The battle at Demon Extermination Holy City had come to a complete end.
The cultivators from the various sects began withdrawing in groups.
Bai Ye bid farewell to the people of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect, then boarded the "Azure Cloud" flying boat with the cultivators of the Azure Cloud Sect and headed back toward Azure State.
His true identity remained a secret.
Aside from Sect Master Su Wenxuan and the Second Elder, all the other Azure Cloud Sect disciples believed he was merely a relatively powerful Late Profound Comprehension elder.
They admired him, but had no idea that he was the True God expert who had saved the entire Wild Domain.
The flying boat moved steadily through the clouds. Su Wenxuan and the Second Elder exchanged a glance. After struggling with the matter for a long while, they finally decided to seek out Bai Ye.
The two of them arrived on the deck at the rear of the flying boat. Bai Ye was leaning against the railing, gazing into the distance at the mountains and rivers rapidly receding below.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around. A gentle smile appeared on his face. "Sect Master, Second Elder, did you need something?"
"Senior!"
The two bowed in unison, their attitudes extremely respectful.
After all, in the cultivation world, the capable came first.
Besides, judging by the current circumstances, it was still uncertain whether this 'Bai Ye' was truly that Late Profound Comprehension elder from their sect!
Bai Ye raised a hand and gestured for them to rise. Calmly, he said, "There's no need to be so formal. In private, just address me as you did before."
The Second Elder raised his head, his eyes filled with complicated emotions and awe. "Bai Ye... Senior, forgive this junior for asking so boldly, but are you the mysterious Senior who slew the Nascent Soul experts of the three major forces a hundred years ago and saved the Azure Cloud Sect?"
This question had been buried in his heart for a hundred years. Now that he had witnessed Bai Ye's terrifying strength with his own eyes, he finally could not hold it in any longer.
Bai Ye looked at their expectant gazes and nodded frankly. "It was me."
He paused, then added, "I have always been a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. I acted back then simply because I could not bear to watch the sect be destroyed."
"I want to cultivate in peace and do not wish to reveal my identity for the time being. I ask that the two of you keep this secret for me."
"Rest assured, Senior! We would never dare reveal a single word!"
Su Wenxuan and the Second Elder hurriedly nodded, relieved smiles appearing on their faces.
After receiving confirmation, the shock and gratitude in their hearts grew even stronger.
At the same time, they secretly felt both fortunate and ecstatic.
With a hidden True God expert like this in the Azure Cloud Sect, it would surely soar to the heavens in the future!
After returning to the Azure Cloud Sect.
Bai Ye went straight back to Night Cloud Peak.
He set up layer upon layer of concealment and defensive arrays, completely isolating Night Cloud Peak from the outside world.
He was about to enter secluded cultivation.
He knew that this seclusion would take a long time, and he did not want to be disturbed by any trivial matters.
He stepped into his private Quiet Chamber.
The room had long since been laid with a Spirit Gathering Array using Top-grade Spirit Stones. Combined with the cultivation amplification of the God Transformation Tower, the spiritual energy concentration had reached a level rarely seen in the Wild Domain.
Even the sacred grounds of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect were absolutely far inferior.
He first took out the golden Wasteland Heaven Sacred Body Pill.
The pill felt warm and smooth in his hand. A Gilded Luster coiled around its surface, radiating pure tempering power.
Without the slightest hesitation, he placed the pill into his mouth.
The pill dissolved the instant it entered his mouth, transforming into a scorching yet non-burning stream of warmth. It slid down his throat into his body and rapidly spread through his limbs and bones.
Everywhere the warm current passed, his divine body seemed to be cast into a furnace for tempering. Every inch of muscle and every bone trembled faintly!
His already indestructible Innate Chaos Dao Body began to undergo a frenzied transformation under the nourishment of the medicinal power!
The meridians beneath his skin grew increasingly resilient, capable of bearing even more surging Divine Power!
Faint golden patterns surfaced across the bones, containing a heavy force capable of suppressing all things!
Even his blood became more condensed, flowing with the faint sound of thunder.
At the same time.
Bai Ye circulated the Chaos Sword Canon to guide the medicinal power. The True God Dharma Form in his Sea of Consciousness circulated in tandem, absorbing every last bit of overflowing medicinal power.
For seven full days and seven full nights, he remained immersed in the transformation of his physical body.
When the final trace of medicinal power had been refined, he slowly clenched his fist.
A terrifying physical force erupted with a boom. The surrounding air was compressed in an instant, forming visible waves of air!
"Relying on my physical body alone, I can already contend with a late-stage True God!"
Bai Ye sensed the surging power within his body, and a trace of satisfaction flashed through his eyes.
