Nonsense! Master is not my wife.

But Yin You was still somewhat puzzled: "Lord of the Ruins, why is this happening?"

Ao Qingyue said bluntly: "Your talent in swordsmanship is not bad, it can even be said to be very high. But compared with this talent in swordsmanship, your achievements in the way of the five elements will be higher. As an extremely rare five-element spiritual root, you have an innate advantage in the way of the five elements."

"And the Way of the Five Elements not only requires you to comprehend the five great principles, but also requires you to integrate these five great principles into one. The difficulty of this is ten or a hundred times more difficult than comprehending the five great principles."

"A person's energy is limited. It is impossible for a demon in the world to be proficient in several ways at the same time. There used to be many geniuses who wanted to be the best in every way, but in the end they wasted their talents and became mediocre. This is what is meant by biting off more than you can chew."

"So, Yin You, you should put all your energy into practicing the Way of the Five Elements, so as not to let your talent go to waste."

After Yin You listened quietly, his eyes were a little dazed.

Ao Qingyue also wanted him to think about it seriously, so she ignored him and asked Zhu Yingqiu and Xue Qingyou to go aside and taught them her unique skills.

Zhu Yingqiu's swordsmanship emphasizes speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. It is a pure and ultimate killing technique. Therefore, when she usually participates in trials and competes with others, her strength is not exerted to the extreme. At most, she only uses 90% of her strength. Ao Qingyue can naturally see this.

So Ao Qingyue first let Zhu Yingqiu treat her as her enemy and then attack her with all her strength without holding back.

Zhu Yingqiu's fiery eyes had never been extinguished since he saw Ao Qingyue's miraculous swordsmanship. Hearing these words, he started to attack without hesitation.

She knew that with her strength, even if she was two realms higher, she would not be able to do anything to the Lord of the Ruins, so she used 100% of her strength when she attacked.

It only took a few breaths for her to pull out the "Qingchou" and disappear before appearing behind Ao Qingyue and slashing at her.

During this period, her breath was extremely secretive, until the moment she swung the sword, when the sharp sword intent that soared into the sky filled the air.

With such a top-notch sword strike, Zhu Yingqiu is 100% confident that he can kill his opponent even if he is an eighth-level cultivator.

But this time she was facing the Lord of Snow Spirit Ruins, who had unfathomable strength.

Just when her blade was about to hit the target and was only a hair's breadth away from Ao Qingyue's back, she froze in place, unable to move forward even a single step.

She did not give up and tried dozens of different sword techniques, but the result was the same.

Ao Qingyue closed her eyes slightly, carefully sensing every step Zhu Yingqiu had just taken.

After a while, Ao Qingyue opened her eyes, told Zhu Yingqiu that her previous actions were unnecessary, and suggested ways to improve them.

Zhu Yingqiu thought about her words carefully. The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became, and vaguely horrified.

She originally thought that her movements had been streamlined to perfection, but after hearing Ao Qingyue's words, she suddenly realized that she still had so many flaws that needed to be improved.

Seeing her expression, Ao Qingyue chuckled, raised his fingertips and touched Zhu Yingqiu's forehead, and taught her a sword technique called "beheading".

This technique is her unique sword technique that she created by integrating countless sword secrets over the past few hundred years and combining it with her own insights into the sword. It is a killing technique that pursues the ultimate, and it fits perfectly with Zhu Yingqiu's swordsmanship.

After teaching the knife skills, Ao Qingyue looked at Xue Qingyou again.

Ao Qingyue knew this black-robed girl with grey hair and white eyes very well, so he didn't waste any words. He tapped her forehead lightly with his fingertips and transmitted a sword technique called "Extreme Intentions".

This technique emphasizes intention over technique. The higher the user's sword intention, the greater the killing power of the sword technique. This was something she learned from an ancient relic several years ago.

After teaching the swordsmanship, she seemed to remember something: "What other questions do you have about swordsmanship? Even if it's Elder Yin's swordsmanship inheritance, you can tell me."

After Xue Qingyou heard this, she asked Elder Yin all the questions she had not asked yesterday.

After Ao Qingyue answered their questions one by one, seeing that both of them were immersed in their practice, she walked towards Yin You.

"What do you think?"

Yin You looked at Ao Qingyue in front of him and asked, "Why did the Lord of the Ruins choose to major in the sword and knife?"

Ao Qingyue smiled, a look of reminiscence on her face: "I have also forgotten a little, I just remember my master once said that I was born with a affinity with swords."

Yin You asked again: "Is it true that there are no evildoers in the world who are proficient in the art of numbers?"

Ao Qingyue's face was calm: "At least I have lived for hundreds of years and have never seen such a person."

Yin You was silent for a while, and suddenly bowed to Ao Qingyue.

Ao Qingyue was a little surprised when she saw this, and asked curiously: "What is this little guy doing?"

