Aside from Ling Xiao, there were certainly others in the Yuehua Sect who could identify the hidden flaws in the formation.
However, for some unknown reason, these three flaws had never been repaired.
Since the Guanghan Heavenly Venerable didn’t believe Ling Xiao, he decided to demonstrate.
Thus, to the Guanghan Heavenly Venerable’s astonishment, Ling Xiao casually walked into the Guanghan Palace and then walked back out.
“Heavens!”
The Guanghan Heavenly Venerable thought she was seeing things and even bit her lip to confirm it wasn’t an illusion. Afterwards, she felt somewhat dejected and helpless.
“Now I understand why Master Yang, the Desperate Tower’s master, that girl Lan Yu’er, and even the master of the inner sect’s Yuehua Tower all hold this boy in such high regard. Master Yang, can you give this child to me as a disciple?”
“Hey, no way,” Yang Danlin said with a smug smile.
Though Ling Xiao wasn’t his disciple, he was his junior brother and someone he had taught, so the pride was undeniable.
“Envy, jealousy, hatred!” The Guanghan Heavenly Venerable had never been so frustrated before. “If I’d known, I’d have gone to the outer sect during the recruitment. I heard that Golden Light Heavenly Venerable picked a peerless genius, but I think that kid can’t compare to this one.”
“Senior, may I enter now?”
“Go ahead. From today, the Guanghan Palace is fully open to you. You can come anytime. But since you’re so capable, when you have time, you should fix this formation for me,” the Guanghan Heavenly Venerable said with a smile.
“I understand.”
With that, Ling Xiao eagerly entered the Guanghan Palace.
“Wow, it’s so cold, but after a while, it feels so comfortable!”
The moment Ling Xiao entered, a wave of cold air hit him. At first, it was uncomfortable, but once his body adjusted to the chill, it felt remarkably pleasant.
Even without deliberately cultivating, just standing there and breathing allowed abundant spiritual energy to enter his body, flowing through his meridians to every part of his limbs and bones.
Ling Xiao found the spot with the richest spiritual energy and sat cross-legged.
This was one of the Guanghan Palace’s energy nodes, where cold air rich in spiritual energy constantly surged, tempering the body and expelling impurities.
Buzz~~ Buzz~~
Unconsciously, his Mountains and Rivers Martial Soul began operating automatically, and its fusion with his soul started to improve.
This was unexpected; the cold air here had such a special effect.
Previously, the fusion was less than thirty percent, but in just moments, it had risen to fifty percent and was still increasing.
Ling Xiao had always been curious about what would happen when the Mountains and Rivers Martial Soul’s fusion with his soul reached one hundred percent.
He had thought that day might be far off, but now it seemed it wouldn’t take that long.
He took a deep breath, pulled out a formation stone, and crushed it. Instantly, a peculiar formation diagram appeared around him—a Concealment Array.
This was just a small, common array for hiding one’s figure and aura.
Ling Xiao was mainly worried that he might accidentally release the aura of the Mountains and Rivers martial Soul during cultivation and be discovered, so he used this Concealment Array for protection.
Then, he split into two clones: one to comprehend the final move, and the other to continue doing the same.
His main body fully immersed itself in physical cultivation, operating simultaneously.
From the outside, it looked like no one was there, just an empty space.
Even the Guanghan Heavenly Venerable outside lost track of Ling Xiao’s aura.
After all, Ling Xiao had prepared double protection. First, he adjusted his state to “death,” eliminating any living aura.
Then, he set up the Concealment Array outside. If someone could still detect him, the Guanghan Heavenly Venerable would have to break through to a higher realm.
“This kid is really something!” The Guanghan Heavenly Venerable smiled, sat cross-legged, and thought about how the younger generation’s talents kept emerging, putting pressure on Heavenly Venerables like her.
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Yuehua Sect.
Among the mountains, there was a peak that was an active volcano, filled with scorching magma year-round, making it impossible for ordinary people to approach.
Even the animals and plants living there were highly heat-resistant, with bodies that even magma couldn’t melt.
This peak belonged to a newly promoted elder of the Yuehua Sect, the Demonic Flame Heavenly Venerable.
On a path leading to the volcano’s crater, Hei Suo was drenched in sweat. The terrifying heat was unbearable even for a martial artist at the third level of the Mortal Realm.
Every visit here felt like torture.
On either side of the path stood several molten lizards, their bodies seemingly forged from magma, with hard shells and formidable strength. Even a first-level Mortal Realm martial artist had to be cautious.
Hei Suo’s expression was grim. He knew exactly why his master had summoned him. A mere Ling Xiao, and yet, after over a month, he hadn’t managed to deal with him. Instead, their side had lost people one by one.
Yang Cheng, Gongyang Nu, Tuoba Shan, Jin Ming!
Even Wang Feng had nearly been killed!
Li Anle could only cower before Ling Xiao.
And he, an inner sect disciple, was powerless.
If only Ling Xiao would leave the sect, then he could act without the sect knowing.
But as long as Ling Xiao stayed within the sect, he had no options.
Sect rules forbade inner sect disciples from interfering in outer sect matters.
He wasn’t willing to ruin his future just to deal with Ling Xiao.
The problem was that Ling Xiao was now undeniably the top outer sect disciple, with no one able to challenge him. Hei Suo couldn’t even find someone to take him on.
Not just him—his master probably couldn’t do anything about Ling Xiao either.
That old man Yang Danlin was clearly determined to protect Ling Xiao.
That girl Lan Yu’er, somehow bewitched by Ling Xiao, was also fiercely protective.
Even the master of the Desperate Tower seemed to have a soft spot for him.
Just a worthless rare treasure body—why did so many people value him?
He couldn’t understand!
He really couldn’t!
He knew he had become a laughingstock in the inner sect.
Many fellow disciples mocked him behind his back for failing to handle a mere outer sect disciple, who had now grown to an unmanageable level.
What should he do?
His master would surely ask.
Hei Suo sighed. Now, he actually hoped Ling Xiao would break through to the Mortal Realm soon. That way, he could personally deal with him.
