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Chapter 190 Lake Island

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

North of Qianlong Academy.

There is a vast lake here, covering an area of ​​more than ten miles. Many lotus flowers grow on the lake, and there are also pavilions built on the shore. In the middle of the lake, there is a small island about one or two miles in diameter.

At this moment, many people have gathered on the island in the middle of the lake.

Suddenly, a beam of purple light came from the south. The purple light was nearly ten feet long and was a Dharma image containing a faint pressure. This Dharma image came through the air and did not take a small boat on the outer edge of the island in the lake. Instead, it rode the light and landed directly on the edge of the island in the lake.

Immediately afterward, the purple light dissipated, revealing a figure—Yan Luo, the once renowned Daoist cultivator of Jingye City. She was dressed in a light purple gauze dress, and arrived at the island in the middle of the lake. She blinked and said:
"Dear senior brothers and sisters, you've arrived early."

More than two years have passed since she broke through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm during her training in Jingye City. In these two years, her realm has been consolidated, and she has been constantly improving in the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm. Now she has reached the top level of the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

Such strength would be considered top-tier geniuses in any city of Yong Kingdom, but it's nothing special here at Qianlong Academy. At least on this island in the middle of the lake, among the dozen or so people gathered here, at least three or four have already broken through the limits and reached the fifth level of blood condensation.

Those who reached the fifth stage of blood coagulation at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven were the most outstanding talents of their era among the hundreds of millions of living beings in the entire Yong Kingdom, and the most dazzling geniuses in the Qianlong Academy. Compared with them, Yan Luo was still somewhat inferior for the time being.

Among the people on the island in the middle of the lake, some glanced at Yan Luo and then closed their eyes, ignoring her, while others smiled at Yan Luo and let their eyes roam freely over her.

"Sister Yanluo's Purple Yuan Dharma Form has improved a lot; it looks like she has mastered the second level."

One of the women, dressed in yellow, nodded slightly to Yan Luo and spoke.

She is Bai Qiulan, the senior disciple of the Dao Academy. Although she is slightly inferior to Yin Kun, the top disciple of the academy, in terms of Daoist cultivation, she had already entered the fifth stage of the Nascent Soul Refinement a year ago, and her strength ranks firmly among the top three disciples of the academy.

"Senior Sister Bai has keen eyes; she noticed that. I didn't use the second level."

Yan Luo came up behind Bai Qiulan and winked at her.

Bai Qiulan smiled but remained silent.

She cultivates a profound technique called "Pupil of Illusion," a supernatural power technique of the pupil category. The main reason is that she was born with a pair of spiritual eyes that can see ghosts and spirits, so she has the innate aptitude to cultivate pupil techniques. Later, after becoming a Taoist cultivator, she also focused on Taoist methods in terms of supernatural powers. This pupil technique is not only extremely powerful, but also has very profound insight.

Just now, Yanluo used the Purple Yuan Dharma Form to cross the lake with her physical body. Although she only used the first level of the method, she still noticed the difference from some traces and judged that Yanluo had mastered the second level of the Purple Yuan Dharma Form.

The Heavenly Divine Purple Origin Dharma Form is an extremely powerful Dharma Form divine power. Yan Luo's ability to master this Dharma Form naturally places her at the top level among the fourth level of refinement. If she can break through the bottleneck of the fifth level of refinement in the future and enter the fifth level of refinement, she will not be weak either.

Just as Yanluo and Bai Qiulan were discussing Taoist practices.

Swish!
Suddenly, another martial artist appeared on the distant lakeshore. His blood energy was thick and vigorous, and it was clear at a glance that he had reached the level of five blood clotting stages. He glanced at the island in the middle of the lake, but instead of taking a boat, he suddenly leaped into the water.

He was lifted into the air and fell directly into the lake.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He stepped onto the lake, splashing up a huge wave, but he didn't sink. Using the force of the step, he continued forward, walking on the water. In a short while, he crossed the lake and landed on the island in the middle of the lake.

"Hey, it's Senior Brother Xue!"

"So Senior Brother Xue has come too."

Many eyes immediately fell on the newcomer.

Compared to when Yan Luo arrived, which didn't attract much attention, this time the arrival caused a change in the expressions of everyone on the island in the middle of the lake, including Bai Qiulan, whose eyes flickered as they looked at the newcomer.

Xue Lin.

One of the top talents of Qianlong Academy Martial Arts Academy, perhaps not as good as Gu Liufeng, but enough to be ranked in the top three.

This debate on the island in the middle of the lake was just a small-scale contest. Unexpectedly, not only did Bai Qiulan, the senior sister of the Dao Academy, come, but Xue Lin from the Martial Academy also came.

"What brings Senior Brother Xue to discuss the Dao with us?"

Bai Qiulan slightly raised her head towards Xue Lin.

Xue Lin walked calmly towards the island in the middle of the lake and said, "The way of martial arts is to combine movement and stillness. I have been in seclusion for more than three months and have finally mastered a movement technique. I'm here to test my skills."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiulan smiled and said, "Then Senior Brother Xue must go easy on me later."

Although she said that, as the senior sister of the academy, she was not afraid at all if she really fought Xue Lin. Xue Lin also knew that Bai Qiulan was no ordinary person, so he didn't say anything and silently walked to the side.

Actually, he would rather compete with martial arts masters than with Taoist masters, but among the people who came today, there were very few who were qualified to compete with him.

In the martial arts academy,

Only those who have reached the fifth level of blood coagulation can barely catch his eye. Among those who have reached the fifth level of blood coagulation, apart from Gu Liufeng, who is superior to him, there are only two people whom he considers as opponents. Everyone else is still inferior.

