Eastern Xuan Region, Great Purity Region.
Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace.
The morning mist added to the already ethereal and idyllic immortal realm, making it seem even more otherworldly. In the bamboo forest, the morning breeze gently swayed the bamboo shadows, creating rustling sounds that were far from noisy, instead adding a touch of elegance and tranquility.
Within the swaying bamboo shadows, a graceful figure danced with the bamboo forest. The clear and bright sword in her hand stirred the surrounding mist as she wielded it.
The surging mist condensed into a figure wielding a sharp sword in front of the aloof woman. As the sword danced, the illusory sword in the mist figure's hand moved in sync.
One person and one shadow, one real and one illusion, the two swords sometimes overlapping, sometimes crossing paths.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a chill burst forth from the aloof woman, instantly shattering the mist figure in front of her, turning it back into mist that blended into the bamboo forest.
The woman stood with her sword, her face, unmasked, was breathtakingly beautiful. Even in a plain dress, she possessed an otherworldly and independent charm.
Ling Qingzhu turned to look at the sky. Soon, the figure of a beautiful woman appeared quickly, finally landing gracefully in front of Ling Qingzhu.
Looking at the aloof figure so close, the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace Palace Master couldn't help but feel a pang of regret in her heart, and a hint of heartache unconsciously welled up in her eyes, softening Ling Qingzhu's expression slightly.
"Master!"
Ling Qingzhu cupped her fist in salute to the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace Palace Master and said softly. The Great Purity Palace Palace Master quickly suppressed some of the emotions in her heart and nodded at Ling Qingzhu with a gratified smile.
"Qingzhu, how has your cultivation been recently?"
Since returning from the Great Yan Dynasty, Ling Qingzhu, who was already diligent in her cultivation, had moved directly to the bamboo forest in the back mountain, focusing solely on cultivation.
The Great Purity Palace Palace Master naturally understood that Ling Qingzhu was motivated by her defeat at the hands of Lin Xuan, unwilling to fall behind, which was why she was working so hard.
After all, from a very young age, Ling Qingzhu had been personally guided in her cultivation by the Great Purity Palace Palace Master, and she had the resources of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace to nurture her. Compared to Lin Xuan, who only relied on the Lin Clan, the treatment was worlds apart.
This could be seen from the treasures alone. The sword in Ling Qingzhu's hand was a Pure Origin Treasure, with the soul imprint of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace Palace Master on it, so outsiders dared not snatch it. She had also obtained the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace's long-preserved inherited treasure—the Ancient Azure Sky Lotus, a divine object said to have been passed down from ancient times!
Not to mention the other treasures and martial arts she had learned.
Compared to Ling Qingzhu's collection of treasures, Lin Xuan seemed much more shabby. He was like a poor country boy, with only his sword being a good opportunity, and nothing else of value.
The difference in treatment was like heaven and earth, but it didn't seem to be reflected in their strength. Both were in the Creation Realm, but their combat power was also worlds apart, except this time, it was the other way around.
Lin Xuan, who came from a humble background, was able to rely on his talent and comprehension to easily defeat Ling Qingzhu. What struck Ling Qingzhu even harder was the battle against the Nascent Soul after Lin Xuan first entered the Nirvana Realm.
In that battle, Lin Xuan used all his strength, displaying the power of a Five Yuan Nirvana Realm with the strength of a One Yuan Nirvana Realm and a First Seal Heavenly Symbol Master.
Clearly, when he fought her before, Lin Xuan had shown mercy due to her identity!
Recalling Lin Xuan's comment about her, 'Your strength is not below mine,' Ling Qingzhu felt a wave of irony!
As a genius, Ling Qingzhu was naturally proud. She was unwilling and did not want to fall behind, especially since the other party's resources were far inferior to hers.
Under this kind of hard work, Ling Qingzhu's strength had also improved significantly. Not only had her cultivation reached the peak of the Five Yuan Nirvana Realm, but her understanding of the Supreme Induction Sutra had also made a breakthrough.
Especially the breakthrough in the Supreme Induction Sutra, even her master praised her, believing that she would be the most promising person since ancient times to comprehend the Supreme Force, thereby truly inheriting the Great Purity Palace's legacy.
"Master, one more time. Qingzhu is confident that she will never lose to anyone!"
Faced with her master's question, Ling Qingzhu, who had always been aloof and indifferent, exuded a rare spirit of not admitting defeat.
If it were in the past, the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace would naturally be happy. She had always said that although Ling Qingzhu's talent was astonishing and she was the most gifted disciple of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace since its founding, Ling Qingzhu's temperament was too indifferent and aloof, which was not conducive to cultivation.
