It's been almost three months since I arrived in the vast world of Gu Xuan, and Gu Yang has asked about his brother's whereabouts more than once, but no one has ever heard of Gu Shao Shang's name. The ancient mysterious domain is too vast, even a martial saint can only know the affairs of people within tens of thousands of miles, anything further is beyond their reach.

  Just one Ghost Mountain Range is vast, with tens of millions of countries coexisting, and a population of tens of billions. The entire Ancient Xuan Domain has countless regions like the Ghost Mountain Range, making it harder to find someone than finding a needle in the ocean.

  "It seems that everything still depends on oneself. Three years later, whether or not I find Big Brother, I must return and personally destroy the Tai Ling Sect."

  Ji You Ran gave Guo Yi only half a year's time. If he became a Martial Saint within that time, Ji You Ran would accept him as her disciple and teach him the Spiritual Laws of Cultivation; if Guo Yi failed to enter the realm of Martial Saints within six months, she would personally kill him, because once Guo Yi died, the bet they made a year ago would automatically become invalid, and Ji You Ran wouldn't lose to her junior sister.

  Her cultivation was too terrifying, even someone like Tai Ling Lao Zu wasn't worthy of helping her with her shoes. Guo Yao didn't think he could escape under her nose either. Now there's only one way out: to enter Wu Sheng as soon as possible.

  "Half of the time has passed, how can I cultivate the tenth layer of 'The Grand Martial Scripture' in just three months?"

  That night, Guo Yi didn't cultivate, instead strolling under the moonlight, stepping onto the mountain top, and gazing through the majestic mountains at the distant, brightly lit, secluded city, a holy city with strong practitioners as numerous as clouds.

  Guo Yi closed his eyes and suddenly became enlightened, vaguely feeling a mysterious and long-lasting aura in the city surging towards the sky, that aura was very ancient and rustic, as if it came from the endless ancient times.

  "Why is this happening? Is there something in the castle that's summoning me, or is it trying to convey some message to me? What kind of omen is this?"

  Guo Yi opened his eyes to find a divine tower's shadowy image appearing in the sky above the isolated city three hundred miles away. A bronze ancient window in the tower slowly creaked open, revealing an eerie and mysterious world within. An old man was imprisoned behind the window, his eyes opening as he gave Guo Yi a faint, chilling smile that sent shivers down one's spine.

  At this moment, a golden light burst forth from Guo Yi's index finger, and the small sword Xiantian transformed into an illusory shadow that shot towards the divine tower like a meteor piercing through the sky. The sword light cut through the air. There was no earth-shattering collision; instead, the sword shadow pierced through the heavenly curtain, shattering the divine tower's illusory layers one by one. The ancient windows vanished, and the old man disappeared from sight. Everything sank back into the depths of the Sealed City, transforming into nothingness once more.

  Guo Yi's whole body was drenched in cold sweat, but when he looked towards the isolated city again, he found that there were no longer any strange phenomena above the city walls, as if nothing had happened.

  However, the index finger stretched out was shining with golden light, like a lantern, and a small blood-colored sword floated in the index finger, the small sword seemed to be a little person, breathing automatically.

  Ordinary people breathe air, but Jian Tianxia breathes spiritual energy.

  The Heaven's Small Sword had thoroughly revived, and with each breath, a large amount of spiritual energy was infused into Guo Yi's body, silently transforming his physique at a speed that far surpassed his own cultivation.

  "It's truly a rare treasure of the ages, and indeed worthy of being a spiritual artifact."

  Kuang Ye's excitement was trembling, now with the help of Zhan Tian Xiao Jian, he felt that every breath of cultivation was increasing, and the speed of cultivation would enter a terrifying upward period.

  On the mountain top, the cold wind howled, the tree shadows swayed, and a figure rushed up from the foot of the mountain at high speed, flashing past the steep cliff like walking on flat ground, just like a ghost.

  That ghostly figure stepped onto the mountaintop and saw Guo Yi sitting cross-legged, seemingly in meditation. He let out a surprised exclamation: "How is it you?"

  Kuo Yi opened his eyes, also with a hint of surprise: "Xiao Yan?"

  This ghostly figure was Li Xiaoyan, Li Yuan's sister.

