After the human race failed to snatch the little Qilin from Sunset Forest, the relationship between the two races became increasingly tense. However, for some reason, the human race remained unaware that the Song Clan Trading Company was managed by the demon race.
Perhaps this is their innate prejudice against demons, believing that demons are incapable of doing business.
Or perhaps Qin Taiming simply didn't say anything. Well, given his aloofness, why would he concern himself with such trivial matters? His only goal has always been ascension to immortality.
In any case, this is a good thing for Song Xia and for the demon race.
Song Xia looked into the distance. Her son had been in the secret realm for half a year, and she wondered how he was doing now.
***
"Witch Star, over there."
"They're here!"
At this moment, deep within the secret realm, Song Luo and the little wolf cub were fighting side by side. This time, they were challenging a ferocious beast at the Nascent Soul stage.
Song Luo, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, and the little wolf cub, who was only in the Golden Core stage, were struggling against the ferocious beast, but neither of them thought of giving up. Despite being covered in wounds and exhausted, they showed no sign of backing down.
The ferocious beast was enraged by the two of them, and its fighting power surged, directly sending Song Luo flying.
Song Luo simply wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then picked up his sword again. His sword, formed from his own vines, was easier to control and more flexible.
They fought for a full ten days before the ferocious beast finally gave out and collapsed with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.
After the ferocious beast collapsed, Song Luo also fainted. In order to win, he had exhausted all the spiritual energy in his meridians, and he was at the point of exhaustion.
The wolf cub, limping, picked him up and then staggered back to the cave where they had been living for some time, after which it also fell into a deep sleep.
When Song Luo groggily woke up, he felt pain all over his body, but he was very happy. He had once again successfully fought across levels, and this time he finished the battle two days earlier than last time, and he also ate fewer Qi-replenishing pills.
Looking at his depleted dantian and meridians, he swallowed a spiritual herb and then sat cross-legged in meditation.
The abundant spiritual energy quickly nourished his broken body. After the spiritual medicine was completely consumed, his meridians were stronger than before, and his cultivation level also advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
As expected, his choice to come to this secret realm was correct. In just half a year, he went from the early stage of Nascent Soul to the late stage of Nascent Soul. It's just unknown whether Qin Xiuyang's cultivation level is even higher now.
Song Luo clenched his fist. Although he was not yet a match for Qin Taiming, he could not fall behind Qin Xiuyang. Qin Xiuyang was talented, so he would do his best to put in as much effort as possible.
However, what he didn't know was that he had overestimated Qin Xiuyang. Qin Xiuyang's cultivation level was even one level lower than his own.
Since his cultivation level dropped to the early Nascent Soul stage after being poisoned, Qin Xiuyang had spent a great deal of effort to suppress the poison. Although the poison no longer affected his daily life and cultivation, it remained a hidden danger that greatly impacted his mental state.
He even harbored resentment towards Qin Taiming, resenting Qin Taiming for not completely eliminating the poison for him despite having the ability.
Qin Xiuyang stood up. Perhaps he should also go to the Immortal Realm. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to go.
Since it's a legacy that even the master couldn't obtain, perhaps he is the one destined to receive it?
So he forcefully took a spot from the sect leader and set off.
Xiang Chengyuan asked worriedly, "Father, aren't you afraid he'll get another opportunity?"
"What can we do if we're afraid? His master is still inside!"
"Are we, father and son, destined to be suppressed by them, master and disciple, for the rest of our lives?"
"Chengyuan, don't worry. Don't you think their prestige within the sect isn't as high as it used to be?"
Xiang Chengyuan smiled: "That's true."
Xiang Hengguang sneered: "Nobody is a fool. Jianfeng has gained so much over the years, yet he refuses to give back even a fraction of it. How can the other disciples in the sect, whose resources have been squeezed, not feel resentful? Moreover, Qin Taiming and Qin Xiuyang don't accept disciples. Apart from the newly arrived junior disciples, who can still count on them? Even their most prestigious title of Sword Venerable was disheartened when they faced the demons of Sunset Forest."
Thinking back to Sunset Forest, Xiang Chengyuan still felt lingering fear; none of those demon kings should be underestimated.
"Fortunately, they have no interest in humans and just stay in the Sunset Forest, otherwise the continent would be in chaos."
"After all, those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions, so we must remain vigilant. However, we shouldn't place too much hope on Qin Taiming and the others."
"If the demon race attacks, can he, a dignified Sword Master, just sit idly by and do nothing?"
"Ha, in the six months he's been in the Immortal Realm, how many beast tides has he triggered? And who has he saved?"
Thinking of Xiang Hengguang chills my heart. Tianyuan Sect supported him to cultivate into a Sword Master from childhood. It was clearly he who caused the chaos, but when danger came, he could just stand by and watch the disciples in the sect, and even coldly mocked them, saying that if their cultivation was not good enough, they should not force it, and that the Great Dao is just so cruel.
Those are all elite disciples of the sect! It took Tianyuan Sect so much effort to cultivate them, how could he just stand by and watch?
Xiang Hengguang even despairingly wondered if, one day, the Tianyuan Sect was about to be destroyed, he would still hold his sword and coldly watch.
Xiang Hengguang dared not gamble on this hypothesis, so ever since returning from the Immortal Realm, he had been urging the disciples in the sect to cultivate, and he was also looking for various reasons to reduce the resources given to Jianfeng.
Meanwhile, the elders, managers, and inner disciples of the Tianyuan Sect also began to downplay the existence of Jian Feng. When teaching their disciples, they would not even mention Qin Taiming and Qin Xiuyang. If any junior disciples brought it up, they would tell them about what happened in the Immortal Secret Realm.
Although cultivators admire the strong, who isn't afraid of death? If you have a chance to live, but die because the person who could have saved you said you were overestimating yourself and didn't deserve to live, who wouldn't feel resentful?
Because Qin Taiming had been in the Immortal Realm, he hadn't yet experienced the weakening effect of the sect, but Qin Xiuyang felt it deeply.
In the past, wherever he went, he would be greeted with cheers and adulation from other disciples, but in the past six months, everyone seems to be avoiding him.
This is also one of the reasons why Qin Xiuyang wanted to leave Tianyuan Sect. He even thought ruthlessly that since the sect didn't like him, he didn't need to care about the sect. He hoped that if anything happened to the sect in the future, they would never ask him for help.
He didn't seem to realize how much effort and resources Tianyuan Sect had invested in him to reach his current level of cultivation, yet he completely forgot about it because of this little thing.
Don't tell me you rely on Qin Taiming for everything. Did Qin Taiming teach you to read and write when you were a child? Did he take care of your food, clothing, and daily life? Before you reached your current level of cultivation, did no one in the sect take care of you?
It can only be said that cold-blooded people will raise cold-blooded children; making excuses is just a way to avoid taking responsibility for the consequences.
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