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Chapter 71: Soul Communion Dao Technique

Chu Xuan suddenly realized that he could actually control a person without being noticed.

He could infuse the soul seed seal into heavenly materials and earthly treasures and sell them to certain experts. Once the other party consumed it, they would be controlled by him.

Of course, the prerequisite for this was that the soul seed seal had to beused on the heavenly materials and earthly treasures of the soul category.

Chu Xuan memorized this insidious method of silently controlling a person.

Perhaps it might come in handy in the future.

Xiao Liang prostrated himself on the ground, feeling a little anxious.

Senior seemed to have forgotten about him.

Could it be that Senior had neglected his existence because Master was a beautiful woman?

Of course, if Master obtained an opportunity, it also meant that he had gained his own opportunity.

However, he secretly wanted Senior to directly give him something as well.

"Senior!" Xiao Liang raised his head pitifully.

"Little fellow."

Chu Xuan shook his head and could not help but laugh. He said, "Forget it. This venerable self created a simple technique countless years ago. I'll teach it to you."

"This should suit your current needs. Little Fellow, you have to remember that the greatest opportunities are the ones that you can use."

As he spoke, he threw a small booklet over.

It contained a secret aura concealment technique that he had just jotted down.

A divine technique!

Since he was a senior expert, the level of the gifts he gave naturally had to match his lofty demeanor. As such, the lowest level technique he could provide was a divine technique.

Xiao Liang could also use this technique to avoid the Xiao clan's pursuit, and he could even secretly make his way back to take revenge.

In the novels, the protagonists that were hunted down relied on powerful concealment techniques to turn misfortune into luck, and even used them to cause all sorts of trouble.

Since Xiao Liang did not have one, he figured he would give one to him.

This would allow him to truly possess the characteristics of a protagonist.

Xiao Liang was overjoyed. He caught the booklet that floated down and was instantly shocked after reading it.

An aura concealing divine technique!

Once he cultivated this technique, even a Heaven realm expert would not be able to detect him!

Senior was too powerful.

The simple techniques that he casually created countless years ago were actually divine techniques.

"Thank you Senior for bestowing this technique on me!"

Xiao Liang respectfully kowtowed three times.

What a polite young man. Chu Xuan was greatly gratified.

"Work hard in your cultivation. This venerable one will not disturb you further."

He had almost finished his act, and his goal had been achieved. It was time to leave.

Chu Xuan did not waste the last mark of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror on Xiao Liang.

This fellow would not die.

Moreover, his intended destination was the Southern Region.

As long as he entered the Southern Region, he would be able to find him through the Black Moon Tower's intelligence network.

"Junior earnestly requests Senior to grace us with your honorific title, so that Junior can forever remember it in my heart and be grateful for Senior's great kindness!"

Liu Piaopiao suddenly prostrated herself.

Honorific title?

Chu Xuan was tempted. He had already deceived quite a few people, so how could he not even have a name?

Moreover, he would continue to deceive them.

Perhaps one day, these people who had been deceived by him, or who he had been taken in as his servants, would meet each other and get into some sort of conflict with each other.

He did not want them to kill each other. Therefore, it was very necessary for him to leave them with a title by which they could identify each other.

Since he wanted to leave an honorific title, he naturally had to come up with one that sounded like a super big shot.

Chu Xuan thought about it and said, "My honorific title…"

He seemed to be deep in thought and, after a long while, he said with a slightly emotional tone, "It was a long time ago, but the powerhouses in the myriad realms all called me 'eternal, immortal, handsome, unparalleled, mighty, virtuous, supreme and holy number one Dao master in the myriad realms.' The name is a little long, but it was more or less such a name."

Liu Piaopiao and Xiao Liang were stunned when they heard it.

They did not understand how awesome it was!

It was so awesome!

"I, Liu Piaopiao, am thankful for the gift from the number one Dao Master of the myriad realms!"

Liu Piaopiao was momentarily stunned, after which she knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.

Xiao Liang followed closely behind.

"You're both thoughtful juniors," Chu Xuan said with a very gratified tone.

"Let's meet again if fate allows. If we're fated, I'll give you another opportunity."

After saying that, Chu Xuan deactivated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror.

"I respectfully send off the mighty, virtuous, supreme,and holy number one Dao master!"

Liu Piaopiao and Xiao Liang respectfully said.

Their hearts were filled with excitement. At the same time, they prayed that they would be able to meet this senior again and obtain the great opportunity that he promised to bestow upon them.

"Liang'er, this is a great opportunity for us, master and disciple. We must not disappoint that senior!"

"Master, I understand."

Xiao Liang's gaze was resolute as he replied in high spirits, "The nine zones and fifty regions are no longer my goal. I want to go to the myriad realms!"

Ren Changhe, the Celestial Master, was also just a small pawn. He no longer regarded him as a role model.

Xiao Liang had already thrown Ren Changhe to the back of his mind.

"Good job, Liang'er. This is all because my understanding of the world was too lacking in the past." Liu Piaopiao sighed.

