I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

It was the Heaven and Earth Laws, the violently imperishable qi turned gentle after being absorbed by the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo, making the life energy of the bamboo even more vibrant.

A faint azure light wafted up from the bamboo, illuminating Ming Yu, who now seemed to possess a bit more vitality, a bit more of a living person's appearance.

Seated cross-legged atop a mountain, Netherworld abruptly opened his eyes and turned his gaze toward a certain place.

"The aura of Qing Ling Jade Bamboo."

His figure moved, vanishing in an instant.

Xu Yan looked at Ming Yu, who held the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo in her hand and was recovering from a state of spiritual chaos, and grew pensive.

Under the rich life energy of the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo, Ming Yu seemed to "come alive," even though she was already a living person, but for some reason, at this moment, she appeared even more so.

It seemed that the previous Ming Yu was not truly alive in the full sense.

Xu Yan's curiosity intensified, finding Ming Yu to be exceedingly strange, and her descent into chaos was due to the mention of the Divine Soul—Ming Yu had pondered the meaning of the Divine Soul and thus fell into such confusion.

And the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo could help her recover from this chaos.

Perhaps this was why Ming Yu always carried the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo with her.

Ming Yu blinked, nearly back to her usual self. Xu Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Miss Ming Yu, use the power of your Divine Soul to depict your own principles or examine your own Divine Soul to portray the principles within it."

"Divine Soul?"

Ming Yu fell into thought but seemed to get stuck again; the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo in her hand once again exuded a rich life energy and a faint azure gleam.

Xu Yan observed Ming Yu's current state, and after a long while, with the aid of the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo, she gradually recovered, blinking, seemingly having forgotten what Xu Yan had just said.

"This is the Divine Soul, Ming Yu, separate a thread of your Divine Soul and imprint it on paper, and the Principle will form naturally."

This time, not only did Xu Yan mention the Divine Soul, he also separated a thread of Primordial Spirit and imprinted it on a piece of paper. In an instant, the paper seemed to come alive with the silhouette of a person upon it.

Moreover, the Divine Soul on the paper began to speak, "Just like this."

Ming Yu looked at Xu Yan's Primordial Spirit, blinked her eyes, and her pitch-black pupils gradually turned jade white. A silver-white radiance emerged.

Above her head, a fluctuation similar to the Divine Soul appeared, "Divine Soul?"

Ming Yu murmured but then she got stuck again, this time as if her brain had completely crashed, unable to recover even under the envelopment of the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo's life energy for a long time.

It seemed that Ming Yu's mind, because of pondering the Divine Soul or wanting to imitate Xu Yan and separate a thread of her Divine Soul, had ended up in an incomprehensible state, her thoughts trapped in a dead end, unable to escape.

"Ming Yu?"

Xu Yan softly called out, but Ming Yu showed no response, and he saw that in her now jade white eyes, that silver-white light was swirling as if dazed.

"Could it really be as I suspect?"

Xu Yan was somewhat surprised.

Ming Yu's current condition did not seem like that of someone with normal spiritual wisdom, and it was increasingly aligning with his speculation.

"Couldn't she possibly recover?"

Xu Yan looked at Ming Yu's eyes with the silver-white radiance still circling, as if her thoughts had come to a complete halt, unable to sort themselves out or find a way through.

Even with the help of the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo, it seemed to be of little use.

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Xu Yan scratched his head, wondering how he was supposed to escort her back without even knowing the destination.

If he couldn't return Ming Yu, he wouldn't be able to investigate the source of the Qing Ling Jade Bamboo.

"Let's wait a bit longer, if she truly can't recover, I'll have to try something."

Xu Yan mumbled to himself.

If all else failed, he would have to try actively awakening Ming Yu himself.

Suddenly, Xu Yan's expression changed, and he looked up at a certain place, as a figure approached rapidly.

Master of Domain!

Xu Yan moved swiftly, immediately stowing away the Flying Boat and with a wave of his hand, his power enveloped Ming Yu and they instantly distanced themselves from the other party.

"Hm?"

Netherworld looked stunned, "Who are you?"

His gaze landed on the piece of bamboo in Ming Yu's hand, a familiar aura emanating from it—this was the original bamboo of Qing Yu!

"Yu Ting?"

Upon another glance at Ming Yu, Netherworld's brows furrowed slightly—could it be that Qing Yu was really rescued by someone from Yu Ting back then?

