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Chapter 260 Cultivation World 49
In just over three months, Si Lingle persuaded seven small sects to merge into the Hundred Battles Sect with just her words, and now the Hundred Battles Sect has exceeded one thousand people.

One Nascent Soul cultivator, four Core Formation cultivators, and fifteen Golden Core cultivators.

Yunya in the Astral Projection Stage.

There were originally three Nascent Soul cultivators in the Hundred Battles Sect: True Monarch Xiangyu, True Monarch Changming, and True Monarch Ziyue.

Zi Yue's dantian was destroyed and her cultivation was ruined, but Si Ling Le gave her a heaven-level cultivation technique and rare and precious materials. Moreover, she herself was a mutated wind spirit root.

She spent only five years cultivating back to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, and then another two years breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The other two Nascent Soul True Monarchs are Yu Xue True Monarch of the Jade Flower Sect, who has dual spiritual roots of water and wood, but was injured in a secret realm more than fifty years ago.

Her meridians were eroded by the crimson flames that had raged for millennia.

To completely eradicate the millennia-old crimson flame erosion within her body, it would require the intervention of an eighth-tier elixir and a Nascent Soul Dao Lord.

A Daoist Master from a medium-sized sect was willing to help Jade Snow True Monarch, but only if she became his furnace cauldron.

Jade Snow True Monarch was naturally unwilling to become a furnace, and had been taking the Profound Ice Pill to suppress the Ten Thousand Years of Crimson Flame for many years.

Her cultivation level has not improved and remains at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Si Lingle removed the ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Flame from Jade Snow True Monarch's body, and the Jade Flower Sect submitted to him.

The other True Lord Jingyuan is from the Tianyun Sect and has an earth elemental root.

He was born with a single spiritual root and was an orphan who was adopted by the previous generation's Tianyun Sect Master.

His master later died in the secret realm, and he became the sect leader. Now the sect leader is his disciple.

Si Lingle stopped looking for smaller sects and instead urged her disciples to cultivate.

In six years, some of the secret realms of the Nine Li Realm will be opened.

Then we'll have to compete for the spots in the secret realm.

Si Lingle hopes that all disciples of the sect can obtain a spot in the secret realm, as the secret realm offers many opportunities that will allow them to grow rapidly.

Under Si Lingle's leadership, the entire Hundred Battles Sect devoted itself to cultivation.

Six years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Si Lingle led her sect disciples to the Taixu Sect.

All the disciples of the sect were brought to the Taixu Sect by Si Lingle. Some of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment disciples had never been to the Taixu Sect before, and Si Lingle brought them here to broaden their horizons.

The Hundred Battles Sect is now completely deserted.

When Si Lingle decided to take the entire sect to the Taixu Sect, the sect's peak masters and elders disagreed.

However, Si Lingle was eloquent and persuasive, and she had also set up various killing formations in the sect's treasure vault and library peak. Even cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending stage would have to suffer greatly if they entered.

So there's no need to worry, no one is going to attack the Hundred Battles Sect.

For the disciples who didn't need to participate in the competition for the secret realm slots, Si Lingle rented a villa in Rongcheng so that these disciples would have a place to stay.

As for the disciples who wanted to participate in the competition for the secret realm, Si Lingyue took them to register, and then the Taixu Sect arranged accommodations for them.

"The Taixu Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major sect; the concentration of spiritual energy is incredibly high."

"really."

"Let's go, let's go to the Taixu Sect Market together."

"Okay."

Several Foundation Establishment disciples went out for a stroll together.

Before they went out, True Lord Changming gave them some instructions, telling them not to get into conflicts with disciples from other sects.

If anything happens, contact the sect elders.

The group nodded, indicating that they would definitely not cause any trouble.

When they arrived at the market, the group was dazzled by the sheer size of the market belonging to the Taixu Sect.

Moreover, there are many things for sale.

After wandering around for a while, the group noticed a large crowd in the distance and went to watch.

It turned out that two female disciples from the Illusionary Spirit Sect and the Northern Darkness Alliance had gotten into an argument.

The two argued over a hairpin called "Thousand Illusions".

This Thousand Illusion Hairpin has two functions: storage and illusion.

The female cultivator from the Northern Darkness Sect was the first to discover this. While she was testing the effects of the Thousand Illusions Hairpin, the female disciple from the Illusion Spirit Sect snatched it away and paid her with spirit stones.

This angered the female cultivator from the Northern Darkness Sect, and she started arguing with the female cultivator from the Illusionary Spirit Sect.

Just as things were about to escalate, the Taixu Sect's enforcement team arrived, and in the end, the Thousand Illusion Hairpin was obtained by a female cultivator from the Beiming Sect.

