In the distant Taiyi Cave, Taiyi Cave Master who had been cultivating with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the jade tokens in his cave abode.
Three of the black jade medallions, which were shining from the inside out, suddenly went out.
"Um …" Taiyi Cave Master's mind shivered.
Every disciple who left Taiyi Cave would leave a life token with him. The brightness of the life token represented whether the cultivator's soul was alive or broken.
Controlling the Life Token was equivalent to controlling half of the corresponding cultivator's life. If the life token was broken, the cultivator with the life token would lose half of his life.
This was the method that Taiyi Cave Master used to control the disciples who left Taiyi Cave, making them focus on the interests of Taiyi Cave.
Among all the disciples, only Wang Shitong's life token was taken back by him. Since Wang Shitong had reached peak Qian-level and was a member of the Elders Council, Taiyi Cave Master couldn't control the members of the Elders Council in this way.
Now that the three life tokens dimmed, it meant that three disciples of Taiyi Cave Master had died at the same time.
"How … could it be!" Taiyi Cave Master widened his eyes, surprised that the metal-elemental dragon clan, especially his branch, had lost three top-tier Qian-level masters!
The death of the three direct disciples meant that the three branches of the three disciples would gradually separate from Taiyi Cave.
After all, these three branches weren't directly controlled by Taiyi Cave Master.
Wang Shitong's accidental death in East Ocean City was equivalent to cutting off his right-hand man. However, since Wang Shitong's life token wasn't in Taiyi Cave, he was no longer obedient. Besides, the Elders Council had lost one seat, and Taiyi Cave Master's status as an individual had been rising.
However, these three disciples were different. They were the direct force of Taiyi Cave, and their deaths were equivalent to cutting off the force that Taiyi Cave Master had painstakingly cultivated!
While Taiyi Cave Master was shocked and hesitant, the three black jade tokens suddenly lit up.
The third, fourth, and fifth disciples seemed to still have a breath of life left in them. Thankfully, their souls hadn't been completely destroyed.
Taiyi Cave Master exhaled slowly, and his anxious heart gradually relaxed. Then, he suddenly remembered … Who was it?! Who had the power to kill the sixth disciple who was at peak Qian-level and almost killed three top-tier Qian-level disciples in an instant?
Does Hao Ren from the East Ocean Dragon Clan have a powerful background?
After some consideration, Taiyi Cave Master shook his head. The grudge had already been formed, and there was no turning back. The metal-elemental dragons were vengeful, not to mention that Hao Ren had taken away his Heaven-Reaching Shield!
When Xu Ke lost the Heaven-Reaching Shield to Hao Ren, he didn't think much of it, thinking that a little cultivator from East Ocean couldn't control a supreme spiritual treasure and that the Heaven-Reaching Shield would return to Taiyi Cave. However, he found that he was wrong!
Not only did Hao Ren manage to keep the Supreme Shield, but the Supreme Shield also showed no signs of returning!
Taiyi Cave Master flicked his sleeves, and his soft cotton Daoist robe suddenly straightened. "Xu Ke is a little bastard. He's not willing to do anything and is still hiding his strength. Does he want me to do it myself?"
He thought. "Forget it … My three disciples aren't losers. After such a big loss, they will take revenge. The Supreme Shield can still grow, and it won't be too late to take it back!"
He thought. "If I intervene too early, it will attract the attention of the other old masters in the Elders Council, and that would be bad!
The Mystic Water Sword Techniques was an immortal sword technique, and any peak Qian-level cultivator who wanted to charge at the Heavenly Dragon Realm would want to possess it. Taiyi Cave Master didn't even tell his disciple Wang Shitong about it, and he didn't want to attract the attention of the other masters in the metal-elemental dragon clan.
Taiyi Cave Master gritted his teeth and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Hao Ren, who had returned to East Ocean City on the golden shield, didn't know that Xu Ke's master had almost come himself. Feeling that his realm had returned to Zhen-level, he was elated.
Zhen-level was equivalent to the Core Formation Realm for human cultivators, and it wasn't a low realm among the young dragon cultivators.
At least, Hao Ren could use the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll to protect himself.
"Gongzi!"
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili flew over immediately when they saw Hao Ren appearing on the golden shield.
They couldn't find Hao Ren, and they thought that something had happened to him. They didn't expect that Hao Ren, who was only at Kan-level, dared to take the golden shield to a faraway place.
When they flew up more than ten meters and got close to Hao Ren, they suddenly found that Hao Ren's realm had increased from Kan-level to Zhen-level, and they widened their pretty eyes in astonishment.
After using the Poison Pill Plan, Hao Ren's body should be temporarily devoid of spiritual essence and couldn't cultivate. However, Hao Ren's realm had increased to Zhen-level!
In this case, Hao Ren's nature essence would increase by leaps and bounds when the Poison Pill Plan was completed!
They grabbed Hao Ren's wrists and carefully examined his body, wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them. However, Hao Ren was indeed at Zhen-level!
From a mortal to an immortal.
After the side effect of the Poison Pill Plan was over, Hao Ren's Immortal Physique had once again become an immortal.
