Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 853 - 853 67 Start Power Leveling_2

Chapter 853: Chapter 67: Start Power Leveling!_2 Chapter 853: Chapter 67: Start Power Leveling!_2 “Of course, this is rather unfair to the Sword Immortals who are responsible for attracting the restrictions.” Yan Yu noticed his expression and added, “I will enter the Mysterious Realm with you, and once the rest of the team has finished their Breathing Exercises, I will take over to attract the attacks from the restrictions, allowing this Sword Immortal time to practice their Breathing and Energy Refining.”

Hou Qing’s face showed great relief. Since Captain Yan was also going in, even if he happened to make a mistake, Captain Yan would definitely step in to save the day and not just stand by idly.

“Wait, won’t that be too exhausting for you, Captain Yan?” Tang Xiaolian voiced her concern, “Everyone else takes turns, but you have to accompany us the whole time, that doesn’t seem fair to you, right?”

“Indeed.” Ye Jun agreed, “Or perhaps all the Sword Immortals could form a group on their own, securing cultivation time for everyone, and then they can carry out their Breathing and Energy Refining together at the end, so you wouldn’t bear all the burden alone.”

“There’s no need for that.” Yan Yu replied, “The main reason I want to accompany you throughout is because I’m worried that the restrictions may change.”

Everyone fell into deep thought. If the Mysterious Realm’s restrictions were suddenly to increase, bringing about more ferocious and hard-to-dodge forms of attack, then Yan Yu would be their last resort for survival—he carried the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent with him, capable of exerting far beyond the strength of someone at the Foundation Establishment Realm; he was also the most likely candidate to withstand the attacks.

Chen Lingyun smiled without saying a word. If they really withdrew all the Sword Immortals into a single team, what would happen to the Zhenhai Team’s joint cultivation then? Yan Yu’s choice to be the stabilizer for everyone seemed like a voluntary overtime work act of self-sacrifice, but in the end, it was to secure independent action space for the Zhenhai Team, ensuring that he could piggyback on Ruoxi’s cultivation speed.

Looking at everyone else’s faces, even the show-off Lord Master, who loved to grandstand, now had an expression of sincere respect, which showed that Yan Yu had not only secured his legitimacy but also gained face in front of everyone, and had sculpted an image of great selflessness… Haha, such humor, it truly delights me!

“Anna.” Yan Yu turned his head towards the blonde Witch beside him, “You will enter with the Zhenhai Team later, is that okay?”

“I’ll follow your lead.” Anna knew her identity was sensitive, so she kept silent throughout, simply nodding indifferently.

“If that’s the case, let’s take a vote.” Yan Yu looked towards the crowd once more, “Those who agree with this plan, raise your hands!”

He even pretended to be democratic during the inevitable approval process… Chen Lingyun smiled slightly, raising her hand together with the others.

“The plan is approved!” Yan Yu declared with a sweep of his hand, “Zhenhai Team, first wave, follow me!”

The ladies followed Captain Yan towards the spatial rift, only to hear the Captain transmitting his voice:

“After entering the Mysterious Realm, I’ll be the first to attract the restriction attacks. Ningning, Yun Jin, Sister Zhao, you three start the joint Breathing Exercises immediately, and circulate the Heavens to the limit as quickly as possible.”

“After you finish your daily regimen, Ningning come back to replace me, Anna assists. Ruoxi, Ling Yun, and I will perform Joint Cultivation. Once it’s over, listen for my transmission and exit the Mysterious Realm.”

The better one’s talent, the more Heavens they can circulate and refine each day, and the more Spiritual Energy they can absorb and refine. In Joint Cultivation, those with better talents carry those with lesser. Among everyone, Ruoxi has the best talent, but on Yan’s side, it’s one leading two; whereas on the other side, Yun Jin and Sister Zhao, the twin engines, are leading Little Ningning, so overall it’s still fair.

The ladies didn’t really care about fairness though. After being with Captain Yan for so long, whatever the Captain says, goes. They all transmitted their voices showing no objections.

The group stepped through the spatial rift, dizzied by the chaotic currents. Finally arriving on the other side of the Mysterious Realm, they only heard Yan Yu shout “Cultivate,” before merging with his sword and shooting into the sky.

Like most formations, the True Martial Demon-Dispelling Formation would prioritize attacking targets closer to the formation’s core. At this moment, with Yan Yu’s sword light soaring into the sky, shooting towards the distant Immortal Palace, he triggered the formation’s enemy-detection mechanism right away.

