Chapter 14: Where did this monster come from?

Only half a day's time remained for cultivation, but Qin Yu had already reached his cultivation bottleneck, lacking enough spirit stones to support his breakthrough to the next level.

How should he accomplish this third suggestion? The suggestion requires him to place himself on the edge of life and death, train there, and the imminent danger of death can stimulate his latent abilities…

Qin Yu woke from his cultivation, lost in thought.

He knew that obtaining inner-disciple qualifications was extremely difficult.

According to his memory, the number of outer-disciples who had reached Foundation Establishment was small enough to count on one's fingers.

Even though he now possessed the Azure Sword, his strength at most could only match that of a peak Body Tempering disciple.

Each major realm advancement is like a huge chasm between heaven and earth.

During the Body Tempering stage, he could only strengthen his physical strength and perform some of the most basic martial techniques.

But… only when he reached Foundation Establishment, mastered the legendary power of laws, could he convert spiritual energy into substance and even defeat enemies from a hundred meters away would he be called a true martial cultivator.

Facing outer disciples of that caliber, he had little chance of victory.

The spiritual energy obtained through blood-bond recognition had been exhausted, and his spirit stones were also used up.

If he wanted to continue increasing his strength… then he had only to follow the third suggestion.

Immediately, he kept searching his memory and finally settled on a place within the sect named Leize.

This place is used to temper the body, undergoing a baptism of Lightning Dao rules, suitable for those whose bodies have reached a bottleneck or wish to break through their limits.

Leize is divided into three zones—outer, inner, and core—each zone having ten levels of checkpoints.

Each newly promoted outer disciple gets one chance to challenge these checkpoints, a benefit provided by the sect.

This is the means used when Body Tempering reaches its peak to break through a strength of ten thousand jin.

Every outer disciple who breaks through his limits will receive great attention from the sect.

Moreover, each checkpoint passed awards spirit stones as a reward.

Inner disciples have one opportunity to enter Leize every three months.

Core disciples have such an opportunity once a month.

At other times, wishing to enter Leize requires paying one hundred thousand spirit stones.

Of course, Profound Yang Sect still has other secret places, but they are irrelevant to Qin Yu now; as an outer disciple, the only place he can enter is Leize.

"If I can pass enough checkpoints quickly within half a day, my body could see a major breakthrough, giving me more confidence in the outer-disciple examination."

Thinking thus, Qin Yu rose, returned to his wooden hut, and changed into a white robe embroidered with the Profound Yang Sect insignia on the cuffs.

He directly walked out of Green Mountain and entered the outer-disciple area.

He politely asked the gatekeeping disciple, "Senior Brother, where is Leize?"

The gatekeeping disciple felt the blood and qi pressure emanating from him, panicked, and quickly replied, "Senior Brother, you only need to enter the outer-disciple plaza, then go straight east for three li, and you will see Leize."

"Thank you." After Qin Yu said that, his figure vanished from the spot.

The two gatekeeping disciples were somewhat puzzled—how could this senior brother not know where such a famous place as Leize is?

Of course, if Qin Yu had not already reached Body Tempering Seventh Layer, he might not even be able to enter the outer gate of Profound Yang Sect, since he had not yet received an outer-disciple token.

Qin Yu walked on the blue-stone-paved road, and shortly afterward, a faint lightning glow began to appear around him.

Looking up, in the distance lay a marsh shrouded in dark clouds, with constant lightning and occasional thunderous roars.

Qin Yu felt the blood and qi around him suppressed, as if a heavy mountain weighed on his back.

Deep within Leize, terrifying Lightning Dao rules seemed to permeate the air with a destructive aura, making Qin Yu feel terrified.

At the entrance to Leize, only a dozen or so disciples were present.

Each of them exuded a powerful aura, with vague traces of law power swirling around them as they conversed.

Qin Yu noticed that the weakest among them… had probably already reached Foundation Establishment.

Just then, those disciples also noticed Qin Yu and felt greatly surprised.

"An outer disciple? Only at Body Tempering Seventh Layer? Yet his blood and qi are strong; it seems he follows the path of body strengthening, giving him at least seven or eight thousand jin of strength."

"Didn't the outer-disciple instructor tell him? If one hasn't reached the peak of Body Tempering, one shouldn't enter Leize, otherwise there's mortal danger—his body couldn't withstand these lightning laws."

"Perhaps the outer-disciple examination is coming up soon, and he wants to try his luck, but with Body Tempering Seventh Layer strength he couldn't even pass the second checkpoint."

They did not hide their voices, thinking it unnecessary.

They deliberately let Qin Yu hear these words, hoping he would know the difficulty and retreat.

Qin Yu ignored them and instead walked toward the entrance, where there was an old man who looked like a beggar, his hair disheveled, sitting on the ground gnawing an oily large chicken leg.

Qin Yu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Senior, I am a newly promoted outer disciple; I wish to enter Leize."

The old man opened his hazy eyes, glanced at Qin Yu, and waved his hand.

"Your strength is not enough yet; come back when you reach Body Tempering Ninth Layer, and it will help you more."

"Of course, if you insist on going in, then life and death are up to you."

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, for he could clearly sense that Qin Yu's bodily blood and qi were strong, having already reached ten thousand jin of strength.

This young man is a promising seedling; he may someday break through the limits of the flesh.

Thus he gave a reminder.

Qin Yu shook his head and firmly said, "I have decided to enter Leize."

"All right, if you cannot endure it, crush this jade pendant and you will be automatically sent out, though it takes a little time, so you should estimate your endurance beforehand." The old man waved his hand; a wisp of spiritual energy stirred, opening the barrier at the entrance.

Qin Yu grasped the greenish jade pendant, bowed again, and said, "Thank you for your reminder, senior."

Then he strode into Leize.

The nearby Profound Yang Sect disciples were somewhat doubtful.

Because this old man is actually an elder of Profound Yang Sect; if he had not committed any fault, he should now hold a high and influential position.

Few people can receive his advice.

It seems this outer-disciple junior fellow… is not simple.

Just then, those outer sect cultivators at the ninth level of body tempering who had never entered Leize all came to the Leize area, showing puzzled expressions.

"Who is this person? His qi and blood are so exuberant, yet he hasn't even reached the peak of body tempering, and his physical strength is already near the limit? Why haven't we seen him in the outer sect before?"

A disciple asked curiously.

The leader, Zhang Wu, narrowed his eyes, his heart startled.

"What? He was only at the third level of body tempering three days ago, how has he already reached the seventh level now?"

Zhang Wu felt a bit panicked inside—how did this person improve so quickly?

But he was even more excited in his heart; the opportunity this person holds must be astonishing, otherwise it would be impossible for him to increase his strength so quickly.

Moreover, the outer sect examination is coming up soon; if he can seize that bronze sword, he might truly rise in a single leap.

Greed filled his heart.

Although he muttered to himself in a low voice, his sound was very soft, yet it was still heard by the inner sect disciples outside Leize.

Their expressions all changed.

Holy shit?

In three days, he consecutively crossed four minor realms?

What kind of monster is this?