Chapter 204 The Ultimate Path of the 900 Immortal Gates Opens
Xu Kexin, the genius of Xu family from Dongji Immortal City, the clan sister of Xu Zhijian, with double top-grade spirit roots in both metal and fire.
She was accepted into the Extreme Path Demon Sect's Artifact Peak, becoming the direct disciple of Vice Peak Master Yanhe, a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a Second Stage alchemist.
The Extreme Path Demon Sect has three thousand peaks, symbolizing the three thousand Great Dao. However, not all peaks have disciples, and some are prosperous while others are in decline.
In the Southeast Region, when it comes to the Artifact Dao, the Artifact Peak of the Extreme Path Demon Sect is foremost.
The reason is that the master of the Artifact Peak is the number one alchemist in the Southeast Region, Wen Shouyu, the Guarding Foolishness Revered One.
Moreover, the number one formation master in the Southeast Region is Mingjing Honored One, Huang Mingjing of the Great Mist Mountain Huang Family; the number one alchemist in the Southeast Region is Chang Xieyue from the Star Moon Sect; and the top talisman master in the Southeast Region is Jiang Manyu from the World Academy Southeast Branch.
In the following days, people began disappearing mysteriously every day from the Xu family in Dongji Immortal City.
They are now all in Yu Qingtan's system space.
From Xu Zhijian's statements, Yu Qingtan learned that the Xu family's evil deeds were too numerous to be recorded. They were selling children with spirit roots, wantonly persecuting loose cultivators and small sect cultivators, trading in secret with the Sea Clan, and even secretly refining human blood pills.
Even the Extreme Path Demon Sect strictly forbids such actions. Although outsiders call them the Demon Sect, they have always referred to themselves as the Extreme Dao Sect.
The Xu family was thrown into turmoil.
Under such circumstances, the head of the Xu family, Xu Jiayin, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, rushed back to Dongji Immortal City to take charge, which finally halted the enemy's actions.
"Family Head, the enemy is so rampant, we must find this person and crush his bones and scatter his ashes, extract his soul and refine it,"
Xu Kexin angrily said to Xu Jiayin in the family's council hall after she too had rushed back.
"The soul lamps for Zhijian and the others haven't gone out, but the bloodline sensing technique cannot find their location. This is a bit troublesome."
Xu Jiayin frowned deeply.
"In that case, I will make a trip to the Heavenly Secret Tower and ask them to intervene. We must find Zhijian and the others."
Xu Jiayin said. Their Xu family was just a rising family. Now, with the disappearance of his own son, two other Foundation Establishment members of the clan, and a dozen more Qi Cultivation members, if they encountered disaster, the loss to the family would be severe.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingtan, who was hidden in the rafters of the hall, felt her heart skip a beat.
The Heavenly Secret Tower offered fortune-telling and deduction services but charged exorbitant fees. She hadn't expected Xu Jiayin to go directly to the Heavenly Secret Tower.
Nonetheless, she wasn't worried. Protected by her system father, she should not be calculated.
If in any case she was deduced, at the very most she would annihilate this body and plan anew.
Xu Jiayin hurried off to the Heavenly Secret Tower, while Yu Qingtan quietly followed behind Xu Kexin, who was returning to her room.
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As expected, Xu Jiayin came back from the Heavenly Secret Tower empty-handed, having lost one hundred high-grade spirit stones.
An Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heavenly Secret Tower tried to deduce the situation but ended up not only failing to find anything but also spitting out fresh blood and losing ten years of life.
This indicated that the person involved was caught in a major causality. The Heavenly Secret Tower occasionally encounters such situations, hence the high fees for their services, but this time they still suffered a substantial loss.
A frustrated Xu Jiayin returned to the Xu family and had no choice but to personally preside over the family for half a month, later summoning back a Golden Core elder from the Xu family who had been in seclusion in the Extreme Path Demon Sect.
Fortunately, the disappearances stopped occurring, and Xu Jiayin and others then returned to the Extreme Path Demon Sect, including Xu Kexin, who had been replaced by Yu Qingtan.
As for Xu Zhijian, let's just pretend there was no such son. Who knows what kind of being involved in great karma he had provoked. As long as it didn't implicate the Xu family, they were thankful.
