This time, six of the nine main peaks participated in the bet.
Including the 10,000 Spirit Stones promised by Peak Lord Zhang of the Sixth Peak, Yang Che won a total of 70,000 Spirit Stones this time.
Among them, there were 40,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and 300 Medium Grade Spirit Stones.
For Yang Che, this was undoubtedly a huge fortune.
But he knew that Peak Lord Zhang would certainly not let him have it all to himself.
The First Peak and Second Peak, who did not participate in the bet, were secretly relieved.
The reason they did not participate was that the chief Disciples and second Disciples of both peaks were not present.
Other Disciples did not dare to make decisions on their own, so even though they wanted to participate very much at the time, they ultimately had to give up.
This reluctant abandonment also coincidentally saved both peaks 10,000 Spirit Stones.
…
The challenge ended.
If anyone still wanted to challenge, according to Sect rules, Yang Che could completely postpone it for a year.
Returning to the Secret Realm.
Red Ripple Lake.
Beside the Lingyan Spring.
Yang Che meditated and adjusted his breathing.
“Yang Che, don't just focus on showing off and forget your agreement with this King.”
The voice of the Purple-haired girl, Tianxie Ziyin, coldly sounded in Yang Che's mind.
Yang Che immediately said, “I've always remembered. But can you really not Cultivate the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art?”
“No. This Heaven and Earth Chaos Art is not complete. The Cultivation method currently presented is only suitable for men to Cultivate. It is not suitable for women.”
What Tianxie Ziyin said was actually only one part of the reason.
More importantly, she was a Rebirth body and had not yet Fused and absorbed all her Clones, so she could not Cultivate any Ancient God Art at present.
Otherwise, she would not have made a blood pact agreement with Yang Che back then; instead, she would have directly killed Yang Che and Cultivated Ancient God Power herself.
“In that case, I'll just have to work harder.”
Yang Che entered the Void Illusion Magic Stone Space and arrived at the Tongyou Medicine Garden.
After carefully inspecting and cultivating the Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant, he was pleasantly surprised to find that if this Yellow Grade Spirit Earth was watered a few more times with Lingyan Spring water, it would be able to completely advance to Profound Rank within half a year.
Once it advanced to Profound Rank, the growth rate of the Spirit Eye Tree and the nine-leaf dark yang fruit would definitely be faster.
Ever since Yang Che moved the Spirit Eye Tree into the Magic Stone Space, Tianxie Ziyin, except for very short periods outside the Purple King Pavilion, would mostly sit by the Spirit Eye Tree to Cultivate and recover.
Yang Che sat down beside Tianxie Ziyin and suddenly extended his arm.
Tianxie Ziyin directly bit Yang Che's wrist.
Yang Che immediately shivered.
The Ancient God Power mixed with his blood, flowed wildly into Tianxie Ziyin's body through her warm, small mouth.
Gradually, Yang Che suddenly felt a little dizzy.
There was a strange feeling, as if he was going to be drained dry by this Tianxie Ziyin.
Fortunately, Tianxie Ziyin stopped 'drinking blood' in time.
She licked the corner of her mouth, looking as if she had not had enough.
Even though he had seen Tianxie Ziyin's face countless times, Yang Che would still marvel at her beauty, which was simply unparalleled in the world.
Fortunately, his self-control was far superior to before, so after a brief 'appreciation', he averted his gaze and quickly entered Cultivation to recover.
Half an hour later.
When Yang Che stood up again, Tianxie Ziyin suddenly said, “From now on, you can only reveal and use Lightning attribute Spells in Qing Jian Sect, and even the name 'Yang Che' can only continue to bear the title of 'Mutated Lightning Immortal Root Genius'. I'm sure you understand this, right?”
Yang Che nodded, his expression solemn.
He said with some worry, “From the moment I displayed Lightning attribute Spells, I had already thought of this point.
It's just that in Qing Jian Sect, besides Old Ancestor and Junior Martial Uncle Zheng Yang, and the Sword Gate Hall Master, I'm not sure if anyone else knows that I have Mutated Dual Immortal Roots.”
“Don't worry. Besides those three, Qing Jian Sect should not have anyone else who knows you have Mutated Dual Immortal Roots.”
The Purple-haired girl said with great certainty.
Yang Che's heart stirred, and he immediately pressed, “Zi Yin, why are you so sure?”
