Chapter 103: Conflict! Hanjian Sect!

"To think it's a Qi-Nurturing Method..."

Liu Yiyi, who was always cool-headed and composed, nearly lost her composure at this moment, a turbulent storm rising within her heart.

She knew all too well how precious a Qi-Nurturing Method was.

Her father, Liu Qingshi, had suffered severe injuries and nearly lost his life in his youth because he coveted one.

As a result, he had been trapped at the Great Accomplishment of the Transformation of Force Realm for his entire life, unable to make any further progress.

But with this Qi-Nurturing Method, everything would be completely different.

Her father finally had a chance to break through this shackle.

"But how could there be a Qi-Nurturing Method here..."

While her heart was filled with shock, Liu Yiyi stared blankly at the fallen leaves beneath her feet, her beautiful eyes filled with a myriad of questions.

Just then.

"Xu Xu Shijie Yiyi, I'm done."

Wang Siyi's crisp voice came from behind, carrying a hint of relief and cheer after finishing her business.

Liu Yiyi was startled back to reality. She couldn't care about the shock and confusion in her heart and hurriedly stuffed the book, *Canglan True Water Qi-Nurturing Method*, into her bosom, hiding it close to her body.

The book pressed against her chest, slightly warm, as if it were a ball of gentle flame.

She took a deep breath, trying her best to restore her usual coldness and composure.

"Then let's go back."

She turned around and glanced at Wang Siyi, who was running over with a cheerful face.

Under the moonlight, the little girl skipped and jumped, completely unaware of what had just happened. A thought suddenly flashed through Liu Yiyi's mind—what the girl had said earlier:

Xu Xu Shijie Yiyi, do you think we might find some great opportunity in these ruins of the previous dynasty, and from then on, punch the deacons and kick the elders...

They hadn't even found the ruins of the previous dynasty yet, and the opportunity had already arrived!

In the shadows in the distance, that thin, withered figure stood quietly, taking it all in.

Jiang Ye watched Liu Yiyi carefully hiding the secret manual, a faint smile appearing on his aged face.

The cultivation difficulty of this *Canglan True Water Qi-Nurturing Method* was not very high, and he had already memorized the entire content.

Moreover, the origin of this Qi-Nurturing Method was, in a sense, "very legitimate."

In the Yunling Prefecture area, there shouldn't be any risks.

It was just right for Liu Qingshi to cultivate.

The next day, the morning light spilled through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the mountains.

Chen Lili was still directing the many disciples to search in the mountains. After these few days of training, she had become quite capable, and the hundred or so people were obedient under her management.

Jiang Ye was happy to be idle, chatting with Zheng Feng.

"Elder Jiang, I think if we keep searching like this, even if we search for a few months, there might be no movement."

Zheng Feng looked at the rolling mountains in the distance and sighed helplessly.

Several consecutive days of fruitless searching made this inner sect disciple feel very frustrated.

As a dignified Embracing the Pill Realm martial artist, leading a hundred people to wander in these mountains for seven or eight days without even catching a glimpse of the ruins was embarrassing to talk about.

"Good food is not afraid of being late."

Jiang Ye smiled faintly, his tone showing no impatience.

Hearing this, Zheng Feng looked at him with admiration, his eyes full of sincerity: "You are truly broad-minded! I must learn more from Elder Jiang!"

He found that this Elder Jiang of his seemed to always have a calm and composed demeanor, unhurried and steady, making people feel at ease.

Jiang Ye smiled and shook his head slightly, just about to say something—

"Whoosh—!"

High in the sky in the distance, a dazzling firework suddenly exploded, leaving a striking red smoke trail in the blue sky and white clouds that lingered for a long time.

"Hmm?!" Jiang Ye and Zheng Feng were both shocked, a hint of joy appearing on their faces.

That was the signal for the Tianqing Sect to transmit messages; it wouldn't be used unless it was a major event.

"Could it be that the ruins of the previous dynasty have been found?"

The two looked at each other, both seeing the same speculation in each other's eyes.

"Let's go! Let's go immediately!"

The two acted separately, returning to their respective teams and calling the disciples to rush to the place where the signal was transmitted.

"Someone sent a signal!!!"

A sharp-eyed disciple shouted first.

"Have we finally found the ruins of the previous dynasty!!!"

