Chapter 535: Chapter 533: Falling Into Demonic Ways
After Xu Yang made his bold statement, he promptly left Fang Xiyu behind in his thoughts.
She was nothing more than a brainless fool.
Once this stirred up enough trouble, someone would naturally take care of her.
He headed straight to Dongyang City, arriving at the manor serving as Dongyang Profound Sect’s stronghold.
Relying on the Ink Cloud Boat, he remained undetected.
The person receiving him was the very same guard as before.
The guard gazed at Xu Yang with an unprecedented awe, his inner shock beyond description.
Everything that had happened inside Dongyang Profound Sect had already spread through Dongyang City at incredible speed.
That’s right, Xu Yang had indeed lost to Xiao Ming—lost badly.
But he was, after all, someone from Daqian’s forsaken lands, who had entered the Spirit Realm for less than a year, and yet managed to force Xiao Ming to unleash almost all his strength, even using techniques like "Five Elements Cataclysm" and "Five Elements Giant Spirit God."
It had to be said, both those techniques were top-tier Divine Techniques even in the Five Elements Celestial Realm.
Even if Xiao Ming had hidden trump cards, this was already impressive enough.
Many people even guessed that Chen Xuanji likely wasn’t Xu Yang’s match either.
Second place on the Celestial Pride List?
Countless Martial Artists had already replaced Chen Xuanji with Xu Yang in their minds.
"Mr. Xu, do you need to recover from your injuries?" the guard asked respectfully.
"Yeah."
Xu Yang gave a slight nod.
In his current state, teleporting wasn’t wise.
"Mr. Xu, please come with me. The secret chamber here may not compare to the conditions inside the sect, but it does have a Spirit Gathering Array set up. It should help you recover a bit faster."
The guard said without hesitation.
Xu Yang couldn’t have wished for more.
He followed the guard to the door of a secret chamber, nodded to him, and walked straight in.
The Spiritual Qi inside was indeed astonishing.
Xu Yang took a deep breath, quickly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and entered a cultivation state.
The Healing Elixir had not restored much—only stabilized his injuries so they didn’t worsen.
"It’ll take at least six or seven days of nurturing."
Xu Yang sighed, quickly clearing his mind of distractions.
Time slipped by quietly, while outside, news of this turmoil spread ever more fiercely.
Some mocked Xu Yang for overestimating himself in challenging Xiao Ming, others admired his determination, but most were shocked by his strength.
In short, Xu Yang was famous once again.
But along with him, another person also shot to fame: Fang Xiyu!
The War King clan gave word: if anything happened to Xu Yang, they would never let it rest!
Chen Xuanji even declared outright that his relationship with Senior Sister was nothing more than fellow disciples. There was absolutely no chance of becoming Dao partners—it was all Fang Xiyu’s own wishful thinking.
This statement left Fang Xiyu utterly bewildered.
She hadn’t even had time to react before being summoned back by the Star Nebula Infinite Sea.
...
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
During this time, Dongyang Profound Sect remained peaceful; no one came.
This day, Xu Yang walked out of the secret chamber.
His complexion had recovered seventy to eighty percent—no injuries could be seen on the surface—but he was still far from his peak.
At least another half month would be needed for a full recovery.
"Xiao Ming!"
Xu Yang took a deep breath, a look of gravity flashing in his eyes.
That battle weighed on his heart like a mountain.
But he had no intention of backing down.
With a thought, Xu Yang headed straight for the courtyard where the Teleportation Array was located.
Under the guidance of the guard at the door, Xu Yang stepped onto the Teleportation Array, and the guard activated it.
Buzz!
At the very instant the Teleportation Array began to run, Xu Yang’s pupils shrank as he stared in astonishment at a gleaming treasure vial that appeared out of nowhere beside him.
The guard outside was utterly oblivious.
Inside the vial lay five drops of mysterious yellow Spiritual Liquid.
"Could this be... Earth Spirit Milk?"
Xu Yang’s eyes went wide in shock, his mind blank for a moment.
But without hesitation, he snatched up the treasure vial like lightning.
