Chapter 1386 Farewell to the Prince

Ever since the envoy from Daxuantian came to reward Zhou Yiqiao and his group, time has been speeding up.

Luo Lishang was worried that Luo Lihan would not be able to deal with the tribes left over from the ancient species in the Long Snake Realm alone, so she spent a large amount of spirit stones and begged Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai to stay temporarily and work with her to deal with the affairs of these tribes.

Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai naturally had no reason to refuse as they could earn a lot of spirit stones by just waving their hands.

Every day at the hour of Mao, the two of them would go out with Luo Lishang to patrol the Changshe Realm. If they saw any monsters left over that had not been completely eliminated, they would take action to eliminate them.

As it concerns whether his royal brother can manage the Long Snake Realm safely, Luo Lishang is particularly attentive to this.

Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai easily earned a huge amount of spirit stone resources without much effort.

It is worth mentioning that in order to make up for her debt to Zhou Yiqiao and the others regarding the "Wanxiang Sword Art", Luo Lishang directly waived the fairy crystal that Zhou Yiqiao had temporarily borrowed from her at the Jiange auction.

Time flies, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

The three of them personally walked through every mountain, river and stream in the Changshe Realm, and only after confirming that all the descendants of the ancient relics had been wiped out did they bid farewell to Luo Lihan and officially return to the Tijian Sect.

Perhaps for ordinary people or even low-level cultivators, three years is already a considerable period of time.

But for Zhou Yiqiao and the other two, whose lifespans were as high as ten thousand years, it was just a matter of a snap of fingers.

Several people returned to the Tijian Sect, but not many changes occurred in the sect.

After some pleasantries, the three of them returned to their own caves.

The first thing Zhou Yiqiao did after returning to the cave was to gather Qijian, Tianlei and others.

"This is the Spirit Beast Cultivation Pill I obtained during my trip. It will have miraculous effects on the two of you. Three pills for each of you. Take them quickly."

As he spoke, he took out two small bottles from his storage ring and handed them to Qijian and Tianlei.

The two took the bottle, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

As demon beasts, they naturally knew how precious this spirit beast cultivating pill was, and they also knew clearly the improvement that the spirit beast cultivating pill could bring to them.

The two men pretended to thank him, but Zhou Yiqiao gently lifted them up with his strength.

"Between us, master and servant, there is no need to worry about these empty formalities."

"Hurry up and take these spirit beast cultivation pills and go into seclusion. During this time, I will stay here and protect you."

The Seven Swords and Tian Lei naturally did not dare to be negligent. They knew Zhou Yiqiao's good intentions and also knew that this retreat was of great significance to them.

The two of them simply dealt with the mundane matters at hand and immediately entered a state of seclusion.

After the two men left, Zhou Yiqiao turned his gaze to Xue Ran who had been standing by his side.

As the only one among all Zhou Yiqiao's subordinates who surrendered completely because of force, Xue Ran has been in an extremely embarrassing position since joining Zhou Yiqiao's army.

It is precisely because of this that Xue Ran has always been very dutiful. Not only has he completed the tasks assigned by Zhou Yiqiao very well, but he has also been selfless in his daily life and has no inappropriate thoughts at all.

This time, Xueran was still no exception.

Even after seeing the Seven Swords and Tianlei receiving rewards from Zhou Yiqiao, there was only a barely perceptible glimpse of envy in Xue Ran's eyes, and then he quickly regained his calm and loyalty.

Zhou Yiqiao noticed Xue Ran's expression, smiled and patted the latter's shoulder, and then a jade bottle appeared in his hand again.

"Among the rewards from Great Xuantian this time, there are indeed no spiritual objects for you to use, but I will not miss out on your share of the reward."

"It's just that the cultivation elixir I took during my Spiritual Transformation period is not as precious as the Spiritual Beast Cultivation elixir that the Seven Swords took, but it is better because I made it myself, so the quality is extremely high, and the quantity is sufficient, which should be able to make up for the difference between the two."

"You are all my subordinates. I will not be biased towards you. Everyone should get a reward that suits them."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ran's pupils suddenly shrank and a look of disbelief appeared on his face.

"My Lord, I..."

Bloodbeard's voice was trembling, and his gratitude was evident in his words.

Zhou Yiqiao shook his head, signaling Xue Ran that there was no need to say more.

"I still say the same thing. We don't need to care about these empty formalities between master and servant. There are a hundred pills in this jade bottle. Just take them and come back to me for more when you're done."

Xue Ran took the jade bottle respectfully with both hands. The warmth from the bottle seemed to warm his heart which had been cold for many years.

"Thank you for your generous gift, my Lord. I will definitely live up to your expectations and go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

"Go."

Zhou Yiqiao waved his hand gently, bowed deeply with his blood-beard, then turned around and strode towards his own place of practice.

Peace returned to the cave again, and Zhou Yiqiao began to prepare for his next practice plan.

Although the number of spiritual objects obtained from the Long Snake Realm this time is not large, each one is absolutely rare and plays an immeasurable role in improving cultivation and enhancing strength.

Zhou Yiqiao secretly calculated in his mind and decided to keep the Taichu Immortal Pill for the time being. After he was promoted to the late stage of Refining Void, he would take the pill and break through to the Great Perfection of Refining Void in one fell swoop.

