What I teach you is real stuff.

Lu Yuan slowly extended one hand, making a grasping motion. In the next second, a burst of power of rules was released from his palm, which then wrapped around Ye Tianzhu's flying sword.

The Azure Flying Sword, a family heirloom of the Ye family for thousands of years, was instantly covered with dense, fine cracks.

With just a slight exertion, Lu Yuan crushed the Azure Flying Sword into dust in an instant.

Ye Tianzhu was backfired by the shattered flying sword, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence and falling several minor realms.

This Azure Flying Sword is no ordinary object. The Ye family has nurtured it for thousands of years, and it is originally a high-level magic weapon. Ye Tianzhu's cultivation level was originally insufficient to control and use it. However, the Ye family patriarch used a special method to help him refine the flying sword, which enabled him to use it.

However, this also has side effects. The side effect is that once the flying sword is damaged, he will suffer a severe backlash, and falling several minor realms would be considered mild.

However, compared to the backlash from the flying sword causing him to fall in cultivation level, what Ye Tianzhu found even more unbelievable was that his own Azure Flying Sword was actually shattered in mid-air by a physical hand from afar.

Ye Tianzhu's pupils were bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

"No! This is impossible! My Ye family's Azure Flying Sword is forged from Starry Steel and personally refined by our ancestor. How could it be shattered by someone? This is an illusion! It must be an illusion! I don't believe it!"

Ye Tianzhu went mad and couldn't accept what was happening. He couldn't believe that someone could crush his flying sword with their bare hands. Ye Tianzhu simply treated what had just happened as an illusion.

In Ye Tianzhu's view, the person in front of him must be a powerful master who cultivates some kind of illusion technique, and he must be in the illusion he has created. Everything he just saw was just an illusion.

Those who use illusions are wicked; they often create illusions that reveal the enemy's most vulnerable and fearful moments, causing the enemy to lose the will to fight back.

Ye Tianzhu's most relied-upon thing right now is this Azure Nether Flying Sword, so Lu Yuan fabricated an illusion that the Azure Nether Flying Sword shattered and he suffered a backlash from the sword, causing his cultivation level to drop, in order to scare him and make him lose without a fight.

Ye Tianzhu laughed wildly: "Hahahaha, you think you can scare me like this? Useless! I know this is an illusion, my Azure Flying Sword is not broken at all! Die!"

Ye Tianzhu felt that he was still in a hallucination and had completely gone mad.

Lu Yuan looked at Ye Tianzhu, who had fallen into madness, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"madness."

The greatest tragedy for a person is to be foolish and unaware of it. All the illusions are nothing more than a ridiculous ostrich-like act of Ye Tianzhu burying his head in the sand to escape reality.

Lu Yuan waved his hand, and the countless fragments of the Azure Flying Sword that he had just crushed with one hand were instantly taken over by him. Then, these fragments transformed into countless sword lights and shot towards Ye Tianzhu.

An illusion, right? Is this an illusion too?

Countless fragments of the Azure Flying Sword shot into Ye Tianzhu's body in an instant, piercing through his back and riddling him with holes.

Even as he lay dying, Ye Tianzhu believed it was all an illusion, until his body collapsed.

Ye Tianzhu was dead, and Lu Yuan looked at the other person.

Zhou Yuan.

Lu Yuan asked, "What's your choice? Do you want to do it yourself, or should I help you?"

Zhou Yuan swallowed hard. He had witnessed Ye Tianzhu's death firsthand, riddled with holes by fragments of his own flying sword, completely powerless to fight back.

Logically speaking, the Ye family's Azure Flying Sword, in Ye Tianzhu's hands, should have no problem dealing with ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators under normal circumstances.

But now, in front of this man, they didn't even have a chance to struggle. He didn't even make a serious move; with just a little force, he crushed Ye Tianzhu and the Ye family's Azure Flying Sword as easily as squashing an insect.

From another perspective, if this person can crush even a high-level magic weapon like the Azure Nether Flying Sword with one hand, could Zhou Yuan's physical body be even harder than the Azure Nether Flying Sword?
Zhou Yuan was not Ye Tianzhu who had collapsed and lost his mind. He was very clear-headed and knew that this was not some kind of illusion. Ye Tianzhu was really dead.

And now it's my turn.

Zhou Yuan gave a bitter smile, recalling the first half of his life. Although he was born into a family of cultivators, the family's power was not strong, and Zhou Yuan's status within his family was not high. He could not obtain many resources and was the kind of person who was not valued by his family from a young age.

With his background, he could easily be abandoned and discarded in his small family, but Zhou Yuan managed to climb to the Nascent Soul Realm through his own efforts and even got a position at the Northern Continent Academy, which can be considered as making a name for himself.

