359: I was once a sweetheart, but now the newcomers have surpassed the old!

Elder Li, with white hair and beard and a profound aura, walked over quickly upon hearing the sound in the Medicinal Pill area.

He took the jade bottle and carefully examined the strange Medicinal Pill.

He first sniffed the medicinal fragrance, then cautiously probed with a thread of Divine Sense, his brows slightly furrowed.

Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and with both hands, he formed a mysterious incantation, causing a faint light to envelop the Medicinal Pill.

A moment later, Elder Li looked up abruptly, his face full of shock and ecstasy:

"myriad manifestations returning to origin pill! It is definitely a myriad manifestations returning to origin pill! But this medicinal property... these side effects... Heavens! It actually only consumes Qi and blood?! This... this is simply a life-saving Divine Pill! Who refined this? Who exchanged it?"

He looked excitedly at Elder Zhao, who smiled bitterly and pointed at Yao Delong next to him.

Elder Li's gaze fell on Yao Delong, first stunned, then revealing an expression of realization as if saying "I knew it," and sighed:

"So it was Martial Nephew Yao! No wonder! No wonder!! The younger generation is formidable! The younger generation is truly formidable!"

Having received confirmation, Elder Zhao did not hesitate and immediately respectfully accepted Yao Delong's identity token, deducted a full twenty thousand contribution points, and returned it with both hands:

"Junior Brother Yao, confirmed! This 'chixiao sword', from this moment on, belongs to you, Junior Brother!"

"Many thanks, Senior Brother Zhao."

Yao Delong took the token, opened the sword case again, and his Divine Thought surged like a tide into the depths of the chixiao sword's body.

The sword body trembled slightly, emitting a joyful hum, as if responding to its Revered Master's call.

A clear and stable Soul mark was instantly branded onto the core of the sword body.

With a thought, the chixiao sword turned into a crimson stream of light, submerged into the center of Yao Delong's eyebrows and into his Sea of Consciousness, hovering beside his Nascent Soul, receiving nourishment from the blazing sun Yuan power.

As for the burning silence originally in his Sea of Consciousness, it was discarded by Yao Delong without hesitation into a corner of his Storage Ring, to keep company with those seven Low Grade Heaven-Grade Weapon Flying Swords.

If the burning silence had a spirit, it would probably be crying in the corner right now:

"Once upon a time I was the little sweetheart, now the newcomer surpasses the old, Madam Niu is truly miserable!"

"The serious business is done, now it is time for 'private business'."

A smile curled on the corner of Yao Delong's mouth, and his figure turned into a stream of light, instantly disappearing from the Treasure Pavilion.

In the time that followed, Yao Delong's figure appeared successively in the quiet and elegant courtyard of Luo Miaomiao at Spirit Water Peak, and in the boudoir of Liu Ruyan at Heavenly Sword Peak, which carried a sharp Sword Intent.

"Senior Brother Yao~" Luo Miaomiao's cold eyes melted instantly upon seeing Yao Delong, like rippling spring water.

"Bad guy, finally willing to come see me?" Liu Rumei's eyes were like silk, and her red lips curled into an alluring arc.

No need for words; the longing of a long separation and the worry about the upcoming journey turned into the most fiery entanglement.

The resonance of Yin and Yang dao rhyme and the fusion of Yuan power caused the System notification sounds in his Sea of Consciousness to ring out one after another:

[Ding! Completed dao rhyme resonance with target Luo Miaomiao! yin yang points + 50! Current yin-yang value: 510!]

[Ding! Completed dao rhyme resonance with target Liu Rumei! yin yang points + 45! Current yin-yang value: 555!]

Two satisfying Dual Cultivation sessions not only brought abundant yin-yang value but also allowed Yao Delong's Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivation to reach its absolute Peak, seemingly only one step away from the barrier of the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

The Yuan power in his body surged like the sea, with a faint momentum of boiling and breaking through!

"Still missing a little bit!" Yao Delong felt the surging power in his body, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

He moved his body again and returned to the courtyard of Lin Qingxue at Luoxia Peak.

