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With a sigh, Murong Xi thought to himself: I wonder when Sect Leader Wen will return!
The City Lord and Biyue Piaoling have both disappeared, with no news whatsoever. He had no way at all. He checked the City Lordās room, but there was no sign of a struggle; the City Lord seemed to have vanished without a trace.
He went to the inn to look for Biyue Piaoling and found some clues. There had been a fight at the inn, but all the evidence was lost with the innās disappearance.
Everything happened too quickly!
It was also too unbelievable.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. "Sir, weāve found a clue."
A cultivator of the Body Refining Thirteenth Layer quickly came in, first bowing respectfully to Gong Yuxin, and then immediately handing Murong Xi a piece of paper from his bosom. On it was written a big line of characters.
[Wen Ping, if you want them to stay alive, come alone to Bright Mirror Lake.]
"This..." Murong Xiās expression changed. Bright Mirror Lake, that must be the Mitian Sect. The Three-star Influence suddenly playing dirty tricks, what should he do? No wonder the City Lord and Biyue Piaoling are missing.
"Sir, we found this under the innās wreckage," the person hurriedly added.
"This is bad now."
The Immortal Sect isnāt afraid of a frontal attack from Mitian Sect, but the principle is that visible spears are easy to dodge, while hidden arrows are hard to prevent. Now, with Biyue Piaoling and the City Lord captured as leverage against Sect Leader Wen, the situation has become dangerous.
The most troublesome thing is that Sect Leader Wen has gone on a long trip and hasnāt returned yet!
And the disciples of the Immortal Sect are yet to descend from the mountain.
...
Yunlan Mountain.
Wen Ping directly activated the Thousand Layers and then headed to Tingyu Pavilion, continuing to complete his Enlightenment.
"In a little while, achieving mastery in Sword Control Skill should surely be no problem." Cultivating for one hour was equivalent to 88 hours of cultivation for others, and half a day was akin to over a month of cultivation.
After entering the Divine Profound Realm, his control over the Sword Control Skill became more intuitive, possibly because his intention grew alongside his realm.
By noon, Wen Pingās Enlightenment ended!
He underwent 12 hours.
In other words, 44 days!
Finally, his mastery of the Sword Control Skill was complete!
After achieving mastery, theoretically, he could control three swords, but unfortunately, Wen Ping had no swords at hand to try.
Just as Wen Ping was preparing to get some swords, an exclamation sounded.
"Elder Yu Mo has reached the top!"
When Wen Ping rushed over, everyone was gathered in the square, witnessing Yu Moās blue Meridian Gate gradually turning crimson. His momentum at this moment was rising relentlessly, like bamboo shoots after rain.
"Whoās closest now?"
"Elder Qingxuan, sheās already at over 800 layers."
"Then Elder Qingxuan, at the next opening of the Thousand Layers, might also obtain an Anomalous Vein."
The crowd was abuzz with discussion.
Wen Ping also approached at this moment and expressed his admiration, "Not bad, reaching the top so quickly."
Yu Mo responded, "Thanks to Sect Leaderās favor."
He had been a lone ranger for twenty or thirty years, enjoying the freedom of his heart, but now he felt even happier to obtain an Anomalous Vein.
Wen Ping continued, "Next, you can try the seventh layer of the Ten Layers Tower. The reward of the seventh layer is the Fire Spirit Body, complementing the Anomalous Vein. With the Fire Spirit Body, your power can improve significantly. Battling a Half-Step Divine Profound with the Middle Profound Realm should pose no problem."
"Thank you for the advice, Sect Leader!" Yu Mo rejoiced. Similarly, when several elders heard that the seventh-layer reward of the Ten Layers Tower was the Fire Spirit Body, their eyes lit up. Yang Lele didnāt understand, so Zhantian Qingxuan quickly explained.
