Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 351 - 350: Princess Seventeen

Chapter 351: Chapter 350: Princess Seventeen

With a wave, he collected the corpse of the Xuandan Realm black panther into the Donghuang Bell, and Zhong Lin’s expression grew even more grave.

"Just entering the secret realm and encountering a demon beast of the Xuandan Realm level, this Xuanling Secret Realm is indeed incomparable to the Seven Star Secret Realm."

The Seven Star Secret Realm can only accommodate Martial Artists up to the Spirit Sea Realm, but the Xuanling Secret Realm can be entered and exited by those of the Xuandan Realm. Their power levels are simply not on the same tier.

Upon entering, he was subjected to the aura of the Xuandan Realm demon beast. If not for Zhong Lin’s strong foundation, he might have perished on the spot.

"I don’t know if I’m just unlucky, or if it’s like this everywhere; the level of the Xuanling Secret Realm seems too high, not suitable for Martial Artists below the Xuandan Realm to explore. Even with Long Zhao wielding the Mystic Sky Stick, at most he can contend with a half-step Xuandan Realm expert. Whether encountering demon beasts in the secret realm or other warriors, there’s always the danger of death."

Thinking of this, Zhong Lin felt a pang in his heart. Having interacted with Long Zhao, this convenient junior brother, for so long, he was quite pleased with him and naturally did not want him to fall in this secret realm.

"Leave it to fate!"

Zhong Lin sighed, powerless in this secret realm, having no choice but to find him quickly.

Thinking of this, Zhong Lin hesitated no longer and strode forward.

The fog was exceedingly dangerous; no one knew what kind of eerie things might spring from it, so it was imperative to leave as quickly as possible.

...

In the thick fog, a delicate silhouette darted swiftly forward, with a figure chasing rapidly behind her.

"Hehe, little girl, having taken my palm, you can’t escape. Just obediently hand over the Dragon Scale Fruit on you!"

A sinister laugh emerged from the figure behind.

"Your Night Snake Sect has such audacity to attack me. Aren’t you afraid the court will wipe out your Night Snake Sect’s legacy?"

Princess Yu Shu screamed angrily, with disheveled locks spilling over her face, her forehead beading with cold sweat from pain, and a black palm print remained on the back of her youth’s attire.

Her luck could be considered extremely good or extremely bad.

Upon entering the secret realm, she immediately fell before a Spirit Fruit, and the demon beast guarding it happened to be out hunting, not in its territory, allowing her to pluck the Dragon Scale Fruit.

She knew that the Dragon Scale Fruit was an unparalleled spiritual object capable of strengthening the body, something that even thousands of Spirit Stones couldn’t buy in the Treasure Pavilion.

The extremely bad luck came from the fact that she fell alongside the Night Snake Sect’s Dark Snake Elder.

The Dark Snake Elder naturally saw the Dragon Scale Fruit as well and immediately attacked, landing a palm on Yu Shu’s back.

Anyone else would have died; Yu Shu, after all, was a princess of a country and wore armor of the Spiritual Artifact level, which protected her from a fatal blow.

"Hehe, little girl, if it were outside, I’d stay three yards away from you, but in this Xuanling Secret Realm, everything is based on strength. So what if you’re a princess of a country? If you die, you die. You only have the cultivation of the Yunling Realm and have taken a palm from me. Quickly hand over the Dragon Scale Fruit, and I might spare your little life."

The Dark Snake Elder revealed an aged face, his sinister demeanor enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

His speed underfoot quickened by a few degrees, and the chill in his eyes grew more intense.

No matter what, he couldn’t let Yu Shu leave alive, or else the entire Night Snake Sect couldn’t bear the wrath of the King of Heavenly Sea Country.

Spiritual origin surged around him, and he clapped into the void, unleashing a torrent of black smoke toward Yu Shu.

Yu Shu sensed a searing wave at her back, and at the tip of her nose caught the acrid scent of sulfur, her heart suddenly jumping with alarm.

Though she had extraordinary talent and was hailed as a prodigy, she hadn’t yet condensed her Xuandan, only reaching the perfection of the Yunling Realm, while the elder of Night Snake Sect behind her was at the Xuandan Realm. Moreover, she was injured, struggling to maintain a not-too-close, not-too-distant distance, which was already her limit.

"What to do?"

Yu Shu’s heart was drenched with cold sweat.

Suddenly, in front of her, the fog swayed, and next, a figure stepped out of it.

Yu Shu felt a moment of joy, but when she saw that the newcomer was only at the Yunling Realm like her, desperation surged in her heart.

"Get out of the way!"

Yu Shu shouted, pivoting to flee in another direction.

The elder of Night Snake Sect also saw Zhong Lin appear suddenly, and a surge of killing intent washed over him.

"Witnessing something you shouldn’t have, tough luck for you."

Redirecting his palm force, the engulfing black smoke turned to strike at Zhong Lin’s head.

Zhong Lin looked somewhat bewildered at the two before him, but the impending attack made his heart tense. He raised his fist and punched out.

The tumbling thick smoke shattered instantly, yet the fist maintained its power, magnifying continuously in the eyes of the Night Snake Sect elder.

"No good."

In haste, the Night Snake Sect elder saw a black claw-shaped weapon fly from his brow, veiling himself in wafts of black smoke.

Rumble!

With a muffled sound, the Night Snake Sect elder, along with the weapon above his head, was punched by Zhong Lin into the ground like a ball.

Pfft!

With the black smoke dispersing, a gaunt old man appeared. The old man in a gray robe was smashed by Zhong Lin into ragged cloth strips, his face pale as death, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood upon appearing.

"How is this possible? You’re only at the Yunling Realm cultivation; how could you break through my defense?"

The Night Snake Sect elder exclaimed, full of disbelief.

"Red Lotus Palm."

Before he knew it, Yu Shu had returned and seized the opportunity to strike in horror.

A flash of red light in the sky revealed a red lotus phantom cascading down toward the Dark Snake elder of Night Snake Sect.

As the Dark Snake Elder’s gaze flickered towards the sky, he quickly assessed the situation in his heart.

"Not an opponent. Run."

This mysterious and powerful figure who appeared unexpectedly had given him a sense of threat, and his cautious nature urged him to make a swift decision to flee, acting immediately.

Black smoke roared around, propelling him far away, vanishing in the mist after a few blinks.

Zhong Lin chose not to pursue; the mist was too dangerous, unsuitable for chasing down anyone, especially since he was uninjured.

"I am Yu Shu, many thanks to you, sir, for saving my life."

Yu Shu descended from the void, nodded respectfully to Zhong Lin.

Zhong Lin scanned up and down the cross-dressing young woman, recognizing the familiar name.

"Seventeenth Princess?"

The voice, the name, combined with the cross-dressing disguise — though Zhong Lin hadn’t met this Seventeenth Princess, he made the guess.

"Beating the Night Snake Sect’s Xuandan Realm Elder with a punch at the Yunling Realm, surely sir is no unknown figure. Might I ask your esteemed name?" Yu Shu’s curiosity towards Zhong Lin was evident.

"Just a loose cultivator, not worthy of your highness’s notice," Zhong Lin replied calmly.