Breakthrough to Spirit Transmutation!

"Junior Brother Fang?"

Gu Xinyue looked at the man in white before her with surprise.

"This must be our Junior Brother!"

Fang Jingchun smiled faintly at you, and you nodded in response.

"Senior Brother Fang, why are you here?"

You hadn't expected that just coming to the Lin Manor for a bit of trouble would attract Fang Jingchun.

"I just sensed Fifth Senior Sister's Sword Qi, so I came to see what was happening."

Hearing him say that, Gu Xinyue immediately felt a headache coming on.

"What else could it be? The Immortal Falling Secret Realm has been polluted. We're here to find the source of the pollution."

Fang Jingchun froze in place upon hearing that the Immortal Falling Secret Realm was polluted, staring at you both dumbfounded.

"How is that possible!!!"

"There's never been a precedent for a secret realm being polluted; they only deplete in the end."

Seeing Fang Jingchun's disbelief, Gu Xinyue didn't explain further. Instead, she led him towards the Immortal Falling Secret Realm.

If Gu Xinyue hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that a secret realm could be polluted either.

A few days later, the three of you entered the Immortal Falling Secret Realm.

You sensed that the pollution level within the secret realm had worsened compared to when you had first arrived a few days prior.

You knew you had underestimated the speed at which this source of pollution was spreading.

Meanwhile, Fang Jingchun, upon entering, immediately closed his eyes to sense the Spiritual Energy within. The more he sensed, the more grim his expression became.

Soon, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with anger.

Without the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, and before finding a new secret realm ruin, the future of all human cultivators in Qingzhou would be bleak.

Seeing the disappointed expressions on Gu Xinyue and Fang Jingchun's faces, you decided to offer a solution.

"Senior Sister! It's not that the Immortal Falling Secret Realm is completely beyond hope."

Upon hearing your words, Gu Xinyue's eyes lit up.

"What solution?"

You then explained to them about the Bronze Divine Hall within the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, and the fact that only you could enter it.

"Junior Brother, you can do it! Extreme Realm of Qi Refining!"

Gu Xinyue patted your shoulder, her eyes filled with relief.

Fang Jingchun had intended to leave, but upon hearing that you could enter the Bronze Divine Hall, he became interested.

You flew towards a valley deep within the secret realm, and soon spotted the Bronze Divine Hall.

In front of the two of them, you directly used brute force to push open the bronze doors.

Upon entering the Bronze Divine Hall, Fang Jingchun felt a sense of disappointment.

He had expected the Bronze Divine Hall, which no one had been able to enter for thousands of years, to hold great opportunities. In the end, all he found were murals depicting truths and some stone statues.

However, he didn't know that the opportunities here could only be obtained by you, who had pushed open the door and been recognized.

And so, the three of you began cultivating within the Bronze Divine Hall.

With the Immortal Falling Secret Realm now polluted, you had no further worries and began to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the Bronze Divine Hall wantonly.

For you, the Spiritual Energy here was there to be used.

As for Fang Jingchun, even without the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, he could go to the Blood Demon Secret Realm in Youzhou to break through in the future.

Although the Blood Demon Secret Realm was guarded by Xia Qiange and entry was forbidden to outsiders, those from your Sword Pavilion could still use it.

One year later.

After cultivating in the Bronze Divine Hall for a full year, Gu Xinyue finally broke through to the Void Refining Realm.

Your cultivation had also become even more profound, and you were not far from breaking through to the Spirit Transmutation Stage.

However, what surprised you was that after the three of you had cultivated in the Bronze Divine Hall for a year, its Spiritual Energy reserves were already abundant.

This surprised all three of you.

"Junior Brother! It feels like this place could become your exclusive cultivation spot in the future."

Gu Xinyue looked at you with envious eyes.

Hearing her say that, a bold idea suddenly emerged in your mind.

You decided to stay here and break through to Spirit Transmutation!

When you shared this idea with Gu Xinyue and Fang Jingchun, they had no objections.

In their opinion, the Spiritual Energy here was more than enough for you to break through to Spirit Transmutation, and it wouldn't be depleted.

After the two of them bid you farewell, you closed your eyes and began your secluded cultivation in the Bronze Divine Hall.

It took four years of secluded cultivation, a full four years for you to successfully break through to the Spirit Transmutation Realm.

However, although your cultivation broke through to Spirit Transmutation, your Sword Dao fell behind.

For four years, you had delayed breaking through to the Man and Sword as One realm.

According to the Sword Pavilion Master, reaching the Man and Sword as One realm allows one to challenge opponents of higher cultivation.

Even though you hadn't dedicated yourself entirely to cultivating sword techniques during these four years, relying on your Mastery of Sword Techniques and the blessings of Sword Dao Supreme, the results were no worse than someone who had diligently cultivated for four years.

Having not left the Bronze Divine Hall for four years, you were unaware of the current situation in the outside world.

As you exited the Bronze Divine Hall, you discovered a familiar scene.

The Bronze Divine Hall was surrounded by many cultivators. However, this time, in addition to disciples from the three major sects of Qingzhou, there were also disciples from several sects in Youzhou.

Everyone around looked at you in disbelief, wondering why you had emerged from the Bronze Divine Hall.

"Didn't the secret realm trial only start today? When did this guy get in?"

"I don't know, why can't I sense this person's cultivation?"

After listening to the surrounding discussions, you understood what had happened and thought to yourself.

"They really are sending me exactly what I need."

The next second, your eyes narrowed, and you raised your hand, unleashing a Great Void Sword Qi. Your early Spirit Transmutation Realm cultivation erupted, and where the Sword Qi passed, no one survived.

The remaining disciples, who were not affected by the Sword Qi, fled without looking back upon seeing you as a Spirit Transmutation expert, fearing they would be next to die.

A slight smile played on your lips as you witnessed this scene. You never showed mercy to Cunning Insects.

Over the next two days, you bloodbathed the entire Immortal Falling Secret Realm.

Except for a few individuals who came to their senses, all other cultivators who entered the secret realm were killed by you.

Seeing that the situation within the secret realm had been resolved, you licked your lips and looked towards the direction of the secret realm's exit.

You left the secret realm and arrived above the Sky Abyss, observing the major sects near it.

"Spirit Transmutation Realm? Who are you?"

The leading Elder from the Myriad Devil Sect shouted at you.

You followed the sound and discovered that the person was an old acquaintance.

"Wan Yemo! I've already reached Spirit Transmutation, and I'm going to kill you!"

You knew Wan Yemo was in the Spirit Transmutation Middle Stage, one minor realm higher than you. However, you possessed talents like Sword Dao Supreme, Young Supreme Being, and Mastery of Sword Techniques.

Even if you couldn't challenge opponents of higher realms like you could with Man and Sword as One, killing a Spirit Transmutation Middle Stage opponent was still easy.