34: Chapter 34 Five Treasures of the Elixir

Yu Xiu was still in the Inner Courtyard and had not yet achieved enough merit to be promoted to the Main Sect, but the people from Zhanlong Peak had already taught him the "Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword."

In other words, Yu Xiu was already bound to Zhanlong Peak.

When the time came to enter the Main Sect, among the ten peaks of the Main Sect, Yu Xiu would only be able to choose Zhanlong Peak.

The people from the other nine peaks wouldn't even be able to snatch Yu Xiu if they wanted to!

The thoughts that originally existed in Liao Jianshu's mind about helping Jinding Peak snatch Yu Xiu in advance also faded away.

Well, he couldn't snatch him anymore!

It was no wonder Yu Xiu wanted to exchange for Medicinal Pills. To cultivate the Five Viscera Realm, the first of the Great Four Passes, the necessary "five treasures light pill" and other Medicinal Pills could only be exchanged on the ten main peaks of the Main Sect; the Inner Courtyard did not have them.

"The five treasures light pill costs one hundred contribution points per pill. Swallowing one only sustains five days of cultivation. How many contribution points do you have?" Liao Jianshu asked.

Yu Xiu replied, "I can exchange for twenty-six pills."

Liao Jianshu nodded and sent a message via Sword Qi. Before long, someone from the main peak arrived and delivered the twenty-six five treasures light pills.

Yu Xiu's contribution points were wiped clean.

"When this Disciple enters Zhanlong Peak, I will come to disturb you again." After bowing again, Yu Xiu took his leave.

Upon arriving at the flying boat on the mountaintop, a ferryman was already waiting. As soon as Yu Xiu boarded the flying boat, it set off, heading straight for Guiping County in Donghe Prefecture.

On the flying boat, Yu Xiu swallowed a "five treasures light pill" and began to meditate and refine it.

Yuan Tiankuo had previously gifted him some of these light pills—six in total. Over the past five days, he had used two, so four remained.

With the thirty he had just obtained, it should be enough to fully cultivate the Five Viscera Realm, the first of the Great Four Passes.

Even if it wasn't enough, it shouldn't be far off.

Not long after, the flying boat landed outside Guiping County in Donghe Prefecture.

Yu Shang, who had a well-proportioned, upright figure and a rather handsome appearance, was already waiting there. Seeing Yu Xiu walk out of the flying boat, he immediately stepped forward.

"Is it Brother Yu?" He glanced at Yu Xiu without leaving a trace, but in his mind, he recalled the nine Inner Courtyard Disciples who had been neatly lined up in that thatched cottage in Lushui Town.

The person before him was likely the one who, before even entering the Main Sect, had slain nine Inner Courtyard Disciples with a single sword, including Fang Jiming, who was in the Five Viscera Realm.

It was said that he was only sixteen years old. In the future, within the Main Sect, he would surely become a prominent figure below the Ten True Seeds and the Ten Heroes.

But regarding Tiantan Lake...

Yu Shang actually did not think highly of Yu Xiu in his heart, because Yu Xiu had not yet entered the Main Sect. At most, he could only stop at the Five Viscera Realm, the first of the Great Four Passes, and he couldn't even be considered to be at the first layer.

Yet, at Tiantan Lake, there was a Yin Demon at the Five Elements Realm, the second of the Great Four Passes.

"What exactly is the Main Sect planning?" Yu Shang sighed inwardly.

If Yu Xiu failed at Tiantan Lake and angered the Yin Demon there, I fear that if things went poorly, a great disaster would befall Guiping County, and many people would die!

"That is correct." Yu Xiu's voice arrived at the right moment.

Yu Shang suppressed his emotions, cupped his fists, and stepped forward: "I have long heard of Brother Yu's name."

He then shifted his position, signaling for Yu Xiu to walk with him: "Brother Yu might not be familiar with Guiping County; let's talk as we go."

He had already prepared scaled horses. After both he and Yu Xiu mounted them, they headed straight for Tiantan Lake.

