Five hundred miles from the Liuyun Immortal Sect.

On a certain cliff.

Thick vines draped down from above, and behind the vines, there was a cave mansion more than ten feet in diameter.

Three cultivators in gray robes sat cross-legged inside. All three were at the Foundation Establishment stage—two of them at the Eighth Layer, and the other, a bit younger, at the Fourth Layer!

In front of them floated a black disc the size of a millstone, adorned with a flickering skull pattern.

"Junior Brother Xuan, the killer is a disciple of Liuyun Immortal Sect. We're from the Demon Dao, so we can't enter their sect for now. We can only wait for that bastard to come out!"

Iron Eagle looked at Junior Brother Xuan Gu, his tone grim and heavy.

Xuan Gu was their master's precious son, exceptionally gifted, and had refined a strand of Heaven and Earth Qi—his future was limitless!

Even though—

The three brothers came together to hunt the killer, they had to make sure Junior Brother stayed safe. If something happened to him, killing the killer would be meaningless; they couldn't explain themselves to Master Profound Court!

"Yeah, Junior Brother. There are strong Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators in Liuyun Immortal Sect. But with this tracking disc, as soon as that bastard leaves the sect for training, he's dead meat!"

Tie Chou spoke up too, his voice low and resolute.

"Okay, I'll follow your lead, Senior Brothers."

Xuan Gu nodded.

Of course, he knew Liuyun Immortal Sect was crowded with powerhouses. If they were discovered, all three would die without question.

......

Celestial Secret Peak.

In the little courtyard for outer sect disciples.

Yu Xiaochang's room was the second room to the left of the main gate.

One was a bedroom, the other a small parlor.

"I'm pretending to be Yu Xiaochang here. If I start cultivating in this outer sect disciples' dorm, and a Nascent Soul, Golden Core, or Foundation Establishment expert sweeps their Divine Sense over, they'll definitely feel something off about my magical power..."

Chang'sheng sat in Yu Xiaochang's room, hanging a 'Closed for Cultivation' sign on the door, his eyes deep in thought.

Although—

High Tier Cultivators wouldn't randomly sweep their Divine Sense all day, but… what if someone did?

You never know what'll happen—better paranoid than dead!

He was only masquerading as Yu Xiaochang with Foundation Establishment Cultivation, hiding out among the outer sect disciples. That alone looked suspicious—if he started cultivating, Foundation Establishment aura fluctuation was inevitable and might attract detection from High Tier Cultivators.

"I can hide in Liuyun Immortal Sect, but can't cultivate here. That's a real problem."

Chang'sheng's brows knitted tightly.

Right now, his top priority was to advance his cultivation as much as possible!

Only with real power would he not fear that Ghost Dao tracking!

If he couldn't cultivate, and those Demonic Cultivators waited outside the sect forever, wouldn't that be a dead end?

Plus—

Chang'sheng was well aware he couldn't just roam Celestial Secret Peak right now, much less visit the Cultivation Hall or take out resources way beyond his supposed Qi Refining Fourth Layer level to exchange for pills or make trades.

"Best to lay low for a bit. Wait until those Demon Dao cultivators lose patience and leave!"

After thinking for a bit, Chang'sheng mused to himself.

Currently, the skull mark on his wrist would glow brighter the closer he got to those Demon Dao trackers—and dimmer as he moved away.

"Huh? Xiaobai, you're awake?"

As Chang'sheng checked his storage bag and Spirit Beast Bag, he suddenly noticed the Little White Fox lying in the Spirit Beast Bag, its big eyes blinking. Sensing Chang'sheng's Divine Sense, it immediately got up in the bag's magical space.

Chang'sheng activated his Divine Sense, and in a flash, the Little White Fox appeared in the room.

"Ying ying ying!"

The Little White Fox spotted Chang'sheng, dashed over to him, and stretched out its two front paws, looking absolutely delighted.

