Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Entering the Qingyang Secret Realm

The Spiritual Spring in the backyard of the Saint Son’s Residence had run dry.

No need to ask, it was definitely the work of Qin Fei.

“Qin Fei…”

Xiao Yang clenched his fists, barely managing to suppress the anger boiling inside him, even after living a second life.

“Qin Fei, Qin Fei! The higher you climb, the harder you fall! Just when you think you’ve reached the peak of your life, I’ll make you understand what despair is, and what it feels like to live a life worse than death.”

Xiao Yang turned and walked into the house.

He approached a bookshelf in his bedroom and pressed a hidden switch.

The bookshelf slowly moved aside, revealing a secret door.

He opened the door and stepped inside.

This was a hidden chamber even his junior sister, Jiang Ting, didn’t know about.

There weren’t many items inside the chamber, just some pills and spiritual herbs.

Most of the pills and herbs he’d gathered had already been given to his junior sister, Jiang Ting.

In his previous life, he had treated Jiang Ting far too well.

However, no matter how much he poured his heart out to her, it never warmed her icy heart.

He opened a box on the table, which contained two jade bottles.

These were the Nine Turns Water Spirit Pills he had obtained from a Dan Ding master to help his junior sister improve her cultivation.

He had gone through great hardships to gather the herbs needed for this pill and even paid a hefty price to get the Dan Ding master to concoct it for him.

His junior sister, Jiang Ting, possessed the Water Martial Body among the Five Element Martial Bodies.

The Nine Turns Water Spirit Pill could significantly enhance her cultivation, greatly increasing her chances of breaking into the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Before his rebirth, he had already given her one bottle, leaving only two behind.

In his previous life, he gave the pills to his junior sister, hoping she’d care for him more.

But things didn’t go as planned.

He had been such a fool, eagerly delivering spiritual pills to his junior sister.

And yet, the pills he painstakingly obtained were handed over to Qin Fei.

But in this lifetime, these remaining pills would go unused.

Xiao Yang stashed away the two pills and carefully packed up everything in the secret chamber before stepping out.

He then activated the defensive formation of the Saint Son’s Residence before leaving.

With this, even his junior sister Jiang Ting couldn’t enter his residence.

Any items he couldn’t use would absolutely not be available for Qin Fei.

After finishing all this, he headed directly to the entrance of the Qingyang Secret Realm at Back Mountain.

He gazed at the closed stone door in front of him.

In the center of the door was a recessed imprint, the exact shape of the Sect Leader’s order.

Only the Sect Leader of the Qingyang Sword Sect could use the Sect Leader’s order to open the stone door from the outside and enter the Qingyang Secret Realm.

Soon, a beam of sword light descended and landed in front of the stone door.

As the sword light dissipated, Jiang Qitian’s figure appeared before Xiao Yang.

“Master!”

Xiao Yang cupped his hands in salute to Jiang Qitian.

Jiang Qitian stared intensely at Xiao Yang, wordlessly taking out the Sect Leader’s order and pressing it into the imprint on the stone door.

“Boom!”

The heavy stone door slowly opened.

Xiao Yang felt a rush of spiritual energy hitting him, causing a flutter of nerves.

In his previous life, he had never been able to enter the secret realm for cultivation.

Yet that guy Qin Fei had earned Jiang Qitian’s trust and could enter the secret realm to train.

Otherwise, with Qin Fei’s character, how could he possibly reach the Sacred Martial Realm or have the strength to compete with him?

Qin Fei had the Innate Dao Body, but his thoughts were too mixed up; he didn’t focus on cultivation and spent all his time plotting against Xiao Yang.

How could he improve his cultivation without hard work?

Even with a top-tier cultivation physique, one still needed to grind to elevate their cultivation level.

After his rebirth, Xiao Yang dedicated himself entirely to his training.

He needed to improve his cultivation quickly.

With his second chance at life, he was incredibly clear-headed.

Only the strong can control their destiny.

Once the stone door was fully opened, Xiao Yang stepped in with resolute strides, showing no hesitation.

Jiang Qitian watched Xiao Yang’s retreating figure, his expression complicated.

The stone door slowly closed.

Xiao Yang didn’t look back.

Jiang Qitian stared intently at the closed stone door for a long moment before regaining his senses.

“Xiao Yang, even if you truly secure first place in the Sect’s Great Competition, I will never let you leave the Qingyang Sword Sect.”

Jiang Qitian’s gaze grew resolute.

He transformed into a beam of sword light and shot into the sky, disappearing beyond the clouds.

At this moment, Xiao Yang was walking along a path of broken stones.

Behind the stone door was a hidden world.

A narrow pathway led directly into the depths of the secret realm.

On either side of the path were steep rock walls.

Looking up, he could only see a narrow strip of sky.

This was a terrain that no one could easily breach.

Xiao Yang moved cautiously forward.

He noticed that the walls were smooth enough that he could touch both sides with outstretched arms.

It took him half an hour to traverse through this “One Line Sky” in the secret realm.

After passing through, his view suddenly opened up.

A massive valley appeared before him.

Surrounded by steep mountains, the center of the valley held a high platform.

The entire valley was shrouded in a visible mist of spiritual energy.

“What an abundance of spiritual energy…”

Xiao Yang marveled in awe.

The concentration of spiritual energy here must be several times higher than that at the Holy Son’s Residence.

This was undoubtedly a cultivation holy land within the Qingyang Sword Sect.

Training here would be incredibly efficient.

Xiao Yang felt a rush of excitement.

“Are you Xiao Yang?”

Suddenly, a hoarse voice echoed.

Xiao Yang was startled.

He almost forgot there was an elusive expert from the Qingyang Sword Sect here.

In his previous life, this individual emerged from the secret realm with a sword during the Demon Sect’s assault on the Qingyang Sword Sect.

He single-handedly turned the tide, nearly repelling the Demon Sect’s attack and thwarting Qin Fei’s schemes.

Unfortunately, he was ultimately betrayed and fatally wounded in a fierce battle against the Demon Sect’s ten Elders.

Even so, before his demise, he managed to slay six of the ten Elders, severely damaging the Demon Sect’s forces.

As a result, Qin Fei was forced to delay the opening of the Demon Abyss seal.

Now, Xiao Yang had calmed down.

“Xiao Yang pays respects to the Ancestor.”

Xiao Yang bowed in the air.

“I heard you defeated the current Saintess of the Fuyiao Sword Sect; you’re stronger than I was when I first stepped into the world.”

The old voice spoke again.

“How can a disciple compare to the Ancestor?”

Xiao Yang replied solemnly.

In his previous life, the Sword Guardian Ancestor died heroically, which earned Xiao Yang’s deep admiration.

“I could never defeat the Saintess of Fuyiao Sword Sect.”

The Sword Guardian Ancestor sighed.

There was a hint of disappointment in his tone.

“Since you’re here, make sure to train well!”

The ancient voice echoed throughout the valley.

Xiao Yang couldn’t sense where the Ancestor was located.

“Do not enter the Hidden Sword Cave until you have cultivated your Sword Intent.”

The Sword Guardian Ancestor continued.

“Sword Intent?”

Xiao Yang’s lips curved upwards at the mention.

“Is that so?”

With a thought, he flipped his right hand, and a small flying sword appeared just above his palm.

A powerful Sword Intent emanated from his brow, enveloping the surrounding space within a ten-foot radius.

“What… you’ve actually cultivated Sword Intent?”

With an exclamation, a figure instantly appeared before Xiao Yang.