On the east side of the Jin City, near the Boundless Sea, a beam of sword radiance shot up into the sky like a perilous peak, piercing through the clouds. The faint silver sword radiance exuded a sharp aura, covering a radius of a thousand miles.
This was the leading cultivation sect in the Jin City, the Tian Jian Sect!
Three years ago, at the age of twelve, Ye Yun left his hometown and came here. After passing through many tests, he finally became a servant disciple.
A servant disciple of the Tian Jian Sect was enough to make the officials and martial artists of the Jin City look up to him in the secular world.
However, in the Tian Jian Sect, servant disciples like Ye Yun were as common as ants. There were close to a thousand of them, and they did not have any status at all. They could be said to be the lowest level of servants.
However, once a servant disciple passed the test and became an outer disciple, he would become a dragon overnight and rise to the top.
In the outer yard, servant disciples shuttled back and forth. Everyone's face was filled with a sense of urgency. Every day, there were countless tasks waiting to be completed.
"There is only one month left until this year's outer disciple test. With my current cultivation level, I wonder if I have any hope of passing." Ye Yun stood on a boulder and gazed into the distance. It was as if his gaze had pierced through the layers of clouds, and he could vaguely see the pavilions and great halls in the depths of the clouds. That was the place that only official disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect could enter.
Bam!
A whistling sound pierced through the air and exploded on Ye Yun's back.
"Ye Yun, the hundred stalks of Feather Grass have not been collected yet, and you are wasting your time here?" Liu Daolie, dressed in a cloud embroidered robe, appeared behind him. He held a whip in his hand and his face was full of mockery.
Ye Yun clenched his teeth and felt a burning pain on his back.
Liu Daolie was his Uncle-Master. Nearly a thousand servant disciples in the Medicine Valley were under Liu Daolie's jurisdiction. Liu Daolie's aptitude for cultivation was extremely ordinary, even worse than most of the servant disciples. However, he had joined the sect earlier, so his cultivation level was at least a small realm higher than all the other servant disciples. His cousin, Liu Yu, was a disciple of the Tianzhu Peak. In the entire Tian Jian Sect, Tianzhu Peak was only an outer disciple that refined some middle-grade elixirs and below. However, the official disciples of the outer sect had access to some real cultivation methods. Compared to the lowest servant disciples, their status was like heaven and earth.
Ye Yun was often criticized by Liu Daolie, but for the sake of his dream of cultivating to become an immortal, he endured it.
Seeing that Ye Yun didn't speak for a moment, Liu Daolie squinted his eyes and let out a sneer. The whip in his hand landed on Ye Yun's body again. "Why? Do you want me to ask again?"
This whip just happened to land on Ye Yun's eyebrow. There was a trace of blood, and his scalp was bursting with pain. If it was any lower, Ye Yun's eyes would probably be injured.
"I still need 18 stalks." Ye Yun's face was flushed with blood, but he forcefully endured it and lowered his head to speak.
"You still dare to waste time when there is such a huge difference." Liu Daolie laughed. "It seems like you don't just want this month's cultivation spirit stones. You still want to go to the Spirit Beast Tower."
The Spirit Beast Tower was a place where the Tian Jian Sect specialized in taming demonic beasts. The tamed demonic beasts needed to spar with humans to increase their combat experience and familiarize themselves with their masters. These odd job disciples and some of the opponents that were captured by the Tian Jian Sect would often become the sparring partners of the demonic beasts. With the cultivation of the odd job disciples, it was almost impossible for them to survive after entering the Spirit Beast Tower.
"Martial Uncle Liu Daolie, hand over 100 stalks of Transforming Feathered Herbs before the end of the month. I still need 18 stalks. I should be able to make it in time." Ye Yun didn't feel much fear, but his heart was burning with an even more intense fury. He knew that even if he went all out, he wouldn't be a match for Liu Daolie. He had no choice but to forcefully endure it. His fingernails had pierced into his flesh due to the excessive force.
"Previously, it was at the end of the month, but now it is today." Liu Daolie looked at Ye Yun with ridicule and said, "There are some changes to the Tianzhu Peak. The required Transforming Feathered Herbs have to be handed over before nightfall."
