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n“Breathe—breathe—”

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nShen Ran, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and entering a cultivation state, kept heaving his chest.

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nTwo thick white streams of air, like flood dragons, kept flickering between his mouth and nose.

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nWith the enhancement of the Blood Cloud Powder, Shen Ran’s terrifying cultivation speed actually increased by more than 10 times.

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nHis body seemed to have transformed into a bottomless black hole that devoured the surrounding spiritual energy at an unimaginable speed.

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nAround his residence, the other servant disciples who were also cultivating within a 10-mile radius sensed that the spiritual energy in the air was rapidly thinning.

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nThey all guessed that the spiritual energy supply in the sect had decreased again.

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nAfter all, such things had happened before.

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nHowever, no one would think that spiritual energy was scarce because someone was cultivating at that moment.

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nAfter all, the surrounding disciples were not talented.

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nEven ordinary disciples with much stronger talent could not cause such a situation if they cultivated here.

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nA huge amount of spiritual energy surged into Shen Ran’s body without stopping.

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nIt penetrated deep into his limbs and bones, and his internal organs, swam along his meridians, strengthening his body at an unbelievable speed.

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nIt could be said that Shen Ran’s body was getting stronger every second.

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nHis cultivation realm also rose at a rocket-like speed.

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nEighth level of Qi Refinement!

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nNinth level of Qi Refinement!

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nTenth level of Qi Refinement!

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nPerfected Qi Refinement!

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nThe enhancement brought by the Blood Cloud Powder in his body finally burned away.

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nShen Ran slowly opened his eyes.

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n“Buzz!”

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nTwo thick golden pillars of light shot into the sky from his eyes.

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nThe space shook with it.

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nIn his body, golden runes flickered on more than 300 bones, emitting terrifying power.

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nA dignity that belonged to the Nine Heavens Supremacy spread out from him.

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nOn the Ninth Summit, all the disciples who were still sleeping suddenly woke up when they sensed the aura of the Supreme Bones.

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nThey were puzzled by the instinctive desire to kowtow to the servant disciples’ residential area.

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n“Phew—”

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nShen Ran let out a long breath and looked helpless.

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nThe spiritual energy he had just absorbed was probably enough for a thousand people to break through to the Divine Sea Realm.

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nHowever, half of the spiritual energy he absorbed was divided between the Pangu Sacred Body, the Ancient Immortal Eyes, and the Supreme Bones.

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nThe other half was infinitely compressed and purified by the Heavenly Spirit Root.

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nHe had just advanced from the seventh level of Qi Refinement to the perfected Qi Refinement Realm. He was only a step away from breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm.

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nHowever, Shen Ran sensed that the spiritual energy in his dantian had already been purified and compressed into a liquid state.

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nAny drop of liquid spiritual energy could match the full cultivation of an ordinary perfected Qi Refinement cultivator.

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nIn addition, his Pangu Sacred Body had also been strengthened.

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nWith his well-proportioned muscles, he could feel an explosive strength in any movement.

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nShen Ran estimated that his current strength was more than 10,000 catties. He could kill a cultivator at the perfected Qi Refinement Realm or even the Divine Sea Realm.

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nTherefore, although his realm seemed to be only at the perfected Qi Refinement Realm on the surface, his actual combat strength was far beyond that!

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nHe stood up and stretched.

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nAll the bones in his body crackled like fried beans.

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n“Awesome!”

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nThe pleasure of increasing his strength made Shen Ran feel very wonderful.

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nHe had not slept all night, but he was very energetic.

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nHe pushed open the door and walked out of his residence. The sky was already slightly bright.

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nShen Ran breathed in the cool morning air and felt that the future was full of hope.

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n“Plop!”

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nAt this moment, Old Xu, who had not returned all night, walked over with a mouthful of big yellow teeth. Before he could greet Shen Ran, he knelt down.

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nShen Ran quickly helped Old Xu up. When he smelled the alcohol on him, he couldn’t help but frown. “How much did you drink last night?”