  At this time, Li Xiaoyan was wearing a black tight-fitting outfit, her long hair cascading down like a waterfall, her face pale and delicate, her beautiful eyes shining like starlight, her lips red as the sunset. The tight-fitting clothes accentuated her slightly developed figure, curvy in all the right places, and although she was still young, it was clear at first glance that she was a beauty in the making.

  Li Xiaoyan just revealed her exceptional skills, which were far more impressive than her brother's, and it was clear that she had already cultivated the "Great Martial Classics" to the tenth level.

  This was not the first time Guo Yi had seen Li Xiao Yan, but in the past she always followed behind Li Yuan, with a neighbor girl's appearance, pitiful and lovely, like a little bird relying on people, as if she were an innocent little loli. Who would have thought that at such a young age, she had already cultivated to the realm of Martial Saint?

  "Unbelievable, in just one day's time, you've broken through to the seventh layer of the 'Grand Martial Scripture' again. Your cultivation speed is truly terrifying." The two fell silent for a long time, before Li Xiaoyan broke the silence first.

  Guo Yi had just received help from Xiao Tian's sword and his cultivation had advanced further, but before he could even celebrate, he was struck by the little sister, the Female Martial Saint. At such a young age, she had already become a Martial Saint. You, Guo Ershao, are only at the seventh level of the "Great Martial Canon", aren't you ashamed?

  "Your brother probably doesn't know either, but you have the cultivation of a Martial Saint, right?"

  "He really didn't know." Li Xiaoyan's absolutely beautiful little face carried a hint of something that even Guo Yi couldn't understand, and this twelve or thirteen year old little girl seemed to be hiding many secrets unknown to others.

  "Why did you hide him?" Guo Yi asked.

  Li Xiaoyan lightly bit her lip, and her eyes sparkled as she said: "My brother is a conceited person, he has been called a genius since childhood. Since my brother is already a genius, others can't be more brilliant than him. If there's one, I'll kill one."

  Kwok Yat-yin couldn't understand the little girl's thinking and didn't know if her logic was flawed, so he continued to ask: "You're more talented than your brother, so you've been hiding your cultivation. If your brother knew, would he be happy?"

  Li Xiaoyan looked at Guo Yao with a pitiful expression, then transformed back into that harmless little loli, her mouth sweetly saying: "Brother Yao, you won't tell my brother, right?"

  Guo Yi suddenly thought of a very serious problem, "What if one day my cultivation surpasses Li Yuan's? Will this logic-deficient little loli also come to kill me?"

  At this point, Guo Yi suddenly trembled and looked at Li Xiaoyan's smile, which seemed to carry a threatening aura no matter how he looked at it.

  Guo Yi said under pressure: "I naturally won't tell Li Yuan about... this secret!"

  Li Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Then I'll ask you for a favor. Can you slow down your cultivation from now on? Your cultivation speed is really too fast, I'm afraid you'll break through to become a Martial Saint before my brother."

  "Absolutely not." Guo Yi hastily assured her, even swearing to heaven with a look of "I'm mediocre and proud of it", saying that he was useless and had no talent, finally adding specifically for Li Xiaoyan's worried face: "When I was three years old, a blind fortune teller told me that this life would not be able to cultivate into a martial saint, so you don't have to worry about me being more talented than your brother." As he spoke, he became sorrowful and tearfully painful.

  Li Xiaoyan, although having the cultivation of a martial saint, was actually just a 12 or 13-year-old girl with low emotional intelligence. She was quickly led astray by Guo Yi and ended up comforting him as he cried.

  Guo Yi saw that the little girl was no longer on guard against him, so he wiped away his tears and put on a look of utmost seriousness, saying: "What are you doing all alone at the top of the mountain so late at night?"

  Li Xiaoyan said, "I saw a divine light shooting up to the sky from the top of the mountain in the distance. In the midst of the golden light, it seemed like there was also a sword shadow flying about. Did you see it?"

  Guo Ye didn't expect the commotion earlier to be so grand, and hastily said: "Earlier I was meditating... sleeping, you know, for someone like me who is mediocre, cultivating is a waste of energy, sleeping is the right choice. So I didn't see anything, did you see wrongly?"

  Li Xiaoyan's small face was full of doubt, and she muttered to herself: "Could it be that I really misjudged!"

  Guo Yidao said: "You must have seen it wrong, what divine light is there in this desolate wilderness? If it's true, it won't be just you who sees it, why don't you see other people coming up the mountain?"

