Chapter 317

If Yu Wendao had spoken politely, Shi Xuan might have accepted it. Unfortunately, he said this. Shi Xuan stopped at a distance and said with a smile, "I don't think so. I still want to try and see if I can break your Golden Lamp Treasured Umbrella." After he finished speaking, he sent out a Shang Qing Hand Pivot Thunder. The Ten Thousand Forms Shadowless Sword also changed to a cold wind and slashed down on the Golden Lamp Treasured Umbrella.

Yu Wendao hated Shi Xuan to the extreme, but he couldn't say it out loud. After two to three attacks, the golden light emitted by the Golden Lamp Treasured Umbrella had already dimmed a lot. Yu Wendao himself felt like he was about to collapse. This wasn't because the Golden Lamp Treasured Umbrella was weak, but because his own soul power was about to be exhausted.

Yu Wendao knew that if he didn't admit defeat, he would end up with a face full of dirt. Taking advantage of the gap between Shi Xuan's attacks, he cupped his hands and shouted, "Martial Nephew admits defeat. Martial Uncle Shi, your dao arts are brilliant."

Only then did Shi Xuan stop and look at him with a smile. At the same time, the two of them stopped the spell formation on the dueling platform.

Yu Wendao put away the treasured umbrella and the Cold Light Sword and quickly walked down the dueling platform. Just as he was about to come out, he turned his head and revealed a look of disdain again. He arrogantly said to Shi Xuan, "So what if your spells and tools are brilliant? The realm is more important. Why don't we compete again to see who can break through to the Qi Drawing Realm first? Martial Nephew is confident that he can break through within fifteen years. I wonder if Martial Uncle Shi dares to compete?"

Under normal circumstances, Penglai would need around twenty to fifty years to break through to the Qi Drawing Realm. Even if he became a disciple of Jindan Grandmaster, he would need at least ten to fifteen years. Yu Wendao said that he could break through within fifteen years. This meant that he was extremely confident in himself. Thus, the disciples below were in an uproar.

Seeing that Yu Wendao was still stubborn and not admitting defeat, Shi Xuan couldn't help but give him a blow, "I never compete with someone who has lost to me again."

Yu Wendao was so angry that his face turned ashen. He shouted, "I will only wait for you at the Qi Drawing Realm!" Then he turned around and left. His companions saw that Shi Xuan was powerful and knew that they had no hope of winning, so they all left with him.

Shi Xuan shook his head and was about to leave the dueling platform. Suddenly, a red flowing light entered the dueling platform. At the same time, it activated the formation on the dueling platform. Then, it spoke in a strange voice, "Martial Nephew would like to seek guidance from Martial Uncle Shi."

Shi Xuan squinted his eyes and saw an unfamiliar face. He was a middle-aged cultivator with a rather strange appearance and was wearing a red daoist robe.

"Martial Nephew has just returned to the sect. I heard that there is a new Martial Uncle and I am very happy. Thus, I came to ask for some advice." After saying that, without waiting for Shi Xuan's reply, a Fire Dragon Primary Energy shot towards Shi Xuan.

"That person is a Qi Gatherer cultivator?!

"He's actually fighting with a Leaving Aperture Realm disciple!"

"Xwo" Hahaha.

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Ming Qingyue stomped her feet and shouted, "What a shameless villain. A Qi Drawing Stage cultivator actually wants to deal with an Out of Body Stage disciple."

Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan were also angry and helped Ming Qingyue to scold him.

Shi Xuan knew that he couldn't fight back. He turned into a breeze and flew to the side of the platform. He wanted to remove the spell formation and leave the dueling platform. As an Astral Projection Stage cultivator, nobody could say that he was wrong to escape from a Qi Drawing Qi.

Unfortunately, the Qi Drawing Stage cultivator had already anticipated this. He sent out nine Fire Dragon True Qi in a row, burning the edge of the battle platform to a raging inferno. At the same time, he continuously attacked Shi Xuan with spells, gradually forcing Shi Xuan to run around in circles. Moreover, this area was becoming increasingly smaller.

