Chapter 549: Sword Sacrifice

Du Changyong!

Xu Yang had an impression of the man with Zhou Jiang. If he remembered correctly, Du Changyong was one of Elder Tie Fu's inner disciples, and his cultivation had long reached the Major Success Realm of Marrow Cleansing. They had met many times in the cafeteria, but they had no friendship.

"Could the sect have sent him to replace me?"

Seeing Du Changyong carrying luggage, Xu Yang felt a stir in his heart. He smiled, stepped forward, and bowed, "Greetings, Senior Brother Du. May I ask if Senior Brother Du is here to replace me in guarding Moon Lake?"

"Junior Brother Xu!"

Du Changyong clasped his hands and nodded with a smile, "That's right, Junior Brother Xu, you can return to the sect."

It really was!

The smile on Xu Yang's face grew brighter. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he quickly took Du Changyong to the warehouse for the handover. It took about half an hour, and the handover was finished.

Du Changyong went to familiarize himself with the mine with Zhao Qing, and Xu Yang returned to the courtyard to start organizing the things he wanted to take away.

Actually, he had already organized them quite a while ago: the claws and beaks of the two Green-Scaled Eagles that could be sold for money, the claws, teeth, and the intact part of the tail skin of the alligator dragon, and finally, the eight half-spiritual weapons.

Adding his original clothes and such, he ended up with a large bundle.

After simply saying goodbye to Zhao Qing, Zhou Jiang, and the others, Xu Yang stepped onto the road back to the Profound Heaven Sect.

"Failed, is the Heavenly Origin really that difficult?"

Yan Guiyun pushed open the door and came out, his face somewhat pale.

He had been in seclusion for several months to break through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, but ultimately failed.

One must know that his talent was the third among the Ten Elites of the Profound Heaven Sect, and he had spent several months, yet he still failed.

"There are still more than two years until the second dragon ascent. My mindset cannot be chaotic. I only failed to break through to the Heavenly Origin for the first time; it's very normal."

He quickly found an excuse to comfort himself.

Heavenly Origin!

Ninety-nine percent of those at the Major Success Realm of Marrow Cleansing in the Profound Heaven Sect were stuck at this barrier for their whole lives. He failed his first breakthrough attempt, so there was no need to be discouraged.

"Perhaps I should go out and temper myself. My will is not firm enough, and my state of mind is not enough. This is the biggest reason for failure."

Yan Guiyun pondered for a while and walked out of the courtyard with large strides.

He needed combat, needed life-and-death struggle to temper his will. His talent was astonishing, and his journey had been too smooth. When taking the final step, his mind wavered, unable to withstand the majestic pressure, and ultimately he failed at the last hurdle.

"Master, disciple has failed!"

In the Sect Master's main hall, Yan Guiyun's voice carried a bit of dejection.

"No matter, with this experience, you know where your shortcomings are. Try again next time." Zhang Jingyuan's face was scholarly and elegant.

He had long known that his disciple's foundation was not enough to break through to the Heavenly Origin Realm in one go.

If he could truly succeed, his talent wouldn't be the third among the Ten Elites, but the first.

According to his calculations, Yan Guiyun would need at least a year and a half to break through the Heavenly Origin bottleneck.

Yan Guiyun bowed, "Disciple's will is not enough, and I intend to go out to temper myself. I ask for Master's permission."

Even if he was the Sect Master's disciple, he still had to perform guarding missions. Having been in seclusion for several months, it was already his turn to go out and guard.

However, he didn't want to waste time guarding some place right now, which was why he begged Zhang Jingyuan here.

"Go, the Heavenly Origin is the priority, no need to worry about other things." Zhang Jingyuan nodded.

Yan Guiyun had hopes of a second dragon ascent. As his master, he naturally had to support him with all his might. ===== CHAPTER 550 =====