Chapter 129 Immortal Realm Minor World
In the following period, both Song Yin and Song Yue advanced smoothly.
In the past few days, I encountered more Golden Core stage cultivators, but those who successfully advanced later were mostly Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
As the finals approach, the competition intensifies.
The number of Golden Core stage disciples still persisting in the Immortal Cloud Sect is small, with only three remaining.
Compared to other sects, this is considered a good situation.
Geniuses aren't limited to the Immortal Firmament Sect; other sects have many as well. For example, Changsun Li of the Water Moon Sect is still persevering and has successfully advanced. Qi Chengfeng and Qiu Shan of the Azure Profound Sect are also still there; neither of them has been eliminated.
"Song Yin! Song Yin! I advanced again! By a narrow margin!" During the lunch break, Xia Xining ran over to share her joy, but seeing Shi Heming, she said with disdain, "What are you doing here again?"
She now sees Shi Heming's nose as something else entirely, and his eyes as something else entirely.
"Congratulations!" Song Yin immediately applauded. "We're about to enter the finals, and the upcoming matches will only get tougher. The three of us must stay calm."
Xia Xining: "Do you know what? When I came back, I heard that Xiao Daiheng lost the competition today."
Song Yin stopped flipping through the book and asked in surprise, "You lost?"
Master Heming, who was drawing the talisman, also looked up, stopped writing, and asked, "Who is his opponent?"
"Qiu Shan, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Qingxuan Sect." Xia Xining remembered this person very clearly. "Qiu Shan was incredibly strong, possessing the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage. Eighty percent of the contestants who faced him perished, while the remaining twenty percent managed to save their lives through various means."
Song Yin: "Is Xiao Daiheng still alive? Is he seriously injured?"
Xia Xining: "Before coming to see you, I went to visit Xiao Daiheng. He only suffered minor injuries and his life is not in danger."
The book in Song Yin's hand was a page introducing Qiu Shan, and her finger was pressing on the eight-character evaluation: "arrogant and cruel".
"That's good. Since he didn't make it to the finals, Mei Lian doesn't have to worry about him getting a spot in the Nine Heavens Secret Realm anymore."
Shi Heming: "Don't you guys find it strange? Xiao Daiheng promised Mei Lian that he would do his best to get her a spot, but he stopped before the finals. Do you think he was really not good enough, or did he make a mistake on purpose?"
Song Yin and Xia Xining understood immediately, which surprised them both.
Song Yin: "If Xiao Daiheng's strength was insufficient, how come he wasn't seriously injured? Did Qiu Shan go easy on Xiao Daiheng?"
Xia Xining continued, "If he made a mistake on purpose, were his previous attitude and words towards Mei Lian all false?"
Xiao Daiheng personally promised to do his best to secure a spot for Mei Lian.
Shi Heming: "Both are strange. Qiu Shan likes to kill his opponents. Those who escape are either dead or seriously injured, while Xiao Daiheng only suffered minor injuries. If someone is going to fight with all their might, how could they give up and admit defeat after suffering a minor injury? So what Xiao Daiheng is planning, I'm afraid only he knows."
Xia Xining said with distress, "Never mind him, let's talk about us. I don't dare to linger outside now, if I don't disguise myself, those people will surround us."
“The further the competition goes, the more popular the contestants who haven’t been eliminated become. It’s normal that so many people want to get to know you.” Song Yin turned the page of the book again.
The three of them advanced smoothly in every match, and now almost everyone in Tianyao Holy City knows them.
Xia Xining: "But today I met people from a local immortal cultivation family in Tianyao Holy City. The adults in that family wanted to directly give their child to me as my disciple. It scared me to death."
"With your strong talent, high cultivation level, and the backing of a major sect, who else would people seek to become your disciple if not you?" Song Yin laughed unkindly.
At this moment, Han Wuyue came looking for the three of them.
"I guessed the three of you were here, and sure enough, I was right." Han Wuyue not only came, but Xiao Daiheng was also with her.
Han Wuyue: "I just took him to find Elder Qi, but Elder Qi wasn't there, so I brought him to find you, Song Yin."
Looking for me?
"Yes, please help examine and treat his injuries."
Wasn't Xiao Daiheng only slightly injured?
For minor injuries, a few simple healing pills will suffice; why bother coming all the way here for a check-up and treatment?
Song Yin: "What's going on?"
Han Wuyue acted like a parent bringing their rebellious son for a checkup, and said to Xiao Daiheng, "You tell me yourself."
Xiao Daiheng: "The spiritual energy in my body keeps dissipating, as if my body has become a sieve, unable to retain spiritual energy."
