"This sword peak's architecture is quite nice, simple and clear. It doesn't take up too much space, which will be convenient if I want to build anything else later, next to this sword peak," Mo Wuji said, pointing to the diagram of Lotus Sword Peak.

"Master Mo, you want to choose Lotus Sword Peak? The spiritual energy here is a bit weaker," the Sword Peak Pavilion disciple said, showing some responsibility by pointing out the drawbacks of Lotus Sword Peak.

Mo Wuji waved his hand dismissively. "It doesn't matter. I'm not very focused on cultivation; I'm researching alchemy. And there's no need to send anyone to help me rebuild. I prefer simplicity. The original house will do."

Since Mo Wuji had spoken, Yuan Qi and the Sword Peak Pavilion disciple naturally didn't say anything more. The Sword Peak Pavilion disciple quickly completed the move-in procedures for Mo Wuji to Lotus Sword Peak.

...

Mo Wuji was merely a guest alchemist. The fact that he could obtain a sword peak was mainly due to the sect considering Yin Qianqian's reputation. Therefore, after arranging the sword peak for Mo Wuji, the sect did not assign any disciples to Lotus Sword Peak.

Three days later, Mo Wuji moved into Lotus Sword Peak.

Lotus Sword Peak was an unremarkable sword peak within the entire Unfettered Sword Sect. It was not large, and the peak was not particularly high. The only difference from other sword peaks was that at the peak of Lotus Sword Peak, there was a sizable lake. This lake was originally used by Guan Li to cultivate Precious Blood Lotus. After Guan Li left, the sword peak became vacant, and the lake was also left unused.

In fact, only four people moved into Lotus Sword Peak with Mo Wuji: himself, Yan'er, and Xiong Xiuzhu and her husband.

There were not many houses on Lotus Sword Peak, not even a Sword Peak Hall. Besides a main house, there were two side rooms, a sundry room, and a spirit beast room.

This was enough for Mo Wuji, as there were only four people.

After entrusting Xiong Xiuzhu with the chores of the house and the sword peak, Mo Wuji began cultivating Stellar Transformations and also started planning his trip to Hanging Sword Cliff.

...

Although the spiritual energy of Lotus Sword Peak was not as good as other sword peaks, it was dozens of times stronger than that of the Blood Lotus Lake. Previously, Mo Wuji had envied Wu Kai's residence, but the spiritual energy here was several times richer than Wu Kai's. And this was a sword peak with poor spiritual resources; one could imagine how rich the spiritual energy was in sword peaks with good spiritual resources.

Cultivating here, Mo Wuji could feel his cultivation progressing rapidly every day, which made him not even use pills or spirit stones. He didn't even know that cultivation techniques could only be practiced after Spirit Building, so he began practicing Stellar Transformations while cultivating.

A month later, Mo Wuji's Stellar Transformations had entered the realm of Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees.

Because of his rapid absorption of spiritual energy and fast cultivation progress, Mo Wuji's vital energy surged within his body in just one month. Based on his cultivation experience, this was a sign of advancement.

She had once heard Han Ning say that Meridian Opening Layer 4 and Meridian Opening Layer 3 were completely different levels, and one's strength would increase significantly after reaching Meridian Opening Layer 4.

Without a master to guide him, Mo Wuji prepared spirit stones for the first time to ensure that he could advance to Meridian Opening Layer 4. He intended to use spirit stones to break through the early stage of Meridian Opening and advance to Meridian Opening Layer 4.

As soon as he held the spirit stone in his hand and circulated his energy, Mo Wuji felt as if his palm was a huge suction cup, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stone.

The pure spiritual energy made all of Mo Wuji's pores open comfortably, and the speed of vital energy accumulation doubled the speed of his major and minor circulation.

Mo Wuji suppressed the joy in his heart. He didn't expect cultivating with spirit stones to have such a great effect, which made him give up taking pills. If he had been cultivating with spirit stones all along, he might have already stepped into Meridian Opening Layer 4.

The rolling vital energy surged through his meridians like thunder. In just half a day, Mo Wuji had replaced five spirit stones.

"Boom!" It was as if a dam had been opened within Mo Wuji's body. The rolling vital energy formed a torrent in his meridians, and Mo Wuji stood up with a long roar.

