The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

Inside the council hall, as soon as the words were spoken, a fighting spirit flashed in Yan Qingying's eyes.

She stepped forward, knelt to accept the order, and spoke in a clear, bright voice like jade striking each other.

"Qingying, I am willing to accompany my senior brother to the wild forest to explore the dangerous borderlands!"

Ye Yang stood to the side and nodded slightly upon seeing this.

"Very well, your sword is newly forged, it's time to go and practice it."

The next morning, before dawn, and before the morning light had penetrated the sea of ​​clouds at the Flying Heaven Gate, two dazzling sword lights suddenly shot into the sky.

One azure and the other black, like shooting stars streaking across the sky, sped straight towards the desolate wilderness.

Where the sword flashed, the air currents surged, and the clouds were torn open with two clear slits before disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

Amidst the flashing swords, Ye Yang and Yan Qingying stood side by side.

Both of them possessed cultivation levels above the Nascent Soul Realm, and their speed in the air was extremely fast, causing the mountains and rivers beneath their feet to rush backward.

What would normally be a day's journey was completed in just half a day, and they had already reached the outskirts of the wild region.

Ye Yang sheathed his sword and landed. As soon as his feet touched the ground at the edge of the wild forest, he felt a strong wild aura rush towards him.

Ye Yang looked up and saw towering ancient trees in front of him, their trunks so thick that it would take seven or eight people to encircle them, their branches and leaves intertwined like a canopy, completely obscuring the sky.

Huge hoof prints, dried bloodstains, and broken animal bones were visible everywhere on the ground, clearly traces of a battle between monsters.

The deeper you go into the forest, the thicker the miasma in the air becomes, gradually turning from a light gray mist into a viscous fog.

The roars of monsters echoed through the forest from time to time, sometimes low like muffled thunder, sometimes sharp like ghostly wails, rising and falling, constantly reverberating in the silent forest, sending chills down one's spine.

"Be careful. Although there are no high-level demonic beasts in this outer area, there are still many hidden dangers."

Ye Yang slowed his pace, his divine sense quietly spreading out to cover a radius of a hundred feet around him, and he gave a deep warning.

Yan Qingying nodded in agreement, her Azure Fire Sword at her waist already poised to strike.

"Roar!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deep, violent roar suddenly came from the dense forest on the left, causing the surrounding branches and leaves to rustle and the ground to tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, several loud "crack" sounds rang out, and several trees as thick as bowls were snapped in two.

A massive black-scaled bear suddenly leaped out of the dense forest, landing about ten feet in front of the two, kicking up a cloud of dust and fallen leaves.

This giant bear was over three zhang tall, comparable to a two-story pavilion. Its entire body was covered with palm-sized black scales, the scales tightly connected as if forged from black iron, shimmering with a cold luster.

When it suddenly appeared, its large, copper-bell-shaped eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty glint as it stared intently at Ye Yang and Yan Qingying.

They clearly viewed them as enemies who had invaded their territory.

Ye Yang's expression remained unchanged. He simply raised his hand slightly, and an invisible divine sense swept out like a tide, instantly probing towards the black-scaled giant bear.

His divine sense swept over the giant bear's body.

In the blink of an eye, he withdrew his divine sense, a barely perceptible look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Interesting. This demonic beast has already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and... its bloodline contains a rich aura of ancient beasts. It seems that this desolate region is indeed full of treasures, and even an ordinary demonic beast has such a foundation."

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingying raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Ancient beast bloodline? No wonder it is so huge and its aura is much stronger than that of ordinary Golden Core stage demon beasts. Ordinary Golden Core cultivators would probably not even have a chance to react if they encountered it."

Before she could finish speaking, the black-scaled giant bear lost its temper, roared, and pounced on the two of them.

A giant, fan-like hand slammed towards Ye Yang with a whistling wind.

Wherever the palm wind swept, all the surrounding low trees were snapped in half, debris flew everywhere, and two deep ravines were carved into the ground, its power terrifying.

At the same time, the giant bear's black scales suddenly shimmered with a dark luster, and its already enormous body swelled even more.

His muscles bulged, and the energy and blood in his body became increasingly violent, causing the air to distort slightly from the steam generated by this energy and blood.

Ye Yang's eyes narrowed.

"As expected, it possesses the bloodline of an ancient mythical beast—the blood of the Kui beast! No wonder it was able to unleash its potential and amplify its combat power in such a short time. The legendary Kui beast was said to be adept at controlling qi and possessed immense strength. This giant bear inherited some of its characteristics, increasing its combat power by at least 30%."

