Transforming Aptitude!

"The three major sects' true cultivators have begun to enter; the little brats might not be able to hold on much longer."

In the Great Void Mirror Heaven, within the Wuji Hall.

As soon as Fan Wushe and his group of Qi Refining Eighth Layer stepped into [Peach Garden], they were instantly spotted by the Holy Sect True Person was overlooking the entire secret realm.

Immediately, a True Person spoke up, reminding everyone that once a cultivator of such high cultivation entered the arena, the Outer Mansion disciples of the secret realm alone would clearly be unable to withstand them.

"It's alright, they're just a bunch of outer sect talents, their deaths are no big deal." Soon another True Person chimed in casually, his tone as indifferent as if he were discussing discarding useless trash.

After all, in the eyes of most True Person, the disciples of the Outer Mansion are, although they are prospective disciples trained by the Holy Sect.

But ultimately, he has not yet become a true cultivator.

Since he didn't become a true cultivator, he's still just a talent.

The material itself is a consumable, making it perfect for use as bait.

"That's true, but the three sects aren't fools, especially the Yellow Springs Netherworld. Those old ghosts are all very cunning. If they find that there's only a group of low-level Outer Mansion disciples in [Peach Garden], they certainly won't rashly enter."

Ultimately, using the Outer Mansion as bait was still too small a target.

You can't catch very big fish.

"Yes, that makes sense."

"That's absolutely true; you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub."

"Should we also send in the Inner Mansion's true cultivators?"

Inside the hall, the Foundation Establishment True Person were engaged in lively discussion, their voices clamorous, their opinions becoming increasingly chaotic, and some of their suggestions even straying from the main topic.

At that moment, the True Person Southern Dipper Master, seated at the head of the table, suddenly exuded a terrifying pressure that suppressed all directions and the eight extremes. Like an invisible giant hand, it instantly silenced all the noise and commotion in the hall, making the entire Wuji Hall so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"By order," True Person Southern Dipper's voice was calm yet carried an undeniable authority, clearly resounding throughout the hall, "Each of the Nine Palaces, Five Prefectures, and Twenty-Three Dojos shall dispatch two true disciples to enter [Peach Garden] immediately."

Upon hearing True Person Southern Dipper's words, all the Foundation Establishment True Person present immediately fell silent. After hearing their senior brother's command, everyone stood up, their voices loud and unified:

"We will obey our senior brother's orders!"

[Peach Garden] Eleventh floor!

A white skeleton let out a piercing laugh, trailing a surging dark green corpse fire tail, and pounced at an astonishing speed toward three Zombie Alliance cultivators who stood back to back and had pale faces not far away!

"Don't come any closer!"

The three men's faces were contorted with terror as they frantically urged the surrounding zombies to intercept the skull that carried the shadow of death.

Unleashing its full power, the skeletal skull, launching a suicidal attack, was already moving at its maximum speed. In a few quick turns and drifts, it left the clumsy zombie far behind.

It crashed headlong into the three Zombie Alliance cultivators!

boom-

A deafening roar accompanied a small mushroom cloud rising from the ground, and terrifying gusts of wind and air swept through, clearing away everything within a radius of tens of meters, leaving only an unbearable heat.

With practiced ease, he manipulated the skeleton to transform the three cultivators from the three sects into cultivation resources. Suddenly, the [Cinnabar Cicada Womb Treasury] in Qi Yun's hand emitted a warm aura.

With a slight change in expression, Qi Yun lowered his eyes to look at the divine object in his hand that could alter one's aptitude, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

In the palm of his hand, the jade cicada had transformed into a flawless, warm yellow, with a gentle, translucent radiance flowing slowly across its surface.

A faint yet extremely pure fragrance quietly spread out—it's done!

Looking at the perfectly mature [Cinnabar Cicada Womb Treasury], Qi Yun did not hesitate at all. He tilted his head back, opened his mouth, and swallowed this divine object that could change one's aptitude!

gurgle

At first, it was just a warm, smooth sensation, like drinking a mouthful of warm, jade-like nectar.

But in the next instant—

Boom!!!

An indescribable, divine power was instantly ignited and detonated within him.

It was not a destructive impact, but an extremely powerful, almost tyrannical force of "life".

With unstoppable force, it swept towards his limbs, meridians, acupoints, and even every inch of his flesh!

"Nee-ah-yi!"

Even with Qi Yun's strong will, he couldn't help but let out a suppressed groan.

His body trembled violently, and countless soft yet dazzling bright yellow rays of light suddenly shot out from the pores of his skin.

His entire body transformed into a human-shaped cocoon of light!

Intense pain and extreme pleasure erupt simultaneously, intertwining to create an indescribable, ultimate experience.

Qi Yun could feel his meridians being washed away by this force, like a riverbed that had been washed away and then rebuilt with divine metal.

It is expanding and strengthening at an unprecedented pace, becoming more resilient and inclusive.

Those obscure and difficult points in my previous practice, where the flow of True Qi was slightly hindered.

At this moment, it was easily penetrated and flattened by this torrent, becoming unobstructed.

