Lingering Ghosts!

The Rock-Swallowing Behemoth was incredibly massive, its body entirely composed of hard rock.

However, this particular Rock-Swallowing Behemoth only had one eye on its head.

This meant it was only the lowest grade, and killing it would yield two points.

The Rock-Swallowing Behemoth stared at Xia Wuji. Fierce, violent light flashed in its single eye. With a low growl from its mouth, its enormous body charged towards Xia Wuji.

"Rumble, rumble!"

The ground itself trembled.

Xia Wuji let out a cold snort and pointed a finger!

Sword Essence erupted, condensing into a stream of Sword Qi that whistled out. The Sword Qi was incredibly swift. Before the one-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth could reach Xia Wuji, its head was already split open by Xia Wuji's Sword Qi!

Immediately after.

"Crash, crash!"

The Rock-Swallowing Behemoth's massive body disintegrated. Rocks fell off, hitting the ground. Then, these broken stones melted back into the earth, disappearing without a trace.

Strictly speaking, the Rock-Swallowing Behemoth couldn't be considered a living creature. It was merely a special form of power born under the rules of the Azure Star Academy's Secret Realm.

Xia Wuji glanced at the token he received during the assessment registration. It directly displayed his current points: Two.

He put the token inside his collar and looked at the area where the pile of stones had disappeared. His gaze flickered.

"The one-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth is only equivalent to a cultivator at the fifth level of the Sea of Qi Realm. No wonder killing one only gives two points."

"This Secret Realm space should be quite large. If I just rely on luck to find Rock-Swallowing Behemoths, the efficiency is terrible."

"However, I can use some tricks to pinpoint the location of Rock-Swallowing Behemoths!"

Xia Wuji murmured softly. He already had an idea. He immediately formed hand seals and cast the technique he had used before: Spiritual Eye!

He swept his fingers across his eyes, and a faint golden light immediately appeared in his pupils. The flow of energy within this Secret Realm space was clearly displayed in his vision.

"Rock-Swallowing Behemoths are condensations of Earth attribute energy. Wherever Earth attribute energy is dense, there will be Rock-Swallowing Behemoths. The denser the Earth attribute energy, the stronger the Rock-Swallowing Behemoth's power, and the more points you get after hunting it!"

Xia Wuji stared at the flowing energy in the Secret Realm space, capturing the direction of the Earth attribute's aura. He immediately followed the guidance of this aura. In less than half an hour, he arrived at the edge of a valley.

From all directions, Earth attribute energy was converging towards this valley, flowing into the ground at its center.

"It should be much stronger than the one-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth I just killed," Xia Wuji said. The next moment, his figure shot towards the center of the valley like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.

He had barely entered the valley.

The Rock-Swallowing Behemoth hidden within the valley had already sensed him.

"Boom!"

In the middle of the valley, the ground suddenly exploded!

Huge rocks were hurled at Xia Wuji.

Each rock weighed several thousand pounds, creating terrifying sonic booms in the air.

Xia Wuji didn't dodge. He continued to charge forward against the dense barrage of rocks. In an instant, a sharp, fierce aura erupted from his body, directly transforming into streams of whistling Sword Qi that sliced all the rocks into fine fragments.

Xia Wuji passed through the area of flying debris.

A giant stone figure, five zhang tall and possessing two eyes, appeared in his sight.

His judgment was correct.

This place contained a two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth, which meant ten points!

Xia Wuji's speed did not decrease as he continued to charge forward.

The two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth suddenly swung an arm towards Xia Wuji.

After being thrown, this massive stone arm actually continued to grow, sweeping towards Xia Wuji like a mountain peak.

"Hum!"

A clear sword hum sounded!

After being reforged by Xia Wuji, the Jinghong Sword, which had reached the intermediate-grade first-tier Spirit Sword level, was instantly unsheathed!

He gripped the hilt and slashed with his sword!

The arm of the two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth, which was like a mountain peak, was directly cleaved in half by Xia Wuji's sword.

Immediately after, the Sword Qi that erupted from the sword tip swept across the neck of the two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth!

The giant stone head crashed to the ground.

