Chapter 387: Fairy Muyun

Shen Daoxing hastily tidied up the room and sat down on the cushion on his bed.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here was dense. ’This is the perfect opportunity to cultivate the Venerable Body Refining Technique and forge an invincible body!’

Venerable Body Refining was divided into three stages: Body Forging, Blood Tempering, and Bone Refining. Once cultivated to Great Success, no Divine Weapon could harm the body, and even severed limbs could be regenerated. If cultivated to the realm of Returning to the Essence, one could reform and be reborn even if the physical body was destroyed, so long as the Divine Soul remained unextinguished. It was a supreme Body Refining Technique.

Suddenly, Shen Daoxing leaped up. He extended a single finger, touched it to the ground, and inverted himself into a handstand in the center of the room. The one hundred and eight acupoints in his body opened, frantically absorbing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power and drawing it into him.

It cleansed every inch of Shen Daoxing’s body, from his limbs and bones to his vital organs.

In just a few moments, Shen Daoxing’s entire body had turned a faint red, with steam continuously rising from his skin.

Shen Daoxing held this position for a very long time, until Wan Hai came to call for everyone.

Shen Daoxing lightly flipped himself over. His body was covered in a layer of black grime, impurities that had been expelled.

Because Shen Daoxing already possessed Venerable Power and had Venerable Essence Blood fused within him, he had a natural affinity for the Venerable Body Refining technique. Cultivating it was not difficult for him; in just one morning’s effort, he seemed to have already reached the threshold.

After hastily wiping the filth from his body, Shen Daoxing opened the door to find Wan Hai already waiting outside.

Then, everyone followed Wan Hai, rising into the air with Sword Control. They arrived at the main island of the Inner Mountain and dispersed to begin their cleaning duties.

Shen Daoxing walked across the training grounds, carrying a broom.

By this time, many Inner Sect Disciples were already there cultivating. Some were sparring in pairs, while others were discussing their cultivation experiences.

Shen Daoxing noticed that these Inner Sect Disciples all looked very young. Most were only three or four years older than him, but they already had the strength of the seventh or eighth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

None of them were worthy of his notice.

Shen Daoxing swept by himself off to the side, but he didn’t forget to silently circulate the spell for his Venerable Body Refining, cultivating as he worked.

Just then, an excited voice suddenly rang out. "It’s Fairy Muyun! Fairy Muyun is here!"

Following the voice, a slender, graceful figure in light-blue silken robes slowly descended, drifting down into the center of the training grounds.

She was a young woman of about the same age as Shen Daoxing, with a delicate chin and gracefully curved eyebrows. Her skin was like fine jade, her complexion as radiant as a peach blossom, and she possessed an indescribable beauty.

The moment she appeared, she instantly captured the gazes of every male disciple on the training grounds.

"It’s Fairy Muyun!"

"She’s the granddaughter of our Cyan Nether Sword Sect’s Supreme Grand Elder and possesses the Nine Heavens Ice Phoenix bloodline! I heard that back when she was in the Spirit Transformation Realm, she could already kill Earth Profound Realm masters. Now she’s at the Fifth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm, and not even the sect’s elders at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm are a match for her."

"Ah! Fairy Muyun! She’s so beautiful and so powerful, a peerless talent. If I could win her heart and become her dual cultivation partner, it would be a blessing earned over three lifetimes."

"Heh, keep dreaming. Our Supreme Grand Elder treats his granddaughter like a treasured jewel. He even rejected a marriage proposal from the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple. And you think you have a chance? You’re dreaming!"

The disciples off to the side chattered amongst themselves.

’Defeating someone at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm while only at the Fifth Layer...’

Hearing this, Shen Daoxing couldn’t help but become interested, and he perked up his ears to listen more closely.

At this moment, a disciple at the side spoke cautiously, "But I heard that over a decade ago, before Fairy Muyun was even born, the Supreme Grand Elder had already arranged a marriage contract with Penglai. She’s betrothed to a disciple of the Penglai Lineage."

Hearing this, the others nearby were shocked and quickly covered that disciple’s mouth. "Are you crazy? How dare you mention those people? Don’t you know the Sect Leader despises that lineage most of all?"

As Fairy Muyun landed, a young man cradling a sword slowly walked out to stand opposite her.

"It’s Ouyang Cheng. He’s challenging Fairy Muyun again. This is the one hundred and eighth time."

"I hear he’s never won once."

"One hundred and eight times, and he’s lost every single one. Why does he keep coming back? Isn’t he just asking for a beating?"

"Are you stupid? If you were a master at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm, but you kept losing to someone with a lower cultivation level—and a woman at that—would you be able to accept it?"

"Sigh! That Ouyang Cheng is really pitiful. First, he had to deal with Jun Wushuang, and now Fairy Muyun. He’s always being outshone. What terrible luck."

As the young man walked out, the crowd at the side immediately erupted into another round of discussion.

Hearing their words, Ouyang Cheng shot a cold glance to the side. He slightly raised the sword in his hands, and a flash of sword light streaked past.

Before the disciples who had just spoken could even react, they saw strands of their own hair fall before their eyes. Frightened, they immediately clamped their mouths shut and backed away.

In the center of the training grounds, Fairy Muyun’s indifferent voice sounded out, "Ouyang Cheng, I’ve told you before. It makes no difference how many times you challenge me."

Ouyang Cheng didn’t speak. With a SHING, he drew his sword and leaped up, soaring high into the sky.

Suddenly, the winds howled and clouds gathered as the very heavens seemed to shift.

RUMBLE!

A bolt of lightning suddenly descended, striking the sword in his hand.

The next moment, a terrifying bolt of lightning as thick as an arm shot out, streaking across the sky directly toward Fairy Muyun below.

However, Fairy Muyun remained standing in the arena, not moving an inch. She simply opened a paper umbrella, gave it a gentle shake, and held it over her head.

The next moment, the celestial phenomenon Ouyang Cheng had summoned vanished without a trace. The terrifying bolt of lightning flying through the sky suddenly shattered.

"Gah!"

Ouyang Cheng spat out a large mouthful of blood and fell from the sky without any warning, his face deathly pale.

Instantly defeated!

The crowd hadn’t even seen clearly how Fairy Muyun attacked. Ouyang Cheng, a master at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm, had been defeated in an instant.

Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.

Only Shen Daoxing had clearly seen Fairy Muyun’s movements.

It was a flash of sword light—an ethereal and illusory one, almost imperceptible to the naked eye. Yet, that single, phantom flash had shattered the heaven-shaking thunderbolt and struck Ouyang Cheng.

Shen Daoxing couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. ’I wonder how my strength compares to Fairy Muyun’s?’

After Ouyang Cheng collapsed, Fairy Muyun shook her head. Without sparing him a single glance, she held her umbrella, slowly floated into the air, and left the training grounds.

"That... that kind of power!"

"To instantly defeat an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm while only at the Fifth Layer... The only one who can match that kind of power is Jun Wushuang!"

The disciples at the side were still reeling in astonishment.

"I hear Jun Wushuang’s cultivation is also only at the Fifth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm, but even at that level, he’s already able to face masters at the Ninth Layer."