7: The key to breaking through the foundation!

[Upon hearing this news, shock showed on your face; you didn't expect that Spiritual Qi could actually suppress the Weird Insects.]

[At this moment, it suddenly occurred to you that this indirectly proved there was something wrong with the current Spiritual Qi in the Canglan Realm!]

[Ye Chuxue continued, "So that Senior suspected there was a problem with the Spiritual Qi of the entire Canglan Realm, that it had been infected by something unknown."]

["Later, that Senior discovered this ruin was left behind from ancient times, and ancient times were a hundred thousand years ago."]

["Based on subsequent discoveries in the ruins, he learned that only the Spiritual Qi within the ruins belonged to the original Spiritual Qi of the Canglan Realm, whereas the Spiritual Qi we Cultivate now is the product of pollution!"]

["To this day, as long as we enter the ruins during a Breakthrough and use the Spiritual Qi inside to suppress the strange insects in our bodies, we can remain conscious!"]

[Hearing this, you were somewhat puzzled as to why Ye Chuxue suffered such severe injuries and why she didn't go to the ruins to recover.]

[Looking at your eyes, Ye Chuxue seemed to read your confusion and continued to explain.]

["I know what you want to ask, curious as to why I still got injured when I could clearly go to the ruins."]

["First of all, the Spiritual Qi reserve in the ruins is limited, and only Cultivators with high cultivation bases are qualified to enter and use it."]

["If everyone could use it, the Spiritual Qi inside would have run dry long ago after all these years."]

[Hearing this, you completely understood the cause and effect, and asked the last doubt in your mind.]

["Where is that ruin?"]

[Ye Chuxue did not hide it and told you directly.]

["The ruin is inside the forbidden area between Qingzhou and Youzhou—the Heavenly Abyss!"]

[Heavenly Abyss! You silently noted down this place.]

[Although you have been in the Immortal Cultivation Realm for so many years, you have never properly understood the situation of the Canglan Realm. You only knew that the Canglan Realm is divided into five great continents, and the area you are in is Qingzhou.]

[After leaving Ye Chuxue's Immortal Cave, your mood was clearly very bad.]

[From the conversation with her just now, you completely understood the truth of this Immortal Cultivation Realm.]

[In your eyes, how could this be an Immortal Cultivation Realm? This place is simply Hell, filled everywhere with man-eating monsters.]

[More importantly, when you asked her how to safely achieve a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, Ye Chuxue actually advised you to give up on that idea.]

[She told you that your talent is too low, so you cannot sense the existence of the Weird Insects during a Breakthrough. Only those with extremely high talent or born with a Divine Body can perceive them.]

[And Ye Chuxue was able to perceive the Possession of the Weird Insects precisely because she possesses the Taiyin Body, ultimately using the Extreme Yin Force of the full moon night to suppress the Weird Insects inside her body.]

[For a moment, you couldn't accept such a fact, so you decided to start working through Alchemy.]

[In your view, since the Weird Insects would devour your Soul, as long as you enhance your Soul Power through Alchemy, there might still be a ray of hope if you make a Breakthrough after your Soul Power becomes strong.]

[The next day, you went to the classroom as usual. You walked up to greet Ye Chuxue, only to find that she ignored you completely, as if you were strangers.]

[At this time, the man who targeted you last time walked up to you again, looking down at you condescendingly and threatening you.]

["Kid! I remember I warned you last time to stay away from Ye Chuxue. How dare you lay a finger on a woman Young Master Bai has set his eyes on?"]

[Seeing that he came with bad intentions, and given that Ye Chuxue clearly didn't want to acknowledge you on this occasion, you turned and left.]

[Not long after you left, Liu Hao stared sinisterly at your departing back and gestured to a few people beside him.]

[At night, while Cultivating, you sensed several auras approaching your Immortal Cave, guessing it was likely Liu Hao and his group.]

[You walked out of the Immortal Cave and said calmly, "Since you're already here, stop hiding!"]

[Liu Hao stepped out from the darkness: "Kid, daring to lay hands on Ye Chuxue means you are seeking your own death. Blame only yourself for provoking someone you can't afford to offend."]

[As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hao raised his finger and fired a strand of Sword Qi at you.]

[You struck back without hesitation, pretending to be injured as you stumbled back, then turned and ran.]

[A Qi Training Stage Cultivator fighting a Foundation Establishment Cultivator has absolutely no chance of winning. Even if you are proficient in various spells, the gap in Realms is simply too huge!]

[Realizing he was fooled by you, Liu Hao flew into a rage and led two others to pursue you all the way.]

[Before coming, Liu Hao had investigated your background—orphan, recently taken in as a Disciple by Elder Mo Chen of the Alchemy Hall.]

[At this moment, a familiar voice echoed in your mind.]

["Come to the back mountain!"]

[Hearing this voice, you sprinted toward the back mountain without hesitation!]

[Seeing you suddenly change directions and run toward the back mountain, Liu Hao and the others mocked behind you.]

["Trash! Do you know you can't escape, so you're looking for a grave for yourself!"]

[Soon, you led Liu Hao and the three of them to the place where you met Ye Chuxue yesterday, but after arriving, you didn't see where she was.]

[Soon, Liu Hao caught up to you, looking at you with a playful smirk.]

["Trash, don't worry, I'll end it quickly!"]

[However, right after Liu Hao finished speaking, he heard noises behind him. When he turned to look, he discovered that the two people who followed him had already fallen in pools of blood at some point.]

["Who is it?"]

[Only now did Liu Hao realize that he had fallen into your trap.]

["Trash, you dare kill me? You should know that I am Young Master Bai's man, and Young Master Bai is a Core Disciple of our Azure Cloud Sect! If you kill me, Young Master Bai will never let you off!"]

[You didn't care at all about this threat. Let alone that so-called Young Master Bai, you would even kill the entire Azure Cloud Sect.]

[In your eyes, they were no longer human, but hosts for the Weird Insects!]

[You originally didn't want to change this despair-filled world, but since this world blocked your path of Immortal Cultivation, you would pierce right through it!]

[Liu Hao suddenly felt killing intent from behind. He turned to strike back, only to find a familiar figure appearing before his eyes.]

["Ye... Chuxue?"]

[At this moment, Ye Chuxue slit his throat with a single sword strike. Liu Hao fell in a pool of blood, gazing at Ye Chuxue's face with eyes full of despair.]

[Even in death, he couldn't understand why Ye Chuxue would appear here, why she came to kill him, and why she was walking alongside trash like you.]

[Soon, Liu Hao lay on the ground, devoid of life. Ye Chuxue walked up to your side and spoke coldly.]

["Try not to talk to me during the day. If you have anything, come to my Immortal Cave at night to find me."]

[Saying that, Ye Chuxue turned and left directly without looking back.]

[Looking at her departing back, you felt somewhat awkward, not knowing whether you should go to her Immortal Cave to ask about the doubts in your heart.]

[After thinking it over, you decided to give up on this idea. In your view, your thought was most likely correct.]

[During this year, you continuously refined Medicinal Pills, and your Alchemy level rose rapidly.]

[This made Elder Mo Chen look at you in a new light, even giving you various Spirit Medicines that nourish Spiritual Qi without hesitation.]

["Su Ming! These are all treasures your master has treasured for many years. Today I give them to you, wishing you an early Breakthrough to become a Rank Two Alchemist!"]

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