"In this case, the only thing left is the 'Wanxiang Sword Art'."

Zhou Yiqiao slowly took out the "Wanxiang Sword Art" which exuded an ancient atmosphere from the storage ring, and Zhou Yiqiao's eyes became profound.

Although this item was a gift given to Zhou Yiqiao as compensation by Luo Lishang and his sister out of clever trickery, it does not mean that the value of the secret book itself has been depreciated.

On the contrary, after studying it in a cursory manner over the past three years, Zhou Yiqiao discovered that the sword techniques contained in "Wanxiang Sword Art" were extremely mysterious. Every move and every stroke contained the ultimate truth of heaven and earth, and had the mystery of connecting heaven and earth and mobilizing the power of all things.

"Is the name "Wanxiang Sword Art" simply to express the myriad sword moves in the secret book, or is it to hint that Luo Lishang's mother came from the Wanxiang secret book?"

Zhou Yiqiao murmured something in his heart, but did not speculate too much about the mystery. Instead, he refocused his attention on the sword manual itself.

In his opinion, no matter what secrets were behind the "Wanxiang Sword Art", it was not as important as improving his own cultivation and mastering the essence of this sword technique as soon as possible.

Just do it when you want to. Zhou Yiqiao immediately opened the "Wanxiang Sword Art" and started reading it.

This "Universal Sword Art" was divided into four parts by Luo Lishang's mother. Although there is no clear division of realms, it has a broader space, including cultivation, physique, spiritual energy, magic weapons, etc. The coverage is astonishing, which makes Zhou Yiqiao marvel.

During these three years, Zhou Yiqiao had already mastered the general idea of ​​"Wanxiang Sword Art", so he read very quickly and had reached the second half in a short time.

As time went on, the sword moves became more complicated, and the requirements for cultivation and spiritual power became more and more stringent, but Zhou Yiqiao was fascinated by it, with a gleam of light flashing in his eyes from time to time.

After quickly reading through it, Zhou Yiqiao slowly closed the "Wanxiang Sword Art", closed his eyes and pondered, replaying the sword moves he had just read in his mind one by one, trying to capture the essence and artistic conception of them.

"Sure enough, this 'Wanxiang Sword Art' is extraordinary. Each sword move seems to contain a small world. If I can fully comprehend it, I'm afraid my sword skills will have a qualitative leap."

Zhou Yiqiao said in his heart, with a hint of anticipation on his face.

In the next few months, Zhou Yiqiao stayed safely in the cave, concentrating on comprehending the "Wanxiang Sword Art".

During this period of time, except for Xue Ran who would occasionally come to ask questions about cultivation or report some trivial matters, Zhou Yiqiao was almost isolated from the outside world and immersed himself wholeheartedly in the ocean of swordsmanship.

The profundity of "Wanxiang Sword Art" exceeded Zhou Yiqiao's initial expectations.

Behind every sword move lies a unique understanding and application of the laws of heaven and earth.

Even though Zhou Yiqiao has already mastered a lot of sword skills, he still feels insignificant and inadequate when faced with the depth and breadth of "Wanxiang Sword Art".

On this day, Zhou Yiqiao sat upright in the cave and opened the door in front of him, intending to try out a sword trick he had just mastered from "Wanxiang Sword Art".

I saw him slowly raise his right hand, interlock his index finger and thumb, and put his five fingers close to the middle fingertips, slightly bent them, and then slowly pressed down.

"Boom!"

All of a sudden, the entire cave shook violently, and a tremendous force suddenly burst out from Zhou Yiqiao, rushing towards all directions like a raging wave.

The space was shaking. No real sword shadows were seen, but it seemed as if thousands of swords were ringing at the same time. The air seemed to be torn apart at this moment, making a sharp whistling sound.

Zhou Yiqiao's body was surrounded by invisible circles of sword energy. Those seemingly gentle finger movements actually contained the power to cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split, causing the vitality of heaven and earth to boil.

"Everything returns to one!"

Along with the low hum, Zhou Yiqiao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if there were stars twinkling in them. The spiritual power in his body rushed like a river, pouring madly into his fingertips and condensing into an extremely bright sword light.

At that moment, everything around seemed to stop flowing.

Zhou Yiqiao's body suddenly leaned down and raised his right arm high. The light from his fingertips suddenly spread to a range of several feet, pierced through the restriction in front of the door, shot into the distance, and drove away the darkness. Wherever the light shone, everything dimmed.

"Rumble..."

Outside the cave, bursts of thunder suddenly sounded in the originally clear night sky, with sparks flying and strong winds howling.

Under the horrified gazes of a group of low-level monsters, the brilliant sword light that burst out from Zhou Yiqiao's fingers pierced through the entire sky with a devastating force, and even the nearby mountains were affected, collapsing with a loud bang, with smoke and dust billowing, and the scene was miserable.

After investigating, they found a huge crack across the sky as soon as they entered the cave, and countless rock fragments were flying.

"I'm really sorry. I was in a state of excitement and lost my sense of propriety, causing trouble for you all."

Zhou Yiqiao comforted them for a while before sending them away and returning to the cave.