Having a general idea of what was going on, Song Yin used her spiritual energy to examine Xiao Daiheng's body.
The more they examined him, the more alarmed they became: "There is an energy within his body that is destroying the foundation of his cultivation."
"Destroy the foundation of cultivation?" Not only was the person shocked, but the others also raised their voices.
Han Wuyue completely abandoned her reticence and pressed, "What kind of ability could destroy a cultivator's foundation? If one's cultivation foundation is destroyed, how can one cultivate in the future... is there any hope?"
Song Yin: "When did your condition begin?"
Xiao Daiheng: "It will happen after today's battle with Qiu Shan."
Song Yin: "I also know the result of your match. He deliberately didn't kill you?"
“I was also very surprised.” Xiao Daiheng recalled the match this morning and said truthfully, “He was very strong. After fighting him, I quickly fell behind, but he did not seriously injure me or kill me. It was completely different from his previous matches.”
Xiao Daiheng didn't even know the reason behind it?
Song Yin and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Let me tell you about your current physical condition first." Song Yin was the first to come to her senses and said to Xiao Daiheng, "Try to force out this energy first, because when I examined it, I found that it did not seem to be a method of evil cultivation, but I have never seen this energy before."
Song Yin took out several bottles of tonifying and nourishing pills and said, "These pills are for tonifying and nourishing your body. Take them first, and then use your cultivation technique to force out the energy in your body that doesn't belong to you."
Xiao Daiheng took the pills, poured out a few and swallowed them, then sat down to meditate and practice his cultivation technique.
Han Wuyue hesitated, and Song Yin, seeing this, asked, "Senior Sister Han, is there anything you want to say?"
Han Wuyue replied, "I also used my spiritual energy to examine Xiao Daiheng's body, but I did not find the unfamiliar energy you mentioned."
Song Yin: "Hmm?"
That shouldn't be the case. How could Han Wuyue not find out the problem that she herself could find out?
At this moment, Xiao Daiheng finished practicing his technique and said to Song Yin, "I can't sense any unfamiliar energy in my body."
Song Yin stood up. "How is that possible?" She stepped forward, bent down, and placed her hand on Xiao Daiheng's shoulder, using her spiritual energy to check again. "It's always been there. That unfamiliar energy has been lingering in your dantian."
Xiao Daiheng focused on the dantian area, and after a few minutes he shook his head and said, "I still can't sense it."
Song Yin: "Shi Heming, come over here and give it a try."
Shi Heming got up and examined Xiao Daiheng's body.
"Everything in my body is normal, and there is no unfamiliar energy as Yin Yin mentioned."
How strange! Song Yin said to the remaining person, "Xia Xining, you come and try too."
After Xia Xining finished checking, she said, "No, there isn't any."
Song Yin's expression turned serious as she pondered what was going on.
It's strange that only I can detect this unfamiliar energy, while others can't sense it.
Song Yin: "I'll try to lock down that unfamiliar energy first, then we'll go find the other elders together. If the other elders can't detect it..."
That would be a huge problem!
Song Yin cast a spell, then withdrew her hand after a moment.
Xiao Daiheng got up from the ground and sensed the spiritual energy in his body. "The spiritual energy has not dissipated."
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Song Yin.
Song Yin glanced at the doubtful and worried expressions on everyone's faces and said, "Let's go find the elder."
The group searched around, but only Elder Shi was there.
Elder Shi returned with Xia Xining after the competition.
Seeing the five people come to his door, Elder Shi asked, "What do you want?"
The rest area of the Qingxuan Sect.
"Master, as you instructed, I have successfully infused my vital energy into the body of a direct disciple of the Immortal Firmament Sect." Qiu Shan bowed and said to one of the people behind the screen.
The screen blocked the view behind it, so only the shadows of the people on the screen could be seen.
Master Qiu Shan's name is Yuwen Li. He is a sword cultivator in the early stage of the Integration Realm and has a lot of influence in the Qingxuan Sect. Among the many people vying for the position of sect leader, Yuwen Li has a high probability of becoming the next sect leader.
Yuwen Li: "I understand. You may leave. There's no need for you to come over unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Your disciple obeys."
After Qiu Shan went out, he ran into Mei Lian.
Mei Lian: "You succeeded?"
Qiu Shan: "Something that is very easy and simple can never be completed by you. Could it be that you still have feelings for him?"
Mei Lian flatly denied it, "No, that sword strike back then severed the bond between us. I was saved by the sect, and my life will only belong to the sect." It cannot belong to me.
The last words could not be spoken aloud. Mei Lian looked at Qiu Shan with undisguised jealousy, "Senior Brother Qiu, you are really amazing."
