After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

For most people, neither the Fire Dragon Technique of the Foundation Establishment stage nor the Fireball Technique of the Qi Refining stage can completely prevent the leakage of spiritual power.

Taking Long Yucheng's own fireball technique as an example, he can minimize the waste of spiritual energy during the process of shaping spiritual energy into a fireball. Once his cultivation breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage and he gains a sea of ​​consciousness, he is confident that he can convert 100% of his spiritual energy into a fireball without any waste.

However, no matter how high the utilization rate of spiritual energy is when the fireball is formed, after the fireball is released, some spiritual energy will inevitably be lost during the flight, resulting in a slight reduction in power when it finally hits the target.

Before this, Long Yucheng had always taken this for granted, but the fire dragon in front of him completely overturned his understanding.

It turns out that spiritual energy can remain completely contained even after leaving the body!

With an indescribable sense of awe, Long Yucheng carefully bypassed the fire dragon, changed his clothes, and left the unfamiliar room.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw Huo Yu meditating in the outer room, and immediately understood the origin of the "Fireball Technique".

Recalling how he had arrogantly told Senior Brother Huo something like "I'll win this round" before he fainted, even Long Yucheng felt a little embarrassed to face Huo Yu again so soon.

However, this slight embarrassment was not a problem for Long Yucheng. He cleared his throat, greeted Huo Yu who had already opened his eyes as if nothing had happened, and then inquired about the assessment results.

Huo Yu had left with Long Yucheng after the assessment, and they did not hear the final result.

However, as soon as he returned to his cave, two communication talismans arrived one after another.

One of the orders instructed him to report to the Soul Refining Peak immediately, while the other was clearly addressed to Long Yucheng.

Huo Yu did not activate the communication talisman meant for Long Yucheng.

After activating the remaining communication talisman, Long Yucheng's expression quickly changed from confusion to surprise.

After the communication talisman had completely burned out, he beamed with joy and reported the good news to Huo Yu:

"Senior brother, I am now a disciple of Shadow Peak!"

The unspoken part of Long Yucheng's sentence was: "Thank goodness it's not Ghost Control Peak, so I don't have to practice that mind-altering ghost technique!"

Moreover, the moment the voice talisman is activated, a pleasant system notification indicating the completion of the side quest also sounds simultaneously.

Seeing the extra Foundation Establishment Pill in the system's temporary storage for task rewards, Long Yucheng was overjoyed.

He could already imagine his glorious future after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, wielding the Crimson Flame Sword and unleashing the Heavenly Wind Sword Technique, becoming invincible among those below the Golden Core stage—that's how it's always written in cultivation novels.

Huo Yu assumed he was happy because he had entered the inner sect and offered his congratulations.

Although Long Yucheng was eager to return and study the Foundation Establishment Pill, he hadn't forgotten a more important question:

"Senior brother, which peak did you join?"

"Soul Refining Peak".

"Congratulations, senior brother!"

Long Yucheng knew that Huo Yu's goal from the beginning was Soul Refining Peak, and he was genuinely happy for Huo Yu after hearing the result.

Although this would mean the two would be on different mountains, with fewer opportunities to meet, Long Yucheng was determined to focus on his cultivation on Duoying Peak. He would wait until he had achieved at least Foundation Establishment before returning to see Huo Yu.

At that time, he will truly become a useful fighting force that his senior brother can rely on.

Having made up his mind, Long Yucheng quickly bid farewell to Huo Yu, went back to pack his belongings, and prepared to report to Duoying Peak.

After Long Yucheng left, Huo Yu also got up and walked out of the cave.

He had nothing to pack up. The soul banner he had previously obtained from the cultivator's ruins, along with most of the living souls within it, had been destroyed by Long Yucheng's suicidal attack.

However, this thing was just a stepping stone for Huo Yu to enter the Soul Refining Peak. Now that his goal has been achieved, Huo Yu directly threw the eight Foundation Establishment stage souls that were not destroyed in the explosion into his Hundred Soul Banner, to serve as cultivation food for Gu Long.

As the light faded, Huo Yu's figure appeared on the first peak of the Yellow Springs Sect—Soul Refining Peak.

The mountain peaks before us stand majestically, piercing the clouds. The entire mountain is sparsely vegetated, with jagged rocks everywhere. From the mountainside onwards, a layer of gray mist shrouds the area. The closer one gets to the summit, the closer the mist becomes to black.

Huo Yu withdrew his gaze and flew straight towards the summit. The gray mist automatically parted to make way for him after sensing the waist token on his body.

Huo Yu traversed the gray mist, initially catching glimpses of a few Qi Refining Stage 1 or 2 souls flashing by. The higher he climbed, the more souls he encountered, their cultivation levels gradually approaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

Soon after, the summit of Soul Refining Peak came into view for Huo Yu.

Above the mountain gate, the three large characters "Soul Refining Peak" were inscribed in a vigorous and powerful style. Looking into the distance, Huo Yu noticed a Taoist priest in purple robes standing before the mountain gate.

The Taoist's face was ashen, making him appear extremely old, but his eyes were as bright as the moon, and there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy on his body, indicating that his cultivation was at least at the Golden Core stage.

After Huo Yu reached the summit, he stood a few steps in front of the Taoist priest and did not rush forward.

However, the divine sense of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator had already clearly seen through this person's cultivation level; it was none other than the Nascent Soul stage cultivator from Refining Soul Peak.

And above his head hung eight large characters in a gleaming display:

[High-ranking cannon fodder, with no hope of advancement]

The purple-robed Taoist was completely unaware of his status as high-level cannon fodder. He slowly raised his eyelids, glanced at Huo Yu a few times, and then a strange look flashed in his eyes:

"It seems that kid He Ying really did give this old man a big surprise!"

Seeing that Huo Yu was still standing there motionless, the purple-robed Taoist waved warmly, like a kind elder greeting a long-lost junior, and said with a beaming smile:

"Come, come here, my good disciple, tell your master what your name is?"

Huo Yu stepped forward a few paces and replied:

"Huo Yu".

Upon hearing this, the purple-robed Taoist priest scrutinized Huo Yu a few more times, then laughed heartily:

"Good name, good name! You no longer need to report to the Internal Affairs Department. With my token, you can stay wherever you want and go wherever you want throughout Soul Refining Peak!"

After speaking, the Taoist priest tossed out a purple token, which landed steadily in Huo Yu's hand.

The token was entirely purple and had no markings on it. Huo Yu put away the token, cupped his hands, and asked:

"May I ask your name, Senior?"

"I, Ling Tian!"

The purple-robed Taoist's voice was loud and clear, like thunder. Before he finished speaking, his figure had already disappeared from Huo Yu's sight, leaving only the words "Ling Tian" echoing for a long time on the mountaintop.