In a boundless space, Qin Yu sat cross-legged, his hands deftly forming the thirty-six hand seals. These thirty-six seals were the initial three refinements of hand seals from the "Three Souls Nine Refinements."

This space was precisely the Human Soul Space of Qin Yu’s spirit.

Every time these thirty-six hand seals were performed, they consumed a great amount of Soul Power. Initially, Qin Yu found it extremely challenging to perform these seals, but as time passed, he became increasingly adept at it.

In a fleeting moment, Qin Yu successfully completed the thirty-six hand seals once again.

Qin Yu was wholly immersed in that marvelous realm where time seemed nonexistent, continually cultivating without pause.

"Master."

A voice echoed deep within his spirit, abruptly awakening Qin Yu from that state.

Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, having been cultivating for ten years, Qin Yu’s eyes suddenly opened, greeted by the familiar scenery of the Qingyu Immortal Mansion, with the sound of the nearby fountain crystal clear.

"Master, something terrible has happened, enemies are approaching," Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan communicated anxiously.

Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan were not afraid for their own safety, as they could flee into the Ten Thousand Beasts List instantly. However... they were worried about Qin Yu, concerned that he might be killed by the enemies while cultivating in the secret chamber.

Yet, Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan were unaware that Qin Yu was cultivating inside the Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

"Enemies?"

Qin Yu furrowed his brows, his Immortal Consciousness immediately spreading out from Qingyu Immortal Mansion to scrutinize the surroundings of the bamboo garden for any signs of enemies. Since the fusion of his soul with the Meteor Tear, Qin Yu’s soul had undergone astonishing transformations.

For instance, even while his soul was at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he could perform Great Teleportation, and his soul power was extremely sensitive.

Even if there were five enemies, and even if the strongest among them was a Ninth-level Golden Immortal, Qin Yu’s Immortal Consciousness could still distinctly sense the presence of all five.

"Five people, each very powerful," Qin Yu felt a shock in his heart.

However, it only took a moment for Qin Yu to notice the numerous servants dead throughout the bamboo garden. After a careful sweep of his Immortal Consciousness that even covered the entire Liu Feng City, Qin Yu discovered that Liu Hanshu was currently in the Liu Family Hall.

"Shuo Yan, Zang Yuan, there’s no need for you to hide from that Sword Qi, just go into the Ten Thousand Beasts List first," Qin Yu thought, and both Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan entered the Ten Thousand Beasts List.

With the protection of Qingyu Immortal Mansion, Qin Yu did not believe those five could discover the Qingyu Immortal Mansion set up by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

"First, let’s figure out what level I’ve reached with all this time spent cultivating." Qin Yu calculated internally, "Cultivation knows no years, that saying really is true. It feels like the blink of an eye, yet I have been cultivating for ten years."

"Right, ten years... ten years ago, the Liu Family Head and Liu Minghan mentioned that the competition for the Planet Transmission Array would be held ten years later—this year. I wonder if it has already taken place."

At this point, Qin Yu’s thoughts even drifted to this matter.

Then, Qin Yu discarded these distracting thoughts and began to carefully sense his own progress.

"Hah, at least half a year has been wasted," Qin Yu realized after closely examining himself that his ’Human Soul’ cultivation had already succeeded. It was known that ten years ago, Qin Yu’s soul had reached the Eighth Level Celestial Immortal standard.

So, reaching the First Level Golden Immortal standard in ten years was not surprising.

However, Qin Yu had been so immersed in the wonderful feeling of cultivation that he hadn’t noticed his Human Soul cultivation had already been a great success, and now he could commence cultivating the ’Earth Soul.’

"The spirit is at the level of a First Level Golden Immortal," Qin Yu couldn’t help but feel delighted inwardly.

"Now, refining one or two Nascent Souls of First Level Golden Immortals should not be difficult." Qin Yu was very confident now, but he did not want to start refining Nascent Souls for cultivation at this critical juncture.

Because the five great experts were still outside.

If he didn’t come out, who knows what those furiously enraged great experts might do. Moreover, Qin Yu wasn’t too concerned about those five great experts.

"Although the Sword Immortal Puppet is a Ninth-level Golden Immortal, firstly, its Sword Technique is the most powerful among the sword immortals in the realms of immortals, demons, and spirits today, the ’Sky-breaking Sword Technique’. Moreover, the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet is almost indestructible. With this body’s toughness, even when facing a First Level Profound Immortal Sword Immortal, even if it can’t kill, it won’t be defeated," Qin Yu was very confident in his heart.

Which sword immortal’s body can match that of the Sword Immortal Puppet?

Which sword immortal’s Sword Technique is as powerful as the ’Sky-breaking Sword Technique’?

