Chapter 27: Willow Leaf Becomes a Spirit

Li Yang woke up in the sky.

A cold wind whipped at her face, randomly blowing up and down, left and right.

The girl was held upside down by her belt by Zhuang Churan, like a dishcloth being hung out to dry. Her bottom was facing the sky, and her hands, feet, and head were all hanging down.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the several towering peaks of the Yufeng Sect, and the few people at the sect entrance, Lou Qi and the others, looked like ants.

Li Yang was stunned for a moment, still in a daze, she mumbled to herself, “Those men… are so small.”

The girl lifted her bottom a little.

Her gaze was forced to move away from the tiny Lou Qi and land on Zhuang Churan’s gentle and obedient face.

Zhuang Churan met her gaze for a few seconds, and spoke softly, “Little Junior Sister, it’s time to get up, I’ll help you wake up a bit.”

Wake up? How?

Li Yang tilted her head in confusion.

She saw Zhuang Churan straighten his arm and lift her to the edge of the Jinghong Sword, then let go without a trace of emotion.

“Li Yang fell from a hundred meters in the air.

“AAAAAHHHHH HELP!”

Her scream echoed throughout the Yufeng Sect.

The “very small” men below all looked up at the sky.

From Li Yang’s perspective, they grew larger and larger.

It was truly, so, beautiful, wonderful, and amazing!

Before she could land on the mountaintop, she completely woke up. She flipped out a Xuan sword from her space and stepped onto it.

The downward momentum was too strong, and she was unsteady on the sword, drawing an unstable electrocardiogram in the sky.

Xu Siqing raised his hand to shield half of the sky and looked up, exclaiming, “Where did this willow branch spirit come from?”

The girl was wearing a light green dress, her long hair was blown wild by the wind, even more chaotic than the electrocardiogram she left behind.

The willow branch spirit was still screaming at the top of her lungs in the sky.

The barrier-like thing within her body shattered in an instant, turning into countless stars and dissipating into the air.

When Li Yang landed, she felt her face go numb, her throat was hoarse like a thousand-year-old hen, but she felt a warm and comfortable sensation all over her body.

The men who had grown so large and Zhuang Churan all rushed out, staring at her closely.

Lou Qi’s eyes darkened, “You broke through?”

She was stunned for a moment before she realized.

After flying around in the sky, she had flawlessly advanced from the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment to the late stage.

The little girl felt amazed herself, and let out a “Wow.”

Then, with a blank expression, she activated her dual-attribute spiritual roots, went to the side to wash her face, and smoothed her flowing hair.

Calm.

She had been stirring up sparks while cooking all this time, this was her due reward.

Zhuang Churan had a complex expression, “Junior Sister’s breakthrough speed…”

It took her five days to go from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the mid-stage.

It took less than a month to go from the mid-stage to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

There were countless geniuses in the cultivation world, but even Lou Qi, who was known as the first genius, only cultivated a single spiritual root and couldn’t achieve such effortless consecutive breakthroughs.

Li Yang had been running back and forth between classes and home, either cooking or eating.

Compared to others, her cultivation time was negligible.

From the day she entered the sect, the girl had basically been living a two-point life, either in the school or at home, she hadn’t even been to the library.

Everyone seemed to have something to say about their little Junior Sister’s sudden breakthrough.

Lin Ya sat on the ground, curious, “Is this what they call the legendary genius who doesn’t need to work hard?”

“No,” Lou Qi glanced at him, “It’s just that Little Junior Sister’s way of working hard is different from ours.”

Zhuang Churan’s eyes lit up, eager to try, “I really hope she can grow up faster…” It would be more exciting to fight a fatter Junior Sister.

Xu Siqing stood with his hands behind his back, very proud, “As expected of the disciple I chose, I’m the best after all.”

Bai Yu stared at Li Yang’s back and sighed, “Ice spiritual root and fire spiritual root are so good, they can be used for washing face and bathing.”

Ning Shiyan hid behind, peeking cautiously, and reminded softly, “We… will be late if we don’t leave.”

The entrance to the Rebirth Secret Realm was in Bihai City.

The secret realm was guarded by the Bihai City Lord’s Mansion for generations. To enter the secret realm, one had to register at the City Lord’s Mansion and pay spirit stones.

Registration ended at noon.

The group, like piglets escaping from a fence, rushed into the city, finally successfully registering at the last minute.

The registration fee was one thousand spirit stones per person.

After registering, everyone received a white token, which contained a teleportation array and a list of participants. The names of those who had registered were currently lit up.

The grand secret realm would be open for a whole three months, filled with dangers. To reduce the death rate, those entering had to carry the token. In case of danger, they could choose to crush the token and teleport out.

Of course, there was only one chance to escape, and after escaping, it meant leaving the secret realm. The name on the token would turn dark, and they would have to wait for the next time the secret realm opened to enter again.

After Lou Qi registered on behalf of the sect, he threw the token into everyone’s hands.

“The secret realm opens tomorrow, find a place to rest today, don’t wander around.”

He looked at Lin Ya,”Especially you.”

The boy’s hands were still tied with ropes, and he was being led by Ning Shiyan, with an innocent and confused expression.

Li Yang picked up the other end of the rope, cut off a piece, and quietly squatted behind, playing cat’s cradle with Ning Shiyan.

Zhuang Churan’s voice came from above, “Stop playing, look around, after we get to the secret realm, all these people will be our enemies.”

She looked up at his words, and saw a group of black-clothed sword cultivators passing by in front.

The leader, a young boy, seemed to be full of murderous intent.

Zhuang Churan pressed her head down, forcefully turning it to the side, “Look this way.”

The City Lord’s Mansion hall was filled with cultivators.

In the center of the crowd, several teams stood out, each as proud as peacocks with their tails spread, their heads held high, being watched with envious eyes.

Zhuang Churan introduced to Li Yang, “On the left is the Wanjian Sect, the one who is looking at the Master Brother with his sword is Qi Buli, the chief disciple of the Wanjian Sect, at the late stage of Golden Core.”

Li Yang nodded, she knew this one.

“To the right is the Danwang Sect.”

Li Yang nodded again, she knew this one even better.

“Further to the right is the Taixu Sect, the leader is called Luo Qingyang, also at the late stage of Golden Core.”

“The furthest right is the Yueying Sect, the leader is a woman called Yu Xiao, at the mid-stage of Golden Core.”

The major sects practiced different cultivation methods, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.

The Danwang Sect mainly practiced auxiliary methods.

The Taixu Sect had many talisman cultivators, more like mid-laners.

The Yueying Sect excelled in speed, a true assassin.

The Wanjian Sect and the Yufeng Sect’s cultivation methods were more suitable for combat, and the two sects’ cultivation methods were somewhat similar in a way.

The “Nine Turns Infinite Art” also became an attack cultivation method after reaching the fourth level.

But compared to the Wanjian Sect’s more pure attacks, the Yufeng Sect’s attacks were both offensive and defensive, making them slightly less aggressive.

Zhuang Churan, “Besides the five sects, pay attention to the sects wearing blue and gray clothes behind. The blue ones are the Yimeng Sect, and the gray ones are the Yinshen Sect. These two sects have been trying to squeeze into the top five for a long time. I heard that the chief disciple of the Yimeng Sect is also at the mid-stage of Golden Core.”

The sect competition was held once every hundred years, and only the top five sects could get the final reward. This time, the Yufeng Sect had fallen to only a few people.

In the eyes of other sects, they had become the weakest.

Li Yang “oh”ed, tilted her head in confusion, and pointed to the black-clothed sword cultivator team she had just seen, “Which sect are these people from?”