Jiang Qingge thought about this and suddenly felt it made sense.

The path of Martial Dao has always been fraught with challenges.

Speaking of recently, Lu Ye has been sharing a room with her, staying up late every night, using meditation and cultivation instead.

This effort for cultivation, Jiang Qingge completely witnessed.

She once accused him of not being serious about the Martial Dao, Jiang Qingge's eyes inadvertently showed a hint of guilt.

Everyone underestimated Lu Ye, yet... he's so motivated.

After a while, watching the two persistently fall asleep, Lu Ye glanced at the starry night sky and began to meditate and cultivate.

In an instant, in the wild, the Heaven and Earth Source Qi surged in like a dragon.

...

...

The night receded, it was another morning.

The three of them found a small town, rented a carriage, and headed to Cloud Leaf City.

The journey was calm, and soon, two days passed.

In Kao Shan Martial Arts Hall, the Seventh Layer master had a puzzled look.

"Why hasn't the Elder come out yet?"

It has been three days since they discovered this cultivation treasure underground at the Lin Family; the Three Yin Sect sent Elders in batches to seize the treasure for cultivation.

Each person's share of cultivation is three days.

Just then, another figure descended onto Kao Shan Martial Arts Hall.

"Third Elder, Fifth Elder hasn't come out yet." Seeing the newcomer, the Hall Master hurriedly said.

"Old Five hasn't come out?" Third Elder slightly frowned, though the Spiritual Spring is good, monopolizing it beyond the time would take others' shares.

"I'll go and see what's going on with Old Five."

With a sweep of his sleeve, the Third Elder of Three Yin Sect entered the secret path.

Moments later, as the Third Elder stepped into the cave, his expression changed immediately.

The cave was empty... But the stone platform from before had been violently dismantled.

Not only that, the Third Elder also saw some remaining torn clothing.

He could tell at a glance, it was exactly what the Fifth Elder wore previously!

The stone platform was dismantled, Fifth Elder disappeared with only torn clothing left...

Third Elder wasn't a fool, he quickly guessed that Old Five must have met a mishap!

His eyes flashed with coldness, Third Elder said coldly: "Good, good, good! My Three Yin Sect had never appeared in a thousand years, and now someone dares to trample us."

Not only did they kill the Fifth Elder, but even took the Spiritual Spring entirely!

Previously, they had also probed under the Spiritual Spring and found nothing unusual.

Now the Spiritual Spring has dried up, proving... there is indeed treasure underground!

The Spiritual Spring is likely a derivative.

Killing and snatching the sect's treasure is intolerable!

"If I find out who you are, I'll certainly let you taste our Three Yin Soul Refining Technique!"

On the other side.

Cyan Thunder Mountain, the home of the Cyan Thunder Sect, one of the Three Great Sects of the Northern.

At this moment, the disciple guarding the Life Soul Hall walked into the hall yawning, intending to start cleaning.

In the Life Soul Hall, the Life Soul Plates of the sect's Innate Realm and above Innate individuals are placed, holding a trace of its owner's life soul aura.

This plate's function is to confirm the life and death status of the soul's owner; it's a common tool for major forces.

However, since Cyan Thunder Sect became one of the Northern Territory's top forces, the Life Soul Plates in the Life Soul Hall have not shown any anomalies for a long time.

Even the disciple cleaning and observing daily has relaxed.

Also, their sect is so powerful, who could threaten the sect's Innate?

Even if a conflict arises, mentioning Cyan Thunder Sect would normally grant them respect from external Innate.

This disciple leisurely entered the Life Soul Hall, began cleaning carelessly.

Suddenly, his peripheral vision unintentionally swept over the high platform where Life Soul Plates were placed, and the disciple was suddenly stunned.

The plate on the outer edge had cracked!

"When... did this crack?!"

The Life Soul Hall disciple's face turned deathly pale, quickly turning to report to the Sect Steward.

Moments later, an Innate First Layer figure came swiftly to the scene.

Gazing at the shattered Life Soul Plate on the platform, the Cyan Thunder Sect's Steward gave a cold glance to the trembling cleaning disciple.

"This plate has been cracked for over a day, yet you behaved so irresponsibly, it's death-worthy!"

"Go to the Law Enforcement Hall and receive your punishment."

Upon hearing this, the cleaning disciple collapsed to the ground, face ashen.

The Law Enforcement Hall... is like Hell!

Disciples entering there rarely come out unscathed.

Within Cyan Thunder Sect, only those who reach Innate Third Layer can become Sect Elders.

The Steward stepped into the Life Soul Hall, glanced at the name on the shattered Life Soul Plate, and quickly headed to the Sect Leader Peak to report.

A sect elder's sudden demise isn't a minor issue for the sect.

Sect Leader Peak.

"You're saying Elder Zhang Cunyi's Life Soul Plate shattered?"

The Cyan Thunder Sect Leader Lei Yuan's voice was like a bell, he frowned: "A few days ago, Elder Zhang just exited seclusion, upon hearing of the Three Yin Sect's news, he hurriedly went..."

Lei Yuan's eyes suddenly narrowed: "Three Yin Sect..."

The Three Yin Sect is a mortal enemy of his Cyan Thunder Sect; only the Three Yin Sect completely disregards Cyan Thunder Sect in the Northern Territory.

Moments later, news spread from Cyan Thunder Mountain.

Elder Zhang Cunyi of Cyan Thunder Sect was inexplicably missing in Mei Mountain Town, possibly at the hands of the Three Yin Sect, Cyan Thunder Sect demands an explanation from Three Yin Sect!

Once this news spread, the Northern Territory was shaken like a thunderclap.

One is the current pinnacle force of the Northern Territory, and the other a thousand-year-old force, with above Innate superiors from a thousand years ago.

Their enmity was longstanding, and now that Three Yin Sect re-emerges... they directly targeted a Cyan Thunder Sect elder?

As this news reached Three Yin Sect via various communication methods, several elders within the sect were instantly infuriated.

In a gloomy, eerie swamp, at the swamp's center, infested with poisonous insects and filled with miasma, ordinary martial artists would dare not tread this place.

A pitch-black grand hall stands here!

Three Yin Sect's headquarters upon return is at this location.

At this moment, inside the hall, holding a Communication Jade Token, the hurriedly returned Third Elder shouted sternly: "This Cyan Thunder Sect is simply too much!"

"It looks like the Fifth Elder's death was very likely their doing, not only did they kill Old Five, but they also snatched the treasure beneath the Spiritual Spring."

"And now, they turn around and falsely accuse us."

"Big Brother, what do you think we should do?" The Third Elder spoke as he looked toward the Great Elder at the head of the table.

The Three Yin Sect Leader was still in seclusion, cultivating a top-level Demonic Cultivation Technique granted by the mysterious person, all affairs were handled by the Innate Ninth Layer Great Elder.

The Great Elder's face was sinister, eyes narrowed slightly, he said.

"Then... the Northern Territory shall be plunged into chaos, instruct our disciples, during the upcoming month-long Northern Sect disciples' Secret Realm trial, Three Yin Sect disciples... find opportunities to annihilate them with all forces, spared no mercy!"

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