《Ancient Taoist Sovereign》


 C1

    Hundred Sects Land, Guiyuan Sect.


    "Chu Ling, your cultivation is useless, all your Spiritual Vein were killed, and you are now a service disciple!"


    The voice wasn''t loud, but it still echoed within the hall, causing the youth at the bottom of the hall, who had his head lowered, to instantly raise it with a trembling body and an expression of unconcealable astonishment.


    The young man was called Chu Ling and was dressed in a moon-white robe. On his chest hung an exquisite pendant that resembled a cyan Pill Furnace.


    He was the first among the Guiyuan Sect''s young disciples.


    However, he did not expect that three months ago, in order to preserve his Guiyuan Sect in one of the Spiritual Stone mines, he had fought with his enemies with his life on the line, causing his cultivation to be crippled and even destroying the Spiritual Vein s in his body.


    But Chu Ling never thought that the loyalty he had shown to the sect was actually worthless in their eyes.


    Not only did he not get the treatment he deserved, he even made an inner disciple into a service disciple. This was truly chilling.


    Chu Ling took in a deep breath. Although he knew that he was right and if he fought with reason and force, even if the elders of Sect Master could not change their minds, they could at least live a better life in the future.


    However, with a trace of stubbornness in his heart, he was unwilling to bow his head to the crowd, and even more unwilling to plead bitterly with these loathsome people.


    Thus, Chu Ling just looked around, remembered everyone''s ice-cold faces by heart, then turned and walked out of the hall with a limp.


    "Look, Chu Ling is out. Eh, why is he limping?"


    "You probably don''t know this, but not only is Chu Ling''s cultivation crippled, even his right leg has been crippled. Now it''s fine, this genius of the past has become a cripple trash, it''s really interesting!"


    "Haha, you''re right, I used to dislike this kid the most, he''s a genius himself, but he still had to pretend to be approachable and even occasionally teach us a few words, it''s really disgusting. Now, this kid is a service disciple, it''s time for us to make a fuss in the future."


    "Sigh, lower your voices. No matter what, Chu Ling was once the strongest person in our sect''s young generation, keep some face."


    When the people waiting outside the hall saw Chu Ling''s appearance, they began to talk, as if they had been holding back for many years and finally had the chance to speak.


    Chu Ling laughed bitterly, the smile contained an unspeakable sense of self-mockery. In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he had truly tasted the coldness of a favor, and couldn''t help but feel a little despondency.


    Perhaps these people had once revealed their lowliest and most flattering smiles in front of him when he was at his peak.


    So, when he became inferior to them, he would pounce on them like a vicious dog and do everything he could to regain their lost dignity and confidence. For example, right now.


    Chu Ling, who had already seen through everyone''s faces, tightly clenched his fists, and allowed his nails that shouldn''t have been stuck in his palms to go in the first place, while his expression became even calmer. Chu Ling did not pay attention to the crowd''s mockery, and continued to walk forward.


    Chu Ling''s disregard made everyone who was in the midst of talking feel that it was a little boring. Thinking about how they had to bow and kneel in front of Chu Ling, the anger in their hearts grew even stronger.


    "You''re just a crippled trash, yet you dare to be so arrogant. Don''t tell me you really think you''re still that genius whose Guiyuan Sect is rarely seen in a hundred years?


    No, the current you is just a piece of trash, a trash who cannot cultivate anymore after crippling the Spiritual Vein! " In the corner, Xu Yan, who had not made a sound until now, had insulted Yun Che with a ferocious look on his face.


    If one were to say who had the deepest grudges against Chu Ling out of everyone present, it would definitely be Xu Yan.


    All these years, Xu Yan could be said to be jealous and envious of Chu Ling. Previously, in order to let Chu Ling take care of him, he would follow behind Chu Ling day after day.


    But what made him extremely angry was that Chu Ling had never really paid attention to him, and had instead let him do the chopping and fetching of wood and water. Although he had given a few pointers, he felt that they were not as thorough as the pointers of the other disciples in the sect.


    Therefore, three months ago, when Xu Yan saw Chu Ling being heavily injured, he had been waiting for this day. Now that Chu Ling had finally been demoted to a service disciple and was basically declared to have no chance to cultivate, he was naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity.


    Chu Ling looked at Xu Yan with some amusement, and continued to walk forward. In fact, Chu Ling had a pretty good impression of Xu Yan previously, so his guidance also went deeper. He never thought that Xu Yan would actually hate him because of this, which was truly a bit funny.


    Chu Ling did not reveal any intention to beat around the bush. Although he was somewhat angry at what Xu Yan had said, he also knew that with regards to people like Xu Yan, as long as he himself grew stronger one day, he would definitely try to curry favor with them.


    Only, Chu Ling did not expect that the smile on the corner of his mouth would actually be able to deeply injure Xu Yan, who had always wanted to take revenge.


    Following that, as if he felt that he had been humiliated, Xu Yan smiled sinisterly and pushed Chu Ling right onto his back, pushing him onto the ground.


    "Hmph, you''re just a piece of trash, yet you dare to pretend in front of me. Today, I, your father, will let you see through reality. The current you is nothing more than a piece of trash that everyone can bully!"


    Didn''t you want to leave? I won''t, unless ¡­ You can crawl over here! " Xu Yan walked in front of Chu Ling and pressed his head down.


    And Chu Ling''s head had not lowered in front of the elders, so how could he be willing to submit to Xu Yan?


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling, whose strength was already far inferior to Xu Yan, tried his best to raise his head. Even after his head was pressed against the ground, Chu Ling''s eyes still stared fixedly upwards, as if he was telling the world that he would never surrender.


    But this also made Xu Yan, who did not have any sense of accomplishment, even more furious.


    "Isn''t Xu Yan doing a little too far? I feel that senior brother has been very good to us before, if we just watch without doing anything, wouldn''t that be bad!"


    Amongst the crowd, a disciple who had just entered the sect spoke somewhat angrily. It was obvious that he could not bear to see Xu Yan''s actions any longer.


    But just as he said that, Xu Yan sneered and turned his head, and scolded directly: "Hmph, who do you think you are, to be able to speak up for Chu Ling, if you do not understand the rules, then I will teach you right now."


    When the slightly angry man heard this, his body trembled and he quickly disappeared into the crowd. He didn''t dare to say a single word.


    At this moment, the crowd began to move and everyone began to look in the same direction as if they were stretching their necks.


    Not far away, a young woman dressed in white leisurely walked over. There was a light blue silk ribbon tied around her waist, making her appear slim and gentle, with a graceful figure. The six petal lotus mark on her forehead made her look like an immortal descending into the mortal world, sacred and inviolable.


    "It''s Xu Qing, Senior Sister Xu. She''s too beautiful, as expected of my Guiyuan Sect''s number one beauty!"


    "Sigh, it''s such a pity that such a beauty would actually have such a good relationship with a trash like Chu Ling. I am unwilling!"


    "There''s nothing I can do, Chu Ling''s talent was astonishing earlier, and she kept the number one beauty of our Guiyuan Sect in her bag of holding. I only wish that Chu Ling had been crippled earlier, if that''s the case, Senior Sister Xu would definitely not have taken a fancy to him!"


    Everyone kept talking, and when Xu Yan saw Xu Qing appear, the strength in his hands couldn''t help but lessen a little. However, in the eyes he looked at Chu Ling with, there was an additional trace of jealousy.


    Chu Ling staggered and stood up. Looking at the approaching Xu Qing, the corner of his mouth couldn''t help but curl into a smile.


    Xu Qing was his best friend within the Guiyuan Sect. The two of them grew up together, and calling themselves childhood sweethearts was not an exaggeration. There were even many rumors of the two becoming Dao-companions that would appear once they matured in the Guiyuan Sect, something Chu Ling and Xu Qing did not deny.


    Furthermore, in these past few years, Chu Ling had taught Xu Qing not only his own cultivation, but even the Bone Ablutionary Dan Beads that his father left for him, Chu Ling had not been stingy with them as well. Chu Ling had also given him more than half of them.


    And it was precisely because of this, that Xu Qing, who originally only had a decent talent, suddenly became the person with the most outstanding talent amongst the Guiyuan Sect disciples, excluding himself.


    Therefore, when he saw Xu Qing appearing, he quickly walked towards him.


    Because from there, Chu Ling thought that he could receive the last bit of comfort.


    "Qing''er!" Chu Ling shouted softly.


    However, just as he finished shouting ¡­


    "Qing''er is not something a trash like you can call me, call me Xu Qing!" Xu Qing said in an ice-cold voice.


    Although the voice was not loud, it still caused the smile on Chu Ling''s face to freeze. His body couldn''t help but take a few steps back.


    "Chu Ling, although there were some misunderstandings between us in the past, I hope that these misunderstandings will last until today. After all, the current you and I, in terms of cultivation, am a genius of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage and you are merely a cripple who has lost all of your Spiritual Vein.


    In terms of position, the current me will soon become the new big senior sister of Guiyuan Sect and you will only be one of the one hundred thousand service disciples in my Guiyuan Sect.


    In terms of appearance, I am the number one beauty of the Guiyuan Sect, but you, Chu Ling, are just a cripple that everyone hates. So, you and I have long ago become people of two different worlds.


    Therefore, from today onwards, you better stay away from me. If you dare insult my reputation in the future, don''t blame me, Xu Qing, for missing our past relationship!


    Of course, there was no relationship between the two of us. "

 C2

    "Of course, there is no relationship between the two of us."


    Xu Qing''s ice-cold words were like an iron hammer, unceasingly falling upon Chu Ling''s soft heart, and continuously trampling on Chu Ling''s final bit of dignity.


    Chu Ling would never have thought that the Xu Qing he was so close with back then would actually say such words at this time. He, who still had his own pride and arrogance in his heart, how could he shake his tail and beg at this time?


    From Chu Ling''s point of view, even if he were to die from poverty, never being able to step into the cultivation world again, he would never lose his final bit of dignity. Since others wanted to draw a clear line between them, then, it was as she wished.


    "In that case ¡­"


    Sssii! *


    At that time, Chu Ling did not get angry, instead he laughed like a mad demon. With a ferocious expression, he tore a piece of cloth from the corner of his clothes and fiercely threw it in front of Xu Qing.


    "Xu Qing, from now on, our friendship is divided into two and there will be no relation between us anymore.


    It''s just that you have been bullying me to the point where my cultivation is crippled and all my Spiritual Vein have been destroyed, but don''t forget, I can make all of you look up to me, so I won''t be an exception in the future. It''s just that at that time, it''s best if you don''t regret it! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not care about Xu Qing''s astonished expression, and immediately turned to leave.


    The cold wind blew against Chu Ling''s clothes, making him look extremely lonely under the setting sun, as though the only thing left in the world was this lonely youth.


    "Ha! Trash like you, do you want to turn the tables? Who are you trying to scare?"


    "Haha, I''m going to die from laughter! Before that, I was waiting!"


    Everyone continued to laugh maniacally at Chu Ling''s limp back, as though they wanted to take back the face that they had showed to Chu Ling after so many years.


    Xu Qing did not even look at Chu Ling''s back. To her, the current Chu Ling did not have any value, he was just a piece of trash, if he did not provoke her, that was fine, but if he did not know the difference, then she could just casually slap him to death.


    As for the regret that Chu Ling had mentioned, to her, it was just a joke.


    Xu Qing did not linger any longer, and directly headed in the direction he came from. However, very quickly, a middle-aged man dressed in a green daoist robe with a sage aura appeared at the end of the road.


    The man''s name was Wu Hong, and he was currently in the Sect Master with his current Guiyuan Sect. He was also Xu Qing''s current master, so the moment Xu Qing saw Wu Hong, he directly went forward and bowed.


    Wu Hong merely nodded, and went straight to the point: "Qing''er, this time, you are really too impatient. Do you know that Chu Ling has a piece of Hundred Sect Order under his name?


    But now that you and he have fallen out, I''m afraid he doesn''t want to transfer. "


    Hearing that, Xu Qing frowned, after hearing Wu Hong''s explanation, she immediately remembered, and spoke with regret: "Qing Er was careless, I never thought that Chu Ling, that trash, would still have a Hundred Sect Order left in the clan elders'' association, looks like I have to trouble Master to help me this time."


    Wu Hong casually waved his hand, and indifferently said: "It''s actually easier to take down the Hundred Sect Order than to do so. After all, with your current strength, in addition to the fact that it''s only a year away from the Hundred Sect Tournament, as long as you enter the top one hundred in the Large Competition with the Hundred Sect Order in your hands, you can bring back a large amount of treasures for the sect.


    In that case, it was likely that the elders would not object. After all, he was just a piece of trash and did not deserve to own a Hundred Sect Order.


    However, the most troublesome thing is that this Hundred Sect Order is a gift from the Hundred Sects Alliance, we cannot snatch it too clearly, it would be best if we let Chu Ling take the initiative to leave the Guiyuan Sect or give it up, as that would be the right way to do things.


    It''s not like we need to lose face for Guiyuan Sect and offend the Hundred Alliance! "


    "Sigh!" I had originally thought that Xu Qing was different from others, but to think that he would actually be the same.


    Chu Ling said with a sigh as he sat alone in the empty hut.


    "Forget it, since we are going to draw a clear line, then let''s make a clear line, but you don''t have to be so anxious, I, Chu Ling, am not someone who is entangled and tangled, how could I, Chu Ling, be shameless? Even if you don''t say it, I, Chu Ling, will not plead for your help in the future!"


    As Chu Ling spoke, he removed the Pill Furnace like pendant that was hanging around his neck, and very familiarly poured the remaining Spiritual Energy s in his body into the Pill Furnace.


    In an instant, what looked like a decorative, unremarkable pendant, had actually turned into a ten inch tall Pill Furnace.


    Although the Pill Furnace''s pill wall was green in color, there seemed to be raging flames that emitted waves of fiery light.


    The Pill Furnace was called Qing Mu and was something that Chu Ling''s father Chu Han had left behind all those years ago. Even though it was only the size of a fingernail normally, as long as the Spiritual Energy was injected inside, it would transform into a normal sized Pill Furnace.


    For the past ten years, Chu Ling had always remembered his father''s repeated warnings that he would use the Green Wood Pill Furnace s to refine a cauldron of Pill every day.


    Now that he had lost all his Spiritual Vein, it was practically impossible for him to cultivate what Xu Qing and the others had thought.


    However, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, there was not only one path to become stronger, but that was to cultivate techniques and battle skills. Alchemy was one of them.


    However, what made Chu Ling a little disappointed was that, for some reason, even though his innate talent in cultivation was superior to his Guiyuan Sect, he had never built anything up on the path of refining pills.


    En, it would be more accurate to say that it was terrible to the extreme. Ten years had passed, yet he hadn''t even succeeded once in the most basic of Spirit Gathering Pills.


    Even though he had corrected countless flaws of his pill refining skills, he still couldn''t find the slightest bit of success.


    However, Chu Han had warned him a long time ago that only after he successfully refined a batch of Pill with the Green Wood Pill Furnace would he be able to display his pill refining skills in front of others, and only then would he be able to use other Pill Furnace to refine Pill.


    As a result, in these past ten years, although everyone knew that Chu Ling had a hobby of taking care of medicinal fields, they did not know that Chu Ling had been learning the art of refining pills, so it was even less likely for him to look for someone to ask.


    "Although this Green Wood Pill Furnace is a little strange, but since father told me to do so back then, it naturally wouldn''t harm me. Furthermore, I don''t believe that this art of alchemy is harder than what I want to learn right now." Chu Ling muttered.


    Then, he skillfully threw the medicinal herbs he had just harvested into the Pill Furnace and started to refine it with a serious expression.


    Chu Ling was not a person who gave up easily, otherwise, he would not have persisted on refining for ten years just because of a few words from Chu Han. The key thing was that in these ten years, he had not succeeded in refining a single Pill.


    To him, if he couldn''t successfully refine it in ten years, then it would be 11 years. If he still couldn''t successfully refine it in 11 years, then it would be 12 years, 13 years ¡­


    In any case, there would be a day when he would use his peerless pill techniques to recreate the Spiritual Vein and let those who had underestimated him to once again prostrate at his feet.


    Chu Ling didn''t have the slightest expression towards the Pill in front of him, who were flying out from time to time. After all, he had seen this kind of scene countless of times, and he had already gotten used to it.


    But today it was a little more.


    Not long after, just as Chu Ling was throwing the Pill in his hand into the profound beast again, with his hand against the Pill Furnace''s wall, a flame suddenly flashed from inside the profound beast, and a purple flame rose from within the profound beast.


    After that, before Chu Ling could even react, his hands that were originally gently pressing onto the Pill Furnace were suddenly attracted by an enormous suction force. He wanted to retract his hands, but it was basically impossible to do so.


    And just at that time, the originally ten inch tall Pill Furnace instantly shrunk, and directly stuck tightly onto Chu Ling''s palm.


    Countless thoughts flashed through Chu Ling''s mind very quickly. As he was thinking about what to do, a wave of scorching Spiritual Energy s came from the direction of his palm towards his body from the inside of the Pill Furnace.


    "What exactly is this Pill Furnace? Is it possible that I, Chu Ling, will be burnt to ashes by a Pill Furnace today?"


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, the burning Spiritual Energy actually flowed through all the meridians in his body in the blink of an eye.


    What made Chu Ling even more shocked was that not only did the Spiritual Energy not burn his body to ashes, the nine Spiritual Vein s inside his body that were originally injured seemed to have recovered a little, and even his crippled leg seemed to have recovered quite a bit.


    Chu Ling was extremely shocked. Although he had just been focusing on pill techniques, when he saw the scene before him, he immediately tossed that thought to the back of his mind.


    Although refining pills could also gain power, that power was obtained through exchanging the Pill for the hands of others. Although it could be used, it would not be made more convenient by his own cultivation.


    And most importantly, for a cultivator like himself who didn''t even have Vein Opening Stage, without the support of a Spiritual Energy, refining a good pill was easier said than done.


    Chu Ling calmed his heart once again, looking at the broken Spiritual Vein that was improving, he suppressed the joy in his heart and waited quietly.


    It had to be known that on the Guiyuan Continent, after summarizing and summarizing countless generations of cultivators, the cultivation realms were divided into four categories: Vein Opening Stage, Heaven Understanding Stage, Dragon Transformantion Stage, and Dao Embryo Stage.


    The nine Spiritual Vein s cultivated within the body were respectively four in the left, four in the right, four in the mouth, nose, ears, and the last one, the Hundred Veins.


    Previously, Chu Ling''s nine Spiritual Vein were all damaged, so cultivating was basically as difficult as ascending to heaven.


    Chu Ling was wild with joy as he tried his best to control his own body. He did not dare to make the slightest movement, as he was afraid of interrupting this Spiritual Energy that was still rushing towards his body.


    At this point in time, Chu Ling finally understood. Back then, Chu Han definitely knew about the mysterious ability of the Green Wood Pill Furnace, which was why he had instructed him to open a furnace to refine Pill everyday.


    "Father, don''t worry, your son will definitely not disappoint you. As for why you, who are clearly the strongest in Hundred Sects Land, suddenly went missing and even sent word of your death, I will find out everything about you and take revenge for you."


    Chu Ling said, but very quickly, to his surprise, a wave of messy footsteps came from outside the hut. It sounded like it wasn''t just one person.


    Because he had always been in charge of the medicinal field, this wooden house that he lived in could be considered to be an extremely remote place within the Guiyuan Sect. Normally, no one would come here for a few days, but why would a group of people come together?


    Furthermore, Chu Ling had a premonition that these people did not come with good intentions.


    Chu Ling thought like this, and his pupils couldn''t help but constrict. Right now, he was remodeling the Spiritual Vein, so he couldn''t move at all.

 C3

    Just as Chu Ling was thinking that, suddenly, he heard a hong sound, and the not very sturdy wooden door was kicked flying, falling onto the ground heavily, raising a cloud of dust.


    After the dust settled, a few figures swaggered into the room. The person leading the group was a head taller than the four people behind him, and his body was clearly a bit taller than them. He looked just like a gorilla.


    Chu Ling was exceptionally familiar with the person in front of him, after all, he was only humiliated by him not long ago.


    "Chu Ling, you piece of trash, do you think that you can hide inside the house?


    Earlier, I said that if you want to leave, you must crawl past me. But you, cripple, actually didn''t care about those words and directly left, you''re making me lose a lot of face!


    "Whatever, since you, this damn cripple, do not give me face, I will not give you face either. Today, regardless of whether you leave or not, you must still give me face."


    As Xu Yan spoke, he swaggered into the house, and like a demonstration, he left a large footprint on the door.


    Then, he walked towards Chu Ling with a cold smile, and then, without giving any explanation, he slammed his palm towards Chu Ling''s head.


    To Xu Yan, for him to have such a good opportunity to fight against the previously aloof and high level genius Chu Ling, he would naturally not let it go.


    And at that time, Chu Ling''s eyes instantly turned ice-cold. In the blink of an eye, her killing intent was completely released.


    If not for the fact that he was currently in the midst of reconstructing the Spiritual Vein and could not move, even if his cultivation was weaker than Xu Yan''s, he would have already made a move against it.


    Chu Ling saw that Xu Yan''s palm was getting closer and closer to his head, and while he was thinking about how to deal with the situation, a simple and honest voice sounded out.


    "Xu Yan, you are not allowed to touch Big Senior!"


    Right at that moment, a little fatty who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old shouted and pounced towards Xu Yan.


    Lu Xun!


    The little fatty''s name was Lu Xun and he was a service disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. Like Xu Yan before, he was a follower who frequently appeared in front of him.


    The only difference was that Lu Xun had brought him to the Guiyuan Sect three years ago, after Chu Ling had been saved by the horse bandits.


    Furthermore, his talent in cultivation was so bad that he could not bear to see it. Three years had already passed, but his cultivation still had not even reached Vein Opening Stage yet.


    As for that Xu Yan, although his talent wasn''t too great, his current cultivation was already at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage, something that Lu Xun was far from capable of comparing up to.


    After all, even though Vein Opening Stage were the first realm on the road of cultivation, the difference in strength between each stage was enormous. Even though it wasn''t as different as heaven and earth, every time a Spiritual Vein was established, their strength would also increase exponentially.


    "And here I was wondering who had such poor eyesight, it turns out to be you, a fool!"


    What, I felt light last month, is your skin still itchy? If that''s really the case, I, Xu Yan, will definitely not be stingy and scratch for you! "


    Xu Yan''s body paused for a while, then couldn''t help but start laughing coldly, causing the people outside to give Lu Xun, the little fatty, a strange look.


    After all, the little fatty was someone who had been unable to create a Spiritual Vein for three years, and his reputation within the Guiyuan Sect was not small at all.


    Furthermore, the most crucial point was that this little fatty had not been able to open a single Spiritual Vein for three years. The key point was that he had been cultivating diligently for these three years, and had even received the support of Chu Ling''s Pill from time to time.


    However, it was obvious that all of this was of no use at all.


    In addition, the little fatty was a little simple and honest looking, he would often laugh twice when he was alone. As a result, within the Guiyuan Sect, everyone called him a fool, and his reputation was not any lower than Chu Ling''s.


    Lu Xun did not laugh. Instead, he tightened both of the hands around Xu Yan''s legs and said stubbornly: "I don''t allow you to touch Big Senior!"


    "You fool, just who gave you the guts? You, a fool who didn''t even open a Spiritual Vein, actually dares to stop me?"


    "If I move, what can you do?"


    After being hugged by Lu Xun by both his legs, Xu Yan was enraged. He could not understand why the usually foolish Lu Xun would have the guts to go against him today.


    As Xu Yan said that, he clenched his fist and bent over to smash Lu Xun''s right arm.


    In an instant, with a crack, Lu Xun let out a miserable scream, and his right arm powerlessly drooped to the ground.


    "You idiot, I''ll let you rest for a while. If it wasn''t for the fact that I''m afraid of killing you, I would have just punched you to death right now. Do you believe me?"


    "Alright, get lost. I need to properly greet your eldest senior brother."


    Xu Yan kicked away Lu Xun''s other arm, and started spitting at Lu Xun''s head.


    He then purposely raised his leg high up and stepped on Lu Xun''s head, treating it like a rock that was protruding from the side of the road, and after stepping on it, he then stepped over it.


    After that, Xu Yan walked towards Chu Ling with a look of disdain once again, while thinking about how to ravage Chu Ling.


    But what Xu Yan never would have thought of was that not only was Lu Xun not lying down, he was instead tightly hugging onto his legs with his only remaining arm.


    In the end, it was as if he was afraid that he wouldn''t be able to hold Xu Yan back, and directly bit onto Xu Yan''s pants, as he vaguely repeated himself once more.


    "You''re not allowed!" Big Senior! "


    At that time, Chu Ling did not know why, but even though the words were not loud, and were not very clear, they resounded in his ears like thunder, causing his immobile body to begin to tremble.


    Chu Ling clenched his fists tightly, both of his eyes seemed like they were about to spew fire!


    "You reckless fool!"


    As Xu Yan spoke, he gently pulled his leg, and directly kicked Lu Xun in the face.


    At that time, Chu Ling only saw a few teeth wrapped blood spurt out from Lu Xun''s mouth, after that, Lu Xun''s body flew backwards like a broken kite, heavily hitting the ground, and raising a cloud of dust.


    However, at that time, Lu Xun did not just lie down. Instead, he faced the face that had a shoe mark imprinted on it, and stood up once again. Blood was still gushing out of his mouth and nose.


    Trembling, he walked towards Xu Yan once again, repeating the same sentence.


    "You are not allowed to touch Eldest Brother!"


    At that time, the few people who were originally watching from the sidelines all burst out in mocking laughter when they saw this.


    "Senior Brother Xu, how about we take care of him? Don''t let this kid ruin your mood!"


    Everyone talked like this, they thought that Xu Yan needed them to bring Lu Xun away, but never would they have thought that Xu Yan would actually wave his hand at them, and said with a face as heavy as water:


    "Bullshit, can''t I, Xu Yan, deal with this fool?"


    "All of you, scram. Today, I want to see if his bones are strong or my fists are. I don''t believe that there are still people in this world that I can''t defeat."


    After Xu Yan finished speaking, he looked with great interest at Lu Xun, who was currently walking toward him with a determined look in his eyes. Before Lu Xun could embrace his legs again, Xu Yan moved.


    This time, Xu Yan was evidently truly angry. He, who was originally still slightly restraining his strength, gave it his all in an instant. Even the Spiritual Energy in his body started to quickly circulate, and started to kick Lu Xun.


    Bang!


    At that time, Xu Yan kicked Lu Xun''s face again, and the position of the kick was exactly the same as the shoe print from before.


    In an instant, Lu Xun''s body was once again sent flying, and directly smashed a huge hole in the wooden wall.


    However, even though Lu Xun''s body was in such a state, he still did not stop, and only stopped when he left a long scratch on the ground.


    But at that time, Lu Xun, whose blood was continuously gushing outwards, slowly crawled back to him.


    Chu Ling, who had originally been sitting at the side, closed his eyes in some pain. He, who did not want to see Lu Xun''s miserable appearance, could not help but say:


    "Fatty, get out of the way. You can''t stop him, I''m the one he''s looking for. If you keep going on like this, you''ll die!"


    Hearing Chu Ling''s words, Lu Xun did not listen to him and moved aside. Instead, as if he had obtained new strength, he stood up with difficulty.


    Although he was already dripping with blood and bleeding from all his orifices, there was even a deep footprint on his face.


    However, Lu Xun''s expression was still firm. He opened his mouth that was about to leak air and said: "Eldest senior brother, I told myself long ago that after you saved me from the hands of the horse bandits, my life should be yours ¡­."


    As Lu Xun said this, he turned his head with much difficulty and said to Xu Yan, "So, unless I die, no one can even think of touching my eldest senior brother!"

 C4

    "Unless I die, no one can even dream of touching eldest senior brother!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, even though he had just experienced the ups and downs of his life, and had been demoted from a respected senior brother to a despicable trash, he was still able to control his own emotions.


    "This life is really funny, after hearing that I was crippled, Xu Qing, who has been sincerely treating me well all these years, immediately drew a clear line between them.


    Yet Lu Xun, who was casually saving me before, still blocked the danger for me with his flesh and blood despite knowing that he was no match for me.


    Sure enough, only through tribulations could one see the true feelings!


    However, this change is actually quite good. At least, it allowed me to clearly see some people. Some people can be seen as brothers, and some people are only passersby after all. " Chu Ling thought.


    "Hehe, a fool like you actually wants to repay a debt of gratitude with your life, truly laughable! Unfortunately, you''ve forgotten that your life and death are now in my hands.


    Even if you want to die, it depends on whether I agree or not.


    However, I, Xu Yan, am a good person. Since you want to get close to this cripple, I can help you out, and make you the same as him, a dead cripple whom everyone hates! "


    Xu Yan said with a sneer, he walked to Lu Xun''s side with large strides and kicked towards Lu Xun''s right leg.


    Boom!


    Lu Xun''s body flew out once again.


    At the same time, Lu Xun, whose head had been smacked on the wooden table, let out a painful cry. From the hole on the back of his head, blood immediately spurted out like a fountain, causing his originally bloody face to turn slightly pale.


    But at that time, Lu Xun still had not given up!


    It was difficult for him to crawl towards Xu Yan again, but it was obvious that even if his right leg wasn''t broken, he would still be pretty close. He simply did not have that bit of strength he needed, and could only yell once again with all his might: "You are not allowed, Eldest Brother Donggong!"


    When Xu Yan heard Lu Xun''s voice, he started to get agitated.


    His repeated moves had still not subdued Lu Xun, and he was not even afraid. This made him feel that his dignity had been lost, and he had lost no face at all.


    "You are courting death!"


    Xu Yan said in his heart, and then directly walked toward Lu Xun in quick steps, wanting to completely subdue this young man who looked to be a little stupid and stubborn to the point of being laughable.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, the anger in his heart quickly rushed up, and almost directly lifted the top of his head!


    Chu Ling knew that Xu Yan was ready to kill!


    If no one else moved to stop him, then Lu Xun would definitely die!


    "Freeze!" Chu Ling roared out soundlessly. The Spiritual Vein that had not been reconstructed yet was being gathered out from his body at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye!


    Following that, Chu Ling slapped the bed with both hands, his body only shot out, quickly flying towards Lu Xun, without even a hint of lame!


    In just a few breaths of time, Chu Ling had circled around Xu Yan and arrived in front of him.


    He helped Lu Xun up from the ground and sat down.


    "Eldest senior brother, quickly leave, I ¡­" I''ll help you stop him. " Lu Xun pulled on Chu Ling''s sleeves, and said with a serious face. In the end, he even wanted to struggle to stand up and stand in front of Chu Ling.


    But just as he was about to stand up, Chu Ling, who had just finished waiting for the Spiritual Vein to be remodelled, put her hand on his shoulder and said seriously:


    "Since I have already stood up, the ones who should leave today are them!"


    Although Chu Ling''s voice was not loud, it was still loud enough for everyone present to hear, causing everyone outside to wildly laugh.


    "Haha, did I hear it wrong? Our crippled and cowardly senior brother is going to make a move after staring coldly for so long, right? You still want us to leave, what a joke! "


    "Hehe, I think that this kid still hasn''t woken up from his sleep. He thinks that he''s still the genius from before, it''s really funny, a trash that hasn''t even reached the first level of Vein Opening Stage yet, actually still wants to fight with Xu Yan, it''s simply asking for a humiliation."


    "That''s right, that''s right. This kid had been enduring for a long time, why would he come out and try to be a hero? Why not just crawl under Brother Xu''s legs? He shouldn''t have to suffer that kind of physical pain!"


    Hearing Chu Ling''s words, Xu Yan also laughed, and spoke in a rather disdainful manner: "What, Lame Chu, you''ve eaten the guts of a leopard, do you want to die?"


    "Now I give you two choices, either you kneel down and crawl between my legs ten times right now, or let me beat you to death. You crawl again, what do you say?" Choose for yourself! "


    After Xu Yan finished speaking, he was not in a hurry, he was just sneering at Chu Ling. Although he hated Chu Ling for many years, and really wanted to beat him up right now, but he enjoyed the oppression he felt towards Chu Ling.


    If Chu Ling was able to make a gesture of begging for forgiveness or was afraid, he would probably enjoy it even more.


    But just as Xu Yan was thinking about this, Chu Ling instead said calmly: "Since you give me two choices, then I give you two too, or you break one of your arms right now, and then scram for me.


    "Either I beat your arm half to death and cut off one of your arms for you, you can choose one for yourself!"


    When Chu Ling''s words fell, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar, they thought that Chu Ling was just kneeling down and begging for mercy, or maybe he was clenching his teeth to bear the humiliation, but they never expected that Chu Ling would actually provoke him so arrogantly.


    It must be known that while Xu Yan was a cultivator at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, his cultivation was crippled, and he did not even have the strength of the first level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Although Vein Opening Stage was only the first realm on the road of cultivation, it was completely different from an ordinary person''s strength.


    Even if it was just a person at the first level of Vein Opening Stage, he would be able to beat up four to five sturdy ordinary men. He believed that cripples like Chu Ling would at most be able to beat them up ten times at a time.


    Therefore, in everyone''s eyes, Chu Ling''s invitation to battle was just asking to be humiliated.


    Just like the few people he brought here, Xu Yan also felt that he was seeking humiliation, which made him exceptionally angry. In his opinion, Chu Ling was already crippled, but he still dared to act so arrogantly and arrogantly, it was simply an insult to him!


    But just when Xu Yan wanted to attack, he suddenly felt a trembling of his soul, as if he was not a match for Chu Ling at all.


    However, that feeling only lasted for an instant. After all, the difference in strength between the two of them was too great.


    "I never thought that the first battle in which I, Chu Ling, rose to prominence would actually be a fight against a trash like you. It''s truly a pity, but since you''re looking to be beaten up, then I''ll grant your wish."


    Xu Yan was naturally not an idiot, he obviously knew that the trash Chu Ling was referring to was him, hence he, who had originally been maintaining a trace of rationality, instantly became furious.


    He was a dignified third level Vein Opening Stage expert, how could he be humiliated by a first level Vein Opening Stage cripple?


    "Brat, you are courting death, today I will let you see. An expert at the third level of Vein Opening Stage is not someone who a cripple like you, who has not even reached the first level of Vein Opening Stage, can challenge!"


    As soon as Xu Yan finished speaking, he laughed wickedly, and pounced towards Chu Ling like a fierce tiger.


    Then, his body, which was already a lot stronger than Chu Ling, leaped up high and smashed down with his fist towards Chu Ling.


    The fist wind assaulted his face, it was incomparably powerful!


    At that time, Lu Xun, who was sitting on the wooden chair, instantly stood up. He looked at Chu Ling with extreme worry, and even slightly leaned his body forward, as if he was about to rush forward and block that fist for Chu Ling.


    Although he knew that the Chu Ling in the past was very strong, perhaps even more proficient in battle than Xu Yan, the disparity in strength was something that no matter how skillful he was, he was unable to make up for.


    As for the few people who came with Xu Yan, they all revealed a gloating cold smile.


    "Haha, Senior Brother Xu is now a powerhouse at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, that Chu Ling is just a cripple with a crippled cultivation, if this punch goes through, Chu Ling would probably be directly crushed to death!"


    "Hehe, other than death, I can''t think of any other ending!"


    That time, when Xu Yan heard their voices, the smile on his face became even wider, because he realised that Chu Ling had not moved an inch even until now. One must know that his fist was only an arm''s length away from Chu Ling''s head.


    He could imagine what kind of scene would happen in the next moment when his fist landed on Chu Ling''s head.


    However, his smile did not last long.


    "I gave you a chance to choose, but you didn''t want it. Then don''t blame me!"


    Chu Ling''s expression congealed, his eyes suddenly widened, and then, Chu Ling took a step forward, his right hand that was originally behind his back suddenly formed a fist, aiming to meet Xu Yan''s fist. Boom!


    At that moment, the fist and the fist suddenly collided!


    Boom!


    A muffled sound like thunder rang out between the two punches. Following that, cracking sounds could be heard one after another as blood splattered out in all directions.


    The smile on Xu Yan''s face instantly froze, replacing it was a twisted expression, an extremely twisted expression!


    "Pfft!"


    Before Xu Yan could even cry out in pain, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Like a kite with its string cut, he flew backwards and landed on the wooden door he kicked open, raising a large amount of dust.


    At that time, Xu Yan''s arm was bleeding profusely, and bone fragments pierced through his skin one after another, revealing themselves to the outside.


    Not only that, from Xu Yan''s struggling, it could be seen that not only was the bones in his entire arm broken, even his right side could not move at all.


    Chu Ling had said that if one of his arms was severed, it was natural that one of his arm would be severed.


    "What?" Senior Brother Xu actually lost, he''s a powerhouse at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, how could he lose to Chu Ling? "


    "That''s right, I clearly remembered that Chu Ling''s cultivation was crippled and all his Spiritual Vein were killed, how could he be so strong?"


    "Impossible, this kind of strength must be at least at the third level of Vein Opening Stage!"


    The four people who came with Xu Yan were so shocked that their eyes were wide open with disbelief written all over their faces. Anyone could tell the deep fear in their eyes.


    After all, if that fist had landed on their bodies, the result would probably be even more miserable than what Xu Yan had suffered today.


    As for the originally upright, fat boy, he sat back down in his seat. He could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and his face quickly returned to his usual silly, innocent smile. However, there was now a large shoe print on his face, making him look especially sinister.


    And this time, Chu Ling looked at his own fist, and was somewhat shocked in his heart. Although he knew that with his knowledge and experience of Heaven Understanding Stage, dealing with Xu Yan could be said to be an easy task.


    However, he did not expect that he would be able to win so easily with just the cultivation of the Green Wood Pill Furnace, who had just advanced to the third level of Vein Opening Stage.


    He suddenly had a feeling that he was now a level stronger than when he was at the third level of his Vein Opening Stage.


    "That''s right, the remodelled Spiritual Vein not only is the current me now more tenacious than the evil Spiritual Vein of before, it also has more than doubled in strength.


    So even if we are both at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage now, the number of Spiritual Energy in my body has already exceeded twice the number of those who are at the same level as Xu Yan at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage.


    With that in mind, Chu Ling rejoiced in his heart at the fact that he had persisted on refining pills everyday for the past ten years.


    If not for ten years of perseverance, no matter how mysterious the Green Wood Pill Furnace was, it would not have shown itself in front of him. Now, it was even more impossible to reconstruct a Spiritual Vein for him, and even allowed his cultivation to directly reach the third level of the Vein Opening Stage.


    Thinking about it, his talent in alchemy was not that bad. The reason why he had been unable to successfully refine the Pill all this time was only because the medicinal efficacy had been absorbed by the Green Wood Cauldron.


    Rather than say that he was relying on the Green Wood Pill Furnace s to recreate his own Spiritual Vein and get the chance to rise to prominence, it would be more accurate to say that the s that had helped him for ten years now returned.


    As Chu Ling thought of this, he retracted his mind and once again looked at Xu Yan who was on the ground.


    On the contrary, his face became sinister, and his veins popped out as he roared: "Chu Ling, you, this trash, actually dared to harm me. Today, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"


    "You bastards, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and attack! I want him dead!"

 C5

    "You bastards, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and attack! I want him dead!"


    "You''re courting death!"


    Hearing this, Chu Ling, who did not have the slightest bit of pity for Xu Yan, suddenly had a cold look on his face. Without waiting for the few people to react, his body suddenly accelerated, and he rushed to Xu Yan''s front like a raging bull, and stepped on him.


    Seeing that, Xu Yan''s face changed. He immediately raised his left arm to block Chu Ling''s kick.


    However, everything was in vain!


    With a clear cracking sound, Chu Ling''s large foot directly landed on Xu Yan''s face, and directly left a large footprint. Just like Lu Xun''s face, although Chu Ling did not say anything, the intent to take revenge for Lu Xun could not be any clearer.


    In just a few breaths, the insolent and insolent Xu Yan let out a few heart-wrenching howls, and then breathed no more, as he laid on the ground like a pile of mud, looking like he had nothing to live for.


    "This is impossible, this is simply impossible. You clearly lost all your Spiritual Vein, how could you still have the strength at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage?! This is impossible ¡­"


    "Impossible?" I, Chu Ling, have already said this before. The me before was stronger than all of you, but the me now is naturally no exception.


    Chu Ling said indifferently, he was thinking about how to deal with Xu Yan, although he was truly irritating, Chu Ling was not a person who killed carelessly, and with Guiyuan Sect, if he really killed Xu Yan, it would be extremely troublesome.


    Just as the few people Xu Yan had brought with him were pondering about whether or not they should escape, a clear and cold berating voice rang out from within the arena. A white-clothed Xu Qing slowly walked in.


    Not only that, a wave of noise quickly came from outside the door. A large group of Guiyuan Sect disciples appeared in front of Chu Ling, and their eyes were all filled with admiration and ridicule toward Xu Qing.


    "Chu Ling, you sure have a lot of guts to actually dare to bully fellow sect members outside of the sect. Have you ever placed my Guiyuan Sect''s rules in your eyes? Forget it, today, since your Spiritual Vein are all injured and your cultivation is low, I will let you go.


    As Xu Qing said that, he threw a jade seal in his hand towards Chu Ling, and started to speak as if he was giving alms to Chu Ling.


    "Considering the friendship between us over the past few years, this seal at the foot of the mountain is enough to be exchanged for several hundred taels of gold. You can take it."


    "Even so, you are still able to live a life of peace and prosperity as a rich man. As for the grand journey of cultivation, it''s better not to think about it. After all, you have no destiny with all of this!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately laughed out loud, and said: Haha, a few hundred gold liangs? Xu Qing, ah, Xu Qing, the fifteen years of friendship between us, is actually worth just a few hundred taels of gold.


    You shouldn''t have forgotten who gave you a bunch of Bone Ablutionary Dan Beads, and who also cleansed your originally ordinary Innate Ability into a genius.


    You should still remember who was the one who tirelessly gave you an explanation of your cultivation insights and the mysteries of your battle skills. All of these are actually worth several hundred gold taels, you truly know how to repay this kindness! "


    When the surrounding people heard about it, they looked up to the sky as if they did not know anything. After all, what Chu Ling had said was not a secret, and was something that everyone knew.


    However, right now, Chu Ling was already a cripple, and Xu Qing had already become the person that they could not offend the most.


    "What is it? Is it not enough? "Then tell me, what exactly do you want, as long as I, Xu Qing, can give it to you, I can give it all to you!" Xu Qing said coldly.


    Hearing this, Chu Ling laughed even more than before: "Haha, what a joke, how could I, Chu Ling, be someone who demands kindness from others? Regarding the matter that year, I thought I was blind and wasted so much of the Pill''s energy.


    It''s fine, I will go to the Elders Guild now to retrieve the Hundred Sect Order left behind by my father and leave the Guiyuan Sect. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he nodded towards Lu Xun and walked out of the house. And just at this time, Xu Qing''s voice sounded once again.


    "In my opinion, there is no need for that. The Sect Master has already been discussing with the elders about the rewards for the promotion of this year''s Successor Disciple to the trial.


    Of course, you don''t need to be angry, Hundred Sect Order s are not something that a trash like you can own. You can either bring the wealth I gave you down the mountain now, or return to the Law Enforcement Hall.


    As Xu Qing spoke, he pointed to the seated Lu Xun and said: "That''s right, since the three of you are participating, then let''s go together!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, an indescribable rage erupted from the bottom of his heart, and he looked at Xu Qing with killing intent.


    Even though Chu Ling didn''t know much about that Hundred Sect Order, he knew that it was something his father accidentally died ten years ago, a compensation under the guilt of his Hundred Sects Alliance.


    All these years, even though he had wanted to know what had happened ten years ago, his strength was too weak to find out. The only clue he had was this Hundred Sect Order, so how could he be willing to give it up?


    Furthermore, what Xu Qing had said was clearly threatening. After all, everyone knew that the elder in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall had gone into closed door cultivation a year ago and that Xu Qing was the head disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall. It could be said that she had complete control of the present Law Enforcement Hall.


    Moreover, the most important thing was that although there was indeed a rule that no one was allowed to fight against each other, no one put it in their eyes. As long as no one died, no one would pursue the matter.


    Therefore, this sect rule was only an empty excuse, the so-called breaking sect rule was just an excuse Xu Qing had come up with.


    Rather than saying that he had to find out the reason within the Law Enforcement Hall, it would be better to say that Xu Qing wanted to threaten him within the Law Enforcement Hall and make him leave the Guiyuan Sect on his own accord.


    And most importantly, Lu Xun''s injuries were already so severe, so when Xu Qing said he wanted to bring him along, it was obviously to threaten him, so he could not go to the Law Enforcement Hall.


    "I don''t think we need to head to the Law Enforcement Hall. Moreover, it''s not that I, Chu Ling, bully others, but Xu Yan was the first to make a move against me. I was only forced to retaliate."


    Chu Ling said this, but Xu Yan, who had been lying on the ground all this time, had already recovered some of his strength after hearing this. He, who wholeheartedly wanted to take revenge, roared, "Chu Ling, it was obviously you who attacked me.


    Furthermore, I, Xu Yan, have only come here to comfort you after seeing you suffer a blow today, and you actually dare to attack me.


    "Let me ask you, do you dare to head to the Law Enforcement Hall with me and explain the whole situation?"

 C6

    Xu Yan''s words caused the surrounding people to feel disgusted. They wanted to point at Xu Yan and curse at him for being a shameless person, but they, who had always been good at following the wind, decided to stand by Xu Qing''s side after a moment of consideration.


    After all, although Chu Ling had gotten lucky and even reached the third level of the Vein Opening Stage when all the Spiritual Vein were gone, everyone knew that the speed of cultivation of those who had lost their lives was shockingly slow. However, Xu Qing was different.


    "What?" Xu Yan made the first move? Do you think we''re blind? It''s clearly you who pushed him to the ground and beat him first, don''t you still have any face? "


    "That''s right, I just saw with my own eyes, Chu Ling indiscriminately beat Xu Yan up."


    "That''s right, that''s right. He''s even fighting while scolding trash."


    "I strongly recommend Senior Sister Xu to represent the Law Enforcement Hall and punish this tyrant with Guiyuan Sect. This way, the disciples with my Guiyuan Sect will have the right to act."


    Everyone talked among themselves, afraid that they would be too slow, or their limelight would be taken away by someone else, so they could not attract Xu Qing''s attention.


    Although Chu Ling was depressed in his heart upon hearing these words, he did not say much. He knew that he had still underestimated the human heart and underestimated the degree of shamelessness these people had.


    "As expected, there is no justice in this world. Even if there is, it is only strength! Since the strong are respected, then I, Chu Ling, will become the strongest ever in my life! " Chu Ling roared at him in his heart.


    On the other hand, Little Fatso Lu Xun, who was behind him, was incomparably wronged. He never would have thought that the people here were all so shameless, so black and white.


    "No, it''s not like that. You all, you guys are talking nonsense, Xu Yan was the one who made the first move, you can''t talk nonsense!"


    "Nonsense? "You fool, you don''t understand shit. Do you have evidence to say that we''re bullsh * tting?"


    "Right, what proof do you think Xu Yan has?"


    "I never would have thought that not only are you a fool, you are also f * cking framing people. Do you believe that I will hack you apart with a single palm?"


    Hearing Lu Xun''s question, everyone started to berate him, as if they were truly being reasonable.


    At the same time, Lu Xun was also scolded by the crowd until he could not speak. Although he knew what they said was wrong, he did not know how to refute them.


    "Chu Ling, it seems to be different from what you said! So, please come with me to the Law Enforcement Hall to give a proper explanation! "


    As Xu Qing said that, she slowly walked towards Chu Ling. Her steps were not big and she did not walk fast, but it made her graceful figure look extremely obvious.


    "What is it? You don''t want to? Now that you can still choose to leave the Guiyuan Sect, I will not pursue the matter. Otherwise, I will have to make a move and invite you to the Law Enforcement Hall for a chat. "


    As Xu Qing spoke, he continued to walk toward Chu Ling. Even though he still had that ice-cold aura on him, at this moment, he quietly felt a sense of killing intent.


    The killing intent became stronger and stronger following Xu Qing''s footsteps, and when they were just three steps away from Chu Ling, the killing intent was completely released, and the cultivation level aura was completely released, pressing down on Chu Ling.


    Although Chu Ling''s current cultivation was only at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, he was still an expert who had reached the third level of Heaven Understanding Stage before.


    However, Lu Xun, who was standing behind Chu Ling, was different. Originally, he did not even manage to release a single Spiritual Vein, but in an instant, he almost turned into a pile of soft mud and fell to the ground.


    "Since you are unwilling, I will help you choose!"


    Xu Qing said coldly, after that she slowly extended her slender hand, in a blink of an eye, the Spiritual Energy had wrapped around her, and a cold chill spread out, causing the people with low cultivation to unconsciously shrink back their necks.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s expression instantly became extremely serious. With his eyesight, he was naturally able to see that Xu Qing did not have any thoughts of holding back, and even used at least fifty percent of his strength for this strike.


    He, who was merely at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, possessed a body that was much stronger than ordinary cultivators, even though he had a body that had reached the third level of Vein Opening Stage before, but facing against Xu Qing, who was at the third level of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, he still did not have the slightest chance of winning.


    Even if his opponent was only at the fifth layer of strength, he was still not strong enough to handle it.


    Perhaps, under this palm, even if he was not a true cripple, he would at least have his bones damaged. But Chu Ling did not have the intention to surrender and beg for mercy, but instead seemed to be stubborn about it, and activated the Spiritual Energy s around him, throwing a punch towards the falling palm.


    For him, there were some things that he could endure and some things that he could give up. However, there were always some things that he had to fight for. Even if it meant abandoning his head, he would not hesitate!


    For example, the final act of dignity!


    But right at that moment, when the fists and palms were about to collide, everyone thought that Chu Ling would fly back like a pile of mud.


    Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes as a white-haired old man with white brows, wearing a tattered cyan Daoist Robe appeared between Chu Ling and Xu Yan.


    The once mighty fist and palm fell into his hands as if they had fallen into a quagmire, and did not stir the slightest bit of trouble.


    Third Elder!


    Chu Ling instantly recognized the old man in front of him and for a moment, his mind was in a daze.


    The old man''s name was Zhang Jinsong, and he was the third elder of Guiyuan Sect.


    It should be known that within the Guiyuan Sect, the numbers previously added by the elders had never been added in the order of entry, and were always judged by the level of their cultivation. The old man before him relied on his own strength to become the third strongest elder in the Guiyuan Sect.


    Most importantly, the old man in front of him was''s grandmaster, the master of his parents, Chu Han and his wife.


    Originally, he treated Chu Han and his wife as his own flesh and blood. However, at that time, his cultivation had gone berserk, causing him to retreat instead of advancing, and after all these years, the elderly had lost all hope and no longer cared about the matters within the sect.


    However, from time to time, news would spread that the Third Elder''s reputation was not as it should be, and the old man''s cultivation had long since fallen out of the Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    "Chu Ling, come with me. The Sect Master and the various elders want to see you. Don''t delay any longer."

 C7

    "Chu Ling, come with me. The Sect Master and the various elders want to see you. Don''t delay any longer."


    After the third elder let go of the two''s hands, he did not pay any attention to the peculiar gazes of the crowd.


    When Chu Ling heard this, the anger in his eyes flared up even more. This time, it wasn''t because of Xu Qing, but the elder in front of him.


    The old man was clearly the Third Elder of the Guiyuan Sect, and appearing here was only to pass down the order. Chu Ling naturally did not think that the old man could have predicted that he would be in trouble and rush over to help, thus, the old man''s appearance here could only be explained by one thing.


    That was, although the old man still held the title of Third Elder, because of his falling cultivation, he was probably not treated as an elder by the sect. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have been ordered around by the other elders.


    "Although grand-teacher''s cultivation has dropped greatly, no matter what, you have still contributed greatly to the Guiyuan Sect. For the sect to treat you in such a manner, it is truly chilling!"


    Chu Ling sighed with emotion in his heart, looking at Xu Qing, who was not far from him and did not even have a shred of respect for the old man, who had even intentionally wiped his hands with a handkerchief, felt even more disappointed in the Guiyuan Sect.


    It''s the Third Clan Elder, I hope you can wait at the side a little. Today, Chu Ling had beaten Xu Yan up for no reason, so I must give Xu Yan, everyone, and explain the rules of the Guiyuan Sect to him. Xu Qing remained expressionless as he spoke.


    At this time, the Third Elder was frowning and was about to say something, but Chu Ling quickly stepped forward. He knew that although the Third Elder''s strength was much stronger than Xu Qing''s, Xu Qing did not fear him in the slightest.


    "Xu Qing, your goal is nothing more than to chase me away from the Guiyuan Sect and obtain the Hundred Sect Order s by name. If that''s the case, then I, Chu Ling, will make a favor of it, and the Hundred Sect Order will be promoted to the top of the trial as a Successor Disciple, just as you have thought.


    However, I, Chu Ling, have already said this before, that I was stronger than you, and that I would be no exception in the future.


    With that, Chu Ling turned and said goodbye to the Third Elder, then turned and left.


    Xu Qing, on the other hand, was overjoyed. After all, Chu Ling did not even need to talk about getting first place in the trial, even if he had only become one of the ten true disciples, it would be extremely difficult.


    Over the years, she had never heard of anyone becoming a direct disciple of the top ten with a cultivation below the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage. The current Chu Ling only had the strength of the third stage of the Vein Opening Stage, so even if his Spiritual Vein was not harmed, it would be impossible for him to reach the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage in less than a month.


    Not to mention, if Chu Ling wanted to get first place in the Hundred Sect Order, he would have to pass his own test first.


    "In a month''s time, you want Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, Chu Ling, oh Chu Ling, your tone is really big!" Xu Qing said in a low voice.


    Thank you Master for helping me. I just do not know why Sect Master and Clan Elder are looking for me. Along the way, Chu Ling was slightly behind the third elder by a step, and respectfully asked the old man in front of him.


    I only know that Sect Master and the other elders are very angry, they are truly angry, but you do not need to worry, Master will definitely protect you well, but you also need to remember, if Qing Shan does not worry, if there is anything you can endure, you can endure it.


    "Mn," Chu Ling nodded, and did not say much.


    By the time Chu Ling arrived at the Guiyuan Palace, there weren''t as many people in the Palace Hall as he had imagined. There was only a middle-aged man with the demeanor of a deity holding onto buddhist dust.


    The man was Wu Hong, an elder of the current generation of Guiyuan Sect, and the person with the strongest Guiyuan Sect today.


    The sect disciples had always been amiable towards him, with a slight smile on their face. However, only those who had come in contact with him would know that Wu Hong was actually a violent and easily angered person.


    But what Chu Ling was most afraid of, was that Wu Hong was Xu Qing''s master.


    In the end, the moment Chu Ling stepped into the hall, the two of them only looked at each other for a moment. Wu Hong''s originally sage-like appearance instantly collapsed, and the expression in his eyes became extremely sinister.


    "Insolent Chu Ling, my Guiyuan Sect has always been good to you, I never thought that you would actually repay a debt of gratitude with enmity, and kill over a dozen disciples of my Guiyuan Sect and friendly sect.


    Wu Hong had just finished speaking, and Chu Ling was stunned for a moment. But very quickly, Chu Ling reacted, the anger in his heart seemingly couldn''t be suppressed at all at that moment.


    What Wu Hong had said was indeed true. Three months ago, he did indeed kill more than a dozen Spotless Sect disciples, but that was only to protect the Guiyuan Sect''s profound vein.


    He did not expect that after his cultivation had been completely crippled and he had fought for the sect with all his might, his Guiyuan Sect had reduced him to a service disciple. It was one thing to seek his own Hundred Sect Order but today, he actually used it as an excuse to find trouble with him and even wanted to use it to kill him.


    It had to be known that Spotless Sect and Guiyuan Sect were average, both within the borders of Yan Nation, and both sects had grudges against each other for generations. Over these years, the number of disciples from the two sects who died at the hands of each other was already beyond count.


    Not to mention that they would be held accountable for killing them, in the past, the sect would even take it as an example and unrestrainedly advertise it. But now, Chu Ling had killed a few Spotless Sect disciples, and they actually wanted to punish him.


    Before Chu Ling could say anything, the Third Elder stepped forward and spoke with justice.


    "Sect Master, what do you mean by this? There is a monstrous hatred between my Guiyuan Sect and them, if you kill them and you receive punishment for it, then how many elders of my Guiyuan Sect will be able to get away with it? Then wouldn''t my Guiyuan Sect''s ancestors have committed a heinous crime?


    I, Zhang Jinsong, am not willing to let you punish Chu Ling! "


    As the Third Elder spoke, he lightly moved, and completely blocked Chu Ling behind him. His attitude was self-evident.


    "Hmph, Zhang Jinsong, do you really think I can call you Third Elder? Do you really think you''re Third Elder?


    Your cultivation has dropped from your Dragon Transformantion Stage since three years ago, and you no longer have the qualifications to be on the same level as me, so how can you have the right to speak here. I want to discipline Chu Ling then, and what does it have to do with you.


    As Wu Hong spoke, he gently waved the horsetail whisk in his hand, causing a gush of wind to appear out of nowhere and sweep towards the third clan elder like a gigantic dragon.


    The Third Elder, who had originally casually blocked Chu Ling''s and Xu Qing''s attack, actually did not have the slightest ability to resist as he was swept away by the huge dragon.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling was about to go and stop them, but just as he was about to step forward and block the Third Elder, the wind that had just swept up the Third Elder turned his head over. With just a slight contact, it swept Chu Ling up and floated him in the air.


    "Chu Ling, for no reason, you killed Spotless Sect disciples and ruined my thousand year plan of Guiyuan Sect, causing heavy losses to my Guiyuan Sect. Now let me ask you, are you willing to voluntarily hand over the Hundred Sect Order to make up for my loss of Guiyuan Sect, or are you willing to be punished as a criminal slave and sent to the Abyss of Black Prison?"


    Wu Hong''s cold and detached voice came out from the great hall''s high platform, and his eyes contained an indescribable coldness.


    Even though Chu Ling hadn''t went to the Abyss of Black Prison, he had long known that it was a dead zone discovered by the Guiyuan Sect. There were a few heavenly and earthly treasures among them, and even some inheritance that had long been broken off from the Tianyuan Continent.


    However, as long as one entered, an incense stick of time would consume a cultivator''s lifespan of 10 years. If one were to encounter even the tiniest bit of danger, there would be no return.


    In these past thirty years, the disciples of the Guiyuan Sect had not been able to bring out any treasures, and instead had died in less than a hundred. How could Chu Ling even go to such a dangerous place?


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt a deep sense of powerlessness, and this kind of feeling made him deeply detest it.


    If I had the strongest power, why would Wu Hong dare bully me like this?" "Chu Ling roared loudly in his heart, but he did not say anything. Instead, he closed his eyes and silently resisted.


    As if Wu Hong had received a provocation, the wind surrounding Chu Ling also suddenly became tighter and tighter, almost wanting to crush Chu Ling''s bones to pieces.


    It was at this moment that footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the hall.


    "Sect Master Wu, can you give this one some face and treat Chu Ling lightly today?"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he only felt the wind around his body suddenly disappear, and then he landed in the great hall in an incomparably sorry state.


    "Since Young Sect Master Han has already opened his mouth to plead, I will let this disobedient disciple go today."


    But just as he turned around, his mind suddenly shook, because the person leading the group of people, was none other than the Spotless Sect young Sect Master who always had a huge grudge with Guiyuan Sect.


    He was also the person who crippled his own cultivation three months ago and beat up all his Spiritual Vein.


    At that time, Chu Ling could not believe her eyes at all. She had thought that Wu Hong was only finding an excuse to make things difficult for her and seize the Hundred Sect Order.


    However, they never expected to actually see Han Xiu in the Guiyuan Palace Hall today, and the fawning expressions on the faces of all the elders and deacons, was exactly the same as what Wu Hong had said before.


    Guiyuan Sect which had already been an enemy of the Spotless Sect for more than three hundred years, seemed to have submitted at this moment.


    When the Third Elder saw this scene, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. He was so angry that he couldn''t even speak, all he could see was the look of guilt towards his ancestors. He never would have imagined that Wu Hong and the rest were actually doing such a thing.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s eyes swept past Han Xiu and he noticed a black clothed man half a step behind him.


    His name was Han pu, Chu Ling''s crippled leg was caused by him, at that time, Chu Ling''s cultivation was already crippled, and was no longer a threat. However, he was humiliated in all kinds of ways by Han pu, if not for the Third Elder bringing people over, he would have already become a corpse.


    "Heh, Chu Ling, long time no see. It''s just as the rumors say, you have indeed become a cripple. Not bad, not bad, as expected, you did not disappoint me! He just said that he would save you, so don''t be in such a hurry to thank him.


    The reason I saved you was because I wanted to see you live like a dog. Every time I think about how the son of the number one expert in Hundred Sects Land, Chu Han, lived like a dog, my entire body would feel an indescribable sense of comfort.


    Oh right, don''t forget about the Hundred Sect Competition in a year''s time, I will bring you along and tell everyone here, no matter how strong Chu Han is, his son is still just a dog I''m raising, haha! "


    Han Xiu adjusted his sleeves, and laughed heartily, his eyes full of pride.


    Chu Ling took a deep breath as he looked at Han Xiu, who completely did not place him in his eyes, and ignored him. Then, he supported the Third Elder and walked out of the great hall.


    However, in his heart, he was roaring with rage: "Whether it''s Xu Qing or Han Xiu, I, Chu Ling, swear, whether it is above a month''s time for a true disciple to be promoted to the trial, or a year''s time for the Hundred Sect Competition, I, Chu Ling, will definitely trample all of you beneath my feet to wash away the shame of today."

 C8

    Returning to the hut, Chu Ling looked at the little fatty, Lu Xun, who had already become a lot better. Although these past three years he had already known that the little fatty''s recovery rate was extraordinary, today, he still felt extremely shocked.


    If an ordinary person was severely injured, it would be impossible for them to stop swelling in just three to five days. However, it had only been two hours, and the swelling had already almost healed.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling who was already a lot more at ease sat cross legged on the side, and started to scheme in his heart.


    "Although there''s still a month until the true disciple advancement trial, my Vein Opening Stage''s third level cultivation is truly too low. Wanting to suppress Xu Qing in a month''s time is truly not a small feat.


    Fortunately, there are still traces of pure Spiritual Energy coming out from this Pill Furnace, which can speed up my cultivation speed, so I still have to concentrate on cultivation.


    This time, when a true disciple is promoted to a true disciple, I absolutely cannot lose! "


    With that thought, Chu Ling closed his eyes and started to practice the¡¶ Guiyuan Arts¡·.


    Above Tianyuan Continent, regardless of cultivation technique or battle skill, they were all divided into heaven and earth, earth, profound, and yellow stages, and each stage was also divided into upper, middle, and lower ranks.


    The¡¶ Guiyuan Arts¡· that Chu Ling was currently cultivating was currently the highest level technique in the Guiyuan Sect, and cultivators below the Profound Rank could cultivate to the Dao Embryo Stage. However, Chu Ling could only open his meridians, which was two volumes of the heavenly passage realm.


    Even though the¡¶ Guiyuan Arts¡· was only a low-grade Profound Rank skill, it was rarely seen in places like Yan Kingdom. As for Earth Rank techniques, there weren''t even a few of them, and as for Heaven-rank techniques, they hadn''t been seen in the Hundred Sects Land for over a hundred years.


    It was also because of Chu Ling''s extraordinary talent back then that he learned it. As for the other disciples of the Guiyuan Sect, for example, those of Xu Yan''s side, learned mostly Yellow Ranked techniques.


    Chu Ling calmed his heart down and focused on cultivating, not saying a word for a whole day.


    On the second day, without waiting for Chu Ling to finish checking on Little Fatty''s injuries, a piece of news had already reached Chu Ling''s ears.


    From tomorrow onwards, they would begin to escort the abandoned Pill to the various medicine stores in the Yan Kingdom.


    "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, the difference in our cultivations is too huge, yet you are still so afraid, your arrogance is too small." Chu Ling said helplessly.


    An abandoned Pill was also known as the Pill''s waste, and was the waste after failing to refine them. To cultivators, these things were extremely toxic, and would corrode the Spiritual Energy, affecting their cultivation.


    However, to mortals who did not cultivate or had Spiritual Energy s in their bodies, this was a miraculous medicine.


    And in order to be able to recruit disciples, Guiyuan Sect s had many cooperative mortal medicine stores in various parts of Yan Kingdom, in order to increase their own influence. These abandoned Pill were their rewards and methods.


    But what truly caught Chu Ling''s attention was that the trial was not even over a month old, and time was rather tight for him, and if he were to go out to escort him once, it would probably take a month, and there would be no cultivation time between them, at that time, it would be hard not to lose.


    But if he didn''t go, then he would have to go against the sect''s orders. Even if the sect didn''t pursue the matter further on the surface, there would definitely be endless other missions coming along, causing Chu Ling to be extremely annoyed. And currently, the mission of escorting a useless pill might be a time-consuming one, but it would also allow him to steal a lot of time.


    "You sure are scheming. I won''t agree if it''s too easy. If it''s too easy, I won''t be held back. But now, I can''t fall out with you and you can waste my cultivation time. You are truly sinister!"


    However, even if this is the case, I will not allow you to do as you wish.


    Chu Ling secretly cursed, then closed his eyes and immersed himself in cultivation.


    The next day, Chu Ling woke up leisurely. Seeing that there was no one''s house, he did not look for Lu Xun and directly walked towards Danding Mountain.


    Receiving the mission went smoothly, and Chu Ling quickly left the Pill Cauldron Mountain on a horse carriage to head out of the Guiyuan Sect.


    It was obvious that the carriage had not been repaired for a long time. Along the way, there was a kind of creaking sound that sounded very annoying.


    "This Xu Qing couldn''t have done it on purpose, the carriage is almost falling apart, I don''t know if I can walk out of the Guiyuan Sect, and this horse, in the Guiyuan Sect, to find such a skinny old horse, I think it must have taken a lot of effort!"


    Chu Ling said indifferently, he was not angry enough to look for Danding Mountain, but instead, allowed this old horse to slowly walk forward, while he simply closed his eyes and started to silently cultivate.


    How could he not know about Xu Qing''s thoughts? He simply wanted to use this method to make himself waste more time on the road, so that he wouldn''t be able to participate in the Great Clan Competition in half a month''s time.


    However, Chu Ling was not angry, whether it was the carriage or the horse, when the time came, he would switch to another horse.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, although his body moved up and down along with the bumpy carriage, his mind had long since calmed down. He continued to circulate the¡¶ Guiyuan Arts¡·, making the Spiritual Energy in his body rush towards a Spiritual Vein with the name of the Hundred Meetings Vein.


    Inside all the cultivators'' bodies, there were nine Spiritual Vein, and Vein Opening Stage was the process of opening these nine Spiritual Vein one by one. The nine Spiritual Vein were respectively divided into four limbs, ears, nose and mouth, four Spiritual Vein, and the most important meridians.


    The current Chu Ling had already opened up both his hands and right foot, and according to the sequence, he should have opened up his left foot, and then opened up his ears, eyes, mouth, nose, and four other meridians.


    But Chu Ling was extremely clear in his heart. This Hundred Meetings Vein was different from the other Spiritual Vein, if opened, not only would it reduce the difficulty of the other Spiritual Vein, the key thing was that it could also increase one''s strength by a lot.


    If it was said that every other Spiritual Vein that opened one could increase their strength by one fold, then this Hundred Meetings Vein could also be increased by at least three times.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that when the Spiritual Vein was established, its strength would increase greatly as well. Once the time came for Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, even if one faced an expert who had just entered the Heaven Understanding Stage, one would not need to be afraid in the slightest.


    However, even though this matter was known to all on the way to Tianyuan Continent, it was basically impossible to accomplish. If one wanted to accomplish it, like Chu Ling, the only way was to cripple the Spiritual Vein and recreate its original form.


    "It failed again. However, I can feel that it has loosened up quite a bit." Chu Ling sighed and said, although he was not discouraged, but he was somewhat helpless.


    Chu Ling shook his head and lightly shook the reins of the horse, wanting to let this old horse, who had stopped to speak greedily, continue its journey, while he himself did not continue his cultivation. Instead, he took out a jug of wine and drank it himself, while his mind was still thinking about how to break through as quickly as possible.


    But just at that moment, at the end of the road, a fourteen or fifteen year old man with a fat body and fat body ran out of his body as he struggled to run towards Chu Ling''s carriage.


    "Fatty, why are you here?"


    "If you don''t know Guiyuan Sect now, the attendants would probably find trouble with you again."


    Chu Ling said half-jokingly. After all, even though Lu Xun had been scared speechless by Xu Yan and the others, he was still an existence that talked like a small fry.


    When he was together with Chu Ling, although he would often talk to himself, his mood was not bad.


    And among these words, although the basic reason was that the attendants in the service area were extremely sarcastic and sarcastic, and how the service disciples like him fought against him in terms of intelligence and courage, but Chu Ling could tell from Lu Xun''s words that he was truly afraid of the attendants.

 C9

    Chu Ling originally thought that Lu Xun would reveal the same expression as usual, but he did not expect that the Lu Xun this time was not afraid. He quickly climbed onto the horse carriage and took the reins from Chu Ling.


    "It''s fine, if worst comes to worst, we can just get them to abduct the Spiritual Stone and do more work. After all, the Spiritual Stone has been pretty much deducted long ago, I don''t care about it anymore." As for the work, I have strength.


    But this time, I have heard that the repulsive Xu Qing clearly has an agreement with her, to compare it with the trial of promotion of a Successor Disciple, yet she deliberately allowed you to escort the abandoned Pill.


    However, Big Senior, you don''t need to worry. This time, I, Lu Xun, will drive the carriage for you.


    Lu Xun said with a serious face, he then swung the reins of the horse, looking as though he was unsatisfied with the old horse''s speed.


    Chu Ling listened and remained silent. He did not express his gratitude nor did he ask Lu Xun to hurry back to his Guiyuan Sect in order to prevent himself from being punished.


    Because Chu Ling knew, even if he said those things, it would be of no use. On the contrary, they seemed to be unfamiliar with each other, and he could only remember this feeling in his heart.


    Chu Ling nodded his head and was about to return to the carriage, but at this moment, Lu Xun started rummaging his body, and in the end took out an emerald green bottle, and said: "Oh right, Big Senior, I just exchanged some Pill, take them!"


    Lu Xun passed them the bottles as usual, his hands trembling slightly as he received the small bottle. He knew in his heart that these Pill were definitely items that Lu Xun had saved up in the past three years.


    The Spiritual Stone s that Lu Xun received each month from the Guiyuan Sect were not normal to begin with, and would even be exploited by the attendants and some disciples in the service area. The amount of Pill that could be left was very little, and now that they had all been exchanged for Pill s for him, how could Chu Ling not know the severity of this?


    Chu Ling pinched the bottle, patted the little fatty''s shoulder and said: "I, Chu Ling, will remember this favor."


    After saying that, Chu Ling immediately burrowed into the carriage, but what he did not know, was that after he finished speaking, Lu Xun was stunned for a long time, and in the end, he spat out a mouthful of impure air: "Lu Xun''s life will forever be eldest senior brother''s, and I, Lu Xun, am also willing to drive a carriage for eldest senior brother''s entire life."


    Chu Ling, who had returned to the carriage, immediately took out his Green Wood Pill Furnace and skillfully refined the Spirit Gathering Pellet, which he had already refined for ten years, according to his habit of refining a furnace of pellets every day for the past ten years.


    But what surprised him was that this time, he actually succeeded. In half an incense''s time, there were five full and sparkling Spirit Gathering Pills lying at the bottom of the Pill Furnace, which Chu Ling found hard to believe.


    "Could it be that the Green Wood Pill Furnace can no longer absorb the energy from the Pill''s medicinal herbs? But even if we do not absorb it, this batch of Pill should not have succeeded! " Chu Ling lowered his head and thought.


    Although Chu Ling had never successfully refined a single Pill in the past ten years, he had secretly learned pill refining for ten years, and could be considered to be part of the Pill Master.


    Now, he had finished refining the Pill in half an incense''s time, not because he was skilled, but because the bumpy carriage just now had caused him to be distracted, and he had not even made it to the last step of refining the Spirit Gathering Pill.


    In other words, the Chu Ling just now had only completed half of the step of refining this Spirit Gathering Pill, so logically speaking, he should not have been able to succeed in refining this batch of Spirit Gathering Pills.


    "Could it be that this Green Wood Pill Furnace is able to successfully refine a half of the Pill?"


    Chu Ling thought, and then quickly picked up the abandoned Pill s that he had lost in the process and threw them into the Green Wood Pill Furnace, after that he stared at the Pill Furnace without moving, afraid that he would miss out on any details.


    After all, if his guess was right, then it would be hard for him to rely on the speed of his own cultivation from the abandoned Pill, and even if there wasn''t a train of abandoned Pill, and just relying on the Pill Furnace, it wouldn''t be difficult for Chu Ling to become the number one Pill Master of the Hundred Sects Land.


    Very quickly, in the span of a few breaths, a medicinal fragrance wafted into Chu Ling''s nose, causing him to be extremely excited.


    "I wasn''t wrong. This Green Wood Pill Furnace is actually able to turn a half finished product of an abandoned Pill into a normal Pill. This won''t do, I have to try again." Chu Ling said, and quickly began to train with interest.


    After tinkering with it for a while, Chu Ling realized that Green Wood Pill Furnace could almost turn all the useless pills into normal, high-grade Pill s. However, the ball of purple fire within the Pill Furnace would also become weaker as the number of abandoned pills was increased, thus the number of Pill that Chu Ling refined everyday was still limited.


    And the number of Pill would be limited by this level.


    Above Tianyuan Continent, Pill s were of the same grade as Pill Master s, which were first rank treasure pellets, second rank magic pellets, third rank spirit pellets, and fourth rank profound pellets.


    According to Chu Ling''s estimations, every day, he could concoct around 200 Rank 1 Spirit Dans, and the estimated number of Rank 2 Spirit Dans would not exceed 100, as for the Chu Ling who was above, he was not sure, since there were not those kind of abandoned pills.


    After Chu Ling refined about 10 Spirit Gathering Pills, he immediately swallowed 2, and closed his eyes to cultivate.


    Originally, for cultivators at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, just a single Spirit Gathering Pill would require them to five hours to completely transform into their own Spiritual Energy, so they would always swallow them one by one. As for the act of consuming two of Chu Ling''s pellets at the same time, it was undoubtedly asking for trouble;


    The current Chu Ling was enduring such pain, but the effects were also very obvious. The Hundred Veins, which he had not broken through for a long time, was actually broken through in an instant, and the Spiritual Energy around Chu Ling''s body more than doubled in that instant.


    "Rumor has it that when opening the Spiritual Vein, some talents were able to comprehend a small divine ability related to it. Previously, I had not comprehended even a single one of the nine meridians in my body, and I don''t know if I could comprehend Vein Opening Stage this time around," Chu Ling muttered, then quickly closed his eyes and focused on cultivating.


    At the same time, a portion of the Guiyuan Sect was surrounded by spirit fog all year round, and from time to time, various types of spirit birds and beasts would fly past it.


    At the place where the clouds and mist gathered, a green clothed female servant spoke to the black clothed man who had already been waiting outside the cave entrance in a somewhat haughty manner, "Senior Brother Han Qin, you should leave first. My family''s Senior Sister Xu Qing is feeling depressed and is truly unwilling to see our guest."


    Han Qin looked somewhat vexedly at the service disciple in front of him, who was clearly a Guiyuan Sect disciple, yet, he seemed like a female servant as he said, "Then why are you so annoyed, Senior Sister Xu? Why don''t you tell me?


    Although this humble one''s cultivation is not high, my brother is a Young Sect Master of the Spotless Sect. As long as I request a favor from him, he will always be able to help. "


    Sigh ¡­ Elder Sister Xu said that it was just because some old friends of mine had become enemies that I felt a bit sad. I really wasn''t allowed to bring it up.


    Just as the female servant finished speaking, Han Qin who was at the side instantly understood. The person who spoke was naturally Chu Ling.


    Although Han page knew that Xu Qing was probably using him, he did not have the slightest intention to get angry.


    For him, with his identity, as long as he did something for him, he wouldn''t have any fate with him in the future. If everything went well, perhaps even a good relationship would be possible.


    And most importantly, he had long hated Chu Ling, the genius who was almost as famous as his brother in the past.


    "Hmph, don''t worry Senior Sister Xu, it''s just a mere Chu Ling. I will definitely make him disappear without a trace, so that he won''t bother Senior Sister too much." After saying that, Han Qin immediately turned around and left, not caring about Xu Qing or the reaction of the female servant in front of him.


    After a long while, Xu Qing who was in the cave looked at the stone wall that had been polished to a mirror-like state, and said thoughtfully: "This person is arrogant, treat it as my use!"

 C10

    It was already the third day since Chu Ling left the sect. However, even with Little Fatso specially driving the horses away, he still hadn''t walked out from the Cangmang Mountain Range yet.


    After all, there were rumors saying that the Cangmang Mountain Range stretched far and wide for thirty thousand miles, and to the Cangmang Mountain Range people of Yan Nation, this Guiyuan Sect was nothing more than a small mound of dirt on top of this mountain range.


    In addition, this old horse was really old and frail. It was hard for him to get up fast.


    In these three days, Chu Ling had wanted to split the Pill between Lu Xun countless of times. However, due to the lack of an excuse, he could only bear with it.


    It was not that he was worried about Lu Xun, it was because this Green Wood Pill Furnace was definitely a treasure that would make everyone in the Tianyuan Continent go crazy for, so knowing about it was not a good thing for Lu Xun.


    Moreover, there were countless battle skills and secret techniques on the Tianyuan Continent. There were more than ten types of techniques that could search the soul that Chu Ling knew of, and anyone that was used would basically become an idiot. He didn''t want Lu Xun to suffer such hardships.


    In the Tianyuan Continent, weapons were divided into Spirit Treasures, Magic Tools, and Magic Treasures, and every type was also divided into upper, middle, and lower ranks, as well as top-quality four ranks.


    Although Chu Ling had never experienced the might of some top-grade treasures, Chu Ling had a faint feeling that even those top-grade treasures, Green Wood Pill Furnace s would not be inferior to them.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to go to the horse carriage with a jug of wine and listen to the little fatty''s chatter, Chu Ling took a break.


    The carriage, which had been slowly moving forward, suddenly stopped. Following which, the body of the carriage, which had been slowly moving forward, suddenly rose up along with the roar of the old horse. After that, in just an instant, the carriage landed heavily on the ground.


    The already old carriage gave off a series of sounds, almost falling apart.


    "Hehe, like I said, even though your Guiyuan Sect is shabby, how can there possibly be such a inferior horse?


    This time, it''s actually you, Chu Ling! I say you''re really a piece of trash with a lame leg, but you can''t sit in such a shabby horse carriage!


    "If you really can''t afford a horse, you can also find me. After all, I''m the one who crippled your leg, and you''re a dog my big brother kept. If you beg me, I won''t have a problem giving you a good horse!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, and walked out of the carriage, he saw a cultivator riding a fine, tall horse coming out from the forest not far away. Behind him were five men with unfriendly expressions, and couldn''t help but frown.


    The horse that the leader was riding was obviously not ordinary, and was more than two times bigger than the old horse that Chu Ling was riding just now.


    The horse had layers of thin scales around its body and there was a three-inch-long red horn in the middle of its head. It looked extremely mighty.


    Their horses were called Scaled Horses, and although they were not considered rare, they required at least over a thousand Spiritual Stone.


    It should be known that, even for disciples of the Guiyuan Sect, they would only be able to receive two Spiritual Stone s from the sect every month. As for the thousand or so Spiritual Stone s, many people had never even seen them before.


    Therefore, to be able to ride a Scaled Horned Horse near the Guiyuan Sect or even the Yan Nation, it was definitely not a simple feat.


    When Chu Ling saw the approaching person, his eyes instantly turned cold. After all, he was very familiar with the person, he had seen the Spotless Sect page from the Guiyuan Hall, and it was just as Han Pu said, his leg was the one that crippled him back then.


    "Korean page? "What do you mean?" Chu Ling said as he looked at the old horse who was killed by an arrow.


    "Ha ha!" Han Pu laughed coldly, and touched the red horn of the Scaled Horned Horse by himself, and said indifferently: "I heard that you gave Senior Sister Xu Qing a headache.


    Of course, the most important thing is that since I was the one who crippled you, you actually dared to cure him. Then, I might have to make another move, but this time, what I want is not only your leg, but your life! "


    As soon as Han Yi finished speaking, he did not give Chu Ling any time to react at all. Both of his legs lightly pressed against the belly of the Scaled Horned Horse, and he once again rushed towards Chu Ling.


    As for Han Qin, although he already knew that Chu Ling had defeated Xu Yan who was at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, he wasn''t the slightest bit worried.


    After all, in his opinion, Chu Ling''s current cultivation was only at the third level of Vein Opening Stage, whereas he, himself, was an expert at the fourth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Not only that, the battle between cultivators had never been a simple collision between the strong and weak of Spiritual Energy. The real deciding factor in a battle between cultivators of the same level was the battle techniques, weapons, techniques, etc.


    As a result, in Han Qin''s opinion, in terms of cultivation, his own cultivation had steadily surpassed Chu Ling''s.


    In terms of combat skills, although Chu Ling was previously a cultivator of Heaven Understanding Stage, Han Qin was confident that he would not lose too much. In terms of weapons, the current Chu Ling had nothing in his hands, but the long spear in his hands was actually a high grade spirit artifact.


    Han couldn''t find any reason for him to lose.


    "Killing you, just one move is enough!"


    Han Pu said, and the horned steed beneath him suddenly increased its speed by a few degrees, and Han Pu smiled contemptuously as he shook the long spear in his hand. A sharp spear light shot out, slicing apart all the vegetation that passed by.


    "The spear picks the mountain!"


    Han Pu shook the long spear in his hand and directly used the low-grade Profound Rank battle skill that he had practiced for a long time. Although he had only learned a little bit of it now, it was still far from the legendary realm of raising a mountain with a single spear.


    However, Profound Tier Battle Skills were after all Profound Tier Battle Skills, and were simply not something those Huang Tier Battle Skills could compare with.


    Although Han Qin was only at the fourth stage of Vein Opening Stage, his actions caused the surrounding rocks and dirt to continuously tremble, and even his followers behind him felt as if they were about to fly upwards.


    He was absolutely certain that a mere Chu Ling of the third level Vein Opening Stage would have a hard time withstanding the spear that he had used to charge from the Scaled Horned Horse.


    "Chu Ling, I will take your life today!"


    At this moment, Chu Ling was only slightly shaking his head. Although he didn''t want to cause too much trouble, he had never been a timid person.


    "Han Pu, you still have one last chance, you can leave. Otherwise, even if you are a disciple of Spotless Sect, I won''t show mercy!" Chu Ling stood in place, not only did he not cower in the face of the rushing Han Qin, he had even advised him.


    And Chu Ling''s words caused the five people behind Han Qin to burst out in laughter.


    "Haha, I''m dying of laughter, why is Chu Ling being merciful? Could it be that you really do not know how terrifying the might of this high grade spirit weapon is? "


    "I think he was scared silly by this Xuan Tier Battle Skill and is spouting nonsense!"


    "You''re right. This mere waste of Guiyuan Sect has probably never seen a Profound Ranked Battle Skill before. It''s normal for him to be scared silly."


    Everyone started to speak up, causing Chu Ling to feel bitter in his heart. These people were right, there were indeed no Profound Ranked battle skills in the Guiyuan Sect.


    Even the Spotless Sect from before was the same. However, for some reason, in these ten years, the Guiyuan Sect''s strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.


    Seeing Chu Ling''s silence, Han Qin also sneered, and said: "This kid is about to die, do you still want to continue pretending?"


    As Han Qin said that, he quickly arrived in front of Chu Ling, and the spear in his hands was also directly aimed at Chu Ling.


    "Since you want to die, then don''t blame me!"

 C11

    "Since you want to die, then don''t blame me!"


    Chu Ling said gloomily, while speaking, he stamped on the ground, and a gust of wind rose up from the ground, causing a dried up branch to fall into Chu Ling''s hands in the blink of an eye.


    At that time, the aura around Chu Ling who was holding onto the dried up branch suddenly changed, as though he had been reborn as a peerless swordsman.


    "I don''t have a Profound Ranked Battle Skill, but why don''t you try using my Guiyuan for seven strikes!" Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Guiyuan Seven Swords, was originally a high-grade yellow-rank battle skill, and was a sword skill that the ancestors of Guiyuan Sect constantly modified and perfected. It was divided into seven forms, and was one of the most precious battle skills in Guiyuan Sect.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!" Chu Ling bellowed, in the blink of an eye, Chu Ling raised the dried up branches above his head, and struck the spear ruthlessly.


    At that time, Han Qin, who was originally holding a trace of contempt, instantly retracted his mind, and crazily urged the Spiritual Energy in his body, pouring it into the long spear.


    But just at that time, the dried branch in Chu Ling''s hand that was even better than the long sword landed on top of the red tassels spear as fast as lightning.


    However, in an instant, the spear tip began to shatter like a layer of ice. As for the overweeningly arrogant Han Yi, his arms began to shake violently. Where could he even hold onto a high-grade spirit artifact, and it fell to the ground with a clatter.


    Without waiting for Han Yi to react, Chu Ling who was not merciful pulled back his branch and slashed again.


    "Two sword strikes can shake a mountain!"


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, the dried up branch in his hand streaked across the sky like lightning. Amidst everyone''s shock, it directly landed on Han Qin''s body who had yet to react at all.


    A series of crackling sounds could be heard, and Han Qin''s clothes instantly exploded. Immediately following that, the originally fair skin Han Qin''s body exploded one after another, turning into a bloody person that landed heavily on the ground.


    "It seems high grade spirit artifacts are only this much, and your Profound Tier Battle Skill is even less useful. You must know, my Guiyuan has only released two of its seven swords!"


    At that time, the surrounding people were all stunned, they did not expect that the seemingly invincible Han Qin would be smashed to the ground by Chu Ling''s casual two strikes.


    They would not believe what Chu Ling had said about the high grade spirit artifact, that was only mediocre in terms of terms, and not in terms of battle skills.


    After all, everyone knew that the high grade spirit artifact and battle skill were not fake, and were not weak either. And the reason why Chu Ling was able to hold onto a dried up tree branch and use a high grade Yellow Rank battle skill to defeat Han Qin, was all because of his overwhelming strength.


    It was just like a three year old child. No matter how good his weapon was, he would definitely not be a match for an adult brute!


    Lu Xun, who was pondering about how to escape earlier, immediately threw this thought to the back of his mind. He had gained a bit of confidence that Chu Ling would participate in the Great Sect Competition not long after.


    And after Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not have any expression at all. First, his flesh body was definitely unrivalled within the Vein Opening Stage, and the only thing he lacked now were Spiritual Energy s to support him in battle.


    Furthermore, because of the remodeling of the Spiritual Vein in his body, the number of Spiritual Energy in his body had more than doubled compared to the number of people around him, let alone the fact that he had already opened the Hundred Meetings Veins.


    Therefore, even though they were both at the fourth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, Han Pi''s strength was still on a completely different level than his.


    Other than absolute strength, from Chu Ling''s point of view, the battle skills that Han paged him were full of flaws and failures, and losing was as easy as flipping his hand.


    But at this moment, Han Qin, who was sitting on the ground, was completely dumbstruck. He never thought that he would be defeated by Chu Ling, not only had he obtained a high-grade magic tool, but also a battle skill of the Profound Ranking.


    And most importantly, he had clearly heard that Chu Ling was a cultivator at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage. How did he become someone at the fourth level of the Vein Opening Stage in just three days?


    This was not only the speed of cultivation but also the speed at which the Spiritual Vein were damaging each other. This was clearly a peerless monster!


    With that thought in mind, he looked at Chu Ling who was constantly walking towards him and quickly said: "Chu Ling, you, you dare! Do you know that your current Guiyuan Sect has submitted to my Spotless Sect? If you dare to touch me, not only will your Spotless Sect not forgive you, it will also not let you off! "


    When Han Qin saw Chu Ling''s figure pause for a moment, he thought that Chu Ling was afraid. As a result, he slowly calmed his originally tense heart, rolled over, and arrived in front of Chu Ling, saying this with a bit of pride.


    "This time, your Guiyuan Sect wishes to rely on my Spotless Sect, so no matter what foremen, or those elders of yours, almost everyone is trying to curry favor with this daddy.


    Do you believe that as long as I complain to you in a bad mood, those elders will rush forward to skin you! "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling frowned, he did not say a word, but the Han page seemed to be getting the better of him, it became even more arrogant as he used his hand to wipe the blood that was flowing out from his body, and patted Chu Ling''s shoulder and said.


    "Today''s matter is very embarrassing and I don''t want to blow up so I won''t pursue it. However, you have caused me such a mess. If you don''t kneel down and kowtow now, I will be embarrassed!"


    As Han Qin said this, he pointed to the ground in front of him. Seeing Chu Ling not saying a word, the last of his fears was immediately thrown to the back of his mind, becoming even more insolent.


    "Haha, look, look! No matter how strong you are, what use is it? Three months ago, I was no match for you, but I crippled your leg. Today, I still can''t beat you, but you will still be played to death by me.


    Haha! Chu Ling, I will tell you the truth, even if you are finished kneeling and kowtowing, this matter is not over.


    In his opinion, the current Chu Ling, in order to gag him, had no choice but to kneel and beg for mercy.


    "Haha, Senior Brother Han is mighty, no matter how strong this Chu Ling is, he must kneel down and beg for mercy today."


    "That''s right, that''s right. Actually, I suggest that we stand in front of them. Just treat it as this genius kowtowing to us."


    "Not bad, not bad, I can brag about it later on, no matter how strong this genius Chu Ling is, he will still kowtow to me!"


    Everyone laughed and spoke, each and every one of them actually consciously formed a line, and looked at Chu Ling with cold smiles.


    But right at this time, the previously calm Chu Ling spoke out.


    "Originally, I, Chu Ling, had no feelings for today''s Guiyuan Sect. All that remains between you and me is the hatred between us when you broke my legs.


    I only wanted to break one of your legs, so I didn''t want to take your life.


    But now, you have succeeded in making me feel that your death is more beneficial to me than your life.

 C12

    "So, die!" Chu Ling said coldly.


    As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ling didn''t wait for Han Qin to react in the slightest, and only lightly moved a step forward while holding the dried up branch in his hand.


    The arrogant sneer on Han Qin''s face instantly froze. His two hands tightly held onto the branch that had already pierced his heart. His entire body trembled and his face was filled with disbelief.


    He never would have thought that Chu Ling, who looked like he had admitted defeat a moment ago, would actually reveal his fangs in the next moment and attack him, and even take his life with a single strike. Could it be that did not care about his status at all?


    "You ¡­ How dare you? "


    "Why would I not dare?"


    Chu Ling indifferently said as he pulled out the branch. Without even looking at the struggling Han Qin, he stuck it in his shoulder and walked over to the few people who came with him.


    Chu Ling knew that regardless of whether he kept it a secret or not, the final result would not be too different from today''s matter. However, Chu Ling still wanted to keep it a secret for a long time, and with the fact that the few in front of him were lackeys from Han pages, killing them would not be an injustice.


    Han Qin brought a total of six people, and upon seeing Chu Ling take action, he instantly turned pale with fright. Some of the habits he had developed earlier, of commanding others, obviously couldn''t be corrected in that moment, as he immediately berated.


    "Chu Ling, you have some guts, you actually dared to kill my Spotless Sect disciples, my Spotless Sect will never forgive you!"


    That''s right, Chu Ling, you are dead meat, we must inform the young Sect Master of this matter, your cultivation was not crippled before and you are not his opponent, now, killing you is as easy as cutting vegetables.


    "Brat, just you wait!"


    But at this time, there were some people who had reacted, and directly ignored the five people beside them, and turned and ran towards the mountain forest, and there were even some who directly slapped the fellow disciples who were spouting nonsense beside them, while berating them loudly, and at the same time, hurriedly begging Chu Ling for forgiveness.


    "Impudent, how could you all dare to be disrespectful to Senior Brother Chu? "Hurry up and kneel down and apologize!"


    "Right, Han Xiu was only using his techniques then, how could he be a match for Senior Brother Chu? If they really fought ¡­"


    Chu Ling did not wait for them to finish flattering and begging for forgiveness. He was very clear that as long as these people did not die, once they escaped, what awaited him would inevitably be the fury of Han Xiu and his entire Spotless Sect.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s body rushed towards the five of them like a fierce tiger. Chu Ling, whose strength had originally far surpassed everyone present, had killed all of the five people who had not moved in a single exchange.


    "Hopefully, I will be able to hide it for a long time!"


    Chu Ling whispered after killing the five people.


    Afterwards, his body did not stop for a moment as he chased into the forest. However, just as he entered the forest, he saw the person who had just escaped was currently standing with one foot in the air, controlling his balance with great effort. His face was filled with despair.


    He held an item that looked like an array disc in his hand, and said with a sincere tone: "Fellow Daoist, actually, you don''t have to be afraid. The power of this Heavenly Flame Array of the Nine Suns is not that great, just look at how it didn''t blow you to death just now. Why don''t you take a step back and try it? I think that you''ll be able to avoid it just like before.


    "Hmph, you damn fatty, everyone calls you stupid. I think it''s true. If it wasn''t for the fact that I dodged fast, I would have been smashed into meat chunks long ago.


    I''ve already been fooled by you once, so how could I be fooled this time? Right now, I''m not moving, and I won''t fall any further. What can you do to me! "


    The man coldly snorted and said with incomparable contempt. He suddenly felt that his intelligence had completely suppressed this fatty in front of him!


    He couldn''t even let himself in while setting up the Nine Suns Heavenly Flame Formation, and he was even boasting about the fatal flaw of not triggering the formation as long as he did not move. Now that he did not move, this fatty could not do anything to him.


    However, he didn''t feel pleased with himself for too long, and soon ¡­


    "But, even if you don''t move, you must die!" Chu Ling said indifferently from behind him.


    Chu Ling naturally knew about the little fatty''s background. What kind of Nine Suns Heavenly Flame Formation, that was definitely not something he knew how to do. It was most likely just a name he made up to coax the Guiyuan Sect disciple in front of him.


    It was just that even he did not expect the originally silly little fatty, who looked like a harmless looking person, to actually be able to scare the man in front of him. Wasn''t Little Fatty Ziping just a little more talkative when she was young?


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling looked at the flaming talisman that the little fatty was raising towards him as if he was trying to decrypt it. He did not have any more worries in his heart, and quickly walked forward to kill the Spotless Sect disciples who had reacted to it.


    Chu Ling thoughtfully looked in the direction of the Guiyuan Sect. He had originally thought that Xu Qing was only using a few tricks to stall him for time, but the current him already knew that the journey of giving away a trash pill was definitely not going to be too easy.


    "Xu Qing, oh Xu Qing, no matter how many tricks you did on the way here, I, Chu Ling, will definitely not let you do as you wish. I, Chu Ling, will kill as many people as you send!" Chu Ling clenched his fists and said resolutely.


    However, although Chu Ling was quite decisive when killing Han Qin, in the end, Han Qin still had the identity of a Spotless Sect cultivator. Therefore, in order to make Han Yi''s death last a little longer, Chu Ling and Little Fatty were able to destroy his corpse without stopping. Only then did Chu Ling leisurely leave.


    Chu Ling, who was sitting in the carriage, decisively flipped through all of the Storage Bag s in Han Qin''s group. He discovered that other than Han Qin, all the other six people did not have any spirit artifacts on them, and even the Pill s did not have many.


    As for the red tasseled spear in Han Yi''s hand, it was painfully thrown into a hidden valley by Chu Ling. He thought that he would take it out one day, but he temporarily could not use it in front of others, adding that the Storage Bag was too small, it would not be able to hold onto the spirit treasure. If he took it into his hand, it might not be appropriate.


    However, this time, the best thing that would happen would be the Scaled Horned Horse that Han Qin left behind. The old horse from before had already been killed by an arrow, and now, Chu Ling was riding on top of this Spiritual Stone that was worth thousands, walking out of the mountain range.


    It had to be said that after switching out the Scaled Horses, their speed was at least twice as fast as before. With this speed, completing this quest wasn''t too difficult at all.


    In less than half a day''s time, Chu Ling had already arrived in front of a small city that was outside of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    The name of the small city was Ning Qi City, which was a small city within the borders of Yan Kingdom. It did not have a lot of people, but it was still around ten thousand people, and if it wasn''t for the fact that this place was close to the outskirts of the Cangmang Mountain Range, and occasionally there were beasts or Demonic Beast roaming about, even the city walls would not be built.


    This Horned Scaled Horse is really quite eye-catching. Fatty, you just wait here for a while. I will return after delivering the useless pills to the city. Oh, that''s right, I got quite a lot of ''Spirit Gathering Pills'' from Han page.


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not even give the little fatty any time to reject him, as he walked towards the city gate. He had long since been prepared to give the Pill to Little Fatso.


    However, the little fatty put it away unwillingly. He had no intention of swallowing it.


    To him, he had not been able to create a single Spiritual Vein for three years, so even if he swallowed these Pill, it would be of no use.


    Furthermore, even if he made a breakthrough, he wouldn''t be able to help Chu Ling much with his Vein Opening Stage at the first level. It would be better to keep the Pill alive and return it to Chu Ling when necessary!


    Of course, the most important thing was that he was reluctant to part with it!


    "Eldest senior brother, you were previously spending lavishly, but you still haven''t changed."


    Even if you gave these Pill to me, you would not feel any heartache. However, just thinking about how I wouldn''t even be able to produce a splash if I swallowed it, Fatty felt his heart ache! So I''ll keep it! "

 C13

    ecause there weren''t many people in Ningxia City, so it was natural that it would not be too big. Therefore, Chu Ling easily found the medicine store that had a connection with Guiyuan Sect.


    The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. Perhaps he was living a difficult life, but he had a face full of vicissitudes. No one would object if he said he was in his sixties.


    This person''s name was Xia Yangping, because this time, Chu Ling had truly given him a little less than five of them, and in the past, he had given away more than a hundred, so Xia Yangping somewhat wanted to ask for more.


    However, facing Chu Ling who was a cultivator, he did not dare to say these words directly. He had only thought of ways to keep Chu Ling around and tactfully express his own thoughts.


    In the Guiyuan Sect, a trash pill was useless to begin with, so the administration of a trash pill was not strict at all. As long as Chu Ling could take away all the Yan Nation''s medicine stores, there would be no specific standard for how much a trash pill could be given.


    In the past, Ning Qicheng was the first station so naturally, there were many abandoned pills. But now that Chu Ling had the Green Wood Pill Furnace, the abandoned pills were no different from normal Pill s to him. To be able to take out five of them was already a very generous thing to him.


    Therefore, Chu Ling merely chatted with him, he did not have any intention of taking out the abandoned pills.


    Xia Yangping could finally see through Chu Ling''s determination, so he gave up. However, in his heart, he felt that he really had been unlucky recently.


    It was one thing for there to be a group of Demonic Beast in the ancestral residence and for him to not even dare to approach them. But now, the most important person in the medicine store was only earning five of them.


    "Could it be that the Ancestral Mansion is really restless and has affected our recent luck?"


    His eyes quickly landed on Chu Ling once more, and thought: "Looks like I must quickly take care of the Demonic Beast in the ancestral residence. I heard that this Guiyuan Sect is one of the two strongest sects in the Yan Nation, so the strength of the person in front of me must also be extraordinary ¡­"


    Xia Yangping thought like this as he said to Chu Ling, "Unsatisfied Immortal elder, my ancestors were also cultivators. My Xia Clan was also a famous cultivation clan in the Yan Nation.


    "It''s just that our juniors are not good, and our aptitudes are getting worse and worse. Now that we are here, the ancestral techniques and battle skills have long since been lost. However, there are still some artifacts that have been left in the ancestral home. I wonder if that is an immortal artifact."


    When Chu Ling heard this, although he knew that Xia Yangping was purposely pausing to wait for him to continue, he knew that this world would not fall for no reason, so he did not make a sound.


    As for Xia Yangping, although he didn''t have a cultivation, he didn''t have the slightest bit of awkwardness, and only gave a light cough.


    He then continued, "It''s just that there are a few Demonic Beast in the Ancestral Mansion today. If Immortal Elder is willing to help drive the Demonic Beast away, those artifacts can be casually picked by Immortal Elder. But what I want to say is, could Immortal Elder give me a few more Pill ¡­"


    Chu Ling still did not nod his head. Although he did not know whether Xia Yangping''s words regarding the ancestor were true or not, he did know that it was as Xia Yangping had said. Three hundred years ago, there was a cultivation family with the surname of Xia within Yan Nation, and their strength was not the slightest bit weaker than their Guiyuan Sect.


    However, even if what Xia Yangping said was true, after all, three hundred years had passed, and even if there were treasures, they would have already been surpassed by someone.


    Furthermore, Chu Ling was very tight on time to begin with, so he needed to complete this mission as soon as possible and return to participate in the Guiyuan Sect to advance to a Successor Disciple.


    But right at this moment, a soft, somewhat flirtatious voice came in from outside the medicine store, causing Chu Ling''s body to tremble. He felt rather uncomfortable.


    "Father, didn''t we already discuss this with you? Why are you still looking for someone else? You brought cultivators from Deng Family with you to solve the problems of the ancestral residence!"


    Right after his voice fell, three people walked in from outside of the medicine store. Two were females and one was males, and the person who spoke was a woman wearing red clothes walking at the very front.


    The woman was young, only seventeen or eighteen years old. At this moment, her face was filled with pout and her cheeks were slightly puffed up. She looked rather cute and petite, as if she was angry.


    As for the man behind the woman, he was dressed in white, with a light green longsword hanging from his waist. Although there was always a slight smile on his face, Chu Ling could still feel the arrogance he had hidden deep in his heart.


    As for the last girl, she was much more pleasing to Chu Ling''s eyes, her age was obviously younger than the two beside her, around fourteen to fifteen years old, her face still had a hint of childishness, but her appearance was still better than the lady in front.


    He didn''t have that kind of overbearing aura on him. Instead, he just silently followed behind the two of them. He didn''t say a single word, and his body naturally carried a delicate temperament that would cause others to feel pity for him.


    When Xia Yangping saw the three of them, he happily went over to greet the woman in the lead, his face full of a doting expression.


    Look, this is the Immortal Elder sent by the Guiyuan Sect to deliver the pellets this time. His strength must be extraordinary, if I go with you guys, I will be able to kill all of the Demonic Beast and you guys will be much safer. "Su Yun said with a smile.


    When Xia Sihui, who had just entered the room heard this, the corner of her mouth curled into a cold smile. If it was the Chu Ling from half a year ago, she would definitely have looked at him with a face full of admiration.


    However, after half a year of cultivation, she had already known that the things that the Guiyuan Sect had sent to her medicine stores were considered treasures in the cultivation world, and were considered trash in the world.


    And cultivators who could be sent to escort these abandoned Pill, were naturally not that strong either. In any case, she had never heard of cultivators above the first level of Vein Opening Stage escorting abandoned Pill.


    The sword wielding man who came with her naturally knew that although Chu Ling came from Guiyuan Sect and his position and strength wasn''t too high, he still took the initiative to clasp his fist and say that.


    "Oh? So Fellow Daoist is a Fellow Daoist from Guiyuan Sect, it is my pleasure to meet you! I am Deng Hui, a disciple of a clan that cultivates on the Deng Family. Because I am ranked third in terms of talent in the Deng Family, everyone calls me Old Deng.


    It''s just that Deng Hui is not talented, although the family has trained him with all of their might, but his cultivation is only at the third level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Although Deng Hui''s words seemed quite polite, everyone could hear the malice in his words.


    Deng Hui clearly knew that Chu Ling''s cultivation and Guiyuan Sect was mostly just that of a service disciple, who was already treated as an abandoned child by the sect. Yet, he had to announce his identity, cultivation, and talent to everyone at this time.


    He clearly wanted to tell everyone, especially Xia Yangping who treated Chu Ling as a big shot. He himself was stronger than Chu Ling, so I was the big shot!


    When Chu Ling heard this, he only gave a light smile, and did not take it to heart. Although Chu Ling had long since heard about the so-called Deng Family of a cultivation family, he did not feel that it was anything to brag about.


    And the most important thing was that the Deng Family was merely a cultivation clan dependent on the Guiyuan Sect. Although Deng Hui said that his own talent was third, so what, no matter how strong could he be stronger than his old Guiyuan Sect senior brother?


    "Guiyuan Sect, Chu Ling."

 C14

    "Guiyuan Sect, Chu Ling."


    The moment Chu Ling''s voice fell, among the four people present, other than Xia Yangping, who still had a puzzled expression, the other three all had a face full of shock. Even the Deng Yiyue who had been standing in the corner the entire time and hadn''t let out the slightest bit of sound was the same.


    However, other than Deng Yiyue, the other two people had expressions of contempt, which Chu Ling had already seen many times in the Guiyuan Sect, soon appeared on their faces after their shock.


    Chu Ling''s reputation was not small in the first place. In the past, as the eldest senior brother of Guiyuan Sect''s younger generation, his talent in cultivation had left his peers far behind.


    Even though he had lost to this time, strictly speaking, Han Xiu was older than him by half a generation, and was currently someone who could stand up straight.


    That was why when a genius like Chu Ling had lost his cultivation and fallen to the mortal world, he would become a piece of trash. The speed at which the news spread was extremely shocking, and had already heard of Chu Ling''s current reputation as a trash.


    However, Deng Hui was a person who liked to show off and accept others'' adoration. Now, when he saw that the person in front of him was the famous genius of the past, and thought that he could trample over a genius that he couldn''t even reach before, and even mock him, he couldn''t help but become somewhat excited.


    Furthermore, he had already tested Chu Ling earlier on, and discovered that Chu Ling did not have the slightest hint of anger on his face. It was obvious that he was completely crippled as per the rumors, so he did not fear anything at all.


    As for Xia Sihui who was at the side, her expression when looking at Chu Ling had immediately become even more disdainful. After seeing the doubt on Xia Yangping''s face, she opened her mouth and spoke coldly.


    "Hmph, Father, you are really mistaken this time. I really don''t know how you managed to operate this medicine store after so many years. In the past, you often entered medicinal herbs and became dregs. Now, you are also like this."


    "Originally, Senior Deng and the others would have dealt with those Demonic Beast easily, but now that you found such a burden, if he really went, it would probably take more effort to kill those Demonic Beast."


    After Xia Yangping heard this, he wanted to slap himself twice in his heart. Why was this mouth so cheap!


    Could it be that there really was a problem with his luck? He actually asked for a burden to help. Wasn''t this asking for trouble!


    "Sigh!" Looks like we must quickly clear out the Demonic Beast in this ancestral house. Recently, we really have been too unlucky. "


    How could Chu Ling not understand the meaning of Xia Sihua''s comparison of him to a dregs of medicine, ah! Although he had a good temper, but he definitely couldn''t tolerate others slandering him like that. However, facing this little girl that his father had spoiled, he couldn''t directly act.


    As a result, Chu Ling could only suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and prepared to leave.


    However, right at this moment, a somewhat timid voice that sounded like the owner of the voice sounded. Although the voice was clearly not loud, it was loud enough for everyone to hear it clearly.


    "I don''t think there''s anything wrong with the Senior Brother Chu, you can''t keep making fun of him, and no matter what, Fellow Chu is also a member of the Guiyuan Sect.


    "Moreover, Uncle Xia was the one who asked for help earlier, and now that he''s ridiculing me like this, I feel that it''s a bit inappropriate."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling turned his head to look, only to see the girl called Deng Yiyue lowering her head in embarrassment, and only able to see her blushing face, it was extremely cute.


    "You ¡­ What do you know? "


    Xia Sihui retorted without hesitation. She did not care that she was an outsider who was heading towards Deng Family to take a master, and that Deng Yiyue was a true disciple of Deng Family.


    When Deng Yiyue heard this, he immediately lowered his head, and even intentionally rubbed the corner of his clothes, showing that he was afraid of Xia Sihua.


    Furthermore, it could be seen that this was not the first time Xia Sihua had treated Deng Yiyue with such an attitude.


    Just as she was about to berate him further, Deng Hui had a fierce look on her face, and Xia Yangping, who was by her side, was also tactfully pulling on Xia Sihua, causing her heart full of indignation to once again land on Chu Ling''s body.


    If Fellow Chu is willing, you can go together. Since there are a lot of Demonic Beast, if Fellow Daoist is able to kill a few, you can use them to exchange for quite a number of Spiritual Stone. If you are not willing to go, you can leave right now. Deng Hui waved his hand towards Chu Ling, and said magnanimously.


    After Chu Ling heard this, after he, who initially did not want to interfere, received the ridicule of both Xia Sihua and Deng Hui, he immediately decided to proceed.


    Firstly, Chu Ling wanted to see what was so special about the so called Ancestral House that was able to attract those Demonic Beast over, and secondly, Chu Ling didn''t really care too much about it. The more unwilling people were to let him go, the more he had to go, and so he directly nodded in agreement.


    Seeing Chu Ling''s nod, the corner of Deng Hui''s mouth curled into a satisfied smile. To him, since Chu Ling was unwilling to leave, wanting him to stomp on it a few more times to satisfy his sense of vanity was naturally what he wished for.


    As for Xia Yangping, the moment he thought that a portion of his clan''s treasures might be taken away by Chu Ling, he couldn''t help but feel blood dripping from his heart. It was obvious that his heart was incomparably pained, and he tried to open his mouth several times to ask Chu Ling to leave, but no matter what, he wasn''t able to do so.


    Chu Ling seemed to have completely disappeared, and a group of five people with different thoughts quickly headed out of the city gate, and in the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they had arrived outside the city gate.


    "Everyone, please wait a moment. I will summon my mount here." Deng Hui said, without waiting for anyone to reply, he pouted and whistled.


    Just as the whistle resounded in the sky, Chu Ling immediately felt a tremor beneath his feet.


    "Could it be an earthquake?"


    Just as this thought flashed across Chu Ling''s mind, a elephant shaped Demonic Beast that was three times the size of an ordinary wild elephant rushed over.


    That elephant shaped Demonic Beast''s body was different from an ordinary wild elephant. It had a full body of red fur, but its roots were standing up, and it did not look like it was fluttering in the wind at all.


    The fur on its neck looked even harder than before. If an ordinary person were to touch it, they would definitely be pierced with blood.


    As for the Demonic Beast, it charged towards the group of people as if it was throwing a tantrum, looking indescribably excited.


    "Haha, uncle, this elephant is called the Red Maned Long Hair Elephant, although it does not have the strength of a first stage Demonic Beast.


    "However, its power is extremely strange. Uncle, perhaps those lower graded Demonic Beast in your ancestral home won''t even need me to help them. With just a few leaps from this red maned elephant, they''ll be completely wiped out."


    "It''s a pity that this elephant is too expensive. If I wanted to buy it, I would need at least a hundred Spiritual Stone, and it''s not something that an ordinary person can afford. However, if there''s a chance in the future, I will definitely buy one for Sihua."


    Deng Hui said proudly. He extended his hand out towards the red bristled elephant and made a pressing motion, signalling it to stop.


    As for the red-maned mammoth, it seemed to be extremely large and heavy, but it obediently stopped. Xia Yangping who was watching from the side clicked his tongue in wonder.


    As an intelligent person, Xia Yangping was naturally able to guess the relationship between them when he saw his daughter constantly winking at Deng Hui. Thus, the more he looked at Deng Hui, the more satisfied he felt.


    His daughter had good taste! Unlike this Chu Ling ¡­ Sigh, why did they just call him over?

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    Seeing Xia Yangping''s satisfied expression, Deng Hui''s heart also became more and more complacent. Looking at Chu Ling who was standing to the side, when he thought of how he had completely suppressed a former genius, he couldn''t help but feel a sense of superiority.


    Thus, Deng Hui glanced at Chu Ling, and then climbed up the back of the Red Haired Hair Elephant together with Xia Sihua, and shouted: "Yiyue, come up, we should go!"


    But just as Chu Ling was slowly walking towards the red maned mammoth, Deng Hui suddenly shouted from the back of the elephant.


    "Wait, fellow Daoist Chu, I''m really sorry. My red mammoth''s back can only fit four people. I really can''t sit on you. You see, you don''t have any mounts, so I''m afraid you can only walk forward!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling''s body froze, he who was prepared to jump suddenly stopped.


    Chu Ling looked at the back of the elephant, which was still largely empty even after sitting with three people, how could he not know that Deng Hui was deliberately making things difficult for him?


    "Walk? How could he walk!? When you got there, we had already killed all the Demonic Beast inside. How about you follow the red maned mammoth over here?


    Seeing Deng Hui making things difficult for Chu Ling, Xia Si Hua immediately agreed and mocked him, making Chu Ling even uglier.


    And when Xia Yangping saw Deng Hui''s hostility towards Chu Ling, he was originally angry that Chu Ling had followed him, so he, who was sharing his family''s treasures, stood at the side of his future son-in-law without even thinking.


    "Immortal Elder, don''t worry. It doesn''t matter that you can''t outrun it. My ancestral home is ten li to the west. If you lose it, then come this way, it''s very easy to find."


    Finishing their words, the three of them burst out laughing, while Deng Hui wished that he could drive himself to the front, allowing the former genius to chase after him frantically.


    When he thought about how the other person was walking a dog while he was a genius, he couldn''t help but smile.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he frowned slightly, and the gaze he looked at Deng Hui with carried a trace of coldness.


    This Deng Hui didn''t even know him in the first place, but ever since they met, he kept looking for trouble with him, trying to think of ways to belittle him and raise him up. Did he really think that he had a good temper?


    Moreover, it was just a Red Haired Mammoth worth a hundred Spiritual Stone. Could it be that it could compare to a Scaled Horned Horse worth thousands of Spiritual Stone?


    If not for the fact that the Scaled Horned Horse could not easily reveal itself in front of the cultivators, and didn''t want to leak the news of him killing the Han Clan cultivator, Chu Ling would have already called it over.


    But even so, against a mere Deng Hui with a Vein Opening Stage at the third level, how could Chu Ling possibly need to reveal his Scaled Horses? If he provoked again, he would teach him a lesson.


    However, at this time, the weak voice once again rang out unexpectedly.


    "If you can''t sit anymore, I''ll walk with you with Senior Brother Chu. I happen to have some doubts on cultivation, do you want to ask Senior Brother Chu?"


    Deng Yiyue said with a completely red face. He even turned his head away, unwilling to look at Deng Hui and the other two, afraid that he would uncontrollably retreat and climb on the elephant''s back.


    "Yiyue, you ¡­"


    Deng Hui wanted to say something but hesitated. Naturally, he knew that Deng Yiyue was helping him out and he was a little dissatisfied, but he immediately understood. His little sister was naturally kind, and was only helping him because she didn''t want to make things difficult for Chu Ling.


    Deng Hui shook his head, he did not know what to say about this little sister of his. She was usually quiet and obedient, and had a weak aura on her, although she did not fight over anything in the clan, they did not dare rob her.


    He himself also felt sorry for his little sister. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have brought her along this time, so he couldn''t bear to scold Deng Yiyue.


    "Sigh, why would this girl stand with Chu Ling? She is just a piece of trash!" Deng Hui sighed, his voice carried a sense of helplessness.


    "That''s right, that Deng Yiyue is really stupid. Why does he have to protect that trash Chu Ling everywhere?


    Furthermore, with Chu Ling''s useless appearance, forget about killing the Demonic Beast, even I can''t help but think that he should be able to swallow all the wild beasts, don''t tell me he can''t possibly bring her some benefits? "


    Xia Sihua unhappily mumbled to herself, as if she wanted Deng Hui to make the decision. Deng Hui, on the other hand, nodded his head as if he had thought of something, and did not say another word.


    "Many thanks fellow cultivators for helping Chu Ling, I, Chu Ling, am forever grateful," Chu Ling replied as he nodded shyly and ran forward as if he was escaping.


    Chu Ling smiled as he followed her, and his impression of Deng Yiyue became a little better. After all, Chu Ling, who had already experienced the coldness of human nature, knew very clearly that in this world of cultivation where people cheat each other, such pure and kind women were rarely seen.


    Chu Ling lowered his head and moved forward, making a decision in his heart. If there was any danger during his journey to the ancestral residence, he would protect her thoroughly.


    They didn''t say anything along the way.


    Two hours later, a rather grand and imposing manor appeared in front of them. Although it was somewhat dilapidated, there was still a trace of age within it.


    And most importantly, Chu Ling could clearly feel that the layout of the house was similar to a great formation.


    "Good, good job Senior Brother Deng, these first stage Black Striped Mouse are not your match, from the looks of it, even if it''s second stage or third stage Demonic Beast, they are not your match!"


    "Haha, no, no. It''s just that my cultivation has recently improved a bit. However, if there really is a third stage Demonic Beast, slashing it down with one sword would not be difficult."


    Before Chu Ling and Xia Sihua even entered the courtyard, they could hear the flattering sounds of Deng Hui and Xia Sihui from far away, making Chu Ling unable to help himself from laughing.


    Above Tianyuan Continent, the demon race was divided into Demonic Beast s, demon generals, commander-in-chiefs, and demon kings. These four ranks respectively corresponded to the four cultivation realms of Human Clan, with Demonic Beast s being divided into nine ranks, and each rank corresponded to the nine small realms of Vein Opening Stage.


    However, generally speaking, Demonic Beast of the same realm would be much stronger than Human Clan cultivators. For example, the current Xia Sihua, who was at the first stage of Vein Opening Stage, might not even be a match for the Black Striped Mice, who was at the bottom of the first stage of Demonic Beast.


    However, to Deng Hui, who had a profound strength at the third level, in front of some tier-1 Demonic Beast, there was nothing to brag about.


    But felt that it was a little laughable for them to say that they had to kill a third stage Demonic Beast with a single slash.


    Chu Ling slowly walked into the courtyard. With a glance, he saw that Deng Hui was holding onto a sword, and wearing white clothes that fluttered in the wind, he was shuttling between the group of Black Striped Mice that were about seven or eight of them not much smaller than calves. Even when the Black Striped Mice bared their fangs and brandished their claws, they were completely unable to touch even a corner of Deng Hui''s clothes.


    Deng Hui was obviously not in a rush either, his body moving back and forth in the rat swarm. From time to time, he would stab the Dark Veins Mouse with his sword, looking extremely relaxed and extraordinary.


    And when Deng Hui saw Chu Ling walking in, he showed off even more, causing the Xia father and daughter pair to scream again and again.


    Especially the current Xia Yangping, he was even more satisfied with his daughter''s eyesight, thinking, if he had brought Chu Ling here alone previously, then the current Chu Ling and himself would probably have become the food of this Demonic Beast!


    His sight was much worse than his daughter, Xia Sihua''s! Xia Sihua thought like this and thought that she must definitely watch over Chu Ling. She definitely couldn''t let this kind of trash not work hard and still get some benefits from it.


    "Sigh, I invited the wrong person. Otherwise, how could it be so troublesome!"


    When Xia Sihua, who was beside him saw this, she spoke even more straightforwardly: "Hehe, looks like this time someone has come for nothing. This Demonic Beast does not have any part in it for you! Senior brother Deng can take care of it all by himself. "


    Just as Xu Qing finished speaking, Chu Ling instead said calmly: "Oh? Yeah, but I don''t think so! "

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    "Oh? Yeah, but I don''t think so! "


    As soon as Chu Ling''s words fell, the Dark Veins Mouse that was pouncing towards Deng Hui suddenly froze, and then, all of its hair quickly stood up, as though it had suffered some sort of shock. It no longer cared about Deng Hui who was toying with them, and ran off.


    Deng Hui at that time evidently did not react. He only thought that these Black-Striped Mice were afraid of him and kept the emerald green longsword back into the sword sheath, then stood where he was with his hands behind his back, looking up to the sky, looking like a lonely expert.


    "Sigh, what a pity that these Black Striped Mice managed to escape. Otherwise, I would have killed them all without leaving a single one behind." Deng Hui said with confidence, he even intentionally squinted his eyes, looking at Chu Ling, asking her if she was jealous.


    At that time, Xia Yangping was so excited that his entire body was trembling, thinking that after these Demonic Beast were finally chased away, his luck was finally restored, this son-in-law really isn''t bad!


    He was not only talented, he was also very courteous, and his cultivation was even extremely talented. He could not help but sigh in his heart.


    "Sigh, you miss me, Xia Yangping, after doing business for the rest of my life, you have good taste. Before, you have never been wrong about people, but today, you know that you have outdone me! My daughter''s eyesight far surpasses mine!


    Then look at the person I think highly of. Aiya, the difference is really too big! "


    When Xia Sihua saw this, she shouted out loudly: "Wah, Senior Brother Deng is so powerful, killing Demonic Beast is as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs. He is unlike some trash, who can only watch."


    Xia Sihua''s voice made Deng Hui even more relaxed. After all, it was always a pleasant thing to have a beauty''s admiration.


    But just at that moment, following Chu Ling''s "Coming", what caused everyone to be incomparably shocked was that the soil behind Deng Hui instantly exploded, lifting up into the air. A pitch black python leapt out from the soil, and bit down at Deng Hui''s figure.


    Boom!


    At the moment of life and death, Deng Hui dangerously dodged to the side. Seeing Deng Hui, whose enormous python''s head had already created a huge pit, he couldn''t help but feel a chill on his back.


    If he hadn''t dodged it just now, he would have been smashed into a meat patty by now, even if it wasn''t the food in the giant python''s stomach.


    At that time, regardless of whether it was Deng Hui or Xia Sihua, they would not be able to easily show off their skills like before, and their expressions could not help but become serious.


    Xia Yangping, who was at the side, had even pulled Xia Sihua to the back. After all, anyone could see that Deng Hui did not have the slightest confidence in facing the python in front of his eyes.


    If one were to say who was the least nervous on the stage, it would naturally be Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling had actually already known about the impending arrival of this enormous python before the Blackrat escaped. Even when Xia Sihua had mocked him, he had intentionally or unintentionally reminded him of this, but he had clearly not garnered any attention.


    Chu Ling did not fear the python in the slightest. Instead, he sized it up leisurely.


    The python was completely black, with a small corner above its head that was as black as ink. There was a trace of cold light, and its eyes were especially conspicuous. It was a pure golden color, which didn''t match the black around its body at all.


    Chu Ling looked at Deng Hui who was constantly escaping from the giant python''s mouth, whose originally white clothes were now filled with dirt, and could not help but tease: "This python is called the Golden-eyed Black Horn Python, it is a third grade Demonic Beast, and its strength is not considered too outstanding.


    I presume that with Brother Deng Hui''s strength, it should not be difficult to kill a second or third stage Demonic Beast, right? "


    As Chu Ling spoke, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something and patted his head, continuing.


    I forgot to remind you, the cultivation technique your Deng Family cultivates should be called the Ink Heart Sutra. If you can obtain this python''s horn and refine it into a totem, your strength will definitely double, so you have to congratulate Brother Deng.


    At this moment, he felt even more regretful in his heart. If not for him previously showing off his strength and purposely going through the rat swarm, at this moment, his body would not have been tainted with so much of the Blackrat''s aura. Naturally, he wouldn''t have been chased to death by this enormous python that was always eating the Black Striped Mouse.


    Moreover, after hearing what Chu Ling had to say, he wanted to slap himself even more. Previously, he thought that these were only a few Black-Striped Mice, so he arrogantly boasted a bit, but he didn''t expect that there would actually be a third grade Demonic Beast like the Golden-Eyed Black Horned Python.


    Thinking back to what he said about the third stage Demonic Beast being able to slash and that sort of thing, it was simply too shameful!


    Even though he was also a third level Vein Opening Stage cultivator, the strength of Demonic Beast was already much stronger than a Human Clan cultivator in the first place.


    Therefore, even though he had already used all of his strength, he was still not the Golden Eyed Inky Horn Python''s opponent. This made him, who loved to show off, and loved to show off his face, feel a bit embarrassed.


    As for the father and daughter of the Xia family, they had long realized that it would be fine if they did not move, as soon as they did, the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python would target them, thus they did not run anymore and only watched Deng Hui anxiously, fantasizing about how Deng Guangliang would suddenly unleash his divine might and slash the Demonic Beast that was beneath the sword.


    It was only a pity that not only did Deng Hui not release his divine might, but the situation had become even more passive and he looked like he was about to be swallowed whole.


    As a result, when they heard Chu Ling''s mocking words, they became furious.


    "Since I can''t move, then let others move!" Xia Sihua thought in her heart, and then directly started cursing at Chu Ling.


    "Chu Ling, don''t make me feel complacent, brat. Do you think you''re still the genius from back then, what a joke, if you really have the ability, then go up and help Senior Brother Deng kill this Demonic Beast!


    At that time, not to mention the Demonic Beast, even the artifacts left behind by my ancestors will all belong to you. In short, as long as you have the ability to defeat this Golden Eyed Ink Horn Beast, I will be your slave!


    However, do you have a trash with a cultivation like yourself? "If not, then shut up and get out of my sight!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he sneered twice. The gaze that he looked at Deng Siniang with was filled with coldness. This woman had clearly believed that Chu Ling was already a cripple, yet she still wanted to use words to ridicule him, to send him to his death.


    It was even more vicious that wanted to scold him until he was ashamed and leave, and lure the Golden-eyed Beholder Python away. Regardless of which way it was, it wanted to put Chu Ling to death.


    This time, if it wasn''t for Chu Ling''s calmness and the fact that Chu Ling had a cultivation of the fourth level of the Vein Opening Stage, he would have no fear of the Golden-eyed Colored Colored Beetle at all, and he might really have died here.


    Chu Ling sneered again and again as he looked at Deng Hui and Xia Sihui, who were constantly making life difficult for him, and said: "Alright, as you wish. It seems that this servant girl has made up her mind."


    The moment Chu Ling''s words fell, Xia Sihui let out a carefree sneer. She thought that as long as Chu Ling could attract the Golden-eyed Ink Horn Python''s attention and escape, she would be able to stop herself from laughing.


    As for Xia Yangping, he was urging Chu Ling with his eyes, as he no longer had any thoughts of clearing away the Demonic Beast in the Ancestral Mansion. As for luck, could it be that his life was still more important?


    Just as Chu Ling was about to move forward, he felt someone tugging at his sleeves. When he turned around, he saw that Deng Yiyue''s face was already filled with determination, his hand holding onto a sword. Let''s go together! "


    After Chu Ling finished listening, he looked at Deng Yiyue''s smiling face for a long time, and instantly felt that the more he looked, the more he liked the smile, and the more he looked, the more he liked the smile. Only when Deng Yiyue lowered her head and looked at him, did Chu Ling smile and turn around, and left him with these words.


    "It''s just a third stage Demonic Beast, there''s no need for you to do anything. Chu Ling will just cut it off!"

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    "It''s just a third stage Demonic Beast, there''s no need for you to do anything. Chu Ling will just cut it off!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not care about the Deng Yiyue whose heart was beating like a deer, as he reached out to grab the extremely ordinary sword, and did not care about the look in the Xia father and daughter''s eyes, as he flew like a leaf, towards the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python with the wind.


    Although Deng Hui liked to put on airs and had always been in a difficult situation with Chu Ling, he did not have any intentions of harming Chu Ling''s life. Now that he saw Chu Ling rushing over, he could not help but berate him: "Chu Ling, is this trash looking to die?


    Chu Ling didn''t have any intentions for Deng Hui, he only leapt high into the air in silence and pierced towards the Golden-eyed Ink Horned Python below.


    And at that time, the python that was chasing after Deng Hui was instantly attracted by Chu Ling, it roared towards the sky, and smashed towards Chu Ling with its huge tail that was as thick as a bucket.


    Deng Hui immediately dodged to the side in a sorry state, knowing that in the next moment, Chu Ling would definitely turn into a pile of mud.


    He even recalled the scene of the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python smashing down a house and denting the ground not long ago with its tail.


    He knew that Chu Ling, who was at the peak of the third stage of the Vein Opening Stage, wouldn''t be able to take it, much less someone who had lost all of his cultivation and didn''t have many Spiritual Energy s on him.


    After all, the bodies of Demonic Beast were way stronger than cultivators.


    At that time, Xia Sihua had instantly pulled at the corner of Xia Yangping''s clothes, gesturing for him to follow her out of the room. After all, in his opinion, this was all Chu Ling could do to delay the attack, and there wasn''t much time left.


    As for Deng Yiyue, her current face was even paler. She could not bear to see Chu Ling turn into a lump of meat paste, so she simply closed her eyes.


    It wasn''t that she had any special feelings toward Chu Ling, but that she couldn''t bear to see a living person dying in front of her.


    But Chu Ling''s expression did not change, and continued to wave his sword.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    Just as Chu Ling''s words fell, a violent wind suddenly rose up. Although there were no clouds at all, the faint sounds of thunder could still be heard.


    The sword in Chu Ling''s hand, however, did not avoid at all as it turned around, and pierced towards the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python that everyone thought was unstoppable.


    Seeing this, the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python became even angrier. Facing this Human Clan cultivator who offended it, it instinctively increased its strength on its huge tail.


    In the next moment, the sword and the huge tail collided, producing a sound that resonated through the world.


    However, to everyone''s surprise, not only did Chu Ling''s body not turn into a pile of meat, it seemed as if he did not move at all, like an immovable mountain.


    On the other hand, the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python''s tail, which he thought would win, had a large hole burst out. Its body was also sent flying to the side.


    At that moment, the four people watching were so shocked that their mouths could hardly close. The father and daughter pair of the Xia family stood on the spot, completely forgetting to move.


    "This, this Chu Ling doesn''t seem to be trash, this is simply the descent of a god!


    I already said that I, Xia Yangping, have never misjudged anyone for many years, and today it seems that I was right. This Chu Ling is clearly not ordinary! As expected, you are older than others. Sihua, you are still lacking a bit of maturity!


    This time, I really did not invite the wrong person! "


    Xia Yangping shamelessly said, as if his previous rejection and disdain towards Chu Ling had never happened.


    As for Deng Hui, who had always wanted to belittle Chu Ling and raise himself up, he was even more ashamed. When he thought about how he would show off his cultivation, his Inherent Skill, and even the red mane mammoth that he scared away when he saw a powerhouse like Chu Ling, he felt ashamed.


    However, when he thought about how he scolded Chu Ling for seeking death when he took action just now, he even wanted to reverse the flow of time and erase this foolish act of his.


    "Sigh, who was it who said that Chu Ling''s cultivation was completely crippled, and that all the Spiritual Vein were killed, and that he would never be able to cultivate again, it would be best if I never meet him again. This caused me to lose all my face, to not have the face to meet anyone.


    Deng Hui clenched his fist and said angrily, as he looked at Chu Ling''s back with a trace of reverence.


    At first, Deng Yiyue was worried that Chu Ling was going to act like a hero and wanted to help her, but when she saw this scene, she relaxed. Even the matter of Chu Ling taking away her sword was forgotten, she just opened her mouth in shock and forgot to close it for a long time.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not show off at all, and only silently stamped on the ground, his body shot towards the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python like an arrow, and ruthlessly smashed towards the huge head.


    "Two sword strikes can shake a mountain!"


    Boom!


    A muffled sound was heard, and immediately after, a bloody light exploded out. Blood flowed out from the head of the Black Eyed Serpent and it flew backwards, letting out painful cries.


    Even with its brain that was not much stronger than a wild beast, it could not imagine that this tiny human in front of it would actually contain such a great power in his body.


    In fact, within the same realm, even though Demonic Beast were slightly stronger than Human Clan cultivators, their strength was limited.


    Furthermore, Chu Ling''s cultivation was at the fourth level of Vein Opening Stage, and was already stronger than the Golden-eyed Dark Horn Python. Not to mention that Chu Ling''s own Spiritual Energy s were several times more vigorous than normal people, even if it was compared to Demonic Beast s of the same level, it would only be stronger.


    Therefore, taking care of the Golden-Eyed Ink Horn Python was much easier said than done.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to go up and strike it with his sword, the Golden-Eyed Ink Horn Python seemed to be on the verge of going crazy after being heavily injured, turned around and entered the cave.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling hesitated for a moment before chasing after her.


    Firstly, Chu Ling knew that this Golden-eyed Black Horn Python was a Demonic Beast that lived alone. Even if it was its lair, Chu Ling had the confidence to protect himself.


    And most importantly, Chu Ling was also very suspicious. Even though the distance from here to the outside of the Cangmang Mountain Range was not far, Demonic Beast normally rarely left their own territory.


    "Originally, I thought that it was just Xia Yangping taking these ferocious beasts as Demonic Beast, but I never thought that there would actually be so many Demonic Beast in the ancestral home. If there''s nothing strange about this place, then it definitely wouldn''t have been possible."


    As Chu Ling thought this in his heart, he looked at the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Beast''s figure quickly disappearing in front of him. He knew that it was impossible for him to easily catch up to it, so he was not anxious and only silently followed the trail of blood.


    And only after Chu Ling had walked for an entire hour underground did he arrive at an extremely spacious hall.


    The Main Palace was obviously constructed to help the people dig out the void from the ground, and the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python was currently lying there, its body constantly twitching. Even if Chu Ling did not make a move, it would definitely not be able to live.


    Beside the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python, was a rat''s nest made from piles of crushed stone and wood. However, it was several times larger than a normal rat''s nest and there were also many big and small dead Black-Striped Mice in the nest. Needless to say, this was the nest of those Black-Striped Mice.


    And most likely, the reason why the Golden-eyed Ink Horn Python drilled in was because it had no other way out.


    However, what shocked Chu Ling the most was that in the middle of the mouse nest, there was a sky blue greatsword. The greatsword was at least three stories tall, so it took a lot of effort for Chu Ling to raise his head and stretch his neck in order to see the sword hilt.


    Layers and layers of white mist were currently surrounding the greatsword, but it was obvious that the white mist was not water vapor.


    Chu Ling recognized it, this was a spirit mist that could only be formed when the spirit qi had reached a certain density!


    Clearly, this sword was not ordinary!

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    Clearly, this sword was not ordinary!


    After Chu Ling circled around the huge sword, he said softly, "It seems like it''s because of the Spiritual Energy emitted by the sword that it attracted the Black Striped Mice over, and coincidentally also attracted the Golden-eyed Ink Horn Python that is eating the Black Striped Mouse.


    However, the sword before him was able to emit such pure spiritual energy. Just what is this? Could it be some kind of treasure? "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he climbed up the cold sword body, and grabbed onto the sword hilt, then raised it fiercely towards the sky.


    Boom!


    What Chu Ling did not expect was that in that instant, the earth trembled and countless falling stones began to fall from the sky, smashing apart the nests built by the Black Striped Mice.


    Even the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python, which was still alive, had its head smashed by a falling stone and died.


    But at this time, not only did Chu Ling not panic in the slightest, he was instead wild with joy.


    Chu Ling did not care about the blue crystal ball that was formed by the huge sword after it was pulled out at all. Instead, he stared intently at a huge crater that appeared on the ground after the huge sword was pulled out.


    At this moment, the pit was filled with mist, which was much denser than before.


    "He sure is generous. The Xia family from three hundred years ago is indeed extraordinary. To think that they would have such boldness."


    Instead of using a spiritual spring, he set up a huge formation with the spiritual spring as the core to nourish and repair the sword. But how could they have thought that even if the sword was successfully nurtured, his descendants would still be unable to protect it?


    Even more so, there was a change that occurred today. The huge sword was not nurtured successfully. Three hundred years of planning had all gone down the drain, but this Spirit Spring Water was something that I took advantage of.


    Chu Ling said this. When he saw the Spirit Spring Water, combined it with the giant sword in his hand, he finally understood most of what happened.


    Three hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Xia family discovered this heavily damaged formless sword, he wanted to use the power of this spirit spring to nourish and repair it, and even wanted it to give birth to intelligence and protect the Xia family for generations.


    But now that he thought about it, these schemes were rather laughable.


    After all, from the looks of it, they had not succeeded, but they had wasted a spiritual spring that was enough to make Yan Nation and even the entire Hundred Sects Land go crazy for.


    Not to mention that due to some unforeseen circumstances, the Illusory Water Invisible Sword was still only a top grade spiritual weapon. It was far from a magic treasure, let alone possessing intelligence ¡­


    With that thought, Chu Ling sat cross legged on the side of the spirit spring. Three hundred years had passed, and perhaps because of the Xia Clan''s actions, the spirit spring water had dried up long ago, and what was left at the bottom of the pit were only stones that were like Spiritual Stone s, but they were many times more valuable than Spiritual Stone s.


    After all, Spiritual Stone could not emit such dense spirit energy.


    The only drawback was that the crystal would constantly release spirit energy to the outside world. If Chu Ling came here a little later, he would have probably seen some ordinary stones.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he silently activated the [Guiyuan Technique] and absorbed all the spirit energy into the Spiritual Vein in his body.


    Chu Ling didn''t know how much time had passed, he only felt that the Spiritual Energy s in his body were increasing in number, and the spirit energy outside was becoming thinner and thinner. In the end, when he felt that he was about to breakthrough, he directly jumped into the pit and sat cross-legged on top of the crystals.


    "Hu!" Chu Ling took a deep breath, then slowly opened his eyes and looked at the crystal that had already turned into ordinary stone. He said indifferently: "It''s still too much time that has passed, this Spiritual Energy has dissipated too much, it''s simply not enough for me to break through the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, what a pity!"


    At this time, Chu Ling had already completely absorbed all the Spiritual Energy within the spirit spring. His cultivation had also went from the fifth level to the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage, and wasn''t too far off from the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage.


    Even though he sighed, his heart was abnormally happy. After all, this time, not only had he made a breakthrough in his cultivation, he had also obtained a top-grade spiritual tool.


    And perhaps the most regretful thing was that Chu Ling had already opened six Spiritual Vein, but still had not comprehended the Vein Opening Stage special small abilities of those monstrous geniuses!


    "Sigh, this matter cannot be forced upon.


    But the Phantom Invisible Sword was not ordinary, as long as the Spiritual Energy was infused, it could transform into different types of weapons, and could be considered as being free to do as one wished. Furthermore, the weapons that were created would be linked to the strength of the cultivators, the more pure the Spiritual Energy, the more extraordinary the weapons that were formed would be.


    If you were to fall into the hands of those Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators, I''m afraid that their strength would not be lower than their magical equipment! "


    Chu Ling said, after that he poured the Spiritual Energy in his body into it, forming a three foot long transparent sword, walking towards the Golden Eyed Ink Horn Beast that was long dead.


    However, compared to Chu Ling''s gains today, the items on this Golden Eyed Ink Horn Beast were not important.


    At the same time, perhaps it was because the disturbance caused by Chu Ling when he pulled out the sword was too loud or perhaps it was because the ancestral home had not been repaired for a long time, so it had long been reduced to ruins, and even some parts of the ground had collapsed.


    As for the cave entrance Chu Ling was in when he entered through, it had long ago been submerged.


    Seeing this, Xia Sihua heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. After all, she had previously offended Chu Ling quite a bit, and not long ago, if it was not for the fact that Chu Ling''s strength was not weak, she would have ridiculed him to death!


    Hence, she naturally wanted Chu Ling to directly die at the side. Only then would she feel at ease.


    Third Brother, let''s think of a way to go down and save the Senior Brother Chu.


    Deng Yiyue tugged at the corner of Deng Hui''s clothes, and said softly.


    When Xia Sihua, who was originally praying for Chu Ling to die below her heard this, her hair immediately stood on end, as she immediately scolded.


    "Save, save what? How could Chu Ling be able to cause the ground to shake so much just now? Even that third stage Demonic Beast, the Golden-eyed Dark Horn Python, could not have such power! "


    "Clearly, there are other even stronger Demonic Beast underground. With our current strength, even that Golden Eyed Ink Horn Python would find it difficult to get close to us. If we recklessly go down, isn''t that just courting death?"


    When Deng Hui and Xia Yangping heard him, they also nodded their heads thoughtfully. Originally, with Deng Hui''s temper, he had even wanted to save Chu Ling, so in the future, he would have a title where even the genius Chu Ling would have to wait for him to save.


    However, after hearing what Xia Sihua said, he immediately gave up on that idea. After all, his life was still more important!


    As for Xia Yangping and Xia Sihua, they weren''t that different from thinking, and they also felt that dying from the torture was pretty good!


    Thus, the two of them agreed.


    "Sihua is right. We can''t go underground like this! Although I, Deng Hui, am not afraid of the Golden-eyed Black Horn Python, and am not afraid of the fourth stage Demonic Beast, but if there was a fifth or sixth stage Demonic Beast below, I would not be able to protect you! "


    "That''s right, we are not running here to wait for Chu Ling to finish his benevolence. If we go down, it will be a bit risky, but I think it''s not safe here, how about we stand far away, if there are any other Demonic Beast s coming out, we will have time to avoid them!"


    Listening to her, although Deng Yiyue understood the reasoning behind it, she had a nagging feeling that if not for the four of them, Chu Ling would not have come here, nor would he have chased after the Golden-eyed Dark Horn Python and charged into the ground, much less be in such danger.


    As a result, she continued to speak weakly: "But ¡­ However, we can''t possibly ¡­ "


    I say, Deng Yiyue, how long has it been since we last met? Could it be that you already have your eyes on that trash, Chu Ling? Let me ask you, what benefits did Chu Ling give you, for you to speak up for him like that! "


    Before Deng Yiyue could finish his words, the impatient Xia Sihua interrupted him and mocked him.


    Deng Yiyue, who was born not good at words, was instantly speechless, with his face red and his head lowered, both of his hands constantly rubbing the corners of his clothes.


    But at that moment, a teasing voice sounded from behind the four of them.


    "What are the benefits?" Previously, it did not exist, but it will happen later! "

 C19

    "What are the benefits?" Previously, it did not exist, but it will happen very soon! "


    The one who spoke was naturally Chu Ling, he had originally wanted to return after taking care of the Golden-eyed Ink Horn Python''s corpse, but he did not expect that because of the formation set up by the Xia Clan''s Ancestor back then, after he pulled out his sword, the magnificent underground palace had almost been directly buried by mud and stone, and there was basically no way out.


    His path into the underground palace was naturally destroyed without exception.


    However, there were a lot of paths to the underground palace. Chu Ling spent a lot of time and finally found a path and walked up.


    It was just that Chu Ling did not expect to hear the four of them conversing this way as soon as he came out.


    Actually, Chu Ling didn''t even hope that the four of them would come down and save him, as long as he didn''t add insult to injury, he was already lucky.


    And the most important thing was, if the four of them came down and saw the Spirit Spring Water, it would instead create some trouble.


    However, Chu Ling felt a trace of warmth in his heart when he heard Deng Yiyue''s request to save him.


    Thus, when he heard Xia Sihui''s difficult words, Chu Ling could not help but say this.


    The moment Chu Ling finished speaking, the four of them immediately turned around, especially Xia Sihui, as if she had seen a ghost. She did not expect that Chu Ling would actually be able to return alive!


    Chu Ling didn''t care about the four''s expression and directly took out the black horn that he just removed from the head of the Golden-eyed Black Horn Python. With a warm smile, he handed it over to Deng Yiyue.


    "This... I can''t take this, it''s too... It''s too precious! " Deng Yiyue blushed as she quickly waved her hand at Chu Ling.


    Besides, I just lost your sword, so I might as well use it to make up for it now. Of course, if you want me to compensate you with a sword, I can''t do that right now, so don''t make things difficult for me.


    Chu Ling''s smile became more gentle, adding his good appearance, he looked like a modest gentleman.


    Everyone present all knew that Deng Yiyue''s sword was just an ordinary iron sword, while the Mo Jiao in his hand was the most suitable material for their Deng Family. Forget about just one sword, even if there were a thousand of it, it would not be a problem!


    And at that moment, for some reason, when Deng Yiyue saw the sincerity in those eyes, he unexpectedly and mysteriously received it, looking as if he had been persuaded by Chu Ling.


    Xia Sihui, who was watching from the side, had her eyeballs pop out. From the looks of it, she really wanted to push Deng Yiyue away and keep that Mo Jiao.


    After all, she was the same as Deng Yiyue, both of them cultivated in the Deng Family''s "Ink Heart Method", and the Ink Horn that Chu Ling had just gifted to her, could be refined into a spirit artifact by asking a refiner to refine it a little.


    Even if it was the lowest grade of low-grade spirit artifact, in the hands of the Deng Family disciples who cultivate the¡¶ Ink Heart Art¡·, their strength would be increased by more than double.


    Furthermore, the current Xia Sihua didn''t even have the lowest grade spiritual equipment, so how could she not be jealous?


    "Dammit, it was actually snatched away by that girl, Deng Yiyue. Why didn''t the previous me see that this Chu Ling wasn''t crippled at all?


    If the previous me were to lower my head a little, even if I said that I would save someone just now, just with Deng Yiyue, that stuffy brat, would definitely not be able to win against me. "


    There is still a Demon Core on the Golden-eyed Dark Horn Python, its value is not any less than Mo Jiao. If I get it, I can definitely use it to break through the second level of Vein Opening Stage.


    As Xia Sihua thought this, a charming smile appeared on her face. Soon after, her small mouth pouted as if she was about to act like a spoiled child.


    "Senior Brother Chu ¡­" Her voice was soft and sticky, like honey, causing Chu Ling to feel goosebumps all over his body.


    What made Chu Ling even more speechless was that right after Xia Sihua shouted, she actually ran straight towards him and grabbed his arm, burying Chu Ling''s arm in her own height and shaking it like an innocent little girl.


    "Senior Brother Chu, I also want to ¡­"


    Before Xia Sihua had even finished speaking, Chu Ling had already broken free and retreated a few steps.


    Chu Ling was very clear about what kind of person Xia Sihua was right now, so how could he be fooled by a mere Senior Brother Chu?


    In the end, this Xia Sihua''s temperament was not too far from Xu Qing''s. Previously, he had tripped in front of Xu Qing, so how could he repeat the same mistake?


    "Xia Sihua, it seems like our relationship hasn''t improved to this extent yet, right?"


    "To tell you the truth, if you thought that I would give you some benefits just because of a few good words from you, I suggest you quickly dispel that thought. I, Chu Ling, am not stupid, if you had wanted me to die before, and had wanted me to escape by myself, you wouldn''t have forgotten!"


    As Chu Ling said that, the smile on Xia Sihui''s face froze, becoming extremely awkward, and when she turned around and saw the disgusted look on Deng Hui''s face, she calmed down, as though the world had fallen apart.


    One had to know that the reason why she had been able to thrive in the Deng Family was entirely because of Deng Hui''s protection. Now that she had lost this layer of protection, it was probably difficult for her to accomplish anything in the Deng Family.


    Xia Sihua looked at Chu Ling with some resentment. In her opinion, if Chu Ling was able to accept her, and let her join Guiyuan Sect, she wouldn''t be in such a predicament.


    However, Chu Ling no longer had any thoughts of continuing to stay. Looking at the collapsed building behind him, he knew that there were probably no spirit artifacts left inside.


    "Although the Demonic Beast was indeed killed by me, I will not take anything from this ancestral home. You can do as you wish!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he left with large strides, leaving the four of them looking at each other in dismay.


    After all, how could anyone still have the mind to look for a treasure that might not even be a treasure when the Dark Horn Pearl Chu Ling had given them was right in front of them?


    "Senior brother Deng ¡­"


    However, at that time, Deng Hui gave a cold snort and said gently in a furious voice, "Hmph, you slut, do you really think that your looks are good? With merely your looks, you want to climb up the ranks of the Senior Brother Chu s like a dragon and phoenix?


    "Yiyue, let''s go. There''s nothing much to wait for us here!"


    As Deng Hui said this, he took Deng Yiyue and left, leaving behind the Xia father and daughter pair who were gradually distorting their faces.


    "Chu Ling, I will definitely make you pay!"


    Chu Ling, who had returned to the city gate, did not pay attention to the little fatty who was nagging him, and got him to drive him to the next place.


    For the rest of the journey, Little Fatty was at a loss what to do. He did not know what kind of madness Chu Ling was going through to actually want him to take the place of the Horned Scaled Horse and pull the carriage.


    He even thought that the carriage was not heavy enough, so he tied up a thousand jin of heavy rock behind the carriage. If it weren''t for the fact that the carriage took some time to reinforce him, he would have probably broken down long ago.


    Of course, Chu Ling was not insane, he only understood in his heart that even though he was someone who had crippled cultivation after Heaven Understanding Stage, Dan''s current cultivation had advanced a little too quickly.


    In less than ten days, he had reached the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Although he wasn''t worried about his cultivation progressing too fast and his foundation becoming unstable, he still felt that he was unable to fully unleash the potential of his body after such a recultivation.


    Therefore, he chose to use the method of pulling the carriage to polish his body, allowing him to perfectly grasp every bit of strength within his body.


    Although the carriage could not be considered to be too heavy, it had the advantage of the length of time. In this one month, aside from sleeping, Chu Ling had practically never stopped. Even though it was extremely difficult, it had allowed him to not only completely grasp every bit of power within his body, but he had also used this opportunity to break through the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Moreover, at this moment, even if he were to lift the thousand jin boulder that was placed behind the horse carriage with one hand, he would be able to move as if he was flying.


    Chu Ling raised his head to look at the sky, and said thoughtfully: "It''s been a month, and it''s time to return. Xu Qing, I''ve made you wait a long time!"

 C20

    Guiyuan Sect, in a slightly shabby abode.


    "Senior Master should be aware that that piece of Hundred Sect Order could bring us countless treasures."


    "And Senior Master naturally also knows, that in the current Guiyuan Sect, besides me, Xu Qing, there is no one else capable of entering the top hundred of the Hundred Sect Tournament. So, other than me, Xu Qing, there is no one else capable of bringing back glory for my Guiyuan Sect, nor any treasures from the of my clan."


    Xu Qing looked at the single-armed old man who sat cross legged in front of him, and spoke with incomparable respect, for the first time in history.


    The old man''s hair was already half white, but it didn''t have the appearance of a sage. Perhaps it was because it had been a long time since he had taken care of it, but it still looked a bit unkempt.


    The strangest thing about the old man was probably his expression.


    Although the old man was sitting cross-legged, he looked like he was sitting upright. It could even be said that he was flattered!


    After the old man heard Xu Qing''s words, he looked at Xu Qing''s beautiful face, then swallowed his saliva and turned his head away, not daring to look straight in front of him, as he asked in a probing tone.


    "You should also know that ever since I withdrew from the Elders'' Association, I have not inquired about the sect''s matters for a long time. Although I understand the matter, the Hundred Sect Order is still ¡­"


    Before the old man could finish speaking, Xu Qing had expressionlessly taken down a Storage Bag that was filled to the brim and threw it in front of the old man.


    "Senior Master is relieved, Xu Qing already knew that Senior Master is very old, and was busy climbing to the peak on his cultivation, but this matter requires Senior Master to step in, and there are five thousand Spiritual Stone here, I will have to trouble Senior Master to accept them!"


    Just as Xu Qing finished speaking, the one-armed old man who clearly had one arm cut off immediately looked as if he transformed into a different person. He immediately grabbed his Storage Bag, and the expression on his face abruptly changed.


    He proudly patted his chest and spoke with incomparable righteousness.


    "That Chu Ling is too much, he is already a piece of trash, and now he still wants to fight over our Guiyuan Sect''s Hundred Sect Order. Don''t worry, as long as I am around, and an old guy from a sect like me, Chu Ling will not be able to participate in the True Disciple Promotion Trial."


    "For my Guiyuan Sect, this old man is willing to give up on this old face as well. This old man will now invite all the elders of the sect to come out and definitely block Chu Ling from coming out of the Guiyuan Sect."


    Xu Qing listened and nodded his head, then turned and left.


    On top of that, she had just received news that Chu Ling seemed to already have the strength of the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage. As a Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage user, she was naturally not afraid.


    But even though she was used to being cautious, she still chose to stop Chu Ling from undergoing the direct disciple advancement test.


    As for what method the one-armed old man would use to stop Chu Ling, that was not something she had to think about. As long as Chu Ling did not appear during the Promotions Trial, and allowed her to take down the Hundred Sect Order, everything was fine.


    Three days later, Chu Ling had stopped pulling the carriage. Instead, he was sitting cross-legged on top of the carriage, listening to the little fatty constantly talking about everything he had seen and heard not long ago.


    "Eldest senior brother, it''s really a pity that you didn''t enter Yan City. That city is really lively. Not only are there a large number of ordinary people, there are also many cultivators like us."


    "There was actually a lady with a pretty good figure just now! She intentionally squeezed me on the street and almost caused me to die from excitement. I think she has most likely taken a fancy to me."


    It''s a pity that she was wearing a scarf but I didn''t expect her to have snake hair under the scarf. When I saw her, she was still swimming around.


    "After that, no matter how much more that woman smiled at me, I still felt chills down my spine."


    "There''s more! I saw a drunkard on the street just now, and the gourd of wine in his hand drowned the entire street. There''s even a butcher ¡­"


    Chu Ling, who was originally a chatterbox, practically had no chance to interrupt since he had so many topics to talk about, all the way up to this point.


    However, Chu Ling didn''t feel annoyed, but instead, felt that his heart was peaceful.


    Although he was only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, he had long refined the first four swords of the seven Guiyuan to the Dominating Refinement realm. Adding the fact that he had just acquired the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword, he did not feel much fear towards Xu Qing, the cultivator of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage.


    After all, even though Xu Qing''s cultivation realm was a bit higher, whether it was in terms of understanding cultivation techniques or battle skills, he was the one who personally guided them.


    "Giddy up!"


    Chu Ling shook the reins to urge the horse carriage forward. The Scaled Horned Horse had already changed greatly in his disguise, and now, he had to return to his Guiyuan Sect quickly. After all, there were only two days left for the true disciple examination.


    There was still one more day of travel.


    The Scaled Horses were in pain, they very obediently rushed forward, but the carriage did not run far, and Chu Ling saw that on the road in front of them, a group of people suddenly appeared.


    Those people all had a head of white hair, and no matter how you looked at them, they were all crippled legs, especially the one in the lead. That white-haired, one-armed old man with a straight face didn''t look like a bandit at all!


    Before Chu Ling could even react, the one-armed old man standing right in front shouted: "Chu Ling, why aren''t you stopping, could it be that you want to drive a car and drive us old bastards to death!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling reacted, and looked over carefully, only then remembering, the group of elders in front of him were all clan elders whose Guiyuan Sect had long been withdrawn!


    Chu Ling quickly stopped the carriage in front of everyone. Before he even had the chance to ask, the one-armed old man sternly said: "Chu Ling, do you know why we, this group of old bastards, are waiting for you here?"


    Chu Ling asked with doubt: "Why?"


    "Why? You actually don''t know why, let me ask you, what do you want to do with your Guiyuan Sect this time around? "


    "Disciples naturally participate in the True Disciple Promotion Trial, becoming a Successor Disciple and obtaining back the Hundred Sect Order that my father left in the Guiyuan Sect all those years ago."


    Although the one-armed old man''s attitude was not too good, Chu Ling still answered respectfully. It was just that at that time, a trace of an ominous premonition suddenly emerged in his heart.


    "Humph!" Ridiculous, why are you still competing for the Hundred Sect Order! " The one-armed old man snapped coldly.


    Following that, the rest of the people behind the old man also opened their chests and started talking to Chu Ling.


    "I say, Chu Ling, do you have even a little bit of self-awareness? Although I heard that you''re already at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, you''re still far from being able to match up to Xu Qing, who''s stronger and who''s weaker, don''t you have that little bit of confidence in your heart?"


    "That''s right, the direct disciples of my Guiyuan Sect have always been sent to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition, and will receive special training from the sect within the next year.


    How can someone like you, who has both lost and killed a Spiritual Vein, rely on your temporary strength to take over this position, and destroy my Guiyuan Sect, which is a place for true disciples! "


    Chu Ling, even if you really are able to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition, and you don''t feel the least bit humiliated, I will trouble you to consider our Guiyuan Sect''s face.


    Everyone continued to berate Chu Ling, as though if Chu Ling participated in the cultivation training, it would harm his Guiyuan Sect.


    "Chu Ling, you heard the opinions of us elders from the Guiyuan Sect, so, if you insist on staying here, then I might let you stay here for a day!"

 C21

    "I might have to make you stay here for a day!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling clenched his fists, and a cold aura burst out from his eyes.


    How could he not hear the hidden meaning in everyone''s words? It was simply because they wanted him to not participate in the True Disciple Promotion Trial, and to let Chu Ling just helplessly watch as the Hundred Sect Order fell into Xu Qing''s hands.


    He did not believe that the things that happened today had nothing to do with Xu Qing at all. After all, he did not see the people in front of him who loved the sect on a normal day.


    "Xu Qing, oh Xu Qing, I was wondering why this entire journey was so smooth, so it turns out that you were waiting for me here!


    Right now, I am only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, so you are already afraid. Good, good, since you do not want me to participate, then I, Chu Ling, will definitely go! "


    Chu Ling thought in his heart, and then he squinted his eyes and looked at the people blocking his path, no longer showing any sign of respect, and said coldly: "Get out of my way!"


    As soon as Chu Ling''s voice fell, everyone was stunned, they had thought themselves to be of higher status than Chu Ling, but to be able to suppress them with their status, they never expected that Chu Ling would actually say such rude words!


    It had to be known that before they were old enough to retreat from their positions as foremen or elders, they clearly remembered that as long as they scolded him coldly like before, the disciples would trembling with fear, and admit their wrongs, but they had never been able to do what Chu Ling had done, and directly make them move aside.


    Thus, everyone was only slightly stunned for a moment before their faces darkened.


    Their elders and deacons did not voluntarily withdraw, but their strength could not continue to hold their positions and could only helplessly withdraw. Now that they could once again experience the feeling of being in a high position, how could they not cherish it?


    And it was under the hands of a mischievous disciple!


    Furthermore, since Xu Qing had given them the Spiritual Stone, they would definitely stop him. With their current status, they would not dare to take Xu Qing''s benefits and not do anything!


    "Impudent, I had long heard that you, Chu Ling, was a wild and untamed person, but I never thought that you, would actually have no respect for your elders.


    A person like you wants to become a true disciple? You still want to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition? Since I, Lei Yi, am here today, then I will definitely not allow a person like you to disgrace my Guiyuan Sect. "


    "Sigh!" Old Deacon Lei, why be so angry?


    I believe that Chu Ling is an intelligent person and he also knows that currently, only Xu Qing is able to enter the top hundred of the Hundred Sect Competition, and only she is worthy enough to possess this Hundred Sect Order. I believe that as long as we patiently and sincerely persuade her, Chu Ling would at least understand. "


    Everyone talked to Chu Ling in succession, some scolded loudly, some tried to persuade him, but it was as if someone was singing their ''white face'', while others were singing their ''black face''.


    "What is there to talk about with such a person? It would be better to just chop him with a sword and save the trouble. It could be said that he is a veteran of the military, and will only be used for a short period of time."


    The sect raised him for ten years. Although he was not a Successor Disciple, he was treated like a Successor Disciple, and now that the sect needed him to make some concessions and make some sacrifices, he rejected him flatly. What is the use of killing such an ingrate.


    Zhou Yi sternly said with a gloomy face, as if the sword in his hand was about to cut down at any moment.


    An old man who had one eye blinded pulled on Lei Yi and said, "Ah!" Chu Ling, look, this Old Deacon Lei is so anxious, are you not quick to admit your wrongs? We are all people of Guiyuan Sect, why must we be so stiff?


    "I always felt that you were a loyal person, but after thinking about the kindness our Guiyuan Sect had shown you over the years, could it be that even when the sect needed you, you aren''t willing to sacrifice yourself to repay the sect?"


    "Let me go, you ingrate!"


    Lei Yi and the others kept talking, but the one-armed old man who had been quiet at that time also waved his hand, as he said in a low voice, "Chu Ling, your father Chu Han was a loyal man back then.


    Can''t you learn from your father and contribute a little to the sect? "


    After Lei Yi finished speaking, Little Fatso suddenly had some doubts in his heart. He had a feeling that there was something wrong with the elder''s words. However, after three years of being bullied, Little Fatso did not dare to come out and question them.


    At the same time, the smile on Chu Ling''s face became wider and wider. In the end, he directly laughed out loud, making the foremen and elders confused.


    "Give in? Contribution? Laughable! "


    "My father, Chu Han, rose in the midst of Guiyuan Sect''s crisis. He helped Guiyuan Sect cut down Blood Cloth Sect, resisted Spotless Sect, and even allowed this not-so-strong sect, Guiyuan Sect, to join the Hundred Sects Alliance. In exchange, his Guiyuan Sect had grown steadily for the past thirty years.


    Let me ask you a few more questions. Chu Ling asked with a serious expression.


    "But ten years ago, my father mysteriously disappeared from the Hundred Sects Alliance, and news of his death spread. Does the Guiyuan Sect have any thoughts of finding out the truth, and taking revenge for him?"


    "Also, my senior master, the Third Elder of the Guiyuan Sect, Zhang Jinsong, has killed more than fifty people for my Guiyuan Sect for the past hundred years.


    Let me ask you, is this a great contribution?


    But what about him now? His cultivation dropped, and he actually became the messenger of the elders, and was publicly humiliated by Sect Master Wu Hong. Chu Ling paused for a while, before continuing.


    "As for me, Chu Ling, who fought desperately for the Guiyuan Sect, whose cultivation was crippled, whose Spiritual Vein s had suffered damage, not only did I not receive any words of condolences from the sect, I was instead demoted to a service disciple, and tried to steal the Hundred Sect Order left behind by my father. Tell me, what use do I have for such a sect?"


    Chu Ling said excitedly, he did not care about the ugly expression of the crowd and pointed at them.


    "On the other hand, you old shameless bastards live a carefree life.


    One-armed old man Ouyang Zhang, if I recall correctly, that arm of yours was chopped off by that old Sect Master right before you fled the battlefield, right? How about it? Back then, you must have put in a lot of effort just to become a deacon, right?


    And you, Lei Yi, even though I know that you''re blind, I still want to ask you, that beautiful concubine you gave to the Great Elder back then, are you not thinking about it now?


    "And you, Elder Zhou ¡­"


    "Come here, tell me, you shameless bastards, what right do you have to make me, Chu Ling, give up the Hundred Sect Order? And what qualifications do you have to judge me, Chu Ling, could it be because you two are old? "

 C22

    Just as Chu Ling''s words fell, the one-armed old man and the rest were instantly enraged, especially Lei Yi who had his bottom line exposed by Chu Ling, the one-armed old man and the others'' killing intent skyrocketed in an instant!


    Originally, they were wary of those elders from the sects who were old and with Chu Han as their leader, as well as Chu Ling''s innate skill that did not seem like a waste of Spiritual Vein at all. Therefore, they did not want to offend him too much, and only wanted Chu Ling to stay here, and fulfill Xu Qing''s request.


    What they did not expect was that Chu Ling would directly expose their shamelessness, causing their originally haughty seniors to immediately fall apart. They no longer cared about those scruples in their hearts.


    In any case, the Third Elder and the others had already lost their power, and Chu Ling''s Inherent Skill was even simpler, he had directly crippled them, so there was no need to be overly afraid.


    "Impudent! Chu Ling, you have quite the guts to actually dare to cause trouble for the elders of our sect. Originally, I only wanted you to stay here for a day, but now I''ve changed my mind."


    "Today, I will teach you a lesson. I will let you know what it means to be respectful to you!"


    The one-armed old man had just finished speaking, the people who were already dissatisfied with Chu Ling all took out their spirit artifacts, and started circulating the Spiritual Energy around their bodies, waiting for the single armed old man to give the order, and were about to attack like lightning.


    When Chu Ling saw the crowd rubbing their hands together, not only did he not show any intention of backing down, he even poured all of the Spiritual Energy around him into the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword, and his expression became even more resolute.


    Chu Ling knew that even if he had to humble himself and plead with the people in front of him, the people in front of him would definitely not let him go today. Therefore, they wanted to go over here and retrieve the Hundred Sect Order s, in order to regain the dignity that they had lost.


    Then today, the only option left was to fight!


    "Giddy up!"


    Chu Ling stared straight ahead, he shook the reins in his hand fiercely, and in that instant, the Scaled Horned Horse that was already anxious suddenly rushed forward.


    "Bastard, you dare!"


    "Brat, you''re courting death!"


    "Insolent!"


    When the one-armed old man and the others saw this, they roared. In an instant, the colorful Spiritual Energy appeared in their hands and they were about to smash it onto the carriage.


