Qing Buli rushed out of the secret room and arrived in front of a courtyard.
The courtyard was built along the mountainside and seemed to reach all the way to the middle of the mountain. It blended in with the surroundings and gave off a sense of autumn beauty, with red flowers and green willows complementing each other.
Qing Buli had just arrived when he heard the ethereal sound of a zither. It was light and unrestrained, as clear as a stream of spring water. It was both real and illusory, ever-changing.
Afterward, the sound of the spring water converged into a powerful gurgling current that pierced through layers of mountains and surging waves. It was like an icy river of iron horses entering a dream.
Qing Buli slowly landed in front of the courtyard. His injuries seemed to have healed greatly amidst the hurried sound of the zither. He couldn't help but reveal a happy expression, even a trace of apprehension and excitement.
"Zheng!" The melody was interrupted. After a moment of silence, a long sigh rang out.
Qing Buli hurriedly cupped his fists at the spacious courtyard. "Elder Wu."
An old man suddenly appeared in front of the courtyard. No one saw how he'd appeared, but he held a dragon-shaped zither in his right hand. His thin face was somewhat unsightly.
His silver and snow-white beard was dyed red. He'd been injured!
Qing Buli's gaze landed on the bloodstain. "Elder Wu, you …"
Wu Hao shook his head. "I wasn't the one who plucked the Nine Firmaments Pendant."
"What?!"
Qing Buli blurted out in shock, "Then who was it?!" His voice was full of shock.
Wu Hao said, "No one in the entire Northern Five Nations could move it. It was the Nine Firmaments Pendant that released its own sound, and I was also injured by it." His eyes revealed an expression of fear. That scene made his heart tremble.
Qing Buli stared blankly for a good while. "Plucked it on its own? That's never happened in three hundred years. Did you notice anything out of the ordinary? "
Wu Hao replied, "I've been observing all this time. The Nine Firmaments Pendant seemed to have returned to silence after the sound was emitted. Even I couldn't sense anything."
Qing Buli said with concern, "Elder Wu, you must take care of your body. The inner courtyard selections are about to begin again. We'll have to trouble you then."
Wu Hao said, "Don't worry, this small injury won't affect the inner court selection. But Sir Dean, how is the cultivation of the Beckoning Moon Finger coming along? "His eyes were filled with anticipation.
Qing Buli smiled bitterly and sighed helplessly. "Both times, I was injured by the Martial Spirit's pressure. The second time, I was injured by Shang Yin. Now that a few of my meridians are broken, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for me to master the Beckoning Moon Finger."
Wu Hao was stunned for a moment before he comforted her, "Man proposes, God disposes. It's good that you've done your best."
Dejected, Qing Buli said, "I'm afraid this failure has blocked my path of martial dao. I won't be able to improve in this lifetime. Currently, the entire Northern Five Nations of the Blacknight Continent seems to be in turmoil. The other four nations are beginning to stir. The future situation is worrying. "
He paused for a while and continued, "A few days ago, Prince Jin and I had a long talk. He hoped to use next year's Five Nations Grand Tournament to find out the actual situation of the other four nations. Therefore, I don't plan to continue cultivating the Beckoning Moon Finger for the next year or so. Instead, I'll focus on recovering from my injuries. "
Wu Hao said, "Don't be discouraged, Sir Dean. Recover from your injuries first and we can discuss everything at length. As long as the Heavenly Consort Academy exists, we can suppress all evildoers. "
Qing Buli heaved a long sigh, seemingly unwilling to say anything more. He said a few more words and flew away in a streak of light.
At this moment, in the Welcoming Dragon Pond on Divine Sonar Mountain.
Yang Qingxuan knew nothing of the outside world. He was completely immersed in his cultivation.
Lu Jiangpeng was already dumbfounded by the strange phenomenon in the pond. Seven days had passed, but there was still a force around Yang Qingxuan that stirred the pond water until it turned blue. At the same time, splashes of water several feet high shot out in all directions.
"The fifth level …"
"He's reached the fifth level of the Body Tempering realm in seven days …"
Cold air assaulted him from the pond, but Lu Jiangpeng felt that his hands and feet were even colder than the pond itself. He had never even heard of such terrifying talent, much less seen it before.
His eyes shone brightly as if he had discovered a huge treasure. His face was flushed with excitement.
Another ten days passed. Yang Qingxuan, who had been motionless all this time, suddenly made a hand seal. His muscles contracted as he flipped his palms over.
As he made this hand seal, the pond water around him bubbled and bubbled, spiraling upward around his body. A pillar of water shot out from the pond, transforming into a furious water-colored dragon. Then a second, a third …
Lu Jiangpeng opened his eyes and hastily looked over.
In the end, seven pillars of water exploded, and seven water dragons danced in the air below the mountain stream. These water dragons were actually not pure white. Under the influence of Yang Qingxuan's force, they were jade-green in color, and green scales fell from them.
Countless bursts of pond water turned into waves of air that crashed into Lu Jiangpeng's protective qi and shattered it.
Lu Jiangpeng turned a deaf ear to this. His eyes widened as he stared at the order of the seven water dragons, as if they were some kind of constellation.
What shocked him even more was that on Yang Qingxuan's body, there were seven green spots of light that were identical to the order of the water pillars. These seven spots of light were not the hundred meridians of the human body, so Lu Jiangpeng did not know what was wrong with these seven spots.
"Bang!"
The water dragon finally exploded and turned into raindrops that scattered all over the sky, causing ripples on the surface of the pool. However, the raindrops seemed to have deliberately avoided Yang Qingxuan, and not a single drop landed on him.
Lu Jiangpeng sucked in a breath of cold air and cried out involuntarily, "Qi like mountains and rivers, skin like warm jade! The seventh level of Body Tempering realm! "
At this moment, Yang Qingxuan's skin seemed to be coated with a layer of oil, glowing with a warm jade luster. As he breathed in and out, there seemed to be the sound of war drums and thunder, shaking the water and turning it into waves.
Yang Qingxuan opened his eyes, and a ray of light shot out from his pupils, filled with joy and excitement.
Lu Jiangpeng hurriedly asked, "Body Tempering Stage Seven! You actually reached Body Tempering Stage Seven, how does your body feel now?! "
Originally, he wanted to see how long Yang Qingxuan could last in the cold pond, but he did not expect him to break through from Body Tempering Stage Three to Body Tempering Stage Seven!
Moreover, from the looks of it, it seemed that there would be no problem for him to stay there forever. Such talent dealt a heavy blow to his Dao Heart, but he was also unusually excited. To be able to witness the growth of a genius was also an exhilarating thing.
Yang Qingxuan thought for a while and said, "It feels very good. I never thought that the body could have such powerful strength. I'm afraid that it would be easy to tear an elephant apart with my bare hands."
Lu Jiangpeng asked, "Is there anything abnormal in your body?"
"Abnormal?" Yang Qingxuan was stunned. He carefully sensed his body and said, "There seems to be some kind of energy between the muscles and bones of my body, controlling the connections between the major tissues of my body. It's completely different from True Qi."
"Force! Haha, as expected of Body Tempering Stage Seven, giving birth to Force! "
Lu Jiangpeng laughed loudly, and then a ray of light flashed across his eyes as he said, "Breaking through to Body Tempering Stage Seven in ten days, this talent is too terrifying!"
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