Chapter 10 Rescue

Even after surviving the Bitter Sea, Ye Chuxiao did not force himself to pursue the next realm, the Energy Realm.

The Energy Realm requires finding a spirit root, refining its essence into the spirit platform, and transforming it into a seed of Dao.

Once the seed of Dao takes root and sprouts, one can achieve resonance with the heavens and earth, triggering the power of heavenly might.

This is a superficial explanation of the Energy Realm.

Before refining a spirit root and entering the Energy Realm, cultivators who have crossed the Bitter Sea can continue to explore their physical potential, even transcending the so-called boundaries between different systems, and braving the Bitter Seas of other paths.

Ye Chuxiao had accumulated a number of spirit pearls, enough to barely purchase an ordinary spirit root.

However, he was unwilling to do so.

He took on several more 'business' deals at the market, deepening his physical refinement foundation, and gaining a deeper understanding of the Nine Deaths Demonic Art and even cultivation itself.

Being a power-leveler was not only a source of resources and wealth, but also a way to gather knowledge from all schools of cultivation.

Ordinary cultivators may not seem remarkable individually.

However, in their long years of cultivation, they might have had moments of brilliance, and these flashes of inspiration were unleashed under the guidance of the Nine Deaths Demonic Art.

Ye Chuxiao, who mastered the complete art, absorbed these nutrients and transformed them into resources for his own cultivation.

It could be said that the dozen days of 'power-leveling' laid a solid foundation for Ye Chuxiao in terms of accumulating cultivation knowledge.

This also contributed to the rapid digestion of the Dao rhythm.

Time flew by, and the Giantwood Peak in the northern part of Linzhou City was now teeming with people.

At the peak of Giantwood Peak, on a towering stone pillar, a young girl in yellow clothes was bound with iron chains. She appeared to be in her early teens, with a delicate and lovable appearance. However, her face was now filled with weariness, and several unhealed bloodstains marked her pretty left cheek.

Below the stone pillar, many Clear Stream Sword Sect cultivators were arranged in formations.

They remained expressionless and cold in the face of the surrounding crowd's insults.

Qiu Changling, the sect leader of the Clear Stream Sword Sect, stood aside, conversing with a man in a deep yellow robe, his expression stern.

The yellow-robed man appeared angry and agitated, showing signs of wanting to draw his sword and fight several times, but he refrained from doing so due to his apprehension towards Qiu Changling.

In a nearby depression, a dozen young cultivators in light yellow robes stood in a pre-arranged formation, concealing their presence. They watched the girl bound to the stone pillar, their faces filled with anxiety.

"Shishu! Yue Shimei must be seriously injured. If we don't save her, she may suffer lasting damage and affect her future cultivation," a young man said in a low voice.

The middle-aged cultivator standing in front of the young cultivators said, "Your Hong Shibo is still negotiating with Qiu Changling. Once the negotiation completely fails, we will incite the crowd to create chaos, then we will all rush in and save your Shimei."

"Good! That's exactly what we should do!" The young cultivators' eyes lit up, eager to try.

These cultivators in yellow robes were naturally all members of the Wanhua Sword Sect.

The Wanhua Sword Sect mainly operated in the cities southwest of the Proud Sword Sect. It was located far from this place, and its overall strength was inferior to that of the Clear Stream Sword Sect.

Therefore, it was difficult for them to take a firm stance against the Clear Stream Sword Sect's blatant act of abducting their disciples and inflicting brutal punishment.

Using this plan was a last resort.

"If I were you, I wouldn't act so rashly," a voice said from behind the Wanhua Sword Sect cultivators.

"Who's there?" Zhou Changbo, an elder of the Wanhua Sword Sect, turned around abruptly. With a flick of his sleeve, flying swords scattered like falling leaves.

Ye Chuxiao drew his twin blades, using ‘Intercepting the River’ with his left hand and ‘Severing the Mountain’ with his right. He combined the two moves, filling in almost all the gaps in the techniques, and wielding the blades like an iron barrel in front of him.

