I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

"Grandmaster..."

"Grandmaster's intention!"

Cui Lei and others shouted in low voices one after another.

They were all shocked. Could it be that this Fire Envoy had crossed the invisible chasm in the battle and reached the Grandmaster level?

How could this happen!

First he entered the third level of transformation in one night, and then he defeated a master in battle. They happened one after another!

Xie Yuan also frowned. The Fire Envoy in front of him gave people the same pressure as a master.

Did she break through?

A genius like her who is invincible in her realm, after breaking through to become a grandmaster, is naturally no longer an ordinary grandmaster, and is definitely not comparable to the likes of Deng Wan and Yao Yilong.

The five people felt heavy in their hearts, but Wang Qiwen still said rationally:
"She couldn't have become a Grandmaster directly. She must have some special secret technique, or some kind of mechanism here..."

Everyone nodded. They were all well-informed children of aristocratic families, and they knew that even if a Grandmaster could break through in front of the battle formation, it would take a while for him to reach a higher level, and it was definitely not that simple.

But what secret technique can break such a boundary?

Xie Yuan was confused, but they didn't have time to discuss it any further.

The Fire Envoy, who was floating in the starry night and even exuding a somewhat sacred aura, seemed to have completed the transformation of his body. With a flash of his figure, he appeared directly in front of the four people as if teleporting, and his fist covered the entire space.

The four of them felt depressed at the same time. They shouted in unison, drew their swords together, and took the punch together.

A scene that made Xie Yuan's pupils shrink appeared. The four geniuses who were close to the Grandmaster level attacked with all their strength, but they could only barely withstand the attack from the Fire Envoy. They all groaned and took a step back.

The fire maker sneered:
"That's it?
"If this is all you can do, you'll all die within ten breaths!"

Her figure flashed and suddenly disappeared into the darkness. Her speed was so fast that Xie Yuan's eyes could not keep up.

He gritted his teeth, knowing that he could no longer just stand by and watch, and the figure in the Sky Hidden Technique quietly approached the four people.

The Fire Envoy suddenly appeared above the four people's heads and with a loud roar, a huge fist shadow, like a mountain pressing down on their heads, directly covered the four people's heads!
The four of them felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain coming down from the sky, and their knees were almost unable to stand. However, at this moment, there was no other way but to resist.

"drink!"

They shouted loudly and used their best moves, as if facing a ban, and took out their most powerful means.

The four of them all held long swords, and four brilliant sword lights with different rays of light suddenly rose into the air, like four long dragons!

Pure white light burst out from Wang Qiwen's sword, heavy and righteous; Cui Lei's sword was like lightning, shining purple in the night; Xie Wei's sword was like a green dragon, soaring into the sky; and Lu Bingyi's sword shone with bright yellow light, strong and steady, forming the last dazzling sword force.

Four killing moves were used simultaneously, and the fist shadows in the air suddenly dissipated, but the Fire Master behind them had long disappeared.

A cold laugh emanated from the void, and she taunted:

"You can't hold back? You have a trick, and I have one too. Let's see this trick!"

The four of them looked around as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and suddenly looked in the direction to the side. The Fire Master was standing there quietly like a shadow.

She seemed to raise her fist very slowly, as if with great effort, as if she was lifting an entire mountain or the entire starry sky.

A dazzling light that was too bright to be looked at was condensed on the white fist. The light of the Milky Way in the night sky was shining brightly, illuminating the fist faintly.

This punch has already become the center of this space.

"drink!"

Ranhuo pushed out a punch that seemed slow but was actually fast. Wang Qiwen and the other three felt as if the entire starry sky was pressing down on them. The extremely heavy pressure made it impossible for them to even breathe!
They looked stern, not daring to hold back at all. They had to use their ultimate moves once again to jointly resist this irresistible attack!
Rumbling--

The space on the ninth floor seemed to be shaking. The four people took the blow, their whole bodies trembled violently, and they all took a step back again, their faces turning pale.

The four geniuses from aristocratic families could only barely resist together, and some even suffered minor injuries. After this Fire Envoy crossed the barrier of Grandmaster, he became so powerful that it was simply unbelievable.

The Fire Envoy slowly retracted her fist, snorted lightly, and a cold look appeared on her face; but she knocked back four people with one punch. After this punch, even she felt a little stagnant.