Tianxie Ziyin's tone remained cold:
“The moment you displayed your Lightning-element Spell, the Four Peaks Peak Lord had already secretly sent a message to Zheng Yang and the Sword Gate Hall Master, Sima. They were told to keep it absolutely secret and never let anyone else know that you have Mutated Dual Immortal Roots.”
“Zi Yin, you can even know Old Ancestor's voice transmission?”
Yang Che was again surprised.
He was becoming more and more curious.
What was Tianxie Ziyin's original Cultivation Realm?
“The Four Peaks Peak Lord's Cultivation Technique should also be quite extraordinary. Didn't you notice that whenever the Four Peaks Peak Lord was present, this King never communicated with you telepathically?”
Tianxie Ziyin snorted coldly.
“Yes. I was wondering about that. Several times I tried to communicate with you, but you didn't respond.”
“The Four Peaks Peak Lord's Cultivation Technique is extraordinary. Although his Cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, his Divine Sense is far stronger than his Cultivation itself. Haven't you always wanted to Cultivate Divine Sense? You can find an opportunity to ask the Four Peaks Peak Lord to teach you.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Che couldn't help but complain inwardly, “Only Nascent Soul Late Stage? Only?”
However, although he had long guessed that these Peak Lord bigwigs must all be Nascent Soul cultivators, he didn't expect Old Man Old Ancestor to actually be at the Late Stage.
Moreover, the Old Man might even have a Divine Sense Cultivation method.
While delighted, Yang Che also had hidden worries.
After all, many people in Wulong Valley knew about his Mutated Dual Immortal Root, especially the Liu Family, the first affiliated Cultivation Family of Wulong Valley.
Yang Che told the Purple-haired girl about this concern.
Tianxie Ziyin, however, said disdainfully, “As long as they don't know that you have successfully reached Foundation Establishment, there's no need to pay them any mind.
Yang Che, remember, if anyone suspects that you have successfully reached Foundation Establishment, kill them decisively. Based on this King's understanding of the current Cultivation World, once your Mutated Dual Immortal Root Foundation Establishment success is known, it will definitely cause unimaginable bloody turmoil.”
“What if Old Man Old Ancestor knows…?”
“If you can provide enough Ancient God Power, this King can help you kill him.”
Tianxie Ziyin's cold tone carried a resolute killing intent.
Yang Che's heart chilled, and he quickly said, “Forget it, the Old Man treats me well, so I'll try my best not to let him know that I have successfully reached Foundation Establishment.”
“Hmph. Treats you well? Don't be naive. In the Cultivation World, there are countless instances of biological siblings killing each other, fathers and sons turning against each other, masters and Disciples becoming enemies, and husband and wife Dao Companions fighting to the death.
You've only just reached Foundation Establishment, barely able to be called a 'Cultivator', so how can you know the true cruelty of this Cultivation World!
This King can even tell you clearly that if you lose your value to this King, this King might destroy you at any time.”
Tianxie Ziyin's cold and heartless words immediately sent chills down Yang Che's spine and into his heart.
Although he had always been cautious deep down and had never fully trusted anyone, Tianxie Ziyin's words still benefited him greatly.
Seeing Yang Che stunned and silent, Tianxie Ziyin continued to sneer, “Yang Che, perhaps choosing to expose your Thunder Immortal Root in Qing Jian Sect was not a good choice. You might soon experience the true cruelty of this Cultivation World.”
“Oh, why?” Yang Che asked.
“This King already knows about the conversation between those Nascent Soul cultivators on Sword Four Peak Plaza earlier. The Magic Dao Four Sects of a certain country are about to invade your Jiang Country Cultivation World.
They were discussing sending a group of Disciples to cooperate with the other four major Cultivation Sects of Jiang Country to investigate first. And they were overjoyed to learn that you have a Thunder Immortal Root. If my guess is correct, you have definitely been included in this batch of Disciples.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Che understood the reasoning behind it and couldn't help but show a bitter smile on his face.
Lightning-element Spells naturally have a certain restraining effect on the Demonic Path and Ghost Dao, so since he displayed Lightning-element Spells, it was probably unavoidable for him to participate in battles against the Demonic Path.
“However, we can take this opportunity to explore that strange riverbed we encountered last time. With your current Physical Body strength, you can barely allow this King to possess you for a few breaths of time.”
“Mm.”
Yang Che also had this idea, so he nodded, then exited the Magic Stone Space and began to collect and fill up a large amount of Lingyan Spring water.
A few days later.
Yang Che indeed received a notification from Old Ancestor, telling him to meet at the Sword Gate Hall to carry out a Sect mission.