Chapter 22: The Battle Concludes and Fame Arises

"Pff~"

Ge Lian's twin flying swords took the opportunity to catch up with Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky, piercing through its left wing.

Blood mixed with several eagle feathers scattered in the air.

Then, the flying swords turned around and charged at Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky again, aiming only for its eyes.

The fierce light in Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky's eyes shone brightly as it let out another sharp screech, flapping its wings and suddenly elevating its body, slapping at the incoming flying swords with its talons.

The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out as both flying swords were smacked to the ground, their spiritual light dimming, unable to fly again, and Ge Lian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, her vitality flagging.

As Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky folded its wings back down, it immediately spread them against the descending giant seal and shot out two streaks of blue light.

The blue light hit the giant seal, causing it to tremor and begin to shrink in size.

"Monochrome Divine Light! Innate Divine Ability!" Ouyang Wenjian's eyes focused intently.

The Sky-Rending Eagle possessed a trace of true spirit peacock blood, giving it a not insignificant chance to awaken Monochrome Divine Light as an innate divine ability.

Legend had it that the True Spirit Peacock, with its innate divine skills and the Five Colors Divine Light, was said to cleanse anything and everything.

At this moment, Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky was about to break free from the suppressive domain of the giant seal.

"Heh, can't let you get away! Rise!"

Then, under the terrified gaze of Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky, numerous sharp earthen spikes flew up from the ground, covering an area of thirty zhang square. With its current speed, it couldn't possibly avoid them.

"Pff pff pff pff pff~"

Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky did its best to dodge vital points, but its body was still pierced by more than a dozen large holes, blood spraying across the sky.

"Big brother, save me!" Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky cried out in desperation as it plunged downwards.

"Even Sky-Rending Eagle Broken Sky, being in the late Third Stage, can't save you. Daring to cause trouble in Suichuan Immortal City, you must pay the price!"

No sooner had Ouyang Wenjian finished his fierce words did his expression suddenly change.

A massive claw appeared out of nowhere, snatched Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky onto its back, and then an ice spike formed in front of the claw, stabbing towards Ouyang Wenjian.

"Howling Moon Demon King!" Ouyang Wenjian's face looked alarmed. Facing the seemingly ordinary ice spike attack from the Demon King, he didn't dare to take it lightly at all.

Just as he was preparing to pull out a trump card to defend against it.

"Snap~" The ice spike directly exploded into powder, slowly disappearing into the air.

"Little wolf, don't stretch your claws too long, careful I chop them off!" a lazy voice rang out from nowhere.

"Awoo~" Accompanied by a faint wolf howl, the claw in the air slowly vanished, along with Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky.

"Many thanks to Senior Pei for lending a hand!" Ouyang Wenjian bowed with his fists from the air, shouting out loud.

Luckily, he felt that there was something odd about the affair at the Trial Demon Tower and relayed a message to his sect immediately.

But he received no response.

Ouyang Wenjian then transformed into a streak of Escape Light and left the area.

With that, the great battle came to an end.

After the end of the battle, the Tower Master Gongsun and the people from Tianxiang Pavilion rode back to the Pavilion in a horse-drawn carriage.

Inside the carriage, Yu Qingtan was still shocked by the recent battle.

"I didn't expect a Fourth-Grade Demon King and a Nascent Soul elder to take action. It's a pity that I didn't get to see the esteemed countenance of the Nascent Soul elder."

Qi Yu, who was in the same carriage, said.

"I've read about it in a book before. That should be Tri-Sun Sect's Fierce Sun True Lord, Elder Pei. As for the Howling Moon Demon King, I have no clue about it."

The usually aloof Lin Qiushuang also joined the conversation.

"Tower Master Ouyang's magical treasure, the Mountain Flipping Seal, is also outrageously strong. That Heavenly Demon, Sky-Rending Eagle Nine Sky, which could easily swallow us whole, was beaten into a hasty retreat. Even using its innate divine ability was futile. It's a shame it was rescued in the end. So many sisters, ah!"

Shen Wanning said as well.

"Demonic beasts truly deserve death. The ones who suffered the most in this incident were still the Ges. Nearly half of their Qi Cultivation disciples were lost, and the fate of that legendary top-quality Single Metal Spirit Root genius is uncertain. The Great Elder, already lacking in lifespan, has been injured as well. The Ges are likely to fall into decline."

