Gu Yunqiu and the others glanced at one another upon seeing the embarrassed look on Zhang Xuan's face.
Based on what they knew, it was impossible for Ling`er to have escaped on her own, let alone kill the five Demon Kings. Thus, it was highly likely that she had been saved by someone else. However, that person was too young, and his cultivation wasn't too high either.
That was impossible!
Gu Yunqiu and the others turned to look at the young man, only to see that his eyes were clear and his words were sincere. With just a look, they could tell that he was an honest person.
Gu Yunqiu glanced at one another before asking, "Cough cough. What happened?"
"It's like this …"
Su Yin explained. "I am a cultivator from the Great Yan Prefecture. While I was searching for fortuitous encounters, I fell into spatial turbulence and was swept to the vicinity of Demon Emperor City. It was Miss Ling`er who saved me and brought me away. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable …"
"Spatial turbulence doesn't have any direction, so it can bring a person to any location. However, the space around Demon Emperor City is extremely stable, and it's reinforced by a formation. Even Pseudo Immortal realm cultivators would find it difficult to tear through space. Are you sure that you were teleported there?"
Gu Yunqiu asked doubtfully.
Given that the Demon Emperor City was built in the territory of the Demon Emperor Tribe, the space there was bound to be extremely stable. If that was the case, they would have long found a way to teleport there.
"I don't know either. I fainted as soon as I fell into the spatial turbulence. When I woke up, I saw Miss Ling`er …" Su Yin shook his head.
He wasn't too sure about the details either.
Gu Yunqiu turned to look at the young lady.
"This … He was indeed brought to the vicinity of Demon Emperor City by the spatial turbulence. I saw it with my own eyes!"
Gu Ling'er pondered for a moment before turning to look at Qian Qi and the others. "I would like to report this matter to teacher in private …"
"Alright then!" Understanding her intentions, Gu Yunqiu didn't probe any further. Instead, he chuckled softly and said, "My martial nephews must have expended quite a bit of energy to rush over here so quickly. How about this? Hall Master Fan, you can arrange a place for them to stay. While you're at it, you can also regulate your strength and mental strength.
"Yes!" Hall Master Fan nodded before walking up to them. "This way, please!"
"Thank you!"
Knowing that Hall Master Fan had important matters to discuss, Qian Qi and Yuan Hai quickly followed him out of the hall.
"Then I'll head out first …"
Knowing that it was inappropriate for him to stay here, Su Yin took two steps back. Just as he was about to leave, the young lady suddenly walked up to him, flicked her wrist, and passed a jade token over. "Brother Ya, please wait a moment. This is an ordinary guest room, and the spiritual energy here isn't sufficient. You'll have to apply for resources to cultivate as well, so it's a little troublesome. Why don't you rest in my cultivation chamber instead? There are treasures like the Aura Stone there that can help you recover faster.
"Okay!" Su Yin took it and nodded politely.
In contrast to his calm demeanor, everyone in the room widened their eyes in shock. The surroundings were so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Especially Qian Qi and the others, they all clenched their fists.
They were both geniuses, and he was also the target of her admiration. Naturally, she knew a lot about him.
Her cultivation chamber had been constructed by the Elder Council at a great cost, and it harnessed pure spiritual energy and countless cultivation resources. It was definitely one of the best cultivation chambers on the Master Teacher Continent.
But of course, that was not all. To geniuses like them, cultivation resources meant nothing at all. More importantly, a private cultivation chamber was an extremely important place that concerned a cultivator's life. Yet, Gu Ling 'er had actually invited the other party in and even asked him to wait for her to return …
Wasn't this a little too intimate?
What kind of relationship did they have?
Coupled with the fact that the two of them had walked in together and spoke to one another, everyone immediately became wary of the other party.
They weren't the only ones. Even Gu Yunqiu and the other hall masters noticed this as well. Hall Master Shen frowned as he asked, "Are you sure you want him to enter your cultivation chamber?"
"Yes!" Gu Ling 'er nodded.
"If it's not appropriate, then forget it …" Su Yin could tell that something was amiss from everyone's reaction, so he quickly turned down the offer.
"Brother Ya, there's no need to stand on ceremony!"
Gu Ling 'er hurriedly said. "It's just a cultivation chamber, so it's nothing much. Brother Ya, if you continue to turn me down, I'll really be asking for too much …"
"This … Alright then!" Seeing her sincerity, Su Yin could only nod his head in agreement.
Seeing this scene, the other young geniuses became even more frenzied.
Why did it feel like … the person they admired had become a bootlicker who was trying to curry favor with the other party? And the other party was unwilling to accept it?
