While Li Yuan was having fun in the gray space, Xia Qianyue had just returned to the Snow Phoenix Sect.
After she and Xiao Huo left Li Yuan's place, they decided to separate and go on their own ways.
Xiao Huo continued to look for opportunities in the Dark Mirror Forest, while she rushed back to her sect, wanting to inform her master about what happened.
At the back of the Snow Phoenix Sect, there was a vast land that was forbidden for the disciples to enter.
This place was where the ancestor of the Snow Phoenix Sect retreated.
Just like Emperor Wu, the ancestor's cultivation was also at the peak of the Nascent Soul Formation.
Surprisingly, this ancestor was actually a beautiful woman, that looked to be around 30 years old.
Her hair was long, reaching the middle of her back, while she had curved eyebrows and plump lips.
The most conspicuous feature however were her blue eyes, which seemed able to see right through people's soul.
As Mu Bingyuan, the ancestor of the Snow Phoenix Sect, listened to the words of her disciple, her expression changed multiple times.
From interest, to curiosity, to a bit of worry, before it finally turned into calmness.
In the end, she sighed inwardly and stood up.
"It looks like I'll have to take a trip to meet the Fellow Taoist you mentioned."
"Master, are you sure? What if it is a trap?"
Xia Qianyue was worried when she heard her master's words.
Not only was she worried for her master, but she was also worried for the sect.
Judging from the fact that members of the Royal family had tried to kill her, it was obvious that the relationship between the Snow Phoenix Sect and the Royal family had deteriorated even further.
Even though Xia Qianyue had regained her cultivation, she was only in the Early Stage of Nascent Soul Realm.
If something happened to Mu Bingyuan, the Snow Phoenix Sect would end up being destroyed in her hands.
"How about I go in your place?", she asked.
Mu Bingyuan noticed her disciple's worried eyes, but shook her head.
Even her disciple didn't know her biggest secret.
Normally, when a cultivator reached the Nascent Soul Realm, they would have a lifespan of about 500 years.
However, due to the injuries she had suffered in the past, her lifespan was only about 350 years.
Although she looked to be around 30 years old, she had lived for more than 330 years.
This means that despite her young appearance, she was actually dying.
Mu Bingyuan didn't care about herself, but she didn't want the sect she had supported for so many years to be destroyed.
When she looked at her disciple, she made a decision.
With the current situation, only by taking risks and allowing her disciple to break through before she died could she rest at ease.
This so-called Heaven's Secret Pavilion Owner might be an opportunity.
"I've already made my decision. While I'm away, you'll be in charge of the Cloud Guqin."
Xia Qianyue saw that she couldn't change her master's mind and nodded her head.
She wasn't worried that something would happen while her master was away.
As long as the Cloud Guqin was here, with it being a high-grade weapon, Xia Qianyue could fight for a while even against cultivators at the peak of Nascent Soul Realm.
After she gave a few more instructions, Mu Bingyuan, leaving only Xia Qianyue in this vast, empty land.
***
After Li Yuan played for a bit in the gray space, he stopped abusing his simulated opponents and returned to reality.
"The Curse of Destiny is worth the 2 Million HS Points I spent for it."
Over the past few hours, Li Yuan had become completely familiar with the Curse of Destiny.
What's more, he had conducted multiple tests.
For enemies in the Body Forging Realm, as long as Li Yuan curses them, they will immediately die.
For enemies in the Early and Middle Stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, even though the Curse of Destiny can kill them, it will take some time.
As for enemies in the Late and Peak Stage?
Unless Li Yuan continues to curse them for hours, nothing will happen to them.
Unfortunately, currently, Li Yuan was unable to use the Curse of Destiny for so long because he would run out of Qi.
But even then, these results surprised him.
Now, Li Yuan could proudly say that he was invincible against cultivators in the same realm.
With these thoughts in mind, entered the gray space again and created Xiao Huo as his opponent.
The next second, he returned to reality.
Just a move.
Even now, Xiao Huo was able to kill him instantly.
"But I can at least cast the Curse of Destiny for a split second before dying. Even though it didn't cause any damage..."
Li Yuan celebrated this almost nonexistent amount of improvement.
In a happy mood, he sat on the chair and started making tea.
Looking at his almost empty balance, Li Yuan sighed that even now, customers were very rare.
Just then, Li Yuan noticed that a person had entered the pagoda's range.
To be more accurate, it was not a person but a creature.
It was a little fox, with shiny orange fluffy fur and a bushy tail that moved around excitedly.
Its eyes wandered around with some curiosity, containing human-like intelligence.
As the little fox got closer, it finally discovered Li Yuan sitting in the wooden chair, staring at it.
Usually, when a young monster met a human, they would either regard them as prey and hunt them down, or run away in a hurry to escape from danger.
But this little fox behaved differently.
The moment it saw Li Yuan, its eyes shone with a bright brilliance and Li Yuan even noticed an excited look on its face.
How could a fox show such human-like expressions?
The little fox seemed to have met its savior and ran very at an extreme speed, before jumping right into Li Yuan's arms.
Li Yuan held it in his hands and became speechless, but subconsciously stroked its soft fur.
From its aura, he was able to sense that it was a level 2 monster, equivalent to a Qi Condensing Realm human cultivator.
Monsters with this cultivation not very rare and could be seen everywhere in the Dark Mirror Forest.
But the little fox's actions piqued Li Yuan's interest.
With some curiosity, he used the Identification Technique.