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The law of the Heavens and Earth.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

It seemed very cruel, but this was the truth.

Without changing, everything could only be trampled upon. This was the law of eternity.

Xu Zongyi steeled his resolve and endured his temper as he continued to explore deeper. He hoped to discover something, but all he saw was a mess with no living existence.

There were trees that fell to the ground everywhere, and some parts of the forest were even burnt to ashes, collapsing down a few dozen feet. There were also guardians that activated the five season diagram to extinguish the fire, otherwise, how would the dense forest turn out?

Fortunately, there were no people outside the Heart Rejuvenation Valley. Otherwise, many people would have died.

The sun shone brightly in the sky.

The blood and flesh of dead vicious beasts would eventually become nutrients for this piece of land.

There were too many of these places in the Taihang Mountains.

Xu Zongyi's heart was filled with a myriad of emotions. After this trial was over, he wanted to return to the Scripture Hall to find a technique that belonged to him and increase his strength.

It was too important to have his own techniques in actual combat.

Just as he was pondering in his mind, he heard a humming sound.

Xu Zongyi's heart tightened. Holding onto the foolish sword in his hand, he slowly approached the source of the sound. Could it be that there were still some surviving vicious beasts?

It sounded more like wailing.

Even so, he was still very cautious. This was because this was most likely a disguise made by a vicious beast.

Following the source of the sound, he used his broadsword to pry open a large area covered by a large tree branch. He then discovered a small black dog that was currently trembling in fear underneath.

Its pupils were scarlet red and its fur was extremely short. Its color was jet-black and it was only the size of an adult's palm. Its tail was slender and long as it looked at Xu Zongyi with a somewhat uneasy expression.

Only now did Xu Zongyi heave a sigh of relief. "Little fellow, it seems like you're a fish out of the net."

He held the stupid sword in one hand and the little black dog in the other. If he did not bring it back, he was afraid that he would die in this forest, "I want to bring you back, otherwise, you will be in great danger here."

"Howl …" The little black dog seemed to understand his words. It licked his hand with its scarlet tongue, looking very obedient.

Xu Zongyi had explored the area for nearly a hundred kilometers, but had yet to discover any beasts that had survived. It was likely that no beasts would attack them in this area, and the merit points had already become a huge problem for them. They could only return to Xu Zhengdao and discuss things with Xu Xindie.

There was still half a month's time left. These days, the pure blood essence of the Fiery-Scaled Serpent had been in the pot for a period of time, and there were nine thousand five hundred kilograms of it directly being watered down. Whether or not the grass could transform again would depend on luck.

The blood of the Flaming Snake was extremely nutritious to the Spirit Gathering Grass, especially to the existence of the Spirit Condensation Realm.

The flesh and blood of many wild beasts from before had also become nutrients for the Spirit Gathering Grass.

Just as Xu Zongyi was about to give up on his probing, a flying eagle descended from the skies.

The instant the Soaring Condor flapped its wings, a large portion of the broken trees were blown away, and even he was unable to stand steadily. Xu Zongyi frowned slightly as he watched a figure leap down from hundreds of feet in the air before landing gracefully.

The person in front of him was no other than Xu Tianyun.

There was someone on the Flying Eagle, but he left very quickly.

This test was a battle between the younger generation. No one else was allowed to participate, otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

Xu Tianyu's identity was special, so he wanted to show off his might at the west entrance of the Heart Nurturing Valley. Riding on the Flying Eagle was not a violation of the rules.

Just as he was about to arrive and just happened to see Xu Zongyi, he landed early.

Holding the little black dog in his arms, Xu Zongyi gave a symbolic bow.

After all, he was no longer a disciple of the Sun Dynasty. Instead, he was now in the Scripture Hall. To be able to salute like this was already quite good.

No matter who Xu Tianyi's father was, everyone was an equal.

He felt that Xu Tianyi should kneel down and pay his respects, but after thinking about how Xu Zongyi was now a member of the Scripture Hall and how it was inappropriate for him to kneel down and pay his respects, he immediately pricked him, "What, you've already fallen so low that you're not even going to let this little black dog go?"

"…" Feeling that there was nothing more to say to him, Xu Zongyi shook his head and turned to leave.

"How dare you! How dare you be disrespectful to me?!" Xu Tiankong hadn't thought that he would actually dare to be so arrogant, with his back facing him.

He immediately charged forward, wanting to capture him and break his shoulder bones. Xu Zongyi instinctively reacted by turning around and throwing a punch.

The two fists collided.

Xu Tiankong did not use his full strength because he was, after all, a disciple of the Scripture Hall. Right now, he could not casually kill them.

However, Xu Zongyi would not have held back. After all, he was at the same level as Xu Zhengdao, Xu Xindie. He held the little black dog under the arm holding the sword, and turned around to give it a punch.

Crack!

This punch of his weighed 9,500 Jin and was filled with ferocious strength.

Xu Tianyi originally wanted to break his shoulder bone, so he had some control over his strength.

Xu Zongyi's punch caused his fingers to spasm and emit strange sounds. The bones in his fingers seemed to be slightly fractured as the intense pain caused Xu Tianyi's face to distort. His entire hand was curled up like a chicken claw.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Xu Zongyi would actually have the strength to draw close to a single ding.

"How dare you hurt me!" In his eyes, Xu Tianyi was nothing more than a servant who had just walked out of a day's dormitory. He did not even have the right to speak directly to him.

Not long ago, this servant was just an ant that he could casually trample.

However, right now, he was actually injured. This short gap between them made him extremely uncomfortable. No one had ever been able to make him feel this uncomfortable before.

"You made the first move." Xu Zongyi looked at him with killing intent in his eyes.