"I'm going into seclusion to understand how the soul communicates with the Great Dao."

"Master, don't worry about entering seclusion. With the secret technique that senior gave me, the Xiao clan won't be able to find me."

Liu Piaopiao returned to the jade pendant while Xiao Liang continued to heal his injuries.

When Chu Xuan deactivated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror, a system notification appeared.

"You used your eloquence and an ingenious scheme to trick a Heaven realm servant into giving you an extremely resounding title. You have been rewarded with the Soul Communion Dao technique."

As expected!

His bluff had triggered the system's reward.

Chu Xuan had gradually figured out the rules behind the system's rewards.

He examined his new reward.

"The soul can be transported into the Great Dao and live within it. It can mobilize a part of the power of the Great Dao for its own use (depending on the strength of the soul) . It allows the user to send a wisp of their soul into the Great Dao…"

This was a very powerful secret technique.

The soul sustained by the Great Dao…

In theory, as long as the Great Dao that sustained the soul did not collapse, the soul would never be annihilated.

Moreover, it could mobilize a portion of the power of the Great Dao for its own use.

However, the amount of power that could be mobilized from the Great Dao depended on the level of the soul.

This technique would usually only be used to completely entrust the soul to the Great Dao when one's physical body died.

One could also rely on this technique to temporarily entrust one's soul to the Great Dao, allowing one to gain a deeper understanding of the Great Dao.

Moreover, one could split a wisp of one's soul and entrust it to the Great Dao. This soul wisp could then constantly comprehend the Great Dao, and one could even borrow the power of the Great Dao to fight against one's enemies.

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In addition, it was a life-saving secret technique. If one entrusted a wisp of one's soul to the Great Dao, in the event of death, one could rely on this soul wisp to recover.

This would help the user avoid death and have their Dao disappear!

It was an extremely powerful secret technique.

Chu Xuan sighed. The system's products were indeed awesome.

With the Soul Communion Dao technique, one could comprehend the various laws of Heaven and Earth.

It had to be known that the laws of Heaven and Earth were far less profound than the Great Dao.

Chu Xuan then received the Soul Communion Dao technique.

He closed his eyes slightly and comprehended the profundity and power of this secret technique.

It took him several hours to completely comprehend it.

After comprehending the Soul Communion Dao technique, Chu Xuan was able to create several techniques that relied on the laws of Heaven and Earth.

It all seemed too simple now.

It was like studying the knowledge from kindergarten all the way to high school all at once. Looking back, the kindergarten questions that he once thought were difficult had naturally become simple.

He could probably even endlessly create more of these techniques. Chu Xuan was in such a state.

Chapter 72: Myriad Laws Daoist Robe

Chu Xuan pondered for a long time before finally creating a technique that allowed his soul to be entrusted to the laws of Heaven and Earth. He could also send out a wisp of his soul in the same manner.

However, this technique could only be cultivated by those at the Emperor realm and above.

When an Emperor realm expert cultivated this technique and combined it with the power of their domain, their strength would double.

They could continuously draw upon the power of the laws of Heaven and Earth in the region to perfect the laws of their domain.

It was not an exaggeration to say that cultivating this technique could greatly increase the success rate of breaking through from the Emperor realm to the Supreme realm.

Chu Xuan was delighted. Although this secret technique was far inferior to the Soul Communion Dao technique, it was still the first secret technique he had personally created.

It was worth celebrating.

Unfortunately, the Myriad Heavenly Mirror had already been used three times today.

First, he had to give it a name.

"Let's call it the Heaven and Earth Minor Technique."

It could only be considered a minor technique. He was the "almighty, great, virtuous, and supreme, and holy number one Dao master", so naturally, such a cultivation technique was only worthy of being called a minor technique.

Chu Xuan decided that if Liu Piaopiao was lucky enough to be connected to the Myriad Heavenly Mirror again, he would pass this minor technique to her.

In any case, she was already his disciple.

If he gave her a minor technique that he created himself, she would be able to run errands for him better.

"You stayed in seclusion and created a minor secret technique. You have been rewarded with the Myriad Laws Daoist Robe."

The system reward was triggered?

Chu Xuan was delighted. As expected, he could always rely on the system to give him good stuff when it mattered.

He received the reward.

It was a long robe that contained a Dao charm, as if it was surrounded by the Great Dao, or perhaps even woven from the Great Dao.

It almost did not seem to be a piece of clothing, but part of the vast Great Dao instead.

Chu Xuan put on the Daoist robe. He felt as if he was bathing in the Great Dao. His comprehension of the Great Dao soared.

What a treasure!

With but a thought, the Daoist robe would change its appearance according to his will.

After putting on this robe, Chu Xuan believed that he could fool even Divine realm experts!

From a glance, he seemed like the personification of the Great Dao itself.

So what if the other party was a Divine realm expert? He would fool them as well!

With the divine light, the divine image, and the Daoist robe, no expert would be able to escape his trickery.

At this moment, Chu Xuan was in high spirits. He wished that the Myriad Heavenly Mirror would connect him to a Divine realm expert so that he could trick that expert into becoming his servant.

