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The Emperor of Dai Yue's expression changed suddenly, as he stood up abruptly. Could it be that the strong from Changqing Pavilion had come to attack?

He had already conceded territory, must it come to a fight to the death?

As he stepped out of his study, he saw a man in a white robe with a green face standing outside, while two royal attendants looked on gravely.

"The green-faced man?"

The Emperor of Dai Yue was taken aback.

The green-faced man, one of the three mysterious forces!

"What brings you here?" the Emperor of Dai Yue asked puzzledly.

Since it wasn't a strongman from Changqing Pavilion, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Emperor of Dai Yue, do you harbor resentment and hatred towards Changqing Pavilion? Well, I happen to have something to do as well. Perhaps we can cooperate. What do you think?" The green-faced man said indifferently.

"How would we cooperate?" the Emperor of Dai Yue asked solemnly.

The green-faced man looked at him without replying.

The Emperor of Dai Yue took a deep breath and said, "Please, let's discuss in the study."

"Wise decision, Emperor of Dai Yue," the green-faced man smiled and stepped into the study.

Forces that had once mobilized peak grandmasters to siege Changqing Pavilion were now quietly visited by the green-faced man.

The Inner Domain became tumultuous because of the mysterious green-faced man.

...

On Canglan Island, discussions about how to transition the martial arts of the Inner Domain to the Great Wilderness martial arts had just concluded.

After careful study, the general direction for transitioning to the Great Wilderness martial arts had been roughly outlined, but implementing it would be quite challenging.

"For those below the First Rank Realm, transitioning to the Great Wilderness martial arts starts with cultivating one's qi and blood, which is relatively easier. With the assistance of Qi and Blood Pills and refining methods, it's not too difficult. However, after transitioning, due to the foundation not being solid from the beginning, one's strength will be relatively weaker compared to orthodox Great Wilderness martial artists."

Xu Yan summarized.

Zhou Ying was transitioning to the martial path at the Fourth Rank Realm. In the Inner Domain martial arts, the Third Rank Realm was considered to have a solid foundation in martial arts, so transitioning at the Fourth Rank Realm was relatively easy.

However, after the Third Rank Realm, even with the assistance of Qi and Blood Pills, refining one's qi and blood, transitioning to martial arts was more difficult due to the difficulty in changing one's martial foundation.

Even so, they would still be stronger than Inner Domain martial artists.

Therefore, with the method of transition being disseminated, many martial artists below the First Rank Realm were considering transitioning.

But there was one condition: the need for Qi and Blood Pills. This meant not all martial artists could afford to transition because they couldn't afford Qi and Blood Pills!

"The innate realm of the Great Wilderness martial path lies in traversing the bridge between heaven and earth. So even if one refines true qi, without traversing the bridge between heaven and earth, one cannot be considered a Great Wilderness martial artist."

"However, for Grandmaster martial artists, their foundation is already fixed, making it difficult to traverse the bridge between heaven and earth."

Xu Yan sighed.

For Grandmaster martial artists to transition, besides refining true qi, traversing the bridge between heaven and earth is crucial. Without it, they cannot directly absorb spiritual energy into their bodies and refine it into true qi, but rather it would be refined into the internal qi of Inner Domain martial artists before being refined into true qi through refining methods.

Peng Yuan and the other martial scholars were not discouraged at all, but rather excitedly said, "We'll continue to study. Perhaps we can find alternative methods."

Xu Yan nodded. He wouldn't spend too much effort on transition methods. Having just broken through to the Transcendence Realm, he needed to sort out more martial insights.

Next, Xu Yan guided Xie Lingfeng in his sword cultivation, such as how to comprehend oneself and how to achieve clarity of mind in the sword.

Whether Xie Lingfeng could achieve clarity of mind in his sword ultimately depended on himself. Xu Yan had already given him all the guidance he could.

Sitting cross-legged on the peak of Canglan Island, Xu Yan began to settle himself.

Suddenly, he thought of Suling Xiu.

"Has my junior sister dissected those corpses? Could she refine some kind of pill to transform the meridians into bridges between heaven and earth? Although it can only be considered pseudo-bridges, it still possesses the function of bridges, enabling the transition to the Great Wilderness martial path."

Xu Yan's eyes lit up. He thought this method might be feasible. After Changqing Pavilion moved to Canglan Island, he could have his junior sister consider it.

In the Inner Domain, things gradually calmed down after the battle with Changqing Pavilion.

Although there were undercurrents, the martial world remained peaceful on the surface, with few conflicts.

Medicines sold well in the Inner Domain.

The methods of the Great Wilderness martial path gradually spread.

One day, the Seven Star Academy opened classes on the Great Wilderness martial path, causing some ripples in the otherwise calm martial world.

Xu Yan didn't know about the currents outside, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

He was in the process of settling himself.

In his mind, scenes of his master slaying the master of the Hidden Pavilion with a single stroke emerged.

