Chapter 835: Firm Will, Opportunistic

Seeing Song Qingyu put on an expression of leaving herself to be dealt with, the white-clad woman's brows furrowed slightly, and a look of displeasure slowly appeared on her face.

"It seems you are certain that I dare not lay a hand on you. Since that is the case, then you can only leave it to fate!"

After the white-clad woman finished speaking, she directly cast a spell to release a ray of spiritual light. A moment later, a small bronze tripod appeared before Song Qingyu.

After this small bronze tripod appeared in mid-air, it spun rapidly without stopping, and very quickly transformed into a giant tripod two or three zhang tall, emitting a burst of cold wind.

"This is the Illusion Heart Tripod. Anyone who falls into it will enter an illusion and endure all manner of tortures and pains of the world; what one hears and sees is exactly the same as reality.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator who falls into it would find it difficult to resist the pain brought about by this illusion.

Do you want to go in yourself, or do you want us to invite you in!"

Seeing the three-legged small tripod constantly spinning in mid-air before her, Song Qingyu sighed helplessly, and without waiting for the other party to urge her, she stepped directly into it with a very resolute expression. —— Five days later, deep in "Mount Yunwu".

Huang Siyuan, Li Wutong, and Fang Baixuan suddenly stopped when they flew over a high mountain.

"Junior Sister Huang, what is it? Could it still be in this vicinity?"

Hearing Li Wutong's inquiry, Huang Siyuan opened a bamboo slip in her hand and looked at it carefully before replying with a puzzled expression: "It's strange. The sword intent left behind by Qingyu points to this vicinity.

But we have been searching for several days in a row, yet we still have nothing to show for it. Could it be that there is some error in what this object indicates?"

"Then let's split up and search again! Perhaps we missed some location."

After Li Wutong finished speaking, the three of them dispersed, each flying in a different direction, and began to search the surroundings in detail.

Just on a hilltop several hundred zhang in front of the position where the three had left, a young girl in white stood in place, quietly watching all of this with a smile on her face.

The position where this young girl in white was located was clearly only a few hundred zhang away from Huang Siyuan and the other two, but the three of them seemed unable to see her, which made one wonder.

Seeing Huang Siyuan and the other two leave, the young girl in white then turned and arrived beside a blue stone not far away.

"Junior Sister, is everything alright?"

Hearing the inquiry from her Senior Sister Yang Zixin nearby, Bai Yuling hurriedly nodded with a smile and replied:

"Senior Sister, rest assured. The grand formation set up by Master is something even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not necessarily be able to see through. They are just a few small Golden Core cultivators; they won't be able to discover anything."

"These people have been circling around nearby; they must have brought some object for tracking people. I don't know how much longer Master will be here, so we still need to be careful, lest we ruin her important business."

After Yang Zixin finished speaking, her gaze turned back to the blue stone nearby.

There, a white-clad woman was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, and in the air not far beside her, a bronze giant tripod two or three zhang tall was still spinning non-stop.

Looking at the bronze giant tripod, Bai Yuling immediately thought of the young girl in green who had voluntarily walked into it a few days ago, and she couldn't help but sigh, saying: "Others might not even be able to stay in there for a day or two, but she has already been in there for five days and still hasn't confessed. This fellow's will is truly somewhat unexpected.

Could it be that Master guessed wrong, and what she said before was all the truth?"

"Junior Sister, do not speak recklessly. Master has her own plans regarding this matter. We just need to do our own jobs; don't make wild guesses about other things."

Hearing Bai Yuling's blunt words, Yang Zixin hurriedly spoke to interrupt her.

Hearing this, Bai Yuling also smiled slightly, said no more, and turned to walk to the side.

Inside the "Illusion Heart Tripod", Song Qingyu, dressed in green, sat cross-legged.

Only at this moment, not only were her brows tightly furrowed and her face extremely pale, but her forehead was also covered in sweat, clearly experiencing some immense pain.

At this moment, a cool voice suddenly rang out beside Song Qingyu's ear, making her face, which had been in great pain, look slightly better.