With a thought, the robe's Dao charm became restrained and ordinary, as if the robe was an ordinary piece of clothing.

Chu Xuan was in a good mood. After staying in seclusion for so long, today was the best day of his life.

Not only did he obtain a beautiful female servant with Heaven realm cultivation, but he also created a minor technique and received the reward of the Myriad Laws Daoist robe.

He took out a sword casually.

It was a divine weapon.

He threw it in front of Ding Yue, who was inside the universe space.

"Disciple, I'm happy today, so I'll give this sword to you."

Ding Yue looked at the sword in front of him with a shocked expression.

This was an emperor-level weapon?

He had a feeling that this sword was not a simple emperor-level weapon.

Looking at it carefully, the sword seemed to have a spirit. It was surrounded by the laws, and seemed sharp even though it was currently sheathed. It was quite extraordinary.

More importantly, this sword could be stored in one's dantian, allowing it to be nourished by spiritual power at all times.

A weapon that could be stored in one's dantian was definitely not an ordinary emperor-level weapon. It was a rare treasure that had certain characteristics. Perhaps it had even been forged with special materials. It could be nourished and strengthened continuously.

Master was too extravagant!

At this moment, Ding Yue was filled with tears of gratitude!

He had just acknowledged him as his master, and his master had already given him such a precious treasure. It was as if he had received a mountain of kindness!

He reached out to grab the hilt of the sword. He wanted to store the sword in his dantian to nourish it, but his instincts told him that with his current cultivation, it would take a very long time for him to nurture the sword.

If he focused on nourishing the sword during this period of time, it would be difficult for his cultivation to improve.

Buzz!

The sword vibrated as if it was transmitting joy.

As expected, this sword had a spirit!

Su Xian'er's face was filled with envy and jealousy!

She had been a maid for such a long time and had been diligent and hardworking. She had done all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and she had done it to Chu Xuan's satisfaction.

However, until now, she had not received a single treasure.

As for Ding Yue, he had just become a disciple not long ago, but he had already been given a divine sword!

Ding Yue did not know how valuable it was, but Su Xian'er did.

After all, she had come from a large family in the Central Region and had seen many emperor-level weapons. She had even seen heavenly weapons before.

Whether it was the laws or the aura surrounding this sword, both were far greater than what a heavenly weapon was capable of exuding.

Naturally, it was a divine weapon.

"This is a divine weapon, a treasure sword. It is not something you can use at your level," Su Xian'er reminded him.

Ding Yue was shocked. It was actually a divine weapon?

He thought such things only existed in legends!

Gulp!

Ding Yue was so moved that he was about to cry. He rushed out of the universe space and knelt in front of Chu Xuan.

"I will never forget Master's great kindness!"

"Alright, alright, that's enough." Chu Xuan waved his hand.

It was just a divine weapon, nothing more.

Su Xian'er stood at the side sourly, looking at Chu Xuan with a wronged expression.

"Sir!"

"Okay, I get it. I'm happy today, so I'll give you a divine weapon too."

Chu Xuan waved his hand, and a snow-white whip appeared in front of Su Xian'er.

The snow-white whip was also surrounded by laws. One could vaguely sense that it contained the power of ice.

Su Xian'er was overjoyed. She held the long whip in her hand and immediately fell in love with it.

This long whip was just right for the cultivation technique she was currently cultivating.

"Thank you, Sir."

She happily held the long whip and returned to the universe space to cultivate.

It was a divine weapon!

Even the Su family did not have a clan-guarding treasure of this level.

Although she could not use it now, she would be able to unleash some of its power once she reached the Emperor realm.

When she was strong enough, she would return to the Central Region to take revenge. This would make those dog-eyed people from the Su family die of jealousy and regret!

"Consolidate your cultivation as soon as possible so that I can teach you the Supreme Sword Dao!"

Chu Xuan waved his hand and had Ding Yue return to the universe space to continue consolidating his cultivation.

He had broken through from the first level of the profound realm to the first level of the spirit realm. His cultivation had advanced too quickly, so he needed a certain amount of time to stabilize his cultivation.

Not everyone was like Chu Xuan, who could break through and stabilize his cultivation at the same time.

Chu Xuan lay on the deck chair, narrowed his eyes, and continued to comprehend the Great Dao.

Counting the time, there were only ten days left until the three-year milestone.

Now that he had broken through to the first level of the Supreme realm, it was time to completely control the Black Moon Tower of the Southern Region.

The true person in charge of the Black Moon Tower of the Southern Region was that mysterious one-star Tower Lord.

According to the information from the Black Moon Tower's guard department, the one-star Tower Lord was also the strongest person in the Southern Region.

The strongest cultivators in the Black Moon Tower's guard department were the three half-emperor realm experts. They were only a step away from becoming Emperor realm experts and would be able to do so after the laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region recovered.

Now, they were all controlled by Chu Xuan.

The one-star Tower Lord had been confirmed to be an Emperor realm expert.

