Chapter 1772: Master has paid too much!

They didn't know what to say for a moment.

They knew that Xuan Yang had been under Jian Tianye's tutelage for over a decade and had entered the Dao Transformation Realm, so naturally Xuan Yang also knew the secret of the Wood-Sword Azure Heaven Technique.

But unlike them slacking off, Xuan Yang was actually cultivating madly.

Aside from the sect's mandatory tasks, he either cultivated or went to secret realms to hone his combat skills.

In just over a decade, he had entered the Dao Transformation Realm!

He could be called the fastest cultivator under Jian Tianye's tutelage!

This left them quite puzzled.

Know that the faster one cultivates, the sooner they enter the Dao Fruit Realm, and the sooner Jian Tianye will reap their fruits.

Even as strong as Liu Qingqing and the other elders, the disciples live in constant fear all day and dare not cultivate like that.

They even suppress their own cultivation!

But in Jian Tianye's training ground, the sword resonance is thick.

This damned cultivation just keeps rising!

Liu Qingqing looked at Yang Xuan with a gentle gaze, shook her head, and said, "Junior Brother, you're really a weirdo. Your Wood-Sword Azure Heaven Technique is probably about to break through the third layer."

Yang Xuan nodded. "Not bad."

Liu Qingqing said, "You're cultivating too desperately!"

Yang Xuan said, "Not enough! I want to double my cultivation!"

This time, on Purple Wing Star, he learned of Dieyue's sacrifices behind the scenes.

That was a breathtaking greatness!

Then what about the master?

His sacrifices are probably ten times, a hundred times... Dieyue's.

Naturally, the master bears even more!

What can these disciples do?

Only by cultivating madly can they raise their cultivation!

The master has never asked them to do anything.

Yet they truly wish to share the master's burdens.

He and Senior Sister, Fang Yuan, and others privately discussed this: "Why doesn't the master ever say anything?"

"Perhaps the master thinks we can't help at all."

"We're just too weak now."

"We haven't even reached the Dao King Realm, so we can't even stand on the Threefold Heaven Gate—how could we share the master's burdens?"

"Master, you're truly too great."

That's why they cultivate madly.

As for Jian Tianye's Wood-Sword Azure Heaven Technique?

Hehe.

Over these past dozen years, Yang Xuan has cultivated madly, bearing a reverse Dao pattern, secretly siphoning Jian Tianye's sword resonance.

This is also one reason why his cultivation speed is so fast.

Since Jian Tianye is in the Dao Fruit Realm, his sword resonance is, for Yang Xuan, virtually inexhaustible and endless.

Liu Qingqing and the others looked at Yang Xuan, wanting to speak but hesitating: "Xuan Yang Junior Brother, sometimes cultivating too fast isn't a good thing."

Yang Xuan gave a dry cough. "No problem! I love cultivating!"

Everyone: "……"

They also couldn't say anything else.

Under Jian Tianye's tutelage, everyone lies flat and slacks off—only Xuan Yang goes against the current.

Liu Qingqing could see that Yang Xuan would never be the type to submit to Jian Tianye.

Could it be that Yang Xuan wants to, when the time comes, fight Jian Tianye?

"Ah..."

"It's a pity that many have tried this path before."

"This path leads nowhere!"

"Without exception, they were devoured of their Dao Fruit by that old thief Jian Tianye!"

Liu Qingqing despaired in her heart.

Not long after, everyone left one after another.

Only Yang Xuan remained, cultivating madly.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

His body surged with sword resonance, forming storm after storm, bitterly cold, shooting up into the sky.

With a boom, a ripple appeared around him.

The second layer of the Wood-Sword Azure Heaven Technique was completely perfected!

Naturally, this was sensed in Jian Tianye's training ground.

He was overjoyed and immediately flicked his sleeve.

An ancient jade slip fell down!

"Xuan Yang! Well done! This is the third layer of the Wood-Sword Azure Heaven Technique; I hope you cultivate it to perfection."

He held Xuan Yang in high regard.

This kid is just like a born cultivation maniac!

Cultivating like that, risking everything!

His Dao fruit must be very delicious.

Yang Xuan received the "Sword Wood Azure Heaven Technique", then respectfully said, "Sword Elder, I still need some cultivation resources."

Jian Tianye flicked his sleeve, a large amount of stellar oddities fell into Yang Xuan's dojo, and there was also a Sword Resonance River.

"Not enough!"

Yang Xuan said directly.

Jian Tianye again scattered two Sword Resonance Rivers!

"Still not enough!"

Yang Xuan said again.

Jian Tianye blinked slightly, "How much do you want?"

Yang Xuan said, "The more, the better!"

Jian Tianye didn't think much of it; instead, he was very pleased, "As you wish!"

A vast amount of Sword Resonance Rivers poured down, submerging Yang Xuan directly.

In other dojos, Liu Qingqing and the others twitched their faces.

"Ah, junior brother, you should be more careful..."

……

On the other side.

Lu Xuan and the Holy Maiden Yun Zheng, Ye Chen and the others had already returned to the Yaochi Alliance.

The Yaochi Alliance is very magnificent, likewise a realm opened up using the Samsara Formation Patterns, hidden within the star sea.

Its vastness is unparalleled, almost half of the star sea.

Within it, there are over a hundred stars, each star guarded by powerful beings of the Samsara Ancient Court.

The stars constantly rise and fall, shining brightly.

The main star of the Yaochi Alliance lies at the center, boundless and vast, Dao Resonance abundant, emitting threads that connect to the other stars.

In a luxurious palace, with carved beams and painted rafters, Lu Xuan leisurely reclined on the Yan Chuang.

Yun Zheng, Ye Chen, Elder Xiao Yue and the others sat around him.

Yun Zheng's gaze fell on Lu Xuan, unable to look away; starlight flickered in her beautiful eyes, very gentle.

"Lord Lu, during the ten-odd years you were away, the Ruthless Empress emerged from seclusion once, a pity you weren't there."

"The Empress felt very regretful."

"After all these years, she still worries about you in her heart."

In Yun Zheng's words, there was a hint of regret.

She recalled that time, she had told the Ruthless Empress the news of Lord Lu...

The Ruthless Empress wore an expression of disbelief.

"I never thought I would get to see Lord Lu..."

Her eyes were moist; the usually cold her actually shed tears.

Moreover, she told the Ruthless Empress, "This lifetime's Lord Lu has changed."

The Ruthless Empress asked, "Where has he changed?"

She said, "Lord Lu is no longer as lofty as before, like an immortal god, unapproachable. Now Lord Lu has become very..."

The Ruthless Empress asked, "Very what?"

She said, "Ah, I can't put it into words. When you see him, you'll know. Lord Lu now makes people feel very close."

……

Lu Xuan smiled, "No problem, I will meet her."

Yun Zheng smiled charmingly, "Not long ago, when the Ruthless Empress entered seclusion again, she kept worrying, what if this time she entered seclusion and you arrived—what would we do?"

Lu Xuan asked, "When did she enter seclusion?"

Yun Zheng said, "The Empress has been in seclusion for two and a half years."

Lu Xuan: "..."

Yun Zheng said with a smile, "The Empress said that when the time comes, she might directly emerge into the world, and she very much wants to meet you."

Lu Xuan also looked forward to it.

A moment of silence.

Yun Zheng then asked, "Oh, by the way, the Empress has a question. She doesn't quite understand the River of Ages of the Butterfly Moon either. Why haven't Ji Fuyao and the others appeared in the future's historical river?"

……