Chang'sheng gripped the Little White Fox's tiny paws—and realized, to his surprise, it had grown a third fox tail! But this third tail was still short, just three inches long, hairless and pink, unlike the other two furry tails.

Kind of looked like…

"Xiaobai, you got a third tail? How strong are you now?"

Chang'sheng's eyes flashed as he stared at Xiaobai and asked.

He found this Little White Fox seriously mysterious. He couldn't sense any aura from it, or figure out what level Demon Beast it was. But the other day, it'd snatched eight strands of Heaven and Earth Qi and instant-teleported him for a thousand miles. That had left Chang'sheng completely dumbfounded.

"Ying ying ying!"

The Little White Fox nodded, then shook its head.

"She understands people, but it's a pity she can't talk. Otherwise, maybe I'd know more."

Chang'sheng looked at the Little White Fox, and suddenly an idea hit him. He said, "Xiaobai, can you give me a back massage?"

He pointed at his own back by way of explanation.

His Vajra Indestructible Body needed experience points, gained through SPA massages.

Even though Chang'sheng had never had a SPA massage, he knew it involved face and body treatments, hydrotherapy, massage, acupuncture, aromatherapy… all sorts of mind and body relaxation stuff.

If the Little White Fox could massage him and help him gain experience points, that'd be perfect.

If not, well, whatever.

No harm in trying.

"Ying ying ying!"

The Little White Fox blinked its big eyes back at Chang'sheng, clearly confused.

Chang'sheng immediately picked up the Little White Fox, put it at his feet, and lifted its little front paws to demo on his thigh. Then he said, "Like this—give it a try?"

"Ying ying ying!"

The Little White Fox made a strangely human face—almost like disdain. It backed up three steps and shook its head.

"Xiaobai, I feed you and give you shelter, and you won't even help me massage my legs?"

Chang'sheng frowned and glared at it.

"Ying!~~~"

The Little White Fox stuck out its pink tongue at him, then scuttled to the side and played dead on the floor.

"Man… this is tough."

Chang'sheng watched Xiaobai refuse and felt helpless. He frowned, muttering, "Guess I'll try massaging my own legs?"

He realized he'd been overthinking it—maybe he could just do his own SPA massage.

After all, the Vajra Indestructible Body just needed a SPA massage—massaging your own legs counted too, as long as he got experience points.

With this in mind, Chang'sheng started massaging his own thighs.

Vajra Indestructible Body Experience +1!

Vajra Indestructible Body Experience +1!

......

"Huh? It works!"

When experience points popped up, Chang'sheng's eyes lit up, and he started massaging harder. His status panel kept showing red notifications.

"Now, all that's left is to watch a girl breakdance. That's the tricky part… Maybe I could spend some spirit stones and hire Jin Buhuan to dress up and dance?"

Chang'sheng pondered this plan, thinking to himself.

As for hiring a female disciple to breakdance—that was impossible. Not to mention whether any female disciples would agree.

Even if someone would do it for spirit stones, it might cause a huge stir in the sect.

He could've gone out on a mission with a female disciple and asked her to dance for some spirit stones, but with those demon trackers lurking outside the sect—the skull mark was still flashing—Chang'sheng didn't dare leave for now.

"I'll just max out Vajra Indestructible Body first!"

Chang'sheng took a deep breath and resolved himself.

His Refining God Skill—Foundation Establishment Chapter and Qi Refining Chapter—were both at perfection. In theory, he could cultivate Refining God Skill, but since the Divine Sense fluctuation was big, he didn't feel safe enough, and didn't dare for now.

Thinking of this—

Chang'sheng kept massaging his legs.

His experience bar refreshed nonstop on the panel.

......

Liuyun Immortal Sect.

Sect Leader's Hall.

Sect Leader Su Changkong sat in the main seat.

On his left and right were two incredibly powerful cultivators, with Master of Myriad Laws among them.

