I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

The situation within the Kunxi Secret Realm is unknown to the people in the square outside the Immortal Palace, including the Divinity Transformation cultivators; they can’t discover it.

All they can do is wait for seven days and see who will be able to walk out alive from the gate of this Immortal Palace.

In the square, the preliminary Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators’ martial arts tournaments are held like wildfire, with each crystalline transparent arena having a Luo Fish serving as judge.

As for the Golden Core Stage cultivators’ battle, it takes place within the three rivers below the Immortal Palace, also in tournament mode. The flow within effectively prevents the aftermath from leaking out during Golden Core cultivators’ battle methods.

Xie Jingshan was called an old thing by Bai Jiuyou, feeling displeased, while his young disciple Chu Guirui looked up at him, sniffed, and said he deserved it.

Then, excitedly ran after Bai Jiuyou, shouting ’Sister Bai’ as stars sparkled in her eyes.

Xie Jingshan secretly gritted his teeth, finally took out an elixir and consumed it; his skin color restored, his beard vanished, returning to the impressive look of his twenties.

Not far away, Bai Jiuyou dismantled the armor parts from her body, and each removal was followed by Chu Guirui’s stunned exclamation.

"Wow, this is incredible; it can detach!"

"Wow, this is awesome; there are so many mechanisms inside!"

"Wow, Sister Bai, can you teach me how to make this? My favorite is artifact refining; you see, the little wooden man I crafted myself, even the ancestor said I have a talent for artifact refining..."

"Sister Bai... mmm!"

Bai Jiuyou, finding the noise annoying, casually cast a silence spell on Chu Guirui.

Seeing this, Xie Jingshan got anxious!

Even though he often threatens to silence, most times he’s reluctant; this little disciple he couldn’t bear to bully—yet this pesky girl dared to bully her?

This is outrageous!

Moreover, this pesky girl’s demeanor and speech tone are so reminiscent of Jiang Yuebai!

Just watching Bai Jiuyou brought scenarios of his childhood being bullied and taunted by Jiang Yuebai flooding into Xie Jingshan’s mind.

Back then, he was incompetent; his disciple cannot tread the same path!

Xie Jingshan unleashed a touch of Nascent Soul cultivator pressure, strode over with great vigor, adopting the stance of a True Monarch, looking down on Bai Jiuyou, who was assembling the armor.

"Little friend, calling a Nascent Soul True Monarch an old thing so freely—aren’t you afraid you’ll pay dearly?"

Chu Guirui covered her mouth, frowned up, bewildered by what her master was thinking.

Bai Jiuyou glanced at Xie Jingshan through the veiled white silk, "Even dressed like a twenty-year-old, you can’t hide the fact you’re over eighty."

Xie Jingshan: !!!

Chu Guirui thought it over, nodded in agreement since it made sense.

"Little fellow, do you treat everyone this way? That’s too..."

"No, I only do it to you."

Xie Jingshan: !!!

Chu Guirui’s eyes sparkled—wow, how cool to annoy someone like this! She learned a new trick!

"Bai Jiuyou, do you really think I, a True Monarch, can’t handle you?"

Xie Jingshan rolled up his sleeves, ready to strike.

Bai Jiuyou sighed, casually said, "You dare hit me; I’ll tell Jiang Yuebai, and make it worse."

Xie Jingshan’s hand froze—this rogue behavior, isn’t it just a replica of Jiang Yuebai?!

After speaking, Bai Jiuyou took her equally-sized armor toward the arena.

Xie Jingshan clenched his teeth and fists, while the silenced Chu Guirui shook her head in disappointment, showing a ’Master, I’m so disappointed’ expression.

Bai Jiuyou picked a ring, waited for its participant to lose, and climbed up with her armor.

Letting her bully Foundation Establishment cultivators was indeed improper, but she couldn’t neglect the Zhuge Family, so she specially prepared this armor with material and craft at the Foundation Establishment level.

For this tournament, she would only use the armor for battle; if the opponent defeated the armor, she conceded, treating it as honing her armor combat experience and skills.

Jiang Yuebai is shameless, yet Bai Jiuyou is genuinely upright!

Bai Jiuyou sat cross-legged at a corner of the arena, took out a jade scroll, simultaneously controlling the armor to battle and studying.

Unexpectedly, this arena could be hers until the Dragon Group Gathering ended.

Discovering no movement opposite, Bai Jiuyou looked up, seeing the cultivator’s pallid face twitching at the mouth.

The cultivators below were also dumbfounded, with faces full of confusion.

Bai Jiuyou raised her brows, "What are you staring at, trash? Even sitting here motionless, I can smash you!"

The opponent: !!!

Finally enraged, a duel commenced on the arena.

"Mmm!"

Xie Jingshan looked at his disciple, eyes full of little stars, and without needing to guess, he knew she was shouting something like ’Sister Bai is amazing!’

But why does this scene feel so familiar?

*

Kunxi Secret Realm, by the riverbank.

Lu Nanzhi decapitated the Demon Crocodile King at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul with one sword, her body splattered with blood. All around her, the riverbank was littered with hundreds of demon crocodile corpses covered in frost.