"Before nightfall?" Ye Yun almost jumped up and couldn't suppress his anger any longer. He yelled out, "There is only less than six hours. How is it possible to make it in time?"
"There are still six hours. How is it possible to make it in time? Furthermore, I heard that you have a lot of dissatisfaction with me. Perhaps changing to the Spirit Beast Tower would be more to your liking." Liu Daolie laughed heartily and swept a glance at Ye Yun with ridicule before he turned and left.
Ye Yun looked at his back view and clenched his fists tightly while his body was trembling.
The Transforming Feathered Herb might not be an extremely precious herb, but to gather 18 stalks in less than six hours was an impossible task. Previously, he had spent half a month to gather 82 stalks of Transforming Feathered Herbs. How could it be so easy to gather 100 stalks at once?
After hearing Liu Daolie's words earlier, he knew that Liu Daolie had been eyeing him for a long time. This time, Liu Daolie had grasped this opportunity and wanted to kill him in one go.
"Liu Daolie! I might be dissatisfied with you normally, but I have always tolerated it and never expressed it. At most, I wouldn't fawn over you like some people. Because of this, you want to deal with me. I, Ye Yun, swear that if there is a day when my cultivation surpasses yours, I will make you pay the price you deserve! "
Ye Yun's heart was thumping violently. Every breath he took seemed to be burning his chest and abdomen.
But he was very clear that he had to overcome this obstacle first.
…
The Cloud Dragon Mountains where the Tian Jian Sect was located extended for thousands of miles. There were strange peaks and rugged rocks. The mountains were filled with demonic beasts and exotic flowers and plants. For thousands of years, the Tian Jian Sect had gradually driven the demonic beasts to the depths of the mountains and gave them a place to live. It was called the Demon Beast Valley. This was to prevent the sect's disciples from being attacked when they entered the Cloud Dragon Mountains to collect spiritual materials for cultivation.
However, the Tian Jian Sect did not drive all the demonic beasts together. Instead, they tried their best to separate them according to their ranks and set up a restrictive formation to prevent the possibility of high-level demonic beasts coming out from the depths of the mountains. In this way, the Demon Beast Valley became a training ground for the Tian Jian Sect's disciples. Depending on their strength, they would be able to enter the areas that could have a substantial training effect.
The Transforming Feathered Herb could be found in every area of the Demon Beast Valley. For the outer disciples, the outermost two layers were filled with low-rank demonic beasts that could be killed with a flip of their hands. But for the Odd Job Disciples who had not obtained the true cultivation technique of the Tian Jian Sect, even the outermost layer was very dangerous.
"In the past half a month, I have almost searched all the outermost areas. The Transforming Feathered Herb has basically been collected. Only by going all out and entering the second layer will I be able to collect it in such a short period of time."
About twenty li to the east of the outer courtyard, there was a towering ancient tree that towered into the clouds. It could be seen from the outer courtyard. This was the sign of one of the entrances to the Demon Beast Valley. After crossing this ancient tree, one would enter the territory of the Demon Beast Valley.
Ye Yun appeared under the towering ancient tree with his forehead full of sweat. He glanced ahead and slightly frowned. Then, he stepped into the Demon Beast Valley.
The moment he leaped over the ancient tree, the scenery in front of him immediately changed greatly. The clear sky disappeared, and the leisurely white clouds disappeared in an instant. The entire world fell into darkness. From time to time, the roars of demonic beasts could be heard from the depths of the valley. It was as if they were right in front of him. It was frightening.
This was the Demon Beast Valley, the place where the Tian Jian Sect trained its disciples.
Ye Yun raised his hand and pointed. A faint soft light flew up from his body and stopped on top of his head, slightly illuminating the space within a radius of ten meters.
This soft light was called the Glimmer Spell. All the part-time disciples had to cultivate it. In the Demon Beast Valley, only the soft light of the Glimmer Spell could break the darkness and let them see the surroundings clearly. Of course, if one became an outer disciple of the Tian Jian Sect, he would have a more advanced spiritual spell or even a magic weapon. It was said that the magic weapon could clear the darkness within a radius of one kilometer. Wherever the light shone, even the slightest hair could be seen.
