Inside the cloud ship, after Li Xuan entered the room, he immediately activated a shielding barrier. The next moment, Li Xuan’s figure directly entered the Zhenyu.
"This time, I should be able to break through the Martial Emperor realm." Li Xuan sat down on the spot, then took a deep breath, and with a thought, a mid-grade spirit sword floated out.
*Puchi!*
Li Xuan stabbed the sword into his dantian, then closed his eyes slightly and urged Qingxiao to absorb it.
After completely absorbing a mid-grade spirit sword, Li Xuan frowned slightly, then took out another mid-grade spirit sword and inserted it into his dantian to absorb.
*Boom!*
After a few minutes, a rumbling sound came from within Li Xuan. The aura on Li Xuan's body suddenly surged.
Soon, this aura slowly stopped after climbing to the initial stage of the Martial Emperor realm.
Initial stage of the Martial Emperor realm!
Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes, which were full of joy.
Li Xuan clenched his fists. Li Xuan felt that his current strength was several times greater than when he was in the Martial King realm.
"This is the strength of the Martial Emperor realm... It's indeed very powerful!" Li Xuan's mouth curved slightly, then he sat down and began to ponder.
"It takes ten days for Fenyu City to reach Baihua City. Logically speaking, even a strong Martial Emperor realm expert would need three days of non-stop, full-power flight to achieve this. Could the black-clothed woman who took Yao'er away be from the Hundred Flowers Sect?"
Li Xuan sighed slightly and shook his head. Unable to figure out many key points, Li Xuan simply stopped thinking about it. While he had this time, his physical body and soul strength could be further improved.
As Li Xuan thought, he acted. The sword energy within his body was urged to spread throughout his internal organs.
...
"Guest, we have arrived at Baihua City." In a flash, ten days passed, and a spiritual voice entered Li Xuan's room. Li Xuan, who was in the Zhenyu, sensed something and immediately withdrew his soul, then left the Zhenyu.
In ten days, Li Xuan had strengthened both his physical body and soul. Although he had not yet broken through, he was much stronger than before.
"Currently, my physical body is at the Bronze Bone realm, and my spiritual sense has just entered the Void. The path ahead requires me to prioritize improving my physical body and spiritual sense." Li Xuan thought, then shook his head and opened the door to walk out.
After leaving the branch of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion in Baihua City, Li Xuan moved his thoughts and walked into a teahouse. Although Li Xuan suspected that Li Yao had been taken away by the Hundred Flowers Sect, Li Xuan had no evidence at all. Now that he had arrived in Baihua City, gathering some information was the most pressing matter. And the best place to gather information was naturally these tea houses and taverns.
After finishing a pot of tea, Li Xuan sighed in frustration. Although everyone had talked a lot, Li Xuan had not heard any news about the Hundred Flowers Sect or Li Yao.
However, one piece of news did catch Li Xuan's attention.
In one month, a relic would appear in Luoyan Mountain!
Relics were the former sites of major sects in ancient times. Legend had it that relics contained not only secret techniques and divine abilities but also many spirit weapons and treasures. Moreover, after tens of thousands of years of nurturing, natural treasures were abundant. If one could obtain the opportunities within, it would be an excellent choice for improving one's cultivation.
But what made Li Xuan even more excited was the inheritance!
Every sect and force had its own inheritance, which could be said to be the foundation of its existence. If one could obtain it, it would undoubtedly be a great fortune.
"This trip is not entirely without gains. I can go and try my luck at this relic." After pondering for a moment, Li Xuan made his decision.
Although he did not get any favorable clues in the teahouse, Li Xuan indirectly learned about the Hundred Flowers Sect.
The Hundred Flowers Sect was composed entirely of female disciples, and they rarely appeared in the world for training. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Li Xuan to inquire about internal information. However, with the appearance of this relic, it was rumored that the four top talents of the Hundred Flowers Sect would all go to participate. For Li Xuan, this was undoubtedly the best opportunity to gather information.
Li Xuan believed this news to be true, as Luoyan Mountain was only a little over three hundred li away from the Hundred Flowers Sect. If a relic were to appear, the Hundred Flowers Sect, as the host, would not let go of such an opportunity.
As for the four top talents of the Hundred Flowers Sect, these four women were the proud daughters of the younger generation of the Hundred Flowers Sect. It was rumored that their strength had already reached the Martial Emperor realm three years ago. As for their current state, no one knew.
"One month's time, it seems I still need to improve my strength again."
Li Xuan thought, then got up and walked towards the outskirts of the city. Although there was still a month left, many spirit masters had already begun to set off for Luoyan Mountain. Since that was the case, Li Xuan felt that it would be better to arrive at the outskirts of Luoyan Mountain in advance to prepare.
More importantly, staying in an inn in Baihua City required money.
One day later, Li Xuan arrived at Luoyan Mountain. Upon seeing the scene of Luoyan Mountain, Li Xuan immediately confirmed that the news was true.
In the depths of Luoyan Mountain, a huge light screen stretched up to the sky. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth was extremely chaotic around Luoyan Mountain. The ground vibrated slightly from time to time, and all signs indicated that a relic was about to appear beneath Luoyan Mountain.
In addition, Li Xuan found that thirty li away from the front of Luoyan Mountain, many sect forces had already set up camp. However, Li Xuan did not recognize the attire of these sect forces at a glance, so they were likely some weaker sects.
Li Xuan retracted his gaze and his figure moved towards a mountain peak next to Luoyan Mountain. Although there were many spirit masters on this mountain peak, after Li Xuan intentionally or unintentionally exuded his Martial Emperor realm aura, none of these spirit masters stepped forward to stop him.
Soon, Li Xuan carved out a stone cave. With a thought from Li Xuan, the stone cave was sealed. Not only that, but Li Xuan also set up a sword energy barrier at the entrance. If someone broke in, Li Xuan would know immediately. If someone forcibly broke in, the sword energy would erupt instantly. Even a peak Martial King realm expert would be severely injured, if not killed.
After doing all this, Li Xuan directly circulated the Demonic God Nine Revolutions to further temper his soul strength.
Time passed quickly, and more and more spirit masters rushed to Luoyan Mountain. Among them, many spirit masters came to the mountain where Li Xuan was located, but after discovering the sword light barrier in the cave, many spirit masters chose to retreat. After all, offending a sword cultivator was worse than choosing another location.
Of course, there were also some spirit masters who were not observant. Upon discovering that Li Xuan's mountain cave had a clear view of the movements in Luoyan Mountain, they directly attacked, intending to break through the sword light barrier set up by Li Xuan.
The outcome, as expected.
A single ray of sword light shot out, and the intruder was instantly killed with a strike to the throat. After several corpses appeared outside Li Xuan's cave, the later spirit masters indeed chose to retreat.
In a flash, more than twenty days passed. The movements in Luoyan Mountain grew louder and louder. Even Li Xuan, who was in the stone cave, could no longer enter a state of peaceful cultivation.
"Fine, continuing to cultivate in seclusion like this might easily lead to qi deviation. And the relic is about to appear, so I might as well go and wait."
Li Xuan thought, then with a thought, he put away the sword light barrier and opened the stone cave to walk out.
*Boom!*
At this moment, a deafening roar sounded. Li Xuan looked up in shock and saw a beam of auspicious light shoot straight into the sky.
This relic had appeared ahead of schedule!