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Chapter 392 Curse Killing!

"Is Ji You trying to break through again?"

"Yes, it is said that the spiritual energy in the Central Plains has become much thinner as a result."

"That's incredibly exaggerated! What level are they trying to break through?"

"He followed the body-refining path and already possessed boundless combat power. He's probably aiming for the next major realm now..."

"Wouldn't that be the same as having superhuman combat power?"

The news of the demon race entering the capital attracted the attention of countless people, but what also drew attention was Ji You's sudden return to the capital during his seclusion, which naturally aroused speculation earlier.

The news coming from Zhongzhou now proves that Ji You is indeed preparing for a major hurdle in his cultivation.

It should be noted that Ji You has only been in the Heavenly Academy for six years, having entered it as a private scholar from the countryside.

This period of time was fleeting and insignificant to cultivators with long lifespans, but it truly demonstrated the meteoric rise of someone with no background.

Six years is enough to suppress Wujiang. I never imagined that in another six years, he would grow to such an extent.

Meanwhile, a celebration was being held in the Wuyu Hall of the Heavenly Academy to mark Shi Junhao's formal acceptance as a disciple.

Back then, he and Xiao Hanyan went on a mission to the Western Regions together. The promise they received was that whoever entered Yingtian Realm first would be accepted as a personal disciple.

Later, Xiao Hanyan won a place in the Immortal Tour and entered the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice, but died in the Chu family's scheme. Naturally, the spot fell to Shi Junhao.

In reality, Shi Junhao had already reached the Yingtian Realm when the barbarian demons invaded, but because many things happened during that time, the formal ceremony was delayed until now.

However, as the direct disciples of this grand ceremony, everyone was still talking about the news that Ji You was preparing to break through the barrier.

As members of the Heavenly Academy, many people felt they hadn't made much progress six years ago, yet they witnessed firsthand how the aloof and unsociable Ji You had risen to prominence.

After the brief cocktail party ended, Shi Junhao, along with He Lingxiu and Chai Ze, the other two close disciples, gathered at the tea pavilion atop Yunwu Mountain, their expressions dazed as they raised their cups.

For disciples of the Immortal Sect, the Immortal Palace's personal disciples are second only to the personal disciples of the Holy Son.

A hundred years from now, they will likely become the masters of their respective immortal palaces, becoming figures who wield power over the region.

In particular, since You Buyu was injured and fell from his position and had to leave the hospital, the current successor, You Yingqiu, has no direct disciples. They may even compete for the position of sect leader in the future.

Such a prestigious status is already considered the pinnacle among the many disciples of the Heavenly Academy. In the past, it would have been a time when people from all directions would come to congratulate him and he would be invited to banquets constantly.

But the person who least resembles a disciple of the Heavenly Academy has now made the title of being personally taught by the Palace Master seem worthless.

Because everyone knows that even if You Buyu hadn't fallen from his cultivation level and left the academy back then, and is now a direct disciple of the Immortal Sect, the only top disciple is the one who is currently breaking through to the next level.

Meanwhile, countless noble families were heading towards the sacred site of their ancestors, stepping on withered leaves as they entered the deep forests.

Some of them came from Liangzhou, some from Qingzhou, and some even from Yuzhou, and they joined together with the aristocratic families from Zhongzhou who had arrived earlier.

Besides the members of the aristocratic families who came towards the mountain, there were also three female figures who had just landed in the valley next to the East Mountain, gracefully landing in the void.

The woman in the middle gently raised her head, revealing a face of unparalleled beauty, and gazed at the surging spiritual energy, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

"A lot of people."

"They're all here to see their son-in-law break through his cultivation level, aren't they?"

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu whispered to each other for a while, then turned to look at their appraiser.

It was agreed that the son-in-law would only be a male concubine and wouldn't need to know that she was pregnant. However, the son-in-law didn't guess it from the letter, and her master couldn't help but come looking for her again. He really doesn't mean what he says.

However, they understood that if it were such a big deal as having an heir, the master of divination would naturally want the son-in-law to know as soon as possible.

But given the nature of his own mentor, even if the son-in-law found out, the mentor would probably just say that the little Heavenly Academy disciple "did a good job" and there would definitely be some kind of reward.

Amidst the chirping of crickets, Yan Shu also came to her senses. Seeing the expressions of the two women, she knew they were crickets chirping at her again, so she narrowed her eyes slightly.

In an instant, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu straightened up, focusing their attention on their noses, mouths, and hearts, just like professional and diligent maids who never bothered with their mistresses.

