Chapter 590 - 590: Killing Three Birds with One Stone

"You did a good job with this. Good intel. You can go back for now..."

Cai Mao rubbed his hands together and dismissed the Inner Sect Disciple.

After the disciple left, Cai Mao immediately headed out. However, he didn't go to the Inner Sect, but to the Outer Sect.

Once he arrived at the Saint Extreme Sect's Outer Sect, Cai Mao went looking for Elder Huang.

Elder Huang's enmity with Chu Qingyun was practically common knowledge. There were even faint rumors in the Outer Sect that the elder had once sent people to deal with Chu Qingyun, and the conflict between them had at one point become irreconcilable.

Elder Huang did not dare to slight Cai Mao.

This wasn't just because he was a powerful Spirit Level Alchemist. More importantly, Cai Mao's family was a rather influential faction within the Pill Institute.

Elder Huang was single-mindedly focused on earning his way into the Inner Sect to become an Inner Sect Elder with higher status.

Therefore, he always made a point of currying favor with the powerful and influential figures within the Saint Extreme Sect.

"Young Master Cai, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"

Elder Huang said to Cai Mao after waving away his attendants.

"Elder Huang, Chu Qingyun signed up today. He's going to participate in the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament. Did you know about this?" Cai Mao said with a smile.

Hearing this, a sharp glint flashed through Elder Huang's eyes, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

However, he quickly concealed it. He picked up his teacup and pretended to take a sip, saying, "Hundreds, even thousands, of Outer Sect disciples sign up for the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament every year. Why are you so insistent on telling me this, Young Master Cai...?"

Cai Mao chuckled.

Seeing Elder Huang's reaction earlier, he knew this was going to work.

"Elder Huang, let's not beat around the bush. I'll be direct."

"This afternoon, Chu Qingyun offended me in the Outer Sect Trading District. You can ask around about it. So... I want him to die in the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament."

After speaking, Cai Mao looked at Elder Huang.

Elder Huang smiled faintly, set down his teacup, but said nothing.

"Once this is done, if you wish to enter the Inner Sect, Elder Huang, I will definitely persuade my family to give you their full support."

Cai Mao laid out his terms.

At once, Elder Huang's smile widened. "Rest assured, Young Master Cai. You may head back first. I will make my own arrangements for this matter."

"Good. Then I won't disturb you any longer. After it's done, just say the word whenever you need our support, Elder Huang."

After saying his piece, Cai Mao left directly.

Elder Huang personally saw him to the door. Watching Cai Mao's departing figure, a very satisfied smile spread across his face.

He had wanted to deal with Chu Qingyun anyway. Now that Cai Mao had come to him, it was, so to speak, killing two birds with one stone.

「Two days later.」

In an almost identical scene, Elder Huang was once again seeing someone out—this time, Zhou Jianxiong of the Qianshui Dynasty.

This time, the smile on his face was even wider.

Killing two birds with one stone had become killing *three* birds with one stone.

At this moment, Elder Huang was filled with smug satisfaction. He felt his luck had suddenly turned.

After suffering many setbacks at Chu Qingyun's hands, it was finally time to profit from him.

Not only had Cai Mao come to him to deal with Chu Qingyun, but even Zhou Jianxiong had personally sought him out. He proposed almost the exact same terms as Cai Mao: for him to secretly deal with Chu Qingyun and ensure his death in the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament.

With the full support of both Cai Mao and Zhou Jianxiong, Elder Huang's chances of entering the Inner Sect would certainly increase significantly.

'Heh heh, Chu Qingyun, go ahead and be smug in the Saint Extreme Sect. The more people you offend, the more favors I can cash in when I kill you...'

Elder Huang smirked sinisterly. In his heart, he already had a plan to deal with Chu Qingyun.

Meanwhile, Chu Qingyun had been training arduously inside the Saint Extreme Tower all these days, naturally oblivious to the situation outside.

On his twelfth day in the Saint Extreme Tower, Chu Qingyun finally succeeded in cultivating the First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter to perfection.

Nine mysterious Blood Talismans floated at nine important acupoints within his body, continuously emitting a faint, bloody light.

Moreover, these nine Blood Talismans did not exist in isolation.

There seemed to be a mysterious connection between them.

After the final Blood Talisman condensed, Chu Qingyun's eyes flew open. He could clearly feel his body undergo a tremendous enhancement the very instant the talisman formed!

'A body with the strength of the Human King Realm...'

Chu Qingyun hesitated for a moment, then took out his Thunder Shock Sword and made a light cut on his arm.

The Spirit Level Divine Weapon slid across his skin, but it only left a white mark, failing to break the skin!

'It didn't even break the skin. It really has gotten so much stronger...'

Chu Qingyun tried again, but this time, he added some force. The Thunder Shock Sword broke his skin and cut through a layer of flesh, only to be stopped by the muscle beneath.

Of course, Chu Qingyun wasn't doing this because he was a masochist.

For a Martial Artist, every increase in strength required time and effort to adapt to.

Moreover, in an intense battle against an opponent of similar strength, pushing one's limits was inevitable.

In such situations, it was obviously crucial to have the clearest possible understanding of one's own capabilities, such as defense, power, and speed.

Otherwise, overestimating or underestimating one's own strength in a real battle could lead to major problems.

In the cultivation chamber, Chu Qingyun tested his body and found that it had indeed reached a new level, becoming many times stronger than before!

Chu Qingyun even had a feeling that, with his body alone and without using any Primordial Power, he could easily defeat an eighth-level or even a ninth-level Martial Spirit!

Even on the seventh floor of the Saint Extreme Tower, perfecting the First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter had taken Chu Qingyun more than ten days, excluding necessary rest time.

Therefore, it would be basically impossible to cultivate the Second Layer before the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament.

By checking the Saint Extreme Points deducted from his sect Token, Chu Qingyun roughly calculated that there was still a little over a day until the start of the Inner Sect Qualification Tournament.

Naturally, Chu Qingyun didn't want to waste this day and a bit.

The First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter was perfected, and he had successfully broken through to the eighth-level Martial Spirit. The only thing left was the Lightning Sword technique, which he had yet to fully master.

After all, the speed of sword practice on the seventh floor of the Saint Extreme Tower was much faster than in the Light Card Illusion Realm.

So, Chu Qingyun gripped his Thunder Shock Sword and began to swing it again and again in the cultivation chamber. Through countless successes and failures, he sought to comprehend the essence of this technique and perceive the Thunder Sword Intent.