After the arrival of the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, he noticed the medicine garden outside had clearly been searched.

He realized that Lu Ye, who arrived first, might have some low-tier spirit medicine from the field outside.

However... the Three Yin Sect Saint Son had a strange premonition in his heart; the Innate Realm person in black clothing before him was absolutely not weak.

Although, by his perception, Lu Ye was only at the Innate Fourth Layer.

But the Three Yin Sect Saint Son had relied on caution to get where he was today.

Therefore, this Tier Four spirit medicine was definitely something the Three Yin Sect Saint Son wanted, and as for the low-tier spirit medicine outside, it was acceptable that Lu Ye had beaten him to them.

After speaking, he looked at Lu Ye, whose stance hadn't moved, and the Three Yin Sect Saint Son frowned: "I gave you a chance, but since you don't cherish it, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

In an instant, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son waved his large sleeves, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop sharply.

A long whip with a chilling aura suddenly formed, striking fiercely towards Lu Ye!

Lu Ye drew his sword, and a flash of sword light slashed out.

Hiss!

It met the cold yin aura long whip, and upon collision, a violent explosion erupted, and the source qi surged in all directions.

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son's perpetually cold eyes narrowed tightly!

His premonition was right!

The mysterious black-clothed Innate before him was indeed tough.

He was at the Innate Ninth Layer! Normally, confronting the Innate Fourth Layer should be a complete crush.

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son was confident that, under normal circumstances, no one below the Innate Sixth Layer could withstand this strike.

But Lu Ye not only withstood it; he seemed to have done so quite effortlessly!

"Really quite tricky." The Three Yin Sect Saint Son's heart sank slightly.

Lu Ye's gaze turned icy, as a relentless, unmatched sword light suddenly cleaved forth.

Rain Falling into the Celestial River!

Right off the bat, he used the strongest killing move of the perfected Fine Rain Sword Technique.

Faced with the chain of sword techniques that nearly confined his evasion space, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son's heart was taken aback.

A perfected realm in swordsmanship?!

Though the grade of the sword technique, to someone at his Innate Ninth Layer, wasn't considered high, just barely eye-catching.

But any martial technique, once entering the perfected realm, sees its power multiply, considered an utter transformation compared to the Great Success Realm.

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son quickly unleashed several strikes of cold innate true qi, intercepting Lu Ye's fine rain sword momentum.

Moments later, observing the clash of their innate true qi and unable to determine a victor, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son's gaze grew grave.

"Who are you? State your name, lest we have a case of flooding the Dragon King's Temple."

At this point, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son didn't believe for a second that the opponent was at the Innate Fourth Layer!

Clearly, he was concealing his strength!

Across Xuanzhou's million miles, regardless of top-tier powers or ancient family's geniuses, none could face Innate Ninth Layer with just Innate Fourth Layer!

At that moment, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son already had a slight intention to retreat.

After all, the most important opportunity in the Black Valley Secret Realm still lay with the Holy Mountain Spirit Pool Body Tempering!

And the Holy Mountain would open in two days, the time when contention for the Spirit Pool tempering slots would be most intense.

If Lu Ye was indeed a proper Innate Fourth Layer, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son would simply rob him.

But considering Lu Ye's displayed fighting ability... if he truly wanted to defeat him, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son estimated he'd need to use fifty to sixty percent of his power.

This would mean not being in full form during the contention for the spirit pool.

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son was confident but not arrogant; he knew that many formidable individuals had come to this secret realm, each one a top figure at the Innate level.

If not at full power, it wouldn't be a sure victory.

Yet, that was, after all, a Tier Four spirit medicine, and if he could obtain it, coupled with spirit pool tempering...

It could significantly increase his chances of advancing to Martial Arts Grandmaster!

Seeing that Lu Ye hadn't continued attacking, their preceding clashes dissipating, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son said: "Friend, I admit you have some skills, but that spirit medicine—there's no way you can consume it all alone; I won't demand much, how about we split it?"

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow; the reason he used Rain Falling into the Celestial River instead of the Heaven-Defying Sword Technique was to deter the Three Yin Sect Saint Son.

After all, to be recognized as a popular contender for the secret realm's spirit pool, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son was certainly not weak, and Lu Ye was not eager to waste effort on such matters.

Unexpectedly, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son was still coveting the spirit medicine in his hands.

Lu Ye's eyes suddenly turned icy cold; since that is the case... time to test the so-called top ten contenders' strength!

The next instant, Lu Ye no longer held back, his body darted forward, and the long sword that was merely a mortal middle-grade artifact now released a fearsome brilliance that even the Innate Ninth Layer found terrifying!

Heaven-Defying Sword Momentum... First Form, Heaven-Defying!

At this moment, a sudden sense of dread arose within the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, and a massive crisis enveloped him!

This terrifying sword technique, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son was certain, was unlike anything he had ever seen in his life.

He immediately summoned his life-saving yin puppet, and thick yin aura instantly filled the surroundings.

The reason the Three Yin Sect is named as such is precisely due to its unique method of refining yin puppets!

The yin puppet, over two meters tall, appeared and immediately confronted the charging Lu Ye.

It was cultivated absorbing the Three Yin Sect Saint Son's vital blood and resources, its combat ability comparable to an Innate Eighth Layer Martial Arts Innate.

Moreover, the yin puppet feared no pain, its body like forged steel; even a Profound Tier magical artifact could hardly harm such a puppet.

This was originally one of the Three Yin Sect Saint Son's trump cards, now forced to be unveiled.

In an instant, the two clashed.

Faced with this sword light, the towering yin puppet utterly ignored it; in its awareness, a mortal-grade magical artifact could not possibly harm it.

It directly stretched out its fan-like hand, its emaciated palm akin to a dragon's claw, fiercely aiming to grab Lu Ye's chest.

Suddenly, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son had a bad premonition.

Bad!

This yin puppet had been following him slaughtering numerous opponents, honing its combat skills, now thinking it was an easy battle!

Just as he tried to warn the yin puppet not to underestimate its enemy, looking for a chance from the side, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son saw...

Spurt!

The once impenetrable Innate Eighth Layer yin puppet had its arm directly severed at the shoulder.

It was precisely the arm that had sought to seize Lu Ye!

As the yin puppet suffered damage, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, who had nurtured it with his vital blood, immediately turned pale, as if a heavy hammer struck within him.

"How dare you injure my yin puppet; I'll fight you to the death!"

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son's face turned sullen, and the sect's foundation technique, the Profound Yin Heart Scripture, was abruptly activated.

The secluded medicine garden immediately began producing gusts of sinister wind, as a gray mist surged in.

The Three Yin Sect Saint Son's aura seemed to break through some seal, climbing step by step.

"Innate Ninth Layer Middle Stage?"

Lu Ye was somewhat surprised, no wonder he was one of the popular contenders for the spirit pool slot.

Such strength, coupled with the yin puppet, was definitely a match for even the Innate Ninth Layer Late Stage.

A flicker of fighting spirit also arose within Lu Ye's eyes; this level of opponent was the first he had ever encountered.

The next moment, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, who had declared to fight Lu Ye to the death, quickly recalled his injured yin puppet, and swiftly escaped the scene using his Ghostly Body Technique.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.