After Yin You finished the ceremony, he looked up at Ao Qingyue and said, "This ceremony is to thank the Lord of the Ruins for the gift of the 'Ultra-Northern Dark Water'."

Hearing this, Ao Qingyue stretched out her finger and flicked Yin You's forehead, saying with a smile: "It's just a rare treasure of heaven and earth. You are my dear nephew. If my uncle doesn't love you, who will?"

"Moreover, you are the only male disciple of our Xuelingxu since its founding. If you want to travel in the secular world with such low level of cultivation, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our Xuelingxu if you are not strong enough?"

Although she said so, Ao Qingyue understood the temperament of this little guy who had grown up with her own eyes. She was afraid of putting too much pressure on him, so she reached out and touched his head:

"But little guy, you don't have to be too anxious to improve your strength. Just take it step by step. You can't rush your practice."

"After you absorb the 'Ultra-Northern Dark Water', your strength should be able to rise to the peak of the Fifth Realm. This level of cultivation is considered a great cultivator in the Fifth Realm."

"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered something and said, "Your master should have told you that the rank of the rare treasures of heaven and earth selected by the Five Internal Organs Divine Method cannot be too different, right?"

"Master told me." Yin You nodded.

The method of the Five Internal Organs Gods is to refine the five elements of heaven and earth and integrate them into the body, transforming them into five gods to guard the five internal organs. Therefore, it also emphasizes the theory of the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements. The ranks of the five selected rare treasures of heaven and earth cannot differ too much, otherwise it will cause an imbalance of the five elements, which can lead to possession at the least and explosion and death at the worst.

Seeing him nod, Ao Qingyue continued, "The Extreme North Dark Water is the top water treasure of heaven and earth, so the other four treasures of heaven and earth that you are looking for must be of similar rank to the Extreme North Dark Water."

“Although there are many rare treasures in the Taoist treasure house of Xuelingxu, their quality is somewhat inferior to the Extreme North Mingming Water, so I only gave you the Extreme North Mingming Water.”

After a pause, she smiled and said, "But you don't have to worry, little one. We don't have the other four top-notch treasures of heaven and earth, but other sects do. I have already informed several sect leaders."

"Before that, little guy, don't refine other rare treasures of heaven and earth easily."

Yin You's eyes moistened when he heard this, and he nodded heavily: "Yin You will not let the elders down!"

"Don't be so serious," Ao Qingyue put her arm around his shoulders, leaned over and asked a strange question: "Little guy, what do you think of the name 'Extreme North Dark Water'?"

Yin You was originally curious about the origin of the name of the Extreme North Ming Ming Water, but now he suddenly understood and nodded in agreement, "It sounds good!"

Ao Qingyue smiled when she heard this: "Not bad, little guy, you have good taste."

Chapter 18 Water God

Although Yin You finally agreed with Ao Qingyue's point of view and decided to devote most of his attention to the practice of the Five Elements, he did not give up the practice of swordsmanship.

Ao Qingyue did not object to his choice, but taught him a set of advanced swordsmanship related to the Five Elements based on his situation.

In the following time, Yin You and the other two each occupied a corner of the cliff and practiced the sword and knife skills taught by Ao Qingyue. Ao Qingyue sat on the edge of the cliff, holding a wine jug, occasionally taking a sip, and from time to time speaking out to guide the three's practice.

In the evening, Yin You and the other two said goodbye to Ao Qingyue and returned to Aoxue Palace through the teleportation array.

The three of them greeted each other and returned to their caves.

After having dinner with his master in the evening, Yin You followed her to the open space behind the cave, which was where Yin Ci usually practiced.

Yin Ci motioned Yin You to sit cross-legged with her, then slowly said:

"You'er, although I have taught you many magic skills before, they are all limited by your realm. These magic skills are not very profound."

"Because the more powerful the magic, the stronger the body and soul are needed to practice it. Especially some of the forbidden magic, although it is extremely powerful, it may kill one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own. In serious cases, you may even be seriously injured and die. You should understand this."

Upon hearing this, Yin You nodded with empathy.

When he was fighting in Xueyuewen Realm and Huanling Realm, he used several forbidden techniques to turn the tables and crossed a major realm to kill Huanling Realm.

Fortunately, this was just a battle in an illusion, and the impact on him was almost negligible. If it was a real battle, he would probably have fallen into a low period for a period of time.

Yin Ci continued:

"For our generation of practitioners, the integration of the five realms is a threshold. If you cross it, the world will be vast and you can get a glimpse of the immortal fate. If you can't cross it, everything is just a mirage, a dream."

"Originally, I planned to teach you my true inheritance after you entered the fifth realm, but because of the Snow Moon Questioning Realm, I put this matter on hold for the time being."

"Now, I have finally got the chance."

After Yin Ci finished speaking, she raised her jade finger and touched Yin You's forehead, transmitting a majestic divine thought that contained her own inheritance.

