My Arts Evolve When Perfected

After the sect competition, news that the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s strength had been greatly diminished would eventually spread to the other major powers in Sunset City. By then, however, it would have nothing to do with Jiang Qiu. He had simply followed the designs for the Array of the Reversed Sky from his memory, combining them with the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s original Sect Guardian Array to create a new, perfected array.

It was an Advanced Array called the Hundred Ghosts Slaying Realm. Anyone below the Fusion Realm who entered would be crippled, if not killed, their souls unable to find peace for eternity. Originally left behind by the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s Ancestor, the Hundred Ghosts King, it had been modified by Jiang Qiu. When activated, the array would create a Realm spanning a hundred-mile radius, a death sentence for anyone beneath the Fusion Realm.

Of course, the resource consumption was enormous. Activating it just once would be the end of the entire Hundred Ghosts Sect. It was an array on the level of mutual destruction.

This was the safeguard Jiang Qiu left for the Hundred Ghosts Sect on the eve of the Netherworld Dynasty’s opening of the Great Secret Realm. It had taken considerable effort. The moment the array’s layout was complete, the temperature throughout Sunset City plummeted, and a white frost appeared.

The Sect Leaders of the other three major sects, and even the City Lord of Sunset City, all came out of seclusion to gaze south. They saw, in the mountain range outside the city, countless souls transforming into nightmarish asuras, rising from the Earth Veins to surround the Hundred Ghosts Sect, exuding an endless, malevolent aura.

"What’s going on? Weren’t the Hundred Ghosts Sect severely wounded by a mysterious eight-headed powerhouse, with even their Sect Leader falling? How can they still create such a huge commotion?"

"Could the legendary Hundred Ghosts Slaying Realm have been activated? Is someone trying to probe their defenses?"

Countless experts in the city were terrified, their palms sweating. They sensed that if they dared to rush in at this moment, they would be killed in an instant.

Even the Fusion Realm experts among them felt their hearts race. Though they might be able to protect themselves, they feared everything around them would be utterly destroyed.

This was an Advanced Array that even Fusion Realm experts had to think twice about!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. As expected of the sect founded by the Hundred Ghosts King. Their hidden reserves are truly profound..."

Gradually, the other three major sects reined in their ambitions, each settling down to wait quietly in their own territories for the opening of the Teleportation Array in the Netherworld Dynasty’s Capital City.

"Bai Mo, Snow, you must be careful on your trip to the Netherworld Dynasty Capital." Near the special Teleportation Array in Sunset City, Bell Fish bid farewell to the two of them, surrounded by dozens of Elders seeing them off. "Though the Great Secret Realm is said to be related to a True Dragon and may hold a tremendous opportunity, too many experts are going. There are even many from other Great Realms. Don’t let your guard down."

"Understood," Jiang Qiu said with a light laugh, gently pushing away Snow, who was clinging to his chest. "I can handle myself."

Information about the Great Secret Realm near the Capital City was already confirmed. There were no Cultivation restrictions or other limitations for experts wanting to enter. Moreover, it was said that Dragon Spirit Fish existed inside.

Dragon Spirit Fish were a magical species of fish from legend, nourished by the spirituality of the Dragon Race. They absorbed the essence of heaven and earth and could also be called physical manifestations of Spirit Charm, incomparably pure.

Historical records told of a Peeping Dao Realm genius who once stumbled into a small Secret Realm and unexpectedly encountered a young Dragon Spirit Fish. After nurturing it for a thousand years, he absorbed it in a single day, ignoring all bottlenecks to break through directly into the Dao Entry Realm.

Ten thousand years later, he achieved Fusion without any bottlenecks!

It could be said that after absorbing a Dragon Spirit Fish, advancing through the Realms after Peeping Dao was effortless; one only needed to spend time on Cultivation.

After all, anyone who could cultivate to the Fusion Realm, no matter the era, could be called a genius, someone capable of founding their own sect in the Yin Yang Great Realm. This gave a glimpse of the Dragon Spirit Fish’s true value.

