Chapter 192: Hidden Ten Has Come

"You just have to touch the sore spot."

It had actually spread to the point where Zuoqiu Ting knew, and Li Youyi instantly had a headache.

His reputation was truly ruined.

Other talents from various states came to participate in the Qianlong Lantern Festival with infinite glory, pointing out the mountains and rivers, and shaking the four borders. He, on the other hand, had not yet succeeded in his expedition and was already a dragon trapped in a shallow stream.

Zuoqiu Ting stopped joking and said solemnly: "Yang Qingxi is very strong, and the younger generation of the Sui Sect is also full of experts, not to be underestimated. In just a few hundred years, they have grown the Sui Sect from a small gang transporting on the water to such a level; from top to bottom, they all have a spirited and sharp spirit. Yang Shenjing can be considered one of the top-tier powerful figures in the Lingxiao Life Realm in a thousand years!"

Among the top ten experts of the younger generation in Lizhou, the Sui Sect occupies three, while the three Chen Palaces only have Chen Wenwu, and the gap in foundation is clear at a glance.

If the Nine Li clan hadn't produced a Cang Li in this generation, who else could suppress Yang Qingxi?

The black-clad woman who appeared that night was clearly also a top-tier expert secretly cultivated by the Sui Sect.

No wonder Zuoqiu Ting also felt a sense of emotion.

"Who is this new face of yours?" Li Youyi stared at his strange face.

Zuoqiu Ting said: "The Second Successor of the Zuoqiu Sect, Zuoqiu Lancheng... Lanlan's brother. You went through a crisis together in Thirty-three Li; she has been thinking of your kindness and has asked me about Sima Tan many times."

Li Youyi thought of Zuoqiu Lanlan's strange behavior at the time and hurriedly said: "I will not use the name Sima Tan again; do not tell her."

"What's wrong with my Lanlan? She is a Pure Immortal Body... fine, fine, I won't mention it!"

Zuoqiu Ting smiled suspiciously, but knowing that Li Youyi was by no means an ordinary character, he was afraid that he didn't look down on Zuoqiu Lanlan, so he didn't say the subsequent words and instead said: "Today, the Second Grade list was posted!"

"Still ten people from each of the four borders."

"Yang Qingxi is ranked at the forefront of the Second Grade of the Southern Border; escaping from my hands has instead achieved her great reputation. Now do you understand why the martial cultivators in the city all want to see how you and Shi Shishi die at her hands, and only I want to see the flowing streams? I didn't expect that one day, I, Zuoqiu Ting, would become a green leaf for others' fame."

"Is she actually that strong?"

Li Youyi was moved, and a sense of inexplicable pressure arose in his heart.

The top three of each of the seven states in the Southern Border were all powerful figures.

Lizhou, Qiuzhou, and Fuzhou had even more experts in the younger generation.

How many spots did the Zuoqiu Sect, Jiang family, Coffin Mountain, Tianya Ridge, and Nine Li clan take?

It could be said that the First Grade of the Southern Border was easy to choose, as almost all of them were at the successor level.

The Second Grade was truly a fierce competition; everyone's strength was not much different, but there were only ten spots. I'm afraid some Nine Springs Pure Immortal Bodies would be squeezed out of the Second Grade list.

And who would be willing?

Zuoqiu Ting said solemnly: "The younger generation of the Sui Sect should have cultivated two great experts, one bright and one dark. The two of them working together, cooperating seamlessly, doubles their combat power, slightly stronger than some successors, and... I always feel that one of them is still hiding their strength. If you really want to see the flowing streams, you must be extremely careful not to be captured by her instead."

With Zuoqiu Ting's evaluation of her being so high, Li Youyi naturally had to treat it with caution.

After all, the two were now mortal enemies.

Zuoqiu Ting said: "There is less than half a month until the New Year, and there are fewer and fewer invitations; can you actually do it? If you admit defeat now, just give me five jin of Immortal Soil."

Li Youyi sat on the stone stool beside him and smiled confidently: "If I didn't have a sure-fire grasp, would I bet ten jin of Immortal Soil against you for a Dao Lotus? I would have lost a lot!"

"I understand your cultivation and combat power less and less."

Zuoqiu Ting narrowed his eyes: "Zuoqiu Baiyuan said that the Ember Spirit of one of the four great experts under the Young Venerable is hidden inside Gan Yanzhen, who was at our table that day? Can you really hurt it? I think you might have overestimated your opponent; that definitely isn't the Hidden Ember."

"Why are you so sure?" Li Youyi was puzzled.

Zuoqiu Ting said: "Because all the martial cultivators in the city know that Long Ting is dead, and under the human skin is the Hidden Ember. It's impossible for there to be two Hidden Embers, right?"

"Was Long Ting found?" Li Youyi said.

Zuoqiu Ting shook his head: "The strange thing is right here; all parties are looking for him, but he seems to have evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace. The Zuoqiu Sect has countless informants in the city, yet they can't find a single trace."

"Actually, there is another possibility! Long Ting is not dead, and under the human skin is not an Ember Spirit at all." Li Youyi said.

Zuoqiu Ting had naturally thought of this possibility and said meaningfully: "That would be very interesting! Forget it, don't mention Long Ting; the Zhu Sect and the Thunder Sect will naturally investigate. I came to find you to learn the 'Bone-Changing and Spirit-Replacing Chapter'; only this kind of secret technique can fight against those Ember Spirits who like to wear human skin."

"Use their own way to treat them?" Li Youyi said.

"Smart! They can change their faces and hide among human martial cultivators. I can also change into thousands of forms, become one of them, and stir this Qiuzhouzhoucheng into a pot of muddy water."

Zuoqiu Ting's eyes moved, and he smiled: "Your disguise technique has already reached a considerable level; why don't you help me?"