"Huh, it's Sister Appraiser?!"

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The three turned around at the sound and saw Yuan Chen walking over with a look of surprise on his face.

To avoid crowded places, the young appraiser of Lingjian Mountain specifically chose to land in a valley, which is extremely close to the restoration site of the ancient sage's holy land.

Yuan Chen had been in seclusion for a long time, and when he finally came out to get some fresh air, he unexpectedly encountered another elder sister.

Yan Shuyi glanced at Yuan Chen and asked, "Did you successfully activate the sacred artifact?"

Yuan Chen's bright smile froze on his face for a moment.

Ever since his brother-in-law went into seclusion, no one could suppress his older sister, so much so that Yuan Chen didn't even dare to read a storybook for a whole day. As a result, he was overjoyed when he discovered that his sister, the appraiser, had arrived.

Because he knew that besides his brother-in-law being able to suppress his sister, the appraiser's sister could also do so.

To the surprise of this disciple of the Dan Sect, both elder sisters spoke in exactly the same way.

"It can be awakened, but it's still unstable."

Where is Caiwei?

“My sister is in the bamboo house to the east. My father said that since my brother-in-law needs to break through the barrier, the repair work should be suspended for a few days to ensure the even flow of spiritual energy. I will take my sister to find her.”

In an instant, Yuan Chen had an idea. He thought that once the appraiser's sister arrived, she would definitely not dare to do evil and would not keep an eye on him. That way, he could sneak out to read the storybook in the afternoon.

So he looked on with anticipation, hoping that the appraiser could go see his own sister.

Yan Shuyi had originally intended to wait here for the scoundrel to emerge from seclusion. Since he had nothing else to do at the moment, he nodded in agreement, and the four of them headed towards the makeshift bamboo courtyard on the hillside.

"Sister, the appraiser is here!"

"Sister Appraisal Master?"

Yuan Caiwei was copying the prescription in the bamboo courtyard when she heard the sound and turned around. She saw her younger brother push open the door, and Yan Shuyi followed behind her into the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, the woman from the Dan Sect put down her paper and pen and stood up. Just as she was about to speak, her gaze suddenly froze on the other person's lower abdomen.

Yan Shuyi noticed her gaze and couldn't help but slightly puff out her lower abdomen.

"Is the appraiser's sister pregnant?" Yuan Caiwei thought to herself, a hint of envy in her eyes...

"It's been a whole day since yesterday, and he's still absorbing spiritual energy?"

"That's right, there's still no sign of it stopping."

On the eastern hillside, He Ye, Zuoqiu Jingyun, and several familiar family heads were whispering among themselves, staring at the magnificent and surging spiritual energy.

After a day and a night of breathing exercises, the spiritual energy in various parts of Zhongzhou became noticeably thinner. If it weren't for the leaked spiritual energy replenishing the sacred sites of the ancient sages, it wouldn't be impossible for them to be sucked into a spiritual energy vacuum.

Such spiritual energy is truly rare in the world, which also explains why Ji You was able to kill Chu Xian even when surrounded by malevolent energy.

Even though they had reached this level of breathing technique, the opponent still seemed to have not reached their limit, which made everyone shudder, wondering what kind of terrifying combat power such a magnificent breakthrough would correspond to.

As the afternoon sun set in the west, the sky gradually began to darken.

As they waited, they felt a dampness in the air and looked up to see dark clouds gathering, knowing that it was likely to rain that day.

At this moment, the flow of spiritual energy around the sacred site of the sages gradually began to stagnate, and the spiritual energy that had gathered like a river due to breathing and drawing began to fade and disperse in all directions.

boom! ! !
Before anyone could react, a scorching heat suddenly burst forth from the eastern mountain, instantly whipping up an endless gale that swept into the forest, bending countless ancient trees under its weight.

Countless disciples of the immortal sects were forced to retreat by the sudden surge of energy, and they had to circulate their spiritual energy to stabilize themselves amidst the storm.

Because the burst of this scorching energy was so sudden, the air exploded with a loud bang, and the energy shot straight into the sky, directly piercing through the thick leaden clouds in the distance.

Boom——!
Perhaps because of the soaring heat wave, a thick bolt of purple lightning shot out from behind the thundercloud, traversing the sky.

Amidst the rushing sound, a torrential downpour was prematurely unleashed upon the world.

Inside the cave, Ji You had already ignited the fire seed with his mind, and as the fire seed fell, the blue spiritual lake within his body instantly burst into raging flames.

