I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

"Pfft~" Ning Xi chuckled, nodded seriously, and raised her head, saying, "That's right, you saw through it."

I am my aunt... Pshaw!

I'm wrong. I am who I am, and I'm here to gain experience.

"You know that's good. From now on, just follow me obediently, and you'll get your share of the benefits!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yang turned his bowed body to look at Lu Feng.

"I've already told you, what can I do if you don't believe me?" Lu Feng said with his hands behind his back. "Now that you're awake, you two come with me."

"Where to?"

"Where else can we go? Now that you've completed your Foundation Establishment, you should naturally go to the Soul Hall to light your Soul Lamp. It just so happens that you're here too, Ning Xi."

Li Yang then remembered this.

Because they have been in the Qi Refining stage for more than ten years, they are not qualified to light the Soul Lamp. Every drop of soul blood will damage their foundation. Only when they reach the Foundation Establishment stage and condense their divine soul can they separate the soul blood layer without damaging their foundation.

The purpose of the Soul Lamp is for the sect to monitor the life and death status of its members.

He completely ignored Lu Feng's constant talk about "inheritance and responsibility" and "honor and belonging."

The Hall of Life and Souls is located on the cultivation peak where the patriarch of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect resides; it is extremely important.

If the Soul Lamp is maliciously destroyed, the entire sect, including the sect leader, will be severely injured.

Normally, the sect leader or the inner sect elder would organize the lighting together to prevent emergencies from frequent personnel coming and going.

However, there are exceptions—

For example, Li Yang's swordsmanship talent, as he has just displayed, is enough to open a back door for him.

Otherwise, not to mention other sword-wielding forces and traditions, even within the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, many elders would want to poach people.

"Huh? There are other people here?" Lu Feng was somewhat surprised.

Normally, only I, as the Grand Elder of the Inner Sect, and the Sect Master have the authority to freely enter and leave the Ancestor's Xuan Tian Peak.

"What a coincidence." Sect Master Ling Wujiu had just led out a handsome boy with innocent, watery eyes.

"Is this your new one?"

Ling Wujiu nodded, a smug smile on his face: "Didn't you say that there are more women than men on our sect's main peak? Now we have two male disciples. He is a rare Seven Aperture Exquisite Body, and he has achieved the Foundation Establishment stage in a hundred days."

He emphasized the importance of "100 Days to Build a Foundation".

Lu Feng could easily understand the implication that Li Yang had spent more than ten years in the Qi Refining stage.

In fact, Ling Wujiu usually doesn't belittle his disciples. On the contrary, he envied Lu Feng for having such an outstanding disciple because Li Yang was so exceptional.

The two, one a sect leader and the other an inner sect elder, are indeed good friends.

But it is precisely because of close friends that a competitive mentality arises.

"My Xuantian Sword Sect is a sword cultivation sect. What use is fast cultivation speed? Can it compare to the Dao Body of the Taizhen Qionghua Palace?"

Li Yang bowed to Ling Wujiu, his gaze falling on the boy.

She's prettier than a woman, like a perfect product of Japan's anti-male enhancement program.

She's so delicate, the kind of person who'd cry even if she got a tiny scratch.

Such a person would stand out too much among a group of ruthless sword cultivators.

However, I feel that this is the type that women would really like.

He was very disgusted.

The way this guy looked at Ning Xi was completely unlike what a normal sword cultivator should look like.

It can't be called obscene, but rather a feeling of possession.

But he quickly put on a youthful and energetic smile, and he knew how to fake it.

"You must be Senior Brother Li! I've heard so much about you!"

Let alone girls, Li Yang even felt that the other person was handsome and charming.

But this feeling was quickly replaced by murderous intent.

This person is not normal!

It can subtly change one's perspective!

Could this be the special feature of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Body?

Li Yang glanced at Ning Xi.

When she looked at the other person, she seemed indifferent, as if she was completely unaffected.

Now he was even more confused.

Even he, who was just beginning to condense his sword heart, was affected, but Ning Xi, who was still a girl, remained calm and composed.

Is she really the reincarnation of Ning Qingfeng?