Qiu Shan crossed Mei Lian, no longer sparing a single glance.
She's just a woman with poor talent and a shallow mind; why would she doubt the loyalty of a fool?
There was another person behind the screen in the room, sitting opposite Yuwen Li.
He was already a respected expert in the Integration Stage, yet he was now respectful and humble towards the other party.
Yuwen Li poured tea for the other party, saying, "Senior Nie, please."
Senior Nie, whose full name is Nie Zhengchu, is someone who came down from the Immortal Realm specifically after the Qingxuan Sect sought help from the Immortal Realm due to a problem with the spiritual veins. He holds an extremely high position in the Qingxuan Sect, and the sect leader of the Qingxuan Sect also respects him very much.
Nie Zhengchu: "You've made a good disciple. He's talented, strong, and most importantly, obedient."
Yuwen Li smiled and nodded in reply, "Yes, Qiu Shan has been obedient since childhood and is very respectful to his teachers. He has always been very respectful to me."
Nie Zhengchu: "Apart from Qingxuan Sect, are the direct disciples of the other five major sects really not allowed to be killed?"
“We can’t kill them, Senior Nie,” Yuwen Li explained earnestly. “Not only can we not kill the direct disciples of the other five major sects, but we also cannot kill direct disciples of some famous and powerful sects. As you know, for us cultivators, raising a direct disciple is no different from raising a child. We invest even more resources and emotions. If we kill the child, those parents will definitely not let it go.”
"But it's different for disciples of sects or independent cultivators without masters. At most, they can kill the sect or the forces behind them to seek justice and reclaim some benefits. No one will keep pursuing revenge."
Nie Zhengchu scoffed, "The master-disciple relationship in your cultivation world is just like the parent-child relationship."
Yuwen Li: "Isn't the Immortal Realm like this?"
Nie Zhengchu did not answer directly, "Since we can't kill them, we'll prevent them all from cultivating. I will give you more spiritual energy. Once Qingxuan Sect surpasses all other sects, we will reorganize all the spiritual veins in the cultivation world. At that time, Qingxuan Sect will not have to worry about the spiritual veins."
Yuwen Li imagined the future Nie Zhengchu had described, "At that time, our sect will no longer have any worries about spiritual veins, and we can even push the Qingxuan Sect to new heights. How wonderful! How wonderful! But Senior Nie, can you really tell me what primordial energy is?"
Nie Zhengchu: "It's nothing more than something unique to the Immortal Realm. Don't worry, people of your Qingxuan Sect. The primordial energy is very special. No one in the cultivation world can detect it unless I give permission."
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Elder Shi placed his hand on Xiao Daiheng's wrist as if taking his pulse. His spiritual energy circulated through Xiao Daiheng's body again and again, but he still could not detect any unfamiliar energy.
"I still haven't found the strange energy you mentioned. Is it really trapped in Xiao Daiheng's dantian?"
Song Yin: "I've always been here."
Elder Shi: "Since it threatens the foundation of a cultivator's cultivation, and you are the only one present who can detect it, can you force it out?"
"It should be the same as forcing out other things," Song Yin said uncertainly. "I can try, but it might not be successful."
Elder Shi told the others to step back to make room for Song Yin.
Everyone watched as Song Yin stood behind Xiao Daiheng, raised her palm, aimed at Xiao Daiheng's back, and used her internal energy to force out the unfamiliar energy from Xiao Daiheng's body.
Song Yin's spiritual energy entered Xiao Daiheng's body, enveloping the unfamiliar energy, and then attempted to extract it from Xiao Daiheng's body.
Xiao Daiheng groaned, feeling pain throughout his body, but he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Song Yin: "Hang in there a little longer, it'll be out soon."
"Ugh—!" Xiao Daiheng's forehead was soon covered in beads of sweat, his veins bulging, and he finally couldn't help but shout out.
Song Yin's wood-attribute spiritual energy had been imprisoning the unfamiliar energy without any gaps, and it was only then that everyone saw a mysterious and unfamiliar white mass within Song Yin's spiritual energy.
Xia Xining leaned closer to observe, "Is it this pure and flawless white energy that almost destroyed Xiao Daiheng's cultivation foundation? It's unbelievable."
Han Wuyue handed Xiao Daiheng the pills, then helped him sit down in a chair.
"Thank you, senior sister."
Countless words were on the tip of her tongue, but out of habit, Han Wuyue simply said indifferently, "You're welcome."
Shi Heming: "Why couldn't we detect this energy, but we could see it after Yinyin took it out?"
