Mo Yang stared bnkly at the Grand Elder, his forehead covered with bck lines, feeling utterly speechless. He realized the old man had beely monit him.

  At the same time, he was shocked because he hadn't detected anything unusual. If the other party had been an enemy, the sequences would have been unimaginable.

  "Old man, were you secretly watg me?" Mo Yang coldly looked at the Grand Elder.

  "Young man, you lured Fei'er to Wood Peak in the middle of the night. Shouldn't I e and take a look?" the Grand Elder gred.

  He tinued with a cold snort, "You little rascal, don't think you fool this old man by ag i. Every time you take advantage, you deny it afterward. If I didn't keep a, who knows when she might be sold off without knowing!"

  Su Feier, her face red with shame and anger, gred at the Grand Elder before turning and rushing out of the small courtyard.

  As soon as Su Feier left, the Grand Elder's expression ged. He lowered his void said, "Young man, did you see that? In the past, she would have torn off half my beard. But look at her now. Have you ever seen her so shy? Feier must have fallen for you."

  "Feier may have a slightly willful temperament, but she's fually kind and pure..."

  "Young man, when fatty meat is served to your mouth, who does it?"

  "I'll be damned... Old man, you're something else!" Mo Yang didn't know what else to say. He now realized this old guy was quite improper.

  "Young man, I'm doing this for your own good. Ohis opportunity passes, there won't be another!" The Grand Elder coughed a few times, his face showing no embarrassment.

  Mo Yang silently watched, clearly uanding that the old sdrel's ultimate goal was to make him feel at ease staying in the Lingxu Sect.

  "Little guy, be ho with yourself. Don't you wa all?" Seeing Mo Yang's detached attitude, the old man spoke bluntly.

  "No!" Mo Yang shook his head.

  "You... you unresponsive fool! You're driving me crazy!" The Grand Elder was so angry he gritted his teeth and turo walk out of the courtyard.

  Mo Yang pondered for a moment and said, "Old man, even if you try to keep me, it's useless. The Lingxu Sect's location is just a tiny spot on the Xuantian ti. The ti is vast and boundless. I will eventually leave and won't stay here forever!"

  "But rest assured, I, Mo Yang, am not ungrateful. My master taught me from childhood to be grateful. This is my true nature!"

  The Grand Elder stood silently at the courtyard gate, not turning back. A slight smile appeared at the er of his mouth, though he still seemed somewhat unhappy. He then coldly snorted and walked out of the courtyard.

  Mo Yang immediately became eager to carefully examihe ste ring, almost shouting with excitement.

  Many of the herbs were for refining other medies, but the most precious were those few spiritual herbs.

  "Tsk, this little girl is good. She knew my medial herbs were running out and prepared them in advance... she be taught... I'd feel bad if I don't properly reward her..." Mo Yang mumbled to himself, thinking he must give this girl some extra pills iure.

  In the following time, Mo Yang both refined pills and began studying the a symbols.

  Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. On the shelves in the sed yer of the Star Emperor Tower, bottles of pills were ly arranged, with a strong medial fragrance emanating through the bottles.

  In addition to the four types of pills he had previously refined, Mo Yang had successfully created the Gathering Yuan Pill.

  The Gathering Yuan Pill was a breakthrough pill that could maximize the densation of internal true qi, increasing the success rate of adva. The pill itself also tained a powerful force.

  The refining difficulty was much higher than previous pills, requiring five types of medial herbs. However, as Mo Yang's pill-refining skills became more profit, refining the Gathering Yuan Pill was no longer as challenging.

  Moreover, Mo Yang's prehension of the a divine symbols had made some progress. Although he could only barely trad draw them, this was already extremely rare. He discovered that the symbol he was studying could actually isote one's aura. If he could pletely draw it and carry it with him, it would be like practig a teique to hide one's cultivation.

  "I wonder owers the other symbols might possess... these patterns tairue meaning of the Dao, so profound that it will take siderable time to fully prehend!"

  Mo Yang searched around the tower walls. His cultivation roag the Heavenly Profound Realm, but the sed yer's heart teique had still not appeared.

  "The mysterious mark in my dantian is being clearer. What exactly is it? Could it be the 'Heavenly Dao Iahat mysterious powerful figure mentioned? What is a Heavenly Dao Iance?"

  Regarding the yered seals and Heavenly Dao Iance mentioned by the mysterious strong person he first entered ioower, Mo Yang had never figured it out.

  I times, after taking the Marrow sing Pill, his body had undergoh-shattering ges, and his six senses had beore acute. He had repeatedly sensed his body but found no seal power. her the mentioned defying power nor the Heavenly Dao Iance had been discovered.

  After cultivating the Star Emperor Scripture, the only abnormality in his body was the appearance of that mysterious mark.

  At noon, Mo Yang was meditating in the small courtyard. After a short while, he sewo different auras approag the courtyard.

  "Is it that old guy again? No... wait..."

  Mo Yang frowned. Although Su Feier resent, the other person was not the Grand Elder, and this aura carried a killing i.

  Before he could finish his meditation and stand up, a sharp aura directly rushed into the courtyard.

  "Mo Yang, e out! I want to challenge you!" The angry voice apahe sharp aura entering the courtyard.

  Mo Yang opened his eyes and saw two figures ehe courtyard: one was naturally Su Feier, and the other was a woman holding a sword, pointing it directly at him.

  Mo Yang naturally reized her - Xu Xin, the seost famous disciple on the main peak after Qi Heng, known among the disciples as Senior Sister Xu!

  Previously, Mo Yang had only seen her from a distance a few times and had never directly ied with her.

  However, with Qi Heng's pret, Mo Yang immediately guessed her purpose and reason for ing.

