"In that case, I must thank Miss Huo." Zhang Lei had a flattering expression, yet couldn't hide his joy.

Huo Lingjun saw his demeanor, a trace of disgust flashing in her eyes.

Ever since she left the Imperial Capital and came to this Cyan Profound Mansion, she had seen too many people like Zhang Lei fawning over her, and she was already fed up with it.

With her strength, she could sweep through the entire Cyan Profound Secret Realm, but the final inheritance could not be risked.

Thus, she chose to cooperate with the Zhang family, allowing them to be the forerunners.

After discussing everything, Huo Lingjun chose to leave without hesitation, Zhang Lei bowed respectfully to send her off, and only slowly straightened up after her figure completely disappeared.

At this time, a young man wearing a robe walked up to Zhang Lei with some dissatisfaction and said, "Father, this Huo Lingjun is just at the second level of the Yang Wheel, how can she be so arrogant to you?"

This person was Zhang Lei's most outstanding disciple, Zhang Guangyao, who was at the first level of the Divine Illumination Realm.

Hearing Zhang Guangyao's discontented voice, Zhang Lei immediately said sternly, "Guangyao, you must never say such things outside."

"The power of the Huo family from the strong clans of the Imperial Capital is beyond your imagination. A single word from Huo Lingjun could make our Zhang family disappear into ashes."

But Zhang Guangyao still felt somewhat defiant and said, "The Huo family may be formidable, but I don't find this Huo Lingjun impressive at all."

"I think her status in the Huo family isn't that great either, otherwise, why wouldn't she cultivate in the better environment of the Imperial Capital, but rather come to Cyan Profound Mansion?"

Facing Zhang Guangyao's doubt, Zhang Lei somewhat acknowledged him but still scolded, "Guangyao! Even if Huo Lingjun has the lowest status in the Huo family, we cannot afford to offend her."

"Don't forget, she now possesses a special constitution and has cultivation at the second level of the Divine Illumination Realm. Even if her status was once low, things are entirely different now."

"What we must do now is help Huo Lingjun seize the inheritance of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm. By then, the Cyan Profound Mansion will belong to our Zhang family!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Guangyao couldn't help but get excited and said, "Finally, the moment has arrived!"

Zhang Lei's mouth curled into a cruel smile and said, "I've been contending with Lin Haoyang for so many years, this time I want to personally slaughter him."

Zhang Guangyao also said with anticipation, "Lin Yian has now grown into a fine young lady, I've been itching for a long time."

"When the time comes, I want Lin Haoyang to watch his daughter become my plaything."

...

In the dark of night, a thunderbolt flashed across the sky above Cyan Profound Mansion, illuminating the entire city as if it were daylight.

Inside the room, the Dragon Slaughter Tower completely enveloped Chu Nan, frantically accelerating his cultivation speed.

These days, Chu Nan had been cultivating at the Lin family almost constantly.

With the help of the Dragon Slaughter Tower, Chu Nan absorbed elemental stones at an exceptionally fast pace, and his cultivation rose continuously like the tide.

More than thirty elemental stones had their spiritual power completely absorbed, turning into ordinary stones that scattered all over the ground.

If anyone else had witnessed this scene, they would have been shocked to the extreme.

After all, no other Yang Wheel Martial Artist could use elemental stones so recklessly to enhance their cultivation.

But Chu Nan didn't care about any of this, only treasures that could be used were valuable; these elemental stones, no matter how many were accumulated, would just be stones if reluctant to use.

The Cyan Profound Secret Realm was about to open, and he had to exert all effort to increase his cultivation.

And his cultivation had already strengthened to the seventh level of Yang Wheel under the dual effects of the Dragon Slaughter Tower and elemental stones, progressing his strength even further!

Not only that, after breaking through to the seventh level of Yang Wheel, Chu Nan went to the Battle Academy's Hidden Gold Pavilion and exchanged for a complete fire attribute sword skill of the middle grade Xuan level, "Celestial Slayer Fire Bathing Sword."