No matter how densely the flying swords rained down, they could not break through.

Having completely digested the talent bestowed by the Dao rhythm, Ye Chuxiao had almost completely assimilated Yue Tingshan's martial arts experience. His current martial arts techniques flowed as if he had practiced them for decades, extremely seasoned.

Although Zhou Changbo was an elder of the Wanhua Sword Sect, he had only barely crossed the Bitter Sea, at most just entering the Energy Realm. His realm was not much higher than Ye Chuxiao's.

Otherwise, with a single flying sword, even if Ye Chuxiao managed to intercept it, he wouldn't be able to withstand the immense power within.

After all, the Wanhua Sword Sect was just a small branch under the Proud Sword Sect. An elder of the sect with such cultivation was already considered strong.

Within this realm, having the resources and perseverance to cross the Bitter Sea was already rare.

Entering the Energy Realm above the Bitter Sea, how easy could it be?

"It's me, Wei Ming!" Ye Chuxiao appeared in Wei Ming's form and spoke.

Zhou Changbo retracted his sword and looked at Ye Chuxiao.

"You dare to come?" Zhou Changbo asked in surprise.

Ye Chuxiao said, "My Shifu has bestowed upon me the great favor of imparting knowledge and saving my life. Now that his only daughter has suffered this calamity, how can I stand idly by?"

In fact, Ye Chuxiao had come here to 'seek death' and gain fame to obtain Destiny Points.

Of course, rescuing Yue Tingshan's daughter was also one of his goals.

After all, Ye Chuxiao had obtained all of Yue Tingshan's inheritance, shortening the time and effort he would have spent painstakingly learning many martial arts techniques.

He had incurred some karma.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Changbo looked at Ye Chuxiao with admiration.

Then he shook his head and said, "Although you have already crossed the Bitter Sea and can release a large amount of true qi, which is indeed extremely rare, Qiu Changling is already a figure who has surpassed four realms. Even in the main sect, he would be qualified to be an elder."

"If you show yourself now, you'll be walking right into a trap."

"Your heart is admirable, and Yue Xiong will be happy if he knows in the afterlife, but don't throw away your life in vain."

Ye Chuxiao said, "If I were alone, then naturally I would be heading to certain death, but with all the chivalrous members of the Wanhua Sword Sect here, I have some confidence in rescuing Yue Shimei."

"Wait a moment, we must endure that old thief Qiu for a while, and let Yue Shimei suffer some, and take a few of his sword strikes."

Seeing the expressions of the Wanhua Sword Sect members change, Ye Chuxiao didn't keep them in suspense and continued quickly, "In this way, the anger of the onlookers will be initially aroused."

"After that, I will step forward first and declare a challenge to Qiu Changling, using the complete Nine Deaths Demonic Art as bait."

"When the opportunity is right, I will scatter the complete incantation of the Nine Deaths Demonic Art towards the formation of the Clear Stream Sword Sect disciples."

"At that time, when the crowd surges forward, it will be a good opportunity to break the formation and rescue Yue Shimei."

This was certainly not Ye Chuxiao's entire plan, but it was part of his plan.

If all went smoothly, rescuing Yue Tingshan's daughter would not be a problem.

This plan seemed no different from the Wanhua Sword Sect cultivators' previous plan.

In reality, it used the Nine Deaths Demonic Art as a key point to strengthen and connect the plan.

To Qiu Changling, Wei Ming, whom Ye Chuxiao impersonated, and the complete Nine Deaths Demonic Art in Wei Ming's hands, were the person he must kill and the thing he must obtain.

With Ye Chuxiao's appearance, his attention would be completely diverted, and Yue Tingshan's daughter would no longer be important.

The onlookers would also be truly incited to riot because of the Nine Deaths Demonic Art, and they would charge towards the Clear Stream Sword Sect's formation.

Otherwise, even if the cultivators of this world were particularly easily provoked, without the lure of benefits, wanting them to be used as pawns to help them charge into battle would be wishful thinking.