324: exchange

… Xuanming Realm.

Two months later.

Inside the Xuan She Tribe.

The tightly shut stone door finally opened.

Zhou Xiutong, her Aura contained, stretched lazily.

She walked out of her Immortal Cave.

Feeling the long-lost sunlight.

Zhou Xiutong walked around the Xuan She Tribe with her hands behind her back, inspecting everything.

She arrived at Zhou Liyue’s Immortal Cave.

But found the Immortal Cave tightly shut.

The Immortal Cave’s Formation was also already active.

She found Zhou Mingfang, who was presiding over many affairs of the Xuan She Tribe, and inquired, only to learn that her Third Paternal Grand-Aunt had been in seclusion for several months.

Zhou Xiutong thought of something, a hint of joy appearing on her face.

“Could it be…”

Zhou Xiutong thought a lot.

She did not go to disturb Zhou Liyue’s Immortal Cave again.

After inspecting the entire Xuan She Tribe.

Zhou Xiutong felt a little eager to try.

Ever since her Core Formation.

She had been in seclusion; firstly, to stabilize her Realm.

Secondly, to refine her Magic Treasure.

Now that both tasks were complete.

Zhou Xiutong could no longer hold back.

Her eyes darted around.

She flew up.

And arrived above the Wuqi River.

“Old Ancestor, Xiutong pays her respects!”

Zhou Xiutong bowed respectfully.

“What is it?”

Mo Xuan’s voice entered Zhou Xiutong’s mind.

“Um, well, Xiutong has an impertinent request, I wonder if I should speak it or not?”

Zhou Xiutong looked a little embarrassed.

It was a rare display of a young girl’s demeanor.

“Then don’t speak it.”

A leisurely voice came from the bottom of the river.

Zhou Xiutong was stunned.

Why wasn’t Old Ancestor playing by the rules!

“Since Old Ancestor has assented, Xiutong will speak.”

Zhou Xiutong, thick-skinned, quickly continued without waiting for Mo Xuan to speak.

“I want to ask Old Ancestor to send me to Qingyang Peak.”

Zhou Xiutong finished in one breath.

At the bottom of the river.

After Mo Xuan heard her.

He was speechless.

She wanted to use him, a dignified Nascent Soul Venerable Old Ancestor, as a teleportation Formation.

“You really dare to think…”

Mo Xuan complained in his heart.

Zhou Xiutong’s heart was in turmoil.

A moment later.

A massive force seemed to come.

Pushing her unprepared into the Void Realm.

By the time she recovered.

She looked closely.

And had already arrived above Qingyang Peak.

“Old Ancestor really is…”

Zhou Xiutong reached out and rubbed her head, feeling as if someone had secretly hit her when she wasn’t paying attention.

But she had no evidence.

Seeing Qingyang Peak below.

Zhou Xiutong instantly forgot what had just happened.

She enthusiastically went to find Zhou Xiuyuan.

Clearly, she already knew about Zhou Xiuyuan’s Core Formation… Above Qingyang Prefecture.

Four figures stood silently.

Zhou Leren took out a square crystal Magic Treasure.

As Golden Core Stage magical power was injected.

Zhou Leren pushed it forward.

The crystal Magic Treasure suddenly transformed.

Enveloping the surrounding space.

After doing all this.

Zhou Leren and the great snow mountain sword spirit beside him quietly watched Zhou Xiuyuan and Zhou Xiutong within the space.

“Big Brother, be careful!”

Zhou Xiutong’s eyes sparkled.

Two massive purplish-gold treasure hammers were held in her hands.

Seeing the treasure hammers, which had grown much larger.

Zhou Leren’s mouth twitched slightly.

How did his perfectly good, gentle, cute, and charming daughter go down the path of wielding hammers and never return?

He had originally thought that Zhou Xiutong would choose to refine new Magic Treasures after her Core Formation.

Unexpectedly, they were still her two beloved ones.

The great snow mountain sword spirit, however, nodded repeatedly.

“Not bad, not bad…”

He praised continuously.

Zhou Xiuyuan’s expression was stern, unchanged.

A three-foot longsword engraved with the words “One Heart” suddenly appeared in his hand.

An extreme coldness permeated the air.

“Boom!”

Lightning flowed around Zhou Xiutong’s body.

Her figure transformed into a bolt of electricity, shooting out like a cannonball.

Her speed was extremely fast.

In an instant, she arrived beside Zhou Xiuyuan.

Using that fierce momentum.

