116: Escape from Dagushan

She was indeed a member of the Tongxin Demon Sect, and what's more, she belonged to the Chixin Lineage, which she detested the most. That's why she was so familiar with the Tongxin Demon Sect and even knew that The Supreme Truth and Serenity Scripture of Eliminating Illusion and Attaining Reality originated from the Blood Refinement Lineage.

However, she knew far more than that. She also knew that this Cultivation Technique had three Foundation Establishment methods: the lowest-grade 'Blood Demon Dao Body,' the mid-grade 'Turbid Water Dao Body,' and the top-grade method of Foundation Establishment with heaven and earth treasures!

She had seen both the Blood Demon Dao Body and the Turbid Water Dao Body, and neither resembled what Xu Sanyan had displayed.

Then there was only one possibility...

Xu Sanyan had forged his Dao Foundation using heaven and earth treasures!

This kind of Dao Foundation could take on myriad strange forms. As far as she knew, there were two people within the Sect who had forged their Dao Foundations with heaven and earth treasures: the hall master of the Blood Refinement Lineage and his son.

Both were extraordinarily powerful and not to be underestimated. Therefore, even though Qin Manyang's cultivation was higher than Xu Sanyan's, she did not dare to act rashly.

She could only look for an opportunity to ascertain Xu Sanyan's true capabilities before making a move.

"heaven and earth treasures, huh..." A hint of greed flickered in Qin Manyang's eyes.

Every time heaven and earth treasures appeared, they would cause a huge commotion, with countless people vying for them. She just didn't know if the heaven and earth treasures that had already been used could still be retrieved.

She also didn't know if Xu Sanyan was still alive, but for the sake of the heaven and earth treasures, she was willing to spend time gambling on it. Now, a year had passed, and her patience had run out.

"Alas, my fortune is shallow..."

The heaven and earth treasures were right before her eyes, yet she couldn't obtain them. Qin Manyang sighed, stood up, and left.

Having not emerged for so long, he probably wouldn't be able to come out. She had also heard of Da Gu Mountain; no one who entered had ever come out again. The reason she had wasted a year here was simply because she was unwilling to give up.

If she had known this earlier, she should have gone all out back then, but alas...

...

Inside Da Gu Mountain, the examination was nearing its end, and still, no one had passed except Xu Sanyan.

As the Old Gentleman struck the gong, the assessment concluded, and everyone's eyes once again fell into a daze.

This cursed place never intended for anyone to pass the assessment; everything done was merely some kind of restriction.

The Old Gentleman's eyes flickered as he looked at Xu Sanyan. "You have passed the assessment and become a Named Disciple of the Saint. You may freely enter and exit Da Gu Mountain."

After he finished speaking, Xu Sanyan felt a sudden trance, as if some kind of suppression on his Divine Soul had receded. He felt that even if he removed his panel now, he wouldn't fall into a daze.

But he didn't dare to gamble. His eyes swept over the ruler in the Old Gentleman's hand. The Old Gentleman turned and walked away towards the study, the ruler falling from his hand, like a sharp blade plunging directly into the earth.

Xu Sanyan's eyes flickered. He grabbed the ruler and ran out fiercely.

From an angle he couldn't see, deep excitement was hidden in the Old Gentleman's lifeless eyes.

As Xu Sanyan stepped out of the study's wooden fence, he felt the world spin, and his mind instantly went blank. He felt as if he was floating in the sky, just floating and floating...

He didn't know where he was going, nor when he would land. Just then, the ruler in his hand emitted a faint white light, pulling him downwards.

When he woke up again, the study was no longer in sight.

"Am I back...?"

Xu Sanyan slowly opened his eyes, looking at his dirty robes, and just wanted to laugh out loud.

Thanks to his cheat, which protected his consciousness, he was able to escape.

Xu Sanyan raised his hand and looked at the ruler in his hand. It looked like an ordinary wooden ruler, with no peculiarities, but he knew that this object was extraordinary.

He had felt it when his Divine Soul was drifting, knowing that this was what had brought him out, but now it looked like an ordinary object.

Ignoring it for now, Xu Sanyan looked up and around. He was currently in a huge deep pit, with countless figures standing around—old and young, men and women—and many scattered dry bones. It seemed this mountain range had existed for many years.

Xu Sanyan saw the three members of the Yue Family beside him. Even after so long, their clothes were still neat. Xu Sanyan didn't care about that and began to grope around.

Starting with the Yue Family woman, his hand reached into her bosom, and he could even feel a trace of warmth, and her heart was still beating, though her breathing was somewhat faint.

When Xu Sanyan left, the three members of the Yue Family had indeed not yet dissipated, but they wouldn't have lasted much longer.

He pulled out a Storage Pouch from her bosom, casually squeezed it a couple of times. The feel was decent, but the size was a bit small.

Then he began to search others. Xu Sanyan didn't miss a single person, successively finding more than a dozen Storage Pouches. Many of them had become tattered over time, and the items inside had lost their spiritual essence.

Although there were many people here, the vast majority were ordinary people who had simply stumbled into Da Gu Mountain and couldn't get out. Only a small portion were Cultivators, and even ordinary Cultivators were reluctant to spend money on Storage Pouches.

However, more than a dozen Storage Pouches were quite a lot, and Xu Sanyan was very satisfied, especially since there was also the Storage Pouch of the Lu Family's Soul Refinement Realm Cultivator.

Xu Sanyan was not in a hurry to open and inspect them. After putting them away, he leaped out of the deep pit and looked around.

This mountain range was not large; he could see its boundaries at a glance. In a short while, he walked out of Da Gu Mountain.

"Finally out!" Xu Sanyan's brows were filled with relief. Although the Old Gentleman had said he could freely enter and exit Da Gu Mountain, he no longer wanted to go there.

At least, he didn't want to go back anytime soon.

Suddenly, the Storage Pouch opened on its own, and a ruler flew out, suspended in mid-air, emitting a glowing light.

Xu Sanyan's expression tightened, and he secretly became vigilant. He still didn't know what this thing was.

Just then, a voice rang out, "Thank you, young friend, for bringing me out."

Xu Sanyan was startled. This voice... it appeared directly in his mind!

"Young friend, do not be alarmed. This old man is merely a remnant soul, trapped here for countless years, unable to Reincarnate. Now, thanks to your fortune, I finally have a chance to escape this cage."

"You are... that Old Gentleman?" Xu Sanyan asked in surprise.

"Indeed, it is this old man."

Xu Sanyan could not hide his surprise but did not relax his guard. This old fellow had lived for who knows how many years; who knew what tricks he was up to.

The Old Gentleman seemed to see his vigilance and chuckled, "Young friend, there's no need to be afraid. This old man merely wants to escape that Soul Refinement Realm."

Xu Sanyan pondered, so that place was called the Soul Refinement Realm.

"Before I leave, I have two gifts for you. First, this ruler, crafted from startling soul wood, can harm people's souls and possesses extraordinary power."

"And second... the fragments of your Divine Soul that remained in the Soul Refinement Realm have been destroyed by this old man. You no longer need to worry. Once this old man Reincarnates, your secret will only be known to yourself."

Xu Sanyan was startled. Did the fragments of his Divine Soul that had been knocked off truly contain secrets he didn't want to reveal?

And had this old fellow seen them?

Xu Sanyan pursed his lips. Although he didn't know which secret had been revealed, these three things were all life-threatening.

Whether it was his Transmigration, his panel cheat, or the heaven and earth treasures, none of them could ever be revealed!

Xu Sanyan's eyes gradually became dangerous.