30: Chapter 30 Liu Qingmo's New Opportunity and Shock

Qingxuan Sect.

Back Mountain.

Inside a bamboo pavilion by the edge of the cliff, an old man was leisurely drinking tea.

His gaze fell upon the open space ahead, where Liu Qingmo was sitting cross-legged and cultivating, nodding occasionally.

At that moment, two figures suddenly appeared in the pavilion.

"Sikong Jian pays respects to the Old Ancestor!"

Sikong Jian bowed to the old man and said.

"Old Ancestor, the person has been brought here."

Then he turned to look at Bai Yunzhou beside him and introduced,

"This is our sect's Patriarch Xing Zhan."

Bai Yunzhou's gaze fell upon the old man before him, and he subconsciously opened the other party's stat panel.

[Name]: Patriarch Xing Zhan

[Realm]: Nascent Soul Middle Stage

[Fate]: Soul Transformation Hopeless (Blue)

[Destiny]: Defying Fate to Escape Death (Blue), Betraying Master and Destroying Ancestors (Cyan), Deeply Scheme-Ridden (Cyan)

[Favorability]: Stranger

[Recent Opportunity]: None

This Old Ancestor turned out to be a master-betraying and ancestor-destroying scoundrel?

Bai Yunzhou was inwardly startled, instantly becoming vigilant, and hurriedly lowered his head to bow.

"Disciple Bai Yunzhou greets Patriarch Xing Zhan."

Patriarch Xing Zhan did not speak, merely smiling as he signaled the two to sit down, stay quiet, and not speak.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze fell back onto Liu Qingmo.

Suppressing his thoughts, Bai Yunzhou hurriedly sat down and looked towards Liu Qingmo, who was cultivating in the distance.

At the same time, he habitually opened her stat panel.

[Name]: Liu Qingmo

[Realm]: Mid Foundation Establishment

[Destiny]: Reborn Empress (Gold)

[Fate]: Destined by Heaven (Gold), Everlasting Luck (Gold), Purple Qi Piercing the Firmament (Gold), Heaven-Bestowed Fortune (Gold), Firm Dao Heart (Gold)...

[Favorability]: Indifferent and Ignorant

[Recent Opportunity]: Three months later, participate in the Inner Sect Grand Competition and obtain eighth place, gaining the qualification to enter the Spirit Spring Secret Realm, Cultivate in the Heavenly Pool for half a month, and successfully Breakthrough to Late Foundation Establishment.

Seeing the change in Realm on her panel, Bai Yunzhou was quite surprised in his heart.

This Liu Qingmo had actually already broken through to Mid Foundation Establishment!

You must know that not long ago, she was only at the ninth layer of Qi Condensation.

He hadn't expected that after just over a month and a half, she had already broken through to Mid Foundation Establishment.

Such a speed of cultivation enhancement could simply be called terrifying.

Furthermore, from the aura emanating from her cultivation, he could conclude that her current strength was definitely a bit stronger than the Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator he encountered at the Qin Family not long ago.

"As expected of a Reborn Empress, this speed of strength enhancement is truly fast enough!"

Bai Yunzhou couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Then he cast his gaze back onto her recent Opportunity.

Three months later, Liu Qingmo would achieve eighth place in the Inner Sect Grand Competition, enter the Spirit Spring Secret Realm to Cultivate for half a month, and directly break through to Late Foundation Establishment!

"Doesn't this mean that three and a half months later, she will break through once again?"

Bai Yunzhou suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

There was already an irreconcilable conflict between him and Liu Qingmo; sooner or later, a battle would occur between them.

"It seems I must find a way to enter the Spirit Spring Secret Realm and snatch her cultivation Opportunity at the Heavenly Pool; otherwise, the gap in strength between me and her will only grow larger and larger!"

As he was lost in thought, Liu Qingmo in the distance had already finished cultivating.

Patriarch Xing Zhan on the side praised,

"To be able to completely stabilize your cultivation within a mere few days is truly not bad."

Liu Qingmo gave a simple bow.

"It is all thanks to the Old Ancestor's wise guidance."

Next, she noticed Bai Yunzhou standing to the side.

This was the first time she had seen him since breaking off their engagement in the outer sect last time.

Yet in just these two meetings, the gap between before and after truly made even her, a reborn empress, feel surprised.

"I didn't expect that in just a short month and a half, he not only recovered his cultivation but even broke through to Early Foundation Establishment!"

