He scrutinized his disciple closely, then suddenly uttered a soft exclamation: "Jiaojiao, your cultivation... how come it hasn't increased much, yet you give me a very dangerous feeling?"
Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I have mastered a few spatial attack techniques."
Qing Xuanzi stroked his beard and laughed, "Alright, alright. Let me consolidate my skills for a few more days, and then we'll set off. I'll show you your newly acquired techniques then."
"Alright, I definitely won't let Master down." After five years of arduous training in the small secret realm, Rong Jiaojiao finally unraveled more of the mysteries of spatial skills. Now, not only is her mastery of spatial skills enhanced by her spiritual power, but she can also unleash powerful spatial skills with her divine soul power.
In the days that followed, Qing Xuanzi continued his seclusion, while Rong Jiaojiao went into the small secret realm to comprehend the power of space.
Ten days later, Qing Xuanzi woke Rong Jiaojiao up: "Jiaojiao, let's go, we should set off."
Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao out of the mine and stood on the cliff top. Looking around at the vast sea, he felt a sense of comfort.
Little Gold transformed into a golden ray of light, skillfully coiling around Qing Xuanzi's wrist and turning into a golden bracelet.
Rong Jiaojiao stretched and said, "I didn't expect that we've been out for more than half a year and we're not even halfway there yet."
Qing Xuanzi laughed and said, "If it weren't for my breakthrough, we would have arrived long ago. Let's go and continue our journey."
Zi Ling spread her wings and hovered in mid-air, saying, "Master, Master, come up quickly and test my speed after my cultivation has improved."
Qing Xuanzi was puzzled as he looked at Zi Ling, who seemed to be on the verge of breaking through to the late stage of the third rank. He couldn't understand how her cultivation had improved so quickly.
In fact, according to Rong Jiaojiao, Zi Ling's speed is not considered fast.
It cultivates in the small secret realm, not only with the assistance of Thunder Pattern Grass, but also with the Moon Spirit occasionally granting it time multipliers. It has been cultivating in the small secret realm for the equivalent of four or five years without breaking through.
The two leaped onto Zi Ling's back, while Yue Ling sat discreetly on Rong Jiao Jiao's shoulder, its little feet swaying back and forth. No one but Rong Jiao Jiao could spot it.
With a clear cry, Zi Ling suddenly spread her wings, and the purple lightning patterns shimmered brightly in the sunlight.
"Whoosh—"
A whooshing sound suddenly rang out, and Zi Ling transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, instantly soaring into the sky!
Caught off guard, Rong Jiaojiao was thrown hard onto Zi Ling's back by inertia, the wind whistling in her ears, and the clouds in front of her rushing backward at an alarming speed.
She quickly circulated her spiritual energy to stabilize herself and was surprised to find that Zi Ling's speed was several times faster than before!
Qing Xuanzi was also slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "Not bad, it seems that Zi Ling has made quite a bit of progress in the past six months."
Zi Ling let out a triumphant cry, and the lightning patterns on her wings shone even brighter.
It deliberately displayed its strength, sometimes diving and flying close to the sea surface, stirring up layers of waves;
Sometimes it soars straight into the sky, weaving through the clouds.
Qing Xuanzi quickly erected a spiritual energy barrier and asked with a smile, "Has Zi Ling mastered a new skill?"
Zi Ling let out a triumphant cry, and the lightning patterns on her wings flashed even brighter: "Master, I have mastered the new 'Lightning Escape' technique, and my speed is more than three times faster than before!"
Qing Xuanzi also showed surprise: "Truly amazing, this speed is probably comparable to the sword flight of a Celestial Master."
After flying for a while, Zi Ling slowed down and tried to fly closer to the sea surface so that the moon spirit could sense the treasure.
Rong Jiaojiao gave him the pills she had prepared for her master, and then took out several top-grade space teleportation talismans: "Master, these are the space teleportation talismans I just researched. The talisman paper is made of giant ape skin. I haven't tested how far it can teleport. Please take them and use them when you are in danger."
Qing Xuanzi asked, "Have you returned it?"
"Yes, Master, please use it. I'll draw more when I have time."
Qing Xuanzi chuckled and replied, "Great, wonderful! I get to enjoy my disciple's blessings every day!"
He gave half of the top-quality talisman paper he had made to Rong Jiaojiao, and the master and apprentice chatted and laughed, full of leisure.
Yue Ling sat on Zi Ling's head, chattering away with her.
As they were talking, a huge wave suddenly rose up on the sea ahead.
A giant sea monster burst out of the water, resembling an octopus but with six pairs of eyes, and each tentacle covered with sharp spikes.
"A peak third-tier sea beast!" Qing Xuanzi's expression hardened, and he was about to make a move when Rong Jiaojiao stopped him.
"Master, let me try out the new moves I've learned."
Rong Jiaojiao formed a hand seal, her fingertips gleaming with silver light. She gently swiped her fingers towards the sea beast—
"Space cutting!"
A bizarre scene unfolded. The space where the sea monster was located suddenly shattered like glass, its body was then split into several pieces, and it fell into the sea before it could even scream, its blood instantly staining a large area of the ocean red.
Qing Xuanzi's pupils shrank drastically: "This is... directly tearing through space?!"
Rong Jiaojiao withdrew her hand and explained, "It's not a true spatial tear, it's more like a spatial cut. With my current strength, I can only create spatial displacement within a small area."
Qing Xuanzi took a deep breath, his gaze towards his disciple becoming complicated: "Jiaojiao, your spatial talent... is even more terrifying than I imagined. Even a Celestial Master might not be able to do this."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled shyly: "Actually, it takes a lot of effort, and I still need to improve."
Just then, Yue Ling suddenly warned in her mind: "Master, be careful! Something is coming up from the seabed!"
The sea suddenly churned violently, and a huge shadow rapidly rose to the surface. Immediately afterwards, a colossal sea beast, more than ten times larger than the previous one, burst from the water—it was clearly a fourth-tier early-stage monster!
"It's the mother of that one from before!" Qing Xuanzi's expression changed, and he immediately summoned the Twelve Yuan Chen Formation. "Jiaojiao, step back, leave this to me!"
However, an excited glint flashed in Rong Jiaojiao's eyes: "Master, let me try one more move!"
Before Qing Xuanzi could respond, she had already leaped up and quickly formed hand seals in front of her chest.
As she moved, the surrounding space began to distort, forming a silver sphere of light about ten feet in diameter.
"Spatial confinement!"
The sphere of light instantly enveloped the sea monster. Shockingly, the enormous creature actually froze in mid-air, even the movement of its tentacles stopped.
Qing Xuanzi was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
This is a fourth-tier sea beast, equivalent to the early stage of the Earth Master realm in humans, yet it has been imprisoned by a cultivator at the Profound Master realm!
Rong Jiaojiao's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, clearly indicating that this move had taken a great toll.
She gritted her teeth and maintained the spell, shouting to Qing Xuanzi, "Master, please help! I can't hold on much longer!"
Qing Xuanzi then came to his senses. The Twelve Yuan Chen Array shone brightly, and the twelve beams of azure light converged into a dazzling pillar of light, which pierced directly through the sea beast's head.
As the sea monster died, Rong Jiaojiao also fell, exhausted.
Qing Xuanzi quickly caught her and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head weakly: "I just ran out of spiritual energy. I'll be fine after a rest."
Qing Xuanzi took out a Rejuvenation Pill and gave it to her, exclaiming, "Your spatial manipulation is truly astounding."
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