Chapter 61

Although Bai Luoluo had already started practicing the Xi Sui technique, the fourth level of the Great Floating Pagoda Method, Da Peng Floating Pagoda, was much more difficult than the first three levels combined. She had only been practicing for a few days, and her Da Peng Floating Pagoda was far from even a fraction of its required level.

The Great Floating Pagoda Method is an external hard skill. Without internal strength to support it, one can only rely on physical force to vibrate. To pass the bone-forging and marrow-washing stage is ten times more difficult. Once the Da Peng Floating Pagoda is cultivated, one can transform the force into the bones, making one a master-level expert in the martial world, just a step away from the innate realm.

If it weren't for the abundant elemental energy in the Nine Heavens and the assistance of various life souls, even with Ning Yue's unparalleled talent, it would take at least ten years of hard work to cultivate the Da Peng Floating Pagoda. Bai Luoluo, who was far inferior to Ning Yue, could achieve her current level mainly because Ning Yue had given her over a dozen life souls and patiently guided her.

Initially, the Red Sun Dharma King had practiced the Great Floating Pagoda Method, but was stuck at the Da Peng Floating Pagoda stage, unable to advance. When he encountered Yan Jifeng's Ten Directions Annihilation Method, which had countless transformations, he struggled for half a day before his mind and spirit were overwhelmed, and he was killed on the spot.

The Red Sun Dharma King was also a top expert in the world, having entered the innate realm over ten years ago. His cultivation in the Great Vairocana Bodhisattva True Body was several times deeper than that of the Great Floating Pagoda Method. In terms of martial arts alone, his cultivation in the Great Vairocana Bodhisattva True Body was roughly equivalent to the seventh level of the Great Floating Pagoda Method.

If the Red Sun Dharma King knew that Bai Luoluo could possibly cultivate the Da Peng Floating Pagoda in just a year or two, he would probably jump out of his coffin in anger and shamelessly challenge this girl to a death match.

Ning Yue suddenly stopped, the Youyue Tianlang Sword Heart Method running through his body, causing the sixteen life souls within him to resonate. His soul power immediately spread out for a mile.

"Another disciple of the Tianlang Sect!"

Ning Yue's soul-locking technique, even though his strength had not fully recovered, was still capable of producing many subtle changes.

A mile away, there were over a dozen disciples of the Tianlang Sect, with one person at the forefront, surrounded by the others, exuding a very arrogant demeanor.

These dozen or so Tianlang Sect disciples had varying levels of martial arts. About four of them could condense combat intent and spirit, and the one at the forefront had the highest cultivation. Judging from the respectful attitude of the others towards him, Ning Yue guessed that he was most likely an important figure in the Tianlang Sect.

As Ning Yue's Ten Directions Annihilation Method ran, hundreds of Youyue demon wolves spread out, gradually approaching the group of Tianlang Sect disciples.

The leader of the Tianlang Sect disciples, called "Senior Brother" by many of his peers, exuded a cruel and intense aura. Clearly, he had not only practiced the Youyue Tianlang Sword but also the Tianlang Sect's Heavenly Horse Eight Extremes, making him a dual-cultivator of wolf and horse.

Although Ning Yue was not afraid of these people, to be honest, even if the entire Tianlang Sect came, it might not be enough to defeat him. However, he did not want to provoke the Tianlang Sect disciples for no reason. He hesitated slightly and changed direction to avoid these Tianlang Sect people. At the same time, he was somewhat pleased, as encountering the Tianlang Sect people confirmed that his judgment was correct, and the Tianlang Bone should be in this direction.

Bai Luoluo sat cross-legged, practicing the Youyue Tianlang Sword Heart Method, attempting to open the life soul "Tiansun."

Opening a life soul requires the practitioner to cultivate their mind, spirit, and martial skills to perfection, allowing the soul power to resonate with the elemental energy of the world, thus giving birth to a life soul.

This process is like creating the world from nothing, hence it is called "opening" rather than "condensing" or "cultivating."

Whether in the dark world or the various divine realms, orthodox cultivators generally open their life souls through secret techniques, rarely using the method of plundering to obtain life souls.

However, opening a life soul not only requires exceptional talent but also the highest-level secret techniques. The higher the quality of the life soul diagram, the better the quality of the life soul that is ultimately opened, and the greater the chance of condensing a high-level virtual phase.

Bai Luoluo had previously been forced to grow by Ning Yue, who had forcibly infused her with life souls to boost her strength until she condensed a virtual phase. Her foundation was not very stable, so after condensing the Wanbao Lingjian and Youyue Tianlang virtual phases, she did not continue to accept Ning Yue's "good intentions" but instead tried to open her own life soul to solidify her foundation.

Ning Yue was quite supportive of Bai Luoluo's choice and did not put any more pressure on her.

While protecting Bai Luoluo, Ning Yue reflected on the memories he had extracted from the minds of several Tianlang Sect disciples.

The Youyue Tianlang Sword Heart Method passed down by the Tianlang Sect was quite crude, far inferior to what Ning Yue had learned. Although it also had a method for opening life souls, it was extremely difficult to do so. Cultivating on one's own was far less convenient than plundering the life souls from the bodies of Youyue demon wolves, so the Tianlang Sect disciples were unwilling to open life souls on their own and instead plundered the naturally occurring life souls from the demon wolves.

There are likely millions of Youyue demon wolves in the Da Qian Dynasty, and they reproduce extremely quickly, adding hundreds of thousands of new wolf pups each year. They are virtually inexhaustible. If it weren't for martial sects like the Tianlang Sect, which slaughter and strip life souls from them, the Da Qian Dynasty would be overrun with these demon beasts. Therefore, the actions of the Tianlang Sect are not looked down upon by other sects.

However, the disciples of such sects are often of questionable character, often committing all sorts of evil deeds, treating the slaughter of innocents as a game, and never showing any regard for life.

Bai Luoluo practiced for seven or eight hours, attempting to open Tiansun dozens of times, but all attempts failed. She had to temporarily give up on this stage and stop her practice.

Although she did not succeed in opening Tiansun this time, Bai Luoluo had become familiar with the process of opening life souls. She believed that she would eventually be able to open the last life soul. She dispersed her condensed soul power, and the ten life soul abilities reflected each other, forming a ten-meter-wide mirror of light. Her perception extended in all directions, and she was slightly startled.

A mile away, the group of Tianlang Sect disciples was making a fire to cook. Several of them were injured, and their martial arts were extremely fierce. Ordinary wolf packs could not harm them, indicating that they had engaged in a battle with someone.

"How did we run into them again?"

Bai Luoluo was slightly surprised and hurriedly looked at Ning Yue, who smiled and said, "Try to sense in that direction!"

Bai Luoluo followed his instructions, and her extended soul power suddenly vibrated, discovering another group of people.

This group was much smaller than the Tianlang Sect disciples, consisting of only four people. However, each person exuded a condensed aura, and their martial arts were far superior to those of ordinary Tianlang Sect disciples. Apart from the "Senior Brother," the other Tianlang Sect disciples seemed to be less formidable than these four people.

The distance between the Tianlang Sect people and these four people was not far, only two or three miles, but neither side seemed to have discovered the other.

"Who are these people?"

Bai Luoluo knew very little about the martial world of the Da Qian Dynasty. Old Mr. Huo was just an ordinary person, and although he had traveled in the martial world, his knowledge and insight were limited. He had not mentioned these matters to Ning Yue and Bai Luoluo.

Ning Yue smiled and said, "These people are from the Huabao Gang. I have already sent the wolf pack to circle around them a few times and learned some things."

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