Lu Shenzhi said, "I guess this level requires mastering the Iron Bone stage of the Sacred Bone Technique, and you have already done so."
Lu Shenzhi's guess was correct.
Not long after the four puppets stopped, the stone wall opposite them opened.
That's it? Shi Xuan felt like he'd punched cotton; it was all bark and no bite.
Shi Xuan stepped forward and took the reward for this level, which was indeed the second half of the Sacred Bone Technique. To be honest, just obtaining the second half of this technique and completing the Sacred Bone Technique from this trip to the secret realm was already quite worthwhile.
Shi Xuan decided to make a copy of this cultivation technique after returning home, give the original to the sect, and then take the opportunity to extort money from the sect leader.
There are only two checkpoints in the body gate; after passing them, you enter the familiar round house.
It was still a suspended stone platform, on which sat a drum, with its name engraved on one side—the Soul-Suppressing Drum.
Shi Xuan, unaware of its purpose, simply put it away.
Lu Shenzhi explained, "The Soul-Suppressing Drum is a drum that is said to be able to be struck only by physical cultivators. It has an extremely large attack range, directly targeting the soul, causing enemies to suffer splitting headaches upon hearing its sound."
Shi Xuan nodded. In any case, it would be difficult for her to play the drum now. It would be a good idea to just take a Giant Strength Pill to play it.
On the way back, the four puppets that hadn't been used were still standing there, their eyes glazed over, probably still not understanding how it was over before the fight even started.
Shi Xuan continued her persuasive tactics and took all the mistresses, from the third to the sixth, away.
"There are still five doors left, do we have to go through them all?" Lu Shenzhi asked.
"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look at them one by one."
They had plenty of time and weren't in a hurry to leave, so Shi Xuan explored all five remaining doors.
As a result, apart from Fu Men passing one level with the help of Lu Shenzhi, she failed to pass the other levels.
Shi Xuan was very satisfied with the talisman book she had obtained. Everyone has their own expertise, and those she couldn't pass were simply not meant for her.
By this time, five days had passed. Most of the disciples outside had met each other, but Shi Xuan was nowhere to be seen.
It should be said that, apart from Fan Mingzhu, no one else had ever met Shi Xuan.
Therefore, when Xuan rode the puppet sword over everyone's heads, the people from various sects had different expressions.
Their first reaction was: Shi Xuan has actually reached the Foundation Establishment stage? But then they thought about it and realized that didn't make sense. When she came in, she was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Even if she had fallen into the spiritual liquid pool, she couldn't have leveled up this quickly.
Fan Mingzhu felt both hatred and fear. She hated that she had escaped unscathed from the northeast, and the maddened beasts left behind after her disappearance seemed to have never even touched her. She feared that her reappearance might lead to another surprise attack to kill her. Recalling the two sword strikes Shi Xuan had unleashed upon her, she felt as if she were already suffocating under that terrifying pressure.
Shi Xuan didn't even glance at her. Now that she had a flying sword, she moved very fast and soon found the location of the Lianfeng Sword Sect disciples and landed.
As soon as she landed, she was surrounded by her worried disciples.
"Senior Sister Shi Xuan!" "Senior Sister, were you in seclusion refining pills?" "Senior Sister, you've finally appeared!"...
Shi Xuan's popularity among alchemists astonished the sword cultivators. No wonder, considering the incident where the dining hall was blown up, it was Shi Xuan who ultimately took the blame; she really is a righteous person! It's safe to say there was a huge misunderstanding.
A group of people chattered excitedly as they recounted the events of the past few days to Shi, including the monster uprising, how they formed a team to fight the monsters, and how Fan Mingzhu lured the monsters to find her.
So much has happened in just five days?
Shi Xuan had never heard of any monster riots in the Silver Frost Secret Realm before, so what was different this time that provoked the monsters?
"From which direction did the initial monster tide begin?" Shi Xuan asked.
Lu Shan scratched his head; he really hadn't paid attention to this issue.
"It's in the southwest." Cheng Rui answered. As the leader of this monster-sniping team, he had more information to focus on. "It's the southwest corner."
Something must have happened there that drove the monster mad.
Shi Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the southwest corner and find out what's going on."
Shi Xuan was already the top swordsman among the disciples, and her reputation among alchemists was beyond question. No one objected to her suggestion, and the disciples packed their things and headed southwest with her.
At worst, we can just run away if we encounter a large group of monsters. It's not like we haven't encountered situations where we couldn't defeat them before. Besides, given Senior Sister Shi Xuan's personality, she certainly wouldn't act rashly.
It must be said that this generation of disciples has a somewhat blind trust in Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan led a dozen or so disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect who had gathered together, heading southwest. They hadn't gone far when they saw several people running towards them in a flash, followed by a cloud of dust and a group of demonic beasts!
The disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect immediately looked at Shi Xuan, waiting for her signal to escape. But to their surprise, Shi Xuan had no intention of retreating at all.
She raised her right hand and shouted, "Alchemists, step back! Sword cultivators, step forward and form the formation!"
After saying that, she took out the puppet sword, stepped on the flying sword and rushed to the top of the monster horde, throwing two pills directly into the horde.
Among those pills were the highly poisonous Immortal Palace Pill and the Millstone Pill, as well as those that caused unbearable itching and blocked spiritual power. Some low-level demonic beasts died instantly after taking these pills.
Others, some poisoned and slowed down, or stumbled and were trampled by other monsters. After a few breaths, like a great wave washing away sand, most of the monsters fell down, leaving only the highest-ranking monsters in the group still holding on.
Shi Xuan made a decisive move, took out his master's jade sword, and unleashed the remaining sword energy after defeating Fan Mingzhu.
A powerful sword aura swept past, cutting through the middle of the horde of demonic beasts. After that, very few demonic beasts were still standing.
After being baptized by poison pills and sword energy, the remaining few demonic beasts had not yet gained their footing when a sword formation composed of sword cultivators surrounded them again.
These demonic beasts were already poisoned and injured, greatly reducing their combat power. Surrounded by the sword formation led by Cheng Rui, they had no power to resist and were quickly slaughtered.
The alchemists in the back row cheered. It was still Senior Sister Shi Xuan who had the best! They had been in the hunting team for three days, and they had never had such a satisfying killing spree!
Senior Sister Shi Xuan's moves are truly extraordinary!
Shi Xuan shouted, "Just take the demon core, and finish this quickly!"
The alchemists and sword cultivators stepped forward together, collected the demon cores of the dead beasts, and without further delay, followed Shi Xuan deeper into the southwest.
They encountered two more beast tides along the way, and each time they dealt with them quickly using the same procedure. Lu Shan whispered to Zhu Jingchen, "At this rate, before we even reach our destination, all the monsters will be wiped out."
Zhu Jingchen replied in a low voice, "That's not necessarily true. There are plenty of monsters running rampant throughout this secret realm."
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