Opened Ahead of Schedule

However, when Yun Qingyao entered the courtyard, she did not see Lu Ren practicing martial skills. When she reached the door, she actually heard snoring coming from inside.

Yun Qingyao's face immediately turned livid.

It was already the afternoon, around the time ordinary people ate, yet this brat was still sleeping.

"Hmph, you ungrateful little thing! Your master has been cultivating bitterly these past few days, racking her brains to create the fifth move of the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Skill, while you're here sleeping like a log!"

Yun Qingyao was furious and had originally intended to turn around and leave. But when she thought of Lu Ren heading to the Tuoshe Cave Mansion soon, she pushed open the door.

Seeing Lu Ren asleep on the bed, she stormed over in anger and twisted his ear.

"Ah, that hurts!"

Lu Ren woke from his sweet dream in pain. Thinking danger had arrived, he instinctively unleashed all his strength and struck out with his palm.

Yun Qingyao was startled. With a sweep of her jade-like hand, powerful golden true qi surged from her body and wove itself into a net!

Boom!

Lu Ren's palm strike landed on the great net of true qi and actually shattered it outright, forcing Yun Qingyao back several steps.

"How is that possible?"

Disbelief filled Yun Qingyao's beautiful face.

The net of true qi she had casually formed could not be broken even by an ordinary martial artist who had opened eight Spiritual Apertures.

Only then did Lu Ren open his eyes. When he saw his master standing before him, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

With her face frosty, Yun Qingyao said, "Disciple, what was that just now?"

"What do you mean, what was that?"

Lu Ren asked in confusion.

"You have only opened seven Spiritual Apertures, yet the power you struck with just now far surpassed that of someone with seven opened Spiritual Apertures. Was it merely my illusion?"

A puzzled look appeared on Yun Qingyao's face.

"Master, why did you come looking for me?"

Lu Ren asked.

Yun Qingyao came back to her senses and said, "I have just created the fifth sword of the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Skill, and I wanted to teach it to you!"

Lu Ren's eyes lit up. "Master, you finally created the fifth sword? Teach me quickly!"

Yun Qingyao nodded, then went into the courtyard and demonstrated the fifth sword, Wind Sweeps Clouds.

Her swordsmanship moved like the wind, sweeping every fallen leaf from the courtyard floor clean away.

Seeing this, Lu Ren secretly marveled. This was the difference in talent. This sword alone had reached the introductory level of a Yellow Tier Low-grade Martial Skill. If I were the one cultivating it, I probably wouldn't succeed even in a lifetime, yet Yun Qingyao could create it herself.

"Disciple, come here. Your bloodline talent is poor, so I can only teach you hand in hand. After that, it will depend on your own comprehension!"

Yun Qingyao said.

Lu Ren nodded and took out the Fire Spirit Sword.

Yun Qingyao once again stood behind Lu Ren, grasping his wrists with both hands. Just as she prepared to teach him Wind Sweeps Clouds, she felt that his skin was tough as brocade, smooth like silk.

"Disciple, you actually tempered your body?"

Yun Qingyao stared at Lu Ren in shock, finding that she could see through her disciple less and less.

Only by completely purging all the impurities from the body could one possibly reach Lu Ren's level!

Even the most gifted martial artists had to reach the Spirit Stream Realm and consume all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures before they could completely purge the impurities within their bodies.

Yet her worthless disciple was only in the Aperture Opening Realm!

If the True Dragon Compass had not tested Lu Ren's bloodline, Yun Qingyao would have even suspected that he was not a Scrap Bloodline at all.

How could a Scrap Bloodline possibly purge the impurities from the body?

No wonder Lu Ren's strength just now had far surpassed that of an ordinary martial artist with seven opened Spiritual Apertures. He had actually tempered his body.

"Master, I saw a Body Tempering Martial Skill in the Martial Arts Pavilion, so I practiced it while I was at it!"

Lu Ren replied evasively.

Yun Qingyao did not wish to dig deeper. Too many things about Lu Ren were difficult to explain, exceeding the common sense of martial cultivation.