Elder Shi: "Don't think I don't know just because I'm an elder."
Song Yin was still observing the white energy. "I don't know either. I was just thinking that you couldn't detect this in Xiao Daiheng's body, but you should be able to detect it when I take it out. It can't be that you can't detect it when I take it out."
The strange white energy suddenly vanished from everyone else's sight.
Shi Heming: "Yinyin, it's gone."
Song Yin: "Disappeared? But it's still within my spiritual energy."
The white energy was trapped within the spiritual energy, wanting to scatter and escape but unable to.
Elder Shi realized the unusual situation, "I can't see it either, and only you can see it."
Han Wuyue lowered her eyes in deep thought, carefully reviewing the situation just now. "Song Yin, can you say 'You can see'?"
Song Yin tentatively asked, uncertainly, "You... can see..."
"Oh! You scared me! Song Yin, it's appeared again!" Xia Xining was startled by the sudden appearance of white energy and straightened her back, taking a step back.
Song Yin stammered, "It...it appeared? Could it be...it's still under my control?"
Elder Shi: "Try again."
Song Yin: "You can't see it. How about you, can you see it?"
Xia Xining shook her head, "I can't see it."
Song Yin: "You can see it. What about this time?"
Shi Heming: "It's happened again."
Song Yin said incredulously, "It really is under my control. I said it would only appear in front of everyone if you could see it. But why is that?"
Has her overpowered aura kicked in again?
Elder Shi spoke up: "Song Yin, find a tool to trap it inside. After the Xuan Tian Assembly, bring it back to the sect for everyone to study. This thing looks pure and flawless, but it can silently damage a cultivator's foundation. It's very sinister."
Song Yin couldn't think of a tool to contain the white energy for the time being. "What would be a better way to store it?"
Xia Xining suddenly said to Elder Shi, "Master, the Heavenly Eight Directions Box is a safer and more secure container!"
“That makes sense.” Elder Shi was not stingy at all. He took out the Heavenly Eight Directions Box. “This is a sixth-order magic weapon that my master refined. It can hold living things and has a built-in seal. It is difficult for anything put inside to escape. In the past, it was used to capture demonic beasts and bring them back to the sect. This thing will be yours from now on.”
The situation is special now. Only Song Yin can see the evil white energy and can control whether others can see it or not. She will definitely have to contribute after returning to the sect. This magic artifact can be considered a reward for her.
The Heavenly Secrets Eight Directions Box is dark brown in color, with cloud patterns carved on it and a ring of five-colored gemstones inlaid on it.
Upon acquiring Song Yin, he placed the trapped white energy into the Heavenly Mystery Eight Directions Box. After placing it inside, he did not allow his spiritual energy to dissipate, but continued to keep the white energy trapped.
Just to be on the safe side, she stored the Celestial Eight Directions Box in her spatial storage.
Just then, someone else rushed in in a panic.
"Something terrible has happened! Elder Shi, save me!" Wang Rui rushed into the house.
Wang Rui, a Golden Core stage disciple, gasped for breath, "Senior Sister Miao Zhiyao is in trouble!"
Miao Zhiyao is a Nascent Soul stage array cultivator, and her master is Elder Canghuai of the Outer Sect Spirit Array Peak.
Elder Shi pressed further, "Explain what happened. Isn't her master, Elder Cang, always with her?"
Wang Rui: "Elder Cang was asked to leave at noon today. Senior Sister Miao Zhiyao returned on her own after the competition, but problems arose as soon as she returned. Her spiritual energy kept dissipating and she couldn't control it at all!"
"The spiritual energy has dissipated?" Everyone except Wang Rui exclaimed in surprise.
Song Yin hurriedly asked, "Was Miao Zhiyao's opponent in the competition this morning a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect?"
Wang Rui was taken aback by Song Yin's tone: "Yeah, it seems so."
Elder Shi: "What do you mean 'seems to be'! Never mind, come with me to Miao Zhiyao's place first. It's a good thing I turned down other people's invitations to come back today, otherwise what would you do without any elders!"
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener.
Song Yin felt a chill run down her spine from her own thoughts. Could it be that the elders were invited but did not return today because of Qingxuan Sect's plan?
When they arrived at Miao Zhiyao's room, her door was wide open, and she was still trying to keep her spiritual energy in her body, even though her face was pale.
Song Yin was the first to rush in and said quickly, "Stop practicing your internal energy first, let me check your body."
Miao Zhiyao stopped practicing her internal energy and opened her eyes. She saw that many people had arrived, including Elder Shi. She was about to stand up and pay her respects.
"This disciple greets Elder Shi."