"Senior Brother!" Lin Qingxue had been waiting for a long time, and upon seeing Yao Delong, she immediately threw herself into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest, her pretty face full of attachment and reluctance.

No words were needed; a fiery kiss fell, igniting the parting sorrow.

In the familiar boudoir, a life-and-death entanglement was staged once again.

The frost Yuan power that Lin Qingxue cultivated collided and fused with Yao Delong's blazing sun Yuan power, erupting with even more violent sparks.

[Ding! Completed Yin-Yang Harmony with target Lin Qingxue! yin yang points + 60! Current yin-yang value: 615!]

However, when that pure primal yin power surged into his body, joining the surging Yuan power and impacting the barrier of the Late Nascent Soul Stage, that seemingly weak barrier stood as immovable as a rock!

No matter how the Yuan power surged and impacted, there was not the slightest sign of loosening!

"Hmm?" Yao Delong frowned slightly, stopped his movements, and carefully introspected.

The Nascent Soul was full, the Yuan power was pure and vigorous, and the Divine Soul was stable. Everything had clearly reached the critical point of Breakthrough, yet that barrier remained impregnable.

"It seems the Opportunity has not arrived." Yao Delong understood in his heart.

This could not be broken through by relying solely on the accumulation of Yuan power.

Perhaps it required a true life-and-death tempering, or some kind of Epiphany Opportunity.

He gently stroked the smooth jade back of Lin Qingxue, who was covered in fragrant sweat and panting slightly in his arms, and said softly:

"Junior Sister, it seems it will take some time to break through. I am leaving tomorrow."

Lin Qingxue heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed in her beautiful eyes, but it was quickly replaced by firmness, and she hugged him tightly: "Senior Brother must return safely!"

"Rest assured." Yao Delong kissed her forehead, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, "Wait for me to return."

He remembered the instructions of his Revered Master, Leng Yuekui, and since he was setting off tomorrow, he had to go to the main hall before leaving.

"I am going to see Revered Master." Yao Delong got up and dressed neatly.

"Hmm, Senior Brother, go quickly." Lin Qingxue nodded obediently.

Yao Delong took one last look at her, his figure turned into a stream of light, and he flew away towards the main hall of Luoxia Peak.

The main hall of Luoxia Peak was towering and solemn, with cold moonlight shining through the high windows, spreading a layer of silver frost on the ground.

On the high platform, Leng Yuekui sat on the jade throne.

She was wearing a moon-white flowing cloud dress with wide sleeves, the skirt hem pouring down like moonlight, outlining breathtaking exquisite curves.

Her dark hair was like a waterfall, loosely held up by a simple jade hairpin, and a few strands of hair hung down by her cheeks, setting off her cold, stunning, and otherworldly jade face even more breathtakingly.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains containing black, her eyes like cold pools reflecting the moon, her nose was straight and delicate, and her lip color was as light as newly bloomed cherry petals.

She just sat there quietly, and her whole body was surrounded by a kind of aloof, cold, and arrogant immortal charm, as if a Nine Heavens mysterious lady had descended into the mortal world, making people dare not look directly, yet unable to help but yearn for her.

Yao Delong stepped into the main hall, his gaze touching the cold and stunning figure on the high platform, and his mind could not help but tremble slightly. He quickly restrained his mind, bowed, and said in a steady voice:

"Disciple Yao Delong, greets Revered Master."

Leng Yuekui's cold gaze fell on him, she nodded slightly, her jade hand lifted lightly, and a silver jade talisman circulating with profound spatial fluctuations appeared out of thin air, slowly drifting towards Yao Delong.

"Delong, this trip to Biqu City is fraught with danger."

Her voice was still cold and clear, but it carried a trace of imperceptible concern,

"This is an 'Intermediate teleportation talisman' that I exchanged from Senior Brother Han for you.

If you crush this talisman, even if a Void Refining Cultivator uses the Void Realm sealing technique, you can forcibly break through the space and instantly escape ten thousand miles away. You should keep it well for emergencies."