Chapter 36

"Really? Sister Ziyun, you’ve broken through again? You’re at the Ninth Level of the Later Heaven now?"

This time, it wasn’t Xuli who shouted, but Xueqing. This girl, who had always been focused on cultivation, looked at Xiziyun with shock and envy, her eyes revealing a hint of disappointment.

Xueqing bitterly thought to herself that when they first entered the outer hall, she had once competed with this Xiziyun. Back then, both of them were at the Sixth Level of the Later Heaven, and she was only slightly inferior to the other. She never expected that in just a few short months, the other had broken through one after another, advancing directly from the Sixth Level to the Ninth Level of the Later Heaven.

Xiziyun gently nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Wow! Sister Ziyun, you’re amazing! A few days ago, you just broke through to the Eighth Level of the Later Heaven, and now, after just a few more days, you’ve broken through again!" Xuli, who was holding Xiziyun’s hand, shook it even more enthusiastically. Xuli had no trace of disappointment in her heart; she had long stopped comparing herself to Xiziyun. In her words, Xiziyun was simply a freak, fundamentally different from ordinary people like herself. If she insisted on comparing herself to Xiziyun, she would only be asking for trouble.

Many others shared Xuli’s thoughts. Apart from Xueqing, who still felt a bit disappointed, the other outer hall disciples all thought the same way. However, the inner hall disciples standing nearby were all shocked, staring at Xiziyun.

They had all gone through the Later Heaven stage step by step, first entering the outer hall, then enduring great hardships to enter the inner hall. Who hadn’t experienced the hardships of cultivation and the setbacks of breaking through bottlenecks? How many of them hadn’t spent years, even decades, to move from the outer hall to the inner hall?

Now, hearing that Xiziyun had broken through from the Seventh Level to the Eighth Level a few days ago and then from the Eighth Level to the Ninth Level in just a few more days, they were all shocked beyond measure.

Xu Jin couldn’t help but ask urgently, "You mean this Sister Ziyun just broke through a few days ago?"

"Yes!" Before Xiziyun could nod, Xuli interjected, "On the night we left the capital, Sister Ziyun just broke through!"

"Really?" Xu Jin’s eyes were fixed on Xiziyun, hoping for a confirmation.

Xiziyun gave Xuli a reproachful look. Seeing Xuli stick out her tongue and make a cute face, she helplessly shook her head and turned to Xu Jin with a smile, saying, "Yes, Senior Brother Xu Jin!"

"Oh!" Xu Jin looked Xiziyun up and down, thinking to himself, "Maybe Xiziyun had been cultivating for years without breaking through, and now, with the accumulated effort, she has broken through consecutively!"

Thinking this, Xu Jin’s mood calmed down considerably. He smiled at Xiziyun and said, "Congratulations, Sister Ziyun! After years of hard cultivation, you’ve finally broken through consecutively. It’s truly a cause for celebration."

Before Xiziyun could respond, Xuli was about to speak, but a gruff voice came from beside her: "Senior Brother, you’re wrong. Sister Ziyun hasn’t been cultivating for years. When she entered the outer hall, she was at the Sixth Level of the Later Heaven. We are all new disciples who entered the outer hall a few months ago."

"What?"

Xu Jin and all the outer hall disciples were stunned, looking at Xu Tieniu with disbelief, their eyes clearly saying:

"Brother, are you kidding? Breaking through from the Sixth Level to the Ninth Level in just a few months? Do you think breaking through is a game?"

Xu Tieniu, of course, saw the meaning in their eyes. The honest Xu Tieniu was unhappy and said to the inner hall disciples, "I’m an honest person and don’t lie. If you don’t believe me, ask them!" He pointed at the other outer hall disciples.

The inner hall disciples all turned to look at the new outer hall disciples, who nodded vigorously without hesitation. The inner hall disciples still had their doubts and turned to look at Xiziyun. Xiziyun, feeling uncomfortable, could only force a smile and say, "Yes."

A simple "yes" made the inner hall disciples gape in shock. A few months? From the Sixth Level to the Ninth Level of the Later Heaven? This... This... is too monstrous!

"How did you do it?" Xu Jin asked in a daze.

"Well... I don’t really know. I just kept cultivating, and I accidentally broke through!"

"Accidentally..."

All the inner hall disciples felt a sharp pain in their hearts, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. Their gazes toward Xiziyun gradually turned resentful, each thinking:

"Sister, don’t be so cruel! If you keep cultivating at this speed, it won’t be long before you surpass us."

Seeing everyone’s expressions, Xiziyun felt uncomfortable. No one would feel at ease being stared at with such resentful eyes.

Xiziyun thought to herself that if they knew she was now at the Third Level of the Qi Condensation stage, their eyes might fall out. But she didn’t want to dwell on this any longer. With a thought, she pointed to the nearly a thousand beast corpses at the foot of the hill and said, "Senior Brother Xu Jin, let’s go down and clean up those beast corpses!"

"Oh, okay!"

Xu Jin responded absentmindedly, then suddenly came to his senses and immediately raised his hand to stop the outer hall disciples who wanted to go down. He turned to Xiziyun and asked urgently, "Sister Ziyun, didn’t you say that the beasts might attack at any time, and we shouldn’t deal with the corpses yet?"

Xiziyun was taken aback, remembering that she had indeed said that. But the situation had changed. Now, all the beasts were probably heading toward the official road, Changri Valley, and Luofeng Ridge. There was no way any more beasts would come here. However, Xiziyun couldn’t reveal the truth about her beast-attracting talisman. If this got back to the City Lord’s residence, the Xiao family, and the Wu family, they would tear her apart. So she smiled lightly and said, "Senior Brother Xu Jin, I had an epiphany last night when I saw the snowfall, which led to my breakthrough. In my epiphany, I unknowingly walked toward Changri Valley. When I woke up after breaking through, I found many beasts heading in that direction. On my way back, I didn’t encounter a single beast. I think they all went to Changri Valley. As you can see, it’s quiet here, nothing like a place with beasts. Besides, we rested last night to recover from the battle. Now that we’re all recovered, let’s go clean up the beast corpses. If the beasts come, we’ll hear them."

New and old friends, if you think this book is still short, you can follow it and check out my previous book, "Phoenix Song of Song," which is linked below.

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