Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Xuan gently opened his eyes, and a solemn aura immediately emanated.
During this half-month of closed-door cultivation, Li Xuan had not broken through but had still improved significantly.
One reason was that the concentration of spiritual energy in the Eternal Continent was inherently much richer than that in the Yuan Ling Continent. Another was that the spiritual energy in the area where the Sacred Yuan Sect was located had been further enriched by Dan Wushuang's methods.
Li Xuan, like a newborn infant, absorbed it more effectively than He Xiuzhu and the others.
*Dong!*
At this moment, a bell chimed.
Li Xuan stood up upon hearing the sound, a look of joy on his face.
Although Li Xuan had only recently arrived at the Sacred Yuan Sect, he knew this was the signal for a gathering. And within the Sacred Yuan Sect, it was likely only Elder Dan Wushuang who would summon everyone upon his return.
With a thought, Li Xuan’s figure instantly vanished from his spot.
“Everyone has arrived. Please be seated,” Elder Dan Wushuang said with a slight smile in the great hall of Sacred Yuan Peak, as Li Xuan arrived.
“Elder Dan, is there an important matter for which you’ve summoned us?” He Xiuzhu asked.
Following He Xiuzhu’s inquiry, the gazes of the seven people turned towards Dan Wushuang.
“I have summoned you all here because I have discovered another excellent place for training. You all have reached a bottleneck, and it is time for you to improve,” Dan Wushuang said, glancing at He Xiuzhu and the other six.
“No way! Elder Dan, you haven’t found another fun place to make us martial brothers and sisters do manual labor, have you?” Shen Ziwen said with a dejected look.
Li Xuan, who had been somewhat curious, was surprised upon hearing Shen Ziwen’s words. Had his senior martial brothers and sisters gone through such things before?
“What nonsense are you spouting? How can it be manual labor?” Dan Wushuang glared at Shen Ziwen. Then, seeming a bit guilty, he added, “Well, with your strength, I believe you should be able to handle it.”
He Xiuzhu and the others exchanged glances and then shook their heads with bitter smiles. Li Xuan, however, became even more astonished.
“Li Xuan, you will stay here this time. With your current strength, that place is not suitable for you. Since I have already made a five-year agreement with the Yue clan, your little girlfriend can rest assured.”
“Hmm, but you must bring honor to me. If we lose then, not only will I be disgraced, but you might also lose your little girlfriend.”
Sensing Li Xuan’s curiosity, Dan Wushuang looked at him and said.
“Yes, Elder Dan.” Li Xuan sighed regretfully, but since Dan Wushuang said it was not suitable for him, perhaps the opportunity had not yet arrived.
“Alright, He Xiuzhu, you all will come with me,” Dan Wushuang nodded, said no more, and then stood up.
As Dan Wushuang took a couple of steps, he suddenly stopped and tossed a token to Li Xuan. “By the way, Li Xuan, take this token. Our journey will take about a year. I’m afraid you might accidentally trigger some restrictions or barriers, which would not be good.”
“Junior Brother, cultivate well.” After Li Xuan put away the token, He Xiuzhu and the other five also looked at Li Xuan and said.
“Let’s go.” Dan Wushuang glanced at Li Xuan, then waved his hand, and a spiritual light enveloped He Xiuzhu and the other five.
In an instant, all seven of them vanished from their original positions.
After Dan Wushuang and He Xiuzhu’s group of seven departed, Li Xuan pondered for a moment and then also left the great hall of Sacred Yuan Peak.
Three months later, Li Xuan, who was in closed-door cultivation, suddenly felt a stirring in his heart and opened his eyes. His gaze fell upon Shi Jian, whose golden light had become exceptionally radiant. A sharp sword intent rippled around, indicating it was on the verge of breakthrough.
“After so long, it’s finally going to be unsealed,” Li Xuan said with a slight smile, a trace of anticipation in his expression.
*Buzz.*
With a buzzing sound, the sword intent from Shi Jian grew stronger. Then, the golden light rapidly receded, and the aura that rose was significantly more powerful. Li Xuan smiled knowingly. Shi Jian was finally unsealing.
“As one of the top powers on the Eternal Continent, the Yue clan’s nurturing of its younger generation must be formidable. Senior Brother He left rather suddenly, but I haven’t had a chance to learn about the outstanding individuals among the Yue clan’s younger generation.”
“This point is somewhat perplexing. However, I estimate that the weakest among the Yue clan’s younger generation should be at least at the Life Profound Realm. With my current strength, I’m afraid I’m not enough to defeat them.”