A flash of light in the darkness.

Xie Yuan suddenly appeared beside her, surrounded by mist that disappeared into the night sky. His long sword was like a giant dragon poking its head out from the darkness, roaring and flying towards the heart of this peerless woman!
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The Fire Envoy smiled grimly, without even looking at the sword coming at him or Xie Yuan in front of him, he struck directly at his back.

A muffled sound was heard in the void, and the long sword in Xie Yuan's hand suddenly bent to the limit, as if it would break in the next second.

His whole body was shaking violently, his palms were in great pain, and he almost couldn't hold the sword.

Xie Yuan's figure suddenly flashed and retreated repeatedly, and the Fire Master appeared directly at the place where he had just stood, and punched out. Even the surrounding air was sucked out, and a whirlwind was set off.

He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. If he had not resisted and was sent flying backwards by the force of the punch, he would have been entangled by the Fire Master and his head would have been blown apart by the second punch.

The Fire Envoy looked coldly at his figure that disappeared into the darkness after flying backwards, and said through gritted teeth:
"Slippery rat!"

After breaking through the realm, even if Xie Yuan used the Nine Styles of Cloud Dragon and the Heavenly Illusion Technique, he could not hide from her eyes. As long as he made a move around her, he would most likely be caught directly.

Xie Yuan panted twice silently, his eyes were extremely solemn. The pressure from the burning fire at this moment was greater than any before, second only to the irresistible Autumn Wind Tower Master.

When the Fire Envoy saw that he could not track down Xie Yuan, he did not hesitate. Instead, he turned around and went directly to find Wang Qiwen and the other four people, punching them back continuously, gradually forcing them into a dead corner.

In an instant, the situation reversed, and the transformed Burning Envoy suppressed four people plus Xie Yuan alone, with unparalleled power.

Xie Yuan only dared to fight around and didn't dare to face the enemy head-on; he had finally broken through to the third level of Qi and Blood Transformation, but the Fire Envoy broke through again, and the two seemed to have returned to the previous strength comparison, or even worse than before, and Xie Yuan didn't dare to touch him.

If Wang Qiwen and the other three had not been the best among this group of children from aristocratic families, and each of them was a master not far from being a grandmaster, they would probably have been defeated by now; the Fire Envoy's fist would kill anyone below the grandmaster level if it just touched them.

Even so, the four of them have already shown signs of decline and are retreating step by step. It is unknown how long they can hold on.

"hold onto!"

Cui Lei suddenly shouted:
"I bet this witch can't hold out for too long!"

The others were gradually feeling a bit of despair in their hearts, but after hearing his words, they were encouraged and felt a bit of hope again.

Yes, the witch definitely did not truly break through to the Grandmaster level, but was in a special state; since it was a special state, it could not last long!

How long can she hold out against this violent attack?
When the Fire Envoy heard Cui Lei's encouragement, he did not deny it, but sneered:
"Don't worry, you will all be killed by my fists before I can't hold on any longer."

"Then give it a try!"

Wang Qiwen shouted loudly, and instead of retreating, he advanced and suddenly thrust out a sword. The dazzling white light was like an unparalleled dragon, piercing the center of the Burning Fire Envoy's brow!
The Burning Envoy sneered with disdain and easily broke the sword's force with one punch. He was just about to take advantage of the boy's reckless advance to inflict heavy damage on him when an idea suddenly occurred to him and he felt a barely perceptible sound of wind behind him.

She felt a little anxious, and suddenly turned around and kicked, but found that it was just a feint, and Xie Yuan had no intention of putting the sword on her.

He didn't dare to fight her head-on, but he could attract her attention because his sword could indeed pose a threat to the Fire User.

The fire envoy was extremely angry when he saw that he had been deceived again.

Since she came out of the mountains, no matter what mission she was on, she had accomplished it smoothly and killed any enemy with one punch.

Even those geniuses from aristocratic families, who had enjoyed great glory and glory, would be killed upon seeing her.

Only when facing this guy, his strength is obviously far inferior to hers, but he is more difficult to deal with than anyone else, much more difficult than Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei; although his cultivation is low, his inexplicable illusion and concealment methods are not even comparable to the secret methods of the sect!
With her status, the secret methods she practices are among the best in the sect. The guardian elders are only so-so, and their methods are totally inferior to those of this little thief.

