Start With One Heaven's Secret Pavilion

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Chapter 3: Master, I Want to Stay

\"Junior Sister, let\’s see how far you can escape!\"

Du Jue and Qi Hongchou gave chase and fled, and a stick of incense\’s worth of time passed by in the blink of an eye.

As time went on, Qi Hongchou grew weaker and weaker.

She was not Du Jue’s opponent to begin with, and after using the Two Rituals Heart of Heaven technique and consuming part of her magical power and Dao blood for a risky escape, she was now being drained of her last strength.

Qi Hongchou looked forward; Linglong City was vaguely visible in the distance.

\"Blood Spirit Evasion Art!\"

Qi Hongchou gritted her teeth and unleashed another secret technique. Her Dao blood was nearly drained out, turning her into a crimson streak that instantly vanished beyond Du Jue\’s sight.

\"Desperate stubbornness!\"

Du Jue jeered, as the Blood Spirit Evasion was a forbidden technique that carried extremely severe side effects.

Moreover, it could only help her evade him briefly.

Du Jue did not know, of course, that Qi Hongchou was heading back to Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

After half a stick of incense, Qi Hongchou plummeted from the sky, crashing with a thud in front of Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

\"Master!\"

Ye Xian\’er, who had followed Ye Xu’s guidance, was already waiting there.

Upon seeing Qi Hongchou badly injured, she promptly lifted her and led her into Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

Boom!

Just over ten breaths later, Du Jue slammed down violently. His overpowering aura blanketed the entire Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, shattering the ground beneath his feet, and not a single passerby dared risk a glance.

\"It must be Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion stirring up trouble!\"

\"Its arrogance is too great; divine retribution is bound to follow!\"

The crowd chattered among themselves.

\"Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion? Can it predict heavenly secrets?\"

Du Jue swept his gaze around and burst into laughter. \"Hahaha! How incredibly audacious!\"

\"Senior… I… I truly have nowhere left to go.\"

Qi Hongchou coughed up blood, her breathing faint and weak.

\"No worries.\"

Ye Xu smiled lightly. \"You are my client, and in Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, no one can harm a client of mine.\"

\"Hand her over!\"

Du Jue\’s voice exploded like thunder across the void.

\"I know him! That\’s Du Jue from the Tianxin Sect. He has cultivated to the eighth star of the Dao Palace and earns the title of Marquis!\" One man pointed at Du Jue and cried out.

\"The people of Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion are doomed for sure! How foolish to provoke one of the top powers in Southern Wilderness!\"

Another spectator gloated openly.

\"I open my shop to do business, valuing harmony to encourage prosperity. I wish no enemies, so leave.\" Ye Xu\’s voice rang out, saying, \"She is my customer. As long as she\’s in Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion for a day, the pavilion shall protect her.\"

\"A mere mortal dares to boast so brazenly?\"

Du Jue\’s face twisted into a snarl. \"Very well! Today I\’ll wipe out your Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion!\"

Boom!

Du Jue unleashed his aura. Eight Dao Palaces materialized in the void. Like an imperial prince radiating overwhelming dominance, he strode into Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

\"After today, I\’m afraid this Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion will be no more.\"

The onlookers\’ expressions varied.

Yet the moment Du Jue stepped inside, his body abruptly froze.

Bang!

One breath later, Du Jue’s body exploded with a bang, dissolving into ashes.

The eight Dao Palaces crumbled violently, scattering as streams of spiritual energy that returned to heaven and earth.

A prince boasting Eight Stars in the Dao Palace realm, now utterly annihilated!

The crowd watched, dumbstruck and terrified by the scene, unable to grasp exactly what had happened.

They only knew an Eight-Star prince had been subdued in an instant.

\"Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion is terrifying!\"

\"That young man must be a transcendent master!\"

Each spectator shook with awe as their perception of Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion underwent a profound reversal.

\"Could he truly possess the power of predicting the heavens?\"

Reassessing Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, they grew entirely reverential.

Perhaps that pair of door couplets hadn\’t exaggerated at all.

Ye Xian\’er\’s red lips parted slightly, equally shaken by Ye Xu\’s display.

Swift, decisive, and domineering.

\"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life.\" Qi Hongchou gasped in a mix of fright and joy.

The senior was truly benevolent!

Not only had he helped her obtain the Nine-Grade Golden Lotus, he\’d effortlessly dealt with her mortal enemy.

\"However… Du Jue’s master is the second elder of my Tianxin Sect. The moment he died, the elder would sense…\"

\"What you know, I know. No explanation is needed.\"

Ye Xu waved dismissively.

The Tianxin Sect’s second elder was a pseudo-divine being.

In the Yuan Realm, cultivation realms followed a precise hierarchy:

Nine levels of Cauldron Casting; True Spirit; Divine Spring; Dharma Image; Nine Stars in Dao Palace; Divine Catastrophe.

The Divine Catastrophe stage was a pseudo-divine being.