  Just as Guo Yao finished speaking, another figure rushed up to the top of the mountain.

  This is a tall and exceptionally handsome young man, with clear facial features, and a hint of elegance between his eyebrows and eyes. He too was dressed in black, covered in dust, as if he had traveled a long distance.

  This guy came at the worst possible time. Just as Guo Yi was about to succeed in his deception, he suddenly appeared, leaving Guo Ershao, who had just been speaking with righteous indignation, utterly discomfited.

  Kuo Yizheng was about to go up and scold the guy who suddenly appeared in front of him, but Li Xiaoyan pulled Kuo Yizheng down from the mountain top and ran away quickly, just like a little white rabbit encountering its natural enemy.

  Guo Yi's cultivation was inferior to Li Xiaoyan, but after drinking the bamboo shoot liquid, his body seemed to have undergone a transformation, and his speed became incredibly fast, allowing him to compete with Wu Sheng in terms of footwork.

  The two of them rushed down the mountain quickly, Guo Yi was somewhat bewildered and didn't know why Li Xiaoyan ran away as soon as she saw that man, so he asked: "Who is that person?"

  Li Xiaoyan looked back while running, with a deep sense of jealousy on his face: "Jiemi Tian is also a super genius, and as a Martial Saint, his strength is much higher than mine."

  "Must be you going to kill someone else, now he's caught up with us and even I, a useless waste of space, got dragged into this."

  "Who dares to claim he is one of the four great geniuses of Youjin City? He must die." Li Xiaoyan said.

  Kuo Yi's face was speechless, and he didn't expect that he would actually guess correctly.

  "It's okay, if he catches up, you go first and I'll cover your back."

  "Thanks!" Guo Yi was not a proud person, and this matter had nothing to do with him anyway.

  Li Xiaoyan said: "It doesn't matter, heaven is fair, mediocre people are supposed to live a little longer than the talented."

  Kuo Yeh: "......"

  What logic is this? Even mediocre people have so many benefits in her eyes, Guo Yi secretly rejoiced and thought that she could develop in this direction in the future. Maybe being mediocre is also a good career.

  The sound of breaking wind echoed behind him, and the sky was as still as a Shura's foot on the treetop. His movements were like those of a ghost, and he was even faster than Li Xiaoyan, quickly closing in on the two.

  "You go first, I'll stop him." Li Xiaoyan stopped in her tracks and walked towards Jiemie Tian.

  "Alright!" Guo Yi completely lacked the air of a man, burying his head and running forward with all his might. He wasn't very chivalrous and even said cheerfully, "You go ahead, no need to see me off!"

  Guo Yegang had just run out a few steps when Li Xiaoyan was struck by Tian's palm and flew directly into Guo Ye's arms.

  "My god, how did you lose so quickly? You're the Martial Saint, how can you be so useless?" Guo Yi carried Li Xiao Yan on his shoulder and sprinted down the mountain.

  Li Xiaoyan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, extremely angry: "The Martial Saints also have their differences in strength. I've just entered the Martial Saint realm, and Jiemi Tian is not much different from the top masters on the Martial List. Why don't you go try?"

  "Just give it a try, what's there to lose?"

  Guo Yidong stopped in his tracks, put Li Xiaoyan down on the ground and said: "You escape first, I'll block him."

  Kuo Yeh repeated what Li Xiao Yan had just said, with a heroic air of going all out and not returning, which was a complete reversal from his timid and fearful image earlier.

  Li Xiaoyan's beautiful eyes were wide with wonder, and she was suddenly stunned by Guo Yi's tall and majestic figure at this moment, as if it was the first time she had met him.

  "What are you looking at? This little monk thinks he can take me down? Watch as I go and defeat him."

  Kuo Yeh spoke and walked with a lazy gait, whistling, full of confidence towards the silent Tian.

  But in Li Xiaoyan's eyes, Guo Yao was undoubtedly sending himself to death. She sighed inwardly, "He is actually willing to die for me, does he like me or something... Ugh, ugh! Silly girl, isn't she ashamed!"

  Li Xiaoyan looked at Guo Yao one last time, her eyes filled with complex emotions. In her heart, she silently vowed: "You can rest assured and go now, tomorrow at this time I will come to burn incense money for you."