This sword skill is a burst sword technique that fuses sword qi and fire attribute spiritual power, and its power surpasses even that of the Waning Moon Technique.

The most valuable aspect is that practicing the Celestial Slayer Fire Bathing Sword can enhance the comprehension of Fire Martial Intent, allowing Chu Nan to progress further on the path of Martial Intent comprehension.

Currently, he possesses Sword Intent, Thunder Martial Intent, and Fire Martial Intent, among other Martial Intents; however, these Martial Intents are only in the first tier, merely introductory.

If he could elevate all these Martial Intents to the second tier, Chu Nan's strength would transform to a different level!

At the same time, the comprehension of Martial Intent was also preparation for breaking through to the Divine Illumination Realm.

Now that Chu Nan was already a Yang Wheel Martial Artist at the seventh level, given his cultivation speed, he was actually not far from the Divine Illumination Realm.

And the most crucial point of breaking through from Yang Wheel to Divine Illumination is the Dao Essence, which is a transformation accumulated by a Martial Artist from the Martial Arts Realm to the Yang Wheel Realm.

He needed to consolidate everything he gained from his cultivation to form his unique Dao Essence, the strength of which determines how far a Martial Artist can go.

Moreover, Martial Intent is an essential component of Dao Essence; the more and higher the comprehension of Martial Intent, the stronger the Dao Essence becomes!

Practicing the Celestial Slayer Fire Bathing Sword can show Chu Nan a path to comprehending the second tier of Fire Martial Intent, allowing him to avoid some detours.

This path, although seemingly simple, is extremely challenging.

Martial Intent above the Xuan level almost invariably involves the comprehension of Martial Intent, the only difference being their quality. However, many Martial Artists practice these Martial Skills.

Yet, very few can truly comprehend Martial Intent from them; if one out of a hundred people can touch the threshold, it would be considered a significant achievement.

In the blink of an eye, the time for the Cyan Profound Secret Realm to open had arrived, and Chu Nan finally ended his seclusion.

Accompanied by Lin Yian, Chu Nan also met the other Martial Artists from the Lin family entering the Cyan Profound Secret Realm this time.

Most of them were descendants of the Lin family, with a few being from humble backgrounds who trained at the Cyan Profound Martial Academy but weren't qualified to enter the Secret Realm.

Their cultivation was mostly above the eighth level of the Yang Wheel, and apart from Chu Nan and Lin Yian, everyone else was above twenty-eight years old.

Particularly a tall man with twin swords on his back, presumably already thirty years of age, the exact age limit for the Cyan Profound Secret Realm.

This person was You Hanyang; although having cultivation at the first level of the Divine Illumination Realm, he was denied qualification by the Academy due to being thirty.

Furthermore, as the Lin family had no Yang Wheel Martial Artists under thirty years old, Lin Haoyang recruited him to join the Mansion Master's team.

In addition to searching for opportunities normally, they were to protect the safety of Lin Yian and Chu Nan within the Secret Realm.

It was a careful decision by Lin Haoyang, considering the many dangers within the Cyan Profound Secret Realm. Having a Divine Illumination Realm Martial Artist by their side increased their chances of survival.

The remaining Lin family youths at the eighth and ninth levels of the Yang Wheel did not particularly attract Chu Nan's attention.

However, those youths looked at Chu Nan with undisguised disdain in their eyes.

They couldn't understand. Although You Hanyang was an outsider, he was at a Divine Illumination Realm, which justified his qualification to enter the Secret Realm.

But Chu Nan only had cultivation at the seventh level of the Yang Wheel and wasn't even a Lin family martial artist, so what justified him taking such an important spot?

A mere seventh level of the Yang Wheel, entering the Cyan Profound Secret Realm would only hold them back.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but gossip, without any regard that Chu Nan was right beside them.

Seeing this, Lin Yian was visibly upset, thinking Chu Nan was far superior to these family-raised incompetents.

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