The Great Gentleman's waist vibrated again.

There have been earthquakes quite frequently lately...

But he ignored him, his eyes fixed on Liao Wen, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him.

The magic sword traced a mysterious trajectory in Liao Wen's hand... and then vanished.

Liao Wen pondered in silence for a moment, then made his move again... completely unaware that there was another person in the cave.

The Great Gentleman clenched his fists, silently tense.

Keep it up! You're just a little short of mastering the first move of the thirteen moves of the Azure Shield Sword Technique. A few more tries and you should be able to do it!

———

"I surrender! I surrender!!"

Lin Cang's azure shield melted away in less than half a second, but the sword lotus continued to advance straight ahead.

Lin Cang retreated frantically while shouting, seeing the sword lotus following closely behind about to crash into him.

He closed his eyes in despair...

A majestic breeze caresses the face.

Lin Cang opened his eyes and saw the puzzled looks on everyone's faces.

Apart from a few Foundation Establishment disciples who were looking at Ye Feng with incredulous eyes, all the other Qi Refining disciples had their eyes on him.

What just happened?

"Why did Uncle Lin remove the defensive shield...?"

"Was it that lotus flower spell that Ye Feng released?"

"There's no damage at all! Could it be that they secretly used some kind of illusion magic?!"

......

"Senior Brother Shen! I'm going down the mountain to gain experience. Farewell!"

After Ye Feng finished speaking with a smile, he leaped up, his feet landing on the treetops, and floated away...

Shen Lang, along with the three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators beside him, all looked at the direction Ye Feng had left with complicated expressions.

Lin Cang's legs went weak as he stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Shen Lang from afar, and said nothing.

He left on a flying sword.

Even after Shen Lang and the other Foundation Establishment disciples left, the Qi Refining disciples still had no idea what had happened.

Upon arriving at the place where Lin Cang had left, they found no trace whatsoever.

"What...what's going on?"

"What's going on? Why aren't these Foundation Establishment senior uncles saying anything?"

...

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

Tang Jing's eyes flashed, and he shouted loudly.

"Ye Feng must have used some evil magic! He escaped immediately, even the Foundation Establishment Uncle was stunned. We should report to the elders immediately and arrest Ye Feng!"

Everyone shook their heads inwardly.

Could this evil technique only target those at the Foundation Establishment stage and leave those at the Qi Refining stage untouched?

Of course, there were one or two people who shared the same view as Tang Jing.

The current situation is extremely bizarre.

The group decided to report to the elders later.

Ye Feng had already left the mountain gate at this time.

After traveling more than ten kilometers away, the sect's robes and tokens were all thrown into the system space.

With his fifth-level Foundation Establishment cultivator fully unleashed, he soared into the sky on his flying sword.

"Luoshui Sect! I heard that the further east you go, the higher the price of pills becomes... The pills I brought are worth one million here, but over there, I might be able to sell them for two million!"

Unleashing his sect's ultimate technique, the Azure Lotus Sword Song, Ye Feng defeated Lin Cang in a single move, and a surge of boundless pride welled up within him.

Defeating a Foundation Establishment cultivator in Qi Refining isn't too difficult. Once I've saved up some more trading points, I'll definitely give it a try to fight a Golden Core cultivator from the Foundation Establishment stage.

And the Black Cloud Sect, the Next Day Sect, the Red Powder Sect—just you wait, young master!

——-

Time flew by and it was already afternoon when Qingsong's token sounded an urgent call.

"Elder Liao? Could it be that he found out about his descendant Liao Wen?"

"Foundation Building Cave No. 327? Why would I need to go there?"

The fact that the elder in charge of law enforcement personally called out meant that something must have happened, and Qingsong disappeared from the cave in a flash.

Outside Shen Lang's cave, several lingering guests were all placed under the supervision of the law enforcement team.

Tang Jing continued to vividly describe the battle situation outside the cave.

Law enforcement officer Zhao Lao Liao listened with a frown as he recounted his story again.

Given that this involves Foundation Establishment cultivators and demonic entities, it's perfectly reasonable for him to personally intervene.

