166: Chapter 166 The Operations of the Paradise Gate

"Two moves?"

"No way, Senior Brother Qi was defeated in just two moves?!"

"Is this the Prodigy of Yuanxu Mountain, the Disciple of the Nirvana Ancestor?"

Two moves.

Qi Haoran's defeat in just two moves had a massive impact on these Golden Spirit Sect Disciples.

To be honest, some of them indeed didn't have high hopes for Qi Haoran.

But Qi Haoran was still a cultivator at the Lingtai Ninth Heaven, only one step away from the Spirit Treasury.

Even if Qi Haoran were to lose to Lin Ming, it should have been a brilliant and intense battle.

They never expected the opponent to crush Qi Haoran in a mere two moves.

This was clearly something they found hard to accept.

But the truth was right before their eyes, and they had no choice but to accept it.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly. Qi Haoran recovered a bit of his Origin Qi, stood up with some difficulty, and silently left the Martial Arts Arena.

On the other side,

Lin Ming left the Golden Spirit Sect alone and arrived outside the Sect's boundaries.

A spirit boat was stationed outside the Golden Spirit Sect.

However, because of a concealment Formation, ordinary people couldn't perceive its existence.

On the spirit boat, Master Yun Hua, Su Lianxue, and others were sitting around a table, enjoying hotpot together.

As Lin Ming appeared, their eyes fell upon him.

"Yang Thunder Technique, Vajra Thunder, mastering two of the Five Elements Thunder Techniques, and the Spirit Severing Seal... even I, your Revered Master, didn't know about some of these."

Master Yun Hua said indifferently.

This kid was hiding things deeper and deeper, giving her a surprise every single time.

"Isn't that because you didn't ask, Revered Master?"

Lin Ming said with a smile.

"By the way, Junior Sister, congratulations on reaching the Sea Opening Realm."

During this time, Su Lianxue had also broken through the Spirit Induction Realm and entered the third realm of cultivation, the Sea Opening Realm, opening her Dantian sea.

At the same time, Su Lianxue could now choose a Cultivation Technique.

"Mm."

A faint smile appeared on Su Lianxue's face.

For her, the best thing was making Breakthroughs in her cultivation.

"Have you decided on a Cultivation Technique, Junior Sister?"

Lin Ming asked.

"Regarding the Cultivation Technique, Lianxue will make her choice after returning to the Sect."

Master Yun Hua spoke.

In truth, Su Lianxue had already made her choice; the techniques of Yuanxu Mountain were not within her consideration.

The path she took before her reincarnation was also not among her choices.

Her choice in this life was an Immortal's Legacy, a path she had never walked before, and one that offered a chance to reach the Immortal realm.

She had already finalized this decision.

"I see."

Lin Ming nodded slightly.

"How is the progress with the Bliss Sect?"

Master Yun Hua asked.

"We haven't found any clues about them yet."

Lin Ming replied.

Perhaps there really were no more Bliss Sect members within the Golden Spirit Sect's territory.

"Let the people from Baijue Mountain come; they will be able to confirm it."

Master Yun Hua said.

In that past war, Baijue Mountain and the Shangji Sect had joined forces to wipe out the Bliss Sect, and the people of Baijue Mountain had contributed greatly.

They had studied the Bliss Sect and developed a special Origin Weapon that could lock onto the location of Bliss Sect members. It was precisely with this special Origin Weapon that they were able to accurately locate and kill them back then.

Although Baijue Mountain was indeed inferior to other Sects in terms of combat ability, they were quite skilled at creating these strange and unique items.

"Revered Master, does that mean we can go back?"

Lin Ming asked.

Since the people from Baijue Mountain were coming, perhaps they could withdraw.

"Stay a while longer and encounter these Demonic Path forces."

Master Yun Hua said.

This was a good opportunity.

A good opportunity for her Disciples to come into contact with Demonic Path forces.

Five hundred years had passed, and the Demonic Path forces that had retreated in the past seemed to be making a comeback.

Moreover, Master Yun Hua had learned some information regarding the movements and goals of the Demonic Path from her Junior Brother, the Sect Head.

She knew that this war might be unavoidable; it was only a matter of time.

Since that was the case, she should let her Disciples gain some experience with these demonic cultivators.

"Take Lianxue with you."

Master Yun Hua instructed.

Su Lianxue was startled when she heard this. She knew her Revered Master wanted her to gain experience with these so-called demonic cultivators.

But Su Lianxue's understanding of demonic cultivators was not lacking at all. After all, in the Upper Realm, demonic cultivators were a very powerful force, unlike in this realm where they were chased around by the Righteous Path. There, the two sides were evenly matched.

Su Lianxue had dealt with many demonic cultivators before.

"Yes."

Su Lianxue still accepted the order.

After all, her Revered Master meant well. Plus, she had just broken through to the Sea Opening Realm and needed to practice a Cultivation Technique to continue her progress.

Su Lianxue didn't plan on practicing her technique here anyway.

Going out with her Senior Brother might be a good choice.

A moment later, Lin Ming left the spirit boat with Su Lianxue.

Mainly because he had received a message from Qiao Feiang, Lin Ming brought Su Lianxue back to the Golden Spirit Sect to meet Qiao Feiang and the Elders.

He saw that everyone's expressions were heavy.

"Has a trace of the Bliss Sect appeared?"

Lin Ming asked.

The only thing that could make them look so solemn was likely news of the Bliss Sect, suggesting they had taken some sort of action.

"Changming City has gone silent."

Sect Master Song Yong said in a deep voice.

He had just received word that contact with Changming City had been lost.

Changming City was a city established by the Golden Spirit Sect, housing nearly fifty thousand people. It was guarded by several Golden Spirit Sect Disciples, and the strongest among them was a High-level Spirit Treasury Elder.

However, the message he received was that the entire city had lost contact; they couldn't reach anyone inside.

Even the Disciples they specifically sent out lost contact the moment they stepped into Changming City, failing to send back even a single message.

This immediately raised the alarm for Song Yong and the others.

"It's the people from the Bliss Sect."

Qiao Feiang said solemnly.

He had received the message from Song Yong before returning to the Golden Spirit Sect.

Because of this, he had made a special trip to Changming City. However, he didn't enter, staying just outside its borders.

Even just staying outside the city, he had sensed it—that same feeling he had when fighting Ruan Wu.

Though it was subtle, he could still detect a mysterious emotion trying to guide him into Changming City.

If not for his relatively strong Divine Soul, which allowed him to feel the abnormality, he would have been drawn in as well.

This confirmed to him that the silence of Changming City was the work of the Bliss Sect.

He knew those lunatics from the Bliss Sect wouldn't just leave the Golden Spirit Sect's territory; they wouldn't stop until they reached their goal.

Except, they still didn't know what that goal was.

"Young friends, I hope you can lend us your assistance."