Yin You hurriedly circulated his mental skills, trying hard to receive this majestic divine thought.

After Yin Ci finished transmitting his divine thoughts, he did not retract the jade fingers that were on Yin You's forehead. Instead, he moved them down slightly and gently stroked Yin You's face.

Looking at the disciple who was practicing with his eyes closed, there seemed to be a hint of haziness in Yin Ci's gorgeous and mysterious eyes of different colors.

She slowly approached Yin You, so close that she could even hear his slight breathing. Looking at this still slightly childish face, Yin Ci slowly lowered her head and gently kissed his forehead.

"You'er, grow up quickly."

……

From then on, Yin You lived a very fulfilling life every day.

Early in the morning, he went to the small world of Aoxue Palace to practice the Five Elements Sword Technique and comprehend the Five Elements Laws in the "Five Elements Hall". After returning to this secluded peak in the evening, he comprehended the magic skills inherited from his master and refined the dark water from the Far North.

Although it was very tiring, the rewards were enormous. In just half a year, Yin You's cultivation level had risen to the peak of the fifth realm, and he was only one step away from the sixth realm.

One morning half a year later.

Yin You's eyes were tightly closed, and his body was filled with a large amount of deep blue to almost black water spirit energy. His aura fluctuated. In the previous moment he was at the peak of the sixth realm, and in the next moment he returned to the peak of the fifth realm. It seemed extremely strange.

The dark blue water droplets floating in the air in front of him were none other than the Dark Water of the Far North.

But compared with half a year ago, the shape of the Far North Dark Water has shrunk by nine-tenths, and is still shrinking, slowly merging into Yin You's body.

Yin You was not the only one in his bedroom. There were three women sitting on the bench a few steps away from his bed.

Sitting on the bench closest to the bed was a woman with snow-white hair and heterochromic eyes, wearing an ink-colored white dress. Her cold and charming face now had a hint of worry.

It was Master Yin You, Yin Ci.

The other two are Ao Qingyue, the master of Xueling Ruins, and Liu Ningxiang, the master of Wanhua Peak.

Yin You informed his master the day before that he was about to completely refine the Far North Dark Water. Fearing for accidents, he begged his master to protect him.

Yin Ci naturally agreed readily, and also brought along Ao Qingyue, the original owner of the Far North Mingming Water, and Liu Ningxiang, the ninth-turn alchemist who was good at healing.

"What's happening here?"

Seeing Yin You's momentum fluctuating, hovering between the peak of the sixth realm and the peak of the fifth realm, the three of them looked at each other and saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

They were all great monks who had practiced for hundreds of years. They had seen countless geniuses and evildoers, but they had never seen such a strange sight.

You should know that the breakthrough from the fifth realm to the sixth realm is not easier than the breakthrough from the fourth realm to the fifth realm.

The first five realms are all aimed at strengthening the body, but after reaching the sixth realm, one begins to cultivate the soul.

The soul, also called the primordial spirit by cultivators, is born from the physical body and complements it.

Before the sixth realm, the soul is trapped in the physical body and has little effect, but after the sixth realm, the soul can leave the body and wander in the universe.

But if you want to enter the sixth realm, you must first comprehend the true meaning of the soul. Only after comprehending the true meaning of the soul can you enter the sixth realm.

Generally speaking, cultivators have to reach the peak of the fifth realm. Only after the realm is perfected can they capture that ray of spiritual light and comprehend the true meaning of the soul.

Even if you practice the secret method of the soul, you may not necessarily understand the true meaning of the soul in advance.

In this regard, Yin Ci has the most say. She has been with Yin You day and night, and has never seen any sign that he has comprehended the true meaning of the soul.

So what is going on here?

"Although I have never seen such a strange phenomenon, but seeing that Xiao You'er's spiritual energy is still stable, it should be nothing serious."

Liu Ningxiang pondered for a moment and spoke.

"This little guy, when did he secretly comprehend the true meaning of the soul, and he didn't even tell us. We have to teach him a lesson later."

Ao Qingyue pretended to be relaxed.

After hearing what the two said, Yin Ci felt a little relieved.

As time passed, Yin You's breath slowly stabilized, and the deep blue water spirit around him gradually sank into his body.

The Far North Dark Water in the air was completely refined and merged into Yin You's body.

At the same time, the first divine image was born in Yin You's body.

The five elements correspond to the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys respectively, and water governs the kidneys. The first deity is the god of water.

Yin You looked inward at himself and discovered that this water god had a turtle head and a snake tail, shaped like the legendary Xuanwu. His aura was restrained, but one could faintly sense the powerful power contained in his body.

At this time, Yin You discovered that he had unknowingly broken through to the sixth realm, and was even in the middle stage of the sixth realm.

After checking that there were no hidden dangers in his body, Yin You slowly opened his eyes.

What caught my eye were the three elders standing beside them.