I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

Xu Yan and Wan Tianlin parted ways after their brief gathering, and he was ready to continue his journey, cross the Realm Gate, and return to the Qinghua state.

Having been on adventures outside for such a long time, he found himself missing his master.

"These members of the Demon Clan..."

Old Man Xiao's brow furrowed as he looked towards the various locations of the Nine Mountain Realm, especially in the direction of Spiritual Sovereign Mountain.

Those spirit beasts seemed different now, with a special aura emanating from them—one he had never seen before. It must be the demonic aura of the Demon Clan.

No matter how he looked at it, something felt off.

How had this Demon Clan suddenly appeared within the Taicang Domain?

When he first heard the name 'Demon Clan,' he thought it was just a new name for spirit beasts, creating a power bloc of their own.

But what he saw now was far from that simple.

The Demon Clan had transcended the category of ordinary spirit beasts. The rumored ability to ignore the bloodlines of spirit beasts, akin to martial artists continuously cultivating and advancing, was not a fallacy?

With that thought, Old Man Xiao grew increasingly restless.

The Demon Clan always seemed like a huge potential threat, likely influenced by the Land of Imperishable, preparing to invade the Taicang Domain.

"Ah, the Demon Clan, founded by Red Cat, who would have thought this big cat would really make the clan thrive," Xu Yan said with a smile.

"You know about the Demon Clan?" Old Man Xiao asked in surprise.

"And who exactly is this Red Cat?"

Xu Yan chuckled, "Red Cat, huh? My master has raised a tiger, which can also be considered a fat cat. My junior sister fed it a lot of pills, and it also grasped the Great Demon Martial Arts passed down by my master.

"Speaking of which, I'm also a Supreme Sovereign of the Demon Clan."

Red Cat, a very time-aware tiger, a very cunning big cat, and one that was exceedingly beloved by its mother, was a 'cultured' tiger. It learned literacy and recognition of words from its mother.

Old Man Xiao's eyes widened, his heart far from calm.

That Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Jiang Buping, three monstrous talents, were disciples of the same master was one thing; but even the founding of the Demon Clan was connected to Xu Yan's master!

The founder of the Demon Clan turned out to be a pet raised by Xu Yan's master?!

For some reason, Old Man Xiao now felt that within the Taicang Domain, there was an invisible hand manipulating everything, driving the changes of the Taicang Domain.

Or perhaps guiding the changes of the Taicang Domain.

And this invisible hand seemed to be Xu Yan's master!

With this in mind, Old Man Xiao couldn't wait to meet and see just who Xu Yan's mysterious master was.

"Let's see who you are, who's plotting all this here," Old Man Xiao thought to himself.

Xu Yan made his master out to be incredibly powerful, yet Old Man Xiao was skeptical. He did not think Xu Yan was spouting lies, but rather, Xu Yan's master was being inscrutable and deceiving Xu Yan, the youngster.
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In Old Man Xiao's view, Xu Yan was also a victim!

"I'm acquainted with the Seven Great Domain Masters, and even if you are a mighty one from the Imperishable Temple, you still wouldn't have such a terrifying power to do this," he scoffed internally.

Xu Yan's master bragging too much—struggling to bear the consequences of a name?

What a joke!

"Let's go, back to Qinghua state!" Xu Yan said and chose not to look for Red Cat but instead headed straight back to Qinghua state.

Upon entering the Realm Gate and stepping into the long-missed Qinghua state, Xu Yan and his companions couldn't help but sigh; the Qinghua state had changed so much. The spiritual energy had become thicker, and the Domain Lingji was more active.

Moreover, the entire Qinghua state had undergone a transformation.

The great city where the Realm Gate was located had been layered with Great Formations, expanded several times in size. Without permission, outsiders couldn't cross the Realm Gate to enter.

It was the same even for the Immortal Heavenly Venerables!

"The formation arts of my fourth junior brother have indeed improved greatly; this Great Formation can easily obliterate Immortal Heavenly Venerables!" Xu Yan exclaimed.

"Indeed!" Meng Chong nodded.

"Sword God Xu Yan has returned!"

"And Heavenly God Meng Chong!"

"That must be Spear Demon Jiang Buping!"

The martial artists within the great city immediately roared to life.

Sword God Xu Yan, Heavenly God Meng Chong, and Spear Demon Jiang Buping all had formidable reputations and deep connections with Qinghua Sect.

They were all disciples of Qinghua Taoist Ancestor!

But at that moment, Old Man Xiao's eyes were wide open, his face filled with disbelief.

"Is this the Qinghua state?"

Among the Thirty-six Realms of the Divine Realm, the Qinghua state was considered a remote place bordering the Spiritual Realm. Its spiritual energy and Domain Lingji were somewhat weaker than other realms.

However, the current Qinghua state had a concentration of spiritual energy and activity of Domain Lingji that surpassed the other thirty-six realms. What shocked him more was that Qinghua state seemed to have broken through the upper limits of the Immortal Realm!

"What Dharma is this?" he wondered, feeling the Great Formation at the Realm Gate, his face a mix of shock and bewilderment. This was another method he had never seen before.

"No, how come Qinghua state seems like it's within an independent domain?" Old Man Xiao was once again astounded.

It was as if an invisible power, no, a force of some principle, was enveloping the Qinghua state, making it seem independent from the domain.

It was most evident that the other realms of the Divine Realm were in turbulence, but Qinghua state was stable, not feeling the slightest tremor of the domain.

"It's a Great Formation, set up by my fourth junior brother," Xu Yan explained.

"A Great Formation?" Old Man Xiao was shocked and confused.

"Yes, formations. My fourth junior brother practices Qimen Martial Art, which includes Qimen configurations, formations, artifact refining, and prohibitions!" Xu Yan explained as they made their way.

The more Old Man Xiao heard, the more astounded he became, prompting him to ask, "All of these were taught by your master?"