Perhaps only the saint and the leader possess such secret techniques... I don't know where this guy came from, he doesn't look like someone that the Yao family can raise.

The eyes of the Ranhuo Envoy were cold, but with her ability, she really couldn't think of a way to do anything to Xie Yuan. She could only let him continue to interfere from the side, one sword was fake and the other was real. It was obvious that his cultivation was much worse than that of the four people, but he still diverted her attention a lot.

Xie Yuan was well versed in the essence of guerrilla warfare. When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue; we avoid their sharp edge and attack with false strength.

Although he did not work side by side with the four, Wang Qiwen and others also saw his role and took the initiative to cooperate;
Cui Lei's eyes lit up, and he followed suit, fighting with the fire maker for a while, then suddenly used his special move.

Purple lightning was like thunder, cutting through the night sky on the ninth floor.

It was not difficult for the Fire Envoy to dodge, but after dodging, when she was about to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, Xie Yuan appeared again. The sword stabbed silently at the Fire Envoy's face, forcing her to give up.

When Xie Yuan saw her pause slightly, he immediately jumped away like a rabbit and disappeared into the night, not giving her any chance.

The burning fire made the faces look gloomy, while the four of them looked excited.

In an instant, the situation changed subtly.

Several people took turns to step forward, three of them defending while one attacked, and they worked out a tacit understanding with Xie Yuan, and they seemed to have formed an invisible formation, which allowed them to barely compete with the Ranhuo Envoy for a while!
Now, every attack from both sides cannot be ignored by the opponent, because if you are not careful, it may cause damage, break this delicate balance and create a one-sided situation.

Both sides have become more cautious, and have even slowed down their attacks; however, under the seemingly calm situation, undercurrents are surging, and if they break out again, it may determine the outcome, life or death.

What you need at this time is endurance, concentration, and mentality, because no one knows what will happen next.

The Fire Envoy also felt the pressure in her heart. Her condition could not be maintained forever. If she could not defeat the enemy for a long time, it would be difficult to continue.

But her strength is overwhelming after all, and the initiative is still in her hands.

A cold light flashed in her deep blue eyes, and her body split into three, punching at the same time.

Several people's eyes suddenly blurred, and then the three punches suddenly combined into one and hit the four people.

At the same time as Ranhuo threw a punch, Xie Yuan thrust out a sword at the side. However, this time she did not dodge, but just slightly turned sideways, allowing the sword to pass by her, leaving a faint trace of blood.

In a hurry, four long swords came out at the same time, but they were a beat too slow. Xie Wei, who was the first to be hit, bore the most of the shock and immediately vomited blood with a wow.

"Thank you, brother!"

Wang Qiwen exclaimed.

Xie Wei only took a step back, then stood up again, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice:
"I'm fine! This witch is so impatient, she won't be able to hold on for much longer! Hold on, everyone!"

"I wonder if you can hold on!"

The Fire Envoy sneered and suddenly sent out fist shadows all over the sky, covering everyone.

Xie Yuan also felt heavy pressure.

He found that as long as his sword was not pointed at the vital points, the Fire Envoy would rather exchange injuries for injuries and suppress everyone to seek opportunities.

The powerful strength coupled with the fierce momentum immediately made everyone retreat step by step, and Xie Yuan did not dare to push too hard, otherwise he would be caught by accident. The four of them could still resist together, but Xie Yuan was like dancing on the tip of a knife. In a one-on-one fight, he would probably die after three punches and two kicks.

If this continues, it will be a matter of life and death...

Xie Yuan tightly gripped the sword, now waiting to see who would give up first. However, no one knew how long he could hold on, and no one knew how long the Fire Envoy could maintain this state.

If she could hold on for an hour, half an hour or even a stick of incense, I'm afraid the situation would be hopeless for everyone.

Xie Yuan was in a tight spot and felt that this was not going to work.

He still had a move, a move that he had been hiding, which was to transform the long sword into a giant axe. At this moment, he could not care less.

But this move probably only has one chance. If it fails to succeed in one strike, the moment of gathering momentum will be the beginning of a fatal counterattack by the Fire Envoy.