The combination of these factors made Qin Yu’s Sword Immortal Puppet stronger than other Ninth-level Golden Immortal sword immortals of the same rank.

"Those five great experts are extremely powerful, I cannot just use a strand of Spiritual Sense to control, but should use the whole spirit," Qin Yu’s spirit, merged with the Meteor Tear, flew out of his body.

Upon a single thought of the spirit, the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet appeared, and the spirit directly merged into the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet.

Once a person’s Immortal Artifact or Divine Artifact recognizes a master, the real control still lies with the spirit.

Qin Yu’s spirit entered the Sword Immortal Puppet, and with a thought, he merged artifacts like Yanxuan’s Ring into the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet, and then the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet left Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

×

Above the Bamboo Garden, in the five positions in the sky, were Yu Dian and the four third-generation disciples of the Yujian Sect—Huan Yu, Feng Lian, Huan Feng, and Lu Cao. The expressions of all five were very serious at the moment.

"Master, there is no sign of life in the Bamboo Garden right now, everyone is dead. Could that... retainer of the Liu Family also be dead?" Feng Lian spoke with doubt.

Yu Dian was also frowning in silence.

After forming the ’Five Elements Chain Sword Formation’, they just used the Starting Move—Qi Control Formation. Numerous Sword Qi filled the entire area of the sword formation, although plentiful, it posed no threat to a powerful Golden Immortal.

But who would have thought, after that Starting Move, there wasn’t a single breath of life left in the entire Bamboo Garden.

Lu Cao also spoke, "Master, the Liu Family is just a small family from a small Star like Fengyue Star. Considering the strength of Yan Family’s Minister, one can guess the power level of Liu Family’s Retainer, perhaps that Liu Family’s Retainer is merely around a Ninth-level Heavenly Immortal. Maybe he was killed by our Starting Move just now."

Feng Lian’s face showed a trace of a smile.

If that suspected Liu Family’s Retainer, truly only a common Ninth-level Heavenly Immortal and was in fact cleanly killed by our Starting Move just then, that really would be an embarrassment.

Yu Dian pondered for a moment and looked at Huan Yu, "Nephew, you have the highest Soul Realm here, check... is there still someone in this Bamboo Garden?"

"Yes, Master,"

Huan Yu’s Immortal Consciousness spread out, covering the entire Bamboo Garden like ripples, searching through every corner of the Bamboo Garden. Even the particles forming the Illusion Technique Restriction of Qingyu Immortal Mansion were searched by Huan Yu’s Immortal Consciousness.

But the particles forming the Illusion Technique of Qingyu Immortal Mansion, which was set up by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, were not something Huan Yu could break, right?

"Master, I have already checked just now, there indeed isn’t a single person in this Bamboo Garden—" Huan Yu was about to finish speaking, however, his voice suddenly stopped, as if choked up, because...

A figure was slowly walking out from within the Bamboo Garden.

A stern young man dressed in black, carrying an Immortal Sword on his back.

The five Golden Immortals all turned their gaze toward the young man.

"He’s a master!" Yu Dian and the others shuddered inwardly because none of them could sense even a trace of Qin Yu’s aura, naturally assuming Qin Yu to be stronger than them.

Qin Yu slightly lifted his head, sweeping a chilly gaze over the individuals above.

"Who are you, and why are you causing trouble in my Bamboo Garden?" Qin Yu asked coldly.

At this moment, Yu Dian also felt the situation becoming a bit thorny. He originally hoped Qin Yu was at most a Ninth-level Golden Immortal, but now it seemed... Qin Yu’s strength was beyond their grasp.

"I am Yu Dian, Yan Gao’s Master. Who are you? What’s your relationship with Qin Yu?" Yu Dian inquired indifferently.

Yu Dian was not afraid of Qin Yu since he was about to attend to matters for Emperor Yu. Who could he fear under Emperor Yu’s command? Even if he encountered powerful figures from other major forces, killing them wouldn’t matter, as it could not bring shame upon Emperor Yu’s name.

"Yan Gao’s Master?"

Qin Yu understood why they had come to kill, but he was surprised—how could they be so sure that he was the murderer?

Qin Yu didn’t know; they were merely suspicious as of now.

"Who I am... you are not qualified to know. My relationship with Qin Yu?" Qin Yu laughed, "I am Qin Yu’s Master Uncle." This persona of a Sword Immortal Puppet had always been disguised as Sword Immortal Lan Feng.

"Master Uncle?" Yu Dian guessed many things in his mind.

A person capable of killing Yan Gao, would he serve as a guest elder of the Liu Family? Yu Dian didn’t believe it.

