Chapter 1180: Bixiao Cave Heaven

As the person closest to the pool, Qing Jimeng felt the aura coming from the bottom of the Jianming Pool the most deeply.

She could clearly feel the mighty and domineering dragon-elephant power in Zhou Yiqiao's body, as well as the intense disturbance caused by his successful promotion.

These auras revealed Zhou Yiqiao's pressure without any disguise. Even Qing Jimeng felt a little palpitated at this moment.

"Sure enough, the inexplicable premonition in my heart was right. If Zhou Yiqiao is allowed to grow up, my Qinjian Villa may have to rely on him in the future."

Qing Jimeng pondered secretly in her heart, and her evaluation of Zhou Yiqiao couldn't help but increase a few points.

As time passed, Zhou Yiqiao gradually adapted to the new power in his body and began to slowly guide this power to flow through his meridians, allowing it to merge with his own internal strength.

Nourished by this power, his body became tougher and his skin glowed with a faint jade light, as if it had been baptized by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Finally, when everything calmed down, Zhou Yiqiao slowly opened his eyes, with a gleam in his eyes, as if he could penetrate the void and see through everything in the world.

He stood up, took a deep breath, concentrated all the dragon-elephant power in his body into his fist, and punched directly into the sky.

"boom!"

There was a deafening sound, as if the sky was torn apart. A visible fist wind, accompanied by a thunderous roar, rushed straight into the sky, stirring up the surrounding clouds and blocking the sunlight.

Wherever the fist wind passed, the air seemed to be ignited, leaving a faint trail of flame that eventually dissipated into nothingness.

Zhou Yiqiao retracted his fist, and the aura surrounding his body gradually converged, but the powerful aura radiating from inside to outside was intimidating beyond words.

Seeing this, Qing Jimeng knew that Zhou Yiqiao had successfully completed his training, so he stepped into the Jianming Pool and came in front of him.

“Congratulations on your promotion.”

Qing Jimeng said with a smile, with a hint of sincere congratulations in his tone.

Zhou Yiqiao stood up and bowed to Qing Jimeng.

"Thank you for your protection, Miss. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to practice so peacefully."

The two of them complimented each other and deliberately did not mention what happened when Qing Jimeng brought Zhou Yiqiao into the Jianming Pool.

"The Sword Roaring Pond originally had the effect of comprehending the sword's will, but I didn't expect that the body-building technique you practiced was so powerful that it took you three days to reach the lowest level of the Sword Roaring Pond before you could barely advance successfully."

Qing Jimeng sighed for a moment, then changed the subject and continued.

"Now that I have fulfilled the Sword Ming Pond Trial for you, I wonder what you are going to do next?"

"Should we continue to practice in the Brass Palace, or should we take a break for a while?"

Zhou Yiqiao had already made up his mind, so he didn't keep anyone in suspense and expressed his thoughts right away.

"I plan to go into seclusion first to break through the realm of refining emptiness. After I improve my strength, I will trouble the young lady to take me to the Bronze Palace to practice."

Upon hearing this, Qing Jimeng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood Zhou Yiqiao's decision.

After being promoted to the Refining Void stage, he will enter the Bronze Palace to practice today. This will not only allow him to gain further strength as soon as possible and have a stronger ability to protect himself in Qinjian Villa, but also allow him to persist in the Bronze Palace for a longer time and gain more benefits.

If Qing Jimeng was in Zhou Yiqiao's position, he would make the same choice.

"Since you have made a plan, Qinjian Villa will naturally give its full support."

"I wonder if you have any needs during your retreat. Just let me know. Qinjian Villa will do its best to meet your needs."

"Miss, if possible, I hope to have a place with abundant spiritual energy for retreat."

Zhou Yiqiao spoke frankly. He believed that Qinjian Villa, as the holy sect of Zhongzhou, must have such a place.

Qing Jimeng smiled gently.

"This is simple. I own a retreat place called 'Bixiao Cave Heaven', which is a rare blessed place in the Tianchen Realm. I will lend it to you for retreat."

Having said that, Qing Jimeng took Zhou Yiqiao away from the Jianming Pond and headed towards the Bixiao Cave Heaven.

Bixiao Cave is located in an environment behind the mountain where Qing Jimeng lives. It is surrounded by mountains, towering ancient trees, and the air is filled with spiritual energy. It is indeed an excellent place for cultivation.

In the cave, there are exotic flowers and plants everywhere, clear springs flow over rocks, birds sing and flowers bloom, it is like a fairyland on earth.

As soon as Zhou Yiqiao stepped into the Bixiao Cave, he felt a pure spiritual energy coming towards him. The spiritual energy here was several times denser than outside, and was even not inferior to that of the Jianming Pool.

Qing Ji dreamed that Zhou Yiqiao was satisfied, so he introduced him.

"This Bixiao Cave is a place for cultivation that my mother gave me. It has a quiet environment and abundant spiritual energy, which is very beneficial to the cultivation of cultivators."

"Today I will temporarily lend this place to you, which can be regarded as a small compensation from my Qinjian Villa to you."

Zhou Yiqiao was grateful in his heart. He knew that the value of such a blessed place could not be compared with simple treasures.

He understood the meaning of Qing Ji's words in his dream, so he smiled and spoke.

"Ms. Zhou is very grateful for your kindness."

"Please rest assured, Miss. I understand the difficulties faced by Qinjian Villa and will never bear any grudge against it because of this."

The revenge that Zhou Yiqiao had envisioned in his mind had not yet been put into practice, so he did not feel guilty at all when he said this.

Qing Jimeng didn’t know what Zhou Yiqiao was really thinking, so he just nodded slightly.

"I feel relieved that Master Zhou can understand the difficulties of the villa."

"In the Bixiao Cave, there is a formation that my mother set up back then, and my residence is in front of it, which will definitely protect you from any outside interference during your retreat."

"Just focus on your cultivation, and I'll take care of the rest for you."

After saying that, Qing Jimeng left the Bixiao Cave, leaving Zhou Yiqiao with a quiet and sacred space for retreat.

Zhou Yiqiao watched Qing Jimeng's departing back, sighed, then flew up and overlooked the entire paradise.

After a while, his spiritual sense found an area with the most concentrated spiritual energy.

There is a suspended spiritual spring there, surrounded by clouds and mist condensed from rich spiritual energy, like a secret place in a fairyland.

Zhou Yiqiao's figure flashed and he landed steadily on the platform next to the spiritual spring.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the pure spiritual energy that filled the surroundings, feeling the power slowly seeping into every cell of his body, nourishing his body and soul.

"I have handed over the chores and matters concerning Wangu Mountain to the Seven Swords. The eldest lady is stationed outside this realm, so I don't have to worry about anything."

"Now is the best time to advance to the Void Refining Stage in one go!"

As soon as he thought of this, he clapped his hands in front of him, and all the natural resources and treasures needed for promotion appeared in front of him one by one.

After repeatedly confirming that there was nothing missing, Zhou Yiqiao sat cross-legged, gently folded his hands in front of his dantian, and fell into silence.