……

This was just a brief interlude; Li Yang and Ning Xi soon lit the soul lamps in the Hall of Life and Souls.

In the darkness, Li Yang sensed some kind of connection.

It is said that after the soul lamp was lit, the disciple's fortune was merged into the sect's fortune, giving him a place to belong.

Lu Feng led the two back to Crane Cry Peak and introduced Ning Xi to the senior brothers and sisters of Crane Cry Peak.

Except for the eldest brother and sixth sister, everyone else is on the peak right now.

Li Yang also wanted to glean some clues from Ning Xinyao's attitude towards Ning Xi.

However, it was discovered that Ning Xinyao, who was originally only at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment stage, had now reached the Golden Core stage!

"Junior brother, you seem very surprised." Ning Xinyao said with a half-smile, "You've only been a member of Crane Cry Peak for two or three years. Did you think that everyone else had only been there for a short time?"

Do you know that even your seventh senior sister has reached the Golden Core stage? I have been a member of Crane Cry Peak for over sixty years. How could I only be at the Foundation Establishment stage?

It allows you to live a carefree life, oblivious to the affairs of the mountain.

I practice the Ning family's top-level cultivation technique—the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Scripture. I went from the first level of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and then back to the first level of Qi Refining, repeating this cycle nine times before finally establishing my foundation.

Then, after cultivating to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, one falls to the first level of Qi Refining, and the cycle repeats nine times.

This is my sixth cycle of the Golden Core.

This sixth time we've been together, you've given me some unforgettable memories~

Especially your reasoning, it even makes my face burn with embarrassment.

Double entendre.

Li Yang never expected that Ning Xinyao's cultivation technique was so abnormal.

"Senior sister, I..."

Ning Xinyao interrupted him, her figure flashing as she stood in front of him.

"Stand still and stick your face out."

Li Yang didn't care.

He doesn't care about that.

It's good if getting slapped can settle this matter.

"You actually did it?" Ning Xinyao reached out and pinched his cheek, laughing, "I was just teasing you. I never realized you had such a cute side, Junior Brother."

"Please don't use 'cute' to describe a sword cultivator, especially a male sword cultivator," Li Yang corrected.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around," Lu Feng said.

"I called you all here not only to introduce your junior sister Ning Xi, but also because the opening time of the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm in Immortal Relic State has been set for twenty-eight days from now."

According to internal sources within the Dao Alliance, it has been confirmed that it is the cave dwelling of an immortal, containing his legacy.

The specific method he was practicing was blocked by the power of the Immortal Absolute in the Immortal Remnant State.

In short, the blessings in this secret realm outweigh the dangers; you may enter to gain experience.

The second senior brother was delighted upon hearing this and asked:

"There must be rules governing cultivation levels, right?"

Lu Feng nodded:

"Naturally. These kinds of secret realms that contain the inheritance of ancient immortals all have their own secret realm rules to select the most suitable inheritor."

According to internal information passed down by the Supreme Elder of our sect who works at the Dao Alliance:

The rules of this secret realm are extremely unique—anyone below the Nascent Soul stage, including those at the Nascent Soul stage, can enter, but all participants' cultivation levels will be suppressed to that of ordinary people, forcing them to start their cultivation from scratch. Those who cultivate quickly will have an absolute advantage.

If the old Li Yang had heard this rule, he would have turned around and left immediately.

This is purely a competition of talent!

But now that the physical body has undergone Nirvana, even if we don't say we can make a thousand miles a day in cultivation, we can still make a hundred miles.

You can go in and take a look.

He had never been to the Immortal Relic State, but he knew that it often opened super-large secret realms, from which many unparalleled figures who were famous throughout the Nine Provinces emerged.

Those who are still alive have all become important figures in Kyushu, such as Ning Qingfeng.

Lu Feng's gaze fell on Li Yang, somewhat troubled:

"There's a limit to the number of participants in this secret realm, and we submitted our applications beforehand. We didn't expect you to suddenly succeed in Foundation Establishment."

Li Yang was speechless upon hearing this.

You can't believe how little attention I was given before!

"Then why did Master summon me here?"

If you didn't want to take me along, why did you call me over?