“If an ordinary cultivator were to encounter a demonic beast with such a bloodline, he would likely suffer a great loss, or even perish here.”

Yan Qingying had already intended this, and upon hearing this, she snorted coldly. The Azure Fire Sword at her waist was suddenly drawn, and a streak of azure light pierced through the dim forest, the sword's cry clear and sharp.

Upon seeing this, a fierce glint flashed in the black-scaled bear's eyes.

The other giant hand suddenly rose, its thick arm blocking in front of its head, trying to withstand the sword strike with its hard scales.

"Pfft!"

Before the monster could react, Yan Qingying had already made her move.

She raised her sword.

With a soft sound, the light of the Azure Fire Sword easily pierced through the seemingly hard scales of the Black Scale Bear, cutting straight into its skull as if slicing through tofu.

The black-scaled bear's body stiffened abruptly, the ferocity in its eyes vanished instantly, and its massive body, losing its support, crashed to the ground, causing the ground to tremble violently and dust to fly everywhere.

Ye Yang flicked his finger, and a stream of true essence shot towards the corpse of the black-scaled bear, blasting its head open and extracting a pitch-black demon core from it.

The two continued deeper into the wild forest, encountering several more monsters along the way.

There are swift shadow leopards, red-scaled snakes that are good at spitting venom, and stone-armored rhinoceroses with immense strength.

However, the cultivation levels of these demonic beasts are not considered high.

The highest level they reached was only the Dharma Aspect True Person realm, and they lacked the blessing of ancient bloodline, yet they were all defeated by Yan Qingying with a single sword strike.

Besides the demonic beasts, the two also obtained many rare spiritual herbs.

Besides the demonic beasts, the two also obtained many rare spiritual herbs.

In a valley where miasma was relatively thin, they discovered a patch of Crimson Blood Lotus growing on a rock wall. This lotus needed to absorb the essence of demonic beasts to grow, making it an excellent material for refining healing pills.

Beside a stream, several thousand-year-old dragon's beard grasses were found, which can enhance the spiritual power of cultivators.

“Senior brother, this wild forest is indeed a treasure land, but it is too dangerous, and ordinary disciples cannot go deep into it.”

Ye Yang nodded in agreement.

"Although this place is rich in resources, it is also fraught with dangers. Our purpose in going deep into the border area this time is to understand its scope and core dangers, so as to prepare for subsequent development."

The two sped along, and before they knew it, they had ventured thousands of miles into the wild forest.

The miasma around them grew thicker and thicker, its color changing from light gray to dark black.

The number of monsters in the forest is decreasing, but each one exudes a terrifying aura, clearly indicating that it is a being with extremely high cultivation.

"Senior brother, we are already close to the center of the Wild Forest."

Yan Qingying stopped and pointed to a blurry black mist ahead.

The black mist was almost tangible, churning and surging, with faint rumbling sounds emanating from it, exuding a chilling aura. Ye Yang's expression was solemn as he slowly released his divine sense.

The divine sense of the late-stage Void Refinement cultivator surged forth like a tide, piercing through the black mist and probing ahead.

Yan Qingying also released her divine sense, and the power of their primordial spirits intertwined, instantly expanding the coverage area several times over.

As their spiritual power penetrated deeper into the black mist, their expressions gradually became solemn.

Beyond the black fog lay not the plains or mountains one might have imagined, but a much wider and more dangerous region.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth there is extremely thin, replaced by a dense aura of death and malevolence.

Countless bizarre and grotesque monsters roamed among them, including many at the Refinement Realm.

"What a vast area..."

Yan Qingying withdrew her divine sense, her tone tinged with shock.

"The deathly and malevolent aura in this area is so dense that it's like hell. No wonder the map only marks the outer edge of the Wild Forest; the depths are actually like this."

Ye Yang's expression was also extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

"This place should be the 'Desolate Hell' recorded in ancient books. Legend has it that deep in the Desolate Forest is connected to an ancient battlefield, where countless cultivators and demons perished. Over time, this area filled with death and malevolent energy was formed."

"Just now, I used my spiritual power to explore for dozens of miles, but I still couldn't see the end. It seems that the area of ​​this central region is far beyond our imagination."

As soon as Ye Yang finished speaking, the intertwined spiritual power of the two suddenly trembled, as if it had touched something forbidden.

From the depths of the black mist, a chilling, bone-deep aura of devouring energy rose up, like an ancient, ferocious beast awakening, slowly locking onto the two of them.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!"