Lu Nanzhi retrieved the Immortal Palace Token from the mouth of the Demon Crocodile King. As the killing intent within her Sword Heart gradually stabilized, the Ice Crystal Sword Auras embedded in the demon crocodile corpses flew into the air, shooting into her chest like rainbows piercing the sun.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, she had tried to let the Dream Demon sense Jiang Yuebai’s location, but to no avail. Helpless, she was left to proceed while searching for a safe place to attempt dream connection with Jiang Yuebai.

However, she was unlucky and unintentionally stumbled upon this group of demon crocodiles, leading to a difficult battle.

Lu Nanzhi was somewhat lacking in strength and needed to rest.

To the west, a red sun was half-submerged in the river, dyeing heaven and earth in an orange-red of sunset. The great river flowing eastward, at its end, an Immortal Palace appeared faintly, standing amidst the clouds.

That certainly must be the depths of the Kunxi Secret Realm, the direction she should head towards.

After some thought, Lu Nanzhi decided to enter the dense forest behind the mountains, find a quiet place to recover for half a day.

Lu Nanzhi used the Divine Concealment Turtle Breath Talisman given by Jiang Yuebai before entering, to hide her traces, carefully avoiding the magical beasts in the forest as she hurried along her way.

After about two periods of time, a sudden explosion sounded in the front. In no time, several figures appeared, chasing and battling each other as they rushed forward.

Lu Nanzhi quickly concealed herself to the side.

"Zhuge Ziyin, you can’t escape!"

A Tunneling Light suddenly accelerated to the front, flanking the white-clad man in the middle from both front and back with the trailing Tunneling Light.

The man in white had a jade-like face, his gaze cold as he scanned the cultivators on both sides.

One was an Early-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heavenly Star Sect, and the other was a Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Xiong Family.

Just the first day of entering the Secret Realm and Zhuge Ziyin sought to avoid conflict with the Xiong Family and Heavenly Star Sect. But now, being blocked, there was no choice but to fight to the death!

Zhuge Ziyin decisively counterattacked, feigning a strike towards the Heavenly Star Sect cultivator, then turned to throw a barrage of Explosive Mechanisms towards the Xiong Family cultivator.

Boom boom boom!

Amidst the fiery light across the sky, the two were well prepared, summoning Defensive Magic Treasures to block the light, attacking from both front and rear.

The Xiong Family cultivator’s sword-like Magic Treasure howled forth, bearing the momentum of a mountain, toppling trees and sending grass debris flying.

The Heavenly Star Sect cultivator exuded a strange murderous aura all over, throwing a Heavy Hammer Magic Treasure with the might of splitting a mountain, smashing down towards Zhuge Ziyin’s head.

Standing in the center, Zhuge Ziyin raised a hand, flicking and pulling at the Heavy Hammer Magic Treasure, causing it to immediately leave the Heavenly Star Sect cultivator’s control and directly collide with the Iron Rod Magic Treasure.

Boom!

The terrifying shock wave spread like ripples, sweeping away all the surrounding trees, shattering them to pieces, the air filled with dust, the momentum frightening.

The Heavenly Star Sect cultivator frowned, the Heavy Hammer Magic Treasure returned to his hand. He exchanged glances with the Xiong Family cultivator, and the two launched another attacking strike.

Boom boom boom!

Violent collision sounds continuously exploded in the forest, the aftermath incessant, fierce winds howling, the earth quaking.

Lu Nanzhi hid to the side, witnessing the Yin Yang family’s battle method for the first time.

Despite being alone, Zhuge Ziyin skillfully unleashed Divine Sense Threads at critical moments, either manipulating opponents’ Magic Treasures or invading their bodies to disrupt acupoints.

The battle of the three was grand in scale, yet Zhuge Ziyin remained composed and unharmed.

Only the two cultivators were in disarray, furious, their attacks either missing or self-harming, filled with frustration.

The more powerful the spells and Magic Treasures they unleashed were, the more they fulfilled Zhuge Ziyin’s ’killing someone by another’s hand’.

Witnessing this, Lu Nanzhi wished to assist but had no opportunity to intervene.

Just as the two were clearly outmatched by Zhuge Ziyin, suddenly a powerful energy surged from deep within the forest.

The Iron Rod controlled by Zhuge Ziyin twisted into a mangled wreck by the terrifying wave of that energy.

Caught off guard, Zhuge Ziyin was struck heavily in the chest, the Protective Armor given by the Supreme Elder shattered instantly, Zhuge Ziyin spat out a mouthful of blood, his body shot out like a cannonball, breaking several century-old trees before falling to the ground, gravely injured.

"Yin Yang family? Mere trickery, and you dare act presumptuously before me!"

A black-clad masked middle-aged cultivator stepped out from the forest, the Heavenly Star Sect and Xiong Family cultivators promptly bowing their heads to show respect.

Lu Nanzhi gripped her sword tightly, eyes narrowing. That man seemed only to have cultivation at a Late-Stage Nascent Soul to peak, how could the attack be so overwhelmingly strong?

"Give him the Enchanting Immortal Powder but don’t kill him, we will need him later."

The black-clad cultivator instructed, about to leave, when suddenly he turned around, eyes fierce, looking towards Lu Nanzhi’s hiding place, raising his hand to unleash a Palm Wind.

The Palm Wind howled, galloping like a Black Armored Qilin!