He needs to wait for an opportunity.

……

The eighth floor.

"Thank you, sister. The brothers asked us to stay away. Why did you come to peek anyway?"

Wang Qishi frowned from behind.

Xie Lingyun sneered:
"You came even though I told you not to come?"

Wang Qishi smoothed her hair and said softly:
"You're here now. I'm worried about you."

"Humph, you've always been good at finding excuses. I'm the one who gets scolded every time, and you're the one who gets favored."

Xie Lingyun spat and frowned:
"Leave me to my fate down there, I can't do it."

Wang Qishi nodded slightly and sighed:

"But our strength is still far behind, so we can't really intervene."

"At least take a look."

Xie Lingyun clenched her fists slightly, feeling a little annoyed.

It would be great if I could also break through overnight.

The two men gathered at the staircase leading to the ninth floor, acting furtively and ready to make a move.

I thought it was still pitch dark and I couldn't see anything, but at this moment the deep darkness kept fluctuating, and it was like a screen, faintly revealing the situation inside.

The two women opened their eyes wide, watching the quick movements and fights inside. However, the aura of the Fire Master was so overwhelming and domineering that even they outside were a little frightened.

"How can this person be so strong?!"

Wang Qishi exclaimed:
"Even the elders in the clan are not as good as she is now!"

"It must be a secret method."

Xie Lingyun frowned:

"It's outrageous enough to break through the third level of transformation in one night, but it's impossible to become a Grandmaster in battle."

Wang Qishi also frowned:
"What should I do? No, I have to think of a way."

Both women could see that the people inside were in danger, and although Xie Yuan was constantly holding them back, he was also in great danger.

Wang Qishi looked around to see if there was anything he could use, but there was nothing here except the formation itself.

She frowned and said:

"Now both sides are in a precarious situation. How can we know which one will collapse first?"

They could see that the Fire Master couldn't last long either, but this one only needed to last a little longer than the other, just a moment longer, and then everything would be over.

Xie Lingyun watched quietly for a while, and a serious look gradually appeared on her little face.

She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"I want to go up."

"what?"

Wang Qishi opened her beautiful eyes and grabbed her arm:
"Xie Lingyun, don't go crazy!"

The gap between their second-level transformation strength and their battlefield strength is too great; this is already a battle involving grandmasters.

Although Jinling had once made a joke about a second-level transformation realm master defeating a grandmaster some time ago... but after learning about it, everyone knew that the situation was very special and could not be generalized.

At that time, Zhang Junyi and Huijue relied on their backgrounds, and Yao Yilong could not hit them, so he could only passively take the beating. He could not catch Xie Yuan, the only person he could fight. After fighting for a long time, the old master was hit by the other party's unique move and had to escape.

In fact, if the other two were not the grandmaster's disciples or the direct descendants of the top sect, even if they were of equal strength, Yao Yilong could and dared to attack them, and the ridiculous situation of a man in the second stage of Qi and Blood transformation defeating a grandmaster would not have happened.

It's a fight of life and death now. The evil witch of the cult doesn't care about anything. She has already started a massacre among the eight great families. If Xie Lingyun goes up there, wouldn't that be courting death?
"We can't go on like this. Who knows when they will give up? One wrong move and the whole game will be lost!"

Xie Lingyun took a breath:
“We have to break the situation.”

Wang Qishi was so angry that he laughed:
"With your strength, what can you do to break the situation?"

"I may not be able to do it, but I think he can."

Xie Lingyun's eyes flickered, and she was obviously thinking of something:
“He hasn’t done his best yet.”

"You didn't try your best in this situation? How is that possible?"

Wang Qishi said in disbelief:
"You... trust him so much?"

"I can't tell."

Xie Lingyun shook her head, then nodded:

"But I do have an indescribable trust in him."

Wang Qishi looked at her closely and hissed:
"You're not really lovesick, are you?"

Xie Lingyun glanced at her, ignored her, and walked upstairs.

"You...wait! What can you do if you go up there?"

Wang Qishi wanted to hold her back, but Xie Lingyun dodged him.

Without even turning her head, she whispered:
"As bait."

Then she stepped into the night.

Wang Qishi stared at her back in silence. She moved her feet, but finally stopped on the stairs.

