180: Chapter 180 Trouble

Shangji Sect

Within a great mountain shrouded in mist.

"Someone is touching upon the Dao of Taiyin."

A faint voice echoed from within the mountain.

"Find her."

Another cold, sinister voice spoke.

Immediately after, everything returned to silence.

...

"Whew..."

A breath of clear Qi escaped Su Lianxue's lips.

She took out a jade vial, opened it, and poured all the Medicinal Pills inside into her mouth.

Before long, her cultivation broke through a level, reaching the Sea Opening Realm 2nd Heaven.

And after three days and nights of meditation, she had finally managed to gain basic mastery of the "Taiyin Moon Essence Scripture."

As expected, only by practicing this Cultivation Technique personally could one appreciate its extraordinary nature.

Just then, Su Lianxue seemed to sense something; she hurried out of the cave and looked in a certain direction.

Had her Cultivation Technique attracted someone's attention?

Without a moment's hesitation, Su Lianxue turned and vanished into the mountain forest, leaving the area at extreme speed.

Not long after Su Lianxue left, a figure appeared in the sky above.

"Taiyin?"

Sect Master Yun Xiao stood high in the air, looking down at the land below with a solemn expression, his tone tinged with uncertainty.

Dao of Taiyin

Since the Wuji Pavilion was destroyed, no cultivator had been able to touch upon the Dao of Taiyin.

The Shangji Sect?

Although the Shangji Sect claimed to be the successor to the Wuji Pavilion's Legacy, they had only obtained a portion of it; they were not capable enough to touch the Dao of Taiyin.

Or could it be someone from the Wusheng Sect?

Sect Master Yun Xiao fell into deep thought.

His Divine Thought spread out at that moment, covering the entire area, but he found nothing.

Seeing this, Sect Master Yun Xiao did not linger any longer and quickly departed.

Beneath a certain tree

Lin Ming's figure appeared.

"Junior Sister, you're not simple either."

Lin Ming turned his head to look in the direction Su Lianxue had gone.

Finding Su Lianxue was an accident; he had taken on three missions and, while on his way, sensed something unusual here and came to investigate out of curiosity.

Upon arrival, he found Su Lianxue in the middle of her cultivation and realized the disturbance had been caused by his Junior Sister.

This made him realize his Junior Sister harbored significant secrets, but Lin Ming did not intend to pry.

Everyone has their secrets; Su Lianxue had hers, and he had his. There was no need to dig into her business.

However, to Lin Ming's surprise, after Su Lianxue left, he was actually unable to track her location—or rather, he could only detect her presence by using the power of an Ascension Realm Divine Soul.

His Junior Sister was looking more and more extraordinary.

If even he had to use Ascension Realm Soul Power to find her...

...then Sect Master Yun Xiao naturally wouldn't be able to find Su Lianxue, let alone him.

"Junior Sister, don't go getting any crooked ideas."

As his voice faded...

...Lin Ming immediately left.

...

The news of Su Lianxue reaching the Sea Opening Realm swept through Yuanxu Mountain like a storm.

Considering Su Lianxue had joined Yuanxu Mountain less than a year ago as a Mortal, reaching the third realm of cultivation—the Sea-Opening Realm—in such a short time was remarkable.

Among the Disciples who joined Yuanxu Mountain in the same batch as Su Lianxue, the strongest was only at the Eighth Level of Body Tempering.

Yet Su Lianxue had jumped straight into the third realm, which truly shocked many people.

Many even believed Su Lianxue had the potential for Nirvana, and that if she continued her cultivation, she would surely become a Nirvana-level cultivator.

Combined with her stunning beauty, her fame within the Sect rose even further.

Many Disciples began to harbor other intentions toward Su Lianxue.

"Lianxue, you actually reached the Sea-Opening Realm?!"

Upon hearing the news, Yu Yaoqin looked at Su Lianxue in total shock.

How did she reach the Sea-Opening Realm already?

Why was she so fast?

"Mhm."

Su Lianxue nodded slightly.

After gaining basic mastery of the "Taiyin Moon Essence Scripture," she had consolidated her gains briefly before returning to the Sect.

By the time she returned, news of her Breakthrough to the Sea Opening Realm was already circulating.

She guessed that it was probably because Lin Ming had spoken with the Pavilion Guard Elder about her collecting a Cultivation Technique at the Scripture Pavilion, and someone overheard and figured it out.

When she returned to Zichen Peak, someone specifically came to ask her about it.

Su Lianxue didn't hide it and admitted it directly.

To her, there was nothing to hide; on the contrary, she wanted the news to spread to demonstrate her value, which would help her secure more resources to increase her cultivation.

After all, what she lacked most right now were cultivation resources.

"Lianxue, did you really break through to the Sea-Opening Realm?"

After hearing the news, Yu Yaoqin rushed to Zichen Peak to ask her.

"Mhm."

Su Lianxue smiled and nodded.

"You're a freak too."

Yu Yaoqin muttered.

In less than a year, she went from a Mortal with no cultivation to the third realm, the Sea-Opening Realm.

If it were her, she would still have been slowly tempering her body in the Body Tempering Realm back then.

"I'm not the freak; my Senior Brother is."

Su Lianxue shook her head.

Compared to Lin Ming, her progress was nothing.

"Give me a break, Senior Brother's cultivation speed isn't that fast."

Yu Yaoqin said.

Her Senior Brother's talent was focused on spells and the Dao of the Sword, not on cultivation speed.

Hearing this, Su Lianxue just smiled and said nothing.

"Lianxue, do you know? Recently, many Senior and Junior Brothers from Hidden Sword Peak have been asking me about you."

Yu Yaoqin said with a mischievous grin.

Originally, after the Sect Competition, some brothers had already been asking her about her own information.

Now, since Su Lianxue broke through to the Sea-Opening Realm, even more people were asking about her.

It wasn't just people from Hidden Sword Peak, either.

"Junior Sister, you're becoming more and more popular."

Yu Yaoqin said.

With Su Lianxue's stunning looks and terrifying talent—which she had already proven in such a short time...

...she had suddenly become one of the most sought-after targets for the many male Disciples in Yuanxu Mountain.

"Troublesome."

Su Lianxue shook her head.

To her, such things were just a nuisance; she had zero interest and didn't want to waste any thought on them.

"It really is troublesome."

Yu Yaoqin nodded in agreement.

As the daughter of the Peak Master of Hidden Sword Peak, and being quite beautiful herself, Yu Yaoqin occasionally faced similar troubles. She knew exactly what those so-called suitors wanted, so she was also very resistant to such things.

Because of this, she often had to resort to some unconventional methods.