Chapter 427: Dongling County's First Divine Human Master

Chapter 427: Dongling County's First Divine Human Master

Qingyuan Temple.

The fine drizzle created a hazy atmosphere as it gently fell.

Xiao Qiushui, dressed in a long robe, arrived at an inconspicuous corner of the temple, where a tombstone stood.

Her fingers slowly caressed the inscription on the tombstone, and a deep sorrow gradually emerged in her eyes.

She knew that her last living relative lay beneath her.

Now, even her last relative had left her, bidding farewell to the world.

At this moment, she suddenly felt an overwhelming regret.

A regret that weighed a hundred thousand times.

She regretted the choice she had made.

Beside her, an elderly monk stood quietly under the Huaihua tree, allowing the broken petals to fall on him without making a sound.

After a while, he felt the atmosphere becoming oppressive, as if the air itself had grown heavy. He couldn't help but glance at Xiao Qiushui in front of him.

"Sister, it's my fault!" Xiao Qiushui's fingers brushed over the three characters on the tombstone, her eyes filled with sorrow.

"What is this about severing the seven emotions and six desires, and forgetting all emotions? I failed, I couldn't do it, and I was wrong too!"

"I shouldn't have let you go to your death alone. Now, even after death, you're buried in a remote corner of the temple, becoming a homeless wandering spirit!"

"Don't worry, I'll bring you home!"

Her low murmur echoed, and the surroundings returned to calm, the atmosphere becoming even heavier.

The fine drizzle continued to fall, adding a touch of melancholy.

The elderly monk watched as Xiao Qiushui leaned against the stone tombstone, her face pressed against the inscription dampened by the rain, still silent and seemingly lost in another realm.

Slowly, Xiao Qiushui closed her eyes, as if recalling or longing for something. Time passed by.

Outside Qingyuan Temple.

In front of the Hundred Steps.

"Marquess, that Palace Master is still in the temple!" said a young monk.

The middle-aged man with a stern expression nodded slightly, "Lead the way."

"Yes!" The young monk responded and led the way.

The two quickly climbed the Hundred Steps and entered Qingyuan Temple.

Amidst the misty blue smoke and hazy drizzle, Qinghe Marquess soon noticed an unusual direction within the temple.

That direction was where his concubine, Xiao Qiuyue's tomb was located.

Because Xiao Qiuyue was his concubine and couldn't be buried in the family cemetery, he chose to bury her in Qingyuan Temple, allowing her to rest in peace.

On the day Xiao Qiuyue was buried, he had personally attended.

So, even without a guide, he knew where her tomb was.

After a while, the middle-aged man turned a corner and arrived at a corner of the temple where Xiao Qiuyue was buried.

In that instant, his gaze froze, and he was taken aback.

In front of him, the fine drizzle fell from the heavens, hanging in the air like spider silk, as if suspended by an invisible force.

A woman with a graceful figure and beautiful features leaned against the cold, damp tombstone.

Looking at her face, Qinghe Marquess' eyes softened with a hint of affection.

The reason he married Xiao Qiuyue was that he couldn't marry her sister, Xiao Qiushui, so he settled for Xiao Qiuyue, who resembled Xiao Qiushui in seven ways.

Then, his gaze fell on the rain, which seemed to be in a suspended state.

Such an unusual phenomenon indicated a resonance between heaven and earth.

This meant that Xiao Qiushui had reached the realm of unity with heaven and earth.

At this moment, Xiao Qiuyue's delicate eyebrows arched slightly, and her eyes slowly opened.

She glanced around, knowing that she had achieved the realm she had longed for, yet her face remained devoid of joy.

Because in the vast world, she was now the only one left.

Her only sister was dead!

Her only nephew was dead too!

"Alas, sister!" Xiao Qiushui sighed deeply.

As her voice echoed, the frozen raindrops fell to the ground, and the drizzle resumed.

Xiao Qiushui's gaze shifted to Qinghe Marquess.

"Wait for me here!"

"Okay, Shui'er!" Qinghe Marquess' eyes softened.

The next moment, Xiao Qiushui's figure flashed, and she disappeared from the spot.

"Next time, it won't be just a warning!" A cold voice rang in Qinghe Marquess' ear.

As Xiao Qiushui's figure vanished, Qinghe Marquess reached for his neck, and his fingers were stained with blood.

"Marquess, are you okay?" The young monk saw the bloodstain on Qinghe Marquess' throat and the blood flowing out, his heart filled with panic.