That blow directly destroyed the soul of the master of the Hidden Pavilion. Xu Yan had engraved the mysterious fluctuations of that moment in his memory, and now he was contemplating them.

After the battle with the Blood Slaughter King, Xu Yan realized that if he mastered his master's soul-slaying technique, killing a Half-Step Celestial wouldn't be too difficult.

"If an enemy also possesses soul-slashing techniques, how would I defend against it?"

Xu Yan pondered.

This was more difficult to defend against than any attack.

As Xu Yan contemplated, at a certain moment, two sword lights appeared in front of him, circulating endlessly, as if they were alive.

Mysterious fluctuations emanated within the sword wheel, then disappeared.

"No, I can't integrate into the sword wheel. I can't execute it."

Xu Yan furrowed his brows slightly.

With a thought, the Sword Intent of Mountains and Rivers emerged. Mountains and rivers flowed, as if enveloping the heavens and the earth.

Then, the Sword Intent of Mountains and Rivers surged, revealing the outline of the heavens and the earth, no longer an illusory image.

But within the illusory image, mountains and rivers could be seen!

This was the second form of the Sword Intent of Mountains and Rivers!

After breaking through to the Transcendence Realm, Xu Yan could finally display the second form of the Sword Intent of Mountains and Rivers.

"I should start with Sword Intent. If I can comprehend the Sword Intent of killing souls, coupled with the swordsmanship of swordsmanship, even martial arts techniques, my killing power will be even stronger! And, I can not only attack but also defend!"

Xu Yan was excited. He found the direction for his comprehension.

The Wheel of Life and Death appeared again, merging into the mountains and rivers. Within the mountains and rivers, the wheel rotated, and between life and death, the changes

 in killing were endless.

For several days, Xu Yan tried to comprehend Sword Intent, but he never gained anything.

Instead, the Wheel of Life and Death became more perfect and powerful, with more methods of killing.

And during the killing, there was a faint sense of death.

"Is there a problem with the direction of my comprehension? The Wheel of Life and Death was comprehended by me from Tai Chi, but I only understood the superficial aspects."

Xu Yan pondered, sitting still on the mountain peak.

A gentle breeze blew in, entering through the collar of his clothes, flowing into his chest, and then from the cuffs, flowing over his arms.

In that instant, a flash of inspiration came to Xu Yan's mind.

"The Eight Diagrams contain the mysteries of heaven and earth. Xun is wind, and wind penetrates everywhere... I should take this as my direction and comprehend a new Sword Intent."

In that moment, Xu Yan became excited.

He found the direction for his comprehension, so he carefully pondered the gentle breeze, and in his mind, the Eight Diagrams and many mysteries of the Eight Diagrams emerged.

On Canglan Island, Xu Yan sat on the peak of the mountain, comprehending Sword Intent.

Xie Lingfeng was in another place, comprehending himself and experiencing swordsmanship.

Hu Shan practiced for a while and felt bored, so he paddled a small boat on the Cang River.

Peng Yuan and the others continued to study martial arts, day and night, seemingly unaware of fatigue.

In the Great Wilderness City, Li Xuan's life remained the same.

After exploring the Great Wilderness City, he eventually felt bored.

After Meng Chong reached the Innate Realm, he was accumulating strength, preparing to break through to the Transcendence Realm.

Although he could now start breaking through to the Transcendence Realm, like Xu Yan, he wanted to transform himself during the breakthrough.

Step by step, he improved his own foundation.

Xu Yan had already given him guidance, and Meng Chong had also found how to accumulate his foundation to prepare for transformation.

"Your disciple Meng Chong has achieved mastery in the Dominating Blade Intent, and your Dominating Blade Intent has been elevated."

Meng Chong's blade intent was elevated.

Suling Xiu continued to study the art of alchemy and martial arts, seemingly making some gains. Li Xuan felt that he was not far from reaching a higher level in the art of alchemy and martial arts.

The Great Wilderness had entered on the right track, with more and more martial artists. However, there was currently a shortage of innate realm martial artists, and the foundation was not quite sufficient.

"One hundred and thirty now."

Li Xuan's Hundred Martial God Shadows had increased to one hundred and thirty.

This meant there were one hundred and thirty martial arts beginners.

"It's time to go to Canglan Island."

The Longevity Pavilion was preparing to move. This area near Tieshan County was ultimately remote and relatively barren. It was too far from the truly prosperous areas of the Inner Domain.

It was more suitable for the Great Wilderness to develop here.

Suling Xiu was also preparing to move. Everything was packed up, and two large baskets filled with belongings hung on Red Cat's back.

A production line in the alchemy room was left behind to sustain the needs of the Great Wilderness for elixirs.

The remaining alchemy production lines were all transferred to Canglan Island.

"Master, everything is ready. We will go to Canglan Island tomorrow and meet with Big Brother."

Suling Xiu said excitedly.

"Yes!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Red Cat was also excited. Although it worked hard as a pack animal, it saw this as a good opportunity to please Suling Xiu, ensuring it wouldn't lack elixirs.