Unable to hold it in any longer, Qian Qi turned around. He was furious, but a warm smile appeared on his face as he said, "Ling 'er, I've never seen your cultivation chamber before. May I have the honor of entering it together with Brother Su? We can also take a look at what kind of environment can nurture such a genius? "
He spoke in a magnanimous and cultured manner. He thought that the young lady wouldn't reject his offer, but Gu Ling 'er's face darkened. "Scram!"
"…" Qian Qi's smile froze on his face. He was at a loss for words.
The other party didn't want to go, but you insisted on going. You even pleaded as if you were afraid of being despised … I was in a hurry to go, but you told me to scram …
The difference was too great!
"Ling 'er …" Gu Yunqiu bellowed. "Due to Qian You's outstanding talent, he recently received the title of Qian Qi …"
'Qian Qi' represented the seventh person in the Qiankun Sect in the past ten thousand years. Once he reached the pinnacle of his strength, he would be on par with even Hall Master Gu Yunqiu. The reason why Gu Yunqiu pointed out his name was to warn his disciple not to let her temper run wild.
"So what if he's Qian Qi? We'll talk about it when he's able to defeat me! "
Knowing what her teacher meant, Gu Ling 'er waved her hand haughtily.
"My talent can't be compared to Ling 'er's, but … Brother Su seems to be weaker than me!" Qian Qi sneered as he looked at Zhang Xuan provocatively. "Isn't that right, Brother Su?"
He didn't dare to refute Ling 'er's words, but it wasn't too difficult for him to deal with a young lad who was only at Eternal 2-dan.
"You are indeed powerful. I'm far from being a match for you …" Su Yin nodded.
He couldn't see through Qian Qi's cultivation, but judging from his aura, he was at least at Pseudo Immortal 4-dan or 5-dan. It was true that he wasn't a match for the current him.
Gu Ling 'er frowned.
Even though they hadn't spent too much time together, she had gained some understanding of the young man before her. He was good at everything, just that he was too humble and low-profile.
This was a good trait, but if others didn't know about it, it would be easy for them to look down on him.
She wanted to explain herself, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided against it.
If the other party wanted to keep a low profile, it would be inappropriate for her to expose him.
"It seems like you still know your place …" Seeing that Zhang Xuan didn't intend to retaliate at all, Qian Qi burst into laughter. The glee in his eyes couldn't be concealed any longer.
"Why? Are you very formidable?"
Gu Ling 'er interjected coldly. "If you are, why don't you have a match with me right now?"
"There's no need for that. I admit defeat!"
Qian Qi chuckled nonchalantly. "Hall Master Gu, hall masters, Ling 'er, I'll be heading back to rest now …"
After saying those words, he turned around and walked out.
Even though he felt stifled by the young lady, he could tell that 'Su Tianya' was a coward. As soon as he left the hall, he would find a place where no one could see him and teach him a lesson.
This was nothing at all!
"We'll be taking our leave too …"
With such thoughts in mind, the others also had similar thoughts. Chuckling softly, they walked out of the hall.
"Brother Ya, be careful!"
Knowing that it was impossible for them to admit defeat so easily, Gu Ling 'er sent a telepathic message to warn Zhang Xuan.
"Un …" Su Yin didn't think too much of it.
As someone who had lived two lives, he was still able to see through the ways of the world. However, it was nothing much.
Even though his cultivation was lacking at the moment, and Dahei and the others weren't by his side, he still had a few strands of spiritual energy in his body. If those people dared to cause trouble for him, he wouldn't mind driving one of them and turning them into an invincible state.
After everyone left the hall, Gu Yunqiu turned to his disciple and asked, "Hall Master Shen, I have just received news that you were surrounded by five The Great Demon. How did you manage to escape? What's going on with that Su Tianya? "
"Teacher, it's like this …" Gu Ling 'er quickly recounted her experience.
After hearing her story, the entire hall fell silent. The seven hall masters widened their mouths, unable to utter a single word.
In their view, not even a novel would dare to act out such a scene!
"I have a few doubts about this matter!"
After a long moment of silence, Hall Master Gu finally spoke up. "Firstly, you said that Su Tianya killed the Purple Wing Demon King as soon as he appeared, but strength is mutual … It's just like how one would receive a backlash from the stone no matter how much strength one uses! Killing a 9-dan Pseudo Immortal cultivator with a single strike, the backlash would be so powerful that even a Spirit consummation artifact wouldn't be able to withstand it. Given that Su Tianya is only at Eternal 2-dan, how could he possibly remain unharmed? More importantly … he's still unconscious? "
"With our cultivation, even if we are severely injured, we should still be able to maintain our alertness. It's unlikely that we wouldn't be able to react at all after falling down!"