"It's just a superficial wound!" Qinghe Marquess said calmly.

He wiped the bloodstain on his neck with his sleeve, and the wound became less noticeable.

"Divine Human Master!" Qinghe Marquess stared at the direction where Xiao Qiushui had disappeared, muttering in a daze.

He understood what it meant.

Xiao Qiushui had achieved the realm of unity with heaven and earth.

Gaining the Union with Heaven, with Xiao Qiushui's profound foundation, stepping into the Third Grade and becoming a Divine Human Master would be as simple as it gets.

So, at this moment, Xiao Qiushui's departure was nothing more than a step towards the Third Grade and the achievement of the Divine Human Master.

Thinking of this, his gaze fell on the corner, at Xiao Qiuyue's grave, and a hint of regret flashed through his mind.

If he had known that Xiao Qiushui could truly reach this level, how could he have chosen this place for Xiao Qiuyue's burial? He would have gone against everyone's opinion and had Xiao Qiuyue's grave placed in the family cemetery, to be with He Jinyun's.

Although such an act would go against the rules.

Because Xiao Qiuyue was only a concubine.

But the influence and importance of a Divine Human Master were enough to make him disregard these rules.

A single Divine Human Master was enough to restore the glory of the Qinghe Marquess's residence.

In the face of such power, what were rules?

"It's a pity, it's too late!"

"But it's not too late yet," another thought flashed through the Marquess's mind.

Then, he stared at the direction Xiao Qiushui had left, his eyes fixed in a daze.

In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.

Xiao Qiushui returned.

The continuous drizzle in the sky had stopped.

The gloomy sky seemed to show a hint of clearing.

At this moment, Xiao Qiushui still wore her plain white attire, arriving by stepping through the air.

Every move she made was as natural as breathing.

Seeing this, Qinghe Marquess's heart trembled.

Stepping through the air, traversing the void.

This was a skill that only a true Divine Human Master could possess.

This undoubtedly indicated that Xiao Qiushui had successfully broken through the Fourth Grade, stepping into the Third Grade, and becoming a Divine Human Master.

He watched as Xiao Qiushui slowly descended to the ground.

As Xiao Qiushui approached, he also felt the incredibly sharp aura emanating from her.

That aura, simply because she was so close, made him feel a chill that shook him to the core.

This chill was a physical instinctive reaction, one that his will could not control.

It was a natural reaction to the body's sudden lack of security.

This reaction also reminded him of the feeling he had when he was a child, powerless to even bind a chicken, and was in the same room as a fierce tiger.

Just then, Xiao Qiushui spoke calmly, "I want to take my sister's remains with me. Is there a problem?"

The first thing she did upon appearing was to declare her intentions.

"This won't do. Qiuyue is my woman!" Qinghe Marquess objected, shaking his head.

But, the next moment, Xiao Qiushui's gaze swept over him, and as it landed on him, he felt a sudden shock.

"I'm informing you, not asking!" Xiao Qiushui said calmly, her eyes devoid of emotion, her tone flat and matter-of-fact.

Then, she continued, "I'm also taking my nephew's remains with me. This is also an announcement!"

Hearing these two unquestionable statements, Qinghe Marquess's face turned pale.

"Let's go! Take me to see my nephew's grave!" Xiao Qiushui said.

After a few moments of hesitation, Qinghe Marquess sighed.

"Follow me," he said.

Facing Xiao Qiushui, who had now become a Divine Human Master, he realized he had no right to object.

A declining Qinghe Marquess's residence was no match for a Divine Human Master at their peak, with great potential to advance further.

Divine Human Masters held an extraordinary status during the heyday of Daxia's power.

Not to mention in the current era, where the court's official power was weakening.

They were privileged solely based on their strength.

A single Divine Human Master could possess the deterrence and awe of a truly elite army.

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Moreover, Xiao Qiushui's talent was exceptional. Now, having stepped into the Third Grade and becoming a Divine Human Master, the probability of her reaching the Second Grade Great Master in the future was as high as fifty percent.

A Second Grade Great Master could become an honored guest in the mansions of dukes and princes.

Not to mention the declining Qinghe Marquess's residence, even a ducal mansion at its peak would treat a Second Grade Great Master with courtesy, daring not to offend them too much.

Facing Xiao Qiushui's potential, even as the Qinghe Marquess, he could only reluctantly agree.

Moreover, he knew that Xiao Qiushui wouldn't care about such things.

