After learning this news, Lu Ye immediately planned to find a place to absorb and break through to the Third Layer of Grandmaster!

Reaching the Third Layer of Grandmaster, along with his cultivation and martial techniques, even a Sixth Layer Grandmaster wouldn't be a threat to Lu Ye.

As for the Seventh Layer, being in the Late Stage of Grandmaster, compared to the Sixth Layer, the improvement is too significant, and Lu Ye wasn't blindly arrogant.

...

Jiang Lingyue walked away with a hint of sorrow; she wanted to follow Lu Ye, but that man was as stubborn as iron, too hard.

No matter what she said, even after talking until her mouth was dry, he disagreed.

Reluctantly, Jiang Lingyue could only leave alone.

In Jiang Lingyue's view, this was Lu Ye fearing the Blood Evil Sect's retaliation and not wanting to implicate her.

So, he was determined to separate from her, facing danger alone.

But Jiang Lingyue knew she had already tied her heart and soul to Lu Ye.

Even if she were separated now, if Lu Ye truly perished, Jiang Lingyue wouldn't want to live.

Ultimately agreeing to let Lu Ye go alone, mainly came from Jiang Lingyue realizing her lacking strength, staying by Lu Ye's side would be a burden, so she agreed in the end.

When things are calm, it's fine, but once something happens, this burden would affect Lu Ye's strength performance.

At this moment, Jiang Lingyue had never longed for power as much as she did now.

If she also had the strength of that mysterious Grandmaster famous in Northern Territory, who would dare touch Lu Ye...she would knock their heads crooked!

...

Lu Ye didn't know he had completely stirred up Jiang Lingyue's determination to cultivate diligently.

Now he had already flown out of Cloud Leaf City, arriving at the cave he had secluded himself in previously, tens of miles away.

First, he set up a Grandmaster Level Barrier at the cave entrance, then Lu Ye summoned Xiao Ling.

As soon as Xiao Ling came out, it excitedly spun around in place.

Soon it ran to Lu Ye, presenting a drop of emerald green, life-imbued Reishi Origin Spirit Liquid as if offering a treasure.

Being a spiritual object born with intelligence from absorbing Heaven and Earth Source Qi, Xiao Ling could grow faster if there were enough spirit medicine or source crystals, or a vein of source crystal ore.

Unfortunately, Lu Ye's source crystals were still insufficient, and he had never heard of any source crystal ore veins existing in Northern Territory.

So, Xiao Ling could only rely on its own traits to absorb Heaven and Earth Source Qi to grow.

After receiving the Origin Spirit Liquid, Lu Ye thought a bit and took out two source crystals from the remaining dozen or so, handing them to Xiao Ling.

"You've worked hard, this is for you."

Condensing Origin Spirit Liquid was also a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.

Looking at the source crystals in Lu Ye's hand, sensing the pure Heaven and Earth Source Qi inside, Xiao Ling instinctively felt a bit greedy and wanted to eat.

But it had always lived in the Myriad Dao Pavilion, knowing only pitifully few source crystals were stored inside, not many.

After the eating instinct faded, it shook its little head.

"Yiya yiya!"

"Go ahead, I have plenty here." Lu Ye smiled and handed the source crystal to Xiao Ling, while he took the drop of emerald green Reishi Origin Spirit Liquid and absorbed it.

Instantly, the long-awaited vast energy appeared once again within Lu Ye.

This massive, pure yet gentle energy could only be condensed by a naturally intelligent spiritual object like Xiao Ling.

Watching the owner, eyes closed, starting to absorb the spirit liquid, Xiao Ling tilted its head in thought and finally swallowed a source crystal, showing a comfortable expression.

The other source crystal was still placed before Lu Ye, one for him and one for it.

...

Lu Ye immersed himself in refining, unaware of how much time had passed outside.

He only knew his strength was constantly increasing.

Grandmaster Second Layer Late Stage! Second Layer Perfection!

Boom!

The vast energy carried Lu Ye's consciousness into a broader "world."

Curiously enjoying the source crystal's energy, Xiao Ling looked towards its owner.

Grandmaster Third Layer Realm...the owner has broken through!

After the breakthrough, Lu Ye continued to ascend, making Xiao Ling feel proud; this was its Origin Spirit Liquid!

So good to use! Even the owner praised it.

Watching the owner still cultivating, Xiao Ling comfortably nestled beside Lu Ye, closing its eyes.

Besides being good at running away, it actually has some attack power, counted as one of the self-defense means for naturally intelligent spiritual objects.

However...its attack power isn't strong, roughly equivalent to Human Race Condensing Origin Ninth Layer.

...

Black Forest Swamp.

This is a vast swamp area stretching thousands of miles, named after the mostly eerie black trees growing within.

Currently, at the outskirts of Black Forest Swamp, there are many figures moving around.

There is an ongoing development of a refined iron ore mine here.

It is currently near evening; many miners are coming up, preparing for dinner.

Most here have some cultivation below the Fifth Layer of Condensing Origin Realm.

Ordinary people mine too slowly.

And those in the Seventh Layer of Condensing Origin Realm, having decent combat strength, can seek treasures and hunt, disdaining mining, which seems safe but offers low rewards.

Inside a tent, Jiang Qingge sat behind a table, counting the mining data of the last two months.

The aroma of food wafted in from outside.

The Jiang Family offers the best treatment to miners within thousands of miles, hence the mining site has hundreds of miners.

Soon, night descended, darkness engulfed the world, workers gathered in groups, eating hot meals while chatting merrily.

Just then, a scream abruptly sounded.

"Ah! My hand?!"

"There's a situation! Be vigilant! Things from the swamp have emerged!"

Following this, the Patrol Captain's shout echoed across half the mining ground.

Inside the tent, Jiang Qingge quickly put down the account book, intending to go out and check the situation.

Outside, Uncle Liu hurried in, scanning around before relaxing, seeing no anomalies.

Seeing Jiang Qingge wanting to go out, Uncle Liu said solemnly, "Miss, the sinister black mist from the swamp came out, don't go outside; these ghostly things are difficult to deal with."

In the Northern Territory, Black Forest Swamp is a place that makes many martial artists turn pale.

Besides the swamp traps and various poisonous insects and fierce beasts, there exists an eerie black mist group like sinister spiritual entities!

The methods of these black mist sinisters are bizarre, even Tier One and Two can be quite troublesome.

Fortunately, high-tier black mist sinisters usually appear only in the middle and deep parts of Black Forest Swamp, rarely in the outskirts.

Tier One and Two are troublesome, but not without countermeasures.

Jiang Qingge looked outside through the tent flap, a trace of worry appearing in her brows.

Uncle Liu consoled, "Miss, don't worry, they have experience dealing with the black mist sinisters."

As Uncle Liu finished speaking, from the thick night, a Tier Two Late Stage black mist sinister comparable to Human Race Postnatal Seventh Layer emerged from the edge!

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