Now he understood, the actual Qin Yu might be weak, a guest elder of the Liu Family. As for the one who killed Yan Gao, it could be that Qin Yu had asked his Master Uncle for help.

"Did you kill Yan Gao?" Yu Dian directly asked.

"What if I did? What if I didn’t?" Qin Yu retorted, "What can you do to me?"

Qin Yu’s words were tinged with a trace of disdain.

Yu Dian, Huan Yu, and the other three’s expressions turned sour, the man before them was not giving them any face. But the leader of this revenge mission, ’Yu Dian’, was not a rash man.

"May I ask if you’re a Profound Immortal-level master? If you are, then you’re at least as senior as my Master. Your arrogance has some basis. But if you aren’t... insulting us this way demands at least some explanation," Yu Dian said, his tone both soft and firm.

"Profound Immortal? That realm is still one step away," Qin Yu said with a light smile, "Stop being paranoid, let me clarify for you. I am a Ninth-Level Golden Immortal Sword Immortal, do you really think I’m afraid of you?"

Qin Yu looked at them with a mocking gaze.

Yu Dian’s expression froze.

"Bamboo Garden, I’ve lived here for nearly ten years. I have feelings for every grass and tree here. Yet... such a lovely place has now turned into ruins. And there’s the servants!"

Qin Yu swept a glance at the surrounding servants and guards’ corpses and the bloodstains on the ground, his voice chilling, "Since you won’t take it upon yourselves to deal with me, I must avenge the Bamboo Garden and all its people by killing you."

"Attack!"

A low shout echoed simultaneously in the minds of Huan Yu, Feng Lian, Huan Feng, and Lu Cao, quickly followed by Yu Dian’s second command: "Full power, use the final move immediately!"

With Ninth Level Golden Immortal Huan Yu taking the lead and the other four supporting,

the five great masters, Yu Dian included, formed mysterious Sword Techniques with their hands. The five Immortal Swords floating above their heads also trembled, each Golden Immortal’s body faintly radiating a terrifying energy.

Qin Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light spilling out.

"Starting with such a fierce move?" Qin Yu smiled, stepping through the air towards the sky as if climbing stairs, completely unconcerned about the strongest moves the five great masters were brewing.

Yu Dian, Huan Yu, and the others saw Qin Yu’s arrogance, completely unguarded, and they all sneered in their hearts because they knew just how terrifying the imminent attack was.

Five Elements Chain Sword Formation—Five Elements, Break!

"Break!"

Like thunder exploding in the sky, the five Golden Immortals shouted simultaneously, and five terrifying lights flew out from their bodies and merged into the Immortal Swords above their heads—

Qin Yu only felt the sky brighten abruptly.

A slender sword light, like lightning and thunder, fiercely slashed down at Qin Yu, visible as a gigantic Immortal Sword to any Immortal Emperor-level master watching.

Qin Yu looked up.

Gazing at the descending sword light, he stood still.

"Boom~~" A thunderous roar echoed as the explosion occurred hundreds of meters in the sky, yet the severe blast still disturbed the air intensely. Below Qin Yu, buildings within a thousand meters were demolished, leaving only ruins.

Yu Dian, Huan Yu, and the other three were baffled.

This man claiming to be ’Qin Yu’s Master Uncle’, why would he suddenly neither resist nor dodge?

As the dust settled, Qin Yu’s figure appeared before the five men. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"You..." Yu Dian, Lu Cao, and the others were dumbstruck.

They simply couldn’t believe a Ninth-Level Golden Immortal could survive such a devastating blow directly without dying—probably even the Sect Master of the Yujian Sect ’Yu Qingzi’ would have had to dodge this move.

Qin Yu smiled at the five men, "Your sword was indeed quite powerful, but it’s still far from enough to kill me. Now that you’ve made your move, it’s my turn."

Qin Yu’s right hand had already touched the hilt of the Immortal Sword on his back.

The five men snapped back to alertness.

A flicker of cold light in Qin Yu’s eyes—

Sky-breaking Sword Technique, the eighth move—Sword Swinging Eight Directions!

The Immortal Sword pointed to the sky, eight streams of Sword Qi shot out from the sword towards the surroundings, but six of these streams intertwined two by two, forming three even more powerful streams of Sword Qi. Five streams targeted the five men.

The three powerful ones targeted Yu Dian, Huan Feng, and Feng Lian, the three Eighth-level Golden Immortals, while the two weaker streams targeted Seventh-level Golden Immortal Lu Cao and Ninth-level Golden Immortal Huan Yu.

(Note: There’s another Chapter today: Chapter 14: The Second Layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List.)

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