The Five Elements Sect.
The outer sect disciples' residential area.
Mo Yun returned to his residence.
Although the Blade Tower had come out in full force, offering all sorts of temptations, he had held fast to his resolve and politely declined everyone's enthusiastic invitations.
"I'll solve the flaws in the inheritance first!"
"I'm destined to cultivate multiple paths. I can't let myself sink into temptation!"
"Now, time to enter seclusion and cultivate!"
His expression firmed. Mo Yun shut the courtyard gate and immersed himself in cultivation.
After practicing Black Tiger Leap, he practiced the Body-Guarding Art!
After practicing the Body-Guarding Art, he practiced White Tiger Slaughter!
Over and over, tirelessly!
When cultivation truly exhausted him, he stopped to study the Pill Dao and clear his mind, or visited the Library to browse its texts, balancing work with rest.
The sun rose and set. Time flowed, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.
That afternoon, Mo Yun sensed something stir within him. He immediately pushed the Body-Guarding Art to its limit, practicing it over and over.
A moment later, a soft pop suddenly sounded in his mind, like a flower blooming, or a pebble dropping into a still lake and stirring ripples.
Mo Yun shuddered from head to toe. A wonderful sense of release swept through him, as though some shackle in the deepest part of his being had suddenly snapped.
Then dazzling golden light burst from every pore, making him seem like a blazing sun.
"The Body-Guarding Art... broke through?!"
Delight crossed Mo Yun's face. He immediately closed his eyes and focused, preparing to turn his perception inward and examine the changes brought by the breakthrough.
But just then, he sensed another stirring. His expression firmed, and he activated Black Tiger Leap in an instant, his figure