Chapter 363

Chapter 363: Xiao Yang is Actually the Son of the Holy Daughter of the Immortal Gate?

Xiao Yang really didn’t expect Qin Fei to rise to the position of Sect Leader of the Qingyang Sword Sect so quickly.

The elders of the Qingyang Sword Sect, led by Ling Daochen, were utterly useless.

Qin Fei was a disciple of Jiang Qitian.

Xiao Yang thought that after Jiang Qitian’s fall from grace, it wouldn’t be so easy for Qin Fei to take over the leadership of the Qingyang Sword Sect.

After all, Qin Fei had once conspired with Jiang Qitian to use the Sword Element Stone to pull out the Qingyang Sword, aiming to fool everyone.

Not to mention, he was even set up to become a eunuch.

How could the elder council of the Qingyang Sword Sect possibly allow Qin Fei to become their leader?

But now, Qin Fei was indeed the Sect Leader, and that was an undeniable fact.

The Demon Sect had already acquired the Qingyang Sword and the Qingyun Sword.

If they got their hands on the Fuyiao Sword, they could unlock the Demon Abyss seal.

Xiao Yang knew that obtaining the Fuyiao Sword would not be an easy task for the Demon Sect.

They wouldn’t make a move lightly.

Feeling the urgency, Xiao Yang had to quickly refine the Enlightenment Pill and use it to break through to the Sacred Realm.

Moreover, he sensed signs of spiritual energy rejuvenation in the Northern Region.

The entire Northern Region was changing compared to his previous life.

Could it be due to him?

Xiao Yang decided to go into seclusion in the secret realm on Qingyun Mountain.

He needed to focus on improving his alchemy skills.

Meanwhile, Qin Fei was busy preparing for his grand enthronement ceremony.

And the Demon Sect was scheming something in the dark.

The demons from the Six Paths Demon Palace had also emerged.

The entire Northern Region was in a state of tumult.

Time was slipping away.

Before long, half a year had passed.

…

In the heart of the Immortal Gate’s prison, deep within the Immortal Prison, two cells were located.

“Your child in your womb is quite extraordinary!”

The previous Holy Daughter of the Immortal Gate exclaimed.

Over the past six months, the Sect Master had personally sent countless top-tier heavenly materials and earthly treasures here for Jiang Yaoguang to devour and refine.

Of course, this wasn’t for Jiang Yaoguang.

The Sect Master was actually nourishing the innate primordial Dao fetus within Jiang Yaoguang.

“I once had a child; I wonder if he is still alive. If he is, he would be in his twenties now!”

The former Holy Daughter recalled that child from years ago, her eyes suddenly filling with tears.

“You bastard Sect Master, if you have the guts, just kill me!”

The former Holy Daughter suddenly exploded with rage, smashing every piece of furniture in her cell.

“Kill you? How could I bear to do that?”

A voice echoed from outside the cell.

Footsteps approached, and a young man enveloped in celestial light, dressed in white, with long hair and a tall, handsome figure, stood outside the cell.

He had the ethereal air of an immortal descending from the heavens.

At that fateful battle at Thunder Marsh, the Sect Master had lost his left arm to a sword strike from the will of the Immortal Dao.

Yet now, his left arm had miraculously returned to its original state.

For someone at the Sect Master’s level, regenerating and remolding a physical body was no difficult feat; it merely consumed a bit of his life essence.

However, he still bore a sickly pallor on his face.

The Northern Region was considered a forbidden zone for immortals—no immortal was supposed to step foot there.

But he was determined to defy fate.

Who would have thought that the Northern Region was actually guarded by the will of the Immortal Dao?

And that sword was no ordinary weapon; it was terrifying.

With his current cultivation, he still couldn’t expel that sword Qi that had invaded his body.

“Sect Master…”

The former Holy Daughter suddenly lunged toward the Sect Master outside the cell.

“Bang!”

She crashed into a transparent barrier and bounced back, falling to the floor.

Her hair was disheveled, her eyes bloodshot as she glared ferociously at the Sect Master from the ground.

She was no longer the sky-splitting, world-gazing, illustrious Holy Daughter of the Immortal Gate she once was.

“What are you staring at me for? Can’t believe your child is still alive? You might as well beg me to let you reunite with your son,” the Sect Master coldly remarked, looking at the former Holy Daughter inside.

“What? My child is still alive?”

The former Holy Daughter stared incredulously at the Sect Master.

“You are a sinner of the Immortal Gate; your child is the son of a sinner. I have already sent killers from the Immortal Gate into the Northern Region. By now, the child you gave birth to back then should be dead!”

The Sect Master mocked her, amusement glinting in his eyes.

“Sect Master, I’ll kill you…”

The former Holy Daughter lunged again toward the Sect Master.

But it was all in vain.

Now, she was merely a bit stronger than an ordinary person.

She crashed once more into the transparent barrier, bouncing back and falling to the ground in utter disgrace.

“Haha…”

The Sect Master laughed triumphantly.

“Minhua, you dare to betray me, the Sect Master? You should have expected this outcome.”

He stopped laughing, his expression turning cold.

“Minhua, Holy Daughter…”

In the adjacent cell, Jiang Yaoguang was both shocked and furious.

The child of a sinner—wasn’t that Xiao Yang?

Jiang Yaoguang was stunned beyond measure—Minhua, the former Holy Daughter, was actually Xiao Yang’s mother?

Xiao Yang was the child Minhua had given birth to all those years ago?

Could Jiang Yaoguang actually believe it?

