228: wake

When Lu Bianwei left Cloud Dream Marsh, he was annoyed to find that he had not taken the items from the stall that day.

A moment later, he laughed dumbly.

"They were just fakes."

Lu Bianwei shook his head and said.

He made a living by deception, so he naturally knew whether the items he sold were real or fake.

However, even a hunter who hunts geese all day can have his eyes pecked out by a goose one day.

Among the several items Lu Bianwei left behind, a broken copper piece was obtained by a young boy struggling to survive in the market.

By chance, he activated a Foundation Establishment Legacy from this copper piece.

Decades later, he finally became a great Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Destiny and fortune are unpredictable; a loss can turn into a blessing.

On the other side.

Zhou Mingyi received Zhou Leyi's order.

She selected dozens of Disciples from the War Hall, Affairs Hall, and Dao Protection Hall, respectively, and headed towards the location of the illusionary void crystal Ore Vein.

More than a month later.

The first batch of illusionary void crystal was sent to the 'Old Land'.

At the bottom of the Old Land.

Zhou Liyue had already received news from the Clan.

After the Zhou Family team escorting the illusionary void crystal arrived,

She began to set up the teleportation Formation.

Aside from the illusionary void crystal, the Zhou Family had already prepared all other Materials.

Out of the underground.

The Legacy of the second-tier teleportation Formation had long been understood by her.

And she had been studying that broken cross-Realm Formation for so many years.

If not for the lack of illusionary void crystal, with Zhou Liyue's current accomplishments, she could have already set up a second-tier Formation.

Finding an empty spot, Zhou Liyue began to set up the teleportation Formation.

A month later.

Zhou Liyue looked at the Formation patterns in front of her collapsing again, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Indeed, practice leads to true knowledge.

Even with her many years of comprehension, without actual application, she was still quite lacking.

All the Formations she had set up this month ended in failure.

Zhou Liyue stopped and did not continue.

A few days later, she organized all her failed experiences and prepared meticulously for a long time.

Zhou Liyue started again.

As the Formation base and Formation patterns were continuously laid out, a sense of spatial distortion began to appear before Zhou Liyue.

What Zhou Liyue had been setting up this past month was this second-tier Low Grade small random teleportation Formation.

If this Formation were completed, one could be randomly teleported to any location within a hundred li radius through it.

As time passed.

The spatial disturbance became increasingly intense.

Zhou Liyue's expression also became more solemn.

A month later.

"Buzz~"

As Zhou Liyue laid down the last Formation pattern in her hand.

A burst of light suddenly emitted.

"It's done!"

Zhou Liyue's heart filled with joy as she watched the Formation gradually stabilize.

She let out a long sigh of relief.

After the light completely dispersed.

Zhou Liyue was about to start refining the teleportation token when she suddenly felt something.

Her Aura suddenly increased.

On this day, Zhou Liyue broke through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

This Breakthrough was natural and logical, so there was no need for seclusion, and her Realm was stable.

She calmed her mind and meditated for a long time.

Zhou Liyue kept the insights from this Breakthrough in her mind, waiting to record them in a Jade Slip for future generations to reference after she returned.

"Double happiness has arrived."

Zhou Liyue's lips curved into a joyful smile.

After some time, the first teleportation token was refined by Zhou Liyue.

Looking at the token, Zhou Liyue summoned the Zhou Family Disciples guarding this place.

After tying a rabbit, which had been prepared earlier, to the token.

A Zhou Family Disciple placed it into the Formation.

After doing so.

Zhou Liyue waved her hand, setting down Spirit Stones.

"Activate the Formation."

Zhou Liyue changed her hand gestures, chanting softly.

A burst of light shone forth, space twisted, and the rabbit suddenly disappeared.

Behind Zhou Liyue, the many Zhou Family Disciples showed excited expressions; even though they were Zhou Family Disciples, and most of them were Formation Hall Disciples, they had never seen such a miraculous Formation as a teleportation Formation.

After the rabbit disappeared.

Several Zhou Family Disciples bowed respectfully, taking out a compass-shaped Magical Artifact.

This was a Magical Artifact for tracking and finding people; with the rabbit's Qi on it, they could track the rabbit's location within a certain distance.

After they bowed, and with Zhou Liyue's nod of approval, they headed in different directions.

A long time later.

A Zhou Family Disciple returned, carrying a live rabbit with the token tied to it.

