"Sword Tower..."
Liang Ying did not answer immediately. Her eyes first stopped at the identity badge on Pang Jian's chest, and then looked at the sword-shaped token hanging on Pang Jian's waist.
She suddenly felt a little regretful.
Unfortunately, when Pang Jian had just left the Emerald Lake and had not yet activated the Jingzhi Spear, she was concerned about the opinions of Xie Xiwen's followers and did not directly recall the Shattering Star Umbrella to kill Pang Jian, thus allowing Pang Jian to escape safely.
"I just want to ask you something about the wandering cultivator Huang Qi."
Liang Ying said perfunctorily, a smile escaping from the corner of her mouth, and asked: "What are you wearing?"
"I once went through a trial with Qi Qingsong. He promised me at the time that he would find a way to obtain the qualification for me to become an outer disciple of the Sword Tower, but I didn't take it seriously at first."
"I didn't expect to see him again in Yuanmang. He actually became an inner sect disciple and really fulfilled his promise."
Pang Jian said calmly.
"Well, with Qi Qingsong's current status, it shouldn't be too difficult to get you a qualification as an outer disciple of the Sword Tower." Liang Ying nodded with a smile and said kindly, "However, when you take the token to the Sword Tower, you still have to be tested again."
"Jian Lou, even accepting an outer disciple is very cautious, and will not..."
Liang Ying, who released her spiritual sense to investigate secretly, paused.
"Dongxuan!"
She looked shocked.
In just a few days, Pang Jian, who had separated from them at Emerald Lake, actually broke through!
"Dongxuan?"
The guardian disciples of the Galaxy Alliance were shocked by her words.
Pang Jian is obviously under 20 years old. A person of this age in the Dongxuan realm would be enough to cause a sensation anywhere in the Third Realm!
Only cultivation geniuses like Xie Xiwen and Fang Boxuan can be promoted to the Dongxuan realm before the age of twenty. Both of them are very popular in the sect and are worshipped like little ancestors.
Rumor has it that Pang Jian from the Cenji Mountains in the Fourth Realm has already reached the Dongxuan Realm before he is officially entered into the Sword Tower's genealogy!
"Jian Lou, after I really see you, I will probably consider accepting you into the inner sect."
Liang Ying said with mixed feelings.
“That’s amazing!”
A round-faced girl from the Galaxy Alliance looked at Pang Jian with shining eyes, then at Fang Boxuan with the blood moon, and couldn't help comparing them in her heart.
Fang Boxuan is more handsome, while Pang Jian seems a little cold. They are of similar age and both have reached the Dongxuan realm.
Fang Boxuan is a talented cultivator of Blood Moon. Pang Jian is expected to become an inner disciple like Qi Qingsong after arriving at the Sword Tower.
“It’s so hard to choose…”
The girl bit her lower lip and thought secretly.
"I heard that Cao Mang and others on the top of the First Peak are preparing to launch a counterattack when the foreign coalition forces attack again."
Pang Jian, who took the initiative to come down the mountain, explained his purpose: "You must have received the news and rushed here from Emerald Lake, right?"
"good."
Liang Ying replied with a smile, but in her heart she was wondering whether this boy knew that she had bad intentions when she chased Pang Jian.
"If you don't mind, how about I stay with you guys?"
Pang Jian asked for their opinions.
"Of course."
Without waiting for Liang Ying to speak, Xie Xiwen agreed immediately.
The innocent girl had been spoiled since she was a child, and she didn't know how treacherous people were. She scolded him, "Last time at Emerald Lake, I asked you to stay, but you insisted on leaving."
In order to rescue Luo Hongyan, Pang Jian fearlessly scolded Cao Laoguai's behavior, which made her respect him.
—That’s why she’s willing to extend an olive branch.
"Thank you very much."
Pang Jian bowed and thanked him.
Afterwards, the group stopped at the foot of the fourth peak, waiting for the aliens to reorganize their offensive.
As night fell, the members of the Galaxy Alliance, who had not lit a bonfire, scattered in all directions.