    Chu Ling knew that although the elders and deacons were old and frail, their cultivation had dropped severely, and some of them were even disabled!


    He might be able to fight one of them, but he was definitely not a match for the group in front of him.


    But Chu Ling did not have any plans to retreat, only a determined look in his eyes, and the strength in his hands increased as he waved the reins.


    Boom!


    At that time, the Spiritual Energy s that filled the sky were flying and the swords were coming towards the carriage. Their power was so strong that it was hard to stop them.


    At that time, whether it was the one-armed old man, Little Fatty Lu Xun, or even Chu Ling, they all knew that the carriage would definitely be torn to shreds by the boundless Spiritual Energy s in the very next moment!


    "Three Swords Breaking River!"


    The moment Chu Ling released the third form of the Guiyuan seven swords, a sky-splitting greatsword gathered above Chu Ling''s head, and following that, the illusory spirit sword in his hand chopped towards the one-armed old man and the others, as if he wanted to cleave everyone in front of him like a river.


    Boom!


    An earth-shattering sound exploded in the arena!


    At that time, even though the gigantic sword above Chu Ling''s head was filled with a cold sword intent, his cultivation was still limited. In just an instant, the imposing gigantic sword was engulfed by the wave in front of him, leaving no traces behind.


    The one-armed old man waved his hand to signal for the people behind him to stop. Then, he arrogantly yelled out loud, as if he had returned to ten years ago.


    "Haha, Chu Ling, with just you alone, you dare to fight against all of us? You are simply courting death! I will give you a chance now, kneel down and beg for mercy.


    "Don''t even think about it!"


    A cold light shot out of Chu Ling''s eyes, he forcefully suppressed the backlash from the previous sword strike, and struggled to raise the sword, wanting to slash out again, but he felt like he still had more than he could chew.


    Before he made his move, he had already made up his mind not to let Chu Ling off. He sneered and said: "Since you are not convinced, then I will cut off one of your arms first before crippling your cultivation. I want to see if you can cultivate anew this time!"


    The one-armed old man said, he instantly raised his blade with one arm and jumped towards Chu Ling, his target was Chu Ling''s right arm.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately raised his sword to block, but he, who was originally weaker than the one-armed old man, could not react in time after being injured, and was unable to keep up with the blade''s speed.


    As for the one-armed old man, he could not help but smile as he looked at Chu Ling''s laughable defense.


    However, his smile did not last long.


    At that time, a shadow flashed before everyone''s eyes, and then the one-armed old man''s body seemed to smash into a steel wall, but he suddenly stopped in midair.


    When everyone looked over, they saw a white-browed, hunchbacked old man standing in front of Chu Ling. His shriveled up hands were like iron pincers that tightly grabbed onto the one-armed old man''s neck, and held him up in the air.


    "With just you? Ouyang Zhang, you dare to say you can break my disciple''s arm, and cripple his cultivation? " The old man said calmly.


    When everyone recognized that the old man in front of them was the current Third Elder Zhang Jinsong, who was also Chu Ling''s Grand Master, their pupils constricted and their hearts surged with endless waves that overflowed into the heavens.


    Even though many of them were Guiyuan Sect elders like Zhang Jinsong in the past, there were many differences between elders and elders. Elders like them were not even worthy of being called within the Third Elder''s group. After all, they were not even worthy of being called elders.


    Although, in these few years, they had long heard that Zhang Jinsong''s strength had dropped out of the Dragon Transformantion Stage, as for them, their strength had never entered the Dragon Transformantion Stage before.


    Otherwise, they wouldn''t have come here to stop Chu Ling just because of some of his Spiritual Stone.


    It could be said that even if all of them combined forces, they would still not be a match for Zhang Jinsong. This was also the reason why they did not want to attack Chu Ling earlier.


    "Sigh!" "You guys are still too impatient. Although my cultivation has regressed, I am still alive!"


    "How could anyone casually touch my disciple? Since you dare to, then you have to pay the price."


    "Since your punishment is the loss of an arm, I shall let it be!" Zhang Jinsong said indifferently.


    Afterwards, the one-armed old man did not care about the sound of the old man desperately begging for forgiveness. He grabbed the long blade in the old man''s hand and cleanly cut off the remaining arm.


    Ah!


    Zhang Jinsong did not pay attention to the one-armed old man''s screams. Instead, he threw him at the feet of the clan elders who were looking at each other with dismay as if he were a useless log of dead wood. He then asked in a deep voice, "Which one of you still wants to stop my disciple?"


    When everyone heard this, they lowered their heads in silence. After all, no one was an idiot if they could survive. Everyone knew that if they came out to object, their outcome would not be better than the one-armed old man.


    "Who else dares to stop me?"


    Third Elder Zhang Jinsong asked three times in a row, and only when everyone had scattered to the two sides did Zhang Jinsong turn around and speak to Chu Ling: "Go, Hundred Sect Order is something that your father exchanged with his life, it cannot fall into someone else''s hands. Since the path of the sect is now off track, we cannot let it continue to stray!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he nodded his head heavily, wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled to Zhang Jinsong. He knew that he did not have much time left, so he bowed and took his leave.


    But just at that moment, the one-armed old man who had finally stopped screaming suddenly laughed out loud.


    His eyes were cold and his pale face was filled with mockery.


    "Hahahaha, do you think that just because you cut off my arm and we made way, you, Chu Ling, can make it to the trial?"


    "Then I will tell you, you won''t be able to make it in time, haha, before I left the sect, the Elders Council had already decided to prematurely conduct the True Disciple Promotion Trial. If my guess is correct, it is most likely that we have already begun!"


    "Damn it!" Chu Ling shouted in fury. He could not bother to vent his anger at the one-armed old man who was laughing maniacally at him, he cut off the ropes on the horse carriage and rushed back to his Guiyuan Sect. The killing intent around his body seemed to have condensed into reality.


    Chu Ling never thought that not only would Xu Qing cause the one-armed old man and the others to come here and stop him, he would even make the sect begin the cultivation training in advance, which was truly abominable!

 C23

    Guiyuan Sect.


    On a rather remote path, a middle-aged man of about forty years old, wearing a green robe, anxiously looked behind him at the group of seventeen or eighteen year old disciples and could not help but urge them.


    "Hurry up, hurry up, I just received the news, the Successor Disciple Promotion Trial has already started ahead of time, for us small families like Deng Family, if we go too late, we won''t have the chance to enter."


    After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at the group of people behind him who were having a hard time following him. He could not bear to see them.


    This was especially the case when he saw the seemingly weak woman, who was holding onto a long black sword, at the back of the crowd. He could not help but slow down his pace, yet his mouth had no intention of stopping as he continued speaking.


    "Of course, the ancestors of our clan did not expect you to become a true disciple. This time, we are only here to broaden your horizons, so that you will not have to overlook things for a day."


    This time, you must definitely pay attention to your own words and deeds. In that Guiyuan Sect, no one is allowed to offend our Deng Family! Especially you, Yiyue, you must hide as far away as you can from Chu Ling! " The middle-aged man glared at Deng Yiyue.


    "I''ve long heard that Chu Ling and Sect Master''s disciple Xu Qing have a grudge, we better not be implicated by him, remember, you must not be infatuated with that brat''s Mo Jiao."


    The middle aged man stared at Deng Yiyue and said, he was initially planning to act serious, but after seeing Deng Yiyue, he could not help but soften his stance.


    The middle-aged man''s name was Deng Baian, he was the leader of this group of Deng Family disciples.


    Although the disciples selected for the Guiyuan Sect were the true disciples, there was no limit to the number of disciples that could participate in the Guiyuan Sect selection.


    Once selected, one would receive full support from the Guiyuan Sect.


    However, for the past hundred years, no aristocratic families or small sect''s disciples had ever successfully passed the trial. Even so, aristocratic families with Deng Family like had never missed the trial of advancing to a Successor Disciple.


    After all, just as Deng Baian had said, even being experienced in the world was a good thing!


    And after receiving Deng Baian''s warning, Deng Yiyue not only did not go along with the promise and did not get along with Chu Ling, but instead frowned her pair of refined eyebrows, as she said that.


    "Why did this trial begin?" I seem to have heard that someone said that the Guiyuan Sect was purposely brought forward so that the Senior Brother Chu wouldn''t be able to rush back. I feel that this isn''t good. "


    The moment Deng Yiyue said that, the surrounding people all rolled their eyes at him.


    They had a common point of view compared to Deng Bai An, and did not want to be implicated in any way by Chu Ling.


    After all, anyone present could tell that Chu Ling had basically already become the abandoned son of the sect. They did not want to offend Xu Qing or even Wu Hong because of him.


    Very quickly, someone began to reprimand him.


    "Deng Yiyue, why do you care so much? I''m warning you, this time you are not allowed to get involved with Chu Ling. "


    "That''s right, if you were to implicate our entire Deng Family just because Chu Ling offended Xu Qing, would you be able to bear the consequences?"


    "Deng Yiyue, I''ll say it again. If it''s because of that Chu Ling that I can''t enter Guiyuan Sect to cultivate in the future, don''t blame me for not taking our sisterly relationship to heart."


    Everyone continued to speak, and at this time, in a corner of the crowd, Xia Sihui, who had her head lowered, suddenly raised it. She looked at the black sword in Deng Yiyue''s hand, and said with a sinister look.


    Deng Yiyue, you better not let Chu Ling buy your heart with a mere Mo Jiao. You have to know that you are part of our Deng Family, so you must not implicate our entire Deng Family. Furthermore, it''s just Mo Jiao, you are too cheap! "


    "How dare you!" After Deng Hui heard this, he shouted angrily.


    Deng Hui truly admired Chu Ling from the bottom of his heart, and it was as Deng Yiyue had thought as well.


    However, he was different from Deng Yiyue because he did not have the courage to express his views, and could only suppress the thought in his heart.


    However, after hearing Xia Sihua''s words, he couldn''t help but berate her.


    At this moment, Deng Yiyue basically did not care about the accusations, and was only thinking whether or not Chu Ling could return.


    Seeing that, Deng Bai An greeted lightly, then shook his head helplessly and continued to walk forward. He silently made up his mind, this time, he would look at Deng Yiyue properly!


    When Deng Family arrived at the training field in front of Guiyuan Sect Mountain, which was large enough to hold tens of thousands of people standing, the true disciple advancement trial had already begun.


    At this moment, in the center of the training field, there was a stone tablet that was over a hundred feet tall. Under the stone tablet, a young disciple was continuously jumping up from the ground, struggling to land his palm on a higher part of the stone tablet.


    And different from the person who leapt up, the height he could reach would naturally be different as well.


    However, most of them were only around fifteen meters tall.


    Deng Baian looked at the curious crowd behind him and explained, "This exam is divided into two stages, and what we are seeing now is the first stage, the test of talent. The stone tablet in front of us is the Heavenly Stele, a test of talent for cultivators."


    "The higher the level of the palm print one can leave behind, the higher the strength of the cultivator. Ordinary people would only be able to reach a height of fifty meters. If any of you can reach a height of sixty meters, that would be the fortune of my Deng Family!"


    Just as Deng Baian finished speaking, the gazes of Deng Yiyue and the rest were attracted by the figure who was leaping high into the air.


    "Oh god, that''s Zhao Xiaojian from the Danding Mountain, Brother Zhao. Normally, he wouldn''t show his true abilities, but today, he actually has a talent of 70 meters. This is truly amazing!"


    "Not bad, not bad, our Guiyuan Sect this time around is really full of geniuses, not just Senior Brother Zhao, the previous Enforcement Hall''s Wang Wen Ling almost reached eighty feet, we''re just a little bit away from that!"


    "That''s right, and there''s also that Li Shanzhu from the scrivener''s school. He''s also at the height of seventy meters. Looks like in the future, we''ll have to rely on these geniuses to obtain Guiyuan Sect!"


    As everyone was discussing, it was clear that they were in high spirits. But at this moment, the originally bustling crowd suddenly quietened down.


    A woman clad in snow-white robes slowly walked to the bottom of the Heavenly Stele. With a light step, she leapt upwards, and her body rose up from the ground.


    In that instant, everyone''s heads were held high. Their eyes followed the girl''s figure all the way until it seemed as if they had arrived in the sky. Only then did they let out a loud cheer that resounded through the horizon.


    "Heavens, this is unbelievable! Senior Sister Xu Qing can actually jump so high!"


    "Not bad. Just now, I was actually flattering that Li Shanzhu, Zhao Xiaojian, and Wang Wenling. Now, I know that they aren''t even considered dregs when compared to Senior Sister Xu!"


    "That''s right, seems like he has already broken through the height of ninety feet left behind by our Hundred Sects Land''s number one expert, Chu Han?"


    "Doesn''t that mean that Senior Sister Xu''s achievements will be higher than Chu Han''s in the future? Senior Sister Xu is indeed a heaven-gifted genius! "


    Amidst the shocked exclamations of the crowd, Xu Qing''s figure finally stopped at a distance of thirty meters between them. Only after leaving behind a lonely handprint, did he slowly descend.


    On this day, Xu Qing''s talent had reached thirty meters!

 C24

    After all, there was the thirty meters of Pearl Jade, Xu Qing''s talent. The rest of the disciples that came after her always felt that there was nothing good about the fifteen meters or even twenty-three meters of disciples taking the examination.


    Not long ago, a disciple named Qin Mo who was a few feet tall did not enjoy the slightest bit of cheering. In fact, the expressions of the crowd did not even change!


    However, what was most eye-catching was that the assessment this time had continued for half a day, and even the disciples of the small sects like the Deng Family had already completed their tests. However, Chu Ling still had not appeared.


    "Oh right, I heard that there was a genius named Chu Ling who surpassed Senior Sister Xu in terms of talent, why is there no one around him now?"


    "Hehe, just him, is only a piece of trash, how could he compare to Senior Sister Xu? I think that previously relied on the Pill that Chu Han left behind to cultivate quickly, so now that he has met Senior Sister Xu with her talent, I reckon that he would be embarrassed to compete with her."


    "That''s right, this Chu Ling overestimated himself and made a bet with Senior Sister Xu, saying that whoever obtains first place in the trial will receive the Hundred Sect Order, but until now, he has yet to come out. I think he probably does not dare to come out."


    "You''re right. After all, even an ordinary person like me wouldn''t dare to have the slightest intention of challenging Senior Sister Xu''s talent of a hundred feet tall, much less that trash with a destroyed Spiritual Vein like him."


    It was unknown who started to talk about Chu Ling, but very quickly, the people who knew of the hatred between Chu Ling and Chu Ling started to agree with each other.


    No matter whether it was the disciples of the Guiyuan Sect or the small sects from aristocratic families and sects that were dependent on Guiyuan Sect, everyone knew that the talented Xu Qing would definitely have an extraordinary status in the Guiyuan Sect in the future, and it was even possible for him to become the next Sect Master. Thus, they began to belittle Chu Ling, raise him up, and attempt to leave a good impression on him.


    And within the Deng Family, Xia Sihui, who already hated Chu Ling to the bones, and wholeheartedly wanted to take revenge against him, couldn''t help but let out a slight smile when she heard this.


    "Chu Ling, oh Chu Ling, you deserved this. If you had given me Mo Jiao and the Demon Core back then, I could have considered remaining silent. But today ¡­"


    Thinking about that, Xia Sihua laughed coldly and said loudly: "Everyone, you are right. How can that Chu Ling be comparable to Senior Sister Xu?


    Stealing the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python that my Deng Family disciples hunt outside of Ning Qi City, is truly abominable!


    So, Deng Family disciple Xia Sihua humbly requests Guiyuan Sect to help us! "


    Xia Sihua''s words had undoubtedly made the voices of the onlookers against Chu Ling grow louder. Originally, they did not have much reason to curse at Chu Ling, but they all found their reasons to do so one by one, and started to scold him righteously.


    "Hmph, you have truly disgraced my Guiyuan Sect, to actually use my Guiyuan Sect to do such a malicious thing. You are simply detestable!"


    "We cannot let him off lightly, I request that the Guiyuan Sect give him a severe punishment."


    "Right, right, this kind of scum should be chased out of the sect."


    "Don''t hesitate Sect Master, this kind of person, hurry up and expel our Guiyuan Sect. It''s simply shameful to be in the same sect as him! If he were to be in front of me right now, I would probably be unable to resist slapping him to death. "


    Everyone continued to scold, while Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui''s faces were extremely ugly. After all, only the two of them knew that Xia Sihua was just spouting nonsense.


    Deng Baian quickly noticed Deng Yiyue''s change in attitude, walked to Deng Yiyue and pulled him, but before he could stop him, Deng Yiyue said.


    It was clearly the Senior Brother Chu who killed the Golden-Eyed Ink Horn Python. He saved us, how can you say that the Senior Brother Chu stole it? "You''re spitting blood."


    "Furthermore, the Senior Brother Chu is definitely not cowardly, it''s just that they were delayed along the way." Deng Yiyue did not care about the shocked expression of the people around him. Instead, he continued to speak, "And I can see that the Senior Brother Chu is shockingly strong.


    Having already become a lot smarter, she knew that if she remained silent at the moment, there was no reason for Deng Family to blame her. After all, if it was handled properly, for Deng Family, it would definitely win a lot of good impressions from Xu Qing!


    If it was too bad, it would also be Deng Yiyue''s fault.


    Although Xia Sihua did not refute, the surrounding people still thought about it for a moment. Seeing that Deng Yiyue was just a young lady with a low cultivation, and his family was not even counted in this place, they all spoke up.


    "Little girl, what do you know? You''re still so young, don''t be tricked."


    "That''s right, then if Chu Ling''s Spiritual Vein is injured, is he even a trash or a genius? Little miss, your ability to read people has yet to be strengthened. "


    "Hmph. Foolish girl. Don''t say anything if you don''t understand."


    "Little girl, if you dare speak such nonsense again, don''t blame me for throwing you out of the Guiyuan Sect directly."


    Everyone berated Deng Yiyue. Deng Yiyue was a naive person, how could she have received such a reprimand, and although she wanted to defend herself, she was stopped by Deng Bai An who was about to die from anger. The clan members beside her berated her even more.


    Seeing this, the Deng Yiyue who had a pure and innocent nature immediately felt that the way the people in this world talked about the clan was completely different from his own.


    And those kind and kind clansmen had suddenly turned hideous, just like vicious beasts that wanted to swallow someone. This caused the fourteen or fifteen year old girl to feel as if she had suffered a great grievance. Her eyes were red and she could no longer speak.


    Just as everyone was talking, Xu Qing, who was originally standing at the side, raised his head and looked at the sky. He knew that Chu Ling had the same plan as her, and would probably not appear.


    After all, with the news she had received, if Chu Ling succeeded, the time to return to the Guiyuan Sect would be tonight. Thus, at that time, she decided to let the trial begin one day earlier!


    Just like at this moment, Chu Ling was simply unable to make it back, and if Chu Ling was unable to make it back, then she would naturally be the victor of the bet between Chu Ling and her.


    And during this one month of gambling between the two of them, under her intentional signal, it had long become known to everyone, and at that time, as long as Guiyuan Sect determined that Chu Ling had lost, she would be able to take over the Hundred Sect Order in name and not cause any trouble.


    As Xu Qing thought of this, he couldn''t help but feel a sense of joy in his heart. Thus, in order to make sure that no one would be able to find fault with the gambling, she decided to wait for an incense stick of time for Chu Ling.


    In any case, Chu Ling would normally only be able to return to the Guiyuan Sect at night, let alone having the single-armed old man and the others to stop him.


    Therefore, Xu Qing gave a light cough and said towards Wu Hong: "Sect Master, everyone knows that there will be a gambling match between Chu Ling and I today. However, if Chu Ling does not participate in this test, then he will lose."


    "Even though I, Xu Qing, want to win, I still want to defeat Chu Ling fair and square, and do not want him to win after forfeiting. So why don''t we wait for another incense''s worth of time for him?"


    "If he appears within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then let him continue to test for his talent. If the two of us were to compete fairly, but if he does not appear, then Xu Qing can only win."


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, the people around started to agree with him.


    "Senior sister Xu is merciful, she knew that Chu Ling would definitely lose, yet she was willing to wait for an incense''s time for him, it is truly admirable."


    "That''s right, but I feel that there is no need to wait for this incense stick to burn. That Chu Ling is just too cowardly, he did not dare appear, waiting would be a waste!"


    "Ai, what are you guys talking about? If Elder Sister Xu is willing to wait, then we''ll naturally have to wait with her. It''s only the time it takes an incense stick to burn, we have to wait!"


    Wu Hong, who was on the high platform, also nodded his head and said: "Alright, although I know that Chu Ling is just a coward, since you said it like that, then we can just wait for him for the time it takes to burn an incense.


    As soon as his voice fell, the crowd was attracted by the clamor behind them and turned to look.


    At that time, he saw a man dressed in white clothes with a green Pill Furnace hanging from his chest as a pendant. He was riding an extremely expensive Scaled Horned Horse and was galloping over.


    Even though he hadn''t arrived yet, his voice had long since drifted over.


    "An incense stick''s worth of time?" I think there''s no need for that, I''m coming! "

 C25

    "An incense stick''s worth of time?" I think there''s no need for that, I''m coming! "


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, the expression of the originally victorious Xu Qing instantly turned ice-cold.


    She never thought that Chu Ling would actually return to the Guiyuan Sect early. Could it be that her news were wrong, or that the one armed old man and the others were unable to stop Chu Ling?


    Xu Qing did not figure out the crux of the problem. After all, although the one-armed old man and the others were not strong, they were more than enough to deal with Chu Ling. There was no way Chu Ling could escape.


    Xu Qing clenched his fists tightly, and directly crushed the jade pendant that a small clan sent to him not long ago, as his eyes revealed killing intent!


    However, her killing intent was quickly covered up by Xu Qing. After all, she was currently quite confident in her talent of thirty meters.


    Chu Ling dismounted from his horse. Under such a hurry, his pretense towards the Scaled Horses had completely disappeared.


    After all, if not for this Scaled Horned Horse, which allowed him to forcefully reduce the distance he would have taken an entire day to six hours, Chu Ling would not have been able to appear here.


    At this time, Chu Ling could no longer be bothered with the aftereffects of the Scaled Horned Horse''s appearance, and directly walked towards the Heavenly Stele.


    Very quickly, everyone reacted, although Chu Ling''s appearance caused the faces of everyone who insisted that Chu Ling did not dare to come here to turn hot, and their expressions were slightly awkward, but since no one mentioned it, they quickly threw it to the back of their minds, and in order to curry favor with Xu Qing, they taunted him again.


    "Hehe, so what if you''re here? Isn''t it all just that I want to lose to Senior Sister Xu Qing? "


    "That''s right. Senior sister Xu''s talent is only a hundred feet, how can it be challenged by some cats and dogs with damaged Spiritual Vein?"


    "A person with a peak Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage and a person with a seventh level Vein Opening Stage. I really wonder where this Chu Ling got his courage from to actually dare to challenge Senior Sister Xu!"


    "I feel that if such a person can challenge Elder Sister Xu, it would be an insult to her."


    Chu Ling completely ignored the ridiculing voices of the crowd. After all, the words of these people were useless, as long as he revealed his true strength, they would all shut their mouths.


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling lifted his head and looked at the Heaven Tablet, which was three hundred meters tall, and sighed with emotion.


    "Back then, I gave the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead too easily, to actually make Xu Qing into a person with a talent of thirty meters, is this what I got for myself?"


    Chu Ling mocked himself in a low voice, but he did not fear this thirty meters talent of Xu Qing''s. After all, in terms of talent, Chu Ling felt that since he was able to pressure Xu Qing once in the past ten years, he was naturally able to do so as well.


    Chu Ling thought, and without further hesitation, he stepped heavily on the ground with his right foot, and after a huge explosion, his body suddenly shot up into the sky.


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt that the stone tablet had somehow established a connection with him, the resistance that was initially like a quagmire quickly dispersed, and Chu Ling''s body also quickly went up, in the blink of an eye, Chu Ling was already 60 feet into the air.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling''s body was getting slower and slower, as if he was about to stop.


    At that time, when Xia Sihua, who was below the stone tablet, saw this, she could not help but reveal a sneer.


    Looking at the speed at which Chu Ling was rising, which was getting slower and slower, she was undoubtedly relieved. After all, she was determined to take revenge on Chu Ling!


    Xia Sihua, who was in a good mood, couldn''t help but glance at Deng Yiyue and condescendingly said, "Take a look. It''s only sixty meters tall, it''s still far from Xu Qing''s thirty meters!"


    "You want to implicate our entire Deng Family for such a trash?"


    After Xia Sihua finished speaking, Deng Baian, who was at the side, also sighed softly. He originally had a sliver of hope for Chu Ling, but he immediately threw that thought out of his mind, and warned Deng Yiyue in an incomparably serious manner.


    "Deng Yiyue, I don''t care if you have any feelings for Chu Ling or not, but I, Deng Baian, will tell you this right now. You are not allowed to interact with this Chu Ling in the future, and even the Ink Sword that was refined from Ink Edge will have to be returned to him, in case things get worse."


    After Deng Baian finished speaking, he looked at Deng Yiyue who was about to cry from the grievance, and said with a hardened heart: "You don''t need to say anymore, I have already made my decision, after today, you and Chu Ling must not have any relationship!"


    When Deng Hui saw this, he patted Deng Yiyue''s shoulders but did not say anything.


    The current Chu Ling did not pay much attention to the situation below him, to the point where he did not even know that Deng Yiyue had suffered an enormous grievance because of him.


    "Looks like my guess is correct. The Heavenly Stele is based on my bone root, Spiritual Energy, and other factors to determine the talent and potential of a cultivator."


    "And for the current me, if I do not use the Spiritual Energy, I can only reach a height of sixty meters. I want to see, if I use an ordinary Spiritual Energy of the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, why should I?"


    Chu Ling said in his heart, and instantly used a portion of the Spiritual Energy s in his body, after which, his originally stagnant body once again rose up.


    "What''s going on? Why did this kid''s speed suddenly increase again?"


    "That''s right, could it be that this Spiritual Vein''s talent is more than sixty meters?"


    As everyone was speaking, someone from the crowd shouted, causing the crowd to burst into an uproar.


    "Ten Zhang!" It''s ten Zhang! "


    "Oh my god, another person with a talent of thirty meters. Could it be that his Guiyuan Sect is about to rise again?"


    "Two individuals with a hundred feet talent. It seems that we''ll have to watch the gambling match between these two people!"


    At that time, when he saw Deng Bai An who was thirty meters tall, he was stunned.


    Never would he have thought that before his stern face had relaxed, Chu Ling had already reached a height of thirty meters.


    He was originally a person whose mind was active, but he instantly recalled the two days worth of competition that would take place in the Guiyuan Sect. Therefore, it would be hard to say who would decide the outcome of the Guiyuan Sect in the future.


    After that, he thought about how his Deng Family had probably already given Xu Qing a bad impression because of Deng Yiyue.


    But to Chu Ling, it was a pretty good impression.


    Not to mention that although the current Chu Ling''s cultivation seemed to be lacking, in his opinion, if Chu Ling was able to suppress Xu Qing earlier, in the future, when the two of them were to battle, Chu Ling might still have the advantage.


    Therefore, Deng Baian quickly decided to support the relationship between Deng Yiyue and Chu Ling. As for Xia Sihua, who had always been enemies with Chu Ling, towards whom Deng Yiyue had spoken ill words, he instantly lost all good will and directly berated her.


    Xia Sihua, I had originally thought that your talent was not bad and wanted to properly nurture you, but I didn''t expect that you would actually have no respect for me, and have so many times you yelled at me, a Deng Family disciple. Today, I have punished you with three years of being a Spiritual Stone, do you have any doubts?

 C26

    "Do you have any doubts?"


    After Deng Baian finished speaking, if Xia Sihui said she had no objections, that would be a lie. However, at this moment, she was clearly aware of Deng Baian''s thoughts, but the resentment in her heart only increased.


    Why did Deng Yiyue, who was feeble and silent, pick the right bottle gourd again and again, and why did Chu Ling surprise him time and time again?


    Deng Yiyue blamed all of this on Chu Ling, why did he not reveal a genius look when they first met, and had her fawn over him?


    However, she did not realize that from the moment she had met Chu Ling, she had been arrogantly looking down on and humiliating him multiple times.


    But no matter how much hatred she currently had towards Chu Ling, she had no choice but to suppress it.


    Then, Deng Baian quickly revealed a kind smile, and said to Deng Yiyue: "Yiyue, although the elders of our family are not young, they understand young people like you.


    That''s why we support you in all your decisions. Oh right, since Chu Ling gave you a piece of Ink Edge, it should be as well, right? Then our Deng Family cannot be stingy, we must return the gesture, what do you think about my middle grade Spirit Treasure, Wild Flame Blade? "


    "But, didn''t you just say that you cannot have any form of contact with Chu Ling, and you want to return the Mo Jiao back to him?" Deng Yiyue said.


    Deng Baian, "..."


    Just as Deng Baian was feeling extremely awkward because of this, he heard another wave of astonished voices.


    At this time, Chu Ling had already reached the height of sixty meters, and had completely surpassed Xu Qing.


    Everyone knew that the higher up the Heavenly Stele, the higher the requirement for one''s strength per inch.


    For example, Xu Qing''s talent of thirty meters was twice that of ordinary people, but the current Chu Ling''s talent of twenty meters, was not even one fold of Xu Qing''s talent. It could be said that the current Xu Qing''s talent was not even worth mentioning in front of Chu Ling.


    Seeing this, Deng Bian''s entire body shivered. He was obviously rejoicing in his decision previously, but after thinking about it again, he felt that he had not done enough. Merely punishing a few of Xia Sihua''s Spiritual Stone, was not enough to show his respect for Chu Ling.


    So Deng Baian waved his hand, and said to Xia Sihui once again, "Forget it, Xia Sihui, I just thought about it again. Your stained record really doesn''t suit my Deng Family, so I decided to expel you from it!"


    "As for Yiyue, how about we choose a date for your wedding?"


    Deng Yiyue, "..."


    "Two hundred meters?" It''s still not enough! Today I want to see just how many feet this talent of mine can go when I go all out! "


    Chu Ling said softly, after that he began to circulate the Spiritual Energy in his body with all of his strength. His originally slow stopping figure, suddenly grew even faster, and his speed was even faster than before!


    After all, their inner hearts were already numb at that time, and towards Chu Ling, other than admiration, they no longer had any other opinions.


    As for Xu Qing, who had been standing by the side all this while, she was no longer maintaining her fairy like demeanor, and her entire body was trembling uncontrollably.


    Originally, when Chu Ling was merely sixty meters tall, she couldn''t help but feel somewhat shocked in her heart. After all, it was inconceivable for Chu Ling''s Spiritual Vein to be so heavily injured that it could reach a height of sixty meters.


    When Chu Ling was only thirty meters away, she was so shocked that she couldn''t even speak. But when Chu Ling reached sixty meters, she couldn''t help but feel a sense of fear, and she even felt a killing intent. Such a genius, since she had already offended him, she could not stay.


    At that time, Xu Qing suddenly felt that all the people around him were looking at him with a trace of ridicule, and even ridicule.


    When she thought about how she had won just now and was pretending to be magnanimous, she suddenly had a feeling that she was like a clown, making her feel ashamed.


    Chu Ling, good, good, this round is your win, but you will not be so lucky in the next round, the humiliation you gave me will be repaid with your blood!


    Xu Qing said coldly, after that, he did not care about the reaction of the surrounding people anymore, and directly walked towards Sect Master who was on the stage.


    Chu Ling''s body had already started to slow down, only that the three hundred meters long Sky Stele was slowly reaching its end. At that time, he suddenly had a feeling that if this Sky Stele were a little longer, he might not have reached his limit.


    "What is this? Three hundred meters? Impossible, I must be dreaming. "


    "I also don''t believe that there is such a monster in this world."


    "Fake, they are all fake!"


    "If that''s true, how can I train with my fifty feet talent?"


    When the crowd saw this, they could not believe what they had just seen and all started to shout.


    However, everyone knew that there was no problem with the Heavenly Stele, and naturally, it was impossible for Chu Ling to cheat.


    Chu Ling slowly landed on the ground, hands behind his back, and looked at Xu Qing. Although he did not speak, his intention was very clear.


    A natural talent of ten zhang, was that impressive?


    After Chu Ling''s test was completed, no one else came to take it, thus the gloomy Wu Hong finally walked out.


    "Today, I will only say two things. First, everyone knows that there are two rounds of trials for the promotion of a true disciple from the Guiyuan Sect. The first round is already over, and the rule of the second round is to enter the Cangmang Mountain Range to hunt Demonic Beast.


    "At that time, the top ten people who make it into the top ten of the two trials will become my Guiyuan Sect''s Successor Disciples, and they will receive the sect''s nurture. The top ranker of the Large Competition will also be able to obtain that piece of Hundred Sect Order."


    "Second, it''s because there are so many dangers inside the Cangmang Mountain Range. You can all team up with others, but what you need to be clear about is, the reason why you team up together is to be safer within the Cangmang Mountain Range, but there are some people that can make you guys even more dangerous!"


    When the audience heard this, they originally wanted to express goodwill towards Chu Ling, but after coming into contact with him, they immediately hesitated. After all, everyone could hear that the person who was in more danger was undoubtedly Chu Ling.


    Very soon, the crowd reacted when they saw Xu Qing standing next to Wu Hong. This Xu Qing was Wu Hong''s disciple after all, so needless to say, they could tell that the current Wu Hong was standing on Xu Qing''s side.


    As a result, how could the people at that time dare to ally with Chu Ling?


    After all, no matter how much of a genius you are, you still haven''t grown up yet. The Wu Hong in front of you right now has too many things to decide!


    Especially the small clan and clan that looked like a Deng Family, they immediately became hesitant and decided to wait and see.


    There were even more that, under Xu Qing''s and Wu Hong''s warning gazes, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and express their stance.


    "In any case, I don''t care how gifted Chu Ling is, in my heart, there is only one person who is a genius in Guiyuan Sect, and that is Senior Sister Xu Qing Xu."


    "That''s right, even if Chu Ling''s talent is higher, he''s only at the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage. He''s far inferior to Senior Sister Xu.


    "That''s right, I heard that Chu Ling is just a playboy, I won''t team up with him anyways, it''s just a burden."


    Listening to the crowd''s statements and nodding his head at Xu Qing, Wu Hong swung the horsetail whisk in her hand and said: "Alright, let''s begin, the time limit is three days. Three days later, I will be waiting for you here.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling squinted his eyes, he knew that the Cangmang Mountain Range was filled with danger, if there were no companions, he would not be able to relax even for a moment.


    And from Wu Hong''s words, it was clear that he was doing it for Xu Qing, to once again make a move against him within the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    Chu Ling clenched his fists, and looked at Wu Hong and Xu Qing who were looking at him at the same time, their eyes filled with coldness!


    Xu Qing had long ago reached his limit of patience for Xu Qing to keep repeatedly trying to put him to death. Chu Ling had already made up his mind in his heart that if there was a chance in the Cangmang Mountain Range, even if Xu Qing had the power of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, he would not be polite with him!


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling retracted the killing intent in his heart, and no longer bothered with the surrounding people who were constantly calling out to their friends, and walked towards the Cangmang Mountain Range with large strides.


    This business was destined to never be peaceful!

 C27

    There were many dangers within the Cangmang Mountain Range, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a step at a time.


    However, Chu Ling had already entered the mountain range for a long time. Aside from the fact that he had just killed a small snake that could not be considered a Demonic Beast, there was no one else that was above the sixth stage that could truly decide the outcome.


    Chu Ling slowed his pace, and was no longer in a hurry to continue searching for Demonic Beast s. Instead, he calmed his heart and began to carefully ponder.


    But just at this moment, in the shrubbery in front of Chu Ling, a tall and sturdy Demonic Beast that looked like a fierce tiger walked out, and walked towards Chu Ling step by step with light footsteps.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling was ecstatic. He was about to pull out his sword and rush forward to take the first Demon Core.


    But at this time, above the forest, a rough looking man holding a large steel ring saber was walking on the wood.


    In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of the Black Tiger Demonic Beast and slashed it open. With a slight stretch of his hand, he had caught the Demon Core within his palm.


    "Aiya, my apologies, my apologies, it is my, Wang Tao''s, fault, to actually let go of this Black Tiger, scaring our Guiyuan Sect''s peerless genius, please forgive me!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he still had some doubts. Just as he was about to ask, a woman in white clothes and white shoes walked over from afar. Behind the woman were three middle-aged men who wore a sneer on their faces.


    Chu Ling looked carefully and only now did he realise that the woman in the lead was actually Xu Qing who was also participating in the trial.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling frowned, he had a bad premonition, this Xu Qing could not have coincidentally met him.


    Before he could even speak, Xu Qing sneered at him and said: "Chu Ling, what do you think about my arrangements?"


    "Arrangements?" Xu Qing, what do you mean by that? "


    "What do you mean? Looks like you''re really stupid, but of course it''s nothing. Aren''t you a talent that is a thousand meters long, a genius that only appears once in a thousand years in my Guiyuan Sect? As the eldest senior sister, of course I have to think for your safety.


    Isn''t this the same as asking four martial uncles to protect you? Don''t worry, all four Junior Masters are cultivators of the Heaven Understanding Stage, with their cultivation, they would definitely not let a single Demonic Beast walk in front of you.


    So, in these three days, you can travel around the Cangmang Mountain Range without worry. Just wait three days, and then, you can return to the sect! " Xu Qing said with a cold smile.


    Hearing that, how would Chu Ling think that the four people in front of him were here to protect him? It was obvious that Xu Qing was afraid of losing the trial, and had sent them to disturb his hunt!


    "Xu Qing, are you really going to use such a shameless method to win the trial?" Chu Ling said angrily.


    "Shameless?" Hehe, so what can you do about it? As long as I win, I will be able to obtain the Hundred Sect Order. As for how I win, who knows?


    Oh right, I forgot to tell you, the first place of this test is calculated based on the rankings of the two tests.


    Even though you got first place in the innate talent test, right now you''re probably last place in the hunt! What a pity, a peerless genius with a thousand feet talent can''t even hunt a Demon Core, do you think he will be laughed to death by others?! " Xu Qing said, patting the leaves on his body that had fallen from the sky, showing an appearance of victory.


    "Forget it, I won''t tease you anymore. This trial only has three days, I don''t have that much time to chat with you, I should go and hunt Demon Core s, let the four seniors protect you properly for me!


    "At that time, if you really don''t care about face, then tell me, it doesn''t matter even if I split one or two of them with you!"


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, she revealed a rare arrogant look, and laughed heartily as she left.


    After Chu Ling saw this, how could he bear with the anger in his heart? Although he knew that he did not have many opponents for Xu Qing now, he still raised his sword and rushed towards Xu Qing.


    He couldn''t just hold back and lose the trial.


    But just as Chu Ling took a step forward, Wang Tao, who had been standing quietly to the side with a steel ring blade in his hand, moved.


    In just a moment, Chu Ling only saw the steel ring blade appear in front of him in the blink of an eye., who had originally wanted to raise his sword to block him, was directly sent flying by the tyrannical force of the blade, and then he even spat out a mouthful of blood.


    "You overconfident trash, you are truly courting death!" Wang Tao sheathed his blade and once again walked toward Chu Ling with large strides. It was obvious that he did not have the intention to let Chu Ling off this easily.


    "Martial Uncle Wang, please calm your anger, we cannot hurt Chu Ling. You must know, this time Chu Ling can die by the mouth of the Demonic Beast, but he definitely cannot die by our hands. After all, there are still many old bastards like the Third Elder that have yet to die completely!"


    As Xu Qing said that, Wang Tao immediately responded and no longer bothered Chu Ling. As Xu Qing left, he said: "Chu Ling, I hope that you will return alive after three days. Otherwise, when I obtain the Hundred Sect Order, you won''t be able to see it!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Xu Qing''s back resolutely. He shouted in his heart: "Xu Qing, don''t worry, in three days, I will definitely return to the Guiyuan Sect alive, and I will definitely steal the Hundred Sect Order right in front of you. I promise!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he stood up once again and swallowed a Pill that was used for healing, then started to size up the four people in front of him.


    Chu Ling had seen all four of them before, so they were not really unfamiliar with each other.


    Other than Wang Tao, the one who looked like a skinny monkey was called Zhou Jing. The man who looked like a beggar with patches on his body was called Chen Tong. Although he was not the strongest out of the four, Chu Ling was indeed the one he dreaded the most.


    This was because this person''s name was extremely precious within the Guiyuan Sect, and the patched up rags on his body were all Storage Bag s. It was rumored that there was a type of treasure or killing technique that Chen Tong had collected among the Storage Bag, and it was difficult to guard against them.


    And at the end, there was a feminine voice. The man with a feminine appearance was called Yan Wen. He looked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness and would fall to the ground if he touched him.


    After all, if there were four people by his side, then it would be basically impossible for him to kill any Demonic Beast.


    "Brat, what are you looking at? If you keep on looking, I will chop you into pieces. According to me, you shouldn''t even think about it.


    "If that''s the case, you''ll be comfortable and I''ll relax too!" Wang Tao sneered.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he took a deep breath and strove to calm the anger in his heart. Ignoring Wang Tao, he buried his head and ran deeper into the mountain range.


    Since the four of them had to protect him, he would let them protect him enough. In any case, he did not believe that the four of them would be able to kill all of the demons within his Cangmang Mountain Range.


    "Humph, boy, you really are unwilling to be convenient to others. Fine, I want to see if you can escape from our palms!"


    The four of them naturally knew what Chu Ling was thinking, but they did not put him in their hearts at all.


    After all, to them, if they met with a demon that they could not handle themselves, how would Chu Ling be able to survive? That way, they would be able to let Chu Ling die under the jaws of the Demonic Beast and they would be able to smoothly complete the mission.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that on this journey, killing a few Demonic Beast would be a good opportunity for him.


    As the four of them thought this, their figures quickly disappeared from Chu Ling''s sight, as if they had never appeared before.


    However, on the road, Chu Ling still did not encounter a single Demonic Beast. It was just that none of the Demonic Beast that he passed by told him that Wang Tao''s group of four had gone far.


    Chu Ling did not stop, the anger in his eyes grew stronger, but he did not have any intention of giving up.


    "I don''t believe that the four of you are able to defeat the entire Cangmang Mountain Range''s Demonic Beast, right?"


    "As long as I continue to head deeper into the Cangmang Mountain Range, there will always be people who escape the net, and there will always be powerful demons that even you will not be able to provoke. At that time, as long as I can escape, I will return the favor I owe you today."


    Chu Ling also did not know how long he had been running for, but he was very clear that the place he was currently in was definitely not yet in the depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range, and was still just at the periphery of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    However, the corpses of the Demonic Beast on the way no longer looked dilapidated, and there were almost no Demonic Beast that would die in a single blow.


    There were even many times when Chu Ling could see the backs of the four people hurriedly leaving after killing the Demonic Beast!


    This meant that the Demonic Beast in this place were getting harder and harder for the four of them.


    Just as Chu Ling was calculating his current location, a deer-like Demonic Beast with bird claws appeared before his eyes.


    "It''s an eighth stage Demonic Beast, Eagle Claw Deer. As expected, you all are still as I expected, unable to defeat this entire Cangmang Mountain Range!"


    "However, this is still a little earlier than I thought."

 C28

    Chu Ling''s arrival had obviously attracted the attention of the already hungry Eagle Claw deer. The Eagle Claw deer, who was chewing on the grass roots just a moment ago, immediately spit it out, and walked towards Chu Ling, step by step.


    Although the Eagle Claw deer looked more like a deer, it did not have a gentle temperament. Although it also ate vegetarian food, if it had meat to choose from, it would naturally choose the latter without hesitation.


    For example, now!


    Thus, the Eagle Claw Deer only hesitated for a moment before dashing towards Chu Ling. It lowered its head, thrusting its horn, which was sharper than an ordinary totem, at Chu Ling. Wherever it went, dirt would fly everywhere.


    Chu Ling''s eyes narrowed at that time, although he already knew that this Eagle Claw deer was considered outstanding even amongst all the of the eighth stage, let alone when it came to cultivation, it was already higher than him by a level. If it was a battle, the victor was not so clear.


    But Chu Ling only pondered for a moment. Compared to ordinary cultivators of the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, Spiritual Energy s are several times richer. Even if it was against cultivators of the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, Chu Ling had the confidence to defeat them.


    Therefore, Chu Ling directly took out the formless sword, and in an instant, poured the Spiritual Energy into it.


    Very quickly, in the span of a breath, a light blue transparent sword formed in Chu Ling''s hands.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    Chu Ling unleashed seven sword strikes from his Guiyuan, and relying on the profound Spiritual Energy in his body that was countless times more powerful than ordinary cultivators of the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage, he thrust his sword towards the Eagle Claw deer.


    At that moment, the sound of wind and thunder could be heard, but in an instant, the sword and the antler collided.


    Chu Ling suddenly felt a huge force rushing towards him along with the sword.


    Chu Ling did not panic at all. After all, even though the Demonic Beast''s body was powerful, his own Heaven Understanding Stage was also extraordinary.


    Therefore, Chu Ling did not retract his sword, and could not help but increase his strength.


    But at that moment, Chu Ling suddenly saw a crafty smile appear on the Eagle Claw Deer''s face that had originally seemed to be extremely ferocious!


    In that moment, Chu Ling retreated all of a sudden, feeling extremely shocked in his heart.


    It had to be known that Demonic Beast of the same level would always be stronger than Human Clan Cultivators. However, this was all built on the fact that Demonic Beast did not have much intelligence and could only rely on their own instincts to fight.


    If it was those Demonic Beast with intelligence, cultivators with the same cultivation level would usually die if they met them!


    And just as Chu Ling was retreating, the ridicule on the Eagle Claw deer''s face grew even stronger. Seemingly at the same time, Chu Ling only felt a huge suction force from the deer horn, which made it so that even if Chu Ling wanted to abandon his sword and retreat, he was unable to do so in a short amount of time.


    And at that time, the antlers on the head of the Eagle Claw deer that were originally much harder than normal suddenly caved in, and a jet black ink that looked extremely viscous flew towards Chu Ling.


    Needless to say, it had to be highly toxic!


    The liquid ink scattered in the air like a spider web, covering Chu Ling''s entire body and not giving him the slightest chance to dodge.


    In that moment, the poison ink all over Chu Ling''s body became a huge net, and very quickly he felt his body becoming powerless, his body becoming weak, and waves after waves of sleepiness started to assail his mind.


    Chu Ling knew that if he really fell asleep now, there would be no possibility for him to wake up. Hence, he forced himself to sleep, and activated the Spiritual Energy, hoping to repel the ink off of his body.


    However, the Eagle Claw Deer did not give Chu Ling another chance. Although it was moving slowly and looked weak after spitting out the ink, it still had the power to move.


    At that time, the Eagle-clawed deer slowly walked towards Chu Ling, a seemingly human cold smile hung on its lips, and the sight of it made one unconsciously tremble with fear. Obviously, the intelligence of this Eagle-clawed Deer wasn''t too low.


    This was not because it was weak, but because it was not afraid that Chu Ling would be able to escape.


    After all, as long as it knew how strong the poison it spat out was, unless it were to bite his head off, perhaps it would awaken by relying on the strong feeling of pain. Otherwise, Chu Ling would not be able to struggle free in his entire life.


    Most importantly, from its point of view, it saw itself as different from the other Demonic Beast. As a Demonic Beast who was born to be a king, it was natural that it would be different from those other foolish Demonic Beast.


    Just like before, if one did not allow the taste of despair to fully marinate him, then he would definitely taste less of the same.


    Therefore, at this moment, the Eagle Claw deer had been observing Chu Ling''s expression, waiting for Chu Ling to lose all hope, only then did it look like it was its prey in the past, and bit its head into pieces.


    It thought, at that time, Chu Ling would probably let out a miserable scream that would not even have the time to resound through the heaven and earth!


    With that thought in mind, he looked at the panic-stricken expression on Chu Ling''s face and laughed lightly. Then he bent down and bit towards Chu Ling''s head, thinking about the delicious taste of Chu Ling''s head that was about to explode in his mouth. He could not help but narrow his eyes.


    But right at that time, the Eagle Claw deer never would have thought that Chu Ling, who was originally powerless, would actually turn his head slightly and dodge its large mouth. Before it could even react, the thin sword instantly entered its mouth as well.


    And in that instant, it kept expanding, completely filling his big mouth.


    The Eagle Claw deer wanted to bite the sword in its mouth to pieces, but it realised that its mouth was wide open to the limit, forget about shattering it, even if Chu Ling did not hold onto the sword hilt, it would still find it difficult to spit out. It could only pull back and try to escape.


    But how could Chu Ling have let it go that time? If not for him pulling the Spiritual Energy s out of the formless sword in a moment of desperation, allowing it to rampage within his body, waking up from the pain of his internal organs being injured, he probably would have been dead by now.


    So how could he let go of the Eagle Claw Deer that had almost killed him?


    Therefore, after Chu Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, he pulled at the sword hilt fiercely with his right hand, causing the Eagle Claw deer that was about to turn and flee to be slightly pulled, and then, he controlled the Formless Phantom Sword that was stuffed into the Eagle Claw deer''s mouth, and allowed it to grow spikes one after another.


    Although the Eagle Claw Deer''s strength was not ordinary and its body was strong, but no matter what, how could his mouth withstand the tip of the Formless Phantom Sword? Within a breath''s time, blood flowed out from the Eagle Claw Deer''s mouth.


    "Two sword strikes can shake a mountain!"


    At that time, Chu Ling used his hand as a sword, ignoring the injuries on his body, he immediately activated his battle skill and rushed towards the Eagle Claw Deer.


    In a split-second, that Eagle Claw deer''s eyes exploded with a deep fear.


    And then, Chu Ling''s strength that felt like it could shake a mountain landed on the head of the Eagle Claw deer, and its originally ordinary deer sized body flew backwards, directly striking a huge hole on the ground.


    In that moment, Chu Ling heaved a sigh of relief, looking at the Eagle Claw deer whose head had already been half blown off, he knew in his heart that it was dead, and was not anxious at all, only sighing with some lingering fear.


    Shaking his head, he made his way to the Talon Deer unsteadily.


    This should be the first Demon Core he would obtain during this hunt.


    But right at this moment, Chu Ling only saw a black shadow flash past in front of him, and following that, an exceptionally thick blade directly smashed onto Chu Ling''s face with a sneer.


    In that moment, Chu Ling only felt a buzzing sound reverberate continuously in his mind. He felt a burning pain on his face.


    His face swelled up at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye. His body was like a kite with its string cut as he flew backwards and landed heavily on the ground, creating a long scratch.


    "Oh, your strength is not bad, to think that I was unable to kill you, I am truly surprised, but I still have to thank you, to actually give me a of the eighth stage, truly embarrassing!"

 C29

    "This is really embarrassing!"


    Wang Tao said as he looked at Chu Ling with a ridiculing expression. He then took out the Eagle Claw deer Demon Core and threw it up and down, as if he was intentionally provoking Chu Ling.


    "Heh heh, do you think that the outer perimeter of the Cangmang Mountain Range can have Demonic Beast that we can''t handle? Do you really think that we missed out on this Falcon? "


    "What a joke, this is only something we let out to play with you. I didn''t expect you to actually think you had made the right bet. Let me tell you the truth. In this trial, I, Wang Tao, said that you would lose.


    Wang Tao laughed sinisterly, and then the other three people slowly walked out from behind the forest, looking at Chu Ling as though they were watching a joke.


    At that time, Chu Ling endured the pain on his face and slowly stood up. The fury in his eyes could almost burn four people into ashes.


    "Bastard!" Chu Ling clenched his fists and said fiercely.


    He did not expect that the Eagle Claw Deer that he had almost died with all his might was deliberately let out by the four of them to play with his belongings.


    It was not hard to guess that the four of them had most likely been standing to the side watching the death battle. If they lost, it would be a matter of course for them to use a knife to kill someone.


    If he won, it would be like how he was now, snatching away the Demon Core, making it so that he would never be able to win the trial.


    Chu Ling touched his swollen face but did not reply. He knew that he was only speaking with a moan of a weakling, and that only with strength would he be able to make others fear him.


    Thus, Chu Ling once again stubbornly walked forward.


    "This time, I, Chu Ling, have been too careless. However, since you all do not dare to directly kill me, I do not believe that the four of you can really kill all of the Demonic Beast in this entire Cangmang Mountain Range!" Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    He knew that with the strength of these four people, they could easily kill him with a single slash, but now they had to doggedly borrow the strength of others to kill him with, so there had to be something that they were wary of. If he wanted to win the trial, he could only rely on the Demonic Beast s in his Cangmang Mountain Range to get rid of the four people.


    "What is it? Brat, are you still unconvinced? Do you still want to go deeper into the Cangmang Mountain Range?


    "Although we really do not want to kill you directly, but do you believe that I will chase after a few Demonic Beast like you to kill you later?" The skinny, monkey-like Zhou Jing had a hunched back as he sneered.


    "That''s right. Brat, you don''t need to think carefully. If you meet a demon that we can''t deal with, will you still be able to live?" Yan Wen, who had a rather feminine expression, tried to persuade Chu Ling.


    But Wang Tao, who was at the side, did not have a good temper. Just as Chu Ling was about to walk past him, the steel blade in his hand directly smashed towards Chu Ling without any warning.


    At that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he who was already exhausted immediately raised his arm to welcome her.


    However, in the next moment, his arms became numb as if they had hit a huge mountain. He could only feel blood seeping out of his arms.


    At the same time, Chu Ling''s body flew backwards like a broken kite, until he left a huge human-shaped mark on a huge tree, before he finally stopped.


    Boom!


    At that time, Chu Ling''s internal organs were in a mess as an intense pain assaulted his mind.


    "Hmph, boy, do you think it''s fun? I told you to stay here until the exam ends, do you not understand? "


    Wang Tao shook the blade of his saber and said in a domineering manner.


    "Of course, I am not an unreasonable person, if you are truly afraid of losing too badly, then it is alright, you just need to kneel on the ground and beg me, maybe I can help you kill two Demonic Beast s, and help you not lose so miserably."


    "How is it?!"


    As Wang Tao spoke, he pulled Chu Ling out from the huge tree he was trapped in and threw him on the ground. Then, he stomped on Chu Ling''s chest.


    At that time, Chu Ling only had the impulse to flip over and tear the person in front of him into pieces, and the thirst for power in his heart became stronger. After all, if he was strong enough, how could Wang Tao and the other three dare to bully him?


    Even though Chu Ling was afraid of death, in his heart, he had never once thought of living a life of submission.


    As a result, Chu Ling pushed aside Wang Tao''s large foot and struggled to stand up. After that, he ignored Wang Tao''s blade-like gaze and continued to walk forward.


    However, before he could even take a few steps forward, Wang Tao kicked him in the back, causing him to fall towards the ground.


    Before he could stand up, Wang Tao stomped on his head again and again, forcefully pushing his head into the mud.


    "Humph, boy, it seems like you won''t cry until you see the coffin. I didn''t want your little life in the first place, but since you don''t know what''s good for you, then go and die!"


    "Didn''t you want to kill Demonic Beast? Great! Then I''ll let you kill me to your heart''s content! Kill to death! Chen Tong, give me the soul of a beast! "


    When Chu Ling heard this, his heart suddenly shrank. It was for no other reason but because the Beast Soul Fragrance was a great attraction to the Demonic Beast. Furthermore, the moment the Beast Soul Fragrance was planted, it meant that the surrounding Demonic Beast would not rest until one side was dead.


    Most importantly, it did not attract one or two beasts at all, but a group of them. According to legends, the most extreme beast spirit fragrance could even cause a beast tide throughout the entire continent.


    Although the beast soul fragrance of the four of them was definitely not that powerful, he knew that since Wang Tao and the other three had taken it out, they had the intention to kill!


    At that time, the beggar Chen Tong only hesitated for a moment before taking out a purple incense stick from his pocket.


    Just as Chu Ling saw the incense clearly, the incense went into Chu Ling''s body like a bolt of lightning, and disappeared without a trace.


    In next to no time, he emitted a burst of a strange fragrance.


    At that moment, a breeze blew by and the fragrance from his body drifted away with the wind. Soon, roars of beasts could be heard from the surrounding forest.


    "Brat, I am in a good mood today, so I''ll give you some advice. If you want to live, you better run outside, because the Demonic Beast there are weaker after all. However, there isn''t much of a difference, since they are all buried in beasts'' stomachs!"


    Wang Tao laughed as he spoke, and watched as Chu Ling crawled up and kicked Chu Ling''s butt like he was beating a dog in water, causing Chu Ling to stagger.


    "Haha, what are you looking at? You''re going to die anyway, so what if I kick you?"


    Wang Tao arrogantly raised his leg and purposely spoke in an exaggerated manner, causing the three people behind him to immediately laugh.


    At that time, Chu Ling struggled to stop his body, he turned around, gritted his teeth and made a gurgling sound. His eyes stared straight at the rude Wang Tao, and took a deep breath.


    In Chu Ling''s heart, he had never yearned so much to kill someone. Even Xu Qing did not have such a surging killing intent.


    "I will kill you, I will kill you, I promise!"


    Chu Ling clenched his teeth, and then leaped out, wanting to get rid of the Demonic Beast behind him that was attracted by the Spirit Beast fragrance.


    However, Chu Ling''s words made Wang Tao and the other three burst out into crazed laughter again. In their eyes, although Chu Ling''s cultivation level was not bad, it was impossible for him to kill all of the Demonic Beast s that were about to arrive.


    "Haha, I''m going to die from laughter. You''re just a mere junior with Vein Opening Stage yet you want to kill me? Your attitude is truly extraordinary."


    "Haha, I''m afraid this is the funniest joke I''ve heard in the past few years."


    "That''s right. Rather than attacking us, we might as well think about how we''re going to survive this!"


    The four of them spoke out repeatedly, no longer caring about Chu Ling''s life or death.


    After all, in their opinion, even if the beast spirit''s fragrance had landed on their bodies, it would be almost impossible to rush out of the Cangmang Mountain Range, let alone a mere Chu Ling who was only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage.

 C30

    Just as Wang Tao and the other three had expected, Chu Ling was not able to escape in time. In less than an hour, he was surrounded by a group of Demonic Beast.


    After all, although Chu Ling was not slow, the Demonic Beast chasing after him were not limited to the Demonic Beast behind him.


    Before he could make a move to open up the path, the Demonic Beast behind him had already caught up.


    Chu Ling''s body continuously swayed and dodged in the midst of the group of Demonic Beast. Although the strength of these Demonic Beast were not as strong as that of the Eagle Claw deer, there were still quite a few of them.


    Very quickly, the moon-white cloth covering Chu Ling''s body became cloth strips, which were covered in blood and looked extremely miserable. No matter who saw it, they would think that Chu Ling was not going to live much longer.


    However, it was not only that, Demonic Beast were still madly dashing towards the forest from afar.


    "Haha, it seems like this boy won''t be able to last much longer. I estimate that he will only last an incense stick of time!" Zhou Jing said with a smile.


    "In an incense stick of time, you''ve overestimated this kid too much. In my opinion, at most half an incense stick of time is more than enough." Yan Wen covered his mouth and coughed as he spoke.


    "Haha, your guesses aren''t right. If I tell you how long he''ll be gone, then die!" Wang Tao laughed heartily as he spoke. Then, he raised the steel ring blade high up in the air and viciously smashed it against a rock at his feet.


    In that moment, the stone released a whizzing sound, transforming into a shadow that flew towards Chu Ling.


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt an aura lock onto him. No matter how he dodged, it was useless.


    Very quickly, with a swoosh, the stone seemed to have grown eyes as it landed on his right arm. However, it passed through him in an instant.


    At the same time, the group of Demonic Beast, who were already oppressed by the Beast Soul Fragrance, seemed to have been provoked. With a roar, they rushed towards Chu Ling without any fear of death.


    And at that time, Chu Ling''s right hand, which had his right arm pierced, felt a sharp pain, the formless sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.


    Following that, before he could even react, his body was instantly sent flying by a Demonic Beast. Following that, Chu Ling whose organs were originally heavily injured, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, just as he was about to stabilize his body, his back suddenly felt a chill, and a black horn pierced through his body!


    Hiss!


    Chu Ling sucked in a cold breath of air. Just as he was about to escape from the horn, the crimson-eyed cow that had pierced his body suddenly jumped up and down crazily, causing him, who was already in unbearable pain, to uncontrollably let out a painful cry.


    Chu Ling quietly swallowed a few pieces of Pill, and without hesitation, he raised his head to swallow them. After that, when he used the Scarlet Eye Ox to run, he grabbed hold of it, and after almost ripping his body apart, he finally escaped from the Red Eyed Cow''s horns.


    When they heard the gloating laughter that came from Wang Tao''s group of four not far away, the killing intent in their hearts could not help but deepen.


    If not for Xu Qing, if not for these four people, how would he have ended up in such a predicament?


    Chu Ling could not care about the heart wrenching pain from all over his body, his body continuously dodging the Demonic Beast s that were charging at him from all directions.


    In just a few breaths of time, fresh blood dripped all over Chu Ling''s body, and one frightening wound after another continuously formed on his body.


    At that time, Chu Ling no longer cared about the Pill he took out, and numbly stuffed it into his mouth. But in his heart, he could feel that death was nearing unceasingly.


    "If I don''t take revenge, how can I die?!"


    Chu Ling roared loudly in his mind, as a thick sense of unwillingness filled his heart.


    And at that time, perhaps the Green Wood Pill Furnace sensed his will to live, a familiar blazing Spiritual Energy started to flow into his body.


    His exhausted body seemed to have been injected with a new life force. The wounds on his body began to heal. However, new wounds were also constantly forming as if they were in a cycle.


    Although he would not die, he would not be able to escape!


    And when the power of the Green Wood Pill Furnace was used up, Chu Ling would still die.


    These few days, Chu Ling had already figured out that the real mystery of the Green Wood Pill Furnace was the ball of purple flames inside. Although it contained a strong power, it was limited in the end, and if he were to use it all up today, he would definitely use it to refine Pill in the future.


    However, he couldn''t care less right now.


    "No, I have to try my best to avoid these Demonic Beast. I have to let my body heal at a faster rate than when I''m injured."


    With that thought, Chu Ling began to avoid the Demonic Beast s that were rushing towards him. In the beginning, although he tried his best to avoid them, it was of no use.


    However, after an unknown amount of time, he seemed to be able to sense the rhythm of these Demonic Beast''s footsteps, but he also felt that he was unable to grasp the essence within.


    Just when he felt that his body was about to fall apart, a light suddenly flashed in his mind. His expression froze and not only did his feet not slow down, they even became faster.


    From the very beginning, he would definitely be hit in three breaths of time, and it slowly changed to five breaths of time, ten breaths of time, and even after a long time, not a single corner of his clothes had been touched by the Demonic Beast.


    And Chu Ling''s strange performance obviously attracted the attention of Wang Tao and the other three. In an instant, the mocking expression on his face disappeared and was replaced with extreme shock.


    "An epiphany?"


    "It''s actually a sudden insight. Bastard, to think that this brat actually has such luck and talent. I''m afraid his future is limited!"


    "That''s right. This insight is something only the legendary geniuses can have. Legend has it that after this enlightenment, no matter if it is the most direct increase in cultivation or the indirect rise in intelligence, it will make one feel like a completely different person after it."


    However, not only does sudden insight require an extremely high level of talent, it also requires a great amount of luck. I never thought that this kid would actually be able to touch upon it. "


    Yan Wen and the other two said one after the other. Their eyes were practically filled with envy!


    After all, if they were able to obtain an epiphany, they were afraid that the cultivation realm that had trapped them for a long time would be broken through. Even if they could not break through, their strength would definitely soar, and would no longer be able to be assigned to this kind of mission by Wu Hong.


    At this moment, Wang Tao, whose eyes had already turned red, coldly snorted and said, "Since this child has such potential, we cannot allow him to stay any longer."


    After Wang Tao finished speaking, the other three of them nodded their heads silently, and Chen Tong who was among them made a gesture, causing the dense fragrance on Chu Ling''s body to instantly become even stronger, causing the surrounding Demonic Beast s to all let out a roar, and after that, they rushed towards Chu Ling even more frantically, as if they wanted to swallow him whole.

 C31

    At that time, in the distant mountain forest, the roars of beasts were resounding one after another. The roars that were closing in on them were clearly telling Wang Tao and the others that they were about to arrive.


    What made the four of them even more fearful was the ear-piercing sound of an ape''s roar coming from the distant mountain range. Although it was quite a distance away, it sounded like thunder to the ears of the crowd.


    "It''s a Greater Demon of the Demonic Commander Realm. We can''t stay here for long!" The beggar-like Chen Tong spoke these words. Evidently, he did not expect that his lowest level beast spirit incense would be able to provoke a greater demon of this level.


    And at that time, even though the four of them had the intention to directly kill Chu Ling, the Demonic Beast s who were rushing over from all directions like flowing water, did not dare to rashly take the risk to attack Chu Ling. As a result, they could only pray in their hearts for Chu Ling to be stomped to death by the group of Demonic Beast earlier.


    After all, the reason the four of them wanted to kill Chu Ling at this time was not because of Xu Qing''s orders anymore, but because of her terrifying talent. They knew, if Chu Ling did not die, they would never have a peaceful day in the future.


    The Chu Ling of that time simply did not have the slightest feeling towards this. He only felt that he had entered a mystical realm, and no matter how fast and how powerful the Demonic Beast was, he could easily avoid it with light footsteps.


    Chu Ling also did not know how much time had passed. It was as if a century had passed, and it was also as if he had gained an instinct to shorten the distance between them by an inch.


    "Is this the legendary innate ability that only Vein Opening Stage can comprehend? I didn''t expect that when I was creating the Spiritual Vein, I couldn''t comprehend it, but at this moment, I actually comprehended it. "


    Chu Ling said softly, his footsteps continuously moving lightly, avoiding all the Demonic Beast that were charging in from all directions, only then did he carefully sense them.


    "Since this sacred art is able to reduce the distance between you and the ground to one inch, I shall let you shrink the ground to one inch!"


    "However, this ability is really too harsh on Spiritual Energy. Even for Spiritual Energy that are much deeper than normal people, they can only be activated ten times.


    However, the use of this art is also quite large. It means that in the future, no one can compare to the speed that I travel at within ten meters, so these Spiritual Energy are nothing.


    And now, I have so many Pill s that can supplement my own, and I also have the power of my Green Wood Pill Furnace s, I should be able to protect myself in this herd of beasts.


    However, if it is only to protect myself, how can that be enough? "


    "No matter what, I have to give it a try today. If I don''t kill the four of them, the anger in my heart will never subside!"


    Chu Ling said in his heart, then his footsteps slowed down, and he rushed towards Wang Tao''s group of four.


    "Not good."


    "Thief, how dare you!"


    When the four saw this, they were immediately shocked. Even though they were all cultivators of Heaven Understanding Stage, when facing this group of Demonic Beast s that were like a tide, they did not dare to be even the slightest bit careless.


    Let alone the fact that there were already several Demonic Beast in the horde that were infinitely close to the level of Demon Generals.


    In an instant, the four of them activated their spirit artifacts and slashed at Chu Ling, wanting to kill Chu Ling and disperse the herd of beasts!


    But at that time, Chu Ling, who knew that he was not a match for the four of them, could only dodge using the Spatial Compression Technique.


    However, even though Chu Ling could dodge it, how could the four of them so easily? Very quickly, in the blink of an eye, the horde of beasts that was like a surging tide had instantly surrounded the four of them.


    At that time, Chu Ling only saw a rainbow-like blade light shine within the group of Demonic Beast, giving off a blinding light.


    Following that, wherever that blade light passed, Demonic Beast were all sliced into two like vegetables, with blood dripping everywhere.


    However, not only did the tidewater Demonic Beast not retreat, under the stimulation of the fresh blood, they became even more excited.


    As for the other three by the side, they too used their own methods. The originally skinny monkey man did not know what kind of battle skill he used, but his body suddenly became stronger, and in a moment, his Demonic Beast s became even stronger, both of his hands striking out towards the incoming Demonic Beast s.


    As for the beggar-like Zhou Jing, he had also pulled out a pair of spikes from his own scar-like Storage Bag. His body was light as he shuttled back and forth amongst the group of Demonic Beast, holding the spike in his hand and continuously thrusting it towards their bodies.


    Even though it had only struck once, the Demonic Beast s still continued to fall at his feet. It was clear that the spikes were not as simple as they were sharp, and even though they looked like spirit artifacts, their ranks were definitely not low.


    As for the effeminate man, even though he was still coughing lightly, the longsword in his hand continued to fly back and forth. From the looks of it, his aura was not weak at all.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling, who was being chased by a large majority of the Demonic Beast, knew in his heart that if it was just passing by those Demonic Beast, it would definitely not be enough to kill the four of them.


    Therefore, at that time, while Chu Ling was escaping, he also relied on the power from the Green Wood Pill Furnace s to directly slash open the flesh and blood on his back, and directly dug out the beast spirit soul fragrance that had already merged into his body.


    The Beast Soul Fragrance was originally Chen Tong''s spirit treasure, but even though Chen Tong was not far away, he did not have the time to bother with Chu Ling. Therefore, when Chu Ling held it in his hand, the Beast Soul Fragrance was quickly refined.


    Afterwards, Chu Ling became slightly more focused and directly planted on Wang Tao''s body.


    Just as the Beast Soul Fragrance was planted, the pressure on Chu Ling suddenly lessened. The surrounding Demonic Beast only paused for a moment before they rushed towards Wang Tao.


    At that moment, fear finally appeared on Wang Tao''s face.


    The him before, even though he felt that it was troublesome, he knew that even though Chu Ling''s footwork of shrinking the ground was exquisite, the Spiritual Energy in his body couldn''t be endless.


    In his opinion, Chu Ling would definitely escape before the Spiritual Energy runs out. At that time, the Demonic Beast would naturally leave as well.


    But what he did not expect was that Chu Ling would actually dig out the beast spirit fragrance from his body at this time and spend a large amount of Spiritual Energy to refine it.


    Although he could also dig it out, he was afraid that in the short period of time he dug it out, he would be stomped into meat paste by the demons.


    Moreover, the current Chu Ling was different from Zhou Jing. Previously, Zhou Jing did not have the time to deal with Chu Ling and refine his Beast Soul Fragrance.


    But Chu Ling was different, the current Chu Ling seemed to be extremely skilled, to the point where he even looked to be at ease.


    In an instant, he felt regret in his heart. After all, if he did not show himself and make things difficult for Chu Ling, the one who was bestowed with the Beast Soul Fragrance would not be him.


    Thus, at that time, in just a few breaths, Wang Tao, who had been knocked unconscious by the horde of beasts, immediately shouted towards Chu Ling without hesitation.


    "Chu Ling, you can''t kill me. I am a deacon of the sect, a person sent by Wu Hong of the Sect Master. If you kill me, that would be treason, and the sect won''t let you off!"

 C32

    Chu Ling could not help but sneer, and spoke while imitating Wang Tao''s previous tone: "Kill you? Who said I killed you? Who can prove that I killed you? You just died in the middle of the beast tide. "


    When Wang Tao heard this, he regretted even more. As such, he could not help but be stunned for a moment.


    But right at that moment, Chu Ling''s body suddenly moved, in a blink of an eye, he was already in front of Wang Tao, with the sword raised, ready to stab, but he did not move for a long time!


    "You little bastard, you didn''t fall for it!"


    Wang Tao cursed angrily as he swung the steel sword in his hand towards the Green Scaled Eagle that was swooping down from the sky!


    However, at that moment, not far away, a toad-like Demonic Beast stuck out its tongue as if it wanted to swallow Wang Tao whole.


    At that time, Wang Tao''s eyes were wide open and he was extremely anxious. He twisted his body to the side and the steel sword in his hand immediately changed direction, slashing towards the tongue!


    And Chu Ling at that time also knew that this was definitely the best time to kill Wang Tao, otherwise, Wang Tao would really die in the hands of the Demonic Beast.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling''s body moved as he used his sword to stab!


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    When Zhou Jing and the other two saw this, their eyes were bloodshot. It wasn''t because their relationship with each other was that good, but because they had seen Wang Tao suffer such a fate, they couldn''t help but feel a chill in their hearts.


    "Chu Ling, you dare!"


    "Stop!"


    The three of them anxiously roared, they wanted to lift up their bodies to save them, but the Demonic Beast s that were charging in from all directions did not give them the chance to do so.


    And how could the Wang Tao at that time not know about Chu Ling''s attack, but he did not have a single way out. After all, if he were to be attacked by three parties at the same time, no matter who he blocked, the other two would be enough to injure him unless he died!


    "Bastard!" Even if I, Wang Tao, were to die, I will definitely drag you down with me! "


    Wang Tao roared loudly, fighting against the injuries caused by the Spiritual Energy''s reversal, he turned his body again, and the large steel sword in his hand chopped towards Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling laughed sinisterly at Wang Tao, and then without hesitation, he stopped and retreated.


    After all, it was true that Chu Ling wanted to kill Wang Tao, but he was not stupid. He only had the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, so he was not even afraid of ordinary cultivators of the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    When Wang Tao saw this, he instantly spat out a mouthful of blood in anger. How could the current him still have time to deal with that tongue and the Green Scaled Eagle in the air!


    The most crucial point was that he had wanted to drag Chu Ling along to die, but he had never expected that Chu Ling would actually escape!


    He, who did not pull Chu Ling to his death before, did not feel such a ripple in his heart, but after thinking about this, and seeing that the situation was developing as he had expected, he suddenly realized that his hopes had failed. His mental attack was not inferior to the attacks of the two Demonic Beast!


    "I hate him!" Wang Tao bellowed.


    At that time, the Green Scaled Eagle let out a cry of joy. Then, in the blink of an eye, the Green Scaled Eagle spread its wings and descended.


    Almost at the same time, the toad-like Demonic Beast''s tongue coiled around Wang Tao''s legs, instantly straightening up.


    "Caw!"


    The toad let out a strange cry, as though it was afraid that the surrounding Demonic Beast would snatch it away, and suddenly exerted its strength.


    At that time, the Green Scaled Eagle did not show any weakness either. In the blink of an eye, Wang Tao, who was previously arrogant in front of Chu Ling, was torn into two halves and fell into the belly of a beast.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not have any expression, after all, if not for him comprehending this Spatial Compression Technique, the person who had fallen into the stomach of the Demonic Beast was himself.


    Chu Ling thought about it as he recalled the Beast Soul Fragrance. Looking at the Soul Fragrance that was obviously more than half burnt, he made up his mind.


    "Chu Ling, don''t, don''t kill me. As long as you don''t kill me, the treasures in my storage pouches will all be yours." Chen Tong, who looked like a beggar, immediately shouted. He did not forget to pat the wounds on his body, as if to remind Chu Ling that he had a lot of treasures.


    "Chu Ling, I have an Immemorial Dragon Elephant Fist, a middle grade Profound Rank battle skill. As long as you don''t kill me, I will pass it down to you right now!"


    "Chu Ling, I have..."


    After Chu Ling heard this, he did not allow the feminine-looking man to finish speaking, and interrupted: "I''m sorry, I only wanted to kill you. As for what you have, I''m really not interested!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he immediately took action against the three of them, and only when the beast spirit incense was almost burnt out did he kill the three of them.


    And Chu Ling had also planted a small piece of the beast spirit''s fragrance on top of a Demonic Beast, causing the surrounding Demonic Beast to slowly retreat.


    However, even after Chu Ling''s beast spirit incense was completely burnt off, the Demonic Beast in the depths of the forest still continued to run outside.


    Furthermore, the ape''s roars that Chu Ling had originally heard did not stop at all.


    Only when Chu Ling reached a higher point of the mountain, was he able to see that deep in the forest, a giant ape over thirty meters in size was fighting against three Demonic Beast s that were slightly weaker in size.


    The giant ape had black spots all over its body, and its body looked extremely sturdy. However, the thing that attracted the most attention was the muscles on its body, which made it look like a rock.


    However, although the giant ape looked overweeningly powerful as it fought against all the demons on its own, Chu Ling could tell that the giant ape was close to exhaustion. It was even easy to see from its every move that it was already exhausted.


    "It''s actually an Ape!" Furthermore, from the looks of it, they should be Demonic Beast of the commander-in-chief realm. Even though its opponents are only Demonic General Realm Demonic Beast, it is not difficult to see that they are definitely not ordinary Demonic General Realm Demonic Beast. "


    "Originally, I was wondering why the lowest grade of beast spirit incense would have such power. So it was because of the battle between these Demonic Beast, but it just so happened that it was attracted by the beast spirit incense."


    Chu Ling said softly, then immediately turned and walked out of the mountain range, it was not because he did not want to go to the battlefield where the Stone Armored Ape fought, but because he did not have the qualifications to be the fisherman.


    However, although Chu Ling was not able to hunt the Demonic Beast, he was still able to obtain a rich harvest from hunting the four deacons.


    Just from the Spiritual Stone alone, he had more than three thousand of them.


    It must be known that previously, as the eldest senior brother of the inner sect disciples in the Guiyuan Sect, the amount of Spiritual Stone he received every month was no more than twenty, but the Chu Ling just now was even more miserable.


    To Chu Ling, these three thousand Spiritual Stone were undoubtedly a huge sum of money. After all, an ordinary low grade spirit artifact only required two hundred Spiritual Stone, while an ordinary mid grade spirit artifact, would only cost six hundred spirit stones.


    Chu Ling took another look around and discovered that, in addition to the three thousand Spiritual Stone s that he had harvested, there were five decent quality spirit artifacts, and even two battle skills. The mask that Chu Ling despised the most, was worn on his face for testing.


    Although it was a high ranked spirit treasure, and unless there was someone exceptionally familiar with it, he would not be able to recognise it, but Chu Ling still snorted at it.


    After all, they were indeed a bit of a mother.


    If not for Chu Ling being so stingy, he would have immediately thrown it away.


    Amongst them, the one that Chu Ling was most interested in was the middle grade Profound Rank Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, which was mentioned by the thin monkey Zhou Jing.


    According to the records in this manual, when the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist reached its peak, one punch would be able to release the strength of nine ancient dragon elephants. One must know that the Ancient Dragon Elephants were legendary Demonic Beast with immense strength, and each one of them had at least a million pounds of strength.


    It was not hard to imagine, if he had truly mastered the Immemorial Dragon Elephant Fist to its peak, then once he used it, he would probably be able to compete with even the Earth Rank.


    As for the skinny old man Zhou Jing, from Chu Ling''s point of view, he only had the strength of a fifth of a dragon''s elephant.


    Chu Ling only looked through it roughly, and then kept it inside the Storage Bag, not bothering to cultivate anymore.


    After all, a day had passed, but there were only a few beast cores in his hands. Perhaps it was due to luck, or maybe those beasts had taken those monster cores. In short, the number of beast cores that had fallen into Chu Ling''s hands was only a few. Moreover, their grades were not high. If Chu Ling could not obtain a large amount of beast cores in the next day, then he would lose this trial.

 C33

    Chu Ling cleaned up the grounds once more before heading out of the mountain range.


    At this time, in the periphery of the Cangmang Mountain Range, there was actually a beast tide not only at Chu Ling''s current location, but also in a large area within the radius of the Guiyuan Sect.


    After all, the battle between the Stone Armor Ape and the other demon generals was too shocking. If they weren''t careful enough, the surrounding Demonic Beast would suffer.


    And after the beast tide passed, the effect on Chu Ling was that he could only walk towards the outskirts. After all, most of the Demonic Beast had already escaped.


    And most importantly, if one''s luck was not bad, they could even pick up a few Demonic Beast s that were stepped on to death!


    Just like now!


    Chu Ling looked at the messy ground around him, and saw that the exceptionally thick and sturdy ancient trees were actually all stepped into the mud, and most of them were stepped into pieces, becoming one with the earth.


    At this moment, not far away from Chu Ling was a sixth stage Demonic Beast, Two-headed Winged Snake.


    Although this Demonic Beast had a pair of wings, it was usually only able to fly a small distance due to its bloated body.


    And this one in front of Chu Ling probably did not fly too far before falling down, and was directly trampled to death by the Demonic Beast behind. If it was not for the fact that his luck was good, and there were not many Demonic Beast behind him, he would probably have become a pile of meat paste.


    Chu Ling retracted his mind, crouching down, wanting to dig out the Demon Core below the Winged Snake Emperor''s heart, but before he could do anything, a whistling sound came from behind him.


    Chu Ling who had never relaxed his mind heard this, his arm shook, and the formless spirit sword that had always been hidden in his sleeves and turned into a crystal ball, appeared in his hands. In the blink of an eye, when he turned around, it had already formed a transparent shield, blocking the flying dagger that was flying behind him.


    "Eh? This young master''s luck is so good today. Not only did I pick up a Twin-headed Winged Snake Emperor''s Demon Core, I actually managed to find such an interesting top-grade spirit artifact. "


    "Good, good, good. Since that''s the case, I won''t kill you today. Kid, put down this spirit artifact. You can scram now!"


    When Chu Ling heard the voice, he turned around only to see a boy of about twelve to thirteen years old with two braids on a red rope walking towards him.


    In his arms was a purple small marten. Although it bared its fangs at Chu Ling from time to time, it could be because its body was too small, or because it was a pet that caused others to love it its appearance, so it did not make anyone feel fierce.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling''s tensed eyebrows loosened, he naturally did not know who the boy in front of him was, but seeing that he was still young and with a face that was full of arrogance, Chu Ling did not pursue the matter any further.


    From Chu Ling''s point of view, the boy in front of him was most likely a descendant of a prominent family or sect. He was just coming out to gain experience, and his mentality had yet to change.


    He did not have the thought of helping others teach this child a lesson, so he simply ignored him and prepared to accept the Demon Core in front of him and leave.


    But just as Chu Ling was about to make a move, that boy instantly became angry.


    Chu Ling guessed correctly, this boy''s family background was prominent, and had always been treated like the moon and the stars. Normally, no one in the family would dare to ignore him like this.


    Originally, the moment he saw Chu Ling, he was prepared to kill him to obtain the Demon Core''s treasure, but when he saw Chu Ling take out the formless sword, he felt that since Chu Ling had offered him such a treasure, he would be able to spare his life.


    When the boy saw this, his originally pure eyes were suddenly filled with a tyrannical aura. He touched his waist and a flying knife once again landed in his hand.


    The child''s family background was extraordinary, so naturally, the flying knives were extraordinary as well. Although they looked ordinary, they were still mid-tier spirit artifacts. Whether it was used to face the enemy head on or for sneak attacks and assassinations, they were all rarely seen sharp weapons.


    At the same time, the boy threw the refined blade in his hand towards Chu Ling, instantly revealing his killing intent!


    At that time, when Chu Ling saw this, his heart was filled with anger.


    Initially, the little boy''s sneak attack was just a capricious attempt on his life, but since it didn''t injure him, he decided to give up.


    However, unexpectedly, this little boy actually treated him as weak and bullied him, and once again attacked him. Could it be that he truly thought that he didn''t dare to kill a mere Xiao Budian at the fourth level of Vein Opening Stage?


    So, at that time, Chu Ling grabbed onto the flying dagger coldly, and said coldly: "You want to die?"


    But just as Chu Ling finished speaking, the little boy saw that his flying dagger had been grabbed by Chu Ling, and immediately shouted out: "You blind brat, you actually dare to retaliate, do you want to die!?"


    As the little boy spoke, the flying dagger in his hand flew towards Chu Ling once again.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s expression turned cold, facing this repeated provocation, he simply could not tolerate it anymore, and directly used his sword to cut the flying dagger apart. With a stomp on the ground, his body rushed towards the boy, ready to teach the child in front of him a lesson.


    But at that moment, the purple marten held by the little boy let out a strange cry, and its body rushed towards Chu Ling like lightning, its sharp little claws shining with a bone-piercing cold light, fiercely grabbing towards Chu Ling''s heart.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling did not dodge at all. That small marten was merely a sixth stage Demonic Beast, against other cultivators at the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage, it might be able to hold on for a while, but to, a single slash was enough!


    Thus, at that time, Chu Ling''s last bit of thoughts of holding back had also thinned, and it was already clear that the other party was persistent in wanting to take his life, and didn''t care about his age anymore, as his mind was no longer complete.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    At that time, the sound of wind and thunder sounded out, and in the blink of an eye, Chu Ling had activated the ability to shrink the ground into an inch, arriving in front of the purple marten, and thrusted his sword towards its small head.


    Sensing that it was not a match for Chu Ling''s attack, its body immediately shrunk into a purple ball, hiding its head and its soft abdomen as it rolled towards the little boy!


    Seeing that, Chu Ling laughed coldly, and the formless spirit sword in his hand immediately stabbed down.


    A bloody light suddenly appeared!


    A long scar instantly appeared around the originally purple small marten''s body as fresh blood continuously flowed out from it.


    "Brat, you actually dare to harm my pet, you''re courting death!"


    The originally inexperienced and usually arrogant boy was immediately enraged. He did not care whether or not he was a match for Chu Ling, and a long blade had appeared out of nowhere within his hands, emitting a surging cold air as well as a faintly discernible sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling. It was clearly an indication of how extraordinary it was.


    Chu Ling looked at the approaching little boy, laughed somewhat disdainfully, and thrusted with his hand!


    "Idiot!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the majestic Spiritual Energy rushed towards the Mirage Spirit Invisible Sword, through the sword blade, it instantly tore apart the blade light that was also a top grade spirit artifact.


    But at that moment, the jade pendant on the boy''s waist suddenly exploded, transforming into a ray of jade light that wrapped around the boy''s body, causing Chu Ling''s strength to only be able to pierce through clothes, unable to harm the boy at all.


    "What is the background of this kid?" With such a family background, the value of this jade pendant would probably not be any less than that of a magic tool! "


    "If he did not have the Heaven Understanding Stage''s strength, I''m afraid he would not be able to break through. Furthermore, it is impossible for him to come here alone, and his seniors or companions should not be far away. He should be arriving soon!"


    Chu Ling thought, and at the same time, the arrogant look on the boy''s face returned, and he said proudly.


    Let me tell you, this jade is called the Conferred Spirit Jade, and it is a top quality spirit artifact that you have used up in one go. Forget about your cultivation, even if you had Heaven Understanding Stage, you can forget about breaking through it if you don''t need to put in a bit of effort.


    Right, I forgot to remind you, my servants will be arriving soon. Tell me, how do you want to die? "


    After Chu Ling heard this, he was speechless towards the man in front of him, he truly did not know if this fellow had some mental problems, or if he was born with such arrogance, but he was actually still acting so arrogant, does he really think that there is nothing he can do?


    Chu Ling thought, then said playfully: "How do I die? Brat, you''re really arrogant! Do you really think I can''t teach you a lesson? "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he looked at the big tree that had escaped with its life, and started to laugh wickedly, causing the little boy to instantly become terrified, as though he knew what Chu Ling was thinking.

 C34

    "Kid!" "How dare you!"


    The little boy roared loudly. How could Chu Ling possibly care about this guy''s threatening words that wanted to kill him?


    After that, without saying anything further, he pulled it into the air and cleanly hung it on top of the tree that had survived the disaster, shaking it non-stop.


    "Bastard, do you know who I am? You actually dare to humiliate me like this, you better not wait for my servants to come, if not, I, Zhao Ziping swear that I will tear you into ten thousand pieces, to vent the hatred in my heart! "


    The boy continued to shout. He had always been the pride of his family, but when had he ever suffered such humiliation?


    As such, he, who did not have much energy to begin with, went crazy and did not give up until he was dead!


    Even though Chu Ling was currently not in a bad mood, he was still able to completely see that this Zhao Ziping brat was actually bursting with killing intent. After all, this brat was not only arrogant and despotic, he was also ruthless and merciless.


    Although the words were out of rage, he had no doubt that Zhao Ziping would do it in the future.


    As a result, he didn''t hold back at all. He raised his hand and ruthlessly slapped Zhao Ziping''s butt, and laughed coldly: "Hehe, a hairy brat like you, who are you trying to scare? Do you really think I''m that scared! "


    As Chu Ling said this, he continuously smashed the longsword in his hand towards Zhao Ziping as if he was extremely agitated. Although Zhao Ziping''s body had the protection of that jade light, the clothes on his body was instantly shattered by Chu Ling''s power and was continuously flying in all directions.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping, who had already seen through Chu Ling, wanted to hang him naked and make him lose face, became even more furious. After feeling his own dignity humiliated, Zhao Ziping shouted with a sinister look on his face, "Bastard, I want you dead, I want you dead! "Purple Radiant Sable, you trash, you still dare to play dead?"


    When the little purple marten who was originally curled up into a ball heard this, it immediately howled at Chu Ling with a tremble. It was as though although Chu Ling was countless times stronger than him, it was even more afraid of the little boy who held it in his arms.


    Therefore, at that time, with a roar, the small marten rushed towards Chu Ling once again.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he instantly felt disheartened. After all, there was still a record of Zhao Ziping being naked on the tree branches, how could he allow others to disturb him?


    Thus, Chu Ling casually kicked the flying dagger that Zhao Ziping had dropped. With a swoosh, he heard a sound, and even though Chu Ling, who was much stronger than the purple light mink, had only made a casual strike, the flying blade still directly nailed the purple light mink to the ground, unable to move.


    However, before he could heave a sigh of relief and continue his career, he felt a cold aura rush towards him.


    Chu Ling''s expression immediately became serious, and both his eyes became round.


    Swoosh!


    With a swoosh, the three arrows arrived in practically the blink of an eye, and directly sealed all of Chu Ling''s evasive positions!


    He couldn''t avoid it!


    Obviously, the person who came was here to take Chu Ling''s life.


    His strength was already at the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage. Although he was not afraid, he did not have any thoughts of fighting. After all, no one knew whether or not this person would only have one person who would shoot an arrow.


    Therefore, Chu Ling raised both of his hands above his head, and the formless sword in his hands fiercely smashed down at the three swords in front of him.


    "Two sword strikes can shake a mountain!"


    Chu Ling growled, and only heard three clear sounds of iron colliding, and instead of retreating, Chu Ling advanced, and the Spiritual Energy s in his body immediately gushed out, enveloping Zhao Ziping within.


    Boom! *


    The sound of something exploding could be heard, and the originally tattered Zhao Ziping instantly became completely naked.


    "Brat, you dare!"


    "Evil creature!"


    A few shouts came from afar, so much that Chu Ling had already heard the sounds of the arrows piercing through the air, but he did not panic, he only wielded the formless spirit sword in his hand wider, and swung it horizontally at Zhao Ziping.


    Pow!


    A not-so-loud sound resounded in the forest, but it sounded like a clap of thunder. In that instant, everyone was stunned by what they heard.


    The three people who were originally charging towards Chu Ling involuntarily stopped in their tracks at that moment, and their expressions were a little dazed.


    Without exception, their cultivation was much higher than Zhao Ziping''s, but in their eyes, Zhao Ziping was just like a devil, a lawless existence.


    When they saw that Zhao Ziping was hung upside down, and even had his pants ripped off, they were extremely shocked!


    However, they all rushed towards Chu Ling at the same time. After all, if the Little Devil King was taken care of, they would all be furious.


    And Zhao Ziping at that time had a gloomy expression on his face, as though he was about to drip water.


    With the protection of the jade light, he didn''t feel any pain, but at this moment, he still felt a burning pain coming from his butt, causing him to almost go crazy.


    But when Chu Ling saw this, he did not seem to panic at all. He even used the sword body to pat Zhao Ziping''s buttocks lightly, and then retreated, running as fast as he could, while shouting: "Kid, although this time I did not open a flower for you, but if there is a next time, you will not have such a good opportunity!"


    Hearing that, Zhao Ziping was so angry that his entire body was trembling, he kept on shouting, and when the man dressed in plain clothes rushed over and placed him down, Zhao Ziping then angrily punched and kicked the three people, constantly venting the anger in his heart.


    "Bastard, trash, what is the use of my Zhao Family for raising you? With your current speed, if it wasn''t for the body sealing spirit jade that Brother Wang gave me, I''m afraid that I would have already died in that brat''s hands, you bastards! "


    Zhao Ziping scolded them while kicking them hard. At that time, none of them dared to say a word and could only silently take a beating.


    After all, they knew that if they replied back, they might fall in love with her.


    After a long while, Zhao Ziping seemed to have vented enough, and coldly said: "Chase after him, no matter the cost, even if the three of you are dead, you must capture him alive and skin him alive!"


    When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other. After a final round of pushing, the man with the highest cultivation base, with a terrifying scar on his face, said.


    "Your Highness, Senior Brother Wang just sent us a message, saying that the disciples who are going to hunt with Guiyuan Sect are surrounded by them, and have many Demon Core on them. However, there are also many of them, so he wants us to go and help!"


    "Senior brother Wang? What dogshit Senior Brother Wang, he''s still just my Zhao Family''s dog, if I say I''m going to kill that brat, then I''ll go chase that brat, what about it? "Do you have any objections?"


    Zhao Ziping said coldly, and directly extended his hand to snatch the clothes of the shorter man, who was still wearing it, and looked in the direction of Knife-scarred Man, causing him to quickly wave his hands, indicating that he had no questions.


    After receiving a response, Zhao Ziping slowly pulled the purple light sable, which was nailed to the ground by Chu Ling, back into his arms and gently stroked its silk-like fur.


    However, at that time, the sable''s entire body was still trembling uncontrollably, as if it wanted to escape but didn''t dare to.


    "If I hadn''t made a sound just now, I''m afraid you would have had to pretend to be dead!"


    Zhao Ziping said softly, his expression was gentle.


    "Shaking your head to deny it? "It''s useless. This time, you really made a mistake. If you make a mistake, you will be punished!"


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, his expression suddenly became serious, and both of his hands shot out like lightning into the purple-lit marten''s wound, continuously stirring it, the cruel smile that shouldn''t have been on the child''s face became even wider.


    "Anyone who dares to oppose me will die!"

 C35

    "Damn it!" Yet you still have not given up! " Chu Ling muttered to himself as he ran.


    Initially, when he saw that Zhao Ziping and the others had not caught up with him, he thought Zhao Ziping had given up, so even though he was trying his best to distance himself from them, he did not put in too much effort to escape.


    But, unexpectedly, Zhao Ziping and the rest, for some reason, had already caught up to him after a long time.


    Originally, Chu Ling didn''t have much time left to hunt, six hours had already passed already and Zhao Ziping''s group of four was still hot on his heels, causing him to have no time to hunt at all. If he did not think of a way to escape, he might really lose this trial.


    "Damn it!" "It''s hard to tell where this fellow came from, but he has an eccentric personality and he possesses numerous treasures. It''s one thing for him to be following a guard."


    "Unfortunately, amongst the three guards, there is a scarred face, and his cultivation already possesses Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage. If no one else was by his side, he might be able to deal with them, but the two people who came with the Knife-scarred Man are not weak. One of them is at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, and the other one is at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Chu Ling analyzed the situation calmly. Suddenly, he heard the sounds of arrows piercing through the air from behind him. Without hesitation, he controlled the arrow to shrink the ground into an inch and dodged to the side.


    Soon after, without even looking at the scene of the arrow blasting a huge boulder that weighed ten thousand Jin into pieces, he expressionlessly swallowed a few Pill and continued to rush forward.


    Zhao Ziping, who was following them from afar, had a gloomy face. He looked at Knife-scarred Man who was rushing forward while shooting an arrow, and the expression in his eyes grew increasingly unfriendly.


    Especially when he saw Chu Ling using every inch of the ground to dodge arrows, the killing intent in his heart rose explosively!


    Although Zhao Ziping was not very old, he was very clear that what Chu Ling was using was not a battle skill at all, but a innate ability.


    As for the so-called innate divine ability, it could only be grasped by a true exceptional genius in this world, and the person in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.


    He knew that if such a genius were to fully mature, let alone him, even his own family would find it hard to hold him off, so, in his opinion, Chu Ling had to die here today!


    Knife-scarred Man and the rest were all extremely shocked, if previously, he wanted to kill Chu Ling because of Zhao Ziping''s orders, then now, he wanted to kill Chu Ling as soon as possible.


    If he was promoted to the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage level, wouldn''t it be as easy as flipping his hand to kill him for revenge?


    As a result, the Knife-scarred Man raised his bow once again and calmed himself down, the four arrows shooting out at almost the same time, enveloping all the space around Chu Ling.


    At this time, he had already realized that although Chu Ling''s divine ability was powerful, it could only cover him from three meters away. As long as he could completely cover it, Chu Ling would have nowhere to run.


    At that time, the four arrows had just been released, but Knife-scarred Man did not stop there. Instead, he drew the strings of the arrows in the air, and with a loud roar, another three arrows condensed from Spiritual Energy s flew towards Chu Ling.


    At that time, the seven sword feathers drew seven long lines in the air, and then, one after another, explosions rang out. The trees along the way all directly exploded, turning into wood splinters that flew into the sky.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping finally slowly stopped, and nodded his head in satisfaction. In his opinion, the current Chu Ling was unable to escape.


    As for the other two guards who were like Knife-scarred Man, they leapt out to the left and right. From the looks of it, they clearly wanted to bring back the heavily injured Chu Ling and let him vent his anger on them.


    But right at that moment, Chu Ling''s expression became serious, and he said indifferently: "You think you''re smart!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he took a light step forward, and directly faced one of the sword feathers, as if he was seeking his own death!


    But at that time, Knife-scarred Man''s expression changed greatly. Others might not know about it, but he knew that the power contained within that arrow was the weakest.


    Right at that moment, Chu Ling held his sword horizontally in front of him, and rushed straight towards the sword feather.


    When everyone looked again, Chu Ling had long floated out of the area where the seven arrows were sealing off.


    "I''m afraid you''ve forgotten that I wasn''t weaker than you from the start because of your group." You might have forgotten that I wasn''t weaker than you from the start because of your group.


    "Moreover, I will not only shrink to an inch!"


    Chu Ling''s words were like a slap in their faces, causing them to tremble all over.


    "Chase after him! Kill him at all costs!" Zhao Ziping said angrily.


    On the other hand, Knife-scarred Man quickly calmed down and said, "Your Highness, don''t worry. Under my interference, this brat will flee in the direction of Senior Brother Wang and the others. When we meet up with Senior Brother Wang and the others, we will definitely capture him and vent our anger on Your Highness!"


    Although Chu Ling was not slow in fleeing, the four people behind him were still in hot pursuit. The arrows might not be able to kill him, but his ability to shrink the ground to an inch was also not something that could be used endlessly.


    However, there were three people who took turns shooting. Most of them were able to defend against the arrows, but it would not be worth it if they could shorten the distance between them.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, he suddenly heard loud noises in front.


    What he saw was not far away, on the surface of a swamp. There, he saw a fifty feet large dragon Blood Crocodile.


    Its black skin made it look like a rock that had been submerged in a deep pool for countless years. This made it look like a moving rock.


    Chu Ling was slightly focused, and quickly saw that the Dragon Blood Alligator in front of him was a level eight Demonic Beast, not only was its body huge, its power was astonishing, and most importantly, its thick, black skin could withstand most of the attacks.


    What Chu Ling did not expect was that there were at least thirty or so Guiyuan Sect cultivators attacking the Flood Dragon Blood Alligator from the sides.


    It was unknown whether it was because of Chu Ling''s arrival or the fact that everyone thought that the time was almost up, but a white figure flew over from the distance with a blue ice sword in her hand, as if a goddess had descended to the mortal world, sacred and inviolable.


    Xu Qing!


    Chu Ling''s expression stiffened slightly, and his footsteps unconsciously came to a slow halt.


    "Lotus Fist!"


    Xu Qing''s breath was like orchids, his voice was like oriole ringing in everyone''s ears.


    Therefore, at that time, Xu Qing''s figure had already appeared above the Dragon Blood Alligator''s head in the blink of an eye. The blue ice sword in his hand dropped down like a dragonfly touching the water, and in the blink of an eye, he had retreated back with incomparable confidence.


    But when Xu Qing had retreated back ten meters, the body of the Dragon Blood Alligator that was about to bite suddenly stopped.


    Following that, a blood-red light appeared above its head and its head exploded. However, what was shocking was that after the blood exploded, it turned into a blood-red lotus flower in the air and slowly blossomed.

 C36

    When she personally brought the four cultivators from the Heaven Understanding Stage over to stand in front of Chu Ling, for them to follow Chu Ling, but why would Chu Ling still appear here?


    Could it be that all four of them were dead?


    Xu Qing did not continue pondering, only that he had a stronger killing intent towards Chu Ling, but he quickly covered it up, and after that, as if he did not see Chu Ling''s arrival, he kept the blue ice sword and spoke straightforwardly.


    "Everyone who is participating in the battle make a record. When we return to the Guiyuan Sect, we will distribute the Demon Core there."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling frowned, if it was true that Xu Qing was divided into groups, then it would be impossible for him to win against Xu Qing, after all, with just a glance, he could see that there were more than a hundred and thirty people here.


    With so many people helping her hunt, how could she be comparable to them alone?


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking of this, a tall and sturdy man who looked like a gorilla walked out, and laughed disdainfully at Chu Ling. He held a brush in his hand, and started writing on a yellowed book like a man, reading while writing.


    "Fang Shen, one attack, fifty-one attacks altogether, you can exchange for ten [Rank 1] Demon Core."


    "Wang Xiaozhu, make one move, make a total of twenty moves, and you can exchange for four Tier 1 Demon Core."


    "Deng Hui, attack zero times, attack total, zero times, no exchange."


    "Deng Yiyue, make zero moves, get the team to save you five times, I owe everyone five first rank Demon Core."


    "Lu Xun, burden the team ten times, I owe everyone ten Demon Core of the first rank!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, the corner of his mouth curled into a sneer, the tall and sturdy man who spoke was extremely familiar to him, he was Chu Ling''s previous follower, but had already turned hostile long ago.


    Originally, there was no need to announce the number of attacks that Deng Yiyue and the others had made, but at this moment, in order to humiliate them, he purposely said them out loud, causing everyone to laugh out loud.


    Yet at that time, Lu Xun did not feel the slightest bit of shame. Instead, after seeing Chu Ling, he excitedly ran over.


    As for Deng Yiyue, she, who initially had nothing to do with Chu Ling, because of Deng Baian and the others'' misunderstanding and nagging, currently looked rather shy when she saw Chu Ling. She did not care about the crowd''s mockery and only lowered her head, not daring to raise it at all.


    Deng Hui who was at the side saw Chu Ling. How could he, who had seen so many geniuses with Guiyuan Sect, still have his original arrogance?


    However, he, who originally admired Chu Ling, could be considered to have become completely prostrated in admiration now. After seeing Chu Ling''s appearance, the gazes with which he looked at the people from Guiyuan Sect who had purposely squeezed them out in the past gained some confidence, as if he had found his pillar.


    At that time, the rest of the Deng Family disciples would be different. They would look at Chu Ling with a dissatisfied and even grumble expression.


    After all, if it wasn''t for Chu Ling, they wouldn''t have been pushed into this situation, and wouldn''t have had the chance to attack.


    Although they wanted to separate from the rest of the group, they felt discouraged when they thought about how terrifying the beast tide was. They wanted to endure for another day, and when the time came, they would find a chance to take action a few more times, offsetting the Demon Core they owed.


    It turned out that everyone was originally hunting in groups of three to five people, but after the beast tide had passed on the message from Xu Qing, everyone had gathered together consciously to form this hundred man team.


    Furthermore, because Xu Qing was the strongest and the person with the highest status was Xu Qing, it was normal for Little Fatso and the others to be excluded. Not only did they not get any Demon Core, they would even be sent to be bait.


    Furthermore, being used as bait would be tolerated, but it would also count as implicating the party.


    After Chu Ling heard this, he felt relieved, since it was because of him that they were facing so much trouble. It was no wonder that when the rest of the Deng Family were looking at him, their eyes were as sharp as knives!


    Hearing that, Chu Ling only nodded his head, and did not say anything. The reason he was here today was simply to scare away Zhao Ziping and the other three, and so he would not stay for long.


    At that time, if Deng Family and the rest were willing to leave with him, Chu Ling would naturally be able to provide them with protection.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking that, a purple ball suddenly shot over from the distance, but in the blink of an eye, it landed on the corpse of the Dragon Blood Alligator, and in the blink of an eye, it shot back.


    "Haha, I never thought that my luck would be so good today. I even obtained an eighth level Demon Core. Not bad, not bad. Kid, you are really my lucky star!"


    Everyone heard this and immediately reacted from within the group of people who had laughed at the Deng Family. One by one, they looked over, and saw that the Demon Core of the Dragon Blood Alligator that they had just painstakingly killed was actually taken away by this twelve to thirteen year old child in front of them.


    "Where did this little bastard come from? Are you looking to die?"


    "Brat, you better obediently hand over the Demon Core to me, or else I''ll beat you into a pulp!"


    "How dare you rob my Guiyuan Sect? You probably don''t even know how to write the word death, right?"


    Everyone started to criticize him, but Zhao Ziping would not be scared by this scene. While playing with the Demon Core in his hands, he sneered: "What''s yours, what''s mine, whatever''s mine, that''s mine, if you have the ability then come and snatch it away!"


    Everyone was dumbstruck, even Chu Ling had no choice but to admire the Zhao Ziping in front of them. As a person, being able to be so arrogant was something he had never seen before.


    At this time, as Xu Qing''s subordinate, he was the most loyal, most standard dog Xu Yan, so he could not sit still. With a sinister look on his face, he shouted: "Little bastard, this daddy will give you one last chance, if you hand over the Demon Core now, I can let you go, if not, don''t blame me for bullying the weak!"


    Just as Xu Yan''s voice fell, he took out a flying blade from his waist without any warning and threw it towards Xu Yan. How could Xu Yan have expected that the child in front of him not only had an arrogant tone, but also dared to attack with such power under the obvious lack of numbers, adding on to the fact that his cultivation level and strength, and even his spirit artifacts, were all inferior to Zhao Ziping''s, thus, within a breath''s time, the flying blade left a large wound on his arm.


    Furthermore, it was not only that, at that time, without even waiting for Zhao Ziping''s orders, the Knife-scarred Man who had long understood Zhao Ziping immediately threw down his bow and arrow, and rushed towards him with a blade in hand.


    In order to show off his might before, Xu Yan intentionally stood at the very front, so much so that now, the Knife-scarred Man was charging towards him. Forget about if there was anyone willing to help him, even if there was, it would be too late.


    However, in the blink of an eye, another miserable scream came out of Xu Yan''s mouth, and another deep bloody wound appeared on his other arm.


    Following that, the Knife-scarred Man did not delay any further, directly throwing Xu Yan back, and said haughtily to the rest: Who dares to teach my Prince a lesson now?

 C37

    "Who else wants to teach our Prince a lesson now!"


    Knife-scarred Man stood in front of everyone with a long blade in his hand. He was extremely arrogant, and even though the people in the Guiyuan Sect were screaming in anger, it was obvious that this was very compatible with Zhao Ziping''s appetite.


    "Haha, not bad, not bad. You pieces of trash, didn''t you say you would teach me a lesson?" I would like to see who dares to do so. "


    Zhao Ziping said as he stood on Xu Yan''s back and laughed maniacally.


    And at that time, the feelings of everyone in the Guiyuan Sect were stirred, and they all wanted to pull out their swords to move forward.


    It was not that everyone wanted to save Xu Yan, but the truth was, almost everyone hated Xu Yan to the core and wished for him to suffer a little more.


    It was just that now, Zhao Ziping stepping on Xu Yan, was like stepping on Guiyuan Sect, and it was smacking their faces.


    In addition, he had so many people. How could he bear this kind of humiliation?


    At that time, when Xu Qing saw this, he only hesitated for a moment before taking out his sword and going forward.


    After all, she was already the eldest senior sister in terms of Guiyuan Sect, and was also the leader of this hundred plus people. Not to mention that Xu Yan was her subordinate now, she had no reason to just watch from the sidelines.


    "Release them!" Xu Qing said coldly.


    However, her threatening words did not scare Zhao Ziping, but instead made him laugh out loud, and he even stomped on Xu Yan''s back with all his might a few times.


    "Aiyo, you little girl, how dare you talk to me like that? Not bad, I like her a lot. Dao Ba, bring her over. I''m going to give her to Brother Wang and trade her for two spirit artifacts to play with!"


    "You''re courting death!" Hearing that, Xu Qing no longer hesitated, instead, he had the thought of capturing the King first and charged straight at Knife-scarred Man.


    The son of the Knife-scarred Man at that time, was also running away, the long blade in his hand hacked straight towards Xu Qing, but everyone could only see the blue ice sword in Xu Qing''s hand suddenly surge out with mist, transforming into a three foot long sword light, like a nimble little snake, it instantly slipped past the son of the Knife-scarred Man''s long blade and attached itself onto his arm.


    "Lotus Fist!"


    Xu Qing''s lips slightly opened, and then a ray of bloody light burst out. Knife-scarred Man cried out in pain, and his body flew backwards like a kite with its string cut.


    However, what was most shocking was that Knife-scarred Man''s arm that was struck by the sword just now had already turned into a blood lotus, floating in mid air.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling''s heart became heavier. Previously, when he saw Xu Qing deal with the Dragon Blood Alligator, he felt that the reason he could kill it in one move was because of the crowd''s support, but he did not feel that it was powerful.


    But right now, he could not help but feel a sense of fear. That Knife-scarred Man, Chu Ling had long experienced this before, but he was not weak at all!


    "Looks like all these years, I might have underestimated this Xu Qing." Chu Ling muttered.


    At that time, the crowd suddenly boiled over and immediately felt relieved.


    Aren''t you very arrogant?


    Right now, aren''t you still defeated by the big senior sister of my Guiyuan Sect with only one sword strike, and even your arm is missing, what is there for you to be arrogant about?


    "Release them!" Xu Qing shook his sword lightly and said with a cold voice.


    "Bastard! Trash! Useless trash! You can''t even beat a single woman! What use does your daddy want you?"


    Zhao Ziping roared in anger. He had been pampered since he was young, and had never thought that he would be pampered twice today.


    He had his clothes ripped off and hung upside down on the tree to spank his butt, but what about now? He had once again lost face in front of a large crowd, causing his already tyrannical personality to instantly explode out.


    "Good, good, good, you guys, Guiyuan Sect? I want all of you dead today. "


    "Wang Xiaoyang, you bastard, why aren''t you coming out?" Zhao Ziping scolded loudly, causing everyone in Guiyuan Sect to almost die from laughter while clutching their stomachs!


    This act of his was too fake!


    Unfortunately, the laughter did not last long.


    At this moment, a cold snort sounded in the crowd''s ears.


    "I''d like to see just who has the guts to bully my prince!"


    As soon as his voice fell, the sound of footsteps came from within the forest and it was almost at the same time that the sounds of flapping wings came from midair, approaching from afar. In a few breaths, he had arrived in front of the Guiyuan Sect disciples, and completely surrounded them.


    Just as the crowd was about to pull out their swords, five auras were suddenly emitted from the backs of the five Lion Yuan in mid-air. This caused the smiles on everyone''s faces to freeze.


    It was for no other reason but because those five auras represented five cultivators with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, and in the Guiyuan Sect, only Xu Qing was the only one.


    Furthermore, even though there were more than a hundred people in the Guiyuan Sect, there were clearly only a few more people facing them.


    Most importantly, the Black Iron Bows that were being pulled by the people surrounding them were clearly extraordinary. Furthermore, they were a Middle Grade Spirit Treasure, the Dark Blood Bow.


    Although the Ink Blood Bow was not very strong by itself, if this group of over a hundred people were to shoot down an arrow, most of the people would not be able to survive.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling was slightly startled, even though he knew that Zhao Ziping''s background was definitely not ordinary, he did not expect that the guards by his side would actually have such a large group of cultivators, not just the three from Knife-scarred Man.


    However, thinking this, Chu Ling very quickly shook his head, denying this thought. After all, if Zhao Ziping really had this group of people by his side before, then he wouldn''t need to chase after him for so long.


    If his guess was not wrong, it was not because he had implicated everyone present, but because he had accidentally broke into the encirclement of these people while escaping for his life.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling stood in front of Little Fatty and the others, ready to face the incoming killing intent at any time.


    When the Xu Qing of that time saw this, he could no longer restrain himself and took a step forward. He pressed on the sword hilt and said: "I am the disciple of Guiyuan Sect, Xu Qing. If Xu Qing remembers correctly, this should be considered as my Guiyuan Sect''s territory. Everyone, you have passed through the border. "


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, when he saw everyone surrounding him, he immediately felt at ease. As a result, he stroked the purple light marten''s fur with one hand and laughed coldly as he spoke.


    "Guiyuan Sect? I''m sorry, I''ve never heard of it. Furthermore, I keep having the feeling that this is my, Zhao Ziping''s, land! "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, the faces of the people from the Guiyuan Sect became uglier and uglier. Even Xu Qing''s face had a trace of panic on it.


    After all, to him, if it was a cultivator with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, he would naturally not be afraid at all. But now, his opponent had five people, and even the scarred face that had been injured by her sword strike still had the strength to fight.


    Therefore, at that time, Xu Qing''s words were no longer as forceful as before.


    "Fellow Daoists, what exactly do you want? Please state it clearly!"

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    "Fellow Daoists, what exactly do you want? Please state it clearly!"


    "How is it? Hehe, I just heard that your Guiyuan Sect''s disciples are currently hunting here, and we were coincidentally the same. It''s just that, after this beast tide, our harvest is really too poor, so I wanted to borrow some Demon Core from you guys.


    The moment Xu Qing''s words fell, Zhao Ziping looked at the slender figure of a lion kite in midair, and the man dressed in blue clothes, and waited until that man descended from the sky and landed beside him, before he said with a sneer.


    Although the man was wearing a simple dress, there was a strong scent of blood on his body. It was obvious that he was different from the rest in Guiyuan Sect, the stench of blood on his body was definitely something only someone who had experienced countless slaughters!


    After Xu Qing heard this, with her intelligence, how could she not understand the meaning behind Zhao Ziping''s words? What was this, it was obvious that she wanted to steal it!


    Furthermore, from his tone, it was clear that he had been staring at them for a long time, so once Zhao Ziping shouted, they were immediately surrounded.


    However, she didn''t have any intention to compromise. There were after all, a hundred and thirty people here at Guiyuan Sect, and although they hadn''t experienced much slaughter, they weren''t weak either.


    Moreover, if this grand big senior sister Guiyuan Sect was threatened and robbed in front of so many people, she would probably incur criticism.


    "I''m afraid that I can only apologize to everyone. We have also encountered a beast tide and haven''t had much of a harvest. I''m afraid that we won''t be able to satisfy fellow daoists!"


    "Are you looking to die?" Xu Qing had only just finished speaking, how could the originally irritable Zhao Ziping possibly have the mood to argue with Xu Qing over any issues?


    The moment he finished speaking, the cloth-clothed man who did not look too much, immediately pulled out his blade and slashed at Xu Qing, as though he had been waiting for a long time!


    Boom! * The saber light, which was as bright as a rainbow, instantly lit up in the arena. Wherever it went, dirt would fly everywhere.


    Xu Qing did not show any weakness and directly blocked the attack with his sword, but after one strike, he felt even more uneasy.


    Although it was just a brief exchange of blows, it was clear that this person''s strength wasn''t that much weaker than hers.


    If she combined them with the other four, she would not even have the strength to fight back.


    Xu Qing stood up slightly, staring straight at the faintly smiling, extremely repulsive Zhao Ziping, although he was extremely furious in his heart, he could only suppress it deeply. He knew, in his heart, that if he did not hand over the Storage Bag, he would most likely die here.


    Therefore, Xu Qing clenched his teeth, and humiliated himself even more as he threw out the Storage Bag hanging from his waist, and said angrily: "Give it to them!"


    When the people from the Guiyuan Sect heard it, they immediately exploded, and the majority of them, like Chu Ling before, did not have much money or wealth, and just the things that they had accumulated for years and days, were now handed over like this, and their hearts were a little unwilling.


    Needless to say, when everyone saw Xu Qing hand over all the Demon Core they had hunted since the beginning of their search, they felt as if their hearts had been stabbed by a knife. They were completely unable to accept this.


    Many disciples who felt frustrated did not care about what kind of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators were suppressing the formation, and directly rushed out of the encirclement with long swords in their hands. They wanted to directly break out of the encirclement and protect their Storage Bag, but they did not expect that just after running a few steps, they were shot by a cold sword arrow and turned into a hedgehog.


    When the rest of the people saw this, they were immediately scared to the point that they no longer dared to resist. Very quickly, they threw away the Storage Bag on their bodies, and could only grumble helplessly. However, they could all hear that everyone''s complaints were directed at Xu Qing.


    After all, in their opinion, if Xu Qing took the lead and charged forward, they might have a chance.


    "How preposterous! When did the disciples of my Guiyuan Sect suffer such a great humiliation in their own territory?"


    "Shame!" This is a great humiliation! "


    Chu Ling did not care about everyone''s complaints, and casually threw out the Storage Bag that he placed in the most obvious position out. In any case, it was filled with some worthless things, so Chu Ling did not care.


    But towards Xu Qing, he had underestimated him even more. If he were to use such a method, in the future when he was in power, he would have to give up his Guiyuan Sect!


    As for the little fatty, Lu Xun and the others, they were very satisfied, since they did not have much money, they would just throw it away, just that the people from Deng Family were looking at Chu Ling with even more disgust.


    After all, everyone had hoped that Chu Ling, the previous senior brother, would be able to compete with Xu Qing and lead them out of the encirclement. What they hadn''t expected was that Chu Ling was practically the first one to admit his wrongs and throw Storage Bag at a faster speed.


    And most importantly, in their opinion, if Chu Ling did not come, that Zhao Ziping would not have appeared, and would not have robbed them of their Storage Bag either.


    Therefore, everyone''s disgust towards Chu Ling could not help but deepen by a few degrees.


    Zhao Ziping looked at the Storage Bag that was picked up, and the smile on his face became wider, he did not care that Chu Ling and the rest had most likely hidden Storage Bag, and only ridiculed: "Since the Storage Bag is handed over, then I''ll borrow the spirit artifact for a few days, you guys should have no objections right?"


    When the people of Guiyuan Sect heard this, how could they not have any objections, it was simply like they had the impulse to hack Zhao Ziping into eight pieces.


    "No, absolutely not. If we hand over the Spirit Treasure, then we will be slaughtered by them."


    "That''s right, I absolutely can''t hand over my Spirit Treasure. Even if I die, I absolutely can''t die in such a miserable manner!"


    "At most, we''ll just have to fight. I want to see if these guys have three heads and six arms."


    "That''s right, we should kill them. Killing them isn''t a loss, but killing two of them would earn us more!"


    The Guiyuan Sect people all spoke out, but none of them dared to take the initiative, and when that Zhao Ziping heard this, he did not have the slightest expression, but only calmly said: "Since you are not willing, then kill him!"


    Just as Zhao Ziping''s voice fell, in an instant, the bow-wielding man who was already waiting for an order let go of the bowstring. In an instant, arrows covered the sky and covered the earth, filling up an area with a black mass, as if there wasn''t the slightest gap.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling was secretly fearful that although the Zhao Ziping in front of him was young, his thoughts were actually sinister and ruthless.


    Chu Ling turned the formless sword in his hand into a giant shield and shielded Little Fatso and the others behind him.


    However, the rest of the group did not have that much luck.


    The people who were not prepared in the first place were basically unable to react in time, but in an instant, miserable cries sounded out one after another. The disciples who were standing at the periphery of the Guiyuan Sect were all slapped onto the ground one after another, like a surging tide.


    "You can either hand it over or die. You can choose on your own. I don''t mind killing more people anyway." Zhao Ziping said with a cold smile.


    At that time, Xu Qing''s fists were clenched tightly, his face was white as snow, countless of times he wanted to pull out the sword, but he had no choice but to suppress his thoughts.


    "Give it to them!" Xu Qing looked at the surrounding corpses, and threw the blue ice sword in his hand out, and said while clenching his teeth.


    When the rest of the Guiyuan Sect saw this, their hearts immediately turned to ashes. Although they knew that there was nothing they could do, in their hearts, they were still complaining about Xu Qing''s impotent eldest senior sister, causing them to suffer such humiliation.


    "If only Chu Ling was still the Guiyuan Sect genius of the past, then that would be great," the crowd thought in their hearts. When they thought about how Chu Ling was their senior brother, they couldn''t help but reminisce.


    When everyone''s gaze fell on Chu Ling, they quickly shook their heads.


    "No matter how strong he was in the past, that is still a matter of the past. The current him is only at the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage. He does not have the strength to change the general situation. Sigh, what a pity!"


    As everyone thought of this, they reluctantly threw out the Spirit Equipment in their hands. Originally, they thought that they could get away with it, but they did not expect that, Zhao Ziping''s smile became even wider, obviously not wanting to let them go.


    "Since you''ve already handed over your Spirit Treasures, then I''ll lend you female disciples to be my Royal Brother''s furnace. You shouldn''t have any objections, right?"

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    "You guys probably don''t have any objections?"


    As soon as Zhao Ziping finished speaking, the Guiyuan Sect people who were already dejected immediately woke up. They suddenly felt like they had been deceived.


    And in fact, it was indeed as they had thought. Even though Zhao Ziping did not have the intention to truly kill them, he absolutely would not leave them even the slightest bit of things!


    If their guess was correct, if they were to really endure the humiliation and hand over a few female disciples, it was likely that they would be completely searched!


    At that time, Xu Qing, who had felt that he had been deceived, also became enraged and could no longer maintain his calm demeanor. He could not help but say: "Could it be that you want to let us go after handing over the Storage Bag and spirit artifacts? What, you guys want to break your promise? "


    "Breach of promise? When did I promise to let you go? "Oh right, I think you''re pretty good. Come with me in a bit!" Zhao Ziping said in a good mood.


    As he thought about how his brother Wang would be so happy to see a group of beautiful women making a cauldron for him, he couldn''t help but wonder what kind of reward he would like to receive this time.


    The cloth-clothed man also nodded in agreement, "Indeed, we didn''t say that. I advise you to quickly choose a few people, don''t ruin the mood of my prince, or else we''ll have to start a massacre again. Sigh!" Dead people are not such a good thing! "


    Hearing that, Xu Qing who had never suffered such humiliation before, could not help but tremble, she bit her lips, and immediately, she who could not endure anymore, instantly pulled out her sword.


    But right at that moment, when Xu Qing had just unsheathed his sword, the cloth-clothed man and his team of five immediately took action.


    In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing, who had crippled the Knife-scarred Man with a single sword strike, fell to the ground like a kite with its string cut.


    "You really don''t care about face at all. I already said it was just a loan. Why are you in such a hurry? At worst, I''ll just return it to you after my brother Wang has used it."


    "Hee hee, rest assured. After this, I can guarantee that I will let you leave. You bunch of paupers. Even if I want something, you will not be able to give it to me!" Zhao Ziping carelessly said as he looked towards the crowd of Guiyuan Sect s. It looked like he couldn''t help but cause others to doubt the authenticity of the words.


    Without Storage Bag, without the spirit artifact in their hands, they had no power to resist. They could only choose this Zhao Ziping who looked to be young.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s body had retreated backwards, purposely hiding himself behind the little fatty''s fat body, and then he had even hidden himself behind the crowd of people, it was not because he wanted Little Fatso and the others to block the arrows for him, but because he did not want to divert Zhao Ziping''s attention, otherwise, Zhao Ziping would probably send people to attack him immediately.


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, he did not care about the Guiyuan Sect disciples in front of him that wanted to directly tear him apart, and directly walked toward the group with incomparable arrogance.


    The cloth-clothed man called Wang Xiaoyang immediately followed behind Zhao Ziping, his eyes swept across the crowd like an eagle, obviously preparing to take precautions against everyone violently injuring them.


    "This won''t do, it''s too dark."


    "That won''t do. You''re a bit fat. You''re a pig, so it''s not good to eat less!"


    "As for you? You cut your face with a knife! "So ugly."


    Zhao Ziping kept on walking as he kept on commenting to the girls on the path he was on. His words were incomparably vicious, to the point that no matter how good-natured a person was, they would find it hard to endure.


    However, the Guiyuan Sect of the male disciples had already been destroyed by the slaughter earlier. As long as they were not killed, then no matter what, it would be fine.


    That was why all of them lowered their heads and pretended not to hear anything.


    As for the female disciples, their eyes were all dim and filled with despair.


    However, Zhao Ziping''s eyes seemed to be extremely sharp, after looking at many people in a row, he still did not pick one out, only that he was not stingy with his vicious words.


    Very quickly, because most of the beautiful female disciples were hiding at the very back, Zhao Ziping arrived at Chu Ling''s location. It was just that when he arrived, he saw that Little Fatso''s majestic figure had already completely covered him.


    And most importantly, at this moment, Zhao Ziping''s gaze was already on Deng Yiyue, his eyes revealing an extremely excited expression.


    Originally, Deng Yiyue''s beauty was extraordinary, thus upon seeing her, Zhao Ziping immediately thought of something.


    "Alright, alright, this person is not worse than that Xu Qing. If you offer him, he can at least exchange for a top quality spiritual equipment. Not bad, not bad, take him away."


    Zhao Ziping squinted his eyes and said while nodding his head in satisfaction.


    When she said this, Deng Yiyue immediately paled from fright. She, who was not very courageous in the first place, subconsciously retreated, wanting to get the protection of the Deng Family disciples like before.


    Each and every one of them retreated a few steps back in tacit understanding. There were even some girls who were praying in their hearts for Deng Yiyue to be brought away quickly so they could divert Zhao Ziping''s attention.


    Deng Yiyue turned her head, and saw that there was no one within three steps behind her. Even someone like her who had never seen the world knew of her impending doom, and was even more afraid.


    "Alright, come with me. It''s my top quality spirit artifact!" Zhao Ziping laughed out loud and was about to grab Deng Yiyue.


    But right at that moment, a mountain like fat body instantly appeared in front of Zhao Ziping and blocked the attack.


    "She is my eldest senior brother''s wife, you are not allowed to touch her!"


    The little fatty looked at Zhao Ziping with extreme seriousness. He even used his arms to hold Deng Yiyue behind him, as if he would not give in at all!


    At that time, Zhao Ziping was instantly stunned. He, who was initially a little afraid, immediately laughed when he felt that little fatty''s cultivation did not even reach the first level of Vein Opening Stage.


    It wasn''t just him, but even the cloth-clothed man behind him couldn''t help but smile. He didn''t even have the slightest intention to attack.


    "With just you? A trash who has yet to even reach the first level of Vein Opening Stage actually dares to obstruct me!? " Zhao Ziping said with a sneer, and then directly punched towards the little fatty''s fat body.


    Zhao Ziping was originally a crippled person and would usually kill people just because he was a little dissatisfied with Little Fatty. Thus, he did not hold back at all when facing Little Fatty and used his deadly move.


    But just when Zhao Ziping thought that the little fatty''s body would fly out like a pile of mud, a figure suddenly appeared between the two of them. Facing Zhao Ziping''s all-out attack, he casually reached out his hand and grabbed the fist.


    Following that, even more so, a cracking sound rang out. Zhao Ziping''s originally incomparably complacent face instantly twisted as a heart-wrenching scream suddenly rang out.


    "With just you? A little kid at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage dares to make a move against my brother? "

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    "With just you? A little kid at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage dares to make a move against my brother? "


    The strength behind Chu Ling''s palm grew even stronger as he indifferently said:


    "It seems like the lesson before was still not enough. A little kid, where did he get such heavy killing intent from? This won''t do, I still need to be educated!"


    As Chu Ling said this, in the midst of everyone''s shock, he directly pulled the dumbstruck Zhao Ziping over to his side.


    After that, just as Zhao Ziping was about to land in front of him, Chu Ling directly kicked on his butt, causing his body to immediately fly far away.


    But back then, the fist that he swung out was still firmly held in Chu Ling''s hand, and with a crack, it was clear that under the force of two completely opposite forces, Zhao Ziping''s arm was directly fractured.


    However, Zhao Ziping''s body was not able to fly out, and was still firmly pulled back by Chu Ling. One hand was holding his throat, as if he was going to be held hostage.


    "With just you? You still want to learn from him and steal women? It''s really not good to learn! " Chu Ling slapped Zhao Ziping on the head and said while shaking his head and sighing.


    But at this moment, the expressions of everyone in the Guiyuan Sect changed in an instant. Their originally lifeless eyes once again erupted with a strange light.


    After all, no one was a coward. It was just that they were always lacking a leader who led them.


    Previously, the eldest senior sister Xu Qing who had the highest cultivation chose to surrender, but in the end, she was defeated in a single strike, causing them to be unable to use any of their power.


    However, what they never thought of, was that in this moment of crisis, their eldest senior brother, Chu Ling, who had been crippled a long time ago, would actually stand out. With just a single appearance, he was able to control the most important person on the other side.


    In the blink of an eye, the leaders of the two generations of disciples judged their superiors!


    He, who had been enduring patiently for a long time, had always been waiting for this opportunity. He had thought that it was impossible for Zhao Ziping to give him this chance, and had even had the impulse to bring Little Fatty and the others to kill his way out.


    "It''s, it''s you, you brat, I haven''t settled the score with you yet, but you still dare to attack me!" Zhao Ziping roared in anger, his heart was filled with regret.


    The him who was previously busy dealing with the Guiyuan Sect people had initially thought that since Chu Ling was surrounded here, there was no possibility of escaping, so he did not care at all. He only thought that after he had dealt with the Guiyuan Sect people, he would be able to deal with the torture Chu Ling would suffer.


    "Wang Xiaoyang, you useless lackeys, what are you waiting for? Why aren''t you killing him?"


    Zhao Ziping roared angrily out of embarrassment, but what awaited him was a big slap on his face, and his head was almost crooked.


    And the cloth-clothed man, Wang Xiaoyang, only stared at Chu Ling with unfriendly eyes, not daring to make the slightest movement.


    Although he seemed to be the leader of these people, it was as Zhao Ziping had said, he was merely a servant.


    If something were to happen to Zhao Ziping, he feared that his fate would not be good.


    At that time, Xu Yan had grabbed him from the very beginning, and Xu Yan, who had been ravaged, finally reacted. Xu Yan, who had originally been pretending to be dead behind Zhao Ziping''s group, suddenly stood up. Don''t you see that your master is in my Guiyuan Sect? "


    "Do you know what my identity is? If you don''t get out of my way, I will make that trash, Chu Ling, cripple your master."


    Just as Xu Yan''s voice fell, the cloth-clothed man who was already furious turned around, a wave of boundless killing intent swept towards Xu Yan, scaring him to death.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling''s thoughts went through a hundred changes, and he immediately said this to Xu Yan, who was extremely disgusted with him.


    "Xu Yan is right, I advise you to immediately release him. My Guiyuan Sect disciples are the most united, if you harm him, then I will dare to kill all of you!"


    Once Chu Ling finished speaking, everyone in the Guiyuan Sect nodded slightly.


    He only felt that Chu Ling''s stomach size was not something that ordinary people could compare with.


    They had witnessed Xu Yan''s provocations and insults, but they had not expected Chu Ling to be so magnanimous, using all his strength to protect Xu Yan. As expected, this was what a senior should look like!


    With such a comparison, everyone felt that the elders in Guiyuan Sect were all blind. To actually cripple Chu Ling and make him a Xu Qing, this was even more of a fool than an idiot!


    However, when the cloth-clothed man and the others heard this, they felt that the meaning was different. Immediately, they felt threatened.


    Therefore, in an instant, the cloth-clothed man rushed towards Xu Yan, in the blink of an eye, he had already grabbed Xu Yan by the throat, before he could even speak, Chu Ling had already purposely shouted out loud.


    "Bastard, you are not allowed to touch my closest junior brother!"


    When the cloth-clothed man heard this, he instantly let out a cold laugh. He, who believed this to be true, directly let a hand fall on Xu Yan''s wrist, and with a cracking sound, Xu Yan''s expression twitched.


    "Chu Ling? I will give you Xu Yan, and you give me his Highness. From now on, treat it as if nothing happened. The cloth-clothed man held Xu Yan in one hand, while the fingers on the other hand continuously tapped at the joints of Xu Yan''s body, as if he was threatening Chu Ling.


    But at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he could only roll his eyes, he did not want to care about it at all, since Xu Yan was such a person, if he died, then so be it.


    Therefore, Chu Ling only silently pulled out the flying blade at Zhao Ziping''s waist, and stabbed Zhao Ziping''s shoulder, and said indifferently: "What you think is right!"


    Facing such a drastic change in attitude from Chu Ling, the cloth-clothed man was simply unable to guess what Chu Ling was thinking. Thus, he also fiercely tapped on Xu Yan''s other arm without hesitation, immediately causing two sounds as if pigs were being butchered!


    One was naturally Xu Yan whose wrist had been broken, and the other was Zhao Ziping, who was in Chu Ling''s hands. The moment the cloth-clothed man made his move, Chu Ling unceremoniously stabbed his blade in again.


    "Wang Xiaoping, are you stupid? I''ll tell you now, if I get any more, when I escape, you won''t be able to escape!"


    Zhao Ziping roared in anger. He did not care whether Chu Ling truly cared about him or not, he only knew that he did not want to be cut!


    After Chu Ling heard this, he raised the blade above Zhao Ziping''s head and said: "Not bad, not bad, since you are so cooperative, I will not let you suffer so much, you and I will think about how to settle this matter!"


    "Tell me, what do you want, I can give you," Zhao Ziping said impatiently, his tone carrying a hint of fawning.


    He then shouted at the cloth-clothed man, "Wang Xiaoyang, I''m telling you, you better think about your family. If I die, none of them can escape!"

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    "If I die, none of them will be able to escape!"


    Hearing that, Wang Xiaoyang''s mouth twitched a few times, and he immediately threw Xu Yan, who was already paralyzed, to the side, suppressing the anger in his heart: "Tell me, what exactly do you want?"


    Hearing this, Chu Ling nodded his head in satisfaction, and said: "It''s time to return the Storage Bag that we just snatched away!"


    "Give it to him!" Wang Xiaoyang looked at the throwing knife in Chu Ling''s hand, although his heart was dripping blood, thinking that if he were to hand it over, then all his efforts today would have been in vain.


    However, he didn''t dare to resist at all, and could only obediently hand it over. After all, the most important thing was Zhao Ziping''s safety.


    However, the cloth-clothed man had already decided that after he saved Zhao Ziping, he would kill everyone in front of him. Especially Chu Ling, he would tear their corpses into a thousand pieces!


    Very quickly, the people who received the cloth-clothed man''s order threw out the Storage Bag that they had just obtained.


    Very quickly, there were a few Guiyuan Sect disciples who went up and picked them up, and even quickly divided up the Storage Bag s. Even the Storage Bag that Chu Ling threw out before was sent back, and handed over to the little fatty.


    Everyone who had obtained the of Storage Bag naturally became more excited, and even the eyes they looked at Chu Ling with became hotter.


    "Release them!" The cloth-clothed man said coldly.


    "Release him? Do you think I''m stupid! You''ll snatch it back after you release it? " Chu Ling sneered, and looked at the man as though he was looking at a fool, and said again.


    "Since the Storage Bag that you borrowed from us has already been returned, why don''t you use it on me? This time, I will definitely return it as well!"


    "You ¡­ "Don''t even think about it!" Hearing that, the cloth-clothed man immediately understood that Chu Ling was trying to steal their Storage Bag, so he subconsciously shouted.


    However, just as he finished shouting, the flying dagger in Chu Ling''s hand instantly descended, and directly stabbed the cloth-clothed man in the chest. Although it did not directly pierce through, everyone knew, that as long as Chu Ling used a little more strength, the flying dagger would definitely be able to pierce into Zhao Ziping''s heart.


    Chu Ling did not have any intentions of wasting time with them, after all, these people were not good people, if not for him taking the chance to capture Zhao Ziping using the Spatial Compression Technique, Deng Yiyue and the rest would have been forcefully kidnapped, and he would have been killed by the arrows.


    Chu Ling had never been a merciful and lenient person. He would kill anyone who wanted to kill him.


    At that time, when Zhao Ziping saw this, he no longer had any arrogance left. He was only so afraid that his entire body tensed up, and did not dare to make the slightest movement, afraid that he would move, and that the flying dagger would directly pierce into his heart.


    Even he, who was going to curse at Wang Xiaoyang, had restrained himself.


    "What is it? You really think I don''t know how to kill people? " Chu Ling said indifferently. The hilt of the throwing knife he was holding started to tremble continuously, it scared Zhao Ziping to the point that he almost went limp on the ground.


    Seeing that, the cloth-clothed man did not dare to delay any longer. Even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to throw out his Storage Bag first and coldly said: "Give it to him!"


    After the cloth-clothed man took the lead, the surrounding people did not dare to hold back anymore, and started to throw the Storage Bag over. Only, this time, Chu Ling did not let anyone else pick it up.


    "One last request. In order to ensure our safety, I want to invite you cultivators with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage to eat a Pill and build a closer relationship."


    "Of course, I have invited all of you to eat Pill, so all of you should return the favor. For example, your Ink Blood Bow, is not bad at all!"


    Chu Ling knew that if he did not take care of these five Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage people and the one hundred Ink Blood Bows, no matter how many he wanted, he would be forced to return.


    However, the cloth-clothed man and the others exploded in an instant, as everyone could hear that the Pill Chu Ling was talking about was definitely a poison pill!


    Furthermore, the reason why they were able to suppress the Guiyuan Sect so tightly was not only because the cultivators from the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage had the absolute advantage, but also because of these more than one hundred Ink Blood Bows.


    If he were to swallow the Poison Pill and hand over the Dark Blood Bow, it would be difficult for him to even protect himself when the time came, let alone retaliate.


    "It looks like they don''t want to eat these Pill! Then you should eat it! "


    When Chu Ling saw the cloth-clothed man''s hesitant look, he was not angry, and only smiled as he fed the poison pill in his hand to Zhao Ziping.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping was simply about to cry. Forget about not knowing whether or not this poison pill was a fatal one, even if it was a fatal one, he was definitely not willing to eat it!


    As for what would happen to the cloth-clothed man and the others after they ate them, that was not something he needed to care about.


    They were just a few lackeys, they would die just like that!


    Zhao Ziping immediately shook his head, and said angrily: "Cut the crap! Listen to me, hand over the Ink Blood Bow and consume the poison pill, or else don''t blame me for being ruthless!"


    Just as Zhao Ziping finished speaking, the surrounding people instantly shivered, and no longer dared to delay as they threw out the Mo Blood Bow in their hands.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he also immediately threw the Pill in his hands out, and they separately landed in the hands of the five Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators. As for the Knife-scarred Man son who had one arm missing, Chu Ling did not bother about him, and used him as the last bit of confidence left for the cloth-clothed man.


    After Chu Ling saw the five of them swallow the Pill, he then instructed: "Each of you will use a bow, use the fastest time to refine them, quickly go!"


    When everyone heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. After all, not only had they not lost anything, they had also obtained a Middle Grade Spirit Treasure. This could be said to be a blessing in disguise!


    In almost an instant, the crowd all picked up an Ink Blood Bow and began to refine it.


    An hour later, Chu Ling waited for the last Guiyuan Sect disciple to finish refining his blade before he pulled out the flying dagger that was originally in front of Zhao Ziping''s heart.


    After that, he even silently took Zhao Ziping''s Storage Bag and examined it a few times. After confirming that there were no more omissions, he was about to throw Zhao Ziping back.


    After all, the cloth-clothed man and his group of a hundred still had the strength to fight.


    However, just when Chu Ling was about to throw it out, he noticed that there was a black iron ring on Zhao Ziping''s right hand. It looked simple and unadorned, like it could be sold for hundreds, if not thousands of spirit stones.


    Chu Ling thought about it for a moment and then became interested.


    After all, a popinjay like Zhao Ziping did not seem like a person with special tastes, hence he had casually taken it down.


    However, Chu Ling did not expect that the moment he took it out, Zhao Ziping, who was originally letting Chu Ling plunder, would actually burst out instantly, looking as if he was going to fight to the death with Chu Ling.


    "Put it down!"

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    "Put it down!"


    Zhao Ziping said anxiously, but how could Chu Ling care whether this storage ring was a treasure or an extremely important object? In any case, the more nervous Zhao Ziping felt towards him, the more valuable this object became.


    As such, without saying a word, Chu Ling kept the black iron ring, and then kicked Zhao Ziping out.


    "If you keep spouting nonsense, don''t blame me for teaching you a lesson. There are many people here, so the effect should be pretty good!"


    Chu Ling said, and was not afraid of Zhao Ziping''s retaliation, after all, although the poison pills that he had given them could not kill anyone, it would cause the cloth-clothed man and the others to lose the ability to fight.


    Furthermore, the Dark Blood Bow was currently in the hands of the Guiyuan Sect. Although they had the strength to fight, they did not dare to fall out immediately.


    Of course, even if they really went against him, Chu Ling wouldn''t be afraid. With his current abilities, it would be easy for him to protect Little Fatty and the others when the five Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators couldn''t do anything.


    Thus, under Chu Ling''s extreme disdain, Zhao Ziping, who had not completely lost his mind, and the support of the cloth-clothed man, fiercely glared at Chu Ling and then brought the group to escape into the forest.


    When Chu Ling and the rest of the Guiyuan Sect saw that Zhao Ziping and the rest had left, they only smiled, but did not have the intention to rest on the spot. Instead, they quickly headed in the opposite direction of Zhao Ziping and the others, and only stopped to rest after finding an empty land that had been devastated by the beast tide.


    Chu Ling also took this opportunity to take down the hundred or so Storage Bag s on Little Fatso.


    Because there were so many relationships, the current Chu Ling seemed to be somewhat rich and overbearing, thus Chu Ling found Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui to help count the number.


    Chu Ling had a pretty good impression of the two of them. Although Deng Hui liked to show off at the beginning, and wanted to lower himself so that he himself wouldn''t be bullied, he didn''t have any malicious intent towards them.


    Especially after Chu Ling showed off his ability, he did not reveal the slightest bit of arrogance.


    As for Deng Yiyue, she was naturally pure and was rather rare, so Chu Ling was not afraid that the both of them would get greedy.


    Moreover, this time it was because of the trouble he had brought with him, so even if they were to be greedy, Chu Ling felt that it would be fine.


    And other than the two of them, there were still five other people with Deng Family here.


    At this time, the five of them had regretful expressions. If it were not for them grumbling and scolding Deng Yiyue less, they would have had a share of the Storage Bag s that they counted today.


    As a result, the five of them looked at Chu Ling with eyes full of flattery and apology. Chu Ling naturally knew their goal.


    However, he did not care about it at all. With regards to Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui, he did not mind them taking some things away, because the two of them had still been protective of him.


    But to others, he would not even be willing to part with the Spiritual Stone.


    Therefore, he sat down cross-legged and looked at the black iron ring that Zhao Ziping paid particular attention to.


    Chu Ling carefully examined it for a moment, but was unable to find any clues, following that, the Spiritual Energy rushed straight into the storage ring, only then did he realise that there was a divine intent imprint on the black iron ring.


    "This is indeed not a simple black iron ring. Is it a totem?"


    Chu Ling thought like that in his heart, after that, the Spiritual Energy in his body once again rushed towards the storage ring, and the divine sense mark Zhao Ziping left on the ring was quickly cleansed by Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling immersed his mind within it, and noticed that inside the storage ring, there was a space that was approximately thirty meters wide, and thirty meters wide. There were all kinds of things placed within, and among them, there were over five thousand Spiritual Stone.


    As for spiritual weapons, he had quite a few talismans as well. There were even various types of wine, delicacies, and even a few sets of clothes worn by women.


    "It''s actually a storage ring, it''s really rich!"


    However, this guy really can''t learn well at such a young age. It''s fortunate that I stole him away. Otherwise, I would have been forced to take this wrong path! The next time we meet, we will have to teach them a lesson, "Chu Ling laughed and said.


    However, very quickly, Chu Ling was attracted by the cauldron in the middle. What was brewed in the cauldron was obviously some kind of medicinal soup, and it looked extremely thick at the moment, but what truly attracted Chu Ling was the image of the lonely looking figure above the cauldron.


    "Ape?" You''re that Ape? How did your Spirit get locked up by Zhao Ziping? "


    Chu Ling said in shock, and his voice sounded from the storage ring.


    As for the Stone Armored Ape''s Spirit who had heard Chu Ling''s voice, it did not show any signs of anger, so it naturally did not sound angry at all.


    "Brat, there''s no need to play those tricks. No matter what, I will end up losing my soul. How can I let you do as you wish?"


    "If you want me to open up your meridians, then you''re overthinking it."


    "Open a meridian? "Think too much?" Although his cultivation was not high, he did not know if there were any great Dao of reincarnation in the world. In any case, if it wasn''t for the fight between the Ape and the few Spirit Demon Generals, he would not have been able to survive Wang Tao and the others.


    So, he had a good impression of the Stone Armor Ape.


    He was not a greedy person either. The harvest this time was already rich enough, whether it was comprehending the Spatial Compression, or obtaining a large amount of Spiritual Stone spirit artifacts, they were all unimaginable in the past.


    As for opening his meridians, he didn''t think too much about it. In any case, he only needed to train steadily and didn''t need anyone''s help. Thus, he had the thought of releasing the soul of the Stone Armor Ape.


    With that thought, Chu Ling turned into a giant hand and directly grabbed the Stone Armor Ape''s soul away from the cauldron, preparing to release it when no one else was around.


    However, he did not expect that the lonely Ape would actually tremble, as if it found it hard to believe!


    "You ¡­ You actually let me go! "


    Oh, I forgot to tell you, the original owner of this storage ring has already been chased away by me, so it has already changed hands. I have no interest in you. Chu Ling explained.


    "No wonder I feel that the ring has already changed hands. I thank Fellow Daoist Ape for saving me. You''ve given me the chance to reincarnate!" The Ape said to Chu Ling.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling could not help but ask, with the strength of Zhao Ziping and the rest, how could they snatch the soul of the Ape from the hands of the Demonic Beast?


    In regards to Chu Ling''s doubts, the Ape was not stingy either, and directly told Chu Ling about it. It turned out that the Ape''s life was already nearing its end, and had wanted to come to the outskirts of the Cangmang Mountain Range to die quietly!


    However, it was unexpected that Zhao Ziping''s family had already coveted it for a long time, because Zhao Family experts could not easily step in and cause a counterattack. They could only send out Zhao Ziping and the others, and join forces with a few demon generals to attack him.


    Moreover, Zhao Ziping and the others had secretly poisoned it, causing it to be completely defeated. In the end, it died under the encirclement of a few Goblin Generals, while its soul was imprisoned here.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he did not ask what the hell was going on with Zhao Family, and so he did not ask again.


    "Alright then. Senior, please rest here for a moment. I''ll release you when no one is around."


    Chu Ling said, and was about to exit the storage ring.


    But just at that time, the Ape that had been thinking for a long time suddenly spoke with a bit of bitterness.


    "Wait, I have another request. In this world, my Ape Clan may be the only one left in my clan, but I''m already dead. Can you please tell fellow cultivator that if you have the chance, you need to let my Ape Clan burn a little incense?"


    Chu Ling rolled his eyes as he thought, this last one is already dead, how can you still keep incense?


    Even if I gave you a female ape right now, it wouldn''t be of any use!


    But Chu Ling did not say it out loud, but agreed instead, if there was a chance, he could do it himself!


    Although it heard the perfunctory tone in Chu Ling''s words, it already had no choice but to believe in Chu Ling. It had no other choice.


    "Alright, since you are so righteous, I, Old Ape, also have something to give you. I will help you create the tenth Spiritual Vein!"

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    At the same time, in a valley not too far away from Chu Ling and the others, Zhao Ziping was currently holding a sharp sword and unceasingly thrusting at the purple light mink which was already ingrained with blood and flesh, as if he was determined to mince it into minced meat!


    "Bastard, damn it, trash, I have raised you for so long, why didn''t you help me stop that bastard Chu Ling just now, causing me to lose the Armored Ape''s Spirit, you useless thing!"


    Zhao Ziping said as he continued to stab out with the longsword in his hand. He only stopped when the corpse of the purple light sable on the ground had been reduced to a pile of meat paste.


    "What did my royal brother say?" Zhao Ziping casually threw away the sword in his hand and directly sat down by the pool of blood and mud, and asked casually.


    "The great hall said that the clan had already dispatched a second class reverend, Zhao Yongniang, to retrieve the divine soul of that Stone Armored Ape." The cloth-clothed man said respectfully.


    "Hmph, if it''s just a second class reverend, then why not a few first class reverends with Dragon Transformantion Stage s and directly destroy my Guiyuan Sect? I don''t believe that Chu Ling won''t dare to not hand it over!" Zhao Ziping said snappily.


    "Your Highness, if our Zhao Kingdom wants to reach the Yan Nation, we must go through this Cangmang Mountain Range. And the Demon King here is the famous Demon King of our Hundred Sects Land, the Great Banyan Tree King.


    Furthermore, we don''t even need to mention the other demon generals and commander-in-chiefs of the Cangmang Mountain Range. The reason why they sent us here before, was because we were weak enough to not attract the attention of the demons. "


    "So, even if it''s this time, we can only send out a second rank consecrate, but don''t worry Your Highness, the Stone Armored Ape''s soul is not someone that can give in so easily, as long as it doesn''t surrender voluntarily, Chu Ling will definitely not be able to refine it in a short period of time, when that time comes, we can just take it back."


    Zhao Ziping nodded, and didn''t say anything. He only looked in the direction of the Guiyuan Sect and muttered: "Chu Ling, tell me, when the time comes, am I going to mince you into minced meat? Or was it better to chop it into mincemeat? This is really a headache! "


    On the other side...


    The tenth Spiritual Vein?


    Chu Ling was shocked. He had never heard of the tenth Spiritual Vein that the Ape spoke of.


    However, before Chu Ling could even speak, a majestic force suddenly rushed into his body. The medicinal soup within the cauldron immediately flew up and blended into the soul of the Stone Armor Ape, and at the same time, the Stone Armor Ape directly rushed out of the ring and silently entered Chu Ling''s body.


    Chu Ling felt a strange itch that was hard to endure. In just a few breaths of time, Chu Ling felt that there really was a grayish-brown Spiritual Vein in his body.


    And what Chu Ling could sense, was that not only had he obtained this Spiritual Vein, he had also obtained the sacred art that the Spiritual Vein came with.


    "It''s actually the Stone Armour, the innate ability of the Ape. In the future, if I go up against it, it''s equivalent to having a top quality defensive spirit artifact. Moreover, as long as I''m strong, its defensive power will also become stronger."


    "This is much more precious than a top grade spirit weapon."


    "And most importantly, right now, I am equivalent to having ten Spiritual Vein. Even though I am still at the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage, I have already opened eight Spiritual Vein, and I have two innate abilities, as well as Spiritual Energy that far surpasses others. Ordinary people at the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage are simply no match for me.


    Even if it''s Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, I am not afraid! "


    As Chu Ling thought about this, the Stone Armored Ape''s voice came out in his mind.


    "Kid, as matters stand, I don''t care whether or not you''re with the people from Zhao Family. I also don''t care whether or not you keep your promise and help me continue the bloodline of the Ape.


    If you remember what happened today, then when your cultivation is sufficient in the future, you can simply take out this Spiritual Vein I gave you and transplant it onto another ape. "


    "I hope you can keep your promise!"


    After the Ape finished speaking, it waited for Chu Ling to call it and it was silent, as though it had gone far away.


    "Don''t worry, since I, Chu Ling, have agreed, in the future, I will definitely return a clan''s prosperity!"


    Chu Ling said, then pulled his mind out.


    Although his strength had undergone a tremendous change, the people in the outside world had not noticed it at all.


    When he came back to his senses, the three of them were still excitedly counting the rewards. Looking at how their mouths were still open, it was obvious that they were extremely excited.


    At this moment, perhaps everyone had already rested enough, the shock from just now had already passed, and looking at the Storage Bag s beside the three of them, they were already filled with greed.


    Especially the almost crippled Xu Yan, who looked at Chu Ling with even more resentment. In his opinion, his misery was entirely Chu Ling''s doing, allowing the cloth-clothed man to treat him as a hostage.


    However, if Chu Ling knew the truth, he would have generously admitted it, after all, that was what he had planned to do previously.


    After the three of them looked at each other, the little fatty finally said, "Big Senior, in this trial, you definitely won. There are more than three hundred Demon Core among these Storage Bag s, and their ranks aren''t low either."


    "As far as I know, our group of people only managed to hunt a total of eighty or so Demon Core. Even if we add them all up, it''s not as many as this place!"


    The moment the little fatty finished speaking, Chu Ling''s mind suddenly shook, and then he started to laugh out loud. He was originally worrying about how to kill the Demonic Beast, but he never thought that there were actually so many Demon Core within the Zhao Family!


    Each and every one of them thought further ahead of Chu Ling. After all, if Chu Ling wanted to win, he would need at most a hundred Demon Core.


    However, the remaining two hundred pellets would probably make a lot of people who couldn''t become a true disciple, so how could they not be moved?


    Not to mention that Chu Ling had obtained the resources of more than a hundred people with Zhao Family, it could be said to be extremely generous. If they were to split some of it, they could probably raise their strength by a whole level.


    Facing such a temptation of benefits, the originally grateful and admiring feeling towards Chu Ling unconsciously lightened by a bit, and there was even a hint of complaint. Why should all the Storage Bag in Zhao Family belong to Chu Ling?


    Originally, he was already very dissatisfied with Chu Ling''s performance of completely crushing her, but when he thought about how there weren''t as many Demon Core as himself, he could only endure it.


    However, after suddenly hearing that Chu Ling had obtained more than three hundred Demon Core in one go, he could no longer hold it in.


    After all, if she did not care about anything, then the first place of this trial would undoubtedly be Chu Ling, and the Hundred Sect Order should also have fallen into Chu Ling''s hands according to the agreement.


    As for her, the eldest senior sister of the Guiyuan Sect, if nothing unexpected happened, she would certainly become the laughingstock of everyone.


    This Xu Qing naturally could not tolerate it.


    "Lu Xun, I am the eldest senior sister of the Guiyuan Sect, the leader of this group. This time, all of our income will be given to me.


    "Leave the Storage Bag to me now!"


    Xu Qing''s words caused the surrounding people to be obviously startled, and then their eyes lit up.


    After all, since Xu Qing had said so, it meant that they had part of the items.


    And most importantly, Xu Qing''s attitude now was to fight with Chu Ling!


    Although Xu Qing''s limelight had been suppressed by Chu Ling earlier, his cultivation was not fake. In their eyes, Xu Qing had won this battle!


    Therefore, everyone immediately threw Chu Ling''s saving grace and the Dark Blood Bow that they had just obtained to the back of their heads, and echoed his words.


    "Yes, Elder Sister Xu is right. Since we have spoken first and have accepted your protection, then we will have to give our Spiritual Stone to Senior Sister Xu for distribution. This is something that we agree on."


    "That''s right, Lu Xun! Hurry up and bring the Storage Bag over to Senior Sister Xu. With just this bit of contribution, the Demon Core that you owed might even be offset! "


    "That''s right, those from the Deng Family shouldn''t be distracted, so hurry up and help us move them over. In the future, there will be benefits for all of you!"


    "Hurry up, don''t delay any longer. We only have half a day left before the exam ends. We still need to spend some time to hurry back!"


    Everyone continued to speak, and it was as they had said, these Storage Bag s that Chu Ling threatened were all in common use.


    And at that time, the incomparably miserable Xu Yan took out the record book, and laughed coldly at Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, because it was too late to do anything, leading to disciple''s death, thirty-one to twenty injuries. Although there is merit, the fault is extremely huge, and it cannot be balanced.


    "Chu Ling, take it out. Don''t force me to make a move, since we''re in a team, there should be rules!" Xu Qing said as he took a step forward. Then, he suddenly released the aura that belonged to his Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, and directly crushed towards Chu Ling.


    Obviously, the moment Chu Ling said "no", she would attack him like lightning.

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    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately laughed out crazily. He, who originally had some hope for these disciples, had become completely disappointed!


    A group of people who, for benefits, could forget their benefactors in the blink of an eye should not have been saved at all.


    As for Xu Qing, she was truly as shameless as ever. It was fine if she kept using underhanded methods in the upcoming bets, but now that she saw that she was no match for him, she wanted to use her cultivation to suppress him. It was so funny, did she really think that he would be afraid of her?


    "Chu Ling, you better hurry up, because every time you delay it, the crime will be bigger, and after a while, it won''t be possible to make up for it with ten Demon Core. For example, at this time, you already owed eleven, haha!"


    Xu Yan laughed out arrogantly, and when he looked at Chu Ling who was looking at him, he even proudly waved the book in his only movable right hand, as if he was going to eat Chu Ling whole!


    But he didn''t laugh for long.


    "So noisy!"


    Chu Ling stomped on the ground, his body jumping fiercely towards Xu Yan. In that instant, Xu Yan''s smile instantly froze.


    "I''ve endured you too many times. It''s a pity that you don''t know what''s good for you. Since that''s the case, from now on, it''s better to not see you again!"


    Chu Ling said coldly, after that he punched towards Xu Yan, and Xu Yan''s body immediately flew backwards.


    Everyone saw Xu Yan''s chest suddenly cave in, like a meteorite falling from the sky, he directly landed on the ground, causing everyone to feel the ground shake, and then after the smoke and dust dispersed, a huge pit appeared in front of them.


    At that time, Xu Yan''s face was also only covered in dust. Even though he still had a breath, no matter how you looked at him, he was still a person on the verge of death.


    However, Chu Ling knew clearly in his heart that after going through his ravages with the cloth-clothed man and Zhao Ziping, even if Xu Yan managed to survive, he would definitely never again have anything to do with cultivation.


    At this moment, Xu Qing appeared especially angry. As everyone knew, Xu Yan was her lackey, but to be sent flying in front of everyone by Chu Ling, she naturally had nothing to lose.


    But in truth, Xu Qing was secretly delighted. After all, in her opinion, this was another reason for Chu Ling to make a move, and thus, when Chu Ling had just made a move, she did not choose to stop him and allowed him to develop.


    "Chu Ling, you are truly bold, to actually dare to murder Xu Yan in public. Today, as the eldest senior sister of Guiyuan Sect, I might have to teach you some sect rules." Xu Qing said to Chu Ling as he took out the blue ice sword.


    After Chu Ling heard this, he immediately waved his hand, and the Spirit Soul Invisible Sword appeared in his hand.


    "Haha, Xu Qing, why are you still pretending? You''ve already killed me, so why don''t we settle the grudge today!"


    "As long as you can kill me, the Hundred Sect Order will naturally be yours!"


    When Chu Ling finished speaking, he merely sneered, and without saying another word, he directly pierced towards Chu Ling with his sword. His attack was from the Lotus Flower that had killed the Dragon Blood Alligator and defeated Scarface, and his intent of absolute killing was revealed without a doubt.


    What Chu Ling said was right, she had long ago harbored killing intent towards him, especially when she saw how fast Chu Ling''s cultivation progressed, especially when he displayed unparalleled talent at the Heaven Seeking Staircase, she had already decided to let him die here in Cangmang Mountain Range.


    That was why he sent Wang Tao and the other three to stop Chu Ling. He did not expect that Chu Ling would still be here and that he would once again obtain the absolute advantage.


    Now that she had the chance to kill Chu Ling, she naturally would not let it go.


    As for Chu Ling daring to declare war on her, in her eyes, it was completely helpless. She would not believe that a mere cultivator with the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage would have the ability to challenge her.


    And when the rest of the Guiyuan Sect saw that, they couldn''t help but find it a little funny.


    Although Chu Ling had indeed saved everyone just now, it was not true strength, it was purely a trick.


    Everyone felt that if they had thought about capturing the hostages back then, there would have been no Chu Ling at all.


    Therefore, everyone did not look favorably upon Chu Ling challenging Xu Qing.


    "Hehe, does this Chu Ling really think he is invincible after capturing him? "How laughable."


    "That''s right, a mere cultivator with the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage actually challenged a cultivator with that level. This is simply asking for humiliation!"


    "He''s not only asking to be humiliated. He''s clearly courting death. I''m afraid he hates the thought of living for too long."


    "Humph, such an arrogant fellow will definitely pay the price for his arrogance later!"


    Everyone laughed coldly as they spoke, their voices quickly reaching the ears of Little Fatso, Deng Yiyue and the others.


    To the little fatty, Lu Xun, and Deng Yiyue, even though he was very sure that Chu Ling was not weak, he had no confidence at all in this battle after witnessing his strength. After all, Xu Qing''s realm was way higher than Chu Ling''s.


    And just as the two were about to rush forward to help Chu Ling, they were caught one by one by Deng Hui, and spoke with full of confidence: "Why are you guys panicking, with Senior Brother Chu''s strength, how could you possibly lose to a mere Xu Qing without even knowing who Senior Brother Chu is. He is someone that even I, Deng Hui, admire, can lose?"


    Little fatty and Xu Qing did not believe him initially, but Deng Hui said impolitely, "Come on, just the two of you, it''s good that you do not cause any trouble. Originally, Senior Brother Chu and Xu Qing had an 80% chance of winning the battle, if I let you go, I''m afraid that it would not even be 10%."


    When the two of them heard this, they lowered their heads in contemplation. The little fatty even secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely become stronger, because only then would he truly be able to help Chu Ling.


    They knew, that the Deng Family was now tied to Chu Ling''s body. If Chu Ling won this time, maybe they would benefit a little by supporting Chu Ling, and if they lost, even waving the flag and shouting would be of no use to Xu Qing.


    As such, the five of them spoke out.


    "That''s right, I believe that Senior Brother Chu will win!"


    "Does that even need to be said? Senior Brother Chu has obviously won.


    In the end, they did not even dare to speak. After all, in their hearts, they did not believe that Chu Ling could win.


    And it was at this time that the blue colored ice sword within Xu Qing''s body arrived in front of Chu Ling, and suddenly released a cold energy from the tip of the ice sword. Although there was no wind, it still dispersed very quickly and quickly wrapped around Chu Ling.


    After that, in a blink of an eye, the cold Qi enveloped Chu Ling completely, and even continued to surge nonstop.


    "Open!"


    Xu Qing said in a stern voice, and everyone saw the cold Qi solidifying suddenly, then directly transforming into a green lotus that was as tall as a human being in mid air, slowly blooming.


    "What?" This doesn''t seem to be a lotus flower''s flair at all, why does it look like the legendary Blue Lotus Sword Song? I heard that the senior of my Guiyuan Sect had imitated the blooming lotus flower after seeing the sword traces of the Blue Lotus Sword Song. "


    "That''s right. Although the Lotus Flower is a high-grade yellow-rank battle skill, the Azure Lotus Sword Song''s legends say that it is a battle skill from Heaven-rank. Rumor has it that the Azure Lotus Sword Song was created by a sword immortal of his generation.


    "That''s right. Legend has it that the sword immortal used this battle skill to fight against a hundred thousand alien heavenly demons. At that time, over a hundred thousand lotuses stood in the starry sky, and when the lotuses completely blossomed, the hundred thousand heavenly demons would completely disappear."


    "This Chu Ling, is dead for sure!"

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    "No, that''s not the real Blue Lotus Sword Song, but it has two parts of the sword intent. Perhaps even a Xuan Tier Battle Skill would be inferior to that!"


    "Heh heh, it''s enough to deal with Chu Ling who has a cultivation at the seventh level, but when the lotus flower completely blooms, it will be the day he disappears into nothingness."


    When everyone saw the slowly blossoming green lotus, the gazes they looked at Xu Qing with were filled with fear and secret delight. Because this time, in the eyes of the audience, their bet was right again.


    Furthermore, they even suspected that if Chu Ling did not make a move earlier, would Xu Qing have relied on the power of the Blue Lotus Sword Song to defeat all five disciples of the Zhao Family?


    Although at this time, there was no way to compare to Chu Ling''s thoughts, everyone was certain that Chu Ling was most likely going to die in that lotus flower, so in the end, Xu Qing still won.


    And at this moment, when Little Fatso saw this scene, he felt an unbearable pain in his heart. He could not even believe that the scene before his eyes was real.


    Initially, he wholeheartedly wanted to repay this gratitude but when he realized that Chu Ling was actually going to die right in front of his eyes, he became even more furious. Under his fury, he no longer cared anymore and directly charged towards Xu Qing.


