As the voice fell,

An indescribable force spread out with an irresistible pressure.

In the depths of the forest, the long-haired figure hidden in the darkness exploded without warning, and the demonic ghost barrier around the crowd shattered layer by layer at this moment.

With the death of the ghost mother, the ghost child instantly turned into ashes, and with a gust of wind, not even a speck of dust was left.

The person controlling the ghost child lost their puppet and could no longer communicate with Gu Chi.

The entire forest became deathly silent for a moment.

Until a "clang" sound.

Lin Anping's sword fell to the ground.

He still maintained the posture of holding the sword, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Bai Qi's small mouth seemed to be holding an invisible egg, her gaze vacant, unable to speak for a long time.

The remaining three people looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, they saw trembling pupils.

A single sentence killed the second realm ghost, the mother and child of resentment. I'm afraid even the Sect Master wouldn't be able to do that, right?

Could it be that they... have encountered a true immortal in the transcendent realm?

In fact, whether it's "immortal," "immortal sovereign," or "true immortal," they are all respectful titles for the strongest cultivators in Northern Rivers. In their eyes, the third realm is already the limit of mortal flesh, and the transcendent realm above the third realm is a realm beyond shackles, an immortal that cannot be defeated by human power.

Just like how common people would call a cultivator who can fly in the sky and travel underground an immortal, regardless of their cultivation level.

This is also one of the reasons why Qinghuan Tower has been flourishing for many years. It's because they are immortals!

Thinking back to when he had just treated Gu Chi as an ordinary person without spirit power and called him "brother," Lin Anping felt his face burning with shame, but he had a good character after all. He forcibly suppressed his panic and lowered his head to Gu Chi, saying, "Junior has offended the Immortal Sovereign before, and I hope the Immortal Sovereign can forgive me!"

He didn't dare to call Gu his big brother anymore.

"Please forgive me, Immortal Sovereign!" The other three people also hurriedly spoke up.

Only Bai Qi was in a panic, not knowing what to do. Not only did she call the Immortal Sovereign her brother, but she also touched the Immortal Sovereign's treasure. What should she do now...

After thinking it over, the girl became so anxious that she had no choice but to take out all the books from the package and offer them with both hands. "Please, please accept them, Immortal Sovereign!"

Gu Chi didn't accept them, nor did he say anything.

He was thinking about one thing.

The Speech Spirit Technique at 6 Dao Yun was able to instantly kill a second realm ghost without being seen or touched, so can the remaining Dao Yun kill a third realm cultivator face to face?

If it can, can he quickly raise his realm by obtaining enough resources and information through this battle?

It seems difficult.

The most difficult thing to deal with is not the cultivator himself, but the sect and connections of the other party.

If one is not careful, they may face endless pursuit.

Gu Chi thought for a moment, opened his personal panel, and prepared to check the experience bar first to see how fast he could level up through automatic cultivation.

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Player: Gu Yuan

Current Gender: Male

Number of Game Sessions: 2

Level: 5

Physique: 6

Spirit: 9 (+0.1)

Agility: 5

Strength: 6

Charm: 9

Talent: None

Skills: Stone Skin Technique lv1, Dream Manipulation Technique lv6 (+1), Melodious Fairy Sound, Positive Yang Mind Technique (Spirit)

Special: Dao Technique - Speech Spirit

Dao Yun: 22/35 (+)

Realm: Mortal Realm

Cultivation: 1/1000 (↑)

"Click to view real-time ranking of current instance"

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Wait a minute... Dao Yun (+)?

Gu Chi suddenly lost interest in cultivation speed.

When he tested the relationship between his name and reputation earlier, he opened the panel twice and didn't see this plus sign.

So it's filled with fear of overflowing?

Gu Chi tapped the "+".

【You can choose one ability to refine into Dao Yun. After refining, the ability will disappear.】

【Note: This operation is irreversible, please choose carefully】

Gu Chi's breathing became slightly rapid, and he chose the recently comprehended Positive Yang Mind Technique.

【Lost Ability: Positive Yang Mind Technique】

【Dao Yun +1】

The symbol for cultivation behind his cultivation disappeared, and Dao Yun became 23/35.

Only then did Gu Chi accept the book from Bai Qi's hand. He had been silent all this time, and the five of them remained motionless, still keeping their heads lowered.

It was such a familiar scene.

Seeing Gu Chi finally accept the book, Bai Qi and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Gu Chi opened the "Positive Yang Mind Technique" for the second time.

No response.

It seems that skills cannot be comprehended repeatedly.

So Gu Chi switched to the book "Spirit Fire Art."

【Obtained Temporary Ability: Spirit Fire Art (Spirit Grade)】

【Spirit Fire Art: Transform spirit into fire. When using this fire to refine treasures or pills, the success rate can be slightly increased】

Gu Chi tapped the "+" again.

【Lost Ability: Spirit Fire Art】

【Dao Yun +1】

Hmm, I didn't misunderstand.

So, what happens when the Speech Spirit Technique is combined with Infinite Endurance?

"Hoo."

Gu Chi let out a gentle breath.

His previous idea was correct, he needed to change his strategy.