He didn't care about the spots himself; as long as they were released, he was confident that with his abilities, he could easily secure one.

"This secret realm is of a very high level, so the sect has decided to select the winners from among the Golden Core and Nascent Soul disciples," Lu Feng added.

These words also blocked Li Yang's escape route.

However, it's understandable.

For example, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Nascent Soul cultivator both start their cultivation from mortals, it's obvious that the Nascent Soul cultivator will crush the Foundation Establishment cultivator in every aspect.

Therefore, this is also to protect the sect's Foundation Establishment disciples.

"Then this disciple will not go."

Lu Feng stroked his beard:

"No rush. Although Crane Cry Peak doesn't have any spots left, Sect Master Peak still has one."

Sect Master Ling has seven direct disciples: five senior sisters and one junior brother, and the other one is Ye Zhihan, whom you met today.

Your other junior brother is said to be helping one of his senior sisters return to the clan to participate in a secret realm to obtain precious spiritual materials for alchemy and break through to the fourth-grade alchemy master realm, so this spot is vacant.

I have already spoken to the sect leader, and he can give you this spot, but you must impersonate him to participate in this secret realm.

You should understand that the elders from the other peaks are all watching.

If someone gives up going, there will inevitably be a struggle, but since you haven't even formed your core yet, you don't even have the right to compete.

Therefore, you must disguise yourself as that junior brother named Qin Feng in order to successfully enter the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm.

Li Yang nodded. As long as he could get in, that was fine. He had never been to Xianyi Prefecture before.

"Alright, everyone else, you can leave. Li Yang, you stay behind for a bit."

After the other disciples left, only Li Yang and Lu Feng remained in the hall.

Do you know why your teacher kept you behind alone?

Li Yang shook his head: "Don't assign me any more tasks, just stop trying to trick me."

Lu Feng choked.

He truly failed Li Yang in the Yongning County incident.

"Ahem~" He coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, "Then I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Lu Feng made a startling statement: "Because I believe you have a very high chance of obtaining the inheritance of that immortal within the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm!"

"Me?" Li Yang frowned. "There are more than a million geniuses in the Nine Provinces. Master is giving me far too much credit."

"I didn't say it was absolute. This news was revealed to me by that senior Yuanhua, who asked me to pass it on to you—that immortal is very likely cultivating the Path of Slaughter."

Li Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

If it's the path of killing, then it might actually be possible.

After all, his ability to sense killing intent and engage in bloody battles is a talent that sets him apart from ordinary people.

"And then?" Li Yang asked.

"The path of killing is not the path of evil, but stepping on the red line is like the path of evil dancing on the edge of the path of evil."

If a person with a righteous heart obtains it, they can eliminate demons and protect the righteous path; if a person with an evil heart obtains it, they will surely bring harm to the common people.

It would be better if you could have it. But even if you don't have this divine destiny, you must not let it fall into the hands of evil spirits.

In particular, a traitor from our Xuanyuan Sword Sect has fallen into evil sword cultivation. In pursuit of ultimate attack power, he not only harms the innocent but also sacrifices his fellow disciples to the sword.

"Is he very strong?"

Lu Feng pondered, "He's the number one on the Qianzhou Golden Core Prodigy Ranking! He possesses an innate sword embryo, naturally compatible with all sword pellets. The trigger for his defection from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect was his use of a fellow disciple to refine a dangerous killing sword pellet—the very same sword pellet that the Xuanyuan Ancestor once used to slay immortals!"

Li Yang remained silent.

The pressure is indeed immense. It feels like the Nine-Headed Insect is telling Benbo Ba: Go and eliminate Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

He wasn't even in the top 10,000 of the Foundation Establishment Prodigies Ranking in Kunzhou. Are you suggesting he take on the top Golden Core cultivator in Qianzhou, who has the strongest overall strength, without even giving him any treasures or trump cards?

"I'll try my best..."

"Don't be afraid. There are unique Heavenly Dao rules within the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm, ensuring fair competition. He is human, and so are you; he has a sword, and so do you. What is there to fear!" Lu Feng continued to fuel the fire.

Li Yang's lips twitched; he didn't want to pay any attention to him.