Chapter 75 Secrets
The duel between Yu Xuan and Yu Qianling successfully dismantled the newly repaired arena, which naturally became a topic of conversation once again.
"I never expected that Yu Qianling would cultivate both martial arts and talismans. No wonder she is so powerful!"
"Yu Xuan is not bad either. He actually fought her to a standstill. Wasn't it declared a draw in the end? It seems that the magic seal he used at the end was not a Xuanwu Palace technique at all?"
"Tch! You guys really have no sense of right from wrong. They must be disciples of some reclusive families. Those people are born with strong bloodlines and their cultivation talents are even more astonishing."
"Oh, I see."
"But those families... they almost all poured their own efforts into nurturing them, right? How could they let them leave and even become disciples of others?"
Who knows!
...
A luxurious carriage drove into the city, bearing the distinctive crest of the Nan family. A woman in fine clothes lowered the curtain, her face beaming with joy, "I'll be able to see my brother soon!"
An elderly man who had been resting with his eyes closed opened his eyes, looked at the girl, and sighed, "Miss, if the young master finds out that you've sneaked out like this, he'll probably be angry."
"Hmph, who told him not to contact me all these years!" The girl chuckled, resting her chin on her hand and playing with the gift box in her hand. "I wonder if my brother has gotten what he wanted all these years."
The old man coughed lightly, "Uh... given the young master's temperament, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."
"Oh, my brother is such a blockhead. If he had listened to me back then and made Sister Xian'er a fait accompli, we wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble!"
Old man: "..."
"I can't wait to see him, ahhhhh!"
"Miss, calm down..."
Inside the inn, Ming Cang examined Yu Qianling's injuries and his expression grew serious; her injuries were more severe than he had imagined.
Seeing her eyes closed and her face pale, muttering incoherently from time to time, Mingcang could only sigh with heartache. Perhaps he had pretended to be nonchalant earlier just to put their minds at ease.
After returning, Ye Luo naturally learned about her situation briefly. She never expected that the usually cheerful and carefree girl had such a tragic childhood.
She has suffered a lot of hardship since childhood, wandering in foreign lands and among different ethnic groups.
Ye Luo couldn't help but feel a little fortunate; compared to others, he was at least lucky.
"Ugh, that brat, always so stubborn!"
Yu Xian'er put down the cloth in her hand and said, "Master, you go and attend to other matters. I can take care of Junior Sister here."
"Alright, then take good care of her. Second Elder Xiao Huan and the others are back. I need to go and check their scores."
Not long after Ming Cang left, Ye Luo also returned to his room. Jun Yi emerged from his clothes as a streak of silver light, looking at Ye Luo's worried face, and comforted him, "Your senior sister is fine, don't worry too much."
"How can I not worry? This is only the individual competition stage, and her combat output is already like this... What will happen in the later competitions?"
Jun Yi pinched his cheek, traced the bite mark on his neck with his fingertip, and laughed, "Her recovery ability is much stronger than yours."
Hearing this, Ye Luo's cheeks flushed, and she scolded, "I'm talking about serious matters, and you're being inappropriate again!"
Jun Yi's eyes were full of doting affection. He picked him up and lifted him up, saying, "You didn't get enough rest last night. Let me hold you and let you sleep a little longer."
Ye Luo gave a soft "hmm," nestled against the firm chest for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, you haven't answered my question from today yet. What secret did it involve?"
Jun Yi pondered for a moment and explained, "The relationship between the major powers in the upper and lower realms is actually intricate and inseparable."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Many sects in the lower realm are actually branches of the upper realm. For example, the Xuanwu Palace of the Eastern Region Immortal Alliance is actually a branch of the Xuanhu Palace in the upper realm. The magic seal that Yu Xuan used today is one of their commonly used techniques."
"There are also Wan Zui City, Liuli Pavilion, Xingchen Pavilion, and so on, which are all branch sects of those major forces in the Upper Realm."
Ye Luo's eyes widened. He remembered Xiao Huan saying that any one of these forces could rival the Immortal Alliance. He never expected that they were just branches of the Upper Realm.
"Which sect is the branch of Dragon Lord Palace?"
"Northern Region, Heavenly Sect."
"Oh." Ye Luo suddenly realized, "Then what are you doing in the mortal realm?"
"Firstly, it's to investigate some matters, and secondly, because of my cultivation techniques, I want to come down to the mortal realm to seek some opportunities."
Ye Luo's face was full of confusion, "What opportunities could there be in the lower realm?"
"Of course there are."
Jun Yi continued, "Legend has it that tens of thousands of years ago, a great calamity occurred in the lower realm. Powerful cultivators from all directions fought a great battle here, leaving behind many ancient battlefields and secret realms, so naturally, many great opportunities are hidden here as well."
"Why are we fighting?" Ye Luo asked.
Jun Yi frowned and said, "The specifics are unknown. It is said that the great battle destroyed the world, the spiritual veins collapsed and the spiritual energy dissipated, and it seems that even the spatial order was broken. This made it difficult for cultivators in the lower realm to cultivate, and they generally had to go to the upper realm to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."
"Therefore, the mortal realm has its own laws of heaven, which prohibit cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage from acting arbitrarily, otherwise they will be punished by heaven if they are discovered."
"Oh..." Ye Luo suddenly realized, "So all the cultivators in the Upper Realm are at least at the Nascent Soul stage?"
Jun Yi chuckled and said, "Not really... Some children born in the Upper Realm are also at the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stages."
"???"
Holy crap, does that mean the native inhabitants of the upper realm are stronger than him even when they're newborn?
They've already lost at the starting line!
Suddenly, Ye Luo looked Jun Yi up and down and asked tentatively, "So... what realm are you at now?"
"you guess?"
"..."
"Stop beating around the bush, just tell me!"
Seeing his anxious little face, Jun Yi chuckled and said, "I guess you could say it's the Integration Stage."
"Fusion Period?"
Ye Luo tilted her head, pondering the settings of the cultivation system:
The next realm consists of five levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation.
The intermediate realm consists of three levels: Refining Emptiness, Integrating Body, and Mahayana.
The next level: Tribulation Transcending. Once you pass this level, you become a True Immortal and can live as long as heaven and earth!
Holy crap! This guy is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator?!
After Ye Luo realized what was happening, she looked at him with admiration, but then a question suddenly arose in her mind: "Wait a minute, why did you get beaten up so badly last time?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Jun Yi's expression darkened, and he said, "Before coming to the lower realm, I used a secret technique to barely suppress my cultivation level to around the Nascent Soul stage. That day, for some reason, my whereabouts were exposed and I was ambushed. Who knew that at the critical moment, Heavenly Punishment suddenly appeared, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."
"Oh, I see."
"It's all because of you!"
"Huh?" Ye Luo was puzzled. Why was he clinging to him again?
Seeing his innocent look, Jun Yi angrily slapped his buttocks and said in a deep voice, "Last time you left without saying goodbye, leaving me stranded in the city for several days and I had to search for you for ages!"
Recalling the scene of their first meeting, Ye Luo's ears turned red. "In that situation... who would stay? You were the one who left first."
"I just went to explain things to my subordinates, and I didn't see you when I came back." After saying that, Jun Yi took out a white undergarment with some bloodstains on it.
Ye Luo stared at it for a while and suddenly felt that it looked familiar. Suddenly, her face turned red as if it were burning. Wasn't this the undergarment that she had left at the inn that day?
"Holy shit, you pervert, give it back to me!"
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