    "Xu Qing, release the eldest senior brother for me!" Little Fatso roared, and his body shot towards Xu Qing like a ball. But at that moment, the Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue who had been together with Little Fatso for a short period of time knew very well that if Little Fatso rushed up just like that, he would be dead for sure.


    After all, not to mention the little fatty not even having reached Vein Opening Stage, even Chu Ling, who was at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, was instantly trapped in a single move in front of him. Hence, not to mention the little fatty Lu Xun alone, even if the seven of their Deng Family were to go up together, they would still not be a match for Xu Qing.


    "Fatty, calm down. Senior Brother Chu is only trapped. Deng Hui pulled the little fatty who was in a rage and said.


    "Yes, Fatty. I believe that with Senior Brother Chu''s strength, he will definitely be able to come out. Last time, when the Golden-Eyed Black Horn Python was so powerful, we all thought that he would die. Even the Senior Brother Chu came out, so it must be the same this time." Deng Yiyue comforted the little fatty while holding his other arm.


    But just at that time, Xu Qing walked towards them. His goal was self-evident, and was obviously those Storage Bag s that they had just counted up.


    "Let him go and have him come over here. For a trash that hasn''t even reached Vein Opening Stage, you want to take revenge? What a joke!"


    In these three years, because of your existence, I divided a part of Chu Ling''s Pill s. I have engraved this in my heart. Xu Qing said coldly. With just a wave of his hand, two streams of spirit energy spewed out, transforming into two gigantic pythons. In an instant, they swept the two of them away.


    The little fatty who had just broken free from his restraints could care less about those things as he crazily rushed towards Xu Qing.


    However, just at that moment, another gigantic python rushed out from Xu Qing''s hands and coiled up Little Fatso in the blink of an eye. Seeing that little fatty''s expression was getting uglier and uglier, it was obvious that this giant python was shrinking closer and closer, wanting to strangle him to death.


    After that, Xu Qing didn''t even look at the little fatty anymore, and looked at the people from the Deng Family with a sneer. "Disciple of Deng Family, bewitching Chu Ling to attack his fellow sect member, is a crime worthy of being punished, and I, Xu Qing, declare on behalf of the Guiyuan Sect Law Enforcement Hall that today, I will cripple all of the disciples from the Deng Family, and throw them all over the Cangmang Mountain Range to make an example of them!"


    The moment Xu Qing''s words came out, the surrounding people instantly felt a gust of cold air attack them, and could not help but secretly rejoice in their hearts. If they had chosen the wrong person, then, for a moment, they would be no different from someone with Deng Family.


    Everyone knew that the Cangmang Mountain Range was already filled with danger. Forget about breaking one hand and one foot, even if their bodies were in a perfect condition, no one would dare say that they would definitely leave. Otherwise, they would not have joined Xu Qing''s group before this.


    Right now, what they lost was not their limbs, but their lives.


    Especially those five, who aside from Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui, almost cursed out loud. They even wanted to slap themselves on the face a few times.


    Previously, he had chosen to stand on Xu Qing''s side, and in the few battles that he had faced, Chu Ling had always been the victor. Now, he finally chose Chu Ling, but he did not expect Chu Ling to actually settle this matter in one move.


    However, before, it was a good thing that they would at most not obtain any benefits. However, today''s choice was wrong, and they would not be able to preserve their lives.


    Deng Hui clenched his teeth, he was enraged, but controlled himself as he said: "Senior sister Xu, I am afraid this is not in accordance with the rules of the sect!"


    After all, everyone knew that the Law Enforcement Hall was completely controlled by Xu Qing. If she said she would punish them as she wished, then she would punish them as she wished, no one dared to disobey the rules.


    "This guy must have been scared silly, right? He actually agreed to the rules with Elder Sister Xu."


    "Hehe, that''s not true. This person is also like you. He knows he''s dead for sure, so there''s no need for him to struggle. Talking about rules, isn''t he just trying to be funny?"


    "Right, right. If I were him, then I might as well give it my all before I die. At that time, I won''t be that embarrassing!"


    "Hehe, it''s their fault for being blind and choosing the wrong person!"


    Everyone laughed and talked, and it was obvious that Xu Qing was not that patient either. Although she was no longer a match for Chu Ling once she died, those 300 + Demon Core s were still a huge fortune!


    "Rules? How can there be so many rules in this world? I am stronger than you, so I can kill you all.


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, his hands were encircled by two more enormous pythons, obviously intending to take action himself.


    "You can only blame yourselves for being too weak. You chose Chu Ling to be too weak, so you couldn''t kill me. So, all of you should die!" Xu Qing said, and at that time, the two gigantic pythons condensed from the Spiritual Energy in his hands suddenly rushed towards Deng Hui and the others.


    Although it was only formed from Spiritual Energy, in Deng Hui''s and his eyes, it was countless times more terrifying than a Golden Eyed Ink Horn Beast. The aura it gave off even made them not dare to move.


    At that time, in the blink of an eye, those two giant pythons had already arrived in front of the seven people of the Deng Family. Although the seven of them were suppressed to the point that they couldn''t move by the enormous aura, they still took out their spirit artifacts to defend themselves, but regrettably, in just a single exchange, all of those spirit artifacts were crushed by the two giant pythons, and even the seven of them were knocked to the ground.


    "Deng Yiyue? I will start from you! " Xu Qing said coldly, and then, as if they had souls of their own, the two huge pythons flew towards Deng Yiyue''s hands and feet.


    "No ¡­" Deng Hui shouted, but due to the heavy injuries from just one strike, he was unable to move at all. He could only watch as the expression on Deng Yiyue''s face became more and more painful.


    But just at that moment, a world-shaking explosion sounded out in everyone''s ears, following that, the two throwing knives instantly arrived in front of the two pythons. In an instant, the pythons that were originally formed from Spiritual Energy vanished into thin air.


    "Who said I can''t kill you!"

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    "Who said I can''t kill you!"


    What?


    Everyone was shocked. When they turned their heads to look, they saw that the blue lotus which had enveloped Chu Ling had actually shattered completely.


    A frail figure that didn''t count as majestic walked out from the green lotus that had shattered into countless pieces. There was even a piece of armor that was as black as ink on his body. However, it looked somewhat worn out at this moment.


    The person who came was naturally Chu Ling. Originally, when Chu Ling faced the sword intent which filled the sky, he thought that he was definitely going to die, but at the most critical moment, he used the innate divine ability he just obtained, the stone armor.


    "Who said I can''t kill you!" Chu Ling repeated himself as the flying dagger in his hand once again shot out. His body then moved with the wind and arrived beside Little Fatso Lu Xun. With a light tap, he instantly turned the enormous python, which was constantly tormenting Little Fatso, into nothingness.


    And that time, Chu Ling did not wait for Chu Ling to speak any further, he had only turned around, and saw that the flying dagger that he had just thrown out had once again collided with the huge python in Xu Qing''s hand.


    "One Vapour Phase Azure Dragon? "That''s right, it is indeed much better than before, but in the end, I still don''t get it!" As Chu Ling said that, he threw the invisible sword in his hand high up, and in that instant, his sleeves began to move, as two roars of dragons sounded out in the arena.


    Following that, everyone only saw two green dragons fly out from Chu Ling''s sleeves. Although they did not look as large and swollen as the huge python Xu Qing had transformed into, they had only brushed against each other for a short moment before the giant python shattered into pieces and disintegrated into nothingness.


    At that time, Xu Qing''s state of mind was also unstable, he was directly pushed back a few steps by the two green dragons, the unwillingness in his eyes instantly filling up.


    She did not understand, why did Chu Ling, who was obviously trapped by her Green Lotus Sword Song, suddenly rush out after being turned into dust not long after?


    It should be known that although the Green Lotus Sword Song that he had cultivated in was just a copy of the last book, the Heaven-rank was still a battle skill of the Heaven-rank after all. Even if it was only twenty percent of the sword intent in it, it shouldn''t be something that Chu Ling, who was at the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage, could break through, even if his battle skill was of the Yellow Stage.


    But now, Chu Ling had actually walked in front of her.


    Why?


    What Xu Qing did not understand was that she had obviously been training diligently all these years, and was also constantly researching combat skills. Why did Chu Ling use such a similar combat skill just now to force her to use it?


    At that time, an intense unwillingness suddenly surged from Xu Qing''s heart, and the gaze he used to look at Chu Ling with was filled with resentment.


    "I don''t believe that you, Chu Ling, still have three heads and six arms. I, Xu Qing, only have the strength of my Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage and you, Chu Ling, are only a cultivator with the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage. I don''t believe that I can''t kill you today." Xu Qing said bitterly.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!" Xu Qing shouted out loudly. Amidst the shocked cries of the crowd, the sound of thunder could be heard and in an instant, a fierce wind blew.


    "Hehe, then just watch. I have said this before. Before, I was stronger than you. Right now, I am no exception. A single sword strike caused wind and thunder! " Chu Ling, who wanted to use the same combat skill, instantly received the falling Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword, and directly rushed towards Xu Qing with the power of wind and lightning.


    Boom!


    ''s body did not move at all, but what caused the surrounding people to be greatly shocked was that Xu Qing, who was at that time, actually continued to retreat continuously. Only after taking a full five steps back did he stabilize his body.


    "Still not okay. I remember that I taught you this sword technique for three months and you learned it like this? This is really embarrassing me! " Chu Ling shook his head and said with a sneer.


    After Xu Qing heard this, he instantly became anxious, raising his sword, he rushed forward again.


    "Two sword strikes can shake a mountain!"


    "I taught you this sword technique for a month. Before, you always lacked such a resolute determination. Although you do have such a resolution now, it seems that you are still unable to find the power that can shake the mountains when you are weaker than the strong!"


    Chu Ling said, the formless spirit sword in his hand clashed with Xu Qing''s sword horizontally, in a moment, the sword and the sword clashed.


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt a huge power unceasingly flowing through his arm. Although he had always been using words to belittle Xu Qing''s fighting skills, the gap between his and Xu Qing''s cultivation level truly existed.


    If not for the Stone Armored Ape helping him create an additional Spiritual Vein, even if his battle skill was much stronger than Xu Qing''s, it would have been useless!


    At that time, Xu Qing was even more shocked in his heart. She, who originally thought that she could easily crush Chu Ling with her own cultivation, had never thought that Chu Ling would actually have the upper hand.


    As a result, in that instant, the reverence she had towards Chu Ling for over ten years burst out from her heart, causing the imposing Yun Che to immediately weaken, and his body was sent flying by Chu Ling''s majestic Spiritual Energy, directly smashing a rock on the ground into pieces, like a fairy falling into the mud.


    "You lost!" Chu Ling retracted his sword, looked at Xu Qing who was on the ground, and said indifferently. In an instant, he felt the stifling feeling that he had held in for a month in his heart for a while loosen up for a bit.


    In fact, Chu Ling right now was not much weaker than Xu Qing in terms of strength. In fact, after obtaining the two gifted superpowers of Spatial Compression and Stone Armor, he would even have the advantage, but he would not have easily won.


    However, Xu Qing had angrily used the same combat skill as Chu Ling previously. Since the level of combat skills was not even on the same level as Chu Ling, it was natural for her to lose to him.


    When the crowd saw this, they were instantly stunned. There were even many who couldn''t help rubbing their eyes, obviously not daring to believe the scene before their eyes.


    They completely could not believe that the mighty Xu Qing of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, would actually lose to Chu Ling of only the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage. And most importantly, the battle skills they used were both the same.


    After all, they were the ones who confidently said that Chu Ling was going to lose, and they were the ones who took the initiative to stand in front of Xu Qing before he made a move, so it was obvious that it was not a matter of face anymore.


    Previously, they had thought that if Xu Qing had won, and that they could share the items among the Storage Bag, but they never thought that Xu Qing would actually lose. If that was the case, at this moment, they suspected that the Dark Blood Bow that they had obtained previously was still in their hands.


    "Am I seeing things? Did Senior Sister Xu lose?" Could it be that this Chu Ling is a monster? "


    "Hmph, of course you haven''t seen wrongly. You should also know who Xu Qing''s opponent is. He''s my Guiyuan Sect''s eldest senior brother, so defeating him is naturally an easy feat. I had long anticipated such an outcome."


    "What?" "Aren''t you being too shameless? Just now, you clearly told me that Senior Sister Xu would definitely win. Do you even want to show some face?"


    "Bullshit, stop framing me. I clearly said that the Senior Brother Chu is going to win. If you continue framing me, don''t blame me for being impolite."


    Everyone started to talk among themselves, thinking that if they could not protect the Ink Blood Bow that they had just obtained, it might even be the same as when their Deng Family were almost crippled. Everyone immediately changed their homes, shamelessly flattering Chu Ling.


    As for those few people who had mocked them earlier, they too retreated backwards dejectedly, afraid that Chu Ling would see through them.


    And when some disciples saw Chu Ling''s unapproachable appearance, they immediately started to curry favor with the little fatty and the Deng Family users.


    I was joking at the time, but in reality, I have always admired you in my heart. It''s not to express my admiration, but there are two first rank Demon Core s here, take them.


    "Junior Sister Deng, since the two of us are fated to be sisters, I don''t have any respect for this Face Preserving Pill. Please accept it, Junior Sister!"

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    Chu Ling did not care about the flattery from the people around him. He had long hated them all, they were just a bunch of people who would do whatever they wanted to do.


    Chu Ling retracted his gaze, and walked towards Xu Qing who was not far away, step by step, while nagging.


    Ten years ago, although my father went missing, he left me over a hundred Bone Ablutionary Dan Beads. At that time, I only felt that your aptitude was too poor, but after sensing the spiritual energy in the world, I didn''t feel it for quite a few days, so I gave you more than half of the Bone Ablutionary Dan Beads.


    "It wasn''t until three years later that I found out, that the Bone Ablutionary Dan was actually a second grade spirit pellet, and its value could be said to be able to exchange for up to a hundred Spiritual Stone. Although I couldn''t remember how many you had, I did not regret it, as I, Chu Ling, considered you as a friend."


    "Two years ago, Joyful Union Sect and the Guiyuan Sect were already at an alliance and the young Sect Master of the Acacia Faction was still in the midst of their honeymoon period, so they caught you and prepared to use you as a furnace. The sect was worried about the general situation and refused to pay any attention to it.


    After all, I, Chu Ling, am a friend of yours. "


    "One year ago, your cultivation was in a rush, and your foundation was damaged. In order to help you recover, I, Chu Ling, charged into the depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range, experienced countless hardships, and almost buried in the belly of a beast. I betted my life to get back an old 100-year-old medicinal herb for you, and at that time, even I, Chu Ling, did not regret it!"


    "Half a year ago, in order for you to break through your Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage and participate in this disciple promotion trial, I spent all my savings and bought a Breaking Limit Dan. I won''t regret if I didn''t help you break through your Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage!"


    "But right now, I''m regretting it. What I didn''t think of was that I used all my effort to pave the way for your cultivation and treat you as a close friend. Yet, in exchange, you used all sorts of methods to take my life."


    "First it''s Han page, then it''s that one-armed old man Ouyang Zhang and the rest, then it''s Wang Tao and the other three. You must have put in a lot of effort in order to kill me!"


    Tell me, exactly why are you doing this? Could it be that you are doing this for the identity of the eldest senior sister, for that mere Hundred Sect Order? "


    Chu Ling asked loudly, as if he was asking for God''s help.


    At that time, Xu Qing had climbed up with much difficulty, and the gaze he used to look at Chu Ling did not contain the slightest hint of regret.


    If she had any regrets, she would probably regret not killing Chu Ling when her cultivation was crippled, causing Chu Ling to become even stronger.


    Xu Qing was different from Chu Ling. Before this, she had always been hypocritical to Chu Ling, the reason why she had such a good relationship with him was simply because she coveted the benefits Chu Ling would bring her.


    Actually, in Xu Qing''s heart, he had always been praying for this man who was countless times stronger than her to be crippled sooner or later, or perhaps, for her to be able to replace him as soon as possible.


    As a result, when Chu Ling''s cultivation was crippled, she could no longer endure it and appeared in front of him. She immediately drew a clear line between her and Chu Ling, humiliating him endlessly.


    But today, she, who had originally thought that she had surpassed Chu Ling, was actually defeated by Chu Ling yet again. The resentment in her heart was naturally not small, and she kept reminding herself that if there was a chance in the future, she would definitely strike and kill Chu Ling with one strike!


    "If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why are you saying all this? [Who can you blame for your foolishness? Could it be that I begged you before, don''t forget, you voluntarily did all the things you said, what does it have to do with me, Xu Qing! "


    "However, I must remind you that I, Xu Qing, am currently, after all, the eldest senior sister of the Guiyuan Sect and the direct disciple of the Guiyuan Sect Sect Master.


    Xu Qing threatened as he stood up shakily. Not caring about the dirt on his originally snow-white clothes, he slowly walked towards Chu Ling step by step. He looked like he was confident and was not afraid of Chu Ling at all.


    Xu Qing was right, if Chu Ling really killed her, Wu Hong would definitely not let him go, so Xu Qing was determined that Chu Ling would not dare to touch her, and so he arrogantly walked towards Chu Ling.


    "You just said it. Everything that happened before was all my fault for being stupid. I quite agree with that. Since I''ve been stupid for ten years, then what''s the harm in doing it again today?"


    "Who cares about any sect rules, what big sister title he has, or whatever Wu Hong''s revenge, I, Chu Ling, will not care about it today!"


    With that said, Chu Ling''s body leapt high into the air, the formless sword in his hand instantly slashed down on Xu Qing''s head!


    When Xu Qing saw this, she was shocked, and she, who was originally fearless, instantly fell down to the ground. She looked at the countless Illusory Swords with incomparable fear, and felt extremely regretful, as she almost kneeled down and begged for mercy.


    Why did he have to choose to anger Chu Ling?


    At that time, everyone instantly turned their heads away as if they could not see anything. It was evident that they did not plan to stop him.


    The speed of the sword in Chu Ling''s hand became faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived above Xu Qing''s head.


    But just at that moment, with a ding sound, Chu Ling only felt a huge force suddenly land on the blade of the formless sword, and was about to directly shatter the sword body formed by the Spiritual Energy.


    However, even though the sword blade did not directly shatter, the boundless force still managed to deflect the sword in an instant, and even Chu Ling was sent flying by the sword.


    "Chu Ling, how dare you, you actually dare pull out a sword against a fellow sect disciple, what, you want to rebel against the sect?"


    Just as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in green silk clothes, whose face was filled with anger, appeared in front of everyone, glaring at Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling calmed himself down, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and sized up the person.


    He actually recognized this person. He was Wu Hong''s brother, named Wu Yi, and was an elder in power at the Guiyuan Sect.


    However, even though he was an elder brother, his cultivation was far inferior to Wu Hong''s. Right now, he was merely in the Heaven Understanding Stage realm.


    However, no matter how you looked at it, Wu Yi was on Xu Qing''s side.


    "Chu Ling, you truly have some guts! If it wasn''t for the reason why Sect Master asked me to come and check on the beast tide, I''m afraid you would have had to kill my Guiyuan Sect disciples without any rules!


    Do you know that for no reason, people who try to pull out swords from the same sect will be sentenced to death penalty?! "


    Wu Yi said coldly to Chu Ling, the aura around his body soaring unceasingly, and was about to attack Chu Ling.


    Although Wu Yi did not know why Xu Qing had lost to him, to him, no matter which one of them was stronger, the one who brought the Hundred Sect Order to participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament was Xu Qing.


    After all, Xu Qing was Wu Hong''s disciple, and his benefits were already tied to his. And after Chu Ling had gone through the changes in this period of time, he was afraid that he would shine even more brilliantly in the Hundred Sect Competition.


    Thus, when he thought of this, he could not help but have a trace of killing intent.


    Wu Yi looked around, as though he was making sure that there was no danger here, his eyes turned cold. Without waiting for Chu Ling to speak up, he threw his sleeves, and an iron sword flew towards Chu Ling.

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    Chu Ling looked at the iron sword that was about to pierce him like lightning, and was extremely furious in his heart, after cursing in his heart, he raised his sword and was about to escape.


    However, at that moment, a berating voice rang out.


    "Wu Yi, you dare!"


    Just as his voice fell, an iron sword shot out from the forest. In the blink of an eye, it glided past Wu Yi''s head and cut off a lock of his hair. Obviously, if the person wanted, he could directly take off Wu Yi''s head.


    Very soon, just as everyone was astonished, an old man with snow-white hair and a slight stoop appeared in front of everyone''s eyes. Wu Yi, who was originally overweeningly arrogant, immediately withdrew his sword and no longer said anything.


    After all, even though he had heard that this Third Elder in front of him, Zhang Jinsong, only had the same level of strength as him in the Heaven Understanding Stage, he was not arrogant enough to oppose him.


    And most importantly, that sword strike just now had completely destroyed his courage. Now, he was begging Zhang Jinsong not to find trouble with him, how would he dare make things difficult for him.


    At the same time, Chu Ling heaved a sigh of relief. If Zhang Jinsong was here, then Wu Yi would not be able to do anything to him.


    Although Chu Ling really had the thought of throwing Xu Qing to the ground, but looking at it now, although Wu Yi would most likely not be able to do anything to him, and would most likely not be able to move either.


    However, he quickly calmed down. There was still a long way to go.


    Moreover, the current him could already be considered to have won the trial, becoming the number one of the trials. He could also be considered to have saved the Hundred Sect Order, and had fulfilled the purpose of this trip.


    Afterwards, Chu Ling and the rest did not stay any longer, and directly followed Zhang Jinsong and the other two towards the Guiyuan Sect.


    After all, it was no longer early. Perhaps, once they returned to the Guiyuan Sect, it would also be the end of the trial.


    Guiyuan Sect.


    At this moment, within the Guiyuan Sect, there were still two or three Guiyuan Sect disciples who hurriedly returned. Each and every one of them looked miserable, their clothes were tattered, and they looked exactly like beggars.


    Not only that, ever since these people had returned, weeping sounds would occasionally come from within the Guiyuan Sect. Especially after seeing that more and more people had returned, the entire sorrowful atmosphere of the Guiyuan Sect became even heavier.


    It was obvious that the number of deaths and injuries among the Guiyuan Sect disciples this time was a bit higher than the previous years.


    As for those who had returned, almost all of them looked miserable like they were crying for their parents. When they talked about the trial, they were all regretting that they had impulsively entered the Cangmang Mountain Range on a whim.


    After all, after entering, even though he did not get two Demon Core, he had almost died in the beast tide.


    However, there were also a few lucky ones who coincidentally found a few Demon Core along the way. Currently, they were like stars cupping the moon as they were surrounded by the people in the middle.


    "Haha, Sect Master, from the looks of it, Xu Qing has not come back yet, he has clearly reaped a bountiful harvest, I am afraid that she will be the champion of this trial?" Zhou Huan cupped his hands towards Wu Hong, and said flatteringly.


    Not bad, there is no suspense for this name, it is just that this old one is very curious, although this Xu Qing''s talent is not bad, but how did he become so outstanding after being taught by you, Sect Master, in the future, I will have to ask you to teach me some techniques!


    Hearing this, Fan Xian, who was standing at the side, did not seem to be falling behind, which made Wu Hong, who was already proud of himself, smile even more.


    Although he didn''t teach Xu Qing that much before, for him to have such achievements today, it was probably all thanks to Chu Ling.


    And most importantly, the reason why he had accepted Xu Qing back then was largely because after his battle with Chu Han had failed, he had wanted to nurture the evil Xu Qing by Chu Ling''s side and suppress him.


    However, what he did not expect was that after Chu Ling was crippled, Xu Qing was able to suppress his limelight.


    Therefore, Wu Hong was very clear in his heart that in terms of aptitude, Xu Qing was naturally inferior to Chu Ling.


    But even so, who doesn''t like to be complimented?


    Therefore, he didn''t try to defend himself, but waved his hand with a smile.


    "Hehe, Fan Wei, don''t even think about it. Even if the Sect Master were to pass that method to you, you wouldn''t be able to learn it. After all, the Sect Master is still the Sect Master, and it is not something we can compare to."


    "Sigh!" This is still too early to say, but I feel that Chu Ling is not bad, and maybe he will win this time! "


    Although Wu Hong''s words sounded humble, everyone knew in their hearts that Wu Hong was definitely the person who won. Now that he said it, it was just to let everyone know how good his judgement was, and how right it was to raise Xu Qing up and give up on him.


    In the end, he had not heard enough flattery.


    When everyone heard this, they immediately took over the conversation and said.


    "Hehe, Sect Master is joking. He is just a trash whose Spiritual Vein were destroyed, how can he be compared with your beloved disciple?"


    "That''s right, I have long wondered why Sect Master did not accept Chu Ling as a disciple but instead accepted him as a disciple when Chu Ling was the senior. We really admire you. "


    "That''s right, it seems like, regardless of whether it''s his temperament or cultivation, he is incomparable to Xu Qing!"


    Everyone continued to talk, causing Wu Hong to be even more excited, but just at this moment, a voice came from an unknown place, causing him to stand up immediately.


    "Elder Sister Xu and the others are back!"


    Wu Hong slapped his chair, laughed and said: "You''re back, they are on time. How about it, are all of you willing to accompany me to welcome them?"


    "We''ll go, of course we''ll go. After all, we are the true disciples of the new generation in Guiyuan Sect. We will naturally go and welcome them."


    "That''s right, that''s right. It''s all our negligence. We have to go greet them. Let''s leave quickly."


    "Then what are we waiting for?" "Let''s go!"


    "What''s the rush? This kind of thing, of course Sect Master has to go first!"


    Hearing that everyone agreed, Wu Hong was overjoyed, he immediately flung his sleeves, and took the lead to welcome them.


    And at this moment, the Deng Family people who were always outside were actually incomparably sorrowful.


    Especially when Deng Baian heard from a returning disciple that Xu Qing was hunting with more than a hundred people, his heart directly sank.


    The Deng Family was different from other aristocratic sects'', as their entire clan''s strongest cultivation was only at Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage and he himself was only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage. It could be said that he was a true nobody in the cultivation world.


    This time, he had to directly form the squad because of Deng Yiyue. Although he might not necessarily attract Xu Qing''s attention, once Xu Qing emerged victorious and knew about this, he was afraid that he would not even need to personally take action personally, as their Deng Family would completely vanish without a trace.


    "Could it be that I really bet the wrong treasure this time around?"

 C49

    Because Wu Hong had taken the lead to welcome them, the number of people welcoming him was rather large.


    At this time, regardless of whether the Guiyuan Sect disciples and the powers attached to the Guiyuan Sect were willing or not, at this moment, all of them had arrived in front of the mountain gate and stood behind Wu Hong, pretending to be excited and happy, and were unceasingly conversing.


    At this moment, Wu Hong, who stood in the forefront of the crowd, was dressed in a daoist robe, floating in the air. After hearing the praises from the crowd, although he appeared calm and collected on the surface, he was feeling extremely proud in his heart, and was somewhat confident in the Demon Core that Xu Qing would take it out later.


    After all, he was very clear about what Wang Tao and the other three had done, so he was not worried about Chu Ling for a long time.


    Since Xu Qing was able to hunt with more than a hundred people, then it was naturally impossible for anyone to win.


    Right at this moment, a group of around 70 to 80 people walked out from the distant mountain forest. The person walking at the forefront was Wu Yi.


    Seeing Wu Yi, Wu Hong''s heart became more at ease. Originally, Wu Yi was sent to check the reason of the beast tide, but now that he was with Xu Qing, he thought, even if there were more Demon Core than Xu Qing, Wu Yi would have already taken care of them!


    With that in mind, Wu Hong took the initiative to welcome Xu Qing and the others.


    When the other people in the arena saw this, they didn''t dare to have even the slightest bit of disrespect. One by one, they immediately rushed forward jubilantly.


    Very quickly, Wu Hong and the rest arrived at the front of the convoy, Wu Hong was overjoyed: "Xu Qing, the time for the trial is about to end, let us see, how many Demon Core you have harvested this time?"


    "But Master has already said it, even though you are my disciple, like all the other disciples in Guiyuan Sect, I will not have any favouritism!"


    After Wu Hong finished speaking, the surrounding people immediately started to praise him again.


    "We admire the righteousness of the Sect Master."


    "Actually, I don''t think there''s much of it. Xu Qing is obviously first place this time as a disciple of the Sect Master."


    "That''s right, that Chu Ling, a brat at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, what''s there to compare him with? Even if he dies from trying, he would only have two or three Demon Core."


    After Chu Ling heard this, he, who had always been standing behind the crowd, could not be bothered to explain. Regardless of what they said, the Demon Core in his hands would not change either.


    However, from his point of view, the more arrogant the crowd was, the louder their roars were. Soon, their countenances would turn even more unsightly.


    The crowd''s words caused Xu Qing''s face to turn even uglier. Others might not know, but she was very clear that Chu Ling had a lot more Demon Core than her.


    Although she wanted to say it out now, Wu Hong had brought so many people with him. With such momentum, if she really said that she had lost, not only her, even Wu Hong would lose all his face.


    As a result, Xu Qing now felt like he was riding on a tiger, unable to get down.


    But now that Wu Hong had already asked, he had no choice but to wake up and say: "Reporting to Sect Master, this time disciple has obtained a total of eighty-one Demon Core, but ¡­"


    "Haha, good, good, good." Before Xu Qing could finish, he was cut off by the overjoyed Wu Hong, who had an extremely gratified look on his face.


    After all, in these three days, even Wu Hong himself had to admit, even if it was him, killing eighty-one Demonic Beast was not an easy feat.


    Not to mention that the Demon Core in Xu Qing''s hands were all first grade Demon Core!


    Therefore, in Wu Hong''s heart, he naturally had to keep his place.


    When the people around heard this, they were secretly shocked, although they knew that the Demon Core must have contributed greatly to Xu Qing''s group, but they could not help but admire Xu Qing''s methods from the bottom of their hearts.


    Adding on to the excitement of the current Wu Hong, they would naturally not lack flattery.


    And at this moment, it was unknown who was the first to recall the matter of, who was stationed at the Deng Family, and immediately began to mock Deng Baian and his group who had been hiding in a corner all along.


    "Hehe, some people are truly interesting, thinking that they have good taste, but never thought that their name would actually be Xu Qing!"


    "That''s right, but it''s no wonder. Just a single Deng Family is enough for us to suppress them with a single hand. This kind of strength has already determined their standards. It''s just too low!"


    "Actually, what I want to see the most is how the Deng Family will be in the future. Offending the Sect Master, offending Xu Qing, I''m afraid that life will not be easy!"


    When Deng Baian heard this, he could only constantly sigh. He thought to himself that he had been too impulsive! He didn''t dare to complain at all.


    But at that moment, a trembling voice sounded out from the front of the crowd.


    "Deng Hui, Xu Qing, forty Demon Core each."


    The moment his voice fell, the crowd couldn''t help but let out gasps in shock. One by one, they looked at Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue as if they were looking at a monster, as if they couldn''t believe it at all.


    "Are you sure? Each of them has forty Demon Core, and their rank is not low?"


    "Yeah, one of them is only at the third level of Vein Opening Stage while the other is at the first level. How could he have such abilities?"


    "Since they have forty Demon Core, you must be toying with me!"


    All of their eyes were bloodshot as they stared at the small pile of Demon Core s on the ground. They almost wanted to push Deng Hui and Yue Yang away immediately and replace them.


    After all, everyone knew that in the entire promotion smelting trial of true disciples, although there were two stages, the first stage was simply impossible to pass.


    Everyone was an ordinary person and there wasn''t much difference in their talent. Thus, in these two stages, the real deciding factor was the second test.


    Now, with the two of them holding these forty Demon Core, anyone with a discerning eye would know that these two people were definitely able to enter the top ten!


    After all, before Xu Qing, the person who brought the most Demon Core back would only be eight. What did this mean?


    If this was the case, then the two of them could very possibly be the first two people to enter the Guiyuan Sect Successor Disciple Series in these hundred years, how could anyone not be amazed?


    "Oh my god, how come I don''t have such good luck!" The crowd sighed.


    Especially those clans and small sects with Deng Family, their expressions of jealousy and envy were almost written on their faces.


    At this moment, Deng Baian''s mood was elated. He didn''t think about where those Demon Core came from but instead felt that his own descendants had come with them. This made him feel very proud!


    As for those who had mocked Deng Baian earlier, their faces immediately turned ugly as if they had eaten several kilograms of flies. How could they dare to say another word!


    By her side, Xu Qing''s face was turning uglier and uglier. Although she had long expected this scene, when she actually experienced it, it was still hard for her to accept.


    As for Wu Hong, as he saw this, although he was shocked in his heart, he did not say much. After all, the Demon Core of the two people of Deng Family did not seem to be a threat to Xu Qing''s ranking.


    Moreover, the most important thing was that in his eyes, the names of two true disciples were not very important, as long as he was willing, people could replace him at any time.


    At that time, when everyone saw this, they all came to a realization. One by one, some of them were already jealous of Ye Xiwen and said: "Hehe, so what if you are a true disciple? If I say you have poor eyesight, then you have bad eyes."


    "After offending the Sect Master and Xu Qing, do you think you can get away with it? Think about Chu Ling, his talent is at least a thousand feet, but so what? Didn''t we have to lose the competition and lose the Hundred Sect Order! "


    "That''s right, if Chu Ling lost, so what if you became a Successor Disciple? "Can you keep it?"


    The surrounding people mocked and laughed in succession. Each and every one of them looked at Deng Baian with glee, waiting for him to make a fool of himself.


    However, at this moment, a slightly mocking voice sounded out in the crowd''s ears.


    "Oh? Have I already lost? "

 C50

    "Oh? Have I already lost? "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling laughed softly, causing everyone to be surprised. Just as they wanted to laugh at him, they saw Chu Ling take out a Storage Bag, and pour all of the Demon Core out.


    When the crowd saw this, they were unable to say a single word. After all, the Demon Core that had fallen out was not one, nor were it ten. From the looks of it, there were at least two hundred of them!


    It had to be known, previously, Xu Qing only had eighty-one Demon Core, but he was already shocked to the point of being a celestial being, but today, Chu Ling had used his first attack with more than two hundred stones, no matter how you looked at it, he had completely crushed Xu Qing!


    And most importantly, Chu Ling had surpassed Xu Qing in the first stage of the Inherent Skills Test, and now completely suppressed Xu Qing in the second stage of the hunt. From the looks of it, this trial''s first place belonged to him!


    Everyone present was silent for a moment, and no longer spoke until the Guiyuan Sect disciple who was sent to count them had finished. Then, they trembled and carefully said, "A total of two hundred and thirty-three pellets!"


    Once he said that, Wu Hong, whose face had already turned gloomy, swung his sleeves and threw the disciple away. He shouted angrily, "You talk too much!"


    When the furious Wu Hong saw the smile on Chu Ling''s lips, he couldn''t help but want to kill Chu Ling immediately. After all, he had come with such a great presence to welcome Xu Qing, but was completely suppressed by Chu Ling, and his previous proud display was like a joke, causing others to laugh.


    Most importantly, if Chu Ling were to obtain the first place in the trial, regardless of whether it was the agreement between Chu Ling and the other party, or whether it was the reward of the Hundred Sect Order he previously mentioned, all of the Hundred Sect Order should belong to Chu Ling.


    But for Wu Hong, the current Chu Ling had long since broken with his Guiyuan Sect. With him, even if Chu Ling took the Hundred Sect Order to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition and entered the top hundred, at that time, Guiyuan Sect would not benefit him at all.


    Therefore, he was naturally unwilling to see the Hundred Sect Order fall into Chu Ling''s hands.


    At that time, Xu Qing''s face had also been completely white. When she felt the strange gazes from the surroundings, she immediately felt ashamed, and the hatred she had towards Chu Ling grew even deeper.


    Each and every one of them were incomparably shocked. After all, none of the people present were stupid, and they naturally knew that it was impossible to obtain that many Demon Core with the strength of Deng Hui and his group. Therefore, those Demon Core must have been given to them by Chu Ling.


    Looking at it this way, the previous Chu Ling had obviously obtained close to four hundred Demon Core, something that they did not even dare to imagine before.


    Therefore, those who had entered the Cangmang Mountain Range before, now wished they could slap themselves twice. This was simply looking down on people with their dog eyes!


    He thought that if he had discovered that Chu Ling had that kind of ability and then joined him since a long time ago, he would most likely be in the true disciple position today.


    However, at this point, it was useless to regret.


    As for Deng Baian, he couldn''t help but laugh out loud. Within his laughter, there was pride and joy.


    "Haha, who said I had no eyes? Haha, how could a group of short-sighted people know about my plans?"


    "Although my Deng Family doesn''t have any other abilities, just by looking at the way people look at it, there has never been a single mistake.


    When I first saw Chu Ling, I knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person, so I didn''t hesitate to place a treasure on him, which was why I obtained two spots for my Deng Family''s Successor Disciples, haha, looks like this is the chance for my Deng Family to rise again! "


    The surrounding people all moved to the side, but how could he, who had been laughed at by the crowd for such a long time, let go of this opportunity? He continued to chase after the crowd endlessly, with an arrogant expression on his face.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling did not say anything. He only put away the Demon Core on the ground and couldn''t help but feel a sense of happiness.


    "Finally, I managed to preserve the Hundred Sect Order that father left behind. I only need to wait one year before we can participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament!"


    "At that time, no matter if it''s the truth of my father''s death or Han Xiu''s humiliation that day, I will definitely end it all!" Chu Ling said in his heart, and then he walked towards Wu Hong step by step, until he was about five steps away from Wu Hong, before he stopped.


    "Sect Master, the results of this trial are already very clear. Next, it''s time for you to fulfill your promise as a sect disciple with so many people in front of you, then the Hundred Sect Order ¡­"


    What Chu Ling did not expect was that before he had even finished speaking, he was directly cut off by a cold snort from Wu Hong.


    The current Wu Hong had long since suppressed his earlier anger, and in his mind, he continuously pondered about a countermeasure.


    In any case, from Wu Hong''s point of view, the Hundred Sect Order could not fall into Chu Ling''s hands.


    Just then, Xu Qing who was also thinking about a plan suddenly had an idea, and immediately reacted, taking a step forward.


    Sect Master, this is not appropriate!


    It''s not that Xu Qing cares about the top disciple of that trial, but it''s because this Chu Ling has an endless amount of character and is extremely cruel. He''s completely unworthy of being my Guiyuan Sect''s direct disciple!


    Just a moment ago, Xu Yan had already been beaten up without reason by him relying on his outstanding strength. Now that he is unconscious, he can only live on the bed for the rest of his life, how can such a savage person become my Guiyuan Sect''s direct disciple?


    Sect Master, please reconsider! "


    Xu Qing said with incomparable grief and indignation, following that, under her indication, two people quickly carried the dying Xu Yan out from the back.


    When everyone saw Xu Yan''s miserable state, they gasped, and could not help but believe in the words of Xu Qing and the rest.


    And it was also at the same time that Xu Qing''s voice fell, at the very back of the group, Ouyang Zhang, who had his last arm chopped off by Third Elder Zhang Jinsong, directly stood up under Xu Qing''s instructions. He brought along the sect elders who had previously intercepted Chu Ling outside of the Guiyuan Sect, and squeezed forward with a dark and gloomy expression on their faces.


    Before he had even reached the front, he had already begun shouting.


    "Sect Master, please reconsider this matter. What virtue and ability does that Chu Ling have to actually be my true disciple in Guiyuan Sect? I, Ouyang Zhang, will definitely not allow this!"


    As for that Hundred Sect Order, it concerns our sect''s hundred years of great deeds, how could it be child''s play? How can I give this thief to Chu Ling! " Just as Ouyang Zhang finished speaking, the crowd behind him immediately chimed in.


    "That''s right, that Chu Ling absolutely cannot become my Guiyuan Sect''s legacy disciple. After all, everyone knows that true legacy disciple is my Guiyuan Sect''s face and is my Guiyuan Sect''s future hope, so how can someone like Chu Ling, who has a dishonest character, sneak into our sect?"


    If someone who didn''t know him well, after seeing his appearance, they would definitely think of him as a great old man who had dedicated his entire life to the sect.


    "I hope that Sect Master can uphold justice for Brother Ouyang," the blind old man also roared.


    "Brother Ouyang had originally lost an arm, and not long ago, Brother Ouyang merely wanted to persuade Chu Ling to cultivate well for the sake of the sect. I never thought that he would cut off the last arm, and may I ask everyone present, how could such a tyrannical person become the true disciple of my Guiyuan Sect?"


    In a short moment, when everyone heard this, they looked at Chu Ling with eyes full of ridicule. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was clearly bullying Chu Ling!


    At that time, Wu Hong, who was already thinking of cheating, was immediately overjoyed when he heard this.


    Who would care if what Xu Qing and the others said was true or not, so they directly asserted: "Chu Ling, you have guts.


    But look at what you have done now, not only are you trying to kill fellow sect members, you even want to kill their ancestors. Now that there is evidence and evidence, let me ask you, how should we deal with you? "

 C51

    "Let me ask you, what should we do?"


    When Chu Ling heard this, his expression instantly darkened, as an ominous premonition rose in his heart.


    Just as Chu Ling was hesitating for a moment, Xu Qing, hearing this, immediately knelt on the ground, then quickly kowtowed to Wu Hong, looking like he was about to do something.


    "I ask Sect Master to uphold justice for Junior Brother Xu Yan. Although Junior Brother Xu doesn''t have any contributions to the sect, he has also contributed a lot to the sect over the years. If Sect Master doesn''t help him, I''m afraid that the hundred thousand disciples of my Guiyuan Sect would feel disheartened!


    , please punish Chu Ling! "


    "This ¡­" Wu Hong pretended to hesitate.


    And at that time, Ouyang Zhang, who had received Xu Qing''s signal, also kneeled on the ground with a plop, and started sobbing sorrowfully.


    "Sect Master, Ouyang Zhang''s humiliation alone is insignificant, but Chu Ling has humiliated all the meritorious officials of my Guiyuan Sect, and he even said that we, the elders of the sect, are all a bunch of old trash who haven''t died yet. If Sect Master doesn''t punish him today, doesn''t that mean that the three thousand old ancestors of my Guiyuan Sect would be disheartened, for a long time, who would be willing to risk their lives for the sect?"


    As Ouyang Zhang spoke to here, he wiped away his tears and shouted loudly, "Sect Master, please uphold justice for us!"


    Hearing this, Lei Yi and the rest behind Ouyang Zhang immediately kneeled down and roared, even the trusted aides that Xu Qing had cultivated all these years also knelt down, as they echoed him loudly, causing the Guiyuan Sect disciples who did not know what had happened to kneel down and shout.


    "Sect Master, please make the decision!"


    "Chu Ling, even though I, Wu Hong, am a Sect Master of the Guiyuan Sect, I cannot practice favoritism. Now, it seems that with your character, you are really not fit to cooperate with a Successor Disciple of my Guiyuan Sect. Therefore, I declare that you have been disqualified from the trial!" Wu Hong said coldly.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling clenched his fists tightly, the anger in his heart was burning, he never thought that Xu Qing and the rest would be so shameless, using such a method to win this trial, and seize the Hundred Sect Order, the key point was that he had no way to refute it.


    "How regretful, why didn''t I kill you back then? Xu Qing! "


    Chu Ling muttered. Without waiting for him to refute, Little Fatso, who could not possibly become a Successor Disciple, immediately stood out angrily and spoke with righteous indignation since he did not participate in the talent test.


    "You guys, speak nonsense!"


    The moment Little Fatty''s voice fell, the surrounding people were all stunned. Although they couldn''t be sure whether or not Xu Qing and the others were speaking nonsense, they could still be sure that what they were saying was not trustworthy.


    But no one stood up to refute, because no one was willing to offend Wu Hong and the rest for Chu Ling, and furthermore, everyone could see, even if Chu Ling was in the right, wanting to become a true disciple, was not possible.


    Thus, when they saw Little Fatso standing out, their first reaction was not to admire Little Fatso''s courage, but to reveal an expression of utter contempt towards his foolishness.


    After all, everyone knew that if anyone stepped out for Chu Ling, they would definitely receive and the rest''s full vengeance.


    But the little fatty obviously did not care about all this, he continued to speak, "Ouyang Zhang, you were the one who stopped Eldest Senior Brother from participating in the survival training, and then insisted on killing Eldest Senior Brother. And most importantly, your arm wasn''t severed by Eldest Senior Brother, how could you blame this on Eldest Senior Brother?"


    Furthermore, most of the injuries on his body were left behind by the cloth-clothed man beside Zhao Ziping, so how could you blame this on your eldest senior brother?


    All of you say that Eldest Brother''s character is dishonest, but I see that you are deceiving your fellow sect members that your character is really dishonest. And you, Sect Master, are about to eliminate Eldest Brother''s identity as a Successor Disciple without any reason at all.


    I think this will make all of us disciples feel disappointed! "


    The moment the little fatty finished speaking, the people who were exposed by him instantly became furious, especially the extremely embarrassed and furious Xu Qing. She directly slashed at the Little Fatty with her sword.


    "Alright, alright, alright. Since that''s the case, come over and have a confrontation!"


    At that time, seeing such a scene, Chu Ling''s heart turned cold, he instantly felt that all of his actions this past month had been childish, truly laughable!


    In truth, regardless of whether or not he could win the trial, all he had to do was rely on his strength, his current strength was inferior to Wu Hong and the others, so even if he could win, he could find an excuse to deny it.


    Tianyuan Continent, was first in terms of strength.


    "Since the strength of this world is the reason, then I, Chu Ling, must forever hold this principle in my hands, and definitely cannot allow myself to be humiliated today!"


    Chu Ling said with incomparable resolution in his heart. Seeing Xu Qing who was about to stab at the little fatty, he immediately sneered, and with a light step, he, who had already used the Spatial Compression Technique, arrived in front of the little fatty in the blink of an eye, as he said coldly.


    "Since you only have fists to speak of, then what right do you have to make a move in front of me, a defeated opponent?"


    Just as Chu Ling said that, the formless sword in his hand slashed towards Xu Qing''s sword.


    But what Chu Ling never thought of, was that at that moment, the moment the two swords made contact, Xu Qing''s body suddenly flew backwards, and in an instant, he landed on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.


    At that time, Chu Ling was momentarily stupefied. Although he had indeed defeated Xu Qing before, he did not believe that Xu Qing had that little ability.


    Just as Chu Ling was wondering, Xu Qing suddenly slapped his chest, and forcefully spat out a mouthful of blood.


    "Chu Ling, what is the meaning of this? I merely wanted to bring Lu Xun over so that he wouldn''t be threatened by you in the slightest. Why did you do such a malicious thing to me?


    Are you angry because I exposed your true face, or are you so afraid to face me? " Xu Qing slandered.


    At that time, Wu Hong also understood in his heart, and directly berated Chu Ling: "Insolent Chu Ling, if you were to say that I have not personally witnessed the things they spoke of previously and have no way to judge whether they are real or fake, then this time, the matter of you trying to kill Xu Qing, I have already seen it clearly, what else do you have to say this time?"


    The current Chu Ling, how could he not understand? So it turns out that Xu Qing did not really want to kill the little fatty, but rather forced him to do it on purpose, and that was the truth.


    After all, the Hundred Sect Order''s reputation was still stored in his Guiyuan Sect. Within the Hundred Sect, all the sects should treat it with respect.


    Having seen through Xu Qing, Chu Ling did not bother to explain anymore. After all, no matter what he said, there was no use in it at all.


    And for the current him, even if he could not obtain the Hundred Sect Order, he was confident that he could block Xu Qing from entering the top one hundred in the Hundred Sect Tournament a year later.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling straightforwardly laughed out loud and said: "Haha, good good good, since all of you say that my character is bad, then I will just admit it.

 C52

    "So what?"


    "Bastard! Stubborn! How can I tolerate you?" Wu Hong shouted in fury.


    "Now, I, Wu Hong, declare in my identity as a Sect Master of the Guiyuan Sect that the life of the Guiyuan Sect''s disciple, Chu Ling, is cruel and improper, resulting in the annihilation of fellow clan members. Today is the main entrance''s rule.


    Wu Hong flung his sleeves, looking exceptionally angry, but in his heart, he was overjoyed.


    Chu Ling knew that as long as he was crippled, the first name of the trial would naturally fall onto Xu Qing''s head. And that Hundred Sect Order would naturally belong to Xu Qing as well.


    Therefore, it was as Chu Ling had expected. He let out a cold laugh, and with a swing of his sleeve, two Spiritual Energy transformed into ferocious green dragons rushed out from his sleeves in the blink of an eye. They arrived in front of Chu Ling in the blink of an eye.


    When the crowd saw this, they could not help but take a step back. They were determined to take Chu Ling''s lesson, and keep mentioning it in their ears.


    When Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue saw this, they immediately became anxious. They wanted to rush forward, but Deng Baian stopped them in their tracks.


    After all, Wu Hong was an expert of the Dragon Transformantion Stage, and was two entire realms above Chu Ling. There was simply no way to make up for it.


    Let alone defeating Wu Hong, the current Chu Ling probably did not even manage to escape.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he was slightly stunned. Previously, he thought that Wu Hong only wanted to obtain his Hundred Sect Order, but did not expect that Wu Hong actually wanted to cripple him completely.


    With that thought, Chu Ling laughed even louder than before. Although he knew that even if he had the ability to shrink his position, escaping was not an easy task, he was not afraid at all. He immediately escaped into the distance.


    He only silently decided in his heart that he would definitely make the people from the Guiyuan Sect regret their actions today and pay the price above the Hundred Sect Tournament.


    Be it Xu Qing or this Wu Hong, they were all no exceptions!


    "Want to run?" "You overconfident fool, do you think that''s possible?" Wu Hong said this, and following that, a force that he was unable to resist came crashing towards him. Not even an instant later, his body was suddenly sent flying, and the green dragon formed from spirit energy swooped down towards Chu Ling. Chu Ling, who originally wanted to stand up, was pushed to the ground in an instant, unable to move.


    "My Guiyuan Sect rewards are clear, since you have done wrong, then don''t think you can escape punishment!" Wu Hong said condescendingly, as though he was passing down a judgement.


    Then, he placed his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Xu Qing, since you are in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall, then I will leave it to you to handle this!"


    Xu Qing replied, and then turned and whispered to Chu Ling.


    "Chu Ling, you really make me hate you! You know what? I hate your generous attitude the most. Your talent is obviously higher than mine, and you know that I will never be able to surpass you.


    Since you really want to be good to me, then why didn''t you give me the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead back then? Why didn''t you give this Hundred Sect Order directly to me?


    If you really want to be good to me, then why did you cause me to lose all my face today? You are an extremely hypocritical villain. It wouldn''t be wrong to kill you thousands of times.


    But you can be at ease, today I will not kill you, I will just cripple your feet, cripple your cultivation, make you a true trash, and let you personally watch me wield a Hundred Sect Order to become the most dazzling pearl on the Hundred Sects Land, haha! "


    After Chu Ling heard this, although he did not have a good impression of Xu Qing, his breathing was still hurried. His entire body was trembling, and the raging anger in his heart was something he could not suppress, no matter how hard he tried.


    According to Xu Qing, she clearly wanted him to become a true trash, so that she could live a life worse than death.


    Chu Ling tightened his fist. He originally wanted to resist but he discovered that the Spiritual Energy around him had already been pressured to the point that he could not move at all.


    And it was also at that time that Xu Qing seemed to have seen through his plans. With only a cold laugh, a giant python made of Spiritual Energy instantly flew out of his sleeve, and in an instant, it directly bit Chu Ling''s arm.


    Soon after, Chu Ling only felt a huge pulling force from his arm.


    At practically the same time, Chu Ling heard the bones in his arm constantly emit sounds, and every inch of skin on his arm suddenly tightened.


    Obviously, Xu Qing did not mean to break his limbs, but rather, he used the bloodiest and most crude way to tear them apart.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s eyes turned blood-red, and the waves of pain almost made him faint. Watching his own flesh and blood slowly get torn apart, he could only clench his teeth and endure, as Xu Qing''s figure was deeply imprinted in his mind.


    "This matter will never end here!" Chu Ling said softly, like an injured lion ready to swallow its prey.


    Right at this moment, a figure rapidly flew over from the horizon. Before that figure even neared, a berating voice was heard.


    "Guiyuan Sect, you guys sure are bold, to actually even kill the disciples of my Spotless Sect, my, Han Xiu''s, brother!"


    Right after he finished speaking, Chu Ling immediately felt the energy that was tearing at him suddenly disappear, and Xu Qing also stopped at that moment.


    Seeing Han Xiu coming towards him with anger, Xu Qing had a trace of doubt in his heart, causing the matter of torturing Chu Ling to immediately shift backwards.


    When Wu Hong heard this, he became slightly angry in his heart. After all, to be berated by someone whose cultivation level was lower than his was not something he should be proud of.


    However, Wu Hong quickly suppressed it down, and there was not a single trace of anger on his face.


    After all, the Spotless Sect today was far stronger than the Guiyuan Sect and the Guiyuan Sect had only just submitted to the Spotless Sect not too long ago.


    "I wonder what this friend is referring to? If it was really the doing of a disciple of my Guiyuan Sect, then I, Wu Hong, will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."


    "Explanation? What explanation? Now that my brother has already been killed by someone and his mount, the Horned Scaled Horse, has appeared within your Guiyuan Sect, I heard that it was ridden by your former big senior brother Chu Ling, how do you plan to explain this matter? "


    Han Xiu said unrestrainedly, and when Chu Ling had heard this, he had staggered to his feet. Actually, the moment he rode his Guiyuan Sect, he already knew that this moment would come.


    However, he had no other choice because time was of the essence. It was just that Chu Ling did not expect that Han Xiu would come at this time.


    And when Chu Ling saw the puzzled gazes of the crowd landed on him, he did not have any intention to hide it either. He directly sneered and said: "I killed him, so what?"

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    "So what if I killed him?"


    "If you kill him, then I will kill you," Han Xiu said, her eyes instantly releasing a trace of killing intent.


    In fact, Han Yi had a close relationship with him, and although his cultivation was not high and his talent was not high, in Han Xiu''s eyes, he was still his little brother.


    If he died in the hands of some peerless expert, he would probably swallow his anger and pretend that he did not know. But now that he died in the hands of Chu Ling, in order to take revenge and protect his own dignity, he naturally would not let Chu Ling go.


    "Hehe, he is courting death, what can I do? Don''t tell me that you want him to kill you just standing there? " Chu Ling said snappily, but unexpectedly, upon hearing that, Han Qin unhesitatingly said: "That''s right, we are the ones who killed you, but you dare to touch us, you are truly foolish.


    After all, a weak person like you does not have any right to speak. In any case, you will die.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he instantly felt a burst of anger, and only felt that what Han Xiu said was extremely laughable.


    "You are really preposterous!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, that Han Qin did not even have the intention to bother with Chu Ling, as if Chu Ling''s anger was of no concern to him at all.


    Therefore, Han Qin immediately turned around to look at Wu Hong, and asked indifferently: "I wonder if the satisfactory answer that Sect Master Wu gave us earlier still counts?"


    When Wu Hong heard this, he merely pondered for a moment. Since he wanted to let Xu Qing establish a certain prestige in the sect, he immediately said: "Xu Qing, since you are now in charge of this Law Enforcement Hall, then, the matters concerning Chu Ling today, will be handled by you!


    It''s also a good opportunity for you to interact more with Fellow Daoist Han. In the future, the two sects will depend on you. "


    When Xu Qing heard this, she, who had already been waiting for a long time, immediately nodded her head. She, who wholeheartedly wanted to kill Chu Ling, coldly laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, don''t worry, everything Sect Master said before was naturally calculated. In any case, this Chu Ling has already committed a heinous crime.


    Whether you live or die is up to you, fellow daoist! "


    Xu Qing said, then turned his head and looked at Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, since you have committed such a monstrous slaughter, for a righteous clan like my Guiyuan Sect, I will expel you from the Guiyuan Sect, regardless of whether you live or die, it has nothing to do with my Guiyuan Sect."


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, although most of the surrounding Guiyuan Sect disciples still looked at Chu Ling with expressions of ridicule, they unconsciously felt a little more angry towards Xu Qing and Wu Hong. After all, everyone here was a disciple of the Guiyuan Sect.


    But now that had intervened, it made them feel a little unhappy no matter what.


    There was even a youth who did not like being bullied by other sects, and loudly berated, "How preposterous is that, disciples of my Guiyuan Sect, can they be so easily bullied?"


    Unfortunately, just as the youth finished speaking, Xu Qing''s cold gaze fell on him.


    "Courting death?"


    Several disciples of Law Enforcement Hall immediately dragged that young man down. They didn''t need to think to know that it was definitely not a good thing.


    The crowd quieted down and no one dared to complain. They were afraid that they would be taken away by the Law Enforcement Hall like the youth just now. It was a fate worse than death!


    And at that time, Han Xiu, who knew that this matter definitely had nothing to do with Guiyuan Sect, did not feel any more troubled either. Satisfied, he nodded his head, and his sinister gaze directly landed on Chu Ling.


    "Originally, if you obediently crawled under my feet like a dog, you could have lived past the Hundred Sects Large Competition. Of course, if you could satisfy me, I could have allowed you to continue living.


    Unfortunately, you don''t have the guts to kill Han Qin like a dog in the end. Therefore, I can only kill you now and let you father and son reunite with me!


    Forget it, since I am unable to tame the son of the number one expert, Chu Han, into a dog, then it would not be bad if I let him die without descendants, tell me, how do you want to die? "


    Han Xiu walked towards Chu Ling step by step, continuously whispering to him. When he was merely three steps away from Chu Ling, the killing intent in his body suddenly exploded out, and rushed at Chu Ling.


    But at this time, Chu Ling was only forcefully inserting the formless sword in his hand into the ground, leaning his tired body against the sword and not saying a word.


    The Chu Ling of today had completely experienced the bitterness of the weak. The kind of feeling of being in the hands of others while holding life and death in the hands of others, making him feel disgusted.


    Originally, a month ago, he had already made up his mind to continuously become stronger, until he took his own fate into his own hands. But now, it seemed that it was still not enough.


    "Chu Ling will never forget today''s shame!" As Chu Ling thought about this, he also couldn''t help but ponder about how he could escape today.


    He was not the sort of foolish, old-fashioned person. Since he knew that he could not beat them, he naturally had to find an opportunity to escape. Otherwise, how could he avenge himself? But even after Chu Ling thought about it, he still could not find a way to escape.


    When the little fatty, Lu Xun, saw this, he was extremely anxious, and wanted to rush forward to stop them. But at this moment, Third Elder Zhang Jinsong, who was standing to the side and watching coldly, pulled him back, and after letting out a long sigh, he slowly walked out.


    "Xu Qing, you sure are impressive! I originally did not want to interfere today, but no matter what Chu Ling said, he is still a disciple of my Guiyuan Sect, how can I allow his Spotless Sect to slaughter me in front of my sect''s gate?


    My Guiyuan Sect has been passed down for a thousand years, from a small sect with only a dozen or so members, to the hundred thousand disciples of today, dominating Yan Nation.


    Could it be that Sect Master is willing to be someone else''s servant, his dog? " Zhang Jinsong questioned Xu Qing loudly, the tone filled with pain.


    On the truth, Zhang Jinsong had already held these words in his heart for a long time. As an old man who had truly risked his life for the sect, even though he couldn''t say how strong his Guiyuan Sect was originally to have his pride, his Guiyuan Sect had actually become several times more powerful now that he was bowing and kneeling before the Spotless Sect.


    As a result, at this moment, he finally couldn''t hold it in anymore and stood out, wanting to wake up Xu Qing and her.


    And when Xu Qing heard this, he did not have any interest in listening to it, he only spoke in a low voice.


    "Sect Master!"


    Hearing that, Wu Hong laughed out loud: "Don''t worry, a trash with a lower cultivation realm cannot cause too much of a commotion. Since he dares to stand out, I will kill him!"


    As Wu Hong said that, he waved his big sleeve towards Zhang Jinsong, and suddenly, a strong gust of wind flew out, wanting to make this annoying old man fly away like how he did before, so as to not hinder his thousand year grand plan.


    But right at that time, what surprised Wu Hong was that Zhang Jinsong''s body was actually not sent flying like before, but instead stood as straight as a mountain. It was as though no matter how strong the wind and rain got, he could not change it in the slightest.


    "Since you can''t wake up from your scolding, then for the sake of the sect''s honor and glory, I, Zhang Jinsong, have died for the sake of the last trace of dignity of my Guiyuan Sect, I, Zhang Jinsong, have no choice but to take action!"


    As Zhang Jinsong spoke, what made Chu Ling incomparably shocked was that the originally white-haired Zhang Jinsong''s hair had begun to slowly turn from black to white, and that his originally slightly bent waist had suddenly straightened at that moment.


    Even the wrinkles on his face started to slowly fade.


    Burning lifespan!


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately shouted: "Grand Master, no!"


    Chu Ling clearly remembered that he was now one hundred and thirty-five years old. Originally, with his previous Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivation, he should have been able to live for two hundred years.


    If Chu Ling was not mistaken, the current Zhang Jinsong did not have a lifespan of 200 years. If he were to use this method of burning his lifespan to forcefully recover his cultivation, he would not be able to live for more than a few years.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that Zhang Jinsong''s current burning of his life force was most likely to save him!


    But how could he allow Zhang Jinsong to exchange his life for his own?


    When Chu Ling thought about this, he immediately rushed forward, wanting to stop Zhang Jinsong, but at that time, Zhang Jinsong actually smiled at him, and then, Chu Ling only felt a huge energy wrap around him, causing him to be unable to move at all.


    But after a while, the cultivation undulations on Zhang Jinsong''s body finally stopped, and he slowly walked into the air, while walking, he said: "Xu Qing, Wu Hong, the two of you have no shame whatsoever to sell your clans for glory, and destroy my thousand years of Guiyuan Sect and bones, do you admit your wrongs?"

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    "Do you know your wrongs?"


    When Xu Qing heard this, he let out a cold laugh. He glanced at Zhang Jinsong in contempt, and then retreated to the back.


    As for Wu Hong, his mouth twitched a few times, and he, who did not allow his face to be ruined, was just about to ascend to the skies to fight. But just as he had the time to take a step forward, he saw Zhang Jinsong swipe his sword lightly in the air, and a ray of sword qi appeared in front of him as if it had stepped over the obstruction of space.


    Following that, in the midst of everyone''s shocked cries, Wu Hong''s body was flipped over by the Sword Qi in the blink of an eye. He did not even have time to react, and was immediately caught by the Sword Qi net, unable to struggle at all.


    "You''re just a mere junior, you still have a long way to go. Moreover, you''re always plotting and scheming, and you''ll have to stop here for the rest of your life!"


    "On account of the fact that you are a Sect Master of the Guiyuan Sect, I will not kill you for now! "But this Hundred Sect Order is not yours, it is not yours," Zhang Jinsong said as he waved his sleeves, causing the sword net that was wrapped around Wu Hong to instantly smash into the ground and cause smoke and dust to fill the air.


    Soon after, a black iron order badge flew out from Wu Hong''s body and landed in Zhang Jinsong''s hands, and Zhang Jinsong no longer bothered with the Wu Hong in the pit, and walked towards Han Xiu.


    "yellow-haired boy, although I can kill you today, I, Zhang Jinsong, am not one of those people who bully the weak. Today, I will also let you go, and in the future, Chu Ling will definitely take your life."


    As Zhang Jinsong said this, he flung his sleeves again, and the originally waiting Han Xiu was thrown straight to the ground, rolling towards the foot of the mountain.


    And at that time, Xu Qing, who had originally wanted to humiliate Zhang Jinsong, was instantly stunned. Especially after she saw the consequences for Han Xiu and Wu Hong, her entire body shivered, and her legs went soft. She wanted to kneel down and beg for forgiveness, afraid that she would be killed by Zhang Jinsong.


    Unfortunately, she didn''t know whether she should be happy or furious. Zhang Jinsong acted as if he didn''t see her at all as he walked past her without any hesitation, as if he was ignoring her.


    "Bastard, you actually dare to look down on me, Xu Qing. Just you wait, I, Xu Qing will make you regret this for the rest of your life!" Xu Qing secretly said in his heart.


    When the crowd saw this, they all became silent, especially the elders, all of them being completely silent, afraid that Zhang Jinsong would think of the humiliation they had caused to Zhang Jinsong earlier. After all, even though Zhang Jinsong was previously the Third Elder, the two elders in front of him had passed away many years ago.


    It could be said that other than Wu Hong, there was no one else with the same level of Guiyuan Sect as him.


    needless to say, the Wu Hong at this time had already been defeated by him.


    "Grand Master, Ouyang Zhang and the others deserve to die too!" Under the killing gaze of all the elders, Chu Ling spoke coldly with a completely disrespectful tone. His eyes were filled with killing intent.


    When Ouyang Zhang and the rest heard this, they were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Ling one by one, begging for forgiveness. They swore to change the course of events, but Chu Ling completely ignored them, and continued to laugh coldly.


    "Spare me, spare me!"


    "Lord Chu, we were wrong. It is not your bad character, it is us who are wrong. It is us who are wrong."


    "That''s right, Lord Chu, please spare me, spare me!"


    Everyone continued to talk about it, but Zhang Jinsong simply nodded at Chu Ling and said, "Ouyang Zhang, I had already warned you before, but you guys were still stubborn and unrepentant. Fine, your kind of sect worms have no use for them, so you might as well just die and leave them all to die!"


    After Zhang Jinsong finished speaking, he directly walked towards Ouyang Zhang and the others, who were so scared that they were paralyzed, some of them even fainting.


    When Zhang Jinsong had not recovered his cultivation, Ouyang Zhang and the rest were not his match, and now that they were no longer, in a few breaths, all that was left were a bunch of corpses.


    After that, in front of everyone''s eyes, Zhang Jinsong did not say anything, and only held Chu Ling in one hand and the little fatty in the other, as he walked towards the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    After a long time, under everyone''s fear and astonishment, Wu Hong finally walked out of the deep pit with a face covered in dirt. Coincidentally, at this time, Han Xiu, who had already rolled down the mountain, walked back up with a gloomy face.


    Wu Hong did not wait for him to speak, and coldly said: "Don''t worry, he will not be able to maintain his condition for long, and even if we cannot kill him, Chu Ling will die!"


    "Disciple of Guiyuan Sect, listen up! Capture Chu Ling for me! There is no discussion between life and death!" After Wu Hong finished speaking, the surrounding people all started to chase after the direction that Chu Ling had escaped in, and even the current Han Xiu had let out a cold snort as he charged towards the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    Wu Hong looked at the crowd as they left, a ruthless look flashing across his face, and then followed along, since the Hundred Sect Order was an existence that he was completely unwilling to part with!


    At this time, Chu Ling seemed to have felt that Zhang Jinsong''s speed had become slower and slower, and Zhang Jinsong, who had already recovered his youthful looks, seemed to have aged even more at that time.


    Zhang Jinsong wiped the blood trail that wasn''t very obvious on the corner of his mouth, and said to Chu Ling: "This place is already the depths of Cangmang Mountain Range, so Wu Hong and the others should not be able to catch up to us for the time being. However, the two of you still have to be extremely careful, since the Demonic Beast here, are not weak people.


    However, you all don''t have to be afraid. As long as you head towards that Great Banyan Tree, you will be able to leave the borders of Yan Nation by following this route. Then, you will no longer have to worry about being hunted down by Wu Hong. "


    Zhang Jinsong said, and immediately began to cough violently. Seeing that, Chu Ling anxiously patted his back a few times, and then asked softly: What''s wrong? Master, won''t you leave Yan Kingdom with us? "


    "Elder, you don''t want to leave, but you can''t. The elder has spent his entire life in Guiyuan Sect, so even if the Guiyuan Sect has changed, I still have to guard it. Otherwise, the heroic souls who died fighting for the sect will have no souls left behind." Zhang Jinsong said.


    Just as Chu Ling wanted to persuade her a few more times, Zhang Jinsong smiled comfortingly at Chu Ling, causing the wrinkles on his face to deepen.


    "Don''t worry, although that Wu Hong is malicious, but he doesn''t have much guts. For the time being, he doesn''t dare do anything to me, and if I leave, that little daughter-in-law of yours from Deng Family will suffer.


    When the little fatty heard this, he couldn''t help but immediately start laughing. He didn''t seem to have any intentions of hiding anything, and after Chu Ling heard this, although he had already experienced a lot on the road, in the end, he was not only a fifteen or sixteen year old youth. He couldn''t help but feel a little embarrassed.


    Even if there really was nothing between the two of them, when he heard the words of the others, that soft and weak figure surfaced in Chu Ling''s mind. He couldn''t help but smile.


    Zhang Jinsong only laughed, and said once again: "Alright, it''s time for me to return. You two must remember, no matter what happens, do not leave, and do not change your direction, and only towards that Great Banyan Tree. When that time comes, no matter whether you are going south to the Zhao Kingdom, or north to Chu, it is fine.


    Also, if you meet an invincible enemy, you can hide in the banyan tree for the time being! "


    Hearing this, Chu Ling also had a bit of suspicion in his heart. Regarding the Great Banyan Tree that Zhang Jinsong mentioned, he naturally knew about it, that it was rumored to be a generation of Demon King that was famous throughout the Hundred Sects and was named Great Banyan Tree King. It was said that the Great Banyan Tree King had still lived for tens of thousands of years, and was a rare expert in the world.


    It was just that Chu Ling did not expect that from this tone, Zhang Jinsong actually had a trace of friendship with the Great Banyan Tree King.


    "What, Master and Great Banyan Tree King know each other?" Chu Ling asked, but at that time, Zhang Jinsong did not answer, she only laughed and did not say a word, after that she threw the Hundred Sect Order back to Chu Ling, and without explaining anything, she turned and left.


    Chu Ling kowtowed to the figure of the leaving figure, but he was still unable to calm down for a long time. It was just that he did not know if there would be a day they would meet again with Zhang Jinsong''s current body!


    As Chu Ling went along, he secretly made a decision in his heart to quickly mature and find the Pill that could increase Zhang Jinsong''s lifespan.


    As for Xu Qing, Han Xiu and the others, he silently vowed in his heart that in the Hundred Sect Competition in one year, he would definitely trample over them one by one and return the humiliation he had suffered today.


    "Let''s go!" "We should go," Chu Ling said to the little fatty before leading the way towards the mountainous Banyan tree.


    However, what he did not know was that after he walked for a long time, in a corner that he had not noticed before, an inconspicuous flying bug spread its wings and flew towards the other side of the mountain range.

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    Outside the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    "He''s actually in the depths of the mountain range. This kid is quite daring!" A man wearing an azure violet robe with a purple wooden hairpin sticking out of his head looked at the little bug in his hand. He then clenched his fist and crushed the bug into nothingness.


    That little flying insect was originally not a real living being, it was only one of the man''s techniques. Now that it was pinched by the man, the little flying insect instantly disappeared without a trace, and the afterimages of Chu Ling and Little Fatty who were originally floating in mid air also suddenly turned into nothingness, disappearing without a trace.


    And it was at this time that Zhao Ziping, who had been waiting by the side for a long time, simply didn''t have the slightest intention to waste words and directly instructed: "Earlier, I heard that Chu Ling had rebelled against that Guiyuan Sect and betrayed the sect.


    Since this scene was from two days ago, then Chu Ling should already be in the depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    If that''s the case, we have to hurry. The depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range are filled with dangers, if he was swallowed by something blind, it would be difficult for the Stone Armored Monkey''s soul to track him down.


    So what are all of you waiting for? Are you still not going to give chase? "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, he immediately shouted out, causing the cloth-clothed men and the others to rush towards the depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    As for the person who thought himself to be a cultivator, wearing an azure and purple long robe, Zhao Yongniang, who was the result of the Zhao Family and other reverends, snorted disdainfully, then immediately floated away, looking as though he was rather disdainful of Zhao Ziping.


    Hmph. You''re only a mere second-rate Guardian. Do you really think you''re that strong? If it wasn''t for you, I would have already killed you. You dare to put on airs in front of me?


    Zhao Ziping said coldly, after that he rode on a lion kite and soared into the skies, rushing towards the depths of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    "Chu Ling, this time, how do you want to die?"


    At this time, Chu Ling had already walked for three days. As he walked, he carefully studied all of the battle skills he had obtained earlier, the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, and started cultivating.


    It had to be said that even though the current Chu Ling knew two battle skills, namely the One Vapour Phase Azure Dragon Fist and the first four of the Guiyuan''s seven swords, their ranks were truly too low. Now that he had the middle grade Profound Rank Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, his trump cards were increased by another level.


    The Immemorial Dragon Elephant Fist was a middle grade Profound Rank technique, it was naturally quite difficult to cultivate. The first thing Chu Ling needed to do was to cultivate a bit of the power of the dragon and elephant, so that he could absorb the spirit energy from between heaven and earth and raise the power of the dragon and elephant.


    Even though it seemed easy, three days had already passed and Chu Ling''s body was still completely empty. It was obvious that he had not even been able to begin training.


    But Chu Ling was not angry, he walked straight towards the Great Banyan Tree, and secretly planned to introduce the fighting technique to the sect before reaching Zhao Kingdom.


    "Big Senior, in fact, I feel that just like this, your cultivation is useless. I heard those senior brothers say that the other truly strong warriors create their combat skills by observing the phenomenon in the sky and earth. Even if it doesn''t work, they would need to observe the living conditions of Demonic Beast for at least ten to eight years to be able to create it.


    Look at our sect''s Iron Fire Palm, wasn''t it created by Elder Iron Fire because he hadn''t forged any iron for half his life before he started cultivating? And there''s also the Thirteen Divisions of Blue Yuan. This was also something that Grandmother Qingyuan had fostered for her entire life. She was the one who created it with her own feelings! "


    The little fatty quickly followed behind Chu Ling, talking non-stop. Chu Ling could not help but smile wryly at the little fatty''s nagging habits.


    "Then what do you think I should do!?" Chu Ling said with a smile, but also felt somewhat regretful in his heart.


    After all, in this past month, he had already forgotten how many Pill Chu Ling had given him. At the beginning, the little fatty only kept them to himself to avoid eating, but when he saw that Chu Ling really did not seem to be lacking any Pill, he took them out to eat.


    Originally, Chu Ling thought that under the effects of so many Pill, even if Little Fatso''s Innate Ability was any weaker, he should be able to reach the Vein Opening Stage. However, he did not expect that there would not be any reaction at all, not even the effect of strengthening the body.


    However, Chu Ling had the Green Wood Pill Furnace, he did not need any Pill, so he could just let him be. However, thinking about how the little fatty might not be able to cultivate in his entire life, he could not help but sigh.


    However, the little fatty obviously did not feel that Chu Ling was being perfunctory, he immediately replied, "We should find a dragon elephant and observe it carefully, then ¡­"


    "Be careful!" The little fatty had not even finished speaking when Chu Ling suddenly interrupted him and directly used an inch of earth shrinking divine ability to move behind the little fatty, pushing him away. But even so, an arrow still pierced through his arm.


    In that moment, Chu Ling didn''t have time to check on Little Fatso''s injuries, the Invisible Sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed at the second arrow that was flying towards him.


    With a bang, a spark lit up in the center of the arena. Chu Ling''s body retreated a few steps back quickly before he managed to stabilize himself with much difficulty. He had a gloomy expression as he looked into the forest not too far away.


    "Heh heh, I''m afraid that the dragon and elephant cannot grant your wish. However, I, Zhao Ziping, can send you down to the Underworld to take a look at Huang Quan."


    Just as he finished speaking, Chu Ling saw that in the sky above the forest, there was a sound of wings flapping, and more than a hundred cultivators with unfriendly expressions came out from the forest quickly.


    Although he felt that it was a little unexpected, he knew that it was a reasonable thing. After all, it was normal for him to not forget the fact that he had stolen his Stone Armor Ape''s soul.


    However, if they were to make a move against him, Chu Ling would have nothing to say. However, their target was the little fatty, and it was clear that they were going to kill the little fatty first.


    Chu Ling looked at the more than one hundred cultivators with cold expressions. In his heart, he knew that it was impossible for him to gain even the slightest bit of advantage over them. After all, the five Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators around Zhao Ziping were not joking.


    Not to mention that the man in purple robes who was in front of the group, although he had both his hands behind his back and did not reveal the slightest bit of aura, Chu Ling could still feel a burst of aura that caused his heart to palpitate.


    Chu Ling''s thoughts went back and forth, and since he could not take revenge now, he could only withdraw.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he suddenly had the idea of retreating. He knew that if he was alone, he would definitely not be a match for everyone, so he smiled and said: "What, Zhao Ziping, the skin is itchy again.


    Didn''t I say it earlier? You won''t be so lucky to meet me again. "


    After all, these two places were absolutely the biggest disgrace he had ever experienced in his entire life. With just a single mention by Chu Ling, how could the easily angered him endure such a big wave of a hand? He bellowed loudly: "Kill them, mince them up!"


    As Zhao Ziping''s voice fell, although Zhao Yongniang did not seem to care, the cloth-clothed man and the others did not dare delay for even a second, and immediately rushed towards Chu Ling with their blades raised.


    And at that time, they never would have thought that Chu Ling would turn the aura around him into a wave, and rush towards the sky.


    Almost at the same time, not far away from the crowd, a wolf howl sounded out, causing the hearts of the surrounding people to tremble.


    "Human Clan, seeking death?"

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    "Human Clan, seeking death?"


    The moment his voice fell, Chu Ling only saw a giant green wolf dashing over from afar, along the way, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and one towering tree after another fell to the ground like wooden stakes.


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt a strong wind blowing past, and immediately felt that he was unsteady on his feet. After staggering for a while, only then did Chu Ling see that the giant cyan wolf was already close by and looked at them with incomparably cold eyes.


    Then, to Chu Ling''s surprise, the giant wolf suddenly howled towards the sky at that time, followed by howls from the forests far away.


    In less than ten breaths of time, accompanied by chaotic footsteps, one blue wolf after another appeared in front of Chu Ling, and very naturally, they surrounded everyone. Even if Chu Ling did not carefully count them all, he could tell that there were more than a thousand blue wolves in the field.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that not only were there enormous numbers of wolves, their strength was also something that ordinary Demonic Beast could not compare to. From what Chu Ling could see, their strength was at least a third grade Demonic Beast.


    Not to mention that these wolves were born to fight alone, so their combined strength would be even more shocking.


    Of course, the most terrifying thing was that the Green Wolf that had arrived first was clearly a Demonic Beast of the Demon General Realm that could speak the human tongue.


    Of course, all of this had already been planned by him. After all, with his own strength, wanting to fight against Zhao Ziping and the others was simply a fantasy story.


    That was why Chu Ling had used all his strength to release his Qi, and also why he had sent a strong signal to the Spirit Demon beings in this place, in order to attract them.


    After all, to all demon clan members, they had a strong sense of territory. If Chu Ling were to retract his aura, the Demonic Beast s here would probably ignore him like they couldn''t see him, but Chu Ling''s previous actions of condensing his aura into a pillar, to all demon clan members, was tantamount to a provocation.


    That was why the demon general had impatiently jumped out the moment Chu Ling released his aura.


    Only, Chu Ling did not expect that the momentum would be so great this time, he could not help but suspect if he and the rest of the people in Zhao Family would be able to leave this place.


    But just at this moment, the Goblin General only glanced at Chu Ling and the rest, before turning his gaze to Zhao Ziping, and said coldly: "What is it? Your Zhao Family has just joined forces with me to kill the Ape, and now you''re plotting against me? Your appetite is not small, but I, Qing Ling, am not someone to be trifled with!


    "Since you dare to set foot in Qing Ling''s territory, you shall all stay here today!"


    Chu Ling''s heart immediately tightened upon hearing this, and secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. He thought that it was fortunate that this Cyan Spirit Demon General was prepared to fall out with his Zhao Family, otherwise, wouldn''t he have found a strong helper for them!


    "Cyan Spirit Demon General, this time, it''s not that my Zhao Family wishes to offend him, it''s just that I had accidentally trespassed into this place to kill this person. Please do not misunderstand. Don''t worry, I will immediately leave after killing him." Zhao Ziping said, then looked at the cloth-clothed man, and then the five Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators immediately rushed towards Chu Ling.


    However, just at that moment, the Cyan Spirit Demon General stretched out a claw and a shadow flashed by. It directly sent the five people flying and said, "There''s no need, you guys have quite a lot of people and your cultivation isn''t weak. Just stay here and prepare food for our sons!"


    As the Cyan Spirit Demon General spoke, he let out a soft howl. In an instant, over a thousand wolves charged towards the group.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, his eyes faintly narrowed, and in an instant, he rushed out with the injured little fatty.


    However, even though the current him had the ability to shrink his body from the ground, he was no longer like the seemingly endless Spiritual Energy s that the Green Wood Pill Furnace had previously given him. Therefore, wanting to escape in the mouth of this pack of demon wolves was no longer as simple as it was before.


    Chu Ling kept charging left and right among the pack of wolves, but he did not seem to be able to get through, as if he was walking on the spot.


    At that time, in a blink of an eye, the nimble and nimble green wolves kept on crossing over and over again. In just a few breaths of time, about ten of the cultivators from Zhao Family had already died among the wolves.


    At that time, Zhao Yongniang, who always carried his hands behind his back and had an air of superiority, stepped forward.


    He said coldly, "Evil creatures are evil creatures. If you don''t see if you have the ability to cause a ruckus, I can suppress you all with a single hand!"


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, Chu Ling was also shocked in his heart, and felt some fear towards Zhao Ziping''s strength.


    But at that moment, the Cyan Spirit Demon General snorted coldly. Without even looking at it, he directly smacked it with his claw. In an instant, everyone completely did not expect that Zhao Yongniang would actually be smacked to the ground.


    He couldn''t get up in a short period of time. There wasn''t even a hint of the aura of an expert. Even the bun on his head was cut in half and fell to the ground.


    "You''re just an embroidered pillow, yet you dare to act so arrogantly?"


    Zhao Yongniang listened. He struggled to get up, furiously charging at the Cyan Spirit Demon King. However, even though his cultivation was Heaven Understanding Stage, he could not take even the slightest advantage against the Cyan Spirit Demon General.


    Although it looked very crazy, it was in the process of being beaten up. If he was not careful, he would die under the claws of the wolf.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping looked at the dead bodies of the people around him. Even he, who was always arrogant, knew that if he continued to stay here, there would not be a good ending.


    After all, this divine soul was something that had been plotted by the Zhao Family for a whole ten years. Even with his identity in the clan, the punishment he would receive would probably not be too low, or even be something he would not be able to endure.


    Zhao Ziping thought about it for a long time and finally decided to escape. After all, if they were to escape, they would only receive punishment, and if they did not run, they would only lose their lives.


    "Let''s go!" Zhao Ziping spoke to the cloth-clothed man who had just been heavily injured. He then immediately flew out of the mountain range with his disciple.


    It was clear that they wanted to use their own bodies in exchange for Zhao Ziping''s escape. However, very quickly, they were drowned within the wolves, their bodies covered in blood.


    The moment he thought of the upcoming punishment, the resentment in his heart grew. In his opinion, if not for Chu Ling stealing his storage ring and Chu Ling luring the Cyan Spirit Demon over, he would never have been punished by his clan.


    "Chu Ling, it''s all your fault, you really deserve to die!"


    Zhao Ziping clenched his fist and roared fiercely at the people below: "I do not care if you will be able to return to the Zhao Kingdom alive today. I only know that if Chu Ling is not dead today, then I will not spare any of your parent clan.


    Of course, if any of you were able to bring Chu Ling''s head to Zhao Kingdom to look for me, you would be blessed with wealth, Spiritual Stone, battle skills, and even women! "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, he quickly disappeared into the horizon, and at that time, there was no need for the Cyan Spirit Demon General to order him around. At the same time, a ninth stage Cyan Wolf, together with over a hundred Blue Wolves, chased after Zhao Ziping.


    When the rest of the Zhao Family s that were left behind heard this, they immediately rushed towards Chu Ling as if they had gone insane, with ferocious expressions, as if they had already put life and death at the back of their minds.


    At this moment, everyone knew that it was most likely impossible for them to survive this ordeal. Therefore, even if they had to die, they had to fight for the chance of survival for their clan''s parents.


    At that time, the mastiff seemed to have understood the crowd''s thoughts, and silently retreated backwards. It only surrounded them, obviously wanting Chu Ling and the people from Zhao Family to determine life and death, so as to lessen their casualties!


    "Zhao Ziping, you really have a good method!"

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    "Zhao Ziping, you really have a good method!"


    Chu Ling said, seeing the people from Zhao Family rushing towards him crazily, he could only grit his teeth and rush forward, unable to avoid them.


    Aside from the people who had died in the hands of the Cyan Wolf, there were still eighty odd people left. Most importantly, there were still three cultivators with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage within the group of eighty odd people, and any one of them was not something Chu Ling could easily defeat.


    Not to mention that the three people today didn''t have any intentions of going head on with Chu Ling, but were instead constantly walking around him, allowing the Zhao Family disciples to continuously charge towards Chu Ling as if they wanted to commit suicide.


    At that time, Chu Ling had only used all of his techniques, his hands constantly slashing at the wounds, but even so, there were still many wounds on his body, and blood was continuously flowing out.


    Swish!


    Another sword directly slashed across Chu Ling''s lower abdomen, bringing a large splash of blood, but before Chu Ling could even cry out in pain, a cultivator of Zhao Family directly slashed towards Chu Ling''s head from directly in front.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he was just about to raise his sword in welcome, but at this moment, the crippled old man, who was mixed in the crowd with his Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, suddenly revealed a cold smile.


    In the next moment, the originally crippled old man suddenly stopped, and rushed towards Chu Ling like lightning.


    At that moment, the old man leaped high into the air, both of his hands groping for a while on his feet, after which, the crowd only saw a bright flash of blade light from the old man''s hands. It turned out that the old man was not really lame, but had a long sword resting in his flesh.


    With the nourishment of the Blood and Qi around his body, this cut was bound to be extraordinary.


    In just an instant, that bright and clear blade beam pierced towards Chu Ling''s back without the slightest pause.


    Although he wanted to turn around and receive this slash, he knew in his heart that if he really did turn around, it was likely that his head would be split into two by the sword above his head.


    However, if he did not turn around, that snow-white saber light of the crippled old man would definitely pierce through his entire body.


    "Damn, my stone armor has been worn out in the last battle. I can''t use it now. These two must have planned for a long time, and have waited for this time. Damn it!"


    Chu Ling thought, he was afraid that he would not be able to dodge this time.


    And just at this moment, Chu Ling only felt a gust of wind from behind him, and after that, Chu Ling did not have any time to react, he used his "Two Swords Shattering the Mountain" and directly slapped the sword above his head back.


    When he turned around, he saw that the old man''s blade had already completely entered Little Fatty''s chest. Chu Ling did not even need to look to know that at such a location, Little Fatty''s heart must have already been pierced through. It was likely that even the heavens would not be able to save him!


    Chu Ling was furious, the formless sword in his hand slashed at the crippled old man in the blink of an eye.


    "Three Swords Breaking River!"


    "Die!" In his extreme rage, Chu Ling who was originally not weaker than Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage was like an enraged lion, and everyone watched as Chu Ling tilted his body towards the crippled old man, like a dam that had been broken.


    The crippled old man was clearly not an easy opponent, as he directly gave up on his long blade, and while he was retreating, he raised both of his hands above his head, releasing a burst of white light. In a split second, he had completely received the sword in Chu Ling''s hands, like a rock that was being washed away by the river, and did not move at all.


    "Dammit, a useless fatty actually died! Retreat! Continue killing him!"


    The crippled old man had no intention to continue battling and immediately retreated into the crowd. He obviously wanted to sneak in a sneak attack when Deng Chu Ling was caught unawares.


    At that time, Chu Ling had wanted to take advantage of the victory to give chase, but when he thought of the little fatty behind him, he could only bear with it.


    This blade attack should have landed on his body.


    "Fatty, hold on, in a little while, Da Shixiong will be able to kill all of them. After that, we can find a place to rest and recuperate," Chu Ling consoled.


    At that time, the little fatty did not seem to be disheartened at all, he just spat out blood and struggled to say: "Da Shixiong, Lu Xun had said that you saved his life a long time ago, so he should have been yours in the first place. It''s just that I did not expect it to be so early, however, Lu Xun does not regret it.


    If there is an afterlife, I will definitely send someone with better talent. Then, when Eldest Brother needs me, he will not have to fight alone! "


    "Nonsense, if you had the talent, how could I still be the senior? I don''t care, I want you like this, you can''t die for me!" Chu Ling roared as he chopped at the swords and sabers that were thrusting towards the little fatty.


    The rest of the Zhao Family had long seen that if they made a move against Chu Ling, they would probably still be hit back, and might not even be able to hurt him yet. However, if they made a move against Lu Xun, the little fatty on the ground, Chu Ling would definitely take the initiative to charge forward, and would not even have the chance to retaliate at all.


    At that time, Chu Ling no longer cared about the pain on his body, and continuously helped the little fatty block the blade and sword. During that period of time, the three Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators ambushed him twice, causing Chu Ling''s left hand to completely stop moving at all, as though it was broken.


    The resentment in his heart was about to break through the horizon, and he secretly vowed in his heart, no matter what kind of illustrious identity Zhao Ziping had, he would definitely catch up to and slash him into pieces.


    As for these despicable and shameless Zhao Family people present, they also treated it as not being able to keep any of them alive.


    "No, I can''t die. That Zhao Ziping is not dead yet, that Xu Qing, Wu Hong is not dead yet, how can I, Chu Ling, kill them first, and let them live happily!" Chu Ling roared loudly in his heart.


    "Right, Banyan tree. Right, Banyan tree, I remember grandteacher saying that if you meet an invincible existence, you can hide in the banyan tree for a while. Is it really effective?"


    With that thought, Chu Ling clenched his teeth, he no longer cared about whether it would work or not, in any case he had already left and was speechless, he would just treat it as giving it a try.


    It had to be said that within this region, perhaps it was because of the existence of that Great Banyan Tree, that was why there were so many banyans here.


    Chu Ling only hesitated slightly before directly rushing towards the nearest banyan tree that Chu Ling couldn''t even carry with both of his arms.


    As if the Zhao Family disciples had seen through Chu Ling''s thoughts, they stood in front of him one after another. Only after Chu Ling had suffered several tens of blows did he finally arrive under the banyan tree.


    It was a pity that both he and Little Fatso were already on the verge of death, and they didn''t even have the strength to crawl into the banyan tree cave.


    At that time, everyone in the Zhao Family was immediately puzzled, as they simply could not understand why Chu Ling had almost crawled under the banyan tree with his injuries broken into pieces, causing him to not be able to resist at all.


    "What does that mean? There can''t be any deception, right?"


    "There''s a trick, there''s a f * cking trick. This brat''s blood has almost soaked through that piece of land, can you still flip the sky?" I think he probably knows he''s dead and wants to choose his own grave! "


    "That''s right, I think it''s more than likely!"


    The people from the Zhao Family all spoke out, the crippled old man at that time immediately pushed through the crowd and walked towards Chu Ling, releasing the killing intent from his body, obviously showing no intentions of holding back.


    "Who cares so much about him. Let''s just take his life first. If we can escape later, we can still exchange for some benefits!"


    The crippled old man said, he raised the blade in his hand and chopped down at Chu Ling, but Chu Ling had no choice but to laugh, he no longer had the power to resist, and could only watch as the blade chopped towards him.


    "Is he going to die just like that?"

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    "Is he going to die just like that?"


    Chu Ling muttered. His eyes were filled with unwillingness, but there was absolutely nothing he could do.


    But just as Chu Ling was thinking that, he suddenly felt the banyan tree branch on his shoulder, before he could turn around, a vast force suddenly rushed into his body.


    In an instant, the pain on Chu Ling''s body seemed to have disappeared like smoke. Although it did not improve in the slightest, Chu Ling''s cultivation realm had fiercely increased at that time.


    Eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, Heaven Understanding Stage!


    "Is this the Great Banyan Tree King?" Chu Ling said this in his heart, but he did not think much about it. He lifted his originally slightly lowered head, and looked straight at the crippled old man who was slashing towards him.


    And at that time, Chu Ling''s movements had naturally been sensed by the crippled old man, and he instantly became scared witless, since attacking a cultivator of Heaven Understanding Stage was equivalent to courting death!


    Just as the crippled old man retreated backwards, Chu Ling immediately stood up, took a step forward, and thrusted the formless sword in his hand forward.


    Although it was the same as before, with only an abnormally ordinary sword that stirred up wind and thunder, the might behind it was vastly different from before. In the blink of an eye, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a lightning dragon.


    "Want to leave?" "How could it be that easy!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the formless spirit sword in his hand did not give the old man any time to react, and directly pierced through his body, following that, streaks of lightning flashed past, causing the old man to instantly emit a stench of burnt flesh.


    And at that time, the Zhao Family people who had gone insane were all stunned, they had never thought that Chu Ling, who was already on the verge of death, would actually suddenly explode, and directly kill their own party''s strongest, the crippled old man, with a single sword strike.


    In merely an instant, everyone immediately felt a sense of dread, and instinctively wanted to retreat. However, Zhao Ziping''s words of exterminating their parents and clan were still reverberating in their minds.


    Therefore, after a moment, everyone rushed towards Chu Ling once again.


    "Kill, don''t be afraid, even if he''s really a cultivator from Heaven Understanding Stage, so what? We have so many people, we''ll exhaust him to death!"


    "That''s right, kill for my parents and clan! The power of Chu Ling was given to us by the Great Banyan Tree, if we were to kill him, we will definitely be able to kill Chu Ling. "


    "Right, cut down this demonic tree!"


    Everyone spoke out like this, and then rushed towards Chu Ling as though they were brave warriors who were generous enough to repay their debts.


    But just at that time, Chu Ling merely shook his sword, and his body rushed towards the crowd of people like an afterimage. Previously, he was originally a cultivator with Heaven Understanding Stage, but now that he had obtained this kind of strength again, he did not feel unfamiliar with it at all.


    He looked straight at the Green Spirit Demon General.


    However, at that moment, the Cyan Spirit Demon General, who was fighting with Zhao Yongnian, gave a faint smile.


    "Since she is a friend of the Great Banyan Tree King, Qing Ling naturally would not dare to offend her! After I take care of this child, we will leave! "


    After the Cyan Spirit Demon General finished his words, he immediately smacked his claws towards Zhao Yongniang. Obviously, he no longer had the same playful thoughts as before.


    In an instant, the body of Zhao Yongnian, who originally did not have much power to resist, was instantly split into two, and he died on the spot.


    Even until the moment of his death, that Zhao Yongnian did not expect that he would actually die in such a useless manner!


    At that time, the wolf pack also howled in unison and quickly retreated into the forest with the Cyan Spirit Demon General.


    And that power within Chu Ling''s body also disappeared without a trace. Chu Ling, who found it hard to persevere any longer, closed his eyes and fainted right after.


    When Chu Ling woke up again, the injuries on his body had already been completely healed. He immediately felt refreshed, but when he looked to his side, he did not find any trace of the little fatty.


    But what surprised Chu Ling the most was that he knew that the Great Banyan Tree King was there to save him, and the strange thing was that the place he was at was a desolate countryside. Besides the banyan tree by his side, there was nothing special about it.


    "That doesn''t make sense. If he really is my grandteacher''s good friend, then why did he save me and throw me into the wilderness?" And even though Master is strong, it can''t be so outrageous that he has ties with the Great Banyan Tree King, right?! " Chu Ling muttered, and started to doubt the relationship between him and the Great Banyan Tree King.


    Just as Chu Ling was feeling suspicious, a slightly aged voice sounded out in Chu Ling''s ears. Chu Ling looked around and saw that there was no one around him. Only then did he realize that the one who spoke was the banyan tree beside him.


    Chu Ling could not help but sigh. As expected, it was the Great Banyan Tree King, and their methods were extraordinary. They themselves were more than a thousand miles away, but their clones were spread all over the corners of the Cangmang Mountain Range.


    "Kid, now that your injuries have recovered, you can leave the Cangmang Mountain Range. As for that Lu Xun, you don''t have to worry about him. He''s a disciple of my Great Banyan Tree King, so there''s no need for you to take care of him."


    Although he did not know why Little Fatty had become the Great Banyan Tree King''s disciple, he was still extremely happy in his heart. Just as Chu Ling wanted to ask the reason, the Great Banyan Tree King''s voice once again rang out in Chu Ling''s ears.


    "The reason is something that outsiders cannot understand. All you need to know is that the reason why I saved your life before, and the current drop of ninth level Demonic Beast''s blood essence that can help you learn the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, is to repay you for taking care of Lu Xun all these years.


    So from today onwards, Lu Xun will not owe you even a little bit.


    What you have to know is that in the future, Lu Xun will become the famous Demon King in his Tianyuan Continent, and the people he will meet will all be heaven''s pride experts of various races, so this brother of yours is already not qualified, and his experience in the Guiyuan Sect is also a disgrace to our demon clan, which will be erased from now on.


    And you are no exception! "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling frowned, he then instantly felt the drop of the ninth stage Demonic Beast''s blood essence, his face becoming gloomy.


    However, he felt that he, as a weakling, was not worthy enough to befriend Lu Xun. He wanted to use the favor of saving his life and this drop of dragon elephant blood to exchange for the brotherhood he had with Little Fatty for these past three years.


    Chu Ling felt that if he really accepted it, then what was the difference between selling Little Fatty to the Great Banyan Tree King?


    Thus, when he thought of this, he instantly stood up and said to Great Banyan Tree King, "The brotherly relationship between me and Little Fatty, can such a common thing even be considered worthy?


    You guessed right, I, Chu Ling, really want this drop of Dragon Elephant''s blood essence so much that I can use it to cultivate that Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist.


    Therefore, I''ll return the dragon elephant blood essence to you! "


    As Chu Ling said that, in just an instant, he incited the Spiritual Energy around him to wrap around that drop of dragon elephant blood essence, and then took it out from his body and threw it onto the banyan tree, as he continued speaking.


    "As for today''s favor for saving my life, Chu Ling will not be able to repay it for the time being. But in the future, when Chu Ling has cultivated successfully, he will definitely repay the favor for saving my life today.


    The next day, if I hear that my brother has been wronged by you, even if you are the famous Great Banyan Tree King, I, Chu Ling, will not be courteous! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he no longer had the intention to stay any longer. He turned around and casually walked in one direction, ignoring the Great Banyan Tree King behind him whose name shook the entire Hundred Sect Great Earth.


    And it was only after Chu Ling had walked for a long time that the banyan tree extended a branch and directly scattered the drop of dragon elephant blood, then instantly landed on Chu Ling''s shoulder. In merely an instant, Chu Ling was directly pressed down on the ground, unable to move at all.


    "You self-righteous fool, you sure have a lot of words to say. You are worthy enough to say that you can repay me for saving your life. How laughable."


    If Lu Xun had not used his life to pressure you, and had not saved your life, I would have erased you just now for the sake of the face of the future king of my demon race. However, I still have to warn you, if in the future I hear any rumors that Lu Xun is your follower, I can kill you even at the ends of the earth.


    Get lost! "


    As the Great Banyan Tree King spoke, he rolled the branch over toward Chu Ling and directly sent him flying away, leaving a human-shaped mark on a stone wall five kilometers away.


    Chu Ling struggled to slide down the stone wall, clenching his fists until they creaked, his eyes fiercely stared at the Great Banyan Tree that was like a small island in the distance, and said while clenching his teeth.


    "Sigh, strength is indeed the most important thing in this world. If I had enough strength, how could Great Banyan Tree King dare to look down on me like this?


    Forget it, let''s just raise my strength first. Since Great Banyan Tree King can take out a drop of the ninth grade Demonic Beast Dragon Elephant''s blood essence, then it''s very likely that this dragon elephant is inside this Cangmang Mountain Range. I can think of a way to find it and seize a drop of its blood essence to help me learn the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist.


    And then, they immediately went to the Zhao Kingdom.

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    The Cangmang Mountain Range was vast and boundless. Wanting to find a dragon or elephant was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack; it was incomparably difficult.


    But luckily, after spending three days, Chu Ling finally found some traces. But what made him suspicious was that these traces showed that this dragon elephant did not have any fixed range of movement, and looked as if it was running everywhere. It was truly strange.


    However, Chu Ling did not care that much, after all, dragon elephants were rarely seen in the world. Although they weren''t as powerful as the Primordial Dragon Elephant, they still possessed a trace of the Primordial Dragon Elephant''s bloodline and, since the moment they were born, they had already possessed the strength of a fifth stage Demonic Beast.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling patiently followed the footprints of the dragon and elephant. But very quickly, he heard the sound of Demonic Beast s stepping on the ground, and among the sounds, there was even a lovely voice mixed within.


    "Could it be that they were being chased by the Demonic Beast?"


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling became interested in an instant. He immediately chased after the voice and directly jumped onto a large tree. Only then did he see that underneath the mountain slope, there were actually over ten Demonic Beast killing each other.


    In the group of Demonic Beast, there was a girl dressed in light yellow clothes, who appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old. In her hand was an emerald green longsword, and although it looked exquisite, Chu Ling could tell with a glance that it was only a middle ranked Spirit Treasure.


    At this moment, although the lady looked extremely delicate, and her body seemed to be somewhat weak, her attacks were incomparably swift. In fact, she did not even try to avoid the blood that was splattering all over her body.


    But what shocked Chu Ling the most was that among the Demonic Beast, there were clearly two different factions. One of them wanted to kill the woman in front of him, while the other wanted to protect the woman with all his might.


    "This is really strange, could it be that this girl has some kind of profound beast taming technique?" to be able to make so many Demonic Beast fight for her! " Chu Ling shook his head and said softly.


    After all, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, there were no strange battle skills or techniques, so he did not find it strange that someone could achieve such a realm.


    However, what truly troubled Chu Ling was that the ninth level Demonic Beast he was chasing after, was within this group of Demonic Beast. Furthermore, the party that he joined, would definitely kill the lady on the side.


    "I was wondering why the dragon and elephant were constantly moving. So they were chasing after the woman in front of them!" This won''t do. This side of the dragon and elephant is about to lose. I can''t just stand by and watch. No matter what, I have to try a little harder, or else I''ll be embarrassed to take the dragon and elephant''s blood! "


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he also felt a bit embarrassed. After all, this was the first time he had tried to steal another person''s Demonic Beast.


    However, for the sake of the dragon elephant''s blood, he couldn''t care that much. He immediately took out the Phantom Sword and jumped down from the tree, rushing straight towards the beast herd. Then, he shouted, "Fellow cultivator, don''t worry, I''ll come and save you right now!"


    Chu Ling''s voice had obviously alarmed the woman who was fighting, but what made Chu Ling feel at ease was that the woman didn''t seem to mind at all when she saw this, and instead seemed to have seen through Chu Ling''s awkwardness, as she spoke generously.


    "Come at me!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling''s heart was at ease, in a few breaths, he rushed to the center of the herd, as if he was really here to save the beauty, and rushed to the center of the herd.


    Chu Ling was not weak in the first place, so he had lost to the Dragon Elephant''s side in the first place. Because of Chu Ling''s participation, in the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, six more Demonic Beast that were not weaker than the sixth stage had been lying on the ground without a single trace of life.


    Chu Ling didn''t care about the woman''s gaze nor the hostility emitted by the remaining seven Demonic Beast s. He wholeheartedly wanted to quickly get the dragon and elephant''s blood essence.


    "It''s fine, it''s fine. I just put in a lot of effort. It shouldn''t be too much to collect some dragon elephant blood essence, right?" So, how can I have the feeling of being a thief? " Chu Ling said in his heart, then immediately felt that he was more confident, and quickly gathered them.


    But just at this time, the lady who looked elegant, but had a personality that was different from her normal self, Luck Spiritual Energy, shook off all the blood stains on her body and said to Chu Ling: "I have not thanked fellow daoist for saving my life!"


    "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, it''s simple, it''s simple," Chu Ling waved his hand, and said without turning his head.


    The lady seemed to have noticed that Chu Ling did not want to bother with her, and after that, she thought for a while, her eyes wandered around, and then revealed a meaningful smile.


    "Fellow Daoist, do you want to gather the blood essence of the dragon and elephant?" I don''t know if you''ve heard before, but this dragon elephant is the descendant of the legendary ancient dragon elephant. Its bloodline contains a trace of the ancient dragon elephant''s blood, and if it was refined into blood essence, then it might be a hundred times more useful than dragon elephant''s blood essence! "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he was instantly overjoyed. After all, if he could really refine this into the Primordial Dragon Elephant''s blood essence, it would probably be able to make his cultivation of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist much easier.


    However, he remained calm and did not say a word even though he already knew that there were evil intentions in people''s hearts.


    The woman saw that Chu Ling did not have any expression, and was somewhat anxious in her heart. After all, if Chu Ling did not take the bait, all of her plans would be for naught.


    Therefore, the woman clenched her teeth and stomped her feet. "To tell you the truth, I can refine the dragon elephant''s blood into the ancient dragon elephant''s blood essence, but ¡­"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he did not hesitate anymore. After all, even if he had to be more cautious, he had to see what the lady had in mind.


    "Fellow Daoist, please enlighten me!" Chu Ling cupped his fists and said.


    When the woman saw this, she was overjoyed. However, she did her best to restrain her emotions. She took a deep breath and pretended to be troubled as she spoke.


    "Normally, when I use this technique, I would need over ten thousand Spiritual Stone. However, on the account of fellow cultivator helping out, I will not accept.


    However, the only thing they were worried about right now was the rules set by the sect. This method could only be used to help their own sect''s disciples. If it was any other sect ¡­ "I wonder which sect or sect friends you are from now on?"


    "Temporarily no sect," Chu Ling was startled when he heard that, and suddenly had a thought, and that was that Xu Qing seemed to want to join their sect.


    But before Chu Ling could ponder over it further, he heard the woman speak again.


    "If you do not belong to any sect or sect, you can join the number one Zhao Kingdom sect, the Pill Flame Sect. However, as the number one Zhao Kingdom sect, with its formidable strength and exceptional alchemy skills, it even has the right to participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament.


    Furthermore, most importantly, if I were to head to Pill Flame Sect and successfully join, the Primordial Dragon Elephant''s bloodline within the dragon and elephant''s blood would have already dissipated. Even if I wanted to refine it, I would not be able to do so. "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling was not worried, but instead looked at the girl in front of him with interest. There was no way to resolve this after hearing what the lady said.


    As expected, the woman reluctantly took out a black iron medallion, and said: "Sigh, for reporting on fellow''s saving grace, I will not hide it any longer. I have a Flaming Pill Token, as long as fellow is willing, and imprint your own consciousness onto it, you will become a Pill Flame Sect disciple that no one in the Zhao Kingdom will be able to envy, take it!"


    As the lady said that, she took out the Pill Flame Token and handed it over to Chu Ling, as if she felt a pain in her heart when she took this token out.


    After a moment of hesitation, Chu Ling received the Flaming Pill Token, and left his own sacred recording mark on it.


    It was not that he was too impulsive, but even though he had the Hundred Sect Order, he still needed to join a certain sect and obtain the qualifications to participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament. Since he was invited by the Pill Flame Sect, he did not refuse.


    Furthermore, Chu Ling was most interested in the Pill Flame Sect Pills that the woman mentioned. If alchemy was truly that good, then the recipe would naturally be good. At that time, with his own Green Wood Pill Furnace s'' special ability in opening the furnace, his own cultivation speed would naturally not be slow.


    As a result, even though he saw that the woman really wanted him to join the Pill Flame Sect, and thus what she said before, she only agreed without putting it in her heart that she wanted to accept a genius like him, for the sect.


    The woman who kept the token was obviously very excited. She almost jumped up, but she couldn''t conceal the smile on her face no matter how hard she tried.


    "Since we are all disciples of the same sect, then let''s get to know each other. Pill Flame Sect."


    "Chu Ling!"

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    Half a day later, only then did Chu Ling bring that drop of refined dragon elephant blood towards the Zhao Kingdom.


    Li Yanrong did not go with him, he only gave him an approximate location, and without any intentions of nagging any further, he directly headed towards the Zhao Kingdom. It was only after half a month did Chu Ling finally arrive at the Zhao Kingdom.


    Chu Ling had already refined the blood essence long ago, and the strength of his body had already reached a tenth of the strength of the Primordial Dragon Elephant. If he used a battle skill and punched out, even an expert of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage would not dare to confront him directly.


    At this time, Chu Ling had already arrived at the Pill Flame Sect that Li Yanrong had mentioned, and it was as Li Yanrong had said before he left, the Pill Flame Sect was currently in the midst of accepting disciples, and inside the Pill Flame Sect, it was truly a sea of people, bustling with noise and excitement.


    If these people were all here to participate in Pill Flame Sect''s disciple recruitment conference, then perhaps the presence of the number one sect in the Zhao Kingdom would exist. Unfortunately, at the center of the training grounds, although there were many people surrounding it, no one was willing to step forward to register for disciples.


    Even the beautiful Li Yanrong who was famous for her Zhao Kingdom was of no use.


    "Holy shit, so many people came from Pill Flame Sect this year, but there''s actually three of them now. It''s really improving, I think we only fooled a fool last year, right?"


    "Not bad, there was only one last year, seems like this world has more and more idiots, and there''s not even enough liars. This Pill Flame Sect is obviously about to be destroyed, and there''s actually someone else who joined, other than me calling him a fool, what else can I say about him!"


    "Not bad. Back then, Pill Flame Sect was quite impressive, but now, I can say it openly. Even a small school like the Four Seas Sect would be stronger than them."


    That''s right, that''s right. After all, the Zhao Clan extended an olive branch for them to merge into a new clan. It''s a pity that the idiots of the Sect don''t want to join them." "It''s just a pity that a beauty like Li Yanhong would like to join our sect.


    Chu Ling stood in the crowd and listened carefully. In his heart, it was as if ten thousand wild horses galloped past, and he was unable to say a word.


    So it turns out that he was deceived by Li Yanrong. This Pill Flame Sect was simply not some number one sect in the Zhao Kingdom, it was obviously a sect that was about to close down.


    And most importantly, according to the people around, there was still an arch-enemy in Pill Flame Sect, the royal family of the Zhao Kingdom. It was rumored that the two came from the same family a hundred years ago, and finally split into Zhao Family and Pill Flame Sect.


    Of course, these were not the important points that Chu Ling was paying attention to. What Chu Ling cared about was that Li Yanrong said that the Hundred Sect Competition''s spots were shared by two families. For the past hundred years, the two families had always been divided through competition.


    However, Zhao Family was something that could be considered generation after generation of heaven''s pride experts, and their strength was not even on the same level as others. Chu Ling felt that if they did not even need to compare, his Pill Flame Sect would definitely lose, and would not even think of obtaining a single placing.


    What made Chu Ling even more speechless was that, who originally wanted to leave immediately, he accidentally overheard someone within the crowd talking about Pill Flame Sect''s current strategy of taking in disciples, which was to leave a mark of his consciousness on the Alchemy Flame Token, and bind it to the entire Pill Flame Sect.


    If the person whose soul consciousness had been left behind wanted to change to another sect, then they would have to obtain the consent of the Pill Flame Sect and remove the relationship between the two. Otherwise, they wouldn''t be able to join another sect at all.


    "Sigh!" I was just saying that there must have been a demon when something went wrong. How could something as good as becoming an inner disciple who got a drop of ancient dragon elephant blood fall on my head? I must have been deceived.


    It seems like I am one of the three idiots who are being mocked by these people. " Chu Ling sighed as he looked at Li Yanrong, who was in the arena.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking this, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded out from the crowd, and Li Yanrong, who was originally awkwardly sitting there registering, immediately blushed, appearing extremely awkward.


    Chu Ling quickly focused his gaze, and saw two young men, who looked to be no more than eleven or twelve years old, walking in front of Li Yanrong with some fear. Senior Sister, we want to, want to leave the sect. "


    When the originally pink faced Li Yanrong heard this, even the gentle smile on her face became difficult to maintain, her entire face instantly becoming gloomy.


    After all, this year, the Pill Flame Sect had only recruited three disciples in total.


    And the most important thing was, there was already such a large group of people who came to watch a joke. If the disciples that they had painstakingly recruited just now ran away, their entire Pill Flame Sect would no longer have any face left.


    Originally, if the two of them were to privately request to withdraw, perhaps Li Yanrong would be able to understand, but to stand out in front of such a large crowd, it was clear that he wanted to embarrass his entire Pill Flame Sect.


    "Didn''t I tell you earlier, as long as you join my Pill Flame Sect, you will be able to enjoy the treatment of inner sect disciples? Although my Pill Flame Sect has declined a little in the recent years, no matter if it is combat skills or cultivation techniques, they are not something that other sects can compare to.


    With such preferential treatment, what other reason do you have to quit? " Li Yanrong said with a gloomy face, while the Pill Flame Sect disciples behind him all had faces of disappointment. Even the elders had left one after another, obviously feeling that it was a bit shameful.


    When the two simple youths heard this, they immediately felt that they were in the wrong. Just as they were about to apologize, they heard a berating voice come from behind them.


    "You two useless things, how did I teach you before? I couldn''t even do this little thing well, with your talent and performance, even if you join my Zhao Family, you can only be lowly slaves."


    As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd was immediately split open with brute force. A boy around twelve to thirteen years old, with a pair of braids tied up in a red rope, walked out.


    Chu Ling looked over, and all of a sudden, he could not help but release the killing intent from his body. He had thought that he would spend a lot of effort on finding Zhao Ziping, but he did not expect to meet her again so easily.


    When Chu Ling first found out about the Zhao Kingdom royal family, he suspected that Zhao Ziping was a member of the Zhao Kingdom royal family.


    However, at that time, he did not act impulsively. He immediately retreated backwards and used his Spiritual Sense to search through his storage ring. Only then did he find the mask left behind by the effeminate man who died in his hands.


    After seeing that there was no one around, Chu Ling put it on.


    He was not a rash man. Even though he wanted to kill Zhao Ziping, he knew that it would be impossible to do so here, so in order to not be easily recognized by others, he wore the mask.


    The mask was a high-grade spirit treasure and had the ability to hide one''s true appearance. Moreover, once one was put on, even the cultivator''s own temperament would change. Thus, it was difficult for people to recognize him.


    However, what Chu Ling found the most difficult to endure was that after this leather mask was worn, his entire person had a bit of a feminine temperament, just like that Yan Wen.


    But at this time, Chu Ling no longer had a choice. Between being hunted by others and wearing the mask, making a choice was still very easy.


    And at this time, Zhao Ziping had already directly arrived next to the two young men. He did not look like he was going to stop at all, and one of them kicked him away, speaking arrogantly: "Tell me!"


    The two youths'' eyes immediately became watery from the pain. However, they did not dare to have any trace of anger in their hearts. They could only wipe their tears as they spoke.


    "Pill Flame Sect has already weakened to the point where it''s better to stay in Pill Flame Sect to become an inner disciple than to stay in Zhao Family to serve as a service disciple. Therefore, I hope that fellow can be magnanimous and not let us be stuck in the quagmire of Pill Flame Sect, and delay our cultivation."


    After hearing that, Zhao Ziping did not feel satisfied, he still kicked them out one by one, and then arrogantly said to Li Yanrong: "What? Why aren''t you letting him go?


    Could it be that your Pill Flame Sect is so shameless now, and you want to force your disciples to stay? "

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    "Could it be that your Pill Flame Sect is so shameless now, and you want to force your disciples to stay?"


    "You ¡­" When Li Yanrong heard this, he suddenly felt awkward. In that moment, he did not know what to say!


    However, at that time, Zhao Ziping did not have the slightest intention to stop. Instead, he said with a face full of ridicule: "What about you, although these two kids'' aptitudes are extremely poor, and don''t even qualify to be my servants, since they abandoned the dark and want to rely on my Zhao Family, your Pill Flame Sect can''t stop them right?


    After all, a broken sect has to have the will to break down! "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, the surrounding people roared with laughter once again.


    The crowd had originally come to spectate, so it could be said that they had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.


    After all, to be able to ridicule the number one clan in Zhao Kingdom that had been riding on their heads back then, and even take the opportunity to curry favor with the Zhao Family, which was currently the strongest, was simply a perfect time for both of them.


    "Haha, now that Pill Flame Sect has come to an end, not only will we not be able to recruit disciples, the two disciples with strange aptitudes that we''ve recruited still have to beg for Zhao Family to become our servants. Interesting!"


    "Right, right, I just heard that Pill Flame Sect is the treatment of inner court disciples towards two people, and the two of them are actually unwilling to stay. Does this mean that, at present, inner court disciples can''t compare to servants in Zhao Family?!"


    "Yeah, if you don''t take a look, with today''s Pill Flame Sect, who would come?"


    "Hehe, forget about the treatment of inner disciples, even if a Successor Disciple was an enemy of Zhao Family, how long could they last for?"


    Everyone continued to speak, and it was clear that Zhao Ziping at that time had abnormally enjoyed everyone''s ridicule and flattery towards his Pill Flame Sect. A faint smile had always hung on his face.


    "Heh heh, Li Yanrong, did you hear that? Your inner sect disciples can''t even compare to one of my Zhao Family''s servants?


    Why don''t you forget about it and go to the Zhao Family with me? You don''t need to be some slave to form a dao companion with my royal brother and enjoy my royal clan''s treatment. Your Pill Flame Sect is going to close anyway, so you can''t recruit any disciples at all. "


    Zhao Ziping said while laughing loudly. He thought about how his royal brother, who had been unable to bring him back to the furnace in Yan Kingdom, had been defeated by the Ape King. Although his brother the King did not punish him, his position in the clan had plummeted.


    Now, if he could bring Li Yanrong in front of him back and have him become his royal brother''s dao companion, then he would definitely be able to raise his head again within the clan.


    One must know, if he was able to get Li Yanrong into the Zhao Family, not only would it cause him to lose face, Li Yanrong would also be a genius cultivator of the Pill Flame Sect.


    Although he was only sixteen years old, his cultivation had already reached the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage. He was the only opponent for which Pill Flame Sect would compete for a place in the Hundred Sect Competition in the near future.


    If this opponent of his was dealt with by him directly, then the elder who kept yelling about crippling him would be the one who would suffer this time around.


    Most importantly, Li Yanrong''s pill refining skills were as powerful as gods and he only had a third grade Spirit Pill Master s in his Zhao Kingdom. His single-handedly refined techniques had already made the elders in the Zhao Family covet him for a long time.


    Much less to Zhao Ziping, being able to make his royal brother happy with Li Yanrong was more important than anything.


    "How is it? My future sister-in-law, give up. This kind of lousy sect would even have trouble recruiting two disciples with poor aptitude. What''s the point in staying here? " Zhao Ziping said again.


    When the Li Yanrong at that time heard this, even though she was not weak in the heart, and could even be considered strong, she immediately trembled. Regarding Pill Flame Sect, she had a rather deep relationship with them, if not she would not have spent so much effort to trick Chu Ling into entering the Pill Flame Sect.


    Therefore, even though Zhao Ziping was speaking the truth, she still wanted to protect the last bit of her dignity.


    At that time, Li Yanrong looked at the namelist before him, which had been written since a long time ago.


    "Who, who said our Pill Flame Sect cannot recruit people? Although these two people are unwilling to stay in Pill Flame Sect, isn''t there still one more? "


    After Li Yanrong finished speaking, Zhao Ziping was obviously startled, then he took the lead to laugh out loud. Behind him, the spectators who were preparing to watch the show also started to laugh out loud, some even had tears flowing from their eyes.


    "Hahaha, I''m dying of laughter. There''s still one more, where is that person? Don''t tell me that your Pill Flame Sect was fabricated randomly! "


    "That''s right, that''s right. Why don''t you call him out? I want to see who is so stupid as to have his head kicked by a horse, right?"


    "Haha, Li Yanrong, don''t pretend, who doesn''t know about the situation with Pill Flame Sect. I''ve already been here watching for a few days, other than you tricked these two rotten dates into the sect yesterday, I haven''t seen anyone else."


    Everyone continued to talk, and when Li Yanrong heard this, he suddenly felt a bit guilty. After all, he did not know Chu Ling''s current position, and even more so, did not know whether or not Chu Ling would be willing to continue staying in the Pill Flame Sect.


    However, at this point, she could not care so much anymore. She braced herself and said, "I really do. Moreover, my talent and strength are not low!"


    Hearing that, everyone laughed again, they just thought that Li Yanrong wanted to slap himself to make sure that he was fat, and that he did not cry after seeing the coffin, so no one took it seriously.


    After all, it had been half a month, and they still had not seen the new junior brother. In their hearts, they wondered, would the junior brother still appear?


    Could it be that he had already investigated the true strength of the Pill Flame Sect and directly escaped!


    "Ahh, junior, what''s the point of this?" At the back of the crowd, a middle-aged man with a loyal face and a saber on his back shook his head as he sighed.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping was even more arrogant as he laughed, and thought that the more Li Yanrong acted this way, the more it meant that as long as he exposed it, Li Yanrong would be able to leave the Pill Flame Sect in shame.


    At that time, as long as he worked hard enough, he would naturally be able to trick her into reaching the Zhao Family.


    "There is? His strength and talent were not low? Laughable, come come come come, call him out right now. I want to see exactly how crooked he is. "


    "You ¡­"


    "What is it? No one else? Didn''t you say that his strength is extraordinary? Why don''t you call him out. If he can defeat the guard beside me, I will kneel down and kowtow to your Pill Flame Sect, promising that you will never provoke him again. Furthermore, call him grandpa three times.


    Relax, this guard of mine is only at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, it''s very easy to win, but I just want to see if you guys dare to or not? "


    Zhao Ziping said arrogantly, he did not look like he was afraid of failure at all.


    From his point of view, the so-called disciple was obviously made up by Li Yanrong to make things difficult for others. And most importantly, even if there really was one, he would definitely not be a match for the guard at the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage.


    After all, if they really did have the strength to defeat those at the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, who would foolishly come here to become a disciple!


    But just as he finished speaking ¡­ A lazy voice rang out.


    "You don''t dare? Why would I not dare? "

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    "You don''t dare? Why would I not dare? "


    As Chu Ling said that, everyone turned to look at Chu Ling in shock, only to see him smiling at Zhao Ziping with his hands behind his head, full of ridicule.


    Initially, Chu Ling was unwilling to care about the fact that he had cheated his Pill Flame Sect, but he suddenly realised that the one bullying it was Zhao Ziping. One must know, that the reason why he came to Zhao Kingdom, was for the sake of killing Zhao Ziping.


    Although she did not have the chance to kill him today, Luoluo Zhao Ziping''s face was also not bad.


    Of course, the most important thing was that in his eyes, the so called eighth level of Vein Opening Stage was the real crooked melon splitting jujube, which was not even worth mentioning.


    As a result, when Chu Ling heard that as long as he could win this crooked melon, Zhao Ziping would immediately kneel down and call him grandfather, how would he be able to hold back, and directly step forward.


    After all, everyone knew that the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage was not some cabbages that could be found everywhere. Amongst some small cultivation families, the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage was the strongest combat power.


    Therefore, when they saw this unfamiliar man with a gentle aura standing before them, they immediately felt like Chu Ling had come out to die.


    "I''m afraid this kid is not an idiot." Are you here to throw away your life? "


    "Hehe, who knows? Look at that sissy, with him alone, you want to defeat a cultivator at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage? Isn''t that wishful thinking, I just hope that he can hold on a little longer later, so I can see what it is like when the cultivator at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage attacks. "


    "My view is different from yours. In my opinion, this sissy of a boy, has most likely taken a fancy to Li Yanrong''s beauty. He''s here to be a hero and save the beauty."


    "A hero saving a beauty? He has to have the strength to do so. Otherwise, if he is unable to save the beauty and is unable to preserve her life, it would be impossible. "


    Everyone laughed out loud, and when Li Yanrong saw this, he was somewhat suspicious. After all, due to the mask, Chu Ling''s face looked very different from before, but he quickly felt relieved.


    After all, even though Chu Ling''s temperament looked a bit more feminine now, the gap between their bodies wasn''t too big, so she was able to easily confirm Chu Ling''s identity. Although she didn''t know why Chu Ling hid his appearance, she had coordinated with him to the point where she did not reveal it.


    In any case, she was quite confident in Chu Ling''s strength. Just thinking about Zhao Ziping kneeling and kowtowing after winning against her, her lips curled into a smile.


    As for the man with the knife on his back, he had a bitter expression on his face as he nagged, "No, no, how could I be tricked by a sissy like that, and how could I do that stupid thing like swollen and fat? No, no, I have to talk to the little girl properly later, she''s so bad!"


    "Hehe, I didn''t expect that someone who isn''t afraid of death would come out. What, boy, do you think you''re too feminine? So you want to die here?" Zhao Ziping said somewhat angrily, but in his heart, he was naturally unsatisfied with Chu Ling''s appearance. After all, to him, if Chu Ling did not appear, then he would have already broken through Li Yanrong''s mental defenses.


    In fact, if it went even more smoothly, he would most likely have succeeded by now. He did not expect Chu Ling to actually stand out and ruin his plans.


    Especially when she saw that Chu Ling was extremely feminine and did not have the slightest appearance of an expert, she did not have any worries in her heart at all.


    After all, to him, even though he no longer had the Knife-scarred Man with the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage from before, he still had a guard at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage. It was completely easy for him to deal with Chu Ling, who had stood out because of his greed for Li Yanrong''s beauty.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he became slightly angry in his heart. With regards to the feminine-looking man who had long passed away, his opinion increased a bit.


    After all, if it wasn''t for his mask being so feminine, he definitely wouldn''t have been laughed at by the others.


    Therefore, Chu Ling did not care about Zhao Ziping''s provocation and directly took out Wang Tao''s steel ring broadsword. After working hard to raise his manliness, he said: "Cut the crap, if I said that I would win, would the matter of you kneeling down and admitting your wrongs, and calling me grandfather still be acceptable?"


    When Zhao Ziping heard this, he, who was originally planning to play with Chu Ling, immediately became furious. How could the tyrannical tolerate this kind of provocation, and directly kicked the burly man beside him who held a large iron hammer in his hand.


    "Kill! Kill! Smash into a meat patty! Quickly!"


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, the sturdy man with the big iron hammer did not dare delay any longer, he immediately nodded his head in a silly manner, then took the big iron hammer and rushed towards Chu Ling.


    After the sturdy man with the large iron hammer jogged a few steps, his body instantly leaped towards the sky. Following that, a ray of light flashed on the large iron hammer that was being raised high up in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the iron hammer quickly grew in size, becoming the size of a house, and smashed down towards Chu Ling.


    At that time, when everyone saw this, their smiles became even wider.


    "Do you think this kid will really become a meat patty with this strike?"


    "Hehe, I think it will be difficult, I heard that this hammer is called the Flowing Stone Hammer, and normally, it will only carry about a hundred kilograms of strength, but when facing enemies, after being injected with Spiritual Energy, its weight will be as high as fifty thousand kilograms, and within the Vein Opening Stage, I''m afraid not many people will be able to receive it."


    "Humph, don''t forget that this Flowing Stone Hammer came down from the sky. Its strength is likely not something that can be measured by fifty thousand jin. I don''t think this meat patty can be counted on a meat patty. It''s most likely meat scraps."


    "I don''t know if this kid is a meat loaf or meat dregs, but I do know that this kid is dead for sure."


    Everyone continued to speak, and it was obvious that no one was optimistic for Chu Ling. In their eyes, the current Chu Ling was already destined to die.


    At this moment, Li Yanrong also slightly raised her eyebrows, but she was a little unsure of what that meant. After all, she never would have thought that this robust man would be so strong.


    Zhao Ziping didn''t even suspect who would win and who would lose. Right now, he was only thinking of one question, and that was if this sturdy man didn''t listen to him smashing Chu Ling into minced meat, what about his punishment? Or was it better not to punish?


    As for the man with the blade on his back, he had already rushed out from behind the group of people. Although he felt that Chu Ling was not worthy of his junior sister, he still wanted to save Chu Ling under the hammer, but what made him lose hope was that the distance was too far, and it was already too late.


    "Brat, you actually dare to offend His Highness. Then don''t blame me for using my iron hammer formlessly. This hammer, you will be treated as a meat patty!" The brawny man shouted loudly, his face filled with pride.


    However, the brawny man didn''t celebrate for long ¡­


    "Only fifty thousand catties? It''s not enough! "

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    "Only fifty thousand catties? It''s not enough! " Chu Ling said softly.


    Following that, amidst everyone''s shocked cries, Chu Ling threw the large steel ring blade in his hands to the side, and then formed a fist with his fingers, smashing towards Tie Chui who was rushing down from the sky.


    Just when everyone thought that Chu Ling was courting death, they heard a heaven shaking collision sound. The originally proud face of the sturdy man who had a mocking expression on when he heard Chu Ling say that fifty thousand Jin was not enough, suddenly became deathly pale.


    Soon after, the crowd only saw a transparent wave of air on top of the hammer. The originally arrogant and strong man with the winning ticket instantly flew backwards.


    Then, another earth-shattering explosion rang out. From the top of the training grounds, another iron hammer fell onto the training grounds as the strong man''s body smashed a huge crater in the middle of the training grounds. Immediately, the ground shook as the iron hammer fell over a hundred feet away from the training grounds.


    "I''ve already said this before. Fifty thousand kilograms is a little too light," Chu Ling said with a little lack of interest.


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, everyone in the arena was already beyond astonished. Their mouths were all wide open, and in that moment, they had completely forgotten to close them.


    Everyone originally thought that this would be a match where a robust man with an iron hammer beat Chu Ling, but they never expected that the incomparably mighty and robust man would be sent flying with a single punch from Chu Ling, or even with a hint of suspense.


    It had to be known, that just now, Chu Ling did not even use a spirit weapon, and only used his fist to clash with the Flowing Stone Hammer head-on.


    This meant that Chu Ling''s strength was far stronger than the robust man with the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage!


    "This, this is too terrifying, to think that there would actually be someone that can use a spirit artifact. This person''s strength is probably at the very least Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage!"


    "No, from the aura he just revealed, this person should only be at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage. However, I estimate that he should be able to fight even against cultivators of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage!"


    "Ahh, I''m afraid that this person isn''t the legendary genius who is able to pressure others of the same generation with his strength. Everyone knows that within the Vein Opening Stage, there are three special geniuses, namely Heaven''s Pride, Monster, and Dao Child."


    According to the legends, the weakest of the heaven''s pride experts was a natural born genius. Even if they were at the same level, their strength would be far greater than others of the same level. It wouldn''t be difficult for them to cross the border to kill others.


    As for the most terrifying Dao Child, it had already been a thousand years since they had heard of it. Legend had it that Dao Children were born with a natural Dao Body, and that they were born with their own innate divine ability, their strength was even more unfathomable.


    "In my opinion, this kid is probably not the legendary heaven''s pride level talent!"


    "From what I see, this power is too terrifying."


    After all, it was the first time he had heard of the three types of talents that were separated. From the looks of it, his strength should be considered a demon. However, he did not know how powerful the legendary Dao Child level was.


    Actually, this battle had been extremely easy for Chu Ling. After all, ever since he had started practicing the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, even though he only had the strength of one-tenth of a dragon and elephant, he still had the strength of at least fifty thousand kilograms. Therefore, facing the fifty thousand kilograms of iron hammer, it was basically not a difficult task.


    However, to the other people present, this was simply unbelievable.


    When Li Yanrong saw this, he continuously rubbed his eyes, obviously not believing what was happening right in front of his eyes, but he quickly reacted, he had picked up a huge advantage and casually pulled a heaven''s pride expert over, who would dare say that he wouldn''t accept a disciple in the future?


    At that time, the knife-wielding man who was initially running away was also stunned, and unknowingly, he directly bumped into several people. Looking at Chu Ling who was originally a sissy, his gaze was filled with extreme shock.


    Isn''t this too crazy!


    "Although mom is a bit too much, but she looks quite compatible!" The man with the saber on his back said.


    Even the elders, whose Pill Flame Sect s had always been afraid of losing face, directly ran out. The gazes they used to look at Chu Ling became more and more passionate, as though they were looking at a peerless treasure.


    Especially the old man with the wine gourd in his hand and the long sword at his waist, he couldn''t help but grin, exposing his missing front teeth. His small eyes stared at Chu Ling as he spun around, looking as if he was about to pounce on Chu Ling.


    And at that time, Zhao Ziping''s expression instantly became awkward. Looking at the muscular man who had fallen into the pit and not gotten up for a long time, his killing intent revealed itself.


    After all, the words he said earlier about him losing and him kowtowing and admitting his mistake were still echoing in the room. But now, because of the strong man''s loss, he was in a dilemma.


    He knew that even if he went back on his word, he would lose all face.


    However, if he didn''t go back on his word, he couldn''t really kneel down and kowtow, right?


    With that in mind, Zhao Ziping looked at Chu Ling with cold and gloomy eyes. He continuously threatened Chu Ling with his eyes, wanting to make him never mention anything.


    But how could Chu Ling let him do as he pleased? After all, the reason why he acted was mostly because he wanted Zhao Ziping to lose face!


    Therefore, Chu Ling didn''t care about the threat in Zhao Ziping''s eyes at all. With a face full of smiles, he walked in front of Zhao Ziping, patted his shoulders and said indifferently: "You didn''t forget what you said previously, right?"


    "You ¡­" Zhao Ziping looked at Chu Ling for a long time without saying anything. Finally, his thoughts changed and he said: "Hmph, you''re not even a disciple of the Pill Flame Sect, you''re just standing out for Li Yanrong. The wager I mentioned before was aimed at the newly accepted Pill Flame Sect, it''s not even you ¡­"


    "No, who, who said no, he''s the Pill Flame Sect disciple I mentioned before. Take a look at him, Chu Ling!" When Li Yanrong heard this, she was afraid that Chu Ling would run away immediately. When that time came, she would not even be able to find a place to cry.


    As such, when Li Yanrong saw this, he immediately jumped out, and arrogantly said this as if he was proclaiming his sovereignty.


    At that time, when Chu Ling heard it, he suddenly felt that it was not good. If this Zhao Ziping was able to immediately recognize him, he would probably be chased down by an expert of Zhao Family.


    But what made Chu Ling''s defense line fall down was, after Li Yanrong finished speaking, Zhao Ziping actually said to Chu Ling fiercely, "Chu Ling, Chu Ling, it''s Chu Ling again. This old man hates that name the most in my life."


    When Chu Ling heard this, he immediately became relieved, and he immediately slapped Zhao Ziping.


    "In front of your grandpa, what are you saying about your grandpa?"

 C64

    "In front of your grandpa, what are you saying about your grandpa?" Chu Ling said this. He, who was originally countless times stronger than Zhao Ziping, was only able to slap him down to the ground and did not get up for a long time.


    When the audience saw this, their mouths gaped even wider. After all, in the Zhao Kingdom, everyone knew that the strongest power within the Zhao Kingdom was the Zhao Kingdom royal family, and among the younger generation within the Zhao Kingdom royal family, the one they could not afford to offend was the Zhao Ziping in front of them.


    Not because Zhao Ziping''s strength and talent were outstanding, but because he had a genius big brother with the most outstanding Zhao Family, Zhao Wutao.


    It was rumored that Zhao Wutao''s strength far surpassed his peers. Even though he had not broken through Heaven Understanding Stage yet, he still possessed a record of fighting for half an incense''s time and not losing, which made everyone suspect that he had long ago comprehended his own innate ability and was a genius of the evildoer level.


    And this Zhao Ziping was the younger brother born from the same mother as Zhao Wutao, so he was particularly fond of her.


    And all these years, those who offended Zhao Wutao were basically all dead.


    Therefore, when the crowd saw how Chu Ling had openly smacked Zhao Ziping to the ground, they truly admired his courage from the bottom of their hearts.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping was also stunned, and the anger in his heart instantly burst forth.


    The him who was previously beaten up by Chu Ling twice already felt a wave of fury in his heart. Today, in this Zhao Kingdom, he was beaten up by someone in his own clan''s territory, and the key thing was that the name of the person who beat him up was actually the same.


    Therefore, the accumulated anger burst out in an instant.


    "Brat, you''re courting death. Do you know that my royal brother is Zhao Wutao, the number one genius in Zhao Kingdom?" Zhao Ziping bellowed loudly. He, who was initially prepared to threaten him, did not expect that, but just as he finished speaking, Chu Ling would be slapped once again.


    "None of my business. I only know that if you lose the bet, those who are willing to admit defeat will have to call you grandpa, if not, I will kill you with a single slap today," Chu Ling said with a light smile. He felt quite happy in his heart, but felt that he could not just directly slap this guy to death.


    As a result, Chu Ling did not reply to Deng Zhao Ziping. Instead, he directly slapped Zhao Ziping on the head, and only when Zhao Ziping''s braids had all been slapped into a disarray did Zhao Ziping finally be unable to hold back and wail.''s entire head swelled up, and he started to wail and cry.


    "Chu Ling, Chu Ling, I, Zhao Ziping, hate that name the most in this life, I will definitely kill one of them in the future," Zhao Ziping said angrily in his heart. After that, he, who could not hold back anymore, could only kneel down towards Chu Ling in hatred.


    After that, Zhao Ziping no longer had any face to stay, and directly got up and ran down the mountain. Perhaps he had lost his head due to being hit by Chu Ling, or perhaps he had rushed there too quickly and tripped on the stone steps, transforming into a ball that rolled down the mountain, causing the people around him to laugh out loud.


    At this time, none of the people who saw this scene had any thoughts of leaving. Instead, all of them stayed on the Pill Flame Sect in hopes that the Zhao Family would expel the strong immediately to take revenge for Zhao Ziping and then watch the war of annihilation.


    And at that time, Chu Ling no longer had the thought of staying in the Pill Flame Sect any longer, after all, he couldn''t possibly stay here and wait for Zhao Ziping to come take revenge. And most importantly, the Pill Flame Sect was just too shabby.


    However, Chu Ling would not be like the other two children who wanted to withdraw from the Pill Flame Sect, who did not give any face to the Pill Flame Sect. Therefore, Chu Ling winked at Li Yanrong, indicating her to follow him to a quiet place, and properly explained the matter.


    But at that time, Li Yanrong had already seen through Chu Ling''s thoughts, and deliberately ignored him. Instead, he praised the people around him about his Pill Flame Sect, and wanted to take this opportunity to accept a few more disciples.


    Seeing this, how could Chu Ling let him continue to use this opportunity to be vague? Hence, he directly grabbed Li Yanrong''s hand and walked toward the back of the Pill Flame Sect.


    When the audience saw this, they immediately beat their chests and stomped their feet, exclaiming at the injustice of the heaven, how could he, Chu Ling, have such a soft and weak womanly appearance, to be able to get Li Yanrong''s heart and soul? Now that even his hands were linked to hers, it was extremely infuriating.


    When the man with the saber on his back saw this, he had no choice but to walk out. He thought that since this junior brother had such ability, he was quite compatible with his junior sister.


    The man with the blade on his back thought like this, and very naturally took over Li Yanrong''s position, patiently instigating everyone to join Pill Flame Sect, but no one paid attention to him. There were even many nice people who purposely asked some difficult questions.


    However, he was not angry, and only answered his questions with extreme seriousness. Sometimes, when he encountered a problem he did not know, he would ponder for a long time before giving his opinion.


    When the old man holding the wine gourd saw Chu Ling pulling at him, he looked as though he had seen a fish hooked onto him. He was so excited that he nearly danced with joy, and so he immediately chased after Chu Ling and Yue Yang with an excited expression.


    Chu Ling brought Li Yanrong to a quiet and secluded place, seeing Li Yanrong''s bashful look, he felt his head spinning, although he knew that Li Yanrong was pretending, but he had to admit, after watching her, his anger completely disappeared.


    But very quickly, Chu Ling threw that thought out of his mind, thinking that it was better to do proper business.


    "Fellow Daoist, to be honest, Chu Ling mainly wants to withdraw from the Pill Flame Sect this time. I hope that fellow cultivator can erase my name and this one will be forever grateful," Chu Ling said politely.


    When Li Yanrong had heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes and thought to himself that if Chu Ling left, wouldn''t it mean that he would not be able to recruit a single disciple this year?


    And the most important thing was that Chu Ling was obviously a genius figure, it was not easy for him to trick him into entering the sect, if he ran away, wouldn''t he be losing too much?


    Thinking about it, Li Yanrong pursed her lips and lowered her head. She looked extremely wronged, and coupled with her beautiful appearance, Chu Ling felt that there were only a few people in this world that could resist her.


    However, he felt that with his own ability, he could still barely resist a little.


    "Fellow Daoist, why don''t you remove my name now?"

 C65

    "Fellow Daoist, why don''t you remove my name now?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, that Li Yanrong almost had the impulse to slap Chu Ling to death, but just at that time, a voice filled with energy, which carried a few lines of roguish, spouting nonsense, sounded out.


    "What''s wrong?" What do you mean? Are you trying to run away from me?


    Even though my Pill Flame Sect has already declined recently, as long as this old man is still alive, you brat, you can forget about bullying my Pill Flame Sect''s disciples and irresponsibly escape! "


    Just as he finished speaking, Chu Ling turned his head around, only to see an old man with a head full of white hair, and somewhat disorderly looking walking out.


    The old man held the wine gourd in one hand and the other hand on top of his head, pretending to be ready to fight. He glared at Chu Ling with both of his eyes, and then revealed a ferocious look.


    The old man had yet to walk in front of Chu Ling and Chu Ling, but looking at their indifferent expressions, he suddenly felt that he was still not fierce enough, thus, he grimaced in pain and shouted loudly: "Kid, if you dare run, I''ll slap you to death."


    After the old man finished speaking, he immediately winked at Li Yanrong, and after a long while, Li Yanrong finally reacted, his face immediately becoming flushed red, his hands tightly grabbing onto the corner of Chu Ling''s clothes, as though he was reluctant to part with his wife.


    The current Chu Ling, however, was stupefied. He simply did not understand what this meant, and even if this was a method to use a beauty''s trick, it shouldn''t be this kind of method!


    Why did he look like he did not want to take responsibility for Li Yanrong''s actions?!


    "You two, you two ¡­" "What does that mean?" Chu Ling said with a wry smile.


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the old man immediately glared at him and said: "What do you mean? Didn''t you just say you wanted to exit my Pill Flame Sect? What? I''m telling you, you brat, don''t even think about escaping. As long as I, Song Zhiming, am here, you don''t need to think about succeeding! "


    As the old man named Song Zhiming spoke, an aura belonging to a Dragon Transformantion Stage was immediately released from his body. Even though it was only for a short moment, it was enough for Chu Ling to make a decision.


    Chu Ling laughed bitterly, how could he not know that it was Song Zhiming who had released his cultivation on purpose, and reminded him, but what Chu Ling did not know, was how he made such a move, and how he could not be framed so easily.


    "Senior, I didn''t do anything!"


    "No?" "You brat just pulled my disciple and ran towards yourself. You say that you don''t have one, but there were over a thousand pairs of eyes staring at you just now. What, you want to deny it?"


    Song Zhiming said, and when Li Yanrong heard this, he nodded his head. He had already made up his mind, for the sake of the entire Pill Flame Sect, he would be wronged today.


    "This ¡­" Chu Ling was a little speechless, and did not know what to say for a moment. After all, it was something he did in a moment of desperation, so he did not take it to heart.


    Of course, Chu Ling knew, even if he did not pull Li Yanrong out, Song Zhiming would probably need to find another reason to speak.


    "Brat, this old man did not intentionally use his cultivation to suppress you, it is just that the reason why we cultivators have accepted disciples, is because of Spiritual Stone s, cultivation techniques, and the protection of our sect.


    So you don''t have to worry about Spiritual Stone and other resources. As for martial skills and martial skills, you can rest assured too, because as long as you agree to stay in my Pill Flame Sect, this old man will definitely pass down all of my abilities to you.


    As for the sect''s protection, you don''t have to worry about it. As long as I''m here, no cultivator of a higher realm would dare to attack you. What do you think? "Now that you have taken me as your master, I will impart to you the art of pill forging!"


    Song Zhiming stroked his beard and said. Obviously, he felt that this threat was enough, and now it was time to lure them over.


    And at this moment, Chu Ling was also deep in thought. It wasn''t because he believed what Song Zhiming said, but because the purification skills that Li Yanrong revealed in the Cangmang Mountain Range were truly astonishing.


    In regards to this, Chu Ling naturally had the intent to grasp it, and furthermore, he was here to learn pill refining techniques, or perhaps to learn pill formulas, if Pill Flame Sect were present, he did not care about Spiritual Stone s and other conditions, and would consider staying.


    At that time, when Song Zhiming looked at Chu Ling''s thoughtful expression, he suddenly felt that something was still lacking in order to keep Chu Ling here.


    But now that all the conditions he could give had been given out, could it be that he really had to helplessly watch this kind of genius leave the Pill Flame Sect.


    "No, no, no. I have to eat this fat today. I can''t let those bastards take advantage of me!"


    With that thought, Song Zhiming looked at Li Yanrong who was at the side, and immediately did not care about his old face anymore, and said: "Kid, what about my life, in addition to you taking in three disciples, one of them is an honest and honest man, his talent is really not much, and right now he is almost thirty, and his cultivation is only at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    And the other person is the person in front of you, who has extraordinary talent and is a peerless genius like you. So, after you take me as your master, you all must get closer and closer to each other. If you have nothing better to do, you can just discuss and learn from each other.


    Song Zhiming said to Chu Ling with a smile that you definitely understand, it looked as if he was going to say that as long as you agreed to take him as your master, then you would be able to marry Li Yanrong, so, at that time, even if Li Yanrong was even more magnanimous, he would not be able to take such an obvious hint, and so, he stepped on Song Zhiming.


    "Aiya, my good disciple. Be gentle, be gentle. My thumbs are about to be stomped away by you!" Song Zhiming immediately shouted out loud, he did not have the slightest dignity of a master, but instead had a fawning face, as if asking Li Yanrong to let him go.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling could not help but feel that it was funny, and he felt that staying behind was not too bad, although the sect was small, it no longer needed to be oppressed by people like the Pill Flame Sect, and was always tricked.


    "Alright, I''ll join Pill Flame Sect!" Chu Ling said indifferently. In that moment, Li Yanrong also forgot to continue fixing that rotten old man''s master, and revealed a smile of understanding.


    As for Song Zhiming, he seemed to be relieved, and suddenly took a gulp from the bottle gourd. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Chu Ling''s new disciple.


    At that time, Chu Ling, who had joined the Pill Flame Sect, naturally did not forget to ask about the Hundred Sect Competition''s quota. With this question, Chu Ling finally understood that in this Zhao Kingdom, only the Pill Flame Sect and the Zhao Family were qualified to participate.


    Actually, strictly speaking, within the Hundred Sects Alliance, the two sects had long been treated as one. After all, the Zhao Family back then was a part of the divided Pill Flame Sect, only that it became bigger at the back, becoming the strongest power within the Zhao Kingdom. Thus, it had the qualifications to compete with the Pill Flame Sect.


    And it was precisely because of this that, in order to participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament, one had to first participate in the tournament half a year later, whether it was Zhao Family or disciples of the Pill Flame Sect, the slots were divided.


    However, there was one thing worth mentioning, because in these few years of decline in Pill Flame Sect, it had already been a hundred years since he had obtained a placing in the Hundred Sect Competition.


    However, Chu Ling felt that this year would be different!

 C66

    In the morning, he would study alchemy with Li Yanrong, and in the afternoon, he would listen to Song Zhiming''s suggestions. Under the three hundred meter tall waterfall in the rear mountain, Chu Ling wanted to use his blade to construct a great mountain climbing road on the stone wall.


    And at night, was naturally the time for Chu Ling to meditate and cultivate.


    It had to be said that after using the Green Wood Pill Furnace, Chu Ling''s innate talent in pill refining caused the entire Pill Flame Sect to be shocked.


    After all, in the eyes of others, it had only been a short month for Chu Ling to change from a person who couldn''t even be considered a pill child, to a Pill Master who was already capable of refining Tier 2 pills.


    It was simply shocking!


    It had to be known that in the entire Tianyuan Continent, Pill Master s who were at the first rank were very rare to find, and there was a huge portion of them that was at the first rank.


    Even within the Pill Flame Sect, a first grade Pill Master s made up more than half of the total population, so a second grade mystical Pill Master s were extremely rare.


    And most importantly, these people were basically people who had been refining pills for dozens of years. There were not many who had even become rank 2 s, yet Chu Ling, who had only entered the sect for a month, had already became a rank 2 Pill Master.


    It was also because of this shocking feat that two people from the Pill Flame Sect had taken the initiative to come over in this one month.


    To Chu Ling, however, during this one month, his impression of Pill Flame Sect could be considered to be not bad.


    Perhaps it was because there weren''t many people present, but in the entire Pill Flame Sect, there was basically no competitive spirit. It was basically just that each of them cultivated their own power, and did not disturb each other.


    However, after Chu Ling''s daily inquiry, what made him very disappointed was that the purification method that he wholeheartedly wanted to learn was actually a natural ability that Li Yanrong had comprehended and he was fundamentally unable to learn it. This allowed Chu Ling to gain a new understanding of Li Yanrong''s and Song Zhiming''s faces.


    "Brat, have you eaten today!?" Why is it that even a stone staircase is dispirited! How about I give you a peach to eat and increase your strength! "


    Song Zhiming sat atop a large tree not far from the waterfall, and leisurely swung his legs.


    And at that time, Chu Ling himself had already withstood the torrent of the waterfall that fell from this height of three hundred meters, and finally managed to stabilize his footing. He was currently holding onto the steel ring blade that was either transformed by the water flow or transformed by him from the stone wall, and only after knocking against it a few times, without even leaving a single white mark, he could already hear Song Zhiming''s mocking voice. He instantly felt a little unhappy in his heart.


    Just as he was about to curse, the Flowing Stone smashed into his head and rushed towards the bottom of the pool.


    When Chu Ling appeared on the surface of the water again, more than ten breaths of time had already passed.


    Chu Ling hated the old man in front of him to the point that the roots of his teeth itched. Originally, he had said that he would refine pills on his behalf, but Li Yanrong had taught him a lesson.


    Most importantly, this old man had been watching them from the side for the past month. He had mocked them from time to time and had even made trouble for them. This had caused this scene to happen who knows how many times already.


    However, Song Zhiming did not have the slightest hint of sympathy, but instead continued to speak sarcastically: "Look at you, look at you, this old man only used three days to open up the stone steps, you brat, you have already passed a month, and have not even managed to create a single stone step, it''s truly embarrassing, why did this old man have to accept a disciple with such dull talent like you!"


    To think that your senior sister Li Yanrong even said that your progress on the Pill Dao was incredibly fast. In just a short span of a month, you have learned fifteen different kinds of Pill refining methods, and you can even start to refine a second grade spirit pellet.


    Based on your current state, could it be that Li Yanrong was afraid that I would be angered to death by your talent, and purposefully made it up?! "


    Song Zhiming said, ignoring Chu Ling''s murderous gaze, he directly spat out the peach from his mouth, then wiped his hands on his body, then jumped out of the tree towards the waterfall and continued: "Forget it, forget it, I saw that you have not improved for an entire month, I will give you some pointers!


    Even though I don''t practice your so-called Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist, I know how to make a bit of power work.


    In this world, all strength needs a technique that is most suited to one''s own strength. What I taught you is not how to quickly achieve the power of the nine ancient dragon elephants, but how to use the power that you only have to achieve the power of the nine elephants.


    Watch carefully for me! "


    After Song Zhiming finished speaking, his body directly charged into the water curtain.


    And that was Song Zhiming, who had actually turned into a huge shield in front of Chu Ling, as he blocked all the water in the surroundings.


    Song Zhiming had clearly used the power of not more than the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage, and was even slightly weaker than his own strength. However, he was able to receive the entire amount of water from the waterfall, which had caused him to suffer, and forced it to flow upstream.


    He could also use his hand as a blade and write on the stone wall that had been washed by the waterfall for a thousand years.


    Only after Song Zhiming flew away did Chu Ling finally see the words carved on the stone wall clearly. The reverence he had for Song Zhiming immediately vanished like smoke in thin air.


    This fellow actually knew how to carve the words'' rotten wood cannot be sculpted '', and was clearly continuing to ridicule his weak talent, causing Chu Ling to immediately crawl out of the pool, and rush towards Song Zhiming with the transformed steel ring blade.


    "I''ll chop you old bastard to death!"


    Chu Ling roared loudly, and quickly arrived in front of Song Zhiming.


    In the past month, Chu Ling had long figured out this old man''s personality. Even though he was a Sect Master of the Pill Flame Sect, he didn''t put on any airs, and didn''t even pay attention to the matters of the sect.


    According to the people from the sect, these few years, just based on the number of long hair rabbits that Song Zhiming had eaten, the Phoenix-Tail Chicken was already innumerable. Originally, everyone had looked at him as a Sect Master and ignored him, but after a long time, basically no one dared to be like Chu Ling, take out a blade and sword and start chasing after Song Zhiming.


    And Song Zhiming was not angry at all, instead, it was as if he was enjoying himself. When he was being hunted down, he would always shout loudly, just like how he was now.


    "Damn you, you stupid brat! Are you trying to bully me?! I''m your master, so what if I curse a few words at you?!"


    Don''t you see your latent talent? It took me ten days to carve these stone steps up, and yet you can''t even do it in a month. You don''t even know if you''re ashamed or not.


    Hey, let me remind you, New Year, it''s about time. Aiya, you''re still chasing after me, I''ll let you see if I run or not! "


    After chasing after it for half an incense''s time, Chu Ling felt that his body, which had just been washed to the point where it was about to fall apart, had almost recovered all of its senses. Thus, he stopped.


    In the beginning, he simply could not grasp the technique Song Zhiming spoke of, but after he was washed out for the tenth time, he suddenly came to his senses.


    "So, this old man is only good at concentrating his strength at one point. Even if my fist originally only had the strength of 100,000 Jin, if I were to learn this method, I might be able to unleash more than one fold of strength!"


    Chu Ling said this and once again, he rushed into the waterfall. This time, he finally left a slash on the stone wall.


    And at that time, Song Zhiming, who had already run away, had once again returned to that large tree.


    "I''ve picked up a treasure, I''ve picked up a treasure! This brat has such talent! Even though I only took ten days, I''m still a cultivator with Heaven Understanding Stage. It''s truly not easy for this kid to leave a blade mark on the stone wall."


    It''s just that this kid is good at everything, except for that mask.

 C67

    Zhao Kingdom, Palace.


    Brother Wang, Brother Wang, you finally came out! The Pill Flame Sect has long been lured away by the Li Yanrong that you took a fancy to, along with another brat. I was useless, and was unable to protect Brother Wang.


    Zhao Ziping said with a mournful face, his expression full of unwillingness and grief. Occasionally, when he lowered his head, he could easily see the ruthlessness that was hidden deep within his eyes.


    In this month, he had practically been waiting every day for his royal brother Zhao Wutao to come out of seclusion, but unfortunately, it had only just come out today.


    At that time, the person seated in front of Zhao Ziping was a man wearing a yellow robe, who had an imposing manner and did not get angry, and was evidently Zhao Ziping''s royal brother, the person with the highest cultivation among the Zhao Kingdom young generation, and the strongest person, Zhao Wutao.


    Zhao Wutao expressionlessly raised his head and looked at Zhao Ziping, without showing much of an expression. After all, to him, this matter regarding Li Yanrong was most likely fabricated by his brother, Zhao Ziping.


    However, Zhao Wutao did not reveal anything. In this month, even though he had been in closed door cultivation, he was not completely unaware of the news from the outside world.


    He did not pay much attention to the genius Chu Ling who was suspected to be at the Heaven''s Pride level. After all, the burly man who followed beside Zhao Ziping before, although he had the strength of the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, was nothing in his eyes. Therefore, for Chu Ling to be able to defeat him, was naturally nothing out of the ordinary.


    As for the way Chu Ling''s punch had defeated his enemy, in his opinion, it was just a boorish fellow with a powerful physical body, not even worth mentioning.


    However, other than Zhao Ziping being humiliated, what made him truly care was the rumors that Chu Ling had been following Li Yanrong refining pills for the past month.


    Although he did not think that Chu Ling and Li Yanrong would have anything to do with each other, he, as the prince of Zhao Kingdom, cared a lot about this matter.


    Needless to say, Chu Ling''s Inherent Skill made him a little fearful.


    Therefore, in just an instant, Zhao Wutao betrayed Chu Ling and was sentenced to death.


    "I heard that Chu Ling''s talent in alchemy is quite high. In just a month''s time, he has gone from a clueless alchemist to a rank 2 alchemist Pill Master?" Zhao Wutao asked softly.


    After Zhao Ziping heard this, his eyes quickly spun a few times, and still decided to tell the truth. Firstly, Zhao Wutao was not someone that he could easily deceive, and secondly, in these past few years, to this Brother Wang, even though he had chosen to speak selectively and speak in an exaggerated manner, he had never lied.


    Therefore, at that time, Zhao Ziping responded, "Yes!"


    Zhao Wutao nodded his head lightly, then turned around slightly. The man in embroidered clothes, who had been waiting at the side the whole time, suddenly lowered his head, looking as if he was waiting for Zhao Wutao''s instructions.


    "Since that Chu Ling is a genius in the dao of alchemy, Zhou Huai, your talent in alchemy is second to none in my Zhao Family. In the entire Zhao Kingdom, other than Li Yanrong, I''m afraid that no one in the younger generation would be able to match him.


    Can you do this? " After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, the man in embroidered clothes named Zhou Huai immediately cupped his fists and replied: "Rest assured, sir in the great hall. I will definitely ensure that Chu Ling will not appear on this Pill Dao again in this life."


    Zhao Wutao nodded his head, and then continued to speak on his own: "The Hundred Sect Tournament is coming, and my battle for the quota for Zhao Family and Zhao Family has not been going on for long, although a mere genius of the Pill Dao does not seem to be able to decide on too many things, but I do not wish to hear any more rumors about the rise of the Pill Flame Sect!


    Of course, I won''t allow even the slightest bit of accident to happen during the ranking tournament this time around. The Pill Flame Sect should have died a long time ago! "


    Pill Flame Sect.


    The current Chu Ling, after three days, had finally grasped a little of Song Zhiming''s so-called strength exerting techniques.


    Although his current strength was only a tenth of the strength of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist, but with his one month of practice, if he were to use the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist with all his might, his strength would be at least 200,000 Jin.


    Maybe when Chu Ling completely mastered the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist, he would not only have the strength of nine ancient dragon elephants, but also have eighteen or more.


    Chu Ling hacked out the Steel Ring greatsword in his hand once again, forming the last step of the flight of stone steps above the waterfall. Then, with a light tap of his feet on the stone wall, his body flew out of the waterfall like lightning, straight towards the mountain of Pill Flame Sect.


    Originally, he should have been learning the art of refining pills from Li Yanrong, but because he was just a bit away from being able to cultivate these three hundred meters long stone steps, he had been thinking about this ever since.


    This morning, he had already rushed straight to the waterfall, wanting to finish this matter. However, he did not think that he had wasted his time.


    "Sigh, the Li Yanrong after a while would probably stare at me again. Forget it, for the sake of learning those pill formulas, I will endure it," Chu Ling muttered, and headed towards the front of the mountain without any hesitation.


    However, just as he arrived at a hall at the front of the mountain, he was stunned by the scene of people from Pill Flame Sect gathering in front of the hall.


    It had to be known that in terms of Pill Flame Sect, although everyone was a little lazy and didn''t seem as strong in terms of cultivation, almost everyone here cultivated both alchemy and martial arts. Thus, they didn''t have much time to gather and chat during the day.


    Furthermore, even though his Pill Flame Sect was currently weak, his previous self was still the number one Zhao Kingdom sect. When he was at his peak, he had over two hundred thousand disciples, so his sect appeared to be incomparably spacious.


    But today, Chu Ling saw that outside of the great hall in front of him, there were actually over a hundred Pill Flame Sect disciples gathered there. There were even quite a few Pill Flame Sect disciples who were rushing towards the great hall, which looked especially strange.


    Chu Ling was a little confused as he walked towards the main hall. Before he even walked near, he heard Li Yanrong''s somewhat angry voice coming from the main hall.


    "Zhou Huai, how can you be so shameless. My junior brother Chu Ling has only been in the sect for less than a month, and you have already cultivated the Pill Dao for more than twenty years, your attainment has already reached the level of a third grade Spirit Pill Master. You actually dare to challenge my junior brother, do you have any shame left in you?


    If you are truly determined to compete with me, then I, Li Yanrong, will accompany you for a match.


    The moment Li Yanrong''s voice fell, before Chu Ling could even react to what had happened, a voice that Chu Ling had never heard before directly rang out.


    "Li Yanrong, do you not understand the rules? Refining Pill Master s can already challenge one another, what''s more, you all yourself said that Chu Ling can already refine Tier 2 pills, he is a Tier 2. I, Zhou Huai, am the same as him, also a Tier 2 Pill Master, how can I not challenge him?


    And you, Li Yanrong, a third grade Spirit Pill Master, you actually dare to say that you want to compete with me in alchemy, do you think you are shameless? or do you think I am shameless!? "

 C68

    "Say, are you being shameless or am I being shameless!"


    "You ¡­" Li Yanrong said.


    "You what, I''ll tell you, since I, Zhou Huai, have already decided to use my Pill Master''s Crest and challenge Chu Ling with the one and only forced challenge I have received in my life, then you all simply don''t have the power to choose not to fight.


    Of course, if he, Chu Ling, does not dare to accept the challenge, then kneel down and beg for forgiveness, and admit that your Pill Flame Sect''s medicinal pill techniques are inferior to mine, then I, Zhou Huai, will definitely not make things difficult for you! "


    "You ¡­" Li Yanrong was so angry that he became speechless for a long time.


    One by one, they pointed at Zhou Huai and loudly cursed at him, but to no avail. After all, in terms of strength, the current Pill Flame Sect was not even a match for the Zhao Family.


    They were already thankful that they did not have Zhao Family to take the initiative to cause trouble for them, but they did not dare to take the initiative to attack Zhou Huai.


    But today, almost everyone present knew that the reason why Zhou Huai wanted Chu Ling to accept the challenge, and even unhesitatingly used the Pill Master Token, was obviously because he wanted to destroy Chu Ling''s confidence in the way of pills refining.


    One had to know that a Dou Dan was an extremely dangerous matter. If one was not careful, their Pill Dao would turn into dust for the rest of their life.


    During a dantian, both sides will concoct pills under the command of the Pill Master, and the deeper the attainments Chu Ling has in Pill Dao, the more he will be able to rely on his own understanding of the Pill Dao and use the power built up by the Pill Master Command.


    Furthermore, someone with a higher attainments in the Pill Dao was able to rely on the power of the Pill Master Token to affect the understanding of others.


    From ancient times until now, the number of Pill Master who had their cultivation go berserk because of a Dou Dan was already countless.


    Currently, Chu Ling had only been refining pills for a month. Although he was able to concoct a level 2 pill, no one would think that he would be a match for Zhou Huai, who had been refining pills for the past 20 years. Thus, when everyone heard the news, they immediately ran towards the hall, in order to stop this competition.


    But now, they seemed to be unable to do anything!


    As the people from the Pill Flame Sect were thinking this, they were also somewhat worried in their hearts. After all, even if they wanted to go back on their words, it seemed impossible.


    It had to be known that in terms of Tianyuan Continent, the status of Pill Master was higher than ordinary cultivators. Although they were not that united, they would self-consciously create an alliance of Pill Master called the Pill Pagoda in every single place.


    Although there was no connection between each Pill Tower, their power must not be underestimated. Furthermore, under the certification of the Pill Tower, every Pill Master had a medallion and all sorts of privileges. One of them was the ability to use this medallion to challenge any Pill Master in his life.


    Furthermore, the Pill Master could not refuse, unless he directly admitted defeat.


    But how could Chu Ling, the genius of the Pill Dao who was extremely famous for his profound strength, admit defeat to Zhou Huai?


    If he admitted defeat directly, then in the eyes of the outside world, he would probably concede to Zhao Family as a whole.


    Therefore, at this time, the people of Pill Flame Sect were constantly berating and scolding Zhou Huai and the others.


    Zhou Huai at that time was in disdain to look at it, and even arrogantly hummed a small tune, with a look of satisfaction on his face.


    However, the Zhao Family guards who followed behind him were not so polite. Seeing that Chu Ling was not coming out for a long time, they started to mock him.