He was the strongest expert in the Southern Region aside from Chu Xuan.

He was also the reason why the unruly evil imperial court did not dare to rob the Black Moon Tower. The presence of a true Emperor realm expert in the dark acted as a deterrent.

A half-emperor realm expert might be only one step away from breaking through to the Emperor realm. However, compared to a true Emperor realm expert, the difference in their combat strength was still vast.

Even if a half-emperor realm expert could use a false domain, he would still be powerless against an actual Emperor realm expert.

However, Chu Xuan had broken through to the Supreme realm. He would be able to suppress an Emperor realm expert with a single finger.

The one-star Tower Lord was only at the first level of the Emperor realm anyway. He could easily suppress this Tower Lord even if he was armed with a variety of secret treasures from the Black Moon Tower.

Chapter 73: Three-Year Milestone Reward, Soul-Chasing Bow

Chu Xuan called Su Xian'er over and asked her to send a message to Bao Hongyan to find a way to contact the one-star Tower Lord.

As long as she could meet him, she could suppress him and forcefully plant a soul seal on him.

One day later, Bao Hongyan arrived.

The one-star Tower Lord rarely saw anyone, even the gold-level Tower Lords. He would only appear if there was an important matter or if the Black Moon Tower encountered something that the gold-level Tower Lords could not resolve.

Therefore, Bao Hongyan was unable to meet with him for the time being.

Chu Xuan knocked on the armrest with his finger and threw a pill over to Bao Hongyan.

"This pill is very beneficial to Emperor realm cultivators. I believe this will give him enough incentive to meet you."

Bao Hongyan looked at the pill in her hand and inwardly exclaimed, 'Even the Black Moon Tower didn't have such a perfect emperor-level pill'.

"Yes, Master. I will definitely complete this mission."

Bao Hongyan no longer had any thoughts about climbing the ranks of the Black Moon Tower. After all, it was only a matter of time before the Black Moon Tower changed hands.

Right now, she only wanted to efficiently carry out Chu Xuan's orders and ride on his coattails.

She wanted to break through to the Emperor realm as soon as possible.

Chu Xuan had chosen to train her among the three gold-level Tower Lords. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As long as her cultivation reached the peak of the truth realm, she could rely on a pill like this to break through to the Emperor realm.

As a member of the Black Moon Tower, she could apply to leave the Southern Region temporarily to head to another region where the laws of Heaven and Earth were intact in order to break through.

Chu Xuan had given her pills that were beneficial for truth realm cultivators, therefore her cultivation speed had progressed rapidly. For Bao Hongyan, meeting Chu Xuan was her biggest opportunity.

Before Bao Hongyan left, Chu Xuan asked her to pay attention to any news about Xiao Liang. If she discovered Xiao Liang's arrival in the Southern Region, she had to report the news to him immediately.

One day later.

The mysterious one-star Tower Lord stood in front of Chu Xuan in a respectful manner.

Looking at the old man in front of him, Chu Xuan was speechless.

The one-star Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower, the actual person in charge of the Black Moon Tower in the Southern Region, was a first-level Emperor realm cultivator.

Chu Xuan finally understood why the Black Moon Tower was willing to send an Emperor realm expert to guard the barren Southern Region.

It was all because Lao Gui Tai's strength was weak and his aptitude was poor. The first level of the Emperor realm was basically his limit.

If he wanted to advance further, he would have to encounter either great fortune or a fortuitous encounter.

More importantly, Lao Gui Tai did not have much time left.

He could only live for a mere hundred years more before reaching his lifespan limit.

Perhaps he had come to the Southern Region to seek out the Asura Ancient Land in a final attempt to obtain an opportunity to advance further and extend his lifespan.

It was no wonder he rarely appeared. He was busy thinking about how to break through and extend his lifespan.

That being said, he had made the right decision in coming to the Southern Region. The medicinal pill that Chu Xuan passed to Bao Hongyan to lure him out could be considered his opportunity.

With that medicinal pill, it would not be a problem for him to break through to the second level of the Emperor realm given the foundation that he had accumulated over countless years.

His lifespan would be extended, but that was all.

The moment Chu Xuan laid eyes on him, he gave up on the idea of nurturing him. His level of talent was too low, which made the entire venture unprofitable.

That medicinal pill could be considered as his reward for working for Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan promptly asked him about the Asura Ancient Land.

He knew much more than Bao Hongyan and the other two gold-level Tower Lords.

For example, he told Chu Xuan that the Asura Ancient Land was trapped in a space somewhere and that, during that battle, many major powers in the Southern Region had perished.

The locations of these large factions and sects disappeared together with the Asura Ancient Land during the battle. Once the natural laws of the Southern Region were restored, they would gradually reappear.

Some of the current historical sites in the Southern Region had actually been the territories of some of these factions or large families that had disappeared due to the battle.

The gradual recovery of the natural laws caused these historical sites that had disappeared to reappear in this world.

As for that battle itself, Lao Gui Tai had read about it in the records of the Black Moon Tower.

It seemed that it had been a plot back then to subvert the Great Qin Dynasty.

