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  "What, do I have to inform you after accepting a disciple?" Zhang Hezi let out a cold snort. The black-clad man squeezed out a smile and said, "How dare we not!" Immediately, Zhang Hezi led Lie Teng and Qing Yi towards the gate. Lie Teng clearly felt the ridicule from the two black-clad men, who thought that Zhang Hezi's lifespan was short, and accepting a disciple before his death was undoubtedly laughable.

  Lie Teng stared at the two men in black for a moment, then silently followed Zhang Ye into the gate. Lie Teng felt that the spiritual energy here was more than three times thicker than the small courtyard, and it was undoubtedly several times better to cultivate here than in the original small courtyard.

  Under the leadership of Changhezi, Lie Teng and Qing Yi arrived at a secluded small courtyard door on the west side. Lie Teng saw many Kui Zong disciples sitting in meditation in the small courtyard, with spiritual beasts by their side. However, Lie Teng couldn't feel any life force from them, they should have been refined into puppets. The architecture here was similar to the one below, each disciple had a small courtyard, after all, Kui Zong had twelve main peaks and not many disciples, it could be said that they were wealthy and had vast territory.

  Opening the gate of the small courtyard, Zhang Hezi looked at the small courtyard and sighed: "It's different from before. If those two little ones saw me in the past, they would have paid their respects long ago. How could it be like today? People get old, and there's no use."

  "Master, don't think too much about it. They look down on people with dog-like eyes. Who knows, Master might still have a chance to break through and reach the Congealing Dan stage." Lie Teng said in a low voice.

  "Hehe..." Chang Hezi laughed a few times, but his laughter was filled with helplessness and unwillingness. Then, he pointed to the room on the west side: "The little girl lives there, Disciple, you live here." This small courtyard was a three-winged courtyard, Lie Teng lived in the east wing, while the middle one was where Chang Hezi resided. Qing Yi arrived here with great joy and immediately ran into her room.

  "Master, how many layers must we reach in order to enter this one?" Lie Teng asked doubtfully.

  "The fifth layer of the Spirit Gathering Array, above us is where the Peak Master resides. You disciples should cultivate diligently and cherish these two years, perhaps... once I leave, you will no longer have the right to reside here." Chang Hezi sighed, his voice not lacking a hint of envy, for being able to reside at the very peak was undoubtedly a high-level expert in the Congealing Dan stage.

  Lieteng's gaze slightly condensed, his face turned iron-green as he nodded and said: "Master, the disciple will definitely not disappoint Master's expectations."

  "Hmm, disciple, do you remember what I told you about the secret realm a year and a half ago?" asked Changhezi suddenly.

  He nodded after a moment of contemplation.

  "Cultivate well and strive to reach the second layer of Jīng Líng within a year and a half. By then, entering the secret realm may yield many good things." Cháng Hè Zǐ said with a gentle smile.

  "Mysterious Realm? Master, what is a Mysterious Realm?"

  "Kui Zong, inheritance! Every time the secret realm opens, it is a major event for Kui Zong. Since the founding of Kui Zong, there has been an inheritance in the secret realm. If one can obtain this inheritance, they can control the four-level puppets refined by their predecessors. The old ancestor Dan Ying from a thousand years ago was the last person to obtain this inheritance. Unfortunately, until his death, the old ancestor never broke through to the Shattered Void stage. Otherwise, my Kui Zong would be a hundred times stronger than it is now." said Zhang Hezi.

  "A fourth-level puppet?" Lie Teng's eyes narrowed, wasn't that equivalent to a Dan Yun strongman?

  "Heh heh, countless years ago, my sect's predecessor had refined a 6th-grade puppet and several 5th-grade puppets, as well as numerous 4th-grade puppets. That was the heyday of our sect. However, over the countless years, some were lost in battle, while others were misplaced, resulting in only one 4th-grade puppet remaining within the sect. Nevertheless, to control it, one must either receive a legacy or reach the Dan Yuan stage. Yet, for this entire millennium, no one has been able to obtain the legacy... everything is indeed determined by fate." Long Hezi let out a long sigh, his face filled with melancholy.

  "What materials are needed to refine these puppets?" Lie Teng couldn't help but feel suspicious, the puppets' strength was probably not just due to spiritual power.

  "Haha, the spiritual beasts are divided into six levels, corresponding to the six levels of cultivation. Each level is further divided into six layers. To refine a few levels of puppet, you need a spiritual beast of the same level as the puppet. This is a second-level fifth-layer spiritual beast that Master captured during his travels. Master refined it into a second-level fifth-layer puppet." Changhezi said, and then pinched a hand seal, suddenly causing ripples in space, a whirlpool appeared, and a black shadow slowly emerged beside Changhezi. As the black shadow emerged, Lie Teng felt an extremely strong bloody aura, and the air was filled with a murderous intent. Lie Teng took a closer look and found that the black shadow was over one zhang tall, resembling an old tiger, with dull eyes and no signs of life on its body.

  "Is this a second-rate five-level puppet?" Lie Teng stared at the puppet and took a cold breath.

  Changhezi nodded and revealed a relieved smile. This puppet had saved his life countless times.

  "Study the puppet well, one day it will belong to you after I'm gone." Chang Hezi said with a warm smile, having lived to his age he had seen through everything, nothing is brought when born and nothing is taken when dead, so it's better to give it to his own disciple.

  "Master, there are still two years left, cultivate well and you might have another chance, don't give up." Lie Teng said with a serious face. The teachings of Zhang Hezi benefited Lie Teng greatly, making him gradually regard Zhang as his true master.

  "Heh heh, hopefully." Zhang Hua Zi smiled and looked at Lie Teng with a hint of appreciation. Lie Teng's calm and composed attitude was truly admirable to Zhang Hua Zi. As the one in charge of distributing spiritual swords and stones, Zhang Hua Zi had seen many disciples, but none of them were as humble and eager to learn as Lie Teng.

  "Alright, disciple, cultivate well. The spiritual energy here is thicker than at the foot of the mountain, which will aid in your cultivation. Although I haven't broken through to Gathering Spirit, I've collected many good things. From breaking through the first layer to the second layer, two pieces of low-grade spirit stones are needed. First take these two and break through the second layer later. After a year and a half, there will be more opportunities in the secret realm." Chang Hezi's voice was filled with a sense of vicissitude as he somehow produced two pieces of low-grade spirit stones from who-knows-where and handed them to Lie Teng.

  Lieteng was taken aback, looking at the two low-grade spirit stones, and respectfully said: "Thank you, Master. I'll use these spirit stones to break through to the sixth layer of Qi gathering. I still have one more spirit stone that can help me break through to the second layer." Lieteng didn't take the spirit stones from Zhang Hezi, and hastily said: "Master, focus on your cultivation, I'm going to cultivate now."

  The uneven crane son replied, Lie Teng ran into the room on the east side. The long crane son looked at Lie Teng closing the door and showed a knowing smile on his old face. He looked up at the sky and muttered: "Does Changhezi really have a chance to break through the sixth layer of Jiling and reach the Condensing Dan period? No matter what, the disciple is right, there are still two years left. I am not willing to give up, 200 years of hard work will be reduced to a pile of yellow soil!" At this moment, Changhezi smiled and also walked into the room.

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