After rebirth, she discovered the space golden finger

"This little girl has a bright future!"

Not far away in the sky, two young figures were hiding on a flying boat, watching the competition. The two cultivators were so powerful that no one in Zhouxia Country could detect their presence.

"Her talent is rare even in Eastern Cangzhou..."

If it was just about cultivation talent, there were still quite a few such geniuses in Dongcangzhou. But Pei Yun not only had a high cultivation talent, her alchemy talent was even more amazing. When the two were combined, there were far fewer people who could compare to Pei Yun.

"If I take this little girl back to be our junior sister, will Master calm down?"

"Don't think about it. I don't know whether Master will calm down, but Yunshan Sect will definitely not let it go. Do you think Yunshan Sect is a vegetarian..."

"You said that the Yunshan Sect is not the number one sect in Beiqizhou, so how come it has such good fortune? First, there is a peerless genius swordsman like Luo Rufeng, and now there is also this talented little girl..."

"The Yunshan Sect is now thriving and will surely rise in the future."

"Zhouxia Country is under the jurisdiction of Yunshan Sect, so you don't have to worry about your family... By the way, how about we take this little girl with us to the secret realm this time? Since she knows Hong'er, let Hong'er talk to her..."

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"Fifth sister, are you okay?" Pei Shi saw Pei Yun walking down the stage and hurriedly went up to greet her. He glanced at his blood-stained sleeve with considerable concern.

"It's okay, just a superficial wound." Pei Yun shook his head and walked back to Chi Ningcheng's seat with him.

City Lord Zhao and others also gathered around her and expressed their concern. They had expected this result. The swordsman who had just fought against Pei Yun was stronger than the average Jindan stage. Not to mention Pei Yun, even City Lord Zhao would not have much chance of winning. This little girl could hold on until now, so she should not be underestimated.

To be honest, the heads of the five major families who participated in the competition were also worried. If they were to compete with Pei Yun now, it would be hard to say who would win.

They didn't expect that in just over a year, this little girl would improve so quickly. More than a year ago, they saw Pei Yun fighting with others in the City Lord's Mansion. At that time, she had just been promoted to the initial stage of foundation building and her combat experience was still immature. Now, she can compete with old guys like them.

Then in another year, two years... ten years! This little girl's strength will probably surpass those of them by a long way...

After the second round of competition, except for City Lord Zhao who won with difficulty, everyone in Chi Ning City was eliminated.

At the beginning of the third round, the masters of Zhou Xia Kingdom began to truly show their strength. Every battle involved colorful spells and various methods, which dazzled Pei Yun and made him applaud.

Like some of the monks who were defeated by Pei Yun in the pagoda, such as the monk who was good at illusion, every time he waved his fan, countless purple butterflies flew towards his opponent. For a moment, the whole arena showed a purple misty illusion, which was magnificent...

It was even more amazing than what Pei Yun saw in the pagoda. As for why this cultivator did not use such powerful illusions in the pagoda, Pei Yun guessed that the cultivator's soul power was not as strong as his spiritual power in the outside world, so he did not dare to consume so much soul power at once to perform powerful illusions.

Just like Pei Yun did not dare to forcefully activate the attacking moves of the Three Stages of Soul Refining in the early battle in the pagoda, because it consumed too much soul power. The soul power of the soul shadow in the pagoda could not be recovered at all, and if it was exhausted, it meant elimination.

But the arena match is different. Even if you consume more spiritual power in this match, there is still time to rest in between. As long as you don't overdraw too much, you can make up for it with elixirs.

Another example is Xie Shang, the green-dressed woman. She can be said to be one of the most powerful cultivators participating in the competition. She won every game easily in the early stages, but her skills were only revealed in the last game.

The green vines refined from the palms intertwined together to form a huge green cage to trap the opponent, and then gradually shrunk the space in the cage, trying to restrain the person inside.

Of course, her opponent was no pushover either. He was the City Lord Chen of Qinghu City, one of the five major cities. He was good at fire magic, which happened to be the nemesis of wood magic. Every move of City Lord Chen perfectly integrated the artistic conception of fire. In the final duel with Xie Shang's vine cage, the flames transformed into a phoenix that broke through the cage, circled in the air for several circles, and then turned into sparks and dissipated...

The competition lasted for a long time, and in the end, City Lord Chen from Qinghu City was slightly ahead.

Chi Ningcheng and his accompanying disciples all enjoyed the show and gained a lot. No wonder the competition for the places of accompanying disciples was fierce every time there was a competition among the cities.

Pei Shi talked a lot on the way back to Yunlai Inn, exchanging experiences with Pei Yun and some young accompanying disciples. In a blink of an eye, the competition in various cities had been going on for more than half a month, and now the competition was truly over.