    Didn''t you just say that Chu Ling is an exceptional genius in the dao of alchemy? What? You don''t even dare to show your head today! "


    Hehe, what dogshit of a peerless genius, I say, that brat Chu Ling is definitely a genius created from Pill Flame Sect, so he wants to use this Chu Ling''s reputation to recruit disciples. After all, you shouldn''t even look at it, it''s been so many years since I last found any disciple with Pill Flame Sect.


    "Not bad, not bad, our Zhao Family cannot stand this kind of scam, so today we must reveal the hypocritical side of Chu Ling and Guiyuan Sect and announce it to the world."


    "Actually, I feel that this Chu Ling is a genius. He is only a thousand miles behind our Pill Master Zhou!"


    The crowd unceasingly mocked, and very quickly, they suppressed the voices of the disciples from the Pill Flame Sect, causing the faces of the people from the Pill Flame Sect to turn pale one after another.


    even if they roared with all their might, they were still suppressed by the people from the Zhao Family with even louder voices. This caused the fury in their hearts to grow even more vigorous, to the point that they felt as if they were going crazy.


    At that time, Li Yanrong''s expression had also become increasingly gloomy. She knew that this time, Zhou Huai did not only want to stomp on Chu Ling''s Pill Dao talent beneath his feet, he also wanted to use his Pill Flame Sect''s pill refining skills too.


    After all, in the past hundred years, the Pill Flame Sect had not dropped because, to a large extent, the techniques used to refine pellets from the Pill Flame Sect were seen by the outside world as being somewhat stronger than the Zhao Family that had split apart.


    If today, Chu Ling, the newest genius of the Pill Dao, were to be defeated by Zhou Huai of the Zhao Family, then the rumors in the outside world would start to change.


    Li Yanrong thought like this, and used a voice that only she could hear: "If only Chu Ling could defeat Zhou Huai, how nice that would be!"


    Right after he finished speaking, Li Yanrong immediately shook his head and laughed bitterly.


    "How is it? Li Yanrong, that trash, Chu Ling, doesn''t dare come out anymore? Actually, if you all don''t have any chance of winning, I have a plan. As long as you follow me back to the Zhao Family right now and marry the one in the palace, then you will naturally no longer be in a difficult situation with regards to this Pill Flame Sect.


    Sister-in-law, what do you think? " Zhou Huai shamelessly said, causing the people from Pill Flame Sect to curse once again.


    Everyone knew that although Zhao Wutao was known as the number one genius of the Zhao Kingdom, and even rumored to be a demon-level genius who had comprehended her innate divine ability, he was still an existence that was notorious for its evil deeds.


    For the past few years, the number of women that had been taken away by various sects and clans as cauldrons was at least eighty, and those women had all disappeared without a trace without a single exception. They were clearly already dead.


    Therefore, if Li Yanrong really marries into the Zhao Family, it would be tantamount to jumping into a fire pit, as it would be extremely difficult for him to survive.


    After Li Yanrong heard this, she was immediately enraged, clenching her fists tightly, she seemed to want to teach him a lesson.


    After all, Chu Ling dared to treat Zhao Ziping like that one month ago, and that was the reason behind the bet. If she were to make a move now, it would be equivalent to giving Zhao Family an excuse to make a move on him.


    At that time, Zhao Family would make a fuss out of nothing, and even if the Pill Flame Sect wasn''t destroyed because of her, perhaps a piece of flesh would still be bitten off by Zhao Family.


    Therefore, at that time, Li Yanrong could only close his eyes, and after taking in a deep breath, he said with a belly full of rage: "You, don''t even think about it!"

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    "You, don''t even think about it!" Li Yanrong said angrily.


    "Haha, don''t even think about it!


    Then since you don''t want to marry, why don''t you call Chu Ling out, is he, that trash, daring to come out? Does he dare to fight me? " Zhou Huai laughed arrogantly as he spoke.


    However, just as he finished speaking, a teasing voice rang out.


    "It''s just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Who said I wouldn''t dare to fight?" Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, the surrounding people suddenly turned their heads, and looking at Chu Ling''s smiling face, they instantly quietened down.


    Originally, everyone thought that Chu Ling would honestly hide when he heard about the Spirit Pill, but they never expected that he would actually appear so easily.


    After all, none of the people present were fools. They clearly knew that the trash that Chu Ling was referring to was undoubtedly Zhou Huai.


    "Youngest junior brother, you are simply messing around. Hurry up and go back! There are naturally fellow brothers watching here. There is no need for you to show your face."


    "That''s right, Chu Ling, go back quickly. With your talent, if you want to defeat this Zhou Huai, it will at most take a year. You should go back first, and compete with him in a year''s time."


    "Chu Ling, leave quickly. Don''t worry, although our Pill Flame Sect is in decline, our senior brothers must protect a genius like you even if we have to die today."


    The people from the Pill Flame Sect all spoke up, wanting to chase Chu Ling away and avoid this battle. At that time, Li Yanrong was no exception, and said with an anxious expression: "What are you still doing here? Why aren''t you still not going to the back mountain to cultivate?"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he did not let out a single response. Looking at the anxious looks on everyone''s faces, he, who was already disheartened by the sect, couldn''t help but feel a sense of warmth.


    Even though Pill Flame Sect were not as strong as Guiyuan Sect, their human feelings were many times stronger. Originally, many people here were not really familiar with him, and had not even seen his face before.


    In Chu Ling''s opinion, perhaps this was the true meaning behind the existence of a sect. Perhaps Guiyuan Sect from the past also existed, but now, they had already been abandoned long ago.


    In an instant, Chu Ling, who was originally wary of Pill Flame Sect, gave up on the last line of defense in his heart, and wholeheartedly fused with it.


    After bowing to the people from the Pill Flame Sect, he smiled and said: "Don''t worry, Chu Ling wasn''t impulsive, he was just an idiot. Chu Ling beat him, he is completely confident!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Zhou Huai''s face immediately darkened. Being called a chicken and a dog by someone whose Pill Dao was inferior to himself, and two of them in a row at that, he naturally could not contain his anger.


    At that time, Zhou Huai immediately flung his sleeves, and coldly snorted: "Hmph, what arrogant words, I want to let you see, who''s the real chicken and dog!"


    Zhou Huai said, with a flip of his right hand, a silver order badge appeared in his hand, and without waiting for Chu Ling to say anything, it was shot straight into the Spiritual Energy, following that, a silver light pillar lit up in the sky.


    "Rank two. Today, we will use the Pill Master Command Token to challenge Chu Ling who is also a rank two. We request for Pill Battles!"


    As Zhou Huai spoke, his words were immediately imprinted on that silver pillar of light.


    When the rest of the Zhao Family saw this, they immediately sneered repeatedly. After all, everyone knew that since Zhou Huai had used the Pill Master''s Medallion to challenge him in front of Chu Ling, then Chu Ling naturally did not have the chance to refuse.


    However, what made Chu Ling interested was that although Chu Ling had hidden himself in the beginning, and might have avoided this battle, the price he had paid was merely the damage to his Pill Flame Sect, but Chu Ling had arrogantly came out to accept the challenge. Could it be that these so-called geniuses were all so arrogant and conceited, doing things without thinking?


    Everyone had these thoughts, they looked at Chu Ling with even more contempt, but Chu Ling did not have any expressions, and only indifferently looked at the pillar of light in the air.


    Then he said coldly, "I agree!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, his voice also became the words on the light pillar, following the rotation of the light pillar, it suddenly shot out a light pillar and enveloped the two of them.


    Although Chu Ling had never experienced such a Pill Arena, he knew that this was a place that the Pill Master had set up for the two of them. Like a guardian protecting them, it prevented them from being disturbed by the outside world.


    When the Li Yanrong saw this, he knew that he was unable to stop the competition any longer. He then turned to Chu Ling and said: "Since both sides do not have Pill s that they can refine, then you can refine them however you want, in order to win, it would be better for you to refine your own, and the best ones will be of a higher grade.


    The second grade Pill Dust Cleansing Pill that you have learned before is not bad, and the difficulty is not too high, but when you were refining it, the success rate was not low!


    After Li Yanrong finished speaking, he laughed awkwardly, and then said with extreme embarrassment: "This, this Dust Cleansing Pill is not bad, but, my money is in short supply, there are not enough medicinal ingredients!"


    After all, this type of situation where there were insufficient ingredients was normal. Furthermore, the Pill Competition had already begun, so no one was allowed to give the ingredients to Chu Ling.


    Therefore, Li Yanrong pondered for a moment, and continued: Then, let''s start with the Dragon''s Saliva pill!


    "About this, I still haven''t," Chu Ling said somewhat fearfully as he shrunk his neck back.


    "What about Earth Yuan Pills?"


    "Nope." Chu Ling replied.


    "Solidified Spirit Pill?"


    "Nope."


    Li Yanrong asked around ten different kinds of Pill, from first it was a second grade mystical pill, to it was a precious first grade Pill, and finally to the most ordinary first grade Pill, causing Li Yanrong''s face to turn even more unsightly. In the end, he even had the feeling that he was going to strangle Chu Ling to death.


    Chu Ling at that time was shaking his head continuously, looking as if he really did not have any medicinal ingredients on him. If not for the pill competition already starting, Li Yanrong would have already rushed up to Chu Ling and beaten him to a pulp.


    The expressions of the surrounding people became more playful, as if they were watching the performance of two fools. The last bit of patience Li Yanrong had vanished into thin air, and in the end, they asked helplessly: "Then what exactly can you refine?"


    Chu Ling thought for a while, then said with certainty: "There are more than one batch of Dragon Transformation Pills."

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    "Dragon Transformation Pill, and it''s more than just a pot."


    "Dragon Transformation Pill, what an arrogant tone!"


    The moment Chu Ling''s voice fell, the Zhao Family people who had already been patient for a long time instantly bursted into laughter. If the last few people had thought that Chu Ling was a genius, then now, in their eyes, Chu Ling had already turned into an idiot who had been nurtured by the Pill Flame Sect so that he could attract the attention of the masses.


    After all, everyone knew that the Dragon Transformation Pill was a type of Grade Three Spirit Dan and was able to assist Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators to enter the Dragon Transformantion Stage. Its value could not be measured with Spiritual Stone s.


    Forget that Chu Ling had only been learning to refine pills for a month, just from the rumors alone of him having the ability to refine a Rank 2 Spirit Pill, even a real Rank 3 Spirit Pill Master would not dare to say that he could definitely refine a Dragon Transformation Pill.


    In their opinion, Chu Ling saying that he wanted to concoct the Dragon Transforming Pellet was completely asking for a humiliation.


    And Chu Ling''s words evidently made Li Yanrong completely dazed for a while.


    Chu Ling''s alchemy skills were all taught to her by one hand. Although it was considered extraordinary, to the extent that it could already be considered to be at the level of a second grade Spirit Demon Pill Master, it was still not a real second grade Spirit Demon Realm Pill Master.


    That was why when she had asked earlier, she had asked him about it from the second grade to the first grade Pill. However, she had never expected that Chu Ling wasn''t lacking any medicinal ingredients at all, but wanted to refine a third grade Dragon Transformation Pill.


    Of course, in Li Yanrong''s memories, he had only seen it once when he was researching the pill formula for the Dragon Transformation Pill. How could it be refined so easily?


    This was clearly courting death!


    "Chu Ling, what are you doing? "Nonsense!" Li Yanrong resisted the urge to slap Chu Ling to death, and said coldly.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he knew that Li Yanrong was doing this for him, so he was not angry, but instead smiled, to show that he really had no problems.


    However, how could Li Yanrong at that time truly be at ease? Seeing that Chu Ling was obviously not planning to change his mind, he carefully explained to Chu Ling his understanding towards the Dragon Transformation Pill.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he also instantly slapped his forehead and took out a small book that was densely written. On the book, there were densely written pill formulas, and Chu Ling quickly flipped through the book a few times, listening to Li Yanrong''s explanation while nodding his head.


    And at that time, the crowd who originally had hopes for Chu Ling to concoct the Dragon Transformation Pill, revealed an expression that was uglier than crying. It was obvious that everyone had realized that their junior brother was not familiar with the Dragon Transformation Pill formula!


    How was one supposed to refine this!


    Chu Ling did not pay attention to the crowd''s mockery and strange gazes. Instead, he took out the medicinal ingredients on the pill formulas one by one, and placed them on the ground in succession.


    When Zhou Huai saw this, he immediately laughed out loud. If previously, he wanted to stop Li Yanrong from explaining anything to Chu Ling, then now, he did not have that intention anymore.


    After all, if Chu Ling could just listen to his explanation and concoct a Rank 3 Spirit Pill, Pill Master like them could directly die!


    As a result, in Zhou Huai''s eyes, the current Chu Ling who was putting on an act was not even a threat at all, so he did not have any intention of stopping him, but instead spoke: "Haha, what kind of Pill am I going to refine? Forget it, let''s just use the Dust Cleansing Pill. My Pill Dao''s attainments are not high, I can only refine this kind of second grade mystical pill, I hope I didn''t lose too badly! "


    After Zhou Huai finished speaking, he immediately laughed mockingly, and the rest of the Zhao Family followed suit and laughed. After all, everyone knew, with Zhou Huai''s methods, refining a Dust Cleansing Pill was as easy as pie, but Chu Ling evidently would fail.


    Therefore, even if the two of them did not disturb each other, the one to emerge victorious this time would undoubtedly be Zhou Huai.


    As for Chu Ling, it was most likely to complement Zhou Huai''s consummate skills!


    Very quickly, Chu Ling completely memorized the medicinal formula and prepared to start refining it.


    At that time, Chu Ling had purposely taken out the Green Wood Pill Furnace hanging from his neck, which was at the same height as the rest of the Storage Bag. He then stuck his hand on the furnace wall, acting as if he was using the Spiritual Energy as his flame.


    After that, Chu Ling did his best to refine the Dragon Transformation Pill according to the memory, and meticulously started refining the Pill.


    And it was at that time that Chu Ling''s every action naturally entered Zhou Huai''s eyes.


    Although Chu Ling''s method of refining pills looked rather proficient, and the people present who didn''t know how to refine pills didn''t have any problems with that, but in Zhou Huai''s eyes, it was full of flaws. It was simply inferior to the strength of a first stage Pill Master.


    As a result, the only trace of fear he originally had for Chu Ling disappeared without a trace.


    "Chu Ling, with your pill cultivating techniques, how are you going to compete with me?" At that time, thinking about this, Zhou Huai became more and more pleased, and shouted at Chu Ling sinisterly.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling laughed lightly, he did not care about Zhou Huai''s arrogance at all, but continued to add medicinal ingredients, and said indifferently.


    "Saving a trash like you, compared to you, it''s simply a waste of money!"


    "You''re courting death!" Zhou Huai had never thought that Chu Ling would still be as arrogant as before, hence he spoke angrily. He had already made up his mind to make Chu Ling pay for his stupidity in a moment.


    That was why Zhou Huai quickly focused and released all of his comprehension of pill refining under the Pill Master. Under the effect of the Pill Master, he quickly formed a will of Pill Dao that belonged to Zhou Huai alone.


    Everyone knew that because of the existence of the Pill Master Token, Chu Ling and Zhou Huai could, according to their own understanding of the Pill Dao, control the pillar of light emitted by the Pill Master Token, and affect the other party''s intelligence.


    Therefore, very quickly, everyone could see that the light pillar of the Pill Master Medallion had, in that instant, directly turned into a light yellow color. Only an inch in front of Chu Ling, it had maintained its last light green color.


    Evidently, from the comprehension of the Pill Dao, Zhou Huai was many times stronger than Chu Ling.


    "I want to see how you will die today!" As Zhou Huai refined his own Dust Cleansing Pill, he berated sternly. In just an instant, the faint yellow light turned into a small Pill Furnace, directly rushing towards the last sliver of cyan light.


    And most importantly, with just a slight touch, the light cyan glow which Chu Ling represented was directly crushed into nothingness.


    Obviously, Chu Ling did not have the slightest ability to resist.

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    Seeing how Chu Ling was about to lose, everyone in the Pill Flame Sect looked lonely, as they knew that it was impossible for him to win, and so they kept sighing.


    At that time, Gu Haoran also spoke to the dejected Li Yanrong: "Junior sister, it''s alright, I believe in you. Since he dared to accept the challenge, he must have had the confidence of winning.


    But Li Yanrong just shook his head and sighed, "Sigh! Senior Brother, why are you lying to yourself? It''s not like you don''t know the dangers of this Spirit Pill. If you were slightly careless, your Pill Dao would have been destroyed, let alone Chu Ling, who was completely crushed.


    Originally, with Chu Ling''s talent, he would definitely become the great Pill Master of a generation, but I tricked him into coming here, causing his apothecary talent to be crippled today. I am sorry about him! "


    At that time, when Chu Ling heard this, he originally wanted to say something so that Li Yanrong and the others wouldn''t be worried, but he didn''t expect that he, who was wrapped up in that yellow light, would be unable to say anything.


    At the same time, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, asking him to throw the Kuda Vine in front of him into the Pill Furnace. However, Chu Ling clearly remembered that the Kuda Vine was the last medicinal ingredient added.


    But what was even faster was that Chu Ling''s mind suddenly became a blur. He actually had a thought that was the right idea to join Ge Tian Teng at this moment.


    "Is this the so called attainments in the Pill Dao of the pill competition? It''s really overbearing! " Chu Ling muttered, and his body could not help but throw the Ge Tian Teng inside.


    He knew that the current Zhou Huai clearly did not have the intention to simply defeat him, but wanted to use his pill refining experience and control the Pill Master Token to change his pill refining experiences.


    If Chu Ling was really a Pill Master Cultivator, then being tampered with like this by Zhou Huai, it would probably be a fantasy for him to refine another Pill in his life.


    But Chu Ling was not afraid, he did not have any pill refining experiences, even if he was affected, it did not matter, since it was done in accordance to the pill formula.


    Furthermore, to Chu Ling, even if the order of the medicinal ingredients were to be thrown in the wrong way, it would not matter at all.


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling, who knew nothing about pill refining at first, simply had no ability to resist. In an instant, he was like a puppet, and could only blindly follow that thought in his mind to add more herbs to the Pill Furnace.


    And at that time, Zhou Huai had clearly not expected Chu Ling to tamper with his comprehension of refining pills almost without any resistance, which further confirmed in his heart that Chu Ling was nothing but a piece of trash pushed out of the Pill Flame Sect, and was not worth him fighting at all.


    However, Zhou Huai did not have any intention to stop. Since Chu Ling was a cripple in the first place, he would make his Pill Flame Sect lose face in front of the crowd.


    Hence, what made Chu Ling especially angry was that not only did Zhou Huai not stop, he had become even more excessive, and was determined to make him look bad.


    Although the Chu Ling at that time was very clear-headed, it was as if his body had been possessed. Not only did he throw all of the medicinal ingredients beside him into the Green Wood Pill Furnace, he even held the Green Wood Pill Furnace above his head and continued to jump about like a fool.


    Hearing the ridicule from the crowd, Chu Ling''s face turned extremely awkward, she wanted to stop, but she could not resist the evil yellow light being controlled by Zhou Huai, instead, she was jumped even more happily by Zhou Huai, and lost all her face.


    "Zhou Huai, you are going too far!" Li Yanrong shouted angrily, he was about to pull out his sword and fight back, but Zhou Huai did not give him any face, instead, he used his light pillar to control Chu Ling and caused him to make an ugly face.


    "Too much? I have gone too far, so what can you do about it? " Zhou Huai responded, causing him to become even more furious.


    Therefore, Li Yanrong and the rest of the Pill Flame Sect simply did not dare to directly take action, and could only look at Zhou Huai with faces full of grief and indignation.


    And at that time, everyone from the Zhao Family had long ago started to guffaw, obviously feeling incomparably carefree.


    On one hand, being able to act so arrogantly in another person''s territory was naturally enough to satisfy their vanity, and on the other hand, Chu Ling''s performance was really enough to cause people to laugh.


    Although some of them had seen the Pill Competition before, they had never seen such a comical Pill Competition. After all, no matter what happened in the ordinary Pill Competition, the difference in strength between the two of them was not that great.


    In the past when they competed, one of them might have been able to affect their opponent''s refining skills, or even cause them to fail. However, it was simply impossible for him to jump around like how Chu Ling did.


    Right now, this was not even considered a competition, it was clearly Chu Ling being beaten up.


    Just when Chu Ling felt that his legs had gone a little numb, a rich pill fragrance entered his nose, and then, Zhou Huai''s incomparably pleased voice sounded out.


    "It''s enough to play around. It looks like the Pill Competition is over!"


    Just as Zhou Huai''s voice fell, the Pill Furnace furnace called the Phoenix Furnace in front of him flew up instantly, following that, five crystal clear Dust-Cleansing Pills slowly floated out, and an even thicker pill fragrance wafted out in all directions.


    "He actually succeeded in refining five pellets, and they are all of high quality! This Zhou Huai''s refining technique is not simple at all!"


    "Not bad, this furnace of six pills, he actually succeeded in refining five of them! This strength is simply unimaginable, even amongst the second grade s, Zhou Huai is considered one of the best!"


    "Hehe, you guys are only paying attention to this Zhou Huai, aren''t you going to look at him? I am a Pill Dao genius of the Pill Flame Sect after all, can''t you give me some respect?


    "Hehe, what a joke. If he could successfully refine the Pill Furnace by jumping it over his head for half a day, wouldn''t that mean that we would be able to successfully refine it every day?"


    They knew that this time, not only had a peerless genius like Chu Ling died, he had not even managed to protect his reputation, and the Pill Flame Sect was most likely not going to live for long.


    "Haha, Chu Ling, since the pills are done, let''s not dance anymore and celebrate!" Zhou Huai laughed and said, then activated the light pillar of the Pill Master, wanting to make Chu Ling lose face once again.


    But right at that moment, Chu Ling, who was originally bowing slightly, suddenly raised his head, and revealed a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.


    "Of course, you still have to dance, but this time, I think it''s better if you do it instead!"

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    "Of course, you still have to dance, but this time, I think it''s better if you do it instead!"


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, when the surrounding crowd was about to scoff and scoff at him, a pill''s fragrance that was tens of times richer than when Zhou Huai''s pill was formed was present, causing everyone who heard it to be intoxicated, as if they had swallowed a first grade Pill.


    Everyone was startled and immediately looked up. But at that moment, what they found unbelievable was that the Pill Furnace above Chu Ling''s head had unknowingly landed on the ground, and with a clang, the cauldron was lifted off the ground by Chu Ling.


    In an instant, six pieces of Pill that were as white as jade directly flew out from the Pill Furnace. At the same time, the surrounding medicinal fragrance became even stronger.


    Very quickly, someone shouted in surprise.


    "What?" This Chu Ling has succeeded. "


    "It seems like not only did he succeed, he even had six pills, and he didn''t even damage a single pill. This, this is impossible!"


    "That''s right, could it be that this Chu Ling is some kind of weirdo? He can actually produce six pills in a row, all of them top quality without the slightest impurity in them, this, this is impossible, could it be that he was just showing weakness previously?"


    "I don''t think there''s a need for them to compete. This pill''s fragrance can explain everything. If I can eat some powder, my cultivation will definitely breakthrough!"


    Everyone around them started to mutter loudly, and started to breathe heavily, as though they wanted to use this method to get the Dragon Transformation Pill in Chu Ling''s hands.


    And when the people from the Pill Flame Sect saw this, they were even more shocked, until they were rooted to the spot, unable to believe it for a long time.


    After all, Chu Ling had been jumping around while carrying the Pill Furnace. Could it be that he was only acting weak and pretended to be under control, but in reality, he was secretly refining the Pill and waiting for the moment he could shock everyone?


    If that was the case, wouldn''t the Zhao Family people who had treated Chu Ling as a monkey before, be treated as a monkey by Chu Ling?


    And most importantly, if it was really that way, then how terrifying must Chu Ling''s true Pill''s attainments be?


    Li Yanrong''s understanding of Chu Ling had already been completely overturned. Originally, her understanding of Chu Ling''s Pill Dao s was already very high, but right now, she felt that that was still far from enough.


    She even suddenly felt that her so called number one genius of the Zhao Kingdom, was not even worth mentioning in front of Chu Ling!


    There would probably not be a second abnormal person in the Tianyuan Continent who was able to refine a pill after only familiarizing himself once!


    One had to know that this pill recipe was not a simple one. It was the Dragon Transformation Pill, a Tier 3 spiritual pill!


    As for Song Zhiming, who had been hiding behind him the entire time, he almost jumped out of joy. His complacent expression did not have the slightest bit of the spirit of the Pill Flame Sect Sect Master, instead, he looked like a sloppy-looking old man.


    Song Zhiming muttered to himself as he drank.


    "Not bad, not bad, as expected, you are my, Song Zhiming''s disciple, and you are extraordinary!"


    Zhou Huai was stunned, he who was originally so arrogant that he wanted Chu Ling to dance for him, suddenly felt a burning pain on his face.


    But even so, he still could not believe that Chu Ling only took one month to concoct the Dragon Transforming Pill. Just by looking at the pill formula, he was able to concoct the Dragon Transforming Pill, which was why he kept mumbling, "This is impossible, this is impossible!" It was as if he had lost his soul.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he only sneered and said: "Sigh, you are right. I, Chu Ling, am indeed not as proficient in pill refining as you are, and my Pill Dao is not as profound as yours, and my pill refining time is not long either. But I am sorry, but the Pill that I, Chu Ling, am able to refine is better than you!


    So, as you say, dance for me to celebrate! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Zhou Huai was so angry that he immediately spat out blood, and looked at Chu Ling with unwillingness and suspicion.


    But Chu Ling didn''t give Zhou Huai a chance to speak, he only sneered once. To Zhou Huai''s despair, the Pill Master which was initially filled with a pale yellow light beam just now, was instantly filled with the light cyan light beam that represented Chu Ling.


    Of course, it was not because Chu Ling''s current cultivation level was higher than Zhou Huai''s, but because even though the Pill Master Token was extraordinary, it was basically unable to have such a strong ability. It only felt that the weight of Chu Ling''s six Dragon Transformation Pills had already completely surpassed the Dust Cleansing Pill Zhou Huai had refined, and thus, very directly determined that Chu Ling''s attainment in the Pill Dao was even higher.


    As a result, the power of the Pill Master Order pillar that was originally in Zhou Huai''s hands now directly fell into Chu Ling''s.


    Soon after, Zhou Huai screamed miserably as he was wrapped up by the light green pillar of light, causing his four limbs to twist and turn stiff, causing everyone in the Pill Flame Sect to laugh out loud.


    At that time, Zhou Huai could only be like the Chu Ling before, and could only hatefully look at Chu Ling, but did not have any strength to resist.


    "Sigh, your four limbs are really too stiff. If it''s only these normal dances, there''s nothing much to see. You should do something special!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, what made all the women present curse was that Zhou Huai actually threw all of their clothes away one by one, and even started running without restraint, jumping as he ran.


    Li Yanrong and the rest quickly turned around. Although they despised Chu Ling''s actions, they still felt relieved.


    Especially after hearing the male disciples of Pill Flame Sect jeering "It''s a little small, I can''t see", as well as Zhou Huai crying like a pig being butchered, everyone could not help but laugh out loud.


    After an unknown amount of time, the light pillar with the Pill Master Token finally disappeared, and Zhou Huai finally regained his freedom. Thus, in an instant, a furious Zhou Huai rushed towards Chu Ling, his mouth releasing a heaven shaking roar.


    After all, the dignified genius alchemist and Zhou Huai, whose cultivation was also in the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, although always followed by his side, no one in the entire Zhao Family would dare to treat him in such a manner. Even Zhao Ziping, the little demon king, normally wouldn''t dare to provoke him.


    However, who would have thought that today, he would actually be controlled by Chu Ling to polish his clothes, and dance and run in front of a large crowd.


    All of these things, were simply worse than killing him. As a result, how could he bear with it now that he was free, and directly rushed towards Chu Ling.


    But at that time, Chu Ling only chuckled, and did not have the slightest hint of fear, and only meaningfully said: "What? You still don''t want to wear it?


    Do you like it for everyone to see, or is it that you can''t feel it when you''re too young to run? "

 C73

    "Do you like it for everyone to see, or are you too young to feel it when you run?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the rest of the people from the Pill Flame Sect started laughing loudly as well.


    After all, in these past few years, because of the increasing decline of their Pill Flame Sect, as well as the increasing strength of their hatred, almost all of the sects in the entire Zhao Kingdom had the guts to roll their eyes at them. Let alone this kind of joke about a genius of the Zhao Family, as long as they did not lose the rewards after being refined by other sects, they would be thankful.


    When Zhou Huai heard this, his old face immediately flushed red, and his hands immediately drooped down, wanting to cover his own ugly appearance. He hopped and skipped towards the crowd of Zhao Family s.


    After a long while, Zhou Huai finally wore a set of clothes that obviously did not fit him, and rushed towards Chu Ling with a sword in his hand that was obviously a top grade spirit artifact.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he simply had a lazy appearance. After all, he knew that although there were very few disciples in the Pill Flame Sect, there were still a few cultivators in the Heaven Understanding Stage above.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking this, a middle-aged scholar around thirty years old instantly walked out of the Pill Flame Sect and directly walked out of the crowd.


    "Zhou Huai, what''s wrong? You''ve lost your Doulan, do you want to use force? Although my Pill Flame Sect is weak, beheading you is still an easy task! " The middle-aged scholar said, causing Zhou Huai to stop in his tracks, the killing intent in his eyes becoming stronger and stronger.


    But even so, Zhou Huai still didn''t dare to take a single step forward. After all, this time, he had come for the sake of taking the pellet anyways. Even though he had come to cause trouble for Pill Flame Sect, he had never thought that it would be possible to take action against Pill Flame Sect.


    After all, with the strength that Zhao Family had now, Pill Flame Sect simply did not dare to take the initiative and provoke them.


    But now, with this middle-aged scholar standing in front of him, it was simply impossible for him to cross over.


    Zhou Huai looked at Chu Ling with a dark and gloomy gaze, but Chu Ling didn''t seem to care at all. In fact, he even held the Dragon Transformation Pill that he had refined earlier, and continued to study it.


    But just as Zhou Huai was preparing to leave for the time being, someone from the crowd laughed out loud, as if he had remembered something interesting.


    "Haha, it''s a bit small, I can''t feel it when I run!"


    Even the Zhao Family members seemed to be unable to bear it. With the back of their hands facing Zhou Huai, they could not help but shiver, making "pfft pfft pfft" sounds. Obviously, they had endured a lot of work.


    Seeing this, how could Zhou Huai who had originally suppressed his anger? For the sake of his dignity, he shook the sword in his hand and roared at Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, do you dare to fight!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Huai. Then he chuckled and stared at the Dragon Transformation Pill and said: "Fight with you? You deserve it!


    Senior brother Li, from now on, this kind of trash will be thrown out for me. Thank you very much! "


    When the middle aged man heard him, he nodded and took a step forward, causing Zhou Huai''s hatred towards Chu Ling to increase, and his heart to become even stronger, towards the idea of immediately killing Chu Ling under the sword.


    "Chu Ling, what are you doing? Are you trying to avoid battle because you''re cowardly? Didn''t you say that I''m a country bumpkin? What? Zhou Huai said with a straight face, obviously wanting to use a provocation, but Chu Ling naturally saw through it in one glance, and replied without changing the expression on his face: "Hehe, a provocation? "Useless!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not have any thoughts of talking to Zhou Huai, since Zhou Huai was a cultivator of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, although he was not afraid, he did not have any thoughts of taking any risks. After all, with Zhou Huai''s status as a second grade mystical Pill Master, only the heavens knew how many trump cards he had prepared for himself.


    Thinking about that, Zhou Huai was immediately angered to the point that he clenched his teeth, after hesitating for a while, he said: "Chu Ling, if you dare to fight with me today, if you win, my top quality Spirit Treasure, the Phoenix Furnace will be yours."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately rejected it. Towards this Phoenix Furnace, others might be interested in increasing the success rate by 20%, but Chu Ling did not care, just by looking at the joke, no matter how strong the pill was, could it compare to the 100% of the Green Wood Pill Furnace?


    But before Chu Ling had the chance to refuse, Zhou Huai said once again, "You know, that year, Li Yanrong was determined to obtain the Phoenix Furnace, so I took it for myself. If you have the ability today, then snatch it back, it can be considered your ability!


    I don''t believe that you wouldn''t want to do something that would win over a beauty''s heart, right? "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he recalled that Li Yanrong had indeed said that he had missed out with a top quality Pill Furnace back then. But now, it seemed like Zhou Huai had relied on his Zhao Family to snatch it away by force.


    However, Chu Ling did not care how he was robbed all those years ago, he only turned around, and seeing that Li Yanrong wanted to explain himself, he knew that what he said was not false, and immediately decided to agree to it.


    "Alright, since you''re courting death, then I''ll grant your wish!"


    Chu Ling said in the midst of everyone''s surprise.


    When everyone heard that, they were all stunned, and even Li Yanrong had the urge to pull Chu Ling down to his death when he heard this.


    Did this brat really think that he would be invincible in this world just because he won the competition?


    I am a cultivator of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, and you are only at the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage. Although your strength is not ordinary and you defeated a genius at the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, this Zhou Huai, who is known as the genius of the Zhao Family, can''t be compared to him, the burly man beside Zhao Ziping.


    "Chu Ling, how preposterous, you mustn''t!" Gu Hao Ran immediately pulled Chu Ling and said. The him who was usually calm like a mountain obviously didn''t want Chu Ling to participate in this strange competition anymore.


    Li Yanrong at that time said even more: "Chu Ling, even though the Phoenix Furnace is indeed my beloved, it is not worth the risk. Forget it, you are just ¡­"


    Li Yanrong had not finished speaking, he had long guessed what was going on. Chu Ling immediately waved his hand, and after interrupting him, he said in a manly tone: "Hmph, since you like it Senior Sister, then Chu Ling will help you bring it back!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and strode towards Zhou Huai. After taking a few steps, he turned around and asked awkwardly: "Senior sister, how many pill formulas are these?"


    Li Yanrong, "..."

 C74

    When Zhou Huai saw Chu Ling walking towards him, he was overjoyed. After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Huai threw over a challenge letter to him, as if he was afraid that Chu Ling would go back on his words.


    And that was only true for Chu Ling, who did not even have the slightest trace of politeness, and wholeheartedly wanted to test the results of this month''s cultivation, so he did not hesitate to leave his name on the challenge.


    Chu Ling knew that this challenge letter was different from the Pill Master, it was obvious that as long as one side had the power to surpass the other, they would be able to directly interfere, thus, in truth, there was no restriction for those strong warriors who did not care about their reputation.


    Chu Ling looked at the way the Zhao Family people were sending messages to the Zhao Family, and then did not hesitate anymore, and walked towards Zhou Huai with light footsteps.


    But when he was less than ten steps away from Zhou Huai, Zhou Huai suddenly laughed sinisterly, then suddenly released a burst of aura that belonged to the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, before Chu Ling could calm his mind, his body had already rushed towards Chu Ling like a ghost.


    At that time, Chu Ling only saw a black shadow flash in front of him, and then he heard a bone-chilling cold voice.


    "Toxic Dragon Drill!"


    Following that, amidst everyone''s shocked cries, the longsword in Zhou Huai''s hand transformed into a green python in an instant. After that, the giant python circled in the air for a while, as small snakes drilled out from the green python''s body one after another, charging towards Chu Ling together with the green python.


    At that time, everyone had already been stunned by the scene before them. After all, even though almost everyone knew that Zhou Huai''s strength was extraordinary, and that he was a genius of the Zhao Family, they only knew of his innate talent in terms of refining pellets.


    However, he never expected that Zhou Huai''s strength was actually so strong.


    Putting aside the fact that the top-grade spirit artifact that had transformed into a green python was rumored to have been refined from the spine of a ninth grade Demonic Beast Green Rock Python, not only was it able to transform into a green colored python when facing off against enemies, the giant python even had the strength of a ninth grade Demonic Beast.


    It was a low-grade Profound Rank battle skill for the Zhao Family. For ordinary people, as long as they were slightly contaminated by the small cyan snake, that snake would directly drill into the cultivator''s body, and with the slightest bit of carelessness, their entire body would immediately become a puddle of pus. It could be said to be extremely tyrannical and vicious.


    Thus, when the crowd saw this, their evaluation of the battle was almost one-sided.


    "Looks like this time, Chu Ling is dead. Didn''t he think that he, a cultivator with a cultivation at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, would be able to overturn the heavens?"


    That''s right, this brat is arrogant and conceited. Now that Zhou Huai has this top grade spirit weapon and the Toxic Dragon Drill in his hands, even if he were to face cultivators of the same cultivation level, he could easily defeat.


    "How many moves do you think Chu Ling can endure?!"


    "Hehe, just a few more moves. After this sword strike, I guess you will at least be severely injured if you don''t die!"


    Everyone was talking nonstop, and their words were filled with a sense of schadenfreude.


    How could the rest of the Pill Flame Sect hold back that time, especially Li Yanrong, who felt that the reason Chu Ling suffered such a treatment, was all because he wanted to help him obtain the Pill Wind Furnace, so he immediately drew his sword and went to rescue her.


    As for the challenge letters that Chu Ling had signed, she didn''t care about them anymore. In any case, it would just be for her, she could just let Chu Ling admit defeat when the time comes.


    As Li Yanrong was thinking this, a clanging sound was heard, the sword in his hand was unsheathed, and he was about to rush forward to kill. However, the people from Pill Flame Sect who were originally united behind him, and wanted to rescue Chu Ling, also stepped forward without hesitation.


    But just at that moment, a cold voice came from far away in the sky, causing Song Zhiming who had been watching coldly from the side to immediately jump to the front, stopping everyone who was about to take action.


    "Pill Flame Sect, fair and square challenge competition, do you dare to interfere? Are you trying to bully my weak Zhao Family? "


    Before his voice fell, three old men in embroidered robes appeared in front of everyone. Their Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivation seemed to be showing off, and instantly swept across the entire audience.


    When they felt this, the expression of everyone in the Pill Flame Sect darkened even further. They knew that these three people must be Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators, and it was practically impossible for them to save Chu Ling from the hands of these three people.


    Therefore, every single one of them had their eyes fixed on the three people in front of them, and could only wish that they had the cultivation level of Dragon Transformantion Stage, and could slap them away completely.


    "Are we really going to kill them all?" Song Zhiming gripped the long sword at his waist tightly and asked coldly.


    "Exterminate all? We just want to preserve their normal challenges. Don''t forget that they are all people who signed the challenge letter, so we naturally have to give them a fair challenge environment. We can''t let all of you interfere, right?


    However, everyone knew that only the current Zhou Huai had the upper hand. They only wanted to give Zhou Huai the chance to kill Chu Ling, otherwise, they would have already fallen out with him.


    Upon hearing these words, Song Zhiming could only stare coldly at the three people with Zhao Family, the hands holding the sword already turning white.


    "Haha, Chu Ling saw it, this time, no one can save you, you''re dead for sure!" Zhou Huai laughed as he spoke, he was exceptionally excited to attack Chu Ling again, as though he had to let Chu Ling turn into pus in order to release the hatred in his heart.


    "Toxic Dragon Drill!" "Die!" Zhou Huai laughed crazily once again. Looking at the small snakes dancing in the sky, he squinted his eyes in satisfaction. It was obvious that he was enjoying this feeling.


    But this feeling didn''t last long ¡­


    It was at this time that a sneer suddenly came from behind Zhou Huai, causing him to almost lose his courage.


    "You should be the one to die!" As Chu Ling said that, he immediately thrust the sword in his hand forward, and following that, the sound of wind and thunder suddenly resounded in the sky.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    As soon as Chu Ling''s words fell, that Zhou Huai instantly calmed down and turned the giant green python in his hands, charging straight towards the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hands.


    In just a moment, the wind and lightning atop the formless illusion sword was swallowed up by the huge python, and then it rushed towards Chu Ling with an even greater momentum.


    Just when everyone thought that Chu Ling was about to be directly knocked away by the enormous python, they instead saw Chu Ling basically being unhurried, and his speed could even be considered to be abnormally slow as he blasted out a punch in front of him.

 C75

    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    Just as Chu Ling finished speaking, everyone heard a voice that shook the sky and earth suddenly being heard.


    Following that, the smile on Zhou Huai''s face froze for a moment, and even became distorted in an instant.


    Immediately after, crackling sounds could be heard, and amidst everyone''s alarmed cries, Zhou Huai''s body flew backwards, at the same time starting to split open in the air at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    Zhou Huai''s face instantly revealed an incomparably terrified expression, as though he himself had been defeated and was about to die before he could even react.


    After all, he had never imagined that he himself would actually die under the hands of Chu Ling, who was at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage.


    "I can''t accept this!" Zhou Huai howled loudly in his heart. He wanted to let out an unwilling and furious roar, but he quickly lost consciousness.


    The crowd at that time were all panic-stricken as well. They never would have imagined that Chu Ling, who had been constantly fleeing under Zhou Huai''s command, would actually turn the tables on him in the next moment, and even display a strength that could crush others.


    It had to be known, that Zhou Huai was a cultivator of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, and he was probably an outstanding existence even within them. However, he was shattered by a single fist from Chu Ling, they simply could not believe it.


    "T-this can''t be a dream, right? When did a cultivator with the seventh stage of Vein Opening Stage possess such strength?


    "That''s right, could it be that this Chu Ling is a monster from the legends, to actually be able to leap two small realms and fight?"


    "With such strength, I''m afraid only Zhao Wutao can fight against my Zhao Kingdom!"


    "This kind of peerless monster actually appeared in the Pill Flame Sect. Not only is his strength astonishing, the scariest thing is that his Pill Dao has reached perfection. Could it be that his Pill Flame Sect will rise up once again?"


    "See, see! I already said that his strength is extraordinary!"


    The cultivators who heard the battle and came to spectate all spoke, while those who had strong clamoring from the Zhao Family all shut their mouths, each and every one of them had an awkward expression, and all of them looked at Chu Ling with a hint of fear.


    As for the people from the Pill Flame Sect, voices of cheers suddenly burst out from their mouths as they rushed towards Chu Ling with incomparably joyous expressions. They were obviously rejoicing from the bottom of their hearts.


    Especially that Li Yanrong, at this moment, he finally calmed his heart down. However, the eyes he looked at Chu Ling with, were still filled with anger.


    She had already made up her mind long ago that when everyone left, she would pinch Chu Ling to death and make him this worried!


    And just as Li Yanrong was thinking this, Chu Ling rummaged through Zhou Huai''s Storage Bag for a while, and then directly placed a Pill Furnace in front of Li Yanrong, and said imposingly: "Come, Senior Sister, it''s yours now!"


    The moment Chu Ling finished speaking, sounds of laughter came from the surroundings. Everyone looked at the two of them with dubious expressions, causing Li Yanrong, who wasn''t easily embarrassed as an embarrassed woman, to instantly blush, but his mouth still continued to speak.


    Without me, would Chu Ling have such high attainments in Pill Dao? He thanked me. "


    Li Yanrong''s words did not stop anyone from laughing. Instead, they became more brazen and unscrupulous.


    And at that time, Chu Ling said in a low, somewhat awkward voice: "Senior Sister, this, how many pill formulas can this be exchanged for?"


    Hearing that, Li Yanrong resisted the urge to slap Chu Ling to death, and gritted his teeth: "Not a single one!"


    Chu Ling, "..."


    When everyone heard this, their laughter grew louder. However, it was at this point that suddenly, the laughter stopped. Everything became quiet.


    Just as Chu Ling was wondering, a furious voice reached his ears in an instant.


    "Chu Ling? You dare to kill my Zhao Family people, die for me! "


    As soon as he said that, Chu Ling felt the air around him solidifying, and instantly pressing down on him, making it hard for him to move.


    Following that, a flying sword flew towards him like lightning. Wherever it passed, a deep ravine appeared instantly on the ground, and all the surrounding people, whether it was the Zhao Family disciples or the spectators, were all directly sent flying. They didn''t land for a long time.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s eyes narrowed, and all of the Spiritual Energy s in his body began to quickly circulate within his body. He knew, that this person from Zhao Family was now trying to kill him.


    But Chu Ling had never had the intention to sit still and wait for death to come. Even if he were to die, Chu Ling believed that he should not allow others to slaughter him so easily.


    "Zhao Family, it''s too much!" Song Zhiming took a step forward, and instantly unsheathed the sword in his hand, directly slashing down on the flying sword. Boom!


    "Song Zhiming, you dare to stop me? Are you not afraid that the anger from my Zhao Family will directly overturn your entire Guiyuan Sect? " The Zhao Family leader, an old man clad in white silk clothes, no longer had a smile on his face. Replacing it was a face filled with killing intent.


    After all, the strength Chu Ling had displayed was enough to make them kill him. They would definitely not allow such a peerless monster like him to appear in their Pill Flame Sect.


    "Fury, what is there to be angry about your Zhao Family? Weren''t you all saying that you want to protect the fairness of the match between Zhou Huai and I? Why, have you forgotten it so quickly? Zhou Huai and I signed a challenge letter, life and death are decided by fate!


    Where did your anger come from? " After Chu Ling felt that he had recovered his ability to move, he raised the challenge letter and spoke mockingly.


    After all, what Chu Ling had said was true, and he had indeed said it before.


    However, at that time, Zhou Huai held the upper hand, but now, as a genius of Zhao Family, Zhou Huai had already died in Chu Ling''s hands, so how could he possibly take these words to heart.


    What''s more, to him, when Chu Ling took out the challenge letter, he slapped his own face in front of the public, so how could he not be angry?


    As a result, the old man grabbed towards Chu Ling and the challenge letter fell into the old man''s hands. With a slight force, the challenge letter crumbled into fine powder and scattered into the wind.


    "Right now, where is the challenge? You simply killed my Zhao Family disciple without reason and bullied my weakness. Today, you must pay with your life!"


    "Song Zhiming, let me ask you again, are you going to hand over this brat yourself, or do you want my Zhao Family to kill all of you, then kill him? Choose for yourself! " The old man said coldly, after that, he placed his hands behind his back and looked at Chu Ling with a cold smile, and the killing intent in his eyes, was not concealed at all.


    After all, to him, Chu Ling was just too monstrous, not only was his strength shocking, he was even someone with extraordinary attainments in the Pill Dao. If such a person grew up, it was definitely time for his Pill Flame Sect to rise again.


    Furthermore, if they got closer, it would be the time for Zhao Family and the Pill Flame Sect to compete for the Hundred Sect Tournament placings half a year later. A genius like Chu Ling was an absolute variable.


    As a result, the old man directly threatened Song Zhiming without any reason, wanting to force him to hand over Chu Ling.


    But just at that moment, Song Zhiming suddenly laughed loudly, and then, instead of advancing, he walked towards the three of them.


    "Your imagination is truly beautiful. How can you kill the disciples of my Pill Flame Sect as you please?


    Let me be honest with you, Chu Ling is a disciple of my Pill Flame Sect, and also a disciple of mine, Song Zhiming. As long as I, Song Zhiming, am still breathing, don''t even think about touching a single hair on his head.


    If you want to kill him, you have to get through me first! "

 C76

    "If you want to kill him, you have to get through me first!"


    Song Zhiming said, then his body suddenly accelerated, like a moth flying into the fire, he rushed towards the three people.


    At that time, in just an instant, the four of them had directly become a ball, and then, perhaps because of Song Zhiming''s deliberate actions, the figures of the four of them quickly disappeared into the horizon.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s heart was already in turmoil, his eyes staring unwaveringly at the battle which he could no longer see.


    "Sure enough, no matter where, there''s no logic to it. In the face of strength, my little tricks aren''t even worth mentioning!"


    muttered. Before this, he had hoped that the challenge letter would force the three people from Zhao Family to retreat, but they had never thought that the other party would destroy him without even looking. He simply did not have any worries.


    It was as if he had never said anything before.


    For Chu Ling, even though the true reason for this battle was indeed because he killed Zhou Huai, everyone knew that it was because his Pill Flame Sect were weakened over the years. Adding that the day of the Hundred Sect Tournament was nearing, his Zhao Family was already impatiently trying to suppress his Pill Flame Sect, so he could fight against the top ten spots of the Large Competition by himself.


    Therefore, even if Chu Ling didn''t kill him this time, the Zhao Family would most likely attack the disciples of the Zhao Family with injuries.


    However, even so, Chu Ling still felt a bit of remorse.


    In this one month''s time, especially during the two matches he had with Zhou Huai earlier, when Chu Ling saw how the Pill Flame Sect crowd protected him, he had long since regarded himself as a disciple of the Pill Flame Sect. Thus, when he was facing the oppression of the Zhao Family, he felt an enormous humiliation in his heart, and his thirst for power grew even more intense.


    Perhaps, only the most powerful of powers could protect what he wanted!


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling turned his gaze in the direction that Song Zhiming had disappeared in, and stared blankly into space.


    And at that time, when the audience saw Song Zhiming''s group of four disappear into the distance, they all wanted to personally witness the great battle between Dragon Transformantion Stage experts.


    In just a few moments, only the people with Pill Flame Sect remained on the Pill Flame Sect.


    Everyone was the same as Chu Ling, they did not go far, they only stood at their original spots, looking at the sky in the distance, quietly waiting.


    An indescribable pressure spread among everyone.


    It was only two days later that Song Zhiming finally returned to his Pill Flame Sect. Although his entire body did not seem to have any injuries, Chu Ling could see that the wine gourd that was originally hanging from Song Zhiming''s waist had already disappeared. In fact, when Song Zhiming opened his mouth, there were a few less teeth inside, making him even more ridiculous.


    After returning, although Song Zhiming was still the same as before, walking around the sect all day, occasionally looking at Chu Ling practicing his fist arts under the waterfall, and sometimes also sneaking into two long-haired rabbits to eat at the side of the waterfall with Chu Ling, clearing his appetite. It was as if nothing had happened at all.


    However, the current Pill Flame Sect was no longer as idle as it was before. Instead, all of them began to cultivate day and night, looking as if a storm was brewing.


    Just because on the day of Song Zhiming''s return, his Zhao Family had already declared war on the entire Pill Flame Sect, and they wouldn''t rest until one of them was dead!


    Zhao Kingdom, Palace.


    "Bastard, this Chu Ling actually has this kind of ability. He''s actually able to defeat Zhou Huai at the seventh level of the Vein Opening Stage, and can even refine a third grade Spirit Pill, Dragon Transformation Pill. There''s actually such a person in the world!"


    Zhao Wutao slammed the wooden table in front of him heavily, and released a furious roar.


    To Zhao Wutao, Zhou Huai was simply like his right-hand man. Not only was he completely loyal to, his talent was also extraordinary.


    All these years, in order to cultivate his trusted aide, Zhao Wutao had already spent an unknown amount of Spiritual Stone resources to cultivate Zhou Huai.


    Even though the previous Zhou Huai was already a second grade, in order to give Zhou Huai more time to cultivate, he did not even think of using him to refine pills to earn money. Instead, he did his best to control Zhou Huai to refine pills for others, allowing him to become a Zhao Family.


    Most of the treasures on Zhou Huai''s body had been bestowed by him, not to mention that the top-grade spirit artifact that could transform into a green python was something that he used a profound rank cultivation method to exchange for when he went out for his travels.


    But now, not only were all those treasures in Chu Ling''s hands, even Zhou Huai had been killed with a single punch from Chu Ling.


    If not for the fact that Zhao Wutao''s cultivation had reached the critical moment of breaking through the Vein Opening Stage, he probably would have gone out to the Pill Flame Sect to slash Chu Ling into his sword.


    But even so, the furious Zhao Wutao had no intention of letting Chu Ling live a few more days, and could not wait to kill him.


    After all, in his opinion, not only was Chu Ling''s talent astonishing, other than killing Zhou Huai, he even dared to continue flirting with Li Yanrong in front of the crowd.


    It had to be known that Zhao Wutao had long ago spread the word within the Zhao Kingdom that Li Yanrong was his future wangfei, and anyone who touched him would die. Therefore, in all these years, not a single person had dared to scheme against Li Yanrong.


    But today, Chu Ling had repeatedly violated his great taboo by acting intimately in public.


    "I, Zhao Wutao, have already pursued Li Yanrong for three years and have not gotten a single shred of face. Why are you, Chu Ling?" Zhao Wutao roared angrily in his heart, but his expression was still as calm as ever.


    "Ziping, what do you think about this matter?" Zhao Wutao asked Zhao Ziping who was seated beside him after taking a deep breath.


    To Zhao Wutao, although his talent in cultivation was average, and he was arrogant and despotic, he was not stupid. Especially in terms of being a pervert, he was not bad.


    The Zhao Ziping at that time had actually thought about it for a moment, and a cold expression quickly appeared on his face.


    "Of course it''s to kill! Then Chu Ling must not stay.


    Brother Wang, since Song Zhiming had already made an agreement with the clan''s patriarch, that before the Hundred Sect Competition''s quota was set, all of the clan''s Heaven Understanding Stage Rankers were not allowed to take action, and only the Vein Opening Stage cultivators were allowed to kill each other. So, from my point of view, other than you, no one would be a match for Chu Ling if they were to make a move, but Brother Wang, at the most critical moment, it would be inconvenient for you to make a move.


    So, I suggest, how about we use the Flaming Lion in your hands? "


    As Zhao Ziping said this, Zhao Wutao pondered for a moment. As the person responsible for setting up the Flaming Lion, he was very clear about its power, and it could be said that even if a Heaven Understanding Stage Ranker were to be trapped inside, if not dead, they would at least lose a layer of skin.


    Therefore, Zhao Wutao who had an explosive killing intent nodded his head and threw an order badge to Zhao Ziping. He said indifferently: "You can take care of this matter yourself, this Chu Ling must die!


    It must be known that the patriarch and the others have agreed with Song Zhiming that as long as they can''t even get five in the Hundred Sect Tournament, they would immediately surrender to our Zhao Family. This is definitely a good thing for our Zhao Family.


    Although their Pill Flame Sect had never reached as many as five spots in the past hundred years, this Chu Ling was still a variable, so no matter what, they must not leave him alive. "

 C77

    "Dammit, this Blood Light Sect is way too overboard. They actually took over our Yan Dashan and even claimed that this was their Blood Light Sect''s ancestral land five hundred years ago. They wouldn''t even think that a mere hundred year old sect like theirs would have any ancestral land!"


    And that Illusory Cloud Sect, they actually dared to directly take away the Navy Tide Medicine Mountain that belongs to my Pill Flame Sect, and even said that all the medicinal herbs within this Navy Tide Medicine Mountain were planted by them all those years ago.


    And that Zhu Yi Sect, they actually didn''t even need to come up with any excuses, and directly took over all thirteen peaks of my Pill Flame Sect.


    Within one of the great halls in the Pill Flame Sect, Li Yanrong sat down nonstop, then stood up and walked back and forth within the great hall with eyes full of anger.


    It was for no other reason but because after the Zhao Family declared war against the Pill Flame Sect, the sects and powers of the Zhao Kingdom no longer had any qualms about obtaining a piece of the Pill Flame Sect. Regardless of whether it was a sect with formidable strength or an unknown cultivation clan, each and every one of them were like hungry dogs, pouncing towards the Pill Flame Sect and wanting to bite off a piece of its flesh.


    And what Li Yanrong was saying now, was merely some of the most excessive things.


    No matter how powerful the forces outside the sect were, most of them had already been annexed, so it could be said that there wasn''t even a tenth of them.


    "He''s going too far, he''s going too far. If this goes on, then we won''t have to wait for the competition between our Pill Flame Sect, I think he would be directly swallowed by these shameless people," Li Yanrong continued to say.


    At that time, Chu Ling, who had been sitting to the side copying the medicinal formula, also let out a bitter laugh. In his heart, he naturally knew that those sects were all because of the support of his Zhao Family;


    Instead, according to the agreement between the two sides, it was to prevent the cultivators above Heaven Understanding Stage from taking action, and slowly allow the surrounding small sects to nibble away at the Pill Flame Sect, so that the Pill Flame Sect would no longer be able to resist in the slightest.


    Of course, there were also many forces that took advantage of this situation to gain some benefits.


    However, what made Chu Ling and the rest of the Pill Flame Sect speechless was that they simply had no way of defending against it, and could only watch as their sect was taken away by someone else.


    After all, Pill Flame Sect experts from other sects could not help, but Heaven Understanding Stage experts from other sects could. This was not something that Chu Ling and the others could defeat.


    Therefore, this had led to Li Yanrong muttering to himself for the entire morning, yet he was unable to think of anything.


    Chu Ling did not say anything, but silently made a firm decision in his heart, that he would definitely help Pill Flame Sect to overcome this obstacle.


    Chu Ling shook his head, he once again buried his head and started to write down the pill formulas, after all, if he wanted to help Pill Flame Sect to get past this difficulty, he had to become stronger.


    But at this time, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the hall, causing Chu Ling to involuntarily raise his head to look over.


    "Spiritual Stone? What Spiritual Stone? I, Zheng Jianghe, have just wandered around in your Pill Flame Sect, why, do you still have to take in Spiritual Stone s? Say, three or five?


    In any case, in my opinion, once your Pill Flame Sect has been destroyed, I''m afraid many cultivators from the Zhao Kingdom will come and see what the number one clan in the Zhao Kingdom is like that year.


    As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yanrong''s anger instantly ignited.


    "It''s Zheng Jianghe of the Four Seas Sect. If I remember correctly, today is the day they come to retrieve their pellets. From what you''re saying, he took the Pill and is not willing to give it to them."


    Li Yanrong said coldly, she had long accumulated all the anger in her heart, so she immediately raised the sword in her hand and walked out of the hall, it was apparent that she did not want to speak at all.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling laughed bitterly, then stopped what he was doing and followed Li Yanrong out of the hall.


    According to his knowledge, the Four Seas Sect had ordered a total of ten thousand Spirit Gathering Pills and two hundred second grade Spirit Replenishing Pills. At that time, the price should have been one hundred thousand Spiritual Stone s.


    Originally, the Pill Flame Sect at that time did not even have that many medicinal ingredients to refine, so in order to complete this transaction, the upper and lower Pill Flame Sect had almost handed over all of their Spiritual Stone s to purchase medicinal herbs, and Chu Ling was no exception.


    It could be said that this time''s refining of the pellet definitely gathered the energy of the entire Pill Flame Sect.


    But now, after the Four Seas Sect had obtained the Pill, they were not willing to pay the Spiritual Stone. If they could not retrieve the Spiritual Stone, all of their investment in Pill Flame Sect would probably disappear.


    After all, if this were to continue, not to mention continuing to refine pellets for others, even cultivating would be affected.


    As Chu Ling thought this, he arrived outside the hall and immediately saw a green clothed man, not even twenty years old, with a face full of ruffian skin, standing there without any fear towards the surrounding Pill Flame Sect disciples. Even when he saw Chu Ling and his sister come out, he even intentionally gave a provocative smile.


    "Haha, you bunch of waste Pill Flame Sect, today I took your Pill and won''t give it to you, so what can you do about it?


    To tell you the truth, I''ve already told the others to take those Pill back to the Four Seas Sect. Of course, I won''t tell you the route I took, so you won''t be able to catch them!


    I stayed behind because I wanted to see if anyone from your Pill Flame Sect dared to make a move against me. Now that I''m sure, your Pill Flame Sect are just a bunch of cowards, and no one dares to make a move! " The man called Zheng Jianghe said arrogantly with his arms crossed in front of his chest.


    He acted like he was not only going to renege on the debt, but was also going to point at them and scold them.


    However, what almost everyone here knew was that in the entire Zhao Kingdom, the Four Seas Sect wasn''t really a big sect. The reason they dared to act so arrogantly today was obviously because of the support of the Zhao Family.


    If anyone from the Pill Flame Sect made a move, the Zhao Family would definitely jump out to interfere. At that time, not only would the Pill Flame Sect be unable to catch up with these Spiritual Stone, it would even be ruthlessly bitten by the Zhao Family.


    However, even though it was like this, the anger in everyone''s heart was still hard to suppress. After all, they had been pointed at and cursed at, so how could they bear it any longer?


    "This won''t do, I must kill this brat alive, I don''t care about Zhao Family anymore, today, even if I die, I can''t be as useless as I am now."


    "Sigh, this won''t do, it''s better to just let it go. Killing this brat today might vent my anger, but wouldn''t my thousand years of inheritance in my Pill Flame Sect be destroyed in an instant!"


    "That''s right, that''s right. We can''t kill him. We can''t kill him, so we''ll take him to the Four Seas Sect for his Spiritual Stone. I refuse to believe that the Four Seas Sect would dare to act so unreasonable and unreasonable."


    "Sigh, why are you thinking so much. Let''s kill this brat first!"


    The Pill Flame Sect people immediately turned into two groups, and started to argue with each other.


    And it was at that time, that no one expected that Li Yanrong, who had already been patient for a long time, would actually attack Zheng Jianghe without a care.


    One must know that although Zheng Jianghe was arrogant, he was only at the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage. He was simply not a match for Li Yanrong, who was at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, and did not even have the strength to dodge.


    Thus, the people at that time all wanted to stop Li Yanrong, but was blocked by him one by one!


    After all, as far as he was concerned, this Zheng Jianghe deserved to die!

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    However, just as the sword was about to pierce into the flesh, a berating voice sounded in everyone''s ears.


    In that instant, the middle-aged scholar who had stood out during the match between Chu Ling and the previous Chu Ling actually directly appeared in front of Zheng Jianghe. With a light flick of his finger, he blocked Li Yanrong.


    "Junior Martial Sister, this isn''t right!"


    When Li Yanrong heard this, she coldly snorted and could only give up. She actually knew in her heart that it was Zhao Family that sent this Zheng Jianghe over for them to kill.


    After killing them, there would be endless troubles in the future.


    At that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he also calmed down a little. He was constantly thinking of countermeasures in his heart, these hundred thousand Spiritual Stone were not a problem, but if he opened their mouths, the Zhao Family would probably become more and more arrogant, and the surrounding forces would also have their appetite increase. A single Pill Flame Sect was currently not enough for them to eat for much longer!


    When Zheng Jianghe saw this, he became even more arrogant after being stunned for a moment. He laughed out loud and said, "Haha, I knew it, you people did not dare to kill me, but what I did not expect the most was that within this Pill Flame Sect, the only person who was not willing to be a turtle that hid its head was actually a woman. Haha, interesting, interesting!"


    When everyone heard this, their expressions grew even darker. Even the middle-aged scholar couldn''t help but have a sliver of killing intent appear in his eyes, causing Zheng Jianghe, who originally wanted to clap the scholar on the shoulder to awkwardly withdraw his hand.


    "Relax, relax, my Four Seas Sect is definitely not the kind of sect that covets your Pill and is deliberately bullying you, who are from a small sect. The reason why we don''t give you the Spiritual Stone today is because we have a business to do it with you." Zheng Jianghe said.


    "Business, what business is worth a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone?" Li Yanrong said coldly. Obviously, it was still difficult to keep the matter of the Spiritual Stone in mind.


    "Is the remains of your Pill Flame Sect Ancestor worth over a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone?" Zheng Jianghe calmly said.


    And at that time, Chu Ling''s gaze became even more murderous, after all, although they were both cultivators, there was still death for them, and if they did not have the hatred of exterminating their entire family, no ordinary person would dare dig the grave of their ancestor, since it was a feud that would last for generations.


    Thinking that, Chu Ling clenched his fists tightly. If Zheng Jianghe dared to threaten him with the remains, then even if the middle-aged scholar were to stop him, Chu Ling would have to kill him first.


    And at that time, Zheng Jianghe seemed to have felt the surrounding killing intent and couldn''t help but feel a little afraid. After all, even though he was arrogant and had the support of Zhao Family, he knew that there was only one life left.


    "My Four Seas Sect has discovered a mausoleum, the mausoleum of a senior from your Pill Flame Sect. Currently, there are many people and I''m afraid that the news has already spread, and since your Pill Flame Sect is on good terms with my sect, my Four Seas Sect has intentionally come to notify you.


    If you don''t want to see your Pill Flame Sect''s ancestor, the savage corpse wilderness, then come with me to help him clean up his corpse. Of course, our Four Seas Sect will not help you for nothing.


    That''s right, and that''s right, I also advise you not to wait until the news comes out before heading over, because at that time, our seniors should have already entered the mausoleum. At that time, it''s hard to say where the corpse and bones will land. "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he knew that this news was probably not true. It could even be that the Four Seas Sect had deliberately used this as an excuse to not take out the Spiritual Stone.


    But he also knew that he could no longer resist the urge to believe it with his Pill Flame Sect.


    After all, if what Zheng Jianghe said was true, then their entire Pill Flame Sect would probably become the humiliation of the entire Zhao Kingdom, and even the Hundred Sects Land.


    Most importantly, it would be extremely difficult to get the hundred thousand Spiritual Stone back. Obviously, the Four Seas Sect did not want to fall out with them and give them a way out.


    Therefore, Chu Ling predicted that most of the Pill Flame Sect would agree to this matter.


    Just as expected, just as Chu Ling was thinking this, Song Zhiming had unknowingly appeared behind everyone, and said: "If this is true, then we can just use a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone to protect the ancestral tombs!


    Chu Ling, Li Yanrong, Gu Haoran, the three of you follow this man, and bring back the ancestor''s corpse. Remember, as long as Pill Flame Sect exists, you cannot give up on anyone, even if they are dead.


    Of course, if this is a fake matter, then you all do not need to panic and just directly kill him. As for the consequences, I will do it! "


    "Yes sir!" Chu Ling and the other two agreed immediately, but after preparing for half an hour, they quickly pulled Zheng Jianghe and headed in the direction of the Four Seas Sect.


    Waiting until Chu Ling and the other two left, the expression of Song Zhiming and the rest became gloomy. After all, everyone knew that this would not be the last time.


    Chu Ling followed Zheng Jianghe and walked for three days before arriving in front of a valley.


    The valley was called the Yan Yang Valley, and was surrounded by mountains on four sides. There was only one path to enter the valley, but it was not narrow. Chu Ling estimated that even if there were more than ten people walking side by side, they would not feel crowded.


    However, the valley was not as humid as Chu Ling had imagined. Instead, it was a bit dry, and the surroundings were completely barren. The valley was also filled with rocks.


    As for the stone walls of the four mountains, they were completely smooth as well. Chu Ling thought that even the Demonic Beast that were best at climbing would fall to the bottom if they were careless.


    The four of them did not stop and continued to walk into the valley. However, the sneer on Zheng Jianghe''s face became more and more obvious. He could not even control his own mouth as he spoke as he walked.


    "Why do you think you people are so stupid? Just a mere corpse, why would I need you to travel so far? "


    "What do you mean?" Chu Ling said as his brows knitted. He couldn''t help but slow down a little, as he kept having the feeling that this matter was not that simple.


    "It''s nothing. I just think that you guys are a little stupid!" Zheng Jianghe sneered, and then, his body took advantage of the fact that Li Yanrong and Yue Yang were not paying attention, and directly retreated a few steps back.


    Following that, what made Chu Ling incomparably shocked was that Zheng Jianghe had fiercely stomped on a protruding rock on the ground, and then, with a bang, the ground where Chu Ling and the rest were at immediately caved in, revealing a fifteen meters deep hole.


    At that time, Chu Ling, who had already been prepared for that moment, suddenly stopped, and his body immediately jumped out explosively. But the moment his body ascended into the air, he heard a series of loud noises coming from the entrance of the valley.


    Immediately afterwards, the sky was filled with the whizzing sound of arrows piercing through the sky. When Chu Ling raised his head to look over, he saw that the sky was filled with arrows that seemed to cover the sky as they shot towards the three of them.


    "Three idiots, it''s not worth dying for!"

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    "Three idiots, it''s not worth dying for!" Zheng Jianghe stood with his hands behind his back as he coldly mocked.


    And at that time, Chu Ling already had no time to bother with Zheng Jianghe''s provocation. After all, the arrows that were shot over were not ordinary arrows, but the arrows shot out by the middle grade spirit artifact, the Ink Blood Bow that he had snatched from the Zhao Family earlier.


    Even an expert of Heaven Understanding Stage would not dare to turn a blind eye to this.


    "Damn it!" Chu Ling said softly, the formless sword in his hand continued to slash, sweeping away all the arrows in front of him, only then did he realize, although Li Yanrong and Yue Yang who had already fallen into the hole were in a bit of a sorry state, they fortunately did not sustain any injuries.


    Thus, Chu Ling turned his head around and looked at the direction of the valley''s entrance, which was covered in smoke and clouds. At this moment, there were roughly a hundred or so lions that looked like they were burning as they madly rushed towards him.


    Chu Ling knew that this lion was a fifth grade Demonic Beast. Although it could not be considered strong, its speed was not slow, and its brute strength was astonishing.


    In addition to the fact that they were currently charging in pairs, it was naturally not easy to deal with them.


    Furthermore, on top of every Flaming Lion that was over ten meters tall, sat a man in armor. Without exception, he was holding an Dark Blood Bow.


    Therefore, Chu Ling only took a moment to think of their names.


    Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry!


    Chu Ling''s pupils contracted slightly as he felt shock in his heart.


    In this period of time, he had long since gained some understanding of Zhao Family.


    He knew, the Flaming Lion s were the true combat power of the Zhao Family, and were also the basis of the rise of the Zhao Family.


    Although the cultivation of every single person above the Flaming Lion was not too high and basically did not surpass the sixth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, they were extremely proficient in formation and had an incomparable synergy with each other.


    Furthermore, the Flaming Lion beneath him was not weak. Once they started sprinting, it was not something an ordinary person could withstand.


    Not to mention the Flaming Lion, as the trump card created by the Spiritual Stone that had spent a large amount of Zhao Family, almost every single person had at least five spirit artifacts of the middle-grade and above on them.


    There were even rumors saying that the Flaming Lion only needed to ride a hundred horses to kill the cave entrance and a thousand horses would be able to shake the dragon.


    Although it looked like it was only a hundred riders, it was obviously not a force that Chu Ling and the other two could contend with.


    "Looks like all of this is a trap set up by the Zhao Family. This Zheng Jianghe is only a chess piece in his hands, the provocation before was all to have the Pill Flame Sect''s people come here. However, even so, he deserves to die!" Chu Ling thought.


    And at that time, the Flaming Lion soldiers instantly opened up a path, and a twelve to thirteen year old boy with a ponytail appeared in front of Chu Ling, causing his heart to tremble even more.


    Obviously, the boy was Zhao Ziping.


    Back then, Zhao Ziping had also not spoken a word, and had only looked at Chu Ling with a cold smile. When he saw Chu Ling looking towards him, he had even casually made a provocative gesture of wiping his neck at Chu Ling.


    "Haha, you three idiots are so easily fooled. With your brains, you still want to return a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone? What a joke.


    This old man will tell you the truth today. Not only will I owe you one hundred thousand Spiritual Stone, I will also send all three of you to hell. Zheng Jiang He made a grimace towards Chu Ling and the rest, and said proudly, as though he had nothing to fear.


    After falling into his trap, Li Yanrong who was holding back his anger immediately scolded: "Shameless, bastard!"


    Hearing Li Yanrong''s scolding, Zheng Jianghe not only wasn''t angered, he laughed out loud instead, and said: "Right, right, the ones who died today were only Chu Ling and that Gu Haoran. As for you, naturally you would be spared.


    However, when you become husband and wife with the Great Hall, you must remember my good intentions and say a few good words! After all, the most useful thing is the pillow! "


    "You ¡­" Li Yanrong was so angry that he pulled out his sword and rushed towards Zheng Jianghe.


    "You what you, who asked you to be blind, to cast your Pill Flame Sect, such a broken sect?" Zheng Jianghe laughed maniacally, and was about to walk towards the direction of the Flaming Lion.


    But at that moment, Zheng Jianghe''s voice suddenly stopped.


    At that time, Chu Ling, who had been patient for a long time, immediately pulled back the ground and arrived in front of Zheng Jianghe in a few steps.


    With regards to Zheng Jianghe, Chu Ling had already held back for a long time. Earlier, he had already put on a fearless and arrogant front at Pill Flame Sect, and now, he had even schemed against him, putting the three of them in danger. How could he possibly let him live peacefully like this?


    "The Pill Flame Sect is broken again, but killing you will suffice!"


    Just as he said that, everyone saw Zheng Jianghe, who was crazily walking towards the Flaming Lion, directly fly into the air, following, a dull thud was heard.


    In the blink of an eye, the originally not-so-tall Zheng Jianghe had directly smashed open a deep crater in the ground, and not a single sound could be heard for a long time.


    At that time, Zheng Jianghe, who wasn''t completely dead yet, also stiffened abruptly. He never would have thought that Chu Ling would actually kill people right at this moment, under the pressure of Zhao Ziping''s hundred people.


    Shouldn''t he be crying and pleading for mercy right now? Why was a fist coming at him?


    Was he not afraid of angering Zhao Ziping?


    He did not understand, he was completely loyal to the Zhao Family, why did Zhao Ziping and the rest not act to stop Chu Ling just now and save him?


    "Zhao Family ¡­"


    And it was also at that time that Zhao Ziping, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, laughed and clapped. "Not bad, not bad, the appetite of the Four Seas Sect is not small, one hundred thousand Spiritual Stone, even I do not dare to be so greedy.


    However, now that Zheng Jianghe is dead, it''s your turn. As long as the three of you are dead, then in this competition between Pill Flame Sect and my Zhao Family, my Zhao Family will naturally win.


    So, for the sake of our two families'' common prosperity, I invite you all to die! "


    As soon as Zhao Ziping finished speaking, she waved her hand fiercely, and the Flaming Lion s behind her rushed towards Chu Ling and the other two in unison, as if they had all agreed beforehand.


    This time, they did not continue shooting, only holding long blades that were clearly specially made for them. They silently rushed over.


    And just at that moment, the sabers of the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry all released a dazzling red light. In an instant, the top of their heads transformed into a huge blade.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling and the other two to react, the huge blade slashed down at Chu Ling, following that, a majestic wave of Qi instantly struck Chu Ling, causing him to be unable to dodge it.


    "Damn it!" Chu Ling cursed in his heart, and immediately punched towards the gigantic blade that was descending from the sky.


    Bang!


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt as if his fist had smashed against a huge mountain, and simply could not move at all.


    Just as he was about to pull back, he realized that the huge blade was following the footsteps of the Flaming Lion, continuously attacking him, as if everyone was holding onto the huge blade in the air.


    As long as he let go, most likely he would be chopped in half.


    "This is the giant blade array of the Flaming Lion, it''s power is not too great, but it doesn''t look like you can take it, it''s leaving my Flaming Lion s with a hundred types of array formations, how can I practice with you?" Zhao Ziping said while laughing loudly, unspeakably arrogant and pleased, as though the anger that he felt from Chu Ling calling him grandfather had all been completely vented under this blade.


    When Gu Haoran, who had fallen at the bottom of the pit, saw this, he hesitated for a moment before climbing out of the hole with all his might.


    At that time, even though he knew that his own strength was not as strong as Chu Ling''s, and even if he went to Chu Ling''s side, he was still not a match for the Flaming Lion.


    However, at that time, he had already completely thrown this matter out of his mind. He only knew that he was Chu Ling''s eldest senior brother, and that even if he had to die, he should have died in front of Chu Ling.


    Furthermore, even though he normally spoke very little, he was very clear in his heart that the current Chu Ling, was the last hope for the Pill Flame Sect.


    Perhaps, if he were to die here, his Pill Flame Sect would be able to grant him five spots in the competition with Zhao Family not too long from now. However, if Chu Ling died, then his Pill Flame Sect would have no choice but to proclaim its allegiance to his clan''s Zhao Family.


    In just a single stride, he had directly appeared in front of Chu Ling, directly knocking him away from his original body. However, he had instead raised the blade in his hand, and rushed towards the gigantic blade that had fallen from the sky.


    He had a generous look on his face.


    "May my Pill Flame Sect live forever!"

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    "May my Pill Flame Sect live forever!"


    At that time, when Chu Ling heard this, his entire body shivered. Gu Haoran''s voice was not loud, and with the sound of the hundreds of Flaming Lion steps on the ground, he should have been able to cover it up easily.


    However, for some reason, that voice was like a thunderclap that exploded in his ears, causing his entire body to uncontrollably tremble.


    Chu Ling knew that Gu Hao Ran had obviously left with the intention to die.


    Gu Hao had wanted to use his life in exchange for his own life, in exchange for his heart, the last hope of the entire Pill Flame Sect.


    When the Zhao Ziping of that time saw this, he immediately held his stomach and laughed. It was obvious that he found Gu Haoran''s suicide extremely laughable.


    "Hahaha, why are you in such a hurry, after all, it will be Chu Ling''s turn once he dies, why must you die in front of Chu Ling? Forget it, since you are so eager to die ¡­


    Then the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry, send him off! "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, a heaven shaking echo came from the Flaming Lion, and in that moment, the gigantic blade in the air became even more frozen, and the somewhat blurry patterns at the start, could already be clearly seen.


    It was also at that time that Gu Hao, who was originally standing, directly knelt onto the ground with a ''kacha'' sound. Blood wildly surged from his entire body.


    But at that time, Gu Haoran didn''t seem to feel any pain at all. He only turned around and shouted, "Go!"


    Right after he said that, the skin on Gu Hao''s arm instantly split apart, and blood shot straight to the ground like an arrow.


    "Let''s go!" Gu Haoran shouted again.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he unconsciously felt a sour sensation on his nose, and then he slowly stood up, raising his head to look at the sky, he stamped his foot and suddenly rushed forward.


    In an instant, his right hand formed a fist and punched at the giant blade as if he was committing suicide.


    "That old man Song Zhiming said before that as long as Pill Flame Sect still exists, then he would absolutely not give up on a single Pill Flame Sect disciple.


    "Although his words are really lousy, but his reasoning is still the same. Today, we will either leave together or die together!"


    As Chu Ling spoke, the Spiritual Energy s in his body instantly sprayed out, deflecting the gigantic blade slightly. With Gu Haoran in one hand, he rushed to the side.


    "Hehe, since you all want to die together, then how can I not help you all? Ten thousand swords to the west, kill for me! "


    Zhao Ziping roared loudly, the sword in his hand also fiercely swung forward, as though it could pierce through Chu Ling with his sword this way.


    However, just as Zhao Ziping said that, the blades that were originally covering the sky and blotting out the sun suddenly disappeared, and then transformed into three foot long swords that did not have a sword hilt, and on the swords, Sword Qi flew, and in a blink of an eye, they shot towards Chu Ling and Yue Shan.


    At that time, Gu Haoran had already lost half of his strength, so it was impossible for him to accept the challenge again.


    In order for Chu Ling to break apart the enormous blade, the Spiritual Energy in his body also became agitated, and couldn''t calm down for a long time. In a short period of time, it was actually difficult to strike with a sword.


    "I never thought that I, Chu Ling, would actually fall into Zhao Ziping''s hands today."


    Seeing the swords that filled the sky piercing towards him, Chu Ling was actually in a daze for a moment, and completely forgot to dodge.


    Just as the sword was about to land in front of Chu Ling and Yue Shan, and just when Chu Ling thought that he was done, suddenly, he smelt a familiar fragrance coming from the air.


    Afterwards, before he could even recall where he had smelled the fragrance before, the sword in the air had disappeared without a trace at that moment.


    And at that time, the Flaming Lion that was rushing towards Chu Ling and the Yue Yang, suddenly had a disturbance, and in an instant, became extremely berserk.


    Some even tried to bite their companions.


    "What, what''s going on? My Flaming Lion is an extremely docile existence normally!"


    "That''s right, what''s going on? Just as my Flaming Lion looked at me, her eyes were actually filled with violence, as if she wanted to swallow me whole!"


    "Quick, stabilize the formation. We can''t let them kill each other. These are all treasures!"


    Everyone spoke out, wanting to soothe their mounts, but the Flaming Lion did not appreciate their kindness, as though they had forgotten their countless friends, and continued to bite each other.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping had already been enraged like thunder, and the gloominess on his face could already be said to be dripping out.


    Originally, he was sitting on the back of one of the most majestic Flaming Lion, laughing coldly as he watched Chu Ling and Yue Yang being stabbed to death. But who would have thought, the mount would suddenly go berserk and directly throw him off its back.


    When he was running away, he had even directly stepped on Yun Che''s legs, almost causing Yun Che, who was only at the fourth level of Vein Opening Stage, to pass out.


    Especially when Zhao Ziping saw that Chu Ling and the other two had actually escaped, he directly pulled out a sword and stabbed down towards the Flaming Lion not far away with a crazed look.


    "Ignore these beasts first. Chase them down. They must die!"


    At that time, Chu Ling had long since brought along Gu Haoran and ran deeper into the valley with him. As he looked at the smooth stone walls on the road, the anger in Chu Ling''s heart grew even more.


    "Damn, this Zhao Ziping had obviously been lying in ambush for a long time, but he actually took care of the stone wall once, although climbing is not difficult, but if I crawl under their noses, I will probably be pierced into a sieve, unless I have the strength of Dragon Transformantion Stage, and can fly!"


    Chu Ling said. Since there was only one path left, they could only run deeper into the valley.


    And it was also at this time that Chu Ling suddenly realised, the previous fragrance he had smelt was obviously the first time he met Li Yanrong, and if his guess was not wrong, it was this strange smell that had saved the three of them.


    Li Yanrong did not say anything, but his face was growing paler by the second, Chu Ling knew that the strange fragrance did not just appear out of thin air, it was something that had to be paid a price.


    Previously, when he was at the Cangmang Mountain Range, there weren''t many Demonic Beast, and they weren''t as strong as the ones before his eyes. They had long been trained by others to the point that they almost lost their wildness, which was why it was so difficult for Li Yanrong.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling said softly without asking further: "The distance should be close, for a moment, they won''t be able to catch up."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he merely nodded his head lightly, and ran forward without the slightest hesitation.


    After half an incense''s time, the three of them arrived at the end of the valley, and at the end, what made them surprised was that on the empty land at the end, there were actually many little stone bags.


    Could it be that Zheng Jianghe did not lie to them, that there was indeed a tomb of a Pill Flame Sect ancestor here?


    Just as Chu Ling and the other two were in a daze, the sound of footsteps came out from behind them once again, filling the sky with smoke and dust.

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    At the same time, on a towering mountain about a hundred miles away from the valley, a person whose entire body was pitch-black, yet there were only a few strands of hair on top of his head. Like a bald middle-aged Great Crow, he pouted his butt and wrapped his wings around a purple jade array disc.


    After a long time, perhaps the Great Crow''s body was just too fat, to the point that its wings became numb, so it sat on the ground in dejection. It raised its right wing as if it wanted to scratch its head, but it quickly stopped.


    He then let out a sigh of relief and adjusted the last few strands of hair on top of his head. It seemed as if he was glad that the mountain''s violent winds had not blown away half of it.


    Just as the Great Crow was about to retract its wings, the formation plate on the ground suddenly emitted a dazzling red light, as if it was trying to compare with the blazing sun in the sky.


    However, very soon, the red light on the formation plate turned into a ball and flew towards the distant valley.


    Looking at this scene, the Great Crow cried out in joy. Both of its legs pushed off the ground, and its fat body fell down from the top of the mountain like a ball, flapping its wings a few times in the air, flying towards the red light.


    "Haha, haha, I told you, I, Wu Dazhuang... Pui, my Great Crow, how could I find the wrong person, those treasures are definitely here! "


    "Haha, Chu Ling, now that there is no way out, I want to see how you can escape." Zhao Ziping, who was at the rear of the riders, said while laughing with his hands on his hips.


    Although he still did not know what Chu Ling and the other two did to make the Flaming Lion lose its rationality, he knew that if Chu Ling and the rest could hold that power for a long time, they would have already rushed out.


    Therefore, Zhao Ziping didn''t have much fear towards Chu Ling and the other two. However, after being stepped on by the Flaming Lion, he still chose to stop riding the Flaming Lion tiger. Instead, he stood alone behind the Steel Cavalry and sneered at Chu Ling and the other two.


    At that time, Chu Ling and the other two naturally knew that the three of them had no way out, and thus, had already harbored a desire to die.


    "Youngest junior brother, are you afraid?" Gu Haoran struggled up from the ground and asked Chu Ling while leaning his entire body''s weight against the three inch long blade on the ground.


    After Chu Ling heard this, he tightened his grip on the formless sword and honestly said: "To be honest, I am still a little afraid."


    "Alright, alright. Since Junior is afraid, then stand behind Senior Brother. Senior Brother is going to risk his useless old life and try to open up a path for Junior Brother!"


    Gu Hao struggled to pull out his long blade from the ground. As Zhao Ziping and the rest sneered, he slowly moved in front of Chu Ling and placed the blade horizontally across his chest, looking like he was about to fight to the death.


    But what he never thought of, was that before he could even stabilize himself, Chu Ling''s two hands had already landed on his shoulders.


    "I don''t think there''s any need for that. My path is still unknown, but senior brother, I''ve found your path."


    Gu Hao''s heart trembled. While he was puzzled, he felt that his body had instantly risen from the ground and was then actually flying straight to the top of the mountain.


    At that time, Gu Hao Ran was stunned. He had wanted to fight until he died for Chu Ling, but he did not expect Chu Ling to make the first move.


    "Stupid, stupid! With my aptitude, death isn''t worth it, but if you die, then my Pill Flame Sect will completely lose all hope!


    "No, I have to quickly move my junior brother here to help him!"


    With this thought in mind, Gu Haoran immediately grabbed onto a protruding rock on the wall with both of his hands and began to climb up. He ignored the blood that was constantly flowing out of his wounds and kept thinking to himself that he must escape from this place as soon as possible, return to the sect, and bring reinforcements!


    And at that time, when Li Yanrong saw this, he was slightly stunned, he then looked at Chu Ling and said: "I am senior sister, and I still have the strength to fight. Don''t even think of throwing me up, or else don''t blame me for turning hostile!"


    Chu Ling saw that Li Yanrong''s face was pale white, with a resolute look, and said: "Of course, I, Chu Ling, am not stupid.


    As Chu Ling said this, he looked at the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry that was getting closer and closer. After pondering for a moment, his body suddenly moved, and he immediately moved as he shrunk his body to one side, appearing behind Li Yanrong in a flash.


    After that, Chu Ling only needed to hug Li Yanrong and with a turn of his body, the power of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist immediately gushed out. In a breath''s time, Li Yanrong was thrown out.


    "Chu Ling, you ¡­" Li Yanrong, who was flying high up in the sky, said angrily, but when he saw Chu Ling smiling as he waved at her, his anger immediately dissipated.


    Li Yanrong was not stupid, she knew that Chu Ling was doing this for her own good. After all, in this battle, anyone could see that it was a battle where death was guaranteed!


    Thus, at that time, Li Yanrong''s heart was immediately moved, but that moved expression only lasted for a few breaths of time before it completely vanished. In his heart, he once again wanted to directly strangle Chu Ling to death!


    "Senior Sister, actually, the way you looked when you became violent was really pretty!"


    At that time, Chu Ling, who knew that he was dead, did not have the thought of continuing to pretend himself, since he did not have to copy the pill formulas anymore, and just directly spoke out his thoughts, even taking off the mask on his face with a slap.


    After all, he had long since held himself back from looking so feminine.


    But just as Chu Ling took off the mask, Zhao Ziping, who was at the very back of the Steel Cavalry, looked and shivered. He was suddenly speechless.


    Zhao Ziping had always been furious at Chu Ling''s actions of letting Li Yanrong and Yue Shan go, especially that Li Yanrong. After all, he was not the only one with that last bit of hope in his Pill Flame Sect, he was even someone that Zhao Wutao had coveted for a long time.


    It had to be known that although Chu Ling could not directly throw Li Yanrong and Yue Yang out of the valley, they had landed in a place that Zhao Ziping and the rest could not touch in a short period of time.


    Of course, the most important thing was that after he saw Chu Ling''s appearance, he, who already hated the identity of the two Chu Ling''s from the start to the end, felt as if his hatred was about to break through the sky.


    Furthermore, he had never forgotten about the soul of the Stone Armor Ape. Since he found Chu Ling today, then, he thought that with that Stone Armor Ape''s bad temper, it would definitely not be used by Chu Ling. He would have a chance to snatch it back.


    "Flaming Lion, I want you to capture him! I want him dead! A hundred years!" The veins on Zhao Ziping''s face bulged sinisterly, to the point that he wanted to charge forward, as though he wanted to give Chu Ling a few cuts.


    The Flaming Lion riders who had already known of Zhao Ziping''s temper did not dare to delay any longer after hearing his words. They immediately urged the Flaming Lion below them to run faster towards Chu Ling at full speed.


    Furthermore, above everyone''s heads, a three feet long sword without a sword hilt condensed into form in the blink of an eye, flying rapidly towards Chu Ling.


    At the same time, when Chu Ling saw this, he did not retreat, but advanced instead. Swinging his sleeves, the formless spirit sword in his hands landed in front of him, and laughed out loud: "Good, good, good, since you want to kill me today, then I, Chu Ling, might as well take your Zhao Family and break these hundred mounts!"


    With that said, Chu Ling held onto the sword hilt with one hand, and the Spirit Qi around his body became extremely cold, then he leaped up high, the Sword Spirit Invisible Sword in his hand directly slashed down at the swords that filled the sky.


    "Fourth Sword, change hands!"


    Just as Chu Ling''s sword beam was about to collide with the swords that filled the sky, a red light suddenly descended from the sky and directly smashed towards everyone.


    As soon as everyone saw it, they all withdrew their hands and retreated.


    However, before the crowd could leave, the red light, like a spark, directly lit up the tombs underneath them.


    Following that, just as the tombs started to emit rays of light, Chu Ling heard a rumbling sound coming from behind him.


    Then, the entire earth started to shake. The three mountains surrounding the valley started to move like pieces on a chessboard.


    When Chu Ling looked behind him, he saw that the stone wall had disappeared, and replacing it was a stone door that was completely opened. And before the stone door, there were two legendary statues of evil spirits, their appearances extremely terrifying.


    "This is a mausoleum?" Chu Ling said in a somewhat astonished manner, but before he even had the chance to ponder about it, Zhao Ziping had already shouted loudly, "You trash, what are you looking at, why aren''t you chasing after Chu Ling and killing him!?"

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    "You pieces of trash, what are you looking at, go and chase after Chu Ling and kill him!"


    The people on top of the Flaming Lion immediately reacted, they immediately urged the Flaming Lion below them, and rushed towards Chu Ling.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling thought for a moment, then turned and ran towards the mausoleum.


    Even though he clearly knew in his heart that a tomb with such an imposing mechanism must be filled with danger.


    However, at least it was better than dying under the feet of the Flaming Lion.


    The passage to the Tomb was not narrow, but it was very dark. Although Chu Ling could occasionally hear the sounds of Demonic Beast running and the growls of Demonic Beast, he did not dare to stop at all and could only brace himself as he rushed forward.


    However, fortunately, because Zhao Ziping and the others were pursuing them closely, the Demonic Beast in the darkness did not attack Chu Ling.


    What Chu Ling did not know was that after they entered the passage, a bald fat crow appeared in front of the passage. Looking at their disappearing backs, he felt extremely angry.


    "A bunch of wicked things. I, Crow Master, have searched so hard for half a year, but you guys actually beat me to it.


    But luckily, this old fogey had shamed himself too much while he was still alive, and after he died, he was worried that someone had dug his grave and set up many restrictions; cultivators on Heaven Understanding Stage were simply not allowed to enter.


    So, this time, I must cleanse all of you evils, and let you all have a taste of my iron fist of righteousness, and let you all know what it means to be virtuous! "


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, its mouth did not stop at all. Instead, it continued to curse while walking towards the passage.


    However, right at this moment, the entire Zhao Kingdom seemed to have started to boil. After all, even if it was an endless mountain, the sky-piercing pillar of light was simply unstoppable.


    "That is the direction of the Yan Yang Valley, is there any treasure being born? Sect Leader Junior Brother, bring the disciples of our Profound Spirit Sect and head to the Yan Yang Valley immediately. This is a heaven-sent opportunity, we cannot afford to lose! "


    "That must be a treasure appearing in the world. Fifth Junior Brother, hurry up and bring the people there. There''s no way we can delay this matter."


    "Red Talisman Sect, set out to the Rocks Sheep Valley."


    Within the Zhao Kingdom, similar scenes were playing out continuously in the various sects and families. Countless cultivators started to head towards the Stone Sheep Valley, hoping to snatch some benefits from this opportunity!


    It wasn''t hard to imagine that before long, the valley would be filled with all sorts of cultivators.


    And Chu Ling at that time, had long ago safely passed through that dark passageway and arrived within the mausoleum.


    From his point of view, it seemed more like a broken and incomplete small world. Although the spirit energy was not too dense, the Demonic Beast within it was not ordinary. Chu Ling had only been in there for a few minutes, yet he had already brushed past quite a few Demonic Generals of the ninth level.


    If it were not for the fact that those Demonic Beast did not have any intentions of making a move, perhaps with just a slight entanglement, Zhao Ziping and the rest would have caught up to him.


    And at this time, Zhao Ziping and the others also clearly understood. In the eyes of these Demonic Beast, Chu Ling''s single person, compared to them, who numbered over a hundred, was evidently more dazzling.


    In just the time it took for a few incense sticks to burn, they had already been attacked by the Demonic Beast many times. If they did not have the strength to defeat anyone under the Heaven Understanding Stage, they would have been washed away by the Demonic Beast.


    However, even so, Zhao Ziping still wanted to kill Chu Ling.


    After all, the terrain of this place was extremely complicated. It was very likely that Chu Ling would take advantage of this opportunity to escape, something Zhao Ziping simply could not tolerate.


    Moreover, at the end of their line of sight, they could easily see a tall tower standing on the ground, even though it was covered by a heavy mountain.


    At the top of the tower, there was a sarcophagus. Even though it was far away, one could still feel the vicissitudes of time.


    Therefore, after Zhao Ziping thought through all of these things, he had a very decisive thought that would directly kill Chu Ling.


    Just as Zhao Ziping was about to issue an order, within the cavalry, the footsteps of a middle-aged man clad in armor stopped for a moment. He arrived in front of Zhao Ziping and said: "Your Highness, I can see that although this place is a small world that is isolated from the world, everything here seems to be natural.


    Yet in Dong Zheng''s eyes, everything that happened here was clearly a formation that someone had set up meticulously. If I''m not mistaken, the person who set it up is the owner of this place.


    So, if Your Highness wants to kill Chu Ling, you should be able to make use of the formation here and use it to imprison him here for eternity, to the fullest extent of torture. "


    After Zhao Ziping heard this, he looked at the middle-aged man named Dong Zheng and nodded his head in agreement.


    After all, the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry were experts in setting up formations, and almost all of the small captains of the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry were people who had slightly more experience in setting up formations.


    The Dong Zheng in front of him was one of the most outstanding ones. Most likely, within the entire Zhao Kingdom, there were very few people who had as many attainments in formations as he did.


    Since Dong Zheng had already said so, it couldn''t be false.


    After getting Zhao Ziping''s permission, Dong Zheng immediately made a hand gesture, and among the Flaming Lion, there were quickly a few groups of people leaving. They split into several directions, and chased after Chu Ling.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s heart was startled, he never thought that Zhao Ziping, who was initially using him to pave the way, would actually send his Flaming Lion straight at him.


    Chu Ling knew in his heart that he was not a match for Zhao Ziping and the rest, so he immediately started to run, but what he did not know was, as he looked in the direction that Zhao Ziping was running towards, the corner of Dong Zheng''s lips curled up into a cold smile.


    The more Chu Ling ran, the weirder he felt it was. He discovered that the surrounding temperature had already started to drop and although he had not reached the freezing point, it still seemed a little cold.


    The trees in the surroundings also started to become larger. The treetops were so big that even the sky was obscured by the canopy of trees, and not a single spot of sunlight could be seen.


    And what made Chu Ling even more suspicious was that the ground under his feet had actually become softer and softer, to the point where he would sometimes fall into a pit of mud if he wasn''t careful.


    "No, this place must be strange, Zhao Ziping and the rest are only chasing after me, but they have been maintaining a distance that is not too far away, obviously wanting to force me towards this direction. But what exactly is this place?" Chu Ling muttered, and his footsteps could not help but slow down.


    But right at that moment, a sneer suddenly came from behind Chu Ling. At that time, Zhao Ziping directly walked out with a swagger.


    "Are you satisfied that this place is your tomb?"

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    "Haha, Chu Ling, although I admit that you realised it a little too early, but, even so, it was useless.


    Right, I forgot to tell you, this is the legendary land of extreme yin, how about it? If I let you die here and use another form of eternal life, you should be grateful to me, right? " Zhao Ziping laughed arrogantly, his eyes filled with brutality.


    "Of course, if you are able to hand over the soul of that stone armored ape, then I can consider letting you live. What do you think?"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he was somewhat shocked. After all, the legendary Yin Field was an extremely infamous and dangerous place, and most importantly, as long as a person died in this place, their soul and body would be imprisoned inside.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that he did not believe that Zhao Ziping would really do as he said. As long as he handed over the Armored Stone Ape''s soul, he would be able to let this matter go.


    From what Chu Ling knew of him, the moment he handed over the soul of the Stone Armored Ape, Zhao Ziping would not hesitate to give the order to push him into this extremely dark land.


    Of course, even if the current Chu Ling wanted to hand it over, he didn''t have the divine soul of the Ape anymore.


    Chu Ling thought like this, seeing that the Flaming Lion cavalry had surrounded him once again, he sneered, then immediately turned and rushed towards the Yin place.


    Although Chu Ling was somewhat fearful of the legendary Fearful Land, he had never believed that there was no chance of survival within it.


    "Haha, I forgot to tell you, the divine soul of the Stone Armored Ape has always been on my body. However, if you really want the divine soul of the Stone Armored Ape, I''m afraid that you will have to come to this extreme yin realm to obtain it.


    Of course, you can also wait for me here, but, when I, Chu Ling return, it will not be time for you to kill me, but for me, Chu Ling, to slaughter all of you! "


    As Chu Ling finished speaking, he laughed and chased after the extremely dark place. His goal was extremely obvious, and that was to make Zhao Ziping feel a sense of regret even though he no longer had the divine soul of the Stone Armor Ape.


    Sure enough, at that time, when Zhao Ziping saw Chu Ling''s figure disappear into the distance, he had wanted to chase after him but did not dare to take even half a step forward.


    He, Zhao Ziping, was naturally unwilling to send himself to his death.


    However, what made Zhao Ziping furious was that, in the end, he wouldn''t have the chance to obtain the Armored Stone Ape''s divine soul, which he had spent a lot of effort on.


    With that thought in mind, Zhao Ziping''s face became gloomy. He raised his leg and coincidentally, a crawling bug was squashed into minced meat, completely disregarding the disgusting green liquid that splattered on his shoes.


    At that time, when Dong Zheng saw this, he walked behind Zhao Ziping and whispered, "Your Highness, don''t worry. In that extremely dark place, there is no hope at all for Chu Ling to live.


    Before Dong Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Ziping who was already infuriated to the extreme, did not care about what contribution he made and directly slapped Dong Zheng''s face.


    Even though Dong Zheng was fully armored at that time, even he had a black iron helmet on his head, thus Zhao Ziping''s slap only landed on his armor.


    But even so, Dong Zheng''s face still felt a burning pain. After all, as the leader of the Flaming Lion Knights, being beaten in front of so many subordinates was not a glorious thing.


    "You idiot, what do you know? It''s all your fault for having such a rotten idea. If it wasn''t for you, how could that bastard Chu Ling have died in this extremely dark place, and how could the soul of the Stone Armor Ape in his body miss me?


    Do you know how important the divine soul of the Stone Armor Ape is to me and my royal brother?


    Forget it, this time, I will let you off just because you are still useful. If you are not able to obtain that stone coffin from the tower, at that time, you can just wait to die and apologize! "


    Zhao Ziping said in anger, and immediately released his Qi onto Dong Zheng''s body, and continued to punch and kick him.


    The surrounding people obviously knew of Zhao Ziping''s temperament, and all of them did not dare to breathe, as they were afraid of provoking Zhao Ziping''s scolding.


    After a long while, perhaps Zhao Ziping was a little tired, so he slowly stopped. But when he saw the bug juice on his leather boots, he kicked Dong Zheng once again, and said: "It''s all your fault, you piece of trash. You made my shoes dirty, so you licked it clean for me!"


    However, he basically did not dare to resist. As a Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, even though he had the ability to directly kill Zhao Ziping, he did not even dare to say a single angry word.


    After all, his own two children were within the palm of his Zhao Family.


    Thus, even though Dong Zheng was extremely unwilling, he still lowered his body ¡­


    It was just that, as he did not dare to make a move on Zhao Ziping, he could only transfer all of his hatred towards Chu Ling. In his opinion, if not for Chu Ling, how could he have suffered such humiliation?


    Thus, at that moment, Dong Zheng actually had hopes that Chu Ling would be able to leave this extremely dark place. After all, only by doing so could he release all his hatred onto Chu Ling.


    At this time, Chu Ling had already arrived in the middle of the so called Absolute Yin place.


    It was just that after they had entered, ghostly wails and wolf howls suddenly appeared in the originally deathly silent forest, and after that, balls after balls of green colored flames unceasingly ignited beside Chu Ling.


    Before Chu Ling could react, a rotten claw suddenly extended out from beneath the ground, grabbing towards Chu Ling''s ankle.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s eyes flashed, and the formless sword in his hand lit up like lightning.


    With a raise of his hand and a swing of his blade, the claw was directly sliced in half.


    Following that, without even waiting for Chu Ling to catch his breath, ghostly wails came out from within the forest, and the green flame that was originally burning suddenly twisted, transforming into a human torch. After that, the fire man did not even stop and rushed towards Chu Ling.


    "Damn it, what the hell is this thing!" Chu Ling said that, the formless spirit sword in his hand directly slashed towards one of the fire men who was at the very front, in a single slash, he sliced it into two, instantly disappearing into nothingness.


    "His strength isn''t too strong, at most he''s at the third level of Vein Opening Stage. Could it be that this Extreme Yin place only has a reputation?" Chu Ling frowned and said.

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    "Could it be that this Extreme Yin place is just a place with an undeserved reputation?" Chu Ling frowned and said.


    But just as he finished speaking, in the direction not far from him, another green light flame rose from the ground.


    At the same time, green flames instantly lit up on the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword. After that, the flames instantly spread to his body and even directly entered it.


    However, the Chu Ling at that time did not feel the slightest bit of scorching heat. Instead, he felt a bone-piercing cold sensation that seemed to want to freeze his entire body, causing him to uncontrollably shiver.


    Following that, Chu Ling realised that all the Spiritual Energy that the green flames touched before had already started to freeze up, and were no longer easy to use, as if they no longer belonged to him.


    And what was even more terrifying was that if he used the Spiritual Energy to expel it, all of the Spiritual Energy he came in contact with would be completely frozen without exception.


    "This, this is the Nine Ghost Slave?" Chu Ling frowned and laughed bitterly. He originally thought that he would be able to find a way out, but he did not expect that he would encounter the legendary yin monster so quickly.


    Not only could it turn a cultivator''s Spiritual Energy around into a lump of ice, it could even be said that as long as it was in an extremely dark place, it was equivalent to possessing an immortal and indestructible body. Unless it was a thing from the legends that was extremely positive, there was no way to restrain it.


    If an ordinary cultivator were to meet him, forget about the overwhelming number of Nine Ghost Slaves, even if there was only one, it would probably be enough to give a Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator a headache.


    "Hmph, I don''t care what kind of evil being you are, if you want to take my life, that still depends on whether I am willing to give you my life or not."


    As Chu Ling thought this, he couldn''t help but think of a way to deal with this Nine Underworld Servant in front of him. But at that moment, from underneath the already soft ground, corpses that seemed to have rotted one after another, and released a monstrous stench, kept climbing up from the soil, dexterously dashing towards Chu Ling.


    "This is an Undying Yin Corpse, it is just like the Nine Hell Ghost Slaves, they are hard to deal with. Not only do they all have the strength of the eighth or ninth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, but they are also not something an ordinary spirit treasure can injure.


    No wonder Zhao Ziping and the rest did not dare to enter, if they were not, not to mention a mere one hundred Flaming Lion, even if all of their Zhao Family''s three thousand riders were to enter the place, they would still end up here! "


    Chu Ling said this, but in his heart he was extremely worried, he wanted to avoid the Nine Hell Ghost Slave as much as possible, and did not dare to touch it, but the Undead Yin Corpse that had just crawled out from the ground seemed to have been practiced with the Nine Hell Ghost Slave countless of times.


    Relying on his unbreakable Diamond Body, he continuously forced Chu Ling to fight against the Nine Hell Yin Corpse, making Chu Ling extremely miserable.


    In merely half a stick of incense''s time, half of Chu Ling''s body had already been ignited with green fire. Almost half of the Spiritual Energy had already been frozen over and were unable to be used.


    "This won''t do. If this continues, I will completely turn into an ice sculpture in half an incense''s time at the very most. At that time, I will definitely be directly torn apart by these monsters. It is definitely impossible for me to survive!"


    Chu Ling said anxiously, as though he wanted to charge out of the encirclement countless times. But just as he rushed out of the encirclement, he realized that he was still in another encirclement.


    Just at this time, a snickering laughter came from above Chu Ling''s head. Only when Chu Ling raised his head and looked over, did he realise that not far away from his head, there was a fat Great Crow that was completely black grinning at him.


    At this time, the Great Crow''s body was burning with raging flames, causing the Nine Ghost Slaves and the Undead Yin Corpse to not only not dare to charge towards the Great Crow, but instead hide to the side as if they saw their nemesis.


    As a result, when the Great Crow saw this scene, it became even more arrogant, and flew around Chu Ling as though it was showing off, and even made some strange noises from time to time, making Chu Ling, who was already agitated, have the urge to beat him up on the ground.


    "Gugu, with this ability of yours, you''re not even as strong as me with one finger, yet you actually dare to come to Old Man Zhao''s mausoleum and fight with me for a treasure. Truly a wicked thing. Today, I want to see how you, a wicked thing, will end up."


    Hearing this, Chu Ling rolled his eyes at the Great Crow, but in his heart, he was thinking why the Great Crow in front of him had no Demonic General Realm cultivation, but was able to speak human speech. Most importantly, its brain seemed to have some other problems.


    After pondering for a while, he realized that he could not find any clues, thus Chu Ling ignored them, and tried his best to dodge the attacks of the surrounding Yin creatures. He thought about how he could make them fear like Great Crow s.


    And at that time, the Great Crow that did not receive Chu Ling''s recovery immediately let out a strange cry, and said: "Ah, ah, ah, this is so infuriating. This wicked thing, not only did you take advantage of the tomb that I spent two months to open, you actually ignored me.


    Don''t you know you''re rude? Don''t you know that being impolite to people is the most wicked thing in the world? "


    Chu Ling had only rolled his eyes at this, but in his heart, he was even more sure that the Great Crow''s brain wasn''t very bright, and directly ignored it.


    However, he was thinking that if he walked to its side, would the yin beasts not chase after him?


    The Great Crow that no one cared about was instantly enraged, as it, who believed itself to be the representative of the world''s justice, immediately flew up, and swore to definitely surrender the most wicked and wicked person in the world to its crow claws.


    "You wicked thing, you actually dare to ignore me. Today, I will let you have a taste of the most powerful strength in the world.


    Oh right, do you know that the most powerful force in this world is the power of justice?


    What? You don''t know either, didn''t your parents teach you that? Didn''t your master teach you either? Not even your brother and sister?


    Alright, actually, the power of justice is just like how I am right now. It isn''t actually the invasion of these Yin creatures, because justice can defeat these evil beings eventually!


    What? "You still don''t know. Forget it, I''ll show you the righteous one!"


    The Great Crow loudly said, and then directly started to rampage within the group of Yin objects.


    "Do you see? This is the power of justice. It is unlike a wicked thing like you, who only knows how to dodge. "You see, even if I do this, it doesn''t matter. It doesn''t matter even if it''s like this. It doesn''t matter even more."


    As the Great Crow spoke, it continued to make weird noises as it ran rampant in the yin energy. It was as if it was trying to show off, and it seemed extremely pleased with itself.


    "Do you see that? I''ll do whatever you want, but it''s a pity that you die the moment you move!"


    "Oh? "Yeah, I think I can do it too."

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    "Oh? "Yeah, I think I can do it too."


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, Chu Ling laughed out loud, and then, without caring about the Great Crow''s panic-stricken and confused look, he immediately jumped up from the ground, stretched his hand out towards the front, and grabbed tightly onto the claws of the arrogant Great Crow that was flying past.


    Then, without the slightest pause, he flipped over and landed on the Great Crow''s back.


    In the blink of an eye, Chu Ling could already feel the anger of the Great Crow. The ear-piercing cries instantly disappeared, and the bird was replaced by the Great Crow, as it continuously flew up and down, trying to throw him off.


    At that time, Chu Ling would not have cared so much. Even if the flames on the Great Crow s body were to burn his body, he would have directly ignored it.


    In any case, if he did not make a decision now, he was afraid that he would soon become an ice sculpture.


    However, what made him extremely happy was that not only did the blazing flames on the Great Crow not make him feel any scorching sensation, it even made the frozen Spiritual Energy in his body feel as if it was melting, making his body feel extremely comfortable.


    Therefore, after knowing that the flames on the Great Crow''s body could help him quickly recover, Chu Ling didn''t care about the Great Crow''s objections and directly bent down to lie on its back, with both of his hands tightly looped around the Great Crow''s neck, looking as if he would not let go even if he were to die.


    As for the Great Crow, although it looked somewhat fat and had a body that was countless times bigger than an ordinary crow, it was not a big monster that covered the sky or the sun. Its body was even a little smaller than an ordinary person''s.


    As a result, the Great Crow on Chu Ling''s back now looked especially comical, causing one to have no choice but to worry if the Great Crow would directly be pressed down by Chu Ling or not.


    And at that time, the Great Crow finally understood that if it wanted to throw Chu Ling down, it would probably have to expend a bit of effort. Thus, it scolded and continuously charged around, wanting to throw Chu Ling down.


    "You wicked thing, you are really too wicked. Hurry up and get down on your Uncle Wu. You have to know that on his back, only those beautiful ladies can stay. Get down!"


    Otherwise, don''t blame me for using the power of justice to throw you half dead! "


    The Great Crow roared loudly, and its body continued to fly in the air, but it could not shake off the wicked thing that he was talking about.


    "Are you coming down?"


    "No," Chu Ling said resolutely. He even secretly took out a belt that he took out from an unknown place and tied it around the Great Crow''s neck. It was obvious that he did not plan on going down.


    "Watch my Golden Crow Wing!"


    "Back Throw Mt. Tai!"


    "Golden Crow Flames!"


    The Great Crow continued to use all the methods it knew against Chu Ling, but regretfully, Chu Ling was like a wooden stake, nailed onto its body, unable to struggle at all.


    "You wicked thing, even if it''s just me begging you, how about it? Will you get old? "


    The Great Crow was close to collapsing, and the raging flames on its body had already weakened. Evidently, it, who was only a seventh stage Demonic Beast, could not endure much longer.


    If it continued, then the surrounding Yin creatures would not avoid it. Instead, it would avoid it.


    Chu Ling could naturally be able to see through all of this, but he did not have any intention of stopping. After all, even though all the Spiritual Energy on his body had been melted, but if they were to fall down, the outcome would definitely be even worse than before.


    As a result, Chu Ling only raised the belt in his hand, causing the Great Crow to become angry for a moment, before he said indifferently: "Go!"


    When the Great Crow heard this, it almost fainted from anger. After all, this word was clearly meant to be used to drive horses, and the guy on its back had already used it as a mount.


    As a proud Great Crow, she naturally could not tolerate it.


    Therefore, just as the Great Crow was about to go berserk, Chu Ling tightened his belt and said: "Alright, alright, it''s just a joke, just let me sit for a while. When it''s a safe place, I''ll immediately get down.


    Really, I, Zhao Ziping, guarantee that if I do not come down here soon, my Zhao Ziping family will die a horrible death! "


    Chu Ling roared confidently, and Great Crow at that time was also startled, they never expected Chu Ling to say such words.


    Although in its eyes, Chu Ling was just a wicked thing, but it did not sound like it was a joke!


    What the Great Crow did not know was that Chu Ling was indeed swearing and also hoped that his oath would come true. In any case, if Zhao Ziping''s entire family died, it would be a good thing for him.


    Most importantly, Chu Ling had already seen that the Great Crow in front of him was not ordinary at all. Its strength was only at the seventh stage of the Demonic Beast realm, but it was able to speak the human language only a Spirit Demon general could speak. Even though there was something wrong with its brain, its intelligence was not as low as he thought.


    Everything was difficult at the beginning. As long as he could sit on the Great Crow''s back once, he would be able to sit on it a second time and a third time.


    Chu Ling thought like this, knowing that since the Great Crow kept saying that he had taken advantage of it, and was able to enter, then the mausoleum must have been opened by the Great Crow. Since the Great Crow had come to this place, it meant that there must be some treasure that attracted it.


    "The world is full of rumors. There must be a great opportunity in this land of great danger. I think it''s better if we continue forward and look for it!" Chu Ling said, only to see the Great Crow''s eyeballs rolling, and even revealing a hint of an evil smile.


    When Chu Ling saw this, it only lasted for an instant before he was certain that the Great Crow was planning something bad.


    As a result, Chu Ling did not expose them, and only strengthened his belt a little.


    After the Great Crow ate a few of Chu Ling''s Pill, it flapped its wings and flew directly towards the depths of this extremely yin world.


    And after seeing the speed of the Great Crow, Chu Ling''s heart was even more determined to keep the Great Crow by his side. After all, this speed was simply meant to escape!


    Although it could shrink the ground to within an inch of its original speed, it was only suitable for small range teleportation. It was unlike the Great Crow, who was definitely a master at long journeys.


    With this thought in mind, the Pill in Chu Ling''s hands were no longer stingy, after all the Pill Flame Sect was so much more useless than the Guiyuan Sect by who knows how many times, Chu Ling was simply not worried about whether the Pill had enough or not.


    Moreover, this Great Crow would always be one of their own, so there was no need to be stingy.


    The Great Crow did not know what Chu Ling was planning, but it felt that this wicked thing, suddenly wasn''t that annoying anymore. It thought that it had most likely infected Chu Ling with righteousness.


    Since everything was thanks to him, then there was no need to be polite about eating Pill.


    A man and a crow with their own thoughts flew towards this extremely dark place for the time it takes an incense stick to burn before they directly flew out of the seemingly dark and gloomy forest. However, everything before them did not open up in front of them; it was only because the place they could see was filled with miasma and they could not see what was in front of them.


    Although Chu Ling did not land on the ground, looking at the bubbles that were constantly emitting from the ground, he knew that the ground was probably softer.


    What truly shocked Chu Ling and the Great Crow, was that behind the thick miasma, a fist-sized lotus that was as white as jade and blossomed on its own. It was obvious that it was extraordinary.


    "White Bone Holy Lotus!"


    Chu Ling and the Great Crow shouted out at almost the same time. Following that, the man and the crow simultaneously let out a sneer, and then the two simultaneously kicked each other in the back with the intent to pluck the White Bone Holy Lotus.


    But just as they were fighting, a green flame lit up in front of them. However, the difference between this flame and the previous one was that it seemed to completely cover the entire world within its body.


    Chu Ling and the Great Crow were naturally no exceptions!

 C86

    Just as Chu Ling and Yue Shan were in a state of shock and fear, they saw that the already wet ground seemed to be flat as if it was rising water. Accompanied by the trembling of the ground, water droplets were like sharp swords that shot up into the sky.


    Then, before Chu Ling could even react, he saw the green flame being pierced through by a bull leg directly like a curtain. A beast that was over 30 metres tall and had a pair of gigantic bull horns on its head appeared in front of Chu Ling.


    Although the Demonic Beast in front of him was an ox, it stood up straight and used only its two hind hooves to walk. It looked extremely weird.


    Although the body of the cow was still intact, it had long since rotted away. Countless mosquitoes were flying around it, making disgusting noises.


    Obviously, this ox shaped Demonic Beast was like the corpses that Chu Ling had seen before, they were all Undead Yin Corpses.


    "Anyone who enters this place will die!"


    What Chu Ling never expected was that the cow corpse actually started to talk in a muffled voice.


    It was obvious that the strength of this corpse was not something that the people outside could compare with.


    Just as the corpse''s voice faded away, the surrounding green flames seemed to have received an order. However, in an instant, the flames grew larger, as if they were going to burn everything in front of them.


    Chu Ling only felt a bone-piercing coldness attack him, and couldn''t help but lower his body a little. However, the raging flames on the Great Crow''s body looked as though it was about to be extinguished, as it was going to be filled with the green flames.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling knew in his heart that the Great Crow''s strength was inferior to the Nine Hell Ghost Slave, who had yet to appear, but was wrapped within it. Afraid that the raging flames on the Great Crow would disappear, he immediately stuffed all of the Pill on his body into the Great Crow''s mouth without hesitation.


    When the Great Crow saw this, it did not hold back at all, immediately wolfing it down and devouring it all. However, the flames on its body became smaller and smaller, causing Chu Ling to feel the surrounding coldness to become even more exuberant.


    At that time, the cow corpse didn''t have any intention of watching the show. After bending over to search the ground, it pulled out a giant beast bone.


    Following that, the cow corpse raised the beast bone in his hand high up and smashed it down towards Chu Ling and the Great Crow. It was obvious that he wanted to smash Chu Ling and the others into the ground.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he did not care about the bone-chilling cold anymore. He immediately used his stone armor to resist the chill released by the Nine Hell Ghost Slave, then decisively jumped up from the Great Crow''s back. The formless spirit sword in his hand turned into a sword, flying towards the beast''s bones.


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    Just as Chu Ling finished speaking, an earth-shaking impact sound came out from the battlefield, followed by a wave of Qi that formed between Chu Ling and the Ox Corpse, causing the mud on the ground to immediately fly out.


    It was only then that Chu Ling saw countless black insects with white teeth that were entangled together like small snakes and were constantly tearing at each other. He guessed that if someone fell in, they would not be merciful.


    Therefore, Chu Ling did his best to control his body to land atop a large tree with only the trunk of a tree left.


    Now, he had a rough understanding of the corpse''s strength. Although it could speak the human tongue, it was only a ninth level Demonic Beast.


    However, even so, it was still an extremely difficult task for Chu Ling to defeat him. After all, no matter what, he was currently only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Not to mention that he had the one he feared the most, the Nine Ghost Slave. Although his stone armor could slightly block it, it wouldn''t take too long.


    Just as he was thinking this, the Great Crow''s voice came out.


    "Brat, help me delay them first. I''ll come back after I get the White Bone Holy Lotus!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he saw the Great Crow fly like lightning towards the White Bone Holy Lotus, in a blink of an eye, the raging flames on its body gushed out and directly tore apart the curtain of light formed by the flame, and after a weird caw, its body flashed and arrived in front of the White Bone Holy Lotus.


    Where could it be that the raging flames from before were about to be extinguished?!


    Chu Ling immediately scolded inwardly. He knew that he had been tricked by this Great Crow, and had thought that this fellow would not be able to fend off the Nine Hell Ghost Slave. However, he didn''t expect that he was actually feigning weakness to let him separate himself from it, so he could monopolize the White Bone Holy Lotus.


    "Damn crow, you speak of your righteousness all day and you actually dare to cheat on me?" This won''t do, the White Bone Holy Lotus cannot be taken by itself! "


    As Chu Ling said this, he knew that the White Bone Holy Lotus was a legendary elixir that had the effect of reviving the dead.


    Although it wasn''t as exaggerated as that, it was still able to regenerate a person''s limb. No matter how serious their injuries were, as long as they still had a breath of air, they could guarantee that they would not die within a short period of time.


    It had to be known, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, medicinal ingredients were usually divided into age, hundred years old medicine, thousand years old medicine king, and ten thousand years old medicine.


    However, the White Bone Holy Lotus was different. It was a natural born elixir. Rumor has it that only the filthiest place in the world could produce such a pure and holy white lotus.


    Therefore, after thinking about it, Chu Ling instantly dashed towards the couple.


    Seeing that, the cow corpse could not care less about Chu Ling as he turned around and chased after the Great Crow. The beast bone in his hands rose up high in an instant, and was about to fall down.


    The Nine Hell Ghost Slave that had not appeared all this while appeared in front of Chu Ling, a pair of green hands waving a green flame that filled the sky as it smashed towards Chu Ling.


    It was obvious that they wanted to deal with each other.


    Seeing that the Great Crow had already nimbly dodged the ox corpse''s bones, Chu Ling used his claws and directly grabbed the White Bone Holy Lotus, and even provoked Chu Ling intentionally.


    "Hehe, you wicked thing, this kind of sacred and righteous thing is not something that you can consume, and it''s something that your Crow Master can only eat."


    As the Great Crow spoke, it directly sent the fist-sized lotus flower into its mouth with an intoxicated expression.


    However, its complacent expression didn''t last for long ¡­


    "Don''t even think about it!" Chu Ling said coldly.


    Just as the Great Crow swallowed the lotus, a big hand instantly pulled over the remaining leaves of the White Bone Holy Lotus, and then kicked at the Great Crow without any hesitation.


    The Great Crow was like a fat ball as it charged towards the carcass of the cow.


    It had never expected that Chu Ling, who was fighting with the Nine Hell Ghost Slaves a moment ago, would actually suddenly appear in front of it, and even snatch away the White Bone Holy Lotus'' leaves.


    It had to be known that the medicinal effects of the White Bone Holy Lotus were not inferior to the Lotus at all. Now that it had been snatched away by Chu Ling, it immediately felt extremely pained.


    And most importantly, Chu Ling''s kick had directly made it smash towards the corpse of the cow. Although the Great Crow looked arrogant, its strength was only at the seventh stage, so how could he win against the ninth stage Demonic Beast which was not afraid of the raging flames on its body!

 C87

    "You wicked thing, you actually dare to set me up?" The Great Crow cried out, its eyes staring straight at Chu Ling, as though it wanted to swallow him whole.


    However, the Great Crow did not even stare for too long. In just an instant, the cow corpse that saw the White Bone Holy Lotus destroyed immediately roared, and smashed the beast bone in its hands towards the Great Crow.


    The Nine Ghost Slave, who had just taken human form at that time, let out a loud whistle and turned into a streak of light, directly wrapping itself around the Great Crow and allowing the flames on its body to burn.


    After all, it had been protecting the White Bone Holy Lotus for over a hundred years. It had fought its way out from the countless Yin creatures in order to get rid of them once the White Bone Holy Lotus had fully matured.


    However, they hadn''t expected that the White Bone Holy Lotus would be eaten by the bird and the man before them before it could mature. This undoubtedly cut off all their hopes, so how could they not be angry?


    Therefore, at that time, the ox corpse and the Nine Ghost Slaves had attacked the Great Crow at all costs, causing it to scream miserably.


    "Gua! You two wicked things actually dared to kick my butt! Look at my Golden Crow spread its wings!"


    "Aiya, the Golden Crow can''t spread its wings. Watch my feet kick Mt. Tai!"


    The Great Crow kept on running while shouting out loud. Soon enough, it who was originally full of energy began to become weak, and the black feathers on its body started to dance all over the sky. Chu Ling estimated that if he waited a little longer, this Great Crow''s body would probably be as bald as its head.


    At that time, the Great Crow could no longer hold back and shouted at Chu Ling.


    "Hey, you wicked thing, hurry up and save the world''s most righteous me. What are you standing around for?"


    "Aiya, why aren''t you attacking? Let me tell you, as long as you attack today, in the worst case, I''ll stop calling you wicked thing from now on."


    The Great Crow continued to speak, but from start to finish, Chu Ling did not have any intentions of paying attention to him. He could not help but become somewhat anxious, and even though he had already scolded Chu Ling countless times in his heart, he still lowered his head and begged for advice.


    "My friend, my friend, why don''t you help out once and when I, Great Crow am free, I will repay you well!"


    "Fellow Daoist, I have millions of Spiritual Stone. Only you saved me, so I''ll bring you over later."


    "Fellow Daoist ¡­"


    Chu Ling listened to the Great Crow''s cries for help and completely ignored it. Instead, he slowly swallowed the White Bone Holy Lotus down, and started to enjoy the feeling of coming to my house this year.


    It was not that he was purposefully watching the show, but in order to snatch the leaves of the White Bone Holy Lotus, he had no choice but to continuously use Spatial Compression, which meant that there was not enough Spiritual Energy in his body. As such, Chu Ling was only trying to stall for time.


    However, fortunately, Chu Ling was able to feel that the branches and leaves he had swallowed earlier had turned into a stream of hot air, and directly dispersed into his body, allowing his injuries to completely recover in an instant. The Spiritual Energy, without exception, had also completely recovered.


    Perhaps it was because the medicinal strength was too strong, but it caused his cultivation, which had not broken through for a long time, to start to loosen up.


    Chu Ling was overjoyed. Because his Spiritual Vein was much tougher than normal, it made the Spiritual Energy in his body much stronger than normal.


    Previously, in order to pursue even more powerful strength, he quickly broke through and opened his Hundred Meetings. Although his strength increased by a few more degrees, his speed was not as fast as he had imagined.


    In the past few days, he had almost treated the first rank Pill as a meal and the second rank Spirit Pill as snacks and ate a few of them from time to time, but he did not make a breakthrough. He did not expect that after swallowing the White Bone Holy Lotus, he would make a breakthrough.


    Chu Ling felt that the world in front of his eyes had suddenly become much brighter, but he felt his heart ache.


    "Sigh, if the Great Crow had not swallowed that white lotus, I would have been able to open my last two ears and reach the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage."


    Chu Ling sighed, but very quickly he threw that thought out the window. After all, today''s breakthrough was an unexpected surprise, so he was not unsatisfied.


    Therefore, Chu Ling looked in the direction of the Great Crow with a smile that was not a smile, and currently, the Great Crow was almost on the verge of tears.


    Therefore, when it saw Chu Ling looking at it, it seemed to have grabbed onto its last bit of straw and shouted: "Dao friend, Dao friend, save me!"


    Chu Ling glanced at the Great Crow and indifferently said: "If you want me to make a move, that is fine, but you have to promise me one condition.


    You also know that in this mausoleum, just this place with extreme Yin energy is already filled with danger. In the future, there will definitely be many unexpected dangers on the road.


    "I see that you are very fast and specialize in running. How about you and I work together, and when we need to run, you just carry me and run. At that time, if we get any treasures, we can split them equally, what say you and I?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the Great Crow was immediately stunned, and was about to subconsciously refuse. After all, it had heard that Chu Ling was clearly using it as a mount!


    But before it could finish its sentence, Chu Ling said directly: "Forget it, I will just treat it as a good thing. At worst, we will just go together, at the most crucial moment, you can just give me a ride."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the Great Crow was instantly moved. After all, it could endure this one time.


    And most importantly, it knew that Chu Ling had a large number of Pill on him. As his comrade, it shouldn''t be a problem for him to recuperate after asking for some Pill, right?


    However, what it did not know was that, to Chu Ling, it did not matter if you tried it twice or not. Since there was a first time, there would definitely be a second time.


    Even if there was only one chance, he wouldn''t be able to beat her at all!


    "Alright, it''s a deal!" The Great Crow said.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately smiled and nodded, and just as he was about to take action, the cow corpse at the side turned around, and said coldly: "Brat, you want to die? Do you know that if you attack, I will definitely make you stay here and torture you day and night?


    However, since you have unintentionally barged into this place, I will let you go today. I will spare your life, hurry up and scram! "


    "Hehe, you wanted to spare my life, but did you ever think that I would spare yours!? Didn''t you want to kill us all? It''s simply a joke. Such a clumsy scheme actually dares to show off in front of me! " Chu Ling said with a smile as he slowly walked towards the corpse.


    "I''m wondering if you''ve been dead too long, have you lost your mind?


    How about, today, I help you release yourself completely! "

 C88

    "Today, I will help you release yourself completely!" Chu Ling laughed as he said that, and then his body suddenly sped up as he rushed towards the cow corpse.


    Originally, it was not difficult for him to kill Chu Ling. After all, previously, Chu Ling was only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, and now, he was also at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage. Even though it took him a bit more effort, it was only a little more for him!


    If it were not so, because it had previously wanted to destroy Chu Ling in a relaxed manner, and if it had wanted to stabilize Chu Ling first, it would not have wasted its breath before.


    But what it did not expect was that not only was Chu Ling not flattered, he was actually so grateful that he escaped and dared to directly say that he wanted to kill it, freeing it up completely.


    To it, who possessed the strength of a Grade Nine Demonic Beast and had already dominated this place for a long time, this was something that it could not tolerate.


    Therefore, at that time, when the raging cow corpse directly abandoned the Great Crow, the beast bone in his hand was immediately raised high, and smashed down at Chu Ling with all of his strength.


    At that time, when the Great Crow saw this, it immediately scolded Chu Ling in its heart. After all, in its eyes, Chu Ling was courting death.


    Demonic Beast s were originally stronger than cultivators of the same level in terms of Human Clan, not to mention the cow corpse in front of them right now, was probably even stronger than a ninth stage Demonic Beast. Chu Ling, who was only a cultivator of the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, actually wanted to fight against the Great Crow head on.


    "Idiot, looks like I have to think of another way. This kid is really stupid!" The Great Crow spoke as his eyes continued to spin, trying to think of a way to escape.


    But before the Great Crow''s voice had fallen, it had never imagined that it would hear an earth-shattering collision.


    They just saw that not only was Chu Ling not smashed into meat paste like it expected, he had even indifferently retracted his fist, and even patted his palm leisurely, as if he was dusting.


    The carcass of the cow that he thought would win fell to the ground. In an instant, the body that was as hard as a spiritual weapon began to emit explosive sounds.


    However, before the carcass of the cow could explode, there was a loud bang as the carcass was smashed into the soft ground.


    The next moment, the venomous bugs that had been biting each other like small snakes released their jaws and began to crawl toward the carcass of the cow.


    The cow-corpse let out an angry roar, and soon, there was no more news of it.


    Although the cow corpses were flourishing before, and they were not afraid of the poisonous insects in the soil, but now, he was seriously injured. Although he was known as the Undying Yin Corpses, he would not die just like that, but only this corpse, and this will of his would disappear.


    When the Great Crow regained its senses, it was already extremely shocked in its heart. After all, it had never seen a freak with Chu Ling''s strength before!


    But right after, came endless joy. After all, the Great Crow from before had thought of a plan for a long time, and none of them could think of a suitable one, but now that Chu Ling had defeated the cow corpse, it meant that he was at least out of danger.


    Just as expected, just as the Great Crow was thinking this, the Nine Hell Ghost Slave that was originally entwined with it suddenly left its body and escaped into the distance.


    It was obvious that although the strength and intelligence of this Nine Hell Ghost Slave was not as good as that of the Ox Corpse, it knew that Chu Ling was currently someone that it could not defeat.


    As a result, she did not care about her hundred years of protection, nor did she care about whether Chu Ling and had severed their hope of escaping this undying state or not, and directly escaped.


    After all, it was better to not live or die than to die.


    At that time, Chu Ling did not have the intention to chase after them. After all, although his strength had suddenly increased, he was still somewhat afraid of the Nine Hell Ghost Slave.


    He could rely on his cultivation to break through, allowing his fist strength to reach the strength of half a dragon''s head. He could use his cultivation to break through, allowing his fist power to reach the strength of half a dragon''s head.


    As Chu Ling thought this, he once again felt his current strength. He immediately felt that the chance of his Pill Flame Sect winning the five places in the Hundred Sect Tournament was slightly higher.


    "Even though I am only at the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, I have already created nine Spiritual Vein. Adding on that, my Spiritual Energy was already stronger than others, so ordinary Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivators are not a match for me.


    Zhao Family, are you guys ready to lose? " Chu Ling said silently in his heart.


    Then, he directly strutted towards the Great Crow, with a flip of his body, he directly climbed onto the Great Crow''s back and said: "Let''s go, leave this place. Since we are already here, we cannot let those treasures on the tower land in Zhao Ziping''s hands!"


    Initially, when Chu Ling had finished speaking, the incomparably happy Great Crow had thought that Chu Ling had used up his chance to carry a person up so quickly.


    After all, it had clearly remembered before, when Chu Ling had sworn an oath, the name he used was Zhao Ziping. Could it be that the brat in front of it wasn''t Zhao Ziping at all?


    Could it be that this wicked thing had been lying to him?


    Thinking about that, the Great Crow immediately wanted to roll around on the ground and throw Chu Ling off, and also stop this matter of carrying other people.


    "You wicked thing, you are simply too unjust, you are actually called Chu Ling and not Zhao Ziping, you are someone who has even faked your own name, who knows if you will keep our previous agreement, no, I, the righteous me, will definitely not be fooled by you, thus, I hereby declare that my previous agreement is null and void!"


    The Great Crow said, and laughed slyly, before starting to roll.


    But how could Chu Ling not know of his plans, he directly beat him to death without letting go, and even firmly strangled the Great Crow, causing it to continuously struggle, and very quickly lose all its strength.


    "Trying to be shameless, you dead crow, you are thinking too highly of yourself. You are merely a seventh stage Demonic Beast, where did you get the courage to act shameless with me? Didn''t you see me send a ninth stage Demonic Beast flying with one punch?" Could it be that you want to try as well? " Chu Ling said indifferently.


    The Great Crow''s body trembled, it knew that it could not shake Chu Ling, and the difference in strength was irreparable, so it took a step back and said: "Since you have done such a wicked thing, purposefully hiding the truth, then take out Pill to compensate me!"


    "Pill? It''s fine, outside, a first rank Pill would cost around five Spiritual Stone and second rank mystical pills would cost about a hundred Spiritual Stone, but inside, the Pill were meant to protect one''s life, so it was naturally more expensive.


    Even if you have ten pieces of first grade Pill, and five hundred second grade Spiritual Stone, give it to the Spiritual Stone, I will exchange for as many as you have! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the Great Crow forcibly endured the impulse to roll Chu Ling a few times and kill him. It could only glare at Chu Ling hatefully, and then directly became silent.


    After all, it didn''t even have that many Spiritual Stone, so even if it did, it would definitely be reluctant to part with it!

 C89

    In the end, Chu Ling still gave the Pill to the Great Crow. After all, even though this fellow''s injuries weren''t heavy, they were definitely not light. Chu Ling did not want to bring such a burden along on the journey.


    Furthermore, Chu Ling was not a person who would give the Pill for nothing. He had already made an agreement with the Great Crow that a hundred first stage Pill would be exchanged for a chance to ride on it.


    In his opinion, as long as the Great Crow ate the Pill like candy, then even if Chu Ling chased the Great Crow away, with the shamelessness of the Great Crow, it would be unwilling to leave.


    Therefore, Chu Ling was in a great mood as he walked out of the extreme yin area with the Great Crow. He was determined to take all the treasures in this mausoleum like little world and put them all into his storage bag.


    However, the two of them did not immediately head towards the incomparably eye-catching tower in the distance. Instead, they blindly wandered around the mausoleum.


    After all, since the sarcophagus had dared to be so eye-catching, it was naturally not an easy thing to obtain. Even if Zhao Ziping and the others were to head over first, it would not be that important.


    However, the scattered treasures that were like the White Bone Holy Lotus were not the same. Before the time was up, many Zhao Kingdom cultivators had already entered the mausoleum.


    Therefore, in the past five days, Chu Ling and the Great Crow relied on their unyielding strength and their understanding of various dangerous areas and arrays to sweep through quite a few things.


    For example, Chu Ling already had dozens of Medicine King grade medicinal ingredients. As for old medicine grade ingredients, Chu Ling was already too lazy to even calculate it.


    However, what he knew was that after he left this time, even if he did not use the waste pills from the Pill Flame Sect to refine Pill, he could still make use of these medicinal ingredients to refine all of the Pill s that he knew.


    Not to mention that not only had he obtained medicinal ingredients this time, even three ninth grade Demon Core and a high grade Profound Rank battle skill called the Raindrop Sword Skill. In these five days, Chu Ling had slightly mastered it.


    Although it didn''t have the terrifying explosive power of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist, it still possessed an unending ability of dripping water through rocks.


    As for the Great Crow that was heavily injured, its injuries had already healed long ago. Even its previously shed black feathers had regrown.


    Furthermore, after crazily devouring Pill for the past five days, its body had grown even larger. Now, even calling it a fat crow would not be excessive.


    However, the only thing that confused Chu Ling was that on top of the Great Crow''s head, there was already a balding appearance. Even though the few remaining strands of hair were being cared for like treasures, they would still fall on one from time to time, causing the Great Crow to wail and howl for the better half of the day.


    "Damn, you wicked thing, why is it getting heavier, I can''t even carry you Crow Master anymore." The Great Crow frowned as it muttered to itself, but it stirred its wings with exceptional effort, it looked like it was fleeing for its life.


    Chu Ling, who was listening at that time, immediately rolled his eyes, and slapped the Great Crow on its head, and said: "Stop spouting rubbish, it was clearly your dead crow that got fat, and you''re still blaming me for that. Let me tell you, if you don''t work hard, the demon general called Blood Stone behind us will not be forgiven."


    After the Great Crow finished listening, it could not help but shiver. When it thought about how terrifying the Blood Stone Goblin General was, it gave up any thoughts of arguing with Chu Ling and flew forward with all its might.


    But not long after the Great Crow flew, Chu Ling shouted for it to stop.


    Although the Great Crow did not know the reason, it knew that Chu Ling was not someone who took his life as a joke.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling did not have as many thoughts as the Great Crow did. He only looked in the distance at the fleeing figure and was exceptionally excited.


    Although Chu Ling could not be considered to be familiar with the fleeing person, he could still vaguely remember that his name was Su Jianshi, but what he could confirm was that the person was a disciple of the Pill Flame Sect.


    Thus, without any hesitation, Chu Ling shouted loudly: "Senior Brother Su, Senior Brother Su, I am Chu Ling, Chu Ling!"


    After the man who was initially running away heard this, his footsteps suddenly stopped. After looking at Chu Ling for a long time, he remembered that Li Yanrong had used a disguise technique before, which was why he quickly accepted it.


    But very quickly, Su Jianshu''s face underwent a change in Yin and Yang, and without saying a word, he pulled Chu Ling and ran towards the exit of the mausoleum.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling to reply, he heard Su Jianshi explain, "Junior brother, quickly follow me out to look for help from the sect. Junior sister Li and the others have already fallen into the hands of Zhao Ziping and the rest.


    Hearing this, Chu Ling''s mind was shaken, and he could not help but ask: "Didn''t I send Senior Sister and the others away? Why are you back? "


    "Sigh, it''s hard to explain in one sentence. Earlier, when we heard that you were chased by Zhao Ziping, we came all the way here, and originally wanted to save you from Zhao Ziping.


    Not only was I killed by the Flaming Lion on the spot, but the rest of my fellow disciples had also fallen into Zhao Ziping''s hands.


    Forget it, there''s no need to talk about it anymore. Hurry up and come back with me to the sect to get more reinforcements! "


    As Su Jianshu spoke, he pulled Chu Ling and was about to continue running outside, but Chu Ling dodged him slightly.


    Chu Ling never thought that Li Yanrong and Gu Haoran, whom he had spent so much effort to send out, would actually bring a disciple of the Pill Flame Sect directly into the mausoleum.


    Now, in order to save him, they were trapped in prison. How could he not care?


    "Senior brother Su, I will not go. Since that Zhao Ziping dares to kill our Pill Flame Sect''s disciples, then I, Chu Ling, will kill all of their hundred Flaming Lion riders. Not a single one will be left alive!"


    "Junior brother, don''t be impulsive, the Flaming Lion is really well-deserved, their strength is extremely terrifying, I think it''s better to go back and find other disciples to rescue them, quickly come with me!"


    After all, he was really afraid now. Originally, he had lost so many of his seniors and juniors, but he did not want to see Chu Ling in front of him throw his life away again.


    But Chu Ling still dodged to the side.


    "Senior brother Su, there''s no need for that. I have my ways, I will make Zhao Ziping pay for the debt of blood!" After Chu Ling finished speaking, he immediately jumped onto the Great Crow''s back and softly said: "One thousand first rank Pill, are you going or not?"


    When the Great Crow heard it, its two eyeballs wandered around in its eye sockets for a while, and then immediately flapped its wings and flew away.


    After all, he didn''t want the Pill for free.


    At that time, Su Jianshu looked in the direction Chu Ling disappeared in and immediately clenched his teeth, turned around and headed towards the exit, and ran as fast as he could.


    In his heart, he secretly made a decision to call back the reinforcements before Chu Ling fought with Zhao Ziping and the rest.


    Su Jianshi gritted his teeth and said, "Seniors and juniors, you must hold on!"

 C90

    In the middle of the mausoleum, on top of a tall tower.


    With injuries all over his body, Li Yanrong and the others stared with incomparable fury at a youth not far from them who was slowly walking towards the sarcophagus at the center of the tower.


    The youth looked to be about 14 or 15 years old, and there was a hint of immaturity in the corners of his eyes, but his face was ashen.


    The youth slowly walked towards the sarcophagus with a numb expression. However, he had only taken a few steps when a muffled sound of thunder rang out.


    Following that, in the midst of everyone''s shocked cries, a purple colored bolt of lightning descended from the sky like a bolt of lightning. In an instant, it landed above the youth''s head.


    At that time, the youth didn''t even have time to cry out in pain before the lightning directly smashed him to pieces, turning him into ashes!


    "No!" Li Yanrong and the others cried out in grief, the anger in their eyes seemingly on the verge of erupting.


    And at that time, a cold voice came from behind everyone in the Pill Flame Sect. It was as if the death of that youth from before had not affected him in the slightest.


    "Another one died? No worries, your Pill Flame Sect still has a total of thirteen people, it is enough to scout out the formations below the tower.


    Dong Zheng, have you seen the formation clearly? "


    Dong Zheng who was called out suddenly bent down like a dog and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, that brat died too fast. I didn''t see the operation of the formation at all! Do you want another one? "


    "Then let''s have another one!" Zhao Ziping waved his hand and arrogantly said.


    Dong Zheng quickly nodded his head and bowed as he accepted the order, then directly walked to the center of Pill Flame Sect, looking like he was going to choose from the left and right, and slowly torture everyone in Pill Flame Sect.


    And although the people from the Pill Flame Sect back then were incomparably furious at this moment, they did not dare to resist.


    After all, they had fought three days ago, and just as Chu Ling had heard before, their Pill Flame Sect had suffered a terrible defeat, and ten people had died on the spot.


    At this moment, if they were to remain silent, it was likely that only one person would die. If they were to resist, all of them would be killed.


    It was not because they were afraid of death, but because there were not many people in the Pill Flame Sect in the first place. If they all died, then in the competition between the two families in the future, the pellet Pill Flame Sect would definitely lose its probability of winning.


    Therefore, they could only endure and wait for Su Jianshi to bring them here to save him.


    Just then, Zhao Ziping saw Dong Zheng''s manner of picking and became impatient, and directly said.


    "Dong Zheng, you idiot, these people are all going to die anyway, what are you trying to do?" Just grab one for me and push it out! "


    When Dong Zheng heard this, he didn''t dare to delay any longer. He immediately grabbed the man beside him and prepared to push him towards the sarcophagus.


    The injuries on the man were obviously not serious, but when Dong Zheng placed his hand on his shoulder, he immediately shouted out loud.


    "Your Highness, Your Highness, I, Wang Yi have something to say."


    As he spoke, Wang Yi pushed away Dong Zheng''s palm and ignored the arrows of the Flaming Lion, who were facing his Dark Blood Bow, and jogged to stand in front of everyone with Pill Flame Sect. He shouted loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I have a way to make Li Yanrong take the initiative to join Zhao Family, and win the hearts of everyone in the hall."


    Right after Wang Yi finished speaking, Zhao Ziping''s interest was immediately piqued, and he sized up the sharp-mouthed Wang Yi in front of him, and a smile involuntarily formed on his lips.


    Obviously, Zhao Ziping already knew that Li Yanrong was not a simple furnace for Zhao Wutao, if not he would have been captured and brought back to the palace. If he could get Li Yanrong to be willing to marry into the Zhao Family, then he would have received a lot of rewards.


    Besides, when were these people to be killed, not killed?


    Therefore, Zhao Ziping nodded, signalling Wang Yi to continue, he gave Dong Zheng a meaningful glance, causing Dong Zheng to quickly send a Pill to Wang Yi, to let him recover.


    However, the people from Pill Flame Sect at that time immediately exploded, they never would have thought that Wang Yi, who had voted for the reputation of the Pill Dao just now, would actually say such a thing, and so they all started to berate him one after another.


    "Wang Yi, what do you mean? That Zhao Family is my arch-enemy in Pill Flame Sect, and that Zhao Wutao''s claims are a mess. The number of cauldrons that have died by his hands in the past few years is already countless. Do you want to kill Junior Sister Li?"


    "Yes, even if the disciples of my Pill Flame Sect die, I cannot let the disciples of my own sect give in to my fellow sect members and exchange them for a chance to live!"


    "That''s right, Wang Yi, you just came to our Pill Flame Sect, if you don''t know the rules, then don''t speak."


    The people from Pill Flame Sect spoke nonstop, but Wang Yi did not have the intention to care about them, and only rolled his eyes at them, then turned his gaze towards Li Yanrong.


    "Senior Sister Li, although Wang Yi had joined the Pill Flame Sect not long ago, before he had entered the sect, he had already heard that you were a person who understood the principles of justice. Today, the matters of life and death between us were small, but the matters of life and death in the entire Pill Flame Sect were very serious.


    I think, Senior Sister, with your righteousness, you shouldn''t be so indifferent to it. You should be willing to make some sacrifices for the sect! "


    Wang Yi righteously said, while walking towards Li Yanrong, although he did not release any Qi, but the strong pressure still made Li Yanrong to continuously retreat.


    At that time, although Li Yanrong resisted in his heart, he had no choice but to admit that what Wang Yi said made sense. After all, if it was just sacrificing one person in exchange for the lives of so many fellow sect members, it would still be worth it.


    However, for some reason, the image of a feminine looking man wearing a strange mask appeared in her mind. She felt that if that person was here, he would definitely be able to help her out!


    However, she very quickly shook her head. She had already known that Chu Ling had fallen into an extremely dark place, so even though she didn''t believe that Chu Ling was already dead, she didn''t dare hope for him to immediately appear in front of her.


    "Forget it, I''ll agree to it!" Li Yanrong said in his heart.


    Thus, he agreed.


    But just at that time, Wang Yi, who had not received a response for a long time, became even more overbearing. In a flash, he directly went next to Li Yanrong and said condescendingly: "Li Yanrong, are you hesitating?


    Could it be that all your righteousness in the past is fake?


    Furthermore, today, my Pill Flame Sect does not mean for you to climb the mountain of blades or descend the sea of flames, it is merely for you to become the future Queen of Zhao Kingdom.


    At that time, Gu Haoran finally could not stand it anymore and reached out to pull Wang Yi away.


    "Wang Yi is enough, how can you force my junior sister like this? That Zhao Ziping, who is that Zhao Wutao, don''t tell me you still aren''t clear about him? "


    Before he finished speaking, Wang Yi had already flung Gu Haoran''s arm away from his shoulder. Not only did he not withdraw his arm, his expression became even more sinister, and continued to force his way towards Li Yanrong.


    "You hypocritical woman, who usually acts as if she can do anything for the sect, but when it''s really time to use you, she hesitates, hesitates, and cocks four times; this is simply the shame of my Pill Flame Sect.


    You were the one who brought us here to save a dead Chu Ling, causing heavy casualties among us. Now, even I am suspecting you, could it be that you are intentionally trying to exterminate my Pill Flame Sect? "


    Wang Yi continued to approach and roar, he simply did not give Li Yanrong the chance to speak, as though he truly represented the entire Pill Flame Sect at that moment.


    At that time, Wang Yi had even stretched out his hand to press Li Yanrong''s head down, to declare his victory.


    "You idiot, open your eyes and look, if you don''t agree, we will all die, still thinking, want to save that trash Chu Ling?"


    Wang Yi roared like this, as if he wanted to completely suppress Li Yanrong. Although his strength was only at the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage, at this moment, he had already suppressed all of the auras of the sixteen Pill Flame Sect disciples.


    And when Li Yanrong was stopped in his tracks by this roar, he was already a little confused, so he could not help but nod his head in agreement.


    But just as Li Yanrong was about to say something, a male voice that was accompanied by a burst of weird laughter rang out.


    "Unfortunately, I was really thought of!"

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    "Unfortunately, I was really thought of!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present turned pale with fright. The corners of the mouth of Li Yanrong, who was about to agree to it, couldn''t help but twitch at that moment.


    The initial haze was suddenly swept away, as if he had found his pillar of support, and he directly threw everything that Wang Yi had said to the back of his head.


    The one who had spoken was naturally none other than Chu Ling.


    Under the temptation of the Pill Flame, even though the Great Crow had gained a lot of weight, its speed did not slow down at all. Only after rushing all the way did it finally catch up.


    Although there were countless array formations outside, and even Zhao Ziping had Dong Zheng''s formation experts, he had to spend a few lives in order to reach here.


    However, to Chu Ling, it was incomparably simple. After all, in terms of formation attainments, it was likely that even if Zhao Family and these people combined all of them, they would still not be a match for this monster called the Great Crow.


    Therefore, Chu Ling very easily barged in, and coincidentally saw the scene of Wang Yi forcing Li Yanrong to do something that the sect thought was right.


    Therefore, Chu Ling could not help but say this, and turned everyone''s gaze over.


    As expected, when Chu Ling suddenly appeared, Gu Haoran, who was originally in a hurry, instantly became extremely happy.


    The current him already faintly had a kind of blind admiration for Chu Ling. After all, how could a person who could walk out from an extremely dark place be ordinary?


    In his opinion, Chu Ling, this junior brother, was practically an omnipotent existence, and was much more promising than him, the senior brother.


    With Chu Ling here, he would definitely be able to resolve the difficult situation before him.


    And at that time, Wang Yi was also somewhat dumbstruck, as he did not think that he would just casually say it out loud earlier. This Chu Ling actually said as he pleased, and directly jumped in front of his own eyes, causing the great situation that he had painstakingly created to immediately disintegrate, and he couldn''t help but feel a trace of disgust towards Chu Ling.


    In his opinion, why would Chu Ling appear at this moment and ruin his grand plan? Why couldn''t he die earlier?


    Wang Yi was different from the other Pill Flame Sect disciples, he had entered the Pill Flame Sect because of Chu Ling''s name as the genius of the Pill Dao, of course, he was not a fan of Chu Ling, he just wanted to learn some profound alchemy techniques within the Pill Flame Sect.


    He never thought that not long after he had joined the Pill Flame Sect, there would actually be the danger of destruction like today, and this made him unwilling to continue staying in the Pill Flame Sect. He wanted to use Li Yanrong''s name to join the Zhao Family, but he never expected that it would actually be interrupted by Chu Ling.


    Instead, he turned around and roared at Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, you actually still dare to appear now. You must know, if it wasn''t for you, how could the seniors and juniors of our Pill Flame Sect take such risks, and cause such heavy losses today?


    Now, I had originally wanted to resolve the crisis in Pill Flame Sect, so why did you come out and cause trouble? Could it be that you''ve truly made up your mind to destroy my Pill Flame Sect at your hands?


    Why aren''t you helping me quickly and persuading Senior Sister Li to agree to marry Zhao Wutao? "


    After Wang Yi finished speaking, even Chu Ling was stunned, and the Great Crow by the side also looked at Wang Yi with a fierce gaze. It discovered that the person in front of it was even more wicked than Chu Ling!


    "Hehe, to solve a crisis, don''t tell me that you''re trying to solve it by sacrificing senior sister and letting you live?" Chu Ling said with a cold smile.


    When Wang Yi heard that, he became even more agitated and roared: "What do you mean by letting me live? Everything that I''ve done, was all for the Pill Flame Sect, for the thousand year foundation of Pill Flame Sect.


    Chu Ling, if you still have the slightest bit of conscience, then quickly commit suicide right now, and repent to the Zhao Family! "


    After Wang Yi finished speaking, he directly walked towards Chu Ling empty-handed. It was obvious that, in his opinion, words that he wanted Chu Ling to commit suicide, were even more sincere and sincere than Li Yanrong taking the initiative to marry Zhao Wutao.


    Of course, Wang Yi did not directly let him go, he only thought that it would not be too late to force Li Yanrong to come back after he had forced him to his death.


    However, what he did not expect was that Chu Ling and Chu Ling were completely different.


    Just at that moment, the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand instantly slashed towards Wang Yi''s back.


    In only an instant, a great power directly passed through the longsword and landed on Wang Yi''s body.


    After that, Wang Yi''s body was like a stone that was thrown into the air, flying backwards, smashing out a layer of dust.


    "You think you are worthy enough to want my, Chu Ling''s, life?" Chu Ling said this, and then turned and left without looking at Wang Yi who was sent flying again.


    Of course, Chu Ling did not have the true intention to kill as well. After all, they were all disciples of Pill Flame Sect.


    Although Chu Ling didn''t mind it, the Great Crow that had already set its sights on Wang Yi at that time let out a strange cry of excitement, as if it had finally found someone even more wicked than Chu Ling.


    In the blink of an eye, the Great Crow had already flown towards Wang Yi as it let out strange cries. At that time, Wang Yi had just recovered and was about to sit up from within the pit, but he did not expect that the Great Crow would actually sit down on his face.


    Soon after, Wang Yi couldn''t help but feel a wave of disgust in his heart. He was just about to push away the Great Crow on his face, but did not expect that it would actually slightly rise, as if it was cooperating very well.


    However, just as Wang Yi was about to breathe, the Great Crow suddenly let out a strange cry, and its eyes unconsciously narrowed into slits, as it sat down with even more strength.


    "You wicked thing, I, Crow Master, hate people like you who speak for everyone when they have something to do the most. If they agree to it, then you mean that there is something wrong with your head!?"


    Furthermore, to judge the righteousness of the world from a moral standpoint, that is obviously what the most righteous Great Crow in my world did. If you did it, then what would I do?


    I''ll sit here and kill you, you shameless bastard! "


    When Wang Yi heard this, he, who always cherished his face, instantly fainted in anger.


    When the rest of the Pill Flame Sect saw this, not only did they feel like stopping the Great Crow, but they also felt that it was rather satisfying.


    When the Zhao Ziping of that time saw this, he was instantly angered to the point that his entire body trembled. Seeing Chu Ling cause trouble for himself, he could not help but feel a sense of anger.


    He could not imagine it at all. Chu Ling had clearly already entered into a land of death, so how could she still come out alive? It even brought along such a strange Great Crow.


    With that in mind, Zhao Ziping looked at Dong Zheng who had his head lowered and eyes lowered, and without hesitation, he kicked out again, scolding loudly.


    "You trash, didn''t you say that the Yin Field is a land of death? Was it certain that those who entered would die without a doubt? Why is Chu Ling this bastard in front of me again? If you can''t even do this kind of thing, why don''t you just go and die! "

 C92

    "If you can''t even do such a thing, why don''t you just die!"


    In his heart, he did not expect that Chu Ling would appear here. In his opinion, there was no way someone could come out of this place, but Chu Ling had done it, could it be that the Extreme Yin place was fake?


    Dong Zheng thought like this, and in that moment, he could not guess what happened, but his resentment towards Chu Ling became even stronger.


    After all, if it wasn''t for Chu Ling, the former him would not have been humiliated by Zhao Ziping. It was even more impossible for him to be trampled on by Zhao Ziping now, while he was licking his shoes in public.


    In any case, in his opinion, cultivators above the Heaven Understanding Stage were definitely not allowed to appear here. Even those demon general realm Demonic Beast seemed to have extraordinary strength, but they did not seem to have any true intelligence.


    Therefore, no matter how Chu Ling came out, he was not a match for the Flaming Lion.


    "Your Highness, since this kid is still alive, I am afraid that for Your Highness, it is a very good thing. Your Highness, look, the sarcophagus is only one step away from us, as long as we take some time, it will definitely be your possession."


    And the reason Chu Ling has come to our doorstep is obviously to return the divine soul of the Stone Armor Ape back to your highness, this is your highness'' fortune. "


    After Dong Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Ziping''s expression immediately lit up. After thinking about it for a moment, he felt that what he said made a lot of sense.


    Therefore, Zhao Ziping lightly kicked Dong Zheng, and laughed: "Then what are we waiting for? Turn his head over for me! "


    After receiving a kick from Zhao Ziping, Dong Zheng''s face immediately revealed an expression of being overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, following that, he happily turned and climbed onto his mount. In an instant, the previously lazy Flaming Lion that was left behind suddenly had a change in atmosphere, as though in that instant, a whole 100 people had turned into one person.


    "Kill!" Return to the West with ten thousand swords! " Dong Zheng took out the long blade at his waist, and said coldly. In an instant, the entire Flaming Lion s all took out their swords in an orderly fashion. Team after team of Flaming Lion riders seemed to be disorderly and disorderly, but their movements were incomparably neat as they ran.


    After that, in the blink of an eye, sword after sword appeared above everyone''s heads. Although they could not ride past a hundred, they still numbered in the three thousand. In the blink of an eye, they slashed across the sky like lightning, turned into numerous white scars, and pierced towards Chu Ling.


    When Li Yanrong saw this, he was shocked. After all, he had already fought with the Flaming Lion several times, so he knew very well how powerful the Flaming Lion was.


    She clearly remembered that it was because of these ten thousand swords returning to the west that out of the Pill Flame Sect disciples that had entered this place with her, five had instantly died and ten had been severely injured.


    Furthermore, the reason why Chu Ling had escaped into the mausoleum before, was because he was not a match for the Flaming Lion.


    Thus, thinking about it, Li Yanrong immediately wanted to pull out his sword to save her, but when the Great Crow saw this, it immediately extended its wings to stop him.


    Great Crow and Li Yanrong were different. After interacting with each other for half a month, it was now very clear just how terrifying Chu Ling was. Ordinary cultivators with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage were nothing in front of it.


    Although the Flaming Lion seemed to be very strong, but in its eyes, it was still quite a distance away from killing Chu Ling.


    Moreover, just by looking at Li Yanrong, it already felt that he was pleasing to the eye and was unwilling to see him courting death, hence, it made a sound to stop him.


    "What are you panicking for, it''s just a Armoured Cavalry. Why bother with that wicked Chu Ling?


    After all, with your Crow Master here watching, what problem can there be? " Great Crow said haughtily, looking just like a peerless expert.


    And Li Yanrong and the others, who did not even know the true strength of the Great Crow back then, were completely intimidated. After all, to their knowledge, Demonic Beast who could speak in the human tongue would definitely possess the strength of a Spirit Demon General.


    However, at that time, Zhao Ziping merely sneered, knowing that the Great Crow was definitely not a Demonic Beast of the Demon General Realm, he said indifferently, "It''s only a crow that only knows how to speak, what can it possibly understand. You waste Pill Flame Sect, you really won''t change your stubborn nature, so after I finish taking care of Chu Ling, don''t even think about living.


    It''s just one Chu Ling, one thousand swords returning to the west, that''s enough! "


    When the Chu Ling from that time heard that, he held his sword and stood there, his eyes filled with killing intent, and said: "Ten thousand swords return to the west, my name is not bad, but, although I, Chu Ling do not have ten thousand swords, but to kill you, one sword is enough!"


    Once Chu Ling finished, he saw Dong Zheng brandishing his blade and scolding angrily: "Arrogant!"


    Just as Dong Zheng finished speaking, the swords that filled the sky descended down towards him after making a huge turn.


    Only then did Chu Ling raise his slightly lowered head, as two terrifying glints appeared in his eyes.


    After that, to everyone''s surprise, when Chu Ling saw the sky full of swords, not only did he not dodge, he took a step forward and stomped his right foot on the ground, causing a circle of dust to fly around him.


    At the same time, in the midst of the smoke and dust, a figure covered entirely in a layer of stone armor leaped into the air.


    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    At that time, both of Chu Ling''s eyes were filled with fury as his right fist suddenly smashed towards the point where the three thousand swords were gathering in the sky one after another.


    Following which, an earth-shattering sound instantly rang out within the tower. Cracks began to appear on the tower pillar and spread out like a spider web while everyone cried out in alarm.


    At that time, Chu Ling only felt an incomparably powerful force constantly rushing towards him, causing his body to uncontrollably retreat backwards.


    It wasn''t until there were more than ten holes in the ground that he finally stopped, but his entire body still involuntarily trembled.


    And what made Chu Ling even more shocked was that the originally unbreakable stone armor actually shattered into pieces and fell onto the ground. It was obviously unable to bear the pressure.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s expression could not help but become more serious. He had initially had a good evaluation of the Flaming Lion, but now, it seemed that it was far from enough.


    The reason why he dared to clash head on with the ten thousand swords before was entirely because he had absolute confidence in the stone armor. After all, not long ago, he had even purposely ordered the ninth stage Demonic Beast to attack him for half an incense''s time, and the stone armor at that time did not even have the slightest hint of damage.


    However, he never would have thought that today, he would be cut by the ten thousand swords that were supposed to return to the west. How could this not shock him?


    Could it be that he was going to die in Zhao Ziping''s hands today?

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    When Li Yanrong and the rest saw this, they instantly panicked.


    The heart that had just calmed down a moment ago once again tensed up, and every single one of them couldn''t help but take out their spirit artifacts, as if they were going to lend Chu Ling a hand.


    When the Great Crow at that time saw Chu Ling''s defeat, and thought of what they had said before, she too, felt that there was some loss of face.


    However, for the sake of its face, it pretended to be calm and said, "Why are you panicking? I am here!"


    When Li Yanrong and the rest heard this, they struggled to keep their emotions in check, but thinking of their own strength, in the situation before, they would most likely become a burden to Chu Ling.


    When they saw the Great Crow''s victorious attitude, they thought that the Great Crow had already grasped control of the entire situation and thus endured.


    However, the Spirit Treasures were tightly grasped in their hands. If anything went wrong, they would attack brazenly.


    At that time, when Zhao Ziping saw the stone armor that covered Chu Ling''s body, he had instantly realized why Chu Ling had exceeded him in terms of cultivation level.


    In his opinion, the reason was very simple. It was clear that it was because of his own efforts in Zhao Family, but the Stone Armored Ape''s soul had been obtained by Chu Ling. It was equivalent to being born with a Spiritual Vein ahead of others, and it even had a innate ability like Stone Armour.


    Therefore, Zhao Ziping was instantly enraged. He, who was already tyrannical, instantly had the thought of tearing Chu Ling into ten thousand pieces ¡­


    "Dong Zheng, what are you still talking about?" I''ll say it again, either Chu Ling dies or you die, you choose! "


    When Dong Zheng heard this, he was shocked. He knew that Zhao Ziping was not joking, so he no longer had any intention to probe further. He directly used the strongest array the Flaming Lion could use and shouted: "Nine Heavens Thunder Formation!"


    As soon as he said that, even Chu Ling and the rest of the surrounding people were shocked. After all, this Nine Heavens Thunder Formation was extremely famous, and was known as the killing move of the entire Flaming Lion.


    Chu Ling knew that this array could gather the Spirit Qi of all the people and mounts in the Flaming Lion, with the help of the nine bolts of lightning that fell from the nine heavens, it directly formed nine formation spirits.


    Because of this formation, there was a rumor that the Flaming Lion Cavalry 100 times could defeat the Heavenly Passages, and that the Thousand Dragons could become dragons.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, all the Flaming Lion riders twitched the sabers in their hands, and slashed down mercilessly under their own wrists, even intentionally leaving a long wound on the back of the Flaming Lion that was sitting down.


    And those Flaming Lion were not angry at all at that time, they did not even want to move.


    Following that, the blood of those people and Flaming Lion began to gather in the air, and on the long blade, the Spiritual Energy s began to spew out.


    In just half a breath of time, nine blood-red figures appeared in front of everyone. Then, an explosive sound could be heard in the sky. Although everyone was inside the tower, the lightning directly passed through the tower and entered the nine blood-red figures.


    At that moment, the originally sluggish figure abruptly opened his eyes. In an instant, nine thunderous roars rang out.


    As his voice faded, the nine figures seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving behind the sounds of thunder.


    "This is bad!" Chu Ling said softly, but the hairs on his entire body suddenly stood up, and his brows knitted together in an instant.


    Soon after, although he did not know where the nine formation spirits were, the formless sword in his hand still instantly shot out without the least bit of hesitation. It swept out in front of his body.


    However, almost at the same time, a blood-red palm suddenly grabbed at the formless sword.


    With a bang, Chu Ling felt his palm go a bit numb, as if his sword had slashed at an iron wall.


