Emperor Qiankun

When the other brothers heard Wang Hu's words, they were excited, but also a little nervous.

After all, although this forest is not very dangerous, there are still many monsters living here, and you may lose your life if you are not careful.

At this time, Wang Hu looked at the sky and estimated that Li Qingyuan would be back soon.

He waved to his brothers to get ready, then held his breath and waited quietly.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, footsteps were heard in the distance.

Wang Hu and others were cheered up and held their weapons tightly.

But when they saw who was coming, they were surprised to find that Li Qingyuan was dragging the corpse of a huge saw-toothed tiger.

At this moment, Li Qingyuan, who was walking, suddenly felt a hint of murderous intent. He looked around and soon noticed Wang Hu and others hiding in the bushes. His eyes instantly became cold.

Wang Hu thought to himself that something was wrong. He never expected that Li Qingyuan could actually kill a third-level monster.

He knew that it would be difficult to please him today, but he was unwilling to give up.

So he bravely stood up, pointed at Li Qingyuan and shouted, "Li Qingyuan, how dare you kill the guardian monster of my Tianjian Sect! Today I will take you back and punish you!"

Li Qingyuan certainly wouldn't believe his lies. He sneered, "Wang Hu, wasn't the lesson from last time enough? You keep causing trouble for me. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

As he spoke, the black iron sword behind him had already been unsheathed, emitting a sharp cold light.

"Prepare to die!" Li Qingyuan shouted and rushed towards Wang Hu like a ghost.

Seeing this, Wang Hu quickly ordered his younger brothers to attack.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle, with swords flashing and palm winds whistling.

Li Qingyuan's swordsmanship was sharp, and each sword carried a deadly threat, while Wang Hu and others relied on their numerical advantage and constantly looked for opportunities to attack.

However, Li Qingyuan's strength far exceeded their expectations. After a while, several of Wang Hu's brothers were injured and fell to the ground.

"Damn it!" Wang Hu gritted his teeth and secretly regretted not escaping earlier.

But it was too late now, Li Qingyuan's sword was already at his throat.

"You...you let me go..." Wang Hu's voice trembled.

"Die!" Li Qingyuan spat out a word coldly.

The sword instantly pierced Wang Hu's throat. Wang Hu widened his eyes and covered his throat, but blood still gushed out like a fountain. Soon, Wang Hu fell to the ground and was dead.

Wang Hu's younger brothers standing by all looked terrified. They didn't expect Li Qingyuan to be so cruel and actually kill Wang Hu!

At this time, Li Qingyuan had already walked in front of them. He raised his sword and swung it down. In the blink of an eye, they were all dead.

Li Qingyuan did not pick up their space bags because that would reveal that he was the one who killed these people.

He simply piled their bodies together, then used his profound strength to condense the sword energy into a flame form, and swung the sword at the bodies. Wherever the sword energy passed, flames raged, and the bodies were burned to ashes.

He looked around again and made sure there was no one around before putting away his sword and continuing to drag the Sawtooth Tiger's body towards the Tianjian Sect.

......

After returning to Tianjian Sect, Li Qingyuan dragged the corpse of the saw-toothed tiger and went straight to the mission office to find the elder in charge of managing this place.

The elder was surprised to see the body of the saw-toothed tiger and asked, "Did you kill it yourself?"

Li Qingyuan nodded and asked, "Elder, can this sawtooth tiger be exchanged for contribution points here?"

The elder nodded.

Li Qingyuan then threw the saw-toothed tiger's body on the ground, took out the memory crystal from the space bag and handed it to the elder.

The elder just glanced at it casually and returned the memory crystal to him.

"Well, this mission was completed well. If you take out the Heavenly Sword Order, I will give you corresponding contribution points as a reward." said the elder.

Hearing this, Li Qingyuan took out his disciple token from his waist. The elder touched the token with his finger, transferring the contribution points he deserved to it.

Li Qingyuan checked the token, which showed 700 contribution points. After confirming that it was the same as what he had in mind, he said goodbye to the elder.

He then came to Lingdan Peak and spent all the 700 contribution points to purchase 70 pills needed for cultivation.

......

After returning to his residence and sitting on the bed, Li Qingyuan took out ten pills from his space bag and put them into his mouth.

Instantly, a powerful medicinal force erupted within him. He could clearly feel the profound energy coursing through his meridians like a surging torrent.

After a while, his body gradually adapted to the powerful medicinal effect. He was pleasantly surprised to find that his cultivation had easily broken through to the ninth level of the Tongwu Realm!

At this time, a shout came from outside the courtyard: "Is Uncle Li here? Is Uncle Li here?..."

Li Qingyuan in the room frowned slightly after hearing the sound and looked outside. He saw an outer sect disciple standing outside the courtyard gate and shouting.

He slowly walked out of the room, his expression stern, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Uncle Li, I am following the orders of Senior Brother Wang Yi to invite you to a gathering in his courtyard."

The disciple opposite lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Li Qingyuan, and answered cautiously.

"Wang Yi?"

Li Qingyuan frowned and thought for a moment, "I don't know this person. I'm afraid you've got the wrong person."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room and closed the door.

Seeing that Li Qingyuan had returned to his room, the disciple had no choice but to return to Qingyun Peak.

He came to a room, knocked on the door gently and walked in.

"Where are the people?" asked a young man sitting on a chair inside the house.

"Brother Wang, Uncle Li said he didn't know you, and then he went into the room." The outer sect disciple answered truthfully.

"boom!"

Wang Yi angrily slammed his fist on the table next to him, and then said angrily: "What? This Li Qingyuan doesn't give me any face at all, right? Just wait!"

......

Unknowingly, three days had passed in the outside world. During these days, Li Qingyuan had been shuttling between the two gates of time and space.

He comprehended a set of skills called 'Seven Star Steps'. This set of skills did not appear out of thin air, but he realized that he still had shortcomings in body movement and speed, which was one of the key factors restricting his strength improvement.

After some careful consideration, he found the basic technique of 'Seven Star Steps' in his mind.

Of course, there are even more profound and mysterious body movement techniques in his mind, but with his current strength, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream for him to practice those advanced techniques.

Therefore, he could only start with the most basic 'Seven Star Steps', but it was enough for now.

In this way, he spent a lot of time and energy every day studying the 'Seven Star Steps'.

As time went on, his movements became more flexible and his speed became faster.

Inside the Gate of Time, it took him only a dozen days to achieve his enlightenment, while outside, only a little over a day had passed.

In the remaining days, Li Qingyuan directly entered the space gate and tried his best to mobilize the power of time and space in his body and integrate it into the sword.

Now, the black iron sword in his hand is no longer like an ordinary weapon. The power of time and space contained in the sword seems to be the most powerful force in the world.

Coupled with the breakthrough in his realm a few days ago, his strength felt more than three times stronger than when he killed the saw-toothed tiger!

Li Qingyuan couldn't wait to put it into practice, so he quickly took out the map from the space bag, flipped through it carefully, and looked at the patterns and texts on it carefully.

At this moment, his attention was attracted by a place name - Tianjian Tower.

This tower rises high into the sky and has a total of eighty-one floors.

These eighty-one layers correspond to the nine major realms and the nine small levels in each major realm.

In addition, each level is guarded by sword puppets specifically designed for each realm. Only by defeating the sword puppets on the current level can the challenger continue to move forward and move towards a higher level.

And you will get a special energy as a reward when you pass each level.

Li Qingyuan needed this Heavenly Sword Tower to test how strong he was.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyuan's soul left the Qiankun Hall and returned to his room.