In the past half a month, Ye Yun had almost searched the outermost layer of the Demonic Beast Valley by relying on the faint brilliance brought by the Glimmer Technique. He had found no less than eighty-two stalks of Feathering Grass. This not only required unimaginable patience and tenacious willpower, but also luck. It should be known that although there were no powerful demonic beasts in the outermost area of the Demon Beast Valley, a group of rank one or two demonic beasts could also kill a part-time disciple like Ye Yun.
Finding eighteen stalks of Feather Transformation Grass in less than six hours was an impossible task. The only way was to jump over the outermost first layer and enter the second layer. Because the second layer had a lot more Transforming Feathered Herbs, and generally, no part-time disciples could enter, outer disciples naturally wouldn't waste their time to collect these low-grade spirit herbs. As long as he entered, he would probably be able to complete the task in two hours. However, the second layer's demonic beasts were at least rank two, and rank three demonic beasts were even more common. With Ye Yun's current cultivation level, which was only at the third layer of Body Refinement, Marrow Cleansing, it was simply like a sheep entering a tiger's den.
A stone tablet appeared in front of Ye Yun. Under the soft light, the surface of the tablet faintly flowed with a blood-red luster.
This was the boundary stone of the second layer.
Since he had made a decision, Ye Yun didn't hesitate any longer. He took a deep breath and his figure flashed as he jumped over the stone tablet.
The soft light emitted by the Glimmer Spell suddenly swayed like a candle in the wind. Immediately, his field of vision was reduced to only ten meters.
Beyond ten meters, it was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
"No wonder outer disciples would cultivate a higher level of the Glimmer Spell. It turns out that the second layer of Demon Beast Valley is so dark. I'm afraid that if I were to enter the third layer with the Glimmer Spell, it wouldn't have any effect." Ye Yun used the soft light to look around, and his expression became much more serious. With such a field of vision, it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to quickly find the Transforming Feathered Herbs.
Since he had already entered the second layer, Ye Yun didn't want to waste any more time. He bent his back and slowly walked forward, concentrating on finding the Transforming Feathered Herbs.
Basically, no part-time disciples dared to enter the second layer, and outer disciples rarely personally came to search for such a worthless material like the Transforming Feathered Herbs. According to Ye Yun's thoughts, he should be able to find some.
Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, a stalk of grass that was half a foot tall appeared in Ye Yun's line of sight. It had blue roots and blue leaves. This was the most prominent feature of the Feather Transformation Grass, and it was easy to recognize it at a glance.
Ye Yun was overjoyed. He didn't expect to find one so easily in the second layer. With this speed, he might be able to complete the task in four hours.
The second herb was also easy to find, followed by the third, the fourth …
Ye Yun didn't expect to find such a large amount of Transforming Feathered Herbs so easily. In just two hours, he had already picked eight of them.
"Liu Daolie, you didn't expect my luck to be so good, did you? Wait until I surpass you, I will definitely get back at you for all the humiliation I've suffered in the past." When Ye Yun saw the ninth Transforming Feathered Herb, his eyes flashed with killing intent.
"Wait, why are there so many Transforming Feathered Herbs growing in the same area?" Ye Yun realized that he had overlooked something. "Not good, the Transforming Feathered Herbs have a cold nature, and Class 3 Demonic Beasts like to eat them to strengthen their ice intent. Could it be …"
Xiu!
Just as Ye Yun realized that something was wrong, a cold light appeared behind him. It cut through the air, making a soft sizzling sound as it shot towards his back.
Ye Yun's hair stood on end, and he instinctively rolled forward. The light blue light grazed past his back, cutting off a piece of his fluttering clothes.
Ye Yun looked up and saw that less than ten meters away, there were two large white snakes sitting cross-legged on the grass. The faint light emitted a cold chill, and the scarlet red tongue made a terrifying sizzling sound as it flicked and flicked.
Class 3 Demonic Beasts, Icy Soul Snow Snakes!
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