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nOld Xu scratched his head in confusion. “I didn’t drink much. It was not even half of my usual amount. Why am I feeling wobbly and kneeling down? It’s really strange!”

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nLooking at Shen Ran, Old Xu felt that the current him was already different from when they first met yesterday.

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nBut he couldn’t tell exactly what was different.

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n“Why are you looking at me like that? I’m not interested in men.” Shen Ran felt goosebumps from Old Xu’s stare.

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n“Get lost! You make it sound like I’m interested in men!” Old Xu hurriedly stood up straight and yawned. “I’m going to catch up on my sleep. Remember to go to the servant quarters to receive your mission today. The servant disciples have to take on servant missions every day. If they don’t complete it for three days in a row, they will be expelled from the sect. Don’t forget that.”

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n“Don’t you have to accept missions?” Shen Ran looked at Old Xu who was walking towards his residence. He couldn’t help but be curious.

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n“Do you think I went to have fun last night? I went to complete a mission! However, not everyone can accept this mission of mine. You have to be as old as me. Alright, stop disturbing me and go take the mission.”

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nWith that, Old Xu slammed the door of the residence.

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nBefore long, the snoring inside the door began.

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nI wonder which ordinary disciple will issue a mission to let a servant disciple drink with him. Could he be an old drunkard like Old Xu?

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nShaking his head, Shen Ran walked towards the servant office.

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nThe first task of the servant disciples of the Empyrean Sword Sect was to serve the ordinary disciples of the sect.

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nEvery day, the ordinary disciples would assign various chores, such as washing clothes, cleaning the rooms, irrigating the spiritual fields, and so on.

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nThe servant disciples, who were not talented in cultivation, only had time to cultivate after completing a servant mission every day.

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nThe path of cultivation was uncertain. They still had to spend time dealing with chores. This was why the servant disciples would leave the sect, one after another.

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nUnfortunately, as a servant disciple, Shen Ran had to accept servant missions every day if he wanted to continue staying in the Empyrean Sword Sect.

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n“Your Highness Dao Seed, after our thorough investigation, we have compiled a list of everyone who appeared in the Grand Myriad Mountains yesterday. Please take a look.”

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nAfter receiving the list from his subordinate, Wang Qingxuan’s expression was very ugly.

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nHis two subordinates were killed in the Grand Myriad Mountains.

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nThe Blood Cloud Powder that he had been cultivating this month had also disappeared!

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nThis meant that his cultivation progress would slow down significantly in the next month.

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nIf news of his followers carrying the Demon Blood Cloud Powder spread, his identity as a spy from the Demon Cult would also be exposed.

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nHowever, this matter could not be reported to the sect.

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nIf he let the people from the Empyrean Sword Sect get involved in this matter, his undercover identity would definitely be exposed.

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nTherefore, Wang Qingxuan secretly got his subordinate to compile this list.

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nGlancing at the list, Wang Qingxuan read out a few names. “Empyrean Sword Sect, Luo Hao, fourth level of the Divine Sea Realm.

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nIcy Mysterious Zither Sect, Zhu Wanqing, seventh level Divine Sea Realm.

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nAsura Sect, Yan Ao, second level of the Divine Sea Realm.

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nBeast Taming Mountain, Chen Wushuang, sixth level of the Divine Sea Realm.

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nNote down these names and the sect they belong to. I want to visit them one by one!”

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nWang Qingxuan instructed his subordinates.

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nThe few names he read out were people who were good enough to kill his two sidekicks.

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nThose whose strength was lower than the seventh level of Qi Refinement, including Shen Ran, were not his suspects for the time being.

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nAs for the people he was targeting, Wang Qingxuan’s plan was to attack them first so that they would never be able to speak!

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nOnly the dead keep secrets forever.

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nAs for the reason? They had offended the Empyrean Sword Sect’s Dao Seed and were sentenced to death!

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