Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Those three heavenly fire barriers, each a thousand feet high, encompassed an area of a hundred miles!

This terrifying scene made many people re-evaluate the strength and foundation of the Great Xia Sword Sect!

They also witnessed just how terrifying Li Guanqi and the others truly were.

That was Heavenly Fire!!

Heavenly Fire that countless top alchemists dreamed of, willing to trade their entire fortunes for.

Yet here, it was used to set up sealing barriers as casually as ordinary beast fire.

However, Sun Miao was unaware of all this, currently racking his brains over the question Cao Yan had just raised.

Cao Yan, on the other hand, remained calm and composed from beginning to end.

He answered every tricky question fluently and even had his own understanding of the Dao of Alchemy.

Perhaps this understanding seemed superficial or immature to Sun Miao.

But the old man greatly admired Cao Yan for having such thoughts.

The two had been discussing the Dao for a full day and night, and none of the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples below had left.

Everyone was either listening attentively or sitting cross-legged in contemplation.

The old man raised his hand to extinguish the flames in the furnace, stood up, bowed, and said, "Benefited greatly from discussing the Dao with you, young master."

"This old man… concedes."

Cao Yan smiled, lifted the hem of his robe, slowly stood up, and helped the old man up.

He said with a serious expression, "This junior wouldn't dare. I have also benefited greatly from this discussion."

"Although I come from a family of alchemists, I deeply admire your practical experience, senior."

"I hope we can have more exchanges in the future. I will prepare good wine and food to welcome you."

Sun Miao's face lit up with a hearty smile upon hearing this. The young man was well-mannered, and his words and actions were those of a gentleman.

He was as warm as jade, a peerless gentleman, worthy of praise!

The old man cupped his fist and said with a smile, "Good! I will prepare a separate alchemy room for you in this Dan Peak, and you can come whenever you want!"

"Let's go. There's been quite a commotion outside these past two days. Let's go and see what's happening."

The two yielded to each other and finally stood shoulder to shoulder, leaving into the sky.

Lu Kangnian quickly conveyed the matter of teaching, and some elders in the sect suggested charging a high amount of spirit stones to make a fortune.

But Li Guanqi directly rejected it. The Great Xia Sword Sect was not short of money.

Moreover, he didn't want the benefits to go to outsiders. He wanted everyone to know.

That if you were not a disciple of the Great Xia Sword Sect, even if you were a Void Refinement Realm expert, you couldn't enter.

Whatever sect or hall, all of you get lost.

He wanted all the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples to hold their heads high outside and build an incomparably strong sense of pride in the sect!

Lu Kangnian slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "That's right! This is our own business. What are others doing here?"

"The Great Xia Sword Sect doesn't lack that little bit of money!"

At this moment, an inner sect offering walked in, bowed, and reported in a low voice.

"Sect Master, the two sects and five halls of Qingyun… all expressed their willingness to exchange ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones for three auditing qualifications…"

"And some large sects and clans from other continents have also expressed their agreement to this price…"

Lu Kangnian didn't even wait for the offering to finish speaking before waving his hand and putting an end to the matter.

"Tell all the sect forces outside that the Great Xia Sword Sect's auditing… is not for sale! No amount of spirit stones will do!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Kangnian paused slightly, then took out a jade slip and input some spiritual power.

Lu Kangnian's eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to look at Li Guanqi, who was in the lower seat, and whispered a message to him.

Li Guanqi nodded with a smile, and the man then said to the offering, "Respectfully invite the people from Zhenyue Mountain in!"

"Remember to give Shen Ye, the Lord of Zhenyue Mountain, enough respect."

Li Guanqi smiled slightly, not feeling anything inappropriate about the Sect Master's actions.

Back then, when the Great Xia Sword Sect was targeted by the Seven String Sect, Qinglong Island, and other forces, among so many sects in the Northern Region.

Only Zhenyue Mountain still maintained close ties with the Great Xia Sword Sect.

During the battle in the Ziyang Hall, the Lord of Zhenyue Mountain even led the entire sect to support them!

Adding flowers to the brocade is not a skill, sending charcoal in the snow shows true feelings.

This time, the Great Xia Sword Sect wanted to show everyone their current strength and confidence!

And also slap the faces of those sects and forces that looked down on them back then.

The rest of the matter was left to Lu Kangnian to arrange. He stood up, bowed to the figure on the high platform.

"Sect Master, you don't need me for the rest of the matter. I'll go back first."

"Haha, good, go ahead."

Afterward, Li Guanqi left the hall with Meng Wanshu, taking her to see the place where he used to practice.

Next to the hundred-foot waterfall, there were still many disciples sitting cross-legged below, cultivating diligently.

On the three thousand strange peaks, there were still many disciples climbing barefoot, with several boulders tied to their bodies.

Even if their chests were scratched by sharp rocks, they didn't care. They were sweating profusely, but their eyes were still firm!

Because the sect had always taught them that if you want to get everything, you have to risk your life to fight for it!

Moreover, there were too many legendary stories in this cultivation place of strange peaks.

Yuhu Peak summit.

Meng Wanshu soaked her feet in the pool, and the pool instantly turned into an ice pond.

The woman looked at the sunset glow in the distance, the breeze blowing on her face, and the strange peaks and rivers surrounded by clouds and mist.

"So amazing…"

"Huh? What's so amazing?"

"Such an amazing sect, the atmosphere within the sect is so united, and everyone's heart is only filled with hard cultivation."

"Everyone has an extremely strong sense of honor for the sect."

The more she said, the more incredible she felt.

She turned to look at Li Guanqi and said with a serious face, "Do you know? The stronger the sect, the more problems there are often."

"And some sects prosper because some disciples become stronger. I've seen too many of these things."

"But… without exception, these sects eventually declined!"

Li Guanqi nodded silently, pursing his lips without saying much.

The woman propped her hands on the edge of the cold pool and sighed, "But I've never seen a sect like the Great Xia Sword Sect before."

"From top to bottom, the thinking of everyone in every link is extremely upright, without a floating posture."

Li Guanqi smiled slightly upon hearing this, and said with great pride in a soft voice.

"That's why it's the sect that I, Li Guanqi, love!"

The corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curled up, recalling what his grandfather said when he went down the mountain back then.

"So that's how it is…"

Ye Feng and Xiao Chen also received Li Guanqi's message. Cao Yan returned to the other courtyard and entered a state of cultivation with a smile on his face.

The discussion with Sun Miao was also very beneficial to him, and he needed to digest it well.

He did not refuse what Li Guanqi said. After wandering around this day, he felt that the Great Xia Sword Sect… was extremely good.

Dang!! Dang!!…

The sun shone on the top of the cloud, and the bell rang nine times!

A white jade square with a radius of a thousand feet floated outside Tianjian Peak!

Li Guanqi slowly opened his eyes, wearing a gorgeous sect robe, and whispered.

"Let's go, it's going to be hard these days."

Xiao Chen brushed his hair in a coquettish manner and said narcissistically, "Let the younger brother say more today, I won't charm Qingmei to death!"

Ye Feng's face was dark the whole time, and the knuckles of his left hand holding the sword hilt were slightly white.