"Senior Brother Su, do you think Chen Yi might have other fragments?" Sun Lu asked worriedly.

Su Boyuan's face stiffened, but he immediately rejected the idea.

"Since things have come to this, we can only pretend nothing happened... understand?"

Regardless of whether Chen Yi possessed the incomplete sword formation manual, Su Boyuan had already given his own incomplete manual to the other party.

Unless he willingly accepts punishment and then tells his master about this speculation.

But is Su Boyuan that kind of person?

Sun Lu's eyes were fixed on the distance, lost in thought...

......

Chen Yi and Li Yun returned to Xiande Middle School.

By this time, the celestial examination had been going on for quite some time.

Ma Guangzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Yi and Li Yun return safely.

To be honest, he knew that the two from the Guiyuan Sword Sect had ill intentions and was afraid that they would deliberately cause trouble.

It now appears that Chen Yi has resolved the matter.

Next, Chen Yi personally watched Yu Qian and Wu Lingyao's exams.

The two of them did an excellent job.

Perhaps inspired by Chen Yi's success, the two women have already reached the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

A hundred days ago, Wu Lingyao could only imagine reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining before the Immortal Examination; even the tenth level was a distant dream.

But later, Chen Yi gave her a Happy Talisman, which allowed her to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining a week ahead of schedule.

Later, she also gained experience in the Yinshan Secret Realm.

After she refined that ball of blue phosphorescent fire, her cultivation level increased significantly.

During the beast tide incident, although she and Yu Qian were not at school, they still killed many man-eating monsters.

With these experiences, she has repeatedly broken through her original plans and become a better version of herself.

Chen Yi sat in the VIP viewing area, a smile on his face.

Based on this performance, Wu Lingyao should be able to get into her ideal cultivation academy.

Perhaps in less than two years, she will be able to enter the Qingxia Sect and become a disciple of that sword-wielding master...

Three days have passed.

This year's imperial examination also concluded successfully.

Ma Guangzhi brought good news: Song Xin's soul has been saved.

"I already told you, I'm a professional when it comes to dealing with souls!"

He gave a strange laugh.

The master of that grotto-heaven suffered greatly under the influence of the Soul Banner.

She was once high and mighty, but in the Soul Banner, she was like a tiger fallen into the plains, tortured by Ma Guangzhi 24 hours a day. Finally, she could not bear the humiliation and broke down.

Ma Guangzhi then took the opportunity to intervene in the other party's soul, using the soul banner to control the other party and separate Song Xin's soul.

Song Xin's soul was preserved by Ma Guangzhi, who took good care of it.

With a casual wave of his hand, a wisp of soul flew out from the soul banner and entered Song Xin's soulless body.

“I have cast a calming spell on Miss Song, and she will wake up soon,” Ma Guangzhi said to Li Yun.

"Actually, she has benefited from this misfortune. When the soul that possessed her separated from her, some of its power remained with Miss Song. Once she regains consciousness, her soul power may be significantly enhanced."

"Thank you so much!"

Looking at Song Xin's haggard face, Li Yun felt a pang of pain in her heart.

In a daze, he seemed to see Song Xin's eyelashes tremble slightly.

He tightened his grip on Song Xin's hand even more...

"No need to thank me! Miss Song, if you ever experience any discomfort in your soul, you can come to me." Ma Guangzhi said with a smile.

They even cover after-sales service, so they're really reliable!

His gains this time were not limited to just that bag of high-grade spirit stones.

The soul of the lord of that grotto-heaven will become a major force in his soul banner.

Once the new soul is properly trained, the power of his soul banner will reach a new level.

At that time, I fear I will even be able to put up a fight against those at the peak of Foundation Establishment...

Back then, he had to rely on the sword talisman bestowed by a Golden Core cultivator to kill a fully-fledged Great Demon.

With the help of the Soul Banner, Ma Guangzhi will also have the ability to kill a Great Demon at the Perfection level.

