When Bai Ye stepped into the white light at the Secret Realm's exit, he felt a slight tug of space. The next moment, he was standing in the dense forest on the outskirts of the Hundred Broken Mountains.
The morning mist had yet to disperse, and dewdrops clung to the branches and leaves, reflecting the scattered light of dawn.
He did not pause in the slightest. With a thought, the High-grade Saint Tier Escape Technique [Movement Character Secret] was activated instantly!
Buzz—!
The air around him suddenly rippled. Bai Ye's figure transformed into a pale golden aurora, moving at such extreme speed that only a fleeting afterimage remained in his wake.
Before the birds in the forest could react, he had already flashed tens of thousands of meters away!
By the time the demonic beasts on the ground sensed his aura, only a wisp of fresh air remained at their noses!
This was the terror of the [Movement Character Secret].
It broke through the folds of space and shortened the distance beneath one's feet. Ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators could not even capture his afterimage!
"Hm?"
Deep in the forest, a figure hidden behind an ancient tree suddenly opened his eyes.
He was an old man dressed in black Daoist robes, with the pressure of the Nascent Soul Early Stage faintly swirling around him.
He was precisely an expert sent by a major power to monitor the Secret Realm's exit.
The old man rubbed his eyes and stared in the direction Bai Ye had vanished, his face full of confusion. "What was that just now? Light and shadow? Or was it an illusion?"
He raised his hand and brought out a tracking talisman, pouring Spiritual Energy into it. Yet the talisman merely spun in place, showing no reaction.
The spatial fluctuations left behind by the [Movement Character Secret] had long since dissipated. Even tracking techniques could not lock onto them.
The old man sighed and could only put away the talisman helplessly. He thought to himself, That must have been some reclusive great expert passing by. I had better not meddle in other people's business.
At the same time, news of the Azure Spirit Secret Realm's closure was spreading across Azure State at an astonishing speed.
The Rogue Cultivators who had emerged from the Secret Realm were the first to spread the news.
They vividly described the Starlight that had lit up at the top of the God Transformation Tower, as well as the scene of that mysterious young man raising his hand to kill a Profound Comprehension Realm cultivator and taking away the Saint Tier Spiritual Treasure, the God Transformation Tower. Everyone who heard it was left trembling with fear.
"Divine Realm Inheritance! And a Saint Tier Spiritual Treasure!"
Within the Blood Spirit Sect, one of the Top Ten Sects of Azure State, the sect master crushed the jade cup in his hand. His expression was so gloomy it seemed water might drip from it. "Investigate! Investigate with everything we've got! No matter which power that brat belongs to, even if we have to turn all of Azure State upside down, we must find him!"
Inside the Council Hall of the Black Mountain Sect, several elders wore solemn expressions.
"All the Profound Comprehension elders we sent have died. Not even their Spiritual Souls returned... That brat is definitely in the Nascent Soul Realm!" The Grand Elder pounded the table, his eyes brimming with killing intent. "We must find him. Otherwise, where will the Black Mountain Sect's dignity be?"
It was not only the native powers of Azure State that were stirred. Even the superpowers from the surrounding states were tempted.
The neighboring state's "Sky Burning Valley" sent three Nascent Soul Realm elders, carrying a supreme tracking formation, to Azure State.
The "Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect" even activated its sect secret technique—the Heavenly Eye Technique—in an attempt to lock onto Bai Ye's aura.
For a time, all of Azure State, along with the three surrounding states, was swept up in a storm to find the "mysterious Nascent Soul powerhouse."
Yet no matter how the various powers searched, Bai Ye seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.
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Some said he had hidden himself in the uninhabited Ten Thousand Mountains. Others said he had already left the Wild Domain. There were even those who guessed he came from the Heavenly Domain and had used a super teleportation formation to leave as soon as he obtained the inheritance.
All sorts of guesses flew thick and fast, but no one could find even a trace of him.
At this moment, Bai Ye was in a canyon deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains.
