Dual Cultivation: Ying Yang is way to Chaos Chapter 558: Tempering

Zhi Hui nodded, "That is correct, Junior Brother. They have no cultivators at the Initiation Realm, which is why their battles are fought exclusively between Manifestation Realm cultivators. This is bit of a advantage for them..

You see, there is a special rule governing these battles. If one side wins all the Initiation Realm matches and their final Initiation Realm cultivator is still standing and willing to fight, they are granted the opportunity to challenge one of their opponent’s Manifestation Realm cultivators.

This is precisely what makes Junior Sister Xiu’s participation so important. The Manifestation Realm cultivator must suppress their cultivation to the Early Stage of the Manifestation Realm when fighting an Initiation Realm cultivator...a gap which is still insurmountable for Initiation Realm cultivators, but not so much for Junior Sister Xiu, as she can hold her own against such opponents.

In fact, she can fight them to the point where they emerge from the battle slightly injured, making it far easier for us to defeat them afterward..

This is how we are easily able to maintain our position among the top four, but this method fails against truly strong geniuses of the Manifestation Realm, who are mainly found in the Judgment Pavilion and Origin Pavilion...not to mention that the Origin Pavilion doesn’t even need to fight the Initiation Realm battles."

After listening to that, Lin Feng had a knowing expression. Now, he understood why it was such a big deal for Sun Xiurong to skip the last competition.

He was also sure of one thing. If Sun Xiurong wanted to, she could have easily defeated those Manifestation Realm cultivators at their suppressed strength, making sure that the Sword Pavilion at least secured second place...but since she was still hiding her peak strength, she wouldn’t do so.

"Well, let’s not concern ourselves with first or second place. We only need to secure a place among the top four to obtain sufficient cultivation resources... In the end, that’s what matters most.."

Lin Feng gave a slight nod, and Zhi Hui smiled.

"Alright then, I will go check on our other members to make sure they are ready for the competition too...take care."

Zhi Hui left the peak, and Lin Feng rose from the rock.

"Senior Sister, since we are not occupied right now, let’s go out of the sect?"

"Hm?" Sun Xiurong was slightly surprised, "Why do you want to go out of the sect, Junior Brother.."

"From now on, I have to leave the sect occasionally, Senior Sister, so I want to see if it is possible to leave and enter the sect without being found out.."

Sun Xiurong squinted her eyes slightly, "Junior Brother, it’s dangerous for you.."

She knew very well that he had a good concealment technique and something that would easily get him out of the sect...but it wasn’t as if he could remain concealed by that veil forever. He had to reveal himself to carry out the work he wanted to do outside. What if he was discovered by someone at that time?

Lin Feng shook his head, "Don’t worry, Senior Sister. I have a way to survive.."

Sun Xiurong sighed, "Fine, but if possible, I want to tag along with you each time, Junior Brother.."

Lin Feng smiled, "As you wish, Senior Sister. Shall we go now.."

Sun Xiurong nodded and rose from the rock.

"I know a perfect route to leave this place, Junior Brother. We might not even need the concealment veil for most of the journey.."

Lin Feng wasn’t surprised by her words. The entire Mysterious Heaven Sect was situated across an extensive mountain range, with deep valleys and towering peaks that provided countless hidden routes for those who wished to travel unnoticed.

For the time being, he hadn’t sensed anyone keeping watch on him, so he doubted anyone would notice their departure from this mountain peak.

"Let’s leave, then, Senior Sister.."

Sun Xiurong nodded, and the two began flying through the valley in silence.

"Senior Sister, how does the sect’s protective array work?"

"There is only a detection array covering the entire sect, Junior Brother. As for protective arrays, each Pavilion has its own. So, as long as you carry your sect token, you can move within the sect’s territory without any hindrance.."

"That’s better than I expected.." Lin Feng was quite pleased to hear that.

After passing through several valleys, they eventually came upon an opening that marked the end of the main mountain range.

Lin Feng noticed a small river winding through the vast open plain, its waters flowing peacefully between patches of greenery. Quite a number of pavilions had also been built across the surrounding area, scattered along the riverbanks and across the plain.

"This can be considered a branch of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, Junior Brother. It houses disciples who haven’t yet begun walking the path of the Dao.."

Lin Feng nodded in understanding.

"I see.."

He also felt that it was time to activate the concealment veil. Moving closer to Sun Xiurong, he silently reached out and took her hand.

Sun Xiurong accepted his closeness without resistance and began moving alongside him. However, her heartbeat grew slightly erratic, and despite her efforts to calm herself, she couldn’t quite regain her usual composure.

They crossed the opening from the side while remaining completely concealed from the perception of the few cultivators wandering around the river, and left the mountain range completely, finally coming out of the sect.

"This is it, Junior Brother. We are finally out of the sect.."

Sun Xiurong sent a spiritual transmission, and Lin Feng nodded.

"Is there any good place to find spirit beasts, Senior Sister?"

It was his main goal for leaving the sect.

The refinement Senior Qi had mentioned was equivalent to taking the path of tempering, something that could easily be achieved through intense battles.

Every injury sustained in these battles could allow the Eternal Dao Lotus to fuse more deeply with him instinctively...

Lin Feng wasn’t a hundred percent sure whether it would work or not, but it did seem like the best path available to him right now..