The Deadlock of the Joyful Union Sect's Saintess

[Lv2: Slightly increases the probability of high-quality intelligence appearing; unlocks the advanced intelligence function.]

Gu Yang glanced at the balance in the top right corner: 210 points.

This was the fortune he had accumulated over the past few days by intercepting various fortuitous encounters.

"Upgrade."

He didn't hesitate at all.

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools.

The quality of intelligence directly determined how far he could go on the path of immortality.

[Consuming 100 Destiny Points. System upgrading...]

[Upgrade successful! Current level: Lv2.]

[Current Destiny Points remaining: 110 points.]

The faint glow on the light screen seemed to grow a bit deeper.

[Loading today's intelligence for the host...]

[Daily intelligence refreshed successfully.]

Several lines of text slowly emerged.

Gu Yang focused his gaze, his pupils shrinking slightly.

...

[White Intelligence: Inside the Cold Moon Palace, your master Shen Qingyue sat alone on her profound jade bed for an entire day. She found a strand of your hair that you left behind in the interlining of her quilt. She stared at that strand of hair in a daze for four hours; her killing intent surged three times, and a sense of shame arose five times. Finally, she hid that strand of hair in a sachet she keeps close to her body. She plans to secretly investigate your background, attempting to uncover the secret of your physique.]

Gu Yang: "..."

This woman's thoughts were truly unpredictable.

However, as long as she didn't come knocking on his door with a drawn sword, it was a good thing.

Planning to investigate my background? There was no need to worry about that. Having transmigrated here twenty years ago, his background and history were completely clean.

The text of the Lv2 system seemed clearer than before, exuding a cold, metallic texture.

[White Intelligence: Rumors have been spreading recently in the Outer Sect Deacon Hall of the Falling Cloud Sect. Some disciples claim that the sound of a woman crying can always be heard from the dry well in the outer sect in the middle of the night.

In reality, Deacon Liu Sanpang has imprisoned three mortal women at the bottom of the well in order to practice the evil art of Plucking Yin to Replenish Yang.

This matter has already been noticed by the Law Enforcement Hall, but because Liu Sanpang bribed the vice hall master, it will be classified as a female ghost haunting. In three days, a few disciples will be sent to seal the well and suppress it.]

Gu Yang's expression turned somewhat icy.

This was the Falling Cloud Sect. This was the so-called righteous path.

It wasn't just demons that devoured people, but also these rules wearing human skin.

His gaze continued downward. The text of the next piece of intelligence appeared in a ghastly, pale white color.

[White Intelligence: Three months ago, inner sect disciple Han Feng secretly traveled to the Rotting Corpse Swamp three hundred miles north of the Falling Cloud Sect. In the Myriad Poison Cave deep within the swamp, he obtained a few drops of Bone-Corroding Spirit-Melting Powder.

This Han Feng is an in-name disciple of First Elder Zhao Wuji. He normally has no interactions with you, but he is one of the strong contenders for the position of a true disciple.

If you fail to reach the Foundation Establishment realm, he will be the best candidate to take your place. [Click to view coordinates]]

Bone-Corroding Spirit-Melting Powder was not a common item.

So it was taken from the Myriad Poison Cave.

"Han Feng..."

Gu Yang really had no impression of this person, only knowing that he was a strong competitor for a true disciple spot.

In the Falling Cloud Sect, the number of true disciples was limited. Only when a spot opened up could someone fill it.

Gu Yang fell into deep thought.

His Foundation Establishment spiritual item, the Profound Ice Spirit Marrow, was the reward given to him by the sect for winning the sect tournament.

The Profound Ice Spirit Marrow was personally handed to him by a sect elder.

There shouldn't have been any problems during this process.

The Profound Ice Spirit Marrow must have been poisoned beforehand.

It seemed he would have to find a time to have a good chat with Han Feng.

However, the most pressing matter right now was to improve his strength.