Unfortunately, on the island today, only Bai Qiulan is qualified to compete with him. But after all, this is just a small-scale gathering to discuss the Dao. It's already quite good that he was able to meet Bai Qiulan. If Bai Qiulan hadn't been there, he probably wouldn't have been interested in making a move.

Just then, more disciples from the Taoist Academy and the Martial Academy arrived one after another.

Some disciples from the Taoist academy used supernatural powers to travel on water and reach the island in the middle of the lake. Other disciples from the martial arts academy simply broke off a tree branch and used it to cross the river on a single reed.

However, most of the disciples from the Taoist Academy and the Martial Academy still obediently took the small boats on the lake.

The main techniques are water manipulation and flight, which not everyone can use. After all, most of the disciples in the Hidden Dragon Academy are at the fourth level of refinement and the fourth level of blood, and it is almost impossible for them to walk on water after four levels of blood coagulation.

Soon,
Two figures arrived at the edge of the lake together.

"Hmm, there are quite a few people."

Wu Ming stood on the shore, gazing at the island in the middle of the lake. He watched the figures on the island and sensed the vigorous blood energy, including many experts who had reached the fifth level of blood coagulation. His eyes flickered slightly.

Yan Chuyu followed Wu Ming and also glanced at the island in the middle of the lake. Although it was several miles away, she could still recognize some of the people at a glance. She couldn't help but look surprised and said, "Senior Sister Bai is here, Senior Brother Xue is here too... and Senior Brother Wang and Senior Brother Lu are here as well. There are quite a few powerful figures here for this Dao discussion."

As Wu Ming listened to Yan Chuyu's words, he also turned his gaze to the several figures on the island.

Bai Qiulan, Xue Lin.

Although he focused on cultivation in the Hidden Dragon Academy, he had heard of the top talents in the academy. He knew the names of these two, but not many others.

Yan Luo was also on the island in the middle of the lake, which caught Wu Ming's eye for a moment, but only for a moment before he looked away.

This once unfathomable and mysterious 'master of Daoist arts' now holds no secrets in his eyes. He is nothing more than a true disciple of the Ziyuan Sect, the orthodox Daoist sect of Yong Kingdom. He was quite dazzling in the Jingye City region and was considered one of the top young people besides himself. However, in the Qianlong Academy, he is far from being considered top.

"Let's go."

Wu Ming averted his gaze and walked towards a small boat on the shore.

Although he was also a Daoist cultivator at the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement, he did not know any Daoist techniques related to water manipulation. The Heavenly Gang Thunder Primordial Dharma Form was a rather special type, requiring at least the fourth level of cultivation to carry a physical body through the air, which he was still lacking.

Swish.

Wu Ming leaped onto a small boat, then guided it with his thoughts, causing the boat's oars to rock on their own, propelling the boat slowly toward the island in the middle of the lake.

Seeing this, Yan Chuyu also made a bold leap and landed directly on the small boat at the stern.

As a martial artist who has achieved four stages of blood coagulation, she is also unable to walk on water. Although she could break off a tree branch and step on it to cross the water if she wanted to show off, she has not yet achieved the unity of spirit and body, and her skills have not yet reached the pinnacle. Crossing the river on a reed is quite difficult for her. If she does not master it well, she may fall into the water. There is no need for her to deliberately show off.

Now,

Wu Ming and Yan Chuyu then sailed together in an inconspicuous little boat towards the island in the middle of the lake, and finally landed on the edge of the island.

The two landed without attracting much attention. On the one hand, Wu Ming had been in seclusion since entering the Hidden Dragon Academy, keeping a low profile. Apart from breaking through seven gates when he entered the academy, which caused some ripples, he remained calm for more than a year afterward, like a stone sinking into a deep pool, not attracting any attention.

On the other hand, discussions on the Dao have already begun.

On the field,

Two young martial arts academy disciples were seen fighting each other, each wielding a sword. Both were top-tier level 4 experts with their spirit and body perfectly integrated, and their strengths appeared to be evenly matched. For a time, they fought fiercely and were evenly matched.

Most people on the island in the lake were focused on the two martial arts academy disciples who were sparring and discussing martial arts.

but,

Some people also turned their attention to Wu Ming.

"Senior Brother Wu Ming, Junior Sister Chu Yu, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

Yan Luo stood behind Bai Qiulan and noticed Wu Ming and Yan Chuyu coming ashore. She couldn't help but smile and greet Wu Ming and Yan Chuyu with a smile.

Yan Chuyu casually raised her chin at Yan Luo in return, and Wu Ming nodded slightly in return. Although Yan Luo was not a native of Jingye City, she had cultivated in Jingye City for many years and could be considered half a native of Jingye City. At present, in the Qianlong Academy, there were only him and Yan Chuyu from the Jingye City region, and at most, half a native of Yan Luo. They were all present.

Just as Yanluo greeted Wu Ming.

Her eyes, however, quietly turned to Wu Ming.

Those were eyes with a hint of gold and red, belonging to Bai Qiulan, who was not far from Yan Luo. She looked at Wu Ming from afar, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

"Wu Ming..."

As the senior disciple of the Dao Academy, she had naturally heard of Wu Ming, a disciple who had broken through seven gates in succession through enlightenment when he entered the academy. However, most Dao cultivators lived in seclusion, and this was the first time the two had met since Wu Ming entered the academy more than a year ago.

When Bai Qiulan was admitted to the hospital, she had only broken through six gates. She still had a deep impression of Wu Ming, who was able to break through seven gates.

(End of this chapter)