Zhou Yuan had already resigned himself to his fate. He thought it was good that he could become a teacher at the Northern Continent Academy and that there might even be opportunities for promotion in the future. He was already considered a mid-level cultivator in this world.

Barring any major unforeseen circumstances, Zhou Yuan will most likely live a peaceful and uneventful life, passing away peacefully at the end of his lifespan.

But fate played a cruel trick on him, and just when he had the strength, he encountered the divine inheritance of the ancient medicine sect in this ancient secret realm.

An overwhelming opportunity suddenly fell into his lap, and Zhou Yuan's previously calmed heart was instantly ignited.

With an upward path right in front of them, who could resist such temptation?

He slaughtered his disciples to clear all obstacles for himself, thinking that this would allow him to obtain the opportunity of the Divine Peak and rise to prominence.

Unexpectedly, he encountered Lu Yuan, the biggest variable, which rendered all his previous efforts futile.

Zhou Yuan understood that he could not possibly defeat Lu Yuan, nor could he leave here alive today, and at this moment he felt relieved.

He accepted it as fate.

Zhou Yuan said, "Senior, meeting you today is my bad luck, it's my fate."

However, if I had another chance, I would still choose the same thing, so there's no need for you to do this, I'll handle it myself.

After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, he wasted no time and committed suicide, thus leaving himself with a complete corpse.

Lu Yuan stared expressionlessly at Zhou Yuan's lifeless body.

To be honest, Zhou Yuan is indeed a ruthless person, and he is decisive in his actions, much better than Ye Tianzhu before.

If he hadn't been so unlucky to run into me today, he might have become a powerful figure in the future. What a pity.

In fact, Lu Yuan quite admired Zhou Yuan. He was the kind of person who would seize any opportunity and keep climbing the ladder.

It's one thing to prevent such a person from seizing an opportunity, but if he does, his potential for advancement will be enormous. This is because he is ruthless and has questionable character, even if he has murdered his own students.

Lu Yuan actually quite wanted to take this kind of person as a disciple and train him, after all, if such a person were trained well, he would be a potential immortal talent.

Unfortunately, those who have gone astray and betrayed their masters are beyond redemption.

Ye Tianzhu and Zhou Yuan are dead, and now only Wang Qingying remains in the entire secret realm.

Her fellow disciples and teachers were all dead. Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Wang Qingying was still in a daze. Lu Yuan turned to look at Wang Qingying, sighed, and flicked his finger, sending a beam of immortal light into Wang Qingying's body to help her regain her senses.

Wang Qingying then came to her senses, her eyes filled with gratitude as she looked at Lu Yuan.

She knew that Lu Yuan had saved her; if it weren't for this senior's intervention, she would probably be dead by now.

Wang Qingying knelt down and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for saving my life, senior."

Then, Wang Qingying asked, "Senior, I have a question that I would like to ask. I wonder if you could answer it for me?"

Lu Yuan nodded: "Go on."

“I have a neighbor’s elder brother who looks very similar to you, senior. May I ask if you and that Brother Lu are the same person?” Wang Qingying already had a guess in her heart, but she dared not admit it until Lu Yuan confirmed it himself.

Lu Yuan said, "Over the years, I have had a very good relationship with your parents, which is why I left a wisp of your primordial spirit in you to save your life at a critical moment. Now that the favor has been repaid, your future depends on yourself."

Although Lu Yuan and Wang Yue and his wife had some acquaintance, he was not a nanny. He could repay this favor by protecting Wang Qingying once, but he could not protect Wang Qingying for life.

His words also indirectly acknowledged his identity.

Wang Qingying was naturally aware of the situation. She understood that she did have a relationship with this Brother Lu... no, Senior Lu, but for a powerful being of this level, cultivation could be measured in thousands or tens of thousands of years.

They'd only been neighbors for five years; what was this small favor compared to that? The fact that Senior Lu had saved his life was already an act of kindness and consideration for a junior. How could he possibly ask for more?

She quickly replied, "Thank you, Senior Lu. Qingying understands."

Lu Yuan nodded, as long as she understood.

Then, looking at the divine peak rising from the ground in the secret realm in front of him, Lu Yuan said to Wang Qingying, "This divine peak contains the inheritance of the ancient medicine sect. Now you have no competitors in this secret realm. If you want to take the inheritance here, go ahead. It will also benefit your future cultivation."

With this legacy, you'll have absolutely no problem passing the Northern Alliance assessment five years from now.

Lu Yuan pointed to the divine peak and said to Wang Qingying.

Ye Tianzhu and Zhou Yuan are dead, and the other students from the Northern Continent Academy who entered the secret realm this time have also been killed, leaving only Wang Qingying.