After returning to the inn, Pei Shi and Pei Yun were relieved to see that Li Wan was safe and sound.

Pei Yun knew that she would soon set off for Chi Ning City, and she also had to return to the sect. She wanted to buy some medicinal materials for alchemy and an alchemy furnace before going back. Last time, she was interfered by Duanmu Yi and Cui Lan, so she failed to buy them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she ran into Duanmu Hong who came to see her.

"...your great uncle wants to invite me to explore a secret realm?" Pei Yun looked at Duanmu Hong with confusion and surprise. "Your great uncle is so powerful, he should invite people of equal strength to explore the secret realm. Why is he looking for a junior in the foundation-building stage? And I have never seen your great uncle, I don't know him at all!"

She had heard gossip from City Lord Zhao and the others these days. The most powerful person in Zhouxia Kingdom was actually the emperor's uncle. This uncle was also a disciple of Lingyao Sect, one of the ten major sects in Dongcangzhou.

"In fact, my great uncle discovered the secret realm by chance when he came back from Dongcangzhou. He and Senior Ling explored the outer periphery and found that the secret realm was not very dangerous and the level was not high, so they wanted to take my second brother and me to explore the secret realm. In fact, the main purpose was to let us take the trial..."

Your great uncle is really generous! Exploring the secret realm is mainly for testing the younger generation! Pei Yun thought to himself.

"... Granduncle and Senior Ling watched your performance in the competitions in various cities and found that you have outstanding talent, so they asked me to ask you if you are willing to go with us to explore the secret realm. Of course, although Granduncle and the others judge that the secret realm is not of high level and not very dangerous, there are still uncertainties. It doesn't matter if you don't want to go..."

"Of course I am willing. Being able to explore the secret realm is a rare opportunity. Thank you two seniors for thinking highly of me. Pei Yun would like to thank the two seniors and Junior Brother Duanmu."

Pei Yun bowed to Duanmu Hong. Seeking immortality was a matter of defying heaven and changing one's fate. It was inevitable for a cultivator to fight for it. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, it would be unreasonable not to seize it.

Besides, if the emperor's uncle had only invited her, she would have hesitated and speculated on his purpose given her cautious nature. But if Duanmu Hong also went, it would be much more credible. She didn't believe that the emperor's uncle would put Duanmu Hong in danger for some ulterior motive.

"You're welcome, Senior Sister Pei." Duanmu Hong was very happy that Pei Yun could go with him. After all, the last time they were in the secret realm of Desolate Sky Valley, they worked well together and got along very well. "By the way, Senior Sister Pei, where are you going?"

"I was just planning to buy some herbs for making pills, and also choose an alchemy furnace."

"Then I'll go with you. If you want to buy herbs, you can go to Xie's Baicaotang. The herbs there are of high quality. Xie's family became a wealthy family by virtue of their skills in growing medicinal plants..."

The two chatted as they headed towards Baicaotang in the inner city, but unexpectedly they met Duanmu Qin and others on the way.

"Big sister." Duanmu Hong called out, and Pei Yun beside her also nodded and saluted to her.

Duanmu Qin, however, was unusually cold. Not only did she ignore Pei Yun, she also turned her head away as if not wanting to pay any attention to Duanmu Hong.

Pei Yun raised his eyebrows slightly but did not say a word, just thinking of himself as a spectator ready to watch the show.

Sure enough, Duanmu Qin's fiancé Yang Jie lost his temper and was the first to accuse Duanmu Hong: "Brother Hong, you and Qin'er are real siblings, but you help outsiders to speak good words in front of your great-uncle and let her follow you to the secret realm, while you don't help your elder sister at all..." As he said this, he glanced at Pei Yun with an expression of "how can you be so shameless".

Pei Yun, who thought it was none of her business and was just a spectator, did not expect that a huge pot would fall on her head. She turned around and looked at Duanmu Hong in a daze.

Duanmu Hong shook his head at Duanmu Qin in disappointment: "I didn't recommend Senior Sister Pei to my great uncle. It was my great uncle and Senior Ling who saw her performance in the competition and asked me to invite Senior Sister Pei to explore the secret realm together..."

As he spoke, he sighed, "Sister, you and I have always had a very good relationship. How could I not help you? I know that you have been stuck in the ninth level of Qi Refining for many years and have not found an opportunity to break through, but my great uncle said that this secret realm is dangerous for Qi Refining cultivators, so I didn't let you go with us..."

"Great uncle has great magical powers, how could he not protect Qin'er? This is probably something you made up..." Yang Jie snorted coldly, with a hint of jealousy on his face.