At this moment, even without activating his Divine Power, he could shatter the defenses of a mid-stage True God cultivator with a single punch using only the strength of his divine body!
This was the terrifying effect produced by combining the Wasteland Heaven Sacred Body Pill with the Innate Chaos Dao Body!
After adapting to his explosively enhanced physique, he took out the two True God-grade treasures gifted by the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect from his storage ring.
He extended his Primordial Spirit into them and instantly sensed the immense energy contained within!
It was the essence of top-grade spiritual artifacts, far beyond ordinary True God crystals. The purity of the spiritual energy had reached the level of divine origin, and it contained a trace of True God-grade law power!
"These two treasures most likely came down from the Upper Realm."
"They should have been sent to prepare the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect's True God cultivators in the lower realm for cultivation."
"Unfortunately, the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect has not produced a True God cultivator in a very long time."
"Looking at it that way, they have ended up benefiting me."
Bai Ye was pleasantly surprised.
His cultivation speed had slowed because the core problem was the insufficient quality of the spiritual energy on the Heavenly Profound Continent.
The energy within these two treasures happened to make up for this shortcoming.
He placed the two treasures before him and circulated his cultivation method to draw out their energy. Pure divine origin flowed into his body like a trickling stream, transforming into his own Divine Power and nourishing his four Divine Origin Apertures.
This cultivation lasted thirty years.
For thirty years, the arrays around Night Cloud Peak had never dissipated, and the clamor of the outside world had nothing to do with him.
Thanks to the divine origin within the treasures, the cultivation amplification of the God Transformation Tower, and the cultivation bonus provided by the Earth-grade Merit Golden Body.
Bai Ye's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, steadily rising from the fifth layer of the True God Realm to the peak of the True God Ninth Layer!
At this moment, his True God Dharma Form had reached a height of eight hundred zhang. Clad in Chaos Battle Armor and holding the Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword, the Divine Rule power swirling around him was already capable of influencing the Heavenly Law within a thousand-li radius!
The nine Divine Origin Apertures circulated at full power. His Divine Power was so deep and vigorous that it seemed capable of flooding mountains and rivers, and he was only one step away from the Heavenly God Realm!
The day he emerged from seclusion.
Bai Ye withdrew the arrays and stepped out of the Quiet Chamber.
His Primordial Spirit spread out, instantly enveloping the entire Azure Cloud Mountain Range.
Soon, he sensed the earth-shaking changes in the Azure Cloud Sect.
The spiritual energy in the mountains was several times denser than it had been thirty years ago.
The disciples' cultivation had generally improved by leaps and bounds.
Many young disciples had already reached the Primordial Core Realm, confidence and vigor shining between their brows!
Besides that, the Azure Cloud Sect now had twelve Nascent Soul Realm experts guarding it!
Among them, the Grand Elder and the Second Elder had successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage by relying on the resources he had left behind!
Sect Master Su Wenxuan had also reached the Nascent Soul Triple Peak, becoming one of the few top experts in Azure State.
The remaining Nascent Soul Realm experts were mostly disciples of the younger generation who had broken through. Their talent could be called extraordinarily outstanding.
This rate of development was nothing short of a miracle in Azure State and even throughout the entire Wild Domain.
The forces in the surrounding states had long since stopped daring to look down on the Azure Cloud Sect. Many major powers had even taken the initiative to come and form alliances.
Besides that.
The Bai Family had also received Bai Ye's secret support, and its foundation and strength had soared a thousand li in a single leap!
Now, the Bai Family alone had three Nascent Soul Realm experts, enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the top forces of Azure State!
Bai Ye looked at the flourishing sect and family, feeling slightly gratified.
He summoned the Grand Elder and the Second Elder, then took three Saint-grade Top-tier spiritual artifacts from his storage ring.
Next, he took out several bottles of Tribulation Crossing Realm pills and a pile of rare treasures, handing them all over to the two elders.
"These are all things I have no use for. Keep them for the sect."
Bai Ye handed over the resources, his tone calm.
As for the Bai Family, he had already prepared a separate portion.
It contained no fewer resources than what he had given the Azure Cloud Sect—in fact, it contained even more.
The Grand Elder and the Second Elder accepted the resources. Looking at the dense spiritual energy radiating from them, their eyes filled with shock and gratitude. They hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Senior! With these resources, our Azure Cloud Sect will surely climb to even greater heights!"
Bai Ye nodded slightly and said no more. With a blur, his figure transformed into a streak of light and flew outside the Azure Cloud Sect.
The Grand Elder and the Second Elder gazed in the direction where he had vanished, standing there for a long time with eyes full of reverence.
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