Seeing the swords continue to chase him, Ling Yun immediately used the Elemental Control Technique and Elemental Sword Technique at the same time, and a number of elemental swords shot towards Xuanyuan Xue’er’s swords.

*Bam… Bam…*

Xuanyuan Xue’er was surprised for a moment after she saw that, but she immediately flew towards Ling Yun as she summoned her sword back into her hand and thrust it towards him.

Instantly, several qi swords shot towards Ling Yun, but he used both techniques once again, which caused a huge explosion after his attacks collided with Xuanyuan Xue’er’s attacks.

*Boom… Boom…*

“Crap!” Ling Yun cursed as Xuanyuan Xue’er suddenly appeared behind him, and she immediately thrust her sword towards his back, but he then spun around and parried it with his scythe.

Even so, Ling Yun was knocked backwards by Xuanyuan Xue’er’s attack, and his hands felt a little numb after parrying it. ‘Sigh, I was too confident in my abilities, and I finally realized that the difference in our fighting abilities was too great.’

After that, they continued their fight, but Xuanyuan Xue’er always had the upper hand over Ling Yun, and he always found it difficult to attack her back, especially since the longer they fought, the more powerful and intense each of her attacks became.

Sometime later, Ling Yun and Xuanyuan Xue’er stepped back away from each other, and they stood in the middle of the air as their eyes continued to look at each other seriously.

In fact, Xuanyuan Xue’er could have defeated Ling Yun a long time ago, but she had no intention of doing that and chose to measure his abilities in actual combat.

“Ling Yun, I have to admit that your abilities as a cultivator are far above mine, especially with all the advantages you have over me or other cultivators, but you rely too much on all of that to defeat Lucifer and the others. As such, your fighting abilities are still far below mine now, and your abilities to read your opponent are also still minimal, so you can’t beat me in this fight.” Xuanyuan Xue’er calmly spoke to him. “However, I have been fighting for hundreds of years, and you have only been fighting for about half a year. If we fight after you hone your fighting abilities for longer, I’m sure that I won’t have the chance to attack you all, and I will definitely lose to you.”

Hearing that, Ling Yun sighed softly and replied to her. “You’re right about that, Miss Xuanyuan. Our fight this time made me realize many things, and I have to admit that I relied too much on all my advantages. Although I still want to fight with you, I know that I will not be able to defeat you with my current fighting abilities, so I think we should end our fight here, and we will fight again in the future.”

“Yes.” Xuanyuan Xue’er nodded and stored her sword. “Since our fight is over, it’s time for us to part ways.”

“Don’t you want to go to higher realms with us?” Ling Yun asked her, especially since he still wanted to fight with Xuanyuan Xue’er again.

“I want to go to higher realms.” Xuanyuan Xue’er replied as she nodded. “However, I will not go there by following you, and I will go there with my own abilities. So we will meet again in the future, and I hope you will have become stronger by that time.”

“I see.” Ling Yun nodded in understanding. “In that case, I will wait for you in the higher realms, and I will not disappoint you when we meet again.”

“That’s good.” Xuanyuan Xue’er answered as she smiled, which made the cultivators dumbfounded, especially since they had not seen her smile for hundreds of years.

After that, Ling Yun looked far away and smiled at the other ancestors; he then cupped his hands to them. “Seniors! Farewell!” ．

The ancestors nodded to him, and Xiao Feng shouted to him. “Farewell, Kid! You must reach the highest level and prove to them that cultivators from the lower realms are not inferior to them.”

“Sure!” After that, Ling Yun took all his women and the people who would join them in going to the higher realms back to Yunlong Zuzhai.

After they disappeared, Xuanyuan Chang’er flew to her sister’s side. “Did you decide not to go with him because you were thinking about the future of our clan, Big Sis?”

“En.” Xuanyuan Xue’er nodded to her. “Our ancestor’s condition is very bad, so I can’t leave our clan, or they will suffer a drastic setback like the Tang Clan. However, I will still go to higher realms in the future, but I have to break through four times before I can go there.”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Chang’er let out a heavy sigh. “Big Sis-”

“You don’t need to say anything else.” Xuanyuan Xue’er immediately interrupted her little sister. “I have thought everything through carefully, and I will not change my decision.”

