162 Breaking Through to the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment

“Brother Zhou Yun!” Qiao’er walked into the room. When she saw the scene inside, her face turned red, and she covered her eyes and walked out.

Zhou Yun was taken aback. Then, he smiled, put on his shirt, and walked out.

“Brother Zhou Yun, you’ve succeeded in your cultivation? I can feel that the spiritual energy in your body has become even denser.” After seeing Zhou Yun come out, Qiao’er stuck her head out from behind a pillar at the side. Her face was still red, and she looked very pretty.

“Yes, I plan to go into seclusion for a period of time to break through to the late-stage foundation establishment. This way, I’ll have a greater chance of winning when I face Xin Yu.” Zhou Yun said. He was now carrying that old sword with him at all times, and every moment he cultivated was deepening the connection with the old sword. Fortunately, when he used the last wisp of sword Qi on it, he could maximize its power!

“Brother Zhou Yun is so amazing. You’re able to make Sect Leader Ling Qingyun trust you so much.” Qiao’er looked at Zhou Yun with admiration. Brother Zhou Yun was indeed the best to be able to comprehend the great momentum of the world in this world where the laws of the world were incomplete!

“However, can Sect Leader Ling Qingyun really lure Xin Yu out?” Qiao’er suddenly asked worriedly.

Zhou Yun understood Qiao’er’s concern. Actually, if it was possible, Zhou Yun would rather go into seclusion until he reached the nascent soul stage or even higher before he could face Xin Yu. However, this world did not allow him to cultivate to the nascent soul stage. Furthermore, Xin Yu’s plan had already been completed. They did not have much time left.

“Xin Yu’s whereabouts are uncertain, and her temperament has changed greatly. She also has a way of thinking that we can’t predict. We can’t predict what she’s doing.” Zhou Yun said. “However, Sect Leader Ling Qingyun has confidently said that she will be able to lure Xin Yu out. All we can do is believe in Sect Leader Ling Qingyun.

“The only thing I can do is to get stronger and protect you.” Zhou Yun said softly. He reached out to stroke Qiao’er’s head. Qiao’er also raised her head to enjoy Zhou Yun’s touch.

Zhou Yun did not know what would happen next. However, he could only do his best.

“Maybe I can give up on laying a solid foundation and directly rely on my current cultivation to break through to the golden core stage. With this foundation, I believe that breaking through to the mid-stage golden core in a short time would be a piece of cake. However, my future achievements will be greatly reduced if I do that.” Zhou Yun was hesitating. Should he give up on his current foundation and become stronger in a short period of time?

After all, his current cultivation level was still too low. Even though he had the strongest talent in this world. However, the battle between a foundation establishment cultivator and a nascent soul cultivator was a battle that spanned two major cultivation levels. It was still too forced!

“Brother Zhou Yun, what are you thinking about?” Qiao’er could not help but ask when she saw Zhou Yun staring into the distance.

“I’m fine.” Zhou Yun returned to his senses and smiled. Zhou Yun did not choose to discuss this with Qiao’er.

This was a critical moment, and Zhou Yun did not want Qiao’er to worry at the last moment.

“Forget it. For now, I’ll break through to the late-stage foundation establishment. One step at a time. If I’m still not confident in being able to defeat Xin Yu after Sect Leader Ling Qingyun has confirmed the time it takes to lure her out, then I’ll force my way through.” In the end, Zhou Yun chose to take it one step at a time.

Not long ago, Ling Qingyun had taken the other four sect leaders out with her, as if she was planning to set up a ceremony to lure Xin Yu out. At the same time, several thousand foundation establishment disciples and a hundred golden core elders also went out.

Ling Qingyun seemed to be very confident that with the help of the Divine Gate’s Nine Heavens Array, not only would she be able to lure Xin Yu out, but she would also be able to imprison her and let Zhou Yun kill her in one fell swoop!

“Senior Brother Zhou Yun.” A female disciple of Spirit Valley came over and greeted Zhou Yun.

“Senior Brother Zhou Yun, the seclusion cave abode you requested has been prepared. It’s the cave abode you used to live in when you became a glory disciple. All the decorations inside are still there.” The female disciple said.

The cave abode where he was a glory disciple? Zhou Yun was taken aback. He did not expect that he would still have the chance to return to that cave abode after so long.

However, this also indirectly showed that the five great sects were really close to running out of ammunition and supplies.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth had disappeared. Even for Spirit Valley, it was extremely difficult to get another cave filled with spiritual energy. In the end, the cave abode that Zhou Yun wanted to break through to was the place he was at before.

“Brother Zhou Yun, I wish you a successful breakthrough!” Qiao’er’s voice suddenly sounded. Zhou Yun only felt a burst of warmth on his face, and then he saw Qiao’er covering her mouth and running away with a red face.

“This little girl.” Zhou Yun laughed bitterly. He had never thought that he would be sneak attacked by someone. Zhou Yun touched his face that had just been sneaked up on. He felt surprisingly good.

“Then, Senior Brother Zhou Yun, please come this way.” The female disciple said. She felt a sense of regret in her heart. Since Senior Brother Zhou Yun was so close to Qiao’er, wouldn’t she lose the chance to be his partner? She wondered if Senior Brother Zhou Yun would take in another partner.

After Zhou Yun returned to Spirit Valley with Ling Qingyun and the other four sect leaders, his performance outside Spirit Valley’s sect-protecting array, as well as the traces left behind by the Dao Questioning Sword that pierced through the heaven and earth, had given Ling Qingyun a huge shock. Even the four sect leaders had their mouths wide open.

In the end, Ling Qingyun was even more determined to let Zhou Yun perform the final strike. At the same time, they were full of fighting spirit and said that they must succeed! Then, in front of all the disciples, she announced that Zhou Yun’s position in the entire Spirit Valley was only below hers.

All the matters of Spirit Valley had to follow Zhou Yun’s orders!

Zhou Yun had also been shocked by Ling Qingyun’s decisiveness. However, when he thought about what he had to do next, he let go of it.

After all, if they failed to fight against Xin Yu, the entire world would be gone. What was a mere Spirit Valley?

Zhou Yun returned to the familiar cave abode with ease. After he walked in, the familiar decorations inside made him reminisce.

“At that time, I had just begun to show off my brilliance and planned to continue cultivating to slowly become stronger. However, I didn’t expect so many things to happen. It was just a long journey, but it felt like 81 difficulties. When I am back this time, everything is the same, but the people are different.” Zhou Yun looked at the spiritual spring in the center of the cave abode, then at a room in the corner.

Once, there was a stupid senior sister who used to take a bath and drink wine in this cave. Although that drunk senior sister was not a great person, she was still a good senior sister who always wanted to maintain her dignity in front of Su Wanyi.

Zhou Yun shook his head and threw away these thoughts.

He didn’t know where Su Lingyun’s body was buried, but he didn’t have the chance to do so now. Jian Xin had already turned into ashes. Even if they died, they would not be buried together in the sea of flowers.

“Then, let’s begin breaking through to the late-stage foundation establishment. Only by becoming stronger will I not be so powerless.” Zhou Yun’s eyes were filled with determination.