I have a martial arts panel.

Chapter 136 The Fourth Stage of the Void Realm: A Qualitative Transformation, a Secret Realm

"Gained 1250 units of energy..."

Xu Ning absorbed all the resources he had discovered.

Although 1250 units is not a small number, it is far below Xu Ning's expectations.

"But that's normal..."

Subsequently, Xu Ning also realized that neither Ye Lun nor Deacon Na Ding had a fixed channel for acquiring resources during their wanderings.

Even the resources plundered are usually used for cultivation.

At this moment, Xu Ning also brought along the identity documents he had obtained from Ye Lun and the others.

He has to take these things back to report.

"gray."

Xu Ning called out, "Let's get ready to go back."

When Xu Ning dealt with Ye Lun and his men, the bandits in the stronghold had already scattered and fled.

There's no need to pursue these minor characters.

"The grayish-white bloodline attributes are different from those commonly observed by the general public..."

Xu Ning touched his gray head.

Generally speaking, the attributes of a Void Realm Martial Artist are determined by the secret manuals they practice.

As for demonic beasts, their attributes and properties are determined by their own innate bloodline.

But whether it's humans or monsters, the main attributes involved are only a few fixed ones.

Metal, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Wood, Thunder, etc.

These key attributes account for 99% of all attributes.

"It's just that Gray White can't express overly complex thoughts to me right now, so we'll have to wait until Gray White grows up again before we can understand Gray White's lineage and abilities more deeply."

After leaving the mountain stronghold, Xu Ning, carrying gray and white, returned to Qinggu County.

After bidding farewell to the Ling family and Ling Xuzong, Xu Ning returned to his sect.

This trip lasted only a little over ten days, but the harvest was incredibly rich.

Once Xu Ning successfully obtains the remaining 300 contribution points, his total gain from this trip will reach over 5000 points.

Of course, a large part of it was an unexpected gain.

Even so, Xu Ning was already considering doing more missions in the future.

If a mission goes smoothly, the rewards may be much greater than staying in one's own sect.

……

at the same time.

A foggy night in the abyss.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from beneath the rotting mud.

Then, a figure covered in black mud slowly moved its body out little by little.

"Finally... out."

The figure touched its face a few times; although it was still dirty, its outline was now visible.

If Yue Caiwei or Ning Xun were here, they would surely recognize that this person is their beloved Senior Brother Xiao Qiyun.

Xiao Qiyun, who had gone missing, did not die, but crawled out of the mud at the bottom of the foggy night abyss.

Xiao Qiyun tilted her head back, feeling the scarce sunlight beneath the foggy abyss.

After a long silence, Xiao Qiyun sighed.

"I never imagined that my purpose in coming here to capture a Void Realm demon beast would lead me to inadvertently discover the secret realm left behind by the legendary strongest person in the past three hundred years, Shi Fengxu!"

Xiao Qiyun recalled the dangers and adventures she had encountered in the secret realm.

Before entering the secret realm, he was only a Void Realm Level 3 Elemental Realm Martial Master, but now he has advanced to the Void Realm Level 4 Qualitative Transformation Realm.

"Although we came out alive and even gained something, the environment inside was just too dangerous..."

Thinking of the countless terrifying creatures within the secret realm, Xiao Qiyun still felt a chill run down his spine: "Moreover, besides me, my other five junior brothers and sisters also perished here..."

A trace of sorrow appeared in Xiao Qiyun's eyes.

He sighed again.

"Let's go back to the sect first..."

Xiao Qiyun struggled to calm himself: "The secret realm is indeed wonderful, but it's not something I can monopolize. With my current aptitude, even if I enter again in a few decades, I might not be able to guarantee survival. So, after returning to the sect, I'll report this to the elders..."

Xiao Qiyun trudged through the mud step by step, heading towards the edge of the foggy abyss.

……

at this time.

Outside of Yuelan Sect.

Xu Ning parted ways with Hui Bai once again.

"I've returned to the sect, Gray."

It was time to say goodbye again, and Xu Ning could sense the low spirits in Hui Bai's mood.

"I'll come find you again next time I get out."

Xu Ning stroked the gray hair.

After a brief farewell, Xu Ning left Gray.

Gray stood atop the mountain, watching Xu Ning gradually disappear from sight.

Only after Xu Ning was out of sight did Hui Bai turn around and walk into the cave.

However, just as it was about to step into the cave, Gray suddenly stopped, turned its head, and looked into the distance.

That's a very distant direction.

His gray expression and eyes began to show surprise, astonishment, and strangeness, as if he had sensed something in some distant place.

That direction led directly to the misty abyss from which Xiao Qiyun had just climbed out, the secret realm left behind by Shi Fengxu.

The gray eyes continued to change, eventually turning into a longing.

It glanced in the direction of Yuelan Sect, then in the direction of the Misty Night Abyss.

Seemingly having made a great decision, the gray-white figure transformed into a silver shadow and sped towards the abyss of the misty night.