Unfortunately, he was unaware of the specific details. As a one-star Tower Lord, there were still many high-level secrets that he was not privy to.

His immediate superior was his senior brother, a third-level Emperor realm expert and a two-star Tower Lord of the Black Moon Tower.

This two-star Tower Lord resided in the Northern Region.

He also did not know where the headquarters of the Black Moon Tower was or who the true person in charge above it all was.

The most valuable information Chu Xuan obtained from Lao Gui Tai was regarding the major forces in the Southern Region.

The three sects and two empires were actually not limited to the Southern Region. After the war with the demons, the laws of Heaven and Earth in the Southern Region collapsed, and these major forces were forced to leave the Southern Region.

As such, the forces they left behind in the Southern Region could only be considered branches that protected their original territories.

The Great Qian Dynasty had the shortest legacy among them, being founded after the war with the demons.

He allowed Lao Gui Tai to leave. Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes. The three sects and two empires had deep foundations.

How could the Great Qin Dynasty, which Qin Keyun had just founded, fight against the Great Qian Dynasty?

At the moment, things were still stable. However, once the Asura Ancient Land opened, the main forces behind these various factions would return. How could Qin Keyun resist them then?

Would the Great Qin Emperor return as well?

Was Qin Keyun only paving the way for the Great Qin Emperor's return?

Was the person who plotted against the Great Qin Emperor related to the Great Qian Dynasty?

The possibility of this being the case was very high.

Chu Xuan did not dwell on the matter. He would ignore such problems so long as it did not affect him or his seclusion.

The three-year milestone was coming. Chu Xuan waited with bated breath for the rewards he would receive.

Time passed peacefully.

Su Xian'er was working hard on her cultivation, adamant about becoming strong enough to take revenge on the Su family back in the Central Region as soon as possible.

Ding Yue continued to consolidate his cultivation after his breakthrough.

Yesterday, Chu Tianming's roar could be heard from the ancestral residence again.

Chu Xuan sighed. It was fortunate that Chu Yuan had left the family's territory. Otherwise, he might have been skinned alive by the furious Chu Tianming and family elders.

He had become a sinner of the Chu family.

"You've been cooped up for three years. Continue to work hard and stay in seclusion. You have been rewarded with the Soul-chasing Bow."

The reward for three years of seclusion was actually a bow.

Chu Xuan received the reward.

A simple brownish-yellow bow appeared in his hand.

There were fine lines engraved on the bow. They were spread out in a regular pattern. The Dao charm lingered around them. The fine lines almost looked like a great road.

The bowstring was ethereal and did not have a physical form. It looked like part of the Great Dao itself.

Chu Xuan was amazed. This bow was definitely not simple.

He examined the description of the Soul-chasing Bow.

"The Soul-chasing Bow imbues the power of the Great Dao and the laws into its arrows. Every arrow strikes true, regardless of distance or space…"

After reading the description of the Soul-chasing Bow, Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. He finally had the ability to kill enemies without leaving his house.

In terms of cultivation, the Soul-chasing Bow imbued the power of the laws of Heaven and Earth into the arrows. If one's cultivation was strong enough, the bow would imbue the power of the Great Dao into the arrows.

Every arrow would strike true. Moreover, it ignored space and distance.

As long as he planted a soul-chasing seal on the enemy's body. No matter which space or secret realm the enemy hid in, he would still be able to hit them from inside his small courtyard.

Moreover, if his cultivation was strong enough, he only needed to silently recite the name of the person, after which the Soul-chasing Bow would be able to lock onto the person and shoot him to death!

In such a scenario, there was no need for him to plant the soul-chasing seal on the person, or even meet them.

He only needed to silently recite their name and it would lock onto the person he wanted to kill. No matter how far apart they were, he would be able to shoot the other person.

It was terrifying!

Chapter 74: Ancient Sites And Black Heart Grass

Although the Soul-chasing Bow was unreasonably strong, Chu Xuan was not able to use it to its full potential at the moment. He could not lock onto and kill a person with just a thought.

No matter how powerful a weapon was, it still needed to be wielded by someone with sufficient strength.

At the current stage, Chu Xuan could either lock onto the enemy with the soul-chasing seal, capture a trace of the enemy's aura, or use other methods to locate the enemy.

Only by doing so would he be able to ignore distance and space and shoot them to death.

Moreover, if the person he had locked onto was too strong, the person could also withstand his attacks.

After all, the power of the arrows was also related to his own cultivation.

Given Chu Xuan's current first-level Supreme realm cultivation, it was definitely impossible for him to kill a Heaven realm expert.

Chu Xuan played around with the Soul-chasing Bow for a while before putting it away with great satisfaction.

In the future, even if he stayed inside the small courtyard, he would have the ability to make a move personally.

There were many ways to locate the enemy; the soul-chasing seal was only one of them.

Once the soul chasing seal was planted, it could not be removed. Its function complemented the Soul-chasing Bow.

Chu Xuan decided to give the method to plant the soul-chasing seal to those who needed it.