The next day, Suling Xiu and the others set off for Canglan Island.

The Longevity Pavilion in the Great Wilderness City still remained, leaving the Elder Yunshan County in charge of the affairs of the Longevity Pavilion in the Great Wilderness City.

Xu Junhe, Kou Ruozhi, and others also went to Canglan Island.

Red Cat carried two large baskets on its back, with Li Xuan and Suling Xiu sitting on top. In addition, it pulled a large carriage effortlessly, without any signs of strain.

The large size of Red Cat naturally attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Canglan Island was located on the Cang River, so after leaving the territory of Tieshan County and entering the Cang River Basin, they switched to a boat.

A large boat was docked on the bank of the Cang River, prepared by the Tianbao Pavilion.

Although traveling by boat was not as fast as traveling by martial artists, it was more relaxed.

On the deck, Li Xuan sat on a chair, with a pot of Cloud Mist Spirit Tea on the small table beside him, along with snacks made by Suling Xiu using spiritual fruits, similar to the method of refining elixirs.

Drinking the spirit tea, eating the spirit snacks, and admiring the beautiful scenery along the Cang River, this was life.

...

On Canglan Island, Xu Yan seemed to be surrounded by a gentle breeze, yet also a sense of killing intent.

The soft wind blew, seeming not to blow on the physical body, but into the spiritual consciousness.

He was immersed in contemplation, and vaguely, a sword intent was about to emerge.

Throughout Canglan Island, there was only one idle person, Hushan.

He had already reached the Grandmaster realm.

Feeling bored, he paddled a small boat on the Cang River, enjoying the scenery. When he felt like it, he would fish on the river.

A few miles away from Canglan Island, there was a patch of water grass. A small boat drifted over and stopped near the water grass. A fishing rod extended from the boat.

Hushan was leisurely fishing.

"I suddenly understand the state of mind of the seniors. As a Grandmaster, I am leisurely fishing, just like the seniors, enjoying the life of mortals, right?"

Hushan thought happily.

While fishing, Hushan's nose twitched a few times, and a faint fragrance suddenly appeared on the boat.

"This smell..."

Hushan swallowed, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He felt like his neck had stiffened, but he could only stiffly turn his head to look back.

On the small boat, a purple-clothed woman appeared at some unknown time. Her face was extremely beautiful, and she wore a hairpin on each side of her head.

The hairpins were adorned with jade beads, and on the purple jade beads, there was a lifelike phoenix spreading its wings.

This pair of hairpins was a top-grade treasure! It was quite valuable!

What made Hushan even more astonished was the woman's strength!

A Grandmaster!

A Grandmaster woman had quietly appeared on his boat. It seemed like she didn't have any good intentions!

Hushan put down his fishing rod and solemnly clasped his hands. "I am Hushan from the Sword Saint Cliff. My father is Hu Hai, and my father is the Sword Master Xie Tianheng's attendant. Our relationship is deep. May I ask what the esteemed senior is here for?"

As soon as he spoke, he brought up his backing. Worried that his father, Hu Hai, might not be intimidating enough, he also mentioned the Sword Master Xie Tianheng.

The purple-cloth

ed woman was visibly stunned for a moment, then she chuckled, "Hu Hai's son, quite interesting. I'm not here to trouble you. I just want to ask you about someone."

Hushan's heart thumped. As soon as he heard the woman wanted to inquire about someone, he immediately thought of Xu Yan.

He couldn't help but feel puzzled. Why would this woman be looking for Meng Chong?

Wasn't she here for Xu Yan?

A mere Grandmaster, if she was here to cause trouble for Xu Yan, wouldn't that be the same as seeking death?

Although the woman was extremely beautiful and could captivate countless men, in Xu Yan's eyes, as long as she was an enemy, she should turn to ashes. There was no situation where he couldn't act because she was pretty.

"Senior, whom are you looking for?"

Hushan asked cautiously.

Meng Chong was in Canglan Island. If she wanted to find him, he could take her there without any problem.

If someone wanted to seek death, Hushan didn't mind sending them on their way.

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap across his face.

"How dare you! Am I that old? Call me senior? I'm not older than you!"

The purple-clothed woman scolded angrily.

Hushan felt like he was about to explode with anger, but he could only endure it because he was no match for her. He secretly remembered the woman's appearance, thinking he would definitely ask his father to stand up for him!

"No, I must find Xu Yan. As long as he takes action, there won't be even ashes left of the enemy!"

Hushan thought indignantly.

Although his face showed a worried expression, he hurriedly said, "I was wrong, I didn't know, miss, whom do you want to inquire about?"

The purple-clothed woman nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'm asking about Meng Chong, who is very strong and powerful, capable of strangling Grandmasters with his bare hands. Do you know where he is?"

There was anticipation in the woman's eyes.

"Ah? Meng Chong?"

Hushan was dumbfounded. Wasn't she here for Xu Yan?

She was actually asking about Meng Chong?