Northern Rivers is vast, with nine major sects and one dynasty, and there are hundreds of smaller sects below them. It shouldn't be difficult to gather a thousand or so cultivation techniques.

He can't defeat the top sects, but it shouldn't be a problem to bully the medium and small-sized sects.

According to the current discovered instance settings, increasing his realm will likely come with an increase in personal attributes. This means that the Speech Spirit Technique can have a higher upper limit. Even if he fights against a transcendent realm cultivator head-on, his chances of winning will not be low.

With a plan in mind, Gu Chi became even more calm.

He leisurely flipped through the books given to him by Bai Qi.

There were a total of six books, and his Dao Yun recovered to 28.

And at this moment,

In the forest, more than ten dark figures were rapidly approaching."Big brother..."

"What big brother, call me senior brother!" The man referred to as 'big brother' said discontentedly, "How many times have I told you, we need to keep up with the times."

"Right, right, keep up with the times." The other man quickly agreed, then said, "Senior brother, the Soul Jade just lit up, Master Gong is summoning us back."

"I know."

"So, should we retreat?"

"Retreat my ass." The senior brother muttered, "Are you stupid? Have you forgotten where our sect is?"

Junior brother: "I haven't forgotten..."

"If you haven't forgotten, why are you asking?" The senior brother said in a tone of disappointment, "Our sect is behind Yin Mountain, and this is Yin Wind Forest. Isn't it convenient to capture people on the way home?

Are they supposed to deliberately bypass the target right under their noses?

Although the sect has rules that when the Soul Jade lights up, all current tasks must be dropped and they must return to the sect immediately, rules are dead, people are alive. Master Gong doesn't know what they're doing at this moment.

The urgent summon back to the sect probably means that he has temporarily given up on the Life-Sustaining Pill and has more important matters to attend to.

In other words, Master Gong has given up hope of capturing people and finding the pill at this moment, but if they bring both the people and the pill back, perfectly completing the task, wouldn't that be a big surprise for Master Gong?

"Do you know why you're the junior brother and I'm the senior brother?" The senior brother lectured, "Think more when you do things."

The junior brother hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, senior brother is right!"

"Let's go, take action!"

With a wave of the senior brother's hand and a command, more than ten people jumped out from the forest, surrounding Gu Chi and his team.

Lin Anping and the others were first startled, but then seeing Gu Chi's calm demeanor, their hearts settled down.

With the Immortal Sovereign here, what was there to fear?

"Do you know what you're doing?" Lin Anping shouted.

"Kid from Zhengyang Sect, it's not your turn to speak here." The senior brother, with sharp eyes, also noticed the jade pendants on their waists. He snorted, then turned to Gu Chi: "Hand over the Life-Sustaining Pill and come with us, or else... die!"

His aura was very strong.

But Lin Anping looked at him as if he were a fool.

Did he hear that right?

This guy said he wanted the Immortal Sovereign to die?

Just as Lin Anping was about to speak, he was stopped by Gu Chi.

"Did you mark the Life-Sustaining Pill?" Gu Chi asked.

"Or what?" The senior brother scoffed, "Don't tell me someone really thinks that our Mountain Ghost Sect's things are easy to take?"

Oh, the Mountain Ghost Sect, just in time.

"Alright, I admit defeat this time." Gu Chi stood up and said, "One person does the deed, one person takes the responsibility. Don't make it hard for them, I'll go with you."

"I didn't expect you to be so loyal." The senior brother said sarcastically, then agreed and stepped aside, saying, "Please."

The strength of Zhengyang Sect was not inferior to that of Mountain Ghost Sect. It was best not to fight if possible, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

And so, under the strange gazes of Lin Anping and the others, Gu Chi followed the senior brother of Mountain Ghost Sect towards Yin Mountain.

Meanwhile, behind Yin Mountain, in the main hall of Mountain Ghost Sect.

Master Gong, with disheveled hair, was currently painting.

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His face was gaunt, blood was still seeping from the corner of his mouth, and his clothes were stained with bright red marks. He looked extremely disheveled, obviously severely injured.

But he seemed oblivious to this, focusing entirely on his painting.

The Mountain Ghost Sect had developed from a small mountain village to its current state, thanks to his ability to adapt to circumstances, knowing when to advance and when to retreat.

He had originally thought that the person who stole the Demon Hunting Spirit was just an ordinary cultivator of the First or Second Realm, so he set up an ambush in Yin Wind Forest after receiving the news. However, he didn't expect a true god to show up.

The moment his painstakingly cultivated Mother and Child Resentful Ghosts were killed in an instant, Master Gong understood that this young man was not someone he could afford to provoke.

So he ignored his injuries, spat out blood, and immediately lit up the Soul Jade to summon all the disciples of Mountain Ghost Sect who were outside, to prevent them from causing trouble. He then used his memory to sketch Gu Chi's portrait, so he could tell his disciples to avoid this person in the future!

Master Gong was afraid that his drawing wouldn't be accurate enough, so he thought for a long time before making each stroke.

Finally, a quarter of an hour later, the portrait was completed, bearing a seventy percent resemblance to Gu Chi.

Master Gong then put down his brush, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and swallowed a healing pill.

At the same time, a loud voice came from outside the hall.

"Master, we've brought the person back for you!"

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