Transition

Inside a treehouse in Flowing Gold Valley.

After finishing his seclusion, Lü Yang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "Finally, I've reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement level of Qi Refining. It's true that having a sect behind you has its advantages. Otherwise, it might have taken me several more years to break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement on my own."

"I wonder if Brother Shen has joined the Spirit Moon Sect, and if he has broken through to the Foundation Establishment. Although we've only known each other for a few days, he's still a friend," Lü Yang said with a hint of smugness, seemingly proud of his repair speed.

If he knew Shen Ge had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, would he still be so smug?

In terms of cultivation speed, Shen Ge is more than twice as fast as him, after all, he has Supreme-Grade Metal Spirit Root.

After a quick wash, Lü Yang tidied himself up and left his cave abode to pay his respects to his master, Xuanfeng. Cave abode said, "Master, I have lived up to your expectations. After two years, I have finally broken through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement, and now I am only one step away from Foundation Establishment."

Xuanfeng glanced at Lü Yang and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Not bad, as expected of someone with dual top-grade Spirit Root. Your cultivation speed is more than three times faster than your grandfather's. Keep up the good work, you have a good chance of breaking through to the Golden Core, and even the Nascent Soul is not out of the question."

Of course, that's what they say, but whether it's just empty talk or not, nobody knows.

There are hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the entire Southern Barbarian Lands, and those with outstanding talent are even rarer, with only one in a hundred remaining. Of these, how many can actually break through to the Nascent Soul Realm? At most, there are only about forty Nascent Soul in the entire Southern Barbarian Lands.

The person who recently broke through to the Nascent Soul stage was Ziyang of the Spirit Moon Sect three hundred years ago. Since him, no one has broken through to the Nascent Soul in the past three hundred years, which shows how difficult it is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Yes, disciple will certainly live up to Master's expectations," Lü Yang replied excitedly, seemingly encouraged.

Xuanfeng nodded slightly and waved her hand to reveal a Law Artifact. It was a writing brush that emitted a faint light. It was unclear what kind of bristles it was made of, but it was a genuine high-grade magical Law Artifact.

"I bestow this Ten Thousand Laws Brush upon you. It is considered a top-grade magic artifact among superior-grade magic Law Artifact. Consider it my reward for you."

Lü Yang immediately knelt down and accepted the Ten Thousand Laws Brush with both hands, his tone filled with surprise but also a hint of trepidation. "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure upon me."

"Get up." Xuanfeng waved her hand to help Lü Yang up and continued, "I have only one requirement for you when I bestow this Law Artifact upon you: enter the top two hundred of the Disciple Ranking. From now on, if you want more Cultivation Resources, you will have to earn them yourself. I don't have many resources to support your cultivation."

"Master, I understand. Please rest assured, I will not cause you any further worry."

This is where the management styles of Flowing Gold Valley and Spirit Moon Sect differ. They adhere to the principle of respecting the strong; as long as you are strong enough, the sect will grant you access to more Cultivation Resources.

Although this may create enmity among disciples, relatively speaking, this management method is suitable for cultivating strong fighters and also reduces the waste of sect resources.

However, it's not fair to compare which is better or worse. Even with this management style, the strength of Flowing Gold Valley is only about the same as that of the Spirit Moon Sect, and the number of Golden Core Stage is even less than that of the Spirit Moon Sect.

On the other side, in the main hall of the Evergreen Sect, several figures sat in different places.

Leading the group was an elderly man with white hair sitting in the middle. This man was the sect leader of the Evergreen Sect — Daoist Qingguang. He spoke first, saying, "Jin Yun of the Spirit Moon Sect is still in Yellow Maple Valley. Everyone, please be careful. We must not let them break out into a battle and cause any deaths. The demonic path is currently at its zenith, especially the Blood Devil Grotto. With the addition of that demon Li Yu and his remaining forces, its power has risen by more than one level."

"The current conflicts among our factions will only give the demonic path an opportunity to exploit us. To prevent the demonic path from starting a war, we must unite as one and absolutely cannot allow our relationships to break down."

"The Spirit Moon Sect should know their limits. After all, they've just experienced a major battle and haven't recovered yet, so they won't act too ostentatiously at this time."

"However, just in case, I'll send a message to Ziyang later and ask him to call Jin Yun back, so that we don't have to mediate if a conflict arises."

"Alright, all of you stop chattering. Send someone to Yellow Maple Valley. On one hand, keep an eye on Jin Yun, and on the other hand, urge Yellow Maple Valley to handle the compensation matters. That brat Meng Yan really went too far this time. Because of his one action, countless talented disciples have been ruined. This is a huge loss to the righteous path. Yellow Maple Valley must take full responsibility."

"By the way, what's the deal with that kill order issued by the Spirit Moon Sect this time? Is it really necessary to make such Rogue Cultivator over a mere Rogue Cultivator, especially one at the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

A middle-aged man with a thick beard stood up and replied, "Reporting to the sect leader, we are not clear about the specific details of this matter, and we have not inquired about it."

"Alright." Daoist Qingguang waved his hand and said, "Have those disciples go out and take a look around. If they see that person, kill him on the spot. It wouldn't be bad to make the Spirit Moon Sect owe us a favor."

"Alright, that's all for today."

Inside the Hehuan Sect, Bai Lili, who was cultivating, smirked and then angrily withdrew from her cultivation state.

"You bastard, Meng Yan, you shameless scoundrel, don't let me catch you, you bastard!"

Bai Lili cursed for a long time, but when she thought about what happened in the Desolate Valley, she couldn't help but get angry and couldn't calm down.

If things continue like this, she might develop inner demons, and if she can't overcome them, her life might be ruined.

It was precisely because she saw this that her master, Bai Mei, called out from outside the door, "Lili, come here, I have something good for you."

The voice was soothing, as if an unseen hand was stirring the hearts of every living being who heard it, making them involuntarily intoxicated by it.

Upon opening the door, Bai Lili, looking aggrieved, threw herself into the arms of the mature and alluring woman, whose every move exuded a captivating charm. "Master, you must stand up for Lili Lili! I was just trying to be kind by taking him along on this treasure hunt, and he actually tried to snatch it from me! Master, tell me, isn't he a scoundrel?"

Looking at Bai Lili's tear-filled eyes, Bai Mei smiled and gently rubbed her cheek, saying, "Our Lili is so beautiful, she's just as pretty as me."

Bai Lili grabbed Bai Mei's hand as she lowered it, looking at Bai Mei with teary eyes, and said weakly, "Master, Lili is in a bad mood right now, you're just teasing me."

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore." Bai Mei smiled and withdrew her hand, but a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes when she looked at Bai Lili's full breasts. This time she was too slow and didn't manage to rub them.

Seeing Bai Lili looking at her, Bai Mei composed herself, then took out an exquisite bird sculpture of indeterminate material and said, "This is the Mystic Bird Chess Piece. It can summon Black Bird to fight, and it's no weaker than that Azure Dragon Flag. So don't worry about it anymore, okay?"