Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

"Ugh."

Gu Meng'er sighed, not answering but implicitly admitting it.

At her age, how could she possibly be without protectors when traveling?

Although they cannot be commanded under normal circumstances, they can be used to kill in an instant with a single thought when a desperate situation arises.

"I know I can't influence the senior's mind, nor can I change Brother Tang Yan's thoughts."

It would be better to tell the senior everything I know so that they can make plans in advance.

With the laws of the Celestial Dynasty in place, Golden Core True Monarchs rarely cross realms, and the Dragon Lord's Palace and the Xiaoxiang Sword Pavilion are also reluctant to let Foundation Establishment True Immortals risk their lives in their palaces.

Shen Shanshui understood, and was also glad that he hadn't killed anyone to silence them immediately.

Anything can happen in the world of cultivation; he is still too weak.

"That force that came before my father is the biggest threat to Brother Tang Yan."

My father went to great lengths to deduce the truth, but the clues he obtained pointed to the Imperial State.

Shortly after, the Qin family of Dizhou also produced a person with a pure Yang Dao body. That person was ten years older than Tang Yan's brother, and the Qin family claimed that this was to conceal their true abilities.

But I'm certain he stole Tang Yan's Dao Body Essence Yang!

Gu Meng'er's words suddenly became agitated, her tone full of indignation on behalf of Tang Yan, as if she had forgotten that her father had also wanted to do the same thing.

In the eyes of those powerful immortal sects, even if an ordinary person has extraordinary luck and awakens a powerful talent, it is only a temporary existence.

"I heard that person reached the peak of Qi Refining at the age of seventeen and has been trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment of Humanity ever since, which is why he has not yet broken through. He can be called a prodigy."

Although Gu Meng'er felt indignant, she was also amazed by the speed at which the Pure Yang Dao Body cultivated. However, after the initial amazement came a surge of anger, as she considered the other party to be nothing more than a thief!

"Seventeen years old, not bad."

Shen Shanshui showed no surprise when he heard that he had reached the pinnacle of Qi Refining at the age of seventeen.

He began formal cultivation at the age of six and achieved perfect Qi Refining at the age of thirteen, which made his master ecstatic. However, Shen Shanshui was stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage for a full nine years. The old Taoist priest died without ever seeing Shen Shanshui break through and passed away with regret.

"good?"

Gu Meng'er's emotions hadn't calmed down yet, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily. Liu Ruyan, who was listening silently to the side, did the same.

A seventeen-year-old reaching the Qi Refining Perfection level is still considered average. Gu Meng'er was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining not long ago, and only reached the fifth level after her sixteenth birthday. She is expected to reach the Perfection level before the age of thirty, which is already considered a genius who surpasses her peers.

If it weren't for the other party's strength, Gu Meng'er really wanted to ask: How old are you when you reached the peak of Qi cultivation?

Faced with the questioning looks from the two, Shen Shanshui didn't bother to show off in front of others.

With a quick, light tap, several bursts of spiritual energy shot from his fingertips onto Liu Ruyan.

puff~

After spitting out a mouthful of black, stagnant blood, the spiritual energy and medicinal power that had been stagnant in Liu Ruyan's body finally circulated, and her injuries began to heal at a visible speed.

Seeing this, Gu Meng'er was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, senior."

Shen Shanshui waved his sleeve, turned around and disappeared, leaving only an echo in the cave: "You may leave. The spiritual energy I left in her body will dissipate automatically in three months."

……

It is located on a huge rock under a big tree, dozens of miles away from Tianyi Mountain.

Tang Yan kowtowed three times towards the direction of Tianyi Mountain, and then kowtowed three more times towards the direction of the Tang family in Qingyang County.

After doing all this, Tang Yan seemed to have lost all his strength and lay down on the boulder.

For more than ten years, he was unable to cultivate himself. He firmly believed in his genius, but then he discovered that heaven was jealous of his talent!

In Tang Yan's heart, meeting his master and being helped to embark on the path of cultivation was the greatest fortune of his life.

That's why he didn't want to be a burden to his master any longer.

"Heaven helps those who help themselves!"

"Only hardship is worthy of the growth of the strong!"

"Thank you, Father; thank you, Master; thank you, World."

Feeling depressed is something Tang Yan isn't good at. Rather than being blindly confident, this guy is more like having an extremely open mind and a great tolerance for everything.

After all, even the most confident person would find it difficult to be as sullen as Tang Yan, who could sweep away all his pent-up frustration in the next second.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, two figures were secretly spying on Tang Yan.

The two men blended almost seamlessly into their surroundings, their concealment skills were exceptional. One of them had an empty arm, and his expression was even more ferocious than the one beside him.

"Should we take action?"

"This is Qingyang County, and Wu Lianshan is a madman!"

The man with the missing arm had a sinister expression, his eyes filled with intense hatred and fear.

"The young master's matter is of paramount importance! Is the clan really unwilling to let a Golden Core True Monarch intervene?"

"Be careful what you say!"

The man beside him quickly stopped his companion's slanderous words, and after a moment of silence, he explained in a low voice: "Many years ago, because of the battle of Tianyang Prefecture, the Immortal Dynasty strictly prohibited cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage in the Imperial Prefecture from interfering in the affairs of other prefectures."

The clan had tried before, but the moment the Golden Core crossed the border, it was sensed by the one in Yunzhou.

The Golden Core cultivator's physical body was obliterated the instant he descended, and his soul was almost preserved. His lifespan was also reduced by a thousand years, leaving him with indelible Dao wounds.

"So it's our duty to suffer?"

The man with the missing arm could only snort angrily.

Humans are inherently selfish; how easy is it for them to cultivate themselves to this level?

Foundation Building is about building a solid foundation. Although it has lost an arm, it is not impossible for a Foundation Building cultivator to regenerate a severed limb.

What's infuriating is that the road is blocked!

Aside from alternative methods of attaining enlightenment, the most common are the flesh-and-blood elixir and the spirit-and-energy elixir.

The former is the simplest, but it also relies most heavily on chance, and the actual success rate is not high. The latter is clearly a path of raising venomous insects, and the probability of achieving the Golden Core stage is shockingly low.

He has now lost an arm, and his body is no longer complete. If he insists on taking the path of flesh and blood golden elixir, he will surely perish under the heavenly tribulation.

But if they choose the other path, they might face even greater despair.

With the road ahead blocked, how could a cultivator not feel resentment?

"Stop complaining. If we really bring this kid back, it will be a tremendous achievement. At that time, it's not impossible to ask the True Lord to help you rebuild your Dao body."

Upon hearing this, the one-armed man stopped arguing, though he remained displeased. The other man's words were nothing more than empty talk from someone who didn't understand the situation.

"When will we make our move? We've already failed twice. Those two bastards in Qingyang County must be on guard, and they might even be watching us with their divine sense."

If you or I reveal our presence, it might be detected instantly.

Besides, that kid's master doesn't seem to be a kind person either.

"Don't worry, I've brought a secret treasure from my clan to help you this time, one that can seal your vital energy."

Let's see what this kid is up to first. If possible, try not to make a move in Qingyang County... um... and definitely not in Longshan County either.

The two failures left a shadow on these people.

Jiangnan Prefecture, especially Qingyang County, is home to some extremely warlike and abnormal people.

Just as the two were plotting when to strike, a communication jade slip in one of their arms lit up, and the other looked at his companion with an inscrutable expression:

"News has come from the clan; the mission has been changed to infiltration."

"What?!"

The man with the missing arm was first surprised, then enraged.

"Did I lose my arm for nothing?!"

……