My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult

Hearing this, An Jing furrowed his brows and said, “Only to borrow?”

He and the Five Poison Sect had a feud. It was fortunate that the Five Poison Sect hadn’t issued a bounty for his capture, so how could they possibly lend him the Thunder Pool for his use?

Lou Xiangzhen looked at An Jing and said, “Yes, that Thunder Pool is located within the mountains of the Five Poison Sect. Any entry into the Thunder Pool would cause a disturbance, and the experts of the Five Poison Sect would be alerted unless you can storm the Five Poison Sect.”

“I advise you best not to entertain such thoughts. The Five Poison Young Master has many friends in Jianghu. You are already wanted by the Zhenyi Sect; if you provoke the Five Poison Young Master as well, you would almost offend half of the Great Yan Martial World. Then, moving a single step in Great Yan would become extremely difficult, and the Five Poison Sect is not the Seven Evils Sect.”

Among the seven major sects of Great Yan, the Zhenyi Sect’s strength had long surpassed the other six, and under this towering tree, roots had already begun to rot. For decades, the Zhenyi Sect had been overbearing and bullied others with its power, accumulating a lot of resentment within Jianghu.

If one could unite the six major sects against the Zhenyi Sect, that might be a viable path.

An Jing waved his hand and said, “We’ll talk about this matter later.”

“Alright, you should refine that Golden Pill first,” Lou Xiangzhen, seeing that An Jing did not wish to say more, did not press further.

An Jing took out another White Jade Statue.

“Bang!”

As Inner Strength was injected, the White Jade directly shattered, revealing a glint of golden light among the fragments.

Golden Pill!

It was a thumb-sized Elixir, which, because it was stored in White Jade, had not lost much of its potency, and one could still discern a trace of charm within it.

An Jing grabbed the golden Elixir and held it in the palm of his hand.

Lou Xiangzhen also took a glance at the Golden Pill and said, “It’s a pity, if this Golden Pill had just been freshly produced, it could directly bring about a Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, advancing someone from Half-step Master directly to the Grandmaster Realm.”

An Jing chuckled softly, “No matter, reaching the Heavenly Flower Realm is also good, after all, one must proceed step by step.”

To think, he had reached the Earth Flower Realm in just a few short months, and now being able to reach the Heavenly Flower Realm was already considered rapid progress.

“You are indeed open-minded.”

Lou Xiangzhen suddenly thought of something, “I don’t even know your age. If you are around thirty, you might have a chance to reach the Grandmaster Realm.”

The Ghost Swordsman in front of him had always worn a black robe, his face covered with a mask. As for his actual appearance, Lou Xiangzhen had not seen it, and since this person had always spoken with his stomach, it was impossible to discern his exact age.

An Jing smiled, “Senior, I plan to consume this Golden Pill right now, so please guard me for a while.”

“Alright.”

Lou Xiangzhen stood atop a tree, his figure faint and ethereal, his robes fluttering with the breeze as if slowly merging with the world around him.

An Jing took a deep breath, his body plunged into the lake beside him, and he then sat cross-legged, swallowing the Golden Pill directly into his stomach.

Instantly, a warm sensation surged to his heart.

After consuming the Golden Pill, he slightly closed his eyes, and both the Daluo Heart Method and the Ghost Valley Heart Method started operating at the same time.

Seeing this, Lou Xiangzhen’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“This Ghost Swordsman’s talent is really rare, so why is he still only in the Earth Flower Realm?”

Others may not understand, but as a member of the Ghost Valley Sect, Lou Xiangzhen knew that operating both the Daluo Heart Method and the Ghost Valley Heart Method at the same time was not easy at all, which was enough to illustrate that Ghost Swordsman’s talent was indeed top-notch in this world.

Logically, with such talent, as long as there were no accidents, reaching the Half-step Master level should not be difficult, so why is he still only an Earth Flower?

From beginning to end, Lou Xiangzhen never considered that An Jing’s bone age was merely just over twenty-one.

As An Jing entered a state of cultivation, the surface of the lake suddenly began to form many tiny bubbles, and moments later, the bubbling became even more intense.

At this moment, the lake water seemed to be boiling.

The next instant, the Golden Pill transformed into a majestic essence and merged into An Jing’s body.