    He did not expect that the blood and Spiritual Energy''s bodies would actually be this tough.


    As he thought of this, he knew that the other nine formation genie must be nearby and would draw their swords to retreat.


    Unexpectedly, a bolt of lightning flashed on the blood-red palm and directly flew towards his body.


    In just an instant, a burst of black smoke rose from Chu Ling''s body, and the long hair on top of his head exploded out one by one.


    The formation genie evidently did not give Chu Ling any chance to react. Just as Chu Ling had reacted, with a flash, behind Chu Ling, a bloody hand had fiercely pierced towards his back, as if it wanted to directly pierce through Chu Ling.


    "Die!" Dong Zheng bellowed crazily.


    Just as Dong Zheng''s voice fell, at the same time, the other six blood-red figures that had disappeared earlier appeared in front of Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling resisted the numbing sensation in his body, and swept the formless sword in his hand forward. At the same time, his feet fiercely stomped on the ground, and his body instantly retreated backwards.


    Following that, a series of banging sounds could be heard as a few sparks appeared on the formless sword. This was the first time a crack had appeared on the sword.


    Chu Ling was secretly speechless, even though the Invisible Sword was only a top grade Spirit Treasure, it was still a treasure that the Xia Clan dared to gamble on. Ever since Chu Ling obtained it, the great battle had already happened countless of times, but it never had any signs of wear and tear.


    But today, under the attack of the formation genie, a crack had appeared.


    But luckily, the Fantasy spirit formless sword was formed from his own Spiritual Energy and could be reformed using it, but his injuries could not be healed immediately.


    "Hiss!"


    Chu Ling suddenly took in a breath of cool air. Seeing that there were five additional wounds on his four limbs that were more than a foot deep, his gaze couldn''t help but become more serious.


    But right at that moment, without even waiting for him to react, the nine array spirits appeared in front of him once again, and attacked Chu Ling once again without hesitation.


    At that time, when Li Yanrong saw this, how could she still stay? However, she herself had no way to change the situation, and could only pray continuously that Chu Ling could avoid this calamity.


    At that time, when the Great Crow saw this, its hair also exploded. It, who was already proficient in array formations, had already seen how powerful this Nine Heavens Thunder Formation was. Originally, Chu Ling had made an agreement with it, for Chu Ling to first test this Flaming Lion and let it find some clues, then he would help Chu Ling break through the array.


    However, now that he saw these nine formation genie, he no longer had any thoughts of rushing up to break through the formation. He directly slipped towards the back, preparing to escape first.


    "Chu Ling brat, I''ll go take care of this first, I''ll come back later to save you!" As the Great Crow spoke, it began to flee.


    When Zhao Ziping, who was observing the crowd, saw this, he immediately laughed out loud. With a sinister look, he said: "Chu Ling, is this how you act? Great Crow who could always speak!


    To whom? "

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    "Who are you trying to scare?


    Although normally speaking Demonic Beast are all Demonic Beast with the strength of Demon Generals, from what I see of your Great Crow, it doesn''t seem like it has the strength of a Demon General at all.


    If this kind of trash is a Demonic Beast of the Demon General Realm, I''m afraid that I can do as I please within the Cangmang Mountain Range! "


    After Zhao Ziping finished speaking, everyone in the Pill Flame Sect reacted in an instant. One by one, they immediately turned around to look at the place with the greatest confidence in their strengths, and could not help but frown.


    Because they realized that this Demon General Realm Demonic Beast that Chu Ling brought seemed to really be trying to escape!


    If that was the case, wouldn''t it mean that Chu Ling would lose and all of them would die here?


    However, the Great Crow did not seem to care. In any case, although face was important to it, it was not worth mentioning compared to its own little life.


    Therefore, the Great Crow continued to run outside without looking at them. However, under the gazes of so many people, it still lowered its head in the end, lacking the confidence it had before, no longer acting like a demon general.


    And Chu Ling at that time, was already suffering unspeakably when he faced the nine formation spirits whose strengths were not even at the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage in the first place. Now that he saw the Great Crow wanting to escape on its own, his anger rose even higher.


    If he was given a chance, he swore to beat this Great Crow to a fool.


    "You dead crow, you brat, this is because you want to run away by yourself, and you''re not keeping your promise. You brat, this is because you want to be a wicked thing!"


    Chu Ling roared loudly, he knew that to the Great Crow, this wicked thing was the most vicious word that it could think of, but Chu Ling did not expect that, even if he used it on the Great Crow, it would only make it feel dissatisfied.


    He completely ignored her.


    After all, what Chu Ling did not know was that in the eyes of the Great Crow, as long as it ran fast enough, Chu Ling''s curses would not be able to catch up to it.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling felt helpless. Looking at the nine formation spirits in front of him, he said with heartache: "Great Crow, as long as you attack today, I will give you ten thousand first stage Pill."


    However, although Chu Ling felt extremely pained, the Great Crow still did not have any intentions of ignoring Chu Ling. Evidently, it thought that Chu Ling''s Pill were not worth living.


    "Forget it, you can leave, let''s go, anyway I still owe you that much Pill, if you leave, I don''t need to give it to you," Chu Ling said snappily, as though he did not hold any hope of winning against her.


    However, what he did not expect was that when the Great Crow heard him, its eyes immediately turned red. After all, from the Great Crow''s point of view, Chu Ling''s Pill was not worth its risk, but its own Pill must not be lost!


    Thinking about that, the Great Crow turned and rushed towards Chu Ling. At that time, the crowd was also shocked, especially when they saw that the cultivation of the Great Crow was only at the seventh stage of the Demonic Beast, they could not help but feel despair.


    It seems like we won''t be able to escape this calamity today.


    "Heh heh, a seventh grade Demonic Beast also came to die. How interesting! Dong Zheng, tear it apart for me! " Zhao Ziping said.


    But just as he finished speaking, the Great Crow took out something that looked like an array disc. In that moment, lines of red light flew out from the array disc, and then, the Great Crow immediately scolded.


    "Ha! I''ll tear you apart!"


    At that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he had completely disregarded the harsh nature of the Great Crow, and could only see the red light that was falling. His expression was joyous, and with a twist of his body, he immediately made a move towards the red light.


    Very quickly, because of the act of Chu Ling splitting his consciousness, Chu Ling had once again fallen into a situation of depression, and had even nearly been cut apart by a spirit formation.


    But what was even faster was that within a few breaths, everyone had already reacted to the strangeness of the Great Crow and was about to attack and kill it.


    However, even though the Great Crow''s strength was not high, its speed was not slow. Coupled with Chu Ling''s reckless protection time and time again, they had not touched the Great Crow at all, let alone hack it.


    As a result, although the Great Crow cried out miserably again and again, it did not receive any sort of danger.


    As time passed, what shocked everyone was that the power of the nine formation spirits had actually become weaker and weaker. By the time they could react, the formation spirits had already lost all ability to resist Chu Ling.


    And at that time, Chu Ling who had been holding it in for a long time, immediately stabbed down at the location of the last ray of red light. And at that time, Chu Ling who had held it back for a long time, immediately stabbed down at the place where the last red light fell.


    And at that time, Zhao Ziping and the others finally realized that what Chu Ling did before was actually tampering with their formation array, while Dong Zheng, who had extraordinary attainments in formations, was actually unable to react in the slightest.


    "Kill!" Chu Ling said coldly, he did not give Dong Zheng the chance to re-form the array, and directly rushed into the Flaming Lion, raising his sword and thrusting forward.


    Seeing this, the Great Crow was extremely pleased, and how could it let go of this opportunity. It immediately flapped its wings and followed Chu Ling.


    However, what made Chu Ling abnormally speechless was that this Great Crow actually didn''t have any intentions of making a move, it only had the Storage Bag s of the people he killed hanging around its neck.


    Not long later, a long string of Storage Bag s hung around his neck.


    Li Yanrong and the rest were slightly startled, although they did not have enough time to react to how the Flaming Lion had lost, they could not care about that many things. Under Chu Ling''s signal, they directly rushed towards the Flaming Lion.


    In any case, if the Flaming Lion were not in formation, they would not be a match for them.


    As a result, very quickly, the originally insufferably arrogant Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry was reduced to pieces by the Pill Flame Sect crowd led by Chu Ling. Even Dong Zheng was immediately scared out of his wits by Chu Ling''s massacre, and did not dare to fight with Chu Ling anymore, directly retreating backwards.


    What Chu Ling did not know was that at that time, in Dong Zheng''s eyes, he was simply an undefeatable freak.


    After all, in Dong Zheng''s eyes, the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry was clearly an invincible existence under the power of Heaven Understanding Stage, yet they were forcefully defeated by him and the Great Crow. This made Dong Zheng unable to believe the scene before his eyes.


    Dong Zheng looked at Chu Ling, who was walking towards him with fear, and knew that with the speed of Chu Ling and the Great Crow, it was impossible for him to escape.


    Thus, Dong Zheng''s mind suddenly turned, and directly went to Zhao Ziping''s side.


    At that time, Zhao Ziping''s heart was filled with both shock and anger. He originally thought that with this Flaming Lion, his own safety would definitely not be a problem.


    When he saw the Great Crow join the battle, he had even felt that the Great Crow was simply courting death, but he had never thought that Chu Ling would actually be able to defeat the Flaming Lion.


    Could it be that he would once again fall into Chu Ling''s hands?

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    Could it be that he would once again fall into Chu Ling''s hands?


    Zhao Ziping acted in such a manner, his temper was already so violent, he did not even think about it, and wanted to place the blame on Dong Zheng, and when he saw Dong Fang walking towards him, he raised his leg and kicked.


    It was just that Zhao Ziping did not expect that not only did Dong Zheng not act like he was in pain, there was even a flash of killing intent in his eyes.


    "Dong Zheng, you dare to dodge?" Zhao Ziping shouted in fury.


    At that time, Dong Zheng who was determined to survive did not care about Zhao Ziping''s threat anymore, he immediately took a step forward, and easily dodged Zhao Ziping''s kick, and then grabbed Zhao Ziping by the neck.


    He grinned and said, "Why would I not dare?


    Zhao Ziping, I, Dong Zheng have already tolerated you for a long time, but because of your background, I Dong Zheng have endured you for a long time, but I Dong Zheng is also a hot-blooded man, today, I will take your life! "


    Dong Zheng said, then thought for a moment, seeing Chu Ling approaching, he immediately continued, "Zhao Ziping, do you know, as long as I hand you over, with the hatred Chu Ling has for you, he would definitely let me go."


    Hearing Dong Zheng''s words, how could Zhao Ziping not panic, he immediately roared in anger: "You brat, you dare? Aren''t you afraid of your children ¡­ "


    Before Zhao Ziping could finish, he was immediately cut off by Dong Zheng''s strength.


    "Haha, in any case, the people from the Flaming Lion here, other than me, everyone else will die. As long as I say that you died in the hands of the Pill Flame Sect, who can say anything about it?"


    Dong Zheng said proudly, as if he had already escaped from danger.


    At that time, he, who was watching a dog biting its dog, originally did not want to say anything. However, the stupidity of the two of them was truly unbearable. Thus, he could not help but say those words.


    "Hehe, Dong Zheng, you are right, but you seem to have forgotten, the lives of you and Zhao Ziping are in my hands, how can you exchange the things in my hands for a chance to live?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he saw Dong Zheng''s expression froze, it was extremely awkward.


    It was obvious that he had already realised that Zhao Ziping''s life was in Chu Ling''s hands, and there was no way he could give up the chance to live.


    Thus, Dong Zheng who wanted to live said frantically once again: "No, as long as you don''t kill me, I can become your most loyal slave, and become a spy for your Pill Flame Sect. I can even give you the method of raising this Flaming Lion.


    Like this, before long, your Pill Flame Sect will definitely rise again. "


    Dong Zheng threw Zhao Ziping to the side and looked at Chu Ling with a beseeching expression. However, in reality, he was quite confident in his heart, because the three conditions that he had mentioned were definitely not things that a youngster like Chu Ling could refuse.


    But to him, Chu Ling really did not want to bother with him, so he continued to walk towards Dong Zheng.


    "I, Chu Ling, am not interested in a servant like you, who would like to trade master''s head for his life at any time. As for the other things, I am not too interested in either.


    However, I know that you were the one who came up with the idea of forcing me to a place with extreme yin, so it''s best that you die. "


    Chu Ling said calmly, he would not forget that the reason he fell into the Yin Field was because this person gave him the idea.


    He also wouldn''t forget that the reason why the Pill Flame Sect had lost so many of its people this time, was because this person had killed most of them.


    In fact, if not for Great Crow expending so much energy to break the formation, he would have been a corpse by now. How would she have let him go?


    Therefore, when Chu Ling had just finished speaking, Dong Zheng had sensed his killing intent, he knew that he no longer had any leeway left, following that, he suddenly flew up, the blade in his hand slanted to slash at Chu Ling, his angle could be described as crafty and tricky.


    "Since you don''t want me to live, I, Dong Zheng, will drag you down with me even if I die," Dong Zheng bellowed.


    "You, are worthy of that!" Seeing that, Chu Ling said coldly, he had already expected Dong Zheng to make such a move, but instead of retreating, he took a step forward, and with a turn of his body, grabbed Dong Zheng''s saber-wielding arm, and without any hesitation he pressed down heavily.


    After which, a cracking sound rang out and Dong Zheng, who was wielding a saber, immediately cried out in pain.


    At that moment, a clanging sound was heard. Dong Zheng''s long blade fell to the ground, stabbing heavily into the stone slabs on the ground.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not relax at all. He placed one hand on Dong Zheng''s head, and then suddenly pressed down.


    After that, with a muffled bang, Dong Zheng''s head slammed into the hilt of his blade. In the blink of an eye, it exploded like a watermelon; it was hard to see his face clearly.


    But at that moment, Chu Ling''s body floated away, and then, without stopping in the slightest, he walked towards Zhao Ziping.


    "Zhao Ziping, since all of your subordinates have died, then the grudge between us, the blood grudge between you for killing my Pill Flame Sect Disciples, will now be repaid by you."


    As Chu Ling spoke, he suddenly quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Zhao Ziping.


    And at that time, Zhao Ziping, who was only at the fourth level of Vein Opening Stage, would no longer be as arrogant as before.


    Knowing that he did not have any reinforcements, he no longer felt as confident as when he was in Chu Ling''s hands for the first time. Especially after seeing Dong Zheng of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage die so instantly in almost an instant in front of him, his entire body could not help but tremble.


    "Chu, Chu Ling, you can''t, you can''t kill me, my royal brother is Zhao Wutao, the number one genius among the Zhao Kingdom''s younger generation, and now he''s even about to break through his Heaven Understanding Stage. If you dare kill me, he won''t let you go," Zhao Ziping said as his teeth trembled, and it was obvious that he was unable to control himself.


    "Hehe," Chu Ling laughed coldly, and ignored this. In any case, his Pill Flame Sect and Pill Flame Sect had already become mortal enemies, so even if he did not kill Zhao Ziping now, he would have long regarded himself as an eyesore, no?


    And most importantly, with Zhao Ziping''s temper, he was not the type of person who would not come back for revenge.


    At that time, when Zhao Ziping saw Chu Ling not saying anything for a long time, he had originally thought that Chu Ling was scared by him, and the expression of fear on his face couldn''t help but lighten, as he deliberately spoke in a low voice.


    "Chu Ling, don''t worry. I, Zhao Ziping, am a prince of Zhao Kingdom after all.


    Today, as long as you let me go, I''ll pretend that nothing happened and after I go out, I won''t make things difficult for your Pill Flame Sect either, how about it? "

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    "After I go out, I will absolutely not make things difficult for your Pill Flame Sect. How about it?"


    As Zhao Ziping said that, his face couldn''t help but return to a somewhat arrogant expression, but after he finished speaking, Chu Ling''s figure instantly exploded out, and in a split second, he appeared right in front of him like a bolt of lightning.


    "Hehe, you brat, I really don''t know how you could be so arrogant for so many years. Now that things have come to this, do you think you can threaten me?"


    "Brat, you must have had your head pinched when you were young!"


    Chu Ling said, without waiting for Zhao Ziping to speak, his right hand shot out like lightning, instantly grabbing Zhao Ziping by the neck, he raised Zhao Ziping up, and as if he was watching a show, he looked at Zhao Ziping''s flushed face.


    When Pill Flame Sect and the others saw this, they, who were previously focused on protecting their lives, did not expect that, in the short period of time that Chu Ling had appeared, their situation would actually be reversed all of a sudden.


    Originally, they were just casually holding Zhao Ziping in their hands, but now they could see that Zhao Ziping''s little life was being held in Chu Ling''s hands. This speed of transformation was indeed somewhat unimaginable.


    "Hehe, Junior Brother is still amazing, to think that he was able to defeat the Flaming Lion''s cavalry with just a few moves, and even able to play with the biggest silkpants on the Zhao Kingdom. From what I see, with Junior Brother''s strength, I''m afraid it''s hard to say who the number one expert of the young generation in Zhao Kingdom is!"


    "That''s right, I was originally worried about the competition between our Pill Flame Sect, but seeing Junior Chu''s strength, I feel that this time, our Pill Flame Sect will not lose."


    "Haha, not bad. Today, I, Wang Jingtao, can actually see a prince of Zhao Kingdom struggling helplessly in the hands of a disciple of my Pill Flame Sect. This trip, is worth it!"


    When the people from the Pill Flame Sect saw this scene, they couldn''t help but exclaim emotionally. And at that time, as he did not have any fun torturing others, he naturally did not have the intention to continue torturing Zhao Ziping.


    With that thought, the formless sword in his hand directly pierced towards Zhao Ziping''s chest.


    Obviously, with such a close distance, Zhao Ziping would not be able to survive after receiving the sword.


    "Zhao Ziping, the grudge between us has finally resolved today."


    Just as the tip of the sword was about to pierce through Zhao Ziping''s skin, suddenly, what caused Chu Ling''s mind to shake was, a somewhat indifferent voice suddenly sounded out in his ears.


    "Chu Ling, you dare!"


    The moment he said that, Chu Ling''s eyes quickly swept around him, but in the end, he suddenly realised that the voice did not come from anywhere else, but was from Zhao Ziping who was in his hands.


    And what was even more astonishing was that at that moment, Zhao Ziping actually changed.


    It was to the extent that when the voice was heard, Chu Ling shockingly realised, in Zhao Ziping''s eyes, there was a man dressed in yellow robes who looked somewhat similar to Zhao Ziping who was looking at him with indifferent eyes.


    "Chu Ling, release him. For today''s matters, I, Zhao Wutao, will treat it as if nothing happened. Otherwise, I will make sure no one is left in Pill Flame Sect!"


    Zhao Ziping said in a daze.


    At that time, Chu Ling naturally knew that the one who was speaking was not Zhao Ziping, but the figure in front of him.


    What truly made Chu Ling feel fear was that person actually called himself Zhao Wutao.


    After all, although Zhao Wutao said that his talent was extraordinary and was the undisputed number one in the young generation, Chu Ling didn''t think that Zhao Wutao would be able to borrow Zhao Ziping''s body to speak to him from a thousand miles away.


    This kind of method, was not something that a person with Vein Opening Stage could possess.


    "Open that sarcophagus and send all of the treasures inside with Zhao Ziping to the Zhao Kingdom Palace. I''ll spare your life.


    Zhao Ziping, who had already become Zhao Wutao, condescendingly said those words, as if every word he said was a kindness to Chu Ling.


    And at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he had only thought about it for a moment, the Sword Qi suddenly shot out from the Illusory Sword Spirit Invisible Sword, and in an instant, it pierced through Zhao Ziping''s body.


    "Spare me, not die? Who do you think you are? " Chu Ling said indifferently.


    Chu Ling simply did not believe that a mere Vein Opening Stage cultivator would be able to fight against him from a thousand miles away. If it was really like that, then he would most likely be a corpse by now.


    Soon after, as Chu Ling expected, although Zhao Wutao was incomparably shocked, his body continued to move backwards.


    "If you really had the ability to kill me, you would have appeared a long time ago. Do you really think that you can scare me with your supernatural ability?" Chu Ling, who felt that he guessed right, laughed and said.


    Originally, he had thought that he could rely on this strange method of his to make Chu Ling avoid throwing at rats. However, he didn''t expect Chu Ling to actually mercilessly raise his sword and stab him.


    After all, he was the same as Chu Ling. Even though he could speak, he didn''t have the ability to make a move, and could only watch Zhao Ziping die in front of him.


    "Chu Ling, I want you dead!" Zhao Wutao said angrily out of embarrassment. His body no longer had the indifference from before, and in its place was an endless killing intent.


    "You better escape the Zhao Kingdom right now, if not, during the competition between my Zhao Family and mine, I want to see whether or not you, a genius of the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, can win against me, the number one of the Zhao Kingdom young generation!"


    Zhao Wutao said this, and his figure quickly disappeared from Chu Ling''s sight.


    When the Chu Ling at that time heard this, his heart also jumped. After all, although his own strength was already enough to ignore the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage of ordinary cultivators, he did not have the slightest confidence in Heaven Understanding Stage.


    After all, the difference between each great realm was like that of heaven and earth. Not to mention, that Zhao Wutao was a genius to begin with, he was rumored to have comprehended a set of innate divine abilities, his strength was extraordinary in the first place, and now that his realm was even higher than his, Chu Ling couldn''t help but start to worry.


    "Now, my strength is still lacking, I need to increase my speed, so that before the competition, I can recover my cultivation to Heaven Understanding Stage," Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    At that time, everyone in Pill Flame Sect had long been shocked silly by Chu Ling''s actions.


    Originally, they had not felt the slightest bit of discomfort when Chu Ling had killed Zhao Ziping. In any case, it was in this mausoleum, so who would know who killed Zhao Ziping?


    But today, Chu Ling had unexpectedly killed Zhao Ziping in front of him. Naturally, Zhao Wutao would take his revenge.


    After all, Zhao Wutao had already made it clear that he would be participating in the competition using his Heaven Understanding Stage and everyone would be talking about it fairly. However, if he were to be in Chu Ling''s previous position, he would definitely not dare to make a move against him.


    However, Chu Ling had fearlessly killed Zhao Ziping, and this caused them to unconsciously feel a sense of worship for Chu Ling once again.


    However, everyone was still extremely curious about what kind of method Zhao Wutao had used to appear here.


    Just as everyone was questioning each other, the Great Crow that had been silent for a long time, suddenly jumped out and righteously shouted: "You wicked thing, to have such a vicious technique, do you think you can hide from your Crow Master eyes?"

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    "You wicked thing, you actually have such a malicious technique. Do you think you can hide from your Crow Master''s eyes?"


    As the Great Crow spoke till here, it suddenly stopped, as if it wanted Chu Ling and the others to ask it this question.


    However, Chu Ling at that time had completely ignored him, and only rolled his eyes at the Great Crow, as if he was telling the truth if you wanted to.


    In any case, according to Chu Ling''s understanding of the Great Crow, this thing was simply a bird that could not hide its words.


    As a result, Chu Ling quickly found out from the Great Crow''s mouth that the image of Zhao Wutao earlier was not like how Chu Ling and the others imagined it to be, where the depth of his strength was so high that it could affect things five hundred kilometers away.


    It was because he had trained in a art called the Art of Marrying, and relying on the fact that Zhao Ziping was his biological brother, he had refined him as a doppelg?nger. When his own cultivation was about to break through, he could sacrifice the doppelganger to break through the shackles of cultivation.


    Although Zhao Ziping didn''t have the slightest feeling of success these past few years, he had still succeeded.


    It was no wonder that no matter how arrogant Zhao Ziping was in the past, he would always protect him. It wasn''t because of deep brotherly feelings, but because he was afraid of losing the protection of his clone.


    Although Zhao Ziping was very annoying, but Chu Ling still felt sad for him, but he quickly shook his head.


    After all, with Zhao Ziping''s level of viciousness, she simply did not deserve any sympathy.


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling looked towards the people from the Pill Flame Sect and realized that although the cultivators from the Flaming Lion had all died, the mounts had survived.


    It was obvious that this was done intentionally by the people of the Pill Flame Sect.


    After all, although these Flaming Lion were not very intelligent, they had been tamed for far too long, and did not have much malice in them, so they were easily subdued by the people from the Pill Flame Sect.


    Chu Ling thought, since Zhao Family could rise up as a Flaming Lion, then Pill Flame Sect could too.


    Although there were not many Flaming Lion in front of him, as long as he could figure out how to feed them, he could still cultivate a large number of Flaming Lion.


    As for those array formations of the Flaming Lion, Chu Ling believed that he would be able to obtain a few from the Great Crow.


    With Chu Ling and the rest''s instructions, they quickly cleaned up the battlefield in front of them.


    However, just as they were about to search once more, they heard hurried footsteps from behind them.


    "Zhao Ziping, return my Pill Flame Sect''s seniors to us."


    Just as he finished speaking, a group of over ten Pill Flame Sect disciples under the leadership of Su Jianshi rushed over angrily.


    But just as they stepped onto the summit, they were instantly stunned, didn''t they say that all of their fellow disciples were captured by Zhao Ziping?


    Why doesn''t it look like it now?


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he, who was originally prepared to fight, instantly relaxed. After all, he knew most of the people who came.


    "Senior Brother Su, what are all of you doing?" Chu Ling pointed to the swords in Su Jianshu''s and the others'' hands and asked.


    When Su Jianshu and the others heard that, they were all stunned and subconsciously said, "I, I, I am not here to save you? That''s right, then what about Zhao Ziping? This time, I brought another fifteen fellow disciples. With everyone working together, we should be able to fight them. "


    After Su Jianshu said this, Gu Haoran and the others immediately put down what they were doing and laughed out loud, causing Su Jianshi and the others to be filled with even more doubts.


    Chu Ling could not bear to see Su Jian Shu and the others embarrassed, he immediately kicked the dead Zhao Ziping who was behind him, and said: "Stop looking, isn''t this place?"


    After all, when they had rushed over here previously, they had never thought of killing Zhao Ziping. They had only thought of how to fight evenly with Zhao Ziping and the rest to save them, but they never thought that Zhao Ziping would actually already be dead in front of their eyes.


    "How, how is this possible? Where are their Flaming Lion s? " Su Jianshi and the others asked again.


    And at that time, Chu Ling smiled and silently pointed to the few remaining corpses behind him that were left after they had all been thrown down the tower, which meant that they were all dead.


    However, Gu Haoran explained in a soft voice: "Where are the Flaming Lion? There are only these Flaming Lion. As for those cultivators with Zhao Family, they have already been defeated by Little Junior Brother and Fellow Brother Crow. They have been killed by us."


    When Su Jianshu and the others heard this, they were immediately rendered speechless with shock. They could not believe that the Flaming Lion cavalry that was riding horizontally and horizontally in Zhao Kingdom was actually defeated by Chu Ling.


    Su Jianshu then thought of how he wanted to drag Chu Ling to get reinforcements, and wanted to give him a few tight slaps. Chu Ling might as well not listen to him, otherwise, a few more of their brothers would probably die from Pill Flame Sect.


    Just as Su Jianshu and the others were still wondering about it, a Pill Flame Sect disciple within the crowd who had stripped the treasures off the corpses shouted unhappily.


    "What are you all talking about? Hurry up and find all the things on the people here. Otherwise, wouldn''t it be a waste of Junior Chu''s effort? "


    When Su Jianshu and the others heard this, they immediately rushed over in joy. After all, not only did they not use any strength, they did not even throw their lives away, and because of Chu Ling''s power, they actually even obtained treasures for free. How could this not make them excited?


    At that time, Chu Ling looked at the now bustling and lively large force and did not say a word. Instead, he turned his eyes back to the sarcophagus.


    "I wonder what kind of shocking treasures are inside!" Chu Ling said, and then his gaze landed on the Great Crow.


    This was because before they had arrived, Zhao Ziping had actually already broken through quite a few of the formations in front of the sarcophagus. The Demon General Realm Demonic Beast that originally guarded the sarcophagus had also been taken away by them, and currently, he had not even returned.


    Therefore, there were not many arrays left in front of him. In front of an array expert like the Great Crow, they should be nothing.


    As a result, under Chu Ling''s casual promise of ten thousand first stage Pill, the Great Crow did its best to remove all of the restrictions on the sarcophagus.


    The crowd, who had been busy earlier, couldn''t help but stop and look at the sarcophagus.


    However, at this time, not a single person stepped forward. After all, even though the current Chu Ling was only one of the new disciples that had joined the Pill Flame Sect, and many people had not even been able to change the name of the little junior, at this time, he was still faintly becoming the head of the Pill Flame Sect crowd.


    "I want to see what kind of treasure is inside that is worthy of such a large mausoleum!"

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    "I want to see what kind of treasure is inside that is worthy of such a large mausoleum!" Chu Ling said.


    After seeing Li Yanrong and the others about to open the sarcophagus and be stopped by the Great Crow s, he did not try to refuse anymore and directly walked up to them in large strides. After confirming that there were no more dangers, he walked in front of the sarcophagus and gently held it up with his hands.


    The sarcophagus was not the size of an ordinary coffin but was more than three meters wide. Looking at it, it looked extremely huge, probably even a Demonic Beast could fit inside.


    Therefore, it was only natural to feel a bit heavy.


    However, what surprised Chu Ling was that he only felt a cold intent from his palm, and then, with a light use of force, he heard a huge sound. The coffin lid instantly retreated to the bottom, and the scene in the coffin was revealed.


    However, before Chu Ling could see it clearly, a jade sword condensed from Spiritual Energy instantly flew out of the coffin, and with lightning speed, it pierced towards Chu Ling''s face.


    Chu Ling was immediately shocked, they could actually use Spiritual Energy, could it be that the one in the sarcophagus was an old bastard, and was still alive?


    Chu Ling thought, but his body did not slow down at all. He then twisted his body forcefully, wanting to dodge the life gate.


    At the same time, a stone armor suddenly appeared on his body, and in the blink of an eye, streams of fire lit up on the stone armor on Chu Ling''s arm.


    As for the Chu Ling at that time, he gritted his teeth and used both of his arms to defend himself. Although he had been prepared for this, he did not expect that the sword would be so sharp.


    Chu Ling stared intently at the jade sword that was continuously releasing sword beams, but as he looked into the sarcophagus, he realized that your old man did not want to live.


    His heart immediately trembled. A jade sword that was condensed from Spiritual Energy left behind by a person who had died for countless years still had such power. How powerful must he be before he was alive?!


    Boom!


    Chu Ling''s body looked like he had been struck by an iron hammer, he continuously retreated, until the stone tower''s pillar was completely broken down, and then he stopped.


    And the jade sword that had nearly pierced Chu Ling also seemed to have exhausted all of its energy, in the blink of an eye, it disappeared from the world ¡­


    "Chu Ling, how are you?" Seeing this, Li Yanrong quickly walked up to Chu Ling and asked.


    At that time, Chu Ling still had lingering fear in his heart as he looked at the sarcophagus, and just as he was about to say that he was alright, he suddenly saw a black shadow flash past.


    Unexpectedly, the Great Crow took advantage of the time that everyone was looking at Chu Ling to rush towards the sarcophagus.


    Seeing that, how could Chu Ling dare delay any longer? He immediately crawled back up and rushed towards the sarcophagus, with his understanding of Great Crow, if this thing were to take out the thing in his hands, then it would be even harder than ascending to the heavens.


    "You dead crow, you want to take advantage of me again?"


    "Bullshit, is my Great Crow the kind of crow? Do you think I''m a wicked thing like you! Get out of my way! "


    "You should be the one to get out of the way."


    A man and a crow quickly fought in front of the sarcophagus, causing everyone in Pill Flame Sect to feel baffled, but very quickly, the Great Crow was beaten up by Chu Ling, and it laid on the ground, lost the opportunity to reach the sarcophagus.


    After Chu Ling subdued the Great Crow, he then came to the front of the sarcophagus.


    Inside the sarcophagus, there was a white-haired old man. Although he had been dead for hundreds of years, he still looked as if he was alive, and if not for the death aura on his face, Chu Ling would probably have been scared to death.


    How terrifying it would be to be a living old turtle!


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling very quickly tossed the thought out of his mind.


    He felt that since he had taken the elder''s treasure, he couldn''t just let him die in the wilderness. He didn''t move the old man and only took down the only wooden box that the old man held in his hand.


    Although Chu Ling had only just obtained it, the pill''s fragrance that came from inside the wooden box immediately indicated that it was the Pill left behind by the old man years ago.


    Chu Ling did not dare to be careless. After all, with this old man''s skills, Pill s that could accompany him in death would definitely not be too bad.


    Therefore, Chu Ling wanted to keep it.


    But just at that time, suddenly, an aged voice rang out from somewhere.


    "Since you are able to break through the layers of restrictions to come here, then it can be considered fate for us. The Pill in the wooden box can be considered as my greeting gift. If you do not wish to die, then quickly leave!"


    Right after he said that, before Chu Ling could even react, he felt something beneath his feet shake, and the tower that was almost destroyed by the battle earlier immediately crumbled and turned into a pile of stones.


    When Chu Ling and the rest landed on the ground, the ground was still shaking, and at that time, the Great Crow that was originally pretended to be dead by Chu Ling suddenly jumped up and flew into the distance with all its might.


    "Damn it, this wicked thing actually used a sarcophagus to deceive people. The real treasure is not here at all. Old Man Zhao, you''ve really done too much shamelessly. Your plans are not bad at all!"


    The Great Crow cried out loudly, causing Chu Ling and the rest to start running as well. When Chu Ling turned his head to look back, he only saw that the sarcophagus that had landed on the ground at the same time had already disappeared. It was obvious that they had been played by the person who just spoke.


    The sarcophagus was just a suspicious array.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to look for the true treasure, he heard the Great Crow roaring loudly.


    "Kid, the exit passage is about to close. I, Grandpa Wu, don''t want this treasure. If you are willing, you can stay here. All of it is yours."


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, it flapped its wings and its speed unconsciously increased by a few degrees.


    Hearing that, how could Chu Ling dare to delay any longer. He immediately called for the rest of the Pill Flame Sect to sit on the Flaming Lion that had just escaped death, and rushed towards the exit.


    Although he did not obtain the old man''s real treasure, his gains this time was not bad. Not only did he reach the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, he even obtained the Pill s whose names he did not know.


    Not to mention the things that Zhao Ziping and the others were carrying earlier, although Chu Ling did not choose any of them, they were all taken away by the people from Pill Flame Sect, and they believed that their Pill Flame Sect would increase somewhat in the near future.


    Evidently, it was not only Chu Ling who felt that the gate to the small world was about to close, everyone outside could clearly see that the two stone doors were slowly closing.


    Originally, this time, the opening of the mausoleum had alarmed all the sects in the Zhao Kingdom. As a result, there were currently several thousands of people gathered in the Yan Yang Valley.


    And these people, were mostly the juniors from the sect that were searching for treasures in the mausoleum. As a result, when they saw the stone door close, their hearts naturally became incomparably anxious.


    However, amidst the crowd, the three middle-aged men from Zhao Family didn''t seem the least bit anxious. Instead, they looked at the stone door with smiles on their faces.


    After all, in their eyes, Zhao Ziping and the others who possessed the Flaming Lion Armoured Cavalry definitely had enough time to escape.


    Furthermore, based on what the people who came out previously said, Zhao Ziping and the rest''s gains were not bad.

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    "Brother Zhao Ke, don''t worry, I heard from the group of brats that came back from my house that the Flaming Lion s with Zhao Family are not far behind them, and should be able to come out soon."


    "Hehe, that''s not the only thing I know. My family''s younger generation said that Zhao Ziping and the others have already entered the depths of the mausoleum, and even the sarcophagus was pulled out by them. They obviously obtained a great opportunity!"


    "Hehe, aren''t you talking nonsense? After all, if the s from Zhao Family are riding inside, then it would absolutely be invincible!"


    The surrounding people continued to speak to the four people with Zhao Family, and it was obvious that they were trying to curry favor with them.


    However, the most embarrassing thing was that the middle-aged man named Zhao Ke, the leader of Zhao Family, did not pay attention to them. Even the other two people did not even bother to look at them.


    And at the back of the crowd, five cultivators wearing Pill Flame Sect robes looked at the stone door, filled with worry. After all, there were quite a few people who had entered with Pill Flame Sect, and not long ago, they had sent fifteen people in.


    However, from the information that was previously spread out, the Pill Flame Sect disciples inside were not in a good situation.


    And now, seeing that the stone door was about to close, the five of them were clearly anxious and impatient. After all, those disciples inside could be said to be the foundations of their Pill Flame Sect.


    Thus, after the middle-aged scholar, who was the leader of the Pill Flame Sect, exchanged gazes with the four of them, he walked into the crowd and saw a slightly familiar face.


    "I am the Pill Flame Sect Lu Tian Gan. Could you inquire about my Pill Flame Sect''s disciple in this mausoleum. Have you seen my disciple before?"


    As soon as the middle-aged scholar finished speaking, the middle-aged woman paused for a moment and then immediately laughed out loud, as if she had heard some kind of joke.


    "Haha, Pill Flame Sect, Pill Flame Sect''s disciple, I''m dying from laughter, there''s no one else in the Pill Flame Sect, most of them are dead!"


    The woman''s voice was sharp and harsh, and she deliberately mocked the middle-aged scholar. In order to gain the attention of the Zhao Family and the surrounding people, she did not lower her voice, and instead spoke very loudly, causing the surrounding people to immediately burst out in laughter upon hearing it.


    "Haha, I''m dying from laughter, they actually still don''t know that their Pill Flame Sect''s disciples have already been killed by the Zhao Family''s Flaming Lion."


    "That''s right, I''ve already heard that during the thousand years of being known as the number one genius in both cultivation and Pill Dao, Chu Ling had been thrown into an extremely dark place. As for the other disciples who went in later to save Chu Ling, they were all killed by Zhao Ziping and the others."


    "Then why are their Pill Flame Sect still waiting for disciples? They really don''t mind losing face!"


    "Yeah, who would have thought that not only is the Pill Flame Sect of the older generation inferior to the younger generation, but the Pill Flame Sect of the older generation will also crush them, this is truly embarrassing!"


    When the five people heard this, they didn''t have the slightest awkward expression of being mocked. Instead, they all had pale faces and some of them even had gloomy faces. It was obvious that their hearts were as dead as ashes.


    However, at that time, the leader of the Zhao Family, Zhao Ke, lightly glanced at it, then said: "To be enemies with my Zhao Family, one must die a heinous death, and do this sort of thing. You must get used to it, because when our two families compete, you will all die even more."


    After Zhao Ke finished speaking, the surrounding people echoed his words. At that time, the middle-aged scholar looked at the slowly closing stone door and painfully closed his eyes.


    It was truly hard for him to accept that Chu Ling and the others had all died in that mausoleum.


    At this moment, a man in the crowd suddenly shouted out.


    "It''s the Flaming Lion, the people from Zhao Family have returned."


    The moment his voice fell, countless people who wanted to flatter him on the Zhao Family responded one by one, as if everyone had been looking forward to their return for a long time.


    "Sigh, the people from Zhao Family have finally returned. I finally have the chance to see the glory of the Flaming Lion!"


    "Yeah, Zhao Family is simply filled with geniuses. First, there''s Zhao Kingdom''s number one genius Zhao Wutao, and then there''s Zhao Ziping who defeated all the disciples in Pill Flame Sect by himself. It''s simply unbelievable!"


    "That''s right, I don''t know if her Zhao Family is good enough for a wife or not, but that granddaughter of mine is already at the age of marriage!"


    Everyone continued to speak, but they soon realized that something was wrong with the people on top of the Flaming Lion. Instead of wearing black armor as they had seen previously, they were all wearing long robes.


    From the looks of it, he did not look like a Zhao Ziping of only twelve or thirteen years old!


    "It doesn''t look like the Flaming Lion s of Zhao Family!"


    "I don''t think so. Look at that woman, although she''s far away, I think she''s Li Yanrong with Pill Flame Sect!"


    "That''s right, I think so too. It can''t be that they''re people from Pill Flame Sect, right?"


    "It seems, it seems to be true!"


    As the crowd spoke, the atmosphere became increasingly awkward and no one dared to speak again.


    They never thought that the person seated on the Flaming Lion was actually not a person from Zhao Family, but a disciple from Pill Flame Sect. Could it be that the disciples from Pill Flame Sect had killed all of Zhao Ziping''s hundred Flaming Lion?


    As the crowd thought of this, they all shook their heads, unable to believe it, since the fame of the Flaming Lion was just too great.


    But even so, no one was the first to ask. After all, although their skin wasn''t bad, they couldn''t change their tone in the blink of an eye!


    And at that time, Chu Ling, who had escaped with great difficulty, did not expect that there would be such a large commotion outside, so he could not help but stare blankly.


    "Are they welcoming us?"


    Chu Ling said in his heart, and then, who was originally unacquainted with everyone, he immediately led the people from Pill Flame Sect to the back, and prepared to hide the Flaming Lion. After all, if the people from the Zhao Family knew, they would definitely be able to conclude that Zhao Ziping was killed by them.


    Therefore, under everyone''s strange gazes, Chu Ling increased his speed and headed outside.


    But very quickly, a voice stopped Chu Ling in his tracks.


    "You are Chu Ling?"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he turned around and smiled to the middle aged man: "Senior Brother Lu, it''s me."


    When the middle-aged scholar heard him, he was already close to tears of joy when he saw Li Yanrong and the others return. After confirming that the unfamiliar man in front of him was Chu Ling, he immediately threw his head back and laughed;


    But very quickly, the middle-aged scholar asked curiously: "It''s great that you''re still alive. Oh right, didn''t they say you were thrown into the extreme yin world? Why did you come out? "


    "Is this the place where the extreme yin is located? "Yeah, I did go in, but the inside environment isn''t that good. Didn''t I come out again?"

 C100

    "Is this the place where the extreme yin is located? "Yeah, I did go in, but the inside environment isn''t that good. Didn''t I come out again?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people all rolled their eyes, and some of them even had the urge to rush up and slap Chu Ling.


    What do you mean by going in and coming out? Do you think that the place of extreme yin is your home?


    It had to be known that this was a notorious and dangerous place on the Tianyuan Continent. Although everyone knew that the place of extreme Yin within the mausoleum was most likely not as terrifying as the one in the legends, it was definitely a place where Heaven Understanding Stage experts could be kept.


    You, Chu Ling, are only a cultivator with Vein Opening Stage.


    "Then these Flaming Lion are ¡­" Someone in the crowd asked intentionally.


    When Chu Ling heard that, he immediately looked towards the crowd. His expression immediately became gloomy, and he knew that it was a deliberate provocation of the anger of the Zhao Family, so he was somewhat unwilling to answer.


    However, after thinking about it again and again, he still said, "It''s just a simple one."


    The moment Chu Ling''s voice fell, booing immediately came from the surrounding people. Each and every one of them clearly did not believe a single one of what Chu Ling had just said.


    After all, none of the people present were fools, so they naturally could not believe that there were so many Flaming Lion in this mausoleum.


    Therefore, almost everyone was convinced that the Flaming Lion that Chu Ling and the rest were riding on, was definitely an object with Zhao Family.


    And now that the Zhao Family object had appeared in the hands of Chu Ling and the rest, it had to be Chu Ling and the rest who had stolen it from the mausoleum!


    When the crowd thought of this, they were stunned. The gazes they used to look at Chu Ling and the others were stealthily filled with dread.


    It just so happened that right at this moment, another rough male voice sounded from the crowd. It was obvious that it was just like how it was before;


    "That''s not right, if Zhao Ziping and the rest lost their mounts, they would have come out already, the stone door is almost closed, they wouldn''t be dead inside right!"


    As soon as his voice fell, everyone immediately reacted, feeling extremely shocked in their hearts.


    After that, after some careful consideration, he recalled the matter of the Pill Flame Sect that had been passed down to everyone falling into Zhao Ziping''s hands and could not help but slightly nod his head, clearly agreeing with the words of the man in the crowd just now.


    "That''s right, the people from Zhao Family have most likely died inside!"


    "Hehe, if my guess is correct, it was probably done by someone from Pill Flame Sect."


    The surrounding people all started to speak in succession, as if they would only be satisfied if they saw the two families fight, but deep in their hearts, they also didn''t want to admit it, because at this moment, they were already somewhat fearful of Pill Flame Sect. After all, all these years, especially recently, they had not taken advantage of the situation to bully Pill Flame Sect.


    Now, if Pill Flame Sect were to rise up once again, they would truly have to suffer a little.


    After all, everyone knew that the fame of the Flaming Lion was never boasted about, and Pill Flame Sect who had been reduced to prisoners before, had already proven this point.


    However, what everyone never expected was that the Flaming Lion s would still be defeated by the Pill Flame Sect, so wouldn''t the fighting strength of the Pill Flame Sect''s younger generation be stronger than the Hundred Horned Flaming Lion s!


    Just as everyone was thinking this, Zhao Ke''s eyes were about to pop out from within the crowd. It was only when the stone door completely shut that Zhao Ke''s anger was completely released.


    As soon as those who had seen it, they knew that it was because the Zhao Family was looking for trouble with the Pill Flame Sect, and thus, they all scattered to the side.


    "Pill Flame Sect, you all killed the disciples of my Zhao Family. Could it be that you all want to escape today?" Zhao Ke snorted, then walked towards Chu Ling and the others, releasing all of the Qi in his body in an instant, dashing towards Chu Ling and the others.


    Chu Ling had secretly clenched his fists at that time, when he had made his move against Zhao Ziping, he had already thought of the current situation.


    However, Chu Ling only stared intently at the three people in front of him without the slightest bit of fear.


    And at that time, when the middle aged scholar''s group of five saw this, they instantly stood in front of Chu Ling and the rest. Even though they did not say anything, their meaning was extremely obvious.


    Then, they would naturally be able to fight to the death against Zhao Ke and the others for the sake of Chu Ling and the other disciples.


    "Scram!" As for the man behind him, a middle-aged scholar dressed in black clothing directly swung his palm towards him. Clearly, he did not put the five of them in his eyes at all.


    At that time, the middle-aged scholar only tilted his body slightly and directly dodged a palm strike. Then, under everyone''s shocked gazes, they saw the middle-aged scholar reach out his finger like lightning and gently point at the man''s chest. The man flew backwards like a raging bull and created a large hole in the ground.


    "Lu Tian Gan, you dare to attack us, aren''t you afraid that my Zhao Family will flatten your Pill Flame Sect?" Zhao Ke was flustered, but he did not immediately make a move. Originally, they, whose numbers were slightly less than their Pill Flame Sect, had just been defeated by a middle-aged scholar, but now, they had actually dared to make a move.


    However, for Zhao Ke, the banner of Zhao Family was his greatest confidence.


    "Hehe, your Zhao Family is really laughable. Before, when a dignified Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator wanted to attack me, that was fine, but now that he can''t beat my senior brother, he has to cry and look for his family. You are so old, and you still haven''t weaned!


    You want your family''s elders to protect you and bully men and women outside! "


    Chu Ling laughed as he spoke, causing Zhao Ke''s body to tremble as if he had been humiliated to the extreme.


    After all, being scolded by a Vein Opening Stage cultivator with a cultivation far lower than her own was truly infuriating.


    However, even though he was furious, he couldn''t refute her words at the moment.


    After all, Chu Ling was right. He really couldn''t beat the middle-aged scholar, and could only find a clan to support him.


    But if he really said it like this, wouldn''t he become a little kid who hasn''t stopped drinking milk yet? Then, how would he be able to establish his footing in the Zhao Kingdom in the future? wouldn''t he become the laughingstock of all the people with Zhao Kingdom?


    Therefore, Zhao Ke only stared fiercely at Chu Ling, and then, as if admitting his defeat, he stepped back step by step.


    Since the competition between our two families is coming, then my Zhao Family will definitely let your Pill Flame Sect know, my Zhao Family is stronger than your Pill Flame Sect not just by force, let''s see what happens next.


    In the competition between the two families three months from now, I will make all of the young disciples of your Pill Flame Sect die, without a single one remaining! "


    Zhao Ke said fiercely, his eyes still staring straight at Chu Ling, as though showing off in a demonstration as he clenched his fists.


    He did not believe that the people from the Pill Flame Sect had the strength to kill the Flaming Lion, if not they would not have fallen into the hands of Zhao Ziping and the rest.


    Originally, he could not understand why all of the Flaming Lion s would die in the mausoleum, but after his short confrontation with Chu Ling and the sight of the disciples of the Pill Flame Sect secretly having Chu Ling as their leader, he had stealthily confirmed in his heart that the reason the people of the Pill Flame Sect were able to kill all of the Flaming Lion s was most likely because of Chu Ling.


    "Especially you, Chu Ling! All these years, I have seen too many geniuses, but since they are all dead, you are no exception! "

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    "Especially you, Chu Ling! All these years, I have seen too many geniuses, but since they are all dead, you are no exception! "


    After Zhao Ke finished speaking, he very quickly left with the other two Zhao Family s. Although they looked very ferocious when they left, they still looked somewhat dejected in the eyes of the crowd.


    Chu Ling did not quite understand the first half of Zhao Ke''s words. His so-called strength alone was not enough for Chu Ling to understand after thinking for a long time.


    In any case, he was convinced that since he had destroyed Zhao Wutao''s clone, Zhao Wutao would definitely not let him off the hook in the battle between the two families.


    "Looks like I still have to increase my strength!" Chu Ling muttered as he rubbed the Pill he had brought out from the sarcophagus.


    As a result, Chu Ling who felt that he was in a hurry returned to his room immediately after entering the Pill Flame Sect. He was prepared to study the Pill in the box to see if it could help his cultivation make another breakthrough.


    The people from the Pill Flame Sect did not have the intention to disturb Chu Ling, and did not even bother about the Pill s.


    After all, everyone knew that if it weren''t for Chu Ling, they wouldn''t have been able to obtain that Pill, let alone the Spiritual Stone that was plundered from the Flaming Lion on top of the Steel Cavalry.


    Of course, nothing was that absolute. For example, the Wang Yi who had been ruthlessly taught a lesson by Chu Ling earlier, felt that this kind of behavior was rather unfair for Chu Ling.


    Wang Yi had always thought that Chu Ling should have taken out all those Pill s, and as they had said, everyone should have their share. Why did Chu Ling take all of them?


    However, no matter how unfair Wang Yi was, no matter how many Pill Flame Sect disciples he talked to him about, no one would be willing to pay attention to him.


    What made Wang Yi exceptionally satisfied was that although he had suffered a punch from Chu Ling previously, he did not fall behind even the slightest while cleaning up the battlefield.


    This was especially so when he picked up the Storage Bag. He admitted that he was definitely not slower than the others, and thus, the Pill inside the Storage Bag was already enough for him to raise his cultivation to the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Of course, he was not the only one who felt indignant and indignant towards Chu Ling, the other one was the Great Crow that Chu Ling had brought back with him.


    However, this Great Crow was completely as patient as Wang Yi. In these past few days, it seemed to be yelling and cursing outside Chu Ling''s house every day, as if it didn''t have the slightest awareness of being an outsider in a foreign land.


    "Chu Ling, you wicked thing, you owe me fifty thousand first stage Pill. So what, do you not want to give it to me now? Let me tell you, it will be sixty thousand tomorrow. Don''t blame your Crow Master for not reminding you!"


    The Great Crow laid in front of Chu Ling''s door, while throwing the Pill into its own mouth, it yelled. It was not the first day that it scolded in such a manner, it was not even worried that Chu Ling would come out to beat it up.


    Chu Ling had the urge to slap the Great Crow to death already, but unfortunately, he did not have the time to care about the Great Crow.


    After all, it was time for him to break through.


    Originally, he, who had just broken through the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, thought that it would take a very long time to do so, but the Pill in the wooden box had greatly shortened the time.


    It was just that Chu Ling felt a bit of regret, that there was only one Pill, and according to his judgement, it was definitely a Level 3 Spirit Dan. He who did not even know the name of the Pill, naturally, did not know of the Pill''s pill recipes, much less using it to refine pills in the future.


    "Fortunately, there''s still some pill ashes left. Perhaps someone might even be able to identify the refining materials within. If this is the case, I can continue to use these Pill whose pill formulas have been lost for most of the time.


    Since you have already been stored here for so many years, and I only managed to get you after you are old, I will call you the Ancient Spirit Pill from now on! " Chu Ling muttered.


    Very quickly, he focused his mind again, and got used to the power of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage.


    "The Spiritual Energy is at least five times more profound than before. If I were to use the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist now, I would probably be able to wield the strength of two elephants!"


    As Chu Ling said this, he knew in his heart that his current strength far exceeded that of any other Vein Opening Stage cultivator. However, towards Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators, Chu Ling still did not have much confidence.


    After all, the him before was a cultivator of the Heaven Understanding Stage, so he was well aware of the disparity between Heaven Understanding Stage and present.


    "Currently, it will be difficult for me to break through in a short period of time. I can only train in battle skills, and use this to increase my strength, so I should be able to practice the High Profound Ranked Raindrop Sword a little more," Chu Ling said before standing up and walking out of the house.


    At that time, the Great Crow was just bored out of its mind, and could only scold Chu Ling to pass the time.


    Chu Ling, you wicked thing, you really want to go back on your word? Do you believe that I will give you a punch in the head so you can have a taste of your Crow Master''s power!


    Let me tell you this, don''t think that just because you can defeat a cultivator with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage that you can become stronger than you are. Let me tell you this, your Crow Master will still send you flying with a punch! "


    The Great Crow''s eyes were glowing as it spoke, it even continued to flap its wings, as though it was ravaging Chu Ling, and was obviously very excited.


    But just at that time, the Great Crow never would have thought that the wooden door would actually let out a creaking sound and directly open.


    It was leaning against the wooden door, but it suddenly lost its balance and fell to the ground, about to curse loudly.


    But just as the Great Crow was about to curse, it saw Chu Ling looking at it with a spurious smile. Although he did not reveal any threatening expression, it caused the Great Crow to instantly submit to him as it continued to mutter to itself, acting as if it did not see Chu Ling at all.


    Chu Ling did not care about this, and directly rushed towards the back of the mountain. He did not deliberately try to scare the Great Crow, but it was just that the day of Chu Ling''s breakthrough was not long, and he did not manage to fully grasp the Qi in his body.


    When Chu Ling was very far away, the Great Crow finally crawled back up, looking at the direction Chu Ling left in, it said indignantly: "This wicked thing actually broke through, it is truly a freak, no no, I can''t be left behind by this guy. I want to beat him down and snatch all his Pill away."


    Regarding the words of the Great Crow, Chu Ling naturally did not know, but even if he did, he did not have any intention of paying attention to it. After all, the life and death of Pill Flame Sect was determined by the competition between the two families three months from now.


    Therefore, for the past three months, in order to raise their strength as fast as possible, not only Chu Ling, but practically everyone in the Pill Flame Sect had put aside the matter of refining pellets and started cultivating as hard as possible.


    As for Chu Ling, after three months of hard work, his Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist Technique had already reached the strength of three elephants, and even the Raindrop Sword Technique had reached the first stage of perfection. Once used, it created a continuous rain curtain, enough to split stones.


    On this day, Chu Ling was training his battle skill at the waterfall, when he saw Li Yanrong running over anxiously, because the waterfall''s sound was too loud, he could only wave at Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling also quickly jumped over.


    "Senior sister, what''s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Chu Ling slowly put on the shore''s clothes as he looked at his clothes which had once again been drenched by the waterfall''s water, and felt quite helpless.


    However, he did not intend to use the Spiritual Energy to vaporize it. Instead, he asked directly.


    And at that time, Li Yanrong clearly did not care about those things as much as he did, and directly pulled Chu Ling''s arm and went ahead of him.


    "I just received the news, saying that the time for the competition has been set. Today, the location will be Fu Yi Mountain, located eight hundred kilometers away from the Pill Flame Sect. Quickly go, otherwise, it will be too late."


    Hearing this, Chu Ling frowned, it was obvious that the majority of the news came here late on purpose like this by the Zhao Family, to catch Pill Flame Sect unprepared, and even wanted to make the Pill Flame Sect late so that they could lose the competition.


    "Pill Flame Sect, you guys are really sinister!"

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    "Pill Flame Sect, you guys are really sinister!" Chu Ling slightly lowered his head and sighed.


    But the moment he lowered his head, Chu Ling''s eyes could no longer move away.


    After all, the waterfall that Chu Ling was on was not small at all, and the water droplets that splashed out could probably reach a distance of a few kilometers away.


    When Li Yanrong came under the waterfall, she was naturally just like Chu Ling, her entire body was already wet.


    However, at that time, it was clear that Li Yanrong did not notice it in his anxiety, and only allowed his drenched clothes to stick tightly onto his body. A beautiful painting was drawn on it.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling''s heart was continuously at a loss. He felt that, as an honorable and honorable man, he should naturally not look away, unless it was etiquette. However, he couldn''t bear to look away for a moment.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to move his eyes away, he suddenly felt a killing intent erupt from the woman in front of him, causing him to fall into an icy pit.


    "What are you looking at?" Li Yanrong had obviously noticed Chu Ling''s gaze. When he turned around, although his face was slightly flushed, his tone was exceptionally ice-cold.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he could not help but shiver in fear. He immediately pretended to look down his nose and heart, as if he did not know what Li Yanrong was talking about.


    "Ah?" What did Senior Sister say? I didn''t watch anything! " Chu Ling said with a wronged expression.


    However, what Chu Ling couldn''t possibly guess was that right after he said those words, the chill that was being emitted from Li Yanrong''s body grew even stronger, and it was no longer as if he had fallen into an icehouse; he had been completely frozen into an ice cube!


    "You didn''t take a look?" Li Yanrong said in a cold voice, and then, with a cold snort, he quickly turned around and rushed forward.


    In just a few breaths of time, the water droplets on his body had turned into white mist, covering Li Yanrong''s body and making him look like a fairy that had fallen into the world.


    At that time, Chu Ling did not dare to reply, but his eyes could not help but stare blankly. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that Li Yanrong''s appearance was even more severe than before.


    But right at this moment, a cold snort sounded out, causing Chu Ling to feel a burst of regret.


    "Ferocious beasts are inferior!"


    Chu Ling was unable to refute them for a moment. After all, although they were not necessarily beasts, they were truly worse than beasts.


    "You should have admitted it earlier," Chu Ling said softly, but he did not dare delay, after all the matter of the competition was not something he could afford to delay.


    Chu Ling and Yue Shan''s speed was extremely fast, and in half an incense''s time, they had already arrived at the huge training grounds before the Pill Flame Sect.


    And right now, in the middle of the training grounds was a thirty meters long Wind Ark, with over thirty Pill Flame Sect disciples already standing on top of it. And underneath the Wind Ark, Song Zhiming was currently sitting on the floor, unceasingly napping, unlike the anxious looks of the middle-aged scholar and the others.


    However, just as Chu Ling and Luo Huan approached Feng Xing Zhou, they were pulled onto the boat by Song Zhiming, one by one. Seemingly at the same time Chu Ling landed on the boat board, Feng Xing Zhou immediately rushed towards the direction of the Fa Yi Mountain.


    But even so, by the time Chu Ling reached Fu Yi Mountain, the place was already packed full of people.


    It was clear that the Zhao Family had already arrived a long time ago, and was only done to purposely slow the arrival of Pill Flame Sect and the others.


    "Pill Flame Sect, what arrogance! "This really makes me wait for a while."


    Amongst the crowd, Zhao Ke, who had previously suffered a loss at the hands of the middle-aged scholar, deliberately ordered his Spiritual Energy to roar, causing his voice to appear in everyone''s ears.


    Therefore, those people who had originally been waiting impatiently started to ridicule the Pill Flame Sect one after another. After all, with the strength of the Pill Flame Sect now, there were practically no sects or schools that would be afraid of them.


    What''s more, if they were to cause trouble, would they need their Zhao Family to back them up?


    "Hehe, he probably thinks of himself as some great figure. Don''t think about what his Pill Flame Sect is now!"


    "Sigh, Fellow, what you''re saying is wrong. Back then, my Pill Flame Sect was the number one sect, so of course I had to put on some airs."


    "Bullshit, that was only in the past. Now that they have been taken over by someone else in the Spiritual Stone mine, they are nothing more than a lowly sect that didn''t even dare to fart."


    Chu Ling was not as angry as the rest of the people in the Pill Flame Sect, and did not pay attention to the surrounding crowd''s mockery.


    After all, they were just a few despicable people who were attracted to the flame.


    What really caught Chu Ling''s attention was in the middle of the row of seats in the middle of the training grounds. A middle-aged man dressed in a dragon robe had a trace of coldness between his brows.


    There was no need for others to introduce him, Chu Ling knew that he was the Patriarch of the Zhao Family, and also the current king of Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Ye who had the title of Zhao Kingdom''s number one expert. He had heard that his cultivation was already at the peak of Dragon Transformantion Stage, and was only one step away from entering the Dao Embryo Stage.


    Of course, this Zhao Ye was far from someone that Chu Ling could handle. What Chu Ling really cared about was standing at his side, dressed in the same yellow robe, looking a little similar to Zhao Ye, but strangely similar to Zhao Ziping. Obviously, that person was Zhao Wutao, who had sworn to kill him.


    At that time, when Zhao Wutao saw that Chu Ling had turned to look at him, he did not choose to ignore her.


    "Clearly, you guessed wrong," Chu Ling said as he spread his hands out and smiled.


    When Zhao Wutao saw this, he did not get angry, but sneered and said: "It''s good that you guessed wrongly. After all, if you did not come, and I wanted to kill you, I would have had to use some strength, which is much easier now."


    After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, what made Chu Ling exceptionally angry was that the man actually ignored him and turned his body to face Song Zhiming and the rest, and started talking.


    He felt that Chu Ling did not seem to be threatening in the slightest, as if Chu Ling had already arrived at this place and no longer felt the need to pay attention to him at all.


    This was what Chu Ling meant when he thought of this, and he was not the least bit angry. He only sneered twice, thinking that this Zhao Wutao would definitely pay the price for his arrogance.


    "Since the people from your Pill Flame Sect have already come, then the competition this time can also begin. Since the outcome has already been decided, my Zhao Family needs your Pill Flame Sect to completely disappear from the eyes of my Hundred Sects Alliance. As for the disciples that are participating in the competition, since they have come, then let''s just stay here forever!"


    Zhang Wu Tao''s expression was cold, but his words were much more arrogant than Zhao Ziping''s. It was as though, in his opinion, today''s competition was a whole process, and then he only had to kill a few people. As for the result, it was no exception.


    When Li Yanrong and the rest heard this, they were extremely angry, especially the Great Crow, its mouth did not spare anyone in the first place, even Chu Ling did not stop it.


    He immediately jumped out from the crowd of Pill Flame Sect s, raised one of his wings and started cursing at Zhao Wutao.


    Who do you think will win, then who will win! Let me tell you, as long as your righteous Crow Master is here today, you cannot be presumptuous! "


    "Alright, I understand. It looks like I''ll have to kill another one later," Zhao Wutao interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said with a calm tone.


    When the Great Crow heard that, it did not know how to continue. After all, when it met an opponent that did not even put it in its eyes, it did not know how to continue scolding!


    Just as the Great Crow was about to fall silent, Chu Ling suddenly heard a commotion from the crowd behind him.


    "Look, it''s the Holy Envoy of the Hundred Sects Alliance. The people who can represent the Hundred Sects Alliance are really different, they are simply as beautiful as fairies!"


    "That''s right, that''s right. This man''s beauty can be considered the beauty of a country. What should I do? I feel that I have developed an admiration for the Holy Envoy."


    "Come on, come on. With your aptitude that''s at the third level of the Vein Opening Stage for forty years, you can forget about it."


    Everyone looked at the man and woman who were standing on top of a small wind boat.


    However, because the man''s appearance couldn''t be considered to be outstanding, the gazes of the crowd all descended upon the white-clothed young girl beside him.


    The woman''s expression was somewhat cold, but fortunately, her body was graceful and her waist was soft. The imprint of a six petal lotus on her forehead made her look like an immortal that had descended to the mortal world, unlike a mortal.


    Chu Ling at that time was the same as the other men around him, and they were all staring at the woman who was clearly the Holy Envoy of Hundred Sects Alliance. After a long while, she slowly let out a breath of foul air, and spoke with great difficulty.


    "It''s actually you, Xu Qing!"

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    "It''s actually you, Xu Qing!"


    Chu Ling never thought that one of the so called Sacred Envoys of the Hundred Sects Alliance would actually be Xu Qing.


    With his impression of Guiyuan Sect, even though his strength was countless times stronger than Pill Flame Sect, it would not be the slightest bit inferior to Zhao Family.


    But no matter what, he was absolutely not qualified for Xu Qing to become an envoy of the Hundred Sects Alliance!


    Of course, what Chu Ling meant was not that, but the aura on Xu Qing''s body, was clearly the aura of his Heaven Understanding Stage.


    It was as if he was a little stronger than his own Heaven Understanding Stage back then.


    It was obviously impossible for him to hide it from Xu Qing. From the looks of it, with Xu Qing''s personality, this competition should be even more difficult than he had thought.


    Sure enough, as Chu Ling had expected, after Xu Qing felt his line of sight, she immediately revealed a hint of a cold smile.


    "Chu Ling? What a coincidence, I didn''t think that after you betrayed my Guiyuan Sect, you would actually join a sect like the Pill Flame Sect. It''s because the people from Zhao Kingdom know about your past, so no one is willing to take you in? "


    Xu Qing said coldly, causing the surrounding people to instantly let out a burst of surprised exclamations. They absolutely did not expect that Chu Ling would actually get to know this fairy-like Holy Envoy, and even seem to have some kind of enmity.


    After all, everyone knew that whether it was the content or the rules of the competition, it was all determined by the Holy Emissaries of the Hundred Sects Alliance.


    Although there were two people with Hundred Sects Alliance, in everyone''s eyes, if Xu Qing wanted to take revenge on Chu Ling, the other person should not be obstructed too much.


    Chu Ling did not care about it. After all, he and Xu Qing knew very well what the truth would be.


    But it was clear that Xu Qing did not have any intentions of letting Chu Ling go, and he continued to speak coldly: "It''s such a pity, that you''re going to be reduced to a rogue cultivator again."


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, Chu Ling''s face couldn''t help but turn pale from being hit in the vitals, and his two fists tightly clenched.


    Xu Qing naturally understood what he meant, it was obvious that he wanted to use his own power to help Zhao Family to win the competition.


    "Don''t worry, I, Chu Ling, did not let you do as you pleased before.


    Chu Ling said while competing with the others, but when it entered the ears of Xu Qing and the people around him, it undoubtedly became a joke.


    In the eyes of the crowd, Pill Flame Sect had already been at a disadvantage in the first place, but now that Xu Qing was targeting him, if they wanted to avoid losing, the only possibility was if there was something wrong with his brain and they took the initiative to admit defeat.


    When Song Zhiming and the others heard this, although they were shocked, they quickly calmed down.


    To Song Zhiming, for the Guiyuan Sect to be able to force a genius disciple like Chu Ling out, and to let him take advantage of it, he wanted to feel grateful towards Xu Qing.


    As for the others, they didn''t take it to heart. After all, Chu Ling had long used his own actions to prove his feelings towards the Pill Flame Sect, so how could they suspect that Chu Ling had betrayed the sect?


    As for the difficulty? It was almost impossible to win anyway. It wouldn''t hurt to make it a little more difficult!


    Everyone had such thoughts, Li Yanrong asked the man beside him in a low voice, and the man very quickly nodded his head and agreed, and then Xu Qing spoke coldly.


    "Since your two families have always sent ten disciples to battle, then this year, we will change the rules.


    Today, I had a talk with Chai Yangyu, Fellow Daoist Chai of the Crimson Dragon Sect. This time, we have decided to start the ancient training grounds in the Yi Yuan Mountains. At that time, regardless of whether one is a disciple of your Zhao Family or one of your Pill Flame Sect, as long as one is not over thirty-five, one can enter to fight within.


    As for who wins and who loses, when you enter the ancient martial arts field, all of you will have a wooden tablet on you. As for which person will have the most wooden tablets, then those 10 people will belong to that person! "


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, his eyes couldn''t help but slightly narrow as he became absent-minded.


    After all, to Pill Flame Sect, such a rule was simply grievous news.


    Initially, he had thought that this competition was just like the previous years, where two pairs of pairs fought each other. He had prepared that even if he couldn''t defeat Zhao Wutao, he would still be able to use Tian Ji''s method of horse racing to win the next match for Pill Flame Sect.


    But she never would have thought that Xu Qing would actually say such a rule.


    Everyone knew that of the Vein Opening Stage present today, only fifteen people were under the age of thirty-five. However, there were more than a hundred people on the Zhao Family and it was obvious that the difference between their strength was many times greater.


    needless to say about this kind of competition method, it simply wanted to bring the advantage of Zhao Wutao, who had already broken through his Heaven Understanding Stage, to the extreme.


    As he thought of this, Chu Ling''s expression became even uglier, yet Xu Qing still continued to sneer at Chu Ling, causing everyone around to be able to see that this was evidently his revenge against Chu Ling.


    When Li Yanrong and the rest heard this, they were enraged, but even if the anger of the crowd were to break through their chests, it would be useless.


    And at that time, Zhao Ye, who was sitting atop the stage, looked at the gloomy Song Zhiming, and in a good mood, he picked up the wine cup beside him, laughed and drank it all, then turned to Song Zhiming and said.


    "Old Man Song, what do you think about this gift from my Zhao Family? Do you know, in order for Xu Qing to become this Holy Envoy, my Zhao Family has spent a lot of effort?!


    However, this is still worth it. Today, I can finally erase all of your Pill Flame Sect from your body.


    Song Zhiming glanced at Zhao Ye with an unhappy face, and immediately spat out a mouthful of saliva, saying: "Rest assured, your Zhao Family is not something to be proud of."


    "Oh? That''s right, then let''s continue to watch. After all, gifts are not limited to this! " Zhao Ye laughed when he saw Song Zhiming''s defeated look, making Song Zhiming''s hair stand on end.


    Although he had said stubbornly that Zhao Ye would not succeed, he was still abnormally worried. He even had the impulse to not compete with him.


    If not for him being forcefully suppressed by him in the end, most likely the people from Pill Flame Sect were already on their way back.


    "Since both of you are already prepared, let''s begin," Xu Qing impatiently said. It was obvious that he couldn''t wait to see Chu Ling make a fool of himself, and was even beheaded by Zhao Wutao in the ancient battlefield.


    As a result, just as she finished her sentence, Zhao Ye, who was sitting on the high platform, waved his sleeve and an Imperial Jade Seal flew out from his sleeve, landing on top of everyone''s heads.


    Quickly after, everyone heard rumbling sounds and a transparent Spirit Formation instantly appeared in front of their eyes. Within the Spirit Formation, yellow sand filled the sky, as if it were a desert.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, although he, along with Li Yanrong and the others walked into the teleportation formation beside Xu Qing, his heart had already become secretly alert.


    After all, since Zhao Ye could carry around the key to the ancient battlefield, which had never been used in any previous competitions, then he must have been prepared.


    If one were to say that they were not prepared in the ancient battlefield, Chu Ling would never believe it.


    When Chu Ling thought about it, his vision suddenly became blurry, and his body seemed to fall from the sky, bringing about waves of dizziness.


    But just when Chu Ling was about to close her eyes, she was suddenly shocked. She looked carefully, only to see that Xu Qing''s lips were slightly raised, and a strange smile appeared on her face.

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    Boom!


    Before Chu Ling could even stabilize himself on the ground, he saw that on the ground surrounding them, sand pillars had suddenly grown from the ground.


    In the blink of an eye, a total of nine hundred and eighty-one stone pillars appeared in front of Chu Ling and the rest like fences, locking them in place immediately.


    Then, just when everyone was feeling baffled, a piece of the Imperial Jade Seal descended from the sky and stopped 100 feet above their heads, as if it was the eye of a formation, instantly causing the surrounding sand pillars to seemingly come to life, directly transforming into a wall of sand that continuously circulated in front of everyone.


    When Chu Ling saw this, his heart tensed up. After all, although he did not know what formation it was, he recognized the Imperial Jade Seal.


    It was obviously the key that opened the ancient training grounds, and was in itself a transcendent spirit artifact. Now, with this unknown array formation, Chu Ling had a feeling that it would be extremely difficult for him to get out.


    As expected, just as Chu Ling thought, an anxious Pill Flame Sect disciple pierced towards the flowing sand.


    "Don''t," Chu Ling roared loudly, but before he could finish speaking, the iron sword was instantly cut into the sand, in the blink of an eye, it had been twisted into a fried dough twist.


    After that, the Pill Flame Sect disciple even let out a painful cry. The clothes on his arm were all ripped apart, and after that, the flesh and blood on his arm kept on exploding.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately roared, his hands did not hesitate to place on the disciple''s shoulders, and instantly pulled him out.


    "Nobody touch the sand wall."


    Chu Ling roared gravely, he could not help but feel a sense of anxiety in his heart. He did not believe that he would not be lucky enough to fall directly into this great formation, and obviously, this great formation was the same as before.


    "It''s a pity that we did not bring the Great Crow in. Otherwise, it might still have a way," Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Right at this moment, a group of thirty odd people under Zhao Wutao''s lead walked over in large strides.


    Obviously, although there were a lot of people whose Zhao Family met the requirements to enter the Fangyi Mountain previously, after seeing Chu Ling and the others set the trap, they did not have any intention of entering either, and only had thirty odd people safely.


    "Hehe, no need to struggle. Although this array does not have any mysteries to it, if you want to come out, you need to have the strength to fight the Ancient Battlefield alone. Not to mention the twenty of you, even if all of your Pill Flame Sect were to come out together, you would not be able to break this array."


    Zhao Wutao said softly, then he slowly adjusted his sleeves and continued speaking.


    "Chu Ling, you probably did not think that you would steal my fortune first and then destroy my clone. Today''s debt should be forgiven, since all of you will die today, why not start from you!"


    After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, his expression couldn''t help but sink. Although Chu Ling knew that he would most likely die today, he didn''t have any intentions of holding back.


    In the next moment, the stone armor started to cover his entire body, staring straight at Zhao Wutao, waiting for the next thunderbolt strike.


    And it was at this time that a man with a long nose and a pointed beak suddenly raised his hand from within the Pill Flame Sect crowd, and directly shouted loudly: "Below the great hall, below the great hall, Wang Yi is willing to surrender, Wang Yi is willing to surrender."


    Wang Yi shouted, and raised both of his arms, waving them around as hard as he could.


    And at that time, when the already furious Li Yanrong saw this, he could not help but become enraged: "Wang Yi, what is the meaning of this? My Pill Flame Sect''s disciple would rather die than submit, how can I just submit to someone from the Zhao Family like that? "


    Just as Li Yanrong finished speaking, Wang Yi jumped out with an extremely exaggerated appearance, and directly spat on the ground in front of Li Yanrong.


    "Pah! Since when am I, Wang Yi, a member of your Pill Flame Sect? Laozi has never treated myself as a member of your Pill Flame Sect."


    A dilapidated sect doesn''t have Spiritual Stone s, battle skills or battle skills, but they are in danger every single day and could die at any moment. I, Wang Yi, have simply been blind to join your Pill Flame Sect. "


    As Wang Yi spoke, he rolled his sleeves around his arms with a fierce look and put his hands on his waist. Without waiting for Li Yanrong and the others to reply, he started to yell again.


    I have long wanted to join the Zhao Family, it''s just that I have never had the chance, and that time was destroyed by you guys again, I had the thought of destroying your clan again, and you still want me to die for you, do you think I am sick?


    "You ¡­" Li Yanrong said anxiously, his hands clutching his chest for a long time before he recovered.


    Originally, Wang Yi already wanted her to exchange for the lives of everyone when she was in the mausoleum. Although Chu Ling had punched Wang Yi, Pill Flame Sect did not pursue the matter further, and she had magnanimously forgotten about it.


    Furthermore, when Wang Yi returned to the Pill Flame Sect, he also appeared to be very obedient and his cultivation had already reached the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, which was why the Pill Flame Sect had brought him here and even given him one of the ten spots originally set for the competition.


    It had to be known, one of the ten slots meant that as long as Wang Yi could win, he would be able to directly participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament. This was absolutely the best treatment given by the Pill Flame Sect.


    But she simply did not expect that at this time, Wang Yi would actually jump out and loudly slander the Pill Flame Sect before the Zhao Family even started its attack. How could these Pill Flame Sect disciples endure this?


    "Wang Yi, don''t forget. Back then, it was you who took the initiative to come here and wanted to join Pill Flame Sect." Li Yanrong said.


    Back then, it was me who took the initiative to join the Pill Flame Sect, but didn''t you say at that time that Chu Ling was a genius of the Pill Dao? I am not thinking that since I can cultivate a Pill Dao genius here, I can definitely cultivate a second one.


    "Who would have thought that after you bastards let me join the sect for so long, you won''t even be able to refine the simplest Spirit Gathering Pills. You''re simply a waste of my talent. Today, I, your father, will say I won''t stay in this sect any longer."


    Wang Yi said shamelessly, angered to the point that almost all the Pill Flame Sect disciples present wanted to take out their swords and stab Wang Yi in front of them to form a hole.


    After all, in the past few days, the Pill Flame Sect had expended a great deal of effort on a disciple like Wang Yi who had come here of his own volition.


    But the way of refining pills, was a matter of talent in the first place. Disciples like Wang Yi, in the past, wouldn''t even take in Pill Flame Sect, it was just too mediocre.


    But they never would have thought that Wang Yi would push all of his problems onto the Pill Flame Sect, causing them to be unable to get angry.


    "Bastard, there''s actually an ungrateful person like you in this world! Watch as I don''t kill you today!"


    Li Yanrong''s eyes widened, and he thrusted his sword at Wang Yi.


    With the shake of his hands, a long sword appeared in his hands, it was as if he was going to take action the moment Li Yanrong made a move.


    Just at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, his right hand gently rested on Li Yanrong''s longsword, and seemed to be saying somewhat helplessly: "Forget it, since he is unwilling to become my Pill Flame Sect''s disciple, then let him go. This kind of person, is not worth it for you to take action."


    Chu Ling said as he raised his head to look at Wang Yi, and said coldly: "You must think this through. Today you have betrayed my Pill Flame Sect, in the future, if you still want to cling onto my Pill Flame Sect, it will be impossible!"

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    "You must think this through. Today you have betrayed my Pill Flame Sect. In the future, if you still want to cling onto my Pill Flame Sect, that would be an impossible task!"


    "Bah!" The moment Chu Ling''s words fell, what made him incomparably furious was that Wang Yi actually spat out that mouthful of saliva at that time again, and laughed even louder: "You even f * cking climbed onto your Pill Flame Sect, do you really think laozi is stupid? A shabby sect, who cares?


    Furthermore, your Pill Flame Sect are going to be destroyed, even if I want to climb over it, I have to have a chance! "


    Wang Yi said arrogantly, he then turned around with his back facing Chu Ling and the rest, as though he did not put Chu Ling in his eyes at all.


    Everyone from the Zhao Family were already out of breath laughing at the disgrace of Chu Ling and the rest. Their eyes were filled with ridicule and ridicule when they looked at Chu Ling and the others.


    At that time, even Zhao Wutao, who did not put anyone in his eyes, had a slight smile on his face.


    Although he had already made up his mind to kill Chu Ling and the rest, but this did not stop him from seeing Chu Ling and the others being humiliated.


    Even though he felt an abnormal disdain towards Wang Yi, he felt that it was a good thing to be able to bring out other people''s disgusting Pill Flame Sect in a while.


    That was why he said: "Alright, since you are willing to give up your darkness and come out into the light, then I, Zhao Wutao, will spare your life today!"


    After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, with a thought, a technique was formed in his hand, and quickly after, a jade-green light appeared on the Imperial Jade Seal, transforming into a huge hand, that directly grabbed Wang Yi out.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling did not have any intention of stopping them, and could only silently exclude Wang Yi from the ranks of the Pill Flame Sect disciples.


    Following that, without waiting for Zhao Wutao to make a move, he only coldly said: "Zhao Wutao, today, even if my Pill Flame Sect takes the initiative to admit defeat, you let them go. "How about it?"


    As expected, after Chu Ling finished speaking, he gave a cold laugh, and said: "Hehe, on what grounds? Originally, your lives and that victory this time should be within my grasp, so why should I release you and even fight with you? "


    "Relying on those six Dragon Transformation Pills!" Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    He knew clearly in his heart that in the Zhao Kingdom, every single grade three spirit pellet was extremely precious, especially the Dragon Transforming Pellet that he had refined before. Although it was temporarily useless for Zhao Wutao who was already in the Heaven Understanding Stage, it would be necessary sooner or later.


    After all, the Dragon Transforming Pellet was the best Pill that could help Heaven Understanding Stage Rankers make a breakthrough, so Chu Ling was not afraid of Zhao Wutao disagreeing.


    "Don''t worry. Since I, Chu Ling, have said it out loud now, it means that the Dragon Transformation Pill isn''t with me. Even if you kill me, you won''t be able to obtain it," Chu Ling added.


    As Chu Ling expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Wutao immediately said coldly: "Those Dragon Transformation Pills cannot buy the lives of so many of you.


    But I can also give you a chance. Since you want to fight with me so much, I''ll satisfy you.


    I will release you in a while. At that time, every time you hold out against me, I will release an extra person from your Pill Flame Sect. Besides you and Wang Yi, there will be a total of eighteen people here, and as long as you can endure through eighteen moves, they will all be able to live! "


    The moment Zhao Wutao''s words fell, Li Yanrong immediately grabbed onto Chu Ling and anxiously said: "Chu Ling, this cannot be. Zhao Wutao is currently a cultivator of the Heaven Understanding Stage, if you fight against him, you basically have no chance of winning?"


    After Li Yanrong finished speaking, the surrounding Pill Flame Sect disciples immediately echoed.


    "That''s right, junior brother, although your strength is not ordinary, but the difference between us Vein Opening Stage cultivators and the cultivators here is just too huge! You must not fall for Zhao Wutao''s schemes!"


    "That''s right, we can''t fight."


    Everyone was talking about it, but at that time, Wang Yi, who had rebelled against him just now, said coldly: "Not fighting? You sound like you have a choice.


    If he, Chu Ling, does not fight today, none of you will live. "


    After Wang Yi finished speaking, Li Yanrong and the rest who were already angry were just about to return with their curses, but at that time, Chu Ling just smiled, raised his arm high up, signalling for everyone to be quiet, and then said to Zhao Wutao: "Alright, then I will do as you say and fight you."


    After all, according to the rumors that Chu Ling had just spoken of, his strength was not weak at all. When his Vein Opening Stage was at the seventh level, he could already defeat Zhou Huai, whose profound strength was at the peak.


    When he was still at the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, he was able to cooperate with the Great Crow to eliminate the hundred Flaming Lion s.


    Even if you, a cultivator of Vein Opening Stage, was any stronger, you would only be a cultivator of Vein Opening Stage. In front of a cultivator of Heaven Understanding Stage, everything is not worth mentioning.


    Therefore, in everyone''s eyes, from the moment Chu Ling agreed to it, he was already destined to die at Zhao Wutao''s hands.


    And at the same time, it was not only these dozens of people who were laughing as well. Outside the ancient battlefield, the spectators who were originally here to watch the show heard that Chu Ling actually agreed so easily, and almost burst into tears from laughter.


    Just as everyone was laughing and ridiculing him, a fat Great Crow suddenly flew up into the air and started roaring at the top of its lungs.


    Come come come come, look over, in the past, you all cannot buy Pill s, cannot learn battle skills, cannot coax junior sister, cannot marry her, but today, as long as you bet correctly, the spirit medicine that you guys eat will make you sick, the battle techniques that you guys learned, your wife will not be able to marry anymore.


    The Great Crow roared as it took out a piece of red cloth from an unknown place. On the cloth, the wager rates for the bet were written crookedly.


    Zhao Wutao won, and bought 1: 10.


    Zhao Wutao defeated Chu Ling in one move and paid for one piece.


    Zhao Wutao defeated Chu Ling in two moves and bought himself a thousand.


    Zhao Wutao defeated Chu Ling eighteen times, so he had to pay Chu Ling a hundred thousand.


    When everyone saw the Great Crow that was shouting loudly, they immediately reacted. This crow was brought over by Chu Ling, and as expected, it was all ordinary idiocy.


    Right now, it was clear that Zhao Wutao was going to win, but the payout rate was like Zhao Wutao was going to lose, it was obviously a free gift!


    Everyone looked at the various things that had been placed on the bet, such as Chu Ling being blind in battle for one million yuan, Chu Ling losing his head due to a single punch, they all found it hard to believe how the Great Crow came up with such a thing.


    However, everyone did not care how the Great Crow thought about it, and all of them rushed up enthusiastically to place their bets, thinking to use this chance to fiercely earn a sum, after all, other than the Great Crow in front of them, no one would do anything else.


    When the Great Crow saw this, it secretly sneered. It was naturally not stupid, it only thought that since Chu Ling dared to fight something without morals, he naturally had the confidence to win.


    After all, it was the clearest what kind of terrifying person Chu Ling was. That was why everyone thought of it as a fool to give money to it, while it treated everyone as fools to give money to itself as well.


    At that time, the anger in Song Zhiming''s heart was about to burst out of his chest. Originally, he was already very dissatisfied with Zhao Family, Xu Qing and the others who had teamed up, and even suggested that they directly admit defeat. However, they were directly rejected by Zhao Ye and Xu Qing.


    What competition? Since the competition had already begun, how could he so easily lose, even if he wanted to admit defeat, it would be someone from the Ancient Battlefield who would admit defeat, and it would not be Song Zhiming''s turn, which made Song Zhiming almost flip the table.


    And today, after Song Zhiming heard Chu Ling''s promise to gamble, he only felt that Chu Ling had some sort of plan that he could do nothing about. Song Zhiming became more and more depressed in his heart, and the killing intent in his eyes towards Zhao Ye became more and more exuberant.


    However, Zhao Ye deliberately laughed and said, "Brother Song, what do you think about this gambling house?"


    "What else can we look at, it''s clear that Chu Ling is definitely going to win!" Song Zhiming said in a bad mood.


    "Oh, is that so? I heard that this Great Crow came with your Pill Flame Sect, so I will support it this way too. I will suppress one hundred thousand Spiritual Stone and defeat Chu Ling in one move."


    Zhao Ye laughed and said. It was not hard to see that he had obviously taken a fancy to the one hundred to the one hundred payout, and wanted Pill Flame Sect to directly compensate him with ten million Spiritual Stone.


    Everyone was stunned, and then they searched for the last piece of Spiritual Stone on their bodies, and ran in front of the Great Crow to place bets on it, causing the Great Crow to laugh so hard it could not even open its eyes.


    "What is it? Brother Song, don''t bet? Do you not have any confidence in Chu Ling from your Pill Flame Sect? If that''s the case, you can bet on Zhao Wutao too! " Zhao Ye mocked.


    When Song Zhiming heard this, although he was unwilling, he immediately took out ten thousand Spiritual Stone s for face, thinking about it again and again, thinking that he might as well use a little more force since he was doing nothing at all.


    With a wave of his hand, he said boldly: "Press Chu Ling for me, defeat Zhao Wutao in one move!"

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    "Beat Chu Ling for me, defeat Zhao Wutao in one move!"


    After Song Zhiming finished speaking, it was obvious that Xu Qing also could not hold himself back.


    Originally, he was still considering whether or not he should take out the hundred thousand Spiritual Stone s that the Guiyuan Sect Sect Master s gave him to purchase a spirit artifact. Now that he saw that everyone was betting on it, he could no longer tolerate the benefits of picking up Spiritual Stone s for free.


    After all, even if she were to bet these hundred thousand Spiritual Stone on Zhao Wutao to win with such a low payout, she would be able to earn ninety thousand Spiritual Stone by then.


    Therefore, after thinking about it, Xu Qing admitted that he was safe and sound as he staked the hundred thousand Spiritual Stone on it, and couldn''t help but reveal a slight smile.


    She, who was in high spirits, watched the entire journey. She didn''t talk much like, who looked extremely ordinary, and couldn''t help but feel that the Scarlet Dragon Sect''s Chai Yangyu had become a little more pleasing to the eye.


    "Don''t you want to bet a bit?" This is clearly the matter of obtaining the Spiritual Stone for nothing.


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, he thought that Chai Yangyu would definitely go along with the story and tell him more, but he didn''t think that Chai Yangyu still didn''t have any intentions of ignoring him, which made her feel a little awkward.


    And what made her sneer even more, was that although Chai Yangyu was very obedient and bet on the Spiritual Stone, he actually bet on Chu Ling to win.


    As for the inside of the ancient battlefield, just as Chu Ling finished speaking, a ray of jade-green light suddenly came from the Imperial Jade Seal and wrapped around him.


    Thus, Chu Ling felt that after going black, he smoothly appeared outside the sand wall.


    Although Chu Ling was free, he didn''t have the appearance of running away. After all, he knew that since Zhao Wutao dared to let him out, he wasn''t worried about escaping.


    After all, within the sand wall, were there still eighteen Pill Flame Sect disciples waiting for him to save them?


    Therefore, Chu Ling did not wait for Zhao Wutao to ask himself, and directly said: "Of the six Dragon Transforming Pills, three are in the waterfall''s stone wall that I train in, behind the Pill Flame Sect. As for the other three, it will depend on whether or not you keep your promise."


    After Chu Ling said this, he no longer moved. In reality, the six Dragon Transformation Pills were not in his hands, and they were not even in the stone wall. Instead, he gave them to the Great Crow.


    Therefore, Chu Ling was not afraid of Zhao Wutao searching his entire body, and directly looked at him in such a casual manner.


    And just as he had expected, Zhao Wutao only looked at him once for a long time, then no longer doubted him. With just a wave of his hand, a long sword immediately fell into his body.


    "Since you have already said so, there is no need to trouble yourself. Just let me defeat you in one move."


    Zhao Wutao said, after that, the aura in his body congealed, and he walked towards Chu Ling. The aura of his cultivation, which was at the first level of the Heaven Understanding Stage, instantly climbed to the peak, and crushed towards Chu Ling.


    Just when everyone thought that the battle would start at any moment, Chu Ling took out the invisible sword and stabbed it into the ground, shouting loudly: "Wait!"


    "What is it? When cultivators see my Heaven Understanding Stage, they are immediately afraid? " Zhao Wutao sneered as he looked at Chu Ling. He was not in a hurry to make a move.


    "Heaven Understanding Stage? "I already knew that, it''s just that I think that the rules of the competition might not be clear. Before the fight starts, we should at least explain it clearly," Chu Ling said.


    "No explanation?" Why wouldn''t I let you go if you can last one move? Chu Ling, if you are afraid, just say it out, don''t speak in such a sloppy way and delay time. "


    Zhao Wutao said coldly, with an impatient look.


    When the surrounding people heard this, they all sneered at Chu Ling, but Chu Ling did not even put him in his eyes, and continued to speak, "You only said that I had endured one strike, and you had already released one person, but you did not tell me, that, if I win, what should I do?"


    The moment Chu Ling said that, everyone including Zhao Wutao was stunned, all of them instantly looked at Chu Ling as though they were looking at an idiot.


    "Did I hear it right? This kid actually wants to lose to the Great Hall?"


    "That''s right, her tone is truly arrogant, I think that this time she is going to cut that arrogant Chu Ling in one move."


    "It shouldn''t be. After all, there are still three Dragon Transformation Pills that I haven''t told you about. After defeating them with a single sword strike and finding out where they fell, I suppose I will be able to do it with a single sword strike."


    Everyone started to speak, but at that time, Zhao Wutao suddenly became angry, and said: "Hmph, if you can defeat me, then I will release all of you, so what can''t I?


    However, a mere Vein Opening Stage cultivator dares to be so arrogant, you are truly courting death! "


    After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, his body suddenly exploded, and his sword directly thrusted towards Chu Ling. Although he did not use any offensive skills, the sword energy was like a bolt of lightning, causing the surrounding yellow sand to immediately fly up along with the longswords, and a crack over ten feet wide was formed on the ground.


    Evidently, even though Zhao Wutao did not have any killing intent, he did not have any intentions of holding back. Under this sword strike, any Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage Cultivator would definitely be severely injured, and would not be able to climb up from the ground.


    But at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, his eyes only narrowed a little, and then, with a movement of his sword, the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist that was originally just a fist technique was immediately used by him with his sword.


    After all, whether it was a sword or a blade, both were merely an extension of the body. Therefore, when a fist technique could use a sword technique, the sword technique would naturally merge with the fist technique as well.


    Therefore, at that time, even though the speed of the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand didn''t look fast, it was powerful and heavy.


    When the Zhao Wutao at that time saw Chu Ling going to clash with his head on head on, the incomparably arrogant instantly adjusted the force of the sword and struck towards the invisible illusion spirit sword in Chu Ling''s hand.


    But right at the next moment, Zhao Wutao, who had thought that he would win, suddenly had a change in expression, the long sword in his hand released a mournful cry in an instant, and flew far away.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he naturally knew of this outcome. After all, not just anyone would be able to receive the power of three Primordial Dragons with a single sword strike.


    As a result, at that time, his right leg had instantly moved forward and stepped on the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword. In the blink of an eye, he had already horizontally slapped towards Zhao Wutao.


    Pow!


    The formless spirit sword instantly struck at Zhao Wutao''s waist, and even though Zhao Wutao''s reaction was extremely fast, a round shield appeared in the blink of an eye, but he was still struck away by Chu Ling and his shield.


    Following that, amidst everyone''s shocked cries, Zhao Wutao''s body suddenly smashed onto the ground ruthlessly like a giant boulder, filling the air with dust.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling held his sword and stood up straight, and said indifferently: "Heaven Understanding Stage, only so-so!"

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    "Heaven Understanding Stage, is only mediocre!"


    As soon as Chu Ling finished speaking, everyone in the Pill Flame Sect instantly let out a cheer. They never expected that Chu Ling could actually send Zhao Wutao''s long sword flying with a single sword strike, and even sent Zhao Wutao flying with the second sword strike, to win the match.


    It had to be known that Zhao Wutao was a Heaven Understanding Stage expert worthy of his reputation, but in all of these years, he was the strongest within the young generation. Back then, he was the one who was able to jump levels to fight, but now, he had actually been sent flying by a Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage cultivator like Chu Ling.


    And what made everyone in the Pill Flame Sect excited was that such a genius was actually a disciple of their Pill Flame Sect. Of course, the most important thing was that according to the agreement between Chu Ling and Zhao Wutao, they had already been saved.


    "Haha, let''s see what your Zhao Family will do in the future. Today, for a grand expert of the Heaven Understanding Stage to actually lose to a disciple of my Pill Flame Sect in a single strike, let''s see if you have the face to claim that you are the strongest power in the Zhao Kingdom after today."


    "That''s right, I''ve long said it before, no matter how strong your Zhao Family is, it''s still a branch that was eliminated by my Pill Flame Sect back then. Don''t even think of winning against my Pill Flame Sect for your entire life."


    "That''s right, this time I want to see who in the world dares to look down on our Pill Flame Sect after this battle."


    The people from the Pill Flame Sect did not care about the increasingly ugly faces of the people from the Zhao Family, and continued to speak loudly.


    "Since you''ve lost, you should keep your promise and let them go!"


    Chu Ling looked at Zhao Wutao and said, his heart feeling somewhat regretful, if he had been even a little faster, and killed Zhao Wutao with his sword, he would not have had to wait for Zhao Wutao to open the array.


    However, at that time, Zhao Wutao''s face had been as dark and gloomy as water. After he slowly stood up, he directly tore open the yellow robe on his body and threw it to the side.


    After all, in Zhao Wutao''s eyes, he was a cultivator of the Heaven Understanding Stage after all. No matter what, he couldn''t possibly be a match for Chu Ling.


    Even if ten thousand steps were to be said, even if he was unable to defeat Chu Ling, he would not be able to be sent flying with a single sword, and not have the strength to retaliate at all.


    "But, he''s just a barbarian with brute force. I was too careless before, and with my own weaknesses, I collided with his. That''s why I was defeated.


    This time, as long as I do not compete with him in terms of strength, with my cultivation and the battle skills that I am proficient in, Chu Ling will definitely die! " Zhao Wutao thought.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he suddenly had a bad premonition. It was as if Zhao Wutao wanted to go back on his words.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, what he expected was that Zhao Wutao immediately said it out.


    "I lost? "How could that be? Who said I lost? You merely took two moves from me just now. After that, you won''t be so lucky anymore."


    After Zhao Wutao finished speaking, without waiting for Chu Ling to refute, he suddenly shot out two techniques. Two more beams of light descended from the walls, directly throwing the two Pill Flame Sect disciples inside the sand wall out.


    It was obvious that he was trying to show that he didn''t lose.


    Chu Ling secretly cursed a few times in his heart, but he was helpless. After all, if this Zhao Wutao insisted that he did not lose, then even if he had reason, he had no place to say it!


    Therefore, with this thought, Chu Ling understood and directly said to Zhao Wutao: "Since you insist that you did not lose, then I will treat it as though you did not lose. But this time, I only need one move!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he was instantly enraged. Although on the surface, he did not seem to have any feelings towards the curses coming from the Pill Flame Sect, in his heart, he was extremely concerned.


    Especially when he thought about the scene of tens of thousands of people outside the ancient battlefield seeing him still act shamelessly after being defeated by Chu Ling in two strikes, he felt his heart aching.


    Therefore, when he faced Chu Ling, the person who had harmed him to such a state, he was extremely resentful. When he made his move, he used his killing move, wanting to kill Chu Ling in one strike to wash away his shame.


    "Sword Movement Eight Desolations!"


    Zhao Wutao bellowed, and in that moment, a sword appeared in his hand again. The sword was entirely gold, and although it was just a moment ago, it had landed in Zhao Wutao''s hands, and suddenly released a dragon''s roar.


    Not only that, before the dragon''s roar could be heard, white dots suddenly appeared on the body of the sword. In the blink of an eye, the white dots were linked together by black lines.


    And just at that time, what caused the surrounding people to be endlessly shocked was that the black lines seemed to have come to life. In the blink of an eye, a black dragon flew out of the sword and roared towards the sky.


    "That''s a spirit pattern array, a magic tool! This sword is a magic tool!"


    "Oh my god, even the Dragon Marking Sword has been taken out, looks like this Chu Ling is dead for sure."


    Look, not only did he take out this low-grade magic tool called the Dragon Marking Sword, he even used the middle grade Profound Rank sword movement Eight Desolations. If this Chu Ling was still able to become a saint, my head would be willing to take it off for him to use as a ball as a kick. "


    Everyone from Zhao Family shouted excitedly, it was obvious that they had held in a huge breath because of Chu Ling''s victory, and upon seeing that Chu Ling was about to die from Zhao Ziping''s sword, they couldn''t help but feel proud.


    However, the hearts of Li Yanrong and the others at that time suddenly tightened, as though a big hand had pinched their hearts, and it made them unable to breathe for a long time.


    They were not too afraid of the mid-grade Profound Rank sword movements in all directions, but they were incomparably worried for the Dragon Marking Sword.


    After all, everyone knew the difference between a spirit weapon and a magical equipment. Because a spirit weapon had one or several spirit inscriptions inside it, it could be distinguished from ordinary weapons and could split mountains.


    On the other hand, the difference between a spirit weapon and a magic tool was that the magic tool had countless spirit inscriptions inside of it. Its power was not something a spirit weapon could match up to.


    When normal spiritual tools and magic tools collide, they only need to touch for a moment before they would shatter. When that happens, cultivators that don''t have weapons will naturally be weaker than others.


    Not to mention, Chu Ling''s cultivation was not comparable to Zhao Wutao''s, if he lost his weapon, how could he compare?


    At that time, Chu Ling did not even think that much. Looking at the grinning Zhao Wutao, he only chuckled, and did not care about whether the weapon was a magic weapon or not. The long sword in his hand instantly shot out like a ferocious beast, straight towards Zhao Wutao''s chest.


    In that instant, the demonstration that Song Zhiming had done for him under the waterfall suddenly surfaced in Chu Ling''s mind. He thought, since a person could gather small amounts of power to resist the waterfall.


    Then why can''t the waterfall gather to form a small hole through the rock under the waterfall?


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling, who had come here with the intention to use the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, immediately used it. With a shake of his sword, raindrops filled the sky as they descended from above the heavens, condensing in front of Chu Ling, and suddenly appeared on top of the Illusory Spirit Formless Sword''s sword tip.


    "If you can move your sword, I can pierce through rocks with a drop of water!"

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    "If you can move your sword, I can pierce through rocks with a drop of water!"


    Just as Chu Ling''s voice fell, it was immediately drowned out by a violent clashing sound.


    Following that, Zhao Wutao never expected that when the two swords made contact, a rain-like droplet of water would instantly rush towards him.


    Although his reaction at that time was extremely fast, to the point that he directly used the shield blocking Chu Ling, it was completely useless.


    In merely an instant, the droplet of water pierced through it, then entered his heart.


    Following that, a sharp pain struck him, and the man who wanted to slash at Chu Ling realised that his body was actually pierced through completely in that instant, and his heart had been ripped apart.


    "Pfft!"


    Zhao Wutao dropped his arms helplessly. After all, no matter how strong his cultivation was, if his heart was broken, he would not be able to live.


    Therefore, when Chu Ling saw this, he did not have the thought of continuing with his sword attack, and directly rushed towards the sand wall without even turning his head.


    But right at that time, even he did not expect that, at that moment, just as he walked past Zhao Wutao, Zhao Wutao''s body made a cracking sound, and then suddenly exploded, causing Zhao Wutao''s body to instantly become badly mutilated.


    "There''s actually such power," Chu Ling muttered. He extended his hand and directly threw the Dragon Marking Sword into the Storage Bag, continuing to walk forward.


    And at that time, the rest of the Zhao Family finally reacted, as each and every one of them immediately let out incomparably terrified voices.


    They never could have imagined that Chu Ling would be able to defeat him again, even while Zhao Wutao was still fighting earnestly and desperately. In fact, Zhao Wutao even lost to him in an incomparably miserable way.


    This was simply unbelievable!


    "How, how is this possible, isn''t Chu Ling only a cultivator with Vein Opening Stage? How can he be defeated in the main hall! "


    "That''s right, how could he defeat someone at the foot of the great hall with only Vein Opening Stage?"


    "Heavens, this is insane! How could I have met such a monster?"


    Everyone was talking nonstop, clearly not willing to believe the scene in front of them. Some of them even suspected that they were dreaming, so they each slapped their own faces a few times.


    Unfortunately, even though they were grimacing in pain, they were still unable to wake up.


    At the same time, outside of the ancient battlefield, a voice that sounded like someone calling out to his father and calling out to his mother rang out. All of them who had previously thrown their coffins and wives into the wager realized that Zhao Wutao had actually lost.


    Furthermore, there was no suspense at all about their loss, to the point that all the Spiritual Stone that they had bet on before had been completely lost.


    Originally, even though everyone was sure that Zhao Wutao would win, they did not know how many moves he would use to defeat him. As a result, those who thought that they were smart and smart, those who were mature and steady, resolutely made their own calculations, and after some calculations, bet most of the Spiritual Stone in their pockets onto Zhao Wutao winning.


    However, they never expected that their safe and sound approach would cause them to lose everything. They almost lost until not even their pants were left.


    Therefore, all of a sudden, the atmosphere was gloomy and gloomy. Each and every one of them cried as if their parents had died.


    When the Song Zhiming of that time saw this, he laughed out loud, the haze earlier had disappeared, and he was extremely satisfied with Chu Ling, and could only wish that he could go home and give birth to his daughter, and marry Chu Ling in the future.


    "Haha, some people are really miserable today. Their grandson was killed by someone, and now all the Spiritual Stone have lost. Aiya, if I were you, I would have just directly smashed my head in!" Song Zhiming laughed loudly.


    It was not because he could not bear to part with the hundred thousand Spiritual Stone, but rather, that Zhao Wutao was the most outstanding person amongst his juniors in the first place. He never would have thought that he would actually lose to a Chu Ling who had Vein Opening Stage today.


    "Don''t forget, you lost too, kid," Zhao Ye said angrily.


    But when Song Zhiming heard this, he burst out laughing loudly, and directly shouted from the beginning: "Aiya, right, I lost, my heart hurts, my heart hurts, ten thousand Spiritual Stone, ten thousand Spiritual Stone!"


    Song Zhiming continuously shouted, and anyone could tell that he did not look heartbroken, and that it was completely used to anger Song Zhiming.


    At that time, Xu Qing''s face had instantly turned pale and he directly smashed the wooden chair he was sitting on into pieces. He clenched his fists tightly as he looked at Chu Ling who was reflected in the mirror and bellowed furiously, "Chu Ling, you deserve to die!"


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, although her anger had not calmed down, it had instead become more and more exuberant, as these hundred thousand Spiritual Stone were objects of Guiyuan Sect, and she had lost everything. With her identity, even if she were to return to the Guiyuan Sect, it would be difficult to explain.


    Especially when she saw Chai Yangyu, who slowly tidied up the Spiritual Stone she had won, she instantly became furious and started to hate that Chai Yangyu together.


    "I only won a few Spiritual Stone, what''s there to be proud of."


    At that time, Chu Ling did not know about the situation outside, but after seeing the fear in everyone''s eyes, he could not help but lower his Zhao Family a little more in his heart.


    "With just this bit of courage and insight, you can only bully the weak and fear the strong. Compared to the rest of the Pill Flame Sect, you are far inferior." Chu Ling said in his heart.


    Then, he shook his sword, and spoke to the rest of the Zhao Family: "Release this formation, I will not kill you!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, that Zhao Family disciple who originally already had lost all of his courage and didn''t dare make an enemy out of Chu Ling, instantly stood up with several people, loudly replying that he knew how to resolve this situation.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not waste any words, and casually pointed to a man dressed in a red python robe, who evidently had a high position within the Zhao Family, and quietly waited.


    As for the Zhao Family clothed in red python robes, it was as if an amnesty had been granted. In an instant, he formed a series of hand seals in midair towards the Imperial Jade Seal, causing Chu Ling to see the constantly flowing wall of sand slowly disappear, and even the Imperial Jade Seal slowly descend.


    However, just as the man in the red python robe was about to grab it, Chu Ling snatched it away.


    Knowing that the jade seal was the key to the ancient battlefield, Chu Ling immediately threw it into the Storage Bag s. Then, he looked at the man in the red robe, and the formless sword in his hand was handed over to him in the blink of an eye, and directly pierced into his abdomen.


    He indifferently said: "It''s about time to take back some of the grudges between Pill Flame Sect and myself."


    The man pointed at Chu Ling with a trembling finger and said, "You, didn''t you say that as long as I help you open the array, you wouldn''t kill us? "You''re cheating!"


    "Deceit? Nonsense, I, Chu Ling will keep my promises and will definitely not go back on my words. If I say that I won''t kill you, then I will definitely not kill you!


    Right, fellow senior brothers, who can help me make up for my sword attack? "

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    "Seniors, who can help me with a sword!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Gu Haoran, who had always been quiet and taciturn, but had always been very decisive in his actions, suddenly stepped forward. The long blade on his back was suddenly unsheathed, and in an instant, it pierced into the body of the man wearing the red python robe.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling took a step back to the side. After that, he did not have any intention to let the rest of the Zhao Family go, and directly rushed towards the crowd of Zhao Family practitioners.


    After all, if not for Zhao Wutao letting them go so easily, the ones being slaughtered would be themselves.


    To Chu Ling, since someone else wanted to kill him, he would definitely not be lenient.


    And at that time, everyone in the Zhao Family had already been scared to death by Chu Ling, so they did not have any thoughts of fighting.


    However, this ancient battlefield was originally small. It was only 10 miles wide. Even if people wanted to escape, they simply couldn''t. Thus, this ancient battlefield was quickly turned into a massacre.


    And at the same time, outside of the battlefield, where could Zhao Ye endure seeing that scene? One had to know that the thirty people who had just entered were the most talented in Zhao Family.


    Therefore, to Zhao Ye, Chu Ling had not only killed the disciples of Zhao Family, he had clearly severed the foundations of the Zhao Family.


    "Stop, why are you still not stopping? Did this Chu Ling eat an ambitious leopard''s gall bladder? My Zhao Family clearly doesn''t have any power to resist, so why is he still so ruthless? Could it be that your Pill Flame Sect must be my enemy? "


    Zhao Ye roared angrily, looking at Chu Ling with eyes full of killing intent.


    At that time, Song Ziping laughed so hard that he squinted his eyes. He was already extremely satisfied with his disciple Chu Ling.


    Not only was the talent of the Pill Dao Jade exceptionally outstanding on the path of cultivation, its character was also first-rate. It did not kill wantonly, nor would it show mercy, it was definitely someone who had done great things.


    Not to mention that Chu Ling had long ago proven to everyone through his actions that he did not have any other intentions towards Pill Flame Sect.


    Therefore, at that time, when Song Zhiming looked at Xu Qing, there was actually a trace of gratitude in his eyes.


    After all, if he did not have the Guiyuan Sect to abandon Chu Ling, he would not be able to pick up such an outstanding disciple!


    Song Zhiming who was feeling proud of himself only glanced sideways after hearing Zhao Ye''s complaint, and purposely said: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, how does my disciple compare to that grandson of yours, Zhao Wutao?"


    After Song Zhiming finished speaking, Zhao Ye immediately turned his head, looking at Song Zhiming as if he was about to devour him, as if he could not wait any longer and wanted to take action.


    "Song Zhiming, this time, even if I lost, my Zhao Family would admit defeat. If you still don''t let that Chu Ling from your sect stop, my Zhao Family will admit defeat."


    "Admit defeat? How can that be? Since the competition has already begun, how can you lose so easily?


    And even if you admit defeat, it would be in the ancient battlefield. It''s not even your turn, Zhao Ye! " Song Zhiming laughed and said.


    When Zhao Ye heard such familiar words, he immediately became furious. Thinking about how his future pillar of Zhao Family was being slaughtered by Chu Ling, he could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and then collapsed onto the seat.


    And at this time, within the battlefield, the disciples of the Zhao Family had already been killed to death by Chu Ling and the rest. Originally, those people from the Zhao Family were much stronger than the people from the Pill Flame Sect in terms of cultivation, weapons, and even battle skills.


    But because of Chu Ling''s existence and the fact that the people from the Zhao Family had unwittingly accepted the challenge, this battle seemed to have been almost a massacre. Even Gu Haoran and the others couldn''t help but sigh with emotion.


    Therefore, at that time, other than admiration, there was nothing else in the eyes the Pill Flame Sect crowd looked at Chu Ling with.


    "Everyone, take a good count of the items on those people from the Zhao Family. Since these are the elites of the young generation from the Zhao Family, the treasures on them should be quite a few, and should not be leaked out," Chu Ling said, causing everyone to immediately nod in agreement.


    Chu Ling looked at the battlefield in the distance. Three Pill Flame Sect disciples had ganged up on a man with Zhao Family, and the battle seemed to be extremely intense, but Chu Ling did not have any intentions of interfering. After all, on the path of cultivation, one still had to rely on himself.


    As a result, Chu Ling set his gaze on a man with a long nose and a pointed nose who was occupying the rear of the group. His face immediately revealed a disdainful smile.


    That man was naturally Wang Yi, who had just betrayed the Pill Flame Sect. Wang Yi, who was initially extremely arrogant, was now completely dispirited, hiding beside a rock, looking pitifully at Chu Ling and the others, as if he was a stray dog.


    Actually, Wang Yi''s current appearance was naturally an act. It was just that he currently only had the impulse to give himself a few tight slaps.


    Why couldn''t he tolerate it before?


    Why did he have to rely on Zhao Family before?


    As Wang Yi thought about it, he regretted his decision even more. However, if he had to choose again, he would betray the Pill Flame Sect without any hesitation.


    After all, no matter who it was, they were sure to die!


    After all, who would have thought that a dignified Heaven Understanding Stage expert would actually lose to Chu Ling?


    With this thought in mind, when Wang Yi saw him again, he didn''t care about the undisguised disdain in Chu Ling''s eyes, and immediately ran towards Chu Ling while crying and crawling.


    What surprised Chu Ling even more was that he did not know how this brat did it. In just a moment, he had turned into a face covered in tears.


    "Senior brother Chu Ling, we''ve won, we''ve won! This time our Pill Flame Sect, under your leadership, has won ten places in the Hundred Sect Competition, it''s truly a cause for celebration!" Wang Yi said with snot and tears streaming down his face.


    If Chu Ling did not remember Wang Yi''s disgusting face from before, he probably would have believed that Wang Yi was completely loyal to Pill Flame Sect.


    "Remember, for Zhao Family people like you, you should call them your Pill Flame Sect, not us," Chu Ling sneered.


    "How can that be? As long as I, Wang Yi, am a disciple of Pill Flame Sect, then I will be a disciple of Pill Flame Sect my entire life. On this point, there definitely won''t be the slightest bit of change.


    Senior Brother Chu, to be honest, I was only pretending to surrender just now. I was thinking about how to be on good terms with you, Senior Brother Chu, and how to kill them all.


    It''s just that little brother did not expect that Senior Brother Chu did not even need little brother''s help and directly killed Zhao Wutao.


    Wang Yi said shamelessly, looking like he was about to re-join the Pill Flame Sect.


    But at that time, Chu Ling still shook his head. He simply wasn''t willing to believe a single word Wang Yi had said.


    "If one day you are a disciple of Pill Flame Sect, then you will be a disciple of Pill Flame Sect your entire life? Hmph, how laughable!


    Wang Yi, I have long given you a chance, the first time you wanted to use Senior Sister''s life to exchange for the lives of everyone here, I have already taught you a lesson about this matter, but it looks like you have not repented.


    Chu Ling slowly said, walking towards Wang Yi, as though they were just chatting.


    "Even just now, I gave you a chance to consider it carefully, but you rejected it without any hesitation. Now, I, Chu Ling, still have the same words, since you betrayed me and left my Pill Flame Sect, then don''t think about attaching yourself to my Pill Flame Sect anymore.


    Today, I should have killed you, who had already become a member of the Zhao Family. But considering that you didn''t attack us just now, I won''t kill you. "


    When Chu Ling had just finished speaking, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. To him, being able to live was already considered a blessing anyway.


    But before Wang Yi even had the chance to rejoice, Chu Ling, who was originally not too far away from him, suddenly accelerated and lightly slapped him on the chest.


    "However, you can avoid the death sentence, but you can''t escape from the matter of humiliating my Pill Flame Sect. I will cripple your cultivation and punish you!"

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    "I''ll cripple your cultivation and punish you!"


    As soon as Chu Ling finished speaking, the Spiritual Energy in his body instantly surged towards Wang Yi''s body like a torrential flood.


    Even though the Wang Yi at that time wanted to struggle, how could he, who was only at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, be a match for Chu Ling. In just a few breaths of time, the Spiritual Vein in his body was directly destroyed by Chu Ling.


    If Wang Yi wanted to cultivate again, he would have to be able to reconstruct his meridians like Chu Ling.


    After doing everything, Chu Ling immediately turned around and left. He did not even bother looking at Wang Yi who had already collapsed on the ground like a pile of mud, nor did he care if the tears on Wang Yi''s face were real or fake. He directly looked at the Pill Flame Sect that had already cleaned up the battlefield, and took out the Imperial Jade Seal.


    As for the Imperial Jade Seal, since it was the key to the Ancient Battlefield, there was naturally no need to refine it to recognize its master.


    After that, everything became pitch black. They had expected that before long, they would be able to return outside the ancient battlefield, but at that time, Chu Ling had stealthily grasped onto the hilt of his sword.


    After all, he was very clear that since he had killed so many disciples of the Zhao Family, he definitely would not be let off so easily by the Zhao Family today.


    Just as expected, just as Chu Ling and the others appeared outside the ancient battlefield, they heard Zhao Ye, who was on the high platform, roar.


    "Kill them all!"


    Before Zhao Ye''s words had even finished echoing, the Zhao Family disciple who was already waiting at the exit of the teleportation circle chopped down at Chu Ling, the leader of the group, with his longsword or longblade, without hesitation.


    There was no need for Chu Ling to be hit by that, he only needed to be hit, and he would most likely die on the spot.


    And at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he did not seem to give in at all. Chu Ling, who was already prepared for that, instantly swept out the sword in his hand, striking towards the three of the seven swords: Guiyuan and Broken River.


    "You''re courting death!" Chu Ling said coldly, and in that instant, everyone around heard the sound of iron weapons colliding.


    And then, he saw the Chu Ling at that time, not only did he not retreat under the encirclement of the crowd, he took a step forward and chopped off the heads of the five disciples of the Zhao Family in front of him one after another.


    "Since you all want to battle, then you all can come together as well as the disciples of Zhao Family''s young generation. I, Chu Ling, will accept it all."


    Chu Ling said, and his voice resonated for a long time.


    And at that time, the people of the young generation of Zhao Family had some hesitation.


    Previously, they still felt that it was a bit useless for their brethren to be chased and killed by Chu Ling one by one in the Ancient Battlefield. If it was them in''s place, they would probably use all their strength and turn around to fight against Chu Ling.


    Therefore, when Chu Ling appeared, everyone started to pull out their swords and were about to cut down Chu Ling, who had caused all of his Zhao Family and face to disappear.


    But they simply did not expect that the five cultivators who had made a move earlier would actually be killed by Chu Ling with a single strike. This caused no one to be willing to move forward in the blink of an eye.


    After all, what face, what glory? Could it be that his own life was more important?


    As for the surrounding people who were still sighing and sighing about how their Spiritual Stone had been completely cheated by the Great Crow, they instantly woke up. They were all stunned by the scene before their eyes.


    If the previous Chu Ling in the Ancient Battlefield was able to turn the situation around by himself and cause the Zhao Family of cultivators with Heaven Understanding Stage to fail, then this would mean that Chu Ling had single-handedly forced all the disciples of Zhao Family to retreat.


    What kind of strength was this?


    Everyone could not help but think of this, and felt a sense of admiration for Chu Ling, but they all grumbled.


    In their opinion, if Chu Ling was really a piece of trash, wouldn''t that mean that his own Spiritual Stone wouldn''t be wiped clean?


    However, no matter how they thought about it, it was useless. After all, Chu Ling was not someone who they could cripple just by thinking about it.


    Zhao Ye, on the other hand, instantly exploded into a rage. He immediately felt humiliated, and was about to slap a man of the Zhao Family''s younger generation away, but after thinking for a moment, he could not help but directly endure it.


    The cultivation level of this man was not high, and his talent was not good either. However, after those disciples from the Primordial Battlefield died, Zhao Ye suddenly realized that this person in front of him could be considered to have outstanding talent.


    Zhao Ye felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. He suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Today, his talented Zhao Family had actually become priceless, even for a disciple with mediocre aptitude. This was really hard to accept!


    With this thought, Zhao Ye naturally resented Chu Ling, the main culprit.


    However, Chu Ling was naturally able to read Zhao Ye''s thoughts. He directly walked behind Song Zhiming and unceasingly sneered in contempt at Zhao Ye, almost causing him to be angered to death by Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling knew that if it were not for the fact that everyone was watching him, if Song Zhiming did not have some skills, Zhao Ye would have already attacked him.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling immediately gave a meaningful look and gathered all the wooden plates he had in his hands into the ten people present, and then threw them in front of Xu Qing and Chai Yangyu.


    "Great Saint Xu, I am sorry for disappointing you again, this time Chu Ling was unable to die, but next time, maybe you can try it yourself, can I, Chu Ling''s sword cut your head off?"


    Chu Ling said with a sneer, facing Xu Qing in front of him, he was simply infuriated. If not for the fact that Zhao Wutao had belittled him, he was afraid that they would have been plotted against and died a long time ago.


    Currently, if not for the fact that he had to attend to all ten places in the Hundred Sect Competition, even if Xu Qing was already at the level of Heaven Understanding Stage, he would definitely have pulled out his sword and faced them directly.


    And what was not far from what Chu Ling was thinking, was that Xu Qing''s attitude towards him was also extremely resentful.


    In Xu Qing''s opinion, if it wasn''t for Chu Ling''s undefeatable and indestructible performance, his one hundred thousand Spiritual Stone would have definitely been tricked by that Great Crow. Now, he even wants to announce your Pill Flame Sect as the victor, how could it be so easy?


    With that thought in mind, Xu Qing looked at the ten piles of wooden plates in front of him and kicked it down.


    Although it looks like your Pill Flame Sect has won this time, I feel that something is very strange.


    Since I, Xu Qing, am the Holy Envoy for Hundred Sects Alliance this time, then I cannot tolerate even the slightest bit of injustice, "upon saying this, Xu Qing paused for a moment, and then deliberately sneered at Chu Ling, as if he was telling Chu Ling this.


    As an emissary, even if you win, so what?


    Xu Qing paused for a long while, before saying: "So, this round is invalid!"

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    "This round is invalid!"


    The crowd immediately burst into an uproar as soon as those words were spoken. Although many people felt that this was unfair, no one dared to directly say it out loud.


    After all, for most of the sects present, even talking about Zhao Family at this time would cause them to feel a little bit nervous, let alone the Hundred Sects Alliance that Xu Qing represented right now, which was countless times stronger than Zhao Family.


    Hearing this, Zhao Ye, who was at that time, immediately rejoiced. After all, even though more than half of the outstanding disciples of Zhao Family from before had died, there were still some older Vein Opening Stage cultivators who could go on stage.


    As long as he could compete once again, for Zhao Ye, no matter how strong Chu Ling was, he still had the ability to evade.


    Therefore, at that time, Zhao Ye suddenly shouted, "Good, the Holy Envoy is indeed wise. This time, I suggest that we choose ten people from each family just like we did before. Each family will win ten places in the competition."


    However, her eyes were already fixed on Chu Ling. It was obvious that this time, she wanted to make Chu Ling unhappy.


    When Chu Ling saw this, his expression immediately changed. He never thought that Xu Qing and Zhao Ye could be so shameless, acting shamelessly in public, so shamelessly.


    Unfortunately, he had no other choice against them. After all, he had to wait for Xu Qing to take out the Green Profound Medallion which was fighting for the Hundred Sect Competition.


    "Xu Qing, aren''t you going too far? Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, you want to publicly side with the Zhao Family?" Chu Ling clenched his fists and said angrily.


    But at that time, Xu Qing had only indifferently glanced at Chu Ling and said: "Offensive side? Who dares to say that I''m biased? In the previous round, there were many obvious points of doubt. For example, that Zhao Wutao was clearly an expert of the Heaven Understanding Stage. How could he lose to a cultivator of the Vein Opening Stage?


    Since I, Xu Qing, am an envoy of the Holy Man, and have encountered this kind of strange matter, I can only choose to once again compete impartially. "


    "Weird, what''s weird about that, could it be that Zhao Wutao wanted his Zhao Family to lose, and didn''t want to live anymore, so he deliberately lost to me?" Chu Ling shouted in anger.


    "Since Zhao Wutao has already died, I can''t pursue this matter anymore, but what you said makes sense, I will consider it, Chu Ling, you should prepare for another round! "Rest assured, I will definitely make you satisfied this time!" Xu Qing said expressionlessly.


    "You ¡­"


    Chu Ling, you better obediently choose to compete with me. Otherwise, don''t blame me for directly bestowing the Cyan Profound Badge to the people with Zhao Family. After all, you know that the Cyan Profound Badge is in our hands.


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, although he did not say another word, it was Zhao Ye and the rest of the Zhao Family who were laughing excitedly. The mocking smile on the corner of their mouths was not willing to be hidden at all.


    But just when everyone was feeling proud and arrogant about their Zhao Family, Chai Yangyu, who was standing at the side silently counting his Spiritual Stone and who seemed as if he had never seen the world, suddenly raised his head and said softly: "You are wrong, those Cyan Profound Cards are on me, not us."


    After Chai Yangyu finished speaking, he did not care about Xu Qing''s uglier and uglier expression, but instead, proceeded to empty the Storage Bag he had won from the start and tied it around his waist.


    Chai Yangyu vaguely remembered that the Storage Bag was casually thrown over to him because it had earned too much previously, but Chai Yangyu did not mind. Even though he had already taken out all the Spiritual Stone s out, he did not intend to throw them away.


    "108s!" Chai Yangyu said softly. It was clear that this figure was the number of Spiritual Stone he had counted previously.


    After Chai Yangyu finished speaking, he did not even care about the others. He grabbed towards the Storage Bag s, and looked like he was about to count all the Spiritual Stone again.


    At that time, Xu Qing could no longer hold it in, and she, who was originally dissatisfied with Chai Yangyu, immediately asked: "Fellow Taoist Chai, what is the meaning of this?"


    But just as Xu Qing finished speaking, that Chai Yangyu instantly did something that Chu Ling absolutely would never have imagined.


    He only saw that after Chai Yangyu had searched through the Storage Bag for a long time, he had directly threw ten pieces of Cyan Profound Badge into Chu Ling''s hands, and said: "Enough, since I, Chai Yangyu, have obtained these one thousand and eight Spiritual Stone for nothing, I naturally have not seen you being bullied by others and have been watching on the sidelines.


    So, they are yours. "


    Chu Ling had originally thought that he would be crushed to death by Xu Qing as the Holy Envoy. He had never thought that Chai Yangyu would actually help him win a thousand and eight Spiritual Stone s because of him.


    If your fee is so low, I''ll give you another 108k or even 108k Spiritual Stone s. How about you help me kill this Xu Qing?


    Chu Ling thought in his heart, but he did not say it out loud. Instead, he revealed a gentle smile and nodded at Chai Yangyu to show his thanks.


    Very quickly, the people from the Pill Flame Sect instantly let out sounds of extremely carefree laughter, but at that time, Xu Qing felt that he had lost all face, and directly roared at Chai Yangyu.


    "Chai Yangyu, what do you mean by this? Don''t forget, this Holy Envoy is going to be the two of us. The ownership of this Cyan Profound Token is not something that you can decide alone! "


    "It wasn''t something that I could decide alone? What a joke, if the Spotless Sect Han Xiu from before was here, then he would be qualified to be on equal footing with me, but you are just an imposter, what right do you have to be on equal footing with me? " Chai Yangyu said without a trace of politeness.


    At that time, when the surrounding people heard this, they were immediately shocked. After all, they had heard of who was impersonating who, but they had never heard of anyone impersonating a Hundred Sects Alliance Holy Envoy!


    Therefore, at that time, everyone felt that they were simply an existence that was blind. They were actually deceived by the fairy-like, but fake Xu Qing in front of them.


    Let alone seeing Chu Ling who was able to fight against a Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator in the past,


    Upon hearing this, Chu Ling started laughing out loud on purpose, and said: "Haha, I knew it, you, Xu Qing, could actually become an envoy of the Hundred Sects Alliance, how impotent is that?


    I say, you''re just a fake Holy Envoy, how dare you be so arrogant? "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, what he did not expect was that Xu Qing''s face instantly became snow-white, the longsword in his hand unceasingly trembled, and was about to kill.


    For Xu Qing, even though she resented Chai Yangyu, she fundamentally did not dare to make a move against him. It was not only because Chai Yangyu''s cultivation was higher than hers, but more importantly, because Chai Yangyu was a disciple of the Scarlet Dragon Sect, one of the three sects, two halls and five clans that were part of their Hundred Sects Alliance.


    As a result, she had no other choice but to vent her anger towards Chu Ling.


    "Chu Ling, die!"

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    "Chu Ling, die!"


    As Xu Qing said that, he unsheathed the sword in his hand, and in that moment, it flew towards Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately shook his sword body without fear, and moved his body, about to rush at Xu Qing.


    To him, Xu Qing wanted to kill him, but how could he not have the same thought?


    But just as the two swords were about to collide, what made Chu Ling even more surprised was, that Chai Yangyu actually only sighed lightly, and directly tapped gently on the two people''s long swords.


    Chu Ling instantly felt an incomparably majestic force surging towards him, and although it was clear that Chai Yangyu was also a Heaven Understanding Stage, he was something that the previous Zhao Wutao could not match up to.


    However, even though the force was majestic, it was still under Chai Yangyu''s control, causing him to only retreat a few steps.


    But Xu Qing was different, his body was almost sent flying, in a sorry state.


    "Xu Qing, could it be that what I said before wasn''t clear enough? I said that I must ensure Chu Ling''s safety today. If you insist on going against me, I don''t mind killing you.


    I think that after you die, whether it''s Guiyuan Sect or not, you won''t say anything.


    As for your Zhao Family? You guys can also give it a try today, and see if I, Chai Yangyu, can win against you! "


    Chai Yangyu said softly, his voice was not loud, and he did not intentionally put on airs, but when it fell into the ears of the crowd, he still looked incomparably domineering.


    If it was said that Chu Ling had single-handedly intimidated everyone from Zhao Family''s younger generation, then Chai Yangyu had single-handedly intimidated everyone present. Even a Dragon Transformantion Stage expert like Zhao Ye did not dare to have any objections.


    When Chu Ling who was at that time heard this, he immediately said: "Thank you fellow cultivator for your help. Chu Ling will definitely repay today''s kindness."


    "No need, today I will only help you for the sake of those thousand and eight Spiritual Stone. However, even though I can help you overcome this difficulty, it does not mean that you can rest in peace.


    Although Zhao Family will not dare to snatch away this Cyan Profound Token in the future, you all must survive until the Hundred Sect Competition. "


    Chai Yangyu said softly. Then, without waiting for Chu Ling''s reply, he turned and left.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling did not delay any longer, after all, with the strength of the Pill Flame Sect, he was not a match for the Zhao Family. It was as Chai Yangyu had said, if he had delayed too long, it would be difficult for him to reach the Hundred Sect Tournament.


    Thus, when they thought of Chu Ling and the rest, they very quickly headed towards the Pill Flame Sect.


    When Xu Qing saw this, although he was enraged, he did not dare to truly clash with Chai Yangyu, because what Chai Yangyu said was true. He really dared to kill him.


    Therefore, Xu Qing, who had nowhere to vent his anger on, could only ruthlessly say to Chu Ling''s back: "Chu Ling, even if you have obtained the qualifications to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition, so what? I, Xu Qing, will definitely trample you under my feet!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could only smile indifferently, and anticipation for the Hundred Sect Competition grew.


    The moment Chu Ling and the others returned to the Pill Flame Sect, Song Zhiming immediately looked at Chu Ling. Towards his master who only lacked two front teeth, Chu Ling had a rather good understanding of him. In the time they exchanged glances, the two of them directly pounced towards the Great Crow.


    After that, in just an instant, the Great Crow immediately let out a heart-wrenching howl.


    "F * ck, you two damned wicked things, these Spiritual Stone were all earned by me, the Great Crow, with my own intelligence. How dare you steal them?"


    "Bullshit, if I did not valiantly kill that damned Zhao Wutao with my sword, would a dead crow like you be able to earn that much Spiritual Stone?" Chu Ling loudly replied as he continued to stuff the Storage Bag s on the neck of the Great Crow into his embrace.


    Originally, Chu Ling already felt that his argument was a bit shameless, but he didn''t expect that after hearing Song Zhiming''s words, Chu Ling would immediately admit defeat.


    "Hehe, if it wasn''t for the fact that this old man''s aura was so strong, that when we left just now, none of those people would have dared to attack you and snatch the Spiritual Stone away, do you think you could have protected them?"


    "Bullshit, what do you mean by your aura is strong? It''s clearly because you, Master Golden Crow, allowed Chai Yangyu to defeat the Spiritual Stone that''s protecting us. Not only are you bastards not grateful towards your Crow Master, you actually stole your Crow Master''s Spiritual Stone.


    "Forget it, there''s no need to be so polite with you two for being so wicked. Look at my Golden Crow spread its wings and smash Mt. Tai on the back ¡­"


    The Great Crow continued to shout, and the two people and the crow quickly became one. They looked at the people around them and were stunned.


    "Golden Crow Spreading Wings!"


    "Eighteen Crow Wing Strikes!"


    "Golden Crow''s Peck!"


    "Thirteen kicks!"


    When the surrounding people saw this, they were instantly speechless. Although everyone was also a little surprised, towards the Sect Master in front of them, this sort of action was already something that was normal for them.


    And what made everyone regret was that, unexpectedly, Chu Ling, the powerful and talented little junior brother, had also gone up the stage with Sect Master. They couldn''t help but worry, not long in the future, there would be another little junior brother leisurely walking around within the Pill Flame Sect!


    If that was the case, then the Spiritual Beast they were raising would have to disappear everyday.


    Everyone was thinking like this, while the battle on the stage was almost over.


    Great Crow''s strength were originally not as good as Chu Ling''s duo, and now that they were surrounded by these two, they were all defeated without exception.


    As for Chu Ling and Yue Shan, they did not rest even for a moment, and directly ran away as if their lives depended on it. However, the Great Crow had no intentions of letting them go, as it chased after Chu Ling and Yue Yang, while cursing them.


    Of course, Chu Ling and the Little Demon Empress did not really want to snatch the Great Crow s away, since their Zhao Family and Pill Flame Sect had already fallen out. In order to temporarily protect their Pill Flame Sect, Song Zhiming had no choice but to activate the great protective formation of the Pill Flame Sect from back then.


    However, if one wanted to activate the big array, there were naturally many Spiritual Stone. Since the Great Crow had won so many Spiritual Stone, it could only be borrowed.


    As for Chu Ling, he explained it to Li Yanrong and the others for a long time afterward. Every time he started it, he would explain to Li Yanrong and the others that he was saving these Spiritual Stone in order to save them for the good of the Great Crow.


    However, no one believed him, so Chu Ling could only say something in reply.


    "Alright, I just want to snatch it away. There really isn''t any reason for me to do so."


    What made Chu Ling speechless was that it was precisely because of this that he was chased by the raven for several hours. Finally, after making a big turn, he hid inside a cave provided by a sect and firmly shut the stone door.


    "Didn''t I just rob you of a few hundred thousand Spiritual Stone? "You''re so petty!" Chu Ling muttered, trying his best to keep his voice low, as though he didn''t dare let the Great Crow hear him at all.


    After that, he ignored the big golden crow who was still cursing at the wicked thing, and took out the Dragon Marking Sword that Zhao Wutao had gotten from the past.


    Even though Zhao Wutao had lost to him at that time, it did not mean that this mid-grade artifact called the Dragon Marking Sword was ordinary at all.


    On the other hand, the Spirit Pattern Array within his sword was extremely profound, and it was already determined that this was not an ordinary sword.


    "Forget it, let''s first refine it and get familiar with it," Chu Ling said this, and immediately rushed the Spiritual Energy towards the Dragon Marking Sword, following that, the spirit pattern array on the Dragon Marking Sword once again appeared, and a dragon''s roar sounded out from within the cave.


    Just then, Chu Ling saw the spirit pattern array on the Dragon Marking Sword unceasingly flashing, a black dragon suddenly jumped out from within, as though it was showing off its might, and roared out an inch in front of Chu Ling.


    "Heh, not bad, you have a bit of intelligence," Chu Ling said softly, immediately feeling satisfied with the sword.


    In his opinion, after he refined this sword, his strength would increase by at least 10%.


    But just as he was thinking that, from the sleeve of his right hand, the formless sword that he had been placing there for a while, swayed a few times, and then, without waiting for Chu Ling to react, it flew out from the sleeve, in the next moment, it directly flew up to the sky above the black dragon.


    Soon after, the black dragon acted as if it had seen its nemesis. It immediately shrunk its neck and directly drilled into the Dragon Marking Sword.


    Unfortunately, although the black dragon''s speed was not slow, it was much slower than the formless spirit sword that was not activated by Chu Ling but was still like a crystal ball.


    Therefore, in the blink of an eye, the formless sword directly touched the dragon''s tail. In an instant, the black dragon let out a roar and its body became like a noodle as it was directly sucked into the formless sword.


    Just as Chu Ling was reeling in shock, the formless spirit sword did not stop at all, following that, it started to shine brightly as it touched the sword blade of the Dragon Marking Sword.


    After that, the body of the sword, as if passing through tens of thousands of years, slowly became dull. In the end, it even became a piece of scrap iron that landed on the ground with a bang.


    At that time, the Formless Phantom Sword was no exception. Almost simultaneously, it landed on the stone floor and rolled a good distance away.


    Chu Ling looked at the formless sword in shock, and after a long while, he said in shock, "Not only do people need to eat people these days, this sword also needs to eat swords?"

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    "Not only do people want to eat people these days, this sword also wants to eat people?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he picked up the formless sword and started observing it.


    Although he had lost a Middle Ranked Spirit Tool, Chu Ling did not feel like he had suffered a loss. After all, since this Spirit Soul Invisible Sword was able to devour Spirit Treasures, it meant that its value was definitely not inferior to a Spirit Tool.


    Chu Ling faced the formless sword in his hand towards the jade stone at the top of the cave that was called Fire Pattern Jade, and started to release light, he saw that inside the blue crystal ball formed by the formless sword, there was a black dragon the size of a grain of rice floating.


    At this moment, the black dragon no longer had even the slightest bit of its previous might. It was just like the grains of sand within the crystal ball. It did not appear very conspicuous.


    Chu Ling pondered for a while, and for a moment, he was truly unsure of what use it was, so he tried to inject the Spiritual Energy into it. However, the moment the Spiritual Energy made contact with the black dragon, the blue crystal ball in Chu Ling''s hand instantly started to shake violently.


    At that time, the black dragon seemed to have resurrected, and it released a fierce roar, following that, the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand directly became the Dragon Marking Sword that was just destroyed, and even the patterns on it were identical.


    "Could it be that the true usage of the formless sword is to devour magical artifacts and replace them?" Chu Ling muttered, but then he felt that it was somewhat useless, after all he already had a treasure, why would he give it a chance to devour?


    "That''s not right, it definitely has its own use. Otherwise, this Fantasy spirit sword would not have been so boring. Since I still don''t know what its use is, I might as well try devouring a few more magic tools."


    After that, he tried to feel for a bit. Although the Illusory Sword Spirit could now materialize a middle ranked equipment like the Dragon Marking Sword, it was still only a top quality spirit artifact.


    This made Chu Ling suspicious, in truth, the plan of the Xia Clan back then did not fail, it was just that they were going in the wrong direction.


    "If the Xia family had known back then that you were able to devour magic tools, would they have been crazy enough to rob magic tools from everywhere?" Chu Ling said softly, and then quickly forgot about it.


    After all, there was no point in thinking about it. Why not consider the Hundred Sect Tournament in half a year?


    "In the entire history of the Hundred Sect Tournament, those who were able to rank in the top one hundred, without exception, were all cultivators of the Heaven Understanding Stage. Even though my current strength is no less than that of ordinary Heaven Understanding Stage, above the Hundred Sect Large Competition, the amount of geniuses that gathered was the entire Hundred Sects Land.


    After all, Hundred Sects Land was also known as the Myriad Kingdoms Realm. Regardless of whether it was the Zhao Kingdom or the Yan Kingdom, or even the surrounding Chu Country, they were all just small kingdoms in terms of Hundred Sects Land.


    If I were to fight someone with my Vein Opening Stage, I''m afraid it would be difficult to travel too far. " Chu Ling muttered to himself, he then focused and started to circulate the Guiyuan Arts.


    He didn''t know how much time had passed, but Chu Ling could feel that the Spiritual Energy in his body had solidified a bit more. Earlier, he knew clearly that if he wanted to enter the Heaven Understanding Stage, he would need to condense his own Spiritual Energy into a sword and use it to open his own acupoints.


    There were a total of 108 acupoints in the body, and if a cultivator wanted to open them all up, they would need to condense 108 sword energies in their body so that they can open up all of them.


    However, not everyone could open all one hundred and eight acupoints, and most cultivators could only open twenty or so acupoints.


    After all, not every cultivator could condense a hundred and eight swords.


    If not for the fact that Chu Ling''s Spiritual Energy was profound, he probably would not have dared to have such hopes, but Chu Ling remembered that when he broke through his Heaven Understanding Stage, he only condensed forty-nine swords, and that he was already considered a genius. And now, he was condensing one hundred and eight swords, to become a true genius!


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking that, the curses that had been going on for a long time outside suddenly stopped, and the stone door outside the cave started to tremble, causing the accumulated dust on it to swirl around, causing the cave to become filled with it.


    Chu Ling coughed twice, and was about to inquire further, when Li Yanrong''s voice directly transmitted in.


    "Chu Ling, how long are you going to be lazy? You have already been back from Fuyi Mountain for four days and you have been hiding here the entire time. Have you already advanced to a third grade Spirit Pill Master, or did you just master the Pill Dao?! "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he let out a bitter laugh. He did not expect himself to be in meditation for four days, which meant that he did not have the ability to not eat or drink, and now that he had woken up, his stomach was growling loudly.


    Chu Ling sucked in a light breath of air. Although he was really hungry, he did not dare to immediately go find something to eat.


    Chu Ling did not know when Chu Ling had started to have such high requirements for his Pill Dao, and even for other matters, the requirements were quite high. There were even times when the requirements were somewhat harsh, and there were even times where he would have an awkward tantrum from time to time.


    Even though Chu Ling could not understand, but he did not dare show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction, and had always been extremely careful to not anger Li Yanrong. Only this time, if he did not appear for four days, it would be very difficult.


    As Chu Ling was thinking, he pushed open the stone door. What welcomed him was obviously Li Yanrong''s stern face as well as the Great Crow that was laughing at him from the side.


    At this time, the Great Crow was no longer in a hurry to find Chu Ling so it could take it back, but in its heart, it had already remembered several tens of millions of Spiritual Stone, but it was still hesitating.


    Chu Ling did not care about the Great Crow''s gloating look and shouted with a wry smile.


    "Senior Sister!"


    "Hmph, you still have the face to call me senior sister? This pill refining has already been wasted for four days. Why aren''t you coming back with me?" After Li Yanrong finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling, who had already read most of the pill formulas in Li Yanrong''s hands, could ignore Li Yanrong, but for some reason, he suddenly followed along as if he was listening to Li Yanrong''s lecture, and his heart was especially at peace.


    The two of them quickly arrived at the great hall where they used to refine pills before. Chu Ling subconsciously walked to the corner where he usually concocted pills, and prepared to refine a cauldron of pills.


    After all, on the road here, he had already protested against him for a long time with his five viscera temple, and even his belt had been tightened a few times when Li Yanrong did not see it, so even if he was hungry to the point of his chest sticking to his back, it would not be enough to describe the current him!


    But when Chu Ling opened the curtain in the corner, he saw that on the wooden table that was originally used to store medicinal ingredients, there was currently a meal, and it could not be considered as a sumptuous meal, but it was enough to fill his stomach.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to ask a question, Li Yanrong''s voice came out from behind him.


    "What are you still looking at? Hurry up and eat, what''s the matter?" You don''t need to forge pills after eating? "

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    "What are you still looking at? Hurry up and eat, what''s the matter?" You don''t need to forge pills after eating? "


    On the truth, Li Yanrong initially did not want to yell at Chu Ling, but there was nothing she could do. For some reason, even Li Yanrong himself did not know what had happened recently.


    It was to the point that, for some unknown reason, during these past few days, no matter if she was refining pills or cultivating, Chu Ling''s figure would involuntarily appear in her mind. It was simply impossible to get rid of, and thus, the moment she saw Chu Ling, she couldn''t help but put on a fierce appearance.


    However, the only thing that made Li Yanrong happy was that Chu Ling did not look angry in the slightest.


    Seeing Chu Ling wolfing down his food, Li Yanrong''s face quickly revealed a smile, and then, as if he had thought of something, he immediately straightened his face, and acted like a senior sister.


    "Can you refine that Moon Flower Pill from before?"


    Li Yanrong pretended to be stern, and did not have any intention to wait for Chu Ling''s reply, and continued.


    After all, in her opinion, Chu Ling had not interacted with the Moon Flower Pill for a long time and had not seen Chu Ling practice before, so she did not think that Chu Ling was able to refine the pill at all.


    "Although the Moonlight Pill is only a Tier 2 pill and after devouring it, it won''t be of much use for cultivation, but for many female cultivators, especially the older cultivators, this pill is a priceless treasure.


    "Although your talent is quite good, you should also know about the path of alchemy. In addition to talent, the hard work that comes after tomorrow is also extremely important."


    After Chu Ling heard this, he immediately took out the time to nod his head, indicating that he already knew how to refine, and would definitely train hard, and then began his journey of filling his stomach.


    When Li Yanrong saw this, he could not help but be stunned.


    She naturally would not doubt what Chu Ling had said about her being able to successfully refine it. After all, she was very clear that it would not be difficult for Chu Ling to achieve such a feat with his innate talent!


    However, the stern expression that Li Yanrong had put up with with with all that had happened instantly shattered, and after recuperating for a long time, he now had a stern face again.


    "Then do you know that besides our Pill Master''s innate talent and daily diligence, refining pills requires a lot of time and effort to study. After all, there are things that the pill formulas cannot tell you.


    For example, when refining this Moon Flower Pill, although the recipe is not stated, but according to my conclusion, the best way is to use the moonlight to increase the success rate of the pill by 10%. And if a drop of ice crystal water is added when the pill is about to form, then the Pill will be able to achieve the highest quality ¡­


    That''s why I say, although you have excellent talent and are willing to diligently practice, you must not build an army behind closed doors.


    Li Yanrong spoke endlessly, while listening, he nodded his head repeatedly, and then, after Li Yanrong stopped, he took out a bottle of Moonlight Pellet that he had refined a long time ago from the Storage Bag, and said: "Senior Sister, is this the quality that you speak of?"


    As Chu Ling finished speaking, he could clearly feel Li Yanrong''s expression change greatly. After that, he held the Moonlight Pellet refined by Chu Ling in both hands and was stunned for a moment.


    Originally, Li Yanrong knew that Chu Ling''s talent in pill refining was extraordinary, but he never thought that Chu Ling would actually know of such a simple technique that he had comprehended on his own. This made her extremely surprised.


    One had to know that these little tricks were not something that could be recorded in the medicinal formula. It was impossible for Chu Ling to know of it, unless he had comprehended it on his own like her!


    However, how long had it been since Chu Ling had learnt the Pill Dao technique?


    When Li Yanrong thought here, he could not help but ask: "How long have you comprehended this technique?"


    When Chu Ling heard it, he did not know how to answer. After all, he did not know how to even know this kind of damned technique, it was entirely due to the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    Therefore, asking him when he had comprehended it was simply forcing others to do it!


    Therefore, Chu Ling had no idea when he had gotten his hands on this pill formula, and could only probingly say, "No, not for long, I just comprehended it yesterday."


    "Yesterday?" Li Yanrong repeated.


    "Then today?" Chu Ling shrank his neck and said softly.


    After Li Yanrong heard this, he was speechless for a while. To be honest, she, who was a genius of the Pill Dao, instantly felt a wave of shock. One must know that the person who was previously called the number one of the Pill Dao Inherent Skills, was even one of the extremely few third grade Spirit Pill Master s.


    Originally, she was the one who gave others this kind of shock, but she never expected that she would actually feel it on Chu Ling''s body today.


    It had to be known that it had taken her two years to comprehend this technique. Moreover, it was because these Moon Flare Pills were relatively easy to sell. Hence, she had often refined them, which was why she was lucky enough to comprehend them in these two years.


    As for Chu Ling? She clearly remembered that it had only been half a month since she obtained the pill formula. Not only did she succeed, she even managed to comprehend a technique that she had spent two years trying to comprehend. How could she not be shocked?


    Therefore, Li Yanrong, who was also a genius, was immediately a little unconvinced. She just did not believe that you, Chu Ling, could be so monstrous that you had refined all of your pill formulas and Pill s.


    So he said, "What about the Green Frost Pill? I remember telling you that last time. "


    Hearing this, Chu Ling immediately scratched his head. Although he had refined a few of the Pill that he had obtained a few pill formulas before, but he still did not know if he had refined the Green Frost Pill, so he continued to search through the Storage Bag s.


    Seeing this, Li Yanrong heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that although this Chu Ling had an abnormal talent, he was not at a level close to being unhuman!


    But just as she was thinking about that, what made her speechless was, Chu Ling actually held onto a wooden box and shouted excitedly at Li Yanrong.


    "Haha, I found it! Senior Sister, do you want to take a look?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Li Yanrong no longer had any intentions to watch anymore, he even had the thought of throwing the wooden box onto the ground and ruthlessly stomping on it a few times.


    Therefore ¡­ After Li Yanrong pushed her away, he said coldly: "Where is the Pure Jade Pellet that I told you to refine last time?"


    "It''s here!" Chu Ling replied after searching for a while.


    "What about the Spirit Pill?"


    "Here, here!"


    "Blood Exhaustion Pill."


    "Uh, it looks like this one."


    In a short period of time, the two of them said their names one by one, and one person after another, took out those Pill s from among the Storage Bag.


    Not long after, the Pill s had piled up and occupied a corner of the room.


    At that time, Li Yanrong had already become somewhat speechless. The eyes she used to look at Chu Ling was filled with a deep sense of helplessness and defeat. She simply could not imagine how someone as abnormal as Chu Ling could exist in this world.


    Not only could she refine all of those Pill, she could also produce all of them. Even if it was her, she could not guarantee that all of those Pill would be of the highest quality!


    With this thought in mind, Li Yanrong still could not believe that her many years of experience in pill refining would lose to Chu Ling''s. She began to continuously raise the levels of those Pill, and the difficulty also became more and more bizarre.


    "I don''t believe that today will not be difficult for you," Li Yanrong thought, but after spending half a day, she suddenly realised that even she was not able to successfully refine some Pill, and Chu Ling was able to do it.


    After obtaining this result, Li Yanrong did not reveal anything, maintaining his dignity as a genius with an expression of "I am only satisfied with your achievements in pill refining".


    "Is there anything else you don''t understand about pill forging?" I, your senior sister, am in a good mood today, so I can definitely help you solve your puzzle, "Li Yanrong coughed lightly. He couldn''t think of a person with such a title, so he could only use these words to maintain his senior sister''s appearance.


    And how could the Chu Ling at that time have thought of all this? As a result, he began to seriously consider it.


    After all, with the Green Wood Pill Furnace, he did not have the intention to truly learn how to refine pills. What he was thinking about was the ancient spirit pellet ashes that he had saved previously, if Li Yanrong was able to help him identify them, there was no possibility of success.


    As Chu Ling thought of this, he took out the pill ashes and said: "Senior Sister, I really have a difficult problem that requires your help. Can you help me identify the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the pill? "I want to use this method to test this recipe."


    Hearing that, Li Yanrong wanted to push Chu Ling down to the ground and give him a few hard slaps.


    After all, even though the method Chu Ling spoke of seemed profound and brilliant, after the medicinal ingredients and ingredients were continuously refined and fused, forget about deducing the pill formula, even deducing all the medicinal ingredients was an extremely difficult task.


    Otherwise, the pill formula wouldn''t be as valuable as it was now.


    Therefore, Li Yanrong immediately refused, but when he saw Chu Ling''s confident look, he immediately gritted his teeth and agreed.


    After all, Chu Ling could already deduce the pill formula, so why couldn''t he identify the ingredients?


    So, Li Yanrong asked: "You can''t do this?"


    Hearing this, Chu Ling who was unable to do so nodded his head in a sincere manner, and admitted it.


    But the moment he nodded his head, joy instantly filled Li Yanrong''s heart. She snatched the wooden box from Chu Ling''s hands and heroically said: "Unfortunately, your senior sister is able to!"

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    "Unfortunately, your senior sister can!"


    Chu Ling did not know what Li Yanrong was thinking, but after seeing Li Yanrong''s confident look, he immediately calmed down.


    After all, Chu Ling was very confident in Li Yanrong''s attainments in the Pill Dao, as it was completely not something that someone like him, who relied on Green Wood Pill Furnace s to concoct pills, would allow him to achieve such results in the Pill Dao, step by step.


    Of course, Chu Ling did not say it out loud, otherwise Li Yanrong would probably not be able to hold back and give him a good beating.


    However, what Chu Ling did not know was that, in truth, Li Yanrong did not have any confidence at all. The only reason he agreed to it was because Chu Ling could not do it, and only accepted Chu Ling because he wanted to prove that his talent was not inferior to hers.


    Otherwise, even if Chu Ling begged her, she would only be able to roll her eyes at him.


    However, Chu Ling still quickly felt the difficulty within. In a row of ten days, even without sleeping, Li Yanrong was still unable to identify all of the medicinal herbs. Originally, Chu Ling wanted to give up, but he was scared away by Li Yanrong.


    After all, to Li Yanrong, this was the last resort to protect his or her identity as a genius and his or her status as a senior.


    However, even so, three months had already passed before Li Yanrong finally handed over a huge piece of paper filled with the names of the medicinal ingredients to Chu Ling. He then counted and found that there were more than a thousand of them, which made him feel extremely troubled.


    But luckily, after this operation, Li Yanrong seemed to have gained a lot, and directly chased Chu Ling out, then entered closed door cultivation.


    But even so, Li Yanrong still requested for Chu Ling to report on his progress on the pill refinement everyday. This report had already been for three months.


    After coming out from seclusion, not only had Li Yanrong raised her cultivation to the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, even her attainments in the Pill Dao seemed to have been enlightened. The many third grade Spirit Dans that she could not refine previously, were now easily refined.


    Now, they were even dragging Chu Ling along as they started to study the true pill formulas of the Ancient Spirit Pills, causing Chu Ling to be extremely envious of Li Yanrong.


    This talent was simply heaven-defying!


    And for the sake of not revealing the standard of his Pill Dao, Chu Ling could only painfully nod his head repeatedly without saying a word.


    Very quickly, the day of the Hundred Sect Competition was approaching. To Pill Flame Sect, the Hundred Sect Competition was probably the most important event for them recently, so even though they still had plenty of time, they had already set out early.


    On this day, including Li Yanrong, the ten people from Pill Flame Sect, and the disciples who were selected to watch the competition, a total of forty odd people sat on the wind boat and headed towards the location of the Hundred Sect Competition, Xiang Huai City.


    "Chu Ling, you still haven''t broken through the Heaven Understanding Stage? I say, you have already stayed in the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage for long enough, if you don''t have the Heaven Understanding Stage this time, I''m afraid it would be difficult for you to enter the top hundred of the Large Competition!


    It''s been many years since my Pill Flame Sect has participated in the Hundred Sect Tournament. Being able to participate in this year is already something to earn, so everyone just treat it as giving a lot of experience! "


    Song Zhiming said while grinning, obviously in a good mood.


    At that time, the Great Crow that was sitting at the side and holding onto a jug of plum wine directly spat out the plum wine that had just been poured into its mouth and gloated: "Hehe, what do you mean by ''don''t worry about it''? If you cannot enter the top one hundred in the Hundred Sect Competition, then, your Pill Flame Sect will not be able to reap even the slightest bit of benefits this time.


    Don''t forget, for the sake of this tournament, you guys have shed all pretense of cordiality with the Zhao Family. If not for your Crow Master''s Spiritual Stone supporting you earlier, your family would have been annihilated long ago.


    Could it be that you have forgotten about the disciples of the Zhao Family who are scolding outside the formation everyday? "


    When the Great Crow spoke to here, it looked at the smiling faces of the people around disappearing slowly, revealing a look of distress, it stopped.


    However, he didn''t care about the feelings of the surrounding people. Instead, he wanted the people around him to think for a while, so that they could strike at their hearts.


    "Of course? Originally, with the abilities of your Crow Master, I could have easily helped you fight for the top hundred in the Hundred Sect Competition.


    Right now, you can only rely on Chu Ling, the cripple Chu Ling who has stopped at the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage for half a year. I am truly worried for you! "


    Hearing this, Chu Ling did not refute, and instead laughed bitterly.


    Of course, this was not what he agreed to from the Great Crow''s words. After all, even though he had been trapped in Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage for half a year, for some ordinary cultivators, being trapped for a few years or even their entire lives, was nothing much.


    It was only because Chu Ling had only gone from the first level of Vein Opening Stage to the first level of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage in half a year previously, that made it evident that he had already been trapped in the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage for far too long.


    However, Chu Ling was currently able to condense fifty-three Spirit Swords from Spiritual Energy s, as long as he was willing to break through the Heaven Understanding Stage at any time.


    It had to be known that if Chu Ling relied on the 53 spirit swords that had condensed in his body to break through and open 53 acupoints in his body, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, he could be considered a genius with heaven level talent.


    After all, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, those who had opened up 36 acupoints and below were called Human Grade, and those who had opened up 36 to 49 acupoints were called Earth Grade, and those who had opened up 49 to 63 were called Heaven Grade.


    And what Chu Ling wanted to do was to open up an entire one hundred and eight acupoints, using the 63 acupoints that surpassed heaven grade talent.


    Chu Ling thought like this, and ignored the Great Crow''s arrogant provocations, he only secretly thought about how he could condense the remaining 55 spirit swords.


    "Right now, I can only look forward to the Ancient Spirit Elixir. Although the medicinal ingredients have been identified by Li Yanrong, there is still a type of medicinal herb called the Nine Tailed Dragon Helianthus Grass. I can only try and see if I can find it in Xiang Huai City."


    Chu Ling secretly said in his heart, and the expression in his eyes that he looked into the distance couldn''t help but become firm and resolute.


    After all, since he was able to benefit from the great advantage of reconstructing his meridians, no matter what, he had to completely open up all one hundred and eight acupoints. Perhaps this was the only way for him to emerge from the competition with so many talented geniuses.


    And this was the only way to let the Guiyuan Sect know, what exactly did they miss at that time?


    Only in this way would he be able to take revenge for Han Xiu''s broken veins and the grievances of humiliating himself.


    Of course, the most important thing in Chu Ling''s heart was that perhaps only after he was strong enough would he be able to truly come into contact with the truth of his father''s death.


    But right at this moment, the Great Crow saw that Chu Ling was obviously not willing to pay attention to it, and immediately became even more excessive.


    "Chu Ling, actually, the reason why you are unable to break through today, is entirely because you are too wicked. As long as you are willing to return the Spiritual Stone that you owe me, then you might be able to breakthrough tomorrow.


    I have already calculated it, you already owe me a hundred thousand one hundred thousand Pill, you already owe me a million.


    When the Great Crow finished speaking, it looked at Chu Ling with a bit of excitement, as if it was looking forward to it entirely.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he coldly glanced at it, and then turned his head, and said indifferently: "We will deduct ten thousand Spiritual Stone!"


    When the Great Crow heard him, it, who loved money as much as his life, immediately flew into a rage and asked loudly: "Why?"


    "On what basis? The one who owes Spiritual Stone is me, not you! "

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    After more than ten days of travelling, Chu Ling and his group finally arrived outside of Xiang Huai City.


    Chu Ling looked at the number one city in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance in front of him and couldn''t help but feel somewhat shocked in his heart. After all, a house that stretched for thousands of kilometers without an end in sight, was not something that a place like Zhao Kingdom could compare to.


    Someone had already said before that there were already over a million cultivators in Xiang Huai City. Chu Ling reckoned that even if the entire Zhao Kingdom was added together, there were probably not even a hundred thousand cultivators.


    Chu Ling and the rest did not have the intention to stop and watch. After putting Feng Xing Zhou away, they directly walked toward the city.


    The noise within the city was different from what Chu Ling had imagined. Even though it could be considered lively, it was definitely not noisy.


    Perhaps it was because everyone was too curious about the city, after staying at an inn called the Immortal Palace, other than Song Zhiming who had become gloomy after entering the Xiang Huai City, almost everyone else scattered and strolled around.


    The Great Crow claimed that it was afraid that Chu Ling would owe its Spiritual Stone, so it secretly escaped, but in reality, this fellow was clearly trying to make Chu Ling follow behind it to pay for it.


    Therefore, every time he passed a small stall, he would grab onto something and run, causing Chu Ling to have no choice but to help him pay the Spiritual Stone with a bitter smile.


    As for Li Yanrong, Chu Ling did not know why, but from his point of view, he was most likely just like her, and could not even find her anywhere.


    However, Chu Ling did not stroll around, he was concerned about the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus the entire time. That was the reason why after he asked around, he found out that there was a small-scale exchange meeting in Xiang Huai City today.


    However, although this exchange meeting was not very big, it was organized by one of the three sects, two halls and five clans with the strongest strength within the Hundred Sects Alliance. Almost every time, a large amount of treasures would appear at this exchange meeting.


    Not long ago, during an exchange, Chu Ling had heard of the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus and decided to go over to take a look.


    After some more investigation, Chu Ling finally brought Li Yanrong and the Great Crow to the city and after making who knows how many turns and turns, they finally arrived before a Fragrant Huai river that permeated the entire city.


    But just at that time, he who was originally standing below the cruise liner smiled and nodded towards the people who passed by. With a look, he saw the Song Family servant who was in charge of receiving the guests, and after seeing Chu Ling, he directly extended his hand out to stop Chu Ling.


    After that, Chu Ling did not know if the other party did it on purpose or not, but he actually released a strand of cultivation aura, revealing his Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Chu Ling was surprised for a bit, and started to value the exchange more and more. After all, the person who came to watch the exchange had trained in Heaven Understanding Stage, so the strength of this Song Family could be considered as showing off.


    "My apologies, fellow cultivator. This place is an exchange meeting held by my Song Family, you cannot enter."


    The grey robed elder spoke straightforwardly, completely taking Chu Ling''s words into consideration.


    After all, in the past few years, he had already seen many people who wanted to quietly sneak into the pleasure boat like Chu Ling, despite only seeing the grey-robed old man.


    Upon hearing that, Chu Ling was not angry, he merely pointed to the people coming and going, and said: "They can enter, but why can''t I?"


    When the gray-clothed old man heard this, he glanced at Chu Ling. He, who had originally looked down on Chu Ling, immediately linked him with that country bumpkin who did not know much about the great world, and was even more unwilling to pay any attention to him.


    However, even though the grey robed elder was exceptionally disdained towards Chu Ling, those who were sent here, who had the ability to recuperate, were not bad. Therefore, he pointed to a jade pendant hanging on his waist that had the word "Song" written on it, and said: "Only those who bring this jade can enter."


    After the elderly man in gray finished speaking, he originally thought that Chu Ling would tactfully leave, but he did not expect that Chu Ling would actually speak of it again at that time.


    "Since that''s the case, why don''t you give me one and let me in?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the old man''s face clearly twitched, and couldn''t help but roll his eyes at Chu Ling. Just as he was about to wave his hand and berate Chu Ling, the bumpkin who had come to cause trouble, a voice of ridicule sounded out first.


    Chu Ling, do you think you can enter the Song Family''s Exchange Hall with your low level Pill Flame Sect and obtain the Song Family''s medallion?


    Are you here to embarrass yourself? "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling''s face immediately became gloomy, he could endure the old man''s disdainful gaze, and even more so, his indifferent attitude, but this kind of insulting talk, he could not accept.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling immediately turned around. But at that moment, his pupils slightly constricted, and he also felt relieved in his heart.


    "I didn''t expect to meet him so soon. It''s really a narrow path for enemies to cross!"


    Chu Ling said in his heart, only to see that Xu Qing, who he had not seen for a long time, was not far away, constantly sneering at him.


    Chu Ling had long understood Xu Qing very well. Although she looked cold on the surface, the truth was that when she mocked and ridiculed others, no one was inferior to her. Therefore, Chu Ling was not surprised by what she had said just now.


    However, just at this time, a lot of people had gathered around, waiting for the news of the huge sum of money being spent. Once they saw that there was something interesting to watch, they gathered around, and pointed at Chu Ling with interest.


    "Is this man Chu Ling? From the looks of it, he does not seem to be an ungrateful, merciless and bloodthirsty person! "


    "Hehe, this so-called ''one cannot judge a person by his appearance'' is the truth. Haven''t you heard about it? Half a year ago, Chu Ling had already escaped from the Guiyuan Sect. I heard that at that time, he immediately crippled a disciple named Xu Yan and broke his bones, so don''t even think about getting out of bed for the rest of your life. "


    "This is nothing, when Chu Ling went back and revealed his Guiyuan Sect, he seemed to have killed eighteen disciples from the same sect in a row!"


    "Yes, that''s right. Isn''t it because of this, that''s why his reputation has spread so far? Those sects within Zhao Kingdom simply don''t dare to accept him.


    After all, other than idiots like him who gave up their Guiyuan Sect to join Pill Flame Sect, there might not be anyone who would dare to be so foolish as to ask Song Family for the Song Family''s Medallion. "


    The surrounding people all spoke in succession, causing Chu Ling to not know what was going on at all. After all, he did not feel that his reputation had spread throughout the Hundred Sects Land long ago, not to mention, it was because of scolding.


    And just as Chu Ling was feeling suspicious, Xu Qing said with a cold smile: "What''s wrong, Chu Ling, did you hear everyone talk about your past, and you feel guilty?"