"Hand the item over to me, and you can go out. You won't have to endure these pains anymore, and I can also guarantee that I will absolutely not make things difficult for you or your clansmen again."

Hearing this somewhat tempting voice, Song Qingyu did not pay much attention to it, still sitting in place without any reaction.

"Stubborn!"

Following the fall of an angry voice, Song Qingyu, who had been sitting in place, suddenly fell from mid-air into a furnace, and raging flames instantly enveloped her.

Although she relied on her own spiritual power to release a protective barrier to block most of the flames, quite a few flames still passed through the barrier and landed directly on Song Qingyu's body.

Before long, Song Qingyu felt a burst of pain strike her body, making her unable to help but tremble.

Even though she knew this was merely an illusion, Song Qingyu still clearly felt the skin on her body being scorched by the flames, and she could even smell the scent of burning flesh.

Even so, Song Qingyu gritted her teeth and sat there, not uttering a single word of begging for mercy despite the immense pain she was enduring.

"Hmph! Stubborn. Even if your will is firm, everyone has a limit to the pain they can endure. It's nothing more than wasting a bit more of my time!"

As the voice slowly dissipated, the flames beside Song Qingyu intensified a bit more, making her unable to help but furrow her brows again.

Two days later, a yellow escape light flew rapidly from afar and landed in mid-air, revealing a yellow-clad figure.

"Junior Sister Huang, how is it? Any discoveries?"

Seeing Huang Siyuan who had just arrived, Li Wutong and Fang Baixuan, who were standing to the side, hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Hearing this, Huang Siyuan also shook her head directly at the two and said: "I have basically searched the surroundings once, but still haven't found anything.

It seems now that either the natal sword intent left by Qingyu has gone wrong, and she is not here at all.

Or she has been trapped by some powerful restriction, and I fear our cultivation is not enough to see through it."

Seeing the anxious look on Huang Siyuan's face, Li Wutong nodded and replied directly: "Junior Sister Huang, don't be anxious. I have already sent a message to notify the sect.

I estimate that it won't be long before Uncle Bai arrives to assist!

Let's wait here first. As long as Junior Sister Song is still in this place, we will definitely be able to find her."

Just as Li Wutong finished speaking, an escape light suddenly lit up not far away, heading straight for the location of the three.

Seeing this somewhat familiar escape light, the faces of Huang Siyuan and the other two were instantly filled with joy, and they immediately stepped forward to welcome it.

"Greetings, Uncle Bai!"

Bai Yuxian, who had just arrived, swept her gaze over the three people in front of her and asked softly: "I know everything. Where is the natal sword intent left by Qingyu?"

Hearing Bai Yuxian's inquiry, Huang Siyuan hurriedly handed the bamboo slip she was holding to Bai Yuxian carefully and replied softly: "Uncle Bai, the location indicated by this sword intent is just not far ahead.

It's just that the three of us have searched for a long time and haven't discovered anything unusual. I fear Qingyu may have fallen into some powerful restriction. Please, Uncle Bai, help us investigate."

The reason Huang Siyuan and the others were able to search deep into "Mount Yunwu" was mainly because before Song Qingyu left home, besides leaving behind her own cultivation inheritance, she had also left a "natal sword intent" in the bamboo slip.

This "natal sword intent" was differentiated from Song Qingyu's natal magic treasure; as long as the distance was not too far, she could quickly sense the location of the main body within tens of thousands of miles.

After taking the bamboo slip from Huang Siyuan's hand, Bai Yuxian had just opened it when she felt a guidance of spiritual light, and she lifted her eyes to look at a position not far in front of them.

Subsequently, under Bai Yuxian's lead, the four of them arrived near where they had just been.

After arriving here, Bai Yuxian's gaze swept across the surrounding mountains from time to time. After a good while, she arrived in front of a mountain peak not far away.

Looking at the very inconspicuous high mountain not far in front of her, and then looking at the bamboo slip in her hand, Bai Yuxian's spiritual light moved, and she suddenly released a sword light that headed straight for the top of the mountain.

This sword light was extremely powerful; in an instant, a corner of the high mountain was sliced off by the sword light, and countless loose stones fell from the mountaintop.

