Chapter 7: The Sed Layer of the Stoower

  The Supreme Elder's figure paused slightly before speaking, "Sed level of the Earth Profound realm, why aren't you hiding anymore? You seem to be unwilling to yield. Today, I'll make you submit!"

  "Old man, don't push me!" Mo Yang roared, eling all of his true energy.

  "I’m pushing just to make you submit!"

  ……

  Suddenly, the wind picked up in the small courtyard, and two figures darted bad forth, apanied by the sound of cshes. After a short while, Mo Yang was sent flying through the air.

  After stabilizing himself, Mo Yang's chest heaved heavily, his breaths ing in ragged gasps. Although the exge was brief, the tinuous use of his Lingxu Step to dodge had drained a signifit amount of his true energy.

  He cast a cold g the Supreme Elder. Despite the elder's heavy strikes, Mo Yang could tell the force was trolled perfectly—he wasn’t truly trying to harm him.

  "Is this all you’ve got? I thought you’d be a real challenge. Look at you, still trying to impress me iraining hall!" The Supreme Elder stood with his hands behind his back, sneering at Mo Yang.

  Though his words seemed dismissive, the elder’s heart wasn’t so calm. This was the first time in all his years that he’d entered a cultivator as monstrous as Mo Yang.

  When Mo Yang was first brought to the sect by the Fourth Elder, the Supreme Elder had already been impressed by his extraordinary prehension. This is what had caused him to care so muo Yang once he realized he could cultivate.

  And this was why he had been so determio pair Mo Yang with Su Fei’er!

  The elder knew very well that if he wao keep Mo Yang around, he had to give him something to care about. With the Fourth Elder's fall, the only perso he could think of was Su Fei’er.

  Over the years, the elder had observed Mo Yang’s character, especially after the Fourth Elder's demise. He khat as long as Mo Yang had someoo care for, even if he eventually left, he would always stay ected with Lingxu Sect.

  Before Mo Yang could speak, the Supreme Elder raised his hand and flicked a small box toward him, saying, "This is a spiritual herb I obtained during my travels several years ago. Your cultivation is advang too quickly, and this will help stabilize your foundation. Kid, the road of cultivation is long, don’t rush it."

  Mo Yang caught the box and ope. Inside, he found a dried-up spiritual ginseng. He was shocked. This type of ginseng was extremely rare and would be incredibly beneficial to a cultivator. He hadn’t expected the Supreme Elder to give him such a gift directly.

  "Old man, what exactly are y to do?" Mo Yang frowned and gred at the Supreme Elder, thinking that if someone was too kind without cause, they were usually up to no good.

  "This is a pensation for you. The sect owes you a debt, but you o uand ohing. Not only our Lingxu Sect, but the entire Xuantian ti operates this way—only the strong earn resped a future. The weak are destio be eliminated. So, you must bee strong, don’t let down the Fourth Elder’s expectations of you!"

  With that, the Supreme Elder turned and walked out of the courtyard without another word.

  Mo Yang stared at the spiritual ginseng for a long while, then muttered, "This old guy is so crafty, maybe he’s trying to provoke me iing the ginseng so he use it as an excuse to keep me here at Lingxu Sect..."

  He looked up at the courtyard and muttered under his breath, "You old sdrel, you really don’t have good iions… Trying to make me eat meat, huh? Dream on!"

  Then he g the ginseng in his hand and hurriedly retreated into the house. He had to refihis treasure quickly, as who knew when the old man might e to take it back.

  Meanwhile, the challenge had already caused a stir within the Lingxu Sect, with rumors spreading like wildfire. Many disciples still couldn’t believe that Qi Heng, a formidable oppo, had beeed by Mo Yang. Specutions about Mo Yang’s background and potential were endless, and naturally, rumors about his retionship with Su Fei’er were also widely discussed.

  "It’s a pity that Senior Xu from the main peak is still in seclusion. Otherwise, with her temperament, she would’ve surely sought revenge on Mu Feng!"

  "Senior Xu’s cultivation hasn't yet reached the Earth Profound realm. Even if she went after Mu Feng, she might not be a mato Yang!"

  "Could it be that this guy has received some hidden opportunity? How could he bee s so quickly?"

  ……

  At the Mu Feng peak, ihe stoower, Mo Yang immediately ed and refihe spiritual ginseng. The vast spiritual power turned into golden true energy that surged through his meridians. What would have taken him several days to achieve with two levels of cultivation was now pleted in just two hours.

  When he checked his cultivation, he was astoo find that he had progressed from the early stage of the sed level of the Earth Profound realm to the middle stage, and it was still steadily rising, soon approag the peak of the sed level before it finally stabilized.

  "This time, I owe it all to that old man!" Mo Yang muttered to himself, before tinuing to meditate.

  Time passed, and as his Xinghuang Jing cultivation teique tio circute, Mo Ya a e between himself and the stoower. The surrounding walls of the tan to glow, enveloped in a mysterious aura.

  At that moment, Mo Yang’s body shook as waves of sound suddenly reverberated through the trowing louder and eg within, like a, ethereal music. It felt as if the sound was guiding him to prehend the profous of the Xinghuang Jing.

  "Could this be the true meaning of the Dao?" Mo Yang’s mind was stirred as the sound waves tio resonate in his head, leading him toward a deeper uanding of the teique.

  Around him, the mysterious symbols etched into the tower’s walls began to glow with divine radia the entrao the sed level of the tower, the protective barrier trembled and then dissipated like fog.

  "This... The barrier is gone!" Mo Yang excimed in shock, a surge of excitement rising in his chest. He had thought that only after reag the Heavenly Profound realm would he be able to ehe sed level, but now it had opened ahead of schedule.

  He quickly stood up and walked toward the stoeps. As he asded the winding staircase, he felt a deep sense of anticipation.

  Without hesitation, he climbed the steps and reached the sed level without any obstru. But the sed level was pletely different from the first. The first thing he saw was a dark alchemy furs fmes still flickering inside, suggesting they had never extinguished.

  "How is this possible? Could the fire in this furnace burn endlessly?" Mo Yang was astounded. Alchemy arate path of cultivation, with its uhods and mysterious formus rarely shared with others. Most cultivators would never have the e into tact with such secrets.

  He forced himself to calm down and approached the furnace, where he found the surrounding area in disarray, with dried-up herbs scattered around, and several dusty a scrolls.

  Mo Yang had an inkling of what was happening. Cautiously, he bent doicked up one of the a scrolls, brushing off the dust. The faded, a characters were still disible.

  "Divine Alchemy Dao!" Mo Yang muttered softly.

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