Yu Jiangwei, Lin Longyue

Chen Lingxi's mind raced, her eyes burning with intensity.

He broke free from his Sight-Roaming state, stood up, and took out the Jade Slip that Daoist Shurong had given him.

"Half a year has passed, but I wonder if the whereabouts of those powerful figures on the Jade Slip have changed," Chen Lingxi muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the Jade Slip.

The names on the Jade Slip still emitted a faint spiritual light.

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered as she looked at Bai Qingchuan, who had fallen to twenty-fourth on the Immortal Ranking, and then shook her head slightly.

"When Bai Qingchuan first entered the Immortal Ranking, he was ranked nineteenth, but now he has slipped to twenty-fourth."

Chen Lingxi was no match for him in the first place. He was chased all the way and had to abandon the Hongdong Bag from Bai Huzhong in order to escape.

But now, having entered the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation, his spiritual Qi is several times more abundant than before, and he has also mastered the Second Profound of the True Edict of Audience with the Dao to the Palace-Knocking Realm. When he faces Bai Qingchuan again, the outcome of the battle has been completely reversed.

"Bai Qingchuan is strong, but I have already entered the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation. Bai Qingchuan is no match for him."

Going to find Bai Qingchuan, even if you defeat him and obtain the spiritual energy from the list, will not greatly benefit your own cultivation.

Chen Lingxi squinted and finally looked at Xi Yuan, who ranked thirteenth on the Immortal Ranking Xi Yuan.

Half a year ago, Xi Yuan was ranked tenth on the Immortal Ranking. Half a year later, a new powerful figure appeared, and Xi Yuan fell to thirteenth.

"This person... is an excellent choice."

"However... this person is able to rank thirteenth on the Immortal Ranking, which means he has most likely already formed Dao Platform, but he has not yet planted Profound Root."

But I don't know if my current fighting strength is enough to defeat him.

Chen Lingxi the Jade Slip slip away and closed his eyes in deep thought.

"The journey to the Dao Platform is long and arduous. If I were to simply close my eyes and meditate, I don't know how many years of hard work it would take."

Even if I were willing to spend some time, with a great calamity looming ahead, I'm afraid I wouldn't have that much time to cultivate peacefully.

"On the contrary, the spiritual energy of this Immortal Ranking is an immense fortuitous opportunity for me."

With fortuitous opportunity before us, how can we fear defeat and not seek it out?

After Chen Lingxi understood this, he took out the Three-Mystery Mirror again.

Investigate the whereabouts of Zhao Duanxuan and Bai Lingze to ensure everything goes smoothly.

"Hmm? Zhao Duanxuan is in the Heaven Gate Sea?"

Based on the position of the black swirling light on the Three-Mystery Mirror relative to his own star point, Chen Lingxi guessed Zhao Duanxuan's location and was somewhat surprised.

"Could it be that Zhao Duanxuan has discovered the location of that complete Cauldron Vessel, the [Dao-Seizing Tree]?"

While Chen Lingxi pondering, she decided to go and find Xi Yuan.

He rose into the air, the clouds beneath his feet, interspersed with pale golden lightning, soaring into the sky and lifting him thousands of feet into the heavens.

Chen Lingxi then rode the clouds and traveled to the location of Jade Slip Xi Yuan.

They reached the great river, but found no trace of Xi Yuan.

Chen Lingxi sighed.

"Xi Yuan has indeed changed locations."

However, Chen Lingxi was not too disappointed.

Such a powerful being would never remain content to stay in one place forever.

Half a year has passed, so it's only natural that they would move to a different cave abode.

"Since I can't find this Xi Yuan, I might as well go to a place closer to Lin Suri and wait for that great Divine Ability to be fully brought here."

"We'll make further plans after we obtain that Divine Ability Jade and that other Divine Ability artifact."

Chen Lingxi then took flight and headed towards Nanche Province.

Three days later, there was an unnamed hill 600 li away from the Nanche Prefectural City.

Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged on the small hill, closing his eyes to cultivate.

As night fell, Chen Lingxi suddenly frowned and looked into the distance.

But then, a beam of fire suddenly rose into the sky from the direction of Nanche Prefectural City.

"Hmm? What happened?"

Without hesitation, Chen Lingxi immediately used his ability to Wandering Sight Divine Ability, Sight-Roaming Lin Suri!

His perspective fell upon the Nanche Prefectural City.

Then, in the central square of the prefecture city, Lin Suri sat cross-legged in front of the Guiding Passage Formation, pouring spiritual energy into it to keep it running.

Meanwhile, the Nanche Prefectural City was engulfed in flames!