"I don't see where my disciple is. I am just asking Martial Uncle for guidance. Oh yes, Martial Uncle, please remember my name. Megrez Peak's Lu Xuanyi. "The middle-aged cultivator continued to speak in a strange voice.

Shi Xuan kept attacking Lu Xuanyi with the Shang Qing Hand Lightning and the Ten Thousand Invisible Sword. Unfortunately, just like the time he attacked Meng Yuchang, Lu Xuanyi easily blocked them with the Fire Dragon Qi and didn't hurt him at all.

The difference was that Shi Xuan's Geng Metal Sword Qi was still being nurtured. It would take at least two months before he could use it again. Therefore, Shi Xuan had no hope of winning. Under these circumstances, Shi Xuan fully felt the power of a Qi Drawing Stage cultivator. Unlike last time, he didn't panic because he had a trump card.

Thinking of all the methods he had, Shi Xuan couldn't think of a way to hurt a Qi Drawing Stage cultivator. If he had a Qi Drawing Stage cultivation, he wouldn't be so helpless now. For the first time, Shi Xuan had such a strong yearning for the Qi Drawing Stage. Previously, he was ambitious and didn't pay much attention to the current stage.

He steeled his heart. He couldn't lose face in front of Lu Xuanyi. In any case, the attacks on the dueling platform were all illusions. Therefore, Shi Xuan used the Golden Dragon Armor Incantation and turned into a breeze. He rushed to the edge of the dueling platform without looking back, allowing the Fire Dragon Qi to burn him.

Scorching heat, intense pain, breathing was difficult. It was as if he was about to die. Shi Xuan gathered his thoughts. He ignored the burning skin and hair on his body and continued to rush forward.

The more pain he felt, the more Shi Xuan yearned for the Qi Drawing Stage in his heart.

Lu Xuanyi didn't think that Shi Xuan would be so cruel to himself. He was stunned for a moment. Then, he watched helplessly as Shi Xuan rushed out of the dueling platform.

Just as he was about to rush out of the dueling platform, Shi Xuan's vision darkened. He almost fainted. Fortunately, the supreme technique of gathering thoughts had a strong resistance against illusions. Only then did Shi Xuan manage to remove the barrier around the dueling platform and rush out.

When Shi Xuan rushed to the edge of the dueling platform, the disciples in the audience saw the miserable state of Shi Xuan's body. His entire body was as black as charcoal, his hair was completely bald, and even his skin was flipped over, revealing a mixture of red and charred flesh. Some of the more timid female disciples, such as Zhou Dielan, couldn't help but cry.

Fortunately, this was just an illusionary simulation. After Shi Xuan rushed out of the dueling platform, he returned to normal.

Ming Qingyue was about to jump onto the stage to help Shi Xuan get justice, but Lu Xuanyi had already flown out of the dueling platform. He mocked Shi Xuan in a strange tone, "Martial Uncle Shi, you really run fast."

"The one with the surname Lu, fight me if you have the guts." Ming Qingyue pointed at Lu Xuanyi and shouted.

The corner of Lu Xuanyi's mouth twitched slightly. Martial Uncle Mo was still reasonable. Dueling was also considered an exchange of pointers. Moreover, there was no harm done to the body, so he most likely wouldn't take revenge. As for Martial Uncle Yu, forget it. With the difference in cultivation between him and Ming Qingyue, if he really won, she would catch him and throw him onto the dueling platform to be ravaged a hundred times. Therefore, he continued to use his strange tone, "Martial Nephew still has matters to attend to. Since this Martial Uncle has given me some pointers, I am satisfied."

"Thank you, Martial Uncle Shi, for your 'pointers'!" Before Lu Xuanyi left, he didn't forget to continue mocking Shi Xuan. Then, without looking back, he turned into a red stream of light and flew away.

"What a despicable person. He doesn't dare to fight fair and square and only dares to bully the weak." Ming Qingyue said hatefully. However, she immediately came to her senses and hurriedly explained to Shi Xuan, "Aiya, I didn't say that you are weak."

