Liu Chenyu, who was basking in the sun nearby, froze when he heard this.
Looking rather stunned, Liu Chenyu said, "Third Junior Brother actually broke through again so soon?
"Weren't you still at the Nascent Soul early stage the last time you came?"
Xu Changxing did not explain that he had actually broken through long ago. Instead, he smiled and said:
"I suddenly gained some insight while cultivating, and just like that, I broke through."
After they chatted a little more on that subject, he asked, "Eldest Senior Brother, which Yin Corpse Sect stronghold are we going to destroy this time?"
Li Changge said, "Originally, I picked a nearby stronghold with only one Nascent Soul cultivator stationed there.
"But I see that your sword intent is practically bursting out of your body. You probably wouldn't think much of those ordinary strongholds.
"Why don't we travel a little farther and wipe out one of the Yin Corpse Sect's core branches instead?"
Xu Changxing had not expected his rise in cultivation to change the simulation's outcome again.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he was about to say that the original stronghold would do just fine.
But before he could speak, Li Changge continued:
"The Nascent Soul elder there controls the resources of several nearby cultivation markets.
"If we can take down that crucial Nascent Soul elder, we're bound to reap a considerable haul.
"To tell you the truth, Junior Brother, ever since my core-breaking ascension, my flying sword hasn't quite been up to the task.
"But the materials needed to reforge it are all far too precious. I've spent the past two years rushing between secret realms, and I still haven't scraped together enough spirit stones to buy them.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry to pick a