didn't enter the palanquin; instead, with light steps, he retreated rapidly.

Dozens of West Factory agents followed closely behind, dodging the falling rocks.

Deep within the tarn water, Su Changqing transformed into a golden figure, closing his eyes and concentrating, his power surging as he practiced and comprehended the Dao in the dark pool.

First, his fists and feet, then he danced with the Snow Drifting long saber and the Purple Blood Soft Sword.

The continuous flow of Profound Heaven True Qi allowed him to break through his limitations.

In almost an instant, he broke through the ninth level of True Qi!

The first level of Xiantian!

A Xiantian expert could condense True Qi to protect themselves, and even their hair would be filled with True Qi.

They would be impervious to water and fire, invulnerable to blades and spears, and difficult to injure by ordinary means!

A massive, shadowy phantom, as dark as ink, slowly appeared behind him.

That beast, the Black Tortoise, was terrifying, possessing four limbs, a prominent head, and covered in black tortoise shell, roaring towards the sky.

It took a full half a day for the dust to settle.

In the dark, cold depths of the tarn water, Su Changqing suddenly opened his eyes. They narrowed slightly, and he instinctively moved to float to the shore for air.

He suddenly froze. It seemed he no longer needed to breathe.

He had now surpassed Ye Tian, becoming the first level of the Xiantian realm.

The bottleneck of Xiantian had hindered countless prodigies. This stage relied entirely on talent and destiny; no matter how hard one cultivated, breaking through was difficult.

The difference between Houtian and Xiantian, just one word, had stumped many Imperial Guards.

In the Xiantian realm, one could even become a Thousand-Household Commander within the Imperial Guard.

They could even stand alongside powerful figures like Jin Yichuan and Zuo Qianhu.

Commanding nearly a thousand Imperial Guards was enough to trample the jianghu and annihilate small sects.

Although this journey was dangerous, he had plundered Ye Tian's opportunity.

"I seem to have also condensed the Black Tortoise phenomenon."

Su Changqing vaguely remembered how terrifying it was when he condensed the phenomenon.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu, the demon-queller, was truly a celestial being.

Just as Su Changqing was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and abruptly returned.

He noticed the black, dry well. The Profound Heaven True Water within had long since disappeared.

He could vaguely see some scenes below the well, which were extremely strange.

It seemed as if primordial beasts were roaring, shaking the eight directions through the deep water.

Su Changqing originally wanted to go down and take a look, but an extremely terrifying feeling arose spontaneously, making his hair stand on end.

There was a saying, a true mantra of twelve characters.

"For minor matters, decline if possible; for major matters, avoid if possible."

Su Changqing certainly didn't have that kind of curiosity. He turned and left abruptly.

Who cared if the floods raged? If he didn't touch it, would it come looking for him