Liang Ying summoned the Star-Breaking Umbrella and covered some of the weaker disciples inside it. She told those disciples what to pay attention to and talked about how powerful the ghost tribe and demon scale tribe warriors were.
"Jiuyuan, Pang Jian is not only alive, but he has also broken through to the Dongxuan realm. He now also holds an identity token from the Sword Tower. When he arrives at the Sword Tower, he will hopefully become an inner sect disciple."
"Haha, just wish you the best."
"… "
Fang Boxuan sneered while holding the blood talisman.
"Jiuyuan, I will kill you."
Pang Jian's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Fang Boxuan was startled. He huddled behind a rock, looking at Pang Jian who had suddenly approached him with a ghostly expression, and asked warily, "Why are you not making any noise?"
With his cultivation level in the Dongxuan realm, he can keenly perceive the presence of anyone approaching within a certain range.
This is the instinct of the Dongxuan realm.
But when Pang Jian suddenly appeared, he didn't feel anything at all, which was clearly unreasonable.
Fang Boxuan, who had been chased by Pang Jian last time and had already suffered psychological trauma, hurriedly looked towards the location of the Star-Breaking Umbrella and shouted softly: "Pang Jian, don't mess around! Liang Ying is still here, I don't want to fight you to the death!"
He used Liang Ying, who was in the state of concentration, to suppress Pang Jian. When he saw that Pang Jian did not run away, it was because he was surrounded by these people from the Galaxy Alliance.
"I deliberately restrained my breath."
Pang Jian said calmly.
Seeing that Pang Jian had no intention of taking action immediately, Fang Boxuan felt relieved, so he remained alert throughout the whole process and snorted coldly: "You have just entered the Dongxuan realm, you are still inferior to me, you should not be able to avoid my perception!"
"Pang Jian?"
After Jiu Yuan recognized that the voice came from Pang Jian, he laughed strangely at the other end: "Want to kill me? Boy, you just advanced to the Profound Cave Realm, who gave you the courage to say such a thing? Fang boy, how did you get involved with him?"
"He killed Bai Guanjie and his men. Even if he is a disciple of Jianlou, you shouldn't let him go!"
Jiu Yuan roared.
When he saw Jiuyuan pointing the spearhead at him, Fang Boxuan casually put away the blood talisman.
"The unity of the Dao is indeed full of wonders!"
Pang Jian cried out secretly. He approached Fang Boxuan just to give it a try.
He found that he could completely conceal his aura, as if he was transparent and invisible, and disappeared from the perception of people like Fang Boxuan.
This also means that if he deliberately wants to assassinate someone, he can suddenly appear at the moment of action and no one will be aware of his movements in advance.
Since Fang Boxuan couldn't detect it, then perhaps Liang Ying, who was in the state of concentration, would also find it difficult to detect.
"I came here to tell Jiuyuan through your blood talisman that I will make him die in Yuanmang Shattered Land."
After saying this, Pang Jian turned and left.
"Fang Boxuan is in the Dongxuan realm, Liang Ying is in the Ningshen realm, I wonder what she is like..."
Pang Jian quietly approached the Star-Breaking Umbrella. He deliberately concealed his aura and felt as if he had become one with the world.
It was as if he had become the unchanging mountains and rivers of Yuanmang, the streams flowing in the mountain streams, the trees with lush branches and leaves, and a small stone on the ground.
The breath of flesh and blood, the fluctuations of spiritual energy, his thoughts and consciousness, seemed to be obscured by the entire broken earth because he had merged with it.
He was getting closer and closer to the Star-Breaking Umbrella. He wanted to see how long it would take Liang Ying, who was in the state of concentration, to see through his arrival.
He knew that those who had reached the level of Dongxuan had spiritual consciousness that could see their surroundings when necessary, but they did not observe the vicinity all the time.
Even someone like Liang Ying, who is in a state of concentration, cannot use her spiritual sense to understand the surrounding situation throughout the entire process. She mostly relies on alertness to sense her surroundings.
