The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Chapter 407 Former Crimson Cloud Fairy: You are also a Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm. Will you leave the Northern Territory after this?

In fact, Qu Kai was right about one thing.

Lu Ye did not use his strength, which exceeded the fourth level of the mortal realm grandmaster.

Among the cultivators present, there were two or three who, in Lu Ye's opinion, should have also reached the sixth level of the mortal realm Grandmaster.

With the Yunyao Secret Realm about to open, revealing too much strength will undoubtedly draw attention to me.

No need.

Therefore, Lu Ye also attacked at the fourth level of the Grandmaster realm.

The first of the Three Swords of Absolute Heaven was just enough to injure Qu Kai.

His purpose was to use Qu Kai's case as a warning to others not to provoke him easily.

Because they didn't know whether Lingyao Heavenly Palace would allow the opening of the secret realm, everyone killed each other, and Lu Ye didn't kill Qu Kai on the spot.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ye felt that most likely... it wouldn't be allowed openly.

After all, the duty of Lingyao Heavenly Palace is to maintain the stability of Xuanzhou. If someone were to kill participants in the secret realm in front of the Heavenly Palace, it would undoubtedly be a disrespect to the Heavenly Palace.

As for Qu Kai's guess, Lu Ye would have to go all out to have a chance to kill him...

If Lu Ye knew what Qu Kai was thinking at this moment, he might not be able to help but laugh.

Seeing that a crack had appeared on his round cauldron, and that its defensive capabilities had been somewhat compromised, Qu Kai felt a pang of heartache.

A faint shadow crossed his eyes, but on the surface, Qu Kai immediately retreated, saying as he did so.

"What happened just now was my fault. After all, it was a friend brought by Fairy Qingyin. Hehe... I shouldn't have done that."

"These five Origin Crystals will be used to apologize to you, fellow Daoist."

Five Origin Crystals flew out from Qu Kai's hand and flew towards Lu Ye.

Watching Qu Kai retreat, Lu Ye remained calm and showed no intention of pursuing him. He simply put the five source crystals into his hand.

Lu Ye also noticed the little thoughts in Qu Kai's eyes.

Lu Ye could guess some of Qu Kai's plans. Perhaps Qu Kai had someone he was on good terms with who might try to harm him in the secret realm later.

However, in the face of absolute power, such petty tricks may have very limited effect.

He wanted to make his move in the secret realm, but wasn't he also trying to avoid Lingyao Heavenly Palace?

Lu Ye briefly probed the source crystal with his spiritual sense, and on the first pass, he found nothing unusual.

However, Lu Ye did not intend to absorb the source crystal sent by Qu Kai, and placed it at the edge of the storage space of his storage ring for later use.

Lu Ye calmly watched Qu Kai retreat. At this moment, Xiao Qingyin rushed over and whispered something.

"Let's go first."

Seeing the worry in Xiao Qingyin's eyes, Lu Ye pondered for a moment and nodded.

The next moment, he followed Xiao Qingyin and left the valley where a large number of experts would gather in a few days.

...

After leaving the valley with Xiao Qingyin, the two traveled about a hundred miles and arrived at a mountain stream.

"I never expected you could actually hurt Qu Kai." Xiao Qingyin was clearly still surprised by this.

The fact that they were able to injure Qu Kai, especially after he used a defensive magic weapon, doesn't that mean...?

This person already has the strength to surpass Qu Kai?!

He is already among the top in the fourth level of the mortal realm Grandmaster.

Lu Ye smiled faintly and said nothing.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Qingyin's expression became much more serious, and she said, "However, we can't let our guard down. Qu Kai has suffered such a loss; it doesn't seem like he can easily let this go." Upon hearing this, Lu Ye keenly grasped the "we" in Xiao Qingyin's words, rather than simply saying that she couldn't let her guard down either.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "I'm the only one who offended Qu Kai. It has nothing to do with you. If he really sends people to attack, I'll create an opportunity for you. Just run away first."

That's what he said, but what Lu Ye really wanted was to create an opportunity for Xiao Qingyin to run away first.

The main reason is... to prevent her from seeing the scene of me easily suppressing Qu Kai and the others.

Otherwise, at that time...wouldn't this woman have questioned the meaning of life?
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin shook her head without hesitation and said, "I brought you here, and Qu Kai only wanted to embarrass you because of me. I'll run away if there's any danger. What kind of person do you take me, Xiao Qingyin?"

Seeing Lu Ye's slightly strange gaze, Xiao Qingyin thought for a moment and added another sentence.

"Well, to put it another way... we two came out of the Northern Territory together, how could we abandon our fellow Daoist?"

As she said this, Xiao Qingyin's eyes shone brightly, as if she were speaking from the heart.

Lu Ye: “…”

He didn't expect Xiao Qingyin to say that.

It should be noted that if Qu Kai were to return to seek revenge after entering the secret realm, he must be extremely confident in his ability to get back at them.

In this situation, if Lu Ye is really only a fourth-level Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm, the result will be almost certain: he will be suppressed and killed in the Yunyao Secret Realm!
If Xiao Qingyin hadn't run away, the situation would probably have been the same...

“Since the other side dares to come for revenge, they must be confident. If you don’t run, you mean… you want to die with me?” Lu Ye said with a strange expression.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Qingyin nodded and said, "...Yes! If that's the case, then...let's go together. That way, at least we'll have company on the journey."

Looking at Xiao Qingyin, who didn't seem to be joking, Lu Ye felt a headache coming on.

This woman...

Shaking his head, Lu Ye decided to put the topic aside for now and glanced at Xiao Qingyin's current strength.

Judging from her aura, she is currently at the early stage of the ninth level of Martial Arts Grandmaster.

There is still one last bit of distance between him and the Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm.

"You've reached the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm?" Lu Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

He hadn't paid much attention to the former Crimson Cloud Fairy's strength before, but he never expected that she would soon be attempting to become a Grandmaster in the Mortal Realm.

"You seem surprised. I'm not bad at all. You're not even thirty years old and you're already a Grandmaster in the Mortal Realm. I've been cultivating for so many years... Is it strange that I'm at the ninth level of Grandmaster?"

Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, Xiao Qingyin smiled slightly and spoke.

However, there was one thing Xiao Qingyin didn't say.

As the outside world had speculated, her Dao heart had indeed developed obvious cracks...

Although it hasn't completely stagnated, it has lost its previous smooth and natural feel.

When Lu Ye asked if she wanted to die with him if they couldn't win, Xiao Qingyin was speaking from the heart.

"I see that there are already more than a dozen Grandmasters of the Mortal Realm in that valley. Why do other realms have multiple Grandmasters, but the Northern Realm doesn't?" After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye asked.

"Besides you, there was another one in the North before... but you killed him."

Upon hearing Xiao Qingyin's words, Lu Ye also remembered that it was true; the leader of the Five Poisons Sect was indeed a Grandmaster.

However, he killed himself.

Moreover, Youluo is also one, but she has never been exposed to the world.

Xiao Qingyin explained, "There are also Grandmasters in the Mortal Realm in the Northern Territory, but most of them choose to leave the Northern Territory after reaching this level and go to other places to seek breakthroughs in higher realms. This naturally leads to the fact that there are almost no Grandmasters appearing in the Northern Territory."

At this point, the former Fairy Chiyun paused slightly, looked at Lu Ye, and her eyes sparkled.

"You are now a Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm, what will you do in the future...?"

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