    As Xu Qing spoke, his face instantly turned cold and he coldly snorted: "Since you already have a guilty conscience, why aren''t you scram? Is a traitor of Guiyuan Sect like you worthy to enter the Zhao Family cruise liner?


    Do you even deserve this Zhao Family Token? "


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, the expression on Chu Ling''s face slightly changed, but his heart had already confirmed it. Most likely, Xu Qing had already been waiting for him in Xiang Huai City for a long time, and had even spread many rumors here, so that when the people around heard his name, they took him to be a traitor who desired to kill and betray the sect.


    Not only did she want to take advantage of his absence to ruin his reputation, she couldn''t wait to jump up and kick him the moment she saw him. Did she really think he was afraid of her?


    When Chu Ling thought about it, he could not help but clench his fists, and said: "You said that I, Chu Ling, am not worthy enough to enter, then, what about you, Xu Qing?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the corner of Xu Qing''s mouth immediately revealed a cold smile, and he replied: "Of course I, Xu Qing, am worthy!"


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, he opened up his palm in Chu Ling''s direction, revealing the emerald jade pendant within.


    And on the jade ornament, there was a big "Song" written on it. At the end of the "Song" character, there was even a small "Song" character following closely behind it.


    "Do you see this? This is the Song Family''s medallion, and it''s even a third-grade Song Family medallion, only inferior to the first-grade Song Family medallion in the hands of the seniors from the Dragon Transformantion Stage and the second-grade Song Family medallions in the hands of the other three sects, two halls, and five clans. Come, do you think that I, Xu Qing, am not worthy?"

 C117

    "Say, do you think I, Xu Qing am qualified or not?" Xu Qing laughed and said, he raised the jade in his hand high up, as though he wanted Chu Ling to see everything clearly.


    The moment those words were said, the surrounding people immediately let out sounds of envy.


    It had to be known that in the entire Hundred Sects Land, the Song Family was divided into five categories. The first grade was given to cultivators with Dragon Transformantion Stage, and ordinary cultivators with Dragon Transformantion Stage might not even necessarily be able to obtain it.


    or perhaps the famous Dragon Transformantion Stage experts.


    As for the second-rate Song Family Medallion, it was said that only the absolute geniuses that the Song Family valued would be able to obtain it. Currently, only ten of them had been distributed.


    They were respectively the Young Lord s from the nine other powers with the exception of the Song Family s, as well as the Spotless Sect young Sect Master Han Xiu, who was about to stand shoulder to shoulder with the ten great forces and was at the height of the sun at the moment.


    As for the third-rate Song Family Badge that Xu Qing possessed, it was also not something that an ordinary person could touch either. Basically, all of them were geniuses with decent talent, or even Heaven Understanding Stage experts who were on good terms with the Song Family.


    Of course, to everyone present, not to mention the Song Family''s third-class Song Family Token, even the fifth grade was a treasure that they wished for!


    After all, most of the people that Chu Ling had seen before were only people who held a fifth grade Song Family token. Now that they were compared to Xu Qing, they were somewhat helpless!


    Therefore, at that time, Li Yanrong, who had some understanding of the Song Family''s Crest, secretly held his breath as well. He knew that the current Chu Ling, would definitely be properly humiliated by Xu Qing, so he intentionally pulled on Chu Ling''s sleeve, wanting him to leave.


    As for the Great Crow at the side, although it did not make a sound, its eyes kept rolling. Anyone could tell that what was on its mind was definitely not a good thing.


    When the elderly man in grey saw this, he also nodded slightly towards Xu Qing to show his respect. After all, a youngster with a third-rate Song Family Badge was destined to be extraordinary in the future.


    As for the Chu Ling beside him, after looking at him, who came from a small place and had never seen anything of the world, he had only compared him and Xu Qing a little, then directly shook his head.


    As far as he was concerned, it was like the difference between cloud and mud.


    "Fellow Daoist, of course you have the right to enter the cruise liner. Furthermore, you are one of the distinguished guests of my Song Family. I will personally lead the way. Fellow Daoist, please!" The grey robed elder raised his hand and said to Xu Qing.


    Originally, to the grey robed elderly man, even though he was only a gatekeeper servant of the Song Family, he had the cultivation of Heaven Understanding Stage, and even more so, he was a servant of the Song Family. There was no need to be so courteous to a young child like Xu Qing.


    However, at this time, it was obvious that after Xu Qing wanted to suppress this bumpkin in front of him, he was also happy to be able to help and speak a few words in order to form a good relationship with Xu Qing.


    And at that time, Xu Qing, who had been waiting for a response, was suddenly in a great mood. He only felt that he had vented the anger he had from Chu Ling half a year ago that caused him to lose a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone, and lightly nodded at the grey-clothed old man.


    After that, he walked towards the inside of the cruise liner, but he did not forget to tell Chu Ling.


    "Chu Ling, if you really have anything you want to buy, you can tell me. If your attitude is not bad, I, Xu Qing, can help you bring it out.


    However, if your words are a little too biased, then you can only wait here. Who asked a bumpkin from a small place like you to not get the Third Tier Song Family Token? "


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, he had no intention to wait for Chu Ling''s response at all. He directly turned around and walked into the pleasure boat.


    But just as she took two steps forward, Chu Ling, who had already been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up in a soft voice.


    "A third rate Song Family Command? What''s there to show off about? "


    As soon as Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people started laughing loudly, as they all thought that Chu Ling was a true bumpkin, and did not understand what he meant.


    However, what surprised everyone was that Chu Ling did not bother with their explanations, and continued: "Although I, Chu Ling, do not have a third rate Song Family Badge, but I do have one with this Hundred Sect Order, I wonder how it would be when compared to your third rate Song Family Badge?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the expression of the Xu Qing who was just about to mock him, suddenly changed. His entire person seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he even wanted to directly slap himself.


    "How, how could I have forgotten it, how could I have forgotten it?" Xu Qing kept muttering to himself, as though his soul had left his body.


    After all, as someone who had always wanted to snatch Chu Ling''s Hundred Sect Order, she naturally had some understanding of them.


    Although, during Guiyuan Sect, it seemed like Xu Qing and the rest only needed to casually find an excuse if they wanted to take over the Hundred Sect Order, it did not have any substantial uses at all.


    But, it was not. Especially in the Xiang Huai City, and it was even on the eve of the Hundred School Competition. When the people from the Hundred School gathered in the Xiang Huai City, the utility of the Hundred Sect Order undoubtedly increased by a hundred times.


    After all, one of the most important uses of Hundred Sect Order s was that the Hundred Sect should treat people who possessed Hundred Sect Order s with respect.


    Right now, not to mention Chu Ling using the Hundred Sect Order s to compare to his own Level Three Song Family Badge, even if it was a Level One Song Family Badge, it would still not be comparable to it.


    After all, although a person with a first-rate Song Family order could receive the respect of the Song Family, they were merely the Song Family. They simply could not compare to Chu Ling''s Hundred Sect Order, and as long as they were within the Hundred Sects Land, all the sects would treat them with respect.


    Therefore, with just this comparison, Xu Qing suddenly felt that the Level 3 Song Family in his hands were truly a little shabby, and even faintly regretted provoking Chu Ling. He was even more angry at himself, why did he forget about the Hundred Sect Order?


    The grey-robed elder at that time was even more shocked in his heart. He never would have thought that the Chu Ling in front of him who looked like a bumpkin from before, would actually take out this Hundred Sect Order in such a short amount of time.


    It has to be said that in the past two thousand years of this Hundred Sects Alliance, the Hundred Sect Order had only distributed five pieces of the Profound Veins, so there was no need to mention how precious they were.


    Furthermore, Song Family was one of the three sects'' two halls and five clans, so they would naturally abide by the rules of the Hundred Sect Order. At the very least, on the surface, they would give this Hundred Sect Order face, and naturally, they would not allow anyone to not give this Hundred Sect Order face in Xiang Huai City.


    Furthermore, to the grey robed elder, even though he was a cultivator of Heaven Understanding Stage, he was merely a servant of a family with a slightly higher cultivation in the Song Family. If the person in power in the Song Family knew that he had actually stopped a person who possessed a Hundred Sect Order from entering the cruise liner, it would be hard for him to escape punishment no matter what.


    Therefore, the old man''s heart was filled with regret. His previous actions of wanting Xu Qing to show good will to him simply wanted to reverse the flow of time and directly erase it.


    But the helpless thing was that the grey-clothed old man naturally didn''t have that sort of ability, so he could only do his best to make up for it.


    However, just as the grey-clothed old man was about to speak, a hearty laugh suddenly came from the cruise liner. Following that, a man in a white robe walked out from the cruise liner.


    The man was quite handsome and his body naturally carried a heroic aura. However, as soon as he appeared in front of everyone, he immediately laughed loudly, "With regards to the Hundred Sect Order in Fellow Daoist''s hands, a mere third grade Song Family of my Song Family is naturally not worth mentioning.


    If we really have to make a comparison, then it would require at least a first class Song Family Order! "

 C118

    "If we really have to make a comparison, then it would require at least a first class Song Family Medallion!"


    As the man finished speaking, the surrounding crowd immediately exclaimed in surprise. After all, the people who had come were not simple people.


    "It''s Song Yufu, the second genius in Song Family!"


    "That''s right, I never thought that he would actually come out personally. What exactly is this Hundred Sect Order, to actually be able to alarm him?"


    "I don''t know either. However, hearing the two words'' Hundred Sect ''and'' First Class Song Family''s Medallion '', I think you are definitely not ordinary!"


    Everyone was puzzled. Unfortunately, at that time, no one was willing to explain it to them.


    As for Xu Qing who was at the side, his face had already become pale, and shame and resentment had already filled her heart. She simply did not think that at this moment, she should have originally planned to properly humiliate Chu Ling, and then happily enter the Gallery.


    But now, with Song Yufu saying, "If you really want to make a comparison, then you must at least have a first class Song Family Medallion!" These words directly caused her to feel ashamed.


    If Chu Ling had pushed her to the ground with the order, then Song Yufu''s affirmation of the order was akin to stepping on mud.


    However, Xu Qing did not dare to resent Song Family''s second day of cultivation, Li Yufu. Even though her Guiyuan Sect was already dependent on her Spotless Sect, she still did not have the qualifications to resent Song Family. She could only pile this up on top of Chu Ling''s head, waiting for the day where she could return everything she had.


    He did not think that he would have already missed the best opportunity to make amends after a moment of pondering. He could not help but feel a bit of resentment towards Xu Qing in his heart, if not for this person, how could he have stirred up such a disaster today?


    Therefore, at that time, the elderly man in grey was about to kneel down and beg for forgiveness, but who would have thought that Song Yufu would say such a thing before him.


    "Ma Fengliang, after today, I''ll punish you with three years'' salary and a hundred staff punishment. Do you have any objections?"


    Although the grey robed elder called Ma Fengliang felt that the punishment was a little too severe, he did not dare to say it out loud. He could only thank Song Yufu.


    However, at that time, Song Yufu had completely ignored the grey robed elder, and only indifferently said to Chu Ling: "This punishment, is fellow satisfied?"


    Hearing this, Chu Ling did not intend to make things difficult for the grey robed elder, so he nodded his head, to indicate that he had no objections.


    In fact, before Xu Qing had arrived, the previous Chu Ling did not even think about the Hundred Sect Order. If it were not for Xu Qing''s provocation, he would have remembered the grudges from the past.


    Therefore, in Chu Ling''s opinion, the previous Xu Qing was asking for humiliation.


    As for the grey robed elder in front of him, Chu Ling didn''t blame him at all. After all, it was normal for one to follow the wind.


    But when the grey robed elder heard this, he immediately knelt down towards Chu Ling to express his gratitude, as if he was grateful to the heavens.


    "Since fellow cultivator has no objections, if I''m not wrong, you probably want to enter the cruise liner, right?"


    Since that''s the case, please follow me. No matter what you want to buy today, my Song Family will spare you that 10%. "


    After Song Yufu finished speaking, although he did not make any other movements, in Chu Ling''s opinion, for a second ranked genius of the Song Family to be able to do this, it was already giving him enough face.


    Needless to say, after Song Yufu finished speaking, many people who were already entering and exiting the cruise liner tunnel were immediately cleared by the guards, as if they wanted to make sure that he would be the one to go first.


    And at that time, even though the majority of the surrounding people did not know what the Hundred Sect Order was, after seeing Li Yu Fu''s attitude, especially after hearing that Song Yufu wanted to personally lead the way for Chu Ling, they were all stunned.


    After all, in order to trouble Song Yufu to personally receive and guide the way, the number of people in the Hundred Sects Land would probably not exceed twenty.


    Especially a young cultivator like Chu Ling, other than the Heaven''s Pride, who was also one of the Three Sects, Two Temples and Five Clans, even the Heaven''s Pride who was ranked second might not be able to move Song Yufu.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that they heard that Chu Ling was only an expert who reversed his Guiyuan Sect and had yet to step into the Heaven Understanding Stage, they would probably have already considered him an expert in Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    However, the focus of everyone''s attention was not here at all, but at the moment, why did people like Chu Ling, who possessed the equivalent strength as a first-rate Song Family, get kicked out of the Guiyuan Sect?


    Forget whether or not Xu Qing''s cruel bloodlust from before was real, to them, even if it was real, they still had to treat him like their ancestor!


    After all, that ten percent wasn''t only used for this exchange, but for all the Song Family''s Chamber of Commerce.


    At that time, Li Yanrong also looked at Chu Ling with a bit of surprise. After all, although he was different from the rest present at that time, and had heard of it before, but never would he have thought that Chu Ling would actually have a Hundred Sect Order.


    In this way, as long as Chu Ling could enter the top one hundred in the Hundred Sect Competition, then his Pill Flame Sect could truly rise once again with Chu Ling''s help.


    Thinking to here, Li Yanrong couldn''t help but become excited, causing her cheeks to become slightly red. And when Chu Ling, who was already in a good mood, saw this, he couldn''t help but slightly pinch her cheek, causing Li Yanrong''s body to congeal, her expression suddenly becoming awkward.


    Only, at that time, he did not dare to even glance at Li Yanrong, and directly flew towards the pleasure boat. As for Xu Qing, how could he care about him right now?


    After Chu Ling left, Li Yanrong gazed at Chu Ling''s back figure, bit his lips, and stomped his feet. Then, he chased after Chu Ling with a vicious look.


    However, what no one could clearly see was that the joy on her face was fleeting.


    Seeing that, the Great Crow turned its eyes around a few more times, then despicably walked to Xu Qing, who was still in a daze, opened its wings and said: "Xu Qing, did you hear that?


    How about this, I, your Crow Master, help you buy whatever you want to buy, and then you just need to pay me an additional eighty percent of the proceeds. "


    As the Great Crow spoke, he completely ignored Xu Qing''s trembling body and his uglier face, and started to smile.


    No matter what your attitude is, I can make this deal with you. Of course, if your attitude is a little better, I can consider only taking 79% of your commission.


    After all, who told you that you don''t have a Hundred Sect Order or a first-rate Song Family Command? "


    When Xu Qing heard the familiar words, she was so angry that her entire body trembled. She, who had already lost all her face, almost became angry and pulled out her sword to kill the Great Crow.


    After all, even though the Great Crow truly wanted to do business with her, she deliberately humiliated her in her ears.


    Therefore, at that time, Xu Qing looked at the Great Crow hatefully, and directly turned around to leave without saying a word. Only, in his heart, he had already included the Great Crow in the list of people she must kill, just like Chu Ling.


    Seeing this, the Great Crow at that time was suddenly a little speechless. Watching Xu Qing''s leaving figure, the Great Crow that had already fallen into the eyes of money, saw that it was about to lose the opportunity to earn the Spiritual Stone, and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation: "Aiya, aiya, don''t go! Seventy percent, that''s negotiable! "


    "60%, 50%, right?"


    When Xu Qing heard the incessant shouts from behind her, she, who was initially furious, quickly calmed down and said softly, "Chu Ling, if I, Xu Qing, do not report today''s humiliation, I swear I will not be human."

 C119

    Under Song Yufu''s lead, Chu Ling quickly entered the pleasure boat. Although he had long seen the majesty of the Song Family outside the pleasure boat, Chu Ling still felt that he really did feel like a country bumpkin after entering.


    The interior of the cruise liner was naturally beautifully decorated. Chu Ling had never seen such things before, and even though there were already many cultivators inside, it did not feel crowded at all.


    Although the items placed in front of each of the stalls belonged to the cultivator, they were not much different from the stalls outside.


    However, under Song Family''s guidance, because the stall was placed on the jade platform, and even the cultivators with the stall were able to enter, it was obvious that their identities were not ordinary, so they were many times better than the stalls on the outside.


    In the center of the cabin, there was a red jade platform. Dozens of women wearing gauze were dancing on it. Although they were beautiful, they weren''t vulgar, causing many men to stare blankly at the woman.


    Chu Ling was stunned for a moment, but was awoken by the pain in his waist.


    "It seems that your heart is still not firm enough. With just a tiny bit of temptation, you''ve already lost your mind. If you continue fighting against others like this, how will you win?" Li Yanrong said coldly.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling, who had already been bullied for a long time by Li Yanrong, although he wanted to explain, he could not help but endure.


    When Song Yufu saw this, he did not really want to accompany the two of them.


    Although the two of them did not have a heart-to-heart conversation, Chu Ling had a pretty good impression of them. With their high status, they did not put on the airs of being the best in the world, nor did they intentionally make small talk that would make people hate each other for not being late.


    After they said their goodbyes, Chu Ling and Yue Shuang started to stroll around. It was just that at that time, Chu Ling was still staring at the items in each stall as he secretly glanced at the stage.


    However, what made Chu Ling incomparably speechless was that, for some reason, every time he took a peek, a wave of pain would come from his waist. And, it was clear that Li Yanrong was getting worse and worse every time!


    After who knows how many times, just as Chu Ling was preparing to take advantage of this moment when he was not paying attention to anything, to take a look and see all of the girls'' appearances on the stage, suddenly, Li Yanrong tugged on his sleeves.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he immediately followed Li Yangrong''s gaze. He saw a man as thin as a bamboo pole standing on the jade platform. A purple bowl filled with sunflower seeds was placed in front of him.


    Chu Ling looked at it for a long time, but he could not find anything special about it. In his eyes, whether it was the purple alms bowl or the sunflower seeds, there was nothing special about it.


    At that time, Li Yanrong said softly, "Those sunflower seeds are the seeds of the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus."


    Although he only said that, it made Chu Ling happy.


    In these past few days, because he wanted to find the relationship between the Nine Immortals'' Dragon Helianthus and this plant, he had some understanding of it.


    Although the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus seeds were numerous, its survival rate was unknown, and was extremely low. Therefore, Chu Ling couldn''t help but suspect that if he were to bring these seeds back, he might not be able to grow one out of them.


    And most importantly, the competition was about to begin. Even if the seed could be planted, it would be too late. After all, it would take at least a hundred years for the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus to mature!


    With this thought in mind, Li Yanrong lightly snorted and said: "Don''t worry, I have a way."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling''s body suddenly shook, since Li Yanrong said there is, then Chu Ling would naturally not doubt it, and directly walked towards the stall.


    As for the skinny bamboo shoot man, he only glanced at Chu Ling for a bit, and didn''t pretend to be arrogant like the other vendors around, and greeted Chu Ling with unusual warmth.


    "Eh, Fellow Daoist, what do you want?" Do you want this sword? The sword in your hand is actually the sword of my Hundred Sects Alliance''s number one expert, Chu Han. Although it is only a Middle Ranked Spirit Weapon, when used at full strength, its power is absolutely not inferior to a sword spirit weapon!


    Today, I find you pleasing to the eye, so I sold the thousand Spiritual Stone to you cheaply. "


    "Eh? Fellow Daoist, have you taken a fancy to this spear?" Not bad, not bad. Fellow''s eyes are indeed extraordinary. This spear is the spear of the legendary Hengyang Spear Immortal from 800 years ago.


    Don''t think that it''s not of high rank, but it has followed the Hengyang Spear Immortal for more than five hundred years and the immortal aura it contains is not something us mortals can see through. However, we brothers will treat it as a gift and give it to you as two thousand Spiritual Stone. "


    Every time Chu Ling looked at something, it would immediately be noticed by the thin bamboo pole, which would then drag out the names of the experts. In any case, these things were on his stall, and were not treasures used by the experts when they were young, then those experts must have wanted to obtain them, but unfortunately, were unable to.


    Chu Ling naturally did not believe these words.


    After all, within his father''s sword, Chu Ling had never seen such a dark and unassuming spirit artifact.


    As for that Hengyang Spear Immortal, did not believe it even more. After all, this skinny bamboo stick did not even state the age, and the Hengyang Spear Immortal was clearly an expert whose Hundred Sects Land had shook one thousand and two hundred years ago.


    However, even if Chu Ling did not believe it, he did not expose it. Instead, he looked at the purple alms bowl in order.


    And when Chu Ling looked over, as he expected, the skinny bamboo pole immediately started talking about it.


    "This alms bowl''s origin is not small. Rumor has it that it was passed down as a precious treasure from the White Dragon Temple three hundred years ago. After being supplemented by its Buddhist magic for over a thousand years, it finally became a powerful magical treasure."


    If it wasn''t for the demon race''s cholera back then, the White Dragon Temple wouldn''t have been able to bear the suffering of the common people and would have gone to suppress them. It was likely that there would be a place for them in the strongest forces in the Hundred Sects Alliance today.


    Of course, if it wasn''t for their actions back then, I''m afraid that this alms bowl wouldn''t have fallen into my hands.


    He thought to himself that he had finally caught someone who was easy to deceive. After all, ordinary people did not have many people willing to listen to him brag so much, so they had already haggled for a long time.


    "Fellow cultivator, since we have met today, it is fated that this will happen. Although this alms bowl was damaged in the past, it has the possibility of being repaired. How about this, I will sell it to you for fifty thousand Spiritual Stone."


    Hearing this, Chu Ling just frowned slightly, to be honest, to Chu Ling, these fifty thousand Spiritual Stone were not even worth mentioning, especially after Chu Ling snatched away half of the Spiritual Stone that he had previously won, he did not count them carefully afterwards, but there were still five hundred to six hundred thousand Spiritual Stone.


    Therefore, Chu Ling only hesitated for a moment, and was about to buy it.


    But just at that time, the skinny bamboo shoot saw Chu Ling''s hesitant look, and immediately patted Chu Ling''s shoulders and said: "I know that Fellow cannot believe that the meat pie falling from the sky will fall on your head, but it doesn''t matter, I will help you prove it now, that the great fortune has really fallen on you."


    As the thin bamboo pole spoke, it suddenly slammed the table and roared loudly, "Explode!"


    At that time, to Chu Ling''s incomparable surprise, just as the thin bamboo stick finished speaking, the purple alms bowl instantly started to turn slightly red, and a wave of heat wave immediately assaulted his face.


    After that, what made Chu Ling even more speechless was that the thin bamboo stick held onto the alms bowl and said grandly: "Come and try it!"


    At that time, when Chu Ling looked at the alms bowl exploding with the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus seeds, he immediately had the urge to slap the thin bamboo pole to death.


    Furthermore, even if you wanted to reach the level where the alms bowl does not even need anyone to activate it to emit heat, I''m afraid you would have to act a little better.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, his hands and feet stiffened as he picked up a Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus seed. After placing it in his mouth, although he did not want to admit it, he still had to admit that the flavor was still not bad.


    "What''s wrong, Fellow Daoist, there''s no need to be courteous. How can I have so many sunflower seeds? Eat more, if there''s not enough, I''ll explode for you. When you''re full, we can have a good talk about the alms bowl."


    Skinny Bamboo said in a magnanimous manner. Then, he lifted the bag of sunflower seeds on his back, proving that what he said was not a lie.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling was immediately disappointed with the thin bamboo stick in front of him. A true treasure was actually used as a decoration to rope in guests, and selling fake goods, his eyes were really blind.


    Chu Ling only thought about it briefly. Although the alms bowl was completely useless to him and could not even be considered as weak, spending fifty thousand Spiritual Stone to buy the seed for the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus was a little expensive, but it did not hurt him too much.


    "Alright, since Fellow already said so, then I will buy it. However, I also have one condition, and that is how many sunflower seeds Fellow will have, then give me how many sunflower seeds? This taste is indeed not bad."


    Chu Ling said in a loud voice, after that he even picked up a sunflower seed that had been burnt to a crisp and put it into his mouth, as though he believed the words of the skinny bamboo shoot truthfully.


    When the skinny bamboo pole heard it, he was also surprised in his heart. After all, although he had said out the amount of fifty thousand Spiritual Stone, in his heart, he didn''t have the slightest hope that Chu Ling would agree to help him.


    After all, even a fool would be able to tell that this alms bowl wasn''t a treasure of the White Dragon Temple!


    The thin bamboo pole thought like this and did not directly agree.


    As far as he was concerned, it wasn''t easy to meet a fool today, so he had to try and fool more of them.


    As such, the thin bamboo pole casually made a hand gesture toward the distance. A moment later, a rough voice could be heard.


    "What are you doing, skinny bamboo stick? Didn''t you say that you were keeping the alms bowl for me?" This old one has prepared eighty thousand Spiritual Stone, do you want to go back on your words now? "

 C120

    "I have prepared eighty thousand Spiritual Stone, do you want to go back on your words now?"


    Just as the voice fell, a white robed man who looked like a scholar immediately stood up and said: "Hehe, a mere eighty thousand Spiritual Stone wanting to buy this White Dragon Temple''s inheritance treasure, you brat, you must be dreaming.


    The reason I, Zuo JunDong, have come to this exchange meeting today, is because of it. If you want to buy it with eighty thousand Spiritual Stone, you should at least ask my Spiritual Stone if it agrees. "


    The white robed scholar called Zuo Jundong spoke out loudly, and even patted his Storage Bag, as if he was extremely rich.


    "One hundred thousand Spiritual Stone!" Zuo Jundong said with a proud look on his face.


    When the thin bamboo pole saw this, he immediately had an extremely awkward expression, but his eyes were filled with joy. He then blinked his eyes as he spoke to the two of them.


    "Fellow Daoists, I am truly sorry. The Fellow Daoists in front of me are on good terms with me, so we have already agreed to sell fifty thousand Spiritual Stone to him. Now that you guys are like this, I am in a very difficult situation!"


    "Difficult? What''s troubling you, is that I haven''t given enough Spiritual Stone? Forget it, for a treasure of this level, I will pay two hundred thousand Spiritual Stone. "


    "Are two hundred thousand Spiritual Stone amazing? Even though I don''t have that many Spiritual Stone, how about I exchange this set of Earth Rank cultivation technique for it? " The first to speak, the man who looked like he was the first one to speak, said domineeringly.


    The spectators who were originally watching the performance of the lady on the stage also started to laugh as they looked at Chu Ling.


    "Hehe, someone''s hooked again. This is really rare!"


    That''s right, the last time someone took the bait was a year ago, and it was also thanks to this skinny bamboo stick being so patient. With the little friendship that his clan had in the Song Family back then, he had begged for a fifth grade Song Family Medallion.


    "That''s right, this person doesn''t look like a fool, but why doesn''t he have a brain?"


    "Shh, be quiet. Don''t disturb the thin bamboo shoot."


    Hearing the cooperation from the crowd, Skinny Bamboo was overjoyed. However, he did not express it, and instead spoke to Chu Ling with some difficulty. "Fellow cultivator, look at this matter ¡­"


    Even though the thin bamboo pole was not finished, everyone could tell that it was trying to get Chu Ling to increase the price.


    Chu Ling was naturally able to understand the meaning behind those words, so he directly opened his mouth to speak.


    "Since Fellow Daoist is in a difficult situation, then I won''t force you. I''m not buying this bowl."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the skinny bamboo shoot''s expression suddenly froze. Originally, they thought that Chu Ling would foolishly raise the price a bit, then raise it again with Zuo Dongjun and Mu Yurou, and after they had more or less dug out all of Chu Ling''s Spiritual Stone s, they would reluctantly sell them to Chu Ling.


    But the skinny bamboo pole did not expect that Chu Ling would actually not buy it. If this was the case, then wouldn''t I, who took the initiative to take the bait after painstakingly waiting for a year, leave?


    He actually didn''t know what to say at that moment.


    "Erm, that fellow Daoist must be joking. You should ask around. My skinny bamboo pole is the most trustworthy person here. Since I said that I would sell you this alms bowl, I will definitely sell it to you."


    I think why don''t you just give me sixty thousand Spiritual Stone. Fifty thousand is the bowl''s money, as for the remaining ten thousand, just treat it as compensation! "


    The two people by the side tactfully nodded their heads in agreement. They no longer had that arrogant appearance from before. Instead, they had a look of courtesy and modesty on their faces.


    And at that time, Chu Ling only twitched his mouth and sneered.


    He was naturally able to see that the three people in front of him were obviously Spiritual Stone s who had teamed up to trick him. Clearly, they were trying to slaughter him as if he were a fat sheep.


    Originally, Chu Ling knew that this alms bowl was just an ordinary alms bowl, and couldn''t even be considered a spirit artifact. As a result, it was probably not even worth a single Spiritual Stone.


    But because of the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus seeds, Chu Ling was happy to give him fifty thousand Spiritual Stone, making him feel like he had been tricked. However, this did not mean that Chu Ling must become a fool to be slaughtered by others!


    To him, he could give the Spiritual Stone to the thin bamboo pole on his own accord, but if the thin bamboo pole wanted to kill him as if he were a fool, then he would absolutely not be able to do it.


    "Sixty thousand Spiritual Stone? You really think I''m a fool! Are you selling it? "" Five thousand Spiritual Stone s, sell it or not! " Chu Ling said coldly.


    When the skinny bamboo pole heard him, his entire face immediately fell. Seeing Chu Ling''s resolute expression, he naturally knew that he did not expect Chu Ling to see through his plan just now, so he could not help but feel a little awkward, to the point where he wanted to strangle himself to death.


    Why did he have to think of such a preposterous idea? Was fifty thousand Spiritual Stone not a good deal?


    As the thin bamboo stick thought about this, and thought about how his forty-five thousand Spiritual Stone had been soaked in soup, his heart began to drip blood nonstop.


    The crude looking man obviously did not react and directly roared: "Kid, do you want to laugh to death? A mere five thousand Spiritual Stone, you still want to buy the White Dragon Temple''s heirloom treasure?


    However, just as the man finished speaking, he was immediately kicked by the thin bamboo stick.


    After all, to the skinny bamboo pole, these five thousand Spiritual Stone were also Spiritual Stone.


    "Your grandpa, how can you speak like that? "Hurry up and f * ck off, I''m not selling this bowl to you two." The skinny bamboo stick shamelessly said.


    Chu Ling did not care about this at all, and only coldly said: "You, this rotten piece of metal, what White Dragon Temple''s heirloom, you really think I, a three year old child, am so easily deceived. I, Chu Ling, am just saying that my sunflower seeds taste pretty good, and as for your alms bowl, it''s also for the sake of sending me fried melon seeds along with it!"


    Chu Ling said, and was not afraid of the thin bamboo pole in front of him being unhappy, since for the thin bamboo pole, not to mention giving him the five thousand Spiritual Stone s, the five hundred Spiritual Stone s would most likely demand Chu Ling to buy them.


    As for why Chu Ling spent five thousand Spiritual Stone, in his words, whether or not it was his own Spiritual Stone, it did not matter.


    Thus, Chu Ling easily took the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus into his hands. After asking around, he found out that this type of sunflower seed was completely obtained from the thin bamboo shoot''s opportunity, and was actually picked up from an empty patch of land.


    Chu Ling could not help but sigh at this person''s luck, and did not continue asking, but he was no longer interested in the exchange meeting, and directly took Li Yanrong and left.


    After returning to the Immortal Palace Inn, Li Yanrong did not let Chu Ling down. He actually forcefully turned the bag of Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus seeds into two stalks of Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus, causing Chu Ling to be secretly speechless.


    However, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, there were countless battle techniques. Although it was somewhat difficult for him to understand, he quickly felt at ease and did not pursue the matter.


    "This time, I will finally be able to refine this Ancient Spirit Pill."

 C121

    Third day of Chu Ling''s closed door cultivation, Xiang Huai City.


    "Look, what''s that?" A man dressed in green pointed at a scroll that suddenly flew into the sky and shouted in surprise.


    There were already many cultivators standing by the side of the green-clothed man. After hearing these words, each and every one of them couldn''t help but look at him with disdain. For a moment, no one was willing to help explain.


    To the side, it was the first time the men dressed in green had come to the Xiang Huai City. It was their first time participating in a competition, or watching from the sidelines, so they were too embarrassed to say it out loud.


    Just as everyone was discussing the slowly opening scroll in the sky, an aged voice instantly spread throughout the thousand li of the Xiang Huai City.


    "From today onwards, the Hundred Sect Competition will officially begin. For the next ten days, all of the participating disciples who possess the Cyan Profound Command will be free to challenge anyone who wishes to participate, and the strong or weak will have their own record on the Heroic Leaderboard.


    Ten days later, he was still ranked within the top 100 of the Heroic Leaderboard. He was in the top 100 of this year''s Hundred Sect Tournament.


    "Among them, the rules are as follows ¡­"


    That voice reverberated for a long time within Xiang Huai City. Only after half an incense stick of time had passed did it completely disappear.


    After the old man''s voice faded away, cries of surprise immediately erupted from the entire city. It was not for any other reason but because there was already a ranking on the Heroic Leaderboard. From the first to the last, there were over fifty-three thousand people.


    However, most of the people were not very interested in the number of people and the top hundred geniuses were filled with interest before the competition even started.


    "Just as I expected, the ten Young Lord s of the three sects'' two halls and five clans are actually ranked first. I sincerely hope that we can see them fight this time!"


    "Hehe, compared to these talents who have been famous for a long time, I actually unusually hope that we can see the eleventh ranked Spotless Sect, Han Xiu, fight against each of them, and let us also see, if the Spotless Sect that is so famous right now is worthy enough to become the eleventh great sect."


    "Hehe, I am still more optimistic about the Young Lord s of these ten great sects. Although Han Xiu is not bad, he is still lacking when compared to them."


    "Yes, yes, that Xiang Shaolong who took the Purple Phoenix Sect was rumored to have a young dragon''s physique, being able to fight against Demonic Beast with bare hands, and was undefeated. After that, he comprehended his innate divine ability and the Dragon''s Claw technique, so almost all of the strong enemies in front of him would be directly torn apart like paper.


    And amongst the crowd at that time, Xu Qing, who was dressed in white, raised his head and looked at the list of heroes standing in the sky, as a knowing smile appeared on his face.


    Chu Ling, ah, Chu Ling, I didn''t expect you to be ranked below 5000. You are far below my 83rd position!


    However, I have decided that I will still help you this time. After all, you are the dignified number one expert in terms of Hundred Sects Land, son of Chu Han, how could you lose without a sound? "


    Xu Qing said softly. He did not care about the surrounding Guiyuan Sect people who were still looking up at the sky, and directly turned around and left.


    She was originally following her at Guiyuan Sect, and when the servant girl saw this, she immediately ran to catch up. She softly asked: "Big Senior, where are we going?


    After the woman finished speaking, Xu Qing''s footsteps did not stop, and he said without even turning his head: "There''s no need to pick my opponent, since I''m different from that trash, Chu Ling. I''m currently ranked eighty-third on the Heroic Leaderboard, so I don''t need to choose my opponent.


    As for now, as an old friend of Chu Ling, even if he only has the strength of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, we cannot let him stay outside the top five thousand for all these years. Therefore, we have to help him find some strong opponents, such as the top hundred geniuses on the list.


    Maybe it can help him become famous in one battle? "


    The servant girl did not say anything, she knew clearly in her heart the grudge between the senior sister in front of her and Chu Ling, if one were to say that they were helping, that would naturally be impossible, after all, all the people who were in the top one hundred, without exception, were Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators.


    and they were even geniuses who were stronger than ordinary Heaven Understanding Stage Warriors. There was absolutely no ordinary person.


    If they were to personally challenge Chu Ling, then Chu Ling, who only had Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, would naturally lose without a doubt.


    Just as the lady was thinking about this, Xu Qing pondered for a while, and once again said softly: "Then where have you arranged Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue?"


    When the woman heard this, she immediately nodded and replied, "Eldest Senior Sister, don''t worry. Everything has been arranged."


    Originally, the reason why these two trash came here, was to help us deal with Chu Ling. Since everything has been arranged, let us go pick out some opponents for Chu Ling! These two really don''t have enough! "


    After Xu Qing finished speaking, she walked forward first, and the direction she was heading towards, was obviously the direction of the Purple Phoenix Sect.


    Thus, on this day, Yuan Jiexi took the lead in declaring war against Chu Ling, Ranking # 31, causing the entire city to be stunned.


    After all, this Yuan Jiexi was a genius from the Purple Phoenix Sect of the three sects'' two halls and five clans, and her strength was only inferior to Xiang Shaolong''s, who had the body of a young dragon. There were even some people who affirmed that this person''s ranking would definitely rise a little after ten days.


    It was just that no one would have thought that a genius like him, would actually choose the unknown Chu Ling instead of the famous experts on the other rankings.


    The crowd''s astonishment did not stop, as the third genius of the two halls, Tantai Fan, who was ranked thirty-five on the list of heroes, also declared war on Chu Ling.


    At the same time, the fifth prodigy of the Hua Clan, Hua Yong, who was ranked 93rd on the Heroic Leaderboard, declared war on Chu Ling.


    The second genius in Spotless Sect, Han Li, ranked seventy-first, invited Chu Ling to battle.


    The number one heaven''s pride expert of the Qin Nation, Liu Zhong, who was ranked eighty-fifth on the Heroic Leaderboard, declared war on Chu Ling.


    The sounds of people requesting battle continuously reverberated within Xiang Huai City. The people who requested to battle were all extraordinary and all of them were the top hundred ranked experts on the list. The crowd carefully counted and discovered that there were a total of ten people requesting for battle.


    And what made everyone even more surprised was that all of them were actually that nameless Chu Ling.


    Thus, in a short while, Chu Ling, whom not many people had heard of before, was known to all the million cultivators in Xiang Huai City.


    However, when everyone thought that Chu Ling was one of the experts on the Heroic Leaderboard that they did not notice, they did not expect to find Chu Ling''s name after looking through the rankings several times, which was more than five thousand places on the Heroic Leaderboard.


    And the introduction on it was very simple: Chu Ling, Pill Flame Sect Cultivator, Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage.


    When everyone saw this, they became even more suspicious, not to mention that they had never heard of Chu Ling before, even with his Pill Flame Sect, no one had ever heard of him!


    Of course, what made people most suspicious, was that Chu Ling was only in the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, so why would he allow ten or so experts to challenge him?


    Right when everyone was puzzled, another two voices suddenly sounded in everyone''s ears.


    "Guiyuan Sect, Deng Hui, is willing to fight with Chu Ling!"


    "Guiyuan Sect, Deng Yiyue, please come out and fight!"

 C122

    It was only when Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue announced to everyone that they would fight Chu Ling, did everyone finally understand that this Chu Ling in Pill Flame Sect was clearly the traitor who had been rumored to have betrayed the Guiyuan Sect.


    Furthermore, he was the son of the number one expert in the Hundred Sects Land back then, and is the current Chu Ling in possession of a Hundred Sect Order.


    Therefore, at that time, the thoughts of everyone in Xiang Huai City immediately became active. Since he could not defeat the number one expert in Hundred Sects Land back then, defeating the son of the number one expert was not bad either!


    needless to say, Chu Ling was a bloodthirsty and ruthless traitor, for a person with such a corrupt character, defeating him was naturally reasonable and proper.


    Of course, the most important part of it was that Chu Ling''s cultivation was still only at the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage. Perhaps he could be considered an expert within the Zhao Kingdom, but in the current Xiang Huai City, especially in front of the top geniuses of the various sects, he was simply ordinary.


    In any case, this competition was a free challenge, so naturally, everyone was not stingy to pinch this soft persimmon, Chu Ling.


    From the looks of it, fighting with Chu Ling would not only bring about fame, but also benefits. How could they not be moved?


    Thus, after a brief pause from the crowd, another voice rang out and shook the entire Xiang Huai City.


    "Moon-entrapping Faction''s Moqi wants to battle Pill Flame Sect Chu Ling, and he vows to behead this crazed killer under his sword."


    "The Raging Dragon Sect''s Ding Haotian wants to battle Pill Flame Sect, so he must kill this rebellious son for Guiyuan Sect."


    "The Wind and Rain Sect wishes to battle Pill Flame Sect, vowing to clean up the house for the dead number one expert, Chu Han."


    Such voices continuously sounded out in Xiang Huai City, and on this day, over a hundred letters of challenge flew towards Chu Ling''s Immortal Palace like snowflakes.


    At this time, Chu Ling had naturally long heard the sounds of challenges that resounded through the heaven and earth, and had also long glimpsed the large basket of letters of challenge that was piled outside the room.


    But Chu Ling did not take the letter of challenge in anger and went over to fight one by one. Instead, he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and quietly condensed the Spirit Sword in his body.


    How could he not know that he was being challenged by so many people? Firstly, he had the title of Chu Han''s son, and secondly, Xu Qing had given them an almost perfect reason to challenge him. Of course, the most important reason was that his cultivation level was still too weak.


    These people clearly wanted to defeat him. Not only did they want to gain some reputation, more importantly, they wanted to turn this match into a small score on the Heroic Leaderboard, which would allow them to advance their ranking slightly.


    As a result, Chu Ling only felt that it was a little funny. He silently thought that when his cultivation reached the Heaven Understanding Stage and stood in front of them, he would have a good look at the expressions of these people.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling finally threw all of the distracting thoughts out of his mind, closed his eyes and started to refine them again.


    At this time, he had already used the Nine Immortal Dragon Helianthus to refine the Ancient Spirit Pills. However, the quantity was not much, only twelve of them.


    As a result, Chu Ling did not directly devour it. Instead, he relied on his own strength to condense as many spirit swords as possible.


    However, the results of the past three days had been minimal. He had only managed to condense sixty of them, causing him to feel slightly anxious.


    The Hundred School Competition was only for ten days. If he could not break through, wanting to enter the top 100, it was simply a pipe dream.


    However, if he were to swallow this Ancient Spirit Pill, he would probably only be able to condense seventy pills. Although it was a dream for others, for Chu Ling, it was still a dream.


    Therefore, Chu Ling could only grit his teeth and suppress the irritation in his heart, and continue condensing the Spirit Sword in his body.


    In a flash, another two days passed. There were only eight days left in the Hundred Sect Tournament, and Chu Ling already had the thought of breaking through Heaven Understanding Stage just like that.


    But at this time, Song Zhiming, who seemed to have already expected that Chu Ling would be this confused, quietly came to Chu Ling''s room. He only left a message for Chu Ling to go to the Wind Calamity Valley outside of Huai City and try to condense Spiritual Energy with the wind tribulation so that he could condense more spirit swords.


    If he could, he had to enter the deepest part of the Wind Smiting Valley, and the Hundred Sect Order had to be hung at his waist, in order to avoid many troubles along the way.


    After Song Zhiming finished speaking, he did not have the same intentions of nagging about this matter to Chu Ling as before, and directly returned to his own room, never to come out again.


    In the past few days, Chu Ling had been feeling suspicious. For some reason, ever since he came to the Xiang Huai City, it was as if he had become a completely different person. He was not like the others who were excitedly strolling in the Xiang Huai City, where he would always stay alone in his room, unwilling to come out.


    "Could this old man have made some sort of enemy here in the past?" Chu Ling said softly, after that he did not ask anymore questions, and directly walked out of the house.


    Chu Ling looked at the mountain of letters of challenge on the ground and said softly: "Since all of you want to fight with me, I, Chu Ling, will naturally not disappoint you."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he kept all the letters of challenge that he had on the ground, and after that, he, who wanted to greet the people from the Pill Flame Sect, discovered that the people from the Pill Flame Sect had long since left the inn, and thus, directly gave up on this idea.


    Finally, after asking about the location of the Wind Calamity Valley, he headed in its direction.


    At this moment, the main streets of Xiang Huai City were already filled with spectators. After all, in these two days, in the entire Xiang Huai City, cultivators could be seen fighting with each other everywhere.


    It was also fortunate that the training grounds in Xiang Huai City were large enough. Especially when the Hundred Sects Alliance was being deliberately constructed before, and there was a training grounds at almost every thousand steps.


    But even so, as Chu Ling walked, he continued to watch cultivators line up outside the training grounds, waiting to fight his opponent.


    Aside from the cultivators waiting in line for battle, there were also quite a few people who came to watch. After all, to be able to see the experts of the various sects fight was not bad for one''s cultivation.


    Other than that, the ones who were looking for a challenge were the ones who were abnormally cautious. They would watch hundreds of battles in a day and pick the weakest ones who could defeat them and challenge them in the end.


    With regards to this, Chu Ling did not stop and simply walked towards the city gate without stopping at all. But at that moment, a Guiyuan Sect disciple among the crowd instantly recognized Chu Ling and immediately shouted: "Eh? Chu Ling, you finally dared to show your face? "

 C123

    "Eh? Chu Ling, you finally dared to show your face? "


    After the Guiyuan Sect disciple finished speaking, Chu Ling immediately turned around and looked at the person who spoke. Even though Chu Ling seemed somewhat familiar with this person, he had long since forgotten his name.


    Looking at how he was only at the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage, Chu Ling reckoned that he was probably relying on some elder in the Guiyuan Sect to come here to see the world.


    After all, Chu Ling clearly remembered that among the ten true inheritors of the Guiyuan Sect back then, other than Deng Hui and Deng Yiyue, not a single one was below the seventh stage of the Vein Opening Stage.


    Now that a year had passed and Xu Qing''s cultivation had already broken through the Heaven Understanding Stage, and the person in front of him only had the appearance of being at the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage, he was naturally not one of the participants.


    But even so, Chu Ling still ignored him.


    He actually did not have any good impressions towards most people with Guiyuan Sect, so he immediately ignored them and continued to walk forward.


    However, the man at that time had no intentions of letting Chu Ling go, he directly squeezed out of the crowd, placed himself in front of Chu Ling and shouted: "Chu Ling, why are you leaving like this, you''ve already been a turtle for two days, do you want to continue staying here!


    I had long heard that you had already received several hundred letters of challenge, and as for today, I do not need you to pick someone as talented as Yuan Jiexi, you can just pick one of the experts and let me see you, a trash with Hundred Sect Order s, being taught a lesson. "


    Chu Ling slanted his eyes and glanced at the man blocking his path. After knowing that this person had ill intentions, Chu Ling, who originally did not have any good impression of him, immediately said coldly, "Scram."


    When Chu Ling had just finished speaking, the man actually did not get angry, and shouted even more loudly: "Chu Ling, you brat, you can just rebel out of my Guiyuan Sect, why are you looking for trouble with me, a sixth stage Vein Opening Stage disciple? If you have the ability, then fight with your eldest senior sister, fight with someone of the same cultivation level here!


    I really do not understand, for someone with such a mediocre cultivation and a cruel traitor, how could you be worthy of having a Hundred Sect Order? There is simply no justice in the world! "


    The man purposely spoke louder and louder. After all, although he did not have the intention to fight with Chu Ling, there were already many cultivators present who wanted to win a match against Chu Ling. To everyone present, even if their rankings could not be raised, adding points was still good enough!


    Needless to say, this man already knew of his Guiyuan Sect''s eldest senior sister Xu Qing, but he hated Chu Ling to the bone. If he allowed Chu Ling to suffer a crushing defeat here, after all the humiliation he would receive, the benefits he would receive would definitely not be little.


    Thus, he did not hold back when provoking others.


    As expected, after he said that, the people who were originally lining up to fight immediately turned to look at Chu Ling, their eyes filled with excitement.


    After fighting for a long time, they finally met someone who was easy to bully!


    Therefore, there was no need for the Guiyuan Sect man to say anything as the crowd of people jumped out one after another.


    "Chu Ling, I am Moon-Shrouding Sect''s Moqi Li. I have already given you a written challenge, but unfortunately, you have never dared to accept my challenge. Now that we meet today, let''s end this duel!"


    "Chu Ling, I am the Raging Dragon Sect''s Ding Haotian. Since you aren''t willing to be a turtle that hides its head in its shell today, then let''s fight!"


    Very quickly, Chu Ling was surrounded by a large group of people challenging him. Some of them had already submitted their letters of challenge, and some of them had just seen someone who was willing to fight and wanted to take advantage of them.


    However, Chu Ling ignored them all.


    After all, the cultivation of these challengers were all in the Heaven Understanding Stage. Although he was not afraid, he did not have the mind to waste time like this.


    When he saw Chu Ling wanting to continue acting like a tortoise, the man from the Guiyuan Sect was anxious. When he thought about how it would be difficult to get beaten up if Chu Ling did not accept the challenge, he immediately stood in front of Chu Ling and bellowed: "Chu Ling, are you a man or not?!


    Chu Ling raised his head to look at this disgusting man, and said with a deep voice: "Originally, I wasn''t the slightest bit interested in a small fry like you, but do you really think that I, Chu Ling, can''t handle a mere sixth stage Vein Opening Stage cultivator like you, by bullying each other again and again today?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, not only did the man not reveal any expression of fear, he laughed out loud. "Do it? Ha ha-ha ha, Chu Ling, ah Chu Ling, you are truly a bumpkin, don''t you know that other than in the training grounds, martial arts are prohibited everywhere else in the Xiang Huai City?


    If a bumpkin like you dares to touch me and try, see if the soldiers of this Xiang Huai City will take you as a question! "


    Chu Ling looked at the man''s arrogant expression, and only said softly: "Oh? That''s true, but what I don''t know is that if I were to beat you up, it would be a crime to rebel against the sect and destroy the entire sect, wouldn''t it? "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the man wanted to subconsciously say something similar, but his heart suddenly tightened, as an ominous premonition filled his heart.


    But before he could react, Chu Ling directly let out a cold laugh and smashed his fist into the man''s face. With a loud bang, the man''s body immediately flew backwards, and in an instant, he was lying on the ground dripping with blood.


    Even though he still had some strength left, he did not dare to get up and directly pretended to be dead on the ground.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling completely ignored the man''s feint and only added in a soft voice: "Since I, Chu Ling, am not considered a great sin of betraying the sect, I, Chu Ling, have the Hundred Sect Order in my possession. It''s fine if I beat you up."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he once again walked out of the city, and at that time, the surrounding people were all completely dumbstruck. They simply did not think that Chu Ling would actually dare to rely on his Hundred Sect Order to directly ignore the rules of Xiang Huai City and assault someone.


    Could it be that he really did not know that even though this Hundred Sect Order is just a badge, it is only a favor from a Hundred Sects Alliance seller.


    Everyone thought like this, but very quickly, they completely tossed Chu Ling''s barbaric actions out of their minds. After all, those present were all the best of the best in the various sects, so how could they be scared by such a small scene?


    Therefore, just as everyone was about to invite them to battle, Chu Ling''s footsteps paused, and he said indifferently: "Aren''t you bullying me? Chu Ling only has Vein Opening Stage, but, once I break through to the Heaven Understanding Stage realm, I will clear everything out."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he left once again, and the people at the same place were only slightly startled, as they immediately laughed at the top of their lungs.


    After all, there were only eight days left for the Hundred Sect Competition, and wanting to break through Heaven Understanding Stage during that period of time was simply a dream.


    And Chu Ling had said very clearly, he would definitely wait until the Heaven Understanding Stage to accept the challenge.


    Therefore, from the crowd''s point of view, Chu Ling was not trying to show off.


    So it was like this, since Chu Ling did not dare agree, how could they let this opportunity go?


    It had to be known that in this competition, although all challenges were not necessarily accepted, if there was no challenge within ten days, then it would be considered as the challenger''s victory.


    Now that Chu Ling did not respond to the battle, it was clear that he was giving it to them. Hence, the crowd did not want to waste time, they directly allowed Chu Ling to leave.


    But what was even faster was that heaven shaking sounds of challenges were quickly resounding in Xiang Huai City. It was just that the only difference this time was, the people who challenged Chu Ling last time were all cultivators of the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    And now, after seeing these cheap and picky people, they no longer cared what kind of realm they were in anymore. In any case, if this time they did not declare war against Chu Ling, they felt that they would have lost at the starting line of the Hundred Sect Competition.


    Thus, on this day, everyone in Xiang Huai City sent out their challenge, willing to fight with Chu Ling.

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    At this time, Chu Ling didn''t even know that within the hallway of the inn he was staying at, the challenge letters were already filled to the brim.


    In order to not affect his own business, the innkeeper could only open Chu Ling''s door as an exception, and pile up the letters of challenge within the room. But very quickly, more than half of the room was occupied as well.


    This caused the innkeeper to wonder if he should get Chu Ling another room and give him a pile of challenge letters.


    However, compared to this, the shopkeeper wanted to know how popular Chu Ling was. He had never seen so many letters of challenge before.


    The current Chu Ling was completely unaware of this, and naturally did not want to bother about it.


    At this moment, he had already followed the path that he had inquired about and arrived outside of the so called Wind Calamity Valley. Although he had yet to enter the valley, he could still hear the howling of the wind within.


    Chu Ling calmed himself down and looked at the silver-haired old man who sat alone at the entrance of the valley.


    He had already known from his previous inquiries that although the Wind Calamity Valley wasn''t large, the people that came to visit it these past few years were basically an endless stream of people. He hadn''t expected that it would be so quiet today.


    However, he quickly reacted. Currently in the Hundred Sect Competition, most likely no one would come here to cultivate like him. Most of them were still in the city watching the excitement!


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he cupped his fists and bowed towards the silver-haired old man at the entrance of the valley and said respectfully, "Senior, this disciple is Pill Flame Sect Chu Ling. I hope that senior can let me in today to cultivate in the Valley of Wind Calamity."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the silver-haired old man slowly opened his eyes, and after looking at Chu Ling once, he said: "You should be a participant with a Cyan Profound Token. Now that you are inside, do you want to borrow the Wind Tribulation to condense the spirit sword in your body?"


    "Yes," Chu Ling replied.


    When the silver-haired old man heard this, he rolled his eyes at Chu Ling, and said somewhat angrily, "Ridiculous!


    Since you are a participant of the Large Competition and you are not in Huai City to challenge others or observe the battles of others, what are you doing in Wind Calamity Valley? Could it be that you want to break through at this moment? "


    After Chu Ling heard this, he respectfully said, "Yes!"


    When the silver-haired old man heard this, he flew into a rage and scolded, "Nonsense, cultivation is a gradual process. If you want to break through so urgently to obtain stronger power, even if you don''t go berserk, you will definitely achieve twice the result without achieving anything.


    "Why haven''t you retreated yet? If you were to properly observe the battles of others, you might be able to do so. It will definitely be beneficial to you."


    Hearing the angry shout of the silver-haired old man, Chu Ling knew that the other party had good intentions, and did not get angry. He only smiled and continued, "Senior, please let me pass."


    "You ¡­" The silver haired old man saw Chu Ling''s insistence, and immediately threw a jade pendant in front of Chu Ling, and said: "Since you do not listen to me, then go ahead, kid. If you do not think, will you be useful if you do not train hard, and are now meditating around for a bit?


    "Whatever, I don''t have the heart to advise you. I must remember that I can only cultivate within the five miles before the valley, or else I will be careful not to kill you. Of course, if you are in danger, crush the jade pendant. I will come and save you."


    After the silver-haired old man finished speaking, he immediately closed his eyes, ignoring Chu Ling.


    At that time, Chu Ling also laughed bitterly. After bowing to the silver-haired old man once more, he walked towards the gale valley.


    And that time, the silver-haired old man waited for Chu Ling to walk far away before muttering, "Your Innate Ability is pretty good, just that you already have Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage at seventeen. It''s just that you''re a little impatient.


    However, the two of you are the only two in the Wind Calamity Valley right now. Don''t you dare meet them in person, otherwise, you''ll be in for a lot of trouble. "


    After the silver-haired old man finished speaking, he closed his eyes once again, no longer speaking anymore. As for Chu Ling, who had already stepped into Wind Calamity Valley, just as he took a single step, he felt as if the oncoming gusts of wind were as sharp as knives, as though it wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces.


    Chu Ling looked around at the different lengths and depths of the ravines on the stone walls, and could not help but to squint his eyes, in a moment, the formless sword in his hand, Chu Ling used his sword to slash down.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Sounds similar to metal swords clashing continuously rang in the arena. Chu Ling focused and the Dragon Marking Sword in his hand continued to hack at the wind tribulation around him non-stop. If anyone saw this, they would definitely be so shocked that they would not be able to close their mouths.


    After all, those who were able to come to the Wind Calamity Valley were most likely those like Chu Ling, who wanted to borrow the power of the wind tribulation to condense their own Spiritual Energy and condense more spirit swords.


    However, the people who came here were all willing to be oppressed for the sake of their cultivation. Basically, all of them were swept away by Jie Feng until they used up all their skills, then miserably retreated out of the wind tribulation valley. How could they be as relaxed as Chu Ling!


    "Although the wind tribulation here is very scary, but for me, it is still far from enough and I have to continue forward.


    The senior from before said that it was impossible to travel five miles. I predicted that the wind tribulation would make a qualitative leap there, and today, I will go there to see if I can condense the one hundred and eight swords. "


    As Chu Ling spoke, he took the opportunity when the wind tribulation stopped to quickly walk towards the five kilometer area.


    Because the deeper they went into the Wind Calamity Valley, the sharper the wind tribulation there was, so Chu Ling was already not very far from the five kilometer area in the first place. As a result, Chu Ling only walked for a little more than ten breaths of time before he directly traveled a distance of five kilometers.


    Chu Ling had only just stepped into it, when he heard a series of whizzing sounds that were even more intense than before. In merely an instant, the shoes and pants that Chu Ling had extended his foot into were instantly shattered.


    Soon after, he felt waves of piercing pain. If not for Chu Ling being able to take the Spiritual Energy''s luck, his leg would probably have been smashed to smithereens.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling was ecstatic, he rushed in as though he was impatient, the Dragon Marking Sword in his hand started to move in the blink of an eye.


    In just a few breaths of time, Chu Ling could clearly feel that under the pressure of this wind tribulation, the sixty-first spirit sword in his body was visibly taking shape.


    But at that time, Chu Ling didn''t even have time to be pleasantly surprised when he saw that on the windswept side of the huge boulder, a hunchbacked old man was currently holding onto a mottled dog, slowly walking out of the boulder.


    It was very clear that if this human and dog walked out from the side of the giant boulder, they would be torn to pieces in the blink of an eye!

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    Chu Ling glanced at the old man who was obviously hunchbacked, and even had an unsightly look in his eyes. He immediately shouted a few times, but suddenly realized that the old man had no intention to pay attention to him.


    He narrowed his eyes and followed the mottled dog on the other end of the rope like a blind man, walking out of the giant rock step by step.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling no longer hesitated, he knew that if he was any later, that human and dog would definitely be torn to shreds by Jie Feng.


    Therefore, with a sway of his body, he blocked the wind tribulation that filled the sky. The moment that man and dog stepped out of the giant rock, he struggled to stand in front of them.


    "Don''t move, stand behind me. The best thing is for you to stand behind the boulder," Chu Ling shouted anxiously.


    However, just as he finished speaking, the huge rock not far away from him instantly let out a rumbling sound and instantly turned into flying rubble.


    However, the old man and the mottled dog actually gave Chu Ling a strange cry that gave him a headache, and ran ahead in panic.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he instantly became speechless, and his body fiercely stepped forward a few steps, protecting the old man behind him.


    "Don''t be afraid, stand behind me," Chu Ling said in a deep voice. The Spiritual Energy in his body suddenly surged, and the sword arc of the Invisible Sword in his hand involuntarily expanded, directly enveloping a person and a dog within it.


    "I just came out to play with my dog, why are you blocking my way?" The old man said stiffly behind Chu Ling.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling rolled his eyes, he immediately felt that the old man''s luck was so good that it would explode. If he could walk a dog all the way to this place, he would not die, maybe he had some dog shit luck.


    "Don''t move yet. The wind here is a tribulation wind. If you appear from the outside, you will most likely be blown into pieces. Wait until the wind stops, then you can leave."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the old man nodded his head extremely seriously, but his mouth still repeated himself.


    "Oh, then I''m just out to play with my dog. Why are you blocking my way?"


    "Senior, I''m not blocking your way, I''m saving you," Chu Ling said somewhat helplessly.


    Chu Ling, who had originally thought that the old man had heard everything clearly, did not expect this at all. The old man once again repeated himself, "Oh, then I''m just out to play with dogs. Why are you blocking my path?"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he did not know what to say, but he had pretty much confirmed it in his heart. This old man''s brain most likely had some problems.


    Of course, those with no brains would most likely not come here to walk their dogs.


    However, the old man didn''t say anything after hearing Chu Ling ignoring him. He still obediently sat behind Chu Ling, and only continued to repeat those words while standing up from time to time to pat Chu Ling''s shoulder.


    However, the mottled dog actually had the intention to challenge Chu Ling''s tolerance level. It would constantly howl, and occasionally walk towards the wind tribulation.


    When the old man sitting behind Chu Ling saw that the dog was about to reach out his head, he pulled it back.


    The dog that was pulled back didn''t look meek at all. It howled at the old man twice before walking back into the wind. However, it was quickly pulled back by the old man and continued to move forward.


    Chu Ling had already been struggling at that time, but now that he heard the old man and the mottled dog making noise behind him, and even if the old man had patted on his shoulder, he asked, "I''m just out to play with the dog, why are you blocking my path?" These words made Chu Ling feel that he could not persevere any longer.


    Chu Ling already had the thought of letting this dog go and letting it rest for a while.


    But he could do nothing about that eccentric old man who was always able to pull him back at the most critical moment, causing Chu Ling to be unable to succeed, which made him even more depressed in his heart.


    It had only been half an incense stick of time, but there were already several wounds on his body. However, the sixty-first spirit sword in his body had finally condensed into existence.


    And it was also at this time that the wind tribulation slowly disappeared from the valley. Chu Ling could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and said without turning his head: "Alright Senior, let me send you out of the valley!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he only turned around and saw that the strange old man had actually sat on the mottled dog''s body and was running out of the valley.


    What surprised Chu Ling was that the mottled dog was not strong, nor was it tall. After the old man sat on its back, both of its legs could only drag on the ground, so when it ran, both of its legs unconsciously drew a long mark on the ground.


    Seeing the dog roll its eyes, and how its tongue was hanging out of its mouth so long, as if it was going to die from the pressure, but it still stubbornly ran out of the valley, it couldn''t help but show a hint of pity to the mottled dog.


    "Forget it, let''s send them on their way!"


    Just as Chu Ling finished speaking, he turned around, only to discover that he was no longer in his original position. He did not pursue the matter any further, and started to recover his Spiritual Energy, preparing to continue refining the Spirit Sword Sect.


    It was just that Chu Ling did not know that after the old man left his line of sight, the blank look on his face suddenly disappeared, and then he revealed a smile.


    At that time, the small body of the mottled dog had also continuously grown taller, and its body emitted a monstrous demonic aura. Its originally dull and lackluster fur also slightly curled up, emitting bursts of flames. It was obvious that it was no ordinary dog.


    If there were people from Xiang Huai City, they would definitely be able to recognize this man and this dog in front of them.


    One of Hundred Sects Alliance''s four Great Elders, the only remaining ancestor of the Song Family, Song Wu Yue, as well as his War Pet that had been with him for his entire life, the Demonic Commander, Curly Lion Hou.


    "Regardless of whether it is his temperament or aptitude, this child''s character is not bad. For a Vein Opening Stage cultivator to be able to walk five kilometers away, it is enough to show that he is extraordinary. Although his cultivation was a bit lacking now, he only needed time to train his body.


    This time, no matter if he has entered the top 100 in the Hundred Sect Competition or not, he will still be given a spot in the competition regarding the Ancient Cage. " Song Wu said in a low voice.


    However, at that time, the furry lion roar coldly snorted and said, "I''m not optimistic about this person."


    Song Wu was startled for a moment, and immediately reacted to Chu Ling wanting to send the Curly Lion Hou to its death, hence he started laughing heartily.


    Soon, the man and the Hou stopped talking. Their figures continued to fly and soon, they arrived at the edge of a cliff.


    However, before the man and the Demonic Beast could even walk to the side of the cliff, a loud howl suddenly came from below the cliff, causing the Heaven Smiting Wind, which could even split normal mountain rocks, to directly shatter under the roar, and even caused the entire cliff to constantly tremble.


    One couldn''t help but wonder if the mountain would collapse just like that.


    "Don''t let Song!"


    After Song Wu heard this, he did not show any signs of fear and instead jumped down the cliff.


    "Are you sure you can''t forget what happened that year? Could it be that the ten years of suppression have not erased the anger in your heart? " Song Wu said.


    "How can erasure be so simple? Back then, all of you were wrong, but you suppressed me here.


    Now that the ten-year period is up, I know that the Hundred Sect Competition is about to begin and the Ancient Cage is about to open.


    However, what I want to tell you is that even if I am to die, you all will not be able to find out about the altar, haha! "


    Below the cliff, a skinny man who was nailed to the stone wall with nine dragon-shaped iron rods said. His voice was filled with hostility.


    "Bastard, what happened that year was only because we had no other choice. That was for Hundred Sects Alliance, a choice that we made out of helplessness. Why are you still holding onto it so tightly?


    Today, I will ask you another question. Where is the altar and how can it be opened? " Song Wu said with a cold voice.


    "Haha, I don''t care what Hundred Sects Alliance you have, or whether you''re from the Myriad Kingdom Domain, in my eyes, you''re all right and wrong. Since you''re wrong, then you''re wrong.


    "I still have the same line, don''t you want to know about the altar from me," the skinny man said with a laugh.


    And listening to this, Song Wu let the patience he had at that time run out. His expression changed, and the sword in his sleeve instantly flew out.


    "Stubborn fool!"

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    "Stubborn fool!"


    Just as Song Wu finished speaking, the furry lion Hou that had just jumped down immediately let out an angry roar, and its body immediately began to expand.


    It was originally the size of a calf, but in the blink of an eye, it had grown to a size of several hundred meters. Its huge body seemed as if it could fill up the entire valley.


    As a result, the curly-furred Lion Hou extended its claws that were already much larger than the skinny man''s. It followed Song Wu''s sword and smashed towards the skinny man.


    "He''s just a mottled dog, how dare he act so arrogantly in front of me?" The skinny man said coldly.


    In an instant, the dragon-shaped iron rod that was originally nailed to his arm began to tremble continuously. In just a breath''s time, it shot out and directly clashed with Song Wu''s iron sword.


    Then, with a bang, the iron sword and the dragon-shaped rod flew back, and the skinny man''s arm reached out to grab the iron rod. Then, he directly smashed it towards the claw of the furry lion Hou.


    At that time, when the furry lion Hou saw this, it couldn''t help but let out a sound of fear. Its body couldn''t help but want to retreat.


    After all, even though it was a Demonic Beast of the commander level, it could still clearly remember that ten years ago, in front of the man in front of it, it was indeed just a mottled dog.


    However, since the skinny man''s iron rod had already been swung out, how could it easily dodge it?


    With a "hong" sound, the furry lion Hou''s body flew out. It had already been completely smashed into the stone wall, leaving behind a deep crater.


    "Ahh, never would I have thought that ten years has passed and your strength still hasn''t regressed yet. But do you know that if you don''t tell me the secret today, even with your life, you wouldn''t be able to wait until the next ten years?"


    Do you really want to see the secret that you worked hard for a long time with that person buried in the ground with you all just like that? " Song Jue gripped the iron sword again and warned with a cold voice.


    "Hehe, even if I die, I will never tell you bastards!" The skinny man said with a sneer, completely not putting Song Wu''s words to heart.


    At that time, Song Wu could only heavily lament. He originally wanted to kill the skinny man, but he finally couldn''t lift up his sword, and directly supported the furry lion Hou with his hand, saying: "You risked your life for that secret, and you are not willing to tell me about it now, but I believe that there will be a day when you are willing to open your mouth!"


    Song Wu didn''t finish his words, he just turned around and left.


    At that time, the skinny man seemed to have thought back to something from years ago. He brandished the metal rod in his hand like a mad man as he roared out in anger.


    Finally, for some unknown reason, his face, which had long been covered by filth, was suddenly filled with tears!


    As Chu Ling listened to the distant and faintly discernible hissing sounds, he couldn''t help but exclaim in his heart how profound this man''s cultivation was. To think that his voice could travel so far in the Valley of Wind Calamity, his strength must not be underestimated.


    However, he only pondered for a short moment before throwing it to the back of his mind. However, he continued to walk towards the direction of the Valley of Gale and the spirit swords within his body continued to take shape. Currently, there were more than ninety of them in his body.


    Chu Ling raised his head and swallowed the last Ancient Spirit Pill. Along the way, Chu Ling had already swallowed all the Ancient Spirit Pills he had refined before.


    "This won''t do. The wind tribulation here is far from enough. If I want to condense one hundred and eight spirit swords, I''ll have to suppress them even more."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he immediately advanced forward facing the wind tribulation, and after a full five kilometers, Chu Ling only felt that the sword in his hand was about to fall out of his hands after each collision, and the Spiritual Energy in his body was being suppressed to the point that it was about to curl into a ball.


    However, Chu Ling''s body looked like it was about to be ripped apart.


    "No, the wind tribulation here is too cold, I have to think of a way to withstand it, otherwise, forget about condensing 108 spirit swords, maybe I can only crush the jade pendant and have the senior come to save me."


    Chu Ling said with a bitter smile, then he no longer aimlessly waved the formless sword in his hand, but started to use his battle skill, causing the pressure on him to instantly lessen.


    "As expected, it worked," Chu Ling said happily, and started to use his battle skill even more excitedly. It was only now that Chu Ling realized that the wind tribulation was not only able to help him condense spirit swords, it was also able to sharpen his battle skill, which could kill two birds with one stone.


    "Right now, my strongest technique is the Raindrop Instantaneous Piercing Stone that I used with the help of the Raindrop Sword. However, even though that sword is extremely powerful, it can only deal with one person.


    However, since it is called the Raindrop Sword, each drop is a drop of water, ten drops, a hundred drops, and a thousand drops should all be the same, so maybe I can give it a try. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he immediately divided the water droplets into hundreds or thousands of droplets according to what he had in mind and flew towards the wind tribulation that filled the sky, causing him to almost experience the pain of being chopped into thousands of pieces.


    However, Chu Ling was not discouraged. Instead, he forcefully endured the wind tribulation and continued to try.


    Maybe if he still did not comprehend it, his body would be blown into smithereens by the wind tribulation, or maybe it was because Chu Ling''s perception was truly extraordinary, and after a thousand tries, the rain that filled the sky finally dispersed the wind tribulation, and ten spirit swords formed within Chu Ling''s body in an instant, becoming a hundred spirit swords.


    "From now on, this sword will be called Sword Rain for nine days!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, his body once again stepped forward.


    The sword rain might not be as powerful as a drop of water piercing a rock, but it was able to deal with the wind tribulation that seemed to fill the world.


    And it was because of this that Chu Ling once again advanced seven kilometers, and the number of spirit swords in his body had finally reached one hundred and seven.


    However, what made Chu Ling a little disappointed was that he had already reached the end of the Wind Calamity Valley and was currently standing atop a cliff. There was no path in front of him.


    "No wonder that old man Song Zhiming told me to make it to the end. I reckon that he had already expected this, even if I were to reach the end, I might not even be able to condense the one hundred and eighth spirit sword. I simply wouldn''t be able to reach the Perfection Stage."


    Chu Ling revealed a bitter smile and said, he actually knew, that even if he did not reach the end, wanting to condense the one hundred and eighth spirit sword was his wishful thinking.


    After all, there was still a flaw in the Heavenly Dao. How could he allow himself to reach the Great Perfection Stage so easily?


    "Is he going to step into the Heaven Understanding Stage just like that?" Chu Ling muttered, but just as he finished, a hoarse voice sounded beside his ear.


    "Song Wu, you are really impatient. Do you think that I have really reached the stage where I have to pass on my last words? How ridiculous!


    However, since the people have already been sent, we might as well stay! "

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    "However, since the people have already been sent, we might as well stay!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he couldn''t help but be shocked. He immediately turned around and was about to leave, but at that moment, a huge suction force came from the bottom of the cliff, causing him to directly fall down the cliff.


    "Brat, you really are quite bold. Come, tell me, what benefits did Song Wu let those old bastards give you?"


    Before Chu Ling could steady himself, he saw on the stone wall at the bottom of the cliff a haggard looking man, who looked like he would be dried up by the wind, constantly sneering at him.


    The man had a dragon-shaped iron rod in his right hand, but his arms and legs, chest, abdomen, and shoulders were all pierced by a dragon-shaped iron rod. The withered man was nailed to the stone wall.


    Aside from the two metal rods on his chest, the rest of his body was made up of one metal rod. Adding the iron rod in the skinny man''s hand, there were a total of nine rods. Clearly, they had all been suppressed by someone here.


    Chu Ling simply had no idea how profound this person was, but he knew that the person who could be imprisoned here was definitely not some mediocre person.


    Therefore, Chu Ling wanted to crush the jade pendant that the silver haired old man at the entrance of the valley gave him, waiting for his rescue. However, he did not expect that before he could even use a bit of strength, he already felt a wave of energy firmly locking onto him.


    As long as he made the slightest movement, perhaps the silver-haired old man would also rush over. However, most likely, he would be met with his own corpse.


    That was why Chu Ling immediately took his hand and left the jade. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the skinny man muttering to himself.


    "Originally, I wanted to let you live a bit longer, and after talking to this old man, I''ll send you to your death. However, you seem to be too timid and want to ask for help the moment you see me.


    "So, I''ll send you on your way as soon as possible!"


    After the skinny old man finished speaking, the dragon-shaped iron rod in his hand instantly smashed towards Chu Ling. Although it had not descended yet, Chu Ling could still feel the ground beneath his feet beginning to sink, even he himself felt as if he was carrying a huge mountain, as though he was not even able to straighten his back.


    But for Chu Ling, even if he died, he would definitely not let others kill him so easily, even if he was not someone he could fight back against.


    Thus, Chu Ling at that time let out a loud roar, and his body instantly swelled up as his right hand clenched into a fist and smashed towards the dragon-shaped iron rod that was falling down from the sky.


    However, Chu Ling''s fist directly smashed into the air, and in that instant, his body almost lost its balance and fell onto the ground.


    And at that time, Chu Ling only felt that he had listened to Song Zhiming''s instructions, and the Hundred Sect Order hanging from his waist actually directly flew towards the skinny man.


    "Hundred Sect Order!" The skinny man held onto the Hundred Sect Order and the expression in his eyes softened a bit. He couldn''t help but stroke it with his fingers.


    "Who is Chu Han to you? "You''d better tell the truth. Otherwise, I want you to die without a burial ground."


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could not help but frown. He had already confirmed that he was no match for the skinny man in front of him, so Chu Ling no longer hesitated and said: "I am Chu Han''s son, Chu Ling."


    "Chu Ling? Since you are the son of an old friend, then I will not kill you today, "The skinny man threw the Hundred Sect Order back towards Chu Ling and said in a low voice.


    From the start, when he came to participate in the Hundred Sect Competition, he already had the thought of searching for the truth behind Chu Han''s death. Now that he was able to meet an old friend of his father''s from back then, how could he let him go just like that?


    "Senior, do you know my father?" Chu Ling asked.


    "Not only do we know each other, back then, both of us risked our lives to defend against each other''s claws countless times. It''s just a pity that as a big brother ¡­" The skinny man said with a reminiscent look on his face before quickly closing his mouth and remaining silent.


    Even though Chu Ling knew that what happened back then was most likely a type of scar for the skinny man who was currently present, he already didn''t care that much now. He had already wanted to know the truth behind his father''s death for ten years, and if he did not bring it up now, Chu Ling would not be willing to accept it.


    After all, back then Chu Han had carried the title of the number one expert in the Hundred Sects Land, and it could even be said that he was at the height of the sun, so how could he just silently die like that?


    "Since you are father''s elder brother, I hope that you can tell me exactly what happened in the past and who killed father." Chu Ling said respectfully, his tone even carrying a bit of pleading.


    However, the skinny old man shook his head, looked up at the sky, and sighed. He said, "What happened back then involved a lot of things, and it was not something a mere person of the Invigorated Meridian Realm could understand.


    If you truly know about it too early, it would be easy for you to lose your life. When your strength is sufficient, I will naturally tell you.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he still said somewhat unwillingly, "But ¡­"


    "There''s no ''but''. If I don''t say it, then I won''t say it. Oh, right, who asked you to come here?"


    Seeing that he could not get any answers from her today, Chu Ling could only give up. However, he had a faint feeling that perhaps the person who imprisoned this skinny man here was the person who killed Chu Han back then.


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling truthfully answered the skinny man''s question, "It was my master who told me."


    When the skinny man heard it, he immediately became spirited and quickly asked, "Your master? Who is your Master? "


    "Pill Flame Sect, Song Zhiming!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the skinny man looked as if he had been struck by lightning. In an instant, he looked as if he had lost his soul, and continuously muttered: "Song Zhiming, Song Zhiming, Pill Flame Sect ¡­ In the end, you were still implicated by me, I''m the one who let you down! "


    When Chu Ling saw this, his heart was even more doubtful. He originally thought that Song Zhiming was just a mere Pill Flame Sect Sect Master, but he didn''t think that his background would be so extraordinary as well. At the very least, he could be sure that Song Zhiming was definitely acquainted with this skinny man in front of him.


    No wonder after he became a person at the Xiang Huai City, it was as if he had become a completely different person. Could it be that he was also a cultivator that walked out of the Xiang Huai City all those years ago?


    Chu Ling was extremely doubtful in his heart, but the skinny man had no intention of explaining at all. He was just staring at the sky in a daze, staring at nothing with a gaze filled with guilt and helplessness.


    After a long while, the skinny man retracted his gaze and spoke to Chu Ling: "Since you''re his disciple and you''re here to condense the spirit sword, I''ll give you a hand!"

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    "Then I''ll give you a hand!"


    Chu Ling listened and nodded his head, he was not truly polite, he knew, that the skinny man finally believed that he was not the person Song Wu Zong sent.


    After all, although Chu Ling had the Hundred Sect Order and was indeed Chu Han''s son, he had no basis in his words. Forget about the skinny man whose strength was suppressed here, even if it was him, he would still be suspicious.


    But at that moment, when the skinny man knew that Chu Ling was here, he only wanted to borrow the power of the spirit sword to condense it, and directly chose to believe him.


    Chu Ling felt that in this world, there were probably not many people who knew about the skinny man''s capabilities. Song Zhiming was probably the only one.


    "Chu Ling, do you know how many Spirit Swords you and I can condense within our bodies? Although external forces can affect it a little, it will still depend on how deep your foundation is in the end?


    Even though I have a battle skill called the Eighteen Shattering Heavens Strikes, which can help people condense as many spirit swords as possible, if your Spiritual Energy is only as strong as an ordinary person, there isn''t much that I can help you with! "


    The skinny man said. Obviously, he did not have a good impression of Chu Ling, since, a person with such a strong foundation had long since formed his own spirit sword and broken through the Heaven Understanding Stage. Why would he waste so much effort to come here and let him take action?


    However, to the skinny man, whether it was on Chu Han''s account or Song Zhiming''s account, he would make his move this time. It was just that, how much Chu Ling could obtain, would all depend on his own luck.


    "Alright, start circulating all the Spiritual Energy in your body first, let me see how deep and shallow your foundation is, in a while I''ll have a plan when I attack." The skinny man said.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling did not know what the skinny man was thinking, he only nodded his head, and started to circulate the Spiritual Energy in his body with all his strength.


    In merely an instant, an aura that belonged to a Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage but far surpassed the limits of the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage was suddenly released from Chu Ling''s body.


    Chu Ling only felt the Spiritual Energy in his body roaring and surging non-stop within the nine Spiritual Vein s, to the point that above his head, the wind tribulation that had stopped earlier seemed to have risen again, as it whistled out one after another.


    Even the cloudless sky above the Wind Calamity Valley was filled with wind and clouds, changing in an unpredictable manner.


    At that time, the skinny man was already extremely shocked in his heart. With his cultivation level, he could naturally feel the surging fluctuations of the Spiritual Energy inside Chu Ling''s body.


    However, even with his experience and cultivation, after he felt the Qi in Chu Ling''s body, he was unable to help himself from becoming speechless. After all, the Spiritual Energy in Chu Ling''s body was no longer as ordinary as he had thought it was.


    How was this a freak who couldn''t break through Heaven Understanding Stage to ask for his help? This was clearly to open more acupoints when breaking through, so as to forcefully endure and not break through!


    As the skinny man thought of this, although he was shocked, he did not show any expression on his face. The fact that he had such a deep foundation was only average.


    "Alright, your foundation is not bad. You should be able to condense quite a few spirit swords this time.


    However, condensing a spirit sword did not just rely on one''s background, it also relied on the natural control of the Spiritual Energy, which was also known as the innate talent of an ordinary person.


    Over the years, I have seen too many people who are clearly several times more powerful than ordinary people. However, due to their talent, the number of spirit swords they can condense is only around twenty.


    Therefore, right now I still have to see how many Spirit Swords you have condensed before I can determine how best to help you. "


    The skinny man said. Although he did not want to admit it, after seeing Chu Ling''s background, he felt some jealousy in his heart.


    As the genius of the Hundred Sects Land back then, he naturally compared himself with Chu Ling in his heart. He realized that he was several times weaker than Chu Ling at the time, and the competitive spirit in his heart was instantly incited, as he did not believe that his accumulation was not as good as Chu Ling''s, or could it be that his innate talent was not as good as Chu Ling''s!


    At this time, Chu Ling still did not have any objections, and did not even try to guess what the skinny man was thinking, he only had to obediently form the spirit sword that he had already succeeded in condensing into a shape inside his body.


    Although he was not released, Chu Ling expected the skinny man to definitely be able to feel it.


    As expected, when Chu Ling''s spirit sword had just been formed, he was already guessing that Chu Ling only had at most fifty spirit swords. Although they looked like they were also Heaven Ranked, and were countless times higher than the ordinary human and earth Ranked spirit swords, there was still a gap between him and himself.


    The skinny man''s facial expression suddenly changed. It was as if he had seen a monster and was about to curse out loud.


    With regards to Chu Ling, this abnormal guy, wanting to condense a spirit sword and even asking him for help, he most likely did it to strike a blow!


    The skinny man forced a smile. His heart was already in turmoil, and he was blushing at what he had thought.


    In an instant, the skinny man no longer had the nerve to tell them the number of acupoints he had opened back then. After all, in front of Chu Ling''s one hundred and seven spirit swords, they all appeared a little shabby, so it was better to not tell them.


    "Weirdo, weirdo, I am a genius back then and I am actually a bit embarrassed to raise my head in front of him. I am truly unworthy of the word genius!"


    Chu Han, oh Chu Han, back then I could not compare to you, I had thought that your 93rd Acupoint was already a world shocking, I didn''t think that you would actually give birth to such a freak like Chu Ling, what a shock!


    At the very least, it means that Chu Ling has hopes of obtaining justice for you! "


    The skinny man thought like this and exclaimed, "Originally, I thought that with the Heaven-Shaking Eighteen Strikes, I would be able to help you condense eight spirit swords.


    However, I never would have thought that the current you has already condensed a hundred and seven Spirit Swords. Even if I use all of my strength, I''m afraid that it would still be difficult for me to help you condense the one hundred and eighth Spirit Sword. "


    The skinny man said to Chu Ling, and when Chu Ling heard this, he nodded his head.


    "It doesn''t matter. Whether or not he can condense the last dao, it all depends on heaven''s will. Whether or not he can condense it today, Chu Ling will thank Senior here first." Chu Ling said, as he cupped his fists and bowed to the skinny man.


    "Good, the world often says that there is a flaw in the heavens, and naturally, there should be a flaw in the heavens. But today, I will use these eighteen palm strikes to try and see if it can shake the heavens and condense the one hundred and eighth spiritual sword!"

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    "Today, I will use this Heaven-Shaking Eighteen Strikes to give it a try and see if I can help you shake the Heavenly Dao and condense the 108th Spirit Sword!"


    After the skinny man said that, he directly threw out the dragon-shaped iron rod in his hand, and his right arm became completely gold in color. Before Chu Ling could react, he saw the palm of his hand slightly raised in''s direction.


    Then, the Spiritual Energy within the skinny man''s body instantly rushed out, transforming into a golden palm in the middle of the air, slapping towards Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling did not dodge, and even when the palm landed on his body, he did not scream out loud due to the astonishing pain he felt.


    He only felt that the Spiritual Energy inside his body, which was already extremely refined, had actually evaporated at that time, as if it had evaporated.


    Chu Ling was rejoicing in his heart, and felt the constantly falling palm. Even though his entire body was already swollen from being hit, he still did not feel much pain even though he was wincing from the pain. After all, as long as he could condense the one hundred and eighth spirit sword, Chu Ling would not care even if he was given two sword strikes.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he felt that the one hundred and eighth spirit sword in his body was being formed unceasingly, and he could not help but reveal a smile.


    When the skinny man of that time saw this, he could no longer see through the Chu Ling in his heart. He did not dare to imagine that such an abnormal person actually existed in this world.


    Initially, he thought that this last spirit sword would be very difficult to condense, but he never would have thought that after only using the Eighteen Heaven Shaking Strikes five times, the spirit sword in Chu Ling''s body would already have formed.


    In that moment, he started to suspect if his Heaven Shaking Eighteen Strikes had become stronger, if not how could someone as powerful as Chu Ling be at the peak of the Vein Opening Stage so easily?


    Very soon, just as he sensed that the spirit sword within Chu Ling''s body had formed and was preparing to slap Chu Ling a few more times, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the sky as a bolt of lightning instantly struck down towards Chu Ling.


    "It''s actually heavenly tribulation! The heavenly tribulation that the legendary monstrous geniuses experience when they break through, I never thought that Chu Ling would experience it right at the Vein Opening Stage. I''ve never heard of this before!"


    After all, he could only rely on himself to survive this kind of heavenly tribulation. If an outsider were to interfere and get involved, the heavenly tribulation would treat it as a provocation and would have to chop him apart as well.


    However, when the skinny man saw this, for some reason, he did not seem worried at all. On the contrary, he was secretly delighted.


    The Chu Ling at that time simply did not see the smile on the skinny man''s face. Originally, he was immersed in the joy of condensing the one hundred and eighth sword, and wanted to break through his Heaven Understanding Stage in one go.


    No matter what, this was the first time Chu Ling encountered such a terrifying heavenly might, so he was still somewhat afraid.


    He almost habitually transformed into the Dragon Marking Sword and used all of his strength to activate the Dragon Marking Sword''s spirit pattern array. Then, he suddenly executed the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist with the help of the Dragon Marking Sword, thrusting directly towards the descending lightning.


    Ang!


    At that time, from within the Dragon Marking Sword, a black dragon suddenly jumped out. It was clearly a black dragon formed from Spiritual Energy, but it was actually like a real ancient dragon or elephant.


    In just an instant, an earth-shattering explosion resounded as the black dragon''s body disappeared from the world along with the lightning at the same time.


    At that time, the sky immediately became even darker. A lightning bolt even thicker than before was born in the sky. It was obvious that it would descend again very soon.


    Just as Chu Ling was about to raise his sword to stab again, he heard the skinny man''s playful laughter.


    "Kid, if you still don''t break through the Heaven Understanding Stage, I''m afraid that even if you get through the second bolt of lightning, the third will probably immediately turn you into ashes.


    One must know that each Lightning Tribulation is stronger than the last! "


    After Chu Ling heard this, his expression became serious, and the 108 swords in his body instantly flew to the 108 acupoints in his body, after that, under Chu Ling''s guidance, they all rushed towards the barrier that did not seem to exist at all.


    Boom!


    A loud sound came from Chu Ling''s mind, followed by another 107 loud sounds. Chu Ling only felt that all 108 acupoints in his body opened up instantly, and like a black hole, he directly swallowed the Spiritual Energy within the Spiritual Vein.


    At the same time, the surrounding spirit energy also unceasingly surged, flowing into Chu Ling''s body. It stirred up gales of wind, forming a small whirlpool above Chu Ling''s head, which whistled non-stop.


    "Weirdo, weirdo, you actually managed to reach the fourth level of Heaven Understanding Stage in a single breath, the fourth level, the ninth level of the heavenly passage, and the first three levels are Pixue realm. This brat actually managed to completely open three acupoints that others needed to open three times in a single go, and directly entered the Na Ling realm of the middle level.


    Before, I thought he was just a perverted genius, but it seems that I still underestimated him! This boy is clearly a super abnormal being. Fortunately, we are not of the same generation, otherwise, how can we continue to live? "


    Chu Ling did not know what the skinny man was thinking, but his face immediately revealed a hint of joy.


    Before, when he had not been crippled by Han Xiu, he was already at the third level of Heaven Understanding Stage. He was incomparably clear that the difficulty of breaking through every single level of Heaven Understanding Stage was in no way lower than the difficulty of Vein Opening Stage, yet, he didn''t expect that he would actually be able to directly arrive at the fourth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Thinking about that, Chu Ling heard the sound of thunder coming from beside his ears, and he lost his fear from before.


    Although the power of every single lightning tribulation was multiplied by several times, the strength of the current Chu Ling had also increased by many times, so he no longer had any fear of this Lightning Tribulation.


    "Since you want to hack at me, I''ll let you hack your way to your limits!"


    As Chu Ling said this, he lightly stepped on the ground and his body suddenly crashed into the second set of purple lightning.


    Although Chu Ling had never experienced a Lightning Tribulation before, he knew that even though this Lightning Tribulation wanted to put him to death, as long as he did not die, then that was good fortune.


    Obviously, the second bolt of lightning would not be able to kill him.


    And so, only a crackling sound could be heard. Chu Ling''s clothes had not even been swept across, and it could be said that he wasn''t injured in the slightest.


    But before he even had the chance to be complacent, the third purple lightning bolt had descended without any warning, and an enormous pressure instantly enveloped Chu Ling.


    How could he still look down on the current him? With just a thought, the Armored Stone Ape''s innate divine ability was displayed, and a set of stone armor directly appeared on his body. However, he never would have thought that his stone armor would be destroyed in such a short amount of time.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling was about to pull out his sword to stab, but what he did not expect was, in an instant, his Spiritual Energy was destroyed by the Lightning Tribulation, his body instantly releasing a stinky smell.


    After that, Chu Ling directly fell from the sky and heavily crashed onto the ground like a piece of charcoal.


    And that time, the skinny man only twitched his mouth and gloated: "Alright, kid, don''t pretend to be dead. This time, there are only three Lightning Tribulation s, and you are now safe. It''s just that the next time is six, and the next time is nine.


    In any case, the heavens will strike down upon those freaks! "


    Chu Ling, "..."

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    After a long while, Chu Ling finally stood up slowly.


    In reality, even though he was injured, it could not be considered to be too heavy. Also, even though he was chilled to the core by the final bolt of purple lightning, he still received quite a bit of benefits.


    After all, to cultivators, Lightning Tribulation was a calamity and a fortuitous opportunity. For example, Chu Ling''s body that had been struck by lightning, although it was just a single strike, it had caused his body to be much tougher than normal cultivators.


    For the current him, forget about the sudden increase in strength after a breakthrough, even if he were to use his sword to stab the cultivators with Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, he wouldn''t be harmed in the slightest right now.


    If it was Chu Ling who was wearing the stone armor, then the number of cultivators in the same realm who could injure him would not be many.


    Chu Ling only thought about it carefully. He knew that since he had entered the Heaven Understanding Stage, the might of the Dragon Marking Sword would definitely be completely unleashed. For the top one hundred in the Hundred Sect Competition, it was already a piece of cake.


    Chu Ling only cleaned up a little before changing back into his clothes and returning to the skinny man''s side. The only thing that left him somewhat embarrassed was that his previous head of black hair had already been completely burnt black, and even quietly curled up.


    Originally, he had planned to shave it off. However, after thinking about his bald-headed appearance, he feared that he would become even more comical. Thus, he decided to give up.


    Thinking to this point, Chu Ling bowed to the skinny old man seriously, and then said: "Since Senior is not willing to tell Chu Ling about what happened that year, then Chu Ling will not inquire any further.


    But this time, the reason why Chu Ling was able to enter the Heaven Understanding Stage at the Great Perfection Stage, was all thanks to senior. Chu Ling thanks you once again, if senior has anything that you need Chu Ling to do, please do not hesitate to tell me! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the skinny man laughed lightly and said: "Actually, you don''t have to thank me for today''s matter. Perhaps, even if I don''t make a move today, with your innate talent, with just a little bit of time, you would be able to enter the Perfection Stage as well.


    As for the matter back then, I have already told you that you knew it too early on unintentionally. However, I can only tell you that if you want to know the truth of your father''s death back then, you must enter the top one hundred of the Hundred Sect Competition.


    As for the other things, I do have one thing to ask of you. "


    "Senior, please speak your mind," Chu Ling said.


    "If you can ever meet a girl named Zhuo Baixuan with a purple wind bell tied to her sword, you can tell her that I''ve let her down!" The skinny man blankly stared at the sky as he spoke.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling let out a faint sigh, and directly agreed to it. After that, he no longer bothered with the skinny man''s reminiscing, and after directly saluting, his body flew out of the Valley of the Hidden Wind.


    What Chu Ling didn''t know was that after he left, the skinny man''s dragon-shaped iron rod that was originally in his hand quickly flew back up, and directly nailed it onto his right arm.


    What Chu Ling did not know was that the price for using the Heaven-Shaking Eighteen Strikes wasn''t the Spiritual Energy, but the withered man''s remaining lifespan.


    "It looks like I don''t have much time left!"


    At this moment, at the mouth of the Jufeng Valley, the silver-haired old man who seemed to have been sitting there all this time looked into the Jufeng Valley once more. When he discovered that there was still no one in sight, he couldn''t help but feel a bit worried.


    Although the Pill Flame Sect disciple who went in previously did not listen to her advice and wanted to make a temporary breakthrough in cultivation and was too impatient, he had to admit that Chu Ling''s aptitude should not be bad.


    "Sigh, misfortunate brat. Most likely, Patriarch Song had only just fought with one of them. I saw three bolts of lightning descending from the sky like a bolt of lightning, but I don''t know if you''ve been affected or not." The silver-haired old man spoke with a worried tone.


    But just at that time, just as he finished speaking, a man wearing moon-white clothes flew over from the distance. It was obvious that he was the impatient brat that he spoke of before.


    Chu Ling did not know that his long absence had actually caused the silver haired old man to worry. However, seeing the expression in the old man''s eyes, he cupped his fists and bowed to the elder who did not have any ill intentions.


    When the silver-haired old man saw this, he intentionally hardened his face and said sincerely, "How is it? I''ve told you before that on the path of cultivation, you must take things step by step. Don''t worry, you just won''t listen and waste these two days.


    If you had stayed in Xiang Huai City properly before, you would have been able to watch a few more matches of Heaven Understanding Stage. It would have been beneficial for you to break through Heaven Understanding Stage, do you understand? "


    As the silver-haired old man finished speaking, he lightly stroked the beard on the corner of his mouth and thought that this time, Chu Ling, this brat, would definitely listen to his advice. However, he never expected that Chu Ling at that time would only slightly frown and speak frankly.


    "Senior is right, but, it''s just that Chu Ling has already borrowed the wind tribulation from the Wind Calamity Valley to break through his Heaven Understanding Stage, so he will have to return to Xiang Huai City to participate in the Large Competition."


    Chu Ling''s words instantly stirred a storm in the silver-haired old man''s heart. In an instant, the preaching that the silver-haired old man was originally prepared for was immediately swallowed down, and he asked in shock, "You broke through?"


    "Mn," Chu Ling nodded his head, and then released a thread of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    After that, without waiting for the old man to speak, Chu Ling directly said: "Senior, the Hundred Sect Competition has already been going on for four days, this junior does not dare delay any longer, so, I will take my leave now."


    When the silver-haired old man heard this, he did not say much and immediately waved his hand, indicating that Chu Ling could leave.


    It was only long after Chu Ling had left that the silver-haired old man still did not understand why Chu Ling had broken through in such a short period of time. Furthermore, the aura that had been intentionally leaked out from his body did not seem like he had casually condensed a few spirit swords to break through.


    The silver-haired old man was originally an elder of the Ru Yi Sect. In his mind, only the Young Lord of the Ru Yi Sect could have such a powerful aura after just breaking through. Even he had a faint feeling that Ye Chengru was inferior to him!


    Thinking about that, he was extremely shocked, one must know that Ye Chengru was a genius who could open 89 acupoints in one go, if Chu Ling was stronger than him, then how many stronger would Chu Ling be?


    Ninety? A hundred?


    But in the next moment, when the silver-haired old man thought of Chu Ling''s charred black hair and the lightning-like lightning on his head, his mouth opened wide in shock.


    "Could it be, could he be a Lightning Tribulation that had been lured over by someone at the Great Perfection Stage?"

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    Xiang Huai City, Immortal Mansion Inn.


    At this time, the owner of the Immortal Mansion Inn was already unhappy about helping Chu Ling keep the house for the challenge letters. After all, he had to send people to help him collect the endless challenge letters every day.


    Fortunately, since the day before yesterday, the people from Pill Flame Sect had personally received Chu Ling''s challenge letter, and had even fought with him many times.


    However, what they got in return was not for everyone stopping their challenge to Chu Ling, but rather, for many people seeing the strength of the Pill Flame Sect, they had begun their challenges to the Pill Flame Sect.


    There was no doubt that the person who came from the most insignificant Zhao Kingdom, and even heard that he was not a member of the strongest sect in terms of Zhao Kingdom, ended up with a crushing defeat.


    The innkeeper glanced at the closed doors of the rooms upstairs and sighed for them in his heart. However, just as he was about to sigh with emotion, he saw the person who was being challenged everyday walk in from outside the house.


    "Yi, Fellow Daoist, why did you come back? Don''t you need to hide?" Don''t you know that in the past two days, before noon, groups of challengers have come to challenge us? Your fellow apprentices have been severely injured from the battle.


    "I think it''s better for you to hide. Otherwise, I''m afraid you wouldn''t be able to endure the scolding." The shopkeeper warned her with good intentions, but he didn''t expect that not only did Chu Ling not reveal the slightest bit of fear, he even revealed the slightest bit of killing intent.


    To Chu Ling, not only was he not disgusted by the challenges of those people, he was even somewhat at their mercy. In any case, as long as he broke through Heaven Understanding Stage, these people would naturally suffer the consequences.


    But what Chu Ling did not expect, was that these people would actually implicate everyone from the Pill Flame Sect.


    It had to be known, out of the ten people who were participating in the Pill Flame Sect competition, the ones with the highest cultivation were only at the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, shouts of abuse came from outside the inn.


    "Yo, why haven''t the people from Pill Flame Sect come out today and waited for us to scold him?"


    "Hehe, who knows? It''s probably because I was scared of them by us yesterday, and am preparing to be like Chu Ling and be a turtle in hiding. "


    "That''s right, their Pill Flame Sect is a place where the old turtles reproduce. Before, Chu Ling would have to hide out of the city, but later, the people from Pill Flame Sect would have to hide inside the city."


    The sounds of cursing rang out continuously. At first, it could be considered reserved, but very soon, dirty words came out of their mouths and entered the inn.


    The innkeeper was obviously a warm-hearted person, as he stood to the side and carefully advised Chu Ling not to take it seriously. However, the current Chu Ling could not tolerate such humiliation.


    Before, it was one thing for him to not waste his time fighting them since he had not broken through to the Heaven Understanding Stage, but now that he was at the fourth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, he didn''t need to be so vexed.


    But before Chu Ling could make a sound, they heard the windows upstairs being pushed open, and they only heard the sound of someone dropping on the ground.


    "If you want to fight, then I, Li Yanrong, will fight with you. As long as I, Li Yanrong, am here, I will absolutely not allow you to insult my junior brother or my Pill Flame Sect?"


    The moment Li Yanrong''s voice fell, sounds of laughter burst out.


    "Hehe, you woman, I will scold Chu Ling and scold your Pill Flame Sect."


    That''s right, you can''t even protect yourself now, and you still have to protect Chu Ling and Pill Flame Sect.


    Following that, a cultivator with Heaven Understanding Stage stepped out from the crowd, and said with a sneer: "Savage Blade Sect''s Li Cui Shan challenged."


    "Wild Blade Sect''s Li Cui Shan? "Yesterday, you and I had clearly exchanged blows," Li Yanrong said.


    "That''s right, you are right. However, the rules of the Hundred Sect Competition does not prohibit people from challenging twice, so it is not against the rules if I challenge you again today!"


    Furthermore, what I want to make clear to you is that not only do I have to challenge you repeatedly today, I want to challenge you every single day before the competition ends tomorrow. I want to see if Chu Ling can bear to see his beautiful senior sister being beaten to death by me day by day! "


    After Li Cui Shan finished speaking, a few more people immediately spoke up in agreement, obviously they were the same as Li Cui Shan, they all had the same idea, and wanted to humiliate everyone in Pill Flame Sect to death day by day.


    Hearing this, Chu Ling suddenly took a step forward, and coincidentally saw Li Yanrong''s figure appear in front of his eyes. In practically an instant, Chu Ling''s heart ignited with raging fury, as if he wanted to break through his chest.


    Because at that time, Li Yanrong''s right arm was still wrapped in layers of white cloth, even if Chu Ling didn''t ask, he knew that it was definitely because he was injured.


    And there was even less of a need to say that on Li Yanrong''s legs, perhaps it was because she had jumped down from the stairs that caused the wound on her leg to be torn apart.


    As soon as the blood seal was sent out, it caused a deep stabbing pain in his eyes.


    At that time, Li Yanrong obviously did not know that the current Chu Ling was right behind her.


    "Senior Sister, let me deal with these trash!" Chu Ling said gently, and even smiled at Li Yanrong.


    When the Li Yanrong of that time saw this, she was originally not afraid even under the provocation of the crowd, and even though she was already severely injured, she still chose to stand out, yet now her eyes had actually turned slightly red.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling''s heart ached, he wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes and said: "It''s alright, I remember all the people who have bullied us, today, none of them can escape."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking and just as he was about to turn around and leave, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from within the crowd.


    "Chu Ling, you finally appeared. What, you can''t hold it in anymore, don''t you want to be a turtle that has its head tucked in? "Fine, since you punched me the other day, I will take my revenge today."


    When Chu Ling heard this, he turned around and saw that the Guiyuan Sect disciple who blocked his way the day he left Xiang Huai City for the Wind Smiting Valley was currently standing in front of the crowd with an arrogant face as he coldly laughed at Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling also saw a few familiar looking Guiyuan Sect disciples in the crowd, although they seemed to be slightly led by the man who just spoke, Chu Ling guessed that he would not be able to get five Heaven Understanding Stage disciples, including Li Cui Shan.


    Therefore, in almost an instant, Chu Ling understood that most of the things here were mostly arranged by Xu Qing.


    As a result, at that time, Chu Ling did not respond to the man''s words, he only said to himself, "Get Xu Qing to quickly roll over here and throw his life away."


    In the eyes of the crowd, Chu Ling was merely a mere Vein Opening Stage cultivator, to actually dare to challenge a Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator like Xu Qing, it was simply equivalent to courting death.


    When Li Cui Shan heard this, he who had already obtained Xu Qing''s benefits immediately stepped forward, laughed loudly and said: "Brat, you want to challenge Xu Qing, you''d better pass my test first!"

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    "Brat, if you want to challenge Xu Qing, you better pass!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling turned his head, and only took a single glance at Li Cui Shan, the Spirit Qi on his body suddenly soared, in a moment, he had retreated into the ground, and suddenly activated it, his body appearing in front of Li Cui Shan like a ghost.


    "Earlier, you injured my senior brother and sister and humiliated my Pill Flame Sect. Even if you don''t say it, I, Chu Ling will never let you off!


    However, since you want to die, I''ll send you off!


    When Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people were still sighing at his movement technique. Li Cui Shan was just about to laugh out loud and humiliate Chu Ling a few times, but then he suddenly realized that Chu Ling''s body had moved again.


    During that time, Chu Ling flashed and appeared no more than three inches away from Li Cui Shan. With a slight raise of his hand, he grabbed onto the completely stunned Li Cui Shan''s neck. Then, he lightly tapped on the ground with his toes, and suddenly leaped towards the sky.


    "I will kill you today, then kill her, Xu Qing!"


    "You two, let me borrow your training grounds!"


    After Chu Ling said this, what caused the surrounding people to be alarmed was that at that time, Chu Ling actually threw Li Cui Shan, who was initially caught, far into the distance, as if he was throwing down a useless straw.


    Following that, an explosion sounded out, and Li Cui Shan''s body was like a meteorite falling from the nine heavens, fiercely smashing into the nearby training grounds, causing the two people who were fighting each other to suddenly stop.


    Originally, he wanted to curse a little, but after seeing Chu Ling falling from the sky like a god of death, he did not care about face anymore, and immediately went down to watch the battle.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not say anything else, and directly landed on the training grounds.


    After all, he had said two sentences before, the first was naturally to Li Cui Shan, and the second was to the two who had just left.


    Especially the four Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators who had come together with Li Cuishan to cause trouble for Chu Ling; how could they still dare to stop at this time? They immediately scampered off as far as they could get.


    He was secretly rejoicing in his heart, luckily, Chu Ling did not throw it at him, but towards Li Cui Shan instead. Otherwise, the person who was in such a miserable state on the training grounds would be him.


    As for the Guiyuan Sect disciples who had originally scolded ferociously, and the people who had scolded them together everyday, even though their cultivations did not have Heaven Understanding Stage, it was clear who was strong and who was weak. That was why they immediately scattered like birds.


    In a short while, other than the few people from Guiyuan Sect, only Li Cui Shan was left on stage.


    At that time, everyone in Pill Flame Sect had long heard the commotion, and all of them thought that Li Yanrong had been bullied again, so they all rushed out in a tragic manner, who almost lost an arm and a leg.


    After coming out, the crowd just so happened to see Chu Ling''s display of power, and immediately heaved a sigh of relief, putting away all the spirit artifacts in his hands. There wasn''t the slightest hint of worry, and they even ordered a table of dishes, as though they were waiting for Chu Ling''s return to celebrate.


    At that time, Chu Ling did not care about all that, and only slowly walked towards Li Cui Shan. Since he had already said that he would kill him, then he would naturally not let him live.


    "You, you already broke through the Heaven Understanding Stage?" Li Cui Shan said hesitantly.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could only laugh coldly, and said: "You found out too late."


    With that said, the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand transformed into the appearance of a Dragon Marking Sword, after that, with the infusion of the Spiritual Energy, a dragon''s roar sounded out. A black dragon immediately flew out from the Dragon Marking Sword in Chu Ling''s hand, and in an instant, it tore towards Li Cui Shan.


    When Li Cui Shan saw this, he immediately sneered, and roared loudly: "Chu Ling, even though you and I are strong, we are both Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators, and I, Li Cui Shan, am definitely not made of paper."


    Just as Li Cui Shan finished speaking, the sword in his hand was just about to move forward, when he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, a sword actually pierced through his chest.


    "In front of me, you are indeed paper!" Chu Ling said, after that he shook his sword, and Li Cui Shan''s body flew backwards, heavily landing on the training grounds.


    At that time, the crowd that had gathered at the training grounds were all so shocked that their mouths were wide open.


    After all, everyone present had challenged Chu Ling to a match in order to avoid losing at the starting line of the competition. They had never thought that Chu Ling would actually possess such a powerful strength, and with Chu Ling acting like this, how could they still fight against him?


    It had to be known, although Li Cui Shan looked miserable, his battle with Chu Ling was like a strong man bullying a little kid. But even so, Li Cui Shan was a genuine Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator, and the majority of them were just Vein Opening Stage cultivators!


    Right now, even Li Cui Shan with his Heaven Understanding Stage was not worth mentioning in front of Chu Ling, with their Vein Opening Stage, if Chu Ling wanted to attack them, most likely one of them would be able to beat them up, they had no way of resisting.


    Furthermore, they completely did not expect that Chu Ling would actually dare to kill. Although there was no rule preventing people from killing in the Hundred Sect Competition, the crowd had always been following suit.


    Therefore, although Li Cui Shan and the rest had the upper hand, they did not kill Li Yanrong and the rest. Of course, their thoughts were not to kill people, but to humiliate people!


    Therefore, everyone suddenly thought, even if Chu Ling killed someone, no one would be able to do anything to him!


    Even if Chu Ling were to accept their challenge and kill them, they would not be able to reason with him.


    As everyone was thinking this, in an instant, the surrounding Vein Opening Stage cultivators who had given Chu Ling the challenge letters all shook their heads and sighed, regretting that they had challenged Chu Ling back then.


    But at this moment, following the sound of a voice, these people''s eyebrows finally relaxed a little.


    "Today, I, Chu Ling, officially challenge Xu Qing!"


    As soon as Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people even wanted to cheer and cheer, but Chu Ling''s evaluation of him was immediately lowered by a few points.


    One had to know that the current Xu Qing was no longer the concealed Guiyuan Sect disciple. In these four days in Xiang Huai City, he could be considered one of the most dazzling people.


    Not only was his appearance outstanding, even his strength was incomparably terrifying.


    In the past four days, the Green Lotus Sword Song had lost out against five of the top 100 prodigies. Its ranking had gone from the 83rd to the 75th place.


    On the other hand, although Chu Ling had just lost against Li Cui Shan, Li Cui Shan was originally only ranked below five hundred on the Heroic Leaderboard.


    Furthermore, Li Cui Shan himself was not confident that he could enter the top one hundred. Otherwise, he would not come everyday to stop the people from challenging him.


    Therefore, in the eyes of everyone at that time, although Chu Ling had some abilities, challenging Xu Qing now was obviously courting death!


    "Chu Ling, since you want to court death by challenging me, then I won''t be polite."

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    "Chu Ling, since you want to court death by challenging me, then I won''t be polite."


    Just as the crowd was discussing about Chu Ling''s death, Xu Qing who had arrived at an unknown time suddenly responded with a laugh. As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly walked up the stage.


    "Chu Ling, although there is no rule in the Hundred Sect Competition not to kill people, after countless of years, this act has already become a rule set by the various sects. Today, after you kill Li Cui Shan, what I want to do today is not only punish you for betraying my Guiyuan Sect.


    And you still have to use your life to pay respects to the dead soul of Fellow Daoist Li Cui Shan! "


    After Chu Ling heard what Xu Qing had said, he had long been extremely familiar with Xu Qing''s way of doing things, so he did not bother to explain anymore. He simply said: "Xu Qing, you are still just like before, fighting when you wanted to fight, you must create so many things to make yourself look reasonable, tell me, what are the uses of this matter?


    At the end of the day, what we are competing for is not our own strength! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he could clearly feel Xu Qing''s anger.


    After hearing Xu Qing give him a heavy cold snort, he immediately no longer had any intention to hold back. The energy in his body suddenly circulated, and the cultivation at the third level of Heaven Understanding Stage was completely released in the blink of an eye, rushing towards him.


    Then, they saw Xu Qing smiling confidently, the Cyan Rainbow Sword in his hand had been unsheathed in an instant, and a beam of light suddenly lit up in front of everyone''s eyes.


    "Green Lotus Sword Song!"


    Soon, someone from the audience started shouting.


    After all, in these four days, this move of Xu Qing''s, Green Lotus Sword Song, was even more dazzling than Xu Qing''s own.


    Cultivators who were able to come to this Xiang Huai City had an ordinary vision and cultivation; they weren''t too bad.


    They naturally had heard of the Heaven-rank battle skill "Azure Lotus Sword Song" that the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal had left behind back then. After all, the legend of the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal transforming into a hundred thousand Azure Lotus was still circulating in the Hundred Sects Land up to now.


    And within the Hundred Sects Land, although there were many battle skills that had been created after imitating the Green Lotus Sword Song, none of them were able to have the same charm as the Green Lotus Sword Song that Xu Qing was currently using.


    In fact, in these past few days, many cultivators had already guessed that Xu Qing''s battle skill might actually be the actual Green Lotus Sword Song. Thus, every single match that Xu Qing was participating in, would be watched by a large number of people, and even the elders and Sect Master s of various sects were no exception.


    "Sect Master Wu, congratulations, you being able to have a disciple like Xu Qing is truly your fortune, if this old man guessed correctly, I am afraid Xu Qing has already obtained the inheritance of the Green Lotus Sword Immortal?


    Even though this Green Lotus Sword Song has not reached perfection, its power is not weak. At the very least, I can help your Guiyuan Sect kill this traitor called Chu Ling.


    A man dressed in fox fur clothes beside Wu Hong immediately spoke out respectfully, and when the others beside him heard this, they did not fall behind, but cupped their fists in respect to Wu Hong.


    After all, many people knew that even though Xu Qing was currently only in the seventy-fifth rank, he would definitely be able to rise a little in the next few days.


    Furthermore, if Xu Qing had truly obtained the inheritance of the Green Lotus Sword Immortal, his potential would probably be no different from the geniuses ranked in the top ten. How could they not befriend and curry favor with him?


    As for the current Chu Ling, in their eyes, he had some abilities. To be able to easily throw Li Cui Shan onto the training grounds and kill him with a single slash, his brute force and speed were not bad.


    However, that was only not bad. Compared to Xu Qing, he was naturally far behind.


    When the Wu Hong at that time heard this, he only replied with a few symbolic words, then slightly squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Qing.


    Originally, when Xu Qing had lost to him, he regretted it a little, but he had never thought of it. He did not know why, but Xu Qing seemed to have become a completely different person after that, and her training speed had increased by leaps and bounds. He was originally a little worried that Xu Qing would not be able to enter the top one hundred, but now, he was no longer worried about this matter.


    They only thought of how Xu Qing had killed Chu Ling, this disgusting person, with a single slash, and then tried to enter the top fifty to give herself face.


    Outside of the crowd, a man dressed in embroidered clothing held a sword to his chest. He had a pair of triangular eyes, and was currently looking at Chu Ling who was standing on the training grounds with squinted eyes. Although no killing intent was revealed on his body, it was still because of that triangular eyes that he looked especially sinister and ruthless.


    "Chu Ling? "Damn it!" The man said softly, without any intention of moving. He looked around at the crowd who had long since avoided him, and cursed at them once more with a sentence, "Trash!"


    And at that time, Xu Qing''s battle skill seemed to have already been displayed, and even though that green lotus looked slow, it had long since arrived at Chu Ling''s feet, slowly blooming, as if it wanted to swallow Chu Ling whole.


    Chu Ling knew, and others naturally knew as well. As long as they were swallowed by this green lotus, even someone as strong as the Otherworldly Sky Demon wouldn''t be able to struggle free, let alone Chu Ling.


    Of course, even though Chu Ling had truly struggled free once before, the Green Lotus Sword Song that time was obviously a fake thing, and was not on the same level as the Green Lotus Sword Song today.


    Therefore, the originally calm and relaxed Pill Flame Sect back then caused everyone to uncontrollably tremble for a moment. They could see the fear in each other''s eyes.


    "Don''t worry, what''s there to worry about. Junior has gone through so many storms and waves, just a mere Xu Qing, don''t even mention the Blue Lotus Sword Song, so what if it is a black lotus?" The victors will definitely be all my junior brothers. " Gu Haoran forcefully pretended to be calm as he said.


    Seeing this, Li Yanrong also nodded slightly, and took the lead to reply: "That''s right, I believe in little junior brother."


    After Li Yanrong finished speaking, all the other Pill Flame Sect disciples instantly nodded their heads in agreement, causing the surrounding audience to suddenly burst into laughter.


    They were already afraid that Chu Ling would accept their written challenge, so they really hoped that Xu Qing could just kill them or cripple them, so that they could end this matter.


    And today, after seeing such might from Xu Qing, they naturally could not help but laugh out loud.


    At that time, when Xu Qing heard this, he couldn''t help but laugh. After all, the humiliation at the time when she was defeated at Chu Ling''s hands, as well as the fact that Chu Ling broke her plans time and time again, to the point of making her lose all her face at Fuyi Mountain, she hadn''t forgotten one thing.


    Right now, it was just as the outside world had thought, she had indeed obtained the inheritance of the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal, even though it was just a battle skill, for her, killing Chu Ling, the person who just broke through the Heaven Understanding Stage was already enough.


    "Chu Ling, the Qing Lian back then, even the Foreign Sky Demons were unable to break free. I would like to see how you are going to break free today!"

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    "I want to see how you will be able to struggle free today!"


    Xu Qing laughed complacently, the cyan rainbow sword in his hand instantly thrusted towards the sky, and at the same time, the cyan lotus beneath Chu Ling''s feet suddenly exploded, swallowing Chu Ling whole in a single gulp, before quickly closing its eyes.


    Seeing this scene, the smile on Xu Qing''s face became even wider, to the point where he even had the thought of laughing heartily, but unfortunately, before she could even take action, his entire face instantly stiffened.


    "Back then, they were unable to break free from the Exotic Sky Demon. That is because they are truly far inferior to the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal. Yet, today, the situation between us is reversed. How can a mere Blue Lotus trap me?"


    Chu Ling said indifferently. Even though he had already been devoured by the green lotus, he did not feel flustered at all, and instead looked at the closed petals of the green lotus with interest. The formless sword that had transformed into the Dragon Marking Sword in his hand instantly became a dragon''s roar.


    In almost an instant, the black dragon and Chu Ling''s hands charged forward at almost the same time.


    "Raindrop Instantaneous Piercing Stone!"


    Chu Ling said in a low voice as the droplets of water on the tip of his sword instantly flew forward. The green lotus wall that was supposed to trap the Sky Demon was actually penetrated by the droplets of water that flew out from the sword in that instant.


    Then, the black dragon let out a roar. In an instant, the small hole that had originally been the size of a drop of water was torn apart.


    When the Chu Ling at that time saw this, he was not stunned, and immediately walked forward with large strides, and just as the green lotus was about to dissipate, he leapt up, and raised the sword in his hand above his head, then slashed down at Xu Qing.


    "Three Swords Breaking River!"


    Chu Ling roared loudly, a surge of surging sword intent was instantly released, and in the time it took to take a breath, it directly arrived above Xu Qing''s head.


    When the Xu Qing of that time saw this, it was as if his entire person had been stupefied. She never would have thought that Chu Ling would still be able to come out after being swallowed by the green lotus, moreover, at such a fast speed.


    One must know, Chu Ling was only a cultivator with Vein Opening Stage four days ago, and he had only broken through Heaven Understanding Stage four now. How did he possess such powerful strength, to the point that even he himself was somewhat shocked.


    Furthermore, she had clearly used the legendary Heaven-rank combat skill Blue Lotus Sword Song, while Chu Ling had only used a mere Profound Ranked combat skill, so how could he fight against her?


    Although Xu Qing was thinking of this, the Cyan Rainbow Sword in his hand was quickly raised up, and welcomed Chu Ling.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling could only snort coldly, and his hands could not help but increase his strength.


    Following that, a deafening sound of impact resonated out, and Xu Qing''s entire person was instantly like rootless duckweed. Following that, he floated backwards, and smashed out with a heavy sound on the training grounds.


    At that time, the corners of the mouths of the spectators, who originally had a smile on their face, thinking that Xu Qing would definitely win, suddenly twitched.


    "Heavens, how is this possible? How can this Chu Ling defeat Xu Qing who has a cultivation at the third level of the Heaven Understanding Stage?


    This Chu Ling really won! Oh my god, are you sure this Chu Ling has only just broken through the Heaven Understanding Stage realm? No matter how I look at it, even powerhouses at the fourth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage do not necessarily have this kind of strength! "


    "In my opinion, this time we''re in trouble, this Chu Ling''s strength is obviously at least at the fourth stage of Heaven Understanding Stage, after all, Xu Qing has a high-grade spirit artifact, the Cyan Rainbow Sword, and the Blue Lotus Sword song. She lost, if she said that Chu Ling was not a cultivator at the fourth stage of Heaven Understanding Stage, I would never believe it."


    "In that case, aren''t we done for, I, a person at the 8th level of Vein Opening Stage, actually challenged a powerhouse who defeated the 75th place on the list of heroes and suspected to have the cultivation of the 4th level of Heaven Understanding Stage, isn''t that courting death?"


    The surrounding people howled in anguish, their eyes full of despair.


    If it was said that those people with Vein Opening Stage were afraid of Chu Ling before, and those cultivators with Heaven Understanding Stage felt that Chu Ling already had a little bit of qualification to fight them, then at this moment, almost everyone present had already started to fear Chu Ling, afraid that if Chu Ling was unhappy, they would be the next to call out their names.


    So, at that time, all they had wished for was for the current Xu Qing to immediately flip over and stab him to death. Unfortunately, the Xu Qing at that time seemed to be completely powerless to resist.


    Some even saw that the Xu Qing on the list wasn''t above the seventy-fifth place, but it was already at the seventy-sixth place.


    As for the seventy-fifth place, it was naturally replaced by Chu Ling. This caused the cultivators who had been paying attention to the list to suddenly exclaim in surprise, and as a result, more and more cultivators began to wail one after another like cultivators watching a battle.


    How did he issue a challenge to Chu Ling? Isn''t this courting death!


    In the past, the opposite was true for Li Yanrong and the rest. At that time, they all quickly cheered and in a short period of time, all the useless energy they had endured for the past four days disappeared.


    In the eyes of everyone, after this battle, it was likely that no one would dare to claim that their Pill Flame Sect was merely a small mountain sect.


    "Haha, before, who was the one who said that he wanted to fight everyone in my Pill Flame Sect alone? Today, my Pill Flame Sect isn''t bullying you guys. If you have the guts, then fight against my youngest junior brother."


    "Hehe, Senior Gu, this is your mistake. How could they dare to do that?"


    The people from the Pill Flame Sect were all laughing arrogantly, and when the Chu Ling from that time heard this, he could not help but reveal a smile. If the people from the Pill Flame Sect were all happy because the battle was not in vain, then Xu Qing''s death was also not in vain!


    Thinking about that, Chu Ling''s body suddenly moved, he walked quickly towards Xu Qing, the killing intent around his body was released, anyone could see, that Chu Ling was obviously trying to kill Xu Qing under the sword.


    "Chu Ling, you dare?" Wu Hong shouted loudly from below the training grounds. Although the current him was embarrassed from Xu Qing''s defeat, and even regretted it a little in the depths of his heart, if he did not target Chu Ling after he was crippled, then the flattery he got would be double.


    knew that these people were mocking him for expelling Chu Ling, the true genius, from the sect. They were all looking at him with disdain, and were laughing at him for expelling them from the sect.


    However, even though Wu Hong was somewhat regretful, when he saw that Chu Ling wanted to kill Xu Qing, he still could not help but berate him.


    After all, after expelling Chu Ling, even though his losses were enormous, if he allowed Chu Ling to kill Xu Qing, he would definitely lose everything!


    But at that time, when Chu Ling heard this, he did not have any intention to stop. If it was anyone else, Chu Ling might have stopped, but for Wu Hong, he ignored him.


    After all, even though it was true that Wu Hong''s cultivation was Dragon Transformantion Stage, he had not forgotten a single thing that he had done at that time.


    If not for him, his master would not have burnt his life force just to save him. Furthermore, this was Xiang Huai City, he did not believe that Wu Hong would dare to stop him from sparring.


    After all, both he and Xu Qing had never admitted defeat at this time, so the competition naturally did not stop.


    However, Chu Ling actually hoped that Wu Hong could make his move, and use the power of his Hundred Sects Alliance to teach this, who had wanted to kill him more than once, a lesson.


    Therefore, Chu Ling intentionally sneered at Wu Hong, and said indifferently: "If I do not dare, you just watch and see."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, as he expected, Wu Hong was immediately enraged until her eyes became bloodshot. Although her eyes were staring straight at Chu Ling, she did not dare take action for a moment.


    After all, just as Chu Ling had thought, even though he was a Sect Master of Guiyuan Sect and possessed the cultivation of Dragon Transformantion Stage, he basically did not dare to casually make a move within Xiang Huai City.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he could not help but secretly curse at him, and then, without further ado, he rushed towards Chu Ling.


    But at that moment, Chu Ling suddenly felt a bone-chilling murderous intent from above his head, and a biting cold light that seemed to want to directly pierce through his head.


    "Chu Ling, you brat, you really deserve to die!"

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    "Chu Ling, you brat, you really deserve to die!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, his expression became serious, and a stone armor appeared on his body.


    But even so, Chu Ling still felt a huge force directly strike his own body, causing him to uncontrollably retreat backwards, step by step.


    It was only when Chu Ling had stepped over a dozen of deep holes on the training grounds that he finally managed to stand up slightly. He narrowed his eyes at the man who had casually landed from the air, and anger instantly filled his heart.


    This time, if it wasn''t for the fact that he reacted fast enough and coincidentally had the innate ability of the Stone Armored Ape, he would have probably been cut into two halves by the man before him.


    Originally, Chu Ling thought that as long as Xu Qing did not admit defeat, no one would rush forward to disturb him. However, he never would have thought that the man with a pair of triangular eyes, who was in front of him, would actually disregard the rules of the competition that Wu Hong was extremely afraid of, and directly rush forward.


    As Chu Ling thought about it, he involuntarily tightened his grip on the sword in his hand, and started to size up the man in front of him.


    When the triangular-eyed man saw this, he did not even look at Chu Ling, and directly stabbed the sword in his hand into the training grounds. Then, he turned and fed a Pill to Xu Qing, and said softly, "You dare injure my, Yuan Jiexi''s, future woman.


    Originally, the matter of you being in the Guiyuan Sect was already enough for you to die eight times.


    However, I never expected that before I even came to find you, you would have come to provoke me first. Therefore, you trash, you should just go and die.


    Do you think you did it yourself? Or should I help you? "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could not help but let out a laugh.


    Even though he did not pay much attention to the man in front of him, a cultivator''s memory was not bad. After taking a glance at him, he actually remembered that the person in front of him was the thirty-first ranking on the list of heroes, Purple Phoenix Sect Yuan Jiexi.


    He was also one of the first experts to declare war on him.


    However, Chu Ling was not afraid of this. Since he had already broken through the Heaven Understanding Stage, no matter who he was facing, he would still have the confidence to fight.


    What truly made Chu Ling laugh was that Yuan Jiexi was obviously someone who admired Xu Qing, and was even talking about some future woman. This was clearly someone who was taken advantage of by Xu Qing and still did not know of it.


    As for why he had already harbored killing intent towards her, it was most likely because he already knew of the relationship between him and Xu Qing back then, so resentment arose in his heart.


    Chu Ling couldn''t help but laugh again when he thought of this.


    "Xu Qing, could it be your future dao companion?"


    Chu Ling laughed and said, causing Yuan Jiexi to hear this. Although he felt unwell all over, he could not find anything wrong. He could only declare his authority over Xu Qing once again.


    "That''s right, so what?" Yuan Jiexi replied.


    "Nothing, I just feel that if you want to kill me today, then there is nothing to say. After all, Xu Qing, I did use a little too much back then!"


    Although he didn''t really understand what Chu Ling had said, how could Yuan Jiexi not understand the meaning behind his words?


    After all, the reason why Chu Ling wanted to kill him, was because of the relationship between Chu Ling and himself. Now that Chu Ling had made it so obvious, how could Yuan Jiexi not be angry?


    Therefore, at that time, Yuan Jiexi did not care about things like the fact that the competition between Xu Qing and Xu Qing was not over, after all, Purple Phoenix Sect was one of the three sects'' two halls five clans, and he was the second genius within the sect. He did not believe that anyone could punish him.


    Therefore, with only a furious roar, Yuan Jiexi charged towards Chu Ling with big steps.


    "You''re courting death!"


    Seeing this, Chu Ling immediately walked towards Yuan Jiexi without the slightest fear. But his mouth was smiling as he said: "What, are you angry? "What''s there to be angry about? Worse comes to worst, I''ll just pass on more of my original experience to you!"


    At that time, the crowd below the stage suddenly let out a cry of surprise. They had discovered that it was right for them to be gathered here today.


    Not only was he able to see the top hundred matches between Chu Ling and Xu Qing, he was also able to see the battle between Yuan Jiexi, the thirty-first ranker, and Chu Ling. As such, his gains were much greater than the matches between the ordinary cultivators who normally watched for half a day.


    Moreover, they were worried about Chu Ling accepting their challenge, and couldn''t help but to feel relieved. After all, Yuan Jiexi, who was ranked thirty-first on the list of heroes, was rumored to have a cultivation at the fifth level of the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    If the reason why Xu Qing lost to Chu Ling before was only because Chu Ling''s cultivation was higher than his, then at this moment, Chu Ling no longer had any possibility of winning.


    At that time, it was unknown where the Great Crow came out from, but it was sitting at the entrance of the inn, looking at Yuan Jiexi who was in the training grounds as if it was a fool, and muttered with a smile: "Another one came to throw away his life. It seems like Chu Ling, this wicked thing, will have his ranking soar again today!"


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, even though the people from the Pill Flame Sect were a little worried for the might of this Yuan Jiexi, who had been famous for a long time, they still nodded their heads in agreement. However, that Li Yanrong stood at the doorway unhappily, and directly kicked down the Great Crow, and coldly said: "It''s good that he lost!"


    When the Great Crow climbed up from the ground, it was already enraged, but seeing the expressions of the people in the house, it immediately felt that there was something fishy about it, so it endured, and rushed towards the training grounds where Chu Ling was.


    At that time, as Chu Ling and Yue Yang were fighting, the cultivators in Xiang Huai City rushed to gather. After all, even though there were more than 50,000 participants in the competition, cultivators of Yuan Jiexi''s strength did not engage in battles at all. After all, they were already familiar with each other.


    Chu Ling looked at the endless stream of people and the Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators who flew over, and immediately felt that he could no longer continue delaying.


    But at that time, maybe Yuan Jiexi had the same thought as Chu Ling.


    After all, from his point of view, the relationship between Xu Qing and Chu Ling was not suitable for many people to know, in case his future self was mocked by others. Thus, he laughed sinisterly, and the high grade spirit weapon in his hand, which was a longsword, instantly rushed towards Chu Ling, as if he would definitely pierce through it even if it was a mountain in front of him.


    When Chu Ling saw this, the formless sword in his hand immediately released a sword flower. Towards such a violent clash of strength, Chu Ling had never been afraid of it before.


    In an instant, the fist intent of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist Technique exploded on the tip of the sword.


    It must be known that with Chu Ling''s breakthrough in his cultivation, the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist was already capable of unleashing the power of six elephants. Forget about the longsword that was charging at him, even if it was a small mountain, Chu Ling was confident that he could shatter it with his sword.


    But just at that time, Yuan Jiexi''s sneering voice suddenly came from beside his ears. When he raised his head to look over, he saw Yuan Jiexi''s originally somewhat sinister triangular eyes. For some reason, a white pillar of light suddenly shot towards him.


    "Innate divine ability!"

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    "Innate divine ability!"


    Chu Ling said in surprise. In that moment, he did not know why, but he felt that the formless sword which he had originally poured a large amount of Spiritual Energy into, had already left his hand, and he could not even feel a single trace of its existence.


    Chu Ling had already known since a long time ago that he was definitely not the only one who had comprehended an innate divine ability. Furthermore, the innate divine ability that everyone had comprehended was different as well.


    Although he did not know what Yuan Jiexi''s Inherent Skill was used for, and even though he did not know what it was used for, the force of the sword that Yuan Jiexi had thrown before was not reduced at all as it stabbed towards him.


    Even before he came into contact with the tip of the sword, he could already feel that the sharpness of the sword was not something he could easily defend against.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling did not hesitate to use the talent of the Stone Armored Ape, but right at that moment, he suddenly felt a gale suddenly being used on his back, the powerful force seemed to want to smash his own body to pieces.


    When Chu Ling saw the sneer on Yuan Jiexi''s face, he was immediately stunned. Although he did not turn around to look, he knew that the wild wind behind him was obviously the strike of the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist Intent that he had just infused.


    At this time, the most obvious thing was that the sword he had originally planned to take down Yuan Jiexi, had unknowingly been influenced by Yuan Jiexi to turn around and appear behind him.


    If this sword was swung down, it would have a total of six powerful strikes. Even if he were to wear the stone armour, he would be seriously injured if he did not die.


    With that thought, Chu Ling looked again at Yuan Jiexi who had a determined look on his face. He knew in his heart that Yuan Jiexi was obviously waiting for him to die under his sword, so even the sword that Yuan Jiexi himself had handed over was slow.


    When he thought of this, Chu Ling couldn''t help but have a thought of destroying this face in front of him with a single punch.


    Thus, when Chu Ling had gritted his teeth at that time, he had not cared about the formless sword spirit behind him that carried the intent of the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, and his body instantly slanted forward.


    You, Yuan Jiexi, have an Inherent skill, don''t tell me I, Chu Ling don''t have it?


    Chu Ling wasn''t too far away from Yuan Jiexi in the first place, to the extent where with a step, he directly arrived in front of Yuan Jiexi.


    And at that time, Chu Ling did not think much of it, and only patted lightly on Yuan Jiexi''s shoulder that was obviously already flustered. Then, with a turn of his body, Chu Ling directly swapped positions with Yuan Jiexi and himself.


    Before Yuan Jiexi could even react, Chu Ling smashed his fist straight at the face that made him feel even more disgust.


    In just a split-second, the fist intent of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist suddenly erupted.


    Following that, at the same time, the formless sword suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Jiexi and fiercely stabbed down.


    Following that, a sound which could shake the entire city resounded from Yuan Jiexi''s body.


    After that, to Chu Ling''s surprise, a copper mirror suddenly exploded in front of his chest, releasing a yellow and orange light that directly dissolved the fist intent that was strong enough to shatter a small mountain.


    At the same time, the yellow light shot up into the sky and scattered in all directions.


    But even so, Yuan Jiexi was still immediately sent flying backwards, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out from his mouth at the same time.


    And what was even more obvious was that at that moment, although Yuan Jiexi''s face did not directly collapse, it had slightly caved in.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling no longer had any intent to chase after him. It seems like once he looked at the name Yuan Jiexi on the list that I have already replaced, he said indifferently: "You have lost!"


    The moment Chu Ling had finished speaking, before the somewhat absent-minded Yuan Jiexi could react, the surrounding people had already slapped him twice, wanting to see if he was dreaming.


    But, the pain on their faces quickly told them, that this matter was obviously true, that Chu Ling had actually defeated Yuan Jiexi, after all, the rank on the Heroic Leaderboard could not be fake!


    Thus, at that time, many sighs came out from the crowd, all of them frowning as they thought to themselves, why isn''t this Chu Ling dead, and is not crippled yet!


    How am I supposed to respond to this!?


    Although everyone was muttering in their hearts, they didn''t dare to say it out loud like before.


    After all, the current Chu Ling had actually lost to even an expert like Yuan Jiexi, who was ranked thirty-first on the Heroic Leaderboard.


    After all, everyone knew that although innate abilities were comprehended from Vein Opening Stage, they would continue to increase as a cultivator''s cultivation rose.


    One must know that in the past, they had only heard of Yuan Jiexi''s innate ability, but had never experienced it!


    It was only because those people who fought against him were either people that were simply unworthy for Yuan Jiexi to take action, or were people that had seen him die at the hands of Yuan Jiexi.


    Perhaps, Chu Ling was the first cultivator of the same generation that made Yuan Jiexi use this innate ability, and even lost.


    Therefore, the people at that time did not dare to say that Chu Ling was not dead yet, and had even brazenly tried to curry favor with them. They only hoped that Chu Ling would not kill him even if he accepted their previous challenges!


    "Dao Friend Chu is indeed talented, your strength is extraordinary!"


    "That''s right, I knew that Dao Friend Chu Ling would definitely win this match, I have never doubted you."


    "Hehe, since you know what you''re capable of, why did you submit your challenge?"


    "Hmph, you f * cking talk about the letter of challenge again. Do you believe that I would slap you to death? Didn''t you know that I was using this method to get close to fellow daoist Chu?"


    When the people of Pill Flame Sect saw this, they immediately let out sighs of relief. Their expressions remained the same, and they didn''t say a word, only feeling that the food and wine on the table would turn cold if they let it go for too long. As a result, they unconsciously started to eat, completely forgetting that their celebratory target was still on the stage.


    At that time, the Great Crow was simply filled with unparalleled hatred towards Chu Ling. After all, they were prepared to make another bet, but they didn''t expect Chu Ling to defeat them in just a few moves.


    "This wicked thing, why did you do it so quickly?"


    When the Yuan Jiexi of that time heard the surrounding sounds of flattery toward Chu Ling, he could not help but vomit another mouthful of blood. The hatred he had towards Chu Ling could not help but grow even more intense.


    After all, in the past, this kind of flattery was always meant for him. If it wasn''t for Chu Ling, he would have continued to enjoy it, but now that Chu Ling had snatched it away, how could he not be angry?


    Although he had acted arrogantly just now, he also had a sense of propriety in his heart. After all, with the Hundred Sect Order s, Xu Qing and the others would not be able to move him.


    However, the Yuan Jiexi in front of him was different. As a genius of Purple Phoenix Sect, if he were to kill Yuan Jiexi, even the Hundred Sect Order would be affected.


    Therefore, when Chu Ling had merely glanced at Xu Qing, who had already been brought to Wu Hong''s side, he couldn''t help but feel some regret. This time, he actually wasn''t able to kill her.


    "Forget it, there''s still a long way to go!" Chu Ling said softly, he then looked at Yuan Jiexi once more, then ignored him and turned to leave.


    However, he did not expect that in the instant he turned around, Yuan Jiexi would actually flip over once again, and thrusting the longsword in his hand straight towards the center of Chu Ling''s back.


    "Chu Ling, go and die!"

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    "Chu Ling, go and die!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he stopped in his tracks. When he felt the energy behind him that was even more majestic than the Illusory Spirit Sword which he had imbued with the Immemorial Dragon Elephant Fist Art, his eyes couldn''t help but turn cold.


    How could he not know that Yuan Jiexi was trying to kill him?


    As for why Yuan Jiexi wanted to kill him, Chu Ling was also exceptionally clear about it. What Yuan Jiexi resented right now was not only the fact that he had broken the name of''s genius on the spot, but more importantly, it was probably related to the matter between Xu Qing and himself.


    With regards to this matter, Chu Ling was also feeling extremely helpless, however, he did not feel the slightest bit of regret, as he had never been at fault in the slightest. If you, Yuan Jiexi, wanted to use this reason to kill him, then Chu Ling, would definitely not show mercy.


    Thus, at that time, Chu Ling''s footsteps had lightly tapped, and he had instantly turned around to see Yuan Jiexi''s fiendish sword thrusting towards him.


    Following that, Chu Ling did not know why, but when he originally thought that by turning his body, he was able to dodge that sword attack, that Yuan Jiexi''s triangular eyes actually descended yet again, only this time it landed on his own longsword.


    As a result, at that time, under the watch of Chu Ling''s eyes, the sword in Yuan Jiexi''s hand, which was originally a high grade magic tool, suddenly broke in the middle, as if the sword''s tip had left the sword''s body and directly pierced towards Chu Ling''s heart.


    When Chu Ling saw this, the stone armor suddenly appeared on his body, and the formless sword in his hand released a dragon roar, directly thrusting towards the half sword that Yuan Jiexi had thrusted at him.


    But right at that moment, what Chu Ling never expected was that the formless spirit sword actually seemed to slash diagonally into the air, so powerful that his body almost fell to the side.


    But what made him even more shocked was that, at almost the same time, although the remaining half of the sword in Yuan Jiexi''s hand wasn''t close to him yet, a majestic striking power came from the stone armor and that missing sword tip suddenly appeared before his eyes.


    "My calculations are not bad, but before this, I wanted to say that you have an innate ability, and I, Chu Ling have one too!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, his figure flashed and he directly struck at Yuan Jiexi, his right fist striking Yuan Jiexi''s chest at almost the same time. Under Yuan Jiexi''s panic-stricken expression, he was once again sent flying.


    Following that, another explosion rang out, and Yuan Jiexi''s body suddenly landed on the ground of the training grounds, smashing the stone tiles on the ground into pieces, forming a deep crater.


    As for Yuan Jiexi, he was lying in the hole like a pile of mud, he was unable to move at all.


    And at that time, Chu Ling no longer had the intention to let Yuan Jiexi go, he directly walked towards Yuan Jiexi with large strides.


    When he saw Chu Ling walking over, Yuan Jiexi had finally realized his mistake. Originally, when he failed the first time, he only thought that he had carelessly lost to Chu Ling, but he did not expect that after his second sneak attack, not only did Chu Ling not fall for his move, he had even abnormally easily dodged it.


    Therefore, at this time, he was truly certain that although Chu Ling''s cultivation was inferior to his, he was still not someone he could defeat.


    "Chu Ling, what are you doing? Do you really think you can kill me? You must know, I am the second ranked genius of Purple Phoenix Sect, if you kill me, my Purple Phoenix Sect will definitely not let you off. "


    "Originally, I was indeed afraid of your Purple Phoenix Sect''s identity, so I gave you a chance to live. But if you insist on courting death, then don''t blame me.


    Moreover, Purple Phoenix Sect are great! " Chu Ling said coldly.


    Following that, amidst everyone''s shocked exclamations, Chu Ling''s body leaped up and strode towards Yuan Jiexi, the killing intent around his body was released without any concealment.


    Before, Chu Ling was truly fearful of Yuan Jiexi''s identity, but he had never been afraid of him. Now, since this Yuan Jiexi wanted to kill him wholeheartedly, he would naturally not show any mercy either. Otherwise, with Yuan Jiexi''s character, even if he did not seek for revenge, he would probably be ordered by Xu Qing to make a move against him.


    And Chu Ling''s action, not only was the people outside the training grounds stunned by Chu Ling, even Yuan Jiexi''s face no longer had the arrogant look from before, it had turned into one of fear.


    After all, he had truly seen that Chu Ling really wanted to kill him.


    At that moment, Yuan Jiexi even had the thought of flipping over and escaping, but just as he wanted to move, he realized that he no longer had the strength to move at this moment.


    After all, Chu Ling''s previous strike or two had actually hit him.


    "Don''t, don''t, don''t kill me!" At that time, Yuan Jiexi squeezed out three words that he had never said in all of his twenty-four years, as he begged Chu Ling with a bitter expression.


    In fact, at that moment, he already had a faint feeling of regret in his heart. Why did he have to fight with Chu Ling earlier, and why did he have to sneak attack that sword strike earlier?


    If not, then wouldn''t he still be the genius of Purple Phoenix Sect, the heaven''s pride expert who was ranked thirty-first on the Heroic Leaderboard?


    However, there was no medicine for regret in the world, and Chu Ling had long ago given up on waiting for him to beg for mercy. With a focused gaze, he flew forward, and thrusted his sword towards Yuan Jiexi who was on the ground.


    And just as the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand had pierced into Yuan Jiexi''s silk clothes just now, Chu Ling suddenly felt an abnormally domineering palm wind above his head.


    That was true. Even though Chu Ling had already felt the terrifying power from the palm, he knew in his heart who the person was capable of executing such a palm strike. His strength was not something that he could compare to, but he still unhesitatingly thrusted the sword in his hand at Yuan Jiexi.


    But right at that moment, Chu Ling''s arm shook, and his scalp felt like it was about to explode. A mouthful of boiling blood instantly rushed into his mouth, but was forcibly swallowed by Chu Ling.


    After that, he felt that the view in front of him was getting more and more blurry, and he knew that he should immediately roll away, but for some reason, it seemed as if he had met a god and the formless spirit sword in his hands fiercely stabbed towards Yuan Jiexi''s heart.


    "Thief, you dare?"


    The voice was like a bronze bell that rang beside Chu Ling''s ears, causing him to involuntarily raise both of his hands, and cover his ears.


    However, at that time, the stubborn Chu Ling suppressed his thoughts, and followed after the appearance of the stone armor, he had actually wanted to take advantage of the reduced pressure to completely kill Yuan Jiexi.


    Suddenly, another voice rang in his ears.


    "Foolish!"


    Just as his voice fell, Chu Ling only felt that the speed of the palm strike seemed to have become even faster. In just an instant, the stone armor on his body instantly shattered, and even his entire body was instantly sent flying by the power of the palm, falling ruthlessly to the side of the ground.


    "With just you, you dare to touch my Purple Phoenix Sect''s disciple? You''re truly courting death."

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    "With just you, you dare to touch my Purple Phoenix Sect''s disciple? You''re truly courting death."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling endured the constant pain from his entire body, slowly raising his head, only to see that the palm that had just lifted him up had already grabbed him, and even lightly flung him towards the people below the training grounds.


    They immediately saw a few cultivators who were not Purple Phoenix Sect, but instead, incredibly anxious as they caught Yuan Jiexi, and attentively poured the Pill that they were perhaps not willing to easily use in their daily lives, into Yuan Jiexi''s mouth.


    Chu Ling retracted his gaze, his heart knowing that killing Yuan Jiexi today was already almost impossible, and even if he himself could survive, it was still an unknown number. It was just that right now, Chu Ling was most worried about Pill Flame Sect.


    Pill Flame Sect were already on the verge of collapsing, if they were to be implicated because of him, even if they did not fall now, the entire clan would probably be annihilated by Zhao Family.


    Therefore, although Chu Ling did not want to move, he still shook his head and indicated to Li Yanrong and the others who were rushing over. Unfortunately, maybe he shook his head too late, or maybe his shaking was not obvious enough, so Li Yanrong and the rest continued to run towards him.


    Therefore, in the next moment, Chu Ling saw the middle-aged man, who was jumping around like an ape from above the houses in the city, directly landing on the training grounds.


    The middle-aged man held an ancient looking long sword in his hand. Although it wasn''t unsheathed, he could still feel the rich killing intent within it.


    And then, what made Chu Ling extremely angry was that after the man looked at Chu Ling, he waved his sleeves at Li Yanrong and the others who were rushing over, causing a strong gust of wind to blow Li Yanrong and the rest away.


    Although his injuries did not seem to be as severe as Chu Ling''s, it was still difficult for him to get up in a short amount of time.


    At that time, Chu Ling immediately felt a sense of humiliation in his heart. Facing this Dragon Transformantion Stage expert who was obviously from the Purple Phoenix Sect, the hatred in his heart suddenly exploded.


    Originally, Chu Ling was worried that he would implicate his Pill Flame Sect, but he never thought that the middle-aged man would be able to instantly send Li Yanrong and the others flying, so how could he not be angry?


    Chu Ling shook his head hard, causing his blurry vision to finally become clear, although his fists were powerless, they were still clenched tightly, looking at the middle-aged man with eyes that were like blades.


    Beneath the stage, Great Crow was continuously drowning her body into the crowd, and she was constantly conflicted: "What the f * ck is he going to do, is he going to save her or not? If it was saved, then this Old Devil was clearly not a irritating person!


    If I don''t save him, then that brat Chu Ling still owes me. Five, six, seven, seven, countless Spiritual Stone pills, I wonder how many of them are gone?


    Sigh, it really gives Crow a headache! "


    The Great Crow kept scratching its head. In an instant, even a few of the hair that normally would be incomparably precious quietly fell off its head, but it did not feel anything.


    The surrounding people had all shut their mouths long ago, and their hearts were already certain that Chu Ling would definitely die today.


    After all, the middle-aged man in front of him was the most unreasonable and most ruthless elder of the Purple Phoenix Sect, named Yuan Ze.


    Of course, the most important thing was that Yuan Ze was Yuan Jiexi''s father.


    Now that even he had moved, how could Chu Ling have any chance of survival?


    Everyone had such thoughts, but when Yuan Ze confirmed that Yuan Jiexi was safe and sound, he turned around and coldly looked at Chu Ling, and then said: "Chu Ling, Pill Flame Sect disciple, is a cruel and bloodthirsty person, today in Xiang Huai City, you began a massacre, and on the crime, you shall be executed!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he swallowed a few Pill s before struggling to stand up. After hearing what Yuan Ze said, he naturally knew in his heart that this person was only trying to find an excuse to kill him.


    To a seventeen year old boy like Chu Ling, death was naturally terrifying, but just like before, Chu Ling felt that even if he died, he could not let others kill him so foolishly.


    "Cruel bloodlust? A massacre? Old man, are you blind? We''re just having a fair match, that''s all. In the rules of the tournament, there''s no such thing as a death sentence if you accidentally kill someone.


    Furthermore, I, Chu Ling, have a Hundred Sect Order bestowed upon me by my Hundred Sects Alliance, and I have not committed any crime of destroying the clan''s legacy, as if you do not have the qualifications to punish me? "


    Chu Ling said as he gritted his teeth. He had thought that the Purple Phoenix Sect would be the same as the Song Family, because they gave the Hundred Sect Order the greatest amount of face in front of the public. After all, Hundred Sect Order was something they had bestowed upon anyway.


    However, Yuan Ze did not give up just like Chu Ling had thought he would. Instead, he directly grabbed toward Chu Ling with his right hand, and the Hundred Sect Order in Chu Ling''s hand instantly slipped out, and landed in Yuan Ze''s hand.


    After that, what Chu Ling did not expect was that after just a glance, Yuan Ze had directly thrown away the Hundred Sect Order and coldly said: "What Hundred Sect Order, it is obviously fake.


    Chu Ling, you fake the Hundred Sect Order, your crimes are even worse, you deserve to die! "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he immediately burned with anger. His eyes stared straight at the Yuan Ze who was purposely sneering, and his heart became even more furious.


    He simply could not understand how there could be such an unreasonable and shameless person in this world.


    "This Hundred Sect Order was given to me ten years ago because of my father, Chu Han. Regarding this matter, I''m afraid many people in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance know about it, so how could it be false?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he sneered at Chu Ling, and then directly kicked the Hundred Sect Order by his feet out, saying: "I am Yuan Ze, one of the ten great powers of the Hundred Sects Alliance, an elder of the Purple Phoenix Sect. If I say that this badge is fake, then this token is fake, what about it? You, Chu Ling, have any objections? "


    After Chu Ling heard this, he clenched his fists tightly, allowing the sharp nails to pierce into his heart, the thirst for power welled up in his heart once again. He knew, in front of absolute strength, that he would not be able to stand firm.


    Just like the Yuan Ze in front of them, everyone present knew that the Hundred Sect Order was real, even Yuan Ze himself was no exception. However, Yuan Ze''s appearance, seemed to be telling Chu Ling that regardless of whether his Hundred Sect Order was real or fake, as long as he said that his Hundred Sect Order was fake, then it was fake!


    "How preposterous!" Chu Ling said angrily.


    But just as Chu Ling finished speaking, Yuan Ze started laughing heartily and directly walked towards Chu Ling as if he was strolling leisurely in the park.


    "Since I''ve already explained the truth, then you should start on your way. In this world, those who dare to kill my son in front of me will not live for the time it takes to burn an incense stick!"


    However, even if you do not do this today, I do not plan on letting you go.

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    "Son of Chu Han, he deserves to die anyway!"


    After Yuan Ze finished speaking, his footsteps immediately paused, and directly pointed at Chu Ling. After that, Chu Ling felt as if his body was going to directly fall apart, and even his eyes became bloodshot in an instant.


    Chu Ling immediately closed his eyes, because at that time, he suddenly had a feeling that if he did not close his eyes, then his eyes would probably explode from the immense pressure.


    At that time, when the Great Crow beneath the stage saw this, they did not care anymore about it, and rudely kicked away the man in front of them, then followed with the recoil to quickly fly towards Chu Ling, intending to use their own speed to snatch Chu Ling away.


    Unfortunately, although its speed was indeed fast and it was only at the strength of an eighth stage Demonic Beast, it was still able to match up to the speed of cultivators with Heaven Understanding Stage.


    However, in Yuan Ze''s opinion, this speed was not even worth mentioning.


    Therefore, at that time, the moment its body flew up, Yuan Ze noticed it. Then, with a light swing of its sleeve, the Great Crow was directly sent flying.


    "A feathered beast that hasn''t even reached the Demon General Realm is also acting so arrogantly in front of me. It''s truly courting death." I will kill you after I kill Chu Ling! "


    As Yuan Ze spoke, before he had even finished speaking, the window of a room in the Immortal Palace Inn suddenly opened. Song Zhiming''s figure flashed and arrived in front of Yuan Ze.


    But in the next moment, the ancient sword in Yuan Ze''s hand was unsheathed, and everyone only saw a ray of sword light flash, and Song Zhiming''s body immediately flew backwards.


    "Song Zhiming? I already knew about it when you entered the city. I originally thought that you would honestly follow me, but I didn''t expect you to actually dare to make a move.


    However, you want to stop me? Anyways, killing Chu Ling today is already a kill, killing you while also killing a traitor is also a kill. After I kill Chu Ling, I will then kill you! "


    After Yuan Ze finished speaking, his finger once again pointed towards Chu Ling.


    At that time, Chu Ling already knew that he would most likely not be able to leave today, and couldn''t help but be secretly shocked by the Yuan Ze in front of him.


    He originally thought that Song Zhiming was strong enough, but who would have thought that Song Zhiming would not even be able to last one move under Yuan Ze''s control.


    "Sure enough, to be able to become an elder of one of the ten great forces, your power is indeed extraordinary!"


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking this, knowing that no one could touch him, a berating voice came from the sky in the distance, and very quickly, Chu Ling felt the oppressive force from his body dissipate.


    "Yuan Ze, you dare!"


    Just as Yuan Ze took a few steps back, Chu Ling was immediately enduring the pain all over his body.


    And when Chu Ling took more than ten steps back, he finally saw the silver-haired old man who had landed in front of him with an anxious look on his face. He couldn''t help but be secretly surprised;


    However, what Chu Ling did not know was that after the silver-haired old man sensed that Chu Ling had actually experienced the baptism of Lightning Tribulation and broke through to the Heaven Understanding Stage, he had already come up with a plan to protect Chu Ling completely no matter what.


    After all, with the silver-haired old man''s experience, in the past hundred years, even though he had seen cultivators who went through Lightning Tribulation s, he had never seen Chu Ling doing it from the Vein Opening Stage.


    It was not hard for him to imagine that Chu Ling would definitely become a great expert on the Hundred Sects Alliance when he matures.


    It had to be known that the Tianyuan Continent was not limited to just their small region. Back then, the reason the Hundred Sects Alliance was established was only to protect himself, so in the eyes of the silver-haired old man, a genius like Chu Ling would definitely not fall short in front of his eyes.


    "Chu Ling, stand behind me. Today, I want to see who dares to touch the person I, Mo Hongfeng, want to protect!" The silver-haired old man said domineeringly as he glared at Yuan Jiexi.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately nodded his head, in this matter of life and death, he would naturally not be courteous.


    Although he had the abnormal urge to kill Yuan Ze and return the humiliation he suffered, he could only bury it in his heart. He secretly swore that in the future, he would return today''s humiliation to Yuan Ze.


    When the silver-haired old man appeared, more and more people around him couldn''t help but become speechless.


    After all, even though the silver-haired old man was known to everyone present as one of the people guarding the Wind Calamity Valley, most of them knew of his other identity, which was one of the ten great elders of the Hundred Sects Alliance.


    One had to know, although these ten great elders were also elders, they were different from Yuan Ze''s elders. Yuan Ze was merely an elder of the Purple Phoenix Sect, while the silver-haired old man was one of the elders of the entire Hundred Sects Alliance.


    If it was in terms of power, the silver-haired old man would naturally oppress Yuan Ze without question. After all, in regards to the entire Hundred Sects Alliance, most of the decisions were made by the ten great elders.


    Everyone never would have thought that a person like Chu Ling, who had only been in Xiang Huai City for a few days, would be able to make the silver-haired old man protect him with his words, and even act as if he was not sparing to make Yuan Jiexi his enemy.


    It had to be known that although the silver-haired old man normally didn''t seem to have any airs of arrogance, he would speak a few words when almost everyone entered the Jufeng Valley to greet everyone. When someone crushed the jade ornament, he would also do his best to hurry over.


    After all, in all these years, there had been no news of the silver-haired old man being on good terms with that young disciple. In fact, there had never been any news of the silver-haired old man taking in any disciples.


    Then on what basis did Chu Ling obtain the protection of the silver-haired old man?


    Everyone thought for a long time, but still couldn''t come up with an answer.


    "Who is this Chu Ling? He can''t be this Mo Hongfeng, Elder Mo''s new disciple, right?"


    "Impossible, it doesn''t look like it. Chu Ling looks like he''s also very surprised!"


    "This is absolutely impossible, Chu Ling is just a mountain villager from a small sect with Zhao Kingdom, how could he possibly recognize our ten great elders of Hundred Sects Alliance, this is definitely impossible, this Elder Mo is most likely someone else''s disguise."


    "Dressed up? You fool, pretend to be one and let me see, tell me, who dares to pretend to be one of the ten Great Elders of Xiang Huai City, Elder Mo, ah, please grow some brains! "


    When Yuan Ze saw this, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch a few times. His heart was the same as the rest and he was also extremely suspicious.


    "Mo Hongfeng, what is the meaning of this?" Do you really think that I, Yuan Ze, would be afraid of you because you are one of the ten great elders? " Yuan Ze said in a stern voice, and was about to bring up the huge mountain called Purple Phoenix Sect, but he never would have thought that at that time, the silver-haired old man had long ago steeled his heart to protect Chu Ling.


    Therefore, after hearing that, he snorted coldly and said: "I''ll say it again, Chu Ling, I, Mo Hongfeng will protect you today. If you insist on doing so, you can come up and try.


    Chu Ling was secretly shocked, but in his heart, he was still thinking why this silver-haired old man had to protect him.


    However, since the silver haired old man did not say anything, Chu Ling did not have the intention to ask immediately.


    Just when he thought he was out of danger, a cold voice suddenly came from the distance.


    "You want to make a move? Let this old one accompany you then, I want to see what kind of ability do you, Mo Hongfeng, have to actually bully my Purple Phoenix Sect?! "

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    "You actually dare to bully my Purple Phoenix Sect?!"


    Just as she finished speaking, Chu Ling saw a short, old lady with a face full of wrinkles, walking over directly with a wooden cane in her hand.


    Although Chu Ling still did not know this person''s name, he knew that this person was definitely the same as the silver-haired old man, being one of the ten great elders of the Hundred Sects Alliance. Otherwise, he would not have berated the silver-haired old man in such a manner.


    And what Chu Ling did not expect was, just as the old lady''s voice fell, another two people stepped onto the sky from above the crowd.


    Back then, Chu Han was already arrogant and despotic within the Hundred Sects Alliance. Now that he has a son, he actually dared to start a massacre in Xiang Huai City. Back then, I already said that the Hundred Sect Order should not be given to this brat.


    In my opinion, against such a person, I should first retrieve the Hundred Sect Order and then kill him! "


    "Huangfu brother is right, this Chu Han is a scourge, and his son is a scourge. I say, Mo Hongfeng, don''t be stupid, you should take care of the Ruyi School''s territory and stay in the Valley of Wind Calamity properly.


    It would be fine if fellow cultivator Ji Liao, who was in charge of the Purple Phoenix Sect, were to kill him and leave the place. "


    Hearing that, the look in Chu Ling''s eyes became even more gloomy and cold. After hearing the enmity the three of them had towards their father, he started to have a better understanding of their father''s death.


    From his point of view, his father''s sudden death definitely had something to do with Ji Liao, Huangfu Yu and the other three who spoke last.


    "No wonder the skinny man from the Tornado Valley said that it would be bad if he found out too early, and no wonder too. This kind of peak expert within the Hundred Sects Alliance is not someone I, Chu Ling, can shake at this moment."


    However, I believe that day will not be far off! "


    Chu Ling thought as he looked at the silver-haired old man. After all, whether or not he could survive would depend on the silver-haired old man.


    However, at that time, what made Chu Ling heave a huge sigh of relief was that the silver-haired old man had no intention of giving in and instead said resolutely, "I have already said this today, I, Mo Hongfeng, am certain of this. As for what happened that year, it has long been resolved.


    "End?" If you want to end it, you need to at least let this Chu Han''s son die. " Ji Liao said.


    After Ji Liao finished speaking, Huangfu Yuanyu also chimed in.


    "Mo Hongfeng, today, you will not be able to protect this Chu Ling, hand it over to me!"


    "Don''t think that I, Mo Hongfeng, don''t know what you guys are scheming. Chu Ling is still young and has never heard of the secret of the altar back then. Why do you need to make things difficult for him?" Mo Hongfeng said, causing Chu Ling to feel somewhat confused.


    He could faintly feel that the death of his father all those years ago had something to do with the secret that everyone was talking about.


    But before Chu Ling could think it through, he heard Ji Liao stomping her short legs and said: "Whether you know it or not, I have to ask him first!"


    After Ji Liao finished speaking, what Chu Ling absolutely did not expect was that Ji Liao actually raised the wooden cane in his hand and smashed it towards him.


    At that time, Huangfu Yuanyu and Hua Chang did not have any plans to watch a show, and directly rushed towards Chu Ling, causing Mo Hongfeng to immediately snort, as though he was going to fight against three.


    For a moment, the entire stadium was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. However, soon after, everyone began to frantically discuss amongst themselves.


    "Damn, is this Chu Ling really just a Pill Flame Sect disciple? To think that he would be able to draw out the four great elders of our Hundred Sects Alliance today, and even fight for him. Just what is the background of this man, did you have that old brother to explain it to you? "


    "Have you gone deaf? Didn''t you hear what the others have said? Does Chu Han know about the son of Chu Han? I already knew that none of you knew about it. Forget it, I won''t explain it to you guys. Go back and ask your parents and elders! "


    "Wang Er Mao, you brat, continue pretending. You made it sound as if you know who that Chu Han is, today I was wondering, just by relying on a son of Chu Han, you were able to get four out of the ten Great Clan Elders, isn''t that just a bit too child''s play?"


    "Child''s play? Let me see, let me see, since this Chu Han is able to obtain a Hundred Sect Order for Chu Ling, how can he be an ordinary person? Furthermore, who is Chu Ling, he first killed Li Cui Shan, then defeated Xu Qing, and in the end, even almost died to Yuan Jiexi, the second genius of Purple Phoenix Sect, how could this be child''s play? "


    Everyone kept talking in surprise, but they did not have a good impression of what happened to Chu Ling.


    After all, even though Mo Hongfeng was one of the ten Great Elders, he didn''t seem to be winning in a 1v3 match at all.


    Most importantly, there was no one else among the ten elders. It was clear that this was not because they did not know about the battle between the silver-haired old man and Mo Hongfeng, but because they did not want to bother with it.


    It was even possible that they were the same as Ji Liao and the other two, hoping that Chu Ling, the son of Chu Han, would land in their hands.


    Therefore, in everyone''s eyes, even though Chu Ling had created such a huge storm in Xiang Huai City, he was destined to die here today.


    After all, from the very beginning, they had wanted to see Chu Ling not have the opportunity to accept their previous challenge. Now, even though the rise and fall of the battle had disappointed them several times, it seemed that the outcome had most likely already been decided.


    That was why the people at that time all revealed a hint of a smile, as they looked at Chu Ling gloating.


    However, the smiles on everyone''s faces didn''t last for long. At that moment ¡­


    "What are you four juniors doing, you are one of the stately ten great elders of the Hundred Sects Alliance, why are you fighting so intensely here?" Don''t you feel embarrassed? "


    As soon as the voice fell, the crowd was shocked to see an old man with a hunchbacked back, turbid eyes, and an ugly mottled dog in his hand, squeezed out of the crowd. He looked extremely comical.


    Everyone was just about to mock this old man for not knowing what was good for him. Just as they were about to dirty their clothes, they saw Mo Hongfeng and the other three stop. Although there was some unwillingness on their faces, they respectfully bowed and said, "Ancestor Song!"


    In the blink of an eye, everyone heard the name of Patriarch Song, and they stared in shock.


    Initially, they thought that Chu Ling being able to lure out four out of the ten great clan elders was already an incredible feat, to the point that some of them were muttering in their hearts, if they could become as famous as Chu Ling when he was about to die, even if they had to die, it would be worth it!


    He never thought that Chu Ling would actually bring out one of the Four Ancestors from the rumors, Song Wu.


    It had to be known that although the fourth ancestor had long since stopped asking about the matters of Hundred Sects Alliance, their cultivation levels were still there. What ten great elders could possibly perform the etiquette of a junior in front of them!


    As everyone thought of this, they felt that even if they pinched themselves with all their might, they would still feel pain if they were to dream about it.