For example, Ding Yue and Su Xian'er.

Once the two of them encountered an invincible expert outside and needed their help, they could use the soul-chasing seal on the enemy.

That way, Chu Xuan could immediately locate and kill the other party.

If the reward he received for the three-year milestone was this powerful, then what kind of reward would he receive at the five-year milestone?

Or even the ten-year milestone?

Chu Xuan was filled with anticipation.

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Somewhere in the Southern Region.

Chu Yun stood on a small hill and stared at a certain location where ripples were forming in front of her.

An ancient site was about to appear.

Every ancient site meant an opportunity.

It was just a matter of the size of the fortuitous encounter. Those who came back from these ancient sites would never return empty-handed.

Of course, some ancient sites also contained a certain amount of danger.

Chu Yun had just broken through to the fourth level of the spirit realm. Given her age, it could be said that her talent was outstanding.

After all, the laws of the Southern Region were incomplete and relatively barren. Cultivation here would be slower than in other regions.

As the laws of Heaven and Earth continued to recover, the speed of her cultivation was already accelerating.

The laws of Heaven and Earth's recovery was a sign!

Chu Yun was already able to refine high-quality void unity pills. Despite only possessing a spirit realm cultivation, she was actually able to refine a pill that could be used by void realm martial artists, and even unity realm martial artists. The level of her talent was extremely hard-to-come-by in the Southern Region.

"I wonder how the Chu family is doing now?"

"They wouldn't make things too difficult for thirteenth brother, right?"

Chu Yun naturally knew about the changes that were happening in the Great Qin Dynasty. She was worried that Chu Xuan would be treated badly by the Chu family because of this.

She was also informed about the Chu family's situation.

She sighed in her heart. It was fortunate that Chu Yuan was not in the Chu family. Otherwise, he would be finished!

"After exploring this ancient site, I will return to Chu County!"

After waiting for another day, the ancient site finally opened.

It appeared to be a medicinal garden.

Chu Yun was overjoyed, but she still entered carefully, wary of the possible dangers.

A day later, Chu Yun reaped a bountiful harvest.

She looked at a large rock in front of her. There was a purple umbrella-shaped grass with seven leaves growing under the rock. She was pleasantly surprised.

"Black heart grass!"

Unable to hold back her excitement, she went forward and plucked the black heart grass. She carefully took out a jade box and put it away.

"With this black heart grass, thirteenth brother will definitely be able to cultivate to the profound realm, spirit realm, or even higher."

The black heart grass was a rare spiritual medicine that could increase a martial artist's natural talent.

When Chu Yun saw the black heart grass, her first thought was to give it to Chu Xuan.

As long as Chu Xuan's natural talent increased, there would be hope for him to break through to the profound realm, spirit realm, or even higher.

After she collected the black heart grass, her harvest of all the ancient spirit herbs in this small medicinal garden was complete.

Chu Yun was ready to return to Chu County.

"Miss, you stole my family's spirit herbs. Shouldn't you be giving me an explanation?"

Chu Yun's expression changed, and she turned around to look.

A young man with a lewd expression and lecherous smile was walking over from the entrance of the ancient site.

He was a sixth-level spirit realm cultivator!

"Your family's spirit herbs? Those who are fated to enter the ancient sites are their rightful owners."

Chu Yun cautiously took a step forward and headed toward the entrance of the ancient site.

"Who said that this was an ancient site? This is clearly my family's medicinal garden!"

The young man flashed and blocked Chu Yun's path.

Bang!

Chu Yun directly made her move.

She was not a fool. Although she had not personally experienced encounters where others would kill people and steal their treasures, she had heard a lot about it.

The other party clearly had evil intentions and wanted to snatch her treasures and kill her.

"Oh, little girl, you are quite spicy. I like it."

The young man raised his sword and stabbed out, blocking Chu Yun's attack.

Hong! Hong! Hong!

Chu Yun attacked consecutively. Although she was two levels lower than the young man, her strength was not weak at all.

After all, she cultivated the Great Luo Emperor Scripture!

The young man's expression changed slightly. He had been forced to retreat dozens of meters away.

Chu Yun took the opportunity to escape the ancient site.

"Little Girl, you can't escape. Put down the black heart grass obediently!"

The young man chased after her.

"Quick, stop her!"

Chu Yun had just escaped out of the entrance of the ancient site when a middle-aged man suddenly appeared and blocked her path.

Spiritual power fist shadows covered all of her escape routes!

They trapped her.

Chu Yun's expression changed drastically. Was this a truth realm expert?

"Little Beauty, why aren't you running anymore?"

The young man chased after her with a smile.

Chu Yun's heart sank. The Chu family could not afford to offend a truth realm.

At this time, she could only hope that the mysterious senior would save her.

"Hand over the black heart grass and I won't make things difficult for you. I'll even marry you. This is a great honor for you."

The young man laughed very happily.

"Wishful thinking. You don't deserve to marry me!" Chu Yun gritted her teeth and glared at him.

"How am I not worthy? Do you know who I am?"