The Extreme Path Demon Sect is located in what is known as the Extreme Path Mountain Range, surrounded by the Dongji, Nanji, Xiji, and Beiji four Immortal Cities.
The mountain gate of the Extreme Path Demon Sect is situated between the valleys formed by two mountain peaks.
Yu Qingtan arrived here on her flying sword, only to see a huge gate tower built between the two mountains, with the words "Extreme Dao Sect" shining brightly above.
On both sides of the gate tower, a couplet was written:
Three thousand weak waters in a ladle's draught,
Nine hundred immortal gates open to the ultimate path.
Behind the mountain gate, there were peaks upon peaks, none taller than three thousand Zhang, dwarfed by the towering Mount Wendao, but lush and verdant with mist-enveloped peaks revealing pavilions and lofty buildings, exuding the grandeur of a major sect.
With Xu Kexin's identity jade in hand, Yu Qingtan flew directly into the Extreme Path Demon Sect's mountain gate on her sword and then headed toward the Artifact Peak.
Midway, Yu Qingtan looked in one direction and muttered softly,
"Wanning, just wait a little longer, I'll come to get you!"
That was the direction of Disaster Crossing Peak.
Located nearer the center, Artifact Peak contrasted with the other peaks' lush greenery, sparse in vegetation, shrouded in smog with the clanging sounds of hammering heard upon approach.
Yu Qingtan descended halfway up the mountain and then walked upwards.
"Greetings Uncle-Master Xu!"
"Greetings Elder Sister Xu!"
The Artifact Peak disciples Yu Qingtan encountered along the way all bowed respectfully and dared not rise until Yu Qingtan's figure had disappeared.
Yet Yu Qingtan spared them not even a glance.
Xu Kexin was tall and slender, wearing a blouse and long pants, with a slightly long oval face, phoenix eyes, willow leaf eyebrows, and a beautiful countenance.
It is worth mentioning that undergarments and other garments popularized by Yu Qingtan had almost spread throughout the Southeast Region, and Xu Kexin had already begun to use them.
Yu Qingtan first went to the General Affairs Hall to cancel her leave, then arrived at a grand hall.
"Kexin pays respects to Elder Brother Yin Xiyue!"
True Person Yin Xiyue, Xu Kexin's third senior brother, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, was the person responsible for handling affairs on Artifact Peak.
In fact, most Nascent Soul cultivators were either in seclusion or traveling and rarely involved in mundane matters.
The many Nascent Soul cultivators Yu Qingtan previously saw at the Wendao Sect were present to attend the Nascent Soul Ceremony, while those from the All-World Academy like True Lord of Utmost Purity, True Lord Changwan, and True Lord Zi Qing, took on teaching roles as their natural life spans were short, and they held little hope for breakthroughs in their cultivation.
Yu Qingtan was extremely respectful towards True Person Yin Xiyue.
Self-confident in her own talent, Xu Kexin looked down on ordinary disciples but was respectful and polite to those whose strength and status were greater than hers.
"Kexin, have you settled your family matters?" Stay updated with empire
"Back to Elder Brother, it's all settled. Recently, my understanding of the art of artifact refining has deepened. I wish to access the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion to learn third-stage artifact refining knowledge, and I hope Elder Brother grants permission."
"Oh, my talented junior sister is already on the verge of grasping the third stage of artifact refining. Your elder brother naturally wouldn't object. But do you have enough contribution points?"
"Elder Brother, I don't quite have enough," Yu Qingtan cooed pitifully with a soft voice.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"I thought as much. This is a temporary jade token to access the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion; I've transferred ten thousand sect contribution points onto it, my dear sister should spend them as she wishes," the True Person said grandly as he took out a jade token and handed it over to Yu Qingtan.
In reality, Xu Kexin, as the sole female direct disciple of True Lord Yanhe, was the darling of her fellow male disciples. Moreover, male cultivators on Artifact Peak made up over ninety percent.
As long as her requests were not excessive, True Person Yin Xiyue was naturally inclined to fulfill them.
"Thank you so much, Elder Brother, you are the best!"
Emulating Xu Kexin's various expressions and actions in the illusion, Yu Qingtan took the jade token with a smile and thanked him.
Having bid farewell to True Person Yin Xiyue, Yu Qingtan made her way straight to Artifact Peak's Scripture Pavilion.
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