    However, just as Song Wu said this, everyone was so shocked that their hearts almost exploded.


    "Oh right, I came out to say that Chu Ling had saved this old man''s life before. How about you spare him on my account?"

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    "Why don''t you spare him on my account?"


    When the crowd heard this, they froze in place, unable to speak for a long period of time.


    After all, towards Chu Ling saving Song Wu, they would normally not dare to believe such words. But the one who spoke was Song Wu, and the cultivation base of the entire Hundred Sects Alliance was one of the top people, in their eyes, this kind of expert would never lie to them!


    Could it be that Chu Ling had really saved Song Wu''s life?


    One must know, Chu Ling does not look to be seventeen or eighteen years old right now, but Song Wu let this kind of person who has lived for a long time, not to mention, a person who had lived for two or three sixty years, even if Chu Ling had saved Song Wu from the moment he was born, Song Wu Shan who was born seventeen years ago had already become a cultivator of Dragon Transformantion Stage since then, no matter how you looked at it, he would not have been touched in the slightest.


    Could it be that Chu Ling has other abilities?


    At this time, Chu Ling was also extremely shocked in his heart. Song Wu had already recognized the strange old man that he had saved at the Wind Calamity Valley when he first appeared.


    Although Chu Ling had thought that there was a lot of doubt for an old man to appear in Wind Calamity Valley at the time, he had not expected him to be one of the Four Ancestors of the Hundred Sects Alliance!


    However, Chu Ling felt that there was no problem with Song Wu''s words saying that he saved his life. After all, even though he did not make a move at that time, Song Wu Rong did not die either.


    However, in the end, he had still made his move. Naturally, he had also saved someone.


    Thus, when he thought of this, Chu Ling''s heart finally calmed down. He did not believe that another old man would jump out of the Hundred Sects Alliance, so he sat cross-legged and silently recuperated from his injuries.


    It had to be known that Yuan Ze had made his move quickly before, but fortunately, his own body had been baptized by the Lightning Tribulation, and so the strength and recovery speed of his attack was different from that of an ordinary person''s, not to mention that as a Pill Master Refiner, his Pill s were abnormally plentiful.


    At that time, when Ji Liao and the other two heard this, they naturally did not believe what Song Wu said, but because of the man''s cultivation and seniority, they could only give up.


    After all, in terms of strength, they were truly somewhat afraid of the old man in front of them.


    However, it was naturally impossible for them to let Chu Ling go just like that. Even if they did not personally take action, it would definitely not let Chu Ling off easy.


    Even though the crowd did not speak out their thoughts, Song Wu easily read them out, and thus said smilingly: "Since you all do not have any objections, then no matter whether it was Chu Ling''s previous fault or your previous fault, we shall directly write it off.


    You all should have no objections, right? "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he immediately thought about it. Although he was severely injured, and was unable to kill Xu Qing and Yuan Jiexi, but they were both severely injured, just like him. It looked like he was not really at a disadvantage, being able to get rid of them in one stroke was also not a bad thing.


    As for the humiliation that Yuan Ze, Ji Liao and the others had given him, it was naturally not the end.


    As such, Chu Ling responded immediately.


    "I have no objections!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people rolled their eyes again, thinking, you f * cker already picked up such a great benefit, it would be strange if you had any objections.


    When Ji Liao and the others heard this, although they were unwilling, they could only reply with a sentence that had no objections, causing Song Wu to be so happy that his eyes narrowed, constantly rubbing the dog''s body, provoking a wave of disgust from the dog.


    "Since you all have no objections, then go away and have a good competition."


    Everyone should be well aware that you are here to enter the top one hundred of the Large Competition to obtain a large amount of treasures for yourselves and your sects.


    As for the origin of this treasure, I believe that everyone knows, that is the Ancient Cage, as long as they can enter the top 100 of the Large Competition, they will have another chance to enter the Ancient Cage to train, thus obtaining a large amount of heaven and earth treasures, as well as the long-lost inheritance.


    But what I want to say today is, according to our observations, the Ancient Cage''s opening day is approaching, I am afraid that before the competition ten days are up, so everyone should hurry up and try to make it into the top one hundred! "


    As soon as Song Wu''s voice fell, everyone was shocked!


    "What?" The Large Competition might end early? What kind of joke is this? I''m waiting to watch more matches so that I can analyze a group of opponents and help me enter the top one hundred of the Large Competition. "Looks like I won''t have a chance now."


    With your level of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, you can''t even analyze it for ten years if you want to enter the top one hundred.


    "Haha, that''s great, as long as I can hold on for a bit longer in the top 100, I can enter the Ancient Cage s to train, and the treasures in there are passed down since the Primordial Era, I heard that no ordinary people will be able to enter, hahaha, this time I have struck gold."


    "You still want to earn more? Liu Xiaotian, come over here. I, Zhuo, am going to replace you today."


    Song Wu''s words were like a stone that gave rise to a thousand ripples, causing the surrounding people to start discussing and wondering if there was anything good for them.


    However, Ji Liao and the rest were different, their faces were calm and collected, obviously knowing of the matter from the beginning.


    Actually, he only knew that entering the top hundred of the Large Competition had its benefits, but did not know anything about the Ancient Cage s at all.


    Initially, he had thought that entering the top one hundred of the Large Competition would directly result in a reward.


    The skinny guy from before had already told him that if he wanted to know what happened that year, he had to enter the top one hundred of the Large Competition. Chu Ling thought, perhaps it was to let him enter this Ancient Cage.


    However, he wasn''t worried at all. At this moment, he was already in the 31st place on the list of heroes. For a moment, he didn''t believe that there was someone who could drag him out of the top 100.


    Of course, Chu Ling''s plans were not limited to just these. Although he was unable to defeat the trio that had previously humiliated him in a short period of time, there was no problem with the sect disciples who defeated them.


    In addition, these people had tried to challenge him, so how could this matter be considered finished?


    As a result, while everyone was discussing and thinking about this, Chu Ling raised his head and looked at the Heroic Leaderboard. After looking for a while, he finally saw the position of the third heaven''s pride level expert in Purple Phoenix Sect.


    Currently, he was ranked 95th on the Heroic Leaderboard, so his ranking wasn''t very high. Perhaps under the frenzied attacks of the crowd, he would directly fall out of the top 100.


    But Chu Ling couldn''t wait any longer and decided to help him.


    After that, Chu Ling looked through it carefully and finally found the challenge letter that Xiao Gui, the heaven''s pride expert in Purple Phoenix Sect, had given him.


    "Xiao Gui, today, I, Chu Ling, accept your challenge. Come out!"


    Chu Ling threw the letter of challenge high up into the air, and directly shouted loudly. When it fell into the ears of the people present, Chu Ling obviously did not know what was good for him!


    In the eyes of the crowd, although Chu Ling has Song Wu Guang as his backing, challenging the Purple Phoenix Sect right now is still an extremely unwise move. After all, the Purple Phoenix Sect is one of the ten genuine great powers, how can you, Chu Ling, provoke it?


    As everyone thought about this, they felt a tinge of admiration for Chu Ling''s audacity, but when Chu Ling said his next sentence, everyone almost directly bowed in respect.


    "The fourth heaven''s pride expert of Purple Phoenix Sect, get ready! After I finish beating Xiao Hui, the next one will beat you up!"

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    "The fourth heaven''s pride expert of Purple Phoenix Sect, get ready! After I finish beating Xiao Hui, the next one will beat you up!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, not only were the surrounding people stunned, even Ji Liao''s entire body was trembling, and the gaze that he used to look at Chu Ling, did not even hide his killing intent.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that Song Wu had yet to leave, he would have attacked long ago.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling looked like he did not care at all. In any case, Ji Liao had thought it through, and he was taking his revenge.


    "What''s wrong? Your Purple Phoenix Sect do not dare? " Chu Ling continued to speak, causing Ji Liao to be so angry that he almost couldn''t breathe.


    He naturally knew that he was completely no match for Chu Ling, so he couldn''t help but feel a trace of fear in his heart, and was prepared to admit his defeat and leave immediately.


    But simply never would he have thought that Ji Liao, who was always so strong, would directly push him out.


    "What''s there to be afraid of? He, Chu Ling, is only a cultivator with a cultivation of the fourth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    This is a talisman that I obtained when I was young. It is able to unleash the power of the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage. If necessary, you can use it. " Ji Liao threw the talisman in his hand out, and then pushed the flute back again, showing an expression of not knowing what to do.


    At that time, after Xiao Gui had obtained the talisman, his right hand had grabbed the talisman firmly. His face had regained some of his confidence.


    After all, as a genius himself, he was abnormally confident that he could display the talisman in his hand to an ordinary cultivator of the seventh stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage in one attack.


    And at that time, when Chu Ling saw Xiao Gui landing on the training grounds, he only smiled slightly and said: "What? Your Purple Phoenix Sect has already fallen to the level of wanting to cheat? The Purple Phoenix Sect of one of the three sects is a little lacking in my opinion! "


    "You ¡­" Xiao Gui shouted in fury.


    "You what, you don''t need to worry, with your Purple Phoenix Sect, even if I, Chu Ling, am going to cheat, I, Chu Ling will not care, after all, I am not your match!"


    Just as Chu Ling finished speaking, he saw Xiao Gui charge towards him with abnormal anger. The talisman in his hand left his hand and transformed into a purple lightning bolt in the air, striking towards Chu Ling without any warning.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling''s eyes couldn''t help but narrow. After glancing at the purple lightning with a slanted glance, the stone armor on his body instantly appeared, and without caring about the purple lightning at all, he fiercely rushed towards Xiao Gui.


    When the Ji Liao of that time saw this, her heart was immediately overjoyed. After all, even though this talisman was obtained when she was young, she was clearly aware of the might behind it, and was not only able to unleash a full powered attack from an eighth stage Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator.


    Furthermore, because the talisman was made of the power of lightning, its attacking power was naturally stronger. With Chu Ling''s careless appearance, it was not hard for him to imagine that Chu Ling would turn into a pile of black charcoal after a breath of time.


    At the side, Song Wu saw this, his heart''s evaluation of Chu Ling could not help but lower a little, and he even suspected that with Chu Ling''s mentality, it might be worth it for him to take action.


    Originally, they thought that since Chu Ling was able to defeat the thirty-first ranking Yuan Jiexi, then, defeating the ninety-fifth ranking Xiao Gui should be easy, but they never expected that Chu Ling would actually underestimate his opponent in such a way.


    One had to know that although there was some disparity between geniuses that could enter the top 100, it was not something that was impossible to make up for. A battle like Chu Ling''s, was simply a search for defeat.


    If one were to talk about the crowd present, who would still believe that Chu Ling would win? Other than the people with Pill Flame Sect, perhaps the only one who would win was the silver-haired old man.


    After all, from the silver-haired old man''s point of view, this purple lightning was far inferior to the Lightning Tribulation.


    At that time, Xiao Gui didn''t know, and only felt that he was about to win. With a flick of his right hand, an exceptionally long and narrow sword landed in his hands, and after that, he directly thrusted at Chu Ling without saying a word.


    With a single sword strike that he could immediately use to pierce through Chu Ling, he would directly be ranked thirty-first on the list of the people ranked above him.


    But just at that time, Chu Ling actually sneered at him, after that, his body suddenly sped up, and just as he was about to collide with Xiao Gui''s longsword, Chu Ling''s figure twisted, and his earth shrank into an inch as he suddenly activated. His entire person directly appeared behind Xiao Gui.


    "The speed is too slow, the strength is too small, it cannot be of much use!"


    Chu Ling said while laughing loudly. At the same time, he directly kicked Xiao Gui''s butt.


    Under Chu Ling''s kick, how could Xiao Gui, who had originally been thrusting forward, be stable? He was directly sent flying by Chu Ling''s kick and heavily crashed into the ground below the training grounds, becoming a giant character.


    And it was also at that time, that Zi Lei, who had originally locked onto Chu Ling''s aura, finally found Chu Ling, and instantly struck at the top of his head.


    As for Chu Ling, he still did not care about this at all. After all, in his opinion, this Zi Lei was far too inferior to the third Lightning Tribulation he had experienced before.


    Not to mention that he was already extremely familiar with his own realm, even when he had just broken through back then, that Lightning Tribulation had still not been able to do anything to him.


    As expected, Chu Ling only felt a burst of numbness before he stopped feeling it.


    Even though the Chu Ling of that time did not feel anything, the surrounding people still firmly rubbed their eyes. After realizing that they had not seen wrongly, they burst out in gasps of cold air.


    "Heavens, is this Chu Ling even human? Purple lightning with the power of the seventh stage of Heaven Understanding Stage, he actually didn''t feel it in the slightest. "


    "I can''t do it, I can''t do it. Hurry up and pinch me. I don''t see any in my dreams. Have I really given him the challenge?"


    "Don''t f * cking pinch me, pass it over, I saw it."


    Some people even felt that even if Chu Ling were to do something unexpected again, they would still be able to calmly accept it, and definitely not have a single ripple in their hearts.


    It was not only the crowd that had such thoughts, even Song Wu Rong had no choice but to open his eyes wide and look at Chu Ling. Originally, he looked down on Chu Ling a little, but suddenly increased his impression of him by a few notches, and reached an unprecedented height.


    If the reason why he helped Chu Ling before was because he saw that Chu Ling had good personality and talent, and wanted to protect them, then now, even if Chu Ling''s character was not good, as long as he did not repay kindness with hatred, he would protect him with his life.


    After all, he had just broken through Heaven Understanding Stage and he was already able to endure the power of purple lightning which was at the eighth level of the Heaven Understanding Stage. Such a genius, even if one looked at the entire Hundred Sects Alliance for a thousand years, there wouldn''t be that many!


    "Not bad, not bad, this child will definitely be extraordinary in the future. Since he wants to vent his anger, then let''s let him beat up that fourth heaven''s pride level expert from Purple Phoenix Sect. It won''t be too late to stop him at that time."


    Song Wu said this in his heart. However, just as he finished speaking, he opened his mouth again.


    As soon as the words left his mouth, it was as if the world had been shocked.


    I never thought that the third heaven''s pride level expert of your Purple Phoenix Sect would be so weak. I am already completely unable to hold any interest in the fourth heaven''s pride level anymore.


    Forget it, I, Chu Ling will not bully you trash, how about you all come up with your Purple Phoenix Sect to participate in the competition!


    It would also be quite troublesome to avoid being beaten up by me one by one! "

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    "It is quite troublesome for me to avoid beating them up one by one!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Song Wu almost directly cursed out loud. However, when he looked at Chu Ling, his eyes were filled with appreciation.


    And at that time, Ji Liao, who had experienced the humiliation of jealousy, had actually instantly smashed the wooden staff in his hand against the ground, producing loud banging sounds.


    In an instant, dust flew everywhere she stood. In a short period of time, the ground beneath her feet had caved in.


    In the eyes of the current Ji Liao, Chu Ling''s actions were simply unendurable provocation. She even had the thought of directly killing Chu Ling on the spot regardless of everything.


    "It''s a pity that Shao Long is not in Xiang Huai City now. Otherwise, how could this brat be so arrogant!" Ji Liao said coldly, causing the faces of the surrounding Purple Phoenix Sect disciples to reveal traces of fear. They couldn''t help but feel incomparably resentful towards the previously injured Yuan Jiexi.


    "This Yuan Jiexi, how did he provoke a god of pests like Chu Ling?"


    As everyone was thinking this, they did not take the words of Chu Ling challenging all of them seriously. They were only afraid that Chu Ling would challenge them one by one to take revenge on their Purple Phoenix Sect.


    When Chu Ling saw how Purple Phoenix Sect was acting at that time, he could not help but let out a hearty laugh.


    He was a person who distinguished between gratitude and grievances, so naturally, he would not let this Purple Phoenix Sect go after humiliating him like he did before.


    "What is it? Your Purple Phoenix Sect doesn''t even have the courage to go up together. Why?


    Come, tell me, with your courage, how did your Purple Phoenix Sect manage to become one of the top ten powers in the Hundred Sects Alliance? "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people couldn''t help but secretly laugh, causing everyone from the Purple Phoenix Sect to be immediately angered.


    Even Xiao Gui, who was just knocked out of the training grounds by Chu Ling, covered his butt as he asked, "Chu Ling, are you really going to fight the remaining eight people from my Purple Phoenix Sect alone?"


    After Chu Ling heard this, he rolled his eyes. He was completely unwilling to answer this kind of brainless question.


    Therefore, when Xiao Gui saw this, he didn''t have any face to bully anymore, and immediately rushed up to the training grounds once again with great joy. After looking at the crowd that followed, he laughed loudly and said: "Chu Ling, oh Chu Ling, today, I will definitely make you die because of your arrogance.


    Right now, there are eight of us, and all of them are cultivators from the Heaven Understanding Stage. Today, no matter how we grind you, we will grind you to death! "


    After Xiao Gui finished speaking, the people behind him immediately rushed towards Chu Ling with laughter. They very quickly dispersed and formed a fan, surrounding Chu Ling within, and attacked him without any warning.


    At that time, Chu Ling only glanced at the crowd indifferently, and after that, he only dodged a few attacks from all around, and said indifferently: "No matter how many trash there are, they are still trash!"


    "What did you say?" Everyone shouted in anger.


    "I said, defeating you guys is enough!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, not only the audience, even Xiao Gui and the others started to laugh crazily.


    Although the current them had admitted that they were not Chu Ling''s match in a one on one fight, no matter what, they were still Heaven Understanding Stage''s cultivators, and were all Purple Phoenix Sect''s disciples. Whether it was their magic tools, cultivation methods, or battle skills, they were all confident that they were much stronger than most of their peers.


    Even if they could only last one sword strike under Chu Ling''s sword attack, they would have at least let Chu Ling unleash it eight times. To be able to defeat them with just one sword attack, that was the biggest joke in the world.


    "I want to see how you, Chu Ling, will defeat me with a single sword strike!" Xiao Gui laughed loudly as he spoke.


    However, Xiao Gui''s laughter had just sounded when it abruptly stopped. It was as if someone had forcefully covered his mouth in that instant.


    "Sword Rain Over Nine Heavens!"


    Chu Ling roared coldly, in an instant, Chu Ling could feel the Spiritual Energy in his body surging towards the Spirit Illusion Sword like tidewater, and in that instant, eight droplets of water suddenly appeared on the Spirit Sword''s body.


    Soon after, Chu Ling''s expression turned cold, and water droplets suddenly shot out from the sword blade. In the blink of an eye, they were already in front of Xiao Gui and the other eight.


    If Chu Ling''s Raindrop Instantaneous Stone was able to allow him to defeat an opponent stronger than him, then the sword feathers that he had developed from fighting against the wind tribulation in the Tornado Valley that spanned nine days would most likely be hard to defeat even if he had the same strength as his opponent.


    However, its good point was that there were too many of them. Even though Chu Ling had condensed eight drops, it was only because he only had eight opponents.


    Adding on the fact that Xiao Gui and the other eight people''s strengths were originally inferior to Chu Ling''s, the eight people instantly revealed incomparably terrified expressions when the droplets of water arrived in front of the eight people. The magical equipment in their hands involuntarily crossed over in front of them, as they thought to block the rain of swords.


    However, at that time, although the eight people had successfully used their magic tools to block the sword rain and the sword rain hadn''t been able to penetrate it, the power contained within the sword rain hadn''t disappeared at all.


    In just an instant, the magic tools in front of the eight of them smashed onto their chests, causing their bodies to fly backwards. In just an instant, the eight of them were directly thrown out of the training grounds.


    For a moment, there was complete silence.


    It was unknown who was the first to exclaim in surprise, but soon after, the entire place became extremely noisy.


    "Oh god, this Chu Ling is definitely not a human, to actually be able to defeat eight people with Purple Phoenix Sect to participate in the competition. You must know, these eight people were not casually pulled out, they are all geniuses whose Purple Phoenix Sect was used to participate in the Hundred Sect Tournament!"


    "Oh my god, look, Chu Ling''s rank has risen, and he''s now at the eighteenth place. He''s so abnormal!"


    "No, I need to remain calm, I will not be surprised by what Chu Ling has done, even if he kills Ji Liao, I will not."


    "Forget it, I can tell that no one will be able to defeat Chu Ling today. I will just admit defeat for my challenge back then."


    "Admit defeat! Of course I have to admit defeat, I wonder if Chu Ling has a marriage partner before, am I still single?"


    And at that time, the people from the other ten powers who did not appear previously, had already appeared. Especially the people from the Qin family, who had always been at loggerheads with the Purple Phoenix Sect, when they saw Purple Phoenix Sect and the others lose face, all smiles bloomed on their faces.


    And although Ji Liao and the other Purple Phoenix Sect people at that time were incomparably furious at this, they no longer had the face to attack Chu Ling in public, and could only slip out of the crowd in a dejected manner.


    At that time, Huangfu Hua and Hua Chang, who originally spoke with Ji Liao to make things difficult for Chu Ling, saw this and did not want to stay any longer.


    But at this moment, Chu Ling''s voice sounded once again.


    "Fellow Daoists from the Crippling Wind Hall and the Hua Family, please wait until you leave.


    Don''t be in such a hurry to leave! "

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    "Fellow Daoists from the Crippling Wind Hall and the Hua Family, please wait until you leave.


    "Don''t be in such a hurry to leave!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, just as the disciples from the Crippling Maple Hall and the Hua Clan were about to meet them in fury, they were directly slapped back by Hua Chang and Huangfu Yu.


    After all, the two old monsters knew very clearly in their hearts that other than their sect''s number one genius, the remaining people from the current Chu Ling were simply no match for him.


    Of course, even if they did not accept the challenge now, their sect would still be in a very embarrassing situation. But in the eyes of the two of them, no matter what, it was still better than being beaten up by Chu Ling.


    After all, although the disciples of the Large Competition couldn''t compare to their number one heaven''s pride level expert, they were still the treasure of their sect.


    As a result, under the wild gazes of the two, they finally took all the disciples from the two families and left.


    After Chu Ling saw this, he did not have any intentions of stopping them. Instead, he took out the letters of challenge from the people of the Hua Clan and the Crippling Maple Hall one by one, and tossed them into the air, saying that he would accept the challenge.


    However, what was completely unexpected was that even though the challenge letter was ignited into ashes, turning into a series of sounds of Chu Ling fighting and shouting, no one appeared on the training grounds. One could only hear the stifled sounds of me admitting defeat, which shocked everyone in Xiang Huai City.


    After all, this was equivalent to Chu Ling challenging the two major powers of their Crippling Maple Hall and the Hua Family, but not a single one of them dared to accept the challenge, causing their fear of Chu Ling to increase even more.


    The surrounding people were naturally no exception as well. The gazes they used to look at Chu Ling were simply filled with dread.


    "Too terrifying, too terrifying! After reading my name for a while, it looks like I can only concede, this Chu Ling is simply not a human!"


    "That''s right, this Chu Ling can actually get from the top five thousand to the current twelfth place in a single day, he is simply a freak!"


    "What?" Chu Ling''s ranking rose again? "


    When the crowd heard this, they all raised their heads to look at the Heroic Leaderboard. Surprisingly, they were no longer as surprised as they were before; on the contrary, they felt that it was as I had expected.


    "He''s too strong, he''s already in twelfth place. You have to know, his ranking is in the top ten, and his eleventh is Spotless Sect, Chu Ling is now equivalent to third place!"


    "Isn''t this nonsense? After all, Chu Ling is a person who fought against everyone by himself and even suppressed the fierce people from the Hua Clan and the Crippling Maple Hall. I wouldn''t even be surprised if he gets first place."


    And amongst the crowd at that time, there was an old man in his fifties who was bringing a fifteen to sixteen year old pretty woman to directly run towards Song Zhiming who had been thrown to the ground by Yuan Ze. Master kept calling out to him, looking incomparably solicitous.


    This caused everyone to react one after another, cursing the despicable shamelessness of the two. However, he himself very quickly rushed towards the people from Pill Flame Sect.


    "Hello senior sister, hello senior sister, are your Pill Flame Sect still taking in disciples? This little girl does not have any other requests, as long as I stay next to Senior Brother Chu Chu Ling, it will be fine. As the saying goes, "Tsk, no, I just admire Pill Flame Sect."


    "Senior brother, look at my Dragon Slaying Sabre, top grade spirit artifacts, whether it''s blowing one''s hair off or splitting the rivers, there''s no problem with that. I just want senior brother to help me talk to Senior Brother Chu about this, whether you can ignore my challenge, and let me win once, and get into the top 100. Oh, senior brother, don''t go!"


    In a short period of time, the Pill Flame Sect disciples who were initially looked down upon by all the cultivators of Xiang Huai City had instantly become lackeys, and practically everyone was trying their best to curry favor with them.


    Some wanted Chu Ling to let them off the hook, and let him get into the top one hundred places with him. After all, with his current ranking, if he admitted defeat to them, then the top one hundred place would definitely be settled.


    Those who thought that Chu Ling could invest in the long term and wanted to marry their disciple''s daughter to Chu Ling were those who didn''t have any sects that wanted to directly join their Pill Flame Sect and become the second Chu Ling.


    However, other than absorbing a few rogue cultivators, his Pill Flame Sect did not respond to any other requests. Instead, it seemed to be rejecting people a thousand miles away.


    However, the crowd didn''t get angry. On the contrary, they felt that it was perfectly justified. In fact, the fawning smile on their faces seemed to grow more lively.


    As for Chu Ling, at that time, seeing this, he did not place it in his eyes at all. After all, a group of people actually did not come up to fawn on him.


    Therefore, at that time Chu Ling had already taken out the letters of challenge that he had received earlier and started to shout out their names.


    He even gave the Great Crow a meaningful glance, causing it to bring out all the challenge letters it had missed in the tavern, causing Chu Ling to constantly read out the names on the challenge letters.


    As for those people who were called out by Chu Ling, how would they dare to have the slightest intention to accept the challenge?


    Originally, Chu Ling had received a lot of letters of challenge, so this thought lasted for a day.


    On this day, the entire Xiang Huai City was filled with Chu Ling''s sounds of battle, as well as various voices of surrender.


    On this day, Chu Ling suppressed all the Heaven''s Pride disciples of the Hundred Sects Alliance by himself.


    It was obvious that the people who had challenged Chu Ling before, knew that Chu Ling had the intention to clear things up for them, so they could only concede their defeat now, in case his name came out from Chu Ling''s mouth.


    Chu Ling stretched his body tiredly when he suddenly saw a flash of light from the corner of his eyes.


    Chu Ling quickly raised his head to look, but before he could say a word, the people around him started talking again.


    "Heavens, what did I see? Chu Ling actually reached the top!"


    "Yes, it seems as if there''s nothing wrong, Chu Ling actually became the top ranker on the Heroic Leaderboard, and it''s not even tied. He alone suppressed the Young Lord of the ten great forces, but Chu Ling actually has such a terrifying strength."


    "Nonsense, don''t you think about it, although Chu Ling did not fight with them, he had defeated all of the participants from Hundred Sects Alliance''s younger generation, and obtained first place, this is not considered excessive."


    "That''s right, I am already starting to suspect if Chu Ling knew that these ten great Young Lord s were not in Xiang Huai City, and thus deliberately used this tactic to let all of us challenge him, to reach the top."


    "How could that be possible? If it''s really like this, then how deep must Chu Ling''s scheming be?!"


    Everyone continued to speak, and at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he shook his head helplessly, and said something that almost made everyone spurt blood.


    "Invincible, so lonely!"


    Everyone: "..."


    Song Wu only let the silver-haired old man see that, and immediately smiled at each other. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Chu Ling, the current famous disciple of the alliance, and had the intention of nurturing him.


    However, just as the two of them revealed a smile, two rays of light descended from the sky and flew into their hands. They directly turned into two emerald green jade cylinders. When the two of them looked at them with a serious expression, their expressions suddenly became serious.

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    Song Wu let the two of them look at each other before helplessly shaking his head.


    After that, Song Wu gently stomped on the ground for a moment before he activated his Spiritual Energy and spoke in a clear voice: "Today, news has come from the front. The Ancient Cage has opened today, so we will end this Hundred Sect Competition here."


    After Song Wu finished speaking, Chu Ling did not have a single expression on his face, since whether or not the competition ended early did not really matter to him, as he had already reached the top.


    However, those geniuses who had been holding back all this time and wanted to amaze the world suddenly became stunned. They immediately realized that they no longer had the chance to enter the top 100 anymore, so they couldn''t help but sigh.


    But before the voice had stopped, Song Wuyou spoke again: "Everyone knows that for the past few years, the Ancient Cage has become increasingly unstable. According to the information that I''ve received, the Ancient Cage s are no longer capable of allowing Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators to enter.


    That''s why the people who were prepared to enter could choose to give up, but the good news is that although the cultivators from the Dragon Transformantion Stage can''t enter, the number of cultivators from the Heaven Understanding Stage can no longer be counted, so all the cultivators who are participating in the competition can enter the Ancient Cage. "


    Even Chu Ling couldn''t help but to feel a little apprehensive. Although he did not have much understanding towards Ancient Cage, he had heard a lot from the people around him in the past day and knew that there was a treasure land within the city.


    Now, if he did not have a cultivator with Dragon Transformantion Stage to enter, it should be considered a good thing for him.


    Thus, without waiting for him to think too much, he saw above the skies of the Xiang Huai City, a large ship slowly rose up like a small city, and finally stopped in mid-air.


    Then, a wooden ladder that was about three hundred meters long and could accommodate more than ten people at the same time descended from the large ship. It was obvious that it was waiting for everyone to board the boat.


    "All disciples, get on the ship immediately. You should know that no one here knows when the Ancient Cage will close, so, every time you waste a little time, you might lose a chance to become stronger."


    With Song Wu''s words, Chu Ling and the rest headed back to the ship without any hesitation.


    Chu Ling was originally prepared to send everyone on the ship with Pill Flame Sect, but he did not expect the crowd to rush over, so he simply did not have any choice.


    As a result, Chu Ling was pushed into the big boat by the tide of people, but luckily Chu Ling had caught the Great Crow in his hand, if not the fleeing Divine Bird Great Crow, it would have been scattered.


    At the same time, ten thousand miles away, in a lush and verdant valley, six men and women with extraordinary appearances were sitting on the ground with dark expressions.


    If there were cultivators of Xiang Huai City here, they would probably be extremely shocked.


    After all, the six people sitting here were all extraordinary people, and were publicly recognized geniuses within the entire Hundred Sects Alliance. Five of them were people who ranked first before Chu Ling had reached the top of the list of heroes.


    Just like when he was leaning against an ancient tree with a leisurely expression, there was a long golden blade standing in front of him. On the handle of the blade, there was even a green snake as thick as a finger.


    This person was the number one genius of Purple Phoenix Sect, Xiang Shaolong.


    The other four people beside him were also the number one Heaven''s Chosen of the Nangong and Hua Clans as well as the Void Dashing Palace and the Crippling Maple Hall.


    As for the last person, although he wasn''t the same person as them before, at this moment, he seemed to be the leader of the six.


    If Chu Ling was here, he would definitely be able to recognize her.


    "Originally, I was worried that if Song Family and the rest of the Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators were to enter, it might ruin our plans. But now, the Ancient Cage no longer allows the Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators to enter, and like this, we can proceed much more smoothly."


    Han Xiu said softly, the moment he said that, the first heaven chosen of the Nan Gong Family who was dressed in blue and had a pair of exceptionally moving autumn eyes, Nangong Qing, immediately nodded his head and spoke gently.


    "Indeed, without those old bastards, with the strength of the six of us, we will definitely be able to do whatever we want amongst the Ancient Cage. It won''t be difficult to eliminate the and the rest''s foundation, but what''s important now is still the altar."


    "That''s right, as long as we can open the altar, with the treasures inside, there won''t be any other ten great powers in the Hundred Sects Alliance. The only ones that can exist are us six great Paragons." Xiang Shaolong agreed.


    And at that time, Han Xiu only frowned, as the corners of his mouth revealed a cold smile.


    Although he was stronger than the five of them, they knew that they would never sincerely submit to him.


    However, he was not angry. He believed that as long as he continued to hold the secret of the altar in his hands, these five people would not be able to afford it.


    "Don''t worry, since Chu Han was able to solve this matter back then, then we will as well, and you all better not forget, the Chu Ling who is now on the Heroic Leaderboard, is Chu Han''s son.


    A year ago, he was a Spiritual Vein that was damaged by me, but in a short year, he has already grown to such a state. Do you think it is possible for him to not have any opportunities? "


    "You mean ¡­" Nangong Qing said.


    "Hmph, what I mean is, even if Chu Ling didn''t know about the matter of the altar, he definitely had the treasure that Chu Han had left behind back then.


    So, I want you to help me capture him. " Han Xiu said coldly as he clenched his fist.


    "Hmph, back then we should have cut off this brat''s roots. We can only blame Song Family and the others for doing this. It''s simply laughable.


    Forget it, I already received the news just now, that Chu Ling actually dared to insult my Purple Phoenix Sect ten thousand times back in Xiang Huai City. Originally, I wanted to deal with him, if that''s the case, then capture Chu Ling and leave everything to me.


    You all can be at ease, at that time, I will definitely capture Chu Ling for everyone to know that my Purple Phoenix Sect is not trash like that Yuan Jiexi. "


    Xiang Shaolong said coldly, then immediately sheathed the blade on the ground and walked out of the valley with large strides, the killing intent in his body becoming even stronger at that moment.

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    Although the ship that Chu Ling was riding was huge, it could not hold the number of people. Originally, there were only 50,000 people on the ship, but when everyone was boarding the ship, the number of people on the ship had already increased to 100,000.


    Therefore, the current Chu Ling, let alone wanting to sit, even standing was abnormally difficult.


    Fortunately, the speed of the ship was astonishing, and in less than half a day, Chu Ling could already see the thick and dense fog in front of him.


    That fog was different from normal fog. It seemed to have some sort of rule, and no matter how strong the wind was, it would not dissipate even a little.


    Seeing this, although Chu Ling was secretly shocked, he did not ask.


    After all, on the entire journey here, Chu Ling had long since heard the surrounding people mention that Ancient Cage, and it was rumored that it was within this thick and dense fog.


    Although everyone could see it, if the Ancient Cage did not open it on its own, even Dragon Transformantion Stage s, or even Dao Embryo Stage cultivators above Dragon Transformantion Stage s, would not be able to enter.


    It was rumored that a Dao Embryo Stage cultivator had once tried to forcefully enter the Ancient Cage before it was opened, but after only three days, the spirit tablet that the Dao Embryo Stage cultivator had left behind in the sect had directly exploded, and his corpse was directly thrown out of the range of the dense fog.


    It was only because of this that no one dared to recklessly enter after this.


    And once this fog was shrouded, it went from the archaic era all the way to today.


    Chu Ling did not have the time to kick his feet away when Song Wu''s body suddenly rose up into the air, and then said to the rest: "There are a total of nine entrances here, and now you all want to split into nine groups to enter, do you all have any objections?"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling and the rest shook their heads and responded.


    Very quickly, Chu Ling saw nine disciples dressed in Purple Phoenix Sect clothes walking over from the front, and directly standing in nine different directions. They began to lead the group towards their nine different directions.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he shook his head, then pulled the Great Crow and casually walked in a random direction.


    After a long while, when Chu Ling was about to walk behind a fair faced youth, that youth suddenly stopped him, and said coldly: "Wait, I have enough people here, go somewhere else!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling was startled, after all, although he was stopped, but the cultivators beside him and behind him had already gone past him to enter the young man''s back, it was obvious that there were not a full number of them.


    Chu Ling looked at the youth for a long time, causing the youth''s expression to unconsciously become awkward, and even instantly begin to slightly tremble.


    However, after thinking about how the current Chu Ling would definitely not dare to make a move, he tensed up again.


    In his heart, he naturally knew that Purple Phoenix Sect was deliberately making things difficult for him. Therefore, even though he was angry in his heart, he did not immediately become angry, and only turned around and left.


    At the same time, Chu Ling looked into the distance, only to see that not far away, in a group of people, Li Yanrong was constantly waving at him.


    Therefore, Chu Ling only paused his steps for a moment, and then, directly walked towards the group of people.


    And this time, because Chu Ling had once again invested in the other teams, he was almost at the last position, so when he was about to walk to the front of the group with Li Yanrong, in front of the group, a man who was wiping his hands with a handkerchief said without looking at Chu Ling.


    "Go away, the number of people here is full!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, his face couldn''t help but turn cold. It was one thing for the Purple Phoenix Sect to play with him this once, but this time they had actually come for the second time. He didn''t even need to guess to know that even if he were to head in the same direction now, he would definitely be filled with people.


    "Purple Phoenix Sect, do you really think that I, Chu Ling, am someone that can be easily bullied? I don''t believe that you can stop me from entering the Ancient Cage! "


    Chu Ling said in his heart, and was about to directly charge into the group of people, but who knew when that Li Yanrong actually walked over, and smiled at the man who was wiping his hands.


    "Chu Ling is a disciple of my Pill Flame Sect and the people of my Pill Flame Sect are all here now. I hope that you can make things easier and allow my junior brother to come."


    Li Yanrong''s words could be said to be extremely polite, to the point that there was a pleading look in Chu Ling''s eyes.


    But what Chu Ling didn''t expect was that not only did the man not let Chu Ling go, he instead said with a raise of his eyebrows: "If you two are truly willing to be together, you can scram for me right now!"


    After Chu Ling finished listening, the anger that he was originally trying hard to suppress gushed out of his body in an instant. His right hand quickly extended forward and swung towards the man in front of him.


    And at that time, what Chu Ling did not expect even more was that the man who looked so casual at that time, would actually directly open the handkerchief in his hand and wrap it around his fist.


    At that time, for some reason, it was as if Chu Ling''s originally strong and heavy fist had smashed into a quagmire. Not only did it not tear the handkerchief in front of his eyes to pieces, it had sunk deeply into it instead.


    Chu Ling had only pondered for a moment, and knew that the strength of the man in front of him was not something that Xu Qing and the rest could compare to, so with a thought, the formless spirit sword instantly landed in his left hand, and without hesitation, he stabbed his sword towards the man in front of him.


    But right at that moment, a berating voice instantly sounded out beside Chu Ling and the others'' ears. Chu Ling only raised his head to look, only to see Ji Liao''s small body flying straight towards him.


    However, Chu Ling had never had any good impression of Ji Liao, so how could he give her any face? After all, this Ji Liao had definitely come to help the man in front of her.


    That was why the Spiritual Energy in Chu Ling''s body had quickly poured it into the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword, wanting to kill it in one strike!


    But just as Chu Ling''s left hand was about to reach out, he suddenly felt a huge force appear above his head. It was as if if if he could die if he were to stab even a little bit more.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling only thought about it a little before withdrawing his sword. The man also put away his handkerchief and looked at Chu Ling with cold smile.


    "Impudent, I only asked you to be divided into nine teams, what are you two doing?" Chu Ling, are you still not going to join the team? "


    Ji Liao stomped his wooden staff and said something that Chu Ling absolutely would not have expected.


    Although Ji Liao''s smile was a little strange, Chu Ling did not have any intentions of revealing it to the public. Instead, he looked at the two of them with a calm expression.


    At the same time, the man who was scolded merely laughed, and continued to stand in front of Chu Ling: "Reporting to Senior Master, it is not that I am making things difficult for Chu Ling, but because I have so many people here, I really cannot accept Chu Ling."


    "What?" Is the number full? You can even start a fight over such a small matter?


    Although the Chu Ling from before has humiliated us, our Purple Phoenix Sect is not something that a small sect like that can compare to.


    Alright, just take it as a favor and help Chu Ling ask if there are any other teams that have enough members to send Chu Ling over! " Ji Liao said, his face revealing a sinister smile.

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    Alright, just treat it as helping Chu Ling. Help him ask which team has enough people, and let him go there! Ji Liao said, his face revealing a sinister smile.


    When the man heard this, he immediately understood and nodded his head. Then he patted his chest and said, "No problem." People with Purple Phoenix Sect are the most magnanimous! "


    Then, the man sneered at Chu Ling and shouted: "Brothers, let me ask which of you are not enough, give me a reply, our Chu Ling, Chu Tian is going to join you!"


    The moment the man finished speaking, the other eight people all laughed and responded.


    "No, no."


    "There are so many people here, I don''t lack any of them!"


    "Right, right. It''s already full."


    "If you don''t talk about Chu Ling, I might still be lacking."


    After everyone finished talking, they all started laughing loudly again.


    And when Chu Ling heard this, how could he not know that Ji Liao was deliberately making a fool out of himself in front of the hundred thousand people?


    But just as Chu Ling was about to flare up, Ji Liao suddenly pretended to be serious and shouted loudly: "Bastard, Chu Ling is just a mere person, how can there be anything he cannot tolerate, I think it should be you!"


    Ji Liao pointed to a girl with a few pimples on her face and said, making Chu Ling more suspicious, he did not believe that Ji Liao would have any good intentions.


    However, he didn''t have any other choice. He couldn''t just go to Song Wu or the silver-haired old man for this reason, right?


    Therefore, Chu Ling at that time nodded and said to Li Yanrong: "Senior Sister, be careful. After entering the Ancient Cage, I will come and find you."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not care about the face of the pimpled woman, and directly walked into the crowd behind her. Only, what Chu Ling did not know was that when he turned around, no matter if it was Ji Liao or the pimpled woman, both of them revealed a sinister smile.


    Because of Chu Ling''s Purple Phoenix Sect being so difficult, he could be considered the last person. Therefore, when he walked into the crowd behind the woman, the nine squads of people immediately began to set off.


    The direction that Chu Ling was going was the southwest of the fog, and his destination was above a lake.


    When Chu Ling arrived, the surface of the lake was covered by rainbow colors due to the fog. It looked like a land belonging to a deity.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking this, the sounds of oars breaking through the water quickly came from below the lake, and then, it became even more intense, causing the few people standing on the lakeside to all retreat backwards.


    Just as they were about to leave, silver fish that resembled spearheads suddenly leapt out of the water and flew toward the flying goose.


    In just an instant, the several dozen geese that had flown past in the air were unexpectedly pulled directly into the water. The surface of the lake was quickly covered with clumps of blood.


    "As you can see, although this place has yet to enter the Ancient Cage s, it is already filled with danger. The fishes just now were called Silver Spear Sword Fish.


    Even though their intelligence is not high, under such a large group, it is simply not something that you and I can deal with.


    Therefore, if you all wish to enter and yet do not wish to die, then you all must obediently listen to me. This is because you all must have the Nine Revolutions Yin and Yang Ruler in my hands in order to help you all enter the Ancient Cage. "


    Before the crowd, a man in embroidered clothes with a golden saber stuck in front of him said coldly.


    When the surrounding people heard this, they, who already knew the man in front of them, quickly nodded their heads and loudly agreed.


    "Young Lord Xiang, don''t worry. Since the Hundred Sects Alliance has let you arrange for me to be here, I will naturally listen to all of your arrangements."


    "That''s right, Young Lord, what you say is what it is. If someone disagrees, that person is going against me, Wang Ermian."


    Everyone was talking nonstop, and Xiang Shaolong also threw out the Yin Yang ruler in his hand in satisfaction. It transformed into a small bridge that went straight to the center of the lake, causing everyone around to go to the center of the lake one after another.


    Obviously, one of the entrances to the Ancient Cage was at the center of the lake.


    Chu Ling looked at Xiang Shaolong who was standing at the side and finally understood why even this Xiang Shaolong had not appeared when he was provoking Purple Phoenix Sect in Xiang Huai City. He actually had been waiting for this moment at the entrance of the Ancient Cage for a long time now.


    And now, if he guessed correctly, if he wanted to use the Yin Yang Ruler to enter the Ancient Cage, he would probably have to go through a few twists and turns.


    Moreover, the Chu Ling before had already reacted, and the Ji Liao before was obviously acting against him. Otherwise, how could he have coincidentally come here?


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking this, Xiang Shaolong shot a sidelong glance at Chu Ling, who was about to reach the Nine Revolutions Yin Yang Ruler, and directly said.


    "Chu Ling? You still aren''t going to get down? Did I, Xiang Shaolong, agree to let you step onto the Nine Revolutions Yin Yang Ruler? If you dare to go up there today, I, Xiang Shaolong will make you the food of this Silver Spear Sword Fish. I think you can try! "


    Hearing this, Chu Ling, who was originally about to step on the Yin Yang Ruler, immediately retracted his foot. He completely did not doubt that what Xiang Shaolong had said was true and false, after all, with the enmity he had with Purple Phoenix Sect, Ji Liao and the rest had already deliberately brought him here.


    However, Chu Ling did not know where the other eight entrances were, if he were to turn around and leave, it would be extremely difficult for him to enter the Ancient Cage s.


    And it was even more impossible to investigate the death of his father, Chu Han.


    Thinking about it, Chu Ling took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, withdrew his leg, and retreated to the side.


    When the Xiang Shaolong of that time saw this, he only snorted coldly, and did not say much. After all, his goal was not to simply kill Chu Ling, but to find out what kind of treasure was on Chu Ling''s body.


    But even though Xiang Shaolong did not say it, the moment the surrounding people who were adding insult to injury saw that Chu Ling was most likely about to be played to death by Xiang Shaolong today, they immediately started to speak sarcastically and sarcastically.


    "Hehe, you brat, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Previously, you bullied Young Lord and suppressed his Purple Phoenix Sect. Today, you still want to take this opportunity to enter the Ancient Cage s. Go and dream on!"


    "What are you dreaming about? It''s obviously feeding the fish."


    "Not bad, not bad, this Chu Ling is actually someone I have long disliked. I even thought that if Young Lord Xiang and the others did not take action, he would become the true top ranker of the Large Competition. It''s really funny."


    "That''s right. Look, the moment this Young Lord appeared, he immediately became obedient. He is indeed fearful of Young Lord Xiang''s strength!"


    Everyone continued to belittle Chu Ling, they wanted to use this chance to get closer to him, but Chu Ling was not angry in his heart, after all, it was not worth it to get angry for a group of people who would listen to the wind, only his mind was constantly thinking of ways to deal with them.


    Just as Chu Ling''s thoughts flashed, Xiang Shaolong immediately took a glance at and Xiao Gui who were at the Purple Phoenix Sect. He said, "It''s enough, now you can all take revenge and have your revenge. Just remember not to beat me to death. I''ll suppress the flames for you guys."


    Chu Ling, if you want to enter the Ancient Cage, then it''s best if you don''t retaliate, otherwise ¡­ "Hmph."


    Hearing that, the two people who were originally not completely recovered from their injuries walked towards Chu Ling without hesitation.


    In their eyes, Chu Ling did not take the opportunity to enter the Ancient Cage s just now, and would be afraid of Xiang Shaolong.


    After all, Xiang Shaolong was different from them. Even though they were not weak, they could only be considered to have a bit of fame in Xiang Huai City, and Xiang Shaolong was practically a legendary existence in Xiang Huai City. With him here, they predicted that Chu Ling would not dare to act rashly.


    And most importantly, although Chu Ling had defeated the eight heaven''s pride level experts of Purple Phoenix Sect, including Xiao Gui, everyone knew that the first three heaven''s pride level experts of their Purple Phoenix Sect were already much stronger than the seven people behind them.


    They were confident that with three people working together, they would be able to instantly kill all seven of the people behind them. Therefore, even though it was only the two of them, if Chu Ling wanted to enter the Ancient Cage s, he would not dare to retaliate.


    Furthermore, even if they fought back, the two of them were not made of paper. Furthermore, Xiang Shaolong would definitely not just stand by and watch without doing anything.


    Then, the two raised their swords and rushed towards Chu Ling in anger.


    At that time, even though the people around him who had fawned on Xiang Shaolong were somewhat unwilling to face Chu Ling and knew that his Purple Phoenix Sect was destined to increase, they felt that it was a matter of course. After all, the law of the jungle was the unchanging truth between heaven and earth.


    And most importantly, they had long guessed that Chu Ling would definitely experience what he had experienced today. After all, Purple Phoenix Sect was not something that was easily trifled with, how could they not avenge that day?


    Therefore, not only was there not the slightest bit of pity in their eyes, there was also a sneer on their faces.


    "Chu Ling, today, I will make you pay for the humiliation from that day!" Yuan Jiexi and Xiao Gui roared loudly.


    But right at that time, they never would have thought that the Chu Ling at that time would only glance at them once. Both of his fists immediately clenched tightly, and he directly smashed forward.


    "Idiot!"

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    "Idiot!"


    "Do you really think I won''t fight back?"


    Chu Ling said coldly, after that, he took a heavy step forward, and both his fists suddenly followed Chu Ling''s footsteps as he rushed towards Yuan Jiexi and Xiao Gui.


    Soon after, Chu Ling completely ignored the two people''s sword thrusts towards him, and his face paled from shock as his fist speed silently increased by a bit.


    Boom!


    Chu Ling''s fists immediately smashed onto their chests, the power of those fists which were full of the strength of six Primordial Dragon Elephants suddenly erupted. In just an instant, the two of them had only made contact slightly with Chu Ling''s fists, and were instantly sent flying backwards.


    At the same time, a stream of blood shot out from their backs. Afterward, the blinding sunlight pierced through the holes in their chests and formed two pillars of light the size of fists on the ground.


    Boom!


    With another loud sound, the two of them continued to fall into the lake without any decrease in their momentum, directly splashing the lake water with a column of water over a hundred feet high.


    After that, Chu Ling looked at the two people in the lake who were already being split up by the Silver Spear Sword Fish and said expressionlessly: "Originally, on the training grounds, although you guys wanted to kill me, I didn''t kill you guys and only taught you a lesson.


    But who would have thought that you all would come and throw away your lives without knowing what''s good for you, do you really think that I, Chu Ling can be easily bullied? "


    The moment Chu Ling''s words fell, the mouths of those who were originally prepared to give him a fierce pat on the back suddenly twitched, and immediately became silent.


    They never had any doubts that Chu Ling would be able to defeat Yuan Jiexi, but they never expected him to win so easily, to the point that he did not even have the chance to save them.


    It should be known that at that time, Xiang Shaolong had clearly taken a step forward, and was obviously prepared to take action. But just as he stepped out, the two of them died, causing everyone to be secretly shocked, thinking that they would meet Xiang Shaolong''s thunderous fury today.


    Just as everyone was thinking that, Xiang Shaolong''s entire body shivered. He then took a glance at the lake, and released his killing intent. However, it was quickly covered up by him.


    "I didn''t expect you to have some ability, not bad, not bad, to actually be able to kill Yuan Jiexi and the other two in front of me, it can be considered as you have some ability.


    Originally, I was determined not to let you join this Ancient Cage but now, with your ability, you seem to have some use. " Xiang Shaolong said with a light smile, there was not a single trace of anger on his face. Instead, he looked at Chu Ling with an appreciative expression, as if the person Chu Ling had killed was not his junior or junior brother.


    "I have decided. As long as you can acknowledge me as your master and become my servant, it is fine if you are willing to lend me the Yin Yang Ruler!"


    Xiang Shaolong said with a smile, but the killing intent in his eyes could not be hidden.


    After all, Xiang Shaolong had never been a magnanimous master. Even though it was rumored that he was the reincarnation of a True Dragon and had the power of a young dragon at such a young age, he didn''t have the slightest presence that could devour the world.


    The reason why you had such a look that I can forgive you was actually only because you were threatening Chu Ling.


    After all, from the looks of it, Chu Ling was not weak, although he was not afraid, he was not a brainless person. If he could easily take down Chu Ling, who would be willing to do so?


    Furthermore, even if he defeated Chu Ling, he might not even be willing to tell him the secret of whether Chu Han left him the altar or not.


    Therefore, to Xiang Shaolong, his current plan could be said to be killing three birds with one stone. Why not?


    When Xiang Shaolong saw Chu Ling''s expressionless face, he was instantly overjoyed and continued, "Chu Ling, I know that you have always wanted to know the reason behind your father''s death. Today, I''ll just directly tell you this.


    If you don''t go in, I''m afraid you''ll never be able to find out why Chu Han died. "


    The more Xiang Shaolong spoke, the more excited he became. In his opinion, the current Chu Ling had no other choice but to submit to him.


    Of course, Xiang Shaolong did not care whether Chu Ling was truly willing to submit to him or not. As long as Chu Ling managed to reach the Nine Revolutions Yin Yang Ruler, what secret could he not ask?


    As Xiang Shaolong spoke, he walked towards Chu Ling step by step. After that, he faced Chu Ling who was three steps away and shouted loudly: "Chu Ling, are you still not kneeling down to recognize me as your master?"


    Xiang Shaolong roared, after that he slammed his hand on Chu Ling''s shoulder, as though he wanted Chu Ling to kneel down in front of him.


    At that time, the surrounding people were also impressed with Xiang Shaolong, and the evaluation in their hearts increased yet again.


    Just as everyone was about to praise Xiang Shaolong''s brilliant prowess, they were suddenly shocked by the scene in front of them and directly swallowed their words.


    "Kneel down and recognize him as master? It''s more like it! "


    As Chu Ling said that, he bent his body and clenched his right fist as he punched towards Xiang Shaolong''s chest.


    And at that time, Xiang Shaolong thought that he was just a step away from yielding, but who would have thought that Chu Ling would suddenly erupt like that?


    As a result, even though Xiang Shaolong''s current strength was a bit stronger than Chu Ling''s, he was still unable to react in time and was directly sent flying by Chu Ling''s fist.


    However, when the Chu Ling of that time saw this, his heart was secretly shocked. After all, the power that he used in this current punch was not the least bit weaker than the two people he had punched earlier, and was even a bit heavier. Yet, he had only sent Xiang Shaolong flying, and did not look as if he was going to die at all.


    Therefore, when Chu Ling, who was at that time, saw the sneer on Xiang Shaolong''s face, he could not help but sneer in his heart. Then, he pulled back his body and activated it all of a sudden, directly arriving in front of Xiang Shaolong.


    At that time, a clear cracking sound could be heard, and following that, Xiang Shaolong''s originally handsome face quickly swelled up. A few pure-white teeth instantly shot out in all directions, directly landing on the ground, smashing out one small crater after another.


    At that time, Chu Ling also did not stop at all, but he continued to madly smash fist after fist at Xiang Shaolong, causing Xiang Shaolong to be unable to resist at all.


    When the surrounding people saw this, they were all incomparably shocked, and did not even dare to believe the scene in front of their eyes.


    Although they knew that Chu Ling was strong, they never expected him to be this strong!


    After all, when Chu Ling fought before, he had relied on his combat skills and strength.


    But now, with just the power of his fleshly body, Chu Ling actually was able to suppress Xiang Shaolong, who was rumored to have the body of a young dragon, and could fight against Demonic Beast s head on. And the genius, who they could not defeat in front of the younger generation, was actually powerless to resist at all.


    "Heavens, this Chu Ling can''t really be a monster, right?"

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    "Heavens, this Chu Ling can''t really be a monster, right?"


    Someone in the crowd couldn''t help but say it out loud. Although he knew that if he said it out loud, he would definitely be held as a grudge by the Purple Phoenix Sect in the future, he still couldn''t resist it at all!


    And Xiang Shaolong at that time was simply incomparably sullen in his heart.


    After all, he was originally a cultivator with the eighth level of Heaven Understanding Stage while Chu Ling was only at the fourth level. If he were to face his opponent normally, he would have at least a hundred ways to easily defeat Chu Ling in his mind.


    However, right now, it was Chu Ling''s fists that were like a torrential storm, which caused him to not have a single moment of reaction time.


    However, in his heart, he was still like the rest of the people. They were all secretly shocked that Chu Ling''s tough physical body could actually suppress him, a person known for his strong physical body, to the point that he could not retaliate at all.


    Just as Xiang Shaolong was feeling resentful in his heart, the Great Crow that had been silent at the side suddenly exploded at Xiang Shaolong, throwing stones while he was down.


    Although its cultivation level wasn''t high, it was unable to withstand its sinister and noisy nature. It cut off both its legs and disfigured its eighteen claws, using them skillfully at that time.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling was immediately happy in his heart, the strength in his hands increased a little, and after giving the Great Crow a meaningful look, Chu Ling smashed Xiang Shaolong flying with a punch.


    At the same time, the Great Crow''s claws continued to flutter, and in an instant, a naked Xiang Shaolong landed on the ground, sputtering out clouds of smoke and dust.


    Without waiting for the smoke and dust to disperse, Xiang Shaolong instantly rushed towards Chu Ling and the Great Crow. However, he suddenly heard a few chuckles coming from beside him, and only then did he react to what the Great Crow had done.


    After that, just as Xiang Shaolong was about to borrow the smoke and dust to wear her clothes again, she suddenly realized that her Storage Bag was long gone.


    He didn''t even need to think to guess that his Storage Bag was taken by and the Great Crow.


    "Chu Ling, you are courting death!"


    Xiang Shaolong roared angrily. After all, as the grand number one genius of the Purple Phoenix Sect, if the news of Chu Ling and the Great Crow stealing the Storage Bag and not even leaving behind a single piece of clothing was spread out, he would very likely become the joke of the entire Hundred Sects Alliance.


    "We can''t let them escape!" Xiang Shaolong said in his heart, and after a moment of concentration, he strode a hundred of steps, directly towards a Purple Phoenix Sect disciple, and after taking off his clothes, he chased after Chu Ling.


    But when Chu Ling heard this, how could he give him the chance, he only waved his hand provocatively behind him, then brought the Great Crow to directly fly out of the lakeside, towards the center of the lake.


    Others were afraid of this Silver Spear Swordfish, but he was not afraid at all!


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling quickly flew up to the surface of the lake with all the Silver Spear Sword Fish, flying ferociously towards him.


    However, Chu Ling who was already prepared immediately used the rain of swords for a full nine days, and although the silver spear was powerful, under Chu Ling''s protection, it was impossible for him to even get close to the Great Crow in a short period of time, thus, a man and a crow easily jumped onto the Ancient Cage and left.


    At the end, the Great Crow stuck its head out and said shamelessly, "You wicked things, I will wait for you inside!"


    When the audience heard this, they finally reacted. They knew that the current Xiang Shaolong would definitely be furious at them, and immediately, none of them dared to take a breather, afraid that they would be seen by Xiang Shaolong as a target to vent their anger.


    But at that time, Xiang Shaolong did not have the intention to care about them, and clenched his fists tightly, staring at the center of the lake, he was in a daze.


    He knew that he had been tricked by Chu Ling from the very beginning.


    In truth, Chu Ling had the power to enter the Ancient Cage alone from the beginning, but he had been enduring silently. On the other hand, he had thought that Chu Ling had to accept his threat, which would lead to his failure today.


    "Chu Ling, even if you enter the Ancient Cage s, the matter of you killing my fellow sect members and humiliating me definitely cannot be considered finished!"


    And Chu Ling at that time had only just landed in the midst of the Ancient Cage, as surprised exclamations came to his ears one after another.


    "Yi, isn''t this Chu Ling? Why did he come in? "


    When I came in, I had clearly seen Yuan Jiexi and the rest wanting to take action against Chu Ling! "


    "It can''t be that Purple Phoenix Sect let Chu Ling go?"


    "Let go? If your imagination is right, then how could Chu Ling let go of the eight heaven''s pride level experts of Purple Phoenix Sect who caused them to lose all their face? "


    Seeing that Chu Ling and the Great Crow had appeared, everyone was at a loss of what to do, but when Chu Ling saw this, he did not have any intention of explaining and directly chose a direction to walk in.


    While at that time, the Great Crow had taken out a golden colored long blade from somewhere, using both wings as hands to carry it on its shoulders, and valiantly followed Chu Ling forward.


    While walking, he humphed to the people around him, with an extremely pleased look, causing the people around him to be completely unable to fathom the depths of Chu Ling and the Great Crow.


    However, not long after Chu Ling and the Great Crow walked out, someone within the crowd immediately started to speak with suspicion.


    "This blade, why, why do I feel like it''s a little similar to the blade that Xiang Shaolong often holds in his hand?"


    As soon as his voice fell.


    "Holy sh * t, what do you think? The moment I saw that Great Crow carrying it, I felt like it. "


    "That''s right, that''s what I thought too. It''s a pity that I didn''t dare to say it out loud. I was afraid that you''d laugh at me."


    "What do you mean ''similar''? That''s clearly it. The jade dragon stone inlaid on the blade was personally inlaid by my master, so how could it be fake?"


    Everyone spoke out at once, and quickly came to a conclusion that no one could believe, and that was that the sword in the Great Crow''s hand was''s.


    The Great Crow was only an eighth stage Demonic Beast, and was not even worth looking at. The fact that it could obtain Xiang Shaolong''s blade only meant one thing, and that Chu Ling had defeated Xiang Shaolong, and even if he did not, it was Chu Ling who had snatched Xiang Shaolong''s blade away.


    As everyone thought about it, their hearts surged with waves. After a moment of pondering, they quickly chased after Chu Ling.


    After all, the reason they were waiting here, was simply to rely on Xiang Shaolong, to ensure that they wouldn''t be oppressed by the Ancient Cage. And today, after they saw that Chu Ling actually had the ability to defeat Xiang Shaolong, the people who were full of motivation immediately had the intention to rely on him.


    After all, the current Chu Ling was only by himself, yet he had so many Purple Phoenix Sect disciples.


    "Chu Ling, Dao Friend Chu, wait for me. I, Wang Ermao, have been fascinated by you for a long time. I want to follow you and chase after the deer Ancient Cage."


    Wang Ermao, you brat, you just said bad things about Fellow Chu, yet you have the nerve to seek refuge. Fellow Chu, let me join you, I''ll tell you who just said bad things about you in private.


    "Pah, with such a treacherous person like you, how could you be qualified to rely on this Heaven''s Pride who is ranked number one on the Heroic Leaderboard, Fellow Chu Ling?" "What wishful thinking!"


    "Senior Brother Chu, I am a sincere person with a profound cultivation. I am truly the best candidate to be your follower. Let me follow by your side!"


    "Senior Brother Chu, I am twenty-eight years old, unmarried!"

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    Chu Ling looked behind him with lingering fear, and only after realizing that no one was chasing after him, did he finally sit on top of a limestone and quietly sigh in relief.


    Chu Ling did not hesitate to have the other cultivators follow his lead. Even if Chu Ling had made them kneel down to recognize him as their master, they would not hesitate to do so.


    As for those female cultivators, if Chu Ling was willing before, as long as he could hook his hand, they would probably willingly pounce on him.


    However, Chu Ling was not the least bit moved. After all, he did not want to bring up another Xu Qing.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling looked at the Great Crow that was proudly holding onto the golden blade, and directly snatched away the long blade in a bad mood.


    The Great Crow that had lost its blade was about to flare up, but how could Chu Ling not know the personality of the Great Crow? He immediately took it out and shook it in front of the Great Crow''s eyes a few times, then obediently swallowed down the words "wicked thing".


    After that, Chu Ling no longer paid any attention to the Great Crow, and started to take care of all the items that the Storage Bag dropped.


    As a Young Lord of the Purple Phoenix Sect, the next generation of Sect Master s would naturally have quite a lot of Storage Bag, just that there were tens of thousands of them.


    However, ever since Chu Ling robbed the Great Crow, he did not have much feelings towards it anymore, so he did not pay any attention to it.


    What truly made Chu Ling and the Great Crow feel like they were made of, was that piece of Spiritual Stone, but it was actually a lot smaller, and even had a half piece of transparent stone. Although it looked unremarkable in the midst of all the Spiritual Stone, the pure spirit energy it emitted instantly attracted Chu Ling and the Great Crow.


    Although Chu Ling did not know if the Great Crow knew what that thing was called, he was quite clear about it in his heart. After all, he had seen it before when he was at the Xia Clan''s ancestral home.


    It was this thing called Spirit Crystal that allowed his cultivation to break through to the sixth level of the Vein Opening Stage in one go, and even made him break through once again not long after.


    However, at that time, the Spirit Crystals were destroyed by the Xia Clan, otherwise, with Chu Ling''s current cultivation, he would not have been able to absorb all of them.


    Although the spirit crystal was only half full, it was still in good condition. It clearly contained a lot of Spiritual Energy, which was why Chu Ling had immediately grabbed onto the spirit crystal like lightning.


    But at the same time, the Great Crow also rushed forward, as if it wanted to use its own body to take over the Spirit Crystal.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling was naturally unwilling, he immediately got up and fought with the Great Crow, and the two of them started cursing.


    "Aiya, you''re so wicked now, you actually dare to pluck the feathers of your Crow Master, you have turned the tables!"


    "Shit, dead crow, don''t scratch your face."


    After a long while, Chu Ling and the Great Crow still could not determine the victor. After all, what made Chu Ling difficult was that although this Great Crow was hateful, it was impossible for him to fight to the death against it for a mere Spiritual Stone.


    Therefore, in the end, they could only agree on one thing: the Spirit Crystal would go to Chu Ling, and the rest would be picked by the Great Crow.


    And then, the Great Crow s directly held the Spiritual Stone and those so-called precious Pill in their arms, with an extremely pleased look on their faces.


    In order to prevent it from feeling regret, Chu Ling also revealed a pained look, making the Great Crow feel even more proud. After choosing a few more Demon Core, it finally stopped as if it had pity on Chu Ling.


    "Forget it, forget it. I, Crow Master, am very generous to the crows. Today, I will pick out these few Spiritual Stone s and Demon Core s and let you, this wicked thing, take advantage of me."


    The Great Crow flapped its wings a few times, then said with a look of pity.


    "What?" "You''re still generous, I''ve already chosen all the items from before, I really suffered a huge loss. Forget it, I will give this stone to you, let''s exchange," Chu Ling said with a frown, but in his heart, he was extremely happy.


    After all, did not lack Spiritual Stone, and Pill were the things he did not lack the most. As for Demon Core, it was not that important to Chu Ling.


    Of course, the most important thing was that, with the value of the Spirit Crystal, even with the Great Crow s, they would not be able to compare to it.


    At this point of time, Chu Ling had already determined that the Great Crow did not know what the Spirit Crystal was. It was merely relying on its instincts to steal it.


    Now that it heard Chu Ling''s words, it shook its head and haughtily said: "My Great Crow specializes in words for crows. How could I change what I just said? I said that I wanted these things, want these things, and don''t even think about shaking me! "


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, it ran off quickly, as though it was afraid that Chu Ling would regret it.


    Towards this, Chu Ling secretly laughed and then kept all the remaining things on the ground.


    Although there were many things, the only thing that was of use to Chu Ling were the spirit crystal, the long blade called Ba Ji, and a key that was as long as a sword. was completely unaware of its use, and so, he threw it directly into the inconspicuous storage ring.


    After that, Chu Ling did not immediately go out to look for opportunities. Instead, he held the Spirit Crystal in his hand and focused on absorbing the Spirit Qi inside it.


    After half an hour, a light appeared on Chu Ling''s body, and he quickly opened his eyes.


    "Sixth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage!" Chu Ling said softly, but in his heart, he was exceptionally happy.


    After all, the Heaven Understanding Stage was divided into three stages, namely, the Enlightenment, Acceptance Spirit, and Perfection.


    Previously, Chu Ling had surpassed the Invigorated Meridian Realm and reached the Acceptance Spirit Realm.


    But now, Chu Ling had once again directly passed the fifth level of Vein Opening Stage, allowing all of the Spiritual Energy in his body''s acupoints to reach their fullest state, arriving at the sixth level of Vein Opening Stage.


    In the next step, Chu Ling needed to break through the link between the acupoint and the heaven and earth, reaching the Great Perfection Stage.


    Chu Ling retracted his mind, and picked up the blade called Ba Ji, then, he placed the formless sword in his sleeve directly on top of it, which was just like the Dragon Marking Sword before, with a ball of blazing flames appearing on the Ba Shi Dao.


    However, in just a few breaths of time, it was directly devoured by the formless sword. Even the Tyrant Knife had instantly lost its color and turned into rust, falling to the ground with a clang.


    At that time, Chu Ling originally wanted to take over the formless sword once more, but he never would have thought that atop the crystal pearl at that time, a multicolored light would suddenly light up. The surrounding Spiritual Energy s rushed towards the formless sword once more, swirling up gusts of wind.


    Seeing this, although Chu Ling was extremely shocked, he did not stay there. He directly took out the Spiritual Stone s from the Storage Bag and turned them into ordinary stones within the span of a few breaths.


    Regarding this, Chu Ling did not feel any pain, only until the ten thousand Spiritual Stone were all used up did the formless sword finally stop, and the light quickly disappeared as it landed on the ground.


    Chu Ling picked it up happily, and could not help but start cursing.


    "Are you kidding me? Even with such a big commotion, it''s still just a top grade spirit artifact?"


    As Chu Ling said that, he poured the Spiritual Energy s into the invisible sword. But just at that moment, his face suddenly changed!


    "This, this is ¡­"

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    "This, this is ¡­"


    "Is this a high-grade magic tool?" Chu Ling looked at the Dragon Marking Sword that appeared just like before in shock, and was speechless for a moment.


    After all, it had already been half a year since Chu Ling had devoured the Dragon Marking Sword with the Illusory Sword, so he naturally clearly remembered that the Dragon Marking Sword was only a middle ranked magic tool before, but now, it had actually become a high-ranked magic tool.


    And most importantly, although the Formless Phantom Sword was able to conjure a high-grade magic tool, it was still a top-grade magic tool. There were no changes at all.


    "Could it be that the Invisible Sword of the Mirage was used to devour all kinds of magic tools, and then transform into them, so that it could devour all other magic tools in the future to level up?


    Wouldn''t I be able to use the Phantom Invisible Sword to swallow a bunch of treasures in the future? "


    Chu Ling said softly, his heart was immediately overjoyed, he placed the invisible Sword Spirit Qi back into his sleeves, and then headed out the door in a good mood.


    "These so-called Young Lord s really have quite a lot of good things on them. Not only did they allow me to break through to the sixth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, they also allowed me to obtain two high-grade magic tools.


    But fortunately, I had offended a total of four powers before, so the Purple Phoenix Sect''s Xiang Shaolong can now be ruled out. There is also the Hua Family, the Broken Maple Hall and the Spotless Sect''s Han Xiu.


    Chu Ling said softly as he looked at the Great Crow s that were devouring the Pill s. Although this scene was already very shocking, Chu Ling had seen it too many times and he no longer had any expression on his face.


    Furthermore, it was obvious that the Great Crow was emanating the aura of a ninth level Demonic Beast, and was even nearing the level of a Demon General. In Chu Ling''s opinion, this was not a loss at all.


    With this thought in mind, Chu Ling greeted the Great Crow and then casually chose a direction to walk in.


    When the Great Crow saw this, it immediately swallowed the few Pill in its hands and followed Chu Ling. Although it had always said that Chu Ling was a wicked person, it knew in its heart that ever since it met Chu Ling, life had been much more comfortable.


    At the same time, within a mountain of bones, Xiang Shaolong, who was no longer carrying a blade, looked at Han Xiu, who was in front of him, with some grievance. Although he was somewhat resentful towards Han Xiu''s reproach, he could only silently curse a few times in his heart, and did not dare to say it out loud.


    "Trash, a mere Chu Ling, not only did you not catch him, you''ve even lost the key to this Sword Grave. Tell me, what do you think I should do with you?" Han Xiu said coldly.


    Nangong Qing, you are a dignified cultivator with the eighth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage, yet you can''t even beat a Chu Ling with the fourth stage of Heaven Understanding Stage. You truly don''t mind losing face.


    I had long heard that Chu Ling had defeated eight of your heaven''s pride experts with one sword strike alone. I had thought that you would be different, but I never thought that you would actually be so virtuous, all of you trash! "


    "You ¡­" Xiang Shaolong shouted in anger.


    "You what you? Don''t tell me that you don''t know that if you want to enter this Sword Tower, you must get all nine keys? Now that the key that is being held in your hand has fallen into Chu Ling''s hands, how can you open the Sword Grave? " Nangong Qing said without a trace of politeness.


    Other than Han Xiu, the other three people around him also looked at Xiang Shaolong with contempt.


    The Xiang Shaolong at that time had once again clenched his fists tightly, and hated Chu Ling, who had placed him in such a situation, to the bone.


    But even if it was Xiang Shaolong''s own problem, he did not have any intentions of honestly admitting his wrongs. Just as he was about to reply to Nangong Qing, Han Xiu suddenly interrupted him.


    "Alright, since the key has already fallen into Chu Ling''s hands, we can just take it back. This key was obtained by the six of us after spending a lot of thought, and this Sword Grave is also the most valuable thing that we discovered after entering this place for a long time.


    However, I still need to go to the altar, so I don''t have time to capture Chu Ling. This matter should be left to Nangong, Xiang Shaolong and the three others, I believe I don''t need to explain the importance of Chu Ling.


    Furthermore, today, almost all of the cultivators in the entire Ancient Cage have been subdued by us, so it shouldn''t be difficult to find Chu Ling.


    This is the remaining fish that escaped the net, don''t let them go. After this time, within the Hundred Sects Alliance, only the voices of our six great forces will be enough! "


    After Han Xiu finished speaking, he directly floated towards the depths of the Ancient Cage. Before he left, he even left behind his three keys, as if he was not afraid Nangong Qing and the other two would swallow all of the treasures.


    And at that time, when Xiang Shaolong saw the disdainful expressions of the crowd, he angrily explained, "Last time, it was only because I was careless. I was suppressed by Chu Ling using the power of his fleshly body, so I didn''t even have the strength to retaliate.


    As Xiang Shaolong said this, he spread out his right hand, revealing a jade pendant within it. "Furthermore, I have long since left a divine intent mark on my Tyrant Knife. As long as Chu Ling dares to use it, I will definitely be able to sense his position.


    After Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, he poured the Spiritual Energy into the jade pendant. Clearly, he had activated the method he had mentioned earlier, and then, directly snorted coldly, turned around and left. It was as if he was going to fight with Chu Ling again, proving that he was stronger than Chu Ling.


    And at that time, when Nangong Qing saw this, he sneered and said: "A blind, confident guy, I have a feeling that he would definitely suffer a loss under Chu Ling''s hands.


    So, we still need to make more preparations. Hearing that Chu Ling is a man who values his loyalty, we should capture all of their Pill Flame Sect s and throw them into the Sword Grave.


    After Nangong Qing finished speaking, the three of them just laughed and left.


    and the Great Crow at that time, however, after experiencing a dangerous place, spent three days of their time for nothing.


    As a result, the man and the crow absentmindedly arrived at a small mountain that looked like a Pill Furnace. When the Great Crow flew to the top of the mountain with Chu Ling, Chu Ling realized that the mountain looked exactly like the crow, and was actually a real Pill Furnace.


    After all, ordinary Pill Master s would only use Pill Furnace s that were as tall as a person. Furthermore, Pill Furnace s were not a type of existence that was as big as a person, but the smaller the better.


    After all, the larger the Pill Furnace, the greater the scope of control the Pill Master had to have. If someone really used such a large Pill Furnace to concoct pills, Chu Ling found it hard to imagine just how powerful that person''s skill in alchemy would be.


    Chu Ling faced the Pill Furnace in this manner, and after looking at it for a while, he quickly took out the Illusory Spirit Invisible Sword, and immediately changed into the shape of a Tyrant Swordmaster, and started chopping down on the Pill Furnace, preparing to clean up the surface of the Pill Furnace.


    After all, if it was really a Pill Furnace used by a certain alchemist master, it would definitely be of great help to the understanding of the Pill Dao in the Pill Master.


    Although Chu Ling did not really need it, Li Yanrong and the others definitely did.


    Chu Ling and the Great Crow''s strength were extraordinary to begin with, so dealing with a few rocks was naturally not a problem. As a result, one of the sides of the Pill Furnace quickly appeared in front of Chu Ling''s eyes.


    This furnace was a purple gold Pill Furnace, it was obvious that it was not ordinary.


    But right at that moment, an arrogant voice sounded out behind Chu Ling.


    "Hey, kid, let me ask you, did someone just run over here?"

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    "Hey, kid, let me ask you, did someone just run over here?"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling immediately turned around, only to see that below the Pill Furnace, there were already over 10 disciples with killing intent written all over their faces, and the person in the lead, was extremely skinny, with both of his hands on his hips, looking like a scoundrel.


    Although he had not made a move against Chu Ling, he seemed to be flaunting his strength, releasing all of his cultivation at the sixth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    The ten or so cultivators behind him also carefully bent their waists in an exceptionally cooperative manner, with a look of admiration.


    Seeing that Chu Ling did not speak, the rogue immediately emphasized: "Brat, I''m asking you if you saw anyone run past here. Are you deaf or mute?"


    Chu Ling''s expression turned serious. Originally, he did not want to care about the crowd, but when he faced this scoundrel who was trying to force his way through, he could not help but be enraged in his heart.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling to flare up, that scoundrel spoke again: "Forget it, look at your silly look. You probably didn''t see anything.


    But, I feel that this mountain is not normal, since I was discovered by my Spotless Sect genius, Cai Jinchuan, then that would be my fate. Brat, if you don''t want to die, then scram to the side and watch! "


    When Chu Ling heard this, he immediately became spirited.


    With regards to Spotless Sect, Chu Ling had never had any good impressions towards them, not to mention, this time within the Ancient Cage, Chu Ling had even planned to take revenge on Han Xiu, but he did not expect that another person from Spotless Sect would barge in today, and even provoke them.


    So he responded, "You want me to get lost? Why are you doing this? "


    When the scoundrel named Cai Jinchuan heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Why? Do you know who my Spotless Sect is? That''s right, that''s my senior brother. Amongst the new generation disciples of the Spotless Sect, other than him, I''m the strongest.


    "Of course your father''s sword is stronger than your head."


    After Cai Jinchuan said that, he unceremoniously leaped towards Chu Ling and unknowingly took out a long blade from his hand, with the force of a mountain, he slashed towards Chu Ling.


    "Octane Blast Blade!"


    The moment the Ruffian had finished speaking, the majority of the cultivators behind him who did not care much about their Vein Opening Stage immediately started to jeer at him.


    "Oh god, Level 8 Collapsing Blade. It seems like senior brother Cai wants to kill me. This is a middle grade Profound Rank battle skill. Under this blade, wouldn''t this kid be directly chopped into two pieces?"


    "Two cuts? "Are you kidding? Do you think this is your Yellow Rank battle skill or what? Don''t you know that senior brother Cai''s Eight Extreme Splitter Knife can cut a person into eight pieces?"


    "Right, right, last time I saw senior brother Cai use this move and directly cut a ninth level Demonic Beast into eight pieces."


    "Damn, he''s actually this strong? Doesn''t that mean this kid is about to die?"


    Cai Jinchuan and his friends said one after the other. Their eyes were filled with excitement.


    From what everyone knew, within the Ancient Cage s this time, there were already close to a hundred thousand cultivators and the number of cultivators with Heaven Understanding Stage was only three thousand. Adding to their current status, they were only second to the three sects, two halls and five clans.


    And there was also Cai Jinchuan, who was at the sixth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage, they were obviously able to walk unhindered amidst these Ancient Cage, and they were completely fearless.


    Furthermore, in everyone''s eyes, as long as Chu Ling died, the mountain of Pill Furnace would be theirs. Even if it did not fall into their hands, it would not be bad to study it.


    After all, ever since they had entered the Ancient Cage, there had been many fortunate ones who had obtained heavenly luck and became astounding overnight. Who knew if they would be the next to succeed?


    Of course, the most important thing was that although Cai Jinchuan liked to bully the weak and fear the strong, he was extremely generous to his followers. As long as Chu Ling lost, the Spiritual Stone s on Chu Ling''s body would definitely have a share of them.


    As a result, everyone was already calculating how many Spiritual Stone they would be able to capture in a while.


    However, they never expected that when the long blade in Cai Jinchuan''s hand was about to land on Chu Ling''s body, they would see that Chu Ling did not dodge at all, and a set of ancient stone armor instantly appeared on Chu Ling''s body.


    And that long blade, which should have been able to slice a ninth level Demonic Beast into eight pieces, also naturally fell onto Chu Ling''s body at that moment.


    However, the Chu Ling at that time did not directly send his flesh and blood flying like they had imagined. Instead, he remained as unmoving as a mountain, and even his expression did not change in the slightest.


    On the other hand, Cai Jinchuan''s arrogant smile froze in an instant. The next instant, his expression became extremely twisted and ferocious.


    As for the blade that was originally on Chu Ling''s armor, it directly let out a light trembling sound, and then directly flew out of his hand, landing on the mountain sized Pill Furnace, hitting a large piece of the mountain.


    As for Cai Jinchuan''s hands, they were badly mutilated at that time, and his entire body was directly flung backwards, smashing into a group of Spotless Sect disciples who were already dumbstruck behind him.


    "It doesn''t hurt, it doesn''t itch!" Chu Ling shook the dust off his body and said indifferently.


    "Cai..." Senior Cai lost ¡­ Defeated? "


    When the rest of the Spotless Sect saw this, they immediately took in a breath of cold air. They had completely forgotten to flip over and stand up, as they spoke in disbelief.


    "This... How is that possible, Senior-apprentice Brother Cai is a Heaven Understanding Stage Ranker! "


    "What''s wrong with that? It seems like we''ve kicked a hard board and offended someone we shouldn''t have."


    "What should we do?"


    In that instant, everyone who had reacted to the situation all sighed with emotion. They never would have thought that the normally godlike and powerful Cai Jinchuan would actually lose to Chu Ling without even making a move.


    What did this mean? This meant that even if Chu Ling was standing in front of Cai JinChuan, Cai Jinchuan could forget about hurting Chu Ling even a bit!


    As everyone was thinking this, their hearts were immediately filled with regret at the fact that they wanted to show off in front of Cai Jingchuan, and that Chu Ling had ridiculed them. All of them were praying that Chu Ling would be magnanimous enough to make them f * * k off!


    Just as they were thinking about that, Chu Ling shrugged his shoulders and slowly walked over to the group.


    "Since you''ve already slashed me, then you should switch it to me now."


    Chu Ling said indifferently, as he slowly walked towards Cai Jinchuan and the others. In just an instant, the formless sword in Chu Ling''s sleeve instantly appeared in his hand, and directly transformed into the shape of a Tyrant Knife, he raised his hand and slashed at Cai Jinchuan.


    But just as Chu Ling was about to inject the Spiritual Energy into the blade, a scarlet flame instantly floated out of the blade and flew into the distance.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling wanted to raise his hand to stop it, but the flame was too fast and did not give him even the slightest opportunity, and disappeared right in front of his eyes.


    Just as Chu Ling was muttering to himself, the people from the Spotless Sect at the side instantly exclaimed, "You are Chu Ling?"

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    "You are Chu Ling?"


    Towards everyone''s surprise, although Chu Ling did not understand what exactly happened, the people from Spotless Sect still had the thought of standing up and running away.


    After all, they had long heard of Chu Ling''s vicious name.


    Whether it was the one person who had defeated the eight prodigies of Purple Phoenix Sect or the two people who had killed Yuan Jiexi and Xiao Gui not long ago, or the fact that they had beaten Xiang Shaolong up, which had already spread throughout the entire Ancient Cage, none of them showed that Chu Ling was not someone they could provoke.


    When they thought about the provocation they had received from such a peerless vicious god, they instantly felt that they had not brought any brains with them when they left today.


    At that time, Cai JinChuan''s eyes suddenly lit up.


    After all, the reason the cultivators with Vein Opening Stage recognized Chu Ling was because of the Tyrant Knife that was in Chu Ling''s hand, but the reason why he recognized Chu Ling was because of the ball of flames that floated away earlier.


    He knew clearly in his heart that after the flames fly about, Xiang Shaolong and the rest would definitely come chasing after him along the way. As long as he managed to stop them, Chu Ling would definitely become a ghost under his blade.


    Cai Jinchuan thought like this, and immediately laughed out loud at Chu Ling, "Haha, Chu Ling, Chu Ling, oh Chu Ling, do you know, right now, a great catastrophe is approaching?"


    "A catastrophe is approaching? Is it you or me?


    If you insist on using your identity of a Spotless Sect disciple to scare me, then I can only apologize to you, because then, you might have died even faster! "


    Chu Ling said softly, and walked towards Cai Jinchuan without changing his footsteps.


    He had never been afraid of Spotless Sect.


    "Oh? Was he going to die faster? I''m afraid you will die even faster! " Cai Jinchuan got up and laughed at Chu Ling, his eyes full of ridicule and determination.


    At that time, Cai Jinchuan seemed to have overcome all his fears. Not only did he not retreat, he walked towards Chu Ling.


    "Brat, do you know what was that flame that just flew away? I don''t know.


    It''s alright, let me tell you right now, that flame is the divine sense imprint that Xiang Shaolong left on the blade. If you had blocked it just now, I''m afraid you would still have had some hope, but it seems like it''s a pity that you couldn''t do it!


    So how can you have a chance to live when Xiang Shaolong and the others chase after you in anger? "


    Cai Jinchuan paused on purpose and looked at Chu Ling with a smile that was not a smile, as if he was waiting for his question.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling only chuckled, and did not seem to care at all. In his heart, he knew that what Cai Jinchuan said was true, and the flames that flew out were most likely the so called imprint of Xiang Shaolong''s consciousness.


    However, Chu Ling was still puzzled as to why he did not notice this imprint before, and why the real Tyrant Knife had already been destroyed. How could this imprint still exist?


    As Chu Ling thought about this, his face remained calm.


    This caused Cai Jinchuan, who was standing at the side, to be extremely happy. In his opinion, if one was not in a rush because of the situation, one should be either retarded, or had a profound strength that could completely ignore Xiang Shaolong and the others'' pursuit, or pretended to be calm.


    Obviously, in Cai Jinchuan''s eyes, Chu Ling was the last kind of act.


    Therefore, he couldn''t help but continue, "Boy, if you want to live, the best choice you have right now is to beg me. After all, you should know that I, Cai JinChuan, am the second most talented in Spotless Sect.


    But now, in the alliance of the six sects, although it appears that everyone is on equal footing, in actuality, I,, am the younger Sect Master of the six sects. Therefore, if Xiang Shaolong wants to kill you now, the only person who can save you is my Spotless Sect and only I, Cai Jinchuan! "


    As soon as Cai JinChuan finished speaking, a light flashed across the eyes of the surrounding people. They couldn''t help but look at Cai JinChuan with admiration.


    "Ah, senior is senior. Why didn''t I think of such a way to survive? This time, I think he, Chu Ling will bow his head and bow down to us. "


    "That''s right, no matter how strong Chu Ling is, can he be tired of living?"


    Everyone laughed loudly as they talked, once again returning to their arrogant expressions from before.


    When Cai Jinchuan heard this, he could not help but get carried away. He immediately glared at Chu Ling and scolded, "Chu Ling, are you still not going to kneel down and beg me?"


    Cai Jinchuan said, and even smacked his hand towards Chu Ling''s head, as if he wanted to make Chu Ling lower his head and kneel down.


    But just as he was about to raise his hand, the Scarlet Flame Long Blade in Chu Ling''s hand suddenly rose up. A streak of blood flashed, and the arm that Cai Jinchuan had extended out was actually cut off by Chu Ling.


    Just you, you dare make me, Chu Ling, kneel?


    That Xiang Shaolong, he is merely one of my defeated opponents, how could he be worthy of scaring me? " Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Following that, amidst everyone''s exclamations of surprise, Chu Ling retracted the blade in his hand, and in the next moment, he extended it out like lightning, and directly pierced through Cai JinChuan''s heart.


    "Earlier, I had been thinking whether I should kill you or not. I still felt conflicted. But now, I thank you for successfully strengthening my killing intent towards you!"


    Chu Ling said softly again, after that he shook the blade''s hilt, and Cai Jinchuan''s body flew out unwillingly.


    When the people of Spotless Sect saw this, they immediately panicked and blankly looked at Cai JinChuan, who was lying on the ground.


    "Dead, dead?"


    "I already said that Chu Ling cannot tolerate this. Look at this, he killed senior brother Cai with one slash."


    "Where did this nonsense come from? What should we do now?"


    "F * ck, are you stupid? Of course you''re running!"


    After everyone said this, they did not stay any longer and directly turned around and ran. Even the corpse of their so-called boss did not appear on the ground.


    Chu Ling shook his head, he did not have the intention to chase after them, after all, although he had enmity with Han Xiu, he did not have the intention to kill anyone with Spotless Sect.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling bent down to pick the Storage Bag from Cai Jinchuan''s body. After searching for a while, he still could not find anything of much value.


    The only thing that was useful was an earthen yellow wooden shield from the Storage Bag. Although it was a low rank magic tool, it was still not as good as his own Stone Armor Inherent Skill. Furthermore, after being devoured by the Mirage Sword, it did not stir up any splashes of water, making it obvious that it was not easy to raise the Dragon Marking Sword and the other magic tools by a single level.


    Chu Ling placed the invisible sword back into his sleeve and started to ponder non-stop. However, he was not worried about Xiang Shaolong, but rather, wondered about the identity of the person Cai Jinchuan was chasing after.


    "Forget it, no matter what kind of identity he has, as long as it''s not someone from the Pill Flame Sect, it''s fine. As for the others, I''ll just block them once for him!"


    Chu Ling said softly, after that he turned around and started to clean the stones on the Pill Furnace again.


    What he did not know was that at the foot of the mountain of bones, which was not too far away from him, a man with a little green snake coiled around his palm was laughing loudly at the crimson jade pendant.

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    "Have you found traces of Chu Ling?" A lady dressed in blue palace attire asked Xiang Shaolong who was laughing maniacally.


    "That''s right, that Chu Ling has finally appeared. This time, I will definitely take revenge for what happened that day!"


    As Xiang Shaolong said this, he directly pinched the jade pendant in his hand, causing the flames inside the jade pendant to turn into a shadow, and fly towards the horizon.


    At that time, Xiang Shaolong had glanced at the afterimage and was about to stand up and chase after it.


    "Wait, although I know that Chu Ling is definitely not your opponent, but, just in case, I advise you to bring back some of the results we obtained in the past two days.


    As long as he sees his own friends and fellow apprentices in our hands, he believes that even if Chu Ling didn''t surrender, he would definitely shrink back and do nothing!


    Defeat is naturally an incomparably simple matter. "


    Nangong Qing blocked in front of Xiang Shaolong, and said this as he pointed to the people from the Pill Flame Sect who they had caught not long ago on the mountain of white bones.


    The number one prodigy of the Hua Clan who had rushed over immediately nodded his head when he heard this, and said: "Dao Friend Nan Gong is right, our final goal was to catch Chu Ling and ask him for his secrets. It would be good if we could make him surrender and give up on us.


    How about you stay here and guard it while I head over with fellow cultivator Xiang to ensure that nothing will happen? "


    But just as he finished speaking, Xiang Shaolong was instantly enraged.


    "Ridiculous, I, Xiang Shaolong have long said it before, the reason why I lost before is only because Chu Ling used the power of the fleshly body to suppress me when I was unprepared, why are you so bitter and not let this matter go?


    Furthermore, I, Xiang Shaolong, only killed a mere Chu Ling, why do I need to take your hostage?


    "However, Nangong Qing, you are right. Chu Ling is indeed a person who values friendship and friendship. In that case, I, Xiang Shaolong, will prepare a gift for him.


    After Xiang Shaolong said this, he flicked his sleeves and rushed towards the mountain of white bones. In the time it took to make a cup of tea, he brought along two cultivators who were close to fainting and rushed in the direction of the fiery image. He did not even bother to look at the Nangong Qing duo who despised him in his heart.


    "Hmph, foolish fellow. Fellow Hua, I''ll have to trouble you to follow him. If necessary, save that fellow."


    After all, if we lose this idiot, and the Purple Phoenix Sect does not provide any benefits, he would not dare to cooperate with us anymore. It would even mean that with Ji Liao''s character, he might turn the tables on us, "Nangong Qing said.


    When Hua Shou heard this, he immediately nodded his head before walking off into the distance. He quickly merged into the shadows around him, disappearing without a trace.


    "Chu Ling? If you are truly able to kill Xiang Shaolong, I want to see how you will be able to save so many Pill Flame Sect disciples from my hands. " Nangong Qing said softly, then started to laugh, although his voice was as beautiful as an oriole, but it made the nearby cultivators tremble in fear.


    Everyone knew that when Nangong Qing laughed, it meant that someone was going to be in trouble.


    On the other side, Chu Ling had already completely cleared out the mountain sized Pill Furnace, causing it to reflect a purple gold light that was rather dazzling.


    At that time, the Great Crow that was cleaning up the entire time flew out with difficulty. Looking at the corpse on the ground, it was a little confused, and it did not even know when it died here.


    Chu Ling completely ignored the Great Crow''s questions. As for what the Great Crow said about the Storage Bag, Chu Ling could only directly give it a kick in regards to it, and continue to ignore it.


    However, even so, the Great Crow still shamelessly stood in front of Chu Ling and roared loudly: "You wicked thing, I said it first, your Crow Master didn''t get any of that person''s Storage Bag, so according to the rules, this Pill Furnace is mine."


    The Great Crow said with its two wings spread wide open, looking like it was about to defend itself with its Pill Furnace s.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could only roll his eyes. After all, although Chu Ling did not feel the slightest trace of a pill being refined on the Pill Furnace, he naturally could not comprehend the Pill Dao because of this.


    However, anyone who wasn''t blind would be able to tell that this Pill Furnace was definitely not an ordinary being.


    It was obvious that both and Great Crow had seen through each other, and thus wanted to seize control of the place without any face at all.


    Therefore, Chu Ling used his leg to send the Great Crow flying, and then sent his own Spiritual Energy flying, attempting to refine it.


    However, what surprised Chu Ling was that although the Pill Furnace did not know its rank, Chu Ling could clearly feel that if he wanted to refine it, he would need to possess the ability to completely wrap the Spiritual Energy within.


    Obviously, this kind of Pill Furnace that was the size of a small mountain was not something that just anyone could do.


    As such, Chu Ling completely ignored the Great Crow''s act of snatching from him, and only watched quietly.


    As Chu Ling expected, the Great Crow only lasted for a few breaths of time before it suddenly deflated. After giving a heavy snort to Chu Ling, it swung its wings at Chu Ling, coincidentally striking the stone armor that Chu Ling intentionally revealed, causing it to continuously cry out from the side in pain.


    "Chu Ling, you wicked thing, not only did you steal my Pill Furnace, you even dare to attack me. This is too much," the Great Crow shouted as it jumped up and down.


    "If you don''t want to vent your anger, then let''s fight again! This time, I do not need the stone armor.


    Great Crow: "..."


    After the Great Crow had shut its mouth, Chu Ling started to crazily rush towards it. Chu Ling could not help but sigh with emotion, if not for the fact that his one hundred and eight acupoints were completely full, he really would not be able to refine the Pill Furnace.


    Maybe, the reason the Pill Furnace turned into a small mountain here, was probably because no one amongst the people who had previously discovered it, could refine it!


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling waited ten breaths of time before completely refining it. Afterwards, he shrunk it to be an inch and a half in size and held it in his hand to carefully examine it.


    "How is it, how is it, what rank is this Pill Furnace?" The Great Crow could not help but come closer and ask Chu Ling.


    When Chu Ling had his suspicions at that time, it was because he realized that this Pill Furnace was actually just an ordinary Pill Furnace. It seemed as if it did not have any rank, and the reason it was able to have such a miracle was only because some peak expert had used it before.


    However, Chu Ling could still feel that this Pill Furnace seemed to have a power that could suppress everything. Although he had not tried, Chu Ling could still feel that this Pill Furnace was definitely not ordinary.


    Therefore, Chu Ling considered for a while and said: "This item does not have any rank, but I feel that even if it''s a top grade magic tool, or even a treasure, it would not be much!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, without even waiting for the Great Crow''s response, two figures in the distant sky instantly smashed towards the ground not far in front of him.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he simply did not have time to react at all. He saw the two figures directly smash out two enormous craters in the ground, and just as Chu Ling took a closer look, a surge of fury instantly rose up.


    "Chu Ling, I just saw you get a treasure and now I''m going to give you two gifts to celebrate with. Are you satisfied? "

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    "How is it? Are you satisfied? "


    Just as he finished speaking, Xiang Shaolong appeared not far in front of Chu Ling while sneering continuously. It was obvious that the two craters in the ground were his masterpieces.


    And at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he did not immediately reply, but fiercely looked at Xiang Shaolong before walking into the side of the two large pits, and a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.


    Actually, Chu Ling had long thought that he would be threatened by Xiang Shaolong, but he did not expect that the person he was holding was not a disciple of Pill Flame Sect, but rather the two Deng Yiyue he knew while he was still in Guiyuan Sect.


    Seeing the two''s miserable appearances, Chu Ling''s body trembled, and he walked towards the two of them with heavy footsteps.


    When Deng Yiyue who was in the pit saw Chu Ling, he immediately coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood before opening his eyes.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling to feed the Pill, he anxiously said. "Chu, Senior Brother Chu, the challenge in Xiang Huai City earlier, it''s not, it''s not us, it''s ¡­"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he felt a sharp pain on his nose. He patted on Deng Yiyue''s forehead which was already covered in dust and said softly: "What I know is only a method that Xu Qing used to make me lose miserably, of course I won''t take it seriously."


    As Chu Ling spoke, he fed a Rank 2 Spirit Pill to Deng Yiyue.


    Actually, when he had heard about this challenge, he had never believed that Deng Yiyue and Yue Yang would challenge him.


    Thinking to this point, Chu Ling didn''t explain anything. He directly got up and carried Deng Yiyue out of the pit, then placed her beside the Great Crow.


    Seeing that Deng Yiyue''s smiling face, which was already filled with filth, was still faintly red, he couldn''t help but help to wipe it off.


    However, at that time, after Deng Yiyue''s face instantly became even redder, she awkwardly retracted her hand.


    After that, Chu Ling also fed Deng Hui to the Pill and carried him out. Only then did Xiang Shaolong say with a cold smile: "I said you guys don''t need to be so troublesome. You guys will be on your way soon anyway, it''s a waste after eating the Pill!


    Don''t worry, all of them are in my hands. After you die, I will definitely let all of them go down to accompany you in death. Haha! "


    After Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, he immediately laughed out loud, he was not in a hurry to attack, after all, in his opinion, if he were to silently defeat Chu Ling, it would not be enough to let everyone know, that Chu Ling was able to win against him, it was all an accident.


    Therefore, Xiang Shaolong was waiting, waiting for more and more cultivators to come watch.


    The cultivators around him evidently did not disappoint him, because the Pill Furnace was too dazzling previously. Now, more and more cultivators were coming to surround them.


    Xiang Shaolong looked at his surroundings, feeling that the number of people was almost there, he immediately said: "It''s about time, Chu Ling, I will send you on your way!"


    As Xiang Shaolong said this, he directly took a step forward, and without knowing where he found that middle ranked magic tool, a dark green long blade, as he grinned evilly, walked towards Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately stood up, he was already burning with anger, but he naturally had no reason to reject, and directly took out his invisible spirit sword, rushing towards Xiang Shaolong.


    "I don''t know if I, Chu Ling, will be on my way today, but for you, Xiang Shaolong, I will definitely take your life."


    As Chu Ling said that, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his pants.


    "Senior Brother Chu, you can''t! Even though you used your body to suppress him, he''s already on his guard. It''s almost impossible for it to work again.


    Senior Brother Chu, listen to Yiyue; you go first, and don''t bother with us. I believe that with Senior Brother Chu''s talent, this Xiang Shaolong will not be your opponent for long. "


    Deng Yiyue''s face revealed a pleading look, but at the side, Deng Hui also struggled to sit up and said: "That''s right, Senior Brother Chu, you cannot be impulsive, and there is nothing to be afraid of, as long as you escape, in the future, I believe that you will be able to help us take revenge.


    In this life, to be able to recognize a Heaven''s Pride figure like Senior Brother Chu, and even have the honor of letting you help me take revenge, I, Deng Hui am worth it.


    After Deng Hui finished speaking, he even intentionally pushed Chu Ling a little, thinking to have Chu Ling leave earlier.


    Obviously, even though the two of them knew that the current Chu Ling was very strong and his talent was also extremely high, they still did not think that the current Chu Ling was Xiang Shaolong''s match. After all, Xiang Shaolong''s name was just too well-known.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he remained silent for a moment, then quickly walked two steps forward and said: "Don''t worry, although this Xiang Shaolong is famous, he is not my opponent.


    Moreover, since you all think of me as your senior, how can I let you all die when I, as your senior, am not yet dead!


    Great Crow, help me protect them. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people who were watching the farce immediately burst out into laughter. After all, in their opinion, Chu Ling giving up the chance to escape was simply too foolish.


    As for the words said that Xiang Shaolong was not his opponent, he was even treated as a joke. After all, a heaven chosen one with Purple Phoenix Sect of the eighth level had all sorts of high level battle skills.


    Chu Ling had heard that a small country with only a cultivation at the fourth level of the Artery Opening Realm had won the Hundred Sects'' Tournament. In their opinion, it was only because Xiang Shaolong and the rest had yet to make a move.


    "Is there something wrong with Chu Ling''s brain?"


    "Nonsense, if there''s no problem, why don''t you run?"


    "Actually, it might not be so. Even if Chu Ling escaped, do you think he would be able to escape from Xiang Shaolong''s hands?"


    "It doesn''t seem possible!"


    Everyone started to speak, no one was optimistic about Chu Ling, all of them felt that although they did not obtain the Pill Furnace that was shining with purple light, they did not miss out on the show.


    Then how many moves do you think Chu Ling can endure?


    "One move, no more."


    "Did Chu Ling hear that? They all said that the one to be defeated would definitely be you. Even your junior brothers and sisters were no exception. Someone even said that the one to be defeated would only need a single strike. Xiang Shaolong laughed and said.


    "One move." Chu Ling said.


    "Haha, not bad, not bad. It seems that you know your own limits. Since you''ve said one move, I will defeat you with one." Xiang Shaolong said in a good mood.


    But just at that time, Chu Ling actually shook his head slowly, pointed at himself and said: "Don''t misunderstand, what I mean is, to defeat you, you only need one move!"

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    "Defeating you only needs one move!"


    When Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding people roared with laughter, as they all thought that Chu Ling was just someone who was blowing his own trumpet. They couldn''t help but think of the scene of Chu Ling getting beaten up and lying on the ground.


    "Brat, I didn''t expect you to be so arrogant. You are truly courting death!" Xiang Shaolong chuckled, obviously not taking Chu Ling''s words seriously at all.


    But even so, Xiang Shaolong''s figure had leaped up from the ground in an instant, the blade in his hand lit up with a blade ray that turned into a round arc and slashed at Chu Ling like a full moon.


    "Sky Tyrant Moon Slash!"


    When the surrounding people heard this, they immediately cried out in alarm. Their hearts were simply filled with incomparable regret.


    After all, in their eyes, Xiang Shaolong had already used his true strength, and immediately used a high-grade Profound Rank combat skill. Forget about Chu Ling, his cultivation level was not as good as Xiang Shaolong''s, even someone with a cultivation level comparable to Xiang Shaolong, or maybe even stronger, could only hold their head and take a step back under this blade strike.


    When Chu Ling saw this, his heart skipped a beat. Although he had never seen the Tyrant Profound Moon Slash before, he understood clearly that since this Xiang Shaolong wanted to defeat him in one move, then this blade must be extraordinary.


    Just as Chu Ling expected, in an instant, although the blade had not landed, but when the cold blade intent seemed to want to cut him into two, in that instant, not a single cultivator within fifteen meters of Chu Ling dared to stay, for fear of being sliced into a ravine by the blade intent.


    "Chu Ling, you''re dead for sure," Xiang Shaolong said in a stern voice.


    After Chu Ling heard this, his brows twitched and the formless sword in his hand transformed into the shape of a Tyrant Knife. Following the direction of Chu Ling''s arm, he slashed at the sky from bottom to top.


    In a split-second, the fist intent of the Ancient Dragon and Elephant Fist Technique suddenly erupted from the blade, colliding with the long blade descending from the sky.


    Along with Chu Ling''s increase in cultivation and his familiarity with the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, he who originally only had the power of six phenomena, had already long since reached the limits of the Primordial Dragon Elephant Fist, which was also the strength of nine phenomena.


    Originally, the power of the Primordial Dragon Elephant already possessed a force of one million jin. Now that the nine images were superimposed, how could Chu Ling be afraid of clashing head on with him?


    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    In the blink of an eye, the blade and the blade collided. A monstrous wave of air exploded outwards with both of them at the center.


    In an instant, a few cultivators, who had originally been standing close enough to see the two clearly, were sent flying by the wind and didn''t descend for a long time.


    And the surroundings of the place Chu Ling was standing on, instantly sank a full fifteen meters, leaving behind the small piece of ground Chu Ling was standing on, which was like an island in the ocean, and also like the last stone pillar in the underground palace.


    But even so, Xiang Shaolong''s slash still had not come to an end.


    Chu Ling could only see that the corner of Xiang Shaolong''s mouth had slightly raised up at that time.


    Following that, Chu Ling only felt another wave of immense power surging towards him from the hilt of the blade in his hand. It was to the point where Xiang Shaolong''s blade seemed to have turned soft and slipped again.


    If the current Xiang Shaolong had truly slashed onto Chu Ling''s shoulder, he was afraid that Chu Ling''s body would have been hacked into two halves. No matter how weak he was, he would not be able to protect one of Chu Ling''s arms.


    "Brat, you''re dead for sure!" Xiang Shaolong said with a sinister smile, his eyes filled with joy. After all, his Tyrant Profound Moon Slash had always been split into two halves, and he also borrowed the power of these two halves to slack off many of his powerful enemies.


    In his view, the current Chu Ling was naturally no exception. At such a distance, Chu Ling simply did not have enough time to dodge or even take out another defensive magic tool; therefore, he would inevitably be hacked into two halves.


    Only, he did not think that Chu Ling, who was about to become his lost soul, would not look the least bit panicked. Instead, he looked as confident and indifferent as before.


    "Stone Armour!"


    Seeing that, Chu Ling immediately sneered, and then roared.


    Not only did he not dodge or think of it as anything, he even leaped upwards, as if he was going to use his own body to clash against Xiang Shaolong''s blade.


    But just when everyone saw Chu Ling''s body collide with the blade in Xiang Shaolong''s hand and get chopped into two, a layer of stone armor quickly appeared on Chu Ling''s body. After enveloping Chu Ling, the armor directly collided with the blade.


    Boom!


    Another loud sound rang out. It was the exact same sound as when the two blades collided.


    And at that time, even though Chu Ling felt a huge force passing through the stone armor and charging into his internal organs, he still did not have the slightest intention of retreating.


    At this moment, Chu Ling had actually already noticed that the longblade in Xiang Shaolong''s hand was firmly stuck in his armor. Although there was naturally not the slightest problem for Xiang Shaolong to pull out the blade, the moment he pulled out the longblade, his own Tyrant Witch would definitely be able to pierce through his body.


    But what Chu Ling never thought of was that at that time, Xiang Shaolong''s mouth once again twitched, and revealed a brilliant smile, causing the blade in his hand to unconsciously pause.


    "Everyone thinks that Xiang Shaolong is a sword artist, all of his cultivation is on top of a blade, but what nobody knows is, the ancestor of my Purple Phoenix Sect was a warlock, and my Purple Phoenix Sect''s strongest battle skill does not use a blade!"


    "And you also don''t know, that the reason why I, Xiang Shaolong, can become the number one heaven''s pride level expert in the Purple Phoenix Sect, is because my innate divine ability and that single move of the Purple Phoenix had complemented each other. Therefore, no matter how you calculated it, I, Xiang Shaolong, would be able to defeat it with a single blow."


    Xiang Shaolong said, but in the blink of an eye, Chu Ling had taken his hands off the blade hilt, and then used his fingers as claws, causing his aura to soar and his arms to turn golden.


    Chu Ling concentrated his mind, and an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in the bottom of his heart.


    But who would have thought that the blade at that time was just like glue, and it was simply impossible to advance forward, so much that Xiang Shaolong looked at him coldly, with a touch of purple in his eyes.


    "Purple Phoenix Descent!"


    "Dragon claw technique!"


    After Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, he saw that in the sky above, like a clap of thunder that had exploded, a purple phoenix that emitted a might that overflowed the heavens swooped down towards Chu Ling.


    However, what was even more terrifying was that although Zi Huang''s entire body was wrapped in purple lightning, her two dragon claws seemed to be able to tear apart the heavens and earth.


    "Die!"

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    "Die!"


    Xiang Shaolong bellowed out loud, as the Dragon Claw purple phoenix in the sky seemed to have gained consciousness, it immediately let out a cry as it swooped down towards Chu Ling.


    In an instant, streams of purple lightning emerged from the Dragon Claw Violet Phoenix''s body and struck down towards Chu Ling. At the same time, visible wind blades quickly condensed atop the Dragon Claw Purple Phoenix''s claws, and continuously flew towards Chu Ling.


    Although it didn''t appear to be very powerful, when a wind blade landed on a small mountain, the mountain peak was instantly cut off, causing the surrounding people to retreat backwards in shock.


    "It''s over, it''s over. This Chu Ling seems like he was either struck to death by lightning or was going to be sliced into pieces by the wind blades. It''s really too tragic!"


    "Heh heh, miserable? I think he''s the one who asked for it, who told him to dare to challenge Purple Phoenix Sect! "


    "Sigh, I originally thought that I too was at the eighth level of Heaven Understanding Stage. Originally, I was not convinced of the fact that I was ranked on the list of heroes and the fame of this Xiang Shaolong, but now, I can be considered to be completely convinced. I estimate that even if it were five of me, I would not be his match!"


    "That''s right, I think that it would be impossible for Chu Ling to defeat Xiang Shaolong now."


    Everyone spoke nonstop, they had no doubt of Chu Ling''s ending, which was death for sure.


    After all, this Zi Feng Tian Yun was originally a middle grade Earth Rank combat skill, and adding on the Inherent Skill Dragon Claw that made Xiang Shaolong famous, although Chu Ling had a valiant battle record before, compared to it, he seemed dull and lifeless.


    And at that time, Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui''s faces were deathly pale, although they were only at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, they still had a basic sense of vision. In their eyes, Chu Ling was probably done for this time.


    When the two of them thought about how they were the ones who were implicating Chu Ling, for a moment, one of them could not help but sigh, while the other one had long since stopped crying.


    As for the Great Crow at the side, they had a face full of indifference, as they looked at Chu Ling and Yue Yang leisurely without a shred of worry.


    With regards to Chu Ling, who was the most wicked thing in its heart, Great Crow was exceptionally confident.


    If the Chu Ling back then had known what the Great Crow was thinking, he would have probably given it a kick. After all, the current Chu Ling was not showing any signs of weakness, the reason why he kept on escaping Zi Huang''s attacks was because he was not a match for the purple phoenix, and could not take it head on.


    After all, in terms of Tianyuan Continent, although everyone cultivates and uses battle skills, there are many different kinds of battle skills. Among them, there are only a few that are as rare as the descent of a purple phoenix.


    However, even though there were very few techniques, almost every one of them were abnormally powerful, just like the current Zi Huang.


    Boom!


    Another bolt of purple lightning fell, and Chu Ling no longer dared to use the rock armor that was almost completely tattered, but instead sidestepped it and dodged. Unexpectedly, a wind blade next to him directly slashed at his body, causing Chu Ling''s center of gravity to instantly become unbalanced, and he was just about to fall towards the ground.


    When Xiang Shaolong saw this, he immediately made a hand seal, and knowing that the time was right, he laughed out loud: "Alright, now is the time!"


    After Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, the purple phoenix that had been lingering in the sky suddenly descended and pounced towards Chu Ling.


    But just when Xiang Shaolong thought that Chu Ling was going to be torn to shreds by the Dragon Claw Zi Huang, Chu Ling immediately flipped over and laughed: "You are right, now is the time."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, in the midst of everyone''s alarmed cries, a purple Pill Furnace instantly flew out of his hand. But in an instant, it directly turned into a small mountain of laughter, and directly swallowed the purple phoenix that was swooping over, landing on the ground with a loud bang.


    At that time, the purple-gold Pill Furnace only swayed a few times before it stopped moving, and the originally overweeningly arrogant Dragon Claw Zi Huang seemed to have disappeared as well, not a trace of its aura remained.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he only looked at Xiang Shaolong once before jumping out abruptly and using the Spatial Compression Technique repeatedly. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of Xiang Shaolong and used the blade to slash at him.


    However, what made Chu Ling a little surprised was that even after losing his Dragon Claw Zi Huang, Xiang Shaolong still took out a small shield in front of Chu Ling''s blade after receiving the backlash.


    After that, a world-shaking collision sound was heard, and Xiang Shaolong''s body was like a withered yellow leaf in the sky, falling down along with the wind.


    However, the only difference was that when the leaves landed, they were practically silent, while Xiang Shaolong suddenly made a loud sound that shook the sky.


    Then, in a moment, everyone was watching with their mouths wide open, they looked at Chu Ling and the purple gold Pill Furnace behind him in a daze.


    After a long while, everyone finally reacted, and rubbed their eyes, revealing a look of disbelief, they simply could not imagine, that the initially arrogant Dragon Claw Zi Feng was actually suppressed by the purple gold Pill Furnace, and Xiang Shaolong, who they thought had won, was actually sent flying by Chu Ling''s blade.


    "What, what''s wrong? How could Chu Ling break through the dragon claw? That is a divine object condensed from Xiang Shaolong''s Inherent Skills and medium-grade Earth Rank combat skills! "


    "That''s right, I don''t believe it either! A single Wind Blade from the Dragon Claw Violet Phoenix could cut off a small mountain, but Chu Ling won, so what else can he do?"


    That Chu Ling is only a cultivator with a cultivation of the sixth level, to actually be able to defeat Xiang Shaolong, who has a cultivation of the eighth level, is simply inconceivable.


    "You, ah, just think about it, why don''t you look at Chu Ling''s Pill Furnace, I think it''s something that surpasses the level of a magic tool, maybe even a magic treasure!"


    Everyone continued to sigh, as though they had completely forgotten what they said Chu Ling was going to lose.


    Although they had always treated Chu Ling as a genius, but they had never expected his strength to increase so quickly. If they had not seen him with their own eyes, if not for the fact that it was Chu Ling, they would not have believed it.


    The Great Crow looked at the two of them in disdain, but continued to mutter under her breath, "Your eyesight must be good in a while, the Storage Bag must be mine!"


    At that time, Xiang Shaolong struggled to get up, unable to believe that he had already lost no matter what. Even though this was the reality, he still did not believe it.


    "This is impossible, this is impossible, it has always been me, Xiang Shaolong, fighting someone with a higher cultivation, how could I be defeated by a cultivator at the sixth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage, this is impossible!" Xiang Shaolong howled like a madman.


    However, Chu Ling was naturally not frightened by it, after chuckling, he shook his Ba Shi Dao and said: "Not only will you be defeated by a cultivator at the sixth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, you will also die at the hands of a cultivator with the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage!"


    When Xiang Shaolong heard this, his expression immediately changed as he asked in fear, "What?"

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    "What?"


    Before Xiang Shaolong even finished his sentence, his face turned even uglier, as though he had suffered a huge blow.


    At that time, Chu Ling suddenly spread open both his hands, and the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth roared, forming a vortex above Chu Ling''s head, and started to surge into his body.


    "This ¡­ Is his cultivation about to break through?"


    "That shouldn''t be the case, when this Chu Ling just arrived at Xiang Huai City, his cultivation was only at the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, how many days has it been since then, and he''s already about to break through again?"


    "How many days? It seems like it''s only been half a month. "


    "Oh my god, in half a month''s time, he actually went from the Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage to the current seven stages of Heaven Understanding Stage, is he even human?"


    Everyone started to beat their chests and stomp their feet as they spoke, looking at Chu Ling with eyes filled with jealousy and envy.


    "Sigh, Chu Ling''s Heaven Understanding Stage is only at the sixth level, but he''s already able to defeat Xiang Shaolong, who''s at the eighth level of the Heaven Understanding Stage. Then after his breakthrough, if he were to face a cultivator at the seventh level of the Heaven Understanding Stage, wouldn''t that be a complete massacre?"


    "Aren''t you talking nonsense? For me to be able to achieve a breakthrough in battle, that would mean that I wasn''t able to focus all of my attention when I fought against Xiang Shaolong previously. For people like you with the seventh stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage, even if I let you handle one of your hands, you wouldn''t be a match for me. "


    When the Great Crow saw this, it could only silently curse at Xiang Shaolong for being wicked, and then focus its energy even more as it looked at Xiang Shaolong''s Storage Bag.


    "I can''t do it, I can''t do it, this wicked thing is much stronger than me right now, looks like I have to work hard, otherwise, I won''t be able to get the Storage Bag in the future." The Great Crow said to herself in her heart.


    As for Deng Yiyue and Princess Qian Qian, they were already completely impressed by Chu Ling at the moment. They, who were originally somewhat amazed by Chu Ling''s speed of growth, now suspected that the Chu Ling in front of their eyes was actually the trash who was looked down upon by everyone in the Guiyuan Sect back then.


    And at that time, Xiang Shaolong had already forgotten to resist, he could only blankly stare at Chu Ling who was in the midst of a breakthrough, in a daze.


    As a genius in the eyes of others, he currently felt a deep sense of powerlessness towards Chu Ling, and even regretted offending Chu Ling. He was even more regretful of the fact that he did not listen to Nangong Qing''s words back then, and did not even use his Pill Flame Sect or the fact that he had thrown Deng Yiyue out as a threat.


    However, the current him no longer had the chance to regret it because he had broken through the seventh level of the Heaven Understanding Stage, so it wouldn''t take too long for him to communicate the energy of heaven and earth. At most, it would only take a few breaths'' time.


    When that time came, forget about the heavily injured him, even if he was at his peak, he would not be able to escape in the slightest after being restrained by Chu Ling with his dragon claw.


    But at the same time, at the place where Chu Ling and Yue Shan were fighting in the ravine, a shadow suddenly floated out and in that instant, a pitch black dagger pierced towards Chu Ling''s back.


    Although there was not even a trace of Qi aura around, no one doubted that if the sword had pierced down, Chu Ling would have died on the spot.


    After all, that person''s reputation was truly too great.


    At that time, Xiang Shaolong''s heart, which had originally been disheartened, was suddenly revived, and the moment he saw the shadow take action, he knew that he would not die today.


    Regardless of whether it was an instant before or a moment after, Chu Ling could have stopped, but just at that moment, when Chu Ling was about to break the barrier between heaven and earth, he was unable to move at all.


    Forget about the fact that the one who took action was the number one Heaven''s Pride of the Hua Clan, the Hua Shen Road, which was the most skilled at assassination in the entire Xiang Huai City. Even if it was an ordinary Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator, as long as he could grasp this opportunity, Chu Ling would definitely die.


    And at that time, Chu Ling, who should have been incomparably terrified, did not have the slightest hint of fear on his face. Instead, the corners of his mouth rose slightly as he roared in a low voice, "Even a fish has been hooked, are you still not going to make a move?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Xiang Shaolong started laughing out loud. After all, in his opinion, the current Chu Ling was just pretending to be calm to scare people off.


    It would have been fine if Hua Shou had been an ordinary person, but as the number one heaven''s pride level expert of the Hua Clan, how could he, who had participated in the assassination of Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators, be intimidated by such words?


    Just as Xiang Shaolong was thinking of this, a sword aura streaked across the sky like a bolt of lightning, causing everyone''s eyes to narrow.


    Following that, a loud bang sounded out beside everyone''s ears, and the expression on Xiang Shaolong, who was originally laughing loudly, suddenly froze.


    And the Mo Sword that was originally aimed at the center of Chu Ling''s back was also directly split apart by the sword light. Even though there was a cut on Chu Ling''s arm, the assassination had still failed.


    Then, in a flash, a rumbling sound came out from Chu Ling''s body, and after that, Chu Ling felt that there seemed to be an endless amount of Spiritual Energy in his body, as long as he consumed even a little of it, it would be replenished very quickly.


    However, he did not ponder over it too deeply. Instead, he turned around and chopped at his back with his blade without even looking back.


    As a result, the China Divine Road, which was originally not proficient at fighting head-on, was directly sent flying by Chu Ling''s blade, both of his feet leaving behind deep fissures in the ground.


    Chu Ling was not in a hurry to give chase. After all, although this was the first time he had exchanged blows with the China God''s Road, he knew that the China God''s Road was good at assassinating and escaping. Even though his last blade strike looked tyrannical and peerless, it did not truly injure the Hua God''s Road.


    However, even though Chu Ling felt somewhat regretful in his heart, he was not angry.


    With that in mind, Chu Ling swallowed a Pill and threw it towards a man who stood far away with an ordinary appearance. Although his body was swaying weakly, he still held onto his sword tightly.


    The man''s name was Chai Yangyu. He was a Young Lord of the Scarlet Dragon Sect, a genius similar to Xiang Shaolong.


    Come to think of it, when they were on Fuyi Mountain, if not for Chai Yangyu, it would have been difficult for him to obtain a placing in the Hundred Sect Competition.


    Cai Jinchuan and the others from before had originally come chasing after Chai Yangyu, but because they were greedy for the purple gold Pill Furnace, they were killed by Chu Ling.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling still did not know of Chai Yangyu''s existence. It was only when Xiang Shaolong appeared that Chu Ling found out that he had been hiding here the entire time.


    It was just that even Chu Ling did not expect that he would win so easily against Xiang Shaolong.


    Therefore, even though Chu Ling knew that breaking through here would be dangerous, she still made the breakthrough without hesitation. Her goal was to see who else wanted to kill him.


    However, it was a pity that although the fish had been caught, it had not been pulled ashore in the end.


    "Chu Ling, let Xiang Shaolong go, I can call off the grievances between us!"

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    "Chu Ling, let Xiang Shaolong go, I can call off the grievances between us!"


    His eyes were filled with arrogance.


    From his point of view, even though Chu Ling had defeated Xiang Shaolong, and could possibly defeat him, he was still only a single person after all. Furthermore, within the Sword Grave, there were even disciples with Pill Flame Sect.


    Therefore, the current him, was not the least bit afraid of Chu Ling, who had just defeated a genius who was on par with him.


    "Written off? I don''t even know you, yet you insist on assassinating me. After I finish what I want to do, I''ll let Xiang Shaolong go, and then I''ll beg you in gratitude to spare me? Tell me, on what basis? " Chu Ling said with a cold smile.


    After that, Chu Ling took a glance at the Hua Shen Road which was moving towards Xiang Shaolong, and then, abruptly pulled back his earth body and activated it. In the blink of an eye, Chu Ling''s figure had already leaped to Xiang Shaolong''s side and stomped his foot on Xiang Shaolong.


    "This Xiang Shaolong has tried to kill me many times, how could I, Chu Ling, let him go just like that?" Chu Ling said with a smile.


    "It doesn''t matter if you let him go or not, as the people from your Pill Flame Sect are currently within it. If you want to save them, then it would be best if you bring the living Xiang Shaolong here.


    He knew in his heart that with his own strength, it was impossible to save Xiang Shaolong. If he was careless and got surrounded by Chu Ling and Chai Yangyu, no matter how skilled he was in escaping, it would be impossible for him to escape unscathed.


    Of course, the most important thing was that towards Xiang Shaolong, this reckless idiot, he did not have any thoughts of taking risks for him.


    Oh, that''s right, you better come quickly, that girl called Li Yanrong, she is really pitiful when I see her, haha! Hua Shen Lu laughed loudly as he spoke.


    And at that time, Chu Ling''s fury had risen up in an instant, and had even instantly enveloped his heart with a layer of shadow.


    Although he did not know whether or not what Hua Shen Du had said was true, Chu Ling knew that with their so-called Six Sects Alliance, they definitely had such strength.


    Therefore, Chu Ling immediately stomped down on Xiang Shaolong''s chest fiercely, the formless Sword in his hand instantly transforming into the appearance of a Dragon Marked Sword, he immediately used the most powerful offensive skill, the Raindrop Sword Technique.


    "Raindrop Instantaneous Piercing Stone!"


    Chu Ling moved until he was an inch away from the ground, arriving in front of Hua Shen Road, and immediately threw out a sword attack.


    But just as Chu Ling had handed over his sword, a sneer came from afar.


    "I''ve remembered this strike, it will definitely be on your Pill Flame Sect''s disciples again. As for whether or not it is Li Yanrong''s strike, let me consider it again, haha!"


    "Damn it!" Chu Ling said angrily. Although the Dragon Marking Sword in his hand had pierced through the Hua Shen Du, it had only left a shadow of the Hua Shen Du, and was completely unable to harm it at all.


    "The Path of Hua!" Chu Ling said heavily, he could not help but tighten his sword, the anger in his heart nearly burst out from his chest.


    Even though he had truly offended the Hua Clan back then, Chu Ling had a nagging feeling that if it was only this, the Hua Clan and Xiang Shaolong would not be willing to spend so much effort on him.


    "What is going on?" With that thought in mind, Chu Ling immediately walked back to Xiang Shaolong and once again fiercely stomped on his chest.


    "Speak, why have you been holding on to me for so long?"


    Chu Ling said angrily, but at that time, Xiang Shaolong knew very well that his life was no longer in danger, so he laughed arrogantly: "You want to know? But I won''t tell you, what can you do about it? "Haha!"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling, who was already depressed to the extreme, did not have any intention to hold back anymore. He immediately turned his Spiritual Energy and stomped down on Xiang Shaolong again and again.


    However, at that time, Xiang Shaolong only laughed crazily, causing the anger in his heart to become even more exuberant.


    Although Chu Ling was venting the unhappiness in his heart, in the eyes of the surrounding people, it was Chu Ling who was obviously killing Xiang Shaolong.


    "This Chu Ling is too terrifying, not only did he defeat Xiang Shaolong and trample him beneath his feet, he also scared the rest of the people off the road of China, making them not even dare to fight him."


    "That''s right, I now feel more and more that there was nothing wrong with the list of heroes, but Chu Ling is actually one head stronger than Xiang Shaolong."


    "Yes, I just wonder how this Chu Ling compares to the current Han Xiu, who has a faint sense of being the leader within the Six Sects Alliance."


    "I don''t think there''s any more chances. After all, Chu Ling is wary of all the people with Pill Flame Sect in their hands. Let alone winning, even if they wanted to survive, it would be difficult for them."


    Everyone continued to speak, and it was unknown who saw the look Chu Ling was looking at them with, and immediately spoke up.


    "Stop it." Don''t even mention it, if you don''t look at how fierce Chu Ling is, then Xiang Shaolong''s chest is about to break. If we were to continue, I''m afraid that he will attack us in anger. "


    "That''s right, let''s all disperse then. Think about the people who offended Chu Ling, the Yuan Jiexi and Xiao Gui then directly died in the fishes'' belly, and the Li Cui Shan back then. Their death appearances are not that good, I estimate that the current Xiang Shaolong is not too far off."


    "Right, right, quickly leave, Chu Ling is simply a killing demon, he cannot be provoked, he cannot be provoked, let''s go and find opportunities!"


    As the crowd spoke, they scattered in all directions, as if they were afraid of Chu Ling''s misfortune.


    When the Chu Ling at that time heard this, his heart became even more depressed. Although he wanted to continue fighting this Xiang Shaolong, he was afraid that he would be beaten to death, which would implicate everyone in the Pill Flame Sect, so he could only helplessly hold back.


    But, even so, the title of Great Demon Chu Ling still fell through.


    Chu Ling looked at Xiang Shaolong, and then asked Chai Yangyu: "What are they trying to do?"


    After Chai Yangyu glanced at Chu Ling, he couldn''t help but become a little absent-minded, and his heart was filled with emotion. Originally, Fuyi Mountain had relied on him to enter the Hundred Sect Competition, but now, he had actually already stepped on Xiang Shaolong, who was as famous as himself.


    However, Chai Yangyu quickly regained his senses and said to Chu Ling: "According to my guess, they wanted to see if there was a way to open the altar on your body."


    "On me? The altar? " Chu Ling asked.


    "That''s right, back then, it was rumored that only your father Chu Han could open that altar, and now, you''re able to rise to prominence so quickly. As far as they are concerned, it''s definitely because Chu Han left behind some sort of treasure for you back then, and it''s because you already know the secrets to that altar, which is why you''re still being held on."


    When Chu Ling heard this, the image of the Green Wood Pill Furnace quickly flashed past his mind, but he quickly buried it deep inside his heart. Then, he asked: "Then the death of my father back then, was it also them who did it?"

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    "Then the death of my father all those years ago was also done by them?"


    "What happened that year, had already become a taboo within the entire Hundred Sects Alliance, and the elders of the sects had not spoken of it. I only know that because of the matter with Chu Han, the rumored Hundred Sects Alliance back then had almost collapsed.


    As for who exactly was the culprit behind Chu Han''s death that year, that I do not know about, but I believe it definitely has something to do with Spotless Sect. "


    Chai Yangyu said softly, after that he directly sat down on the ground, and continuously gasped for air.


    "Spotless Sect?" Chu Ling frowned, and asked suspiciously.


    "That''s right, back then Spotless Sect and Zhao Kingdom were the hatred of the world, however most of the time, it was Guiyuan Sect that firmly suppressed one''s Spotless Sect. But ten years ago, after Chu Han died, for some reason, his strength actually advanced by leaps and bounds, and now he has even grown into a force that is not much weaker than our ten great powers, such as the Scarlet Dragon Sect.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that their Spotless Sect were still lacking, perhaps even the members of the ten great forces wouldn''t be able to suppress them.


    So it must be said that even though the Guiyuan Sect Sect Master s bowing to the Spotless Sect looked shameful, they were still wise because their current Guiyuan Sect was no longer on the same level as theirs. "


    Chai Yangyu explained to Chu Ling.


    When Chu Ling heard this, he was shocked and amazed. Although he had known from the Guiyuan Sect that his Spotless Sect had grown by a lot these past few years, he had not expected that it had actually reached such a terrifying level.


    If not for what Young Lord, one of the top ten forces in the Scarlet Dragon Sect, had said, Chu Ling would not have believed him.


    And just at this moment, the Xiang Shaolong who was no longer in human form on the ground, suddenly rejoiced at his misfortune.


    "Haha, cough cough, Chu Ling, you must be afraid now, right? Let me be honest with you, although I, Xiang Shaolong, am unconvinced among the younger generation of the entire Hundred Sects Alliance, I have to say, that Han Xiu is definitely one of the strongest cultivators of his generation that I have ever seen.


    And don''t forget, you, Chu Ling, have a blood feud with him over the killing of your brother, and now that you have what he needs, becoming his enemy will depend on how long you can live, haha! "


    As Xiang Shaolong said that, he suddenly laughed loudly, with a carefree look on his face.


    Unfortunately, it was so fast that before Xiang Shaolong could feel too much pride, he was directly smacked into the face by the exceptionally unhappy Great Crow. He didn''t know whether he was knocked unconscious by it or even by it, but in the end, he didn''t make the slightest sound.


    Hearing this, Chu Ling did not have any intention to care, but Chai Yangyu said: "Xiang Shaolong is right, then Han Xiu is definitely one of the most terrifying people among all the Hundred Sects Alliance cultivators, there is no other choice.


    I had already exchanged blows with him before, and was completely not his match. After all, Han Xiu was a cultivator who had subdued the entire Hundred Sects Alliance in one day, and if it wasn''t for my luck, I probably wouldn''t have had the chance to escape.


    Therefore, Chu Ling, it is still unknown whether Han Xiu is still within the Sword Grave or not. With Xiang Shaolong at your side, I think that people with Pill Flame Sect should not face too much danger, how about ¡­ Slow down! "


    "Slowly? You want me to not go to the Sword Grave to save my senior brothers and sisters? " Chu Ling immediately asked.


    "It''s not that you don''t want to save him, it''s just that your strength is inferior to Han Xiu''s. Furthermore, Han Xiu still has Nangong Qing by his side. Chai Yangyu raised his voice and said.


    After all, even though Chai Yangyu knew in his heart that Chu Ling was not weak, and might even be quite strong, after his true battle with Han Xiu, he had no doubts whatsoever whether or not Chu Ling had a chance of winning.


    From his point of view, Chu Ling was way, far inferior to him.


    "Meaning?" Chu Ling said softly.


    After that, he raised his head as soon as he finished speaking.


    "There are some things that I have to do first to find out whether or not there is any meaning. Whether or not my Senior Sister and the others can be saved, I have to try."


    As for that Han Xiu, no matter how strong he is, whether he can fight him or not, we will only know after we fight. " Chu Ling said, and then after asking him the direction of Xiang Shaolong''s Sword Grave, he went directly in the direction that Xiang Shaolong''s mouth pointed at.


    After walking thirty meters away, Chu Ling finally said in a soft voice, "If Chu Ling doesn''t return today, I hope that Fellow Daoist Chai can help me take care of the Deng Family siblings. Chu Ling will thank you once again."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he left without even turning his head back.


    After all, in his heart, even if Han Xiu was truly as terrifying as Chai Yangyu had said, he would definitely not be able to stand by and watch with folded arms.


    Not to mention that Chu Han''s death was obviously related to his Spotless Sect, so much so that the current Han Xiu might even know about what happened that year.


    But after Chu Ling left, Deng Yiyue and Xiao Lingxi exchanged glances, and then, without hesitation, they chased after Chu Ling''s back.


    "The two of you, Chu Ling has already asked me to take care of you. You two should just stay here and wait for my injuries to completely heal," Chai Yangyu said as he stood in front of the two.


    And at that time, Deng Yiyue, who was normally not very bold and was especially shy, said: "We accept your kindness, but I heard from you just now that Han Xiu had many helpers within the Sword Grave. Although I, Deng Yiyue, am not strong, I can''t possibly let Senior Brother Chu go alone, and be a joke to others."


    "Why? With your strength, you can''t even help Chu Ling much. If you go, you will only be sending yourself to your death. "


    "If you want to die, then so be it. At that time, even if you can only wave your flag and shout for the Senior Brother Chu, then death will be worth it," Deng Hui took a step forward and said.


    After that, the two of them went around Chai Yangyu and chased after him.


    At that time, the Great Crow hesitated again and again, it knew that it might lose its life, but in the end, it still stomped its feet and chased after Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chai Yangyu was stunned, and finally let out a breath of air: "God dammit, I owe you this. Although you saved me once previously, when I saved you once, it looked like it was even.


    Originally, I could still return it to the Deng Family sisters, but now that they have left with you, I can only return it back to you.


    This Sword Grave, I want to see what kind of dragon, pond and tiger cave it is! "

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    Sword Grave.


    "What did you say?" Chu Ling really defeated Xiang Shaolong, and was even captured by him? " Nangong Qing who was dressed in blue palace attire spoke to the silhouette of the Hua Shen Du in front of him.


    Hearing this, Hua Shen Lu nodded his head and added: "That''s right. Furthermore, he won very quickly and cleanly. It''s not because of some so-called opportunistic tactics. It''s all thanks to luck."


    Furthermore, I had originally wanted to save Xiang Shaolong but did not expect that Crimson Dragon Sect''s Chai Yangyu was also there to block my assassination.


    If my guess is right, at that time, if Xiang Shaolong had won, he would have also launched a sneak attack on him. So this time, ever since Xiang Shaolong threw the Deng Family siblings out, we have already lost. "


    "Hmph, that idiot, I had long said that he could use it to threaten Chu Ling, but he only threw it out to demonstrate his might. He is really foolish, I really don''t know how their Purple Phoenix Sect could have such trash." Nangong Qing said in a deep voice, his expression extremely gloomy.


    However, the Path of China was still unhurried and asked, "What should we do now?"


    "What should we do?" Nangong Qing chuckled, and continued speaking.


    "Of course, as long as Chu Ling dares to come to this Sword Grave, then I will definitely leave him here.


    As for that idiot Xiang Shaolong, if it wasn''t for him dying, their Purple Phoenix Sect would have been slightly disturbed, and they would never dare to do something that would change the way the ten great powers exist today. Otherwise, I would have thought of directly killing him with a single slash!


    However, this time, I still have to teach him a lesson. As long as I can make him suffer, I will make him suffer a lot! "


    Nangong Qing said fiercely, her beautiful face filled with malice.


    But just as she was preparing to set up the trap and wait for Chu Ling to come, a teasing voice came from the distance.


    Hehe, Xiang Shaolong, Xiang Shaolong, it seems you are truly unlikeable. Not only do I hate you, even your allies hate you to the bone.


    When Nangong Qing and Hua Shen Lu heard this, their expressions immediately changed. Seeing the five people and Crow who were already over thirty meters away from them, their expressions became extremely gloomy.


    Those five people were naturally Chu Ling''s group. Although Chu Ling had originally wanted to come alone to save the people from Pill Flame Sect, after seeing Deng Yiyue and the others following them, he felt much better.


    After all, it was always a pleasure to have someone willing to use their life as a companion.


    As a result, after Chu Ling and the rest left, in order to ensure that Nangong Qing and the rest wouldn''t attack the rest of the Pill Flame Sect, they rushed over to the Sword Grave with all their might.


    However, even if it was in Chu Ling''s heart, facing this rumor, which was the largest and most valuable remnant found on the outskirts of the Ancient Cage, although he was already prepared in his heart, he was still shocked after seeing it for the first time today.


    The setting sun was like blood, while the bones were like mountains.


    On the mountain of bones in front of him, Chu Ling looked over. Even though he did not see even half a sword, he was still able to sense the sword intents being transmitted from within, as if they were about to cut apart the surrounding space.


    In front of this mountain of white bones, a city wall that had been built at an unknown time stood in front of Chu Ling, causing him to struggle even if he were to raise his head to look at the duo atop the city wall.


    What was even more shocking was that the mountain of white bones was actually a hundred times taller than the city walls.


    It was impossible to imagine how many bones it would take to build that mountain of white bones.


    "Chu Ling?"


    At this time, Nangong Qing and Yue Yang had already woken up from their shock. They didn''t even look at Xiang Shaolong, who was dragged on the ground by the Great Crow, and directly jumped down from the city wall.


    Soon after, without even seeing the movements of the two of them, groups of disciples quickly came out from within the city walls. Among them were the Nangong Family or the other six families'' cultivators, but most of them were the disciples from the various sects and clans within the Hundred Sects Alliance.


    It was obvious that from this point onwards, it could be seen that the Six Sects Alliance had more or less controlled the entire Ancient Cage.


    Chu Ling and the others had not finished speaking when Nangong Qing, seeing that Chu Ling and the others were already surrounded, heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Chu Ling, I did not expect that you would actually walk right into their trap. I welcome your suicide.


    However, since it''s like that, I can spare you today and spare the lives of your fellow disciples from the Pill Flame Sect. However, what you need to do now is to give me enough sincerity, such as letting this trash Xiang Shaolong here. "


    "Of course, if you feel worried, I can even use the first son of one of my Pill Flame Sect to exchange with you, what do you think?"


    After Nangong Qing finished speaking, he looked at the disciple of the Nan Gong Family behind him and then quickly disappeared from Chu Ling''s sight.


    At that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he did not have any plans to respond, he only looked at Nangong Qing quietly. Although he was unwilling to exchange with Nangong Qing, but it did not stop Chu Ling from looking at the Pill Flame Sect disciple.


    Then, in the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, the Nan Gong Family disciple that left earlier had quickly returned to where everyone was. He was holding onto a Pill Flame Sect disciple, who was standing quietly beside Nangong Qing.


    When Chu Ling saw this, the anger that he had originally suppressed burst out in an instant.


    Even though the Pill Flame Sect disciple in front of him was not someone who was exceptionally close to him like Li Yanrong or Gu Haoran, Chu Ling had a very deep impression of him.


    However, the current Su Jianshu clearly did not have the ability to tell him about the situation of the rest of the Pill Flame Sect. It was because there were countless sword wounds on Su Jianshi''s body, and the sword wounds were even burnt, as if they had been slashed by a red-hot iron sword.


    "You''ve gone too far!" Chu Ling said fiercely. After seeing Su Jianshi''s current state, Chu Ling was extremely worried about Li Yanrong and the others'' situation.


    "Chu Ling, quickly hand Xiang Shaolong over to me. You have to know, the Pill Flame Sect disciple in front of you seems to be heavily injured and has not been alive for very long. If you delay any longer, I''m afraid that he will die in front of you."


    Nangong Qing squinted his eyes, looked at Su Jianshu who was in a miserable state, and revealed an extremely disgusted look as he spoke to Chu Ling. He even took out his sword and patted Su Jianshu''s body intentionally, as if he was threatening him.


    When the surrounding people heard this, they immediately started to laugh.


    "Hehe, Chu Ling, aren''t you a loyal man? "What, are you going to watch your fellow senior brother die in front of your eyes today?"


    "That''s right. This kid''s so-called righteousness is most likely an act. If it''s me, I''ll agree to anything."


    "Right, right. Have you heard? Chu Ling recently received a nickname, Great Demon Beast. Think about it, how could this so called Great Demon Beast even care about the life and death of its fellow disciples? "


    The surrounding people started to talk amongst themselves, causing Deng Yiyue and the rest to be extremely dissatisfied. Just as they were about to refute and remind Chu Ling not to fall for such a skill, the silent Chu Ling suddenly raised the formless sword in his hand high up in the air, and pierced down towards Xiang Shaolong.


    "Switch? "How is that possible?"

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    "Changing people, how is that possible?"


    "Of course, if you want to use Su Jianshu to threaten me, you can try. Let''s see how many times Xiang Shaolong can withstand from my attacks!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the surrounding laughter immediately disappeared, and everyone looked at Chu Ling as if he was a monster.


    After all, even though they did not know how important Xiang Shaolong was to Nangong Qing, or should they say it was to Han Xiu, everyone knew that with Xiang Shaolong''s identity, if he lost his life because of their own teasing, then Purple Phoenix Sect would definitely not let him off easily.


    Originally, they only thought that their shouts would make Chu Ling feel pressured, but they never expected that Chu Ling would actually stab him without thinking at all. He did not even bat an eyelid, he was simply a madman!


    How could they dare to provoke such a lunatic?


    When Chai Yangyu saw this, he could not help but think twice more highly of Chu Ling. Originally, he was worried that Chu Ling would be threatened by him and directly trade with him, and then, logically, it would cause Nangong Qing and the others to no longer have any fear, and they would directly act against them.


    If that was really the case, they would probably end up here.


    However, he never expected that Chu Ling would actually be even more decisive than he thought, he directly raised his sword and thrusted, causing Nangong Qing to instantly freeze, and he did not dare to truly attack Su Jianshu at all.


    "Chu Ling, you ¡­" Nangong Qing said in a flustered and exasperated manner. Considering the big picture in his heart, he was not able to figure out Chu Ling''s personality in an instant, so he did not dare to directly stab down with his sword.


    After all, Xiang Shaolong was able to not die after being struck by Chu Ling''s sword, but Su Jianzhu was not certain.


    And at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he merely sneered once again.


    "You what you?"


    Chu Ling said coldly, the sword in his hand once again pierced down towards Xiang Shaolong''s abdomen, and then he expressionlessly unsheathed his sword and stood there, blood spurting out.


    However, he was already afraid of Chu Ling''s viciousness and ruthlessness, and did not dare to scold Chu Ling at all. Instead, he directly began to curse Nangong Qing loudly.


    "Nangong Qing, you slut, you, Mo Fei, want Chu Ling to kill me?


    Don''t forget, you want to overthrow the current Hundred Sects Alliance. Without my help, you don''t even have a sliver of certainty.


    And if I die here, don''t even think about using your Purple Phoenix Sect to help you! "


    After Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, he had wanted to curse a few more times, but in the short span of a day, he had been tormented to such an extent, if he did not vent out some of his anger, or perhaps, if Nangong Qing did not know of his importance, then Chu Ling''s sword would fall down without any further discussion.


    However, the current him no longer had the same arrogance as before. He was truly afraid, so much that when he spoke to Nangong Qing, he no longer dared to be as unbridled as before.


    However, even though Xiang Shaolong had restrained himself, he was still as ear-piercing as ever in Nangong Qing''s ears.


    "You''re courting death!" Nangong Qing said coldly, and the killing intent in his eyes was completely released. Anyone could feel that the surrounding temperature had dropped by quite a bit.


    But she still kept the sword in her hand and looked at Chu Ling fiercely.


    "Chu Ling, tell me, how exactly are you going to let go of this trash in your hands?"


    "Of course it''s as you wish. If you let all of my Pill Flame Sect out, I''ll give this piece of trash to you. How about it?" Chu Ling said.


    "I''ll give it all to you?" Impossible! Since both you and I have hostages, I''ll give you two choices.


    First, either you kill Xiang Shaolong, or I kill everyone in your Pill Flame Sect. If things go this way, I''ll just cripple my limbs a bit more, but because of what happened today, you''ll be covered in a layer of psychological trauma for the rest of your life.


    As for the second place, either you or I will take a step back, I promise to return all the Pill Flame Sect disciples back to you, but you need to enter the Sword Grave yourself to save them.


    Xu Qing said, as his face slowly revealed a trace of a smile.


    She wasn''t afraid of Chu Ling not agreeing at all. After all, in her opinion, Chu Ling had no other choice.


    Xiang Shaolong was of utmost importance to them all with their Six Sects Alliance, even more so than he was to the Nan Gong Family.


    After all, although she was able to defeat the Nangong Family, there were still several disciples that were only slightly weaker than her.


    Furthermore, Yuan Jiexi and Xiao Gui, who were slightly weaker than Xiang Shaolong, had both been killed by Chu Ling. If Xiang Shaolong were to die now, it would be absolutely impossible for them to create a new Hundred Sects Alliance together with him.


    However, he believed that the importance of Pill Flame Sect to Chu Ling would not be much weaker.


    As a result, after Nangong Qing finished speaking, he only looked at Chu Ling coldly, and did not say anything else.


    However, when the Chai Yangyu at that time heard this, he immediately took a step forward, and said to Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, this matter is something that absolutely cannot be done, I''m afraid you do not know just how terrifying the Sword Grave is.


    It was rumored that even cultivators with Dragon Transformantion Stage would not be able to easily enter or leave this place. Furthermore, those who did so would most likely die without a doubt.


    Furthermore, I have also heard that even back then, Han Xiu did not have a single way to deal with this Sword Grave, so we could only capture those unyielding cultivators and use their lives as the price to hone this Sword Grave.


    Moreover, we don''t even know what the situation is like with the rest of the Pill Flame Sect, so we absolutely cannot be rash! "


    After Chai Yangyu finished speaking, Chu Ling didn''t even have time to speak before he heard Nangong Qing directly unleashing a few techniques on the city wall, causing a scene to appear above the city wall in an instant.


    In that image, there were a total of six Pill Flame Sect disciples currently slashing at the seemingly endless red armoured puppets, one sword after another.


    However, because there were simply too many puppets, coupled with the fact that the Pill Flame Sect people''s strengths were not much stronger than the puppets, within a few breaths, Chu Ling could already see some of the sword scars on the bodies of the six people.


    Just as Chu Ling wanted to clearly see the situation of the six people, the scene on the city wall instantly disappeared with Nangong Qing''s wave of his sleeve.


    "Didn''t you want to know about them? Chu Ling, you think about it for yourself. Whether to save or not, it all lies in your thoughts. "


    Nangong Qing said.


    After Chu Ling heard this, he frowned, and an idea naturally formed in his mind.


    However, just as he was about to say it ¡­


    "Chu Ling, you can''t!


    You have seen the situation inside, I am afraid there is no cultivator with Heaven Understanding Stage in this world who can guarantee that they can save him from the Sword Grave, so, the reason why Nangong Qing allowed you to go in and save him, is because it is just a trap, you better not believe it! "


    Chai Yangyu spoke once again, and even Deng Yiyue and the other person also warned Chu Ling softly, all that was said was just a trap, we must not fall into it.


    However, at that time, when Chu Ling heard this, he could only slowly shake his head. After all, if he had not seen the scene inside the cave before, he might have been able to persuade himself not to agree. But the current Li Yanrong and the others were in imminent danger, so no matter how dangerous it was, Chu Ling did not care that much.


    "There''s no need to say anymore, since even Han Xiu can''t do anything about this Sword Grave, then I, Chu Ling, will definitely have to see it for myself."

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    "There''s no need to say anymore, since even Han Xiu can''t do anything about this Sword Grave, then I, Chu Ling, will definitely have to see it for myself."


    "As for you? Just keep an eye on Xiang Shaolong for me and wait for me to come back. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, without waiting for Chai Yangyu and the others to refute him, he immediately leaped and climbed up the city walls, and after a while, he strode towards the Sword Grave.


    At that time, when Chai Yangyu saw this, he could only stomp his feet in depression, and then stand in front of Xiang Shaolong, staring at Nangong Qing and the rest.


    As for the Deng Family siblings, their eyes suddenly dimmed. Although they wanted to accompany Chu Ling to go to the Sword Grave, they knew their own limitations, because if they had followed Chu Ling here just now, they would be able to help him deal with a few cultivators.


    If he were to head there now, he would be deliberately creating trouble for Chu Ling.


    After the two of them looked at each other, they secretly made up their minds that one day, they would have the power to fight alongside Chu Ling.


    As for Nangong Qing, who had used his hand to force Chu Ling into the Sword Grave, instead, he laughed, and then said softly: "Actually you all don''t have to be so cautious of me, since Chu Ling has already entered the Sword Grave, anyway, it will definitely fall into my hands.


    When that time comes, it will be impossible to protect the Xiang Shaolong in your hands, so I do not have any thoughts of forcing it. Don''t worry, I will definitely let you guys see Chu Ling suffer in my hands before you all settle your scores. "


    "Nonsense, Senior Brother Chu''s strength is astonishing, it''s simply impossible for him to fall into your hands," Deng Yiyue immediately retorted.


    However, at that time, Nangong Qing was not angry at all. He only chuckled at Deng Yiyue, and then, he took out a message talisman and softly said: "Listen carefully, Chu Ling, I want him alive."


    And Chu Ling at that time had already thrust head first into the Sword Grave, which was that mountain of white bones.


    Originally, Chu Ling thought that he would walk on top of the bones, but he never thought that when he arrived in front of the bones, one of them would directly suck him in.


    Chu Ling looked at the earth that looked like it was burning, and the red clouds that were the same color as the sky and the ground, and gasped in his heart, there was actually another world inside this white bone.


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, the ground around him started to bubble as if it was lava, and started to bubble.


    However, what Chu Ling did not understand was that on the surface of the ground today, it was obviously as hard as a rock.


    As Chu Ling was pondering, suddenly, he heard the sounds of bubbles becoming louder and louder, and then floating up from the ground, in a few breaths time they exploded in the air and turned into a cloud of red mist.


    Before the mist dispersed, what made Chu Ling even more shocked was that the red mist actually distorted in midair and turned into many humanoid puppets dressed in red armor, and appeared in front of him.


    "So, the puppets that I saw in the painting earlier were these kinds of puppets. This way, their numbers should be quite a lot." Chu Ling frowned, and said in a serious tone. After all, the strength of the two in the portrait did not seem to be low.


    As soon as he finished speaking, the heaven and earth suddenly released a series of bubbling and cracking noises, as well as a series of popping sounds. All of the red armored puppets appeared in front of Chu Ling, and then, without saying a word, they pierced towards Chu Ling.


    At that time, another gust of wind sounded. Chu Ling could only see countless sword afterimages flashing before his eyes, as they all shot towards him like lightning.


    At that time, how could he dare to slack off in the slightest? He silently recited this in his heart.


    "Sword Rain Over Nine Heavens!"


    Boom!


    In an instant, droplets of water began to condense in the air. In the blink of an eye, they shot towards the surrounding red armored puppets.


    Instantly, every single red armored puppet within thirty meters of Chu Ling, directly transformed into a ball of red mist and disappeared from the world.


    "It only has the strength equivalent to the eighth level of the Vein Opening Stage, but there are a lot of it, to the point of almost no number of them.


    Although the Sword Rain''s killing range is huge, if I want to kill all of them, even if I am at the seventh level of Vein Opening Stage, being able to absorb the spirit energy from the heaven and earth through my acupoints, it would probably be impossible.


    Therefore, we must break out! "


    Chu Ling said softly, his heart becoming more and more worried for Li Yanrong and the rest. With such a red armored puppet wave, even he had to struggle to resist, much less Li Yanrong and the others, every breath of time would cause them to become more dangerous.


    Chu Ling thought as he confirmed a direction and continued to hack and kill. But what made him disappointed was that even though he had already killed for half an incense''s time, the tide of the red armored puppets in front of him was still limitless. He couldn''t even see the end of it.


    "Am I, Chu Ling, going to be killed by these fellows today? However, if even I am unable to withstand it, how could Senior Sister and the others possibly be able to hold on for that long?


    Impossible, there must be something behind this. " Chu Ling thought like this in his heart. Just as he was about to ponder about it, he suddenly saw that the red armored puppet had merged with the ground in an instant, disappearing without a trace, as if it had never appeared before.


    Chu Ling frowned, he did not understand what was going on, but he still walked forward quickly, and was using all his strength to restore the Spiritual Energy in his body.


    "There must be some sort of pattern within this. I must grasp it. Otherwise, I will not be able to save senior, much less them. Even I myself will most likely not be able to protect it." Chu Ling muttered to himself.


    However, just as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw not too far away, there was a group of cultivators with a total of ten people sitting on the ground, silently recovering their Spiritual Energy.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling naturally did not hesitate to walk towards the crowd. He had long knew that the Sword Grave was not limited to just the Pill Flame Sect''s disciples, but it also contained a large number of cultivators who were unwilling to submit to their Six Sects Alliance.


    Therefore, from Chu Ling''s point of view, the enemy was naturally his friend. Even if they were not friends, asking what was going on with the red armored puppet was not bad either.


    Chu Ling walked forward quickly. Even though he had already walked in front of everyone, no one was willing to stand up and talk to Chu Ling. This caused Chu Ling to feel somewhat awkward.


    However, now that he had finally met someone, no matter how awkward it was, he still had to ask.


    Chu Ling looked around, originally wanting to find someone to ask, but suddenly he saw a familiar face, after thinking for a long time, Chu Ling suddenly remembered that person''s name, and was about to shout out.


    As if he had felt Chu Ling''s gaze, the person slowly opened his eyes and shouted at almost the same time as Chu Ling.


    "Song Yufu!"


    "Chu Ling!"

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    "Song Yufu!"


    "Chu Ling!"


    After the two had finished speaking, even though the people around them were visibly trembling, they still did not stop. Instead, they continued to frantically absorb the surrounding spirit energy to replenish the Spiritual Energy in their bodies.


    At that time, Song Yufu''s emotions had calmed down a little, and he said to Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, you should hurry up and recover your Spiritual Energy, we won''t have much time left. If we wait until those Sword Puppet come out again, we will have to rely on our luck and the Spiritual Energy in our body to survive, we cannot have even the slightest bit of carelessness."


    When Chu Ling heard this, his brows relaxed a little. Although he did not really ask, but from Song Yufu''s words, Chu Ling could still hear that the puppets he had seen earlier were called Sword Puppet s, and were most likely something unique to Sword Grave.


    Most importantly, Song Yufu could tell that the Sword Puppet would appear again soon, and no one knew how long they would last, so if they wanted to live, they had to rely on luck.


    Chu Ling thought for a while, then said to Song Yufu: "Thank you for your reminder, my Spiritual Energy has already fully recovered. You two can begin to meditate, I will help you guard it."


    The moment Chu Ling''s words fell, Song Yufu''s expression slightly changed, and immediately after, he became silent. He even invisibly shook his head, and the appreciation he had for Chu Ling in his heart quietly lightened by a bit.


    "Sigh, looks like Chu Ling still doesn''t know the level of danger within Sword Grave, to think that he would still try to force himself at such a time. What a fool."


    Song Yufu thought like this, but he did not say it out, as though he was really going to meditate.


    At that time, the people around them all let out a cold snort. It was clear that they did not believe what Chu Ling had said at all.


    After all, they had all personally experienced the previous battle. The duration of that battle was more than an hour.


    However, most of their Spiritual Energy s had actually been used up a long time ago, if not for Song Yufu and a few other cultivators with higher cultivation bases helping them to resist, they would have been chopped into minced meat by the Sword Puppet.


    But the current Chu Ling was alone, which meant that he had to face the endless Sword Puppet all by himself. Compared to them, the number of Spiritual Energy that had been lost was naturally countless times more.


    Furthermore, Chu Ling had not sat down to meditate previously, and was rushing towards them. How could he possibly have completely recovered his Spiritual Energy?


    "Hmph hmph, you really don''t know your place. You think that you can join us and protect your life just because you found us? "How naive!"


    "That''s right. We are people who cannot protect ourselves to begin with, so why would we want a useless person like you?"


    "You can go a little further by yourself. If I fight alongside you, I won''t be able to rest easy on my back."


    "Hehe, even Senior Brother Song Yufu, Senior Brother Song Yufu and the others were unable to completely recover the Spiritual Energy. Are they even worthy of that name? "


    Everyone said in succession, their eyes full of disdain.


    At that time, when Chu Ling heard this, he could only laugh bitterly twice and did not give a response. After all, he only wanted to ask Song Yufu where the Pill Flame Sect and the others were so that he could go and find them. He did not have any intentions of accompanying them, thus, he did not have any thoughts of refuting them.


    He, Chu Ling, had never cared too much about the thoughts of others, if not for the fact that the Sword Grave was truly too big, he would not be able to leave for long.


    It was just that Chu Ling did not expect that just because he said it so casually, it caused everyone to roll their eyes at him.


    The him from before only had a few Spiritual Energy left, adding that he had already opened one hundred and eight acupoints, even though he needed more Spiritual Energy, the speed at which he absorbed them was also faster, so even though he did not meditate previously, he had already recovered all the Spiritual Energy.


    Chu Ling shook his head, throwing all of these thoughts out of his mind, and quietly waited for Song Yufu to wake up from his meditative state.


    But just at that time, in the midst of the crowd, a slender man in white who seemed to be a little superior to Chu Ling sat crossed legged on the ground. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at Chu Ling with indifference, and then stood up.


    It was obvious that his Spiritual Energy had fully recovered.


    After all, this white clothed man was the leader among them, and also the most famous genius in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance, the number one genius of the Song Family, Song Fangyi.


    Although Song Fangyi was the same as them, they had all been defeated by Han Xiu and the others, and had all been thrown into the Sword Grave, used to grind away the formation restrictions inside the Sword Grave, but what was different from them was, they were easily defeated by Han Xiu and the others, while Song Fangyi was rumored to have been beaten up by Han Xiu and the others.


    And what was astonishing was that although all of this came from Song Fangyi''s own mouth, almost everyone firmly believed it.


    Moreover, out of this group of ten, not all of them were disciples of the Song Family s. There were also five who were disciples of the rest of the Hundred Sects Alliance, but right now, all of them were led by Song Fangyi.


    However, on this journey, Song Fangyi had not disappointed them, and had already helped them resolve all sorts of dangers god knows how many times.


    And at that time, after Song Fangyi stood there, he was still looking at Chu Ling, and then he asked coldly: You are Chu Ling? The strongest person of the Hundred Sect Competition, the Chu Ling who was personally ordered to kill by Han Xiu, and the Chu Ling who was just sent a mental message by him, the Chu Ling who needs to live? "


    After Chu Ling heard this, although Song Fangyi''s tone did not carry even the slightest bit of hostility, but hearing it, Chu Ling still felt a wave of displeasure.


    Although Song Fangyi did not seem to hold any hostility towards him, he looked at him with contempt and even seemed to despise him.


    However, he did not feel anything from these Chu Ling, what truly displeased him was that after he had walked in, Nangong Qing had actually already been rumored to have had his people in the Sword Grave take him down.


    This bet was really not very fair!


    "Nangong Qing? If she needs to live, then what benefits has she promised you? " Chu Ling asked.


    "Benefits?" Of course it''s to hand you over to her, and she promises to let someone out.


    I thought that given Song Fangyi''s status, there would definitely not be such so-called benefits in the past, but now, all ten of us are in danger. I do not mind dying here, but I do not want my Song Family''s heaven''s pride experts to die here.


    Furthermore, we can''t let all of these five people who chose to follow me die here, so among the ten people in our group, besides me, there must be someone who will survive and leave this place to rescue us. " Song Fangyi said this, his originally indifferent eyes, actually had a hint of stirring emotion.


    "So, in order to let more people live, I can only let you down.


    Think about it, if you can exchange your life for the lives of one of us here, and even all of us in the Sword Grave, you would be very happy, right? "

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    "You should be happy, right?" Song Fangyi took a step forward and said to Chu Ling.


    And at that time, everyone who had originally heard these words, opened their eyes one after another and looked at Chu Ling.


    Compared to the cultivators outside, they were like hard bones. However, even though they were tough bones, after being polished by the Sword Puppet for so long, they had already become soft.


    In reality, the moment they saw Chu Ling, they had already felt like giving Chu Ling their all in exchange for their own chance at escaping. They had only wanted to maintain their image as well as their so-called morality, and didn''t dare to say it out loud.


    But it was different now. The current Song Fangyi had clearly stated that handing Chu Ling over to them was not simply to give in. On the contrary, it was to save all the people within the Sword Grave.


    As a result, all of them were moved in an instant, and they unconsciously moved their feet slightly, surrounding Chu Ling.


    When Song Fangyi saw this, he smiled slightly, then took another step towards Chu Ling, and said: "How about it, Chu Ling, this is the best time for you to contribute to Hundred Sects Alliance, at worst, after this crisis, if you don''t die, my Song Family will allow you to have a bright future in Hundred Sects Land.


    So, now that you have surrendered and gotten your way, it''s better if I do it myself. You choose! "


    As soon as Song Fangyi finished speaking, everyone instantly took a step forward. The meaning was obvious, it meant that if Chu Ling was unwilling, then they could only agree on behalf of Chu Ling.


    When Chu Ling had seen this, he couldn''t help but sneer in his heart. Even though Song Fangyi and the others did have some logic to what they had said, dying by themselves was in exchange for a thread of life for all of them.


    However, this was only a possibility.


    After all, if they could really go in and out of the Ancient Cage and find reinforcements for them, then this Sword Grave would have been taken down long ago.


    So, everyone only had one thought, and that was to use their own lives in exchange for their lives. Chu Ling was naturally unwilling.


    Therefore, in that instant, Chu Ling was just about to open his mouth to refute.


    But right at that moment, Song Yufu who was seated quietly suddenly spoke: "Wait, this is not appropriate."


    Song Yufu said as he quickly walked in front of Chu Ling and said: "Young Lord, this matter definitely cannot be like this. You and I both know that wanting to find reinforcements amongst the Ancient Cage is practically impossible now, why should we send Chu Ling to his death?


    Furthermore, my Song Family has never used the lives of others to exchange for his own, so this cannot happen. "


    "How dare you!" Just as Song Yufu finished speaking, Song Fangyi was instantly enraged.


    "Even if the chances are slim, we definitely cannot give up. Furthermore, if there really isn''t a chance, then Chu Ling would have died sooner or later.


    It''s just that Nangong Qing and the rest are not willing to take my life, if not, I would have long ago taken the initiative to let you tie me up. Since Chu Ling is unwilling to do it yourself, then why can''t we help him?


    Song Yufu, you still aren''t moving! " Song Fangyi roared loudly.


    "Young Lord, you, Mo Fei, really want to put my Song Family''s thousand years of good name aside and insist on acting as if it''s your own will?


    Or could it be that Young Lord only wants Chu Ling to use his life in exchange for your own? " Song Yufu said without backing down at all.


    When the Song Fangyi of that time heard this, he was instantly enraged, and the killing intent on his body was instantly released.


    However, Song Yufu didn''t have the slightest reaction, and still said: "Young Lord, for the sake of my Song Family''s thousand years of reputation, for the sake of my Song Family not becoming the laughingstock of the entire Hundred Sects Alliance in the future, if you want to touch Chu Ling today, I, Song Yufu, will definitely die!"


    After Song Yufu finished speaking, Song Fangyi was so angry that he was at a loss for words, and was about to make a move.


    But at that time, the surrounding people, especially the people from Song Family, immediately walked between the two of them, separating the two.


    "Aiya, Senior Brother Yufu, what are you doing? Why is there only you and Young Lord arguing over a mere Chu Ling?"


    No matter what, Chu Ling is not one of us, he is not worth it!


    "Hur hur, what do you know? Back then, for the sake of our Song Family''s good name, what did Senior Brother Yufu mean by doing it for Chu Ling?


    "Who cares what his purpose is. I don''t think you should stop him, Senior Brother Yufu."


    Hearing this, Song Yufu''s heart immediately became more gloomy, and suddenly discovered that the Song Family disciples in his eyes seemed to be a little different from before.


    However, even though everyone tried to dissuade him, he still showed no signs of wavering as he continued speaking.