In a way, the Dragon Spirit Fish was even more valuable than an Enlightenment Fruit.

Of course, the Dragon Spirit Fish had many special qualities. Breaking through bottlenecks effortlessly was just one of its minor advantages. Its most dazzling attribute was that it was born from the spirituality of the Dragon Race.

If Snow could consume and refine a Dragon Spirit Fish, her Soul Realm might approach the Dao Entry Realm, and her Dragon Race bloodline would likely be purified.

With this in mind, Jiang Qiu and Snow bid farewell to the members of the Hundred Ghosts Sect and stepped directly onto the Teleportation Array specially prepared by the Sunset City Lord.

Several hundred masked Cultivators had already gathered here. They were all experts from the major sects in Sunset City, along with some powerful Independent Cultivators.

"You two are the Saint Heirs of the Hundred Ghosts Sect?"

The old man in the Dao Entry Realm responsible for guarding the Teleportation Array opened his eyes and looked over, startling the person in charge of registration into taking two steps back to avoid blocking his view.

A Dao Entry Realm expert was practically a peak powerhouse in Sunset City, to say nothing of the fact that this man was a figure stationed by the Sunset City Lord’s manor, his status extraordinary.

Of course, someone sent to guard the Teleportation Array would be no ordinary person.

"We are."

Jiang Qiu nodded in response, his gaze steady and unwavering. ’Bell Fish already reported my information to Sunset City, and I passed the first level of inspection for entering the Inner City long ago. There shouldn’t be any problems.’

’As for Snow, though she’s my Cultivation Dish and not a normal person, the rules state she should be considered my equal in status. From a certain perspective, she’s a part of me, so she can also be called a Saint Heir. Whether to call her a Saintess or a Saint Heir is a matter of personal preference; the Yin Yang Great Realm has no concept of gender.’

"I heard that during the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s competition, most of the Direct Disciples in the entire sect lost to you two. And you’ve already reached the Peeping Dao Realm at such a young age?"

The old gatekeeper scrutinized the two, not with any intention of intimidation, but with immense surprise. He found that he could perceive Snow was a Soul Body, yet at the same time, he couldn’t.

’Without a careful inspection, Snow seems like a normal person!’

’This doesn’t resemble the methods of the Hundred Ghosts Dao at all. I’ve seen many experts from the Hundred Ghosts Sect over the years, but most of them are ’solitary,’ their Cultivation Dishes long since fused to some unknown extent.’

’It seems this isn’t the ordinary Hundred Ghosts Dao. They might even be walking a completely different path from the rest of the Hundred Ghosts Sect...’

"Just a fluke," Jiang Qiu said with a faint smile, resting a hand on Snow’s shoulder. "It was all thanks to her."

"Huh?"

Snow froze for a moment, staring at his mask, trying to read some different emotion from the only part of him that was visible—his eyes. But even on a soul level, he was utterly calm, without a single ripple.

’Was it really all thanks to me?’

’For real?’

"HISS..." The old gatekeeper drew a sharp breath. His gaze shifted from the ordinary-looking Jiang Qiu to Snow’s Dragon Maiden form, which was floating three inches off the ground on tiptoe. "Truly extraordinary. Ten years ago, I heard that the Hundred Ghosts Sect performed the Yin Yang Summoned Life ritual. A genius arrived, and snow fell across the entire sect."

"But for some special reason, she couldn’t cultivate. Now, after being bound to you, she can cultivate again, and has even reached this level in such a short time. What a stroke of fortune."

After exclaiming in amazement, a hint of jealousy couldn’t help but slip out. Waving his hand, the old gatekeeper gestured with his eyes. "Go on in. Nowadays, you two are the only ones from the Hundred Ghosts Sect willing to go to the Capital City. I wish you a great fortune..."

"Thank you for your auspicious words, senior. We will have our great fortune."