66: Strange, why isn't Master mentioning Xuanmo anymore?

Inside the shop, Mysterious Ink coiled quietly behind the counter, silently digesting the experience points that had surged once again due to Ye Feiyan's Breakthrough.

He sank his consciousness into his attribute panel.

【Current experience points: 7,500,000】

"Seven and a half million, huh..."

He was still two and a half million short of the ten million required for Bloodline Evolution.

And the eight million needed to Breakthrough to the Fourth Rank was even more distant.

He calculated silently.

Currently, he could gain three experience points per second, which amounted to 259,200 points over a twenty-four-hour day.

It would take about ten days to accumulate the two and a half million experience points required.

"Ten days... that's still within an acceptable range."

Mysterious Ink thought to himself, choosing to accept it silently.

After all, one must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

Moreover, ten days was not long for him, nor was it hard to wait.

If there was nothing else to do, a nap would be enough to pass the time.

...

Soon, accompanied by a terrifying aura that was perfect and flawless, no longer possessing the slightest sense of instability, which flashed and vanished from the top of the Chongxuan Pagoda, Ye Feiyan finally thoroughly consolidated her newly broken through Early Golden Core Stage and returned to the shop.

The first thing she did upon returning was to walk quickly to Mysterious Ink, her cold phoenix eyes, filled with scrutiny and a hint of nervousness, staring fixedly at him without blinking.

"I'm asking you," she asked straightforwardly, "during these few days that I was in seclusion, did you... Breakthrough to the Fourth Rank?"

"..."

Hearing this, Mysterious Ink shook his massive head with some helplessness.

"Big sister, do you think this Realm is like Chinese cabbage? You can Breakthrough just by saying so?" He said, filled with speechlessness, "I would like to, but my strength doesn't allow it."

After receiving Mysterious Ink's repeated negative reply, Ye Feiyan finally let out a long sigh of relief, regaining a shred of confidence as his "owner."

A proud arc curled at the corner of her mouth as she hummed at Mysterious Ink.

"Consider yourself sensible."

"However, don't get cocky. Now, I am a Golden Core expert, with a flawless dao foundation! Surpassing you is only a matter of time!"

Mysterious Ink just smiled and didn't bicker with her again; this was also fine.

If Ye Feiyan set a goal for herself, she would work even harder at her cultivation.

If she broke through, the experience points he could gain per second would increase.

Subsequently, Mysterious Ink relayed the news brought by Lin Yao to her in detail.

"Tidal Palace?"

After hearing this, a trace of seriousness flashed in Ye Feiyan's cold phoenix eyes.

A Legacy from a Soul Transformation level power! This matter was no small thing!

She pondered for a moment, and finally, she nodded slowly.

"We're going!"

"Although I am now in the Golden Core Realm, if I want to advance further in the 'Myriad Dao Furnace Scripture', devouring those First Rank and Second Rank Yao Beasts no longer has any effect. At the very least, I need the vital blood of Third Rank Yao Beasts to be of any benefit."

"With the appearance of this Tidal Palace, Three Seas City will surely be gathering Golden Core experts, with powerhouses everywhere. It is the perfect opportunity to hunt down some blind fellows!"

— — And incidentally, find some high-quality "cultivation resources" for you.

After listening, Mysterious Ink laughed secretly in his heart, naturally agreeing with both hands to her decision.

He was dying for Ye Feiyan to frantically use the 'Myriad Dao Furnace Scripture' to crazily increase her cultivation.

...

Five days later.

Lin Yao came knocking on the door again.

As soon as he entered, he felt the Golden Core pressure on Ye Feiyan that had not yet been fully retracted, and he was instantly frozen in place, as if cast with a binding spell!

"Gol... Golden Core Realm?!" He pointed at Ye Feiyan, stammering, "That Senior who triggered the heaven and earth phenomena in the city a few days ago and broke through to the Golden Core... it... it was actually you, Junior Sister?!"

His face was filled with endless envy and shock.

Ye Feiyan just nodded faintly, which counted as tacit acknowledgment.

Only then did Lin Yao recover from that immense shock and hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit.

"Junior Sister! Revered Master, along with several other Peak Revered Masters, have already arrived in Three Seas City and are currently at our Beast Taming Sect's reception area. Revered Master wants you and me to go pay our respects immediately!"

Thinking that she would ultimately have to participate in the competition for the Tidal Palace, Ye Feiyan decided to go pay her respects.

...

The Beast Taming Sect's reception area was an independent courtyard surrounded by Immortal Qi.

When Ye Feiyan brought Mysterious Ink inside, led by Lin Yao.

Inside the main hall, several powerful figures with auras as deep as the sea were sitting there.

At the head was Immortal Master Jinyun.

And this time, her two Senior Sisters—the First Senior Sister and Third Senior Sister, whom she had never met—had actually come as well.

"Junior Sister!"

The two Senior Sisters, who had different temperaments but were equally stunning, immediately welcomed her enthusiastically the moment they saw Ye Feiyan, greeting her.

As for Immortal Master Jinyun in the main seat, upon seeing Mysterious Ink following behind Ye Feiyan—who also possessed a deep aura and restrained divine light—the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch violently.

He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but upon thinking of that miserable scene the other day where he was tail-whipped and lost a mouthful of teeth...

He wisely chose to shut his mouth, not daring to blabber any more.

After the Disciples finished exchanging pleasantries, he dryly coughed and interjected: "Feiyan, you must already know about the Tidal Palace matter. As your Revered Master, I want to ask you, are you willing to represent my Jinyun Peak and participate in this battle for the Legacy?"

"Disciple will naturally obey," Ye Feiyan replied.

"Good." Immortal Master Jinyun nodded. "Three days later, the Restriction outside the Tidal Palace will weaken to its lowest point. That will be the best time for the various major powers to enter. You should return and prepare well."

In the time that followed, Ye Feiyan was pulled aside by the two extremely enthusiastic Senior Sisters to chat freely.

Upon learning that Ye Feiyan was actually a genuine Second Grade Alchemist, the two Senior Sisters were even more pleasantly surprised and expressed that if they had any Alchemy needs in the future, they would definitely come to find this Junior Sister for help.

Ye Feiyan had a good impression of these two Senior Sisters, so she naturally smiled and agreed.

Just as the atmosphere was harmonious, Lin Yao, who was on the side, suddenly seemed to remember something and muttered in a tone full of curiosity.

"Eh? Strange..."

"Why didn't Revered Master mention having Junior Sister replace Fellow Daoist Mysterious Ink this time?"

Hearing this, Ye Feiyan, who was chatting happily with her Senior Sisters, and Mysterious Ink, who was closing his eyes to rest, both smiled in their hearts.

— — Just kidding, he was already beaten into submission, would he still dare to say anything?

The two Senior Sisters, who were unaware of the truth, covered their mouths and chuckled: "Naturally, this is because our Junior Sister's attitude is firm enough. Revered Master finds it difficult to say anything more."

"Actually," the First Senior Sister looked at Mysterious Ink and praised sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Mysterious Ink, looking at it now, is truly not bad. This stature, this bearing—he looks mighty and imposing; he's actually quite good."

"Perhaps in the future, he might really be able to break through the limits of his Bloodline, shed his snake body, and transform into a Flood Dragon!"

Silently glancing at his own Bloodline, which had long since evolved into a "Pseudo-Primordial Black Dragon," Mysterious Ink only echoed in his heart.

— — Yes, yes, yes, everything you say is right.