Just then, through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi discovered that the Nanche Prefectural City was engulfed in flames.

The flames were no ordinary fire; they were pale golden in color and extremely hot, enveloping the entire city in a blinding glow.

Thick smoke billowed into the sky, turning half of the sky a dark red.

The people of the city ran about, crying and wailing. Their screams rose and fell, mingling with the crackling of flames, and carried far and wide.

Chen Lingxi's pupils contracted slightly.

"Daoist Shurong has disappeared... A powerful figure has attacked the Nanche Prefectural City."

Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw that in addition to the ferrying formation, there was another protective restriction slowly operating.

It must have been arranged by Daoist Shurong.

This restriction is extremely mysterious. Amidst the flowing starlight, the faint phantom of the Big Dipper flickers within it, exuding a chilling aura!

But at this moment, the star barrier was trembling violently.

A cultivator engulfed in flames is breaking through the formation.

The monk was extremely tall, more than two heads taller than an average person.

He was shirtless, his skin a dark red, and his body was engulfed in crimson flames, which illuminated his entire body in a blinding light.

He stood before the starlight barrier, arms outstretched, fingers spread wide, like a demon emerging from a sea of fire.

The spiritual energy emanating from his body was transforming into profound techniques, constantly impacting the starlight restriction.

Chen Lingxi, using Lin Suri's perspective, looked at the fire-controlling cultivator and couldn't help but frown.

He then recalled the description of a cultivator on the Jade Slip of Daoist Shurong.

"This person is the Daoist Fire Tuo from the Sea of the Calamity Sea..."

Chen Lingxi's thoughts fell into the Immortal Ranking in the Void!

Daoist Fire Tuo, who was originally ranked ninth and one place higher than Xi Yuan, is now ranked fourteenth and one place lower than Xi Yuan.

But in any case...

"This cultivator from the Calamity Sea must be extremely powerful; he may very well have already reached the Dao Platform!"

Chen Lingxi's mind was racing.

On the other side of that great formation, several figures were engaged in fierce combat!

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran used a peculiar magical Law Treasure to unleash a combined attack formation to block the other two cultivators.

The Spirit Stone was pure white and hung above their heads, emitting extremely deep spiritual energy.

The Spirit Stone seemed to contain an extraordinary array. Once activated, countless runes flew out of the Spirit Stone, spreading out layer upon layer, setting up an extremely troublesome defensive barrier in front of the two.

Runes flowed across the barrier, their spiritual light flickering uncertainly, struggling to withstand the attacks of the two cultivators.

Those two cultivators also came from the Calamity Sea. Although their cultivation was not as terrifying as that of the Daoist Fire Tuo, they were still extremely powerful.

A person wields a long, water-colored sword, the blade shimmering with light, each strike possessing the force of a surging river.

The other person cultivated some kind of extremely strange sonic Divine Ability. With a single roar, countless invisible sonic blades would burst forth from the air, sharp and unparalleled.

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran used the restrictions set up by the Spirit Stone to desperately block the attacks of the two cultivators.

However, the spiritual energy within the Spirit Stone was ultimately limited, and the restriction had already shown cracks under the repeated attacks of the two, so it probably wouldn't last much longer.

"After half a year of cultivation, it seems that these powerful figures from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm have already begun to fight each other, destroying the numerous ferrying formations in order to eliminate their rivals in the struggle for Immortal Husk."

Once Chen Lingxi understood this, murderous intent glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"This transfer formation is currently transferring my great Divine Ability. If it is destroyed by the cultivators of the Calamity Sea, it will be harder than ascending to heaven for me to obtain another great Divine Ability."

We must take action!

Chen Lingxi immediately withdrew from the Sight-Roaming, his eyes scanning the qi as he looked toward the direction of Nanche Prefectural City.

"No... there are other powerful figures lurking on a mountain outside the Nanche Prefectural City."

Chen Lingxi looked around and felt that the auras were extremely subtle.

But then, Chen Lingxi suddenly let out a soft "Eh."

"Two of these auras... I'm quite familiar with them."

He glanced up and saw that one of the auras was none other than Lin Longyue!

Her aura was much stronger than before, and there was a faint flow of Spiritual Qi around her, indicating that she had actually cultivated to the Qi Circulation Realm.

Although it was only a rudimentary Qi Circulation Fifth Floor, he was no longer the ordinary martial artist who could barely protect himself with his Golden Body Qi and Blood.

Another one, Chen Lingxi had also seen in Emperor Daye's Mirror Listening Treasure.