Zhou Xiutong, wielding two massive purplish-gold treasure hammers, fiercely smashed them towards Zhou Xiuyuan.

“Sword Shield!”

Zhou Xiuyuan lightly uttered.

Extremely cold Sword Qi transformed into a wall of Sword Qi, condensing above.

“Boom!”

The purplish-gold treasure hammer struck down with force.

Shattering the Sword Qi shield.

Using the moment of obstruction.

Zhou Xiuyuan flashed and dodged.

The one heart sword in his hand continuously swung out.

Streaks of Sword Qi, overwhelming, swept towards Zhou Xiutong.

“Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom ~”

Zhou Xiutong met everything head-on.

The massive treasure hammers in her hands were swung incredibly fast.

Smashing each streak of Sword Qi.

In her right hand.

One of the purplish-gold treasure hammers was fiercely thrown towards Zhou Xiuyuan’s direction.

The massive treasure hammer, carrying the might of lightning, grew larger again.

And smashed towards Zhou Xiuyuan.

Zhou Xiuyuan held the one heart sword vertically.

The one heart sword vibrated continuously.

Invisible threads wrapped around the treasure hammer.

“Sword Qi Transformation into Silk!”

The treasure hammer’s Aura greatly diminished.

Zhou Xiuyuan swung his sword, deflecting it.

Pushing away the purplish-gold treasure hammer.

“Boom!”

A massive sound came from the side.

The other purplish-gold treasure hammer was thrown by Zhou Xiutong.

And struck the deflected treasure hammer.

The two treasure hammers, one after another, blasted towards Zhou Xiuyuan.

Zhou Xiuyuan dodged, actually moving forward.

In terms of brute force, he was no match for Zhou Xiutong.

Zhou Xiutong, instead of retreating, advanced.

Her hands virtually gripped lightning.

Her raven-black, pretty hair also turned purple.

Within her pupils, lightning flowed.

The two approached each other.

Zhou Xiuyuan continuously swung his sword.

Streaks of lightning exploded from Zhou Xiutong’s hands.

With great open and sweeping movements.

Sword Qi and lightning continuously collided.

“Boom ~ Boom ~”

Explosions sounded incessantly.

The space formed by the crystal was subtly unstable.

Zhou Leren quickly made a move.

Applying his magical power.

After a long while.

Within the crystal cuboid space.

The two figures separated.

Zhou Xiutong put away the treasure hammers in her hands.

The one heart sword in Zhou Xiuyuan’s hand disappeared.

Seeing this, Zhou Leren reached out and made a grasping motion.

A crystal-like Magic Treasure reappeared in his hand.

He put away the crystal Magic Treasure.

Zhou Xiuyuan and Zhou Xiutong flew over together.

“Not bad, not bad.”

Zhou Leren nodded repeatedly.

Neither of them had emerged victorious.

After all, it was just a spar.

The great snow mountain sword spirit felt the same.

Sword Cultivators were inherently powerful in combat.

He was not surprised by Zhou Xiuyuan’s strength.

What surprised him was Zhou Xiutong’s strength.

Zhou Xiutong’s age was a factor here.

To be able to master the Dao of Lightning to such an extent at such an age.

Her talent was truly terrifying.

Zhou Xiuyuan’s state of mind rarely fluctuated.

He made up his mind that he would cultivate even harder in the future.

“Father, Senior Xue, Big Brother, I’m leaving.”

Zhou Xiutong had already visited her mother, Jing Ya.

Now that her wish was fulfilled, and she had a clear understanding of her own strength.

Zhou Xiutong prepared to return to the Xuan She Tribe.

With Zhou Liyue in seclusion, she still needed to go back and preside over the overall situation.

Zhou Xiutong thought to herself, rather sneakily.

Zhou Leren did not stop her.

For the current Zhou Family.

It made no difference where the Zhou Family Cultivators were.

After Zhou Leren gave a few instructions.

Zhou Xiutong departed.

Without Old Ancestor’s help, she could only honestly travel on her own.

Zhou Xiuyuan returned to his secret chamber.

And cultivated with his eyes closed.

The great snow mountain sword also returned to the secret chamber.

Lazily and contentedly absorbing the precious treasures below.

Several days later.

On the Zhou Family’s Qingyang Peak.

Another Golden Core Aura was revealed.

In the back mountain of Qingyang Peak.

Within Linya Pavilion.

Li Qinglan, the former True Lord Shuwu, a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and former Pavilion Master of Tiannan Pavilion in Nancang Domain.

Now a Zhou Family Cultivator, once again entered the Golden Core Realm.