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

Walking through the inner city, Ye Wuxi frowned. "Someone is following us..."

She studied the Soul Forging Technique her master had given her, and now her soul perception was much sharper. Although the aura in the shadows was subtle, she still managed to detect it.

Duan Hong's eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice, "Wu Xi, let's stay in the inn to avoid any accidents."

"Brother Duan is right," Ye Wuxi nodded. It seemed that taking away the huge amount of spirit stones from the martial arts arena would not be so easy.

Having said that, the two didn't linger on the street and went straight back to their inn room. Not far from the inn, two figures in black silently appeared. "They're staying at the Yunlai Inn, which is a bit troublesome. Let's go back and report to Elder Wang. I estimate these two won't show up until the day after tomorrow."

The other person nodded with a stern face, and then the two disappeared from the spot.

Back in his room, Ye Wuxi took out a thousand spirit stones and placed them around him. He then activated the Chaos Five Elements Technique and began to absorb them frantically.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as the spiritual energy from the spirit stones, surged towards her, and the five true energy vortexes within her body also slowly grew stronger.

While Ye Wuxi was diligently cultivating in the inn, three powerful middle-aged men appeared on the top floor of the Tianya Martial Arts Arena.

"Do you suspect that Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong possess a secret treasure?" the Hua family patriarch in the center asked, frowning.

“That’s right. During our trial, we encountered the newly born Vermilion Bird. None of us new disciples were a match for it. But Ye Wuxi’s combat power during the battle was terrifying. We suspect that she and that Duan Hong must have defeated the Vermilion Bird and taken away a lot of treasures…” Hua Zhou nodded and said.

“But now that she has become Master Chi Huo’s disciple, we shouldn’t act rashly…” Fang Tao said in a deep voice.

"It's all just speculation. Putting aside whether they really defeated Suzaku, even if they did, with Master Chihuo around, if we were to make a move and the news got out, it would be a catastrophe," the Wang family head said, frowning.

The Fang family patriarch pondered for a moment and said, "Does Old Wang not approve of taking action?"

The head of the Wang family nodded and said, "So much time has passed. Even if they obtained something, they might have already used it. Besides, those treasures might not be useful to us. We don't need to risk offending Master Chi Huo. Even if our three families joined forces, we couldn't defeat him..."

The Hua family head pondered for a moment, “Old Wang is right. Let’s put the treasure-hunting matter aside for now, but do we really want to give her a winning streak in the martial arts arena? If we intervene in the day after tomorrow, anyone with eyes can see what’s going on.”

"Several disciples from the Hehuan Sect are willing to make a move, including their top outer disciple. She may not be able to defeat so many geniuses in a row. Yi'er and the others are also contacting others. Let's take a gamble. If it doesn't work, we'll be nice to Master Chihuo and consider it as making friends with him," the Fang family head said calmly. Since they didn't intend to seize the treasure, making friends with him was not a bad idea.

As the night slowly passed, Ye Wuxi slowly opened her eyes around noon the next day. The thousand spirit stones had not enabled her to break through, but had only advanced her to the peak of the third level of the Xuanwu realm.

"Now, with each level up, the required spiritual energy is increasing exponentially. This vampire's dantian is really difficult to deal with," Ye Wuwei sighed.

"The little tree has been quiet since we came back from the secret realm. We still need to feed it some rare and precious herbs," Ye Wuxi murmured, looking at the dormant little tree in the center of his dantian.

"Wu Xi, Duan Hong!" A familiar voice came from outside the door.

Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong pushed open the door at the same time. Ye Wuxi looked at Liu Yu'er, who was somewhat excited, and shook his head. "Yu'er, what's making you so happy?"

The three of them went to the lobby on the first floor, found a seat, and ordered two jugs of good wine and food. Liu Yu'er then grumbled, "Why did you two go to the martial arts arena without waiting for me? I didn't even place any bets. What a loss!"

Ye Wuxi chuckled twice, "Yesterday was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. You should still have time to place your bet tomorrow..."

“What’s the point of time? The news of your sixty-game winning streak and your bet on a hundred-game winning streak has spread. You have quite a few supporters. The betting tables in the martial arts arena have all been closed for fear of losing money. Sigh,” Liu Yu’er sighed helplessly, stroking her chin.

"Is it really necessary? Those people can't really bet with us, can they? Even if they don't bet on Yum!, they can still make a profit in the martial arts arena," Duan Hong said, slightly surprised.

"It's my fault for forgetting to remind you, this martial arts arena was jointly established by the Fang, Hua, and Wang families."

"Are Fang Tao and Hua Zhou members of these two families?"

"Yes, those two have also gone down the mountain. Your background is now known throughout the inner city. I heard a lot of people talking about it on my way here."

Liu Yu'er continued, "You should know why they deliberately gave you the title of an unparalleled genius, right? You'll be facing many other geniuses from other sects in the days to come..."

Ye Wuxi was rather speechless. "I just want to earn some spirit stones to spend, why is it so difficult..."

"Gentlemen, your dishes are here, please enjoy!" the waiter suddenly called out.

Two jugs of wine, several plates of leopard meat, and a total of three hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Looking at the dishes on the table, Ye Wuxi felt a bit of a stomachache, and even had the idea of ​​opening an inn like this. What's the difference between this and robbery?

Yunlai Inn would have been a five-star hotel in her previous life, and the prices were far too high. As a commoner, she felt she couldn't afford it!

Liu Yu'er chuckled and said, "This isn't ordinary wine and meat; you'll know once you try it..."

Duan Hong filled everyone's glasses with wine, took a sip himself, and then his eyes lit up. "It really is different!"

Ye Wuxi, still somewhat skeptical, tried the wine. After downing a cup, she felt a faint, almost imperceptible spiritual energy coursing through her meridians.

"This wine contains spiritual energy?" Ye Wuxi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Yes, this Drunken Immortal Brew is their signature dish. Now you know why it's so expensive. Although it has very little spiritual energy, it's better than nothing!"

"It's really good! It deserves the name..."

Duan Hong tore off two more leopard legs and gave them to the two men.

"Thank you very much, Brother Duan!" Ye Wuxi and Liu Yu'er then began to use the food without any hesitation.

After eating, Ye Wuxi felt a faint warmth within her body, which puzzled her. Duan Hong raised an eyebrow and said, "Your strength seems to have increased a little."

Liu Yu'er laughed, "That's right, this is made from a level two Crimson Blood Leopard. Eating more of it will be good for your strength, but this little bit won't have much of an effect on us..."

"This spirit wine and spirit beast meat must be from a very powerful boss!" Ye Wuxi said with a smile. Although the improvement from eating this meal was minimal, it was better than nothing, just as Liu Yu'er said. It also satisfied his cravings, so the boss was making a good profit.

After finishing her meal, Ye Wuxi didn't plan to go out for a stroll. Instead, she went back to her room to prepare for tomorrow's competition. If some geniuses really came, she wouldn't be able to handle it!