Hajitan, you bastard!
"Qin Yang, Master is going to teach you Immortal Arts!"
Bai Feng's familiar voice rang out, pulling Qin Yang back to reality.
Qin Yang cast a faint glance at this dead man before calmly walking into the Pill Refining Room.
Everything was exactly the same as what he had experienced in his previous lives.
Their affinities were incompatible, after which he gained Xuan Chengzi's preliminary trust, consumed a Qi Condensing Pill, tested the Water Spirit Pill, and was ultimately forced to take the Soul Locking Pill.
There was no helping it. Qin Yang did not want to eat that damned thing either.
Unfortunately, he simply did not have the strength to contend with Xuan Chengzi right now. Otherwise, he could have eliminated the Soul Locking Pill poison at its source and spared himself the trouble.
As for running away directly?
It was not as if Qin Yang had never considered it, but Xuan Chengzi was no fool. Even though Qin Yang now possessed the cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm Eighth Layer, escaping from a flying Foundation Establishment Realm evil cultivator was easier said than done.
After thinking it over, he decided to proceed step by step!
Soon, he emerged from the Pill Refining Room and went out to gather medicinal herbs.
"Junior Brother Qin, have you ever thought about escaping this place?"
As expected, Bai Feng asked the same question as before.
Qin Yang's response was to twist his neck directly.
Bai Feng died with his eyes wide open, disbelief and shock filling his gaze!
After skillfully retrieving the scroll depicting the Cave Immortal Land from Bai Feng's corpse, Qin Yang followed the familiar route and reached the outskirts of Xiabai Town in less than half an hour, where he found the Earth Spirit Pearl.
Roar!
The Azure Blood Crocodile charged out on the spot, then promptly died.
Qin Yang, now at the Qi Refining Realm Eighth Layer, did not even need a second punch to deal with a monster whose strength was no more than the Qi Refining Realm First Layer. His first punch had blown the Azure Blood Crocodile's brains wide open!
"In this life, the spiritual energy within the Earth Spirit Pearl should easily help me break through to the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer."
"As for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, I can give it a try too!"
Qin Yang mused.
He brought the Earth Spirit Pearl back to the cave abode.
Based on his experience from his previous life, he remembered that Tan Yurou would soon be captured and brought here along with a group of Medicinal Seeds.
Qin Yang was not in a hurry. He planned to break through his cultivation first. In any case, Tan Yurou would not be watched closely for the first few days after being brought here.
Thus, he immediately sat down cross-legged.
Buzz!
With the Earth Spirit Pearl clasped in his hand, Qin Yang skillfully activated the Cloud Gazing Qi Swallowing Art.
Sure enough.
After two days passed, he successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer.
However, when he prepared to begin charging into the Foundation Establishment Realm, he discovered that the barrier between the Qi Refining Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm was unbelievably solid—so solid that he could not break through it at all. It was utterly despairing!
"No way. Is breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm really this difficult?"
"I heard that the Earth Spirit Pearl is a wondrous treasure of heaven and earth capable of helping someone break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Could I have heard wrong?"
Qin Yang said in surprise, unable to find the problem.
After turning the matter over in his mind, he ultimately decided to set aside his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm for now. He would first gain Tan Yurou's trust, then ask a Yunqing Sect disciple to call in an expert to kill Xuan Chengzi!
"You. Come with me."
Qin Yang arrived outside the cave abode, where a group of Medicinal Seeds were being held captive. He pointed at Tan Yurou, the purple-clothed girl among them whose bearing was quite extraordinary.
As soon as he said this, all the Medicinal Seeds who had been deceived and captured alongside Tan Yurou looked at her with pity. Then they lowered their heads, afraid that Qin Yang would set his sights on them as well.
After being brought to this cave abode for two days, they already knew what awaited them in the future. Every one of them had fallen into utter despair!
"Demon! Evil cultivator! You won't die a good death!"
As expected, Tan Yurou bared her teeth, revealing two small tiger fangs.
As she spoke, she tried to bite him while Qin Yang was not paying attention, but Qin Yang had anticipated it long ago and dodged just in time.
"No way. You're trying to bite me again?"
Qin Yang widened his eyes, but he immediately remembered that he had already restarted his life. Tan Yurou could not possibly know what had happened in his previous life.
Fortunately, because Tan Yurou had already guessed what might happen to her, her attention was not on his words at all. She simply kept baring her teeth at him.
Haji Tan, you bastard!
Qin Yang shook his head inwardly, feeling utterly exhausted.
Soon, he brought Tan Yurou back to his quarters. Before closing the stone door, he cautiously checked the situation outside. Only after confirming that Lu Xun and Chang Er had not noticed them did he relax.
"Evil cultivator, I'll fight you to the death!"
"As a disciple of the Yunqing Sect, I will never bow my head to an evil demon like you!"
Tan Yurou had not noticed any of these details. She charged at him the moment she came in, ready to fight for her life.
Unfortunately, she truly lacked strength. Even Qin Yang, who possessed only the cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer, could firmly restrain her with one hand.
"Have you caused enough trouble, Tan Yurou?"
Qin Yang gazed at her calmly.
"W-What did you say?!" Tan Yurou, who had still been struggling with all her might, suddenly fell silent. She stared at Qin Yang in utter astonishment. "How do you know my name?!"
She was certain that she had never seen the Qin Yang before her.
Even the two evil cultivators who had captured her knew nothing about her origins!
Yet Qin Yang had accurately stated her full name. How was that possible?!
"Not only do I know that your name is Tan Yurou, I also know that you are a fourth-generation disciple of the Yunqing Sect who has been in the sect for less than a month."
"You have three senior sisters. They are probably searching the world for your whereabouts right now."
"As for the rest, do you want me to continue?"
Qin Yang spoke lightly, while Tan Yurou's eyes nearly fell to the ground.
She was shocked beyond measure.
Every word Qin Yang said clearly revealed her origins, as if he had grown an eye on her body!
"You—who exactly are you? How do you know everything about my background so clearly?!"
Tan Yurou asked in shock.
At this moment, countless thoughts had already flashed through her mind.
Could he be someone who bears a grudge against my Tan Household?
Otherwise, how could he have investigated her so thoroughly?
She had the feeling that she was standing naked before Qin Yang, with everything about her seen through!
And this was inside the cave abode of an evil cultivator!
"Well, that's a long story."
Qin Yang thought for a moment. Rather than rack his brains to make up an excuse, he might as well reveal some of his abilities and make her believe him directly.
Thus, he immediately performed a few sword techniques from Calm Cloud Swordplay, displaying considerable charm.
After this brief series of moves, Tan Yurou was completely stunned. Then the astonishment and fear in her eyes transformed into delight.
"I understand now! No wonder you know my background so well. It turns out you're also a Yunqing Sect disciple who was captured!"
Tan Yurou exclaimed joyfully, moved by the feeling of meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign land.
"..."
Qin Yang was momentarily speechless.
Tan Yurou was not wrong, but she was only half right.
He had indeed been captured, but he was not a disciple of the Yunqing Sect.
However, that was unimportant. What mattered was that having the identity of a Yunqing Sect disciple would allow him to quickly gain Tan Yurou's trust. That was enough!
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