The young man straightened his back and said, "Listen carefully. I am the young master of Nine Swords Mountain, Song Pang!"

The young master of Nine Swords Mountain?

Chu Yun had a look of suspicion on her face.

The young master of Nine Swords Mountain, one of the three sects and two empires, only possessed this tiny bit of strength?

Song Pang said in embarrassment, "What do you know? This young master is trying to solidify my foundation!"

Chu Yun understood. The other party's aptitude was not high, which was why he was so determined to obtain the black heart grass.

"Hand over the black heart grass. If you don't, then don't blame this young master for taking action!"

"Even if you really are the young master of Nine Swords Mountain, don't even think about getting your hands on this!" Chu Yun said with a firm gaze.

The Chu family could not afford to offend Nine Swords Mountain, but the black heart grass was too important. It was the key to whether Chu Xuan could break through to the profound realm, or perhaps even the spirit realm.

"Catch her!" Song Pang shouted angrily.

He knew that if he attacked, he would not be able to defeat her, let alone catch her.

With a thought, the middle-aged man activated his spiritual power by performing certain hand seals and captured Chu Yun.

At this moment, a figure appeared silently.

With a simple attack, he broke the middle-aged man's spiritual power technique.

The newcomer had a cold expression. He was dressed in black and had a mask on his face. It seemed like he was a servant!

He was a third-level of the truth realm cultivator!

"Who are you? How dare you offend my Nine Swords Mountain?"

"Heh, Nine Swords Mountain, is that something worth bragging about?" The masked man smiled contemptuously.

Chu Yun heaved a sigh of relief. The person she relied on was that mysterious senior.

The masked man before her should be that senior's servant.

Since a servant already possessed the cultivation of the truth realm, then that senior must be even stronger.

"Thank you, senior."

Chu Yun cupped her hands and bowed. Without looking at Song Pang, she left.

Chapter 75: My Disciple Must Never Be A Simp!

This was the second time the masked man had appeared. Before this, Chu Yun had also encountered a crisis.

It was the masked man who had appeared to protect her back then too.

He claimed that he had been ordered by his master to protect her secretly.

He was a quiet person, so he did not converse much with Chu Yun and left soon after.

She secretly made up her mind that she had to work hard to research alchemy and cultivate. She had to do her best to obtain this senior's approval as soon as possible.

As long as she received this senior's approval, everything she did today would not bring disaster to the Chu family.

On the contrary, the Chu family would have a powerful backer.

From the masked man's tone, it was clear that Senior did not care about the threat of Nine Swords Mountain.

It was clear from this just how powerful Senior was.

Chu Yun had once suspected that the mysterious senior was an expert from Heavenly Cauldron Mountain.

The masked man denied it and even disdained Heavenly Cauldron Mountain.

Therefore, Chu Yun had a bold thought.

The mysterious senior was most likely an expert from outside the Southern Region.

There was even a possibility that he was an Emperor realm expert.

Otherwise, why would he look down on Heavenly Cauldron Mountain and not fear Nine Swords Mountain?

Song Pang watched Chu Yun leave with a gloomy face.

His guard could not defeat the masked man.

However, he needed the black heart grass to raise his innate talent, so he was not willing to give up.

"Let's go!"

He and his guard rushed back to Nine Swords Mountain!

After Chu Xuan finished reading the information about Chu Yun from the Black Moon Tower, he laughed lightly. The young master of the Nine Swords Mountain, in terms of his status, was a good-for-nothing.

The black heart grass was indeed a good spirit herb.

However, it was useless to him.

In terms of talent, who could compare to him?

It was no wonder the young master of Nine Swords Mountain was so determined to obtain it.

After all, although he was the young master, due to his lacking talent and cultivation base, many geniuses in Nine Swords Mountain probably looked down on him.

With his tiny bit of talent, it was absolutely impossible for him to take over the leadership of Nine Swords Mountain in the future.

Nine Swords Mountain was a sect, not a clan.

Moreover, even if it was a clan, if the clan master's son was too useless, it would be extremely difficult for him to take over the clan.

Even if he took over the clan, it would not be long before his position or authority was usurped.

Chu Yun was on her way back to Chu County.

With the nine sword mountain's abilities, it would not be too difficult to find out who Chu Yun was.

Soon, the Nine Sword Mountain's sect master would bring his son to attack her.

Chu Xuan was looking forward to the other party's attempt. If he was not mistaken, Nine Sword Mountain should be related to Great Qin's Emperor

They were likely also one of the parties involved in the plot behind the Asura Ancient Land. Perhaps someone had placed a chess piece at Nine Swords Mountain to stir up trouble at that crucial moment.

"Master, I've already consolidated my cultivation." Ding Yue respectfully stood in front of Chu Xuan.

His eyes were filled with respect and worship. His master was too powerful and mysterious.

He had casually given his new disciple a divine sword!

"En."

Chu Xuan nodded and looked at Ding Yue, falling into a state of deep thought.

His disciple had a childhood sweetheart. Even though she had dumped him, Ding Yue might still be harboring hopes of once again reuniting with her.