As long as one endured the Divine Catastrophe, they could undergo a rebirth and transform into a celestial deity; one could imagine how powerful that was.

Of course, this was merely Qi Hongchou\’s viewpoint.

In Ye Xu\’s view, as long as one had not transcended the Heavenly Dao, they were no match for him within Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

\"This junior has been negligent.\"

Qi Hongchou was fearful, feeling like a complete fool.

This senior knew everything under heaven; how could he need her explanation?

Qi Hongchou tread carefully as if walking on thin ice, terrified she might antagonize Ye Xu.

\"Senior, this junior must return to the Tianxin Sect to heal this disciple\’s master using the Nine-Grade Golden Lotus. I take my leave now. Once my master has fully recovered, this junior will surely visit with my master,\" Qi Hongchou said.

\"Hmm.\"

Ye Xu maintained an expressionless face, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.

A sect elder like this counted as a decently large client.

He should be able to earn a good sum.

\"Xian\’er, we\’re leaving,\" Qi Hongchou stated.

Ye Xian\’er shook her head and said, \"Master, I wish to remain here.\"

Within the span of a few incense sticks, Ye Xian\’er\’s cultivation level had soared upward, and her comprehension of realms deepened continuously.

She felt that cultivating for a single day within Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion could equal half a year\’s effort in the Tianxin Sect.

\"This…\"

Qi Hongchou wore an awkward expression. She wasn\’t unwilling, but worried Ye Xian\’er might provoke Ye Xu\’s anger.

None could fathom the tempers of these lofty seniors.

\"It\’s fine if she stays.\"

To Qi Hongchou\’s surprise, Ye Xu agreed.

Ye Xu smiled and said, \"Her talent is excellent. If she grasps a hint of Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion\’s mysteries, cultivating here will be twice as effective.\"

Moreover, with Ye Xian\’er staying, someone would keep him company while speaking.

Remaining alone in Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion was truly lonely and dull.

Qi Hongchou stiffened, overwhelmed by shame.

As someone at the Six Stars of the Dao Palace realm, she had actually fallen short of her own disciple, failing to perceive Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion\’s profundities.

\"Since the senior doesn\’t find this an imposition, cultivate diligently here. Remember—do not cause trouble for the senior,\" Qi Hongchou exhorted with grave concern, before dragging her injured body away from Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

\"This is your destiny; seize it properly.\"

\"This disciple solemnly remembers the master\’s teachings,\" Ye Xian\’er replied with a nod.

The moment Qi Hongchou departed, Ye Xian\’er focused wholly on cultivation.

This girl\’s aptitude was extraordinarily high. Within mere seconds, she entered a state of profound meditation, undisturbed by the outside world.

As Qi Hongchou had said, this was Ye Xian\’er\’s opportunity.

\"System, spend thirty heavenly secrets points to enhance my strength.\"

Ye Xu thought to himself.

Boom!

The command was issued, the heavenly secrets points became zero, and immense power flooded into Ye Xu\’s limbs, bones, and internal organs. Endless energy surged within his body.

In just an instant, Ye Xu felt his body undergo an earth-shattering change.

After countless temperings, it seemed to have been sublimated.

Host: Ye Xu.

Cultivation status: Cauldron Realm completed (Extreme State).

Ye Xu was astonished.

Thirty heavenly secrets points had allowed him to transform from an ordinary mortal into a cultivator capable of lifting Nine Cauldrons in a single breath. This was unbelievably wonderful.

He had read in the history of the Yuan Realm that those who could reach the Extreme State in the Cauldron Realm each possessed strength comparable to ancient ferocious beasts in their infancy and were incredibly powerful.

Such individuals had extremely solid foundations and could journey far along the cultivation path.

Of course, Ye Xu was more exceptional than so-called prodigious talents.

Because he didn\’t have to cultivate at all.

\"The feeling of becoming stronger without doing anything is simply fantastic!\"

As the grand master chair rocked gently, Ye Xu felt comfortable and content.

At dusk.

The setting sun cast scattered, mottled shadows on the city walls.

A whistling sound shattered the tranquility of Linglong City.

\"Who killed my disciple? Come out!\"

A dull roar echoed across Linglong City.

The sky darkened instantly, with dark clouds looming over the city like a gathering storm.

It was a tall Old Man in Red. His temples were streaked with gray, yet his spirit remained keen and alert. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle\’s, brimming with overwhelming killing intent.

He gazed toward Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

That was the final image transmitted by Du Jue before his death.

The one who had killed his disciple was at Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.

The Old Man in Red\’s white hair fluttered as he stood mid-air. The bloody hues of dusk bathed the sky, and killing intent ran rampant.

\"The second elder of the Tianxin Sect has arrived!\"

\"Nonsense! His disciple died, so he\’s got to get revenge!\"

\"There\’s another good show to watch!\"

Thud!

Before the words faded, the few who had just spoken died grisly deaths with blood streaming from their seven orifices.

The remaining cultivators had faces as pale as gold paper and fell silent.

So ruthless.

Even watching could get you killed!