Chapter 274: Fame Soars!

Pa!

Yunhe grabbed a black pearl left behind after the Wan Gui Lao Zu's avatar dissipated.

This is precisely the supreme-grade magic treasure of Jiu Gui Lao Guai.

Earlier, the nine old ghosts had all dissipated, showing the great price Jiu Gui Lao Guai paid to let the Wan Gui Lao Zu descend.

Of course, if Yunhe had no means to deal with the Wan Gui Lao Zu, those nine old ghosts would at most suffer vital energy injury and not perish.

At this moment, the nine ghosts have perished; the remaining Jiu Gui Lao Guai is as weak as an ordinary person, completely lacking the ability to resist, and killing him is merely a flick of the hand.

Whoosh—

Yunhe let out a long breath.

He wasn't feeling great either.

Not to mention taking a palm strike from the Wan Gui Lao Zu's ghost hand; merely driving the Yuan Ying corpse refinement to fight the Wan Gui Lao Zu already consumed a considerable amount of his mana.

But most importantly, Yunhe's divine sense was greatly depleted.

Driving a large number of corpse soul gu is one aspect; that single use of the Seeking Immortal Divine Grant to stall the Wan Gui Lao Zu, he truly held nothing back.

After all, he is a Yuan Ying cultivator, and his pressure is certainly not small.

Fortunately, this matter has come to a temporary end here; the remaining few Jie Dan cultivators, trapped in his formations, cannot escape even if they try.

This is not.

Jiu Gui Lao Guai has resigned himself to fate; that Late Jie Dan Stage Ghost Sect cultivator, acting madly, tried to break the formation, but it was obviously ineffective.

The formations Yunhe left here are capable of restraining a Yuan Ying cultivator; could he easily break them?

"I'll fight you!"

Also realizing this, that Late Jie Dan Stage cultivator rushed toward Yunhe.

He also wasn't without opportunity.

After all, Yunhe had just fought the Wan Gui Lao Zu and is now in a weakened state.

But he became Yunhe's example of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey".

Because when he charged at Yunhe in a near-suicidal manner, the response he got was a glance.

Inverted Five Phases Spirit-Absorbing Divine Light!

Hum—

Two streams of five-colored divine light shot out.

This person couldn't even utter a final sound; under this divine light's grasp, he completely lost the ability to resist, and after the baptism of thunder from the Myriad Phenomena Falling Thunder Formation, only a handful of ashes remained.

Such a sight in the eyes of the remaining two Middle Jie Dan Stage cultivators was no different from this person being instantly slain by Yunhe's glance.

And dealing with these two was even simpler.

Surrounded by numerous three-tier formations, with little will to resist left, they were finally extinguished by Yunhe's backhand.

Thus far.

Only then was this matter finally concluded.

Yunhe, dragging his weary body, collected all his belongings and formations before summoning the Cold Chant Flood Dragon again to depart.

Facing the Cold Chant Flood Dragon's doubts, Yunhe gave no answer, merely hurriedly taking a few healing elixirs before leaving the place.

Martial Country

Major upheaval!

The battle between Yunhe and the Wan Gui Lao Zu caused such a commotion that, encountering too many cultivators along the way, he could hardly hide, and soon swept through the entire Martial Country cultivation world.

In a tavern at a market town in Martial Country.

"Have you heard? A demonic path Yuan Ying old monster is pursuing a cultivator in Martial Country; the two sides clashed fiercely, and the outcome is unknown."

"I've heard, how could I not have heard! It's said that the cultivator being pursued is none other than the Ice Immortal Pavilion's Supreme Elder Feng Dao Ren, who shocked the world recently, a great cultivator of Late Jie Dan Stage!"

"Late Jie Dan Stage? Tsk tsk, when encountering a Yuan Ying old monster, it just—"

"What do you mean 'just'? You know nothing! What's unknown about the outcome? Although no one dares approach where the battle broke out, the only one who left was that Supreme Elder of the Ice Immortal Pavilion, riding the Cold Chant Flood Dragon, departing calmly!"

"How is that possible?! How could a Jie Dan cultivator calmly escape from a Yuan Ying cultivator's hands?"