The ninth floor.

The Fire Envoy was still suppressing the attacks of several people, and the shadows of his fists were like a rainstorm, getting more and more intense.

However, although everyone was under great pressure, they all felt hopeful.

The more anxious she was, the shorter the time she could hold on.

The Fire Envoy gritted her teeth secretly. She had paid a huge price. If she could not annihilate the few people in one fell swoop, not only would she fail to complete the mission, but she would also have a luxury of escaping this place alive. The Ten Thousand Monsters Mountain had been sealed for so long, the aristocratic families must have been trying to find a way. If she could not achieve her goal, she would be surrounded by the aristocratic families even if she went out.

We must find a way to accomplish this mission...

However, they were all strong, and each one was more resilient than the other in this desperate situation. With Xie Yuan beside her, she kept distracting her mind, which made her feel even more depressed and she had a bad premonition.

Maybe it's time to fight hard.

The fist suddenly sank, and several people felt a heavy pressure in their hearts.

They knew in their hearts that even if they held out to the end and failed to achieve their goal due to exhaustion, one of them would probably die in her final counterattack.

The final moment is coming. It is now.

The entrance to the ninth floor flashed, and a slender figure suddenly emerged, appearing directly near the battle group of several people.

Xie Lingyun stepped into the ninth floor.

She was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the place she came in from seemed different from what she imagined. Was the entry here random?

Xie Yuan blinked and saw Xie Lingyun right next to him. He was confused for a moment, not knowing what she wanted to do.

The four people in the distance felt something was wrong, but the strange darkness of this space blinded their perception. They could only vaguely see Xie Lingyun's figure, and their eyes widened:

"Lingyun? Qishi? You come up here and do... Damn it!!"

Xie Lingyun's body suddenly tensed up, and the icy blue eyes of Ranhuo were already locking onto her.

She was delighted, thinking that the unknown situation would have such a change. The little girl below couldn't control her temper and actually rushed forward!
Her figure suddenly flashed and she flew directly over here. The four people in the distance had no time to stop her and could only watch her figure gradually approaching Xie Lingyun!

Xie Lingyun didn't know where Xie Yuan was, she just felt that time seemed to slow down. A hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the Fire Envoy, and a white jade palm blocked the starlight and enveloped her.

She gritted her teeth and drew her sword, but her movements were truly slow motion in the eyes of the Fire Master, who didn't care at all;

As for that brat, maybe he's preparing a sneak attack nearby - well, I've heard rumors, but his swordsmanship is nothing to be surprised about.

Catch this girl, and make them afraid to act rashly. This situation will be broken.

When the fire envoy thought of this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

She shook her body, trying to avoid his sword, just like she had done countless times in the past. Even if she got slightly injured, she was determined to catch this girl who could turn the situation around.

But this time, although the Fire Envoy moved away, the feeling of being covered by the sharp blade was heavier than it was, as if... his entire body was covered by the hanging giant axe.

She suddenly turned around in mid-air, and in the darkness, a huge light, darker than the night sky, was approaching her body.

This axe condensed all the blood, energy and internal energy in Xie Yuan's body.

The three transformations were full of blood and energy, and the four curves of the Great Golden River Skill were superimposed and all included in one axe.

This axe can wipe out thousands of troops.

"Do not!!"

The Fire Master screamed and hurriedly mobilized all his strength to block the axe, but it was too late.

With a loud bang, Xie Yuan's giant axe chopped down fiercely!
The Fire Envoy raised his hands to block, but both his hands were cut off at the root; the condensed energy formed an air cushion between his chest and abdomen, and the giant axe's chopping force was blocked twice and gradually slowed down. However, the dark axe light had already hit him, and the Fire Envoy's body was shaken violently, his eyes bulged, and his internal organs were all shaken into mud.

A line of blood suddenly appeared on her flexible and slender waist, and her flying figure fell directly to the ground like a fly chopped off by a giant axe.

After Xie Yuan swung his axe, he was exhausted both physically and mentally, but he still gritted his teeth and pulled Xie Lingyun beside him, then retreated explosively and disappeared into the darkness.

Four people from a distance ran over quickly and saw the Fire Envoy lying on the ground, motionless. They all had serious eyes and did not dare to be careless.