The female cultivator from the Illusionary Spirit Sect glared fiercely at the female cultivator from the Northern Darkness Sect before leaving.

With no more excitement to watch, Bai Zhan and his disciples continued their stroll.

However, to their surprise, news came in the middle of the night that a female cultivator from the Northern Underworld Sect had died, and the deceased female cultivator was the one who had bought the Thousand Illusion Hairpin that day.

The group of people who had witnessed the commotion told Si Lingle and the others what had happened.

Master Yu Mo said, "Could it be that a female disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect held a grudge and went to kill someone?"

Si Lingle said decisively, "It's not from the Illusionary Spirit Sect."

"Sect Leader, why not?" Master Yu Mo asked.

“Each sect’s residence has its own protective array, which cannot be entered silently by Foundation Establishment cultivators.”

"Moreover, the leader of the Beiming Sect this time is a Dao Lord in the Nascent Soul stage. Do you think a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator can evade the divine sense detection of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?"

"Furthermore, the conflict arose during the day, and then someone died at night. All the blame will fall on the female disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect. This is clearly an attempt to provoke conflict between the two sects."

The Northern Darkness Sect and the Illusionary Spirit Sect have a long-standing feud.

The Beiming Sect and the Huanling Sect are two ancient cultivation sects, located in the Beiming Mountains and Huanling Valley respectively.

The Northern Darkness Sect is known for its water-based magic, while the Illusionary Spirit Sect excels in illusions and the manipulation of spiritual power.

Legend has it that a serious conflict occurred between the two factions three thousand years ago, the cause of which can be traced back to a dispute over resources and a betrayal.

Three thousand years ago, there was a mysterious lake between the Beiming Mountains and the Huanling Valley, called "Lingshui Lake".

The Spirit Water Lake contains abundant spiritual energy resources and is an important source of cultivation for both sects.

As time went by, the spiritual energy of the Spirit Water Lake gradually dried up, and the two sects began to clash frequently in order to compete for the remaining resources.

During the struggle for resources, a female elder of the Beiming Sect and a male disciple of the Huanling Sect developed a deep friendship.

This female elder even taught some of the secret cultivation methods of the Beiming Sect to the male disciples of the Huanling Sect.

However, after mastering these techniques, this male disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect betrayed the female elder of the Northern Darkness Sect and revealed these secrets to the higher-ups of the Illusionary Spirit Sect.

Upon learning of this betrayal, the Beiming Sect was furious and immediately launched an attack on the Huanling Sect.

The Illusionary Spirit Sect was not to be outdone, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle near Spirit Water Lake.

The battle lasted for months, with both sides suffering heavy losses, and ultimately ended with the complete drying up of the Spirit Water Lake.

This conflict not only led to the destruction of Lingshui Lake, but also completely broke the relationship between the two sects.

The Northern Underworld Sect and the Illusionary Spirit Sect thus forged a deep-seated hatred, and for three thousand years, the hostile relationship between the two sects has never eased.

"We don't know whether this was done by a cultivation sect, the demon race, or the monster race," Si Lingle said expressionlessly. "The disciples of the Hundred Battles Sect are not to discuss this matter recklessly."

"During this time, I've been staying in my room to adjust my condition and wait for the battle for the secret realm to begin."

"It's the sect leader," everyone said in unison.

After that, the Hundred Battles Sect members stayed put. As for the killing of the Northern Darkness Sect disciples, the Taixu Sect said it would investigate, but the Northern Darkness Sect members believed that the Illusionary Spirit Sect was responsible.

There's just no evidence, so I can only keep this grudge in my heart and take revenge later when I'm competing for a spot in the secret realm or after I've entered the secret realm.

The Taixu Sect felt that the murderer was challenging the sect's reputation, and that anyone who dared to act against the sect was unforgivable.

Moreover, the Taixu Sect suspects that demons or monsters may have infiltrated the sect.

They wanted to incite conflict between the human sects.

The Taixu Sect has increased its patrols, especially around the sect's protective formations and forbidden areas.

A month later, the battle for the secret realm slots began.

Qi cultivation, foundation building, golden elixir formation, nascent soul formation, and body separation are all carried out simultaneously.

Si Lingle first went to watch Yunya's competition. The competition for the Nascent Soul stage was a contest to defend the title. He had to defend the title for five rounds, and if he won three rounds, he could advance to the next stage.

The person who draws the first 100 numbers becomes the champion, and the rest become challengers.

The reigning champion loses three matches, and the one who successfully challenges becomes the reigning champion.

Yunya drew lots and got number eight, which made him the champion.

Because Yunya's cultivation level was only at the third stage of the Nascent Soul realm, many cultivators with higher cultivation levels had their eyes on him.

