Chapter 544

The Qin army developed various countermeasures against these dangers.

Soon, following the Minyue State, the Dongou State was also destroyed by the Qin State.

So far, the two countries established by the descendants of the Yue King were all destroyed.

In front of the Qin State, there was only the most powerful Nanyue State.

The Nanyue State was a country established by the indigenous people of the Regarding Baiyue land. They were extremely barbaric and familiar with the forests. In the process of fighting with the Nanyue State at the beginning, the Qin army deeply realized their difficulty.

However, the so-called difficulty was only temporary.

The three countries of Regarding Baiyue, the Qin State had already destroyed two of them, and even occupied all their territories.

A mere Nanyue, in the end, could not turn up any waves.

Lasted for several months.

With the Qin State's advance regardless of the cost, finally, the last Nanyue State was also destroyed.

So far, the Qin State has taken all the Regarding Baiyue land.

When the news reached the Qin State, the civil and military officials were extremely excited.

If the Qin's destruction of the six countries was just to reunify the divided Central Plains, then the destruction of Regarding Baiyue was well-deserved expansion of territory.

For a time, all the civil and military officials boasted about the First Emperor Ying Zheng.

Saying that his literary and martial virtues were well-deserved as an eternal emperor.

The destruction of Regarding Baiyue was also a very happy thing for Ying Zheng. After the destruction of Regarding Baiyue, the Qin State divided their territory into four counties: Minzhong, Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang. Ying Zheng could feel that his strength had improved again.

But while improving, he could not help but think of the Mirage that went to sea.

I don't know when the Mirage can return.

Outside the Penglai Immortal Mountain, the Mirage remained anchored in place.

Some members of the Mohist school, having nothing better to do, jumped into the water to swim.

The members of the Yin-Yang School, however, seized the time to cultivate here.

After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this sea area was far denser than that of the Central Plains.

Of course, whether swimming or cultivating, these were essentially actions taken to kill time. And why kill time? Naturally, it was because Su Xuan had yet to emerge from Penglai Immortal Mountain.

Those outside could not enter Penglai Immortal Mountain; according to Concubine Yan, they were all people without affinity.

And those inside had not yet come out of Penglai Immortal Mountain.

No one knew what Su Xuan and Xiao Yu had encountered after entering Penglai Immortal Mountain, or why they had been delayed for so long.

From the moment Su Xuan stepped into Penglai Immortal Mountain with Xiao Yu until now, a full three months had passed.

Three months was not a short time. During this journey, aside from drifting on the sea, they had never stayed in one place for three months. To be delayed here for so long was truly unexpected.

In these three months, except for the first day when Penglai Immortal Mountain underwent strange changes, the golden light dissipated, revealing its true appearance, and then winds and clouds surged, the Penglai Immortal Mountain had shown no further changes.

This once led some to grumble about whether Su Xuan had met with an accident in Penglai Immortal Mountain.

They were almost ready to imitate a certain Marshal Tianpeng and pack their luggage to leave.

However, the moment the person who said this finished speaking, Concubine Yan gave them a lesson.

Afterward, she stated that matter-of-fact truth.

"His Excellency Master Xuantian will be fine!"

While Concubine Yan was teaching the Mohist member who said this a lesson, the members of the Yin-Yang School also looked at the Mohists with swords drawn. After losing Su Xuan, their backbone, the two factions nearly erupted into conflict.

In the end, it was Jing Ke, the candidate for the Mohist Leader and a Mohist commander, who stepped forward to resolve the tense atmosphere.

He sternly warned the Mohist members that some things should not be said carelessly, and at the same time, he sincerely apologized to the members of the Yin-Yang School.

Even so, he could not help but feel some emotion in his heart.

Before Su Xuan succeeded as the leader of the Yin-Yang School, the Yin-Yang School and the Mohist School had many years of old grudges, especially since the internal energy of the Yin-Yang School countered that of the Mohists; the relationship between the two factions was not good.