However, she only felt a trace of surprise.

After all, there were quite a few treasures in the world capable of restoring cultivation; perhaps he had stumbled upon an Opportunity and obtained some kind of treasure, allowing him to recover and break through.

But thinking of opportunities, she suddenly recalled an event that occurred a month and a half ago.

At that time, as usual, she went to the bamboo forest where she usually cultivated to practice.

Upon leaving, she suddenly felt that she had lost a certain Opportunity that should have belonged to her.

Thus, she simply used divination arts to deduce it.

Yet she never expected that her Opportunity had truly been snatched away by someone!

"Could the person who snatched my Opportunity back then be this Bai Yunzhou?"

As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she immediately shook her head.

"Back then, I calculated using divination arts that the one who snatched my Opportunity had long since concealed their whereabouts with heavenly secrets, making it impossible for me to calculate!"

"Such a figure is either someone with Heaven-Defying strength or someone blessed with the Luck of the Heavenly Dao; how could it possibly be Bai Yunzhou?"

"If it really were him, how could his Foundation have been destroyed by a single palm strike from that demonic Cultivator back then?"

Promptly, she withdrew her thoughts and looked at Sikong Jian to the side.

"Greetings, Sect Master."

Sikong Jian smiled and nodded.

"Alright, you may sit down too!"

Patriarch Xing Zhan said with a smile.

Next, he cast his gaze onto Bai Yunzhou, sizing him up thoroughly as if examining a precious treasure.

He nodded in satisfaction and gave his evaluation.

"His Foundation is profound; in the future, if he does not fall, he will definitely be able to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul!"

Having said that, he waved his hand, took out a porcelain bottle from his storage ring, and handed it over.

Bai Yunzhou wore a puzzled expression and carefully received it.

Liu Qingmo on the side furrowed her brows.

She had seen this porcelain bottle before.

Back then, after she climbed onto the rankings during the Foundation test at the Martial Arts Arena with her Early Foundation Establishment cultivation, Patriarch Xing Zhan had called her over and given her such a porcelain bottle.

And it was precisely by relying on the treasure inside this porcelain bottle that she was able to elevate her cultivation within this short period of over a month and reach Mid Foundation Establishment.

Now that Patriarch Xing Zhan had also given a portion of the porcelain bottle to Bai Yunzhou, what did this mean?

Patriarch Xing Zhan looked at Bai Yunzhou and explained,

"You ascended the rankings with your Early Foundation Establishment cultivation during the inner sect Martial Arts Arena's Foundation test, achieving the 281st rank. This is the reward given to you by this Old Ancestor!"

Hearing these words, Liu Qingmo on the side felt inwardly shocked.

You must know that a month and a half ago, Bai Yunzhou was still a Disciple whose Foundation had been destroyed, with his Realm only at the first layer of Qi Condensation, about to be driven out of the outer sect.

Yet now, not only had he broken through to Early Foundation Establishment!

He had even replaced her ranking on the inner sect's Foundation test leaderboard!

The sheer magnitude of this change before and after truly shocked her.

"I didn't expect that in this era, there would actually be such a Prodigy figure!"

For the first time, she began to take this former fiancé seriously.

But suddenly, she thought of that Opportunity in the bamboo forest back then.

"Could my Opportunity back then have truly been taken away by him?"

She decided that after returning, she would definitely deduce it thoroughly.

At this moment, Bai Yunzhou took the porcelain bottle handed over by Patriarch Xing Zhan and asked,

"May I ask Old Ancestor, what is this?"

"yaohua water!"

Patriarch Xing Zhan was concise and to the point.

Bai Yunzhou indeed wore a puzzled expression, evidently unaware of what this yaohua water was.

Sikong Jian on the side took the initiative to introduce,

"This yaohua water is an ancient rare item. For Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it can not only increase cultivation speed but also strengthen the Foundation. Of course, it is only effective for Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Furthermore, it has the best effect when consumed by Early Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

It was actually a treasure that could increase cultivation speed and strengthen the Foundation!

Joy appeared on Bai Yunzhou's face.

For him right now, what he needed most was to increase his cultivation speed.

After all, there was now less than two months left until the Blood Demon Seal erupted completely.

"Many thanks to the Old Ancestor for bestowing the treasure!"

He stood on no ceremony and directly put away the treasure.

Patriarch Xing Zhan smiled and nodded.

"This Old Ancestor summoned you here this time, apart from bestowing the treasure, to discuss another matter with you."