They approached slowly and found that the powerful pressure caused by the fire had gradually dissipated and there was no breath at all.

The four of them were all shocked, but out of caution, they did not approach, but slashed with sword energy, only to see the Fire Envoy being blown to the ground like a rag doll, and then they were sure that she was really dead.

The starlight on the ninth floor gradually became brighter, and everyone could finally see the whole picture. They found that it was an empty and spacious stone room with only a stone platform in the middle, on which was carved what looked like a book.

Several people looked at each other, and Xie Yuan and Xie Lingyun also showed up and sat down on the ground.

The ninth floor suddenly became a little quiet.

This invincible fire maker is really dead.

Cui Lei suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha! I thought this witch was so hard to kill, but in the end she still died under my sword!"

Wang Qiwen and the other three all looked at him sideways and remained silent.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Wasn't it my sword energy that blasted her away?"

Cui Lei snorted, then walked forward and started to search through the books with his sword, his eyes gradually showing a strange expression:

"No kidding, Brother Yao, you... killed her with one strike?"

The other three people all came over and looked at the body of the Fire Envoy, shock gradually appearing in their eyes.

They couldn't see Xie Yuan's axe clearly in the darkness, but the burning fire on his broken body was enough to reveal a lot of information.

With just one strike, this extremely powerful and invincible witch was almost cut in half. Her life force was annihilated and she died completely, without even the ability to fight back!

What kind of fierce slash is this?

Several people were somewhat shocked, and asked themselves that with their own strength, they would not be able to launch such a blow even if they used all their strength.

But Yao Tianchuan had just broken through, how could he have such power? Could it be that the Great Golden River Technique was so powerful? Then what level of the Great Golden River Technique had he reached?

A series of questions popped up in everyone's mind, but Xie Yuan said:
"Or is it that Miss Xie came at the right time? Did you do this on purpose?"

Xie Yuan frowned.

A flash of surprise flashed across Xie Lingyun's eyes, and then she said calmly:
"Didn't you say you would bring me up here as bait? I, Xie Lingyun, keep my word. If you say I'll be a bait, then I'll be a bait."

"You... do you know that it was pure luck? If you hadn't happened to be next to me, you would have been dead, and we would have lost everything!"

Xie Yuan shook his head repeatedly.

The position on the ninth floor is random. Even if Xie Lingyun is a little further away from him, the situation will be completely different.

What luck, she happened to be sitting next to me in such a big room.

Xie Lingyun hummed:
"How should I know? But didn't we win in the end? Why are you talking so much?"

Xie Yuan opened his mouth and smiled bitterly:
"Okay, you are the most desperate young lady I have ever seen."

"I have thought about it."

Xie Lingyun was not convinced.

The four people over there were still looking around at the body of the Fire Envoy. Cui Lei frowned and said suspiciously:
"Why doesn't this sword look like a sword?"

Wang Qiwen and the other two remained calm. Although they noticed something was wrong, they did not ask any questions.

Xie Yuan replied calmly:

"This is the secret method of the owner of the Autumn Wind Tower, the ultimate move of the Autumn Wind Falling Leaf Sword. It is fierce and invincible, and the wounds look different."

"……OK."

Several people were speechless, but there was no other explanation. It was taboo to spy on other people's secrets, and only Cui Lei asked about it.

Xie Yuan turned his head slightly and glanced at Xie Lingyun. He wondered if she saw the changes in the sword in his hand at such a close distance.

Xie Lingyun had no reaction, which made Xie Yuan hesitate.

At this time, Wang Qishi also reached the ninth floor. Seeing everyone's victory, he smiled and said with deep emotion:

"This evil woman has finally been brought to justice! Big brother, Big Brother Cui, Big Brother Xie, Big Brother Lu, and... Master Yao, you have all worked hard."

They looked at each other and smiled. It was the first time in such a long time that they felt relaxed.

"How come this witch is so strong?"

Cui Lei sighed. Even he had some trauma about this evil woman.

Since entering the ruins, the Fire Envoy has been almost invincible, especially after entering this ancient sect, he has killed a lot of people and almost frightened all the geniuses of the aristocratic families.

Everyone was silent. Even if they won the final victory this time, the price they paid was too high.

Maybe it cannot be called victory, it can only be called survival.