Han Ning was right. At this moment, his entire body was filled with explosive power. A sense of pride surged in his heart. Mo Wuji knew that this was the confidence brought about by the improvement in his strength.

He was now at Meridian Opening Layer 4, and he could be considered a mid-stage Meridian Opening cultivator. No matter how confident he was in his heart, Mo Wuji was very clear that his strength was probably not enough to protect himself in a place full of immortals. Knowing the benefits of cultivating with spirit stones, Mo Wuji longed to obtain more spirit stones.

After advancing to Meridian Opening Layer 4, Mo Wuji once again felt a bottleneck in his cultivation, just like when he had cultivated to Meridian Opening Layer 1. He knew his own situation. Twenty-seven meridians were no longer enough for him to continue moving forward. If he wanted to reach a higher level, he had to continue opening new meridians.

Now that Stellar Transformations had been cultivated to Meridian Opening Layer 4, and he also had a cultivation art, it was time to go to Hanging Sword Cliff.

Mo Wuji walked out of the house at dusk. Yan'er was learning needlework from Xiong Xiuzhu. The scene was peaceful and quiet, like a gentle rural dusk painting. Seeing Mo Wuji, Yan'er's eyes were even more peaceful and secure. Xiong Xiuzhu quickly stood up and called out, "Young Master."

"Sister Xiong, I'm going out for a while. If I don't come back tomorrow and someone comes looking for me, just say I'm in seclusion. By the way, when I come back, I'll try to find a way to help Brother Tao with his broken leg. I can't guarantee whether it will work or not," Mo Wuji nodded to Xiong Xiuzhu and said. He was worried that the sword at Hanging Sword Cliff would be difficult to approach, so he was worried that he wouldn't be able to handle it in one night.

Even though he was a Rank 2 Human Pill Refiner, he couldn't do anything about Tao Ao's broken leg. However, he knew Yin Qianqian, and he planned to ask Yin Qianqian if she had any way to help.

"Ah..." Xiong Xiuzhu was completely stunned by the sudden surprise. She quickly understood and knelt down with a thud. "Thank you, Young Master, for your great kindness. Whether you can heal him or not, Tao Ao and I will be eternally grateful."

"Sister Xiong, we live together and are considered a family. Don't do this in the future," Mo Wuji knew the gratitude in Xiong Xiuzhu's heart. After Yan'er got better and better, he had long regarded Xiong Xiuzhu and her husband as his own people.

"Yes, Young Master," Xiong Xiuzhu obviously couldn't relax as Mo Wuji said. Although she stood up, she still showed respect in her expression.

Mo Wuji could only let her do as she pleased. If he asked her again, it would make her feel uneasy.

Now, his most important thing was to wait until dark to go to Hanging Sword Cliff. In the past month, in addition to cultivation, he had already prepared everything.

...

Hanging Sword Cliff was located on the far left side of the Unfettered Sword Sect. Beyond it was outside the Unfettered Sword Sect's territory. In the Unfettered Sword Sect, almost everyone had some apprehension about Hanging Sword Cliff, so almost no one came here usually.

When Mo Wuji arrived at the edge of Hanging Sword Cliff, it was already midnight. Under the faint white light of a crescent moon, the dark pit of Hanging Sword Cliff seemed infinitely deep. The occasional hooting of night owls added to the oppressive atmosphere.

Mo Wuji had come here more than once to see the broken sword. The broken sword hung on the inside of the cliff wall, about twenty zhang from the top of the cliff. There was no foothold from the top of the cliff to where the broken sword hung, and the entire cliff wall was smooth.

Mo Wuji had long heard people say that there was a strong suction force below Hanging Sword Cliff, and even birds could not fly across it. Most birds were swept down by that force when they flew across Hanging Sword Cliff and then buried in the depths of Hanging Sword Cliff.

In fact, Mo Wuji didn't have any means of flying. What he brought was a rope nearly thirty zhang long.

Mo Wuji first nailed an iron stake into the top of the cliff, fixed one end of the rope, and made the other end into a loop tied around his waist, carefully sliding down Hanging Sword Cliff, clutching the rope.

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