Within the Purple Mansion Dantian, the core warm current transformed from the [Cinnabar Cicada Womb Treasury] did not dissipate. Instead, it transformed into a miniature sun, suspended in the center of the Qi Sea.

It constantly radiates extremely pure energy, subtly nourishing and enhancing the essence of this foundation of spiritual practice.

Countless tiny, foul-smelling black impurities and accumulated old wounds were forcibly forced out from the deepest corners of his body by this force and expelled through his pores.

It was then purified and evaporated by the bright yellow light flowing across the body.

This process lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

As the dazzling yellow light gradually subsided and finally disappeared completely into Qi Yun's body, he slowly opened his eyes.

A fleeting, warm, jade-like yellow light flashed in his eyes before returning to their deep depths.

But upon closer inspection, beneath that depth, there seems to be a divine light within, capable of seeing through the smallest details.

He gently clenched his fist, and the surging power within him became as responsive as his own arms, making his flowing Innate True Qi more docile and fluid than ever before.

With a slight thought, the speed of the body's internal circulation increased by more than 70% compared to before!

An unprecedented sense of affinity with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi arose spontaneously.

A complete transformation, nothing more!

Having successfully improved his aptitude with the help of the [Cinnabar Cicada Womb Treasury], Qi Yun closed his eyes slightly. The difficult and obscure points that he had struggled to understand during his previous cultivation were now somewhat clear to him after a little thought.

It seems that as long as he calms down and thinks about it carefully, he can immediately understand and comprehend it.

It's no longer as difficult as before, where I had to rack my brains but still couldn't grasp the True Intention.

"Is this what it feels like to be a genius?"

Having personally experienced what it's like to be a genius, Qi Yun couldn't help but reveal a joyful smile.

Based on this alone.

He made a fortune from this trip to Peach Garden.

After his initial joy, Qi Yun quickly composed himself and began to consider the following questions.

It has been four days since he entered [Peach Garden].

According to the cultivators from the three sects, they are constantly expanding the paths into [Peach Garden], intending to send more disciples with higher cultivation levels into it.

Judging by the time, it should be about that soon.

Flash!

After a moment's thought, Qi Yun had already made up his mind.

They've already reaped enough benefits; if they linger here any longer, they might run into a high-level cultivator from one of the three major sects.

Then all his hard work along the way would have been for nothing.

Thinking of this, Qi Yun immediately shook himself and used [Gather Form and Disperse Qi] to rush towards a place he had previously observed.

It was an inconspicuous corner on the ninth floor, with several thick branches scattered around, concealing a small space that could barely accommodate two or three people.

Qi Yun planned to stay put until everything settled down and all was over.

Despite rushing along, relying on the superior concealment and high mobility of [Gather Form and Disperse Qi], Qi Yun bypassed several groups of disciples from the three sects and successfully arrived at the tree hole.

A wisp of pure air swirled into the tree hollow.

Looking at the fairly tidy space, Qi Yun nodded in satisfaction and casually took out the [Great Wondrous True Gauze] from his storage bracelet.

He sat down cross-legged.

In the previous battle, with the help of the skeleton, my Innate Divine Rhyme has grown much stronger. Taking this opportunity, I may be able to break through the Qi Refining Fifth Layer and reach the sixth level in one fell swoop.

With this thought in mind, Qi Yun silently activated the cultivation method and calmly entered into meditation.

The Sunken Abyss Iron Sand on both sides of his body, which resembled dark waters, remained still, and the white skeleton with its eye sockets flickering with dark green eerie flames gradually calmed down and fell to the ground.

Qi Yun dormant in the tree hollow, launching a fierce attack towards the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

The entire [Peach Garden] secret realm has been transformed into a veritable millstone of flesh and blood!

A large number of true cultivators from the three sects, led by Fan Wushe, have already flocked in.

They act ruthlessly and decisively, never uttering a single wasted word. Their Divine Sense swept across the area, and if they spotted any disciple wearing the Holy Sect's robes who appeared slightly weak, they would immediately use thunderous methods to kill them without mercy!

Countless disciples from the Outer Mansion of the Holy Sect didn't even have a chance to react before being torn apart and devoured in despair by a series of insidious Law Technique and sharp Sword Qi.

Blood stained the scorched earth of Peach Garden.

However, just when the Outer Mansion disciples were almost wiped out and the true cultivators of the three sects were at their most powerful,

"Kill!"

A chilling, murderous shout exploded like a thunderclap!

Suddenly, powerful and unparalleled auras shot into the sky from various hidden nodes throughout the secret realm.

The true cultivators from the Inner Mansion of the Holy Sect, who were ordered to come, have finally met their end!

These Inner Mansion cultivators are all elites who have survived rigorous selection and fierce competition.

Whether it's the Cultivation Method they practice, the Law Technique they master, or the Law Artifact they possess, they are clearly superior to ordinary true cultivators from the three sects!

They were like tigers among sheep.

Upon first contact, it displayed astonishing combat power.

A disciple of the Holy Sect's Inner Mansion wielded eight flying knives engulfed in black flames.