Wang Qishi whispered:

"I've heard before that the four envoys of the Demon Cult competing for the position of Saintess are all genius witches who have gone through layers of selection and stood out. In fact, each of them has already met the qualifications of a Saintess, but they still have to go through the final test."

Everyone nodded silently.

To be qualified to be a saint, I don’t know how demanding the other conditions are, but there is one that must be met.

Since ancient times, there has never been a saint girl in the Demon Cult who could not become a grand master.

Those who were not qualified enough were eliminated before becoming the Four Emissaries.

Among them, the most famous ones, Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei, were only considered to have the potential to become grand masters.

Fortunately, even such a terrifying enemy was eventually killed.

Several people glanced at Xie Yuan openly or secretly, thinking in their hearts that Yao Tianchuan was indeed extraordinary. No wonder the Yao family almost bet the entire clan on him.

But even so, it was still unbelievable that he could kill with one strike. Could it be that Qiufenglou was really that powerful? Even though Cui Lei couldn't stand it, he wanted to go and learn more.

Xie Yuan pretended not to see their gazes and walked towards the center of the house.

Whether you admire or fear Yao Tianchuan, what does it have to do with me, Xie Yuan?
It would be best to be secretly cautious and then suppress the Yao family in every way possible after returning.

Walking up to the stone platform, Xie Yuan looked at it carefully.

A pillar about half a person's height with a stone book on it.

Other than that, there's nothing special.

Xie Yuan looked up. At this time, the ninth floor was no longer the deep night sky of the universe, but an ordinary house with a normal dome of a tower above it.

He tentatively placed his hand on the stone book, and the surrounding scene changed instantly.

Everyone looked up instantly and found that the sky became dark again, the boundless starry sky appeared, and countless books were spinning before their eyes.

Xie Yuan let go, feeling that if he found the right method, he might be able to become like the Fire Master, and it would be almost the same here as in his own domain.

But even if you don't reach that level, you can still use this stone platform to consult books.

This is a magic weapon that can search all the books in the collection.

Several people held their breath. If all the secret books since ancient times were in it, then the gains from this trip would be simply immeasurable.

However, they all knew who the biggest contributor was, so they did not compete with Xie Yuan for the first place, but watched him study silently.

Xie Yuan's eyes flickered, and he casually used the stone platform to look up a book, but his brows gradually furrowed.

The scene in front of everyone's eyes is different. If there is no stone platform, other people cannot see the specific content.

Cui Lei saw Xie Yuan frowning and couldn't help scratching his head, muttering:

"Why do you look so embarrassed? Don't you like reading?"

Xie Yuan withdrew his hand, and the surroundings returned to normal.

He sighed:
"There's something wrong with the system... After so long, something seems to be missing from this thing. I looked through a few books, and they were all incomplete. Most of them couldn't even be opened."

It's all garbled and I can't read it at all.

Cui Lei raised his eyebrows:

"What? There is such a thing? Let me see."

He squeezed in and tried for a long time, and it was true.

Cui Lei sighed:
"I'm too late! I'm a step too late! Alas, such a precious treasure has been destroyed in the passage of time. What a pity - it would be better if I had never seen it!"

Everyone frowned and tried one by one, but the results were all the same.

Several people had regretful and unwilling expressions on their faces. The ancient secrets had always been one of the most valuable things in exploration, and in this library, they thought they would be able to browse through the vast sea of ​​secret books, or at least see a lot of them.

In the end, the truth is that none of them can be seen.

Several people looked at each other and didn't want to talk for a while.

Wang Qiwen said slowly:

"Since we can't use it here, let's go explore other places. By the way, Master Yao, how do you think we should distribute these things?"

He pointed at some medicinal pills and treasures that he had counted from the Fire Envoy and spread them out on the ground.

Xie Yuan looked at it. After a series of battles, even the Fire Master was already exhausted. Most of her treasures were used up, and her protective gear had long been blown to pieces. She didn't use any weapons. She did have a few healing pills left, but she died before she could take them. This was the only valuable thing left.

Xie Yuan shook his head:
"Of course, I will follow the arrangements made by you gentlemen."

At this time, he had already performed a great deed, saving several lives, so it would be ineffective to try to ruin the Yao family's reputation. In this situation, he was too lazy to do that, as there would be many opportunities in the future.

