Fantasy: I'm in a discarded alchemy room, but I can turn trash into treasure!

The pursuing sword intent circled above the valley before finally settling towards the west.

Qin Mo looked up for a moment, then reached out and took out the Ancient Broken Sword, gently slicing it across the stone wall beside him.

The sword mark was only half an inch deep.

The remaining sword intent was enough.

He sheathed his broken sword and turned to look at the thunder-patterned token in Sikong Ji's hand.

"Change course, head southeast."

Sikong Ji pressed his shoulder wound and followed his gaze.

The purple light on the token was pointing towards the residence of the Lei Ze Sikong clan.

"Has Xiao Qinghuang caught up with us?"

Her fingers tightened.

"She's chasing the sword energy."

Qin Mo glanced at the valley to the west, then stomped out the sparks on the ground. "Leave that place for her."

Without asking any further questions, the group immediately followed.

Sikong Ji was still recovering from his injuries, and Hua Meiniang and Cang Wuyue were also suffering from internal injuries left by the dream.

Qin Mo slowed down and gave each of the three a Qi-Nourishing Pill along the way.

Luo Xiaoman walked at the back, carrying the Beast Soul Jade, and looked back several times towards the west.

The valley there was unusually quiet.

A quarter of an hour later, a sword light fell.

Xiao Qinghuang stood before the sword marks left by Qin Mo, and the seven sword marks lit up simultaneously.

She raised her hand to her brow, her sword senses scanning the surroundings along the lingering aura.

The valley contained only rubble, scorched earth, and a few dwarf trees burned by lightning.

Qin Mo and his group had already gone far away.

Xiao Qinghuang stared at the sword mark, her fingers slowly tightening.

Just as she was about to investigate, the communication jade talisman at her waist lit up.

The voices of the Xiao clan members came from inside, their tone urgent.

"The Cloud Rain Palace's forces have been discovered in the Xuan Yin Burial Valley. Su Qingyi, Hua Meiniang, and others are trapped. The clan wants you to go there immediately. Chu Wuming will also appear if he receives the message."

Xiao Qinghuang withdrew her sword consciousness.

She glanced southeast, then finally turned and stepped into the sword light.

"Take care of Yunyu Palace first."

With those words out, she left the empty valley.

Meanwhile, the Chixiao Mountain camp was in complete chaos.

Gu Changyuan was helped back to his residence by two disciples. As soon as he sat down, a dull pain came from his chest.

He looked down at the deformed Nine Luminaries Scales and placed his palm on the cracked fist mark.

Wei Hong knelt below, his right leg still bleeding.

"That person attacked suddenly, giving us no chance to react at all."

Wei Hong gritted his teeth as he explained, his fingers bracing against the ground, "I stood in front, and Junior Brother Du attacked from behind, but he couldn't even pierce his skin."

Gu Changyuan glanced up and looked over, a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat.

"You three Golden Core cultivators couldn't even stop a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

Wei Hong's expression changed.

"It was our senior brother who told us to cripple his hands and feet first. Who would have thought he was hiding his cultivation level?"

Du Quan, who was standing next to him, clutched his chest and coughed up blood as soon as he finished speaking.

Gu Changyuan grabbed a teacup from the table and smashed it at his feet.

"Making excuses when you lose."

The fragments rolled to Wei Hong's knees.

The disciples of Chixiao Mountain outside the tent all lowered their heads, and no one dared to utter a sound.

Gu Changyuan did not mention the Xuan Shuang Li Huo Fan, nor did he mention that he had escaped first.

But the three Crimson Phoenix Heart Fruits have already been lost.

Chixiao Mountain will settle this score with Chu Wuming sooner or later.

Half a day later, Qin Mo and the others arrived at the Leize camp.

The Lei Ze Si Kong clan's residence was built in a black mountain range, with only one stone gate outside.

Twelve bolts of thunderwood were inserted on either side of the stone gate, with purple lightning slowly flowing through the wood grain.

As soon as Sikong Ji approached, the stone door opened.

A dozen or so members of the Sikong clan emerged from inside, led by an elderly man with gray hair.

He wore a long robe with thunder patterns and had a clan elder's token hanging at his waist.

Sikong Ji stopped in his tracks.

"Elder of the Crane Clan".

Sikong Henian did not respond to her. His gaze first fell on Qin Mo, and then moved to the Purple Lightning Longbow in her hand.

Outsiders are allowed to remain in the outer courtyard.

