Chapter 569 - 569: Cooperation

The First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter requires condensing nine complete Blood Talismans.

But right now, for his first Blood Talisman, Chu Qingyun had only managed to condense three blood-red marks next to the Blood Talisman Core. He was still a long way from forming a complete Blood Talisman.

This Secret Technique was clearly the type that required years, even decades, of continuous accumulation and cultivation.

Normally, within the Blood Sect of two thousand years ago, only Inner Sect Elders at or above the Earth Emperor Realm would be qualified to practice a Secret Technique of this level.

Once one's strength reached that level, breaking through again required a long period of slow accumulation, unless a rare opportunity presented itself.

Therefore, they had ample time to slowly cultivate this Secret Technique.

As for Chu Qingyun, the time he had spent on the path of the Martial Dao was, after all, still too short.

So, even with the Blood Pill allowing the Blood Talisman Core to absorb his blood without restraint, the pace of this cultivation still seemed far too slow compared to his overall training time and even his age.

At this rate, he probably wouldn't even succeed in mastering the First Layer by the time he reached the Martial King Realm...

The next morning, Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai came to visit Chu Qingyun.

With the help of an Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Pill and an ample supply of Primordial Spirit Liquid from Mu Xiaoxiao, Dai had finally broken through the previous night. He was now a seventh-level Martial Spirit, having stepped into the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Previously, due to his lower Realm, Dai had been helpless against the seventh-level Martial Spirits in the sect.

But now that he had successfully broken through, his one move that touched upon the Intention Realm would be enough to handle most seventh-level Martial Spirits. He could even put up a fight against an eighth-level Martial Spirit.

As for Mu Xiaoxiao, while acting as Dai's Protector, she had also attempted to break through to the eighth-level Martial Spirit Realm.

And, surprisingly, her attempt was a success.

Not long after Dai's breakthrough, she also succeeded, advancing to become an eighth-level Martial Spirit!

With her strength, Sword Qi, and a Tier Four Martial Soul, Mu Xiaoxiao was definitely considered a powerhouse among eighth-level Martial Spirits.

Unfortunately, she still hadn't reached the Entry Level with her Sword Intent.

Otherwise, once she mastered a move that touched upon Sword Intent, she would immediately have the power to match a ninth-level Martial Spirit.

All three of them had advanced by one level in their Realms.

This brought a significant boost to their strength, especially for Chu Qingyun and Dai.

The three chatted for a while, but it wasn't long before someone knocked on the door.

Chu Qingyun opened the door to find three new disciples who had just joined the sect, all of them at the seventh-level Martial Spirit Realm.

"Can I help you three?"

Chu Qingyun invited them inside and asked.

Upon entering the room, surprise and delight instantly appeared on their faces. "You... You all broke through?"

Chu Qingyun and his friends weren't deliberately concealing their auras.

Moreover, since they had all just broken through, the Primordial Power fluctuations within their bodies were still quite strong, so the three visitors noticed it at a glance.

"This is great! Chu, Miss Mu, we've actually come to discuss something with you."

"After you left yesterday, those twenty-odd Inner Sect Disciples..."

One of the three explained everything that had happened yesterday.

After hearing his story, both Chu Qingyun and Mu Xiaoxiao frowned slightly.

They hadn't expected that after failing to intimidate Chu Qingyun and seize his Saint Extreme Points, those guys would turn their attention to the new disciples who had just joined.

This was clearly an act of venting their frustrations.

For them, it might just be a way to teach new disciples like Chu Qingyun a lesson, let off some steam, and vent their frustration over their failure.

However, for Chu Qingyun and the others, if they couldn't enter the Saint Extreme Tower within their first six months, the impact on their future would be enormous.

Chu Qingyun still remembered how Qi Hao had earnestly warned him when he first joined that his first attempt at the Saint Extreme Road was something he had to take very seriously.

"The three of you came here together, so I assume you already have an idea?"

Chu Qingyun thought for a moment before looking at the three and asking.

The man who had spoken before nodded and said, "Chu, our thinking is that the new disciples should band together. Since they're targeting us, we naturally need to unite and resist them together."

The news that Chu Qingyun, as a sixth-level Martial Spirit, had easily defeated Dong Lichen and his group had already spread among the new disciples.

That was why the three of them, all seventh-level Martial Spirits, had come to find Chu Qingyun today.

And upon seeing that Chu Qingyun had advanced to the Celestial Spirit Realm, their attitude became even more respectful.

"Alright. When the time comes, we'll work together to resist the troublemaking of those older disciples."

Chu Qingyun agreed without much hesitation.

He already had a grudge with those older disciples.

But between Chu Qingyun and these new disciples, there was no conflict of interest. The new disciples knew they weren't strong enough and had never considered going after Chu Qingyun's Saint Extreme Points.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There was no harm in dealing with those troublemakers together.

Since Chu Qingyun had agreed, Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai naturally had no objections either.

Having secured the help of two seventh-level Martial Spirits and one eighth-level Martial Spirit, the three visitors became all smiles. They discussed things for a little longer before leaving.

This month's challenge of the Saint Extreme Road was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

After learning that someone would be causing trouble, Chu Qingyun and his friends felt a certain amount of pressure.

The three of them had only just broken through to their new Realms.

Thus, none of them wasted any time.

For the next day or so, they each returned to their own residences to cultivate in seclusion. They focused on Refining some Primordial Spirit Liquid to consolidate their Primordial Liquid and completely stabilize their new Realms.

A day passed quickly.

From the end of last month's Saint Extreme Road challenge to the start of this month's, a total of twenty-seven new disciples had accumulated, including Chu Qingyun and his two friends.

Among them were several faces Chu Qingyun and the others recognized from Celestial Martial City.

During the sect's entrance examination in Celestial Martial City, these few had even mocked Chu Qingyun's group.

But later, Chu Qingyun not only won the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference in one fell swoop but also drove Zhou Wushang and his entire group back to the Land of Hundred Dynasties, which had left them utterly aghast.

And now, in such a short time, all three of them had advanced a Realm and reached the Celestial Spirit Realm, leaving those others so far behind they could only gaze at their backs.

Logically, those who participated in the same sect examination should have a closer relationship.

However, these few now kept their heads down, as if afraid of being recognized by Chu Qingyun's group.

But Chu Qingyun and his friends didn't notice them at all.

As previously planned, the twenty-seven of them gathered in the courtyard and headed together toward the location of the Saint Extreme Road challenge.