"What nonsense about a Jie Dan cultivator! My sister's son is a disciple of the Snow Sword Sect; it's said that the commotion that day was huge, and the Snow Sword Sect's Cold Sword True Lord personally rushed to the Ice Stone Ground, personally stating that traces remained of two Yuan Ying cultivators clashing there."

"Two Yuan Ying cultivators?! Could it be that the Ice Immortal Pavilion's Supreme Elder Feng Dao Ren is also a Yuan Ying True Lord?!"

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Such "gossip" appeared throughout Martial Country.

No, not just Martial Country.

The surrounding countries and regions are all discussing this matter.

Nothing can be done.

Yuan Ying cultivators can be considered the true pinnacle of the cultivation world; many cultivators go through life without ever seeing a Yuan Ying cultivator, let alone a battle between Yuan Ying cultivators.

Afterwards, the story became increasingly mystical.

Some say the Ice Immortal Pavilion's Supreme Elder Feng Dao Ren is actually a Yuan Ying True Lord, merely disguising himself as a Late Jie Dan Stage cultivator, and they list many arguments.

Others say that the Ice Immortal Pavilion's Supreme Elder Feng Dao Ren actually has a master at least of Late Yuan Ying Stage behind him; at that time, the Ghost Sect Yuan Ying cultivator spared him out of respect for that Late Yuan Ying senior cultivator, so he didn't make things too difficult.

Of course, some say that Feng Dao Ren actually has Late Jie Dan Stage cultivation, but possesses a special means that allows him to burst forth with strength comparable to a Yuan Ying cultivator in a short time, and that means is suspected to be a Yuan Ying corpse refinement.

In short, all kinds of theories exist.

But one point can be certain.

The Ice Immortal Pavilion has produced a Supreme Elder who can at least match a Yuan Ying cultivator's combat power in a short time!

Whether he himself is a Yuan Ying cultivator or possesses means comparable to a Yuan Ying cultivator.

For the vast majority of cultivators, whether they have themselves reached the Yuan Ying realm, or possess means comparable to a Yuan Ying Cultivator, the meaning is actually the same; just treat them as Yuan Ying Cultivators!

Just like the Wanbeast Sect of the Yuan State neighboring the Wu State.

The sect itself has no Yuan Ying Cultivator; its sect head is only at Late Jie Dan Stage Cultivation Base, but the Wanbeast Sect possesses a hereditary spirit beast.

A Fourth Level Early Stage demonic beast, the Vastsea Spirit Turtle!

And the beast token controlling this spirit beast is in the sect head's hands.

Therefore, even when a Yuan Ying Cultivator faces the Wanbeast Sect's sect head, they can only treat him as a cultivator of the same realm.

This is because he can exert strength comparable to a Yuan Ying Cultivator, which has little to do with his own Cultivation Base strength.

And the state of this Wanbeast Sect sect head is actually not much different from Yunhe's.

Although Yunhe cannot unleash the full power of the Yuan Ying Corpse Refining, compared to a true Yuan Ying Cultivator he only has defensive power with no ability to strike back, but the Wanbeast Sect sect head's spirit beast, the Vastsea Spirit Turtle, can truly erupt with power rivaling that of a Yuan Ying Cultivator.

However, Yunhe's advantage is that the Yuan Ying Corpse Refining will not betray him; it is completely under his control.

But the Wanbeast Sect sect head must be wary of the Vastsea Spirit Turtle, for as a Fourth Level demonic beast it could never truly submit willingly to a Late Jie Dan Stage cultivator, and may betray at any moment.

In fact, as long as the Wanbeast Sect sect head fights a true Yuan Ying Cultivator, if the Vastsea Spirit Turtle holds back a little, it could easily cause the sect head to suffer heavily.

So Yunhe's situation is roughly the same.

But these apply to them; to a true Yuan Ying Cultivator, and to all cultivators below the Yuan Ying realm, they are hardly different from a true Yuan Ying Cultivator.

Also because of the outbreak of this incident, the Ice Immortal Pavilion's status in the Wu State underwent a huge change overnight.

Originally.

The Wu State was originally a territory of the Snow Sword Sect; the other cultivation sects such as the Ice Immortal Pavilion, the Lingxue Sect, etc., were merely considered vassals of the Snow Sword Sect.

But because of Yunhe's emergence of "Yuan Ying combat power," the Ice Immortal Pavilion's status in the Wu State stood out from among those vassals.