……

Yuelan Sect.

After returning to the sect, Xu Ning first went to the mission hall.

He first accepted the mission from the Wenye Sect, and then reported both missions as completed simultaneously.

After verifying that everything was correct, Xu Ning received 300 contribution points.

Afterwards, Xu Ning took 300 contribution points to the Supply Hall and exchanged them for 30 Pure Origin Pills.

Back at her residence, Xu Ning first knocked on Gu Qinghe's door.

However, Gu Qinghe was not there. Xu Ning thought that Gu Qinghe must have gone to study the secret manual or was busy with the internal affairs of the Seven Fists Clan.

So Xu Ning went straight back to her room.

He first rested for a while, and then absorbed all thirty Pure Source Pills, gaining 3000 units of energy.

Then, he absorbed the spiritual energy crystals expelled by the Thousand Source Worms over the past few days, gaining 60 units of energy.

"It's time to advance to the qualitative leap realm."

Xu Ning looked at his remaining 4360 units of energy and pondered to himself.

Reaching the qualitative change realm means officially aligning with attribute properties at the realm level.

In future battles, simple damage from true qi or physical force will no longer be the mainstream; the key will be whose nature-based damage is more powerful.

Xu Ning brought up the martial arts panel and then clicked the "+" next to the Frost and Flame Dual Source Codex.

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Should I consume 2400 units of energy to enhance the Dual Source of Cold and Flame?

whether

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Xu Ning immediately selected "Confirm".

Then, Xu Ning felt the water and fire elements within his body suddenly begin to tremble.

Their tremors grew larger and larger, and then the two streams of air began to split apart from each other.

In just a short while, it split into four streams of air. The size and concentration of these four streams were similar to before, and they did not become smaller or weaker due to the split.

After splitting into four streams of air, they began to gradually deform again.

One mass of water-elemental airflow became spherical, while another mass of water-elemental airflow became thread-like; one mass of fire-elemental airflow became wave-like, while another mass of fire-elemental airflow became cloud-like.

"These correspond to my four Void Realm Secret Techniques, don't they...?"

Xu Ning closed his eyes at this moment, and now he could clearly see the changes inside his body.

Xu Ning sensed it for a moment.

"The spherical water-elemental airflow represents the penetrating water-elemental nature of the Tidal Fist; the silken water-elemental airflow represents the cutting nature of the Yue Shui Sword; the wave-like fire-elemental airflow represents the scorching nature of the Yan Qi Sheng Gu Jing; and the cloud-like fire-elemental airflow represents the annihilating nature of the Ying Huo Sword..."

Xu Ning quickly figured out the secret.

"Now I'm certain that I can transform properties of the same element into different techniques... For example, with the water element, I can use the cutting property in Tidal Fist, and I can use the penetrating property in Water-Transcending Sword..."

"The transformation of the same attribute is the biggest change after advancing to the qualitative transformation realm."

"However, this transformation also has limitations. After the transformation, the power of the secret technique is limited by the lowest level of the secret technique. Currently, the Tide Fist is at level four, and the Water-Crossing Sword is at level three. If the properties of the two are transformed and used, then they can only exert the power of level three..."

"Therefore, when it comes to mastering secret techniques, a balanced approach is best."

Xu Ning slowly sorted out her thoughts in her mind.

"No wonder they say the more Void Realm secret techniques you cultivate, the better. It seems that besides helping with future advancement and accumulation, it also makes your methods of combat more diverse..."

Xu Ning even had a feeling that if his cultivation level continued to improve, the properties between water and fire attributes could also transform like those of the same attribute.

"It seems I'll have to learn a couple more secret skills when I have the chance in the future."

Xu Ning opened his eyes and pondered for a moment.

Afterwards, Xu Ning checked and found that if he were to advance to the fifth level of the Void Realm, he would need 5000 units of energy.

"I currently have 1960 units of energy remaining..."

Xu Ning looked at the martial arts panel: "The 1960 units of energy I have now are enough for me to upgrade either the Yue Shui Sword or the Ying Huo Sword by one level. But I think upgrading both at the same time would be more effective."

"However, 1960 units of energy could raise either the Tidal Fist or the Flame Breath Bone-Generating Scripture to the fifth level..."

Xu Ning began to weigh the options: "Should we upgrade? If we do, the gap between the levels of secret techniques will become even greater..."

"Forget it, let's save up for now and upgrade the Yue Shui Sword and Ying Huo Sword later..."

Xu Ning ultimately chose to temporarily store these 1960 units of energy.

After his cultivation level improved, Xu Ning felt refreshed and invigorated.

I had originally planned to rest for a while, but I no longer felt tired.

"Let's go to Senior Brother He's courtyard inside the True Inheritance Sect. I need to test the quality of that mid-grade spiritual energy spring... I wonder if Senior Brother He has returned after completing his sect mission..."

Xu Ning didn't hesitate any longer and went straight into the True Inheritance Sect.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu."