Duanmu Qin, whose expression had softened a little, became cold again after hearing this. She just looked deeply at Duanmu Hong and Pei Yun, then turned and left. Yang Jie behind her also glanced at them gloomily, then caught up with Duanmu Qin and left.

"I'm sorry to make a fool of myself in front of Senior Sister Pei." Duanmu Hong forced a smile.

Pei Yun shook his head indifferently and kindly reminded: "Junior Brother Duanmu, you should also tell your father about your elder sister's situation and her fiancé who has been trying to sow discord between you..."

Duanmu Hong knew very well that Duanmu Qin's current condition was due to, firstly, being stuck at the last step for many years without building her foundation and feeling depressed, and secondly, Yang Jie was always stirring up trouble around her. She was trapped in the trivialities of these interpersonal relationships and could not seek the truth with all her heart. Her mind could not be broadened and could not be improved, so naturally her cultivation could not be improved.

Duanmu Hong nodded, and the two of them avoided the previous topic and came to Baicaotang together...

The manager of Baicaotang knew Duanmu Hong and knew his status so he did not dare to neglect him and led them to the courtyard behind the lobby.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they could see various flowers and plants planted everywhere around them, with a layer of transparent protective barrier above them. They followed the steward on the corridor and carefully observed the flowers and plants in the medicinal field. Finally, the steward took them to a pavilion in the middle of the corridor.

The steward poured a cup of tea for the two and asked with a smile, "What herbs would you two like to buy?"

Pei Yun talked about some medicinal herbs needed for seventh-grade elixirs. Surprisingly, some common seventh-grade elixirs such as Ning Shen Dan, Tuo Gu Dan, Xiu Ling Dan, etc. are all grown in Baicaotang. They are of superior quality. Of course, the price is more than twice as expensive as outside.

Pei Yun thought about it and took out some eighth-grade elixirs that he had stored: "I wonder if Baicaotang can exchange elixirs for herbs?"

The manager was stunned for a moment and said, "...Of course, but..." He opened a bottle casually, and was stunned by the high-quality pills in front of him. It took him a while to come back to his senses and look excited, "I wonder if the lady can wait a moment, I need someone to identify it..."

"No problem." Pei Yun made a gesture to invite you to go ahead.

After a while, Xie Shang and the steward came over together, and Pei Yun and the other person quickly stood up and saluted.

"You're welcome." Xie Shang and Duanmu Hong nodded, then smiled and said to Pei Yun, "I was surprised to see so many eighth-grade flawless pills, so I guessed that Miss Pei had come to our Baicao Hall."

"I noticed that the herbs in your store are of very good quality, so I want to exchange them for some of the medicinal pills. I wonder if I can do so?"

"Of course." Xie Shang was very happy. The quality of Pei Yun's pills was top-notch. It would definitely not be a loss for Baicaotang to exchange the pills for herbs. Moreover, it would be a good opportunity to make friends with Pei Yun, a genius with great potential.

For this, Xie Chang also gave Pei Yun many discounts, and even gave them the VIP jade card of Baicaotang. With this jade card, they can get discounts when buying things in Baicaotang.

After making a lot of purchases, he chatted with Xie Shang for a few more minutes before the two said goodbye and left.

"Senior Sister Pei, it's settled then. We'll meet at Lanting outside the Imperial City in half a month..."

"it is good."

After Pei Yun watched Duanmu Hong leave, he turned and walked into the Yunlai Inn. He ignored everyone's gazes and walked straight back to his room.

Half a month later, Pei Yun said goodbye to Pei Shi and everyone in Chi Ning City, and came to the Lanting Pavilion outside the city. At this time, someone was already waiting in the pavilion...

Pei Yun first saw the familiar Duanmu Hong, who waved to her happily, and then the two young men.

A man dressed in blue clothes holding a silver fan in his hand, with a handsome appearance and a lazy smile on his face, exuding a carefree and unrestrained temperament.

The other man looked a bit like Duanmu Hong, wearing moon-colored clothes and a piece of white jade hanging around his waist. His temperament was somewhat similar to Luo Rufeng's. At first glance, you could feel that he was the kind of person who had been in a high position for many years and had a steady and self-controlled demeanor, a convincing superior who was easy to convince others. However, Luo Rufeng's temperament was rather indifferent and distant, while the man in front of him was gentle and elegant, with a soft and warm look.

The cultivation levels of these two men were unfathomable, and their powerful pressure was similar to the feeling Luo Rufeng gave her.

Behind the three of them was a man in blue, who looked not much older than Duanmu Hong and was quite shy. When he saw Pei Yun looking at him, he pursed his lips and gave her a shy smile.

Pei Yun calmed himself down and bowed: "Greetings to the two seniors, His Royal Highness the Second Prince, Junior Brother Duanmu."