At the age of one hundred, I inquired about the Dao, awakening the supreme spiritual root that shatt

Ling Xiu lowered his voice and responded in a hoarse tone.

"Don't mention it, it's not safe here, you should leave as soon as possible!"

His voice was unquestionable, his attitude resolute, giving off a feeling that strangers should not approach him.

"Yes, we will obey your instructions, senior. We will depart now and return to the Qingyun Sect as soon as possible!"

Yun Ziling glanced at Nuonuo, then pulled her away.

But Su Nuonuo stood rooted to the spot, tilting her head to look at the half-profile under the straw hat from the side.

She frowned slightly for a moment, and no matter how hard Yun Ziling tugged at her several times, she didn't budge.

Suddenly, Nuonuo's eyes widened, and with a hint of uncertainty, she shouted.

"Grandpa Ling...is that you? Grandpa Ling, you..."

Her voice was full of hesitation, but that figure and that familiar voice stirred an uncontrollable excitement in her heart. This was her unique intuition about Ling Xiu that she had since she was a child.

This sense of familiarity is so intense it's beyond compare.

Ling Xiu's body suddenly trembled, and he secretly thought to himself that something was wrong.

"I didn't expect this little girl to have such a sharp intuition. I tried so hard to hide, yet she still recognized me!"

His voice, breath, and appearance have all changed. His figure is no longer the hunched and aged man he used to be. He shows no signs of aging at all. Where did she get this sense of familiarity from?

This inexplicable and mysterious perception caused Ling Xiu great distress.

But he knew in his heart that he absolutely could not acknowledge her now. How could he face Yun Ziling, and how could he overcome the knot in his heart?

His current appearance is exactly the same as in the secret realm, and there is no way to hide it.

If Yun Ziling knew the truth, how would she feel? How would she view herself?

He forcefully suppressed the unease surging in his heart, never turning back, his voice growing increasingly hoarse, radiating a chilling coldness.

"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Grandpa Ling!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't linger any longer. His figure flashed several times and he disappeared from the spot in an instant.

His speed was terrifying; after he left, a faint afterimage remained in the same spot.

Su Nuonuo's eyes were already red, and she looked in the direction where Ling Xiu had disappeared, her face full of disappointment.

"Impossible, that person must be Grandpa Ling, it has to be him. Does he have some unspeakable secret?"

She clutched her head, desperately trying to suppress the thoughts in her mind, but the feeling that person had given her was too similar to that of Grandpa Ling.

Yun Ziling gently rubbed her little head.

"Let's go, maybe you really have mistaken me for someone else."

This senior's cultivation is unfathomable; he is at least a Transcendent Realm cultivator and could not possibly be Ling Xiu.

Ling Xiu has been gone for twenty years. He has probably long since exhausted his lifespan and died. When he left alone, it was probably because he did not want us to see him in his final, dying state.

Nuonuo, let's leave quickly, this place is not safe to stay!

After saying that, she looked at the small jade bottle in her arms. This top-grade Xuan-level Guiyuan Pill was indeed miraculous. After taking it, the injuries on her body were healing and repairing at an extremely fast speed.

Su Nuonuo nodded slightly, feeling disappointed, and followed her away from the valley.

Ever since Ling Xiu left Qingyun Sect without saying goodbye, Nuonuo had secretly gone out to search for him several times, but each time she came up empty-handed and had to give up in the end.

Ling Xiu vanished as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth, completely disappearing from her life.

In Yun Ziling's heart, Ling Xiu was ultimately just a hundred-year-old man who had at most reached the Qi Refining Realm back then and had no chance of breaking through to the True Condensation Realm.

And so, Nuonuo and Yun Ziling's group set off.

On the other side, Ling Xiuzheng, who had rushed into the depths of the dense forest, took refuge on the branches of an ancient tree a hundred meters high, quietly watching the two figures disappear into the distance, feeling a little more at ease.

"My dear girl, how could I not want to reunite with you? It's just that there's still a knot in my heart that I can't untie. Once we get over this hurdle, we will surely meet again."

He muttered something to himself, then turned and disappeared completely into the depths of the dense forest.

After this auction with the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, he knew that Qingyang Holy City was full of experts, and he had to break through to the Tongxuan Realm as soon as possible to protect himself.

The most urgent task right now is to find the last key ingredient, Cloud Grass, and refine the Profound Pill!