Song Yin held her down, "Don't even think about bowing in your current physical condition, don't move."
Elder Shi: "Song Yin is right, let her examine you. Is your opponent today a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect?"
Miao Zhiyao: "Reporting to the elder, this disciple did indeed draw a Qingxuan Sect disciple as an opponent. Although the battle was difficult, I still won the match."
Elder Shi: "Alright, I understand. Don't speak yet. With Song Yin here, you'll be fine."
Miao Zhiyao looked at Song Yin, who was carefully examining her. Actually, she hadn't intended to disturb them; she was just thinking about her master's return.
Elder Shi and the others belonged to the inner sect, but she wasn't very familiar with them.
Song Yin: "He has the same symptoms as Xiao Daiheng. If he doesn't force out the energy in his body, it will damage his cultivation foundation."
Miao Zhiyao swayed, "What?!"
Damages the foundation of cultivation!
Song Yin: "There will be some pain next. You can shout it out if you can't help it. Once I force out the energy in your body, you will be fine. Take the Strengthening Pill first, and eat more of it."
The following steps are the same as before.
Amid Miao Zhiyao's painful screams, Song Yin once again forced out white energy.
“You can all see it.”
After Elder Shi recognized it, he exclaimed, "It's that again! What on earth is the Qingxuan Sect up to?"
Song Yin also put the energy into the Heavenly Eight Directions Box.
Song Yin: "Take good care of yourself first. The situation was discovered in time, and it hasn't successfully damaged your cultivation foundation yet. Set up a spirit-gathering array and cultivate in it for one night. The lost spiritual energy will naturally recover and won't affect your competition tomorrow."
Miao Zhiyao: "Thank you."
Song Yin then took out several bottles of tonifying and nourishing pills, saying, "We're all fellow disciples, no need to thank me. Take these pills, and remember to take one every day for the next few days."
Remembering that Xiao Daiheng was also there, she took out a few bottles for him, saying, "You too."
Xiao Daiheng: "Thank you."
Song Yin waved her hand, "It's just a few bottles of pills, everyone get some rest." She then said to Elder Shi, "I have other matters to attend to this afternoon. If this situation occurs again, we can wait until I return to deal with it."
"No problem," Elder Shi replied.
The midday incident did not affect Song Yin's competition. Before the afternoon competition started, she arrived early at the sword cultivator group venue to draw lots.
"Your opponent is Gu Tongguang, a rogue Nascent Soul cultivator."
Song Yin's mask today is purple. She appeared wearing the mask, and when she saw her opponent, her eyes widened slightly. She remembered this rogue cultivator.
A few days after the competition, she saw Changsun Li arguing with someone, and the person she was arguing with was none other than the rogue cultivator Gu Tongguang.
After registering the three ritual implements, the two entered the passage together.
"I am Gu Tongguang, a rogue cultivator. Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."
"I am Song Le of the Xianxiao Sect. Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."
However, Song Yin still asked, "What is your relationship with Changsun Li? I saw you arguing the other day, but I didn't go to say hello."
Upon hearing the name Changsun Li, Gu Tongguang suddenly winced in pain.
The entire competition was displayed in a water mirror, and people could hear each other's voices.
Therefore, Gu Tongguang transmitted his voice: "Fellow Daoist, you recognize Changsun Li. Could it be that you and we come from the same small world?"
The same little world?!
Wow! I guessed back then that Changsun Li wasn't from the Xuantian cultivation world, and it turns out he really was!
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "What's the name of your little world?"
Hearing Song Yin's calm and unsurprised answer, Gu Tongguang became even more convinced that Song Yin was not from the Xuan Tian Realm, because she was not surprised that there were other small worlds.
Regardless of whether they came from the same small world, it was fate that they met in the Xuan Tian Realm. Unexpectedly, Changsun Li had friends who were not native cultivators of the Xuan Tian Realm.
Gu Tongguang suppressed his excitement and transmitted his voice: "I come from the Nine Spirits Realm. Are you also from the Nine Spirits Realm, fellow Daoist?"
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Author's Note: Gu Tongguang: When fellow villagers meet, tears well up in their eyes [bursting into tears]
Song Yin: I know you're excited, but don't get too excited yet. Actually, I'm not from your hometown. [dog emoji]
To avoid confusion later, let me clarify: Primal energy is a unique product of other worlds, which is why people from the Xuan Tian Realm cannot see it. However, Yin Yin is not a native soul of the Xuan Tian Realm, so she can see it. The reason will be explained later [shy].
Everything is great, except for the bug I encountered. [doge emoji with rose in mouth]
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[Empty bowl]
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