The blood, spiritual power and soul magnetic field when a strong person approaches will attract the attention of people like her.
Thirty steps, twenty steps, seven steps.
Pang Jian of Hedao Yuanmang, with the help of the black tortoise that arrived here, clearly saw that Liang Ying's spiritual sea was stirring up waves.
The huge star-shattering umbrella, the stars on the umbrella surface, and the array hidden in the umbrella handle and ribs suddenly started to move.
“Wow!”
There are tiny stars on the surface of the Star-Breaking Umbrella, shining one after another.
Liang Ying stood up in surprise, turned her head and looked at Pang Jian who was seven steps away, with a puzzled look in her eyes, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"After seven steps, she became alert. I can see her spiritual sea, body condition, including the array of the Star-Breaking Umbrella, but I can't see her sea of consciousness..." Pang Jian said silently while trying secretly.
He said, "I have just been promoted to the Profound Cave Realm. There are many mysteries of cultivation that I don't understand. I would like to ask Miss Xie for advice."
He looked at the most friendly and innocent girl in the Galaxy Alliance, and bowed slightly.
"OK."
Xie Xiwen stood up and said happily: "Then let me talk to you."
After thanking her, Pang Jian walked to the other end, and she followed him directly.
"This boy, is he trying to catch Xie girl's attention?"
An older guardian of the Profound Realm had a gloomy face. He looked coldly at Pang Jian's broad back and said, "Girl Xie was born in a prominent family. When she entered the alliance, she was treated like a star. She doesn't know how complicated people's hearts are. I'm worried that a wild boy from the lower world like Pang Jian will ruin her path of cultivation."
"If he becomes an inner disciple of the Sword Tower, he will really be qualified to pursue Miss Xie." Another person said dejectedly.
"I think he really has this idea! He didn't ask Elder Liang, nor did he ask the rest of us. Instead, he specifically mentioned Junior Sister and took her somewhere else!"
"You bastard, your intentions are not pure!"
The male cultivator from the Galaxy Alliance cursed under his breath and looked at Pang Jian with an unfriendly expression.
"Bang!"
The dazzling starlight inside the Star-Breaking Umbrella suddenly shattered inexplicably.
There are more than a dozen complex arrays engraved on the ribs and the umbrella cover. If something goes wrong, the flow of spiritual energy will stagnate.
Liang Ying's color suddenly changed. She grasped the umbrella handle and examined it carefully with her spiritual sense.
"There's no damage? The array structure hasn't been changed, so how could the spiritual energy flowing through it go wrong?"
Liang Ying's mood suddenly turned extremely bad. She ignored those people's criticism of Pang Jian, waved her hand to expel everyone from the Star-Breaking Umbrella, and checked again and again to make sure there were no mistakes.
The Star-Breaking Umbrella is the most powerful spiritual weapon in her hand, and there must be no problems with it.
This thing concerns her life and death!
If she was fighting a level 6 alien warrior or a level 6 beast, and the Star Shattering Umbrella suddenly had problems...
She might pay with her life for it.
"Impossible, there will be no problem with the high-level spiritual weapon made by the Tianbao Li family!"
Liang Ying comforted herself, checked the situation again and again, and injected spiritual power and consciousness into it and tried more than ten times, but did not see any abnormality in the flow of spiritual power again.
"It should be just a small accident."
Liang Ying let out a long sigh, but she was still a little worried.
She didn't care at all about Pang Jian's sudden appearance, his identity as an outer disciple of the Sword Tower, and his behavior of specifically looking for Xie Xiwen.
"This guy called Xie Xiwen aside. What does he want to do?"
Fang Boxuan, who was sitting on the rocks in the distance, had been staring at Pang Jian as he left, and was completely confused at the moment.
Pang Jian's series of actions made him feel puzzled. He really couldn't understand what Pang Jian was trying to do by moving closer to him and then quietly approaching the Star-Breaking Umbrella.
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(End of this chapter)