Chapter 62: Expelled from the Sect

Luo Yao, unable to spare a greeting for Xu Xi, rushed into the secret chamber and entered seclusion to break through.

Boom!

As Spirit Power surged into her dantian, Luo Yao finally broke through from Qi Refining Layer 3 to Qi Refining Layer Seven.

From the moment Luo Yao obtained her Golden Finger until now, only a few months had passed, yet she had already advanced from Qi Refining Layer 3 to Qi Refining Layer Seven; if this speed were revealed, it would absolutely shock everyone.

It was truly too fast.

The Xuanyuan Sect, founded a hundred years ago, had seen many geniuses, including one who broke through from a mortal to Qi Refining Stage 5 in a single month.

However, cultivation becomes harder the further one progresses; that genius who could break through to Qi Refining Stage 5 in a month could not later achieve breakthroughs of several layers within a month.

Unless it were the favored sons and daughters of the great sects in the Immortal Cultivation World, who were said to achieve Foundation Establishment in a single day, but that was within the great sects.

Luo Yao shook her head, looking toward her master's Cave Abode, which was now closed, yet her heart was filled with deep worry.

Luo Yao and her junior sister's faces instantly changed; they ran over with full faces of worry to support her.

"Ah, Master!"

Fortunately, everyone believed Luo Yao had not been stuck at Qi Refining Layer 3 all along, but had long since broken through to Qi Refining Stage 5 and merely concealed her cultivation.

The next day, Luo Yao went to find Fang Qingyan again; although she had learned alchemy, practice makes perfect, so she needed to refine more.

In a small sect like the Xuanyuan Sect, Luo Yao's current achievements were already astonishing.

A warmth rose in Luo Yao's heart, yet she felt somewhat aggrieved and poured her heart out to A Li.

"This is all thanks to you!"

After exchanging greetings with Xu Xi, Luo Yao quickly returned to her Cave Abode, set up an Array, and then entered her Space Magic Treasure.

Moreover, there was one even more important matter.

"Senior Sister..."

Had it been her, encountering such a situation, she certainly would not have let the tiger return to the mountains.

Luo Yao sighed; she truly felt this cultivation method was unsuitable for herself, and the Nine Nether Departing Water Art was the most suitable.

After all, having been accepted by a master in the Foundation Establishment Stage, such a rapid breakthrough was quite normal.

Deep in her heart, Luo Yao felt immense guilt; her master must have been injured outside, yet he had abandoned time for healing to instead take her out, seeking a way to resolve her Demon Heart.

Luo Yao had not expected that a simple conversation with Xu Xi throughout the night would prove so beneficial to her.

By that time, without the protection of a Foundation Establishment Stage master, those who had previously coveted her would absolutely not miss the opportunity to kick her when she was down.

Luo Yao's heart skipped a beat, and her face instantly turned pale.

Although several times she had let the tiger return to the mountains and faced retaliation, her luck had been good, narrowly avoiding disaster each time.

Xu Xi feared killing, so she would not initiate killing; even if someone blocked her path to rob her or pursued her, she would only flee and would not seek to annihilate them.

This was the principle of conduct Luo Yao had arrived at after understanding the situation.

"Ice Soul Art"

If there were cultivation methods for after Foundation Establishment, this technique would indeed be far superior to his "Heavenly Yin Art."

"So this is the reason you do not wish to cultivate?" Gongsun Ming said coldly, "This technique is indeed suitable for Ice-attribute cultivators, but without subsequent methods, it is merely a useless chicken rib."

"If you have not entered the path by tomorrow, return to where you came from!"

Therefore, it remains the same saying: following one's heart is acceptable, but one must have one's own bottom line; if there is no bottom line, then this following of one's heart is no different from a demon.

However, Gongsun Ming suddenly shook off both their hands, turned and walked toward the Cave Abode, and his cold voice reached their ears.

"Master!"

Luo Yao ultimately chose to be honest and presented the cultivation method she practiced to Gongsun Ming.

She looked at the closed door of the Cave Abode; although she worried for her master, she knew she could not help at all.

"I want to see what technique has you so fascinated!"

Xu Xi was actually timid; before entering the Xuanyuan Sect, she was a farmer's daughter in a mountain village, so even after becoming a cultivator, her courage had not changed.

"After you cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage, what will you do?"

Xu Xi looked at Luo Yao with worry; she had just become a disciple and already encountered such a situation, frightening her into being at a loss.

"Sigh!"

However, this technique only contained partial cultivation methods and lacked cultivation methods for after the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Now, Luo Yao had only one choice: to cultivate anew!

Moreover, she must successfully enter the path of the "Heavenly Yin Art" before tomorrow morning.

Especially since Gongsun Ming's face was gloomy, obviously very angry.

After all, if she brought out the Nine Nether Departing Water Art again, comparing these two techniques, she would be unable to explain.

This was the first time Luo Yao had seen her master so angry; she felt both fear and guilt.

Therefore, even now seeing Luo Yao break through to Qi Refining Layer Seven, they would only be slightly surprised and would not think it too absurd.

Gongsun Ming sneered and took the technique Luo Yao handed him.

When she returned, she saw her master still instructing her junior sister; before she could speak, her master grabbed her, saying he wanted to guide her cultivation.

But now, with her master opposing her, she had no choice.

"Master, who bullied you? Let A Li go teach them a lesson!"

"I am fine!"

"I am sorry, Master, I..."

"Look, your junior sister has already entered the path, yet you have not; do you not wish to cultivate this technique, or are you not putting your heart into cultivating it!"

Gongsun Ming's sudden questioning made Luo Yao's heart jump.

Reading the beginning, it was indeed a good technique, especially for Ice-attribute cultivators; it was indeed very suitable.

"Where is this 'Heavenly Yin Art' bad? Although it is not Ice-attribute, it is Yin-attribute; both Ice-attribute and Water-attribute cultivators practice it, and it leads directly to the Golden Core; placed in the outside world, even Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators would covet it."

The master has already spoken; if I have not cultivated the Heaven Yin Art by tomorrow, I might truly be expelled from the sect.

She never expected the master to be so angry as to spit blood; if she had known earlier, she would have produced the genuine Nine Nether Departing Water Art instead of the Ice Soul Art.

While listening to Xu Xi's story, Luo Yao felt anxious on her behalf; precisely because she had stepped into Xu Xi's role, Luo Yao understood.

Ah Li saw Luo Yao appear, flew over happily, but seeing Luo Yao's terrible expression, immediately clenched her small fists and waved them.

But who could have thought...

It can be said that Xu Xi, without killing anyone, has managed to survive until now largely due to luck.

Since it was a mistake, there is no choice but to make the best of the error.

Although she had already broken through to Qi Refining Stage 5 and had lived seven or eight years longer than Luo Yao, the cultivators who had died under her hand could be counted on one's fingers.

Seeing Luo Yao walk out of the secret chamber, Xu Xi hurriedly congratulated her with joy.

She originally intended to show the master the Nine Nether Departing Water Art, but at that moment, her mind seemed to have a glitch, and she subconsciously brought out the Ice Soul Art.

Gongsun Ming scolded her with the frustration of hating iron that would not become steel, but suddenly coughed once, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"I know the master does this for my own good, but the Nine Nether Departing Water Art is the most suitable for me."

"Congratulations, senior sister!"

Luo Yao sighed, considering whether to wait until tomorrow morning to show the master the genuine Nine Nether Departing Water Art, yet fearing the master would still disagree and truly expel her from the sect.

Ah Li's eyes rolled, and suddenly she said, "Ah, Master, I have a way!"

(End of this chapter)