In fact, he might even be thinking that, once his cultivation rose, he would be qualified to pursue his childhood sweetheart?

The possibility of them getting back together was not high.

However, if that childhood sweetheart of his acted coquettishly and cute, she might say that the reason why she fell in love with someone else was to test him and stimulate his potential.

She would then say that she still had feelings for him, and that she would not marry anyone other than him.

Would that fellow Ding Yue be so moved to the point of reconciling with his childhood sweetheart without any repercussions?

That would not do!

Chu Xuan's disciple could not be a simp!

Before this, Ding Yue's sword pulse had yet to be activated, so his meridians were blocked. The experts at Nine Swords Mountain were unable to discover his hidden talent.

They only believed him to be a good-for-nothing piece of trash.

The Heaven's Will Sword Pulse was a rarely seen sword pulse in this world. Very few people had the capability of unearthing Ding Yue's supreme talent in Sword Dao.

In addition, Ding Yue's meridians were blocked and his cultivation progressed extremely slowly. No one would take him seriously and it was unlikely that he would be carefully examined for his talent.

Now that Ding Yue's Heaven's Will Sword Pulse had been activated, his talent in Sword Dao became unparalleled.

Would Nine Swords Mountain still let him leave if they found out?

They would definitely try their best to keep him.

Ding Yue had already acknowledged Chu Xuan as his master and would definitely not return to Nine Swords Mountain. However, the nine swords mountain would not sever their connection with him just like that.

Once they discovered his newfound talent, they would definitely try their best to use his childhood sweetheart to woo him back to their side.

At the same time, they would also be able to obtain some treasures from Ding Yue's mysterious master and befriend an expert.

Therefore, Ding Yue absolutely could not be a simp!

He had to completely forget his childhood sweetheart!

Chu Xuan quickly came up with a plan.

He looked at Ding Yue and said, "Your talent in Sword Dao is excellent, and you have a chance to tread on the path of the Supreme Sword. However, if you want to tread on the path of the Supreme Sword, you have to break through the three stages of the way of the sword."

Ding Yue's expression was solemn as he said, "Master, what are the three stages of the way of the sword?"

Chu Xuan did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "Do you know why there are so few top-notch sword experts in this world?"

"Do you know why countless sword cultivators are mediocre and have yet to display the true strength of the Sword Dao?"

Ding Yue was puzzled. Why did Master ask him this question?

The senior experts of Nine Swords Mountain were all very skilled in swordsmanship. Their combat strength was very fierce. It was difficult for them to be defeated by those of the same level.

However, since his master had asked him this question, it was likely that the experts of the way of the sword in his master's eyes were not quite the same as his understanding of the matter?

Perhaps those experts from Nine Swords Mountain were actually not very strong? Was his worldview limited by his poor cultivation? Was that why he believed them to be powerful?

After thinking for a moment, Ding Yue said, "Is it because they failed to hone themselves enough, or maybe their cultivation in the way of the sword was insufficient and their talent in the way of the sword was too poor?"

"No!"

Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "It's because they only cultivated ordinary swordsmanship, and never progressed to the cultivation of the Supreme Sword!"

"Over the eras, there have been countless people who possessed outstanding talent in sword cultivation, and there were also people who were more talented than you. However, in the end, they did not step into the cultivation of the Supreme Sword and only ended up becoming ordinary sword cultivators that were just a little stronger than others."

Ding Yue fell into a state of deep thought.

After a long while, a thought flashed through his mind. He said, "I know, Master. It's because they haven't broken through the three stages of the way of the sword!"

Chu Xuan put on an expression that seemed to indicate that Ding Yue was a disciple that was worth teaching.

"Let me ask you, do you want to become a powerful and somewhat famous sword cultivator, or do you want to become a Sword Immortal who has mastered the Supreme Sword and is famous for all eternity?"

Sword Immortal?

Although he did not know how powerful a Sword Immortal was, Ding Yue could not help but be fascinated.

"Master, I want to be a Sword Immortal whose name is famous for all eternity. I want to tread the path of the Supreme Sword!" Ding Yue said with a firm expression.

"I'm very satisfied that you possess such determination."

Chu Xuan nodded with gratification. He was almost done with the setup. He then said, "If you want to tread the path of the Supreme Sword, you have to break through the three stages of the way of the sword."

"Master, I will definitely break through the three stages of the way of the sword. Please tell me what the three stages of the way of the sword are!"

Ding Yue's blood was boiling, and his gaze was resolute.

Su Xian'er stood at the side and listened in. She was very confused. The three stages of the way of the sword?

She had never heard of this before.

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Ding Yue's reaction. He said with satisfaction, "Very good. I believe that you will definitely break through the three stages of the way of the sword."

"Listen carefully. The first stage of the way of the sword is to sever the emotions that bind your heart. Forget about your sweetheart!"

"Ah?!"

Ding Yue was dumbfounded. The first stage of the way of the sword was this? He had to forget about his sweetheart?

Su Xian'er's mouth was wide open and her face was full of confusion.