He raised his hand, blocking the stone gate entrance. "Outsiders are not allowed to enter the core thunder chamber. The Purple Lightning Longbow is also to be kept by the clan."

Hua Meiniang frowned, and Cang Wuyue pressed her hand down.

Qin Mo stood behind Sikong Ji, his gaze sweeping over the lightning array inside the stone gate.

The lightning power inside was several times denser than outside, so the lightning chamber must be deep inside the mountain.

Sikong Ji looked at Sikong Henian, whose shoulder wound was bleeding again.

"The bow is mine."

"The bow came from the clan's treasury."

Sikong Henian stroked his beard, his tone unchanged, "Since you're going into seclusion in the Thunder Chamber, the magic treasures will naturally have to stay behind."

Sikong Ji did not respond.

She took out the sealing jade box, and after opening it, the Crimson Phoenix Heart Fruit immediately emitted a scorching aura.

Then, she took out a piece of purple thunder marrow.

As soon as the Thunder Marrow appeared, the Thunderwood on both sides of the stone gate lit up simultaneously.

Whispers rippled through the clansmen.

Sikong Henian's eyelids twitched, and he reached out his hand toward Lei Sui.

Sikong Ji clenched his five fingers together and retrieved the Thunder Marrow.

"I used the Crimson Phoenix Heart Fruit and the Main Thunder Marrow to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

She turned to face all the members of the Sikong clan present, "During your seclusion, Chu Wuming will be in charge of protecting you. Anyone who approaches the Thunder Chamber must obey his orders first."

Sikong Henian's hand stopped in mid-air.

"Let an outsider manage the Sikong clan?"

His voice trailed off.

Qin Mo stepped forward, blocking Sikong Ji's path.

"If something happens to her while she's in seclusion, who among you will be held responsible?"

Several disciples of the Sikong clan opened their mouths, but none of them could answer.

Sikong Henian stared at Qin Mo, the clan elder token in his hand swaying slightly.

Sikong Ji raised the Purple Lightning Longbow, and lightning bolts traveled along her arm from the bow.

"The bow will not be handed over, nor will the protector of the Dharma be changed."

After she finished speaking, she walked directly into the mountain gate.

Sikong Henian's face was wrinkled and creased, but he still stepped aside in the end.

"Since you insist on this, the clan will comply with your wishes for now."

He spoke these words calmly, but his fingertips were clenched so tightly inside his sleeve that they turned white.

Sikong Liechuan stood at the back of the crowd.

He was tall and had a black thunder token hanging from his waist.

As Sikong Ji passed by him, he suddenly raised his hand.

Lightning gathered in his palm for half an inch before quickly dissipating.

"Since the elder has spoken, I will naturally obey."

Sikong Liechuan smiled, his gaze lingering on Qin Mo for a moment, "Fellow Daoist Chu, the Thunder Chamber is a sacred place; you must guard the gate carefully when you are protecting it."

Qin Mo saw the tiny bloodstains on his palm.

"Don't worry, I'll keep anyone who dares to trespass."

Sikong Liechuan's smile froze for a moment before he stepped aside.

Before entering the Thunder Chamber, Sikong Ji placed the Crimson Phoenix Heart Fruit and the Main Thunder Marrow on the array platform.

She turned to look at Qin Mo, her eyes flashing with lightning.

"If I do not leave for three days, do not let anyone in."

Qin Mo, holding the ancient broken sword, sat down outside the Thunder Gate.

"You can focus on breaking through to the next level; I'll stay here and protect you."

The stone door to the Thunder Chamber slowly closed, and purple light shone through the cracks.

Sikong Ji sat cross-legged in the center of the array platform, first putting the Crimson Phoenix Heart Fruit into his mouth, and then pressing the Main Thunder Marrow into his dantian.

Thunder rumbled from deep within the mountain.

One by one, the lightning lamps in the camp went out.

Sikong Henian led his clansmen away, while Sikong Liechuan was the last to leave.

He glanced back at Lei Shi, then at the broken sword on Qin Mo's lap.

Qin Mo did not look up.

Once all footsteps had faded into the distance and night had completely fallen, the mountains fell silent once more.

Qin Mo closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, but his Qiankun Dharma Eye always left a crack open.

The lightning power inside the lightning chamber is rapidly increasing.

Sikong Ji has reached the crucial point of breaking through the pass.

If anyone outside makes a move, the lightning array will protect her first and also transmit the intruder's spiritual energy fluctuations to Qin Mo.

An hour later, very light footsteps suddenly came from afar.