Some of these stones rolled directly from the mountaintop to the bottom of the mountain, while others were blocked by trees on the mountainside in mid-air. It took a good while for the dust raised on the high mountain to slowly dissipate.

"Uncle Bai, look quickly, there is a problem there!"

Hearing Fang Baixuan shout from the side, everyone's gaze immediately followed the direction he was pointing, and very quickly they discovered a patch of land not far below the mountaintop that had not been affected.

Just now, Bai Yuxian's strike destroyed the mountaintop, and almost all the surrounding areas were covered by loose stones and dust, except for this one patch which remained as usual.

This also allowed everyone to see at a glance that there must be some restriction nearby blocking those dust and loose stones.

"This restriction is somewhat powerful. I fear the cultivation of the person who set up the formation is not below mine. You three, take this and be careful!"

Bai Yuxian was herself a fourth-tier low-quality formation master. If it weren't for the "natal sword intent" left by Song Qingyu just now, she wouldn't have been able to discover the abnormality on the mountain for a while.

This also made her understand in her heart that the formation level of the person who set up the formation was likely not below hers, and it was highly probable that they were also a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After Bai Yuxian finished speaking, she threw a "Three Talents Sword Formation" she had prepared on her body to Li Wutong and the other two, and then led them together to fly toward the location of the restriction.

After everyone arrived below the mountaintop, they did not stand on ceremony and directly unleashed several attacks, very quickly stirring up a burst of spiritual light in mid-air.

Inside the grand formation, Bai Yuling, who was holding a golden formation disk in one hand, saw the "Xiaoyao Sect" crowd besieging the grand formation in the sky and couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly.

"Senior Sister, we have been discovered. Should we notify Master quickly?" Hearing Bai Yuling's inquiry, Yang Zixin, who was standing to the side, hesitated for a moment with a solemn expression before nodding directly:

"To think they discovered us so quickly. It seems the other party also has a formation expert. I fear the grand formation won't hold for long. Let's notify Master first."

After Yang Zixin finished speaking, she immediately sent a sound transmission to the white-clad woman sitting cross-legged to the side.

Before long, the white-clad woman, who had been keeping her eyes tightly closed, opened her eyes, her gaze looking somewhat unkindly at the "Xiaoyao Sect" crowd outside the grand formation.

"Master, it's the people from the Xiaoyao Sect. Should we go out and send them away!"

Hearing Yang Zixin's suggestion, the white-clad woman shook her head slightly and said: "The injuries on my body haven't fully recovered yet; it is not suitable to fight with the people from the Xiaoyao Sect right now.

I didn't expect that after preparing for so long, today I would be outplayed by this girl instead. It was also me who underestimated her.

Senior Brother, it seems your eye for talent is still quite good; she hasn't buried your inheritance."

"Forget it. Since we have already alerted the people from the Xiaoyao Sect, this place is no longer suitable for staying long. Let's go first!"

After the white-clad woman sighed softly, her hands moved rapidly to cast a spell, and she directly took back the bronze giant tripod in front of her. Song Qingyu, who was still unconscious to the side, also fell from mid-air onto the blue stone.

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"Master, should we take her with us?"

"No need. I have already obtained the cultivation technique in her hands; the remaining things probably aren't of much use to me, so it's not worth taking this risk for them.

The most urgent matter is still to find a safe place to heal my injuries, lest someone finds their way to our door again.

Other matters can be discussed when there is an opportunity in the future!"

After speaking, the white-clad woman's gaze swept over Song Qingyu on the ground once more before she cast a spell to take down a formation disk from mid-air.

As the grand formation suddenly disappeared, Bai Yuxian and the others outside immediately flashed into the restriction, just in time to encounter the white-clad woman and the other two who were fleeing outward.

Seeing that someone had deliberately set up a restriction here, Bai Yuxian was instantly slightly angry, and a sword light slashed toward the white-clad woman in mid-air.

Seeing the sword light strike from behind, the white-clad woman merely waved her hand to release a protective barrier, easily blocking Bai Yuxian's attack, and then fled into the distance without looking back.

