amaotonovel 102 Get Back
102 Get Back
Time always flies when cultivating. Initially, it took ten days to absorb one percent of the Kunpeng essence blood, but now it takes less than five days to absorb it all. A year has passed, and the group has finally absorbed one drop of Kunpeng essence blood.
Wu Ya Mo Zun was very satisfied with the absorption speed of Gao Zhun and the others. However, so far, they could only absorb one drop. Gao Zhun and the others also realized that they had raised the strength of their essence blood to a level that was one level higher than their own cultivation.
"Don't think that the essence blood I've given you will last a long time. It takes one drop to go from the Nascent Soul stage to the Spirit Division stage, ten drops to go from the Spirit Division stage to the Body Integration stage, and one hundred drops to go from the Body Integration stage to the Mahayana stage. I've given you exactly one hundred and ten drops each. If you want to raise the strength of your essence blood to the Mahayana stage by the time you reach the Body Integration stage, you'll have to work hard to make up for the missing drop."
"Alright, you've kept me company in this Xuan Palace long enough. Counting the time, only four days have passed outside. There are still twenty-six days left. I hope you will split up and act separately for the next twenty-six days. This will be a good opportunity to test your combat strength after your blood essence has been enhanced."
As soon as Wu Ya Mo Zun finished speaking, Gao Zhun and the others felt a moment of weightlessness. A moment later, they found themselves still on the immortal boat that Gao Zhun had taken out, and the four years in the Xuan Palace seemed like a dream.
However, after each of them looked inward at the mass of essence and blood that had grown larger, and discovered the inheritances in their minds that they had already mastered, they finally believed that it was not a dream.
Wuya Qiubai and the others exchanged glances and bowed to Gao Zhun in unison. After all, this opportunity was ultimately brought to them by Gao Zhun.
Gao Zhun didn't want to accept their greetings, but how could she possibly be a match for those eight people? So she could only smile wryly and turn her body to the side, meaning she only received half a greeting from each of them.
Unexpectedly, after she made this move, Wuya Qiubai and the others bowed again without saying a word, thus completing the bow completely.
"You... Enough, enough, enough." Gao Zhun smiled bitterly, knowing in her heart that she had no choice but to accept this courtesy, otherwise, the debt of gratitude would not be repaid and would surely leave a demon in the hearts of the other eight people.
After paying their respects to Gao Zhun, everyone, including Gao Zhun and Ah Zhong, performed three standard teacher-respecting salutes facing the sea with perfect understanding. Wu Ya Mo Zun was truly a good teacher to all of them.
Inside the underwater palace, Wuya Mozun looked up and saw everything. Standing inside the palace, she silently waved goodbye to everyone.
After doing all this, Gao Zhun and the others exchanged glances, as did Ah Zhong. Following Wu Ya Mo Zun's instructions, they stopped following Gao Zhun closely and instead chose their own directions to carry out their trials without looking back.
The Nascent Soul cultivators, fiercely vying for the Enlightenment Fruit within the secret realm, were unaware that ten Nascent Soul cultivators, far stronger than them, were gradually approaching. The arrival of these ten meant that the spoils the others had gained within the secret realm would inevitably fall into the hands of others.
The direction Gao Zhun and his group chose was not random. Back when they were exploring the islands, they had been paying attention to the activity range of various families, sects, and forces. They also chose their respective directions based on this range. Now that they had enough strength, they began to implement the plan that Gao Zhun had spent four years developing in the Xuan Palace. The first step was for everyone to truly stand out in their environment, to distance themselves from other cultivators who could also be called geniuses, and to become the best of their generation.
Gao Zhun flew towards the island group where she had previously discovered traces of the male direct descendants of the Gao family from Longyin Villa.
An island cluster is not a collection of islands connected together, but rather a sea area with a relatively high density of islands. Such a place is so small that even a Nascent Soul cultivator can make a round trip within three days. It is very suitable for a powerful group like Dragon Roar Academy to set up camp. Precisely because it is an island cluster, the chances of suddenly maturing Enlightenment Fruits are also much greater.
Having already grasped the pattern of the Enlightenment Fruit's appearance, Gao Zhun naturally knew that almost half of the islands in this archipelago were in suitable ocean currents and climates. She had previously thought that ocean currents and climates affected the growth of the Enlightenment Fruit, but after her trip to Xuan Palace, she realized that it was the Ying Gu buried underground that affected the ocean currents and climates.
Therefore, whether it was for the remains of the fallen heroes or to give the Dragon Roar Courtyard a taste of its power, this was her first stop. She had not forgotten the embarrassment the Dragon Roar Courtyard had caused her and her mother when she first arrived at the Phoenix Cry Courtyard. Now that she was strong enough, she naturally wanted to get revenge.
The route sped towards the island group controlled by the Dragon Roar Courtyard from the sea area where the Xuan Palace was located. According to Gao Zhun's original speed as a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it would take at least a month to fly without sleep, not counting the time to stop and recover spiritual energy. In other words, even after the secret realm closed and Gao Zhun was teleported out, he would not be able to reach his destination.
