In the corridor, Lu Ye, who was "very poor," was counting his assets. He only had a little over two hundred spirit stones, and he didn't know if it would be enough to buy a cultivation technique. If it wasn't enough...
He took out the small bell spirit artifact from his storage bag. This was the heirloom of the Nine Stars Sect's young master, and it should be worth a lot of money. If it still wasn't enough, he would have to use the yuan magnetic ore. He also had the storage bag of the Nine Stars Sect's young master, which should contain many good things, but unfortunately, he couldn't open it.
However, in the past few days, many Xuanmen disciples had benefited from him, so it would be reasonable for Xuanmen to give him a discount, right?
Chu Tian sent another message, asking about his elemental attribute.
Lu Ye truthfully informed him, as there was no need to hide it, and a cultivation technique that matched his elemental attribute was very important.
A moment later, Chu Tian sent another message, informing him that he would have a definite answer by tomorrow at the latest, and the day after at the earliest, because the cultivation technique needed to be sent from the base, which would take some time.
Lu Ye said it was no problem.
After ending the message with Chu Tian, Lu Ye stood up, ready to practice his sword. Although he had been in constant battles these past few days, he had never stopped practicing, as he could feel that this basic training was very beneficial to him, and consistency was key.
However, before Lu Ye could draw his sword, a tiger's roar suddenly echoed, and he turned around to see Amber running towards him in a panic.
Yi Yi, who had been monitoring the situation at the other end of the corridor, also ran over and, after exchanging a glance with Lu Ye, hid in the rock wall.
Amber ran to Lu Ye, turned around, and crouched low, with a wound that wasn't too serious. She growled fiercely at the front.
A figure slowly appeared from that direction. Lu Ye activated his spirit power to probe the other's spiritual light and made up his mind: if it was a Fifth Layer Realm cultivator, he would immediately retreat; if it was below the Fifth Layer Realm, he would leave no survivors.
But after seeing the other's spiritual light, Lu Ye's brows furrowed. From the luster of the spiritual light, the person was only a Second Layer Realm cultivator...
What puzzled him was that this person's spiritual light was very different from that of a typical Second Layer Realm cultivator. It was extremely pure and gave a very solid feeling.
"Finding you wasn't easy." The person stopped ten feet in front of Lu Ye and smiled. In the darkness, his white teeth were very noticeable.
The person didn't look much older than Lu Ye, perhaps even a year or two younger. He wasn't particularly tall, but standing there calmly, he made Lu Ye's heart tense.
Lu Ye had fought many Nine Stars Sect cultivators in recent days. He couldn't precisely judge whether a cultivator posed a threat to him, but he had a vague sense.
The fact that his heart was tense indicated that this Second Layer Realm cultivator must have something special.
"Mountain Tiger?" the person asked, and without waiting for Lu Ye's response, introduced himself: "Infinite Island, Luo Ji!"
Lu Ye immediately remembered the person Chu Tian mentioned earlier. He hadn't asked what Infinite Island was, but from Chu Tian's tone, it seemed to be a very powerful force. Cultivators from such a force must have extraordinary backgrounds.
So, after the person introduced himself, Lu Ye stepped forward, drew his long sword, and charged straight at him.
Attack first!
He had killed a Fourth Layer Realm cultivator when he was a Second Layer Realm, so why would he fear a Second Layer Realm now that he was a Third Layer Realm?
With spirit power infused into his legs, he moved at incredible speed, closing the ten-foot distance. Lu Ye's spirit acumen emitted a loud sound, indicating that the spirit pattern he had previously constructed had shattered under the surge of spirit power.
"Brute!" Luo Ji snorted, raising his hand unhurriedly and pointing at Lu Ye. "White Scorch!"
As he spoke, a point of fluorescence appeared at his fingertip, which suddenly expanded into a bright white light, illuminating the dark corridor in detail.
Lu Ye was instantly blinded by the intense light, feeling as if he were staring directly at the sun. Even though he closed his eyes immediately, his eyes still ached and tears streamed down his face.
This Luo Ji was despicable, and he quickly retreated.
"Earth Spike!" Luo Ji shouted again, stomping his foot on the ground.
In the next moment, a section of earth cone sprang up from the ground behind Lu Ye, hitting him hard in the waist. Lu Ye, who was retreating, lost his balance, and his lower back ached. If he hadn't activated his protective spirit power, he would have been injured.
"Ice Spike!" Cold air suddenly rose, and Luo Ji pointed at Lu Ye, sending a sharp ice spike, about the length of a chopstick, flying towards his face.
Lu Ye's eyes were still closed, mainly because he had been caught off guard by the blinding light. Feeling the cold air rushing towards him, he instinctively activated a defensive spirit pattern in front of him.
With a loud bang, the ice spike hit the defensive spirit pattern as if it were a massive rock. Lu Ye was pushed back by the force, and his cheeks ached as the shattered ice spike left small cuts on his face.
"Golden Arc!"
In the corridor, a golden crescent-shaped slash shot towards Lu Ye, who was falling back. Compared to the previous spells, this one was particularly powerful.
The Golden Wheel Talisman that Lu Ye had once activated was based on the Golden Arc Slash. The attacks from the Golden Wheel Talisman were weakened versions of the Golden Arc Slash.
In terms of power, the Golden Arc Slash that Luo Ji released was even more powerful than the attacks from the Golden Wheel Talisman. If Lu Ye were hit unprepared, he might be cut in half.
The Golden Arc Slash moved extremely fast, reaching Lu Ye in the blink of an eye, and Luo Ji's lips curled up.
With a clanging sound, Lu Ye slashed through the Golden Arc Slash with his sword. After the slash, Lu Ye squinted, his expression extremely serious.
The other was just a Second Layer Realm cultivator, and Lu Ye had thought that even if this Luo Ji had some peculiarities, he could still take him down. But after their exchange, he realized he was wrong.
This Second Layer Realm cultivator was different from all the Second Layer Realm cultivators he had seen!
In the past few days, he had killed many Nine Stars Sect disciples and seen how Xuanmen disciples fought. Although they occasionally used spells, they always needed some time to prepare. No cultivator could reach Luo Ji's level. His spells were effortlessly cast, and his proficiency in them was extremely high, clearly indicating that he was a spell cultivator...
What surprised Lu Ye even more was that this Second Layer Realm cultivator's spirit power seemed even more concentrated than his own. He couldn't tell from the spiritual light alone, but now that they were in combat, the fluctuations in the other's spirit power were clear. This was not the spirit power fluctuation of a Second Layer Realm cultivator; it was even stronger than the Fourth Layer Realm cultivators he had killed.
Combining all this, Lu Ye immediately thought of a possibility.
This guy is cultivating a Heaven-grade cultivation technique!