After putting Shi Jian back into his dantian to continue nurturing, Li Xuan began to analyze the situation.
Recalling the strength of the Yue clan members at the time, Li Xuan couldn’t help but sigh. His own strength was still too weak.
“Lagging behind means being beaten. Li Xuan, Li Xuan, it seems you need to work twice as hard.” Li Xuan gave a wry smile, then moved and vanished from the room.
Over the past three months, Li Xuan had cultivated using the breathing technique taught by Senior Brother Lü Hanchi, which had greatly improved his state of mind and comprehension.
Now, to improve further, it would likely require actual combat.
However, with He Xiuzhu and the others having left with Elder Dan Wushuang, Li Xuan naturally had no suitable opponents to spar with. With a thought, Li Xuan’s gaze shifted to the back mountain of Sacred Yuan Peak.
Through his divine sense, Li Xuan had detected a clue in the back mountain of Sacred Yuan Peak. Even now, traces of powerful life fluctuations were still emerging.
Since He Xiuzhu and the others were not here, there must be other creatures. Apart from beasts, Li Xuan could not think of anything else that fit these characteristics.
“As expected. This place is enough for me to stretch my legs,” Li Xuan said with great delight as he looked at everything before him.
At his gaze, powerful beasts occasionally darted out. However, these beasts soon disappeared back into the deep forest.
Li Xuan sensed slightly and realized there was a barrier in the back mountain, which explained why these beasts could not leave.
Furthermore, through his senses, Li Xuan discovered that most of these beasts had reached the Profound Gaze Realm and above. Some even made Li Xuan feel immense pressure, indicating how powerful these beasts were.
*Whoosh!*
With a whistling sound, Li Xuan’s figure shot into the deep forest of the back mountain.
At the same time, somewhere, Dan Wushuang’s heart stirred slightly, and his gaze looked into the distance. A smile played on his lips.
“Elder Dan, what did you sense that’s making you so happy?” Wang Kun, who was being chased by a colossal skeleton, asked upon seeing this.
“Focus on your training, why worry about trivial matters! If you get hit by the Bone Spirit, you’ll be bedridden for half a month,” Dan Wushuang said sternly.
Whether it was intentional or not, in the next moment, Wang Kun’s scream echoed.
*Bang!*
With a loud crash, Li Xuan’s body slammed heavily onto the ground from mid-air.
“Cough, cough… This damned fellow is so thick-skinned.” Li Xuan coughed twice, his eyes, still on the ground, fixed on a giant rhinoceros beast staring at him.
If not for Li Xuan’s extraordinary physique, that collision alone would have likely left him severely injured.
Moreover, from the massive eyes of the giant rhinoceros beast, Li Xuan could tell that it would charge at him again the next moment.
*Dong, dong, dong!*
As the giant rhinoceros beast charged again, the earth trembled. Li Xuan quickly leaped up like a carp and swiftly moved away from his previous position.
Li Xuan’s mind raced, and the power of his physical body surged.
With Li Xuan’s intent, they all rushed towards the giant rhinoceros beast.
*Boom!*
With a deafening roar, the massive rhinoceros beast crashed heavily to the ground, unable to rise.
*Hoo.*
Li Xuan took a deep breath. In the previous clash, he had not gained any advantage at all. Moreover, if Li Xuan’s physique had not reached the Myriad Phenomena Realm, he would not have been able to withstand it.
“The rhinoceros beast is so powerful, is it due to the spiritual energy here?” Li Xuan summoned Shi Jian and killed the giant rhinoceros beast with a single sword strike, then set up a fire to roast it. The flesh of such a powerful beast would naturally be more nourishing.
After entering the deep forest of the back mountain, Li Xuan’s first target was this giant rhinoceros beast at the Profound Gaze Realm as a warm-up.
However, the result exceeded Li Xuan’s expectations. Within ten rounds of engagement, Li Xuan was knocked flying by the giant rhinoceros beast.
Furthermore, the skin and flesh of the giant rhinoceros beast were extremely thick. Even with Li Xuan’s extraordinary physique, he could not inflict significant damage.
Fortunately, Li Xuan finally used his full strength to defeat the giant rhinoceros beast; otherwise, his first battle would have been a failure.
Li Xuan took a bite of the roasted leg and murmured, looking into the depths of the forest, “It seems this practical training plan here needs to be approached with caution.”