Seeing that the other party's cultivation was not weak and was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, Bai Yuxian cast a spell again to release her own natal magic treasure.

She saw a cyan lotus flower appear in front of her, which grew rapidly and chased after the location of the white-clad woman and the other two, very quickly trapping them within it.

However, before Bai Yuxian could be happy for a moment, a dazzling golden spiritual light suddenly lit up within the lotus flower, followed by a sword light that rushed out from within, making Bai Yuxian, who had chased halfway, stop her footsteps involuntarily.

At the same time, Huang Siyuan, who had entered the grand formation, had also discovered the unconscious Song Qingyu not far away and hurriedly flashed to her side.

Seeing that Song Qingyu was merely unconscious and not in any life-threatening danger, the tense look on Huang Siyuan's face slowly relaxed.

"Uncle Bai, we've found Junior Sister Song. Should we still pursue?"

Bai Yuxian, who was standing in place, heard the reminder from Li Wutong beside her and shook her head directly: "Forget it! This person's cultivation is likely even above mine. Even if we catch up, we won't be able to keep the other party.

Since we have already found Qingyu, let's go back first! I have no impression of such an expert at all; she doesn't seem like a cultivator from our Fuyun Mountain Range. Let's wait until Qingyu wakes up and ask if we can find out the other party's background."

After Bai Yuxian finished speaking, she looked at the direction where the white-clad woman and the other two had left with a solemn expression before leading everyone and the still unconscious Song Qingyu away from the spot. —— "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world, Yuanzhou, Demon-Slaying Palace! On this day, Liu Yang was sitting alone in the stone pavilion outside the "Heart-Refining Tower", lifting a pot of freshly boiled water from the furnace.

And on the stone table not far beside him, there was also a chessboard that had already been decided.

"Master is really something. He asked me to help boil tea, but then he didn't know where he ran off to, causing me to work in vain again."

After sweeping his gaze around, seeing no sign of his master "Daoist Lingxu", Liu Yang was just about to put away the teacup on the table when he suddenly felt a strange movement coming from the "Heart-Refining Tower" not far behind him.

"Eh! Could it be."

Before Liu Yang could say what was in his heart, another burst of spiritual energy fluctuation came from the "Heart-Refining Tower", followed by a figure that flew out from within and landed in front of him.

"Junior Brother Song, hehehe."

Seeing the figure not far in front of him that he was very familiar with, Liu Yang's face was filled with joy, and he hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and walked quickly toward Song Qingming's location.

"Junior Brother Song, you have finally come out. These days have really worried me to death!"

"I forgot the time while inside, which is why I came out a bit late. I didn't want to make Senior Brother and Master worry; I am truly somewhat ashamed!"

Hearing this, Liu Yang shook his head directly at him: "Junior Brother Song, these words are somewhat too modest.

That day, I heard Master and Senior Brother say that for ordinary people, once they enter this Heart-Refining Tower, they can only stay for about a year. Junior Brother was actually able to stay inside for two years before coming out; this is truly something we didn't expect.

I just happened to boil tea for Master. Since Junior Brother has left seclusion, then quickly tell me what it is like inside."

Under Liu Yang's urging, Song Qingming cupped his hands and smiled slightly, following him together to the stone pavilion nearby.

In the time that followed, under Liu Yang's expectant gaze, Song Qingming sipped tea while slowly telling him about his experiences in the "Heart-Refining Tower" over the past two years.

Over these two years, Song Qingming used the remnant map in his hand and the "Millennium Spirit Milk" to restore his own spiritual power, attempting to impact the Nascent Soul realm a total of four times.

The first two times, unsurprisingly, both fell at the step of "Fetal Transformation into Nascent Soul".

It wasn't until the third time that Song Qingming successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul and passed this hurdle.

In the time that followed, Song Qingming tried again, and seeing that he had become very proficient in this hurdle, he then felt at ease and walked out of the "Heart-Refining Tower".

Regarding all the details of his time inside the "Heart-Refining Tower", Song Qingming did not hide anything from Liu Yang, except for the remnant map that helped him restore his spiritual power, which he did not choose to inform the other party about.