The excitement in everyone's eyes was hard to describe.

"Congratulations, Elder!"

Everyone bowed in unison.

Zhou Liyue's heart settled, and she nodded to everyone.

She began to set up the two-way teleportation Formation connecting to Cloud Dream Marsh.

Once successful, she would then try to repair the cross-Realm teleportation Great Formation.

"But I'll still have to wait for news from Xiao Yuan's side..."

Zhou Liyue pondered for a moment.

She arranged for the Formation Hall Cultivators to begin laying down the Formation base.

Xuanming Realm, Sword Domain, Luo Prefecture, Qingyang Peak.

Inside the Sword Hall, bells chimed, and Zhou Xiuyuan, holding the hilt of his one heart sword, appeared in the sky.

The Sword Hall Disciples gathered below.

The Qingyang Peak Great Formation was fully activated.

"Hall Master, the visitors are hostile, how should we deal with them?"

Another Foundation Establishment Early Stage Elder from the Sword Hall came behind Zhou Xiuyuan, looking at the several flying boats approaching from afar, and said with concern.

Over the past few years, the expansion of Qingyang Sword Hall had finally alerted the surrounding Foundation Establishment powers.

After reporting to Xuanhua Prefecture and receiving no response.

Adhering to the principle of striking first, they launched a surprise attack on Qingyang Sword Hall at this time.

As for the methods Zhou Xiuyuan and the others used to destroy the Li Family back then.

Although the several powers had reservations, after investigating without results, they still decided to attack first.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, as long as the Sword Hall stops here, we will retreat."

In front of the flying boats, there were several Cultivators flying in the air.

The leader had a powerful Aura, clearly having reached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Hehe~"

"Fellow Daoist Yan, what do you mean by that?"

Zhou Xiuyuan chuckled, but his hand gripping the one heart sword tightened.

"Hmph!"

"Still trying to play dumb."

"Fellow Daoists, the Sword Hall has wolfish ambitions; if we let them be, we will surely suffer their harm."

Another Foundation Establishment Cultivator was not so calm, his tone chilling.

This person had previously clashed with Zhou Xiuyuan, barely escaping with his life, and this time he certainly did not want Zhou Xiuyuan to have an easy time.

Zhou Xiuyuan's expression darkened, and he said nothing more.

The expansion of the Sword Hall would inevitably lead to conflicts with surrounding powers.

"Engage!"

Zhou Xiuyuan drew his one heart sword an inch, and Sword Qi, awe-inspiring, soared across the sky.

With a trump card in hand, he naturally would not back down.

"Attack!"

In front of the flying boats, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator flew out, a precious mirror in his hand shining brightly.

Just as the two sides were about to clash.

An aged voice entered Zhou Xiuyuan's mind.

"Who first awakened from the great dream? I have known it all my life."

"Young man, what year and month is it now?"

Zhou Xiuyuan's heart stirred, and his face lit up with joy.

"Sword Spirit, you're awake?"

"Kid, you don't understand how to respect your Elders at all!"

"Call this old man, Sword Spirit Lord!"

The Sword Spirit's undignified words echoed in Zhou Xiuyuan's mind.

Zhou Xiuyuan calmly looked at the several attacking Spells and Spiritual Artifacts.

He bowed slightly and whispered in his heart.

"Please, Sword Spirit Lord, make a move."

"Hehe, easy, easy."

The great snow mountain sword spirit chuckled.

As his voice fell, a sword light streaked across the sky.

Like a meteor cutting through the long night.

In front of the flying boats, the several figures flying in the air froze directly.

Zhou Xiuyuan calmly swung his sword, deflecting all those attacks.

"Damn it, the little power I just recovered is gone again."

"That's what you get for acting like a big shot!"

Inside the Sword Hall's secret chamber.

A tattered longsword flew back.

The Sword Spirit was secretly annoyed.

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt a pull, a faint attraction, which was precisely the location of the Qingyang Sword Hall's Hanyu (Cold Jade) Ore Vein.

"Kid, I'll accept your filial piety."

The Sword Spirit's words flashed by.

A broken sword plunged straight into the bottom of the Hanyu (Cold Jade) Ore Vein.

Zhou Xiuyuan ignored it and rushed to Qingyang City, where he and Shen Xuanzhao coordinated to capture the several Foundation Establishment Cultivators besieging Qingyang City.

After this day.

Qingyang Sword Hall captured two more cities.