Due to the overwhelming essence flooding in, An Jing even felt his skin starting to stretch painfully, yet these pure essences did not stop because of his sensations but instead poured in at an even more ferocious pace.

Eventually, streams of pure essence completely merged into his limbs and body.

In less than half an hour, An Jing’s limbs were fully saturated with the massive essence, and the essence in his abdomen continued to surge, seemingly endless.

The next moment.

A pain that penetrated deep into the marrow rapidly spread out, eventually spreading to every corner of his body.

With gritted teeth, An Jing’s body, seated in the waters, trembled slightly. His skin turned strangely flushed, sweat densely covered his forehead, and eventually, like light rain, it slid down his face.

As if in a furnace, this was An Jing’s current sensation, and this fire seemed to emerge from his very bones, causing An Jing to gasp coldly between his clenched teeth.

Lou Xiangzhen stood atop the tree, took out the wine gourd from his waist, and took a big gulp.

Within the Three Flowers Realm, the Heavenly Flower is the Divine Flower.

Reaching this realm not only increases the strength of the body but is also a process of condensing the Divine Flower.

A pain far more intense than before suddenly spread from the meridians, bones, and other parts of his body, all at once.

An Jing felt as if he had been thrown into a blazing fire, the scorching flames seemingly eager to burn his bones to ashes, releasing an increasingly intense heat mercilessly.

“Glug, glug!”

The lake water seemed to boil even more, continuously making noises.

As the essence boiled, An Jing’s entire body, immersed in the lake, turned reddish, and wisps of white vapor seeped out from the top of his head.

Meanwhile, the Human Flower and Earth Flower appeared behind An Jing, both flowers seeming fully solidified, and then a faint Heavenly Flower also appeared.

Throughout an excruciatingly slow passage of time, An Jing found it unbearable, and eventually, he completely fell into a state of semi-consciousness.

Inside his body, the burning pain, blazing like wildfire, had unknowingly faded significantly, and as time passed once more, the burning pain finally faded quietly, and with the disappearance of the pain, An Jing’s hazy mind also suddenly cleared.

Boom!

A low, muffled sound arose within his body, and An Jing, with a tranquil mind, watched as the massive essence burst from every corner of his body and rushed toward his Dantian.

The Heavenly Flower behind An Jing became more solid and emitted a strange glow, causing an involuntary tremor in the observer’s mind.

“It’s almost done.”

Seeing this, Lou Xiangzhen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Actually, when breaking through to the Heavenly Flower Realm, there were failures too, and not a few of them. It was not a certainty that reaching the next realm would lead to success. Some, whose minds were not firm enough, despite obtaining the Golden Pill, might not be able to reach the Heavenly Flower Realm.

In the meridians, the last essence completed its circulation and then flowed through the meridians before finally pouring into the Dantian, which shone like the sun.

Buzz! Buzz!

With the last of the essence being infused, the Dantian saturated the entire body with this essence.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Quietly, a subtle and rhythmic sound arose from behind An Jing, fine to the ear and as regular as the beating of a heart, immensely mysterious.

As this rhythmic sound emerged, the initially faint Heavenly Flower became more solid until it was indistinguishable from the Human Flower and Earth Flower.

Meanwhile, An Jing’s eyes slowly opened, instantly shining like a streak of light in the darkness.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The next moment, the surrounding lake water began to boil and surge, transforming into crashing waves that spread out to both sides, creating deafening sounds.

Heavenly Flower Realm!

The integration of the First Grade Three Flowers was already complete. The next steps would be the merging of the Three Flowers and their fusing, reaching the true Grandmaster Realm.

An Jing also felt a tremendous enhancement in his cultivation; his Inner Strength was as vast as the ocean, endless and powerful.

This feeling was unlike anything he had experienced before.

Moreover, his sight, hearing, and reaction speed had improved significantly. At this moment, he perceived the lake below him differently.

“Is this the Heavenly Flower Realm?”

An Jing touched his palm and then took a deep breath.

He knew his strength was still insufficient. The capabilities of Master Jiang were no ordinary Grandmaster’s, and Xiao Qianqiu from the Zhenyi Sect was the foremost figure in the Great Yan Martial World. He still had a long way to go compared to them.

It was a starry, moonlit night, and by this time, deep in the night, An Jing’s stomach grumbled.