Yun Qingyao began teaching Lu Ren the sword skill. After teaching it again and again, when she saw his clumsy movements, she became certain once more that Lu Ren truly was a good-for-nothing.

"Disciple, practice slowly on your own!"

Yun Qingyao had just finished speaking and was about to leave.

Suddenly, Lu Ren felt the Tuoshe Blood Jade emit a strange sound. He immediately took it out.

At that moment, the Tuoshe Blood Jade was wildly radiating a bloody light.

"Master, what is going on?"

Lu Ren asked in surprise.

"Disciple, we must hurry to Wulingyuan. The Tuoshe Cave Mansion has actually opened ahead of schedule!"

Yun Qingyao's expression changed as she grabbed Lu Ren and left the outer sect.

At the same time, within Jiangyun Kingdom.

Many martial artists holding Tuoshe Blood Jade sensed the change in their blood jade and revealed looks of shock.

"How could the Tuoshe Cave Mansion open ahead of schedule?"

"I have entered the Tuoshe Cave Mansion four times, and every time it opened on schedule. When something abnormal happens, there must be a demon at work. Let's go take a look!"

"This time, no matter what, I must pass the trial and obtain Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's inheritance!"

Many martial artists rushed excitedly toward Wulingyuan.

Wulingyuan was a highly renowned mountain range in Jiangyun Kingdom, famous because of the Tuoshe Cave Mansion.

The Tuoshe Cave Mansion lay in the deepest part of Wulingyuan. It opened once every three years, while the cave mansion remained closed at all other times.

Over time, Wulingyuan became a must-visit place for many wandering martial artists who came to Jiangyun Kingdom. All of them wished to pay homage to Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, that peerless expert who had become an emperor with a Second-grade Bloodline.

Lu Ren followed Yun Qingyao to the foot of the mountain gate, where Yun Qingyao let out a whistle.

Awoo!

Before long, a huge Cloud Sparrow flew in from the distance and landed before Yun Qingyao.

This Cloud Sparrow was a third-order Monstrous Beast, its strength comparable to that of a Cloud River Realm martial artist. It was as large as a grown lion, with beautiful azure feathers covering its body.

Yun Qingyao leaped directly onto the Cloud Sparrow's back and sat down. "Disciple, sit behind me. We must hurry to Wulingyuan!"

"Alright!"

Lu Ren sat directly behind Yun Qingyao.

"Little Li, we're going to Wulingyuan!"

Yun Qingyao patted the Cloud Sparrow's head!

Awoo!

The Cloud Sparrow let out a sharp cry, beat its wings, and soared into the sky.

As expected of a third-order Monstrous Beast, the Cloud Sparrow flew with astonishing speed, racing through the clouds like wind and lightning.

The fierce gale rushed head-on, lashing Lu Ren's face and making it sting.

Had he not reached Qi Nourishing Body Tempering, Lu Ren absolutely would not have been able to endure such high-speed flight.

Soon, the flight steadied. Seeing that Yun Qingyao was not paying attention to him, Lu Ren entered the Nameless Treasure Pagoda and cultivated bitterly for twenty years, mastering the fifth move of the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Skill.

This Wind Sweeps Clouds was quite powerful, enough to rival a Yellow Tier Low-grade Martial Skill!

Lu Ren silently sighed, then cast his gaze into the distance.

Wulingyuan was located in the southwestern part of Jiangyun Kingdom. It was a mountain range stretching for tens of thousands of miles, with a broad gorge within it. The steep cliffs on either side of the gorge rose more than a hundred zhang high.

Before long, Yun Qingyao and Lu Ren rode the Cloud Sparrow into a valley deep within Wulingyuan.

Lu Ren swept his gaze around. At that moment, quite a few people had gathered in the valley. Some were around his age, some were middle-aged, and there were even elderly people in their sixties and seventies. Nearly every age group was represented.

Moreover, the older they were, the stronger the aura they displayed.

When Yun Qingyao brought Lu Ren down from the Cloud Sparrow, everyone's gazes fell upon the two of them.

"The Saintess has arrived. Could the person beside her be that legendary trash bloodline?"

"It should be him. I heard that he also obtained a piece of Tuoshe Blood Jade!"

The crowd began discussing among themselves.