Yan Qingying's expression changed drastically. She instantly held the Azure Fire Sword in front of her, channeling her primordial spirit power at full force as she warily stared into the depths of the black mist.

Ye Yang's eyes sharpened, and his divine sense contracted as he clearly perceived that aura rapidly approaching.

Deathly and malevolent energy gathered wildly in the surrounding area, the black mist churned and intensified, and the thunder was accompanied by the rustling sound of vines wriggling.

In a few breaths, the black mist parted to both sides, and a huge black shadow rushed out and pounced.

It was a vine that was entirely black, covered with purple barbs that looked like ghost claws, with thick internodes like water buckets, and tiny tendrils wriggling as the huge black bud at the top opened and closed, emitting a putrid smell.

"Ghost Emperor Vines!"

Yan Qingying exclaimed in surprise, her delicate brows furrowing.

"These kinds of spiritual plants and demonic beasts only exist on battlefields teeming with deathly aura, and this aura..."

"It's the Void Refinement Realm!"

Ye Yang replied in a deep voice, his eyes showing seriousness.

"Moreover, these strange demonic plants absorb death energy and evil energy year-round, making their combat power far exceed that of cultivators of the same level."

Before they could finish speaking, the Ghost Emperor's vines had already pounced on them, giving them no chance to catch their breath.

Several thick vines swept across like long whips, their barbs flashing coldly, and a strong wind howled, instantly blocking all their escape routes.

"You are no match for it, Qingying, step back!"

Ye Yang gave a soft shout and instantly rushed forward, blocking Yan Qingying's path.

At the same time, the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword was suddenly drawn, and a dazzling azure sword light shot into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, he flipped his left hand, and the Evil King Blade appeared. The pitch-black blade emitted a sharp, evil light, and the two completely different powers were perfectly fused together in his hand.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang.

Ye Yang swung his sword and saber, the sharp energy of the blades colliding violently with the sweeping vines.

The blue light and death energy clashed and splashed, carving a deep trench several feet deep into the ground.

The Ghost King's vines' attack was slightly halted, but the vines themselves were not damaged in the slightest. The pitch-black vines trembled slightly before launching another fierce attack.

Ye Yang's eyes narrowed, and his footwork shifted, as if he were hiding in the void.

His figure moved like a ghost through the onslaught of vines, dodging each sweeping vine.

He knew the characteristics of vine-type monsters well; ordinary attacks were ineffective, and he had to find their weaknesses.

"go with!"

Just then, Ye Yang found a weakness in the vine. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly accelerated, slashing down with his Evil King Blade in his left hand.

The blade, imbued with a dense, malevolent aura, precisely struck the weak point between the joints.

"Hey!"

A piercing sound rang out, and black liquid splattered.

The vine was severed instantly, and black energy emanated from the break, a dense aura of death and malevolence.

The severed vines fell to the ground, writhed wildly a few times, and then quickly withered, turning into a pool of black, putrid liquid.

Seeing this, Yan Qingying also lightly touched the ground with her toes to avoid the attack range of the vines. With a flick of her wrist, the Azure Fire Sword ignited with a blazing yang azure flame and accurately slashed at the side node of the Ghost Emperor's vines.

The Ghost King vine, caught in a pincer attack, suddenly flew into a rage, its black bud at the top bursting open to reveal a dense array of poisonous thorns inside.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless poisonous stingers shot out like a torrential rain, covering the entire area where the two were located.

The poisonous thorn gleamed with a purple light, clearly containing a potent poison that would corrode the soul upon contact.

Meanwhile, the remaining vines danced wildly.

The purple light on the barbs intensified, and the surrounding deathly and malevolent energy converged like a tide, condensing into a thick black beam of light in front of the vines and shooting towards the two of them.

Wherever the beam of light passed, the air scorched and hissed, and space distorted violently, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

"careful!"

Ye Yang's expression changed, and he quickly formed hand seals, instantly unleashing a golden shield that enveloped the two of them.

The black beam of light and the countless poisonous spikes crashed into the golden shield simultaneously, producing a deafening roar.

"cut!"

The next moment, Ye Yang swung his hands down suddenly, and the aura of his swords, which was a mix of blue and black, slashed straight towards the roots of the Ghost Emperor vine.

That is the core of the Ghost Emperor Vine, and the source of its life force. As long as the roots are severed, it can be completely destroyed.

Sensing the deadly danger, the Ghost King Vine twisted its body wildly, and countless vines coiled towards Ye Yang like mad snakes, trying to block the attack.

But Ye Yang's attack was extremely fast and powerful. (End of Chapter)