Chapter 355

The sky had already grown dark.

The Golden Core cultivation chamber, waiting area.

The guarding disciples had been replaced with a new shift, and soft lamplight illuminated every corner.

Chi Jiuyu sat on a chair against the wall in the resting area.

She wore an orange-yellow short-sleeved top, loose denim three-quarter pants, and flip-flops, one leg crossed over the other as she fiddled with her phone.

Beside her sat that insulated lunch box.

That's right—she had gone back to collect the phoenix feathers she'd discarded, and was preparing to list them on the Spirit Web for sale.

After all, she couldn't forge artifacts; the feathers were useless to her, so exchanging them for Spirit Coins was best!

If she went to the black market, she'd get an even higher price, since phoenix feathers were in absolute shortage.

But that would be too troublesome, so she decided against it.

Of course, the Spirit Web was flooded with counterfeit and shoddy versions of such items—she might hang them for ages without a single buyer…

No problem, she could always just take them to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall for recycling.

Though the price would be lower.

After scrolling on her phone for a while, she lifted her head, stretched her neck, and gazed deeper inside.

"I wonder how Xiaoyunlu is doing," Chi Jiuyu muttered.

The sealing array in the Golden Core chamber was of extremely high rank, so even though she had reached Soul Transformation, she still couldn't peer inside.

Would she form an Eight-Revolution Jin Dan or a Nine-Revolution Jin Dan?

Hmm…

It should be Nine-Revolution.

After all, she had achieved Creation Foundation Establishment, and her willpower was also exceptionally strong.

But Master's Sword Scripture really hurt to practice, and it demanded such a high foundation…

No wonder few people trained it.

Still, Uncle's Grand Void Sword Scripture was also dangerous—if you slipped up even a little, your spirit would be lost in the boundless Grand Void.

All things considered, Seventh Senior Brother's Seven Emotions Sword Scripture was simpler…

Sigh~

Only someone like me, a genius, could master the strengths of two Sword Scriptures.

Just as she was marveling at her own peerless talent…

"Ye Shijie."

A weak voice came from afar.

Chi Jiuyu froze, then snapped her head up.

There stood Zhang Yunlu, pale-faced, at the doorway.

Huh!

Grabbing the insulated lunch box in one hand, she stepped forward in a single stride, right before Zhang Yunlu.

"How are you? Are you okay?"

"I'm telling you, Master's Annihilation Sword Scripture is inhuman—everyone else feels refreshed after their Jin Dan breakthrough, but we feel like we've been whipped raw and hung on a tree."

"So feeling a bit unwell is normal; you don't need to worry too much."

After listening to Chi Jiuyu's rambling, Zhang Yunlu smiled.

"Don't worry, Ye Shijie, I'm fine."

Chi Jiuyu opened her mouth, then closed it again.

What if Xiaoyunlu hadn't formed an Immortal Jin Dan? Wouldn't asking outright be awkward?

"How many revolutions?"

Well, she couldn't hold back.

Master had given her a protective artifact, so she couldn't perceive Zhang Yunlu's condition.

"Nine-Revolution."

"Not bad!" Chi Jiuyu beamed, immediately guiding Zhang Yunlu outward, "Hurry up, I stewed a phoenix for you—it's delicious."

No wonder Ye Shijie had just left earlier—she must've sensed Xiaoyunlu had successfully formed her Jin Dan!

"Phoenix?" Zhang Yunlu glanced at the insulated lunch box in her hand, "Wasn't it a rooster?"

"I thought it was a rooster too, but it turned out to be a phoenix."

"So that smell on you earlier…" As they spoke, the two had reached the waiting area; Chi Jiuyu's expression turned serious.

"That's naturally because I'm a peerless genius—my aura just radiates!"

Zhang Yunlu smiled faintly but said nothing more.

Compared to the emo Ye Shijie before, she preferred this version.

But then again—had it really been so long since she herself had formed her Jin Dan? And not just any Jin Dan, but a Nine-Revolution Immortal Jin Dan…

I wonder when Master will return.

…………

A Tongxuan-level world.

The clash between the Immortal Dao and the Divine Dao was intensifying.

Especially between the Lower Realm Zhenjun and the worldly deities.

Formerly the Xuanling Daoist who rescued from calamity and extended life, now the Xuanling Daoist, he had slain over a dozen Tianjun-level deities, and his cultivation realm had recovered to Soul Transformation peak through constant harvesting of Divine Dao essence.

One character one character one content one look one!

As the earliest Zixuan Zhenjun to ascend to godhood, when he held the authority of the Star Sovereign, his combat power reached the peak of Return to Void.

After relinquishing his divine position, though he lost the divine bolstering, years of wielding that authority were not without insight...

As long as he obtains sufficient Divine Path primordial essence, he will surely ascend to Return to Void!

But likewise, the number of lower-world True Sovereigns slain by the Eastern Green Wood Thunder Sovereign of the Thunder Bureau has already reached double digits.

Because clashes between divine beings and lower-world True Sovereigns were too brutal and occurred at such high levels, most Immortal Path initiates hunted only once at the very beginning, then hid away to cultivate in seclusion.

The Divine Path primordial essence they harvested was enough to sustain their cultivation for a long while.

Still, a few outliers existed.

For instance, the unfortunate Cangyun Yaojun, to keep pace with the first-tier contenders, he had to risk capture by hunting divine beings to seize Divine Path primordial essence.

Some other "falling off a cliff and gaining a miraculous encounter"-type Immortal Path initiates lacked control over the overarching future trend.

Finally, there was Jiang Lin—his current situation was exceedingly delicate.

Fundamentally, he too was one of the Immortal Path initiates.

Yet though he stood opposed to the Divine Path, due to divine beings shielding him, his public identity remained that of a cultivator of the Prayer Spirit Dao.

His public identity posed no problem; lower-world True Sovereigns watched him closely, but the divine beings were too lazy to trouble him.

As for the lower-world True Sovereigns, they were occupied dealing with the divine beings, and with Yuxu Tianjun mediating from within, no one bothered him either.

Ordinary Immortal Path initiates had even less time to bother him...

And even if they did, whether they could defeat him was another question.

The result was that of the five original Taiping Dao factions that first emerged, only three remained: him, the Emperor, and the lower-world True Sovereigns.

As for the other two, one collapsed after its Immortal Path initiate departed, and the other was casually wiped out.

Now, the Taiping Dao faction backed by the lower-world Zixuan Zhenjun was the strongest, Jiang Lin came second, while the Emperor's own "Taiping Dao" held the least prestige.

Of course, the Emperor himself knew little of these matters.

The court and realm all sang praises of "The Son of Heaven's wisdom"—how could the Emperor feel any sense of crisis?

By the waterfall, a small cottage.

"The current situation is rather interesting."

Xiang Yuanjun stood at the cliff's edge, holding a thin silver metal plate inscribed with intricate golden patterns.

Bie Xuening stood beside her, gazing into the distance as well.

"By the way, since you have time, why not test how this works? What do you say?" Xiang Yuanjun waved the metal plate.

It was her improved version of the Mind-Power Armed Armor, and she had not followed the experimental data transmitted by Ning Ruo.

It was merely an external armed device driven by Mind-Power—nothing particularly difficult.

"Boring."

Bie Xuening ignored her.

This childish competitiveness—did she really think Bie Xuening couldn't see through it? (End of Chapter)