Although Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace has always prohibited the successors of the Palace Master's lineage from breaking the prohibition, it is because the Supreme Induction Sutra has a special cultivation method. The founding ancestor once said that the Supreme Force can sense the heavens and the earth, and only when the whole body is flawless can one comprehend the perfection of the heavens and the earth.
However, not being able to break the body does not mean being indifferent and ruthless. Joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are sometimes a kind of cultivation, a cultivation and tempering of the mind.
After losing to Lin Xuan, Ling Qingzhu obviously had a bit more human vitality and emotion, so her cultivation during this period was very smooth. Whether it was her cultivation level or the Supreme Induction Sutra, they could be considered to be advancing rapidly.
But today, the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace looked at the confidence and determination on her disciple's face, sighed slightly in her heart, and finally chose not to hide anything.
"Qingzhu, yesterday, a disciple reported that he encountered that person in the Great Desolate Province of the Great Yan Dynasty."
As soon as the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace finished speaking, a gaze fell from the side, staring at her closely. Although she didn't speak, the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace understood what Ling Qingzhu meant.
"That attendant saw it with his own eyes. That person displayed the Supreme Force!"
Supreme Force, as long as one can display a trace of it, it means that one has successfully entered the door, and it can be said that one has truly obtained the inheritance of Great Purity Palace. Among the past successors of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, before this, no one had successfully entered the door!
Yes, no Palace Master has been able to enter the door on the Supreme Induction Sutra, thereby mastering even a trace of the Supreme Force!
Even the founding ancestor of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace was blocked at this step of entry because she broke her Yuan Yin body, which is why there is the palace rule later on.
Hearing the words of the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, Ling Qingzhu did not speak, but her eyes shrank slightly, and the jade hand holding the sword involuntarily exerted force, even so much force that the knuckles of her fingers turned white.
The slightly rapid breathing gradually calmed down, and Ling Qingzhu's originally confident face instantly became cold, with a sense of indifference that kept strangers away.
Supreme Force!
The most core inheritance of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, even Ling Qingzhu herself, has recently greatly improved her understanding of the Supreme Induction Sutra, and is expected to become the first Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace successor to successfully cultivate it, but it is only expected.
"Master, I want to go to Facing Abyss Peak to cultivate in seclusion!"
Facing Abyss Peak!
The Palace Master of Great Purity Palace's eyes shrank, looking incredulously at the firmness on her disciple's face.
Facing Abyss Peak is not a good place. It is filled with biting cold and has a Soul-Corroding Yin Wind that never dissipates all year round. Even experts in the Life and Death Profound Realm will suffer damage to their souls if they stay inside for a long time. If they cannot recover in time, it will directly damage the origin of their souls.
Therefore, Facing Abyss Peak has always been a forbidden area of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, a place used to imprison traitors and people with heinous crimes.
Of course, if Facing Abyss Peak was only like this, it would only be a place of imprisonment, and it would not be called a forbidden area. The real reason it can become a forbidden area and prohibit disciples from going there is because it is the place where Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace originated.
In the past, the founding ancestor of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace was chased and killed and fled into Facing Abyss Peak, where she eventually obtained the inheritance of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, thereby creating the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace lineage.
It is also the place where the founding ancestor of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace passed away, and after death, the ancestor left a last order, prohibiting other disciples from going there without permission.
If it were in the past, the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace would naturally not agree to Ling Qingzhu's request, but now, looking at the firmness on her disciple's face, the Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace knew in her heart that if she did not agree, with Ling Qingzhu's strong and stubborn temperament, she would go to Facing Abyss Peak to cultivate in seclusion on her own.
"Alright, but you can only cultivate for a maximum of one month each time, otherwise, I can only put you in confinement!"
One month is already close to Ling Qingzhu's limit. If it is any longer, it will easily cause some hidden injuries.
"Yes, thank you, Master!"
The Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace stood in place, watching the figure drifting away, shook her head slightly, and sighed softly.
"Foolish child, why bother competing for a moment's victory or defeat? Cultivation is originally your own business. Such a strong desire to win will eventually make you suffer!"
The Palace Master of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace knew her disciple's temperament too well. She was too arrogant and could not tolerate losing to others. Indeed, Ling Qingzhu's talent was rare in the world and was the most outstanding talent since the founding of Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace.
But that person's talent was enough to rival the Ancient Eight Rulers, even directly chasing after the legendary Symbol Ancestor, with hope of reaching the Ancestor Realm above the Reincarnation Realm.