Minhua was the grandmother of her child?

Moreover, the Sect Master had dispatched killers from the Immortal Gate to the Northern Region to assassinate Xiao Yang.

Although Xiao Yang was powerful, he was definitely no match for an Immortal Killer.

After all, an Immortal Killer was someone who had a foot already in the realm of Earth Immortals!

Even if Xiao Yang had unparalleled talent, he certainly wouldn’t stand a chance against a Half Saint.

“Sect Master… I curse you to live forever and never ascend!”

Minhua glared at the Sect Master, grinding her teeth as she spoke.

“You…”

The Sect Master was enraged.

His body shook, and blood seeped from his left arm.

He quickly concealed his left arm behind his back.

“Here, take this Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Grass!”

The Sect Master tossed a celestial herb into Jiang Yaoguang’s cell.

“Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Grass?”

Jiang Yaoguang was taken aback; the Sect Master had taken that herb from the herb garden for himself?

“Take care of that little one in your womb. Once I ascend, who knows—maybe I’ll feel generous enough to let you both go, haha!”

With that, the Sect Master laughed heartily and strode away.

“Wait…”

Jiang Yaoguang looked at the spot where the Sect Master had stood just now.

She noticed a single glistening drop of blood on the ground.

It was ‘Celestial Blood.’

“The Sect Master was injured?”

Jiang Yaoguang was utterly shocked.

The Sect Master was the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao on the Yuanwu Continent!

Who else could hurt him?

Jiang Yaoguang had been unconscious during that battle in Thunder Marsh when the will of the Immortal Dao had severed the Sect Master’s left arm; she hadn’t witnessed that moment.

Jiang Yaoguang picked up the drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Grass.

As her hand touched it, a powerful devouring force surged from her abdomen, rapidly drawing in the herb’s medicinal properties.

In an instant, the spiritual energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Grass began to dissipate quickly.

Before long, the entire herb’s potency had been drained, turning to dust that scattered from Jiang Yaoguang’s hand.

“This…”

Jiang Yaoguang was astonished—her unborn child had an appetite that could drain the medicinal potency of Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Grass just like that!

This herb was potent; any existence at the Sacred Realm would explode upon consuming the whole herb!

She had only just started to show a bit after half a year.

Typically, humans gestate for ten months.

However, the higher the cultivation of a practitioner, the harder it is for them to get pregnant.

But when they do, their pregnancy term tends to be considerably longer.

Even Jiang Yaoguang could not know when she would give birth to this child.

She sensed the extraordinary nature of the fetus within her.

Her cultivation had also improved significantly because of the fetus.

At this rate, she wouldn’t take long to break through to the realm of Earth Immortals, becoming the youngest Earth Immortal in the Immortal Gate.

Excitement surged in Jiang Yaoguang’s heart.

Perhaps she would manage to escape this place after all.

Although she was bound with a ligature at the Pipa bone and her energy sea was sealed, she was carrying the innate primordial Dao fetus.

Anything was possible.

…

While Jiang Yaoguang was nurturing her fetus in the Immortal Prison, Xiao Yang was finally ready to refine the Enlightenment Pill after researching the Wujidan Canon for over half a year in the secret realm on Qingyun Mountain.

This was the Enlightenment Pill.

He only had two Enlightenment Fruits.

In other words, he only had two chances.

One Enlightenment Fruit could only be used to refine a single batch of the Enlightenment Pill.

He had only gathered enough spiritual herbs to make two batches of the Enlightenment Pill.

Long Chen, Chen Taixu, Liu Qingyun, and Ling Xian’er were all eagerly anticipating the results.

Except for Liu Qingyun, they were all at the level of Half Saints.

Once Xiao Yang refined the Enlightenment Pill, they would be able to break through to the Sacred Martial Realm.

Of course, even with the Enlightenment Pill, there was no guarantee of a successful breakthrough to the Sacred Martial Realm.

Taking the Enlightenment Pill to push towards the Sacred Realm still carried the risk of failure.

Xiao Yang began refining pills continuously.

He exploded the treasure vault of the Heguang Sect’s ancestor Feng Xuan to obtain countless cultivation resources.

Plus, he had also seized quite a few spiritual herbs from Qin Fei and killed some Half Saints in Yuanlong City half a year ago, acquiring their Qiankun Rings.

The collections of Half Saints were, of course, quite substantial.

Right now, Xiao Yang probably possessed the most cultivation resources in the entire Northern Region.

Especially in spiritual herbs.

Soon, he refined dozens of Five Elements Body-Tempering Pills, over a hundred Divine Martial Pills, and over a hundred Heavenly Martial Pills.

Xiao Yang was honing his skills.

He was getting the hang of alchemy.

He needed to master the refining steps to perfection.

He couldn’t allow any accidents while refining the Enlightenment Pill.

Because he couldn’t afford to fail.

This was a crucial opportunity for the Qingyun Sect to rise completely.

As long as the Qingyun Sect produced a Saint, they could legitimize their place among the strongest sects in the Northern Region.

This was the fastest opportunity for the Qingyun Sect to emerge.

Of course, even if a Sacred Realm cultivator emerged in the Qingyun Sect, their foundation would still be weaker compared to the other sects.

…

Just as Xiao Yang was making the final preparations to refine the Enlightenment Pill, Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang arrived at the Qingyun Sect.

They brought an earth-shattering piece of news for Xiao Yang.

Qin Fei was about to hold his enthronement ceremony and was also going to marry his junior sister, Jiang Ting!