Behind Master of Myriad Laws stood Li Jiantang, Ji Ruyan, Liao Bugui, Liu Jinyan, and many more Golden Core Elders.

"Everyone, we just got a message from the Supreme Elder of Golden Talisman Immortal Sect: the Beimu Immortal Race is about to invade our Southern Domain... The situation here is getting even worse!"

Su Changkong looked at the gathered Nascent Soul and Golden Core experts, deep helplessness in his eyes.

Presently—

The current Cultivation Realm was divided into four regions: east, south, west, and north.

They are: the Eastern Wilderness, Southern Domain Cultivation Realm, West has the Demon Evil Sea, and North has the Beimu Immortal Race!

The Eastern Wilderness is the Demon Race's territory, filled with endless wild mountains, perils beyond count, and innumerable powerful Demon Beasts and Great Demons.

To the west is Demon Evil Sea. In recent years, strange storms have made it unlivable for demon cultivators. The Five Great Demon Sects want to carve out a piece of the Southern Domain instead!

Now, the Beimu Immortal Race from the north is invading too!

This is just misfortune piling on top of disaster!

"What? Beimu Immortal Race? They're invading us in the south? This…"

"The Demon Dao cults are coming from the Demon Evil Sea, and now the Beimu Immortal Race wants in too... What are we supposed to do?"

"Damn it! The Beimu Immortal Race was fine in their own lands—why invade the south, just like those demon scum!"

"If the Demon Evil Sea cultivators and the Beimu Immortal Race attack together... how can we possibly withstand it?"

"......."

Hearing Su Changkong, all the Nascent Soul Patriarchs and Golden Core Elders in the room were visibly shocked, faces darkening with anxiety.

"The west has Demon Evil Sea, the north has Beimu Immortal Race... The Southern Domain is about to face its greatest crisis in ten thousand years! The Supreme Elder has already gone to consult with Celestial Sword Immortal Sect. All we can do now is train harder and raise our cultivation—so we can carve out a living in this danger!"

"After you return, urge every disciple to train and grow stronger, and go on more excursions. We must prepare for the biggest crisis the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm has ever seen!"

Su Changkong's voice was low and heavy.

At this moment, worry clouded his face.

The Southern Domain was facing siege from both the Demon Evil Sea and Beimu Immortal Race. The Demon Dao might be allying with Beimu—either way, things looked grim.

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

"Yes!"

"......."

Nascent Soul and Golden Core experts responded in unison. After saluting, they flew off into the sky.

........

Piaomiao Peak.

Ji Ruyan was the Peak Master. Sitting cross-legged at the main hall atop the mountain, Ji Ruyan meditated quietly.

A sandalwood burner wafted wisps of white mist through the hall, enhancing its immortal atmosphere.

Just then—

A graceful purple-clad silhouette sped over, landing at the hall's entrance. She bowed respectfully. "Disciple greets Master!"

"Ziyue, you're here—good. This Foundation Establishment Pill is for you. Go to my cultivation room and attempt your breakthrough!"

Ji Ruyan looked at Gao Ziyue, her tone firm.

"Master, didn't you tell me to wait a little longer?"

Gao Ziyue's beautiful eyes showed confusion.

"Ziyue, that was before. Now, things are different. Demon Evil Sea and the Southern Domain had a ten-year showdown, but now the Beimu Immortal Race is invading, and our home faces its greatest crisis in millennia. No one knows what will happen to our Liuyun Immortal Sect..."

"That's why I want you to break through as soon as possible—so you'll have a better chance to survive in the coming storm!"

Ji Ruyan looked at Gao Ziyue and spoke gravely.

To be honest—

Gao Ziyue had dual spirit roots, the best aptitude among her disciples, and bound to become a Golden Core cultivator at least. Ji Ruyan only hoped Ziyue could speed up her cultivation!

"I understand, Master!"

With that, Gao Ziyue nodded in reply.

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