Or perhaps, the remains were obtained by Yu Ting?

"Who might you be?"

Xu Yan faced him with a look of caution, yet he was not at all afraid.

He had some guesses in mind.

"Divine Temple, Xue Yu Protector!"

Netherworld spoke in a cold voice.

"Which one from the Taicang Domain are you?"

As a being born of the Domain and not from Yu Ting, Xu Yan was with people from Yu Ting at this moment, which led Netherworld to wonder if the Taicang Domain had already formed some sort of alliance with Yu Ting?

Or could it be that the Taicang Domain sought refuge with Yu Ting to gain their protection against the Imperishable Temple?

"If the Taicang Domain has sought refuge with Yu Ting, why is there no news of it?"

Netherworld was puzzled.

With the capabilities of the Imperishable Temple, if a powerful entity from Yu Ting approached the Taicang Domain, they would most certainly notice; sidestepping the Imperishable Temple to subdue the Taicang Domain in secret seemed highly unlikely.

"Taicang is dead, no more is there a Taicang Domain in this world, I am the Great Wilderness Sword God, Xu Yan!"

Xu Yan stated calmly.

In such circumstances, to encounter Netherworld, one of the former Seven Great Domain Masters!

"The Great Wilderness?"

Netherworld frowned, the Taicang Domain had changed its name? Could it be that a new Domain Master had emerged?

"Taicang or the Great Wilderness, leave her behind, and I'll pretend I haven't seen you!"

Netherworld pointed at Ming Yu as he spoke.

Xu Yan smiled faintly, "Although you are a Domain Master, thinking you can keep me is overly confident. I, Xu Yan, am never threatened by anyone, not even you, Netherworld.

Netherworld laughed, "So arrogant! When did the Taicang Domain produce such a presumptuous youngster, more arrogant even than Xiaoyao from the past."

"I, Xu Yan, am never arrogant, I speak only through my own strength."

Xu Yan maintained his distance from Netherworld, making it so that Netherworld couldn't get close, nor did he immediately escape.

"Speaking through strength? Then let me weigh up the power of this junior!"

With a light laugh, Netherworld raised his hand to reach out.

Swoosh!

In an instant, a torrent of blood burst forth in the Land of Chaotic Imperishable, as if a blood-colored purgatory had descended, turning a nearby mountain into dust on the spot.

The Blood-colored Purgatory nearly sealed all of Xu Yan's escape routes in the blink of an eye; once completely sealed, Xu Yan would be trapped within his Xue Yu.

Swoosh!

Xu Yan's eyebrows raised; Netherworld, one of the Seven Great Domain Masters, possessed strength far surpassing that of other Domain Masters like Muxiao.

With a simple handgesture, he appeared to turn this entire Land of Imperishable into a purgatory; within this purgatory, life and death were entirely under his control—unless the purgatory were broken.

Xu Yan felt that with his current strength, he could not break the Blood-colored Purgatory unless he achieved Great Accomplishment in his Establishing Dao Realm; only then, if trapped, could he escape by using his master's Jade Talisman.

However, as swift as Netherworld's attack was, and the sudden emergence of the Blood-colored Purgatory, to turn the whole Land of Chaotic Imperishable into a Blood-colored Purgatory was not something that could be completed in a single thought.

For other Minor Heaven and Earth Masters, seizing this fleeting moment to escape from the Blood-colored Purgatory would be impossible, but for Xu Yan, it was not a great difficulty.

Therefore, in the instant the Blood-colored Purgatory was about to seal, Xu Yan vanished from the spot and escaped through the gap before it was completely closed off.

Netherworld was taken aback, "Such a swift movement technique. No wonder you are so confident!"

With a step forward and a press of his hand, the Blood-colored Purgatory turned into a streak of blood-light chasing after Xu Yan. Before it could reach him, the blood-light transformed into countless threads, like a spider's web, aiming to bind Xu Yan.

Swoosh!

Only an afterimage remained, while Xu Yan once again dangerously dodged through the gaps between the threads.

"A superb movement technique. With it, the Minor Heaven and Earth Master is almost invincible."

Netherworld sighed, yet he remained unhurried as he stepped out and pointed again, with a hum, blood-lights illuminated all around.

Xu Yan was surrounded by the blood-lights that grew brighter and brighter, with the glow reflecting from all directions. As the blood-lights connected, leaving not a single gap.

"Let's see how you escape this time!"

Netherworld spoke with a nonchalant expression.