When Xu Ning arrived at He Mingye's courtyard, he saw the young man and woman again.

"Has Senior Brother He returned?"

Xu Ning asked the two of them.

"Senior Brother He hasn't returned yet," the girl replied. "He should be back at the sect in another month or so."

Xu Ning nodded: "Senior Brother He said before that I should come here to cultivate using the mid-grade spiritual energy spring..."

"Please come with me."

Before Xu Ning could finish speaking, the girl led him inside: "The mid-grade spiritual energy spring is over here."

Xu Ning followed the girl to a shallow pit.

This shallow pit looks similar to the previous low-grade spiritual energy spring, but the spiritual energy emanating from it is much more concentrated.

"If you need anything, please feel free to call us."

"That's what the girl said."

"it is good."

Xu Ning went straight into the shallow pit.

He sat cross-legged, gathering his spiritual energy in his abdomen as before.

An hour later, Xu Ning revealed a faint smile.

Unlike before when he was in a low-grade spiritual energy spring, Xu Ning can now absorb 3 units of energy per hour.

If rest time is excluded, Xu Ning can absorb 30 units of energy per day.

"Senior Brother He previously said that a mid-grade spiritual energy spring is twice as effective as a low-grade spiritual energy spring, but now it seems that for me, the effect is even more significant..."

"In this way, by tomorrow morning, I will be able to accumulate 2000 units of energy to upgrade both the Yue Shui Sword and the Ying Huo Sword at the same time."

Xu Ning closed his eyes again and focused on absorbing spiritual energy.

……

Several days have passed.

Yuelan Sect.

Zongzhu Peak.

"Yuan Cheng, how is your new disciple, Ji Yimiao, performing?"

Sitting in front of Sect Master Mi Xingye was Elder Yuan Cheng, whose hair and beard were both white.

Elder Yuan Cheng stroked his beard: "His aptitude is average, but his temperament is excellent. I'm quite satisfied with him."

"Sect Master, what about Xu Ning?"

Elder Yuan asked in return.

"I have not seen him even once since I took him as my disciple."

Mi Xingye smiled and said, "After we returned from the Beast Hunting Sect last time, Xu Ning went out on a mission. I don't know if he's back yet."

In the few days since Xu Ning returned, he has stayed inside the spiritual energy spring, and even Gu Qinghe did not know that Xu Ning had returned.

"I have high expectations for Xu Ning."

Yuan Cheng smiled and said, "I feel that he is no weaker than the other true disciples."

"Sect Master, Elder Yuan."

At this moment, a disciple from the sect leader's peak entered the room.

On the main peak, many disciples are responsible for handling miscellaneous tasks.

These disciples who do odd jobs are all outer disciples, but because it is the main peak of the sect, even inner disciples are quite polite to them.

"What is it?"

Seeing someone come in, Mi Xingye asked.

"An inner disciple named Xiao Qiyun wants to see you and Elder Yuan."

The disciple said.

"Who are you talking about, Xiao Qiyun?"

Yuan Cheng looked surprised: "He actually came back?"

Mi Xingye, standing next to him, also raised an eyebrow.

During the Demon-Slaying Conference, Yuan Cheng mentioned Xiao Qiyun to Mi Xingye.

At the time, Yuan Cheng said he originally intended to accept Xiao Qiyun as a disciple, but Xiao Qiyun had disappeared.

I never expected that he would be able to return safely.

"Let him in."

Yuan Cheng said directly.

Although it is not in accordance with the rules for inner disciples to directly meet with the sect leader and elders on ordinary days, Mi Xingye and Yuan Cheng do not care about such things at the moment.

"Yes."

The disciple left.

Subsequently, Xiao Qiyun was taken to [the location].

By this time, Xiao Qiyun had already washed up and changed into clean clothes.

The person had been brought, and the disciple left the room.

"Inner disciple Xiao Qiyun greets the sect leader and Elder Yuan."

Xiao Qiyun looked at the two of them and bowed respectfully.

"I heard you were missing before, it's great news that you've returned safely."

Elder Yuancheng's gaze was kind.

Elder Yuancheng is quite concerned about you.

Mihoshino also said.

"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master and Elders."

Xiao Qiyun bowed again, her expression remaining largely unchanged.

At this moment, he still had something important on his mind.

Then, Xiao Qiyun spoke up: "Sect Master, Elders, I have come here today to inform you of something important."

"What's the matter?"

Both Mihoshino and Harajo had slight frowns between their brows, but they didn't seem to care much.

"Beneath the misty abyss lies a secret realm..."

Xiao Qiyun paused for a moment: "The master of the secret realm is Shi Fengxu."

"What?!"

Xiao Qiyun's words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky. Mi Xingye and Yuan Cheng sat up straight at the same time, looking at Xiao Qiyun in shock.

The wind blows through the catkins!

This name is a legend in Jifeng Prefecture!

The strongest man in Jifeng Prefecture three hundred years ago.

And he actually left behind a secret realm?!

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