Yu Qingtan also lamented the cruelty of the Cultivation World. Everyone in the Ges had heard about Ge Wenxiong's incident since many people had heard the slave's words at the time, and the Ges did not refute it.

"Indeed, a top-grade Single Spiritual Root, such a pity. If he had been sent to a major sect from childhood, he would at least reach the Nascent Soul Stage in the future. You can only say that the Ges' ambition was too great,"

Qi Yu lamented.

"I wonder if we will ever be able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

…

Back in the tower, Tower Master Gongsun comforted everyone with a few words before leaving.

After parting ways with Shen Wanning, Yu Qingtan found a manager named Liao in charge of the inner tower and asked her to help sell the corpse of the Phantom Mist Desolate Butterfly and some other things she had obtained in the Trial Demon Tower that she couldn't use. Then she planned to buy a bottle of mid-grade first stage Healing Pill, two hundred jin of Spirit Rice, and some Demonic Beast meat.

Manager Liao was in charge of purchasing for the inner tower and also took on such commission tasks.

The trades were made at the market price, but since Manager Liao was responsible for purchasing, she could get discounts with the merchants, so these commission jobs were quite lucrative, and she was very willing to take them on.

Yu Qingtan briefly introduced herself and then took out the corpse of the Phantom Mist Desolate Butterfly among other items from the Storage Bag hidden in her sleeve and described to Manager Liao how she had obtained them in the Trial Demon Tower.

"Miss Qing Tan, it seems like a blessing in disguise for you to have entered the Trial Demon Tower this time. To be able to kill a fierce creature like the Phantom Mist Desolate Butterfly, this body alone is worth at least 800 Spirit Stones. Altogether, this should be around 1400 Spirit Stones. Rest assured, I will take care of everything for you tomorrow,"

After hearing Yu Qingtan's story, Manager Liao naturally felt that Yu Qingtan had a bright future and was someone worth fostering a good relationship with; therefore, she said.

"Then I'll leave it in the capable hands of Manager Liao!"

The two signed a contract, and Yu Qingtan went back to rest.

She wasn't worried about Manager Liao embezzling her things; there were rules in the tower, and Manager Liao would not risk making a mistake for these Spirit Stones.

The next day, Yu Qingtan resumed her normal routine.

In the morning, she had breakfast with Shen Wanning, and during the day, she practiced dance, the zither, studied chess, Calligraphy, and painting; at night, she worked.

Before work, she rested for an hour.

During her rest, Manager Liao sent a Protecting Disciple to deliver 900 Spirit Stones, a bottle of mid-grade first stage Healing Pill, two hundred jin of Spirit Rice, and some Demonic Beast meat.

The mid-grade first stage Healing Pill cost 300 Spirit Stones per bottle, each bottle containing 10 pills.

Two hundred jin of White Crystal Rice cost 100 Spirit Stones, and 40 jin of early first stage Spotted Pig meat cost 100 Spirit Stones.

Today happened to be her turn to perform a dance.

Unexpectedly, the venue, which could accommodate a thousand people, was packed with not a single vacant seat, and many people were standing.

Upon seeing the crowd, Yu Qingtan roughly guessed what was happening.

Yu Qingtan saw many familiar faces in the audience.

You Xiwang, Song Zhenbo, and some others who had been saved by Yu Qingtan from the Phantom Mist Desolate Butterfly.

Yu Qingtan was no longer unknown; these young masters had only to inquire a little to find out relevant information.

Knowing that today was also a day when Yu Qingtan was performing, they called over friends to show their support.

Yu Qingtan still wore her Exquisite Dance outfit and performed an Exquisite Dance.

"Thank you all for your support!" Yu Qingtan bowed in thanks at the end.

As she walked backstage, the sound of golden flowers being thrown into the collection box mixed with some cheering.

"Miss Qing Tan, I love you!"

"Miss Qing Tan, I am your dog!"

"Miss Qing Tan, wait for me, I must win the draw today!"

…

You Xiwang, Song Zhenbo, and others who hadn't been there before were now full of admiration for Yu Qingtan's dance.

"I didn't expect Miss Qing Tan to be not only beautiful and kind-hearted with strong abilities but also to dance so well!" You Xiwang exclaimed.

"Exactly, even the Foundation Establishment seniors from Tianxiang Valley are captivated by Miss Qing Tan!" another person whispered softly.

"Hmph~" Those around who heard the news felt somewhat displeased but dared not say anything.