As night deepened, Ling Xiu returned to the True Ruins Pavilion, reactivated the protective formation, and then entered his room to sit cross-legged in meditation.

He retrieved all the items he had won in today's auction.

An ancient talisman, slightly damaged at the edges, with blurred and indistinct runes, but unique in its material, faintly emanating a weak spiritual energy fluctuation.

A section of golden bamboo, radiating pure Yang heat; and a Qingyang Elixir wrapped in a blue halo.

He immediately put all three treasures into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, then sat down in meditation, waiting for the gourd to refine the treasures and bring about a transformation.

The next morning, Ling Xiu could not contain his emotions and urged his divine sense to probe into the interior of the Xuan Gourd.

As expected, astonishing changes had already occurred within the mysterious gourd.

The tattered ancient talisman was now completely restored, its dullness gone, its inner light shimmering, its body warm and smooth like jade, and its originally blurry patterns clearly emerging, exuding a profound and mysterious Daoist charm.

Upon closer examination with his divine sense, he realized that this talisman did not carry the power of destruction or defense, but rather a set of formations.

The inverted Eight Trigrams Formation.

This is a spatial array that can reverse the void and achieve instantaneous teleportation.

Its grade far surpasses that of Earth-grade spirit talismans, reaching the Heaven-grade level.

"Celestial-Rank Spirit Talisman, Inverted Eight Trigrams Formation!"

Ling Xiu was shocked; this was an enormous surprise for him.

Such talisman treasures are usually only possessed by cultivators at the Spirit Sea Realm.

It is an excellent trump card for survival, and its value is immeasurable.

"Although I don't know the maximum teleportation distance of this Inverted Eight Trigrams Formation, a Heavenly-Rank Spirit Talisman can easily traverse a thousand miles, making it impossible for the opponent to track it down!"

Ling Xiu suppressed his overwhelming joy and looked at the section of pure yang golden bamboo again.

Originally, the medicinal properties lasted for only seven hundred years, but now the medicinal properties have increased to at least a thousand years.

This is the Li Tu bamboo, one of the main ingredients for refining the Tong Xuan Dan.

This auction cost 180,000 low-grade spirit stones, and he offended Shangguan Yiyun as a result, incurring her wrath.

But looking at the soaring rank and the increasingly intense pure yang fire aura, all the sacrifices have been worthwhile.

When used in medicine to refine the Tongxuan Pill, its medicinal power is several times stronger than that of the ordinary Tongxuan Pill.

Finally, the Azure Sun Spirit Pill was taken out. Originally, it was just a low-grade pill with a light color, but now it has transformed into a top-grade Earth-rank spirit pill surrounded by four pill patterns.

The pill is full and round, with a lingering blue light, a rich and mellow fragrance that is refreshing and invigorating, and a powerful and concentrated medicinal effect.

Comparing the "Mysterious Origin Creation Pill Canon" in his mind with his own perception, he realized that the medicinal power of this top-grade Qingyang Spirit Pill, after being purified by the Mysterious Gourd, was comparable to that of the Tongxuan Pill.

This is enough to help him get infinitely closer to the breakthrough point, and even give him a chance to break through the shackles in one fell swoop, condense a golden core in his dantian, and step into the Tongxuan Realm.

Ling Xiu slowly calmed his agitated emotions. With this Qingyang Spirit Pill in hand, his chances of breaking through to the Tongxuan Realm had greatly increased.

Even the City Lord of Qingyang and the President of Wanbao Chamber of Commerce probably couldn't refine such a top-grade Earth-rank Qingyang Spirit Pill.

"You must not be impatient, and you must not rashly attempt to break through to the Profound Realm!"

Ling Xiu was alarmed; although this top-grade Qingyang Spirit Pill had greatly increased its medicinal power, it could not ultimately replace the Tongxuan Pill.

If he fails to break through, his cultivation will be completely destroyed, and he will be doomed forever.

All previous planning and efforts will be in vain.

This pill can only assist in cultivation. If you want to safely enter the Profound Realm and ensure a flawless breakthrough, you should still gather the medicinal materials to refine the Profound Pill.

"Right now, I can only do my best to find Yuncao's whereabouts."

From that day on, he spent most of his time searching for the whereabouts of the Cloud Grass in Qingyang Holy City.