Then the flickering flame burst forth, igniting the spiritual energy flowing through his limbs and bones.

Matter between heaven and earth does not dissipate, but only transforms from one form to another, so the burning of spiritual energy also generates strong energy.

This energy instantly began to surge within his body, gradually forming an energy barrier as it clashed.

During his previous attempts to break through the barrier, Ji You would blast these energies directly out of his body, which was the source of the buzzing sound that resembled the roar of a tiger and the cry of a dragon.

But when he tried to use the same method again, he found that the final feeling of tightness suddenly came over him, binding him tightly as if a large hand was gripping him.

People say that cultivators who comprehend the Dao of Heaven are acting in accordance with Heaven's will, so perhaps forcibly refining the physical body is a kind of defying Heaven's will. He knew that the life-binding shackles engraved in the bodies of every human being had taken effect, preventing him from achieving a more magnificent sublimation of his physical body.

hum!
The energy that should have been blasted out of his body rebounded and instantly began to penetrate deeper inward, the intense pressure causing pain that directly seeped into his limbs and bones.

At this moment, Ji You suddenly tensed his arms, and steam began to rise from his head.

That was his sweat, which instantly vaporized from the scorching heat after condensing on his skin.

At this moment, the burning spirit fire continued to generate colliding energy, causing his muscles to swell and a soreness to shoot straight to the top of his head.

Ji You knew that if he couldn't unleash this energy, his spiritual fire would never be able to reach the surface of his body, so he gritted his teeth and suppressed the surging pain.

As his shoulder blades suddenly opened, he began to continuously unleash those bursts of energy outwards.

Once, twice, three times, four times...

As Ji You's brute force continued to build up, a burst of energy suddenly erupted out.

Boom! ! !

As purple lightning streaked across the sky, wave after wave of scorching heat exploded across the mountain as Ji You bombarded his body, like an ever-rising tide.

Countless ancient trees were uprooted, and the cracking sounds of them breaking echoed everywhere.

As for the rain, it was so hot that it vaporized into mist before it even hit the ground.

As a result, smoke rose from the entire sacred site of the sages, billowing into the sky.

puff-

As that energy was released, a powerful pressure descended like a mountain. While countless members of powerful families circulated their spiritual energy to resist, some young disciples who had just entered the Dao were also pressed to the ground.

Ji You has officially begun his breakthrough.

The sheer scale and power of the display far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Qiu Hanyue, Sheng Xiyu, Tang Jingming, Lou Wanpeng... The young scions of the Zhongzhou aristocratic families were all stunned by this magnificent scene and could not recover for a long time.

Aside from those simply there to see who was breaking through the barrier, many others, sensing the irresistible aura, couldn't help but fix their gazes.

Ji You was already strong enough, so he dared to cut off the supply of spirit stones, dared to raise the price of grain when the immortal sect was short of food, and even dared to secretly destroy the tax system.

He was inherently alienated from cultivators and had always coveted the interests of the immortal sects, so many people actually did not want him to succeed in breaking through the barrier.

The Fang and Peng families were like this, and so were the He and Zuoqiu families.

Because they are all from families of cultivators, regardless of their closeness or distance, when facing Ji You, they belong to the same interest group.

The reason why Ji You raised grain prices and forced countless powerful families to unite was precisely because of this.

But sensing the increasingly powerful aura emanating from the mountain, they knew that even if they made a move, they couldn't do anything. The problem was, what about the Immortal Sect?

The heads of the various aristocratic families looked to the south, their gazes landing on the hillside near the eastern mountain.

They knew that before Ji You began his breakthrough, people from the Mountain and Sea Pavilion and the Chen Clan had arrived, wanting to know what they were thinking.

In fact, their guess was correct. In addition to the immortal sect members who were originally stationed at the sacred site of the sages, there were indeed other people from the Mountain and Sea Pavilion and the Chen Clan who arrived.

At that time, Chen Luo, Chen Xi, and Huo Xingzhong were all standing in the dense forest, gazing at the scene of rising smoke.

"His breakthrough is so impressive that it makes us disciples of immortal sects seem worthless."

Feeling the aura that even he couldn't help but tremble, Chen Luo couldn't help but murmur.

Upon hearing this, Huo Xingzhong couldn't help but look at Chen Luo, his expression somewhat surprised.

Back at the Heavenly Dao Altar, both he and Shang Xiyao's Dao hearts were injured because of Ji You, but they didn't understand why Chen Luo's Dao heart would also be unstable at this moment.

In fact, Chen Luo's lack of Dao heart occurred earlier than theirs.

