I forge immortality with a pagoda.

Shen Yu was somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Senior Sister, you may not know this, but the reason why I was able to cast these various Dao techniques with my seventh level of cultivation is not because my True Qi is of such a high grade, but because I have cultivated a technique that can temporarily amplify my strength."

Yue Ling glanced at Shen Yu, a look of suspicion on her face.

Those eyes seemed to see right through people, making Shen Yu feel a sense of foreboding.

He chuckled dryly twice and said, "Senior Sister doesn't believe me?"

Yue Ling simply smiled and didn't press the matter further. "Since Brother Shen has said so, how could Yue Ling not believe him?"

Seeing this, Shen Yu said no more, but turned around and collected all the storage bags of those people.

"Senior Sister's injuries haven't healed yet. I think it would be better if we stayed here to heal for a while, and once we've recovered enough, we can go together to find the Dao Seed, what do you say?"

Shen Yu offered her suggestion.

Although Yue Ling was anxious, she knew that she was not in good condition. If she encountered any danger again, she would not only be unable to defend herself, but would also be a burden to Shen Yu.

So she nodded emphatically, "Brother Shen is right, let's do as Brother Shen says."

After speaking, Yue Ling found a flat, large rock and began to meditate cross-legged.

As she began to practice her technique, a wisp of solid, pure white Qi suddenly formed between her mouth and nose. Her aura was lofty and her spirit ethereal. The moonlight made her cool face appear even more aloof, like a fairy in the moon.

"Haoyue Youzhen, as expected of a ninth-order True Qi, is truly extraordinary."

Shen Yu was thinking to himself as he took out four small array flags and flicked them, and the four flags stood upright in the four directions.

He silently chanted and made hand seals. Immediately, a wave of light surged from the four array flags, firmly enveloping the two of them without leaking any energy.

He then took out a jade tablet for communication from his bosom and sent out a short message with a thought.

After doing all this, Shen Yu took out a futon, sat on it, and began to cultivate.

Although the previous battles had been extremely costly, they had also made Shen Yu more adept at using his true qi. With each contraction and release, it seemed that the upper limit of his cultivation had been raised again.

It should be noted that he had only recently broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, so this was truly unexpected and gave him a pleasant surprise.

……

Outside of Ganyu Mountain, in another area of ​​the Abyss.

Two figures flashed and leaped in the air, with sword light shooting into the sky and sword energy flying everywhere.

Yue Jianxin used the force of the void to forcibly twist his body, and at the same time flicked his fingers, sending two thick sword energies across the void.

The figure opposite simply spread his palms out, unleashing a calm and righteous aura as he swept out with a sword beam.

Several clangs of metal clashing were heard as the sword energies from both sides collided and dissipated into points of sword energy, vanishing into the void. The battle ended in a draw, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.

Yue Jianxin narrowed his eyes, but his fighting spirit burned even brighter.

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

He shouted and his figure swept through the air. He flicked his fingers three times like a sword, and more than a hundred transparent short swords appeared out of thin air in the area where the person opposite him was standing. The next moment, they swirled rapidly, and the sword energy crisscrossed, completely enveloping his figure.

The man merely opened and closed his lips, transforming into a streak of sword light as he broke through the encirclement.

"Flying on a sword..."

Yue Jianxin's old face immediately lit up with joy. "Young man, with your swordsmanship, it's truly a pity you're not my disciple!"

He pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed them down in front of him, unleashing a pure white sword beam tens of feet long that swept out with a thunderous roar.

This time, no matter how the figure flew in rainbow form or dodged and weaved, it was locked onto by the sword energy and could no longer escape.

The man stopped dodging and simply flipped his hand, taking out a mottled tortoise shell and holding it in front of him.

The phantom of a black tortoise instantly expanded, pushing aside the thick fog. The unparalleled sword beam, as thick as a bucket and dozens of feet long, crashed into it, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, making no sound at all, and was easily neutralized.

"Boy, you're cheating! Didn't you say we'd only judge by swordsmanship? Why did you use a magic weapon first?"

The figure opposite was a pale-faced boy, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, but his brows revealed a composure that did not match his age.

Upon hearing this, the handsome young man frowned and said, "Don't try to reason with me. With your skill level, you're far from being my master. Old man, farewell!"

After saying this, the young man didn't linger and immediately vanished into the distant mountains.

Yue Jianxin shook his head regretfully, his expression full of pity, and muttered to himself.

"What a pity for such a promising swordsman, having already achieved such mastery in Qi cultivation..."

Then, thinking of the martial arts technique Shen Yu practiced, he couldn't help but snort, "If you could put all your energy into swordsmanship, you would be far superior to him."

Yue Jianxin gritted his teeth, his expression conveying a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"Senior Yue, Senior Yue, Senior Brother Shen has sent a letter!"

Below, Choi Yoo-shin shouted anxiously.

Yue Jianxin's heart stirred, and his figure suddenly descended, arriving in front of Cui Youxin in the next moment.

"The kid finally wrote! Could you tell me what it's about?"

Cui Youxin recounted the contents of Shen Yu's message in detail. Yue Jianxin was overjoyed upon hearing this, clapping his hands in praise: "As expected of my first disciple, well done, well done!"

Within the jade tablet, Shen Yu had already described in detail how he came to the Abyss and how he rescued Yue Ling.

The two people in front of them breathed a sigh of relief upon learning of Shen Yu's whereabouts and Yue Ling's situation.

Since the teleportation array malfunctioned, they have been unable to contact Shen Yu and do not know where he has been teleported to.

Without further delay, the two headed straight for Ganyu Mountain.

After the two had gone some distance, a figure slowly emerged in the darkness.

This was a young cultivator dressed in a Taoist robe, with a handsome face and dashing appearance, but there was a faint sense of incongruity about him.

He stuck out his scarlet tongue and licked his lips with an incredible motion, then followed the two figures away.

……

In the suspended dojo, Shen Yu absorbed the last wisp of spiritual energy from his meridians into his dantian and opened his eyes with satisfaction.

His cultivation has indeed improved, and by quite a lot. In another two or three months, he will be able to attempt to break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining. With the help of the Xuan Yu Fruit, he is 99% confident that he can succeed in breaking through.

Standing up, Shen Yu discovered another part of the formation where Yue Ling had stopped her breathing exercises and was intently sketching on a map.

Seeing Shen Yu get up, she said, "Brother Shen, you're awake."

"What's wrong, Senior Sister?"

Shen Yu stepped closer and found that the map contained completely unfamiliar information, which he had never seen before. It was marked with many pavilions, caves and other structures.

"This is a map of the ruins of the suspended Taoist temple, which records the locations of many different Taoist sects."

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