"Secondly, you said that after you returned, the remaining four Great Demon Kings were already dead. Other than him, there was no one else around. More importantly, he's still sleeping … You suspect that he might have killed someone in his sleep … Putting aside whether that's possible or not, even if it's possible, the difficulty of doing so is beyond your imagination!"
"This is the Demon Imperial City. The Great Demon King was killed, but the Sky Fall Demon Emperor didn't even notice it. This means that Qing Yue and the others were already killed before they could even fight … If that's the case, how high is the cultivation base of the person who killed him? Without any Celestial Qi, how could an expert of that level appear?"
"Thirdly, if it's not him, who could it be? Is it a friend or a foe? Why didn't the person wake the young man up after killing the Great Demon Kings? Instead, he waited for you to return? "
"Fourthly, what kind of weapon was The Great Demon King killed by? Why was it a plate and a ladle? Also, the shape of feces … Very few people would forge such a strange weapon … "
…
Soon, Gu Yunqiu voiced out his doubts, and the other hall masters added on as well.
There were simply too many loopholes. If not for the fact that he knew the young lady's temperament well, he would have suspected that she was lying.
"I've also suspected this, so I tested him on the way here …" Gu Ling'er recounted everything that had happened along the way.
"He's able to carve Formation Inscriptions as he pleases, and he's even able to comprehend and modify the Formation Inscriptions from your words?"
An elder asked as he rose to his feet.
He was the Hall Master of the Formation Inscriptions Hall, a grade-9 pinnacle formation master, Deng Jianxun!
If there was anyone in the world who knew the most about Formation Inscriptions, it would definitely be him.
He had studied Formation Inscriptions for many years, and he knew how difficult it was to do so. Once a Formation Inscriptions were completed, it was impossible to alter it. This was a law, so how could it possibly be altered so easily?
"It's true. This is the Formation Inscriptions he modified. When I was driving the bed earlier, I secretly memorized it and made a copy of it …"
Knowing that the other party did not believe her, Gu Ling'er flicked her wrist, and a white cloth appeared before the crowd. On it were more than a dozen Formation Inscriptions.
She had intentionally requested to drive the bed earlier not because she liked to work, but because she had her own motives. Firstly, she wanted to feel the might of the Formation Inscriptions, and secondly, she wanted to make a copy of it.
The other party seemed to know what she was thinking, but he didn't mind it.
Formation Inscriptions emphasized on one's compatibility with the Dao, just like how painting emphasized intent over form. Even if one could perfectly replicate the Formation Inscriptions, without the intent contained within, it wouldn't produce the slightest bit of might.
"Formation Inscriptions?"
Everyone hurriedly turned their gazes toward the white cloth.
Pleasant Goat, Big Big Wolf, Teletubbies, Naruto, Luffy … The classic animations of Su Yin from his previous life seemed to have become illusory in front of the seven hall masters. They were all baffled by the sight before them.
"Is that a Goat Demon? Why is its head so big? And why is the fur on its head so weird? "
"Aren't the arms and legs of the person wearing the straw hat a little too long …"
"What's with the dagger on its head? What kind of race does it belong to? "
"It shouldn't be a human or a demonic beast. It should be something from imagination …"
"Let me give it a try …"
Deng Jianxun casually took out a steel plate and drove his zhenqi to carve the Formation Inscriptions. Zhen Yuan flowed within it, but it didn't change at all.
Shaking his head, the hall master of the Formation Inscriptions Hall was perplexed. "It seems like these Formation Inscriptions have nothing to do with the concept of the Formation Inscriptions. It's just for show! But these Formation Inscriptions don't look good either … "
There were only two types of formation inscriptions. Firstly, it was easier to display the concept of the world, and this was also the most commonly seen Formation Inscriptions. Secondly, it was more aesthetically pleasing, and it was often used in places like palaces. It was more dignified, and it could also display one's standing …
However, the Formation Inscriptions that the other party had made were a bunch of bizarre Formation Inscriptions. They weren't aesthetically pleasing, and they didn't have any lingering charm to them … What was it for?
If one didn't see it with their own eyes, it would be impossible to guess its purpose.
"Perhaps … this is the means of an expert. It's clear that he has inscribed a Formation Inscriptions, but you can't guess what he's trying to do …" Gu Yunqiu said grimly.
"This …" Deng Jianxun was taken aback.