The moment the match began, a cultivator from the Eight Desolations Palace rushed onto the arena, leaving the others who didn't get a turn to wait or find someone else to challenge.

The Xuan Yu Arena was surrounded by a protective light barrier that prevented energy from leaking out. In the distance, the immortal mountains were shrouded in mist, and the divine senses of the spectators intertwined like a net.

"Honglu of the Eight Desolations Palace greets fellow Daoist."

"Hundred Battles Sect, Cloud Cliff."

Honglu (mid-stage Nascent Soul stage) frowned slightly. Hundred Battles Sect? Never heard of it.

Honglu launched the first attack. He made a hand seal and stomped his feet on the ground, causing the arena to tremble. Dozens of pillars of lava fire burst out of the jade, and the high temperature distorted the air.

With a clenched fist in mid-air, the fire spirit condensed into a nine-headed flaming python, while the earth spirit transformed into a rain of meteors that sealed off the sky. The combined power of fire and earth forced Yunya to retreat three steps.

As Yunya's sleeves billowed, the five elements of spiritual light swirled. His left palm formed a water spirit into an ice shield to resist the fiery python's bite, while his right finger condensed a golden spirit into a sword net to shatter the meteorite.

With a light touch of his toes, he used the power of the wood spirit to teleport ten feet, only to find the spot behind him already swallowed by lava. As the chaotic spiritual energy flowed, a gray mist appeared, briefly assimilating the aftershocks of his opponent's spell.

Honglu unleashed his natal magic weapon, the "Earth Fire Seal," instantly transforming the arena into a molten lava inferno. The Xuanhuang earth fire surging from the seal concealed an earth elemental gravity field, causing Yunya's figure to suddenly sink, the edges of his silk robe charred and torn.

Yunya's primordial spirit separated from his body, creating illusory images to harass the enemy, while his true form vanished into the chaotic spiritual mist.

The five spiritual roots are fully activated to construct the "Five Elements Reverse Array": the metal spirit is the bone, the wood spirit is the vein, the water and fire complement each other to form a Tai Chi vortex, and the earth spirit acts as the medium to draw the earth fire back.

The moment the array's light patterns lit up, the Lava Purgatory was torn open with cracks!

Honglu roared and formed hand seals, his earth and fire spiritual roots burning to their extremes: the flaming python transformed into a crimson dragon that coiled around the dome, and the earth fire condensed into a giant fist that crashed down!

Yunya's chaotic mark between his brows suddenly lit up, and the five-colored spiritual light collapsed into a gray-white vortex: the infinite micro-beams flying from his sleeve pierced through the fire and earth defenses, and the chaotic spiritual power devoured the opponent's remaining spell power. Using the force, he pushed back the illusory image of the primordial spirit and merged it into one, transforming into a five-colored divine rainbow that pierced through the Crimson Dragon's reverse scale!

Amidst the violent tremors of the restrictive light barrier, Honglu staggered and knelt, the Earth Fire Seal's light dimming. Yunya stood alone at the edge of the arena, his aura slightly disordered, the chaotic spiritual mist around him flowing like a nebula.

Yunya made a hand seal, and Honglu was knocked off the stage.

The sect leader of the Eight Desolations Palace asked, "When did this Hundred Battles Sect first appear?"

This guy named Yunya actually has a Chaos Spiritual Root. Such a genius has actually ended up in a small sect.

The sect master of Taixu Sect said, "This Hundred Battles Sect was formerly called the Azure Dragon Alliance. It was taken over by a Nascent Soul Dao Lord named Yunhua and renamed the Hundred Battles Sect. Later, it also subdued several small sects."

"Yunhua?" the sect leader of the Northern Underworld Alliance said, "A Nascent Soul Dao Lord wanted by the Azure Profound Pavilion seems to be named Yunhua. Could it be the same person?"

In the Nine Li Realm, the major sects all have a number of Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Now that a Nascent Soul stage cultivator has suddenly appeared, everyone is speculating that he might have come from another realm.

As luck would have it, the Qingxuan Pavilion also had a warrant for the arrest of a Nascent Soul Dao Lord named Yunhua. So they immediately guessed: it might be the same person.

The wanted poster issued by Qingxuan Pavilion details the heinous acts of Yunhua, who infiltrated the Qingxuan Sect and killed a Mahayana elder and thousands of high-level cultivators.

If the clone is this powerful, one can only imagine how powerful the original body must be.

The leaders of several major sects were searching for Si Lingle with their divine senses.

The sect master of Taixu Sect knew Yunhua's background, and he also knew that Qingxuan Realm was a pseudo-realm.

This is also the foundation of a major sect.