If he opposed her, not only would he be unable to stop her, but he would also bring suffering upon himself.

Whether it was Xiao Qiuyue's death or He Jinyun's, either was enough to make Xiao Qiushui angry with him.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ning performed the eighteenth move, enduring the pain throughout his body as he tempered his Membrana with Chi.

Sweat gathered and merged on his skin, forming large beads of sweat that dripped down.

In the courtyard, Lin Qingyi continued to watch with her legs casually crossed, enjoying the scene.

As Jiang Ning exhaled a breath of turbid air from his stomach, his expression lightened as if a burden had been lifted.

【Goldenvolution Experience +73】

"Tsk tsk!" Lin Qingyi also clicked her tongue in amazement.

"I still prefer watching little brothers refine their bodies, it's truly a feast for the eyes!"

"I'm not that young anymore!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Take a look?" Lin Qingyi smiled, her eyes curving.

Jiang Ning: ".”

A look of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Then he turned to his panel.

【Technique】: Goldenvolution (977/10000)



He closed the panel and rested his eyes.

Even for him now, completing a round of Membrane Tempering was no small task for his body.

This burden wasn't just physical; it was also mental.

The pain during Membrane Tempering was intense, and he needed to rest.

At this moment, his mind flashed back to the situation he had discovered during the past few hours of Membrane Tempering.

After reaching Perfection in Goldenvolution.

After completing the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth moves, the experience points gained were significantly lower than before.

Previously, completing a round of these three moves for Membrane Tempering would earn him around a hundred points.

But with the Perfection of Goldenvolution, the experience points gained decreased by about two to three percent.

Each round of tempering only earned him around seventy to eighty points.

The reduction in experience points meant he would need more time.

Regarding this phenomenon, he had some guesses.

From reaching Perfection in Goldenvolution in just one day and one night, he could see how effective his Membrane Tempering was with his current vast life force.

From this, he could also draw a conclusion.

The more abundant the life force, the higher the experience point gain for Goldenvolution.

But now, his experience point gain had decreased.

Undoubtedly, this was because Goldenvolution had advanced a step further, reaching Perfection.

However, his total life force hadn't changed much.

With the increased difficulty and unchanged life force, it was natural for the experience point gain to decrease.

So, to increase the experience point gain, it wasn't difficult; he just needed to strengthen his life force.

"But the current efficiency isn't low!"

"With seventy to eighty points per round, it'll take less than two days and nights to accumulate the experience points needed for Goldenvolution Limit Break!"

"Then I'll know the Source Energy needed to break through the limit for top-tier martial arts!"

"If all goes well, my strength will reach a new level!"

Thoughts raced through Jiang Ning's mind.

At this moment, he recalled the message Xiao Emei had sent him.

It could be as fast as two to three days, or as slow as three to five days.

Calculating the time, it was already the third day.

If Xiao Qiushui was indeed coming for him, she should arrive in Dongling City within the next day or two.

The thought flashed through his mind, and as he adjusted, his mind became clear.

He had already adjusted his state and, once again, performed the sixteenth move of Goldenvolution, moving his life force and circulating his power.

【Goldenvolution Experience +78】

【Goldenvolution Experience +81】

【Goldenvolution Experience +80】

【.】

Round after round of tempering steadily increased the experience points for Goldenvolution.

Step by step, he moved towards his goal.

Suddenly, Lin Qingyi's smile as she watched Jiang Ning's cultivation vanished.

She turned her head towards the southwest.

At this moment, her gaze seemed to penetrate the tall walls, seeing beyond the obstruction.

"Such powerful spiritual energy!" Lin Qingyi murmured, her expression becoming solemn.

She could sense that at the end of the street outside the mansion, a dark cloud seemed to be slowly approaching.

At this moment, Jiang Ning also stopped the Membrane Tempering.

When Lin Qingyi noticed the anomaly, he did too.

He looked up at the sky above.

Although the sky seemed unchanged, he could feel the air in the distance going wild.

And at this moment, that spiritual energy was drawing closer.

It was as if the heavens were pressing down!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

The next moment, he closed his eyes.

Then he opened them again.

A deep azure light flashed in his eyes.

He was using his Yinshen to observe the world with Lingshi.

In an instant, he saw two blazing furnaces.

One was beside him, representing Lin Qingyi.

The other was in the southwest, outside the mansion.

Divine Human Master!!!

He instantly made a judgment in his heart.

(End of Chapter)

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