He raised his hand and waved. The exquisite little tower in his palm suddenly expanded, transforming into the nine-hundred-zhang-tall God Transformation Tower. The Star Runes on the tower's body lit up, forming a pale golden shield that enveloped the entire canyon.
The God Transformation Tower was not only a Saint Tier Spiritual Treasure, but also a mobile sacred cultivation ground.
The concentration of Spiritual Energy inside the tower was ten times that of the outside world. It could also autonomously absorb the power of the heavens, earth, and stars, making it most suitable for secluded cultivation.
Bai Ye stepped onto the top floor of the God Transformation Tower and sat cross-legged on the White Jade Platform. From his storage ring, he took out a Saint Medicine that was glistening white from top to bottom.
This was one of the three Saint Medicines left behind by the Profound Sword Master, the "Star Grass."
The moment the Saint Medicine was taken out, the Star Spiritual Energy within the tower surged toward it madly, while the dewdrops on its blades glittered with dazzling starlight.
He refined the Star Grass, and a vast force of stars poured into his body. Combined with the Innate Chaos Dao Body and the Star Creation Art, his cultivation speed reached a terrifying level!
For an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, breaking through a minor realm took several years or even decades. But with the threefold boost of the Saint Medicine, top-tier cultivation art, and Dao Body, Bai Ye's cultivation shot upward like a rocket:
In the first year, he broke through from Nascent Soul First Layer to Nascent Soul Third Layer. The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul within his body grew increasingly solid, while his comprehension of the laws deepened several times over!
In the second year, he advanced from Nascent Soul Fourth Layer to Nascent Soul Sixth Layer, and his Spiritual Soul Power surged explosively!
In the third year, he advanced from Nascent Soul Seventh Layer to Peak Nascent Soul. Faint chaos patterns surfaced on the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul's surface, and with every gesture, he could stir the power of heaven and earth within a radius of a hundred miles!
On this day, Bai Ye slowly ended his meditation and exhaled a breath of turbid air containing Star Spiritual Energy.
Feeling the abundant power within his body, he curved his lips into a smile. "Peak Nascent Soul... It's time to go out and take a look."
He put away the God Transformation Tower, cast a concealment technique, suppressed his cultivation to the Primordial Core Fourth Layer, and flew toward the Azure Cloud Sect.
The mountain gate of the Azure Cloud Sect remained as majestic as ever. Disciples occasionally flew past on swords between the seventy-two peaks wrapped in drifting clouds and mist.
The moment Bai Ye stepped through the mountain gate, he was recognized by the guarding disciple. "It's Senior Brother Bai Ye! You're back!"
The news spread incredibly quickly. Before long, the Azure Cloud Sect's Second Elder and the Head of Bai Family sent people to invite him to the Council Hall.
Inside the Council Hall, Sandalwood Incense drifted through the air.
The Second Elder sat in the seat of honor and looked at Bai Ye, his eyes filled with complicated emotions. "Bai Ye, where have you been these past three years? After the Azure Spirit Secret Realm closed, we sent people to search for you for a long time."
The Head of Bai Family was also full of concern. "Exactly. You were only in the Vein Condensation Realm when you left, yet you've already reached the Primordial Core Fourth Layer. But... why is your aura so weak?"
Bai Ye had prepared his story long ago. He deliberately sighed wearily, a trace of pallor appearing on his face. "After entering the Secret Realm, I was lucky enough to break through to the Primordial Core Realm. But while searching for opportunities, I was ambushed by cultivators from an unknown power."
"There were several of them, all in the Primordial Core Realm. I only barely escaped after fighting for my life, but I suffered severe injuries. I could only find a place to hide and heal until I recovered today."
"How outrageous!" The Second Elder suddenly slapped the table and rose to his feet, his eyes blazing with fury. "They dared injure a member of our Azure Cloud Sect! No matter who they are, our Azure Cloud Sect will never let this go!"
The Head of Bai Family also nodded in agreement, his tone solemn. "Do you know which power they belonged to? Our Bai Family still has some connections in Azure State. We can certainly seek justice for you."
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