After an explanation, everyone understood that the Purity Body was the worst of the Spirit Bodies, even as the worst, it creates a world of difference with the Body Refining Realm. It allows the Profound Realm to remain undefeatable in front of the Body Refining Realm.
Afterward, Wen Ping prepared to descend the mountain to wander, to see if he could buy a sword in Cangwu City. He was keen on obtaining another Long Yue Sword, but unfortunately, the Ten Layers Tower couldnāt be accessed as desired, and it was not easy to gather 20 fragments quickly.
However, while walking down from the Thousand Layers, he suddenly noticed a horse approaching, black and white intermingled, and it was a Divine Profound Upper Realm Great Demon.
On the horseās back was Ji Liangping.
"Sect Leader Wen!"
From afar, Ji Liangping began to greet.
When he got closer, Wen Ping responded, "Dean Ji, are you this idle?"
"Sect Leader Wen, rest assured, Iāve already instructed the academyās teachers to take Shi Hua to Celestial Academy."
"What I mean is, why are you so idle that you keep coming here?" Wen Ping was not worried about Shi Hua, Ji Liangping was not a heartless person, and he would definitely take good care of Ji Liangping. "Frequent visits, isnāt the academy busy?"
"Hehe, itās really not busy." Ji Liangping laughed sheepishly and jumped off his horse.
Wen Ping didnāt pay attention to him and continued moving forward.
Ji Liangping followed closely behind.
"Sect Leader Wen, actually I have something to ask you, regarding the Vortex Map, what do you think..." As Qingxuan had to make ten Vortex Maps, it was advantageous to have proximity. "I can pay with White Crystal!"
"No."
Wen Ping responded decisively, quickening his pace.
Ji Liangping was at a loss for words.
This refusal was too straightforward.
Wouldnāt accept White Crystal sent to him?
As they were walking, they suddenly encountered people from the City Lordās Mansion. Upon seeing Wen Ping, they immediately approached, "Sect Leader Wen, something major has happened. The City Lord and Biyue Piaoling have both disappeared. Commander Murong Xi has been looking for you, thank heavens you return now."
"Disappeared?"
Biyue Piaoling is Half-Step Divine Profound, how could she disappear?
The man continued, "Moreover, those Profound Realm cultivators from the Mitian Sect also ran away that night."
"Mitian Sect..." Hearing these words, Wen Ping involuntarily connected this matter with the Mitian Sect.
As he pondered, a sudden sound from the system echoed in his ears.
"Quest issued!"
[Sub-Quest ā Declare Might]
[As a Super Sect, silent development shouldnāt allow other sects to provoke wantonly. This is an opportunity for the Immortal Sect to showcase its strength. Head to Mitian Sect, rescue Huan Cheng and Biyue Piaoling.]
[Quest Reward: Activate Sect Leader Reputation System, along with 1000 points of reputation.]
[Failure: Randomly cancel a buildingās special ability]
[Note: The higher the Sect Leaderās Reputation Level, the greater the strength amplification within the sectās range.]
Glancing at the so-called Reputation System, Wen Ping didnāt give it much attention.
"Mitian Sect again!" Wen Ping was somewhat infuriated; why did they keep doing disgusting things? It seemed they couldnāt overpower the Immortal Sect, so they resorted to capturing those closely associated with him.
The Immortal Sect now had mist protection, not fearing these sneaky tactics, but those friendly with his Immortal Sect were afraid.
"This time, Iām going to explode!"
A fiery streak instantly began to blaze in Wen Pingās heart.
"Sect Leader Wen, Commander Murong has been searching for you continuously, do you want to go... He couldnāt find out who took the City Lord." The people from the City Lordās Mansion were ready to lead the way; with Sect Leader Wen assisting, certainty in getting to the bottom was high!
However, Wen Ping didnāt follow them.
Instead, he glanced at the side at Ji Liangping.
"No need, itās about nine out of ten that Mitian Sect has abducted them."
"Dean Ji, Iām heading to Mitian Sect, do you want to come along?"