Someone was so excited that their voice changed pitch.

"After so many days in the mountains, I'm almost bored to death..."

Someone rubbed their hands, wishing they could grow wings and fly over.

"Our chance to change our destiny has come!!!"

More people joined in the commotion, their excitement overflowing.

The outer sect disciples naturally saw the striking signal, and they were even more excited than Jiang Ye.

Having wandered in the mountains for days, sleeping in the open, they had long been stifled.

"Xu Xu Shijie Yiyi, our chance to rise has come!!!"

Wang Siyi followed behind Liu Yiyi, unable to hide her excitement, her small face flushed red, and her voice trembling slightly.

She lowered her voice, but couldn't suppress the joy within, "Maybe it's the ruins of the previous dynasty! Maybe there really are ten-thousand-year-old lingzhi and ancient divine weapons inside! Then we'll be rich!"

A strange look also flashed across Liu Yiyi's seemingly cold face.

If she had just listened casually to Wang Siyi's bold words about "punching deacons and kicking elders" before, her mindset had quietly changed since she picked up that Qi-Nurturing Method last night.

Cultivating in the Tianqing Sect for these days had made her realize—having only superior root bones was simply not enough.

In a small county, superior root bones could be called a genius, looked up to by everyone, and placed with high hopes by teachers.

But in the prefecture city, in front of a behemoth like the Tianqing Sect, there were too many geniuses.

There were those younger than her, those with deeper foundations than her, and those with richer resources than her.

To go further and rise above everyone else, unless there was a massive accumulation of resources, one needed some opportunities that ordinary people couldn't reach.

And the opportunity was right in front of her.

She subconsciously raised her hand to press the book in her bosom, a hidden desire appearing in her cold eyes.

When everyone arrived at the signal location with excitement, the scene before them made them feel deeply disappointed.

It turned out the signal was sent by the two elders of Jin Chen Peak.

They sent the signal not because they found the ruins of the previous dynasty, but because—they were fighting with someone.

The two elders, leading more than three hundred outer sect disciples, were fighting fiercely with a group of people.

Sword light and sword shadows, fist wind and palm force, shouts, screams, and the sound of weapons clashing were intertwined, the scene chaotic and intense.

And their opponents were a group of people dressed in light blue tight-fitting clothes, with a small sword embroidered on their chests.

Those people had sharp moves and tacit cooperation, clearly not ordinary wandering martial artists.

"Elder Jiang, those are people from the Cold Sword Sect of Huangxin Prefecture."

Zheng Feng came to Jiang Ye's side and introduced with a somewhat solemn expression.

His eyes were fixed on the battlefield, his brows slightly furrowed, "The status of the Cold Sword Sect in Huangxin Prefecture is the same as our Tianqing Sect in Yunling Prefecture; both are overlords of a prefecture!"

"This Tai'an Mountain is the border between the two prefectures, and it's hard to say which side it belongs to."

He paused and lowered his voice:

"Two years ago, hunters discovered a mineral vein in Tai'an Mountain, and we had a big fight with the Hanjian Sect at that time, and many people died."

"It seems that this time the Hanjian Sect must have heard some news and wants to get involved."

Jiang Ye nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

On the battlefield, both sides were evenly matched.

The Hanjian Sect only sent two Embracing the Pill Realm martial artists this time, fighting inextricably with the two elders of Jin Chen Peak, unable to distinguish the winner for a while.

The number of disciples was also about the same, but the gap in the scene was a bit large.

Jiang Ye's gaze fell on a particularly fierce figure in the Hanjian Sect's camp.

That was a tall disciple with knotted muscles, bare arms, revealing muscles as hard as rock.

He was charging back and forth in the crowd, his fists hitting flesh, and the Tianqing Sect disciples were like paper when they touched him, one punch at a time, knocking people over.

A layer of bronze-colored luster faintly shone around his body, and ordinary punches and kicks hit him like scratching an itch, not even shaking him at all.

"Cultivated hard skills, huh." Jiang Ye raised his brows slightly, a hint of interest flashing in his aged eyes.

That disciple was only at the Great Accomplishment of the Transformation of Force Realm, but he had displayed a bit of invincibility in this crowd.

The Tianqing Sect disciples were scattered by his charge, and their formation was somewhat scattered. ===== CHAPTER 104 =====