Next, Meng Zhou was the first to flash away.
Seeing this, although Li Yang and Wen Liang were full of unwillingness, the golden light had already dispersed and Chen Changqing had vanished without a trace. They could only let it go.
"Qingyang, you really are something!"
"Such a fine opportunity, yet you handed it over on a silver platter to a Qi Refining disciple."
Li Yang cast Qingyang a cold glance and said.
"I wanted to."
Qingyang replied blandly.
"Humph!"
Li Yang gave a cold snort. He did not linger either, flying off on his sword with a bellyful of fury.
After Li Yang left, Wen Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and stared straight at Qingyang.
"Wen Liang, why haven't you left yet?"
"Could it be that you still want to spar with me?"
Qingyang said coldly.
The corners of Wen Liang's lips lifted, revealing a sinister smile as he said,
"Senior Brother Qingyang."
"You and that kid from earlier aren't in league, are you?"
"You deliberately held us up, then let him seize the opportunity while we weren't paying attention?"
Hearing Wen Liang's words, Qingyang shot him a disdainful look.
"You're overthinking it."
"I hadn't expected him to appear here at this time either."
Wen Liang muttered half-believingly, "Is that so?"
"Hm?"
Seeing how deeply suspicious Wen Liang was, Qingyang's expression abruptly darkened. "If you still want to fight me, I don't mind playing with you again!"
"Ha ha!"
Wen Liang burst into laughter upon hearing that.
"Forget it."
"I still need to save my strength to seek out other opportunities."
After saying this, Wen Liang did not wait for Qingyang to say anything more. He had already flown away on his sword.
After Wen Liang left, Qingyang came back to his senses and looked down at the valley below.
"The golden light disappeared, and Junior Brother Changqing vanished with it."
"He should have been teleported away."
Just as Qingyang was pondering this, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air came from nearby.
Following the sound, he saw Liu Ruyan approaching.
Upon seeing Qingyang, she gave a slight bow. "Senior Brother Qingyang!"
"Junior Sister, why are you here?"
Qingyang asked.
Liu Ruyan did not conceal anything and told him about how she had been surrounded and attacked by Cui Hao and the others from the Second Courtyard, only to be saved by Chen Changqing.
Qingyang nodded in understanding.
"The people of the Second Courtyard truly are domineering!"
At this moment, Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes shifted about, but she could not see Chen Changqing anywhere. Her face was full of anxiety.
"Senior Brother Qingyang, where is Junior Brother Chen?"
"Why did he suddenly disappear?"
Liu Ruyan's voice trembled slightly, her face filled with worry.
Qingyang smiled faintly and comforted her.
"Junior Sister, there's no need to worry!"
"Junior Brother should have obtained an opportunity. We should go look for our own opportunities instead!"
Hearing Qingyang's words, Liu Ruyan finally relaxed a little.
Before leaving, she could not help glancing toward the valley below and murmuring softly, "Junior Brother Chen, you must return safely!"
Meanwhile, as the golden light dispersed,
Chen Changqing was directly teleported into an ancient cave dwelling.
"Hm?"
"Where is this?"
Chen Changqing frowned slightly and curiously looked around the cave dwelling.
Looking about, he saw that the surrounding Stone Walls were carved full of profound runes, exuding an ancient, weathered aura.
At the top of the cave dwelling was embedded an unknown pearl.
A gentle radiance emanated from the pearl, illuminating the entire cave dwelling.
Besides that, the floor of the cave dwelling was paved with green jade bricks. Near the center stood a Stone Platform, upon which rested an extinguished ancient lamp.
"Where was I teleported to?"
"Where's the treasure we were promised?"
Chen Changqing gave a bitter smile.
Earlier, he had thought there was some extraordinary treasure within that golden light, which was why he had chosen to act.
Who would have thought that he had obtained nothing, only to be inexplicably teleported into this cave dwelling?
Next, Chen Changqing searched through the cave dwelling, but did not find anything worthwhile.
"What a loss!"
"I took such a huge risk and gained nothing."
Chen Changqing sighed.
It would have been fine if he had obtained a treasure, but now he had gained nothing and had even offended several Foundation Establishment disciples.
Just as Chen Changqing was feeling vexed, a sudden change occurred at the Stone Platform some distance away in the cave dwelling.
He saw streams of eerie white air slowly drifting out from the extinguished ancient lamp.
Immediately after, the space above the Stone Platform seemed to distort as an illusory figure slowly condensed.
Before long, an old man with the bearing of an immortal had appeared before Chen Changqing's eyes.
The old man's white beard hung to his chest, and his eyes shone like stars.
Though he was only a phantom, he emitted a suffocating pressure!
"Ah?"
Chen Changqing was utterly at a loss when he saw this sight.
Before he could recover, the old man stroked his beard and said,
"I am True Person Qingxu."
"Since you were able to enter this place, you must be a descendant of my Mount Shu, correct?"
Upon suddenly hearing the old man's words, Chen Changqing quickly came back to himself. The pressure emanating from the old man made his entire body sink.
Moreover, since this old man called himself "True Person," he must possess Purple Mansion cultivation.
After giving it some thought, Chen Changqing quickly nodded and bowed to the old man.
"This junior is Chen Changqing. Greetings, True Person!"
True Person Qingxu nodded slightly.
"To see this divine thought of mine is to be one fated for it."
With that, True Person Qingxu swept his sleeve. A manual glowing with black-gold light floated into the air and landed in Chen Changqing's hands.
"This sword art was obtained when I slew a demonic cultivator of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty in my early years. It is called the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique."
"It is the supreme art of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty, one of the Ten Great Demon Sects."
"How far you can cultivate it will depend on your own fortune, young one."
After saying this, True Person Qingxu's divine thought began to dissipate.
Before long, that phantom vanished completely before Chen Changqing's eyes.
Furthermore, the cave dwelling around him changed at this moment.
When Chen Changqing came to his senses, he discovered that he was no longer inside the cave dwelling, but back in the valley from before.
Still reeling with shock, Chen Changqing hurriedly lowered his eyes to look at the sword art manual in his hands.
"Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique?"
"The supreme art of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty?"
Chen Changqing's heart shook violently.
The Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique was a renowned supreme art, its name like thunder in the ears!
Legend had it that when cultivated to great mastery, it could even cleave the heavens!
Only after a long while did Chen Changqing finally calm his surging heart.
Then, without thinking further, he hurriedly opened the manual to examine it.
At that moment, a notification suddenly rang out in his mind:
[Ding!] [Sword technique discovered—Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.] [Begin idle cultivation?]
"Cultivate!"
Chen Changqing gave his answer without the slightest hesitation.
How could cultivating the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique himself compare to having the system cultivate it automatically?
As Chen Changqing made his choice,
the Little Golden Man before him immediately began practicing, continuously drawing its sword, sheathing it, drawing its sword, returning it to the sheath...
Time slipped away.
Before he knew it, ten days had passed.
At this moment, in the plaza outside the Void Realm, the elders and disciples of the Seven Outer Courtyards were all stretching their necks in eager anticipation.
"Look! A disciple has come out of the Void Realm!"
Suddenly, an outer sect disciple cried out in alarm.
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