The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Zhou Qing received the jade slip, and after his initial excitement, a complex emotion gradually welled up in his heart. He respectfully bowed to Gao Xuan: "Thank you, Uncle Master!"

Gao Xuan maintained his gentle smile, waving his hand as he said, "No need to thank me. I acquired this by chance, so perhaps it is fate connecting us. After all, an average person wouldn't be able to cultivate to the third form."

"As for the matter of the Thunder Pool, I suppose your master will worry about it. That's it, I have to get going."

After speaking, Gao Xuan turned and left.

Watching Gao Xuan's departing figure, Zhou Qing instinctively looked at his master. He truly couldn't fathom the intent of this fake Gao Xuan.

Seeing Zhou Qing's reaction, Mo Xingjian sighed softly and said slowly, "Maybe he truly considers you a nephew, especially with your astonishing talent, which made him cherish you."

Yan Xiaohu couldn't resist joking, "At this moment, I even suspect that you might have smelled it wrong at the beginning!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing remained silent.

There was no mistake.

Don't forget, the opponent has a daughter, Nannan, whom he identified through the rattle drum.

Whereas the real Uncle Master Gao Xuan didn't have even a Daoist partner.

At the next moment, Mo Xingjian suddenly said, "Luo Xue is dead."

"What?" The two listened, their faces full of disbelief, unable to comprehend hearing such a piece of dire news suddenly.

Mo Xingjian sighed heavily again, his tone filled with regret and helplessness, "A month ago, she was killed by Sima Demoness, one of Cangyan Daoist Palace's five great talents. Du Kui was seriously injured because of it, barely escaping with his life."

"Since then, Du Kui has completely lost his Dao Heart, spending his days drinking in a stupor."

"Alas, maybe it's because knowing you killed the other two of the five great talents, Brother Gao Xuan was moved and gave you the fourth form of the Thunder Sword Skills."

Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu exchanged a glance, suddenly feeling a deep sense of melancholy over the unpredictability of worldly affairs.

Senior Brother Du Kui and Sister Luo Xue had saved their lives before. When they were at Divine Peak and Golden Sun Peak, they had seen Sister Luo Xue many times.

She was so gentle and kind, with high cultivation, and she grew up with Du Kui, having a deep bond, yet suddenly...

For a moment, the two found it difficult to accept this cruel reality.

Seeing the two grieve, Mo Xingjian said plainly, "This is war!"

Without further explanation, these simple five words made the two feel increasingly heavy-hearted.

Indeed, this is war—cruel and devoid of reason.

How could it be fair for you to only be allowed to strike the enemy with a sword but not permit them to retaliate?

Who knows if Senior Brother Du Kui will ever recover from this tremendous blow?

When Zhou Qing returned to his dwelling, his mood lingered for a long time, unable to recover. Luo Xue's image and voice, alongside Du Kui's despondent demeanor, continuously surfaced in his mind, filling his heart with sorrow.

Finally, he could only sigh deeply in resignation, forcing himself to set aside these emotions temporarily. Then he looked at the jade slip in his hand.

He placed the jade slip on his brow, slowly infusing his Divine Sense into it. Instead of seeing the detailed content of the fourth form of the Thunder Sword Skills, what greeted him was an endless sea of thunder rolling and roaring.

Other than that, he saw nothing else, as if the jade slip contained only this one shocking and perplexing scene.

"What's going on?" Zhou Qing frowned and looked again carefully, but the result was the same.

It was still that violent sea of thunder, with no substantial cultivation technique information at all.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled what Uncle Master Gao Xuan had said before; the fourth form required the Thunder Pool to cultivate.

Could it be that due to the lack of assistance from the Thunder Pool, the specific cultivation technique content couldn't be seen?

"Is it really that mysterious?" Zhou Qing murmured to himself, increasingly curious about this fourth form.

Just then, Mo Xingjian's voice suddenly came from beside his ear, "Prepare yourself; the day after tomorrow, we go to the Golden Thunder Sect to borrow their Thunder Pool!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing's eyes immediately brightened.

Currently, there were stable teleportation arrays between the three sects, so going to the Golden Thunder Sect would only take a while.

"Yes, Master!" Zhou Qing said excitedly.

......

Golden Thunder Sect!

Along a wide Thunder Crystal Dao, numerous Thunder Spirit Trees were planted. Their trunks and branches constantly flashed with faint blue lightning.

Walking along the avenue led to a towering main hall covered by a layer of Golden Thunder Glaze Tile, glowing magnificently under the sunlight.

On the four corners of the eaves of the hall, small Thunder Bells were hung, containing miniature Thunder Spirit Restrictions used to monitor the surroundings.

Inside the main hall, the Golden Thunder Sect Leader, Lei Wuji, frowned deeply, his expression grave, continuously reviewing messages that had been sent recently.

The war among the Five Sects had been ongoing for some time. Yet, now they realized they hadn't truly understood the Cangyan Daoist Palace.

With each unveiled layer, the opponent's revealed strength and secrets left them feeling terrified.