    "I''ll say it again, your actions are unreasonable. If you want to touch Chu Ling, that is, unless I die!"


    "You ¡­ "Bastard!" Song Fangyi roared loudly, his mind going through all sorts of possibilities in an instant.


    Although he currently had the qualifications to directly clash with Song Yufu and Chu Ling, he was not certain that he would be able to take them down. After all, even though he did not know that Chu Ling had defeated Xiang Shaolong, he knew in his heart that the person who was able to catch Han Xiu''s attention was definitely not too weak.


    If he were to have a direct confrontation with Song Yufu now, then he would accidentally let Chu Ling and the other person escape. This would cause him to not only not get the chance to leave, but also lose his helper Song Yufu.


    After all, Song Yufu''s strength was comparable to his, and if he lost out on Song Yufu, the chances of him being able to survive would be greatly reduced.


    Therefore, after Song Fangyi pondered for a moment, he decided to let Chu Ling go this time. At that time, he would find a chance to make a move and get the chance to leave.


    "Hmph, Song Yufu, since you are so determined, then let us all follow Chu Ling and wait for death!


    But you better remember, if my Song Family falls because of this, you will be the sinner of all ages! "


    After Song Fangyi finished speaking, he immediately turned around and stood at the other side of the crowd with his back facing Chu Ling and Song Yufu. He silently looked into the distance, but in his heart, he was still scheming how to take action against Chu Ling.


    When the crowd heard this, they could only sigh in their hearts, feeling extremely regretful. However, without Song Fangyi taking the lead, they could only give up.


    At that time, Chu Ling shook his head. Even though he was not afraid of Song Fangyi and the others, he was still extremely grateful towards Song Yufu, and thus, he, who had already given up on staying here, was not willing to continue implicating Song Yufu.


    "I am sorry to trouble you today, but if there is a chance in the future, Chu Ling would definitely reward you handsomely."


    In truth, I am only doing what I should do for the sake of the thousand years of Song Family''s good name. You do not need to thank me, if fellow cultivator has nothing else, you can just follow me on the road. The Sword Puppet s on the road would appear out of nowhere, and if everyone is together, then it would be for the better.


    Song Yufu said softly. From the way he looked, it was obvious that he was more than just being polite.


    Actually, the most important reason for me coming here this time is to ask fellow cultivator. I wonder if you know where the seniors and juniors of my Pill Flame Sect are?

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    Just as Chu Ling finished speaking, Song Yufu immediately asked: "What did you say? You said that you purposely came in for the sake of Zhao Pill Flame Sect? "


    Chu Ling nodded his head, indicating that it was so.


    When Song Yufu saw this, he laughed bitterly and said: "You''re muddleheaded, muddleheaded. Dao Friend, do you know that the Sword Grave is actually split into five levels? And today, we''re in the Fire Domain of the Five Elements, even those Sword Puppet are called Sword Fire Puppets.


    Most importantly, if a person wanted to leave, they would have to at least break through two of these five floors before they would have the opportunity to enter the first and second floors.


    And today, the only person who has truly passed through the first and second floors is the person led by Han Xiu back then. Therefore, you have entered for their sake, this, this ¡­ "


    Although Song Yufu did not finish speaking, Chu Ling still understood the meaning behind his words.


    However, Chu Ling did not have the slightest bit of regret towards this.


    If he entered this place, he would at most die. However, if he did not enter this place, then he would regret it for the rest of his life.


    Chu Ling didn''t have any intention to explain and wanted to ask again.


    However, the people at that time suddenly roared with laughter, and looked at Chu Ling strangely.


    Chu Ling knew that this kind of gaze was specifically used to care for idiots.


    "Haha, I''m dying of laughter. This Chu Ling actually came in voluntarily, is there something wrong with his head?"


    "From the looks of it, what do you mean there''s a problem? That''s obviously a problem!" Could it be that he doesn''t know that just the first level of Sword Grave has three thousand bones, which means that there are three thousand small secret realms like us. Even if he were to enter, he might not even be able to touch them! "


    "That''s right, I don''t think that fellow has a problem with his brain, I think that Chu Ling is lying, and said that he entered here on his own accord, but in fact, he was thrown in here by Han Xiu and the rest, and played with him."


    "This is possible. After all, even if we know that these three thousand secret realms all have the same path, no matter which one we enter, we will definitely meet them in the end. However, we cannot just directly and foolishly enter. This kid is really hypocritical!"


    In an instant, Chu Ling was either a fool in their eyes, or a fake guy.


    And at that time, Song Fangyi, who had his back facing Chu Ling, said: "Idiot!"


    After Chu Ling heard this, the anger that he had been suppressing exploded out, and the formless sword in his hand landed in his hand in the blink of an eye.


    Although his temper was not bad, but he could not stand the crowd''s repeated provocations. He could see that the more silent he was, the weaker Song Fangyi and the rest would think he was.


    "Say that again!" Chu Ling said coldly, the aura around his body congealed immediately and was suddenly released.


    When Song Fangyi saw this, he was overjoyed. After all, if Chu Ling took the initiative to attack him, then when the time came and he attacked Chu Ling, Song Yufu would not care.


    But at that moment, Song Yufu appeared in front of the two of them once again, and said to Chu Ling: "Fellow, please give me some face, pretend like you didn''t hear what I just said!"


    Song Yufu said as he bowed towards Chu Ling, and upon seeing this, Chu Ling pondered for a moment, then kept the formless sword.


    Now that Song Yufu had repeatedly expressed goodwill, he naturally had to give her face.


    "Since you have already spoken, I, Chu Ling, cannot be careless. I shall forget about today''s matter, but next time, Fellow shall not blame me for being merciless."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he cupped his fists to Song Yufu and said: "Then let''s part ways here, many thanks fellow cultivator for clearing Chu Ling''s doubts."


    Chu Ling said, after choosing a direction, he immediately walked over.


    And at that time, when Song Yufu saw this, he once again blocked in front of Chu Ling.


    "Since Fellow Daoist has come here to search for the Pill Flame Sect, then the easiest way to find it is to head to the center of the first level. There are three thousand small secret realms gathered there, if Fellow Daoist from the Pill Flame Sect is still alive, then he will definitely head there.


    However, I am afraid that fellow is well aware of the difficulties involved, as it is everywhere, and you do not even know when the Sword Puppet will appear. As such, the best way for Fellow is to travel with us, so we can look out for each other. "


    Hearing that, Chu Ling frowned slightly, he could naturally understand Song Yufu''s meaning, which was to make him travel with them, to the center of the first level, after all, his strength was not low, and to them, it would definitely be a good thing.


    And to himself, he was also average. After all, no matter how strong he was, he was not arrogant enough to kill all the Sword Puppet that appeared in front of him by himself, nor was he confident that he could defend against the Sword Puppet''s attacks that had lasted even longer than before.


    Thus, after Chu Ling pondered for a long time, although he was not too happy about everyone, he still nodded and agreed. Only, what he did not know was that, at that time, the corner of Song Fangyi''s lips were secretly raised, as if he was exceptionally satisfied with Chu Ling remaining here.


    At that time, everyone was a little disappointed. However, they felt relieved when they thought about how difficult it would be to get a slot in their rankings.


    After all, that lucky guy would most likely not be him, but Chu Ling''s addition of Chu Ling had actually caused their strength to rise by a lot, and at that time, he would also be able to share some of the danger for them.


    Thus, everyone immediately fell silent and agreed.


    And Song Fangyi at that time merely nodded slightly, as his steps gently shifted towards the front.


    "Since everyone''s Spiritual Energy has already recovered, let''s hurry up and leave. After all, who knows when the next time they will appear will be.


    We haven''t been able to get any faster. If we were to walk a few more steps, we might be able to experience less Sword Puppet s. " Song Yufu said to everyone as he looked at Song Fangyi''s back.


    Hearing that, everyone followed Chu Ling and chased after Song Fangyi.


    But after they had left for just an hour, they suddenly remembered that familiar gurgling sound again. This time, Chu Ling even seemed to feel that this gurgling sound had become somewhat louder.


    Very quickly, following the sounds of explosions, heads of Sword Puppet in red armor appeared in front of everyone once again.


    Only, this time, what was different from the previous time was that the Sword Puppet s were no longer in the same humanoid form, but instead had a group of puppets that looked like Demonic Beast s mixed within.


    In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire team became tense.


    "Everyone be careful, this time the Sword Puppet''s strength is not only limited to Vein Opening Stage!"

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    "Everyone be careful, this time the Sword Puppet''s strength is not only limited to Vein Opening Stage!" Song Yufu said in a low voice.


    When Chu Ling heard this, his heart jumped, and he immediately reacted, facing these Sword Puppet in front of him, it was obvious that the humanoid Sword Puppet was just like before, with only the strength of the eighth stage of the Vein Opening Stage, but those Demonic Beast in the shape of Demonic Beast had long since surpassed the strength of the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Although it looked like it was not much, at most it was only 1% of the Sword Puppet, but compared to this countless number of Sword Puppet, the number was already hard to measure.


    And most importantly, although these Sword Puppet did not have any intelligence, they had good fighting instincts and were not that easy to deal with. Therefore, in an instant, not only Chu Ling was worried, even the surrounding people were also in an uproar.


    After all, aside from Song Fangyi and Song Yufu, the other eight people, even though their cultivation were above Heaven Understanding Stage, they had only opened around thirty acupoints, so staying in this kind of encirclement for too long was impossible.


    "Song Yufu, Song Guanhai, Chu Ling, the three of you follow me in guarding the four sides. Remember, you must use all your strength to kill those Sword Puppet and give the rest of you more opportunities to kill the remaining Vein Opening Stage Sword Puppet."


    As Song Fangyi said that, he expressionlessly walked in front of everyone. Taking out a high grade spirit sword, he slashed at the Sword Puppet in front of him with his sword.


    And at that time, Song Yufu and Chu Ling, who did not know who they were originally, Song Guanhai also immediately walked in one direction, obviously having tacitly agreed to Song Fangyi''s arrangements.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not have any objections, he immediately jumped to the right of the group, holding onto the formless sword in his hand, he quietly waited.


    When the crowd at that time heard this, they immediately felt discontent.


    Especially at the edge of the crowd, Big Beard Song Lingjiang, who had already pulled out his long blade and was preparing to defend, felt like hacking Chu Ling, the guy who had snatched his position, to death.


    After all, to Song Lingjiang, although guarding a area was under an enormous pressure, it was in fact not easy at all. However, it represented an unparalleled honor, one that represented him being one of the four strongest people in the group of ten. Now that this honor had been seized by Chu Ling, how could he not be angry?


    Of course, the most important thing was that in his eyes, although Chu Ling had the title of being the head of the Hundred Sect Competition, in his memories, he was only at the fourth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Therefore, the big bearded Song Lingjiang who could not hide the truth immediately said: "I do not accept this kind of distribution, what exactly is this Chu Ling based on? With his little body, how could he be worthy of guarding a region? "


    As soon as the bearded man finished his words, the others who were not satisfied with the arrangement heard his words. They did not have the slightest intention to be sloppy in the face of such a life-threatening situation. They started to talk about it one by one.


    "That''s right, Young Lord Song, I think we should let Chu Ling withdraw. With his abilities, he was only able to earn them from spending time with a group of Vein Opening Stage cultivators, that is something that we can''t count up to."


    "Right, that''s right, this is a huge matter, if Chu Ling is a useless trash, then once these Sword Puppet break through, we will definitely be attacked from the front and back, it is truly dangerous!"


    "Yeah, Young Lord, this used to be under the protection of Senior Brother Song Lingjiang Song. I think this time we should let him continue."


    When Chu Ling heard the voices of the crowd, he couldn''t help but find it funny.


    This Song Lingjiang''s strength was only at the sixth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, and even his realm was one level lower than his own seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage. There was no need to even mention his strength, even if it was five people like Song Lingjiang, they would still not be his match.


    Therefore, Chu Ling did not feel much about how everyone was belittling him. In his opinion, since everyone wanted Song Lingjiang to guard this direction, then let him be, since he was able to sneak around like this, it was pretty good.


    Chu Ling thought like that, but right at that moment, Song Fangyi, who was originally standing quietly in front, waiting for the Sword Puppet to attack, suddenly shouted coldly: "If there''s so much, then if I have to do this, then there must be a reason.


    If Chu Ling really falls incompetent, Song Lingjiang, you go and block it for me! "


    After Song Fangyi finished speaking, the originally noisy crowd instantly fell silent, and even Song Lingjiang fell silent. In his opinion, Song Fangyi was most likely borrowing the Sword Puppet''s hand to attack Chu Ling, and the protection of this position had always been his.


    When the Chu Ling of that time heard this, he, who was originally not clear about Song Fangyi''s intentions, immediately reacted. He was not surprised that Song Fangyi would want to deal with him.


    However, Chu Ling did not have any intentions of refuting. After all, relying on his current strength, Chu Ling was confident that he would be able to die after everyone present died.


    While the surrounding Sword Puppet did not even have the intention to continue pondering for Chu Ling and the others, they all raised the swords in their hands and pierced towards Chu Ling and the others.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he who had already distributed the missions to the others continuously thrust his sword towards the Demonic Beast that were charging towards him. Although it looked like he was flustered, to Chu Ling, it was actually rather easy.


    After all, although the people behind Chu Ling had their objections to Chu Ling, they did not hold back, so Chu Ling only needed to deal with the Sword Puppet with Heaven Understanding Stage, and was even free to practice their battle skills time and time again.


    "Raindrop Sword!"


    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    "A strike of wind and thunder!"


    At that time, Big Beard Song Lingjiang, who had been bitterly waiting for Chu Ling to be beaten to a pulp by the Sword Puppet, who had long since prepared to take Chu Ling''s place, was stunned. Looking at the swords in Chu Ling''s hands flying nonstop, and seeing the Heaven Understanding Stage of the Sword Puppet disappearing in front of his eyes, he started to feel inferior.


    With his own strength, even if he used all his strength, he still wouldn''t be able to reach such a level!


    Chu Ling did not care about the reaction of the crowd, he only had a relaxed expression, and completely extinguished the thought that he was waiting for Chu Ling to fall.


    Not only was the big bearded Song Lingjiang rude, he was also very shrewd. Seeing that Chu Ling''s strength had far surpassed his own, he could not help but feel a tinge of respect for him, and then he honestly started to help Chu Ling fight, blocking the Sword Puppet s with Vein Opening Stage by his side.


    Not only was the big bearded Song Lingjiang so, the rest of the people were also slightly shocked, and continuously regretted their words. After all, no matter who it was, they all respected and respected strong warriors.


    "Fellow Daoist Chu is truly extraordinary," said Song Shuhang. "I was blind before. I''m truly sorry."


    "That''s right, I hope that you can be magnanimous. This time, please forgive us."


    "That''s right, that''s right, it''s fortunate that Young Lord Song''s Fiery Eyes of Truth knew that fellow Chu Ling''s strength was extraordinary, and that he was a phoenix among men. Otherwise, he would have been buried by us."


    Everyone continued to speak, and when Chu Ling heard this, he only chuckled, and shook his head without saying a word, and focused on dealing with the Sword Puppet in front of him.


    However, even though Chu Ling didn''t feel anything when he heard it, the hearts of the people in the front of the crowd started to churn with great waves, as they simply couldn''t believe that Chu Ling actually had that kind of ability.


    Originally, he really wanted for these Sword Puppet to be able to injure Chu Ling until he had no way of resisting. That way, he could easily capture Chu Ling and exchange them with him.


    However, he had never expected that Chu Ling would actually be this fierce. Those Heaven Understanding Stage Sword Puppet s were like paper in front of his eyes, each sword stroke was simply not the least bit unexpected.


    "Damnable fellow, he''s actually this strong. Could it be that he really came here on his own accord and wants to look for someone with Pill Flame Sect?" Song Fangyi coldly said in his heart.


    But just when Song Fangyi was thinking, a Sword Puppet the shape of a cow, with an elephant nose, immediately flung its nose towards Song Fangyi, and with a pa sound, knocked it down.


    After that, in a few breaths time, before Song Fangyi could even react, the surrounding Sword Puppet s all rushed towards him in an instant.


    Song Fangyi, who did not have the power to fight back at all, did not have any of his arrogance anymore. He immediately roared out, "Save, save me ¡­"

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    "Save, save me ¡­"


    Just as Song Fangyi finished speaking, the people in the surroundings immediately rushed forward, but at that time, other than Song Yufu and Song Guanhai, the rest of the people, including Song Lingjiang, had already gone all out, but in an instant, they were all washed away by the Sword Puppet, and could not resist at all.


    At that time, although Song Yufu and the other two were anxious, the Sword Puppet that did not have intelligence but had strong battle instincts rushed towards Chu Ling and the two with no fear of death, looking as if they wanted to delay Chu Ling and the other two.


    Thus, at that time, both Song Yufu and Yue Shan were naturally held back, but Chu Ling still had some strength left.


    "Should I save him or not?" Chu Ling said in his heart.


    To be honest, Chu Ling didn''t have the slightest good impression of this fellow who tried to capture him and hand him over to Nangong Qing. He even had the impulse to kick him to death.


    But now, Chu Ling knew that under the current situation, with so many Sword Puppet charging at them, if Song Fangyi was rushing in their direction, they would very likely be cut into pieces by the Sword Puppet, and would have to face the enemy from the back.


    "Forget it, even if this brat''s luck is good, I, Chu Ling, will treat it as saving everyone. There''s no harm in saving him once," Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    After that, his right foot lightly touched the ground and his body immediately floated towards Song Fangyi. Just as the Sword Puppet were about to rush towards him, at some point, a large amount of water droplets appeared in front of him.


    "Sword Rain Over Nine Heavens!"


    Chu Ling growled, following that, an explosion sounded out one after another. In an instant, a vacuum space appeared in front of Chu Ling and the others, causing them to be stunned on the spot.


    Chu Ling saw that everyone was stunned by his display, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, but he was even more speechless.


    "I say, why are you all still standing there? Why aren''t you all standing in your original positions?"


    When Chu Ling''s voice fell, the surrounding people all reacted in a flash, each of them suddenly recalling Chu Ling''s heroic look and their own helpless expressions, they all couldn''t help but feel somewhat ashamed.


    That was why they all quickly agreed, and after nodding to indicate to Chu Ling, all of them rushed back to their previous positions.


    And at that time, the originally slightly sluggish Sword Puppet had already recovered in just a few breaths, and rushed towards Chu Ling and the others once again in the blink of an eye.


    Chu Ling turned around to take a look. At that time, Song Fangyi was still curled up on the ground with a painful expression on his face, and he knew that would probably not be able to hold on for a while.


    Furthermore, there was no one here who could take over the job. Therefore, in a moment of desperation, Chu Ling could only defend in two different directions by himself.


    "Sword Rain Over Nine Heavens!"


    Chu Ling roared loudly. It was just that this time, he was only able to slightly sweep away the surrounding Sword Puppet, and wasn''t able to cause a vacuum to appear in the surroundings in an instant like before.


    If it was said that the Chu Ling before was an incomparably relaxed matter when dealing with the masses, then now, it was already incomparably difficult.


    "Dammit, why hasn''t the Sword Puppet retreated this time? If it continues any longer, I might really die here."


    Chu Ling said softly. Taking advantage of the moment, he stuffed the Pill in his hand into his mouth. He felt a little more relaxed.


    But just at this moment, he felt a sense of danger in his heart. It was as if if if he wasn''t careful, his life would be in danger.


    However, what made Chu Ling suspicious was that the Sword Puppet in front of him had not pounced at all. Logically speaking, they should not have felt such a sense of danger.


    "Wait, could it be ¡­"


    Chu Ling said, his heart was startled, and just as he turned around, a sword seemed to have long been waiting for him, in an instant it pierced into his lower abdomen.


    After that, the sword even twisted a few times, causing Chu Ling''s internal organs to instantly shift and blood to immediately spurt out.


    "Song Fangyi!" Chu Ling clenched his teeth, he had wanted to curse a few more times, but at that time, Song Fangyi suddenly pulled out his sword and pushed Chu Ling down to the ground.


    "Don''t worry, you won''t die!" Song Fangyi said coldly, in that moment, he did not look like he was injured at all, it was clear that he had an extremely high cultivation level.


    "You, you''re not hurt at all!" Chu Ling said angrily, his heart was filled with incomparable regret. Regarding the matter of him saving Song Fangyi previously, he felt extremely foolish.


    After all, if it wasn''t for him saving Song Fangyi, he wouldn''t have been so exhausted, and wouldn''t have given Song Fangyi such an opportunity.


    Furthermore, most importantly, in the current Chu Ling''s eyes, although Song Fangyi''s body seemed to have some bruises on it, looking at his current appearance, he did not seem to be injured at all.


    Before this Song Fangyi, he had probably been pretending to be injured the entire time, and had purposefully allowed himself to wear out the Spiritual Energy.


    When Chu Ling thought about this, the anger in his heart could not help but increase.


    "Hehe, I didn''t expect that you, Chu Ling, actually had such a bit of ability. I had originally wanted to borrow the Sword Puppet''s hand to injure you, then capture you.


    What I didn''t expect is that you, this idiot, would actually come and seek death so foolishly just now, so I can only play you to your death. "


    Song Fangyi said coldly, and shattered a few of the surrounding Sword Puppet''s swords. His feet on Chu Ling''s body couldn''t help but increase in strength.


    "However, you bastard, you have truly disappointed me. Before this, I had thought that since you were guarding two different directions by yourself, you would definitely be injured by the Sword Puppet''s hands.


    But now, no matter how strong you are, you will still be trampled by me. "


    Song Fangyi laughed and said, after that he took out the jade talisman and softly said: "Nangong Qing, the Chu Ling that you wanted is already in my hands, come and take him!"


    After Song Fangyi finished speaking, he started to deal with the Sword Puppet in front of him wholeheartedly, and did not care about guarding the area anymore. He reassured the Sword Puppet that were not going to pounce at him and quietly waited, causing Song Lingjiang and the rest to die three deaths a hundred years later.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling had only covered his lower abdomen with his hands, looked at the people around him, and spoke with difficulty: "Song Fangyi, even though you have successfully taken care of me now, have you ever thought about it before, without me, Chu Ling, participating in the battle, these followers of yours, would all have died."

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    "Die?" "Then it''s time for me to die. People should die anyway. I can''t stop this from happening. At worst, I can just treat their families well after I leave this place."


    Song Fangyi said without hesitation. Even though he did not say it explicitly, his meaning was very clear, that was, he already had the chance to exchange Chu Ling for his own departure. All these people that did not have any value, if they died, they would die.


    That was why they were initially especially astonished that Chu Ling had been ambushed, but when they heard such words today, they instantly looked at Song Fangyi in disbelief.


    They never would have thought that their senior, who had always been following them, would not only do such a shameful thing like sneaking up on them, he would even live for them and risk their lives.


    To recognize such a person as their leader, he must be blind!


    On the other hand, the Chu Ling that everyone looked down upon, in order to prevent everyone from dying, had defended two sides by himself. It was simply a complete defeat for Song Fangyi.


    Although they did not have the strength to wait to be captured and even had the heart to save Chu Ling, they did not have the strength to save Chu Ling when they were under the attacks of the Sword Puppet.


    "Song Fangyi, you are shameless!"


    "Bastard, it''s fine if you intentionally faked your injuries, but you actually sneak attacked Chu Ling while he was still exhausted. How shameless are you?"


    "Right, you bastard, hurry up and release Chu Ling. Otherwise, don''t blame me for being impolite."


    Everyone shouted out loudly.


    But at that time, Song Fangyi only coldly snorted and rolled his eyes at everyone. He then said: "You are just a group of idiots.


    As for Chu Ling, you don''t have to worry about him, whether he will die today will depend on how is feeling. "


    After Song Fangyi finished speaking, the big foot that was stepping on Chu Ling''s body exerted force once again, causing Chu Ling to uncontrollably let out a painful cry.


    "Brat, don''t be naive. Do you think that you can condense a Spiritual Energy in front of me?" Song Fangyi said coldly.


    At that time, even after feeling that the Spiritual Energy he had formed earlier had been shattered with just a single kick from Song Fangyi, Chu Ling still chose to reform without a care.


    At the same time, outside of the Sword Grave, Nangong Qing was initially lazily lying on a wooden chair, revealing a seductive body, and from time to time, she would wink at Deng Hui and Chai Yangyu who were seated below her, and from time to time, she would let out a charming laughter.


    On the other hand, Deng Hui and Chai Yangyu didn''t feel anything, but the Great Crow felt extremely disgusted. As a Great Crow, it really couldn''t imagine how a hairless fellow like him could laugh so unpleasantly, what was so funny about it?


    However, what was different from them was that at that time, the surrounding Six Sects Alliance''s disciples were all swallowing saliva one after another, as if they were drooling with saliva.


    Pow!


    It was unknown who it was, but a crystal clear droplet of saliva instantly fell onto the stone floor, emitting a clear sound.


    Hearing that, the man was startled, and was about to cover himself in embarrassment, when he suddenly saw Nangong Qing hitting the wooden chair and standing up.


    Following that, a loud and clear voice came out of Nangong Qing''s sound transmission jade talisman.


    "Nangong Qing, the Chu Ling that you wanted is already in my hands, come and take him away!"


    As soon as they heard his words, Deng Yiyue and the rest''s hearts immediately went cold. Originally, they had absolute confidence in Chu Ling, but now, all of their hopes turned into dust in an instant.


    Originally, they did not think much of it when Nangong Qing had said that he could exchange Chu Ling for his life. After all, with his current strength, as long as Han Xiu did not personally come, he could ignore anyone.


    Even if the Young Lord s of the ten great forces, who were like Xiang Shaolong and the rest, were to fight Chu Ling, they would have the confidence of winning against him. However, they never expected that after Chu Ling had entered for less than five hours, he had actually been captured.


    Haha, and here I was wondering what kind of ability Chu Ling might have? "So that''s all it is. He was captured not even five hours after he entered, and even said that he wanted to enter to save the people from the Pill Flame Sect. What a stupid person to do such a thing!


    Nangong Qing stood up, and said to Chai Yangyu and the others below.


    "Don''t be afraid, I''ve already said this before, you don''t need to be on guard against me. After all, I already predicted that Chu Ling would definitely fall into my hands, and then, sooner or later, you two will hand him over on your own accord.


    However, I, Nangong Qing, still plan to give you all one last chance. As long as you are willing to offer Xiang Shaolong up to me right now, and then submit to me, I can consider letting you all live! "


    Nangong Qing said softly. Although he knew at this moment that Chu Ling was basically certain that he had landed in his hands, he also knew that Chai Yangyu was still not the type of person who would be easily bullied.


    It was to the point that even though they had Xiang Shaolong as a bargaining chip, they were still able to threaten him, so they wanted to make use of this opportunity to rescue Xiang Shaolong.


    This way, she would no longer have any misgivings from now on.


    However, what made her suspicious was that although Chai Yangyu''s face was unsettled at that time, he did not look like he was bowing down.


    As for Deng Yiyue and Deng Hui, both of their faces were filled with determination, as if they wanted to live and die together with Chu Ling.


    As for the Great Crow, it was even more direct. It completely rolled its eyes at Nangong Qing, and with a flap of its wings, a rock shot towards Nangong Qing.


    "You wicked little girl, who are you trying to fool? Do you think I would believe you if you just randomly took out a sound transmitting talisman and randomly asked someone to send you a sound transmitting talisman?


    Stupid, even if you want to lie to me, can you at least make it look like something? Don''t be so casual! " The Great Crow did not care whether or not the shattered rocks hit Nangong Qing, and continued speaking.


    After all, to it, even if someone gave him the choice to believe that Chu Ling had cleared the Sword Grave, or believed that Chu Ling had been kidnapped, the Great Crow would still choose the second option without hesitation.


    Because in his opinion, Chu Ling, that wicked thing, would definitely not lose out.


    And when the Nangong Qing at that time heard the two words "Great Crow s", even though he felt that something was off, he did not pick any faults in an instant. Instead, he said coldly: "Hehe, with just you two, is worth me, Nangong Qing, lying to you?


    If you really don''t believe me, then let''s make a bet, I will immediately go to the Sword Grave, and at that time, if I bring up Chu Ling, it will be considered my victory, and if you don''t, it will be my loss.


    If you win, I can just let you guys go, and if you lose, you have to keep Xiang Shaolong here, and then prostrate at my feet. "


    When the Great Crow heard this, it immediately nodded its head like a chick pecking rice.


    However, after a long while, the Great Crow tilted its head and suddenly said: "If you''re crawling at my feet, then you can raise your head and look. Pah pah, are you that casual?"

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    "Pah pah! Are you that casual?"


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, Nangong Qing still did not have any intention of turning hostile, and her smile became even more enchanting.


    "Casual? What does a Great Crow like you know? If you want to see, then come over and see. Nangong Qing said after throwing a few flirtatious glances at the Great Crow.


    Ignoring the fact that it did not have much interest in Nangong Qing, even if it was interested, as long as its brain was not damaged, it would know that as long as it got close to it, it would most likely fly out horizontally.


    Therefore, the Great Crow remained silent, acting as if it did not hear anything.


    Seeing your cowardly look, whatever, since you do not dare to come over yourself, then older sister will go and bring Chu Ling back, at that time you can crawl under my feet according to the bet, and as for whether you want to watch or not, that''s up to you.


    As Nangong Qing said that, although he still chuckled twice, with an appearance of a beauty capable of toppling empires, the Great Crow still felt a chill run down their spines.


    Especially after seeing Nangong Qing turn around and leave, his heart thumped like it was falling.


    "What?" Could it be that Chu Ling is truly in his hands? " As the Great Crow thought of this, it could not help but shiver in fear. This was the first time it felt fear.


    At that time, Deng Yiyue and the other two initially had the thought that Nangong Qing was trying to trick them, but now, they completely believed it, and their hearts felt as if they had died!


    "What should we do?"


    Nangong Qing''s speed could be said to be fast, adding that she was the person who had followed Han Xiu through the first two levels of Sword Grave, she already possessed the power to freely enter and exit the first two levels of Sword Grave. The originally dense amount of Sword Puppet that were like ants did not seem to be able to see her, and they freely allowed her to travel.


    Therefore, within ten breaths of time, Nangong Qing appeared in front of Chu Ling and the rest.


    "Song Fangyi? That''s right, a wise man knows his place. Now that you know the situation and captured Chu Ling for me, I will definitely remember this matter together with Fellow Han.


    As for you, Chu Ling, what do you think? I, Nangong Qing, have already given you a chance to save everyone in the Pill Flame Sect, but it''s very obvious that you aren''t holding anything back. It''s only been a short while, and yet you''ve already been caught by Song Fangyi, I have already suspected that the fear you showed earlier, might have been because you overestimated yourself. "


    Nangong Qing chuckled as he stood not far away from everyone, and spoke to Chu Ling with a ridiculing tone.


    At that time, when Chu Ling heard this, he immediately fell silent. He had long since known the cause and effect of this matter.


    It was because Nangong Qing had purposefully released the news that as long as he managed to grab hold of the opportunity to escape, Song Fangyi would have evil thoughts towards him.


    Of course, this time, for Chu Ling, his greatest mistake was to save Song Fangyi. Thus, it was precisely because of this that Chu Ling''s hatred for Song Fangyi faintly surpassed the Nangong Qing before him.


    Before Chu Ling even had the chance to speak, he heard a sudden explosion not far behind him.


    "Fellow Daoist Chu, since today, I, Song Yufu, have invited you to join my party, and you were also worried about our safety, that''s why you were ambushed by Song Fangyi. Then, today, even if I, Song Yufu were to die, I will definitely help you find a way out."


    Hearing that, Chu Ling turned his head with difficulty, but in that moment, his heart trembled.


    At that time, Song Yufu was holding a broken sword in his hand, his entire body looked as if it had been burnt by flames, and became somewhat burnt black.


    Obviously, even if Song Yufu didn''t say it, Chu Ling could still see that in order to save him, Song Yufu had already ignited the high grade spirit artifact in his hands.


    It was also because of this that the surrounding Sword Puppet all exploded, forming an empty space.


    "Song Yufu, if you really want to die, I will grant your wish.


    You keep provoking me again and again, do you think that Song Fangyi does not dare to kill you? " Song Fangyi shouted in fury.


    Following that, Song Fangyi swung his sleeve towards Song Yufu who was walking towards him, the sword in his hand immediately shot out towards Song Yufu''s right leg. But in an instant, a flower of blood appeared, Song Yufu''s figure paused for a moment, and instantly fell towards the ground.


    "Song Yufu, this is my last chance to give you a chance. If you try to stop me again, don''t blame me for wiping out your last chance at survival, and let you die directly at my hands." Song Fangyi said coldly. In this situation where he did not even need to conceal his true appearance, the disguise he originally struggled to maintain was now torn apart.


    "I said it already, Chu Ling was brought into the group by me. Before I die, I definitely will not let anyone in the group kill him, including you, Song Fangyi."


    Song Yufu stood up shakily, he raised the broken sword in his hand with difficulty, looking like he was about to fight to the death.


    When the Song Fangyi of that time saw this, and felt that his Young Lord''s dignity had been challenged, he was immediately enraged, and fiercely stepped on Chu Ling''s chest, then rushed towards Song Yufu in a flash.


    "Brat, since you''re courting death, you can''t blame me for this. Go and die!" As Song Fangyi said that, his figure suddenly accelerated forward, as if he wanted to directly punch Song Yufu to death.


    At that time, the surrounding people immediately cried out in alarm. Although they wanted to stop him, they didn''t dare to.


    After all, if they did not make a sound, it was likely that all of them would die in the hands of the Sword Puppet, and if they spoke now, they would definitely be killed on the spot by Song Yufu.


    "You go!" Honestly speaking, he had always had a good impression of Song Yufu. Even when he was ambushed by Song Fangyi earlier, he didn''t suspect that it was something inside Song Yufu''s trap.


    And now, after seeing this scene, Chu Ling did not have any more doubts. In his eyes, this kind of brother was definitely worth getting to know.


    As a result, when he saw that Song Yufu was about to die under Song Fangyi''s hands, Chu Ling painfully shut his eyes, feeling even more anxious.


    If he was not injured, how could Song Fangyi be so arrogant?


    As Chu Ling thought about this, the killing intent instantly surged, and the Spiritual Energy in his body continuously attempted to reform.


    But just when Chu Ling''s Spiritual Energy was about to condense slightly, he didn''t expect that, in just an instant, a slender foot would instantly land on Chu Ling''s chest, causing Chu Ling''s Spiritual Energy, which was initially slightly condensed, to suddenly scatter.


    Even to the extent where Chu Ling''s chest had directly declined by a few points.


    "Chu Ling, with your current strength, if you want to save someone, you might be overthinking it right?" Nangong Qing laughed and said, but the strength of his leg was increasing, so much so that a wave of Spiritual Energy came from his leg and scattered the Spiritual Energy s in his body.


    The Spiritual Energy had already been scattered many times by Song Fangyi, so the Spiritual Vein in his body was already injured. Under the impact from Nangong Qing''s Spiritual Energy, although the Spiritual Vein was not broken again, but all of the acupoints in its body started to ooze blood outside, and the pain was unbearable.


    "Could it be that I, Chu Ling, will definitely die in this Sword Grave today?" Chu Ling muttered in his heart.


    Afterwards, he who had no other choice suddenly felt that the Green Wood Pill Furnace hanging around his neck, was letting out a hot feeling, and fusing with the Spiritual Vein through his skin.


    "Who said I was overthinking it?"

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    "Who said I was overthinking it?"


    Chu Ling said in a low voice. In an instant, he could feel that the Green Wood Pill Furnace on his neck, which was burning hot, had once again entered his body. The injuries he had originally suffered in his body almost completely disappeared in an instant.


    Even the wound that Song Fangyi had previously gouged out with his sword had immediately healed together.


    After that, the Spiritual Energy that was initially disintegrated from Chu Ling''s body gathered once again, and like a river, surged again and again within his body.


    And at that time, even after hearing Chu Ling''s voice and sensing the increasing aura from Chu Ling, Nangong Qing still only laughed in contempt. After that, he gently raised his right foot, and was prepared to directly scatter the Spiritual Energy in Chu Ling''s body.


    "Who said that? Of course it''s me, Nangong Qing! "


    Nangong Qing said proudly, but just as she said that, she suddenly felt a sharp pain from her right leg, as though her leg had kicked an indestructible defensive treasure, it was extremely painful.


    Thus, Nangong Qing subconsciously wanted to retract his leg.


    But in the next moment, Nangong Qing felt as if her right leg was clamped down on by iron, making it hard to pull out at all. Even the iron claws that landed on her leg did not have the slightest trace of mercy, causing sounds of bones breaking to come out from her entire leg.


    The immense pain caused her face, which could originally be considered a devastatingly beautiful woman, to instantly warp and distort.


    "Since you said it, then I''ll let you see whether or not I, Chu Ling, can save you!" Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    After that, they looked at Song Fangyi who was nearing Song Yufu, and his eyes turned cold. Both of his hands twisted in an instant, and a clear cracking sound appeared beside everyone''s ears.


    And only after Nangong Qing''s body, which was initially like a celestial fairy, had rotated a few times in the air did he heavily fall onto the ground, smashing out a cloud of smoke and dust.


    In that moment, the surrounding people were all stunned, they knew that Chu Ling, who could defend in two different directions by himself, was strong, but they did not expect him to be strong enough to directly send the Nan Gong Family''s Young Lord flying.


    And what was even more unexpected was that Chu Ling, who was originally being stepped on, would once again stand up in such a short amount of time, and even beat Nangong Qing along the way.


    However, at that time, everyone had let out a sigh of relief at almost the same time. After all, with Song Yufu being heavily injured and Song Fangyi overturning the tables, the only person who could save them by himself was Chu Ling.


    Therefore, now that Chu Ling had stood up, it meant that they could be saved.


    "Come on, brothers, don''t be stunned, keep your spirits up, we will first block all of these damned Sword Puppet outside the circle, and do not let them disturb Chu Ling, Fellow Chu, to save Song Yufu."


    "That''s right. This time, no matter what, even if we have to put our lives on the line, we must buy you more time to come out."


    "Then what are we waiting for, let''s start now. This Spiritual Energy, I won''t be saving any money."


    Everyone was grinning as they spoke, after which they raised the weapons in their hands, and rushed towards the Sword Puppet s.


    At that time, Nangong Qing had been completely stunned, and for a moment, she simply could not understand how Chu Ling could flip over her in such a way that she did not have the slightest ability to retaliate.


    She admitted that she really wasn''t on guard against Chu Ling previously, to the point where she was grabbed by his right foot.


    However, when Chu Ling wanted to flip her over, although he was at a disadvantage, he was actually doing his best to resist. He never thought that he would still be completely useless, and directly lost to Chu Ling.


    "Looks like Xiang Shaolong''s defeat was not unjustified. Among the Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators today, the only one who can defeat Chu Ling is probably Han Xiu!"


    And at that time, Song Fangyi, who was about to punch out at Song Yufu, heard the commotion behind him and could not help but freeze for a moment.


    After that, after thinking about it for a while, Song Fangyi''s face became more and more solemn. Previously, it was him who had sneak attacked Chu Ling, and not only that, it was him who had scattered the Spiritual Energy in Chu Ling''s body, so he was very clear about Chu Ling''s injuries.


    In his view, with such heavy injuries, forget about Chu Ling, even a Demonic General Realm Demonic Beast, or even a Demonic Commander Realm Demonic Beast, would not be able to do anything.


    However, Chu Ling made his move, and even directly flipped Nangong Qing over, as though nothing had happened, and walked over to him.


    Although Song Fangyi was extremely confident in his own strength, he knew from the bottom of his heart that his own strength was not stronger than Nangong Qing''s. The reason he said something before was because Han Xiu and the other three had ganged up to come to this Sword Grave, and it was entirely his own invention.


    On top of that, when he first heard about Han Xiu''s power and was discovered by Han Xiu, he did not resist at all and directly entered the Sword Grave.


    It was Han Xiu who had made it clear that it was sufficient to have six sects in charge of the Hundred Sects Alliance. If the Song Family had joined them once more, wouldn''t their overthrow of the Hundred Sects Alliance be meaningless? Therefore, they didn''t even accept his surrender and directly threw it into the Sword Grave.


    Therefore, the current Song Fangyi basically did not have the slightest confidence in defeating Chu Ling.


    "Dammit, how could this Chu Ling be so powerful? If I knew earlier, I wouldn''t have attacked him," Song Fangyi said vexedly in his heart.


    After that, as Song Fangyi saw Chu Ling getting closer and closer, he thought of something and instantly stretched out his arms. He grabbed Song Yufu''s neck and coldly said: "Chu Ling, why aren''t you stopping?"


    The strength of his arm was increasing, causing the expression on Song Yufu''s face to become even more unsightly. It was very obvious, and it was telling Chu Ling that if he were to take a few more steps forward, then he would not be blamed for being merciless.


    And when the Chu Ling of that time saw this, his footsteps had only paused a little, but towards Song Fangyi, he could not help but look down a little more.


    "You think this is enough to threaten me?" Chu Ling said in a low voice, causing Song Fangyi''s expression to change obviously, but Chu Ling still ignored it.


    "You actually thought of using your Song Family''s people to threaten an outsider like me. Is there anything wrong with your brain?"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, the clouds on Song Fangyi''s face immediately changed.


    Song Yufu doesn''t seem to have much of a relationship with him. If Chu Ling''s personality is a bit cold, it seems that I can''t even threaten him! " As Song Fangyi thought about this, he could not help but become absent-minded.


    But just at that moment, Song Yufu suddenly felt a pain coming from his right arm, making him want to retract his hand. But just as he let go, there was a splash as an arm that was continuously spurting blood fell to the ground, instantly becoming covered in dust.


    Following that, a heart-wrenching pain caused Song Fangyi to instantly howl loudly, as he looked at his own arm that was trembling uncontrollably.


    "Idiot, with just this little bit of ability, how did you manage to become a Song Family!"

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    "Idiot, with just this little bit of ability, how did you manage to become a Song Family!"


    Chu Ling said with a smile, he had already used his innate ability to shrink the ground, and he had already appeared behind Song Fangyi, after that, Chu Ling faced Song Fangyi, who had one of his arms cut off, and kicked him out.


    After that, he only heard a rumbling sound. The originally lofty number one genius of the Song Family, Song Fangyi, was kicked by Chu Ling to the ground like a dog eating shit.


    "Don''t, don''t, don''t kill me, it''s fine to let me, Song Fangyi, be your slave. As long as you don''t kill me, I can promise you that even if I become your puppet family servant," Song Fangyi, who had been clearly flustered, immediately said to Chu Ling. His tone was filled with pleading, he did not even have the slightest intention of resisting.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling secretly cursed in his heart. After that, the formless sword in his hand continued to stab into the ground, directly piercing through Song Fangyi''s body. The hands that held the sword hilt subconsciously twisted, messing up all of his internal organs, just like how Song Fangyi had done to Chu Ling earlier.


    However, the current Song Fangyi was different from Chu Ling because he did not have a Green Wood Pill Furnace in the first place.


    At almost the same time, all the Sword Puppet in the world exploded in an instant and dissipated. Evidently, the time had come.


    The moment the Sword Puppet disappeared, Song Lingjiang and the rest started cheering, but when they saw Song Fangyi''s corpse, although they were filled with mixed feelings, they started laughing heartily.


    "Haha, like I said, this Song Fangyi is definitely not a match for fellow cultivator Chu, just watch and see, this brat is finally dead."


    "That''s right, although this Song Fangyi is my Song Family, but after seeing Chu Ling kill him, I actually could not feel the slightest bit of anger, this is truly strange."


    "I say, are you stupid? This Song Fangyi wanted to put us to death just now, it is strange that you are so angry. Now, not only am I not angry, I even feel a sense of satisfaction!"


    Everyone talked among themselves, and none of them bothered with Nangong Qing who was standing at the side, as they started to recover their own Spiritual Energy.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he let out a small sigh of relief. This time, if not for the Green Wood Pill Furnace showing its might again, he probably would have died at the hands of Song Fangyi a long time ago.


    However, there was still a trace of doubt in Chu Ling''s heart. Logically speaking, the Pill Furnace this time around did not gather enough Spiritual Energy, and it was naturally not enough to help him recover from his injuries. However, he had only just recovered from it, which caused Chu Ling to be slightly surprised.


    And what was even more bizarre was that ever since Chu Ling had entered the Sword Grave, the Green Wood Pill Furnace had been burning hot from time to time, flashing a few times. Before, he did not care about it, but now, even though the Green Wood Pill Furnace had fully recovered, it still continued to exude a feeling of heat.


    Although it did not continue to send Spiritual Energy into his body, it still wanted to leave his hand and escape into the distance.


    And the direction in which he had fled in, was obviously the direction he had always wanted to go, towards, the center of the first floor of Sword Grave.


    "It seems that there is definitely something in this level of Sword Grave that is attracting the Green Wood Pill Furnace and I must obtain it.


    On this journey, the most important reason why I have been able to come this far is because of this Green Wood Pill Furnace''s help.


    Chu Ling said that in his heart as he kept the Green Wood Pill Furnace into his storage ring. Then, he quietly looked at Nangong Qing.


    "Nangong Qing, since Song Fangyi is dead, I think it''s your turn now," Chu Ling said with a light smile, and walked towards Nangong Qing step by step.


    Of course, the current Chu Ling actually did not have any intentions of directly killing Nangong Qing, if not he would have flipped her on the ground and let her go just now. What Chu Ling was thinking about was to capture Nangong Qing, then use this method to find Li Yanrong and the others, and even directly save her.


    However, just as Chu Ling was about five steps away from Nangong Qing, Nangong Qing''s figure instantly shot backwards. He didn''t know why, but although he didn''t have the strength of Dragon Transformantion Stage, he seemed to be able to float an inch above the ground and fly towards the distance step by step. His speed was not any slower than Chu Ling''s speed of shrinking the earth by an inch.


    "Chu Ling, you better give up, I didn''t even do anything previously, although I suffered some small injuries, but I did not lose any strength, adding my low rank Earth Rank Cloud Trace technique, if you want to catch up to me, it is simply a dream!"


    Nangong Qing said coldly, as his figure continuously flew in the direction of the Sword Grave''s exit. Although he had only exchanged a slight blow with Chu Ling previously, his heart was already filled with fear, and did not dare to fight with Chu Ling again.


    However, Nangong Qing didn''t feel anxious at all. After all, in her eyes, no matter how strong Chu Ling was, she could easily escape just by relying on her Cloud Trace.


    However, just as she finished speaking, Chu Ling let out a cold snort. The Phantom Sword in his hand instantly turned into a large bow. Although it was only a bow and arrow equivalent to a top grade Totem, under Chu Ling''s terrifying strength, it shot towards Nangong Qing as if it was tearing the sky apart.


    When the Nangong Qing of that time saw this, he did not dare to have the slightest bit of carelessness. The Spiritual Energy in his body immediately flowed to his body and condensed into a single point, wanting to block this arrow.


    However, in the next instant, Nangong Qing absolutely did not expect that the arrow would actually explode in the very next instant, which made her defenses useless against it.


    Unfortunately, what made Chu Ling disappointed was that the top grade spirit treasure was still too weak for cultivators of his level. Even though it took up a place to attack and defend, it did not harm Nangong Qing at all.


    "Damn it!" "In the end, this arrow didn''t manage to keep her. My pause made me lose the opportunity to chase after her. I could only watch on helplessly as she escaped."


    Chu Ling said softly, and continued to chase after Nangong Qing, only, even after Nangong Qing walked out of the Sword Grave, he was still unable to catch up.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling could only obediently return to his original position, and prepare to follow his plan to head to the center of the first floor.


    And at the same time, the Great Crow had already seen it clearly the moment Nangong Qing had appeared. When it saw that Chu Ling''s figure was not on his hands, it immediately became arrogant.


    "Yo, didn''t you say you would bring up Chu Ling for me? How about it, get beaten up by Chu Ling! "

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    "Yo, didn''t you say you would bring up Chu Ling for me? How about it, get beaten up by Chu Ling! "


    This caused Nangong Qing, who had just escaped from the Sword Grave, to instantly turn deathly pale. Although he wanted to beat up the Great Crow, he still felt that he wasn''t strong enough to face the Great Crow at Chai Yangyu''s side.


    "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a crow as handsome as me? Let me tell you, even if you like me from your Crow Master, I still don''t like you at all.


    Not to mention you''re still such a casual person. " Great Crow said proudly as she glanced at Nangong Qing.


    After Nangong Qing heard this, he immediately became angry.


    Having been chased by Chu Ling to the point where she was extremely depressed, she immediately shouted angrily, "You damned crow, how can I be casual?"


    "Hehe, and here I was saying that you''re not casual, your clothes are all torn, and your legs have bruises on them. Pah pah, I didn''t think that Chu Ling brat could be so wild even though he looked so calm on the surface.


    The Great Crow said shamelessly, looking like it understood everyone.


    And at that time, Nangong Qing, who had heard this, finally reacted, and was about to ignore everything and attack the Great Crow.


    However, from the corner of her eyes, she saw at least a hundred people wiping their saliva at her. She couldn''t help but feel a burst of anger.


    "Chu Ling, you bastard, to actually cause me to lose so much face in front of so many people, you must die!" Nangong Qing said coldly in his heart. In an instant, he put on a layer of coat and fiercely stared at the Great Crow.


    If it was said that the current Chu Ling was the person Nangong Qing wanted to kill the most, then the Great Crow was ranked second in her heart.


    After all, in this world, perhaps no one could endure the fact that he had been played by a Great Crow, and that Great Crow was even a bald guy.


    However, the Great Crow at that time did not have the slightest bit of awareness towards this. Instead, it continued: "Alright, you do not have to worry about your Crow Master, I have already said it, I do not have any interest in you, now that I have won the bet, you should let us go.


    Of course, if you think that Chu Ling is not bad and you''re not willing to let him go, I won''t have any objections. "


    When the Great Crow finished speaking, the surrounding people who were attracted by Nangong Qing finally reacted.


    "What?" It is strange that Chu Ling was not taken out! "


    "That''s right, everyone clearly heard the sound transmission jade slip, didn''t Chu Ling get caught? How come I didn''t bring it out? "


    "I was wondering too. I have heard that voice before. It seems to be the number one genius of the Song Family, Song Fangyi. With his identity, he shouldn''t be lying right? "


    "I wouldn''t say I''m lying, but have you thought about what happens if that annoying Great Crow is telling the truth?"


    "Really, ah, I hate it!"


    Everyone silently speculated, but in the end, they did not dare to continue speaking. After all, they still vividly remembered Nangong Qing''s previous appearance, and their hearts were still wondering if it was caused by Chu Ling. Their hearts were simply filled with envy.


    "Pah pah! How great would it be if that was me!"


    Someone exclaimed.


    When the Nangong Qing of that time heard this, her face became even gloomier. She, who did not plan to let the masses off, would naturally not leave the person alone, but spoke out fiercely: "You want to leave? No way, unless you bet me another game.


    If this time, if I lose, then I will give you a hundred thousand Spiritual Stone and let you all leave. If I win, I will still want that Xiang Shaolong! "


    After the Great Crow heard about the hundred thousand Spiritual Stone, it started to feel like it was impossible to walk. It did not care if Nangong Qing kept his word or not, it just nodded and agreed.


    At that time,''s mood was very good when he saw the Great Crow''s agreement. He thought about the Guardian Sword Puppet that was positioned in the middle of the first floor and couldn''t help but reveal a trace of a smile.


    "Alright, then let''s bet on whether Chu Ling can pass the first level of Sword Grave, the Swordfire Domain!"


    Taking advantage of when the Sword Puppet from the Sword Fire Domain hadn''t appeared, Chu Ling once again returned to the place where he had just left. Even though he had been rushing along the way, relying on Chu Ling''s Pill and 108 acupoints, the Spiritual Energy in his body had still successfully recovered.


    And as Chu Ling expected, Song Yufu and the rest were still meditating on the spot like they did before, recovering their Spiritual Energy s, with no intention of leaving.


    However, what was different from before was that Chu Ling had only approached slightly when Song Yufu and the others immediately stopped. One by one, they quickly stood up and looked at Chu Ling with admiration.


    After all, to be able to defeat one of the ten prodigies, Nangong Qing, with the strength of the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage, and then kill Song Fangyi, who was also one of the ten prodigies, in an instant, and chase after Nangong Qing along the way, causing his clothes to taint and his body to flee, such strength was definitely worthy of respect no matter where in the Tianyuan Continent.


    "Fellow Daoist Chu, you''re finally back. We can rest assured now."


    "That''s right, this time we have to thank Dao Friend Chu for killing that monster with a human''s face, Song Fangyi. Otherwise, maybe one day we would be killed by him, we don''t even know!"


    "That''s right, that Song Fangyi can''t even be considered dregs when compared to fellow daoist. How about fellow daoist is the leader of our group? Fellow daoist, don''t worry, since we recognize you as our leader, then we will definitely not betray you."


    "Well said, fellow Chu Ling, be our leader. If not for you, I am afraid we would not have lived for long!"


    Chu Ling heard everyone''s pleas, but he did not have any intentions of moving.


    Although the rest had volunteered to help him block the Sword Puppet s that were scattered all over the ground in times of danger, allowing him to be able to easily kill Song Fangyi, Chu Ling still did not trust them. He did not want to be pierced in the back by a sword.


    Therefore, Chu Ling waved his hands and said: "I will forget about the matter of being the leader. Although you have already lost Song Fangyi, you still have Song Yufu, Song Guanhai, Song Lingjiang and the others here. Their strength is extraordinary, as long as you are careful, it is enough to protect your own lives.


    As for me, I still have to travel alone to find my fellow apprentices from Pill Flame Sect. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Song Yufu stood up from the crowd, looking like he wanted to speak but was hesitating to do so.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling laughed, in regards to Song Yufu, Chu Ling''s heart was filled with gratitude and even admiration.


    After all, to be able to disregard life for one''s morals in one''s heart was naturally trustworthy.


    After that, Chu Ling took out a third grade Spirit Pill called the Profound Spirit Blood Lotus Pill and passed it over to Song Yufu. After all, the injuries on Song Yufu''s body were caused by him.


    Without waiting for Song Yufu to politely reject it, Chu Ling thought for a moment, then threw a bottle of Blood Qi Pills from the Storage Bag towards the big bearded Song Lingjiang: "The Blood Qi Pills in this bottle are called Blood Qi Pills, they are a type of second grade spirit pellet. Although they are not of high quality, the healing effect is not bad.


    Although Chu Ling is about to leave, meeting again is fated, so this bottle of Pill is yours. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he turned around to leave.


    After all, they had heard of the name of this Blood Qi Pill before. It was almost a godly pill that was used to recover injuries, and its value was far more than just one hundred Spiritual Stone. Most importantly, it was priceless.


    Even if they were heaven''s pride experts, they didn''t get much and had already used up. Even if they didn''t use all of it, they were carefully calculating how to use it. How could they be so generous as to throw out a bottle like that?


    And more importantly, Chu Ling did not have any intentions of becoming their leader.


    To the crowd, this kind of leader who was strong, generous, and had decent character was difficult to find even with a lantern.


    Therefore, in that instant, everyone had the intention to keep Chu Ling alive.


    But just at that time, Song Lingjiang who was holding onto the bottle of medicine, trembled a little as he pinched it, and shouted at Chu Ling: "Fellow cultivator, please wait, I know the whereabouts of everyone at the Pill Flame Sect!"

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    "Fellow cultivator wait a moment, I know the whereabouts of everyone in the Pill Flame Sect!"


    Chu Ling stopped in his tracks, turned with squinted eyes, and looked at the bearded Song Lingjiang quietly.


    And at that time, when Song Lingjiang saw Chu Ling turning around, he couldn''t help but let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and only then did he slowly speak.


    "To be honest, before we met Song Fangyi, which is before our current group, I was always together with the people from Pill Flame Sect, so I have some understanding of their tracks. When I last left, they were a hundred li away to the west.


    If nothing unexpected happens, we might be able to meet them if we head in this direction.


    "But ¡­"


    Song Lingjiang pointed to a direction to the west and did not continue speaking.


    Chu Ling knew that when Song Lingjiang saw him, he had actually thought of the position of everyone in the Pill Flame Sect. The reason he did not say it was because he was unwilling, as well as because he had an opinion towards him.


    And the reason he had stopped now was most likely to let him become their so-called leader.


    Chu Ling pondered for a moment. Although he already knew the location and he was not afraid of the danger that Song Lingjiang had yet to voice out, since he had already accepted their kind invitation, he had no reason to reject any further.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling looked at the rest of the people, and then said to Song Lingjiang: "If you all want me to be your leader, then I can agree to it temporarily.


    However, since I have become your leader, then all of you must follow what I, Chu Ling, have said. If someone is like Song Fangyi, and wants his life, attacks me, Chu Ling, or places his comrades behind him in danger to send himself to his death, then I guarantee that his fate will be even worse than Song Fangyi''s. "


    "No problem. Leader, don''t worry, we will never do such a shameful thing."


    "That''s right, don''t worry."


    "I promise that I will listen to Leader Chu on the way."


    When everyone heard that Chu Ling was willing to be their leader, they excitedly spoke out, slapping their chests.


    After all, to everyone present, as long as Chu Ling was willing to stay, then the chances of him surviving was many times higher.


    When Song Lingjiang heard this, he immediately giggled.


    Originally, he had some objections towards Chu Ling, but if he wanted to compare himself with him, then after seeing how powerful Chu Ling was, he would still have that little bit of arrogance he had before. He would simply become Chu Ling''s number one admirer, and even if Chu Ling allowed him to fight against the group of Sword Puppet all by himself, he would probably not even frown in the slightest.


    "Leader, don''t worry. With me, Song Lingjiang, here, who would dare do such a wicked thing, I guarantee that I will be the first to kill him."


    Hearing this, Chu Ling immediately nodded his head, he was not in a hurry to inquire about the people from the Pill Flame Sect either, and continued to speak.


    "Alright, since all of you have the same intentions, then I, Chu Ling, will not say anymore. However, all of you can rest assured that I, Chu Ling, will not allow any of you to commit such suicide.


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not wait for everyone to shed tears of gratitude, he continued: "Since I am your leader now, then I will refine some Pill for you all so that you can recover your Spiritual Energy as soon as possible."


    With that, Chu Ling took out the Green Wood Pill Furnace and threw all the ingredients into it.


    In less than half an incense worth of time, Chu Ling had already slapped his palm towards the Pill Furnace. A total of nine Pill flew out from the Pill Furnace, and landed in everyone''s hands, emitting a soothing fragrance.


    "Brother Yu Fu, where is this Pill? Why do I feel like my Spiritual Energy is quickly recovering? "


    "This seems to be a Tier 3 spiritual pill called the Spirit Pill. It seems that no matter what kind of cultivator it is, after they consume it, they will be able to recover the entire Spiritual Energy."


    "Ah, it''s actually a Spirit Transforming Pill, oh my gosh, I remember that in Xiang Huai City, this kind of Pill could also be sold for over ten thousand. Wouldn''t that mean that with the fall of the chief, the over ten thousand Spiritual Stone would be given to us?"


    "I had long heard that the leader came from the Pill Flame Sect and was a genius rarely seen in the Pill Dao, but I never thought that it was actually true. This kind of Pill Dao and cultivation path are both geniuses, a righteous and honest man, I really did not follow wrong in this kind of person, I, Song Guanhai, want to follow the leader for my entire life."


    "Me too. I will only be a leader for the rest of my life."


    Chu Ling looked at everyone''s excited expressions and did not say a word.


    Actually, he still had some Spirit Transforming Pills left in his Storage Bag, and the reason he had refined them in front of everyone was just to let them know his attainments in the Pill Dao, and to let them know that only when he was alive could he refine more Pill, so that everyone would not have evil thoughts after seeing the Pill.


    Of course, the most important thing was Chu Ling felt that he was, after all, the leader of a ten-man team.


    However, even if it was crappy, it seemed to work pretty well now.


    "Alright, everyone hurry up and swallow the Pill and recover it. Who knows when the Sword Puppet will come again?


    As for the Pill s, rest assured. As long as everyone is willing to bring out some medicinal herbs, I can guarantee that your Pill will definitely not be missing some. " Chu Ling said, and everyone immediately nodded their heads and swallowed the Pill, quietly recovering it.


    The Song Lingjiang at that time had not even waited for Chu Ling to ask, and directly spoke to him.


    After all, they are in a small secret realm with us, and the difficulty is that they are currently in the hands of the Kong Family''s number one genius, Kong Puzhi. It was also because of this Kong Puzhi that I separated from the other disciples of Pill Flame Sect.


    Although I am gone, fellow daoists on Pill Flame Sect do not have a backer like Song Family, and I expect Kong Puzhi will not let them off. "


    When Chu Ling heard about the Kong Family''s Kong Puzhi, his heart jumped, and his eyes unconsciously frowned.


    After all, the Kong Family and the Song Family were similar, both belonging to one of the ten great forces within the Hundred Sects Alliance.


    If the Song Family could be considered to be the most righteous within Hundred Sects Alliance, then the Hua Clan from before would be the most skilled at hiding and assassinating people. The Kong Clan''s methods were the weirdest and most difficult to deal with.


    The things the Kong Clan cultivates are quite miscellaneous. Basically, they have passed through all sorts of illusions, medicine, puppet techniques, mechanism techniques, and so on. Of course, the most famous of them are puppet techniques.


    There were many rumors circulating in the Hundred Sect Alliance. It was said that many sects and clans that had made enemies of the Kong Family were all killed by the Kong Family. They were turned into puppets.


    In this Sword Grave, when everyone from the Pill Flame Sect fell into the hands of Kong Puzhi from the Kong Family, the result could be imagined.


    "It has already been two days since I separated from them. Rumor has it that it only takes three days for them to completely turn a person into a puppet. Thus, Leader, we don''t have much time left!"

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    "So, Leader, we don''t have much time left!" Song Lingjiang said to Chu Ling.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling nodded his head, his heart becoming more and more anxious.


    Today was already the third day!


    According to his understanding of the Kong family, as long as the puppet technique was released three days later, then even if the Kong family decided to use it voluntarily, they would be powerless to save the Kong family.


    Chu Ling''s eyes were a little cold as he glanced at the crowd. Although Chu Ling did not target them, it still caused them to shiver in fear, and then, before Chu Ling could even speak, they started to speak of their own accord.


    "Let''s go. My Spiritual Energy has almost fully recovered."


    "Me too, let''s hurry up and save the people from Pill Flame Sect."


    "Although I have not fully recovered my Spiritual Energy, we can still recover on the road. Let''s go."


    Chu Ling nodded his head, and then turned and flew in the direction Song Lingjiang had pointed to, leaving behind a sentence.


    "Don''t call me Boss Chu from now on!"


    Although Chu Ling said it softly, it was like thunder in everyone''s ears.


    Everyone knew that if Chu Ling being the leader for them was only because of the exchange of information, then now, they were really treated as him. Hence, all of them became extremely excited, and swore to help Chu Ling save the people from Pill Flame Sect.


    And at that time, Song Yufu had tightly grasped the purple jade bottle in his hand and chased after Chu Ling with large strides.


    West of the Blade and Fire Domain.


    On the endless crimson ground, a group of over a hundred people slowly walked towards the center of the Sword and Fire Domain.


    Even though there were a lot of people in the team, it was unusually quiet.


    If there were people following them, they would be shocked to discover that in the entire group, only two people knew how to talk. As for the others, they were like zombies as their eyes glazed over and their bodies stiffened.


    At this time, within the group of people, on top of a huge dragon throne that was lifted by ten people, a short one that was so small that even his feet couldn''t touch the chair he was sitting on, constantly swaying in the air along with the Dragon Throne, looking extremely comical as he spoke in a muffled voice.


    "Like this?" Haven''t you thought about it yet? Didn''t I tell you? When I, Kong Puzhi, was young, I had sworn that if there is anyone who has a cultivation base that is on par with mine that is able to break away from my puppet technique and illusion technique, I, Kong Puzhi, will definitely marry her.


    I thought that I, Kong Puzhi, would have to seek the Dao alone for most of my life, but I never thought that there would actually be a woman like you in this world, this is clearly an arrangement made by the heavens. Li Yanrong, tell me, this kind of arrangement made by the heavens, what else do you have to consider? "


    The man was naturally the Kong Family''s number one genius, Kong Puzhi. And amongst the crowd, the only lady with a gloomy face was without a doubt Li Yanrong.


    Two days ago, Li Yanrong and the other Pill Flame Sect disciples were gathered with Song Lingjiang and many other people who were thrown into the Sword Grave. Although the strength of the crowd was not too high, there were still a large number of people who won.


    However, they never would have thought that just because of the arrival of Kong Puzhi, everyone fell into the illusion together due to some unknown method he used, and in the end, they were even refined into zombie-like puppets.


    However, Li Yanrong didn''t know why she wasn''t affected at all, but she was completely powerless. Instead, she was treated as Kong Puzhi''s future wife and unceasingly grinded her way, waiting for Li Yanrong to loosen his grip.


    "Li Yanrong, you know it too, I, Kong Puzhi, would never use these puppets of your Pill Flame Sect to threaten you. However, I must remind you that a moment ago, I had fed Gu Haoran a Smelting Intestine. I believe that before long, his internal organs will be melted into a pool of blood."


    Kong Puzhi looked at Li Yanrong, and said indifferently, with the demeanor of an expert.


    "Aren''t you threatening me?" Li Yanrong gritted his teeth as he looked at Kong Puzhi with killing intent.


    Although she was very clear that they were most likely hopeless and Gu Hao would quickly turn into a complete puppet, she still couldn''t help but shiver when she heard that Gu Haoran''s internal organs were going to turn into a pool of blood. She could only wish to stab Kong Puzhi to death in front of her.


    However, Kong Puzhi acted as if he had not seen it at all, and a hint of a smile even emerged on his face.


    "Threatening? What threat? I am just thinking that no matter what, you are Gu Haoran''s junior sister. If I touch him, I will naturally inform you!


    Besides, what I''m saying isn''t a bad thing.


    You must know, as long as you take my Gut Cutting pellet, although Gu Haoran''s internal organs will melt, his body will be countless times stronger than the other puppets. He can be said to be indestructible, which simply gives your senior brother the ability to live forever.


    Kong Puzhi laughed and said.


    "You ¡­" Li Yanrong said angrily.


    And the Kong Puzhi at that time evidently did not have as much patience as before, as he also started to become impolite when he spoke.


    Let me tell you, you better not refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. If it wasn''t for the fact that I, Kong Puzhi, am not able to withstand my puppet techniques and illusions, I would have already used my full strength on you. How could I blabber on for two days?


    Today, I will make it clear to you, today is already the third day. If you want to save the people from your Pill Flame Sect, then do it yourself, since time is running out, my Dragon Throne is big, sleeping two people won''t be a problem. "


    Kong Puzhi said while sneering, the pleased smile on his face became more and more obvious, and when he looked at Li Yanrong, his eyes became more and more greedy.


    "You, ah, don''t worry about threats anymore. Today, I''ll tell you clearly, I, Kong Puzhi, am threatening you. I''m using your own Pill Flame Sect''s seniors to threaten you.


    "I think she can kill you with her own hands!"


    At this time, a man''s voice sounded out, following which, a man dressed in white appeared in front of them.


    The man''s eyes were sharp, like a blade, causing Kong Puzhi to not dare look at him, and what was even more terrifying was, the man was not alone, there were nine people standing behind him, although there were not many, but their strength did not look bad.


    "Chu Ling!" Seeing that, Li Yanrong was overjoyed.


    Originally, she had almost fainted from Kong Puzhi''s anger, but her face instantly bloomed into a bright and beautiful smile.


    She knew, since Chu Ling had come, then everyone in Pill Flame Sect would naturally be saved.


    Li Yanrong smiled and was about to rush towards Chu Ling, but right at that moment, Kong Puzhi instantly jumped down from the dragon throne.


    He immediately yelled in exasperation, "I was just saying why you, a stinking woman, refused to die. It turns out that it''s because of this pretty boy. He really pisses me off."


    Chu Ling, Chu Ling, you are the Chu Ling who was ranked first on the list of heroes? "Any woman who dares to seduce me will all die!"


    As Kong Puzhi said this, although he was much shorter than Li Yanrong, he still pulled Li Yanrong behind him and said this to Chu Ling.


    "Brat, since you dare to appear in front of me in broad daylight, you should have some understanding of my Kong Family. Say, do you want to choose one person to be beaten up by my puppets, or do you want to be beaten up by my puppets?"


    Hearing that, Chu Ling could not help but laugh, and said: "Oh? "You mean you want to compete with me in numbers?"


    "Nonsense, don''t tell me you have objections!"


    "No, no, no, what I meant was, it''s just what I want!"

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    "No, no, no, what I meant was, it''s just what I want!" Chu Ling said.


    But at that time, Kong Puzhi let out a cold laugh, and directly snapped his fingers towards the sky. In an instant, a red light suddenly flashed past the eyes of those puppets that looked like walking dead.


    Following that, roars that sounded out like wild beasts could be heard, and then, all of the puppets rushed towards Chu Ling and the rest.


    At that time, when Kong Puzhi saw this, he did not have the intention to move, and even though Chu Ling''s last words made him feel baffled, he did not put it in his heart.


    After all, in his opinion, no matter how many trump cards Chu Ling had, he would be unable to withstand a single blow from his more than one hundred puppets.


    Although these puppets lost their intelligence, they did not lose all their instincts to fight. They could even use their combat skills, so how could Chu Ling be a match for them.


    Just as Kong Puzhi was thinking about this, he suddenly saw a cold smile appear on Chu Ling''s face.


    Without waiting for him to ponder, Chu Ling''s right hand suddenly opened wide, and the jade bottle in his hand suddenly flew up, in the blink of an eye releasing a purple light into the air.


    In a short while, all of the puppets who were originally rushing towards Chu Ling and the rest stopped in their tracks and stood there dumbstruck.


    "This ¡­ this is a magic treasure?" Kong Puzhi turned pale with fright. He, who had been incomparably calm, panicked immediately.


    His abilities were originally above his puppet and illusion techniques, and now, this strange jade bottle had broken all of his illusions and puppet techniques. Even if he wanted to use it on Chu Ling and the rest, it would be completely useless.


    "How, how is this possible? You are just a disciple of Zhao Kingdom, how could there be such a thing as a treasure, and how could you coincidentally restrain my puppet technique!" Kong Puzhi said frantically, his hands constantly snapping his fingers in anxiety.


    And at that time, Chu Ling withdrew his hands, pointed at Song Yufu behind him and said: "Although I do not, their Song Family does!


    The elders of the Song Family knew that the Kong Family would definitely use this kind of method within the Ancient Cage, was it specially prepared for you? "Well, you like it?" Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Before this, Chu Ling did not have any assurance in being able to break this illusion technique or puppet technique, but he did not expect Song Yufu who was severely injured earlier to actually give him this purple jade bottle.


    Furthermore, it was clear that this bottle was a treasure used by the Song Family to deal with the Kong Family. This made Chu Ling no longer have any scruples and he directly rushed towards Kong Puzhi.


    "Damned Song Family, how dare you plot against my Kong Family! Chu Ling, if you have the ability, then fight with me one-on-one, and let Li Yanrong know, who is stronger!"


    Kong Puzhi roared, but in his heart he did not have the intention to fight with Chu Ling, the reason he said that, was just to delay time.


    After all, he did not believe that the purple jade bottle could restrain his puppet technique completely. If it was true, the Song Family would have already taken action against the Kong Family.


    In his view, as long as Chu Ling agreed to the battle, he would be able to delay the time for the puppet to break free, and he would be able to retaliate.


    However, how could Chu Ling not know of his plans?


    After all, Kong Puzhi''s idea was very correct. This jade bottle could only last for half an incense worth of time at a time.


    "Hehe, there''s no need to compare who''s stronger. In any case, in my senior sister''s heart, I''m definitely stronger. As for the so-called one on one fight, didn''t we agree on a gang fight before? You can''t go back on your words! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Song Lingjiang and the rest immediately rushed towards Kong Puzhi with sinister smiles. In a few breaths time, they heard Kong Pingzhi''s heart-wrenching howls.


    "Haha, give me a beating! Today, I, a person at the first level of Heaven Understanding Stage, can actually punch the number one heaven''s pride level expert of the Kong Family. How great!"


    "That''s right, that''s right. Based on our experiences, when we go back in the future, won''t we be able to charm a group of senior sisters and senior sisters?"


    "Cut the crap, beat him up with all your heart! How dare he touch our fellow disciples of the Boss Chu! He''s simply courting death!"


    "That''s right, that''s right, work harder for me. Just now, I saw that brat actually wanted to steal our Boss Chu''s woman. I spit, he doesn''t even know what he looks like."


    Everyone continued to kick Kong Puzhi as they spoke.


    At that time, even though Kong Puzhi was constantly shouting, his eyes had become even colder.


    Especially when he saw Chu Ling walk towards Li Yanrong, his eyes were filled with killing intent.


    At that time, Chu Ling did not care about all these, but after seeing that Li Yanrong was fine, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to make Li Yanrong act as he had said, and personally kill Kong Puzhi, he suddenly saw a puppet not far behind him that was originally frozen suddenly flash.


    After that, the figure became a bit blurry, and finally became small. Before Chu Ling could even react, the figure had already madly sprinted towards the distance.


    After seeing this, Chu Ling''s heart was suddenly shocked, and he immediately chased after the figure. After all, that small figure was obviously Kong Puzhi.


    "Chu Ling, I, Kong Puzhi will remember today''s matter, so I will settle this debt with you sooner or later, just you wait.


    "Oh right, I forgot to tell you. Although your purple jade bottle is powerful, it is still lacking a bit to unlock my puppet technique. Although my puppet technique has been interrupted, I believe that there will be a surprise for you in at most five days."


    After Kong Pu Zhi said his piece, a small wind boat suddenly appeared beneath Chu Ling''s feet, but in the blink of an eye, it had already flown far away, causing Chu Ling to be unable to catch it even if he used Spatial Compression.


    "Damn it!" After a long while, Chu Ling finally returned to where the rest were standing. The disdain in his heart towards the original ten prodigies was now completely restrained. As expected, people who could become one of the top ten prodigies in Hundred Sects Alliance had their own trump cards.


    Even if he wasn''t a match for Ye Xiao for the time being, he couldn''t underestimate him.


    He had originally thought that Kong Puzhi would lose all ability to resist once his puppet technique was broken. He hadn''t thought that he would actually have the ability to transform into a shadow, allowing him to smoothly escape.


    Chu Ling looked at the regretful faces of the crowd around him, and reluctantly laughed: "Alright, it''s alright, although this time we were unable to kill Kong Puzhi, we still managed to save Senior Sister and the others. Although our puppet techniques are not done, but there are still five days left, it''s enough for us to go and find Kong Pu Zhi."


    "Quickly, everyone help to see which ones can still be saved. As for those who have already become puppets, help them to escape."

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    "Quickly, everyone help to see which ones can still be saved. As for those who have already become puppets, help them to escape."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking with a low voice, everyone started to get busy, but after half an incense worth of time, there were only around twenty puppets left behind Chu Ling, all of them people with the chance to save him.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling did not waste any more words, and took the lead to walk towards the center of the Sword and Fire Domain.


    After all, whether it was the reaction of the Green Wood Pill Furnace from before, or the position where Kong Puzhi was most likely to head towards, or in order to pass through the two floors of the Sword Grave as soon as possible so as to leave the Sword Grave conveniently, it was all necessary to head towards the center.


    Two days later, in the middle of the Sword and Fire Region, on the other side of a river filled with lava, stood a short and ugly looking man.


    The man''s body was covered in sword wounds. The most puzzling thing was that his wounds were either charred black or he was leaking out streams of white pus. An ordinary person would find it hard to eat anything after a glance.


    If Chu Ling was present, he would definitely be able to see that the sword wounds were obviously left behind by the Sword Fire Puppet, just like how Chu Ling had seen Su Jianzhu earlier when he was outside of the Sword Grave.


    As for this person, Chu Ling could naturally recognize him as well. Such a short and ugly man was naturally Kong Puzhi without a doubt.


    "Chu Ling, you caused me to lose all my puppets, causing me to be covered in injuries. If I, Kong Puzhi do not take revenge for this, then wouldn''t the world be laughing at me?


    As for you messing up my plans and stealing my woman, I will definitely let you know the consequences of angering me, Kong Puzhi. Originally, I did not plan to do this, but in order to kill you, what else can I not do? "


    Kong Puzhi said coldly. He, who was initially small in stature, had unknowingly taken out a huge stone hammer, and after that, without any hesitation, he smashed the stone hammer towards the ground.


    Then, the ground started to tremble and a huge pit was formed at almost the same time.


    At that time, cracks appeared one after another on the ground. In just a short span of time, the cracks extended all the way to the surface of the river.


    All of a sudden, the river that was initially like magma had turned into a monstrous wave. The huge waves rolled up into the air and almost submerged both sides of the river.


    Before Kong Pu Zhi could react, a figure could be seen floating above the river in the blink of an eye. Soon, the turbulent river calmed down, and the only thing left in the world was the man with a simple saber and a suit of red armor.


    The man expressionlessly waved his saber and asked mechanically, "Do you want to challenge me?"


    "No, I just want to enslave you!" Kong Pu Zhi replied with an expressionless face.


    Although his words were plain, if anyone else were to hear it, they would probably be shocked to the point of shouting out loud.


    After all, the target of Kong Puzhi''s provocation was the air above the river surface, an existence whose feet were off the ground.


    And to be able to stand alone in the air, it was all based on the strength of the Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    At the same time, fifty kilometers away, as Chu Ling looked at the distant land that was already filled with flames, he couldn''t help but wipe the sweat off his face.


    After all, the feeling they got from being roasted on fire was no different from being roasted over a fire.


    "Continue moving," Chu Ling ordered. Everyone responded immediately and continued to follow Chu Ling.


    Chu Ling had walked on one side, while taking out Song Fangyi''s Storage Bag from before, and after he had swallowed a high grade magic tool using the Mirage Spirit Invisible Sword, he started to choose from one of them.


    Although there were a lot of things inside Song Fangyi''s Storage Bag, from what Chu Ling could see, the only thing that could enter his eyes was a high-grade profound rank cultivation technique named "Immeasurable Ocean Technique".


    At this time, Chu Ling''s cultivation had already reached the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage, and wasn''t too far away from it.


    However, he only had the first two volumes of the¡¶ Guiyuan Arts¡· he had previously cultivated, so he had to start considering the cultivation method for the Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    However, although this < Endless Sea > technique was able to complement his battle skill, the Raindrop Sword, and even increase its power, whether it was the < Endless Sea > or the < Raindrop Sword >, both were slightly lower in levels to Chu Ling now, and were not really suitable for him.


    Of course, the technique that Song Fangyi was training with was not the < Endless Ocean Technique >, but it was simply not something that could be recorded by Song Fangyi with a jade cylinder, and even if there was one, if Chu Ling wanted to cultivate it, he would have to consider the opinions of the Song Family.


    "Forget it, let''s talk about this later. If I can''t find a more suitable martial art in the future, I''ll use this < Endless Ocean Art >!"


    The most important thing right now is to help them undo this puppet technique. That''s what''s most urgent. "


    As Chu Ling thought about this, he unconsciously quickened his pace.


    At that time, the people behind him did not fall behind either.


    One after another, under the training of Chu Ling''s Pill, coupled with the constant training within the Sword Grave, their cultivation had basically increased by a fold, and even Li Yanrong''s current cultivation had already stepped into the Heaven Understanding Stage, and he was even at the second level of the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Only, what made Chu Ling depressed was that he still could not break through with his own cultivation.


    Of course, even so, the difference between Chu Ling and the rest was still extremely obvious.


    After walking for a full six hours, Chu Ling finally pressed the Green Wood Pill Furnace on his neck, causing it to quieten down slightly. Only then did he step into the barrier filled with fire.


    Although no one said it, everyone knew that they had arrived at the center of the Sword and Fire Domain.


    "Boss Chu, quickly look, there is a river there. Rumor has it that Han Xiu and the others had stepped over that river before, and only then, have we entered the second level of Sword Grave, the Sword Wood Region''s, let''s go and take a look."


    Big Beard Song Lingjiang said with a face full of anticipation, showing an impatient look.


    After Chu Ling heard this, he looked around and did not see Kong Puzhi. Although he was disappointed, he still nodded his head and said: "Everyone follow behind me, pay attention to the surroundings. Until now, only Han Xiu and the others can pass through this Sword Fire Domain, it is obviously very dangerous, it is not so easy to let us pass."


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he immediately took the lead and walked towards the river.


    Soon after, Chu Ling looked at the river that was flowing like lava, and wondered why there was no danger at all.


    Suddenly, the magma like river water suddenly surged, condensing into a millstone sized pillar of water that rushed towards Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling''s expression congealed, the stone armor on his body instantly covered his entire body, and the formless spirit sword inside his sleeves instantly transformed into the Dragon Marking Sword form, and landed in Chu Ling''s hand.


    "Three Swords Breaking River!"


    With that said, a huge river appeared behind Chu Ling and rushed towards the water pillar.


    And just at that time, Chu Ling had thought that no matter how strong the water pillar was, it would only be at the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    "This is bad. There is even a sliver of lava underneath this lava!"


    Chu Ling said in his heart.


    In an instant, he felt like he was a small boat in the ocean. As long as it was a little bigger, it would be able to overturn him. Then, what Chu Ling was facing right now, was a monstrous huge wave.


    Therefore, in just an instant, Chu Ling''s body was directly flung out by the column of lava. If it were not for Song Yufu and the rest attacking him together, along with the stone armor on his body, Chu Ling''s body would have been melted by the magma in that one strike.


    But even so, Chu Ling felt that all the bones in his body were broken, and he was unable to move at all.


    And what made Chu Ling even more shocked was that this power was obviously not from his Heaven Understanding Stage.


    "Could this be a Sword Puppet from the Dragon Transformantion Stage?" Chu Ling muttered.


    However, just as he finished speaking ¡­


    "Hahahaha, Chu Ling, this greeting gift should be pretty good, right?"

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    "Hahahaha, Chu Ling, this greeting gift should be pretty good, right?"


    Right after his voice fell, what caused Chu Ling to be stunned was, in the air above the magma river that was not far away from him, a man dressed in a simple red armor stood in the air, clearly revealing the strength of his own Dragon Transformantion Stage in front of Chu Ling.


    What surprised Chu Ling the most was not this, but the face of the man who was clearly a Sword Puppet.


    Although his face was a little distorted, his identity could still be vaguely discerned.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling to yell, the people behind him could not help but be shocked.


    "It''s Kong Puzhi!"


    "Heavens, how did he become a Sword Puppet?"


    "Yeah, not only that, this guy can even stand in the air. Could it be that he possesses the power of Dragon Transformantion Stage? What, just what is going on?"


    Everyone said in succession, and couldn''t help but frown. After all, although they were very confident in Chu Ling, they weren''t confident enough that they could compare to a Dragon Transformantion Stage expert!


    Now, this Kong Puzhi, although they did not know what methods he used, had actually become a Sword Puppet, and even possessed the power of Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    However, they were very clear that since Kong Puzhi was able to speak and attack with human language, and even had an expression of resentment that overflowed to the sky, it meant that Kong Puzhi had obviously not lost his reason.


    From the looks of it, even if Kong Puzhi and all of them were to add on, he would still not be a match for them.


    At that time, Chu Ling was also very suspicious in his heart, but he did not doubt Kong Puzhi''s current strength at all. After all, even though it was a casual strike from Kong Puzhi that had just surged up from the river, Chu Ling was very clear in his heart that it was definitely the power of Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    As Chu Ling thought of this, although he really wanted to kill Kong Puzhi and save the puppets that were controlled behind him, he was not stupid enough to directly go up and fight head on with force. As such, he only slowly raised his right hand and stretched his finger, signalling everyone to retreat.


    Those who had received the orders from Chu Ling did not hesitate at all. Those who were originally afraid of Kong Puzhi immediately grabbed the puppets beside them and retreated backwards.


    Chu Ling glanced at Kong Puzhi, who was looking at them with a smile that was not a smile. Although he knew that his retreat was probably within Kong Puzhi''s calculations, he still did not have a choice as to retreat backwards.


    After all, he was currently not Kong Puzhi''s match.


    And just as he had taken a few steps back, Kong Puzhi, who had been looking at them quietly all this while, suddenly grinned at him.


    Although the face of the Sword Puppet at that time was Kong Puzhi''s, its body clearly did not belong to Kong Puzhi a long time ago.


    When he laughed, it revealed a mouth of charred flesh with a few traces of rotten teeth, causing Chu Ling to immediately vomit.


    But the moment that Chu Ling shifted his gaze, Kong Puzhi''s figure flashed and directly flew towards him.


    Shadow Shifter!


    When Chu Ling saw this, he was just about to activate the retractable earth inch divine ability and retreat, but Chu Ling never thought that at the moment when the retracting earth inch was about to be activated, a strong and powerful palm suddenly fell on his shoulders.


    In that instant, Chu Ling felt as if a huge mountain had suddenly pressed down on his shoulders, and the Spatial Compression Technique had been broken for the first time at that time.


    "You want to leave? You must be getting a bit anxious! " Kong Puzhi softly said from Chu Ling''s side, causing Chu Ling''s figure to tremble visibly as a sense of danger quickly enveloped Chu Ling.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling''s right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and directly punched towards Kong Puzhi.


    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    Chu Ling growled, his right hand struck out towards Kong Puzhi''s chest with lightning speed, but what he did not expect was that right after he swung his right fist, he was immediately grabbed by Kong Puzhi, and it was even harder to advance by half a minute.


    There were even cracking sounds coming from his fist. It was obvious that his bones could no longer bear the burden.


    "Hehe, the strength is quite good. However, it is still nothing!"


    Kong Puzhi laughed coldly, following that, Chu Ling felt as if he had lost all control of his body, in an instant, he was pulled out from the ground by Kong Puzhi, and like a naughty child''s doo, he flew up into the sky.


    Chu Ling at that time suddenly shook his head, and discovered that his final destination was actually the river filled with lava. His heart immediately tightened, and the stone armor on his body once again appeared.


    "Hehe, what sort of innate divine ability is that? Relax, I won''t let you die."


    Kong Puzhi''s voice came out once again in Chu Ling''s ears, following that, Chu Ling felt that his right leg was being grabbed tightly, while he himself was being held in mid air like a wild duck being grabbed by a hunter.


    When Chu Ling thought of this, the anger in his chest immediately rose, and the formless sword in his sleeve was in his hands in the blink of an eye. But just as he was about to make his move, Kong Puzhi spoke again.


    "I advise you not to take action. Although I, Kong Puzhi, have the heart to kill you, I have always wanted to leave you an intact corpse so that you can become my puppet and be used by me for all eternity.


    However, if you truly dare to attack me right now, I will most likely accidentally shake my hand a few times. Then, you will truly be stuck in this river of magma. "


    Kong Puzhi laughed cruelly, and then he deliberately loosened his grip on Chu Ling''s ankle, as if he wanted to throw Chu Ling off.


    "That''s right, I forgot to tell you, this magma can fuse everything other than me, the Sword Puppet that was born here. Forget about your stone armor, even if it''s a true cultivator of Dragon Transformantion Stage, they would be burnt to death if they were to fall.


    "For a cultivator like you, I estimate that if you were to fall, not even a speck of it would remain."


    Kong Puzhi said complacently. He had thought that Chu Ling would most likely surrender himself without a fight, and did not dare to make the slightest movement.


    However, he did not expect that the formless sword in Chu Ling''s hand would instantly transform into a Dragon Marking Sword. Following that, a dragon''s roar sounded and a black dragon the size of a water droplet fell on Kong Pingzhi''s chest in the blink of an eye.


    "Raindrop Instantaneous Piercing Stone!"


    Chu Ling growled in a low voice. Without waiting for Kong Puzhi to retaliate, the second drop of water condensed once again and charged towards the same spot as before, striking out with dazzling sparks.


    "Even if there''s nothing left of you, it''s still better than having you turn into a puppet!"

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    "Even if there''s nothing left of you, it''s still better than having you turn into a puppet!"


    Chu Ling said coldly, but sadly, he did not have the time to hand over the formless spirit sword again, and the surrounding air suddenly pressed down on him, but in the next moment, Chu Ling felt as though he had fallen into a swamp, and was simply unable to struggle free.


    "Heh heh, Chu Ling, you caused me to sacrifice my flesh to transform into a Sword Puppet that is neither human nor ghost, and yet you want me to die so easily. You truly wish!" Kong Puzhi said coldly.


    Following that, with a swing of his arm, Kong Puzhi was directly thrown onto the riverbank. Just as Chu Ling was about to roll over and flee once again, Kong Puzhi''s figure appeared in front of him like a shadow, and he heavily stomped on Chu Ling''s chest.


    "Since I''ve said that I will definitely turn you into a puppet, how can I let you go?


    Besides, didn''t you want to find your fellow brothers and sisters to save you? Why didn''t he mention it now? Could it be that they do not want to save him? " Kong Puzhi looked at Chu Ling with a cold smile, his face full of ridicule.


    "Since you don''t want to save them anymore, then I don''t have any use for this puppet jade ring. I might as well throw it away!"


    After Kong Puzhi finished speaking to Chu Ling, he purposely swung the puppet jade ring in front of Chu Ling''s eyes. When Chu Ling wanted to grab it, he immediately threw it into the lava behind him.


    After that, Chu Ling heard a rumbling sound, and after that, a flame suddenly ignited within the magma, quickly burning away the puppet jade ring.


    Chu Ling knew that if he did not have the Puppet Jade Ring, he would be dreaming if he wanted to unlock the Puppet Technique.


    At that time, the faces of many Pill Flame Sect disciples instantly surfaced in Chu Ling''s mind. The moment he thought about the fact that all of them had died, his body couldn''t help but tremble, and a surge of sadness suddenly surged towards his heart. It made his nose sour, and even his vision became blurry.


    And at that time, Song Lingjiang and the others who had already escaped far away would actually return and rush back at Kong Puzhi.


    "You bastard, quickly release Boss Chu, are you seeking death!"


    "Kong Puzhi, if you still don''t let go, don''t blame us for being impolite."


    Everyone started shouting, and there was even a hint of trembling in their voices. Although they were charging towards Kong Puzhi at a fast pace, Chu Ling could still easily see that their legs were still trembling.


    After all, no matter which Heaven Understanding Stage cultivator, or whether it was Kong Puzhi who was charging towards the strength of the Dragon Transformantion Stage, they would all not be able to help but be afraid.


    When Chu Ling saw this, even though he was incomparably moved, he also clearly knew that Song Lingjiang and the rest were no match for him.


    "You guys hurry up and run, the person Kong Puzhi wants to deal with is me, it has nothing to do with you, quickly go!" Chu Ling shouted to the crowd.


    As soon as he finished.


    "Since the Boss Chu views me as one of my own, then I, Song Lingjiang, naturally view the Boss Chu as my true boss as well. Since boss is here today, how can I just directly flee?"


    "That''s right, since Boss Chu has said it before, we will definitely not give up on anyone, then we naturally cannot give up on Boss Chu as well. I, Song Yufu, have always kept my word, and will definitely not go back on my words.


    "Yes, on this journey, if there were no Boss Chu''s protection and Pill, let alone a breakthrough in cultivation, I''m afraid that even if I did not live, I would have had to save Boss Chu today!"


    "Well said. Besides, we might not lose."


    Everyone spoke out, and at that time, when Chu Ling saw this, he could not help but clench his fists, and wanted to stand up with all his might.


    But he could do nothing as Kong Puzhi''s strength was too strong, causing him to be unable to even move an inch.


    "Bullshit! You guys still know that I''m your boss? I already said it, you guys are no match for him, get the hell out of my sight!"


    Chu Ling bellowed, but Song Lingjiang and the rest did not have any intention to bother with him, and continued to rush forward.


    At that time, Kong Puzhi had increased his strength by quite a bit, but he still laughed and said: "You are right, they are indeed not my opponents, but today, their opponents, are not me!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he was shocked, he immediately looked up, only to see that the people that they had tied up, and had not completely become puppets, had for unknown reasons, already quietly arrived behind everyone.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling to remind them, they immediately took action, directly beheading the two cultivators on the spot, and then started to fight with Song Lingjiang and the rest.


    "Alright, since no one can save you now, you should obediently become my puppet."


    After Kong Puzhi finished speaking, he directly struck his palm towards Chu Ling''s head, and following that, a silver needle flew out from his finger, directly entering Chu Ling''s head.


    "Chu Ling, Chu Ling, you should be happy, it''s been so many years since I last made a puppet myself. I believe that this time, you can probably become even more invulnerable than your senior Gu Haoran who swallowed the Intestinal Breaking Pill!


    "Haha!"


    Outside of the Sword Grave at the same time.


    The city walls that were originally majestic, for some reason, seemed to have already become a projection of one''s Sword Grave. Kong Puzhi''s arrogant laughter seemed to echo outside the city walls for a long time.


    And at that time, seeing this scene, the corner of Chai Yangyu''s mouth could not help but twitch a few times, as an intention to retreat arose in his heart.


    After all, the cultivation of the Dragon Transformantion Stage was not fake. No matter how strong Chu Ling was, no matter how many tricks he had up his sleeve, he would not be a match for Kong Puzhi, who had become a Sword Puppet.


    The only suspense left now was how long Chu Ling could endure under Kong Puzhi''s puppet techniques.


    So, to him, this was probably his only chance to escape, if not, after Chu Ling dies, even if he learnt Chu Ling''s viciousness, it would be hard to leave this place.


    "Let''s go!" Chai Yangyu grabbed Xiang Shaolong with one hand and pulled at Deng Yiyue''s sleeves with the other as he muttered anxiously.


    But at that time, Deng Yiyue replied without even thinking, "How can I do that, Senior Brother Chu is still inside? We have to wait for him. "


    "Ignorant, at this time, Chu Ling being made into a puppet is already a given, what we need to do now is to protect our useful bodies, in the future, take revenge for him, quickly follow me!" Chai Yangyu berated in a low voice.


    At that time, Deng Yiyue originally wanted to explain, but he suddenly realized that the Great Crow was already tiptoeing outside the encirclement. When it was no more than thirty meters away from everyone''s encirclement, it suddenly let out a strange cry and rushed out of the encirclement.


    But at that moment, before the Great Crow could fly far, a mocking voice rang beside his ears.


    "Where are you going?" Nangong Qing stood in front of the Great Crow with his hands behind his back, and mocked while already knowing the answer.


    When the Great Crow saw this, although it who had not been in the Demon General Realm knew that it was not Nangong Qing''s match, it, who had never lost, fearlessly said, "What else can I do? I was just thinking that Chu Ling might not make it, so I decided to find a new husband for you!


    After all, even if you and Chu Ling had been wild before, you still can''t be unable to get married your entire life! "

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    After all, even if you and Chu Ling had been wild before, you still can''t be unable to get married your entire life! "


    After the Great Crow finished speaking, it did not care about Nangong Qing whose face was flushed red from its anger and immediately rushed out of the encirclement.


    But this time, it still had not taken a few steps forward before it was blocked by Nangong Qing once again.


    "Whether or not I can marry out is my problem, it has nothing to do with you, the Great Crow. What you need to do now is care, now that you have lost your bet, you should hand Xiang Shaolong over to me.


    Furthermore, since you have lost, it is time for you to bow down to me. "


    Nangong Qing said that. Although he was only saying those words to the Great Crow, his eyes quickly swept across Deng Yiyue and the other two. It was obvious that he was warning them that leaving was not going to be easy.


    "Are you joking? Our bet before, I gave you Xiang Shaolong after losing, but I didn''t say anything about bowing down to you. As for that bowing down to you, that is the first time I have said that, so it''s best if you don''t speak nonsense!" The Great Crow said.


    "Oh? Is that so? It seems to be the first time I''ve made a bet, but now that I''ve suddenly decided to add it, do you have any objections? "


    When the Great Crow heard this, it immediately shuddered. It wasn''t until it saw the surrounding people who were glaring at it like a tiger did it speak fawningly with no hesitation at all. However, in its heart, it paid its respects to all eighteen generations of Nangong Qing''s ancestors.


    "No problem, of course not, whatever Nan Gong Chang said, it would be fine, it is just that Chu Ling has not lost yet, so we shouldn''t rush to fulfill our bet!"


    "Hehe, this time, Chu Ling is about to be turned into a puppet, will there still be a chance of a comeback, but, you have indeed reminded me, Chu Ling''s value is not small!"


    As Nangong Qing said that, he suddenly remembered the true reason he had caught Chu Ling before. It was to see what kind of treasure was on Chu Ling''s body, and whether or not he knew the secrets of the altar.


    "No, we can''t let Kong Puzhi lose all of his consciousness like this, we have to find out the secret first."


    After thinking about it, Nangong Qing waved goodbye to Hua Shen Lu, and said again: "Since you''re not convinced, then just open your eyes wide and watch!"


    After Nangong Qing finished speaking, he rushed into the Sword Grave once more.


    And at that time, when they saw that Nangong Qing had truly left, they did not care about the ugly expressions of Chai Yangyu and the other two, and shouted at Nangong Qing''s back: "Your Crow Master is watching, I really want to see how wild Chu Ling will be this time!"


    When the surrounding people heard it, their expressions became extremely ugly. Originally, they felt as if they had eaten dozens of flies when Chu Ling touched Nangong Qing, but now that the Great Crow was raised again, they were even more furious.


    Therefore, he could not help but mock the Great Crow.


    "You are not an idiot, right? With your current appearance, do you think Chu Ling can still survive? "How laughable."


    "That''s right, you''re a dead crow. You''ve lost for sure."


    "Stupid dead crow, don''t you dare not believe me. If you don''t lose, I''m willing to be your human pet."


    "Yes, yes, me too, just Chu Ling is dead for sure."


    At the same time, Chu Ling only felt his entire body becoming increasingly numb. Originally, every time Kong Puzhi had pricked a needle before, he had felt excruciating pain to the point where he wished he could die. But now, other than feeling a silver needle piercing into his body, he didn''t feel anything at all.


    Chu Ling knew that this was not because Kong Puzhi''s silver needles were hurting him less, but because his body was gradually losing feeling, just like the puppets that were fighting Song Yufu and the rest. Even though they were bleeding from their injuries, they did not feel any pain.


    "Damn it, am I, Chu Ling, really going to become Kong Puzhi''s puppet and be his slave for life?" Chu Ling thought about this as he continued to think of a way to counter this.


    But just at that time, in the distant sky, a woman dressed in blue palace attire appeared in Chu Ling''s line of sight.


    Without waiting for Chu Ling''s surprise, the woman immediately said: "Dao Friend Kong, wait a moment, I still have a deal to make with you."


    The woman was naturally Nangong Qing. As far as Chu Ling was concerned, even though Nangong Qing''s arrival caused his hands to pause slightly, he knew that this Nangong Qing was definitely not here to help him.


    Just as expected, just as Chu Ling was thinking this, Nangong Qing went straight to the point: "Dao Friend Kong, although you now possess the power of Dragon Transformantion Stage, I think that you will not want to stay here forever, and if you wish to leave, I can help you."


    "You can help?"


    "That''s right, as long as someone completely passes through all five floors of the Sword Grave, all of the guardian Sword Puppet in this level will be able to complete their mission and regain their freedom. As one of the current Guardian Sword Puppet, Fellow Daoist, you should be aware of this, right?" Nangong Qing wiped the hair on her forehead and said indifferently.


    And at that time, Kong Puzhi was obviously hit on the sore spot, as the yin and yang on his face changed in an instant.


    Naturally, the person who completely passed through the fifth floor in Nangong Qing''s words wasn''t her, but Han Xiu herself. After all, everyone knew that even though Nangong Qing could casually enter the first and second floor at this moment, the key person who passed through the first and second floor was not her, but Han Xiu.


    Thus, the person Nangong Qing spoke of was naturally none other than Han Xiu.


    Originally, Kong Puzhi was also not willing to believe that Han Xiu could pass through the fifth floor of the Sword Grave either.


    Originally, in his opinion, Chu Ling, the only one who could be compared to Han Xiu, was already in his hands. If he wanted to wait for a freak like Han Xiu, he would have to wait for ten years.


    Kong Puzhi was naturally unwilling to wait, but he did not believe that would not finish the rest of the three floors.


    "Don''t worry, fellow daoists. You must believe that although you do not die in theory, you are no longer a complete Sword Puppet. It will be difficult for you to be reborn in this magma.


    Since we can defeat this Sword Puppet, then we can do it a second time! "


    After Nangong Qing finished speaking, although he did not say it explicitly, Kong Puzhi knew that it was threatening him.


    "What do you want?"


    "It''s simple, it''s just Chu Ling at your feet." Nangong Qing said.


    "No, I have already spent so much effort to make this Sword Puppet, there''s no reason for me to give it away." Kong Puzhi said.


    On the facts, Kong Puzhi knew that Chu Ling would most likely give him Chu Ling''s corpse, but in order to maintain his prestige, or in other words, to cooperate with him, Kong Puzhi had deliberately refused.


    After Nangong Qing thought about it for a while, he then said, "Alright, then let me inspect everything that Chu Ling has on him. If there is nothing that I need, I will not take it either!"


    After Kong Puzhi finished listening, he immediately took the Storage Bag on Chu Ling''s body and started searching for Chu Ling. Even the storage ring that Chu Ling tied up his hair was no exception.


    Even though he did not find anything related to the altar, he was still shocked by Chu Ling''s treasure, and even had a thought of seizing everything for himself.


    However, because of Kong Puzhi''s existence, he was forced to endure it.


    Half an incense worth of time later, Kong Puzhi finally threw out all of the Storage Bag s on Chu Ling''s body and even the formless spirit swords in Chu Ling''s sleeves. Just when Kong Puzhi was about to stop.


    But suddenly, the unremarkable Pill Furnace hanging from Chu Ling''s neck started to tremble nonstop, and even started to emit dazzling light.


    "Hmm? So there was actually one hidden here. It was truly a cunning boy. However ¡­ Bring it over to me! " Kong Puzhi said casually, and immediately went to grab the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    "You are not allowed to touch this Pill Furnace!"

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    "You are not allowed to touch this Pill Furnace!"


    At this moment, a low voice sounded beside Kong Puzhi''s ear.


    After that, he never expected that the Chu Ling who should have been unable to move a single step back would actually grab his arm and say that.


    After all, to Chu Ling, the Spirit Soul Invisible Sword could be thrown, the Storage Bag could be dropped, and the storage ring could also be taken away by Kong Puzhi.


    But only the Green Wood Pill Furnace could not be lost!


    To him, the Green Wood Pill Furnace was not only his last bit of confidence. It was also the only thing that his father Chu Han had left for him.


    The most important thing was that in these past few days, regardless of whether it was Nangong Qing or the previous Xiang Shaolong, they had gone against him. The most important reason was to get the so called secret of the altar.


    Although Chu Ling had never heard of that secret, Chu Ling had a feeling that the location of that secret was this Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    Therefore, even if Chu Ling had to risk his life, he definitely would not allow it to fall into Nangong Qing''s hands.


    But when the Nangong Qing of that time saw this, his eyes couldn''t help but narrow a little. After seeing the mysterious nature of the Green Wood Pill Furnace, he already had a thought towards it that must be obtained from his hands.


    After all, to be able to make a treasure like Chu Ling, even if it was not related to the altar''s secret, it was definitely a treasure.


    Just as Nangong Qing was about to walk towards Chu Ling, Kong Puzhi who was holding onto his arm suddenly snorted coldly.


    In his opinion, Chu Ling being able to struggle free from his Puppet Technique and grab onto his arm was the greatest insult to his Puppet Technique.


    "Hmph, who do you think you are? Can you block something that I, Kong Puzhi, am interested in?" Kong Puzhi roared loudly.


    Then, he directly swung his arm fiercely, and after getting Chu Ling''s arm free, he grabbed at the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    And at that time, seeing this scene, Chu Ling''s entire body was suddenly filled with a feeling of powerlessness.


    Following that, a towering rage continued to burn in his chest, to the point where his eyes had already turned blood-red.


    "I said, don''t touch it!" Chu Ling roared in anger.


    It was unknown if it was because of his extreme anger or not, but Chu Ling who was already immobile, clenched his right fist and smashed it towards Kong Puzhi once again.


    "Go to hell!" Chu Ling shouted in anger.


    "Hehe, this kind of soft fist is like a woman, can it hurt me?" Kong Puzhi laughed mockingly, and then, his right hand kept grabbing towards the Green Wood Pill Furnace on Chu Ling''s neck, completely ignoring Chu Ling''s fist.


    "Give it to me!"


    What made Chu Ling feel extreme despair was that his own fist seemed to have landed on top of a huge mountain, it did not even harm him in the slightest, nor did it obstruct him in the slightest, allowing Kong Puzhi to grab onto the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    In an instant, Chu Ling''s face turned ashen. He felt that he had let down his dead father, and yet, he was actually so vile that he couldn''t even defend the one and only thing he had left behind. He was simply a piece of trash.


    However, at that time, Kong Puzhi''s face had carried an incomparable complacency, and his heart was practically filled with extreme excitement.


    From his point of view, since Chu Ling was such a treasure, then it must be the reason why he was such a monster.


    Perhaps after he obtained it, he would not even need to wait for Han Xiu to pass the fifth floor of the Sword Grave before he could leave his body. From then on, he would be the number one person of the Hundred Sects Alliance''s young generation.


    But just as he was thinking this, he saw that on the Green Wood Pill Furnace that was emitting light, the light became even brighter, and the purple flames became even brighter, as if it was trying to cover the entire fiery red world.


    And at that time, the originally arrogant face of Kong Puzhi, which was somewhat distorted, instantly became even more distorted, as if all of his facial features had congealed together.


    Following that, cries of pain like that of a pig being butchered sounded out.


    From within the Green Wood Pill Furnace, a purple flame suddenly floated out. In the blink of an eye, the purple flame descended upon Kong Puzhi''s body, as if oil and fire were in contact.


    Not only that, but before Chu Ling could react, waves of shock and shock were suddenly stirred within the magma like river.


    "What, what is going on?" Kong Puzhi panicked, and was about to let go of the Pill Furnace and retreat.


    However, at that time, he suddenly felt that the purple-colored flame within the Sword Puppet''s body, which was suppressed by him long ago, like a human''s soul, had actually combusted again, as if it had resonated with the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    In the blink of an eye, the purple flames had already wrapped around Kong Puzhi''s soul. At that moment, Kong Puzhi, who was initially within the main Sword Puppet, finally achieved what he had been hoping for for for these few days, and completely assimilated into the Sword Puppet''s body.


    However, at the same time, the purple flame from that time had also merged into Kong Puzhi''s soul. If Kong Puzhi wished to struggle free in his lifetime, that was only possible after his death.


    And most importantly, and what Kong Puzhi found most difficult to accept, was that the purple flame that was fused with him, was like a Green Wood Pill Furnace that was incomparably afraid of Chu Ling, and could not help but express its submission to the Green Wood Pill Furnace.


    At that moment, he even knelt down towards the ground.


    And with that, Song Lingjiang and the rest who were initially fighting with the puppets, realised that the puppets beside them had stopped moving, they just stood there blankly.


    "What, what is going on? These puppets stopped moving! "


    "It seems like Kong Puzhi was beaten up by the Boss Chu!"


    "It looks like it, but didn''t I just see that our Boss Chu didn''t have any strength to fight back? Why is the situation suddenly reversed!? "


    "Why do you have to care so much about the reversal? Kong Puzhi has already been beaten to the point of kneeling on the ground by the Boss Chu anyway, is there really anything fake about this?"


    The crowd that did not see anything abnormal with the Green Wood Pill Furnace all spoke out, and their admiration for Chu Ling grew even more.


    After all, this Chu Ling only had the strength of the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage, but he was able to beat a Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivator like Kong Puzhi to his knees. This was simply a miracle.


    Furthermore, more importantly, making a cultivator with Dragon Transformantion Stage kneel was much more difficult than killing them.


    "Bastard!" Kong Puzhi cursed in a low voice and struggled to stand up, wanting to break free from the control of the purple flame in his mind.


    However, at that time, Chu Ling had already recovered from his shock.


    Although Chu Ling was exceptionally shocked at the Green Wood Pill Furnace''s performance, after pondering for a moment, he immediately understood.


    After all, the purple flame on Kong Puzhi''s body was clearly the type of flame amongst Green Wood Pill Furnace that could successfully condense a abandoned pellet.


    Although Chu Ling had not finished studying the effects of the purple flames, he knew that it was incredibly magical.


    It being able to control Kong Puzhi was not unexpected.


    Furthermore, the most important thing was that this Green Wood Pill Furnace had been acting strangely since a long time ago, and Chu Ling had guessed that there was something that the Green Wood Pill Furnace needed.


    Chu Ling shook his head, throwing out the distracting thoughts in his mind, only to suddenly realize that at that moment, the Spiritual Energy inside the heaven and earth suddenly rushed towards the Green Wood Pill Furnace in his hands, causing the purple flame inside the Pill Furnace to become even more profound.


    And because Chu Ling was also too close to the Pill Furnace, these Spiritual Energy continued to rush toward his body. He, who was originally at the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage, had almost already seen the threshold of the eighth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Not only that, a rather absurd idea suddenly emerged in Chu Ling''s mind, as though he already possessed the ability to influence Kong Puzhi.


    If that was the case ¡­


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    "Kneel!"


    Ling Tian snapped coldly.


    His voice was like thunder in the sky, causing Song Lingjiang and the rest to be stunned.


    After all, with their understanding of Chu Ling, Chu Ling would definitely not let them kneel down!


    However, the crowd had only been slightly stunned for a moment, and then they kneeled towards Chu Ling. It was for no other reason but because they believed that since Chu Ling wanted them to kneel, he definitely would not harm them.


    But just as they were about to kneel, they never would have thought that the Kong Puzhi who was originally incomparably powerful, who was humiliating Chu Ling as if he were a plaything, would at that time, once again kneel on the ground before them, and even smash out two small craters on the ground.


    "Hua!"


    The crowd immediately burst into an uproar, after all, although Kong Puzhi had knelt down once before, they only thought that it was because he did not stand steadily, but they never thought that Kong Puzhi, who had finally stood up again, would actually kneel down to the ground after hearing Chu Ling''s roar.


    It was so much so that its entire body was trembling, clearly showing its incomparable fear.


    One had to know, this Kong Puzhi was not an ordinary person, he was a Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivator who had already become a puppet!


    In that moment, everyone looked at Chu Ling with extreme respect, and some of them even started to secretly feel proud, as expected, their eyes were not bad.


    But at that time, Kong Puzhi was more or less stupefied.


    He realized that although he could usually control his body, and the cluster of purple flames in his mind looked harmless, as long as Chu Ling spoke, his own body would be immediately taken over by the purple flames. Forget about letting him kneel down, even if he were to commit suicide, he probably wouldn''t hesitate at all.


    "How could that be? How could it be like this, it must be that Pill Furnace, it must be that strange Pill Furnace''s doing! "


    When Kong Puzhi thought about it, an incomparable amount of regret arose in his heart. If he had known earlier that he should not have snatched the Pill Furnace from Chu Ling, he would not have been controlled by a single one of Chu Ling''s words or even a single thought.


    "Dammit, there are so many people in the Sword Grave, why am I aiming for this Pill Flame Sect? If I did not turn everyone from Pill Flame Sect into a puppet, how would I possibly have formed an enmity with that fierce god Chu Ling?


    Kong Puzhi thought with incomparable regret. After feeling the increasingly terrifying aura from Chu Ling''s body, he even wanted to give himself a few slaps.


    He was truly blind!


    "No, I am the number one Heaven''s Pride of the Kong Family, a future genius of the Hundred Sects Alliance. How can I let Chu Ling control me like a puppet?! No, he must die!"


    Kong Puzhi secretly said in his heart, but when he saw that Chu Ling was currently absorbing the Heaven and Earth aura with his eyes closed, a flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly raised his head.


    The plain blade that was originally hung around his waist suddenly unsheathed at the same time, and an eerie cold blade light flashed past the place, as it transformed into a circular arc that pierced towards Chu Ling''s chest.


    "Die!" Kong Puzhi said in a cold voice, he wholeheartedly wanted to kill Chu Ling while he wasn''t paying attention.


    However, Chu Ling had been almost ambushed by Hua Shen Road in the past, so how could he not be on guard today?


    Therefore, when the blade was less than half an inch away from Chu Ling, Chu Ling''s eyes suddenly opened. At the same time, the blade that was originally thrusting towards Chu Ling suddenly stopped in midair, unable to move no matter how hard Kong Puzhi tried.


    "I had already expected this move from you. I didn''t expect you to be so impatient. A mere puppet dares to eat my master?" Chu Ling said coldly.


    Then, he looked at Kong Puzhi who was looking at him with a face full of anger. Kong Puzhi raised his arm that was originally lowered, and smashed it fiercely down at Kong Puzhi''s head.


    "You still dare to glare at me? Since you''re already a puppet, then you must have the will to be one. If you don''t, then I will fight until you do!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he did not care about Kong Puzhi who was completely stunned by his own slap, he immediately kicked him out, and Kong Puzhi who was originally in Dragon Transformantion Stage, actually directly transformed into a ball of meat, rolling towards the distance.


    Originally, with Kong Puzhi''s strength, one of his kicks should not have possessed such power.


    But for some reason, it was as if Chu Ling was born to restrain Kong Puzhi.


    Originally, even if Kong Puzhi stood in his original position and was hacked by ordinary Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators, he wouldn''t be harmed in the slightest. However, under Chu Ling''s kick, he was like a child, and didn''t have the slightest ability to resist.


    And Song Lingjiang and the others back then, were already at a loss as to what to say.


    Originally, they thought that Kong Puzhi was just scared by Chu Ling and did not dare to resist anymore. However, they did not expect Chu Ling to actually refine it into a puppet.


    One had to know that the person who was being refined was Chu Ling, so how could the identity of the owner and puppet be changed in the blink of an eye?


    "Our Boss Chu is too ferocious, refining Kong Puzhi into a puppet so easily, he is simply invincible!"


    "That''s right, now we can be considered to have passed the first level of Sword Grave, although Han Xiu and the rest have already passed, but I think that they would at most barely pass, compared to us Boss Chu, we wouldn''t be able to directly refine the guardian Sword Puppet into our own puppets, it is simply unheard-of, and there is nothing left for us to do in the future!"


    "That''s right, but what I am curious about is, doesn''t Boss Chu not know how to use puppet techniques? How did he manage to turn Kong Puzhi into a puppet? "


    "Hehe, who said that the Boss Chu won''t do it. Although we didn''t say that we know it, we didn''t say that we don''t, but now it seems that not only does the Boss Chu know it, we are also very proficient in it!"


    "That''s right, that Kong Puzhi overestimated himself and used his puppet technique in front of the Boss Chu. He must be embarrassed now, for he has been turned into a puppet himself."


    Everyone was talking proudly, but at that time, Li Yanrong actually frowned. Although she was the same as the rest as to how she was beaten by Kong Puzhi''s puppets so that she did not have the energy to care how Chu Ling lost, the difference was, she knew that Chu Ling did not know any puppet techniques.


    "What the hell is going on? I hope that Chu Ling will not be affected by the backlash and lose his wits!" Li Yanrong thought.


    At that time, Chu Ling''s body suddenly flashed with a light aura, and his aura instantly rose, going up more than a few times, before stopping.


    Although it was only the aura of the eighth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, the feeling it gave everyone was even more terrifying than the ninth level of Heaven Understanding Stage, especially for Nangong Qing who was also in the eighth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    Seeing that, Nangong Qing who was extremely afraid, reacted immediately.


    She knew that the current Chu Ling was not someone she could handle.


    Not to mention that when Chu Ling was at the seventh level of Heaven Understanding Stage, he could already fight with her and had the upper hand, and not to mention that Chu Ling''s cultivation had broken through, with her strength, how would she dare make a move in front of Chu Ling?


    And most importantly, Chu Ling had the Dragon Transformantion Stage so if she stayed any longer, she would be courting death.


    "Run!" Nangong Qing said to himself in his heart, and then, without hesitation, he turned around and fled, but in his heart, he was thinking of returning.


    "That Pill Furnace must be related to the altar!"

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    "That Pill Furnace must be related to the altar!"


    Nangong Qing said, and then began to walk towards the distance.


    When Chu Ling saw this, he wanted to chase after it, but he realized that the Green Wood Pill Furnace had no intention of stopping, so he himself could not leave the place.


    Furthermore, even though he had already broken through to the eighth level of the Heaven Understanding Stage, his cultivation was already continuously progressing. He believed that he would probably still be able to break through to the ninth level of the Heaven Understanding Stage soon!


    Chu Ling who could not go chase and kill them pondered for a bit after scanning his surroundings.


    Li Yanrong, Song Lingjiang and the others could not go chase after them. Forget about whether they were Nangong Qing''s opponents, even if they managed to catch up with Nangong Qing, it would be difficult for them.


    He couldn''t move either, so at this time, the only one who could move was Kong Puzhi.


    As Chu Ling thought about this, a trace of killing intent flashed past his eyes.


    With regards to Kong Puzhi, he naturally would not let him off. After all, he had almost killed him previously, causing the people with Pill Flame Sect to still be unable to get rid of their status as puppets.


    Because he used to have nine followers, now he only had seven left. Therefore, no matter what, Kong Puzhi had to be killed.


    However, he was still in the Sword Grave, so if he had a puppet like Kong Puzhi, it would be a good thing for him as well as everyone present.


    Not to mention, if he wanted to unlock the Puppet Techniques on Gu Hao Ran and the rest, he would have to rely on Kong Puzhi.


    Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Chu Ling suppressed his killing intent and said to Kong Puzhi: "Chase after him, regardless of life or death!"


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, Kong Puzhi, for the first time ever, did not choose to reject it. Instead, he nodded his head and rushed in Nangong Qing''s direction.


    "Chu Ling, if you don''t die, how can I be free? And if Nangong Qing is dead, then who will come to kill you? " Kong Puzhi muttered with a cold smile, and chased after Nangong Qing without slowing down at all.


    At that time, Chu Ling had gone all out to absorb the Spiritual Energy that was rushing towards him, wanting to raise his cultivation by another step.


    It was just that, unfortunately, after an hour had passed, the gushing Spiritual Energy in the sky and earth had already slowly stopped, and Chu Ling''s cultivation had not been able to break through the ninth level of Heaven Understanding Stage.


    But, even so, Chu Ling felt that his strength was completely different from before.


    The seventh, eighth and ninth stages of Heaven Understanding Stage were the perfect realm within the Heaven Understanding Stage. They were the connection between a cultivator and the heaven and earth, allowing a cultivator to quickly absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth through the acupoints.


    Although Chu Ling had only broken through one more layer, because of the number of acupoints he had, even if he had only broken through one layer, he no longer had to worry about the Spiritual Energy drying up.


    As long as Chu Ling was in the space where Spiritual Energy existed, Chu Ling''s Spiritual Energy would never worry about exhaustion.


    Chu Ling slowly retracted his arm, and looked at the river not far away. At that time, the lava had already completely frozen, and even if there were still some black smoke coming out, it would probably not be a day or two before it would be filled with lava again.


    What was even more shocking was that the originally fiery domain had also changed drastically. Although there was still a little bit of red in the sky, it had become clear and did not have much of a difference from the outside world.


    "Looks like the Green Wood Pill Furnace have already absorbed seventy to eighty percent of the fire essence in the entire Sword and Fire Domain this time. I wonder if the Green Wood Pill Furnace will experience any changes."


    Chu Ling thought like this in his heart. He did not carefully look at it, and directly hung the Green Wood Pill Furnace back around his neck as he calculated his harvest this time.


    This time, the most likely outcome would be the changes to the Green Wood Pill Furnace. Although Chu Ling still did not know the exact change, but he believed that with the precious level of the Green Wood Pill Furnace, it would definitely not be easy.


    The second was his own breakthrough as well as the Sword Puppet that had obtained Kong Puzhi''s Dragon Transformantion Stage.


    Of course, the most important part was that the puppet techniques of Gu Haoran and the others had finally been saved.


    As for the things inside Kong Puzhi''s Storage Bag, Chu Ling had directly ignored them. After all, the current him could be considered to be rich, so common things would not even catch his eyes.


    "Unfortunately, the current me has absorbed too much fire spirit energy, to the point that the Spiritual Energy in my body already has a bit of fire attribute. If I want to reach the Dragon Transformantion Stage to cultivate the < Endless Ocean Technique >, I''m afraid it''s probably impossible."


    Chu Ling sighed, but he did not feel too sad about it. After all, the < Endless Ocean Art > was not exactly precious, and in his heart, he actually did not think much of it.


    "Forget it, at that time, I will just keep an eye out for him. There is no rush, the most important thing now is whether Kong Puzhi can capture Nangong Qing for me or not." Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Although Chu Ling said that, he did not have much hope in doing so. After all, with Kong Puzhi''s personality, if he was not by his side, he would most likely not carry out his orders. Even if he did, it would probably just be to fool around.


    "Hmph, if all of his dignified Dragon Transformantion Stage cultivators are unable to handle a single Nangong Qing, then this time, I will definitely teach him a lesson and let him know how to become a puppet." Chu Ling clenched his fists and said.


    Then, after looking at the crowd, he waved his hand and bottle after bottle of Pill s instantly landed in everyone''s hands.


    "Everyone heal and rest first. After your spirits are recovered, let''s go take a look at the second level of Sword Grave, the Sword Wood Domain.


    Since you are willing to accompany me with death, I, Chu Ling, guarantee that I will pass through the second floor, so that you can all leave this Sword Grave and return to the Ancient Cage. "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, everyone politely responded before lowering their heads and devouring the Pill.


    Even though these few days, everyone had been shocked by the number of Chu Ling''s Pill, but every single time, they couldn''t help but sigh in shock, and their admiration for Chu Ling increased along with the number of Pill.


    Just as Chu Ling and the rest were about to completely recover their Spiritual Energy, in the distant sky, a man wearing an ancient looking armor suddenly stepped onto the air and in a few breaths, he directly appeared in front of Chu Ling and the rest, and steadily landed on the ground.


    The Chu Ling at that time did not raise his head, but he still saw that the person who had arrived did not hold anything in his hands, let alone thinking about Nangong Qing before.


    "Where is he?" Chu Ling asked softly, her words not carrying even the slightest of emotion.


    The person in front of him was naturally Kong Puzhi.


    When Kong Puzhi heard that, he immediately grinned, and laughed coldly: "Run!"


    But just as Kong Puzhi finished speaking, a sword suddenly jumped out from Chu Ling''s sleeves, followed by a dragon''s roar that sounded out in the air.


    "Since you''ve run away, then use your own life to pay for it!"

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    "Since you''ve run away, then use your own life to pay for it!"


    Before Chu Ling even finished his sentence, what Kong Puzhi never thought of was that the formless sword that had already turned into the shape of a dragon blade was already thrusting towards him.


    Even though he was a cultivator of Dragon Transformantion Stage, when facing Chu Ling, he could not resist at all!


    Originally, Kong Puzhi wanted to rely on the Puppet Techniques possessed by Gu Haoran and the rest, as well as the Sword Wood Domain''s second level Sword Grave to require him to pass as well, so he deliberately let Nangong Qing go. He even wanted to bargain with Chu Ling.


    But unexpectedly, Chu Ling had only asked that one question and directly made a move, without even the slightest bit of hesitation, as though whether or not he had him, was all the same to him.


    As Kong Puzhi thought about this, he secretly cursed in his heart. Although he knew that Gu Hao Ran''s group and whether or not they could pass through the two matters in the Sword Wood Region was extremely important to Chu Ling.


    However, he didn''t dare to take the risk. After all, his life was much more important than Gu Haoran''s group.


    As a result, at that time, although Kong Puzhi did not suffer any interference from Chu Ling''s will, he once again knelt down before Chu Ling, with a submissive attitude.


    However, what he did not expect was that Chu Ling had already thought of such a scenario, so even though he did not have the intention to kill Kong Puzhi, he already had the thought of giving Kong Puzhi a good lesson.


    It didn''t matter if it was for revenge or to avenge everyone.


    As a result, the sword in Chu Ling''s hand changed from a thrusting to a slapping sound, and then, in an instant, a loud sound came from the stage, and Kong Puzhi who was originally on one knee was sent flying.


    "Since you have done something wrong, how can you simply admit your mistake and solve the problem?!" Chu Ling did not wait for Kong Puzhi to speak, his body instantly moved, and he arrived at the place where Kong Puzhi was about to land, following that, he held his sword with both hands, and swung it into a half circle, then once again smashed at Kong Puzhi''s falling body.


    "Didn''t you feel comfortable lifting me up in the air before? Then I''ll let you have a taste right now! "


    After Chu Ling finished speaking, he continued to wave his hands, causing Kong Puzhi, who had been about to fall again and again, to be sent flying into the air by Chu Ling again and again.


    At that time, Kong Puzhi was already close to tears. Even if the Sword Puppet could not shed a single tear, his eyes were already moist and his heart was filled with incomparable regret.


    If he had known earlier, he would have captured Nangong Qing and brought him back!


    As Kong Puzhi thought about this, he made up his mind that he would not provoke Chu Ling anymore, and he would definitely not give Chu Ling the excuse of beating him up.


    Although Kong Puzhi looked like he was about to cry, Song Lingjiang and the rest looked like they wanted to give it a try.


    Not only did he think that beating Kong Puzhi up was fun, he also thought that Kong Family did not have a good reputation in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance. Although they were also part of the top ten powers, no one could guarantee that their own ancestors would not exist among the puppets that were passed down in the Kong Family.


    Thus, the Kong Family''s reputation within the entire Hundred Sects Alliance was exceptionally bad. If it wasn''t for the terrifying strength of the Kong Family, they would have been exterminated a long time ago.


    Now that they had obtained such an opportunity, they were naturally unwilling to let it go.


    Needless to say, two of their brothers who spent most of their time with Kong Puzhi had died in his hands, causing their hatred towards him to increase.


    Even if they couldn''t kill him now, a beating was still a good thing.


    And at that time, after Chu Ling understood the meaning behind it, without any hesitation, he waved his hands towards the crowd and tactfully retreated to the side.


    However, Song Lingjiang and the rest rushed up excitedly, and started to punch and kick Kong Puzhi.


    Originally, Kong Puzhi wanted to resist, but in front of Chu Ling, how would she give him this opportunity?


    Therefore, Kong Puzhi''s wails lasted for an entire two hours before it slowly stopped.


    Chu Ling could feel that even though the beating had angered Kong Puzhi, he did not dare show it to Chu Ling. Even when Chu Ling told him to unlock Gu Haoran and the others'' puppet techniques, he did not hesitate at all.


    However, what made Chu Ling especially dissatisfied was that the time seemed to have passed, it would take a total of two days, and that was just enough time for Chu Ling and the rest to rest for a good two days, before heading towards the Sword Wood Region.


    Outside of Sword Grave, the image on the city wall flickered a few times before finally disappearing. However, the final image of the image as it disappeared still caused the surrounding people to tightly furrow their brows.


    Perhaps it was due to the fluctuations of his emotions, but he, who was originally hidden in the shadows, could no longer hide himself and reveal himself.


    It was because in that final scene, Chu Ling caused Kong Puzhi to kneel on the ground for the second time and even directly ordered him to chase Nangong Qing down and kill him.


    "Do you think that Nangong Qing was killed by Chu Ling when this scene disappeared?"


    "No way, although this Chu Ling is a little strange, to be able to force Kong Puzhi to submit in an instant, but no matter what, I do not believe that our Nan Gong Fairy would die by Chu Ling''s hands."


    "I don''t believe it either, but this scene was created by Fairy Nangong. Now that it has disappeared, doesn''t this mean that Fairy Nangong has been killed!"


    Everyone said in succession, each one of their expressions extremely ugly.


    After all, Nangong Qing was the only woman amongst the top ten heaven''s pride experts in Hundred Sects Alliance, adding on to his originally unworldly appearance, he naturally attracted many suitors. His popularity could be said to be basically the highest among the younger generation in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance.


    It was to the extent that when Han Xiu led the disciples of the six sects to kill the disciples of the other five forces, those who were already affiliated with the friendly sects had countless of young elites. In order to win Nangong Qing''s smile, they sold out their own fellow disciples and pledged their allegiance to their Six Sects Alliance.


    If it was said that Han Xiu alone scared the experts of the Heaven Understanding Stage witless, then Nangong Qing had completely subdued the villains of the hundred sects.


    Therefore, when everyone thought that Nangong Qing had most likely died, their hearts were uncontrollably shaken.


    However, at that time, the Great Crow was becoming more and more arrogant, to the point where it felt like it was betting on the possession of a god.


    It even felt that if not for him betting on Chu Ling, allowing Chu Ling to obtain the help of the Qi of the Godly Gambling Possession, Chu Ling would have died a long time ago.


    But the heavens have always made me win, now that Nangong Qing is dead, who will give me my hundred thousand Spiritual Stone? "" No, I don''t think so. The Great Crow spoke shabbily, and then continued to exclaim that she really wanted to lose, and really didn''t want to earn these hundred thousand Spiritual Stone.


    However, since the heavens'' will was like this, it was impossible for him to not earn some money.


    When the Chai Yangyu of that time saw this, he was already unable to believe his own eyes. After all, even though there was a projection on the wall, it was not very clear, and he could not tell how Chu Ling won at all.


    But exactly because of this, Chai Yangyu was unwilling to believe what he had just seen. How could Chu Ling win?


    That''s a strong practitioner from the Dragon Transformantion Stage!


    With this thought in mind, Chai Yangyu quickly began to admire Chu Ling, and secretly swore that he would definitely chase after Chu Ling.


    "Sigh, within this Hundred Sects Alliance, the only Heaven''s Pride''s name is Chu Ling!


    Our so-called ten heaven''s pride experts in Hundred Sects Alliance are simply a joke in front of him! "

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    "Sigh, within this Hundred Sects Alliance, the only Heaven''s Pride''s name is Chu Ling!


    Our so-called ten heaven''s pride experts in Hundred Sects Alliance are simply a joke in front of him! "


    Chai Yangyu lamented, but what no one saw was, in a corner above the city walls, Nangong Qing looked at the city walls below with a face full of resentment.


    What she was staring at with resentful eyes was naturally the Great Crow that was constantly complaining about how lucky it was.


    After all, it was the place that caused people to resent it the most.


    "Damn it!" Nangong Qing slammed the copper mirror in his hand down heavily on the city wall, and then, without caring if the copper mirror was broken or not, he directly threw it into the Storage Bag s.


    In reality, the image on the wall was something that the copper mirror had released. However, the image that disappeared was different from everyone''s guesses, it was not that Nangong Qing had met with any mishaps.


    It was because Nangong Qing had intentionally strangled him.


    After all, she didn''t want to be seen when she was being chased down.


    With that thought in mind, Nangong Qing retracted his gaze and took out a transmission jade talisman. He muttered: "If nothing goes wrong with that Pill Furnace, it must be left behind by that Chu Han, and most likely has something to do with the altar, and even the key to the altar. Chu Ling, Chu Ling, today''s matter, is definitely not over yet."


    After Nangong Qing finished speaking, he immediately poured Spiritual Energy s into the message talisman, and only after half an incense''s time, a man with starry eyes with sword-like eyebrows appeared on the jade talisman.


    "What is it!" The man did not wait for Nangong Qing to speak, and asked.


    "Your guess is correct. That Chu Ling really does have the secrets of an altar. Earlier, I saw a Pill Furnace on his body, and it was actually able to transform Kong Puzhi, who had already merged with the guardian beast at the first level of the Sword Grave, into its own puppet.


    I suspect that we have been unable to break the secret of the altar for all these years, precisely because we lack this Pill Furnace. It should be the key Chu Han left for the altar. " Nangong Qing said.


    "Oh? It seems that I have to retrieve it. However, I have just confirmed the location of the altar and can''t let it go just like that.


    "How about this, I''ll ask Crippling Maple Hall''s Cao Lang and Dashing Void Hall''s Zeng Qirui to come and help!" Although he did not ask, he knew that Nangong Qing had only come to him for help.


    "That''s not appropriate, I''m afraid this time it''s only you who will appear, that Chu Ling is not an ordinary person, adding the fact that he has a Dragon Transformantion Stage puppet by his side, even Cao Lang and Zeng Qirui, along with me and the Hua Shen Road, will not be his match!"


    Nangong Qing said, although he was unwilling to admit it, but he knew, if the four of them were to go, it would be equivalent to suicide!


    However, the man at the time just laughed and said: "Don''t worry, we met with some lucky chances and obtained a few fourth grade Profound Pellets. Now, Cao Lang and Xiao Budian already have the strength of the ninth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage.


    And in a short time, he would be able to break through the Dragon Transformantion Stage. Even if he were to compare himself with the Guardian Puppet that was situated between the Dragon Transformantion Stage, there would probably be no difference.


    Of course, in order to be absolutely safe, I will lend you all my Heavenly Net.


    The man in front of him was naturally the current leader of the six sects'' alliance, Han Xiu. Although the Heavenly Net he spoke of sounded ordinary, it still caused Nangong Qing''s eyes to reveal a deep look of astonishment.


    Maybe the Heavenly Net''s reputation could not be considered big in the entire Hundred Sects Alliance, but for a person like Nangong Qing who had some understanding of Spotless Sect, he was well aware of the terror of this Heavenly Net.


    After all, ten years ago, this Heavenly Net was the most famous and the most powerful treasure in the entire Spotless Sect.


    In Yan Nation, whenever Spotless Sect was mentioned, others would think of the Heavenly Net.


    It was also during these ten years that his Spotless Sect quickly grew stronger, so there were more and more treasures, causing this Heavenly Net to no longer have its previous mighty reputation.


    But even so, within the Spotless Sect, the value of Heavenly Net could still be ranked in the top ten.


    Nangong Qing did not expect that the Spotless Sect would actually let Han Xiu bring him into the Ancient Cage.


    What surprised Nangong Qing the most were Cao Lang''s and Zeng Qirui''s strength. It had only been a few days, yet they, who were originally of the same realm, had already left her far behind.


    This caused Nangong Qing to unconsciously feel a sense of jealousy.


    After all, Grade Four Profound Pellets had already disappeared from the Hundred Sects Land for five hundred years!


    While fighting with Chu Ling here, he had caused a huge mess of himself, and he couldn''t even bring himself to show himself, but Cao Lang and Zhang Mo easily obtained a fourth stage mystical pill, their cultivation had increased greatly, and they even had the strength to fight with Kong Puzhi, the Sword Puppet.


    His heart was naturally not balanced.


    But right at that moment, Han Xiu said indifferently: "There are more than three of these pellets, I will have Cao Lang and his wife bring one for you and the Hua Shen Road. At that time, both of you can activate the Heavenly Net and take Chu Ling down.


    After we capture the Pill Furnace, we can open the altar together and obtain the unparalleled fortune.


    As for that Sword Grave, let''s just slow it down first, since no one can clear it! "


    Two days later, Chu Ling finally let out a sigh of relief when Gu Haoran and the others came to their senses and realized that everyone else was fine.


    However, they were still extremely weak, causing Chu Ling to have no choice but to make an exception and stay there for another day.


    After all, on the fifth floor of the Sword Grave, each floor was more dangerous than the last. Everyone had passed through so much difficulty on the first floor that it wasn''t hard to imagine the difficulty of the second floor.


    Therefore, Chu Ling could only choose to continue his journey after everyone had recovered from their injuries.


    Fortunately, even though there would be a large number of Sword Puppet in the Sword and Fire Domain from time to time, in this central region, no Sword Puppet came in to disturb them, so everyone was able to recover very smoothly.


    And at that time, Chu Ling took out the Green Wood Pill Furnace while no one was watching.


    After Chu Ling had observed for a while, he discovered that although he still could not control that ball of purple flames, the energy within the purple flames seemed to have already overflowed, and three purple colored Pill the size of a thumb condensed on top of the flames.


    was immediately overjoyed when he saw this. He had never seen anyone who was willing to refine Pill for him using purple fire, but he had never seen someone who could condense a Pill by themselves. One must know that just by obtaining a strand of purple fire energy, one could transform a ruined pellet into a normal Pill.


    Clearly, this pill was definitely extraordinary!


    Therefore, Chu Ling immediately took out the three Pill s and studied them for a long time, but to no avail.


    But Chu Ling was not anxious, after all, he had a true genius on the path of a Pill by his side.


    Therefore, Chu Ling asked Li Yanrong humbly.


    Unexpectedly, when Li Yanrong saw this, his expression changed greatly as he said to Chu Ling: "This Pill, must not be eaten!"

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    "This Pill, we can''t eat it!"


    When Chu Ling heard this, he could not help but frown. Could it be that the Pill formed from the purple flames was a poison pill?


    Just as Chu Ling was thinking and wanted to ask, Li Yanrong suddenly asked.


    "Even though I have never seen this pellet before, nor heard of it, it has obviously surpassed the third grade spirit pellet. It is a fourth grade profound pellet that has not appeared in the last five hundred years or so since then.


    However, the effects of the pill are not meant to increase one''s cultivation. It is meant to help one break through or even heal their injuries. If you recklessly swallow it, you might die! "


    "Will he die?" Chu Ling said in shock.


    Li Yanrong nodded, and continued to speak: "That''s right, I hope that you won''t use this pill for your entire life, because as long as you use it, it would mean that you have already walked into a hopeless situation, with no room for negotiation.


    This is because the medicinal efficacy of the pill can help people obtain power that surpasses their cultivation realm, but the price is the life of the person who consumes it! "


    After Chu Ling heard this, he pondered for a moment.


    Long before, during the Guiyuan Sect, Chu Ling had seen Third Elder Zhang Jinsong burn his life force to save himself, and use this to once again climb to the peak of his power.


    The three purple pellets in front of him were clearly of the same level as this one. However, these three purple pellets were Grade Four Xuan Pellets and were able to obtain strength that was beyond his own strength. Therefore, he would have to pay a greater price.


    That year, he swore to help Zhang Jinsong find a treasure that could extend his lifespan, but a year had already passed. Although Zhang Jinsong was normally on his guard, he still did not find any news of a treasure that could extend his lifespan.


    Therefore, if a cultivator consumed this pill, it would cause irreversible damage to their cultivation.


    Chu Ling nodded his head, and prepared to keep the Pill, but unexpectedly, Li Yanrong snatched it and repeated: "Remember, this pill is not something you can use unless you have to die.


    No one knows what the price you have to pay for this pill is, but maybe you will have to consume three pills before your lifespan will be used up. Or maybe you will need two pills, or one pill, and maybe the price you will have to pay might not even have enough lifespan to pay one pill.


    Hearing that, Chu Ling''s body could not help but stiffen, and after solemnly nodding his head, he kept it.


    He thought to himself: "Since the purple pill will most likely take one''s life, I shall call you the ''Purple Life Pill'' from now on!"


    The next day.


    "Since everyone''s injuries have recovered to seventy to eighty percent, then let''s enter the Sword Wood Region!


    As long as we pass through the Sword Wood Region, everyone will be able to leave from the Sword Grave, but at the same time, facing Nangong Qing and the others outside, everyone will have another grudge, and then take revenge. " Chu Ling said.


    When everyone heard this, they immediately responded in unison.


    "Good, we''ll have to enter this Sword Wood Region sooner or later anyway. It''s time to enter now."


    "That''s right, and it''s all thanks to the Boss Chu''s Pill, the effect is really good. It''s only been a few days, and my injuries have already recovered."


    "Right, right, actually, it''s fine if we don''t recover. Now that the Boss Chu is here, there might not even be a need for us to do anything. In my opinion, the Sword Wood Puppet in the Sword and Wood Domain should also become a puppet of the Boss Chu."


    "Wa, if that''s the case, then when we pass Sword Grave Level 5, wouldn''t Boss Chu come out with five puppets of Dragon Transformantion Stage? Then wouldn''t Han Xiu be scared to the point of peeing his pants!"


    Chu Ling did not express much towards the words of the crowd. After all, their morale was always better than the ones with low morale.


    Therefore, Chu Ling gave an order to Kong Puzhi in his heart, and Kong Puzhi unwillingly walked towards the Sword and Wood Domain.


    An hour later, after confirming that there were no longer any dangers, Chu Ling led the group towards the Sword Wood Region.


    Only, Chu Ling did not know that outside of the Sword Grave, two men whose names were spread far and wide, had already arrived. What they brought with them were not only the Artifact Heavenly Net, but also two Grade Four Profound Pellets, and even more so, a heart full of killing intent towards Chu Ling.


    The Sword Wood Domain was obviously different from the Sword Fire Domain. Looking at it, the Sword Wood Domain was filled with towering trees that seemed to be filled to the brim. It was completely unlike the desolation in the Sword Fire Domain.


    I don''t know if it was due to the timing or not, but Chu Ling did not see the inexhaustible Swordfire Puppet in the Sword and Fire Domain.


    But just as Chu Ling was thinking about this, the gigantic trees in the distance immediately swayed, and let out rustling sounds.


    Following that, the gigantic trees started to tremble continuously, and started to rise from the ground, with their roots acting as legs, they pounced towards Chu Ling and the others like octopus.


    Seeing this, Chu Ling was already used to it. After all, the Sword Wood Puppet in front of him looked a little strange, but compared to the Sword Fire Puppet, it was still lacking.


    Furthermore, although those Sword Wood Puppets were huge in size, the pressure they emitted was only at the first and second level of Heaven Understanding Stage. He had already experienced this kind of formation on the Sword Fire Puppet.


    Thus, with a flash, Chu Ling appeared in front of Li Yanrong, stood in front of everyone, and said in a low voice, "Assemble the formation!"


    This so called formation, was naturally not the kind of formation like the Zhao Family from back then. After all, no matter if it was Chu Ling or the others, they knew nothing about formations.


    The so-called formation was just to let the cultivators of Heaven Understanding Stage protect them.


    But when everyone was standing, they heard a sharp whistle coming from the forest far away. The Sword Wood Puppets who were originally rushing towards Chu Ling and the rest immediately stabilised their bodies, as if they had seen their king, and stood there, not daring to make a sound.


    Chu Ling''s expression congealed, the person in his heart was definitely not a clown, hence he became even more cautious.


    However, Kong Puzhi, who was more than ten steps away from the crowd, was still grinning from ear to ear, as if he was taking pleasure in the misfortune of Chu Ling and the others.


    Seeing that, Chu Ling wanted to send him to the Sword Wood Puppet swarm, to let him laugh happily.


    However, when he thought about how he was going to fight against a master that wasn''t easy to mess with, and how he still needed Kong Puzhi to contend against him, he could only forcefully endure it and ignore it.


    However, at that time, the Sword Wood Puppet that was originally standing still suddenly softened and lowered its head towards the distance as if it was kneeling.


    Following which, a green haired man dressed in the same simple armor as Kong Puzhi appeared in front of everyone.


    Although the man at that time did not have the slightest bit of killing intent on his body, the cultivation of his Dragon Transformantion Stage could not be faked, and was even a bit stronger than Kong Puzhi''s.


    It was obvious that the person in front of him was the guardian Sword Puppet of the Sword Wood Region.


    However, Chu Ling had never expected that the protector Sword Puppet wouldn''t wait for him to pass the three tests and go up to challenge the six generals.


    And what Chu Ling did not expect was that the Guardian Sword Puppet did not directly attack them, but instead walked towards him with a sluggish expression.


    "Can you give me your body?"

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    "Can you give me your body?" The Sword Wood Puppet said to Chu Ling in a daze, causing Chu Ling to immediately shiver. He looked at the expressionless Sword Wood Puppet that was not far away with disbelief, but its voice was especially sincere.


    Previously, Kong Puzhi had merged with the Guardian Sword and Fire Puppet in the Sword and Fire Domain, but now, the Guardian Sword and Wood Puppet in the second level of Sword Grave wanted his body as well. Could it be that these Guardian Sword Puppet were not doing well by themselves and had no choice but to find companions with them?


    But you''re a man, don''t look for me even if you want to!


    Chu Ling thought like this, he turned and looked at everyone around him, only to realize that the Sword Wood Puppet was staring right at him, from the beginning to the end, it had not changed at all, it was obviously looking for him.


    "Can you give me your body?" The Guardian Sword Wood Puppet repeated in a deadpan manner.


    Chu Ling suddenly had the urge to curse.


    No matter what, he did not want to be like Kong Puzhi who was inhuman and did not look like a ghost.


    Moreover, Kong Puzhi used his flesh as an offering to enter the owner''s Guardian Fire Puppet.


    Now, the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet actually wanted Chu Ling''s body, which was also why it wanted to kill Chu Ling''s soul.


    Even if Chu Ling''s body was not destroyed, it would not be Chu Ling himself.


    Therefore, Chu Ling naturally would not agree to it.


    Therefore, at that time, Chu Ling waved his hand towards everyone, signalling for them to quickly leave. After all, although everyone''s strength was not low, to the Sword Wood Puppet, Dragon Transformantion Stage Protection, it was basically useless.


    But just as Chu Ling waved his hand, the Sword Soul Puppet that was waiting for Chu Ling''s reply turned its head and said dumbly: "Since you are not willing to give it to me, then I will take it myself."


    After the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet finished speaking, the green hair on Chu Ling''s head exploded, and rushed towards Chu Ling like a furious lion.


    Along the way, footprints were being made on the ground one after another. Smoke and dust were rising up into the air.


    Even the Sword Wood Puppets, which had already turned into their normal appearances, began to fly in all directions as they followed the sound of their footsteps.


    "Let''s go!" Chu Ling roared, and when everyone saw this, they immediately fled into the distance.


    Li Yanrong, who was behind Chu Ling, wanted to leave, but he did not expect that the protection sword wood puppet''s speed was really too fast, and in a blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Chu Ling.


    Soon after, a clanging sound was heard as the long blade at the Sword Wood Puppet''s waist suddenly unsheathed. Although it wasn''t large, the blade''s force was enough to completely envelop the two of them.


    Chu Ling was still a little doubtful, why did the Sword Wood Puppet have to take over his body despite there being so many people here, could it be that it could see that there were dragons and phoenixes among them?


    Chu Ling shook his head, throwing that absurd thought out of his mind. Although he wanted to ask, he knew, even if he asked now, no one would be able to answer.


    As Chu Ling was thinking this, a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, causing Kong Puzhi, who was watching by the side, to involuntarily move his body in front of his body.


    Unfortunately, Chu Ling did not even have the time to catch his breath before he heard the miserable wails coming out from Kong Puzhi''s mouth. Accompanied by the sharp cries of the Sword Wood Puppet, Kong Puzhi''s figure quickly flew back.


    If Chu Ling had not dodged in time, the two would have been smashed to the ground by Kong Puzhi, who was sent flying backwards.


    "Damn it!" When Chu Ling saw the Sword Wood Puppet''s blade light once again envelop him, he could not help but scold softly. However, he did not dare delay in the slightest, the stone armor on his body instantly appeared, and, the moment he made his move, he gave it his all.


    "Ancient Dragon Elephant Fist!"


    Chu Ling growled softly, after that, the Spiritual Energy s started to rush towards the Mirage Spirit Invisible Sword with their arms, a dragon''s roar suddenly sounded out around them.


    Shortly after, a wave of air visible to the naked eye spread out in all directions, causing the wooden puppets to fly into the sky from the ground in the blink of an eye.


    Some of them didn''t even make a sound before they were sucked into the blast and turned into branches that fell to the ground.


    "Those who block me, die!" The Guardian Sword Wood Puppet said in a low voice.


    Just as he said that, Chu Ling felt a wave of power from the sword hilt gushing towards his body, but in an instant, the layer of stone armour on Chu Ling''s body directly shattered, and even his body flew backwards.


    "Is this the true power of Dragon Transformantion Stage?" Chu Ling said in his heart.


    Previously, he had thought that no matter how strong this Guardian Sword Wood Puppet was, there would definitely be a limit to it.


    Initially, he thought that with his cultivation just breaking through, adding Kong Puzhi''s existence, defeating the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet should not be too difficult, but he never thought that whether it was Kong Puzhi or him, both would be defeated by the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet in one move, without any suspense at all.


    "Damn it!" Chu Ling spat out a mouthful of blood and scolded softly. He then pushed Li Yanrong who was not far away and bellowed: "You go first, this fellow''s target is me!"


    After Chu Ling finished pushing it, his body immediately felt a wave of powerlessness, and a feeling couldn''t help but emerge from his heart.


    Perhaps this time, it really was the end.


    With his current condition, let alone fighting with the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet, he would most likely die in the next moment!


    However, Chu Ling''s heart was even more concerned about the person who was beside him, Li Yanrong.


    "I hope that the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet is only interested in killing me, and taking my body, and does not implicate Li Yanrong." Chu Ling said in his heart.


    However, before he could even react, he felt his right hand being grabbed by someone. It was even quickly pulled onto his shoulder.


    In that moment, an indescribable fragrance entered Chu Ling''s nose, causing his entire body to tremble.


    "What are you doing?" Let me go, you will die! " Chu Ling roared anxiously.


    And not only did Li Yanrong not leave at that time, he even grabbed onto Chu Ling''s slender hands even more forcefully.


    "Shut up, I''m your senior sister. You have to listen to me, come with me!"


    After Li Yanrong finished speaking, he took Chu Ling and ran off into the distance. Because they could not return to the first floor, they had no choice but to rush towards the depths of the Sword Wood Region.


    At that time, Chu Ling was very clear that if Li Yanrong really wanted to escape with him, then he would not be the only one to die.


    Therefore, Chu Ling had no choice but to struggle and push Li Yanrong to the side.


    However, it was useless as his injuries were too severe. He was unable to push them away at the moment.


    "Senior, let me go. If you go with me, there will only be one result. That is, both of us will die. If you let go of me, you will still be able to live." Chu Ling said in a low voice.


    Unexpectedly, Li Yanrong acted as if he did not hear it, and did not make a sound, and supported himself as he ran forward.


    "Senior Sister!" Seeing the somewhat sluggish Guardian Sword Wood Puppet rush up once again, Chu Ling could not help but let out a loud shout.


    Li Yanrong, "..."


    "Li Yanrong, quickly let go."


    Li Yanrong, "..."


    Chu Ling kept shouting, but without exception, Li Yanrong did not respond.


    Chu Ling was secretly anxious in his heart, after giving Kong Puzhi the order to block the Sword Wood Puppet with his life, he became even more anxious, but he could not help but increase his tone, and said: "Li Yanrong, I''m telling you, I, Chu Ling have already tolerated you for a long time, who do you think you are?


    Let me go quickly. Even if I, Chu Ling dies, I do not have the thought of dying together with you! "


    The moment he finished speaking, Chu Ling never expected that Li Yanrong''s small hand would directly move to cover his mouth.


    "Quickly, swallow the Xuan Yuan Blood Lotus Pill."

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    "Quickly, swallow the Xuan Yuan Blood Lotus Pill."


    Chu Ling, "..."


    Chu Ling was speechless for a while. Even though he still wanted to drive Li Yanrong away, seeing that his decision had been made, saying too much would not have the slightest effect.


    Moreover, if he continued to persevere, he would most likely slow down their speed and most likely die even faster. It would be better for him to quickly recover from his injuries.


    When Chu Ling thought of this, he immediately swallowed the Pill in Li Yanrong''s hands. He didn''t know why, but even though the Profound Origin Blood Lotus Pill was in his possession, the effect of the Pill that passed through Li Yanrong''s hands was evidently much better.


    Bang!


    Just as Chu Ling was using all of his strength to treat the injuries on his body, a black shadow quickly streaked past above his head and landed heavily not far from the two of them. It smashed a huge crater into the ground, causing a loud sound.


    Chu Ling only glanced at it once before immediately making Li Yanrong run in another direction. He did not care about Kong Puzhi who was trapped in the pit at all, and only kept giving orders to Kong Puzhi to fight to the death in his heart.


    Originally, Kong Puzhi had had the thought of deliberately letting the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet kill Chu Ling, so when they were fighting previously, he had been sent flying with one slash from the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet.


    Chu Ling knew that although there was a gap between the two of them in terms of strength, it was not to that extent.


    As a result, even though the Chu Ling from before didn''t have enough time to ponder, he had already reacted to it. Adding to the fact that he didn''t have the slightest good impression of Kong Puzhi, he had the thought of using Kong Puzhi''s life to buy time for himself.


    Under Kong Puzhi''s delay, the two of them continued to chase for half a day.


    Although Chu Ling''s injuries looked severe before, they were clearly slightly recovered now. Therefore, when Li Yanrong was a little tired, he was already able to pull Li Yanrong and run together.


    Although the situation was in a deadlock, with Chu Ling''s Spiritual Energy s that could never be exhausted, the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet was unable to do anything to Chu Ling.


    But just as Chu Ling was about to see Li Yanrong swallow a few pieces of Pill that were recovering and just barely catching his breath, his heart suddenly jumped, as if something extremely bad was about to happen.


    Chu Ling''s footsteps immediately paused, and without any intention to explain, he ran in another direction.


    However, before he could even run a few steps, a woman in a blue palace dress jumped off a giant tree.


    "Chu Ling, where do you think you can run to?"


    The lady dressed in blue palace attire was naturally Nangong Qing, who had already been in contact with Chu Ling for a long time.


    Only, what Chu Ling didn''t understand was that the originally insignificant Nangong Qing, who was only at the eighth level of Vein Opening Stage, was actually emitting an aura of Ninth Level of Vein Opening Stage, one that was on the verge of breaking through its limits.


    Originally, Chu Ling had wanted to kill him with a single sword strike and escape, but he didn''t have the slightest confidence now, so he had to take a detour during his slight hesitation.


    However, the moment he turned around, a sword light flashed by his waist, as if he had been waiting for a long time.


    "The Path of Hua!" Chu Ling clenched his teeth and said.


    Although he didn''t have the time to clearly see the person in front of him, he knew clearly that the person who could grasp the perfect timing to assassinate him must be the path of the Hua Deity, who had already attempted to assassinate him once.


    As a result, when Chu Ling had gritted his teeth at that time, not only did he not dodge, he even took the initiative to face it head on.


    After all, Chu Ling knew that as long as he dodged it, this Path of China would immediately change its target and assassinate Li Yanrong.


    "Stone Armour!"


    Chu Ling growled, and then, in just an instant, a huge force charged towards Chu Ling''s waist. Even though it had pierced through his stone armor, it caused Chu Ling''s body to fly backwards.


    And in that moment, Chu Ling who was not willing to be taken advantage of, shook his sleeves, and the formless sword fell into his hands, transforming into a Dragon Marked Sword, he handed it over to Chu Ling along with his arm.


    "Raindrop Instantaneous Piercing Stone!"


    What he never expected was that in that instant, an even more immense force rushed towards Chu Ling''s arm, causing his body to fly backwards without any pause. It was only after he had smashed several tall ancient trees that he managed to stabilize his body a little.


    "Chu Ling, how is it?" As Hua Shen Du spoke, his figure slowly appeared in front of Chu Ling. Although he had a stern expression on his face, Chu Ling could see the ridicule in his eyes.


    Of course, what surprised Chu Ling the most was that Hua Shen Du''s cultivation was actually the same as Nangong Qing''s, as he had already reached the ninth stage of the Heaven Understanding Stage, looking as though he could enter it at any time.


    Even though the Chu Ling back then was shocked, he was also deeply aware of his current situation. Thus, he immediately strode forward, returned to Li Yanrong''s side, and hugged her as he walked in another direction.


    But just as he took a step forward, two sneers came from the forest, followed by two black clothed men appearing in front of Chu Ling, completely blocking his retreat path.


    As for the cultivation auras of the two black clothed men, they were even stronger than Nangong Qing and Nangong Qing. This made it difficult for Chu Ling to tell whether they were Heaven Understanding Stage cultivators or not.


    Therefore, if Chu Ling wanted to escape now, he could either defeat the four of them or turn around and clash with the Sword Wood Puppet. However, no matter which one he chose, it would be no different from courting death.


    naturally did not think that the four in front of him were only here to meet with him, or to help him block the Sword Wood Puppet.


    Furthermore, if not for the Sword Wood Puppet''s abnormally low intelligence, Chu Ling would have suspected that they were working together to capture him.


    "Chu Ling, I will ask you this now. Are you the one who handed over the Pill Furnace to us first, and then tell us about the Pill Furnace?


    "You better think carefully. Right now, you are not alone, I wanted her to threaten you before, but today is just perfect!" Nangong Qing said with a slight smile. The meaning in his words was very clear, and that was that he wanted to tell Chu Ling.


    They could either hand over the Pill Furnace honestly, and then explain the secrets of the Green Wood Pill Furnace to them, or even tell them the secrets of the altar to the best of their abilities.


    Or they would use Li Yanrong to threaten him.


    However, what they didn''t expect was that even Chu Ling himself didn''t know the exact connection between the altar and the Pill Furnace, so it was impossible for Chu Ling to explain everything clearly.


    As for Li Yanrong ¡­


    As Chu Ling thought about it, when he heard that the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet was going to rush over recklessly, he only thought about it a little.


    The Guardian Sword Wood Puppet''s target was himself, so during this day, it had had many chances to kill Kong Puzhi, but none of them were confident, and recklessly rushed towards him.


    Therefore, in Chu Ling''s opinion, perhaps, in order to send Li Yanrong out, the only direction was the direction of the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet.


    With that thought in mind, Chu Ling''s expression became serious. After ordering Kong Puzhi to protect Li Yanrong, he laughed at Li Yanrong, and before Li Yanrong could react, he directly pushed Li Yanrong out towards the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet.


    But right at that moment, Li Yanrong''s body flew out, but what Chu Ling never expected was, the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet did not continue to pounce at him, but instead cheered out, and instantly pounced at Li Yanrong.


    In an instant, Chu Ling came to a sudden realization that it seemed that he had always been wrong.


    The Guardian Sword Wood Puppet had always wanted him.


    It was Li Yanrong!

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    The Guardian Sword Wood Puppet had always wanted him.


    It was Li Yanrong!


    "No!"


    Just as Chu Ling reacted, he saw that the Sword Wood Puppet that was rushing towards Li Yanrong had actually let out a sharp whistle.


    Soon after, a green light flew out from the Sword Wood Puppet''s head, and directly entered Li Yanrong''s body.


    At that time, the Sword Wood Puppet''s body stopped moving, and then it collapsed to the ground, not making any other sound.


    Obviously, just like what it had said to Chu Ling earlier, it only wanted the shell, but that shell belonged to Li Yanrong and not Chu Ling.


    The expression on Li Yanrong''s face also froze for a moment, and then, he powerlessly fell to the ground, and did not make another sound.


    Right at that moment, Kong Puzhi, who should have followed Chu Ling''s orders and risked his life to protect Li Yanrong, also had a twisted expression on his face. One could tell with one glance that he was doing his best to resist the control of the purple flames within his body.


    Although, by relying on his own strength, he was unable to escape the control of the purple flame, he was still able to slightly slow his body down.


    When Zi Huo regained control of her body, even if she wanted to save Li Yanrong, it would already be too late.


    "Haha, I knew it. I knew that there must be something wrong with this Li Yanrong. How could he be an ordinary person if he was immune to my puppet technique and illusion technique?


    Thus, I had already suspected that the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet''s true target was her. However, I never expected that with just a casual guess, my guess was actually correct. Haha, it truly was hilarious.


    Chu Ling, ah Chu Ling, even with all of your scheming, you still wouldn''t have thought that you would personally take Li Yanrong''s life, right? " Kong Puzhi laughed and said, completely fearless.


    After all, in his opinion, with Nangong Qing''s group of four present, no matter what, Chu Ling would not dare to kill him at this moment.


    Thus, his confidence was raised a bit more.


    Then, when he thought about how he had deliberately let Nangong Qing go, he laughed even more excitedly.


    Although he was beaten half to death by Chu Ling and the others, it seemed like that decision wasn''t bad!


    "Haha, Chu Ling, Chu Ling, Chu Ling, I never thought that you would actually be this kind of person. Earlier, Li Yanrong risked his life to save you, but you ungrateful bastard, you actually pushed your savior into a pit of fire. Kong Puzhi continued to laugh as he spoke.


    It was as if he wanted to completely release all the anger he accumulated towards Chu Ling along the way.


    When Nangong Qing and the rest saw this, they could not help but be startled, then laughed out loud.


    "Haha, Chu Ling, you are truly interesting, upon hearing that we were going to use Li Yanrong to threaten you, you immediately pushed him to the Sword Wood Puppet, causing her to die in the hands of the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet, you are truly heartless!


    Tell me, if you are truly unwilling for us to use her to threaten you, you can just hand over the Pill Furnace and you can even beg me!


    I''m a soft-hearted person, maybe I''ll agree to it? " Nangong Qing said with a smile.


    Cao Lang, who was at the side, was clearly missing a finger on his right hand, and he said disdainfully: "I had thought that Chu Ling had some sort of ability before, but who would have thought that he would be so weak!"


    "That''s right, Chu Ling, I think you should not waste anymore time, just hand over the Green Wood Pill Furnace and tell us everything you know. Today, we will not kill you!" Cao Qirui, who was on the side with his skinny body, also chimed in.


    When the Chu Ling of that time saw this, he clearly knew in his heart that these people were only ridiculing him for his previous foolish actions, and did not pay attention to it.


    However, at that time, when he looked at Li Yanrong who was lying on the ground, his entire body was still trembling. In a few breaths time, even though there were no tears, he still felt his vision become blurry.


    "I never expected that I would actually personally push him to the side of the Sword Wood Puppet, causing you to die. Truly ¡­"


    Chu Ling thought, and could not help but look at Kong Puzhi.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that this person had forcefully resisted Zi Huo''s will and delayed for a while, Li Yanrong might have still been able to save him!


    When Chu Ling thought about it, he did not care about Nangong Qing and the other strong enemies anymore, and directly took Kong Puzhi''s life.


    But just as Chu Ling had thought of this, he suddenly saw that Li Yanrong''s face actually contorted nonstop, as the two''s faces constantly alternated.


    It seemed as if he was fighting with the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet for control of his body.


    Seeing that, how could Chu Ling dare to delay any further, he immediately rushed forward, even though he did not know how to help Li Yanrong at that time.


    But even so, he had to chop off the Sword Wood Puppet''s body to try and see if he could help Li Yanrong.


    But just as when Chu Ling was about to move, Nangong Qing and the rest suddenly moved at the same time, and surrounded Chu Ling once again.


    "Chu Ling, why are you panicking? Why don''t you watch it with me again? This kind of scene where the Sword Puppet''s will possessed my body is something I have never seen before. Let''s watch it together! " Nangong Qing said with a light smile, he did not want to attack Chu Ling, nor did he have any intentions of doing so.


    The only thing she wanted to do was block Chu Ling and let Chu Ling personally witness him being possessed by the Guardian Sword Wood Puppet, in order to repay the two attempts at killing Chu Ling previously that had caused her to lose all face.


    "Scram!"


    Chu Ling snapped coldly, the formless sword in his hand immediately slashed towards Nangong Qing''s head without hesitation, causing Nangong Qing to uncontrollably retreat backwards.


    But just as Chu Ling was about to escape through that tiny gap, a cold sword light suddenly appeared around his neck, causing him to be unable to stop.


    "I said, get lost!" Chu Ling knew that every time he slowed down a bit, the probability of Li Yanrong surviving would decrease by a bit.


    However, at that time, the path of the god of war didn''t even have the thought of fighting for long, and once he saw Chu Ling take action, he immediately retreated.


    But even if he retreated backwards, Nangong Qing and the other two quickly adjusted their positions, and continued to surround Chu Ling.


    "Chu Ling, if you really want to save her, then hand over that Green Wood Pill Furnace and I will let you go," Nangong Qing said.


    And at that time, Chu Ling had only taken a fierce look at Nangong Qing. Without thinking too much, he subconsciously took off the Green Wood Pill Furnace on his neck and directly threw it at Nangong Qing.


    Although the Green Wood Pill Furnace were important, Chu Ling didn''t care about all that at the moment.


    No matter what, being able to exchange back Li Yanrong''s life was definitely worth it.


    "Out of the way!" Chu Ling said again.


    And at that time, Nangong Qing, who had obtained the Green Wood Pill Furnace, only took a glance at it, causing the joy in his eyes to immediately grow even more.


    In her opinion, since Chu Ling was willing to hand over the Green Wood Pill Furnace, it would naturally not be a problem to tell her the secrets of the altar.


    It was just that she had promised Chu Ling that she would only need to hand over the Green Wood Pill Furnace ¡­


    "Sorry, I''ll go back on my word now."