With a flash of light, a zombie cultivator from the Zombie Alliance was cleaved in two, and the momentum of the blade continued as it cut another disciple from the Yellow Springs Netherworld in half at the waist!

Another female cultivator from the Inner Mansion flicked her slender fingers, and several invisible and intangible sound waves spread out. Several cultivators from the three sects around her were struck as if by a heavy blow, bleeding from their seven orifices, clutching their heads and rolling on the ground in agony.

At this moment, the individual strength of the true cultivators from the Inner Mansion the Holy Sect completely overwhelmed the disciples of the three sects of the same level.

If their numbers were equal, they could completely wipe out these three allied forces and drive them out of Peach Garden!

But the reality is that the number of true cultivators pouring in from the three sects is simply too great.

Often, three or even four true cultivators from the three sects, relying on their numerical advantage, would fearlessly besiege a disciple from the Inner Mansion of the Holy Sect.

Many ants can kill an elephant, let alone these "ants" themselves, who are not weak either.

The fierce battle quickly escalated to a fever pitch.

People from both sides kept falling.

Disciples of the Holy Sect's Inner Mansion can often take down several or even a dozen enemies.

However, they themselves can perish when exhausted or ambushed.

Cultivators from the three sects fell in droves, their lives and blood slowing down the Holy Sect's elite.

At this moment, on that desolate mountain a short distance away from the Wuji Sacred Sect.

The three imposing figures from before reappeared.

The figure, shrouded in a chilling Yin Qi like the surging River Styx, spoke first, his voice deep and ethereal, as if emanating from the depths of the Nine Nethers:

"Reliable intelligence indicates that the Limitless Devil Sect's Inner Mansion is drawing upon its most skilled Inner Mansion from the Nine Palaces, Five Prefectures, and Twenty-Three Dojos to enter [Peach Garden]."

It seems our previous calculations were correct.

The immersion in the Cold Abyss did indeed cause the Limitless Devil Sect to lose control of [Peach Garden].

"They opened this great secret realm so that the cannon fodder could explore its contents," the figure shrouded in Yin Qi said.

"In that case, we should act now. This is a rare opportunity. If we miss it, once the Limitless Devil Sect regains control of [Peach Garden], we will never have another chance," said another figure that appeared to be both male and female.

"Just to be on the safe side, let's analyze the Heavenly Secrets again. The Limitless Devil Sect is cunning and treacherous; we must be wary."

After a slight hesitation, the last figure spoke.

"Good!"

"Can!"

Without hesitation, the other two figures nodded in agreement, as they were well aware of the reputation of the Limitless Devil Sect.

With opinions unified, the three revered figures remain steadfast and need no further elaboration.

They shifted slightly, assuming the positions of the Three Powers (Heaven, Earth, and Man).

In an instant, the entire barren mountain...

No, it was the Principle heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand miles that trembled slightly!

"Start!"

Three voices, deep, ethereal, and strange, rang out simultaneously, yet miraculously merged into a decree that shook the very rules of the universe.

Boom!

Three beams of light shot up from the tops of their heads, converging dramatically at a height of tens of thousands of feet, transforming into an enormous, slowly rotating chaotic compass.

On the compass, countless intricate and complex runes appear and disappear unpredictably, representing the trajectory and infinite variables of all things in the world.

Above the sky, starlight was forcibly drawn, cascading down in silvery waterfalls; deep within the earth, the aura of the underworld was extracted, transforming into black dragon-like streams of Sha Qi that rose up.

Wind and thunder surged around it, and strange phenomena appeared in the void, with golden lotuses and cracks appearing alternately.

At the center of the compass, light flashed intensely, and countless fragments of images swirled rapidly—the possibilities of the future.

Finally, all the light and shadow gradually converged and stabilized, pointing to a seemingly clear result.

The celestial signs indicate that there are no obvious traps; risks and opportunities coexist, making it the perfect time to take action!

With the deduction successfully completed, the three beings relaxed slightly, and the enormous Chaos Compass began to slowly dissipate.

In the very last moment before the compass completely vanished.

In the instant that the most crucial light and shadow were about to vanish.

A slender finger suddenly reached out, cleverly changing the original secret.

That scene was fleeting, silent and almost identical to the normal ripples of divine revelation at the end of the deduction.

This perfect coincidence, coupled with the three people's slightly relaxed state of mind due to the smooth progress of their deduction, caused this slight anomaly that should have aroused vigilance to be overlooked.

It went unnoticed by the three towering figures.

The brilliance faded, and the barren mountain returned to silence.

"The celestial secrets are clear, without error," the figure shrouded in Yin Qi said slowly.

"Then let's begin." The voice, neither male nor female, carried a hint of heat.

"Proceed according to plan." The last figure finally made up his mind.

At the same moment, the Limitless Devil Sect.

The Wuji Hall the Great Void Mirror Heaven.

The Foundation Establishment True Person, including True Person Southern Dipper, respectfully rose and bowed to a figure with his back to them.

"We respectfully bid farewell to the True Lord!"