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

"What else could it be? With these five living bodhisattvas' dantian, it's already pretty good to be able to advance one level." Ye Wuxi silently complained, "Being strong in combat also comes at a price, okay?"

"Alright, it's good that nothing happened. Summon it and take a look," the old man with the Crimson Fire said, too lazy to dwell on it.

Ye Wuxi stretched out his palm and connected with the fire seed. Suddenly, a ball of cold white flame shot out from his right palm, hundreds of times stronger than the illusory fire aura formed from true qi.

"Not bad! Although its power isn't very high right now, it has great potential for growth. It's nurtured by your fire-attribute true energy, and its power will increase as your strength improves. You can also find some things to accelerate its growth."

Ye Wuxi's eyes flickered slightly. She had plucked quite a few Vermilion Bird feathers. "Master, Vermilion Bird feathers are useful, aren't they?" she asked, and then took out a few feathers.

Chi Huo rolled his eyes and said, "Of course... No wonder that old man said the Vermilion Bird was a bit bald, so you plucked it out..."

Ye Wuxi chuckled twice, then handed over some feathers, "Since they're useful, Master, you can take these..."

Chi Huo rolled his eyes again and said, "If you're so kind, keep it yourself. A young Vermilion Bird feather, look how much you cherish it. If I wanted it, Han Yunfei would have to obediently send it to me."

"Oh! Master is so mighty! I was overthinking it." Ye Wuxi quickly took it back. Fine, whatever, she wanted it anyway...

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After descending from Medicine Peak, Ye Wuxi first went to the Martial Arts Pavilion. As the top disciple of the outer sect, she had the perk of receiving free Earth-rank martial arts techniques, so why not learn them?

Upon arriving on the second floor, Ye Wuxi looked at the rows of bookshelves and pondered for a moment, "I can't let my energy be too scattered. I should choose a water-based sword technique of the Earth Rank."

Once you can fuse the water and fire sword techniques of the Earth Rank, it's not too late to fuse the others step by step. After all, to fuse sword techniques, you must first advance the attribute sword techniques to their peak and comprehend the relevant sword intent. Only then will the fusion be meaningful. Five sword intents cannot be comprehended in a short time.

Soon Ye Wuxi returned to his residence with a copy of the 'Mirror Flower Illusion Sword' manual, which only has two moves.

Phantom Slash.

The still water leaves no trace.

Similar to Yunyin Fengming's fighting style, he conceals his presence and delivers a fatal blow.

As soon as Ye Wuxi returned to the attic, she was greeted by a guest.

"Wu Xi, you're finally back."

"Senior Sister Yan!"

Yan Jingyao, dressed in flowing white robes, smiled and said, "I'm here to deliver the Wind and Fire Array to you. Also, I have some news for you: your Second Prince didn't get chosen as your consort. The Ninth Prince Consort is the one from Qianshui Kingdom, which will have almost no impact on your Tianfeng Kingdom."

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Ye Wuxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Jingyao pondered for a moment and said, "Wu Xi, in fact, the powerful figures of the sects rarely get involved in the grievances between secular nations. Although I am a princess of the Ziyun Empire, it is not appropriate for me to directly interfere. However, once you are among the core disciples, I can persuade my father to change the master of Tianfeng Kingdom."

Ye Wuxi was surprised. She didn't expect her senior sister to be so willing to help her. However, she was right. Those powerful figures wouldn't interfere at all, so she didn't mention it to the old man Chi Huo. It would be much better if the Ziyun Empire spoke up.

Yan Jingyao smiled slightly, "Don't overthink it. With your talent, you're worth any royal family's court. But it's not enough for just me to see it. You'll only be truly valued once you become a core disciple. Being the top disciple in the outer sect isn't enough!"

Ye Wuxi nodded solemnly, "I understand, I will improve my strength as soon as possible..."

After seeing Yan Jingyao off, Ye Wuxi felt the pressure on her head increase. She would not be at ease until the royal family was dealt with, not to mention the old dog who would be out in two years.