What's more, according to the report from that Attendant, Lin Xuan most likely possesses a heaven-and-earth divine object like the Ancestor Symbol. At that time, the gap between the two people will only grow larger and larger.
But the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace Master was also unable to persuade Ling Qingzhu. Just as she herself said, cultivation is one's own affair. In the end, Ling Qingzhu needs to see things clearly herself.
Great Yan Dynasty, Flame City.
In the mountains and forests, Lin Xuan stood to the side, watching Lin Qingtan, who was cultivating some other martial art. There was a faint, special light flowing in his eyes. Chen Kui, who was beside him, saw this and asked with a smile.
"What does Sword Saint think of my junior sister's talent?"
"Peerless talent. Her comprehension of this martial art is progressing rapidly. With each repetition, she can absorb experience from the previous one, becoming more perfect."
Facing Chen Kui's inquiry, Lin Xuan nodded slightly. Lin Qingtan's talent was indeed very good, especially her exquisite use of the Extreme Yin Energy.
"Her use of the Extreme Yin Energy is far above Lin Xuan's."
The smile on Chen Kui's face froze slightly. He turned his head to look at the person next to him, who always seemed so serious, and his expression became strange.
"Hmm?"
Lin Xuan, who was watching Lin Qingtan practice, suddenly turned his head, his gaze quickly locking onto a space where there was a very faint power of darkness.
Bo Xuan, who appeared, nodded to Lin Xuan, then turned his gaze to Lin Qingtan, who was practicing, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Bo Xuan did not expect that Lin Qingtan, who was still deeply hurt by love yesterday, was not only not affected in the slightest at this moment, but even more focused on her practice.
Subconsciously, Bo Xuan looked at Lin Xuan beside him. He knew his blockhead disciple well and knew that it was absolutely impossible for it to be related to him. Therefore, the greatest possibility was Lin Xuan beside him.
Meeting Bo Xuan's gaze, Lin Xuan shook his head gently. Seeing that Bo Xuan didn't believe him, he couldn't help but explain softly.
"It has nothing to do with me. I only saw her once last night when I was drinking."
Bo Xuan definitely believed the latter sentence, but he only half-believed the former sentence. Perhaps Lin Xuan felt that it had nothing to do with him. After all, this guy didn't seem to understand emotions very well.
But as the saying goes, understand one method, and you understand all methods. Some things, an unintentional word, may be able to awaken others.
"Is the matter resolved?"
Bo Xuan's gaze made Lin Xuan feel inexplicably awkward, so he took the initiative to speak. Bo Xuan nodded slightly when he heard this, and did not elaborate. This kind of thing is best understood implicitly. It is not yet something that Chen Kui and the others can know.
"Are you returning to the clan today?"
"I drank someone else's wedding wine, so I came to deliver the wedding invitation by the way. Now that the wedding invitation has been delivered, it's natural to go back into seclusion!"
That battle was quite insightful for Lin Xuan. There is great terror between life and death, and also great wisdom and great opportunity!
For Lin Xuan, that battle was a trip between life and death. After the burning of life, between life and death, he could better comprehend the true meaning of Nirvana.
The reason why he has only broken through to the Six Yuan Nirvana Realm now is because Lin Xuan has not had time to start condensing his Nascent Soul. Therefore, next, Lin Xuan needs to quietly seclude himself, break through to the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm, and condense his Nascent Soul at the same time.
Hearing this, Bo Xuan couldn't help but look at Lin Xuan strangely. As a Revolving Wheel Realm expert, how could Bo Xuan not sense the aura of Nirvana Fire and Wind and Thunder Force that had not completely dissipated from Lin Xuan's body?
In other words, this guy had only broken through once not long ago, and he was already able to seclude himself and break through again. It was as if there were no bottlenecks in his cultivation.
However, with this guy's talent, it seems that there are indeed no bottlenecks. Unlike him, a Reincarnation Realm, has trapped him for so many years!
Steadying his mind, Bo Xuan raised his hand, using a surge of dark power to conceal their figures. Then, he flipped his hand, retrieving a severed arm from his Universe Bag and handing it to Lin Xuan, saying.
"Help this old man deal with this thing!"
"This is? An arm from the Nine Kings Hall?"
Sensing the familiar Otherworldly Demon aura on the arm, Lin Xuan's pupils slightly constricted. He then nodded gently, assuming Bo Xuan wanted him to help refine it into a spiritual sword, and softly replied.
"During the Clan Gathering, you can have Lin Qingtan come and retrieve it!"