Thinking about it this way, even if I never reach the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime, it doesn't seem so unacceptable...

With the immortal test over and Song Xin's soul problem resolved, Chen Yi and Li Yun planned to set off to return to the Hidden Moon Sect.

Before leaving, Chen Yi also took the time to attend a class reunion.

This was a graduation party organized by Zhao Manjin.

Because nearly half of the students died during the beast tide, the atmosphere was quite somber.

But Chen Yi could see that everyone had matured a lot.

Zhao Manjin even led Yu Wanbai to toast Chen Yi, recounting their past naiveté and thanking him for saving them that time.

Chen Yi simply waved his hand dismissively and wished the two of them could move forward hand in hand.

After leaving the school, everyone will face even more cruelty in the cultivation world, and it's unknown when they will have the chance to reunite.

Ten years from now, perhaps someone will lament, "I wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine, but it's not like the carefree days of my youth."

"I have nothing more to say. I wish everyone a smooth path to immortality, a bright future, and eternal life!" Hou Xiangheng raised his glass and drank heartily.

......

On his way to the teleportation array on the northern border, Chen Yi glanced at his Moon Concealment Token.

The contribution value above has reached a staggering 30,000.

More than 20,000 of them were obtained by him during the naming ceremony mission.

Partnering with Tianbaoge was absolutely the best investment he ever made!

He made a fortune by securing naming rights for dozens of high schools.

The rest was what Li Yun transferred to him, saying it was payment.

However, this did not make him feel at ease.

Not only was he burdened with a huge debt of 110,000, but he also had to pay 1,500 in rent for his cave dwelling every month.

In addition, the Foundation Establishment artifact he wanted to buy also cost a huge sum of 150,000.

He now understood why his senior brother Nie Xing had gone to the front lines to fight.

Seriously, earning contribution points is hard, and it's a nightmare!

The biggest gain from this trip, besides contribution points, was the "Three Talents Sword Formation".

He hasn't been idle for the past three days, having started studying this incomplete text early on.

In fact, as he expected, this chapter mainly records the process of adding a spirit-grade sword into a sword formation.

The so-called "three talents" refer to the person who leads the sword formation, the flying sword that holds the formation in place, and the sword pellet that forms the formation.

If he could master this technique, he would gain another powerful method to kill enemies of higher ranks.

Of course, all of this is inseparable from that sword!

If he could obtain a high-grade spiritual weapon flying sword, combined with his sword formation skills, he alone could probably suppress Su Boyuan.

Although Sun Lu had one, unfortunately it didn't suit Chen Yi.

If the sword formation cannot be perfectly aligned, its power will be diminished, so Chen Yi did not feel much regret.

With a plan in place, as long as I'm willing to work hard, my weapon-forging skills are definitely up to par.

He could make even a mere high-grade spiritual weapon himself!

......

Half a day later, the two arrived at the teleportation array.

At this moment, there were only the two of them on the teleportation array.

Because Song Xin's soul was still somewhat unstable, Chen Yi placed her in the Bronze Mirror Cave to rest.

Of the eleven people who were teleported together, some may have returned a couple of days ago, some may not have returned yet, and others may have gone to other teleportation arrays.

However, the teleportation array will still activate in this situation.

Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh that buying round-trip tickets back then was indeed a wise move.

Otherwise, he and Li Yun would have to fly back.

"Buzz!"

The teleportation array is activated.

The two disappeared.

Just when Chen Yi thought he had returned to the Hidden Moon Sect, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck.

Looking around, all that could be seen were towering trees; where was Li Yun?

He immediately became alert.

With his physical body, even a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't harm him...

Upon touching his neck, he was surprised to find drops of blood.

When he looked at his neck in the bronze mirror, his pupils involuntarily contracted.

A mark had appeared on the back of his neck, seemingly out of nowhere.

Overall, it looks like a sharp circle with a horizontal line in the middle, resembling the character "一" (one).