"Strength, I need strength, what I have now is far from enough," Ye Wuxi murmured, the joy of breaking through to the peak of the sixth level of Xuanwu vanished.

"My cultivation level has risen too rapidly. I need to consolidate it. I must fight." After thinking for a moment, Ye Wuxi headed straight for the Battle Power Tower.

After accumulating two hundred contribution points, Ye Wuxi directly reached the fourth level. Suppressing his cultivation level for a battle wasn't very satisfying. Seeing the puppet figures constantly appearing, Ye Wuxi simply annihilated them with a single sword strike. He did the same on the fifth level.

It wasn't until the sixth floor that Ye Wuxi started to get serious. As each floor of the tower lit up, the name on the record wall outside quietly changed again. On the fourth and fifth floors, Duan Hong's name was changed back to Ye Wuxi.

The disciples watching the spectacle were no longer surprised. A record broken? Normal. Who broke it? Ye Wuxi! That's even more normal.

"Drunkenly Slaying the Long River, Burning the Heavens with the Sword!"

"Riding the waves with laughter to help the Sichuan boat!"

Ye Wuxi, who had already reached the eighth level, simply kept wielding the two fused swords, feeling their shortcomings and flaws, and making improvements accordingly.

As his cultivation level improved, the battle power tower became incredibly easy for Ye Wuxi, and the ninth floor lit up very quickly.

Ye Wuxi continued to violently kill the puppets, unlike before when she was thinking about conserving her true energy. She had come today to consolidate her cultivation, aiming to refine it by exhausting her true energy.

Finally, ninety-six puppets at the peak of the ninth level of the Xuanwu realm rose up with a whoosh, and Ye Wuxi's eyes lit up, "Good timing!"

She then activated all five dantians with all her might, unleashing the "Cloud Concealment Phoenix Cry!" With her current cultivation level and the support of a high-grade Xuan-rank sword, she could now unleash the skill twice in a row.

With two consecutive sword strikes, all ninety-six puppets were slain and buried in the ground. Seeing this, Ye Wuxi left the tower without looking back.

Meanwhile, the names on the record wall at the entrance of the Battle Power Tower, from the first to the ninth floor, have all been changed to Ye Wuxi!

Back at her residence, Ye Wuxi sat cross-legged in the training room and began to integrate the five elements of true essence. She had consumed two mouthfuls earlier and needed to replenish them in time. Once she had stored up enough true essence, she planned to go back and hand over the Wind and Fire Array to the Ye family.

Two days passed slowly, and at this time, the handyman disciple who was specifically responsible for the No. 3 pavilion stood outside the main hall with a look of anxiety on his face.

Having successfully condensed two breaths of Five Elements True Essence, it was already the morning of the third day when he pushed open the door and walked out.

"Senior Sister Ye, you've finally come out. There's a woman named Ye Qingqing down the mountain who says she's your cousin and needs to see you urgently," the handyman disciple quickly relayed.

Ye Wuxi's eyes narrowed. If Sister Qingqing wasn't seriously injured, she definitely wouldn't have traveled all the way to the Tiaotian Sword Sect to find her. "Thank you for your hard work." After leaving ten mid-grade spirit stones for the disciple who had delivered the message, Ye Wuxi quickly descended the mountain.

Ye Qingqing, dressed in a pale yellow long gown, stood anxiously looking around at the foot of the mountain gate.

"Sister Qing, what happened?" Ye Wuxi landed in front of her and asked in a deep voice.

"Xi'er, Mingyu Kingdom is launching a massive attack on Jieming Pass. A genius has emerged in their army, and the General's Mansion's 100,000 cavalry are suffering repeated defeats. The situation is critical. We must return immediately."

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Ye Wuxi summoned the griffin and took Ye Qingqing towards the border of Tianfeng Kingdom.

Although Ye Xicheng was at the Earth Martial Realm, the opposing general was at the same level. There weren't many Earth Martial Realm experts in the two lower-grade national armies, and the main force of the army was mostly composed of Xuanwu Realm experts.