After some polite exchanges, the few of them each picked up a magic pill and divided up the Fire Envoy's inheritance.

The powerful candidate for the Saint was eaten up, and now she was just a motionless corpse, no longer invincible as before, and returned to dust. Although everyone was her enemy, they were also moved at this moment.

Xie Yuan looked at the pill in front of him. He couldn't recognize it, but he knew what it was:
"The Demon Cult's Nine-Turn Life-Restoring Pill can keep a woman alive even if she only has one breath left. If Master Yao hadn't killed her with one strike just now, she might have been able to catch her breath."

Wang Qishi said softly.

Xie Yuan nodded. It looked like this thing could be comparable to the Xiao Huan Dan. At least he had a second life, which was better than nothing.

He looked at the stone platform again and frowned. Is it true that this thing can no longer be used?

"Come on, let's explore some other places."

Wang Qiwen greeted.

"When can I get out?"

Cui Lei became concerned about this.

Wang Qiwen shook his head:

"I don't know, but now that the danger has been eliminated, there is no rush. I think the elders in the clan are already thinking of a solution outside. Although the methods of the Demon Cult are powerful, they will not trap us to death here. The witch should also leave after achieving her goal, but I don't know what secret method it is... We know much less about this place than the Demon Cult."

Cui Lei curled his lips and said:
"Okay, you have the final say."

Xie Yuan thought what he heard made sense, and he felt relieved knowing that he was safe.

But at the same time, he also felt that since the Fire Envoy knew this place so well and still came straight here, it meant that this was the most valuable place.

She fiddled with it for a long time but failed to achieve her goal, which showed that it was indeed difficult to deal with, but there must be a way out.

"Everyone, I have decided to continue my contemplation here."

Xie Yuan declined the invitation to go out and explore.

He intuitively felt that this should be the most valuable place in the secret realm of Wan Yao Mountain.

Cui Lei raised his eyebrows:
"A few incomplete books, what's worth reading?"

There were only a few books on the entire stone platform that could be opened, and they were all incomplete and incoherent, so everyone had lost interest.

"I see that the entire Beast Taming Sect is empty. If there are other valuable places, the Fire Envoy should not be fixated on this place."

Xie Yuan expressed his guess.

Wang Qiwen also shook his head:

"Not necessarily. Maybe this place is the most valuable to her, but other places may have something worth seeing."

That makes some sense...

Xie Yuan hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on his opinion.

The others did not insist and were about to leave, when Wang Qishi timidly said:

"I, I also want to study here. Even if I can't read any secret books, just looking at the names of those ancient books will be very beneficial."

"bookworm."

Cui Lei muttered to himself and turned away.

Wang Qiwen naturally followed his sister's wishes. Now that it was safe here, he went out with others to collect the bodies of his colleagues and then explore the ancient immortal sect.

Xie Lingyun just glanced at the two of them, then left with Xie Wei. For a moment, there were only two people left on the ninth floor.

Xie Yuan and Wang Qishi looked at each other, nodded, and then began to study the few ancient classics that they could read.

They took turns to read it, but unfortunately they came to the same conclusion: there were too many incomplete classics and they were of little value. If they insisted on understanding it, they might get stuck in a dead end and become obsessed.

Xie Yuan frowned and said:
"If that's the case, why does the Fire Envoy have to aim here?"

Wang Qishi also made a subtle comment:

"Qishi also thought so. There may still be some value here. But if we don't know the method, I'm afraid it will be difficult to understand. As for the method... she couldn't say it either. Maybe we can only know it in the Demon Sect."

Xie Yuan's eyes moved to her delicate and gentle face:

"So why are you still wasting time with me?"

Wang Qishi blinked and said:
"I also want to try my luck. If I can really see a copy, it will be worth the trip.

"For example, although only the preface is left, the Taoist breathing techniques and health-preserving methods mentioned in this book are very different from the current martial arts practice methods. It makes people confused when reading it - but it also broadens their horizons. It's a pity that it's only a fragment..."

Xie Yuan followed her bright gaze, looked up at the few remaining pages of the book that could be opened in the sky, and stopped at the azure cover.

"Notes by Pre-Qin Alchemists". (End of this chapter)