In that Mirror Listening, a fisherwoman sat on a rock by the sea, holding a half-finished fishing net in her hand, looking like an ordinary fisherwoman.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes, which shone brightly, as if they were brewing an indescribable Mystery Mechanism!

Later, Chen Lingxi killed many projected figures and also tried to find traces of this fisherwoman, but to no avail.

"Luckily, I didn't find it back then..." He took a deep breath, secretly relieved.

Because of his method of observing qi, Chen Lingxi clearly sensed that the fisherwoman's cultivation was extremely powerful, even stronger than the aura emanating from Daoist Shurong.

"Dao Origin..."

As Chen Lingxi's thoughts wandered, she looked up at the Immortal Ranking and finally settled on "Candleflame Star Yu Jiangwei," who was currently ranked fourth.

"That fisherwoman is undoubtedly Yu Jiangwei."

She hid atop the mountain, yet made no move, likely observing the situation and waiting to reap the benefits.

But...

The Dao-Below Academy must be saved.

Chen Lingxi immediately got up and flew towards the Nanche Prefectural City.

The azure clouds beneath his feet, interspersed with pale golden lightning, suddenly erupted, transforming him into a dazzling pale golden rainbow that pierced through layers of clouds and mist, hurtling towards the city ablaze with flames.

The wind whistled past my ears, and the mountains and rivers rushed past beneath my feet.

The outline of Nanche Prefectural City was getting closer and closer. In the distance, one could see the towering flames and the thick smoke and dust that lingered over the entire city!

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Meanwhile, atop a mountain outside the city!

On the South Cluster Peak, four figures stood atop it.

Before the four figures, a screen of spiritual energy appeared, reflecting the scene of Nanche Prefectural City.

The city was already ablaze, flames raging, and the people were fleeing in all directions.

Lin Suri sat cross-legged in front of the ferrying Guiding Passage Formation, stabilizing it with his own Tenth Floor spiritual energy.

His eyes were closed, and the spiritual energy around him surged out like a tide, all flowing into the great formation.

However, his face was pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead, clearly indicating that this kind of exertion was extremely strenuous for him.

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran used a combined attack to stop the two cultivators from the Calamity Sea.

Meanwhile, the Daoist Calamity Sea Daoist Fire Tuo was dispelling a restriction.

"In recent years, with the Daoist masters going into seclusion, the Dao-Below Academy have gradually weakened, especially the Pool-Soul Institute, where fewer and fewer new powerhouses have emerged." A man with a deep blue mark on his forehead spoke softly.

He stood before the light screen, his gaze lingering for a moment on the city wall ablaze with flames, then shifting to Lin Suri's pale face, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes.

"It's only thanks to the True Person Jing Shijue of the Pool Soul Sect that we can hold on. Apart from him, there are only three other Dao Foundation Perfection Stage cultivators, and no other Golden Grotto True Person." He shook his head.

Another woman, surrounded by mist, nodded slowly.

The mist was a pale purple color, like a thin veil surrounding her, making her look like a fairy emerging from a sea of mist.

She was extremely beautiful, but her eyes did not reveal a woman's tenderness, but rather a cold indifference born of years of bloodshed.

"There are rumors that the Dao-Below Academy's power has been locked by a mysterious Cauldron Vessel, and it will inevitably continue to decline... but we don't know if this is true or not."

She said softly.

"If a Daoist master can form Mysterious Seat after going into seclusion, then there's nothing more to say," the man with the azure mark on his forehead interjected. "If a Daoist master falls into the Mystic Seat, then the Dao-Below Academy will surely face a great calamity."

Before the man and woman, there was another woman dressed in black, radiating a mysterious spiritual light, which, like a veil, concealed her face and figure.

She stood atop the mountain, gazing into the distance at the Nanche Prefectural City.

This person is none other than Yu Jiangwei, the Candleflame Star!

He is ranked fourth on the Immortal Ranking.

Behind these three, Lin Longyue was frowning as she looked at Lin Suri in the mirror.

She stood on the other side of the mountain peak, her still faint spiritual energy swaying Subtle Insight in the wind.

Her face looked more haggard than when she was at the Baosu Marquis Residence, but the lingering weariness between her brows had faded considerably, replaced by a resilience forged through trials.

Lin Longyue stared at the mirror and realized that Lin Suri in the letter was no longer his brother.

Her thoughts wandered, and she looked up again at the Immortal Ranking in the sky.

Now that she possesses spiritual energy and the Immortal Ranking is imbued with spirit, she can naturally see the names on that Immortal Ranking.

Lin Longyue's gaze fell on the Immortal Ranking, then on the twenty-eighth place...

"General..."