Instead, he attributed his ability to stay in the "Heart-Refining Tower" for such a long time to his own relatively thick spiritual power and other spiritual objects.

"Millennium Spirit Milk! I didn't expect Senior Brother Song to have such a rare treasure on you. This is something neither Master nor I guessed.

It's just a pity that the Millennium Spirit Milk on Senior Brother is almost exhausted, otherwise I would have liked to exchange some with you to use for cultivation when entering the tower in the future."

"Even for a spiritual object like Millennium Spirit Milk that is born of heaven and earth, once a cultivator consumes too much, it will leave behind quite a few hidden dangers. If one's own spiritual power is insufficient and one wants to be opportunistic like this, it is not necessarily a good thing."

Just as Song Qingming and Liu Yang were talking, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air beside them; it was "Daoist Lingxu", who had just sensed Song Qingming coming out of the "Heart-Refining Tower".

Hearing the reminder from his master "Daoist Lingxu", Song Qingming hurriedly nodded: "Master's words are correct. Because I consumed too many spiritual objects to restore spiritual power inside, I also feel that I have accumulated quite a few toxins in my body now.

Senior Brother's talent is better than mine; just to enter and cultivate, he shouldn't need such a long time. I think there is no need to take this risk."

"Hehe! I don't have a spiritual object like Millennium Spirit Milk on me either; I was just saying that. Master, Junior Brother, rest assured!"

After Liu Yang finished speaking, he hurriedly poured a cup of spirit tea for his master "Daoist Lingxu".

After picking up the spirit tea on his table and taking a sip, "Daoist Lingxu" turned around and looked at Song Qingming, nodding slightly: "I truly didn't expect you to be able to stay inside for so long before coming. It seems that bringing you here this time was truly the right choice.

With the experience in the Heart-Refining Tower, I think the probability of you successfully impacting the Nascent Soul realm in the future should be able to increase quite a bit."

"It all relies on Master's help for the disciple to have this opportunity. Please accept another bow from the disciple!"

"Alright! These were things I promised you; no need for such formalities."

Seeing Song Qingming about to bow again, "Daoist Lingxu" hurriedly waved his hand at him and then said softly to him: "You are still an outer sect disciple now. Even if you have a not-so-small hope of forming a Nascent Soul, according to the sect's rules, I still cannot directly support you in forming a Nascent Soul.

However, Master can promise you today that if you are willing to directly join the sect, the sect can also support you in forming a Nascent Soul.

This depends on what you think in your own heart; Master will not force you!"

"Many thanks for Master's grace! It's just that the disciple does not yet have the idea of directly joining the sect. If there is a change in my heart in the future, I will naturally come to tell Master."

Facing the kind reminder from his master "Daoist Lingxu", Song Qingming hesitated slightly in his heart for a moment before shaking his head, not directly agreeing to the other party.

Although directly joining the "Grand Void Gate" with the support of his master "Daoist Lingxu" would certainly greatly increase Song Qingming's certainty of condensing a Nascent Soul.

But at the moment, Song Qingming could not let go of his family far away in the Fuyun Mountain Range and did not want to abandon them just like that to join the sect.

Moreover, after the tempering of the "Heart-Refining Tower", Song Qingming's own certainty of breaking through to Nascent Soul had already increased quite a bit.

Even without relying on the sect, he had great confidence in witnessing the Nascent Soul Dao in the future.

"Hmm! You just need to consider this well yourself." Seeing that Song Qingming did not want to join the sect for the time being, there was not the slightest look of surprise on "Daoist Lingxu's" face.

After ending the cultivation in the "Heart-Refining Tower", the three of them did not stay long and very quickly chose to leave the "Demon-Slaying Palace".

It's just that after returning to Nanzhou, Song Qingming did not return to the Grand Void Gate with his master "Daoist Lingxu", but instead bid them farewell and headed east alone.

(I suddenly caught a cold last night, and I haven't had much energy all day today. For the parts that aren't written well, I ask everyone to please bear with me!) (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 836 =====