Chapter 35: Tenth-Level Peak of the Qi Gathering Realm! The Elder’s Shock! Seeing this, Zhao Yu didn’t say much. After all, Gu Yang had defeated him. It was only right for him to take the best spot. Since even Zhao Yu remained silent, the other disciples naturally didn’t dare to complain. One by one, they found their own places, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating. Time passed in a flash. Gradually, many disciples began to see gains. After all, cultivating here for just one hour was equivalent to several days of cultivation outside. After more than three hours of continuous cultivation, their improvements were significant. Zhao Yu, too, opened his eyes, his face glowing with vitality. “What a shame. I couldn’t break through to the True Condensation Realm.” He exhaled a turbid breath, shaking his head with a sigh. Although the spiritual energy here was abundant, breaking through to the True Condensation Realm was still too difficult. The True Condensation Realm wasn’t so easily attained. At this thought, he couldn’t help but glance at Gu Yang, who remained at the center of the spirit spring. Gu Yang was still deep in cultivation. Seeing this, Zhao Yu relaxed slightly. “Good, his cultivation speed is normal at least—not as freakish as his comprehension.” “Otherwise… that would really be demoralizing.” He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. After all, losing to Gu Yang earlier had dealt a bit of a blow to his pride. But there was nothing he could do. Who asked Gu Yang to have such monstrous comprehension? At such a young age, he had already grasped 30% Sword Intent… As the disciples continued cultivating, the spiritual energy in the spirit spring rapidly diminished. By the end… it had completely dried up. With no reason to stay, and with some time still left before the secret realm closed, Zhao Yu led the disciples out of the spirit spring in a grand procession. Only Gu Yang remained in the spirit spring. Sensing that the surrounding spiritual energy had been completely exhausted, Gu Yang slowly opened his eyes. He exhaled a turbid breath. “The Bone-Tempering Flower’s effects are indeed impressive—it significantly increased my absorption speed.” He marveled inwardly, then checked his current cultivation level. Tenth-Level Peak of the Qi Gathering Realm! Moreover, he faintly sensed that he was on the verge of breaking through to the True Condensation Realm! But there was no need to rush. Before breaking through, he couldn’t afford to waste his modification opportunities. He raised his head, only to freeze in surprise… The other disciples had already left. Even Zhao Yu was gone. But he didn’t dwell on it. Since the spirit spring had been drained, staying any longer would be pointless for them. “Good that they’re all gone. Now I can enjoy this all to myself.” Modify the spirit spring! The moment the modification took effect… The spirit spring erupted with dense white mist, completely enveloping the area. An incredibly pure surge of spiritual energy instantly refilled the entire spring! Feeling the even richer spiritual energy around him, Gu Yang smiled. He submerged himself fully in the spring, letting the spiritual energy-infused water nourish his body. Soon, the time limit for the Flowing Sun Secret Realm was about to end. At the entrance of the secret realm… Elder Yin and the White Sun Sect’s elder stood facing each other, their expressions cold. Suddenly, beams of white light flashed. The first to emerge were the White Sun Sect’s disciples. Among them were Lin Jie and Fang Xu. Seeing this, the White Sun Sect elder’s face lit up with joy as he hurried forward. But then, his expression darkened. All the disciples were hanging their heads, their faces filled with dejection. Even Lin Jie and Fang Xu were no exception. The White Sun Sect elder immediately questioned them. But in response, all the disciples remained silent. They simply glanced toward Elder Yin’s side. The White Sun Sect elder was baffled. Just what had happened? Before he could press further, another wave of white light shimmered. The Flowing Cloud Sect’s disciples were teleported out. Zhao Yu and his team, along with some solo-acting disciples, appeared. Gu Yang was among them. He was still in a meditative posture. Only when he sensed the absence of spiritual energy around him did he slowly rise. Elder Yin had initially assumed that the Flowing Sun Secret Realm was fraught with dangers this time, given the defeated looks on the White Sun Sect disciples’ faces. But when he saw Zhao Yu and the other inner disciples appear… He immediately noticed… Every one of them had grown stronger! And each seemed to carry a faint aura of pure spiritual energy! Clearly, they had gained immensely! “Excellent! It seems your trip was quite fruitful?” Elder Yin nodded in satisfaction. Unable to contain their excitement, some disciples quickly recounted everything that had happened near the spirit spring. One shocking revelation after another left Elder Yin wide-eyed. Li Shan had tried to kill Gu Yang, only to be slain in return? The White Sun Sect disciples had tried to seize the spirit spring but were driven off by Gu Yang and Zhao Yu? Gu Yang had sparred with Zhao Yu… and Zhao Yu lost!? And the reason for his defeat? Gu Yang had comprehended 30% Sword Intent mid-battle! For a moment, Elder Yin felt dizzy. The sheer amount of information was overwhelming. How had so much happened in such a short time? Gu Yang had broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Gathering Realm—no, wait, now it was the tenth-level peak! And he’d comprehended 30% Sword Intent! Not only that, but he had also defeated Zhao Yu, the top inner disciple. And judging by Zhao Yu’s expression, he had accepted his loss wholeheartedly. Well, of course—how could anyone not be convinced when facing 30% Sword Intent? Just how monstrous was Gu Yang’s comprehension to achieve that at seventeen years old? At this thought, Elder Yin’s gaze toward Gu Yang grew even more fervent with excitement. The Flowing Cloud Sect had truly produced a hidden dragon! Naturally, the White Sun Sect elder overheard the conversation. Now he understood why Lin Jie and the others looked so defeated. So this was what had happened. And from the discussion, he picked up on one crucial detail— Before entering the secret realm, hardly anyone had paid attention to him. He had emerged as a dark horse of unparalleled talent! His gaze instantly locked onto Gu Yang. A thick, unmistakable killing intent erupted from his eyes! For the White Sun Sect… this was far from good news! In terms of inner sect geniuses, they were already slightly behind the Flowing Cloud Sect. Lin Jie was no match for Zhao Yu. And now, the Flowing Cloud Sect had Gu Yang—someone even stronger than Zhao Yu! The more he thought about it, the more intense the White Sun Sect elder’s killing intent became. Meanwhile, Gu Yang sensed the murderous aura directed at him. For more chapters visıt 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁 But he met the elder’s gaze fearlessly. The White Sun Sect elder didn’t act immediately. With a cold snort, he summoned a flying vessel and led all his disciples away.