Although it cannot match the Snow Sword Sect's status, it is also not something other sects can compare to.

On the contrary, many busybodies are waiting to see how the Snow Sword Sect and the Ice Immortal Pavilion will wrap things up.

However, before that, the Ice Immortal Pavilion first gained some benefits.

For example.

Ice Gui Fairy, who had taken a few Ice Immortal Pavilion disciples to the secret realm, had originally sensed some dangerous aura and hoped Yunhe would come to protect them, but due to the outbreak of this incident, Ice Gui Fairy and the few Ice Immortal Pavilion disciples ended up completely safe.

Others may overlook the Ice Immortal Pavilion's foundation and ignore Ice Gui Fairy's Mid Jie Dan Cultivation Base, but they cannot help but fear Yunhe, this "outstanding rising" cultivator.

Even the Snow Sword Sect must be wary of him a bit.

Actually, when she heard this news, Ice Gui Fairy was also dazed.

If not for receiving similar news from multiple places and channels, she would have thought others had mistaken the person.

But when he truly confirmed that Yunhe could briefly unleash power comparable to a Yuan Ying Cultivator, her inner feelings were extremely complex.

At that time she had clearly only recruited a Mid Jie Dan cultivator to serve as Supreme Elder!

The other party concealed his Cultivation Base; in reality he was a Late Jie Dan cultivator, which made Ice Gui Fairy feel she had gained an advantage, and it also stabilized the Ice Immortal Pavilion's originally somewhat turbulent situation.

How could it be that after she merely took a few disciples out for a trip, their Supreme Elder ended up exchanging blows with a Yuan Ying Cultivator?

Moreover, looking at the final posture, it seemed they had even won.

Recruiting a Mid Jie Dan cultivator, yet ending up obtaining a great god possessing combat power comparable to a Yuan Ying Cultivator?

This is almost like a dream; probably no one would believe it if spoken aloud.

Therefore, after the secret realm trip ended, Ice Gui Fairy hurriedly brought a few disciples back to the Ice Immortal Pavilion.

But after she returned, she discovered that Yunhe had not yet come back.

She then guessed that Yunhe might have been injured, finding a secluded spot outside to heal his wounds; they could not possibly find Yunhe, so they could only wait slowly.

But this wait—

—was three months.

Logically speaking, three months of time is not long for a Jie Dan cultivator like her.

However, during this period too many cultivators came knocking, trying to inquire about Yunhe's news; although she turned them all away, Ice Gui Fairy also realized that the Ice Immortal Pavilion had been pushed into the spotlight.

Moreover, this spotlight would only possibly subside after Yunhe returns.

Otherwise, the subsequent developments would actually no longer be within her control as Pavilion Master.

But what Ice Gui Fairy did not know was.

Actually, the Supreme Elder he had been waiting for had already returned to the Ice Immortal Pavilion earlier, only not in the guise of the Bee Daoist.

Yunhe, possessing the Ice Immortal Pavilion token, could come and go freely; as long as he truly wanted to hide, Ice Gui Fairy could not detect him.

Why did Yunhe, this time going out, openly ride the Cold Chant Flood Dragon, instead of following his usual cautious and careful conduct?

The reason is simple.

He wanted to establish an "image" for the Bee Daoist, and the Cold Chant Flood Dragon is the symbol.

This way he could completely separate his own identity from that of the Bee Daoist.

What the Bee Daoist does, what does it have to do with him, Yunhe?

He dumps all matters onto the Bee Daoist's shoulders; thus, even if something uncontrollable occurs, he can temporarily discard this identity and completely clear himself of responsibility.

And his wound healing actually only took about half a month; the rest of the time he hid in the dark, silently observing.

Only after confirming that the situation had not completely slipped out of control did he finally reveal himself.

This Bee Daoist identity has truly become renowned throughout the Wu State and even the surrounding areas.

That night.

Ice Gui Fairy sat alone on a pavilion of the Ice Immortal Pavilion, her face full of worry.

To others, the Ice Immortal Pavilion seemed to have "picked up a treasure."

But when it fell upon her, it became tremendous pressure.

"Ah—"

Ice Gui Fairy let out a long sigh, lifted her spirit tea, and carefully took a sip.

At that moment, a familiar voice sounded in her ear.

Pavilion Master, may I trouble you for a cup?

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