Therefore, he admired Si Lingle quite a bit. Knowing what the Qingxuan Sect had done, he dared to challenge the Qingxuan Sect alone, and even killed so many high-level cultivators of the Qingxuan Sect, yet he was still able to escape safely to the Jiuli Realm. He was quite capable.

Therefore, he did not interfere with Si Lingle's efforts to subdue the various minor sects.

If she has the ability to develop the Hundred Battles Sect, it would be a good thing for the Nine Li Realm.

At that time, the Nine Li Realm will also have an additional force.

The sect leader of the Eight Desolations Palace looked at the sect leaders of the Taixu Sect, the Sword Shadow Alliance, and the Fire Cloud Sect. None of the three reacted much, which meant they knew about the Hundred Battles Sect.

The Sect Master of Taixu Sect met the gaze of the Sect Master of Bahuang Palace and smiled slightly, saying, "This Yunya is the disciple of the Sect Master of Baizhan Sect."

"Oh, thank you for letting me know."

The two who challenged him next, Yunya won by relying on magic and the contract with the Golden Roc Demon.

After watching Yunya's battle, Si Lingle went to the Nascent Soul area.

Changming and the others all passed the first mixed battle and entered the second battle.

However, Changming was unlucky. In the second round of individual battles, he encountered a sword cultivator from the Sword Shadow Alliance who had reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, and he was eliminated.

Except for Twilight Sparkle, whose number was later, the others all won and are waiting for the next match.

The next day, Twilight Sparkle took the stage.

Ziyue stood on the arena, surrounded by a pale blue aura of wind spirits. Her hair fluttered slightly, and her eyes were sharp as blades. She stared at the woman who was slowly walking onto the stage opposite her—Tinglan, her former fellow disciple from Yunmeng Manor, and also the culprit who had destroyed her dantian and falsely accused her of colluding with evil cultivators.

Tinglan was actually quite shocked after seeing her opponent. She had destroyed Ziyue's dantian back then, but she never expected that she would be able to obtain an eighth-grade pill to repair her dantian.

He even managed to rebuild his cultivation in just over a decade and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Tinglan felt a pang of regret for not killing Ziyue back then.

Although Tinglan was flustered inside, she remained calm on the surface, a smile playing on her lips as she said, "Senior Sister Ziyue, it's been many years, and your cultivation has improved quite a bit." Her voice was soft and charming, yet carried a hint of coldness. "I just wonder, will you still be able to secure a spot in this secret realm today?"

Zi Yue remained calm, gathering wind spirits in her palm to form a long, gleaming sword with fine wind patterns flowing across its blade. She said softly, "Junior Sister Ting Lan, what you did back then, I will take revenge for today."

Ting Lan's eyes turned cold, and she played her jade flute horizontally. The sound waves were like blades, instantly tearing through the air and sweeping towards Zi Yue.

With a light tap of her toes, Zi Yue moved like the wind, instantly dodging the sonic blade. She then swung her sword backhand, the sword energy transforming into a whirlwind that hurtled straight towards Ting Lan's face.

"Heh, Senior Sister's Wind Spirit Root is indeed swift." Ting Lan chuckled, and a wisp of red silk suddenly flew out from her sleeve, coiling around Zi Yue's wrist like a venomous snake—it was the forbidden technique of Yunmeng Manor, "Soul Binding Silk," which would erode a cultivator's soul once it was bound to her.

Ziyue was prepared, and her wind spirit suddenly erupted, scattering the red silk. She changed her sword stance, and the sword tip drew in the winds of heaven and earth, causing a hurricane to suddenly rise on the arena, forcing Tinglan back several steps.

"Tinglan, you harmed me back then, and you still dare to use such insidious methods today?" Ziyue asked coldly, her sword pointing directly at Tinglan's throat.

A hint of panic flashed in Tinglan's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She played the jade flute again, and the sound waves transformed into countless phantoms, attempting to confuse Ziyue's consciousness.

However, Ziyue was no longer the person she used to be, easily manipulated. With a thought, she used the wind spirit to create an invisible barrier, completely isolating Huanyin.

"It's time to end this." Ziyue whispered, her sword suddenly accelerating, like a streak of blue lightning, piercing straight for Tinglan's heart.

Tinglan hastily tried to defend herself, but was still blasted away by the sword energy, crashing heavily to the edge of the arena. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as she stared at Ziyue in disbelief: "You... how could this be..."

Ziyue sheathed her sword and stood there, the wind spirit gradually dissipating, leaving only a wisp of breeze brushing against her hair. She looked down at Tinglan and said calmly, "You harmed me back then, and today I defeat you. The cycle of cause and effect is nothing more than this."

If it weren't for the arena, she would definitely have killed Tinglan to avenge herself and her junior brother Shenchuan.

Below the stage, the spectators were completely silent, with only the whistling wind as if announcing the end of the duel.