Needless to say, there really was such a possibility!
Back then, his teacher had done something similar, causing the Giant Demon Tribe to suffer a huge loss.
After a moment of silence, Deng Jianxun said, "I don't know what World's Edge's cultivation is, but his understanding of Formation Inscriptions far surpasses mine …"
"Hmm …" Gu Ling'er looked at her teacher curiously. "Teacher, can you tell whether he's a human or not? What's his cultivation?"
"He's a real human. As for his cultivation … I can only tell that he's at Eternal 2-dan. I can't tell anything beyond that …" Gu Yunqiu shook his head. "However, I don't think he has any ill intentions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have followed you here and killed The Great Demon Wu!"
"That's what I thought too, so I brought him here …"
Gu Ling'er nodded. "The Giant Demon Tribe has Celestial Qi, so it's certain that a True Immortal will appear. His sudden appearance might be … a variable!"
"Un!" Gu Yunqiu nodded. He stroked his beard and looked at his disciple with praise.
The reason why he wanted to make her his successor was not only because of her high talent, but more importantly, because of her intelligence.
Others could only see one step, but she had already seen several steps. In fact, she had even planned everything out.
"By the way, you said that he's from the Great Yan Continent. I remember that a genius has appeared in the Great Yan Continent recently. What's his name … Su Yin?"
"He's Su Yin, the Junior Martial Uncle of the Immortal Suppression Sect! He's about the same age as him, but I'm not too sure how strong he is, "Hall Master Shen Moping said.
As the Hall Master of the Thousand Faces Palace, he was mainly responsible for gathering information. If An Ying knew about this, he naturally knew about it as well. It was just that he didn't care about it before.
Gu Yunqiu said, "Could it be the same person?"
"I'll check it out now …" Hall Master Shen Moping said.
"Un!" Gu Yunqiu said. "No matter who he is or what his motive is, Ling'er, you must get along well with him. Don't offend him!"
"Yes!" Gu Ling'er nodded.
…
While the Elder Hall was discussing Su Yin's origins, Hall Master Fan led everyone to a place outside.
"Everyone, let's rest here. Ling'er's cultivation room is in front. I'll bring little friend Tian Ya there …" Hall Master Fan said.
Fan Ruoting was the Hall Master of the Qian Origin Alliance's Spirit Gathering Hall.
As a spirit gatherer, it was difficult for him to retain spirit energy in his body. Even so, his cultivation base had reached the first level of the Void Immortal Realm.
"I know where Miss Ling'er's cultivation room is. I'll send Brother Tian Ya there … I think Hall Master Gu has something to discuss. Elder Fan, you should go back first!" Qian Qi said.
Fan Ruoting hesitated.
He really wanted to hear Gu Ling'er's explanation.
"Fine!" In the end, curiosity defeated responsibility. Fan Ruoting said, "No matter what Ling'er chooses, it's her own business. As a genius, cultivate well and become a pillar of the human race as soon as possible. Don't cause trouble for yourself …"
"We know …" Qian Qi nodded.
"Alright!" Knowing that he couldn't keep looking at Qian Qi, Fan Ruoting didn't say anything else and turned to leave.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Qian Qi from the Qiankun Sect of the Grand Qian Prefecture!"
Instead, he placed his hands behind his back and looked at Zhang Xuan proudly. "I entered the sect at the age of five, forged my Primordial Spirit at the age of seven, transcended my mortal coil at the age of eight, and reached Zongshi realm at the age of seventeen. After that, I'm twenty-seven this year, but I've already reached the fifth level of the Pseudo Immortal Realm! May I know how old Brother Tian Ya is this year? What's your cultivation base? "
Su Yin replied, "I'm only at the second level of the Eternal Realm!"
"You're saying that now? Brother Su, are you saying that you'll be able to make a breakthrough soon? "Qian Qi's lips curled up.
You sure know how to put on an act.
A genius who hasn't matured can't be called a genius!
Now that you're weaker than me, you'll have to suffer if I teach you a lesson!
"It won't be that fast. I'll need around an hour. If I'm lucky, I might succeed in fifteen minutes …" Su Yin pondered for a moment before replying.
With so many experts around, he couldn't afford to delay any longer. He had to make a breakthrough as soon as possible!
To him, the fastest way to make a breakthrough was to fuse the two streams of spiritual energy in his body into one.
However, this required many occupations, and more importantly, the Manifestation of Divinity … It wouldn't be easy for him to do so in the Great Yan Prefecture, but with the transcendent spirit vein here, it shouldn't be too difficult.
