At the Spirit Stream Realm, every time one broke through to the next realm, there would be an additional minor circulation system in their body.
Lu Ye was now at the Third-Order Spirit Stream Realm, with twenty-seven apertures open, and nine of them circulating, there were three minor circulation systems in his body, in which his Spirit Qi flowed like a stream.
What surprised Lu Ye was that after reaching the Third-Order Spirit Stream Realm, he clearly felt that these three Spirit Qi circulation systems were resonating. This had not happened when he reached the First or Second Order.
This resonance caused the spiritual energy in his body to flow faster.
Now, he could be considered to have cultivated the Golden Cicada Carefree Technique that he had obtained from Steward Yang to perfection. If he were to connect the 27 opened acupoints in his body in a certain order, the pattern formed would be like a toad lying on the ground.
This was probably how the name Golden Cicada Free Art came about.
Every circulation of Spirit Qi was like the breathing of this toad. The three Spirit Qi circulation systems seemed independent, but in fact, they could affect each other …
Logically speaking, after increasing one's cultivation by one Realm, Lu Ye's strength should have increased by more than thirty percent, but he felt that his strength had actually increased by more than half. He quickly understood that this was the benefit brought about by cultivating a complete set of Secret Arts to the peak stage.
At that time, when he fought Zhang Wu, if he had his current cultivation, Lu Ye would not have had to pay such a high price and might have been able to take him down without suffering any injuries.
In terms of attack power, he had the Sharpness Spirit Rune. When he was at the Second-Order Spirit Stream Realm, even a Fourth-Order like Zhang Wu couldn't stop him.
In terms of defense, he had the Defensive Spirit Rune, which Zhang Wu couldn't break.
His attack and defense were both beyond his current level. What he lacked was nothing more than experience and skills in fighting with others. However, experience could only be accumulated slowly through personal combat.
As for his technique … Along the way, he had spent at least four hours practicing the saber every day. The time was still short. Now, he did not dare to say that his saber skills were superb, but at least his grip on the saber was steadier than before, and he could draw his saber faster.
In any case, he had killed a few people and slowly became familiar with the feeling of the saber in his hand cutting through the enemy's Body Protecting Spirit Qi and cutting into the enemy's flesh. This feeling had become an instinct, and naturally evolved into a superb skill.
There was no way to continue cultivating. He only had a few Spirit Pills left, and there was no suitable Secret Art for him to use.
With his injuries fully healed, Lu Ye pondered for a moment before standing up.
A moment later, he gathered Yiyi and Big Tiger and walked out of the tunnel where he had been hiding for several days.
According to Yiyi's feedback, the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Jiuxing Sect had been fighting fiercely in the Heaven-Splitting Gorge for the past few days. From time to time, small-scale battles would break out, and both sides would suffer losses.
Lu Ye silently gave the Xuan Sect a thumbs up.
This was exactly what he wanted to see, and it was also the reason why he could hide for so long.
Previously, he felt that the Xuan Sect and the Jiuxing Sect could not coexist peacefully. If the Jiuxing Sect made any big moves, the Xuan Sect would definitely respond. But now, it seemed like he had underestimated the blood feud between the two sects.
Lu Ye had killed four disciples led by the young master of the Nine Stars Sect, which led to the Nine Stars Sect searching for Lu Ye's whereabouts on a large scale. However, while Lu Ye, the main culprit, was recovering from his injuries, the matter had escalated into a chaotic battle between the Spirit Stream Stage cultivators of the two great sects.
He had originally planned to stir up trouble, but now, it seemed that there was no need to go through so much trouble.
The situation was in his favor, but it was unrealistic for Lu Ye to just walk away. He did not know how many people the two sects had invested in the Heaven-Splitting Gorge. Now that he was trapped, if he wanted to escape, he would have to borrow the strength of the Xuan Sect.
With a plan in mind, Lu Ye had Yiyi open up a path in front of him and investigate the situation, while he and Da Hu stealthily moved three hundred meters away from Yiyi.
In a ten-meter-wide gorge, seven cultivators were engaged in a chaotic battle. One side had three people, while the other had four. Looking at the situation, it was clear that the side with fewer people had the advantage. The main reason was that the average cultivation of the three people was higher. Among the three, one was at the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Stream Stage, while the other two were at the Third Layer.
On the other hand, among the four people, two were at the Third Layer of the Spirit Stream Stage, while the other two were at the Second Layer. One of them was at the Third Layer of the Spirit Stream Stage, and his arm was still dripping with blood. It was obvious that he had been injured.
The battle between low-level cultivators was basically a close-quarters fight. It was rare for them to use their Secret Techniques. Because their cultivation was not high, the power of their Secret Techniques was not strong. Moreover, it took time to activate a Secret Technique, and it was easy to be disturbed. Even if the Secret Technique was successfully cast, accuracy would be a problem.
In such a battle, the side with higher cultivation and stronger weapons would naturally have the advantage.
Among the group of four, the leader was a burly man. He held a large saber in his hand and stood in front of the others. As he retreated, he shouted, "You guys go!"
It seemed that he wanted to stay behind to cover the retreat.
The other three people had sorrowful looks on their faces, but they did not abandon him and escape. Instead, they fought side by side with the burly man.
But this was just drinking poison to quench their thirst. Once the burly man fell, all four of them would die here.
The Fourth Layer of the opposing side obviously knew this, so even if he had the chance to kill the burly man, he did not do so. Instead, he kept cutting wounds on the burly man's body, making him look even more miserable.
Not far behind the four people, Lu Ye and Da Hu hid in a pile of rocks and looked over through the gaps in the rocks.
He was originally having a headache about how to distinguish between the cultivators of Xuan Sect and Jiu Xing Sect. After all, he could not just go up and ask for their identities.
But after seeing the battle between the two sides, he knew that he was overthinking. It was easy to distinguish between the cultivators of Xuan Sect and Jiu Xing Sect because the back of their hands were glowing with different colors.
Lu Ye was very surprised, not knowing why this was happening.
When he fought with others before, his Battlefield Imprint did not show any signs of activity.
But he did not know that this was all Wang Yang's doing. Xuan Sect and Jiu Xing Sect had been fighting for this territory for many years. But because Xuan Sect had more Spirit Stream Realm cultivators and had always had the advantage, the Spirit Stream Realm cultivators of Jiu Xing Sect kept a low profile in this area. In the past, it was very difficult for Xuan Sect to hunt down their opponents.
This time, the Young Master of Jiu Xing Sect was killed, and almost all of the Spirit Stream Realm cultivators in the sect came out. This was an opportunity for Xuan Sect.
An opportunity to kill Jiu Xing Sect's disciples.
So Wang Yang did not care about the cause of this matter. He only saw a good opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Jiu Xing Sect. Because of this, he did not hesitate to pay a price and borrowed the Tian Ji Pillar to declare war on Jiu Xing Sect.
Jiu Xing Sect had the right to refuse such a declaration of war. But this time, they wanted to hunt down the vicious person who killed their Young Master. How could they refuse?
Dong Shuye could only brace himself and accept it. At the same time, he cursed Wang Yang's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.
During such a declaration of war, when the cultivators of both sides fought, the back of their hands would glow with different colors, making their positions clear.
One had to know that there were many loose cultivators on both sides. The faces of these loose cultivators were extremely unfamiliar to the cultivators of both sects. With the Battlefield Imprint, they could avoid accidental injuries and quickly determine who was the enemy and who was the trustworthy companion.
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