However, they were shocked when a sizable crack suddenly appeared in the sky, and they were even more shocked when they saw the Celestial Fortress emerge from within it.

Although they already suspected that the appearance of the heart of the central forest had something to do with Ling Yun, they didn’t expect that there was a huge fortress beneath it, and they had never noticed it for hundreds of years.

“How… how was Ling Yun able to build such a huge fortress, Big Sis?” Xuanyuan Chang’er asked as her eyes widened.

“I’m sure that Ling Yun wasn’t the one who built it.” Xuanyuan Xue’er shook her head and explained it. “There was only one person capable of building such a huge fortress without people knowing, and he was the mysterious man who appeared in the Tang Clan hundreds of years ago.”

“I see.” Xuanyuan Chang’er nodded in understanding. “Do you think that man has brought key members of the Tang Clan to the higher realms, Big Sis? Back then, we didn’t know that higher realms existed, but we know everything now.”

“En.” Xuanyuan Xue’er nodded lightly. “I believe the key members of the Tang Clan should be in higher realms, and they must have become much stronger by now.”

Before long, the huge crack in the sky disappeared, and the Celestial Fortress shot quickly away from the earth.

Xuanyuan Xue’er sighed softly. “Let’s go back, and I will enter seclusion to pursue the peak of mortal realm cultivation.”

After that, the Xuanyuan Sisters immediately broke their returning jades, and the rest of the people also did the same.

After they all left, Yang Yuan also took his disciple to leave the cultivator peak, as Wei Feng said to him. “Master, I will enter seclusion, and I will directly face Jiang Bai after I come out. After that, I will focus on reaching the peak of mortal cultivation.”

Yang Yuan nodded in satisfaction. “Like Ling Yun, your future is still very long, and your talent is also very good, so I believe you will be able to reach the peak of mortal cultivation to go to higher realms in the future.”

“Yes, Master.” Wei Feng then clenched his fists tightly and muttered in his heart. ‘Wait for me, Ling Yun! I will definitely prove to you that I am not inferior to you, and I will go to meet you in the higher realms.’

Not only Wei Feng, but Ling Yun’s departure to the higher realms left hope for all the young cultivators in the cultivator realm, and the higher realms became the goal of their dreams.

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Meanwhile, Cai Hudie and Long Ma stood in the air with broad smiles on their faces, and their eyes kept looking towards the exit of the earth.

“How long do you think it will take for our master to reach the Emperor Realm?” Cai Hudie asked her.

“Hmm?” Long Ma raised her eyebrows for a moment. “In fact, our master can reach that stage faster than we thought, especially since there are many women by his side now. Unfortunately, he is an anomaly, and he has many oddities in his body. So he can’t improve his cultivation too quickly, or his cultivation foundation will be messed up.”

Cai Hudie sighed heavily after hearing that. “Even the original Primordial Chaos Dragon only had a single qi soul, but our master actually had ten qi souls. If the people in the higher realms knew that fact, then they would all definitely hunt him down to kill him. After all, they are too arrogant to be under anyone else, so they will definitely try to eliminate him before he can become even stronger.”

“You’re right.” Long Ma replied with an affirmative nod. “Even so, I am confident that our master can overcome all those tough challenges.”

“I hope so.”

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At Yunlong Zuzhai, Yi Mingxia was busy making arrangements for those people, especially since there were quite a lot of them. However, the majority of them decided to live in the Celestial Fortress, especially the men from all those clans, and only a few women decided to stay in the residence.

On the other hand, Ling Yun was watching the big screen inside the Celestial Fortress’ main control room, and the two loli spirits were sitting leisurely on his shoulders. “How long will it take us to arrive at Bai Zhongyi’s realm, Xiao Yin?”

Master, although her realm is also included in the lower realm, it will take us at least a month to arrive there.

– To Be Continued –