The next morning, Luo Qingyi opened her eyes early. Lightning danced across her body, and her eyes emitted a blue-green glow.

"With the Heavenly Thunder refining my body and the Beast Spirit Flesh, my physical strength has been tempered once again."

Luo Qingyi clenched her fist. Her physical strength now rivaled that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and she could even hold her own against some late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The flesh of the great demon Claw Limb and the lightning from the battery had elevated her physique to an unimaginable level.

"Have I reached the stage of Body Cultivation?"

Luo Qingyi shook her head. Around her, the sect masters of various sects also opened their eyes, looking at their bodies in disbelief.

Just the exposed lightning had greatly enhanced their bodies, something they couldn't even dream of normally.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Some cultivators reacted and hurriedly bowed towards the sky.

This favor was immense.

Bai Ling opened her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyi, then sighed.

"Qingyi... still not enough..."

"Master, it's fine. This is already good."

Luo Qingyi shook her head.

"Fourteenth level of Qi Refinement..."

The little junior sister beside her looked at Luo Qingyi with concern.

Traditionally, Qi Refinement only had ten levels, but Luo Qingyi had already reached the fourteenth level with no sign of breaking through.

Bai Ling had hoped to use the battery's lightning to force Luo Qingyi to break through, but it was still not enough.

It seems Qingyi's constitution...

"Qingyi, you've always been curious about your origins, haven't you?"

Bai Ling suddenly spoke, and Luo Qingyi was taken aback, immediately looking at Bai Ling.

She had been brought here as a baby, knowing nothing about her parents or her origins, and Bai Ling had never mentioned it.

"...Among the Half-Demons, I sensed a familiar aura. If I'm not mistaken, it's here to hunt us down, or more precisely, you."

Luo Qingyi was stunned.

"If we can get through this safely, I should tell you everything."

Bai Ling slowly stood up, her entire body floating.

The other sects also noticed Bai Ling's unusual state and quickly looked up.

Below Qingyuan Mountain, a figure was also slowly rising.

"Is that a human? How is he among the Half-Demons?"

The little junior sister exclaimed.

Heyu, who had been watching, also became serious. Was a fight about to break out?

Should he help them? Hmm, it's still too small. If he intervened, he might accidentally destroy Qingyuan Mountain.

He pondered, looking for something more precise...

Heyu rummaged through his room.

Meanwhile, Bai Ling looked at the distant elder and slowly spoke.

"Seventh Elder, long time no see."

"Heh, you still recognize me, Bai Ling. You've got some nerve, hiding from us for twenty years. No wonder you left the sect with Luo Qingyi back then."

The Seventh Elder spoke slowly, and Hei Lie, who had been watching, suddenly noticed the elder's expression change.

Is this the power of an Elemental Infant old monster? Clearly, he seemed so frivolous before, not taking them seriously, but once the battle started, he didn't underestimate any enemy.

At this moment, seven flying swords slowly emerged around the Seventh Elder, and his aura reached its peak, clearly ready to go all out.

"For the sake of our shared sect, hand over Luo Qingyi, and I'll give you a quick death. Otherwise..."

Bai Ling sighed deeply.

"Seventh Elder, does the Dao Xuan Sect really have to take this path?"

The Seventh Elder sneered, and the seven flying swords danced wildly in the air, sword qi crisscrossing.

Then, the seven flying swords suddenly unleashed a powerful sword qi, which gathered together, seemingly about to tear the sky apart.

"Go!"

The sword qi tore through the firmament, heading straight for the Formation Core of the Sect-Protection Grand Array.

Bai Ling hurriedly tried to intercept it with her sword, but the next moment, the Seventh Elder was already in front of her.

Lightning surged from Bai Ling's body, but the Seventh Elder, relying on his extensive combat experience, found a flaw in Bai Ling's defenses and broke through with his hand as a sword.

Bai Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, barely able to maintain her flight.

No, the gap was too large. The Seventh Elder had broken through to Elemental Infant for over a thousand years, and she hadn't even reached Elemental Infant, not a match at all.

"It seems you're determined to protect Luo Qingyi. Fine, since you're the disciple of the Holy Maiden, I'll give you a quick death!"

The Seventh Elder casually wiped the blood from his hand, and at this moment, the massive sword qi shattered the Sect-Protection Grand Array, destroying the Formation Core.

No one dared to stop it; it was the sword qi of an Elemental Infant old monster's seven swords.

The Half-Demons below, seeing the formation that had troubled them for a whole year so easily broken, were dumbfounded.

"Hei Lie, what are you waiting for!"

In the sky, the Seventh Elder suddenly shouted.

Hei Lie was startled, then immediately roared:

"Attack with me!"

Instantly, the Half-Demons surrounding Qingyuan Mountain erupted in roars, surging towards Qingyuan Mountain.

Without the formation, Qingyuan Mountain couldn't hold.

The sects on the mountain were instantly dumbfounded. Who would have thought the formation they relied on would be so easily broken?

Are the cultivators of the Middle Lands really this terrifying?

These small sects, seeing Bai Ling subdued in one move and the grand array severed by sword qi, realized from the start that this battle was a farce.

"Sister Qingyi, run!"

The little junior sister, seeing the situation was dire, immediately pulled Luo Qingyi to flee, but soon, a figure fell from the sky, and upon closer inspection, it was Bai Ling.

At this moment, Bai Ling was in a miserable state, her body devoid of intact skin, with a terrifying blood hole in her abdomen, her aura weak.

"Run? Heh, I've let you live twenty more years, and you still want to run?"

The Seventh Elder slowly descended, blocking Luo Qingyi's path.

"No one is leaving!"

The sect masters behind quickly shouted:

"Miss Luo, quickly call Senior Zhetian for help!"

"If you don't call now, it'll be too late!"

Hearing this, Luo Qingyi's mind was in turmoil.

Senior He had already helped her too much, and the person before her was too powerful. What if Senior couldn't defeat him and died here?

"Zhetian? Such arrogance!"

The Seventh Elder, upon hearing this name, burst into laughter.

He had never heard of anyone daring to call themselves Zhetian in the Middle Lands, and yet, in this small Great Wildlands, someone dared to use such a name.

How laughable.

Wow, this old man is so arrogant.

Heyu, rummaging through his things, suddenly heard the old man laughing at him and got angry.

But these little sprites were too close, and if he acted, he would definitely harm Luo Qingyi.

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The piezoelectric igniter from last time couldn't be used; it was too close.

At this moment, Heyu suddenly remembered the laser pointer he bought from a street stall last time.

Heyu hurriedly searched himself and indeed found the laser pointer.

Then, Heyu looked at the glass case.

This thing... should be useful, right?