"Immortal, you are quite impressive." Lan Dingtian already had a smile and pride between his brows: "Qi Lao rarely praises anyone, but today he said you are very impressive. Moreover, he praised you twice in a row."

Just these two sentences are something countless people of the Yanxu Palace yearn for.

Not to mention others, even Lan Dingtian himself, in his life, has never received even a single word of praise from Qi Lao.

"It's all thanks to my Master." Bei Buxiu said earnestly.

"Hahahaha, good! Good!! Good!!!" Lan Dingtian laughed heartily, in a great mood.

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Time continued to pass.

Soon, a few more days went by.

On this day.

Bei Buxiu was cultivating in his attic when suddenly...

He opened his eyes wide.

"Who?!" Bei Buxiu's eyes were filled with surprise and solemnity.

He actually felt an overwhelming sense of oppression that made it difficult for him to breathe.

It was as if, suddenly, a large stone had been placed on his chest.

Not just Bei Buxiu had this feeling; at this moment, almost all the martial cultivators within the Yanxu Palace had this feeling.

"I have emerged from seclusion." Then, a faint, cold voice, full of domineering forcefulness, erupted within the Yanxu Palace.

The owner of this voice was unfamiliar to Bei Buxiu and all the new students of the Yanxu Palace, but the older students were very, very familiar.

The owner of this voice was one of the three Young Palace Masters, Yuan Tianyan!

He... he... why has he become so strong?

As one of the three Young Palace Masters of the Yanxu Palace, Yuan Tianyan's strength and talent need no mention. He was brilliant and stunning. Before Bei Buxiu's emergence, Yuan Tianyan's talent for martial cultivation was second only to that of Lan Ge in the Yanxu Palace.

Especially one or two years ago, after Yuan Tianyan returned from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, his strength soared!!!

At the time, Yuan Tianyan continuously challenged many young talents in the Yan Cang Domain within half a year, creating numerous astonishing achievements.

If it weren't for accidentally killing someone from the Xiao Family, his achievements might have been even more terrifying.

However, even so, after Bei Buxiu entered the Yanxu Palace, many of the Yanxu Palace People subconsciously compared Yuan Tianyan and Bei Buxiu, finding that the once brilliant and stunning Yuan Tianyan seemed unable to surpass Bei Buxiu.

To give a simple example, Bei Buxiu has only been in the Yanxu Palace for a year and has already reached the Third Level of the Broken Eternal Realm, whereas Yuan Tianyan, who had stayed in the Yanxu Palace for over a thousand years before going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, was only endlessly close to the Broken Eternal Realm.

The two were not of the same tier.

But at this moment...

When Yuan Tianyan emerged from seclusion, having exited from an Imperial Secret Realm within the Yanxu Forest, many martial cultivators within the Yanxu Palace suddenly felt a sense of shock.

It seemed!

Yuan Tianyan had gained immensely in that Imperial Secret Realm!

It seemed!

Yuan Tianyan's strength had soared?

It had indeed soared.

Shooting up unimaginably.

In front of the sect gate of the Yanxu Palace, a handsome man with long hair in a black robe walked quietly, his expression blank. Yet, his every breath seemed in harmony with the heavens and the earth. Each step gave an illusory and strange feeling.

If looked at closely, it could be seen that there appeared to be two red tattoos above his eyes.

Very soon.

Many people of the Yanxu Palace appeared to welcome Yuan Tianyan.

Even the Sect Master Lan Dingtian came.

"Tianyan, is back?" Lan Dingtian's eyes lit up, staring at Yuan Tianyan, hardly able to believe it. In his heart, a storm raged. How could it be? Yuan Tianyan is... already a Seventh Layer Realm in the Broken Eternal Realm?!

If he hadn't confirmed it repeatedly, Lan Dingtian wouldn't dare believe it was true!!!

What exactly did Yuan Tianyan acquire in the Imperial Secret Realm to have such a significant breakthrough? His strength had improved so much.

A Seventh Layer in the Broken Eternal Realm, this... it's insane!

Originally, Lan Dingtian also thought Yuan Tianyan was inferior to Bei Buxiu. Now it seems he was mistaken.

Or rather, Yuan Tianyan must have had an extraordinary encounter within the imperial Secret Realm.

Lan Dingtian was already this shocked; one can only imagine how others felt.

The martial cultivators who came to welcome Yuan Tianyan were all shocked and speechless.

Among the crowd, Bei Buxiu was there as well. His gaze was incredibly heavy, giving Yuan Tianyan a deep look, then lowering his head.

Yuan Tianyan exuded an intense aura of danger.

He was currently no match, far from a match.

"There are always people stronger than oneself, realms beyond one's own." Bei Buxiu thought to himself, already considering Yuan Tianyan as his foremost target and rival.

"Master." Yuan Tianyan looked at Lan Dingtian and said, his voice carrying some respect because he was still grateful to Lan Dingtian. That day, after he killed the person of the Xiao Family, if Lan Dingtian hadn't shown up in time, he would have been killed by the Old Ancestors of the Xiao Family. It was Lan Dingtian who saved him.

"Tianyan, what did you gain in the secret realm?" Lan Dingtian stared at Yuan Tianyan and asked.

"The Soul of the Ice Beast God!!!" Lan Dingtian uttered these five words.

In an instant.

A dead silence.

Ice Beast? This is a type of demon beast only recorded in ancient tomes. It's said that the Ice Beast is the ancestor of all ice, extremely powerful, one of the top divine beasts of the Origin Era, akin to a True Dragon or True Huang.

If it were merely an Ice Beast, that would be one thing, but the Ice Beast God is terrifying, equivalent to a totemic presence of the Ice Beast clan!

Soul of the Ice Beast God.

Gulp.

Many martial cultivators of the Yanxu Palace swallowed, some legs going weak from fright.

Yuan Tianyan actually... actually... actually obtained the Soul of the Ice Beast God? How is that possible?

"No wonder, no wonder, no wonder your secluded cultivation reaped such enormous results." Lan Dingtian came to a sudden realization, his eyes shining even brighter: "So, the altar in the secret realm was comprehended by you, and you gained the sealed object within it? The altar actually sealed the Soul of the Ice Beast God."

"Master, where is Senior Sister Lan Ge?" The next second, Yuan Tianyan suddenly asked. The first thing he wanted to see upon exiting seclusion was Lan Ge. Within the entire Yanxu Palace, there were almost no men who did not admire Lan Ge.

Yuan Tianyan was no exception.

In his heart, Senior Sister Lan Ge was the most outstanding woman in War Ancient Sky and the only woman who moved him.

However, in the past, he dared not express it, because even though he was excellent and one of the three Young Palace Masters, compared to Senior Sister Lan Ge, he was far, far inferior. He felt he was unworthy of expressing his admiration and affection for Lan Ge.

But now it's different.

He had made a seven minor realm breakthrough in one fell swoop, becoming a Seventh Layer Realm powerhouse in the Broken Eternal Realm.

He also acquired the Soul of the Ice Beast God and will be even stronger in the future!!! Unstoppably strong!

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