Even during Su Xuan's time, because of Su Xuan and the Six-Fingered Black Knight, the two factions became friendly, but within the Mohist School, some inevitably still held onto their past views. After all, the time was too short; the two factions had only been on good terms for barely ten years.

Although the Mohist disciples were reprimanded by Jing Ke, and the Yin-Yang School members accepted Jing Ke's apology.

That unintentional remark by the Mohist member was still remembered by many in the Yin-Yang School.

Had His Excellency Master Xuantian really met with an accident, having not come out of Penglai Immortal Mountain for so long?

All of this was broken a few days after that remark was made.

Because Concubine Yan saw Xiao Yu walking on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

Earlier, when Penglai Immortal Mountain underwent strange changes, the golden light shrouding the immortal mountain disappeared completely. Although the location of the Mirage was some distance from Penglai Immortal Mountain, for experts, they could barely see the scene on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

In the past, one could only see the lush vegetation and the sense of vitality on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

This day, it seemed to be a coincidence.

Concubine Yan caught a glimpse of Xiao Yu walking on the outskirts of Penglai Immortal Mountain.

After seeing Xiao Yu, although Xiao Yu did not discover that the people on the Mirage were spying on her, for Concubine Yan, her heart was much more at ease.

Since Xiao Yu was safe on the immortal mountain and appeared to be fine, it meant that His Excellency Master Xuantian was also fine.

However, what His Excellency Master Xuantian was doing at this moment still tugged at everyone's heartstrings.

Thus, it reached today, three months later.

Su Xuan still had not appeared, and no one knew what he was doing inside Penglai Immortal Mountain.

Although Concubine Yan occasionally saw Xiao Yu walking inside Penglai Immortal Mountain, because of the barrier and the great distance, she had no way to ask Xiao Yu about what was happening on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

She could only be certain that His Excellency Master Xuantian was truly fine.

On this day, Xiao Yu was waiting quietly at the stone platform.

She did not enter the underground palace through the passage at the stone platform.

In three months, she had basically walked around Penglai Immortal Mountain. In this mountain, she discovered many things, not only various strange flowers and fruits but also many relics from the ancient era, left behind by either humans or immortals.

Xiao Yu always remembered Su Xuan's warning and did not eat the fruits on the island, even though these fruits looked extremely delicious.

After touring most of the island, she also wondered when Su Xuan would come out of seclusion.

After all, being alone without anyone to talk to was truly a bit boring.

Occasionally, she would also think of some things her grandfather had said, which would make her fall into a daze again.

Inside the underground palace of Penglai Immortal Mountain.

The Huang Di Treasure Cauldron had already become a large bathtub.

Su Xuan was not wearing any clothes, soaking in the cauldron. With the long-term digestion and absorption, the life essence in the cauldron, which was originally like scarlet blood, had turned pale red. It probably wouldn't be long before it completely turned into clear water.

This meant that all the pure life energy within it had been absorbed by Su Xuan.

Su Xuan's cultivation speed was not slow.

From the beginning of his cultivation until achieving the Primordial Spirit, it had only been a dozen years.

One must know, this was still in a world shrouded by the Nine Provinces Barrier, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was thin, and he had already stepped half a foot into the Age of Dharma Decline. If it were in a world with abundant spiritual energy, his cultivation speed would likely be even faster.

In terms of the soul, he had already achieved the Primordial Spirit.

But in terms of the physical body, because the time was short, it ultimately lacked tempering.

Otherwise, in that battle at Many Loulan, that sword from Chi You would not have cut his body in two. Although the unparalleled sharpness of the Chi You sword was a factor, Su Xuan's physical body was indeed one of his weaknesses.

And now, with the help of this cauldron of life essence, his last shortcoming was finally filled.

His body reached the state of being flawless and stainless. At the same time, as his body grew stronger, his soul was also inversely nourished. His Primordial Spirit was much stronger than before, and his vigorous magic power circulated within Su Xuan's body. With the help of this magic power, he released the power of his Primordial Spirit outside his body, and he could keenly perceive everything between heaven and earth.

The sound of the wind, the flow of water, the breathing of the earth—it was all so clear. He had never felt as good as he did right now.