But what they said seemed a bit...unbelievable.

I've already sent a message to the sect leader; he should be arriving soon. Let's make a definition later!

Just then, a figure in magnificent robes floated down from the sky.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Everyone on the spot bowed.

Qingsong nodded and looked at Liao Lao, his expression questioning.

"Sect Master, see for yourself. There are two people fighting here, one at the Qi Refining stage and the other at the Foundation Establishment stage..."

Qingsong didn't understand why Liao Lao was being so secretive, but he still carefully began to examine the situation.

With a flick of his finger, the residual magical traces in the air instantly appeared in his hand.

This is... the Azure Lotus Sword Song!

Could it be that a top-tier Foundation Establishment cultivator killed a Qi Refining disciple and defected from the sect?

Qingsong turned his gaze to Liao Lao.

Liao Lao shook his head and spoke directly.

"He is a Qi Refining disciple..."

What? ! !

——

The Great Gentleman was still in Liao Wen's cave, patiently watching him practice with the Azure Shield.

Almost there... Why don't you use more magic power?

Seeing that Liao Wen was still honing his skills in the first move, True Lord Dafang wished he could just take matters into his own hands.

Just then, the Buddhist scripture at his waist vibrated again.

This time the frequency was different; it was a message from Sect Master Qingsong, which he had to accept. He quickly vanished in a flash...

"What happened?"

A generous voice echoed in Qingsong's mind.

"Uncle-Master, come down and take a look for yourself!"

Everyone's vision blurred, and a man in a purple crown and python robe stood in the center of the arena.

With just a glance, Dafang immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Azure Lotus Sword Song! Qi Refining Power!!"

"Uncle-Master, look over there..."

Da Fang looked in the direction Qing Song pointed, his eyes widening in surprise, and he instantly teleported away.

On a hill 600 meters away, there grows a patch of Class II ironwood.

At this moment, this patch of ironwood is covered with countless tiny pores, like cow's hair.

"Qi cultivation...! Such immense power!!"

The continuous shocks left Dafang's mind a little reeling.

"Senior Uncle, according to them, the lotus released by this Qi Refining disciple... is five-colored!"

Five colors? Five colors!! Five-colored blue lotus!!

The fifth level of the Elemental Technique!!

"Holy crap!!"

Thinking about how he had spent the entire afternoon watching Liao Wen practice the first move of the Green Shield technique, Da Fang felt an urge to slap himself.

He took out the book on the core of formations and looked at it.

Sure enough, it recorded that a Qi Refining disciple was observed using the Azure Lotus Sword Song. Time, location, name...

Ye Feng!!

"Great! Great!!"

It's not a pity to look for the wrong person; what's a pity is that such a person doesn't exist.

Now that it's confirmed that a disciple has indeed mastered the Lieyuan Technique, there's no need to worry about whether Liao Wen will learn the Azure Shield...

"Quickly, find this Ye Feng. I want to see him and take him as my disciple!"

After saying that, he remembered that he was holding the sect's core artifact, so he directly searched for Ye Feng.

"They had already gone down the mountain to train by noon."

Before Dafang could speak, Qingsong continued.

"I have already arranged for Elder Liao to go out and search..."

Hearing this, Dafang breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how fast a Qi Refining disciple walks, he can't run very far. With Liao Lao, a Golden Core cultivator, taking action, he'll definitely be able to find the person.

Such a talented disciple, bearing the heavy responsibility of the sect's prosperity, how could he be sent down the mountain for training?

Qingyun Mountain is so big, isn't it enough to train us?

Back then, even the Azure Cloud Ancestor was only a four-colored blue lotus...

Now, Ye Feng possesses five-colored...five-elemental spiritual roots.

A thousand years ago, sects did cultivate disciples with many spiritual roots, but the more spiritual roots one had, the more difficult cultivation became, so they eventually had to give up.

Unexpectedly...

Looking at Ye Feng's several battle records, Da Fang couldn't help but want to curse. How come I only found out about such amazing talent in magical cultivation now?

Finally, upon seeing Ye Feng's appearance... isn't this the little guy who wanted to exchange for twenty spells?