“Let’s continue!”

It was then that Lou Xiangzhen’s voice was heard.

An Jing grabbed the roast chicken that he threw over, and then tore off a chicken leg and started eating, “How long has it been since Senior Lou saved me (time since rescue)?”

“Not long, just two days and a night.”

Lou Xiangzhen said indifferently, “Who could endure such a harsh breakthrough for long?”

An Jing nodded upon hearing this, the sensations during the recent breakthrough had been torturous.

Continuous cultivation, but the breakthrough occurs in an instant.

Yet this instant required decades of cultivation.

Lou Xiangzhen sat on a sprout, sipped his drink, and with cloudy eyes gazing into the distance said, “Eat up quickly, we need to head north soon. Along the way, I’ll meet an old friend.”

“Old friend?”

An Jing’s curiosity piqued on hearing this.

Lou Xiangzhen, a well-known figure for five to six decades, surely had no ordinary individuals as friends. Since it was on the way, it would be good to go and see.

……

Two days later, at the Seven Evils Sect, Nanhua Mountain.

The Seven Evils Sect was now in chaos; its Tributor and Sect Leader had both died overnight. If not for the Great Elder, who was powerfully skilled and kept the situation under control, the Seven Evils Sect might have descended into internal turmoil.

Although the Seven Evils Sect strictly sealed off the news, the deaths of these two still spread swiftly through the entire martial world.

At this delicate moment, it caused quite a stir.

Now at the summit of Nanhua Mountain, several figures descended below the great hall.

A man as small as a dwarf, with tightly furrowed brows, held a palm-sized black-haired mouse in his hand.

The mouse’s eyes were agile, its teeth sharp, and its nose continuously sniffed forward as if it were smelling something.

This man was none other than Mo Yun, a monk from the Heaven’s Cave Mountain.

Although the Qing Feng Hall of the Zhenyi Sect was not comparable to intelligence organizations like Human Sect of the Demon Sect or the Heaven and Earth Net, it was still a step ahead in the martial world.

They had learned that there was a huge Black Python atop Nanhua Mountain, immediately indicating that this person was the recently vanished Ghost Swordsman, although they had not expected that the Ghost Swordsman would leave Jiangnan Dao so silently.

It’s notable that in previous attacks, the Ghost Swordsman never left Jiangnan Dao.

Ling Yuanjing and the Great Real Yu Huai stood beside him, waiting for news from Mo Yun.

Shortly after, the spirit-seeking mouse started moving back and forth towards the north, making continuous ‘squeaking’ sounds.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Mo Yun’s face, “My little treasure has memorized the Qi Mechanism of the Ghost Swordsman; now we just need to follow it.”

“To the north?”

Ling Yuanjing looked towards the north, his eyebrows slightly raised.

The north was close to Yujing City, where the Zhenyi Sect was relatively less active.

Mo Yun nodded, “Yes, it seems he has already left for some time now; we should quickly follow.”

His primary task was to find the Ghost Swordsman; once the person was found, it would have nothing to do with him anymore.

“Agreed.”

Ling Yuanjing turned to the Great Real Yu Huai and said earnestly, “Brother Yu Huai, send messages now to Real Yu Zhen, Yu Lin, and Yu Jiu, asking them to descend the mountain quickly.”

“Yes.”

Great Real Yu Huai nodded upon hearing this and prepared to leave.

“Wait!”

Suddenly, Ling Yuanjing called to Great Real Yu Huai, “Let Elder He Chen also descend.”

“Understood.”

Great Real Yu Huai felt a shock in his heart.

After speaking, he quickly departed.

However, Mo Yun appeared surprised.

Who was He Chen?

He was a Peak Master on par with Ling Yuanjing, a top expert in the Zhenyi Sect, whose cultivation was even above his own.

Four Great Realms, two Peak Masters, the last time the Zhenyi Sect mobilized so greatly was against the Demon Sect.

And now, for this Ghost Swordsman, the Zhenyi Sect had mobilized so many top experts.

How could Mo Yun not be amazed?

How could he not be shaken!

Who exactly was this Ghost Swordsman?

If this were known to the martial world, what huge waves would it stir?

Mo Yun couldn’t help but think to himself: It seems these peaceful times might not last much longer!