In the air, the black and white energies flashed wildly, turning into countless Taiji Thunder Orbs, smashing densely and heavily towards Yan Yu. The latter pushed his sword light to the extreme, fast as thunder and swift as lightning, weaving through the downpour of thunder lights.

When faced with strikes he could not dodge, he could only summon the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent to slash in mid-air and break through the thunder light.

“Heh heh.” The True Obscure Sword Intent remarked sharply, “You don’t even have a Golden Core, and yet you dare to venture in the True Martial Demon-Dispelling Formation? Do you think this is a game?”

“How come you know everything?” Yan Yu retorted, “I want to see if there’s any BUG in the operation mechanism of this formation.”

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“The True Martial Demon Vanquishing Array, with your current strength, breaking it is impossible, but delaying time is quite simple.” The True Obscurity Sword Intent immediately gave in to its urge to instruct, speaking with the air of an old man, “You should circle this area now, and when you notice that the formation’s attacks are getting increasingly frequent and sharp, make a run for the outer periphery.”

“When that happens, the True Martial Demon Vanquishing Array will unleash a major move, aimed at cutting you down before you can escape. Once you dodge this attack, as long as you don’t leave the peripheral area, the formation won’t attack you again for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.”

“You seem to know an awful lot about this!” Yan Yu was suddenly astounded.

“Nonsense.” The True Obscurity Sword Intent spoke, “That formation was personally designed by one of my previous sword masters, how could I not know about it?”

“Alright, alright, if anything goes wrong, I’ll hold you responsible!” Yan Yu threatened.

“Idiot, if anything goes wrong, you’ll be dead!” The True Obscurity Sword Intent retorted mockingly.

On a platform atop the distant cliff, Zhao Yuanzhen, Su Yunjin, and Lin Ning had already seated themselves cross-legged and began to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy at full speed, refining it into their bodies.

Hearing the sudden surge of the sword’s howl, Lin Ning couldn’t help but open her eyes, looking in the direction where the black and white Thunder Light flickered and alternated, only to hear transmission from Yun Jin:

“Focus, Ningning…”

“But Captain!”

“Trust the Captain.”

Lin Ning finally went silent, striving to incorporate the Spiritual Energy being transmitted from both sides into her own Minor Circulating the Heavens.

Compared to the original six-person Joint Cultivation, the group was now reduced to three. Without Xie Ruoxi, the super engine, but also free from the dragging influence of Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun, and after a careful assessment, it appeared that the Cultivation rate had only decreased slightly.

Chen Lingyun and Xie Ruoxi stood aside, watching Anna dip her hand in blood, repeatedly tracing Spell runes in the air.

Her drawing was laborious to the extent that beads of sweat appeared on her fair face. Each time she successfully traced a Spell rune, her spirit visibly lifted, and her inner Spiritual Power grew stronger.

“Interesting way of Cultivation,” Chen Lingyun commented, “using nature’s Spiritual Energy as ink to inscribe runes and then assimilating them. It indeed bears a certain resemblance to Cultivators circulating the Heavens.”

“So that’s how it is!” Xie Ruoxi finally understood the Witch’s Cultivation mechanism after her explanation, “If we treat nature’s Spiritual Energy as water to drink, then Witches treat it as flour, steaming it into a cake before eating it, right?”

Anna almost trembled: What kind of analogy is that!

“That’s about right.” Chen Lingyun replied cheerfully, “No matter the cultivation system of any country, the essence of Cultivation is to absorb natural energy from the outside world, only the means vary. Mortals get energy from metabolism of carbohydrates and fats in food, which essentially is not much different from us, only much less efficient compared to Transcendents.”

“Don’t worry about me,” Anna couldn’t help but interject, “You should check on Yan Yu instead, where has he run off to?”

“Don’t know yet.” Chen Lingyun said indifferently, “Anyway, he has the True Obscurity Sword Intent for protection, he certainly won’t be in trouble…”

Before she finished speaking, a shocking and earth-shattering boom was heard in the distance, followed by an intense tremor as if the ground was splitting open.

The towering cliff in front of everyone, more than ten meters high and covered in evergreen pines, suddenly seemed to be cleaved by an invisible blade. It slid off the surface of the mountain, hurtling towards Ningning and the other two who were in the middle of Joint Cultivation, completely unguarded!

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