At the same time, the Teleportation Array fully activated!
Boom!
Amid fierce distortion and tearing, spiritual light radiated, and Xu Yang vanished from the array in an instant.
War King clan’s secret realm, within the Stone Spirits.
Radiant light erupted, and a figure emerged from within.
It was Xu Yang.
Xu Yang stood on the jade platform, dazedly staring at the vial in his hand. Only after gripping it tightly did he realize this wasn’t a hallucination.
It was truly Earth Spirit Milk.
Xu Yang was trembling all over with excitement.
"Five drops of Earth Spirit Milk... without anyone knowing. This must be Mr. Zuo’s handiwork."
At this thought, Xu Yang couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Just as things seemed hopeless, a new prospect dawns!
Originally, he was promised seven drops, but Xiao Ming and Chen Xuanji cut in and received five drops each themselves; and in the end, Xu Yang also got five drops—the Dongyang Profound Sect really went all out this time.
This attitude was more than enough.
"Thank you!"
Xu Yang whispered his thanks, then quickly put the vial away and hurried off the jade platform.
Looking up, he saw the secret realm tree growing ever taller, the aura it gave off even more terrifying—he felt immense pressure with his cultivation level.
The strong cultivators sitting cross-legged all around were packed densely, and every one of them was surrounded by intense waves of power.
Their cultivation increases day by day!
Shi Hu and Stone Jade were among them.
Training under the secret realm tree definitely yielded even more than in some treasure lands and trials.
But Xu Yang had no mood for cultivation at the moment; he couldn’t wait to share this good news with his teacher.
Just as he left the range of the secret realm tree, he ran into Shi Feng who had hurried over.
"Good, you’re okay."
Shi Feng examined Xu Yang, nodding emphatically.
"Sorry to make the Patriarch worry."
Xu Yang cupped his fists and said, "Xiao Ming is truly strong."
Shi Feng laughed, "Are you afraid?"
Xu Yang immediately shook his head.
Seeing this, Shi Feng burst out laughing, praising, "Facing him in battle, you still show no fear—that’s what matters most."
"I’ll be waiting for the day you defeat him!"
Xu Yang silently promised in his heart: Definitely!
"By the way, you were ruthless enough—Chen Xuanji lost all face, and Fang Xiyu is finished too." Shi Feng suddenly joked with a strange smile.
"Patriarch, has the Star Nebula Infinite Sea done anything?" Xu Yang asked curiously.
"Star Nebula Infinite Sea summoned Fang Xiyu back directly and stripped her of her true disciple status; then, Infinite Sea was suddenly engulfed in soaring Demonic Qi, drawing a lot of attention."
"Fang Xiyu succumbed to madness, then was suppressed!"
Madness?
Xu Yang pulled a strange face. That crazy woman actually went mad?
But thinking of Fang Xiyu’s behavior, it made sense.
How could she accept an outcome like this?
"Apparently, her most trusted little junior sister personally presented evidence of her actions against you, completely breaking her down!"
Little junior sister?
Xu Yang immediately thought of the gentle, docile girl who always stuck by Fang Xiyu’s side.
Recalling how Fang Xiyu treated her, Xu Yang could only shake his head in amusement.
Maybe that girl wasn’t simple—deeply scheming—but Fang Xiyu had brought this all on herself.
"It doesn’t matter if we missed out on the Earth Spirit Milk; these days we’ve discovered another spot that might be nurturing some Earth Spirit Milk." Shi Feng’s voice darkened.
Everything that happened in Dongyang Profound Sect had already made its way through the Spirit Realm; there was no way he didn’t know.
The Earth Spirit Milk meant for Xu Yang had been snatched away by Xiao Ming and Chen Xuanji.
Xu Yang paused, then smiled, "Patriarch, it’s all right."
"Hmm?"
Shi Feng stared at Xu Yang in surprise.
Xu Yang grinned oddly, "I picked up five drops of Earth Spirit Milk in the Teleportation Array!"
"The Teleportation Array? Picked up?"
Shi Feng was stunned, eyes wide and speechless.