The massive body of the two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth also disintegrated. Rocks melted into the ground, and Earth attribute energy returned to the Secret Realm space.

Xia Wuji's token then showed a change in his points.

Points: Twelve.

"The strength of this two-eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth is actually equivalent to a cultivator at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm. However, the Rock-Swallowing Behemoth's defense is very strong. An ordinary cultivator at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm, even if they could win in a one-on-one fight, would have to pay a great price," Xia Wuji mused inwardly.

Then, he cast the Spiritual Eye Technique again, searching for new Rock-Swallowing Behemoths based on the energy flow within the Secret Realm.

By the end of the day.

Xia Wuji's token showed his points had reached sixty-eight.

The main reason was that using his Spiritual Eye consumed a lot of mental energy, making it impossible to maintain.

Throughout the day, he had encountered several other participants in the assessment.

However, these individuals hadn't provoked him, and Xia Wuji saw no reason to confront them.

Night fell within the Secret Realm.

Xia Wuji consumed a top-grade, first-tier Spirit Intent Pill gifted by Lin Piaoxue.

He held a Yuan Crystal he had obtained that day, its energy not being particularly abundant.

He circulated his cultivation technique, absorbing the energy from the pill and the Yuan Crystal to accumulate Sword Essence in his Dantian, pushing towards the Primal Energy Realm.

In front of him, a pile of firewood burned with bright flames, and a rabbit, already glistening with rendered fat, was roasting on a spit over the fire.

Although life force was sparse in the Secret Realm, some creatures still existed; this rabbit was something Xia Wuji had casually caught earlier.

After finishing his cultivation session, having completely refined the pill's energy and depleted the Yuan Crystal's energy, Xia Wuji felt he had taken another significant step towards the Primal Energy Realm.

He opened his eyes and looked at the almost-cooked wild rabbit before him. Suddenly, his brow furrowed, and he coldly shouted, "Sneaking around, get out here!"

Instantly, several figures emerged from the darkness, surrounding Xia Wuji!

"Xia Wuji, it's time we settled our score!" one of them roared.

This person was Su Xin!

The two had clashed when Xia Wuji first entered Qingyun City, and Su Xin had suffered a loss, even having his Spirit Sword taken by Xia Wuji.

Su Xin was at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm.

Accompanying Su Xin here was another individual at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm.

The remaining few were between the seventh and tenth levels of the Sea of Qi Realm.

"I spared your life before, and you still come looking for death." Xia Wuji showed no fear, his expression indifferent.

He didn't even bother to stand up, remaining seated by the fire, engrossed in roasting the meat.

Su Xin gritted his teeth and roared, "I was careless last time, but today, I absolutely won't give you another chance!"

"Young Master Su, why waste words with him? Once we take him down, you can do whatever you want. Let us vent first, and then we'll go find the Twelfth Prince and hand him over to the Twelfth Prince while he's half-dead. Hahaha, this is a chance to gain the Twelfth Prince's favor!"

"This guy doesn't need Young Master Su to act personally. Just leave him to me!"

Immediately, a martial artist in the Sea of Qi Realm lunged towards Xia Wuji.

Without even looking, Xia Wuji casually waved his hand, and a stream of Sword Qi shot out, tearing through the night like a bolt of lightning!

Swish!

A sword strike to the throat!

The body, still propelled by its forward momentum, fell to the ground and rolled several times.

Su Xin and the others: "..."

"Young Master Su, it seems this kid really has some skill. Let's attack together!" said the martial artist at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm who had accompanied Su Xin.

As he spoke, he drew his saber, leaped forward, riding the wind, and charged.

Su Xin also let out a low roar, and a top-grade treasure sword unleashed a cold glint as he attacked Xia Wuji!

Two martial artists at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm attacked from both sides, their saber and sword striking in unison. Saber light and sword shadows were about to engulf Xia Wuji's body.

Xia Wuji, still sitting on the ground roasting meat, gently patted the ground with one hand.

Instantly, the flames from the burning firewood erupted with sparks.

Seemingly weak sparks transformed into countless streams of Flame Sword Qi the moment Xia Wuji injected his Sword Essence into them!