39: Young Master Shen, may I enter the Ninth Mountain?

With a booming sound of "Boom!", as if the heaven and earth were collapsing, a powerful Sword Intent surged into the sky like a torrent, instantly condensing into a huge sun that slowly hovered over Yunzhou City.

Wherever this Sword Intent passed, all things seemed to be burned to ashes. Countless Cultivators felt unprecedented pressure. They looked up, their eyes filled with terror and shock.

"How could this be? Am I still dreaming?" someone muttered to themselves, rubbing their eyes in disbelief, trying to confirm that everything before them was not an illusion.

"Why are there two suns today?"

"No, this sun is not real, otherwise we would have died long ago. This is formed by Sword Intent...!"

"What kind of Sword Intent can manifest into such a terrifying sun!!"

The entire Yunzhou City was shrouded in shocked discussion.

At the same time. Heavenly Sword Sect, Sect reward exchange point.

"Senior Sister Leng is truly exaggerated. This time she actually killed a Nascent Soul Middle Stage great demon and also comprehended a new Sword Intent. This talent is truly worthy of being the number one in the younger generation of our Heavenly Sword Sect!"

"The upcoming Nine Mountains Martial Arts Competition will again be without suspense. This year should be the last time Senior Sister Leng participates..."

"Ah, then won't Senior Brother Shen Nian get beaten up again?"

"How miserable. Ever since he offended Senior Sister Leng, he gets hammered every year, and goes up every year..."

"Have you forgotten that Senior Brother Lin is also..."

"It doesn't matter, he won't be hammered next year, because by then he will have to call her Junior Martial Uncle Leng..."

"Hiss... I remember Senior Sister Leng is only thirty-eight years old. This speed is truly fast, especially since she is so beautiful, it's just that her temperament is a bit too cold..."

"Sigh, she's a Genius, it's normal for her personality to have some flaws..."

A group of Disciples whispered, looking at the White-robed Figure who walked out of the main hall after exchanging merits, their eyes filled with admiration.

The woman's expression was so cold, after taking the Breakthrough Pill exchanged for as a reward, she turned and left, never saying a word from beginning to end...

On the way back to the First Mountain, her beautiful eyes glanced at the Ninth Mountain, frowning slightly, but after thinking about it, she didn't say anything and turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

In the deepest part of the Sect, in the serene green mountains.

An old man with gray hair was, as always, carrying two fishing rods, walking out slowly.

His steps were light, yet contained astonishing power. Each step could span a distance of a thousand meters, and in a few moments, he arrived at a secluded place rarely visited by anyone.

In front of this uninhabited area, there was a bottomless dark spring, and the cold aura it emitted was enough to make even a Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage feel terrified.

However, facing this terrifying power, the old man just sniffed the air slightly, his face showing unconcealable excitement.

"Hehe, little guy, this time I have brought the meat of the Heavenly Spirit Fish. I don't believe you can escape my fishing hook..." The old man curled his lips into a smug smile, preparing to set up his fishing spot.

However, at this moment, his body suddenly trembled violently, and he raised his head to look at the sky. His eyes instantly became incredibly shocked, with complex runes circulating in his pupils, as if the whole world had frozen at this moment.

"This is..." "The aura of Void Returning..." "Void Returning Sword Dao, which Sword Cultivator expert has come over from Eastern Profound?"

The old man remembered that in the entire Great Xia Three Sects, the strongest Sword Cultivator was himself, and only he was at the Void Returning level, but he had not yet comprehended the Sword Dao.

"Should I go and pay my respects?" the old man frowned and pondered, but then looked at the dark spring. "Forget it, I can't get away right now...!"

"But wouldn't it seem rude of the Heavenly Sword Sect if I didn't go to pay respects?" "How about I find someone to go for me?"

"Hmm... but the Nine Mountain Lords are all outside playing games with the Demon Emperor, so who to send is a problem..."

"Let that kid Shen Nian go?" "His Realm is too low, what if that Sword Cultivator expert thinks my Heavenly Sword Sect looks down on him?"

"Right, didn't that girl Leng Lingshuang return? She also broke through to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection, and is our Heavenly Sword Sect's number one of the younger generation. It makes sense logically and emotionally, so let her go..."

Having made his decision, the old man immediately sent a message.

Deep in the dangerous lands of Northern Great Xia, there was a hidden palace named Xuan Guang Cave. This palace had a unique architectural style, merging the spirits of heaven and earth, radiating holy divine light at all times.

Inside the Xuan Tian Palace. An old man wearing a black robe was sitting quietly, his hair shining like gold, his eyes closed tightly, like an old monk in meditation, with thick dao rhyme circulating around him, his every breath in sync with heaven and earth.

Suddenly, this golden-haired old man opened his eyes, and dazzling golden light instantly surged in his pupils, as if he could penetrate all things and see through all secrets.

His low voice echoed in the empty palace: "Void Returning Sword Dao..." "It's not that old guy from the Heavenly Sword Sect..."

Then, he let out another exclamation: "Someone from Eastern Profound?" "Could it be that they discovered my arrangement over there?"

Facing this situation, the golden-haired old man just frowned slightly, but he did not show any fear.

"Forget it, even if someone from Eastern Profound came, so what?" "The important thing is to hurry up and finish everything."

After thinking for a moment, he closed his eyes again and began to focus on Cultivating. Inside his body, a human-faced demon flower was constantly being tempered, and the demon flower's face showed an extremely excited expression, especially under the continuous infusion of Human Race flesh and blood.

Sunset Valley. Isolated from the world, it was still as usual, only researching its own pills and artifacts...

At the pavilion, inside the luxurious private room, the mahogany round table was full of figures, and everyone was still looking in shock at the White-robed Figure sitting in the seat of honor.

Guo Dewu's expression changed drastically. His heart, which had been calm for hundreds of years, was completely shaken at this moment.

"He comprehended the Void Returning Sword Dao at the Golden Core Stage!!" "What kind of monster is this??" "This is simply Heaven-Defying!"

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it even if he died! Such a peerless Prodigy, not to mention in Great Xia, even for the entire Human Race, is top-tier. Guo Dewu had no doubt that as long as Shen Nian walked out of Great Xia and revealed his talent, he would definitely be able to step onto the profound dragon ranking, and perhaps even the top ranks.

Immediately, he moved closer to Shen Nian and whispered flatteringly: "Young Master Shen, would you consider coming to the Second Mountain to be the Mountain Lord?" "You can propose any conditions, as long as I can satisfy them?"

After taking a bite of food, Shen Nian looked at Guo Dewu very strangely and didn't speak.

He was in a very good mood at this time. He himself had not expected to be able to deduce the Great Sun Undying Sword Art to the level of Minor Achievement. This way, his ultimate move became even stronger. The only drawback was that his spiritual power was too weak, and his Realm had to keep up, otherwise, if he slashed out with one sword, he was afraid that others wouldn't die, but he himself would die from the exhaustion of spiritual power.

So the next step was to improve his Realm and get a Cultivation Technique with a higher grade.

In the best case, he could also subdue Xia Youyue. Having one more Junior Sister meant one more path... After all, relying solely on Xiao Qinger was still a bit slow...

And beside him. Xia Youyue seemed to have made some decision, and suddenly said: "Young Master Shen, can I join the Ninth Mountain?"