Chapter 67

"Your humble servant is Yougui, the sixth in rank. I will not give you any spirit artifacts, nor a single spirit stone, but I can make you capable of obtaining these things in the shortest time possible. As for being bullied in the Ziyousect or even in the entire cultivation world, I cannot guarantee that it won't happen, but no matter who bullies you, I will take revenge for you." The cold snort and these words came from the purple-robed figure who had been silent since appearing, with two clusters of red flames shining around his eye sockets.

Upon hearing this, Huaxia Jiu fell into deep thought, especially the name 'Yougui,' which stirred a faint sense of familiarity in his heart.

In the next moment, Huaxia Jiu's mind delved into his thoughts, and a flood of information instantly appeared in his mind.

Yougui, ranked third on the cultivation world's bounty list, is listed under the Devil Soul Palace, with a bounty of one billion spirit stones for his corpse and ten billion spirit stones for his capture alive.

Yougui was once the founding patriarch of a second-rate sect called Youhun Manor. It is said that he was ruthless and tyrannical, leading his disciples to wipe out seven sects of various sizes, including another second-rate sect. This incident once drew significant attention from the entire cultivation world. At that time, Yougui was only at the middle stage of the Soul Departure Realm.

A hundred years later, for unknown reasons, Yougui offended the Devil Soul Palace. The Devil Soul Palace sent people to besiege Youhun Manor, and it is said that nearly ten thousand people in the entire Youhun Manor were annihilated, with only Yougui escaping. During his escape, Yougui encountered Jiang Ming, the current head of the Netherworld lineage of the Ziyu Sect, who saved him and took him as a disciple. At that time, Jiang Ming had already reached the peak of the Dao Inquiry Realm, with one foot already in the Ascension Realm, needing only to pass the heavenly tribulation to truly ascend to the Ascension Realm.

The Devil Soul Palace offered a sky-high price of ten billion spirit stones to have the Ziyu Sect hand over Yougui. The Ziyu Sect's sect leader and the seven lineage heads all intended to hand him over, but Jiang Ming insisted on taking Yougui as a disciple and protecting him. At that time, Jiang Ming had extremely high prestige in the entire Ziyu Sect, second only to the sect leader Ziyu Zhenren, and his strength was no less than Ziyu Zhenren's. Under the pressure of the sect leader and the seven lineage heads, Jiang Ming contributed nearly a thousand years of personal savings to the sect's public treasury and was forced to change the restrictions on the Netherworld lineage's trial chain, increasing its difficulty by more than a hundred times. Only then was Yougui protected. Because of this, the Devil Soul Palace and the Ziyu Sect once went to war, with mutual losses. In the end, the Devil Soul Palace, unable to do anything about the Ziyu Sect, one of the nine major sects, had to reluctantly retreat and later offered a huge bounty for Yougui.

The war between the Ziyu Sect and the Devil Soul Palace, two top sects in the cultivation world, was the most sensational event in the cultivation world for several hundred years. The involvement of ten billion spirit stones caused a huge stir in the entire cultivation world, making Yougui's name known to every household, with his fame rivaling that of the leaders of the three major sects and nine major lineages.

This information flashed through Huaxia Jiu's mind. Although Huaxia Jiu's mental abilities were extraordinary, he could not help but draw a sharp breath, especially at the mention of ten billion spirit stones, which made his breathing quicken. Recalling Yougui's words, "Your humble servant is Yougui," Huaxia Jiu was already certain that this Yougui was the one who had caused a sensation in the cultivation world. Moreover, in a hundred years, he had advanced from the middle stage of the Soul Departure Realm to the initial stage of the Dao Inquiry Realm, a promotion speed that was one in a billion in the cultivation world.

Although Huaxia Jiu did not speak after the appearance of two Dao Inquiry Realm and three Soul Departure Realm peak cultivators, he observed every detail of everyone's expressions, actions, and words, even recording some data.

From this, Huaxia Jiu concluded that, regardless of strength, the second-generation eldest senior brother Han Xingkui was the strongest in terms of realm, followed by Yougui. In terms of cultivation potential or prospects, Yougui was far superior to the others. This was not just because of his cultivation speed, but also because the head of the Netherworld lineage, Jiang Ming, was willing to pay his entire life savings and the development of the Netherworld lineage to take him as a disciple, indicating how terrifying Yougui's cultivation prospects were.

Moreover, Huaxia Jiu learned from his information that Yougui was only about 130 years old. In the cultivation world, anyone who reaches the Dao Inquiry Realm before the age of 300 is considered an extremely rare cultivation genius, one in ten thousand.

In the Dao Soul Continent, the average human lifespan is less than a hundred years, and the Spirit Condensation Realm can extend it somewhat, but not beyond 200 years. Reaching the Core Formation Realm can extend it to 300 years, the Soul Departure Realm to 500 years, and the Dao Inquiry Realm to 1000 years. The lifespan at each realm seems to be constrained by some unseen rules, and no matter what methods or spirit elixirs are used, these limits cannot be broken. Therefore, with Yougui's current realm, he has more than 800 years to cultivate to the Ascension Realm, giving him a significant advantage in time compared to others, not to mention his extraordinary talent.

Although Huaxia Jiu did not know why the five people were vying to take him as a disciple, this did not prevent him from making the most beneficial choice for himself.

Huaxia Jiu's ability to think and calculate is not the focus here, but his speed in observing details, collecting information, and drawing conclusions far surpasses that of ordinary intelligent beings.

So, although it seemed like a long story, Huaxia Jiu quickly made his decision under the watchful eyes of the others.

He first respectfully bowed to the other four people except Yougui, then took a step toward Yougui and knelt down, saying respectfully and solemnly, "Disciple Huaxia Jiu wishes to—."

Before Huaxia Jiu could finish his words, he felt a powerful force lifting him up, and he involuntarily stood up, startled. Looking up, he saw Yougui flick his sleeve and then burst into excited laughter, saying, "Ha ha ha—good! From now on, you are my only disciple, the eldest senior brother! Fellow seniors, I will take my disciple to meet the master first."

With that, without waiting for the others to say anything, a black wind appeared out of nowhere, carrying him and Huaxia Jiu deep into the Netherworld Mountain.

Han Xingkui and the other four people had different expressions, some regretful, some angry, and some bitter.

"Based on what the master said a hundred years ago, this young man's cultivation talent is probably no less than that of the youngest junior brother, but the youngest junior brother's identity is extremely sensitive. The master will soon face the heavenly tribulation. If he passes it smoothly, it will be fine, but if not, the youngest junior brother will be in great danger. It is uncertain whether the Netherworld Mountain can protect him. And now this young man has become the youngest junior brother's disciple. It is truly unknown whether this is a blessing or a curse for him." Han Xingkui sighed slightly, looking at the direction where Yougui and Huaxia Jiu had left, with a complex expression, and said slowly, somewhat worried.

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