Lu Yuan had no interest in the divine peak's heritage here. If Wang Qingying wanted it, she only needed to enter the divine peak.

Since there are no competitors now, the inheritance of the Ancient Medicine Sect can only be passed on to her.

But at this moment, Wang Qingying looked at the majestic divine peak in front of her, and her steps faltered, caught in deep hesitation.

Finally, she breathed a sigh of relief, as if making some kind of decision, and turned around to say, "Senior, I've thought about it. Perhaps my parents are right. I'm really not suited to leave Chen Kingdom and join the Northern Continent Alliance."

This opportunity is good, but it's too dangerous; it's not a good thing for me.

The old Wang Qingying would never have said such a thing, because she always thought of herself as a chosen one of heaven and would never be willing to be inferior to others.

But now, having experienced the changes brought about by Ye Tianzhu and Zhou Yuan, and having personally witnessed the deceit and brutal battles of the cultivation world, Wang Qingying's Dao heart has been shattered.

She no longer has that ambition she once had; perhaps deep down, she is better suited to quietly cultivating her own path in a small place.

Only now did she begin to understand that staying at the North Continent Academy was a good option, as her parents had said.

Lu Yuan looked at her and asked, "Have you thought it through? The inheritance within this divine peak is extraordinary. The creator of this secret realm, the Ancient Medicine Sect, was once a dominant force. If you obtain the opportunity here, you might have the chance to break through to the Integration Stage, Tribulation Stage, or even the Great Ascension Stage in the future."

This kind of opportunity is something many people never encounter in their entire lives; if you miss this chance, you'll never have another one.

Lu Yuan looked at her and asked again, giving her a chance to change her mind.

Are you sure you won't regret giving up now? This could be a path to ultimate power, a path to transcendence.

Wang Qingying said, "Senior, I have made up my mind. I am more suited to stay at Beizhou Academy to teach."

Wang Qingying has made her decision and will not regret it. After what happened today, she understands that she is really not suited for the intrigue and deceit of the cultivation world. Staying at the Northern Continent Academy is the most suitable place for her.

As for merging and transcending tribulations, they seem wonderful, but Wang Qingying also understands the dangers hidden behind them. If she really takes this opportunity from the divine peak, her future life may no longer be her own to decide, and she may very well be driven by this opportunity.

The karma of the ancient medicine sect is not so easy to reconcile.

Seeing that Wang Qingying was able to figure it out on her own, Lu Yuan nodded.

“Since you have made your decision, I will not try to persuade you any further. I will help you clarify things here after we leave. You don’t need to worry about the Northern Continent Academy.”

While what happened here was none of Wang Qingying's business, she was the only one who survived, and she would inevitably be investigated by the Northern Continent Academy after she left.

But for Lu Yuan, it was just a matter of a word, and Wang Qingying thanked him again.

Lu Yuan then told her to wait there while he stepped into the sacred peak.

Since Wang Qingying doesn't want the inheritance here, Lu Yuan will take it. Although the inheritance of the ancient medicine sect is useless to him, it's just a convenient thing to do. It wouldn't be bad to leave it to someone destined to inherit it after returning to the Northern Continent Alliance.

As Lu Yuan stepped into the Divine Peak, the very next second, a consciousness within the peak locked onto him.

Then a magnificent sound resounded within the divine peak.

"I am the Qingnang Medicine Saint, the 46th generation sect leader of the Sun and Moon Medicine Sect. At the peak of my Sun and Moon Medicine Sect, I once stood at the top of the Azure Sky World. Unfortunately, due to this great calamity, I had to leave behind the Starfire inheritance to select a successor for the next generation."

"Young cultivators, once you enter the Divine Peak, you are destined to be connected with my Sun and Moon Medicine Sect. However, my sect's inheritance is not passed on to mediocre people. If you want to obtain the inheritance left by my Sun and Moon Medicine Sect, you need to pass ten trials. Only by passing all the tests can you obtain my medicine sect's inheritance and inherit the mantle of my Qingnang Medicine Saint!"

"Junior cultivator, you... wait, you're a Mahayana cultivator?"

The remaining primordial spirit of the Medicine Saint of Qingnang spoke, and as he spoke, he used the power of his primordial spirit to sweep over Lu Yuan's physical body that had entered the Divine Peak.

But the next second, his voice stopped abruptly, because when he was probing Lu Yuan's current cultivation level and talent, the Qingnang Medicine Saint discovered that Lu Yuan was actually at the Mahayana stage.

Even at his peak, the Qingnang Medicine Saint's cultivation level was only at the eighth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Qingnang Medicine Saint: Dude, you're already at the Great Ascension stage, what are you doing here? Do you think you can take my paltry sums for granted? (End of Chapter)