  He slowly stood up and calmly looked at Xu Xin. "Senior Sister, you're looking for me? May I ask what for?"

  "You dare to ask me why?" Xu Xin's eyebrows slightly furrowed, her anger unmistakable, her tone almost like an interrogation.

  "If Senior Sister has e as a guest, I naturally wele you. But if you're here to cause trouble, you're not my match," Mo Yang said calmly.

  Xu Xin's expression was cold. "Mo Yang, do you know what you've done?"

  Su Feier, standing beside Xu Xin, looked nervous a gng between Mo Yang and Xu Xin.

  Mo Yang maintained his posure, waiting for her to tinue.

  "You defeated Qi Heng and humiliated him in front of everyone. Do you think this is acceptable?" Xu Xin's voice was filled with suppressed anger.

  Mo Yang raised an eyebrow. "He challenged me first. I simply respoo his challenge. What's wrong with that?"

  "You... you deliberately humiliated him!" Xu Xin's grip on her sword tightened.

  "Deliberately humiliated him? He was the one who sought me out. If he couldn't accept losing, he shouldn't have challenged me," Mo Yang replied matter-of-factly.

  Xu Xin's eyes fshed with cold light. "Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Qi Heng!"

  She immediately raised her sword, the bde emitting a cold, sharp light. Her entire body's momentum surged, clearly preparing to attack Mo Yang.

  Su Feier, standing to the side, looked anxious. "Senior Sister Xu, this..."

  "Feier, stay out of this!" Xu Xin interrupted her sharply.

  Mo Yang looked at her calmly. "Senior Sister Xu, are you sure you want to do this?"

  "Draw your on!" Xu Xin shouted.

  Mo Yang spread his hands. "I don't want to fight you."

  "Coward!" Xu Xin's eyes were filled with disdain.

  Mo Yang smiled faintly. "Not wanting to fight doesn't mean I'm afraid. I simply don't want to waste my energy on unnecessary battles."

  Xu Xin's expression became even colder. "You defeated Qi Heng, and now you're afraid to fight me?"

  "I'm not afraid," Mo Yang said calmly. "But fighting you serves no purpose. If you insist on challenging me, I only advise you to resider."

  "Resider? You think you defeat me just because you beat Qi Heng?" Xu Xin's sword pointed directly at Mo Yang, her killing i growing stronger.

  Su Feier, seeing the tension, tried to mediate. "Senior Sister Xu, Senior Brother Mo..."

  "Shut up!" Xu Xin interrupted her sharply.

  Mo Yang looked at Xu Xin, his expression unged. "Senior Sister, are you certain you want to do this?"

  Xu Xin's face was filled with determination. "I challenge you not just for Qi Heng, but for the honor of the main peak!"

  Mo Yang looked at her quietly, uandirue motivation. She wasn't just seeking revenge for Qi Heng, but wao restore the main peak's reputation after his defeat.

  "Senior Sister," Mo Yang said calmly, "if you insist on fighting, I only advise you to withdraw."

  "Withdraw? You think you defeat me?" Xu Xin's sword trembled slightly with her anger.

  Mo Yang's expression remained calm. "Not thinking, but knowing. Your cultivation is not enough to challenge me."

  Xu Xin's face suddenly turned red with anger. "You're tant!"

  She immediately unched her attack, the sword creating a cold light as it sliced through the air, aimed directly at Mo Yang's chest.

  Mo Yang didn't even move, merely raising his hand slightly.

  Just as the sword was about to touch Mo Yang, a strange se occurred.

  The sword suddenly stopped mid-air, as if it had stru invisible wall. No matter how much force Xu Xin used, she couldn't push it forward even a tiny bit.

  Su Feier watched with wide eyes, pletely stunned.

  Xu Xin's expression ged dramatically. She tried to withdraw her sword, but discovered to her horror that her sword seemed to be pletely stu pce.

  "How... how is this possible?" She looked at Mo Yang in disbelief.

  Mo Yang looked at her calmly. "I already advised you not to do this. Your current cultivation ot pose any threat to me."

  Xu Xin's face ale. She had never entered such a situation before - her sword pletely immobilized without any visible reason.

  "Impossible!" She shouted, still trying to move her sword.

  Mo Yang sighed slightly. "Senior Sister, sometimes knowing when to retreat is also a form of strength."

  Xu Xin's face was filled with shod unwillingness. Her sword, which represented her pride and strength, was pletely immobilized by Mo Yang without him even moving.

  "You..." She looked at Mo Yang, her voice trembling slightly.

  Mo Yang's expression remained calm. "Do you want to tinue?"

  Su Feier watched the se, her mouth slightly open, pletely stunned by what was happening.

  Xu Xin took a deep breath, trying tain her posure. "This... this isn't over!"

  Mo Yang didn't respond, he just looked at her quietly.

  Xu Xin finally realized that tinuing would only bring more humiliation. With a cold snort, she forcefully pulled back her sword.

  The moment the sword left Mo Yang's invisible barrier, Xu Xin stumbled backward, nearly losing her bance.

  Su Feier quickly stepped forward to support her. "Senior Sister Xu, are you alright?"

  Xu Xin's face was a mix of anger, shame, and disbelief. She didn't answer Su Feier, instead staring at Mo Yang with plex emotions.

  "You..." Xu Xin poi Mo Yang, her voice trembling. "Today's matter isn't finished!"

  Mo Yang remained calm. "Senior Sister e find me anytime if she wishes to tinue."

  Xu Xin turned and walked out, her back stiff, clearly embarrassed. Su Feier hesitated, looking at Mo Yang, then quickly followed Xu Xin out of the courtyard.

  After they left, Mo Yang sat back down and begaating again, as if nothing had happened.

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