At this moment, the benefits of raising the strength of his essence blood to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm became apparent. Not only was the true essence power in his body enormous, unlike that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, but his speed was also more than ten times faster than before. He was almost constantly moving forward without stopping. In just three days, Gao Zhun appeared with a smile in front of the elites of the Dragon Roar Courtyard, who were immersed in reaping thousands of Enlightenment Fruits.
It wasn't until Gao Zhun appeared that the elites realized someone was approaching. These chosen ones had never encountered anyone of the same level before, so upon seeing Gao Zhun, they all felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. However, considering the limitations within the secret realm, they figured that Gao Zhun's strength was at most only half a step into the Nascent Soul stage, and they straightened their backs again. Only Gao Chengtian, who had led the charge to Fengming Villa to cause trouble for Gao Zhun, recognized her. He was astonished that Gao Zhun had achieved a level of cultivation that made him fearful in such a short time, so he quickly hid in the crowd.
Gao Chengtian's little tricks naturally couldn't escape Gao Zhun's Eye of Truth. Although its current effect was only equivalent to divine sense, she now possessed the divine sense of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. With such a vast divine sense, even if she were to recklessly scrutinize everyone present, no one would notice. However, she disdained to do so.
Amused by Gao Chengtian's cowardice at the last minute, Gao Zhun smiled contemptuously: "The person who was once so powerful in my Fengming Villa has now learned to hide behind others. Is the world changing too fast, or am I just too slow to keep up with the changes?"
Gao Zhun's pointed remark sent a chill down the spines of everyone involved, both in front of and behind the scenes. Gao Chengtian, who had been the one to speak out, trembled violently. Gao Zhun's oppressive aura was almost exclusively directed at him. How could she lock onto him without any difficulty among the fifty people present and unleash such an overwhelming pressure that he couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance? What had this girl gone through all these years to become so powerful?!
In fact, Gao Zhun knew that Gao Chengtian was acting under someone else's orders. However, there were fifty people present, and thirty of them changed color upon seeing her. She couldn't tell who the real culprit was, so she had no choice but to say those words.
Sure enough, as soon as Gao Zhun said this, one of the three people standing in the center, protecting the Enlightenment Fruit, stepped forward. He tried to sense the other party's cultivation level, but no matter how he looked at it, the other party was only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, far from being a match for him, a half-step into the Divine Transformation realm and the former second-ranked student of the Dragon Roar Academy. However, the confidence and arrogance on the other party's body were not fake, so a slight difference finally appeared on his icy, expressionless face—he frowned.
The man frowned as he looked at Gao Zhun, but his expression relaxed after a moment, and he resumed his poker face. No matter what kind of aura the other party displayed, strength is strength. His strength was greater than the other party's, so he was not afraid of him. Even if the other party's aura was overwhelming, he would still draw his sword.
Looking at the man who had stepped forward, Gao Zhun shook his head: "You're not the person behind it all." Then he smiled shyly: "Since you're not the person behind it all, you've always been here to lecture me, haven't you?"
The man with the stoic expression was not good with words, and he originally did not want to get involved in this matter. However, after seeing the change in his younger brother's expression after the female cultivator appeared, he knew that this matter was inseparable from his restless younger brother. Since that was the case, how could he let his brother be bullied, even if his younger brother had bullied others first, since he had promised his father to take good care of his brother?
"Draw your sword."
Gao Zhun possessed sword energy, so the expressionless man knew that she was also a sword cultivator. As the second strongest overall and the number one sword cultivator in Longyin Courtyard, how could he let a duel between sword cultivators go unnoticed? Moreover, the sword energy emanating from the girl in front of him was extremely strong, clearly a sign that her swordsmanship had reached its peak. Only a sword cultivator of this caliber would be worthy of making him draw his sword.
"Draw your sword?" Gao Zhun looked at the expressionless man, then shook his head, changing the subject and asking, "You wish to have a duel between sword cultivators with me, is that right? I am Gao Zhun from Fengming Villa. May I ask your name?"
Judging from Gao Zhun's tone, the expressionless man knew that the other party had agreed to a sword duel, and a hint of joy appeared on his usually icy face.
Gao Zhun shrugged. Don't ask her how she could see a hint of joy on a blank face. Her answer was simple—it was a woman's intuition.
“Dragon's Roar Courtyard, Gao Xuanzheng.” After saying that, the expressionless man, oh no, Gao Xuanzheng, added, “Draw your sword.”
"Oh? Gao Xuanzheng, the 'Xuan' generation name... Let me think, what's the name of the person behind this... Gao Xuan..."
Gao Zhun's appearance was truly infuriating, and Gao Xuanzheng realized he had essentially betrayed his brother. Feeling embarrassed, he drew his sword, pointing it at Gao Zhun. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that Gao Zhun was nowhere to be seen. (166 Reading Network)