Gu Yang turned his gaze to the final piece of intelligence, which was also the only purple intelligence refreshed today.

[Purple Intelligence: Su Wanyin, the Saintess of the Joyous Union Sect (Late Foundation Establishment realm), is being hunted for three thousand miles by the Righteous Path Alliance's prodigy, the Sword Fanatic Ye Guhong (Late Foundation Establishment realm), over a secret treasure.

In three hours, she will flee to a hidden karst cave fifty miles outside the Falling Cloud Sect.

She is severely injured and her spiritual energy is depleted. Hidden in her storage bag is a Heaven-tier cultivation technique—the Great Sun Sky-Burning Sutra (Volume One: True Fire Chapter)—which she obtained after narrowly escaping death in an ancient mystic realm.

This technique is the legacy of the ancient Fire God lineage. Cultivated to the major completion stage, it can burn the sky and boil the sea. It is unparalleled in its overbearing might and is the most compatible cultivation technique for the Desolate Ancient Extreme Yang Physique.

Afterward, Su Wanyin ultimately failed to escape her tribulation. Ye Guhong took her primal yin, killed her, and stole her treasures. [Click to view coordinates]]

A Heaven-tier technique!

And a fire-attribute one at that, the Great Sun Sky-Burning Sutra, tailor-made for the Extreme Yang Physique.

Gu Yang's current shortcoming was extremely obvious.

Although he had awakened his physique, his cultivation technique had not yet caught up.

It was like possessing a nuclear reactor but only being able to use it to boil water.

If he could obtain this Great Sun Sky-Burning Sutra and pair it with his Desolate Ancient Extreme Yang Physique, his combat power would undergo a qualitative leap!

Soon, Gu Yang calmed down.

It was a bit dangerous...

A life-and-death pursuit between Late Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Normally, he definitely wouldn't be able to get involved in a battle of this level.

But now that both sides were heavily injured, it wasn't impossible.

Right at this moment, the system panel vibrated slightly, and a new line of faint blue text appeared.

[Ding! Detected that the host's system has upgraded. Would you like to use the new function: Expanded Intelligence? (First time free)]

"Expanded Intelligence?"

Gu Yang's eyes flashed.

This Lv2 function came right on time.

"Yes."

Gu Yang willed it in his mind.

The golden text on the light screen was instantly scattered and then reorganized. A flow of information that was more detailed, even carrying a hint of a bloody scent, unfurled before him.

[Purple Intelligence: The Fatal Deadlock Between the Raging Fire Red Lotus and the Sword Fanatic]

[Time: Three hours later (Second quarter of the Chou hour)]

[Coordinates: Fifty miles west of the Falling Cloud Sect, deep within the hidden karst cave Ghost Weeping Cave [Click to view coordinates]]

[Inside the cold and gloomy karst cave, the air is as dead and heavy as lead. The Joyous Union Sect's Saintess Su Wanyin's clothes are stained with blood. Severely injured and on the verge of death, she is forced into a corner by the equally injured Sword Fanatic, Ye Guhong.

However, Su Wanyin has a fierce and unyielding temperament. She has already set up a Mutual Destruction Array within the cave. Her jade-like hand presses firmly on the core of the Mutual Destruction Array, her beautiful eyes burning with a frantic will to die.

Ye Guhong's cold sword points directly at the center of her brow, but fearing the array will destroy everything, he stops ten paces away.

Ye Guhong appears arrogant, but in reality, his left hand secretly conceals a Space Binding Talisman.

After a brief stalemate, Ye Guhong uses words to distract her, finding a split second of negligence from Su Wanyin. He uses the Space Binding Talisman to freeze Su Wanyin for one breath of time, taking the opportunity to sever the arm controlling the array.

Afterward, Ye Guhong kills her for her treasures, takes Su Wanyin's storage bag, and snatches her pure primal yin, destroying the corpse to erase all traces before leaving.]

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