"Don't! With my current cultivation, participating in your top-level battles, I wouldn't even know how I died."

Li Youyi didn't want to push himself to the forefront; only by hiding in the dark and walking in the cracks of various undercurrents could he possibly obtain the greatest value at the critical moment.

Immediately, right there in the courtyard, Li Youyi began to teach Zuoqiu Ting the "Bone-Changing and Spirit-Replacing Chapter."

Not only did he tell him the oral formula, but he also carefully guided him.

This lost secret technique originally belonged to the Zuoqiu Sect, and now he was just completing the entrustment of his Master Lingwei, returning it to its original owner in this way.

Two hours later.

Zuoqiu Ting practiced in the courtyard, while Li Youyi went upstairs to sleep.

He hadn't rested properly for several days, and his mental state was extremely exhausted; now that his blood Qi had reached small success and his strength had advanced a step further, the sense of urgency in his heart had relaxed somewhat.

Of course.

He couldn't relax his vigilance.

Before going to bed, he released the seven little ones and hid them in every corner of the room.

After they digested the thousand-year cold ginseng, their body length had completely reached five inches, equivalent to seven human martial cultivators at the successor level, reaching the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas.

Their combat power was strong enough to compare to experts in the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas.

As for clashing with Sixth Sea martial cultivators...

Martial cultivators who could cultivate to the Sixth Sea could not possibly be weak, and their lower limits were all very high, with extremely solid foundations. Because the Sixth Sea was located in the "Wind Mansion" of the Eighth Spring of the Gushing Spring Realm, those martial cultivators who broke into the Five Seas from the Seven Springs could not reach this realm.

To be precise, martial cultivators who broke into the Five Seas from the Seven Springs would all be eliminated in the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas; this was their upper limit, the place where the Dao ended.

"No Seven Springs in the Dao Seed Realm, no longevity below Nine Springs."

This was a very popular saying in the Martial Dao world!

Therefore, crossing realms was becoming increasingly difficult. Wanting to cross two realms and fight against a Sixth Sea martial cultivator was almost impossible. Unless the successors had other outstanding achievements in physical body or mental power cultivation.

Wanting to cross two realms and fight against a Seventh Sea martial cultivator was even more difficult than ascending to heaven. Because those who cultivated the Seventh Sea were all Nine Springs Supreme People, and they themselves had once been the proud sons of heaven who crossed realms to fight.

Of course, with the advantage in numbers, the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors now had the ability to break through the defense of Yang Zhiyong's combat intent. Killing him, naturally, was no longer a difficult task.

With them guarding him, Li Youyi was at ease.

He let down the bed curtains and fell asleep.

He didn't know how long he had slept when he suddenly woke up and struck out with his five fingers in a palm.

Zuoqiu Ting, who didn't know when he had appeared on his bed, grabbed his wrist, and between his five fingers, a soft force of the Eight Trigrams rotating appeared, silently neutralizing his palm force.

He made a gesture for silence and whispered: "It's me! Someone has broken into Qin Garden..."

Li Youyi, lying on the bed, was shaken and breathed a long sigh, his heart still beating very fast. He glanced at the window outside the bed curtains; it was completely dark, and he had actually slept straight until nightfall.

He doubted the guarding ability of the seven little ones again.

He turned his head back and looked at Zuoqiu Ting, who was close at hand, his heart jumping violently again. Li Youyi closed his eyes and complained: "Don't just change randomly after learning the 'Bone-Changing and Spirit-Replacing Chapter'; it will scare people to death, and it's a bit disgusting."

At this moment.

Zuoqiu Ting's face was exquisite, his skin crystal clear, his eyes lively, his long hair draped, exactly the same as Yang Qingxi.

Even his figure had changed, his arms and legs slender and slim, as if he were truly on the same bed as Yang Qingxi.

"After learning Bone-Changing and Spirit-Replacing, never maintain the disguise state for a long time; it will cause damage to the physical body."

Li Youyi really couldn't face Zuoqiu Ting in Yang Qingxi's appearance and doubted his true appearance, so he said again: "Why don't you disperse the disguise technique and restore your original appearance? Since we are friends, I think it's better to be sincere and honest; otherwise, I always feel like I don't even know who you are."

"There will be a chance."

Zuoqiu Ting, in Yang Qingxi's moving appearance, squatted on the inner side of the bed, released his wrist, stared at the door with beautiful eyes, and smiled with red lips and white teeth: "It seems to be that national-beauty-and-heavenly-scent God Hidden One of your Nine Li Hidden Sect; interesting, why did she come alone so late? Isn't Qin Garden just you alone now?"

Li Youyi's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly got up, about to speak to warn Hidden Ten.

"Why are you so nervous? Lie back down!"

Zuoqiu Ting took out an immobilization talisman from his sleeve and stuck it on his chest like lightning, pressing him back down, and even patted and pressed him gently with his palm, a smile always hanging on his face.

Li Youyi could conclude that Zuoqiu Ting already knew it was Hidden Ten before breaking into his room. That was why he had hidden in his bed, satisfying the curiosity in his heart.

After all, Zuoqiu Ting had been doubting the authenticity of Hidden Ten as the "God Hidden One," feeling that it was possible they had been deceived by the Nine Li Hidden Sect and Li Youyi.

After trying, Li Youyi couldn't move his whole body, and even his magic Qi was immobilized; he could only blink and breathe at most.

His five senses were still there, and he could hear the light "rustling" footsteps outside, walking through the courtyard full of accumulated snow, climbing up to the door before stopping; she didn't knock, seemingly still hesitating.

"Whoosh!"

Zuoqiu Ting's arm stretched out from the bed curtains and flicked his fingers, and a grain of spiritual light flew out.

With a hiss, it lit the bone lamp on the round table by the window.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 193 =====