This type of scaled horse was said to be born from crossbreeding with a Dragon; whether it truly possessed Dragon Bloodline was impossible to verify, but it was extremely fast and had excellent endurance, capable of traveling over two hundred li in an hour, with some superior scaled horses even capable of three hundred li.

"Previously, Yin Demons had caused chaos in my Guiping County many times. Time and again, we were unable to root them out, and some Yin Demons were even impossible to track."

"It wasn't until some time ago, when I pursued them to Tiantan Lake, that I learned there were some big guys behind these Yin Demons." Yu Shang kept it brief.

"Big guys? Tiantan Lake?" Yu Xiu suddenly remembered that when he slew the Yin Demon in Lushui Town, that Yin Demon had mentioned having a backer.

Thinking about it now, it was likely the "big guys" in Tiantan Lake that Yu Shang spoke of.

"How big?" Yu Xiu asked.

"The largest one already possesses the strength of the Five Elements Realm, the second of the Great Four Passes." Yu Shang spoke bluntly, observing Yu Xiu's expression calmly.

"Strength of the second of the Great Four Passes!" Yu Xiu made a judgment in his heart.

It could be killed!

If this were before his Sword Heart had crossed into the second stage of Sword Intent, it might have been difficult, but now...

"Hmm?" Yu Shang felt a stir in his heart. "Why does he show no sign of panic?"

Not to mention panic, his expression hadn't even changed.

"He's steady." Yu Shang breathed a sigh of relief.

If his guess was correct, Yu Xiu must be carrying a killing move from some important figure that could slay a Yin Demon of the second of the Great Four Passes; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to remain calm while knowing he was outmatched.

Even the scaled horse Yu Xiu rode didn't stop for a moment, continuing straight toward Tiantan Lake.

It was evident that Yu Xiu himself had great confidence in the "killing move" left by that important figure.

He stopped worrying and began to chat.

"Only within the Sect can true experts emerge. Young experts like Brother Yu are almost never seen outside."

He said: "Disciples like us, who waste three years in the Outer Courtyard or stagnate in the Inner Courtyard and choose to go out for training, almost never achieve anything."

"Of course, it is not absolute. It is said that among the current True Disciples, there is one who once stagnated in the Inner Courtyard and chose to go out for training. Later, by slaying demons and eliminating evil, he underwent a transformation between life and death and soared into the sky. Even among the ten seats of True Disciples, he belongs to the top tier!"

He looked on with longing, as if he had already made that expert among the ten True Disciples his goal.

Yu Xiu became interested: "Who is this True Disciple?"

Yu Shang spoke softly: "The fifth True Disciple, Zhou Jichuan!"

"He is a True Disciple who killed his way out from countless demons and ghosts. I have heard that his Killing Intent is so heavy that it can cause Yin Demons to disintegrate directly; he is impossibly powerful."

Yu Xiu praised: "Truly impressive!"

In this world, there was indeed never a shortage of Geniuses.

In just the Qingwei Sword Sect alone, one impressive Genius after another emerged.

And the Qingwei Sword Sect only occupied Yan Province, and not even the entire province at that.

Because within this Yan Province, besides the Qingwei Sword Sect, there were many other large and small Schools, among which there were certainly Geniuses as well.

Furthermore, outside Yan Province, there were thirteen other provinces, and in each province, there was a behemoth no weaker than the Qingwei Sword Sect.

One could imagine just how many experts and Geniuses there were in this world!

Using the phrase "like crucian carp crossing the river" to describe them would likely not be wrong.

But Yu Xiu believed that no matter how impressive a Genius was, they were not as talented as him.

Because he had the Destiny: God-like Comprehension, and his Comprehension Ability could be infinitely stacked. As long as he was given time, he would step by step surpass all Geniuses.

Until he became the strongest one of all.

"If True Disciple Zhou can do it, Brother Yu will certainly be able to carve out a path as well," Yu Xiu said.

"I'll take your kind words," Yu Shang replied with a smile.

The laughter faded into the distance, and the two scaled horses disappeared into the dust.