Shi Xuan shook his head and sighed, "I am indeed very weak. I didn't realize it until today."

Ming Qingyue was so anxious that she was about to cry, "I really didn't mean it that way. Shi Xuan, don't be like this."

Shi Xuan smiled to show that he was fine, "It is precisely because I am weak that gives me the motivation and determination to become stronger. In the past, I only focused on the path of Jindan and forgot that there were so many obstacles before. If I am weak, I will be bullied. Qingyue, you told me that I should not rush my cultivation. I only remembered that I should not rush it, but I forgot that I should not rush it."

Ming Qingyue saw that Shi Xuan was fine and seemed to have some enlightenment. Only then did she relax. However, she still said worriedly, "But you should not rush it. Shi Xuan, you can't go down the wrong path."

"Qingyue, don't worry. Ruoshui, Die Lan, don't worry too. My cultivation path will definitely not change. It's just that my mentality will not be so relaxed. I thought I was strong, so I had confidence. Now that I think about it, I was really arrogant. It just so happens that Meng Yutang is dead. I can go to the Yin Wind Cave to cultivate every month. It won't be like before, where I can only go once a month. "Although Shi Xuan was full of desire to break through to the Qi Gatherer stage, he wouldn't change his cultivation path.

The three girls saw that Shi Xuan was clear-headed and his words were reasonable. They knew that he had really gone through a mental cleansing. So they escorted him back to the cave and let him have a good rest. After recovering his energy, he would start to cultivate diligently the next day.

Actually, Shi Xuan still had a question in his heart. That Lu Xuanyi was from Megrez Peak. Could it be that Meng Li instructed him to do it? Was it to test him? Would Meng Li go crazy in the end? These questions made Shi Xuan feel even more urgency to break through.

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Megrez Peak.

In a magnificently decorated hall, Meng Li stood among the red coral, red rocks, and red gems, listening to Lu Xuanyi's report.

"Grandmaster, that Shi Xuan's sword skills are exquisite. Apart from having a rank 4 innate ability, he doesn't have any other outstanding points. According to my judgement, it shouldn't be possible for him to have the strength to kill apprentice-nephew Yuchang." Lu Xuanyi said respectfully, no longer as sarcastic as before.

Meng Li murmured, "Do you think he hid his cultivation, or hid a high grade magic tool or Dao technique?"

Lu Xuanyi replied with certainty, "Impossible. His cultivation has to be tested once a month. How could he hide it? Besides, why would he hide his cultivation? Wouldn't it be better to enter the inner sect? In today's fight, I also couldn't see anything that he hid. At most, I can say that he's ruthless to himself. As for Dao techniques, Grandmaster, you also know that there are no Dao techniques that can be cultivated in the Leaving Body Stage. Can the body and soul withstand it? As for the high grade magic tool, to be able to kill apprentice-nephew Yuchang, it must at least be at the fifth level of perfection, or even higher. Because Grandmaster, you gave apprentice-nephew Yuchang a Dao technique jade pendant to protect himself. How much soul power does he have, and how many times can he fully activate this kind of high grade magic tool? "

"En, you may leave." Meng Li waved his sleeve.

Lu Xuanyi respectfully took his leave.

After Lu Xuanyi left the hall, Meng Li's face revealed a fierce expression, "If I still can't find the cause of death, I will kill all those who have enmity with Yuchang, and be buried with him!"

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In the following days, Shi Xuan began his hard work in cultivation under the gazes of the inner sect disciples. Those inner sect disciples were previously shocked by the title of Jindan Grandmaster's disciple, and completely forgot that this was a Martial Uncle whose cultivation was lower than theirs. After coming to their senses, it was inevitable that they were a little strange. Of course, there were also some who were willing to put down their pride and continue to curry favor with Shi Xuan.

However, these did not affect Shi Xuan at all. Whether they wanted to curry favor with him or looked down on him, they could not stop him from cultivating. Every day, he walked between the Yin Wind Cave and the Immortal's Cave.

As the days passed, Shi Xuan felt that the opportunity for a breakthrough was getting closer.