"You're courting death!" Now, Xu Tiandao's combat strength had already reached more than a ding of strength. His cultivation base had reached the peak of the Qi coursing through his entire body.

He had merely drawn in Qi into his blood, Xu Zongyi's earlier punch had been stronger.

However, he could feel an abnormal pain on his fist. One must know that Xu Tianyi's bones were baptised by the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. No matter how special his physique was, the difference in realm was always there.

Furthermore, he had already reached the Qi through his entire body. Naturally, his attainments in each of these realms were not ordinary either.

Xu Zongyi immediately turned and left with the fool sword in his hand.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't want to fight Xu Tianyi to the death.

"I don't want to fight you." Xu Zongyi was quite familiar with the terrain of this place. As he approached, his movements were extremely fast as he fled at top speed.

However, Xu Tiankong had already reached the Qi throughout his entire body. All the obstacles along the way had been completely swept away by the time sword in his hand.

He chased after Xu Zongyi, the sword in his hand tightly gripped as his knuckles turned green. The moment he brandished his sword, a chilling aura permeated the air, and even a large portion of the tree branches were chopped into dozens of pieces.

"You're dead today." Xu Tianyi's killing intent surged. The wound on his finger made him angry from embarrassment, causing him to lose his mind.

Xu Zongyi felt helpless in his heart as the little black dog in his arms let out a whining cry.

"Don't be afraid, nothing will happen." Xu Zongyi relied on his understanding of the terrain to travel under the tree that was in a state of disarray.

Xu Tiankong was extremely overbearing as he slashed horizontally.

He completely unleashed the Autumn Kill sword technique in his hands.

The chilling wind howled, causing Xu Zongyi to feel a chill in his heart. His skin began to hurt from the pain as various deep and shallow wounds were cut into his skin.

The main culprit was the Qiu Zhan Yuan.

The Winter Court was destroyed.

Autumn dried up and winter ended.

The five courtyards of the Xu family had different styles.

The power that came from Xu Tianyi's body was surging nonstop. It was unstoppable, seemingly unstoppable.

Xu Zongyi ran to a place that had been scorched to the point of collapse by the black flames. It was completely bare and completely unobstructed.

Xu Tianyi seemed to be able to ride on the wind and leapt thirty meters into the air without any obstructions. Very quickly, he caught up to Xu Zongyi.

The time sword in his hand glowed brightly.

He rode the wind and arrived. This was the autumn step technique of the Autumn Killing Sword Technique.

Xu Tianyi's sword cleaved straight towards him, as if he wanted to cut off Xu Zongyi's left arm in an aggressive manner.

At this moment, there was no place to hide, no place to hide.

Xu Zongyi turned around and made a horizontal slash. It was extremely pure, and there was no sword technique, only power.

The stupid sword was covered in a bright light, the power of the attack doubled.

The strength of two cauldrons erupted.

The two swords collided.

The moment he touched it, Xu Tianyi's expression changed greatly.

He could feel that his wrist was about to break. Right now, his strength could only reach 13,000 pounds at most. That was his limit.

The strength behind Xu Zongyi's sword strike was already close to the strength of two ding.

One cauldron weighed ten thousand jin, and had a strength that was close to two ding. One could imagine how terrifying this was.

If it were not for the fact that the time sword itself was extraordinary, it might have been smashed open by now.

Xu Tianyi was sent flying several hundred zhang away by the attack because he was originally flying over. His sword style was overbearing and wanted to break off one of his arms, turning him into a cripple.

"How is this possible!" At this moment, Xu Tianyun's heart was filled with both shock and anger. He had cultivated since he was young, and he had extraordinary talent. Although he could not be considered to be the most talented genius of the village Xu family, he was definitely not bad either.

However, how long had Xu Zongyi been cultivating for? Furthermore, he was only in the Qi Drawing Realm, yet he was able to unleash two cauldrons of power.

Looking at the blood seeping out of his palm, Xu Tianyu could clearly feel the power of his attack.

"We can't let him go." Xu Tianyi could not help but feel indignant in his heart. His anger could not be quelled and he completely became murderous. "If he is allowed to grow like this, then when the time comes, who amongst his peers will be able to deal with him?"

If he had only wanted to cripple Xu Zongyi earlier, then now, he truly wanted to kill him.

After striking out that sword strike, Xu Zongyi ran forward without looking back. Holding the little black dog in his arms, he knew that as long as he returned to Soothing Heart Valley as soon as possible, he would be able to avoid danger.

He clearly understood that he definitely couldn't kill Xu Tianyun, and he didn't dare to kill him.

On top of that, his opponent was only caught unprepared by his attack. Even if his fool sword could explode with two ding of power several times over, if he could not kill his opponent, then he would undoubtedly die.

So for now, all he could do was run.

The blood in Xu Zongyi's entire body boiled. In these past few days, he had attempted to let his blood seep into his bones, bringing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his bones.

However, he discovered that the density of his bones was too high. It was rather difficult for him to reach the point where he could draw qi into his bones.

The only way to reach a bottleneck was to wait until the end of the trial and then return to the Scripture Hall to ask his senior.

As he ran, he planned to use his Qi and blood to break through, trying to force himself into a state that would cause his bones to sink. However, in the end, he failed.

Xu Tianyi rode on the wind.

To him, that sword attack from before didn't injure his vitals at all, but it had caused him a lot of pain throughout his entire body.

Now, he knew how to deal with Xu Zongyi.

It was not a wise move to take him on in close quarters.

It could be felt that Xu Zongyi did not cultivate any techniques, so as long as he used his techniques to increase the distance and carry out attacks, he would be able to easily kill him.

Xu Tianyun's eyes were filled with killing intent. The time sword in his hand was being infused with the world's spirit energy. He was about to use his Killing technique.