With two superpositions, Hao Ren had become an immortal, which meant that he had been a cultivator to begin with and had been reborn! His nonexistent nature essence had become his natal essence. This situation should only happen to immortals like the Lu sisters who had been demoted to the mortal world!
The so-called reincarnation and re-cultivation had this kind of effect.
"This must be God's will …" Lu Linlin and Lu Lili looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
When they first met Hao Ren, his physique was definitely the most mottled hybrid physique, and he was the most ordinary mortal. According to the Lu sisters' judgment, it would be great if Hao Ren could reach Zhen-level without any illnesses or disasters. However, Hao Ren's continuous efforts had shattered their expectations again and again.
Their promise to serve Hao Ren for the rest of their lives seemed to be lengthening.
"Are you okay?" Hao Ren asked when he saw them looking at him in a daze.
"I'm fine!" Lu Linlin and Lu Lili smiled sweetly. They held Hao Ren's left and right hands and pulled him down to the ground.
It was still drizzling in East Ocean City, but the Lu sisters' mood was as bright as the sun.
Xie Yujia walked out of the library with a few professional books in her arms and saw the Lu sisters holding Hao Ren intimately from a distance.
The sky was a bit gloomy, and the rain would probably last until the weekend. Xie Yujia looked up at the sky and held up her umbrella.
In the misty school, Hao Ren, who was surrounded by the bright Lu sisters, looked distant to her.
From the direction of the school gate, Zhao Yanzi, who was wearing a light blue LingZhao Middle School uniform, was riding a fancy bicycle. She held the handle of the bicycle with one hand and held an umbrella with the other as she staggered toward Hao Ren.
Hao Ren reached out and held Zhao Yanzi's bicycle, and Zhao Yanzi jumped from the bicycle to Hao Ren happily, splashing water everywhere.
The water splashed onto Hao Ren's pants, but Hao Ren wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled and lightly knocked Zhao Yanzi's head with his fist.
Zhao Yanzi covered her head and grimaced in pain. The Lu sisters were in a good mood, and they chatted with Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi.
In the drizzling rain, this was a very warm scene.
Xie Yujia was still standing at the entrance of the library. She held the umbrella and looked at them quietly. It seemed like everything had nothing to do with her.
It was still raining.
Hao Ren and the others talked and laughed as they walked toward the main gate of the school. Zhao Yanzi, who was wearing colorful cartoon boots, walked closer to Hao Ren, and her shoulder bumped into Hao Ren's arm from time to time.
The Spells' Origin Note Scroll was circulating in Xie Yujia's body silently. It was drizzling, but she didn't feel cold.
"Hao Ren, you never asked me about my cultivation.
I'm already at mid-tier Foundation Establishment Realm. "
Xie Yujia lowered her head lightly and walked down the stairs of the library. She pushed her old bicycle and wiped the rainwater off the seat with her palm.
After putting the plastic bag of books into the front pocket of the bicycle, Xie Yujia unlocked the bike and rode it slowly toward the dorms in the south.
She was like this bicycle, inconspicuous but practical. However, no one liked a bicycle like this nowadays.
Her shoulder outside the umbrella was gradually soaked by the drizzle. The gold and silver notes were like two balls of fire spinning in Xie Yujia's body.
Ever since Old Grandma gave her the Life-Death Notes, Xie Yujia had never had a fever or a cold. However, she suddenly felt a little dizzy today.
She really hoped that she could get sick. Maybe then, Hao Ren would care about her.
"Who am I cultivating so hard for?"
The drizzling campus was quiet and empty.
Xie Yujia rode the bicycle through the south gate. After thinking for a while, she suddenly rode slowly toward Hongji Square.
The rain fell on Xie Yujia's face, making her rosy white skin look even more delicate. Her long eyelashes also had some tiny raindrops on them.
It was almost evening, but Hongji Square was very lively. Almost every shop was full. Happy laughter and the sound of wine glasses clinking came from the windows and doors.
Xie Yujia looked around Hongji Square. She had never walked around it before.
Holding an umbrella, Xie Yujia stepped on the paved square and quietly admired the European-style Hongji Square in the evening rain.
At the end of Hongji Square, at the corner leading to the residential area, there was a coffee shop that she had never seen before.
Not sure if it was because of the location or the rain, the coffee shop's business was very poor. Xie Yujia pushed the door open and walked in. There were only five or six customers inside.
"Cappuccino." Xie Yujia ordered a cup of hot coffee.
Holding the warm cup, Xie Yujia took small sips of the coffee with milk foam in it. She sat by the window and looked at the drizzle outside.
"It's not that easy to find a partner that I can talk to. Especially after seeing so many betrayals. I always feel uneasy, so I have to be strong. Who killed my romance … "
Melodious music sounded in the coffee shop. Xie Yujia breathed slowly and lowered her head to take a sip of coffee.
"It's not that easy to fall in love. Everyone has their own temper. After the age of dreaming, it's better to be calm than vigorous. Happiness is not that easy, and that's why it's so fascinating. At the age of ignorance, I used to be the happiest, and I used to be … "
Xie Yujia held the hot coffee in her hands quietly, and tears slid down her cheeks.
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