Even so, it wouldn't be easy for him to make a breakthrough. It would take some time … Thus, he didn't dare to say that he was certain.
He sounded humble, but in the ears of Qian Qi and the others, it sounded different. Not only was he arrogant, but he was also extremely arrogant!
"You mean to say that you'll be able to make a breakthrough to Eternal Realm 3-dan within an hour?"
Qian Qi looked at Zhang Xuan coldly.
He had thought that the other party was a coward, but who would have thought that he would be such a braggart?
Su Yin shook his head. "That's not it …"
"I knew it! How could it be that easy to make a breakthrough to Eternal Realm? Even if you're at Eternal Realm 2-dan pinnacle, you'll still have to rest for several days before you have a fifty percent chance of making a breakthrough to Eternal Realm 3-dan …"
Before Qian Qi could finish his words, the young man's voice sounded once more. "That's not what I mean. What I'm saying is that as long as I can make a breakthrough to Eternal Realm 3-dan …"
"…" The crowd was rendered speechless.
Would it kill you to stop bragging?
Above Zongshi realm, every single breakthrough was as difficult as ascending the heavens. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many experts who would risk their lives to venture into dangerous lands in search of fortuitous encounters.
Yet, not only did this fellow boast that he would be able to make a breakthrough within an hour, he even said that it wouldn't be Eternal Realm 1-dan … Did he really think that it was a joke?
All along, they had thought that Ling`er was an incomparably arrogant person who looked down on everyone. Who would have thought that she would fall in love with such an unreliable fellow?
"It just so happens that we have nothing to do at the moment. May I know if we'll be lucky enough to witness Brother Su's breakthrough? Perhaps we can learn a thing or two from him? "Li Yang from the Great Feng Prefecture couldn't help but ask with a smile.
Zhao Xun from the Great Xuanzhou also chimed in with a smile. "Brother Li, I would like to take a look as well. I wonder if Brother Su would be willing to do so …"
"It's fate that brought us together. Since Brother Su is able to say such words, it means that you're a hundred percent confident in your breakthrough. It shouldn't be too much of a problem for us to observe your breakthrough, right?" Yuan Hai asked.
"Observing isn't a problem. It's just that I came from the Great Yan Prefecture, so I don't have any superior spiritual energy. If you can provide me with some, everything else is trivial …" Su Yin said.
Naturally, he could tell that these people were up to no good. Since he was going to make a breakthrough anyway, he might as well let them bleed a little.
Based on his previous experience, every time he made a breakthrough, he would need to consume a lot of spiritual energy. It would be a little embarrassing for him to directly absorb the spiritual energy of the Gan Origin Alliance. Since these four people were looking for trouble, he might as well let them do it.
"I still have some superior spiritual energy. I can provide it for you to make a breakthrough. However, I'll say it in advance. If you can't surpass Eternal Realm 3-dan like you said, I won't ask you to compensate me … Just leave Ling`er! You can't have any ideas about her for the rest of your life. "
Gan Qi's eyes flashed, and he snorted. "Do you dare to agree?"
As a super genius of a sect and the hope of the future, although a superior spiritual vein was precious, he was still qualified to carry a lot of spiritual energy of this level.
"What about the rest of you?" Su Yin looked at the remaining three.
"We have the same thoughts as Brother Gan. Superior spiritual energy is nothing …" Yuan Hai's lips curled up, and the other two nodded at the same time.
In their eyes, this fellow was bound to lose!
As a genius, it was still possible for him to make a breakthrough in his cultivation. However, it was clear that Gan Qi had placed a trap in his words. Only those who exceeded Eternal Realm 3-dan would lose.
Beyond Eternal Realm 3-dan, wouldn't that mean 4-dan?
The gap between Eternal Realm 3-dan and 4-dan was the gap between Eternal Realm 2-dan and Eternal Realm 2-dan. Even they had to spend a lot of time before they could make a breakthrough under the guidance of their elders.
"Alright, I'll agree to it then …" Su Yin smiled upon seeing that they had agreed to it.
With the four of them, he should have more than enough superior spiritual energy to use.
"Let's begin then!"
After the discussion was over, Gan Qi turned to Zhang Xuan with a playful look on his face. "May I know if Brother Su will be making a breakthrough here? Or do you need to find another location? If you need anything, feel free to speak up. Even though we aren't from the previous alliance, we have often fought with the Great Demon Tribe, so we are very familiar with this place. There are some things that we can do for you … "
"Actually, I do need your help!"
Su Yin interjected as he looked at the four people before him with sincere eyes. "May I know if any of you are sick?"
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