As they walked forward, Chu Qingyun intentionally fell half a step behind Black Teeth.
This way, he could both let Black Teeth lead the way and avoid having him realize that Chu Qingyun didn't know the path at all.
After a short walk, the two arrived outside a huge cave.
Upon arriving, Chu Qingyun felt the Thundercloud Sword hanging at his waist beco extrely active. He had to constantly circulate the Hidden Qi Technique with all his might just to conceal the sword's aura.
But now that he had found the place, Chu Qingyun took the opportunity, while Black Teeth wasn't looking, to put the Thundercloud Sword directly into his Storage Ring. The pressure on him instantly lightened considerably.
Although the Thundercloud Sword was always hanging at Chu Qingyun's waist, Black Teeth couldn't see it because of the Thousand-faced Martial Soul's special power. In his eyes, Chu Qingyun was a perfect replica of Cyan Leopard.
Following Black Teeth into the cave, Chu Qingyun discovered that it was quite deep. There was only mist near the entrance; inside, it was dim but not foggy.
In the deepest part of the cave was a giant cavern that resembled a large hall.
Four Level Nine Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall were sitting there.
Behind them, a large pile of head-sized purple stones was stacked against the rock wall. Arcs of lightning constantly flashed from the stones, and one could faintly sense the powerful energy contained within them.
After Chu Qingyun entered, his gaze was imdiately drawn to the purple stones. From them, he sensed an aura sowhat similar to that of the Thundercloud Lion.
'So it really is sothing left behind by the Thundercloud Lion. I just don't know if it's useful...'
Among the four Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall, there were three n and one woman. Seeing "Cyan Leopard" and Black Teeth enter, they all smiled and greeted them. Chu Qingyun responded in kind, mimicking the others.
"It's been so long. Have only the six of us made it back?" Black Teeth asked with a lancholy sigh after sitting down.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
Under these circumstances, Chu Qingyun naturally wouldn't say anything unnecessary.
Although he looked like Cyan Leopard, he had no idea about Cyan Leopard's personality or mannerisms. Speaking rashly could easily arouse suspicion.
After a mont of silence, a sowhat gaunt, middle-aged man in a black robe spoke up, "Out of ten Level Nine Martial Artists, for six to escape is already quite good. After all, our opponents were the Great Xia Dragon Guard."
Hearing this, several of them showed looks of lingering fear.
This was especially true for the obese Black Teeth, whose fleshy cheeks trembled. "The Great Xia Dragon Guard are damn tough. Shit, with my strength as a Level Nine Martial Artist, I was almost taken out by a Level Eight Martial Artist from their ranks. They have too many experts with Tier Three Martial Souls."
"That's to be expected. They're the most elite Martial Artists in the entire County City, so it's not surprising they have a large number of Tier Three Martial Souls. Among us, I'm afraid only Boss Iron Arrow can handle the Great Xia Dragon Guard's captain."
After speaking, the only woman among the six glanced at the man in the black robe who had spoken earlier.
"Sigh, if only we could also break through to Tier Three. Then we wouldn't even have to fear Martial Spirit Level experts!"
"Haha, keep dreaming. The level of strength we can achieve was preordained from birth. We are all just Tier Two Martial Souls; the strongest we can ever be in this life is a Level Nine Martial Artist. Besides, we can't cultivate Secret Technique Secret Manuals like humans can. Our strength is still far too lacking..."
"That's not necessarily true. Aren't there examples of those who have surpassed the shackles of their Innate Tier and successfully broken through to a new Grand Realm? There's a pile of stones brimming with power right behind us. You guys can go give it a try."
"Tch, more like asking for death. The power in that stuff is as savage as that beast, the Thundercloud Lion. Cultivate with it... yeah, right."
After gathering, the group started chatting.
Chu Qingyun wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He listened quietly to their conversation, gathering quite a bit of explosive information from it.
'The people from the Martial Soul Hall really are all Martial Souls!'
'And their tier as a Martial Soul is fixed from birth; they can never break through.'
'In other words, a Martial Soul Hall mber with a Tier One Martial Soul can at most cultivate to a Level Nine Martial Warrior, while a Tier Two can only reach Level Nine Martial Artist. They can't continuously break through like humans.'
'Of course, human Martial Artists are also limited by their Martial Souls. For example, the Qi Sea opened up by a Tier One Martial Soul is too small, resulting in a very weak Martial Dao foundation. Breaking through to the Martial Artist realm might not be a problem, and with heaven-defying luck plus an accumulation of sufficient resources, there is a minuscule chance to break through to the Martial Spirit realm. But wanting to go any higher is basically impossible.'
'The people from the Martial Soul Hall, however, are simply subject to even more obvious limitations.'
"Cyan Leopard, you rascal, don't you usually love bickering with Li? How co you haven't said a single word today?" In the midst of the conversation, Iron Arrow suddenly looked at Chu Qingyun and asked with so confusion.
Hearing this, the woman also looked at Chu Qingyun and said in a cloyingly sweet voice, "That's right, Brother Cyan Leopard, how co you're not talking today?"
'Seeing her act all coquettish made want to puke.'
'That Li was dark-skinned and ugly. Never mind comparing her to a goddess-level beauty like Ning Xue; a random woman pulled off the street would blow her out of the water!'
"Ahem, I was wounded by the Great Xia Dragon Guard on my way here, and all my n were wiped out. I'm not in the mood," Chu Qingyun said with a light cough.
At the ntion of their n, another silence fell.
"You guys chat, I'm going to step out for a bit." Chu Qingyun didn't dare stay any longer. If he did, he was afraid he'd blow his cover.
"I'll go with you," Black Teeth said, also getting to his feet and following him out.
Once outside the cave, Chu Qingyun took a deep breath. He suddenly unleashed the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern, reached out, and forcefully grabbed Black Teeth's neck. At the sa ti, he activated his Ten-star Vine Martial Soul, which wrapped around Black Teeth from top to bottom, trussing him up like a dumpling.
With the power of a Tier Three Martial Soul and the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern erupting simultaneously, Black Teeth had no ability to resist. He was quickly dispatched, turning into a ball of black Martial Soul Power.
Until the mont of his death, his eyes were filled with confusion, not understanding why Cyan Leopard would kill him.
Having succeeded in another sneak attack, Chu Qingyun couldn't help but feel a surge of excitent.
'I always felt the Thousand-faced Martial Soul was amazing, but only by actually using it can I truly appreciate how ridiculously good it is! Sneak attacks like this are practically foolproof!'
After finishing off Black Teeth, Chu Qingyun once again used the power of his Thousand-faced Martial Soul and transford into Black Teeth's appearance.
After checking himself over and seeing no flaws in his disguise, Chu Qingyun walked back into the cave with Black Teeth's appearance.
"Li, Cyan Leopard said he needs to talk to you. He's waiting for you at the entrance," Chu Qingyun said, standing just outside the main cavern and speaking to Li inside.
Li was taken aback. She looked up at Chu Qingyun in confusion and asked, "What does Cyan Leopard want with ?"
"How should I know what's going on between you two? Just hurry up. Cyan Leopard seed to be in a real rush," Chu Qingyun grumbled complainingly, then turned and walked back outside.
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