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And there were many such people.

Wu Yidao watched Hu Qi’s retreating figure.

His expression was complex, and he let out a sigh.

’He would probably only have one chance in his entire life to interact with such a person.’

For the past few days, he had been mulling over Hu Qi’s identity, making his own comparisons and speculations.

But no expert within the Da Ye Dynasty fit the description.

Even the Da Ye Dynasty’s War God, the man ranked first on the Dragon and Tiger List, wasn’t this terrifying.

After much thought, he concluded there was only one possibility.

The man was one of the legendary Immortals.

That was the only way to explain how he could kill an Inner Qi Realm expert as easily as crushing an ant.

’It’s a shame... I wonder what kind of existence an Immortal truly is...’

Wu Yidao shook his head and chuckled at himself.

He knew he was getting ahead of himself.

He couldn’t even reach the Inner Qi Realm, let alone the realm of so-called Immortals.

Shaking himself from his thoughts, Wu Yidao looked at the men around him. A grin touched his lips, and he laughed heartily.

"My brothers, it’s been a long road! Once we reach Cyan Willow Town and deliver the goods, I’m treating. We’ll have a grand feast, and no one’s going home sober!"

...

Fifty li outside Cyan Willow Town.

A range of mountains stood tall.

This place was named Qingping Mountain.

It earned its name because it was perennially shrouded in mist, a fog so thick it acted as a barrier.

Once an ordinary person set foot within, they would find themselves as if in a giant maze.

No matter how they ran, their efforts were futile; they would only go in circles and end up back at their starting point.

Consequently, there were numerous rumors about this place.

Some even claimed to have seen Immortals in the mountains.

Although there was no way to prove if these claims were true, there were still many who came hoping to seek immortality.

However, the vast majority of them left with nothing to show for their efforts.

Only a very small fraction managed to enter.

But those who did were almost never seen by the world again.

It was as if they had simply vanished.

...

At that moment, at the foot of the mountain.

A figure in white appeared.

He was a handsome young man.

It was none other than Hu Qi, who had parted ways with Wu Yidao and his men.

He looked up at the distant mountain range, which was shrouded in white mist.

His gaze seemed to pierce the shrouding mist, revealing a large cluster of buildings hidden halfway up the mountain.

’A Mountain Protection Array? Interesting.’

Hu Qi’s eyes shifted.

In his eyes, the white mist seemed to transform into constantly twisting, writhing lines.

He was very familiar with these lines.

They were the Runes from his Rune Spirit Seed.

Therefore, he could faintly recognize them.

Their purpose seemed to be to cloud a creature’s senses and provide defense.

At this thought, a sheen of Twisted Light spread over his body.

His body vanished.

He turned completely invisible.

Then, he transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and passed through the Cyan Yang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array without any resistance.

He didn’t alert anyone.

...

Cyan Yang Sect.

The Sect was comprised of five peaks.

On Wuying Peak, home to the Dharma Transmission Hall.

Upon a steep cliff.

Bai Tongtong had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, her eyes closed as she absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to consolidate her Cultivation. Suddenly, she seemed to sense something.

Her eyes snapped open.

She then knelt on the ground.

"Master, you have come!"

The next moment.

The space beside her warped slightly, rippling like water.

The figure of a young man in white materialized.

Hu Qi glanced down at the kneeling Bai Tongtong.

Her Cultivation had improved again during this time.

She had broken through from the Dao Foundation Second Layer to the Dao Foundation Third Layer.

Seeing this, a dark light flashed in his eyes.

Instantly, everything she had experienced and all her memories from that period flooded into Hu Qi’s mind.

This was one of the abilities of the Celestial Silk.

Once a host to the Celestial Silk, he could access all of the host’s subsequent memories.

Furthermore, after being infested by the Celestial Silk Thread, two things could happen.

In the first, the soul is annihilated, and the body becomes a mere puppet, completely at the caster’s disposal.

In the second, both the soul and the body are controlled.

This second scenario was undoubtedly the most terrifying and desperate.

To be fully conscious, yet to have your sense of self stripped away, your words and actions completely beyond your own control.

The former results in a complete puppet, with no possibility of escaping the caster’s control.

The latter, however, meant some actions might still be influenced by the host’s original soul.

But this also allowed the person infested by the Celestial Silk Thread to retain the host’s original intelligence.

Each had its pros and cons.

The Bai Tongtong before him was an example of the second type.

She was merely a host; her soul had not been completely extinguished.

After Bai Tongtong returned, her attempt to acquire a Nascent Soul Transformation Level Cultivation Technique had been fruitless.

She could only wait for an opportunity.

She focused on her Cultivation, and with a father who was a Nascent Element Realm Elder, she had no shortage of Elixirs.

This was how her Cultivation had managed to advance again in such a short time.

For a Cultivator, their Cultivation journey depended on their innate talent, but that was not the most important factor.

The most important things were the four essentials of Cultivation.

Wealth, Companions, Techniques, and Land.

Wealth: The various resources needed for Cultivation, such as Elixirs, Treasures of Heaven and Earth, and daily supplies to sustain one’s practice.

Companions: This does not refer to a romantic partner, but to like-minded peers who can support and supervise one another. With certain Cultivation Techniques, they can even complement each other and exchange insights, much like fellow students.

Techniques: The various Cultivation Techniques and information, representing the theoretical and practical foundations of Cultivation.

Land: A place with Spirit Veins rich in Spiritual Energy.

As the only daughter of a Cyan Yang Sect Elder, Bai Tongtong clearly lacked for none of these.

The geniuses in some of the more powerful Immortal Sects progressed even faster.

It was simply impossible for an ordinary Loose Cultivator to compare to Sect Cultivators.

Most Loose Cultivators had mediocre talent.

Even for the lucky few among them who possessed Upper Class talent, it was of little use.

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