179: Chapter 179 The Path of Immortals: Variables

"Junior Brother Lin, thank you."

Ouyang Ming said with a sincere expression.

If it weren't for the exchange with Lin Ming, he wouldn't have found the opportunity to break through, reaching the Spirit Treasury Realm in one go and even comprehending Fourth-level Sword Intent.

Compared to this, those hundred Medium Grade Essence Stones seemed somewhat unimportant.

"Not at all, I didn't do much; it was mainly because of you, Senior Brother."

Lin Ming smiled.

He only played a very small part in it; it was mostly due to Ouyang Ming himself.

He had the Aptitude; if he didn't, they could have fought a hundred battles and he still might not have broken through, let alone reached Fourth-level Sword Intent.

"No, it was still thanks to you, Junior Brother."

Ouyang Ming said.

In his view, Lin Ming's help accounted for the majority of it.

"I will wait for you in the Spirit Treasury Realm, Junior Brother. I look forward to clashing with you there."

Ouyang Ming said.

"Let's talk about that later."

Lin Ming smiled.

If it were the Spirit Treasury Realm, the price to challenge him would have to increase a bit.

Lin Ming pondered his price for the Spirit Treasury Realm.

"Junior Brother, be careful. Someone in the Sect is targeting you."

Ouyang Ming passed by Lin Ming, his voice ringing in Lin Ming's ear.

However, this time Ouyang Ming didn't speak aloud; instead, he informed Lin Ming through a voice transmission.

After saying this, Ouyang Ming left.

"Someone is targeting me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ming immediately became interested.

One must know that in the twenty years since Lin Ming arrived at Yuanxu Mountain, he had been kind to others and basically never made enemies.

Now he was being told that someone was targeting him.

Could it be because he revealed a portion of his strength, thus causing dissatisfaction or annoyance in some people?

Lin Ming wanted to see just who this person Ouyang Ming mentioned was.

Who wanted to play a game with him.

...

In a village far from Yuanxu Mountain.

In the mountain forests outside the village.

Two leopard demons lay on the ground, having already lost their lives.

Su Lianxue stood before these two leopard demons with a calm expression.

Two leopard demons at the Early Stage of the Sea Opening Realm had actually cost her a bit of effort.

"Swoosh..."

At that moment, a small figure suddenly rushed out of the cave in front of her, attacking Su Lianxue.

Su Lianxue seemed slightly caught off guard, but when the black shadow rushed in front of her, she reached out and grabbed it.

A rat demon.

This fast figure was indeed a rat demon, also a Yao Beast at the Early Stage of the Sea Opening Realm.

The captured rat demon struggled with all its might, trying to break free from Su Lianxue's restraint, its sharp teeth biting toward her palm.

Suddenly, the rat demon seemed to fall into a deep sleep, collapsing directly in Su Lianxue's hand.

Su Lianxue casually threw it onto the ground, ending its life as well.

After collecting the corpses of the three Yao Beasts, she walked into the cave, which was illuminated only by a few faint glimmers of light.

At the end of the cave, there were several human skeletons; Su Lianxue found one among them that was a Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain.

He was the Disciple who had come to deal with these Yao Beasts before Su Lianxue, but he was no match for them. A clear wound on his skull indicated he likely died from the rat demon's sneak attack.

"This is the place."

Su Lianxue decided on this location.

She chose this place as her cultivation site.

After separately collecting the remains of the Sect Disciple and the others, she took out a meditation mat and sat quietly upon it.

Focusing her mind, a Cultivation Technique appeared in Su Lianxue's head.

The Taiyin Moon Essence Scripture.

It was a Cultivation Technique she had obtained from a cold palace in an extraterrestrial ruin after she became an Empress.

After obtaining this technique, the ruin collapsed immediately.

From the ruin, Su Lianxue also learned that this technique was left behind by an Immortal named E.

Unfortunately, to practice this technique, one had to start everything from scratch.

But at that time, Su Lianxue couldn't start over. If she chose to do so and her opponents found out, she wouldn't even know how she died, or she might suffer a fate worse than death.

Consequently, the technique was only imprinted in her mind, and she was unable to practice it.

But now it was different; the current Su Lianxue was starting from scratch.

Thus, after careful consideration, Su Lianxue chose this path.

A path that could lead to the realm of the Immortals.

As Su Lianxue practiced this technique, a cold aura gradually emerged from her body.

And this cold aura continued to spread, extending toward the mountain forests.

Upon sensing this cold aura, the wild beasts and Yao Beasts fled outward as if facing a great enemy.

At the same time, faint beams of starlight fell from the stars into the earth.

They fell into Su Lianxue's body, merging with her physical form and her Divine Soul, becoming one with her.

Within the Sea of Dantian.

Her Sea of Dantian slowly expanded, growing larger and larger.

This cold aura emerged from the Sea of Dantian, floating above the Dantian.

Within the soul, Su Lianxue's Divine Soul slowly mended under this cold aura.

Xingxiao Pavilion

As the most mysterious power in the Qingxuan Realm, the location of Xingxiao Pavilion had always been a mystery.

Many experts had once searched for the whereabouts of Xingxiao Pavilion, including practitioners of the Nirvana Realm.

But all had come up empty-handed.

Moreover, Xingxiao Pavilion was not only mysterious in its location; the number of practitioners who knew of its existence was also small.

Inside Xingxiao Pavilion, an old man sat cross-legged on the top floor, facing the sky.

The old man sat on a stone platform like a statue, motionless.

Suddenly, the old man opened his tightly closed eyes.

He looked up at the sky, a hint of confusion appearing on his face.

"Strange."

After speaking, the old man closed his eyes.

He formed several Hand seals, and subsequently, the surrounding engraved Array patterns lit up one by one; the old man also left the ground, hovering in mid-air.

In the next second, a beam of light shot out from Xingxiao Pavilion, pointing straight up toward an unknown region.

But just a few seconds later, the old man's eyes suddenly snapped open.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

He fell straight from the air and crashed onto the ground.

The entire Xingxiao Pavilion vibrated violently, a tremor that lasted for several seconds.

Before long, a middle-aged man rushed to the roof. Seeing the old man fallen on the ground, he immediately went to his side.

"Old Ancestor, what's wrong? What happened?"

The middle-aged man's expression became tense.

One must know that the last time the Old Ancestor was in such a state was when he was divining that Great Calamity.

Could it be that the Great Calamity is going to descend early?

"A variable..."