That was when he was at the sacred site of the ancient sages, and he personally witnessed the aura soaring to the heavens.

"Didn't anyone from the Dao Seeking Sect come?" Chen Luo couldn't help but turn to look at Huo Xingzhong.

"No movement has been observed." Huo Xingzhong shook his head slightly.

"Shang Xiyao's problems are much bigger than ours, and the Dao Seeking Sect shouldn't be able to tolerate them."

"But they also have to consider Spirit Sword Mountain and Heavenly Academy, as this is a matter that affects the whole situation."

Chen Xi, who had remained silent until now, couldn't help but utter a soft word.

What she said actually makes sense, because Ji You is no longer the character with no background.

However, what puzzled them was that if no one was actually doing anything today, why had their elders quietly left the sect before they arrived? Weren't they there to cooperate with the Dao Seeking Sect's actions?
Huo Xingzhong was pondering when suddenly his brow furrowed. He looked up at the chaotic sky, and in that instant, his gaze froze.

The sky was filled with dense purple lightning, like a spider web covering the heavens, repeatedly tearing open the increasingly dark sky.

This was no different from the previous scene, except that there was a dark red ripple in these purple lightning bolts.

Like ripples created by a pebble thrown into a deep lake, the waves, hidden behind the chaotic sunlight, quietly flowed towards the source of the scorching heat...

"Everything is normal, and Sister Jianzhu is in good health. However, although cultivators don't need much food, they still need to eat three meals a day for the next few months."

"The fetus needs the mother to have enough nutrition to grow, and she should pay attention to what she eats."

“I compiled a recipe before, and now I’m writing it down for my sister so she can eat according to the combinations.”

In the bamboo courtyard, Yuan Caiwei used Dan Guang to examine the fetus's condition, then picked up a brush and began to write hastily on the paper, explaining other precautions as she wrote.

Yan Shuyi listened attentively beside him, trying to understand and comprehend the information, her expression showing great seriousness.

However, just after Yuan Caiwei wrote the first outfit, the little appraiser suddenly frowned and looked up at the chaotic sky outside the courtyard.

An unusual aura was faintly visible, causing her pupils to shrink instantly. With a whoosh, she rose and flew out of the courtyard, soaring into the high sky filled with smoke, rain, and wind.

hum!
At this moment, Ji You, who was trying his best to unleash his inner energy in the cave, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind.

The feeling was like a needle suddenly falling and piercing his soul without any resistance, the pain causing him to suffocate for a moment.

As his soul continued to tremble, the energy that had been blasted away earlier rebounded instantly, and a powerful pain suddenly assaulted his meridians, causing his entire body to tremble violently.

At the same time, the raging air currents suddenly contracted, and the gale between the mountains stopped abruptly for a moment.

Feeling the sudden dissipation of the oppressive aura and Ji You's instantaneous trembling, all the young cultivators present showed a look of confusion.

Because Ji You's aura was at its peak just a moment ago, and there was no sign of exhaustion, there was no reason for his aura to suddenly stop for a moment.

It's important to understand that this is during the process of breaking through to a higher realm. The key is to maintain momentum, then weaken, and finally exhaust yourself. If you suddenly stop for even a moment, you will have to make even more difficult progress later.

In their confusion, these younger generations involuntarily turned to look at their elders.

It seemed as if some external force had joined the chaotic light of day...

In the mountain valley opposite Dongshan, countless family heads stared intently at the heavens, their divine thoughts surging.

After another cracking clap of thunder, everyone felt an eerie aura swirling around them.

But this aura had only flashed for a moment when a golden light shattered it.

At that time, the young master of Lingjian Mountain stood atop the thick leaden clouds, holding the Lingjian in his hand, his golden eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, filled with murderous intent.

At first, she thought it was her imagination, but now she realized that someone really had come.

The aura just now clearly revealed that the other party possessed the power of the Divine Travel Realm.

This is already an extremely high level in the Azure Cloud Realm. Even within the Immortal Sect, there wouldn't be many of them, and each one is a renowned figure.

But Yan Shuyi was completely unfamiliar with this person's aura.

Most importantly, she found that she couldn't pinpoint the other person's location, and she couldn't even detect where the strange ripples came from.

Divine thought is bidirectional, just like a gaze.

When someone looks at you, you can even tell where that person is just by feeling.

The problem is that the person's divine sense did not fall on the young appraiser.

At this moment, another dark cloud rolled in, and crimson ripples once again secretly spread from the sky...

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