Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Before long, Duan Hong and Liu Yu'er came out and handed over the secret manuals to the Grand Secretary for registration.

"Wu Xi, you only chose a movement-based martial art," Liu Yu'er said, stepping forward.

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "The level of cultivation I used before was too low. Let's wait until we have more contribution points to change it."

Both of them actually only carried one martial arts manual, both sword techniques; they hadn't chosen any cultivation methods. Ye Wuxi didn't ask any further questions, as the two didn't seem to come from small families, so they probably didn't lack for such things.

Duan Hong smiled and said, "Wu Xi is right."

The group strolled around together for a while before returning to their respective courtyards. With the trials imminent, the area outside was mostly filled with senior disciples, while the new disciples were taking advantage of the opportunity to improve their cultivation in hopes of achieving a good ranking in the trials.

Ye Wuxi returned to her room, not in a hurry to practice martial arts, but instead thought of the second chapter of the Chaos Five Elements Technique.

"Gathering the true power of the five elements?" Ye Wuxi murmured.

Having said that, she sat cross-legged and began circulating her inner energy according to the second chapter of the cultivation method. After several major cycles, this cultivation method seemed tailor-made for her, and she encountered no bottlenecks whatsoever.

That evening, after mastering the second chapter, Ye Wuxi began to fuse elemental powers as instructed.

Ye Wuxi carefully first integrated the wood-attribute true energy into the water-attribute true energy, and then guided this true energy into the metal-attribute true energy...

Time passed slowly, and sweat began to bead on Ye Wuxi's forehead. She understood the principles of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint; if the fusion of attributes went slightly wrong, she might instantly explode and die.

She couldn't afford to be distracted for even a moment; dawn was breaking, and finally, the last step had arrived.

Ye Wuxi focused her mind even more intently, carefully adding the previously fused attributes into the final fire attribute true energy.

Within the dantian, above the sapling, a small sphere gradually formed, then solidified, radiating a mysterious, multicolored glow.

Only after the five-colored sphere quieted down did Ye Wuxi slowly open her eyes and breathe a sigh of relief.

The Five Elements True Essence has been successfully formed. However, according to the Chaos Five Elements Technique, this essence is only for one use; once it's used up, it's gone. Furthermore, from the first to the third stage of the Xuanwu realm, a maximum of two essences can be stored simultaneously, while from the fourth to the sixth stage, a maximum of four essences can be stored.

Even at higher levels, one can only store a maximum of five breaths of true essence; after using them up, one must spend time recharging them.

"I wonder how powerful it is," Ye Wuxi muttered to himself.

"I've spent an entire night putting in this effort, only to find I can only use it once. If it's not very powerful, wouldn't that be a huge waste?"

Ye Wuxi stroked her chin and said, "However, she didn't dare to test its power easily, since it would be gone once it was used up."

Although a whole night isn't a long time, fusing this thing is extremely mentally taxing, and she's already feeling a wave of fatigue and weakness.

"Forget it, I'll find time to condense it after the trial. For now, I'll go to sleep."

Ye Wuxi murmured to herself for a while, then fell into a deep sleep. With her Xuanwu Realm cultivation, she could go without sleep for days without any problems, but people need to eat, so why torture herself like this?

Ye Wuxi finally opened her eyes in the afternoon.

Holding a jade slip in her hand, Ye Wuxi murmured, "Master, you can't betray me," and then immersed her consciousness into it.

Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Sword, a total of nine swords

The first sword strike, Phoenix Spreads Its Wings, is like a phoenix spreading its wings for the first time—light yet powerful. It's the opening stance, used to build momentum and showcase the agility and strength of the swordsmanship.

The second sword strike, Soaring Through the Nine Heavens, is a sword move where the sword light flashes like a phoenix soaring freely in the heavens. Its attack range is wide and its movements are unpredictable.

The third sword strike, "Phoenix Feathers in Flight," involves the sword tip dancing, generating bursts of sword energy that scatter like phoenix fire feathers, resulting in a powerful attack.

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The first three swords, when mastered, have a power equivalent to the upper grade of the Profound Realm; the middle three swords have a power that reaches the Earth Realm; and the last three swords have a power that reaches the Heaven Realm. You can practice them once you reach the corresponding level!

Ye Wuxi's eyes lit up with joy. Her master still recognized her as a disciple and gave her a copy of the Heavenly Sword Technique.

"My cultivation level can't be improved in a short time. Before the competition, I should focus on mastering the Flowing Cloud Chasing Moon Step and the first three forms of the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Sword," Ye Wuxi murmured.

Having set his goal, Ye Wuxi didn't hesitate any longer. He went to the empty courtyard and began practicing his movement techniques.

Soon, a white figure in the courtyard kept changing its position.

For several days in a row, Ye Wuxi practiced movement techniques in the morning, sword techniques in the afternoon, and consolidated his cultivation level in the evening.

Time flies, and the day before the trial arrived.

The courtyard was filled with overwhelming sword energy, causing the large tree in the courtyard to sway violently.

Ye Wuxi sheathed his longsword and murmured, "I've finally mastered the first three moves."

Just then, a knock came from outside the courtyard, "Wu Xi..."

Ye Wuxi opened the door, looked at the person who entered, and gave a faint smile, "Yu'er, you've come at just the right time."

Liu Yu'er smiled and said, "I was thinking that tomorrow is the trial, and you've almost finished your training. Shall we go out for a stroll together?"

Ye Wuxi nodded with a smile, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Shall we go and call Brother Duan?"

Liu Yu'er, holding her hand, said irritably, "I just went to check, he's still cultivating. You two, so talented, and you're both so diligent in your cultivation..."

The two walked towards the outer gate square and saw many new faces, presumably the new disciples who had entered the sect before them and were now emerging from seclusion.

"Junior sisters, wait a moment," a slightly gruff voice rang out from behind.

Ye Wuxi and Liu Yu'er frowned as they looked over, because the voice they had just heard was not friendly.

"Is there something you need?" Ye Wuxi asked calmly, glancing at the man and woman standing side by side.

The man slowly spoke, "My name is Yang Kai, this is Wu Wan, and are you two junior sisters new here? Well, the trial is tomorrow, and we've formed an alliance and would like to invite you two to join us."

Liu Yu'er curled her lips, and seeing that she was also uninterested, Ye Wuxi said indifferently, "Forget it, we're not interested."

Since it's a trial, there's bound to be competition. Why would new disciples form alliances?

Seeing that the two were ungrateful, Yang Kai said in a deep voice, "What do you know? The trial doesn't forbid killing, and you might even encounter powerful demonic beasts. It's very dangerous to act alone..."

The man clearly knew the trial rules well. Ye Wuxi and Liu Yu'er exchanged a glance. Well, they weren't quite sure about that, but even so, they weren't particularly keen on forming an alliance with this man.

Liu Yu'er said listlessly, "No need."

Wu Wan, the woman who had been silent next to Yang Kai, said, "Hey, what kind of attitude is this between you two?"

Ye Wuxi couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Is there a problem with us not wanting to join?"

An alliance is based on mutual consent, right? These two lunatics insist on having them join; it's bound to be bad news.

Ye Wuxi and Liu Yu'er turned to leave, but suddenly a palm strike came from behind.

Liu Yu'er's face darkened, and she struck first, exchanging a palm strike with Wu Wan.