Unfortunately, in the blink of an eye, the two people had vanished with Wei Yuhang.

Yang Che thought for a moment and decided not to follow them.

Wei Yuhang was at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi Refining, yet he was so easily subdued by those two mysterious individuals.

If he were to rashly follow them, he might very well fall into an unknown dangerous situation himself.

Although he really wanted to help his Senior Brother Wei, he was powerless to do so and could only give up in frustration.

After browsing the market for a while, Yang Che reluctantly sold several Intermediate Spirit Talismans, barely managing to scrape together enough to buy two complete sets of Medicinal Pill for the Pseudo Overlord Pill.

As for top-grade defensive Magical Artifacts, he couldn't even dream of them.

Now, besides the single Mid-Grade Spirit Stone he possessed, he didn't even have a single Low-Grade Spirit Stone left.

As he was about to leave the market, Yang Che inadvertently passed a shop advertising 'Can refine top-grade Magical Artifacts' and suddenly remembered that he still had a Black Wind Eagle's Natal Black Feather.

After inquiring inside the shop, Yang Che learned that this Natal Black Feather was an extremely rare main Material for refining flying Magical Artifacts.

Although it looked small, it was an extremely valuable and excellent Material for crafting faster flying Magical Artifacts.

The shop owner was very eager for Yang Che to sell him the Black Feather, but Yang Che thought it over repeatedly and still refused.

He recalled that even the mysterious Frost Moon Fairy was willing to offer a precious Formation Plate in exchange for this item, which made him suspect that this Black Feather might have other wonderful uses.

Returning to his Immortal Cave.

Because he was extremely pained by the high cost of the Medicinal Pill, Yang Che approached the refining process with the utmost caution and concentration.

He repeatedly reminded Nine Heart Thunder Flame beforehand to cooperate fully.

If both sets of Medicinal Pill were successful, they would each get a complete Pseudo Overlord Pill.

But if one failed, or both failed, it would be quite unpleasant.

Nine Heart Thunder Flame seemed to understand Yang Che's meaning and truly cooperated perfectly with him.

As a result, both Pseudo Overlord Pills were successfully refined.

Of course, having consistently refined the same Medicinal Pill, Yang Che's experience had grown increasingly rich, and his success rate naturally increased significantly.

Upon consuming this Pseudo Overlord Pill, Yang Che directly recovered to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and he immediately realized that it was because the quality of the Medicinal Pill had greatly improved this time.

He continued to Cultivate until late at night.

Suddenly, the Nine Heart Thunder Flame within his Dantian became incredibly restless.

Yang Che tried his best to suppress it, and although he could control the Lei Yan, he could still clearly feel that if this restlessness was not appeased and released in time, something might go wrong.

Having been together for so long, Yang Che still understood Nine Heart Thunder Flame's temperament to some extent.

So, he simply stopped forcibly suppressing it and instead said directly, "Lei Yan, if you want to do something, you can guide me, and we will go together."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Che was practically dragged forward by Lei Yan, and the direction was surprisingly the Fourth Peak.

Yang Che suddenly thought of something, his expression changing, and he transmitted his thoughts: "Lei Yan, are you trying to go to the Sword Four at the peak of the mountain?"

Nine Heart Thunder Flame surged a few times, indicating that was precisely its intention.

"Are you crazy? If the Peak Lord Zhang of Sword Four Peak finds out, won't he skin us alive? I'm not even sure if the Old Ancestor of Four Peaks has discovered you yet," Yang Che immediately said with extreme worry.

However, Nine Heart Thunder Flame directly enveloped Yang Che and actually flew into the air, quickly arriving at the peak of Sword Four Peak.

Yang Che was truly astonished.

Because it was too smooth, he felt a bit uneasy in his heart.

After Nine Heart Thunder Flame chose to merge with Yang Che, it could at most separate from Yang Che by a few zhang; any further, and Nine Heart Thunder Flame would become extremely weak.

Arriving before Sword Four, Nine Heart Thunder Flame hesitated for a moment, then directly drilled into Sword Four's body.

Sword Four immediately began to tremble slightly, which made Yang Che's heart leap to his throat.

However, the mountain shaking and brilliant light he imagined did not appear; instead, Sword Four quickly quieted down.

Immediately after, Sword Four suddenly shrunk, becoming only palm-sized, and flew into Yang Che's palm.

"This..."

Yang Che looked around, and regardless of whether the Old Ancestor of Four Peaks saw him or not, he directly put away Sword Four and hastily flew away from Sword Four Peak.

After Yang Che's figure disappeared, the immortal-like Peak Lord Zhang slowly appeared at the peak.

"This kid..."

Peak Lord Zhang actually showed a mysterious smile on his face, then suddenly pointed a finger, and a sound transmission Spirit Talisman appeared at his fingertip: "Little Zheng Yang, when the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea trial comes, let Yang Che enter alone through 'Coral Mouth'."

After speaking, the Spirit Talisman flashed and disappeared.

And the expression on Peak Lord Zhang's face became even more bizarre.

Yang Che inexplicably obtained an 'Immortal Sword', feeling both excited and apprehensive.

However, after one night, he found that no one from the Sect inquired about it, especially the Old Ancestor of Sword Four Peak did not look for him, which made him greatly puzzled but also secretly vigilant.

Yang Che decided to enter secluded Cultivation for this period, striving to recover to the ninth level of Qi Refining in the remaining time.

The day of the Inner Sea trial quickly arrived.

On this day, Yang Che, who had just recovered to the ninth level of Qi Refining after fully pushing himself in his Immortal Cave, received a sound transmission from Senior Uncle Zheng Yang, telling him to immediately go to Sword Gate Hall for a rendezvous.

Yang Che packed all the items in his Immortal Cave, then immediately rushed to Sword Gate Hall.

There was no crowded scene as Yang Che had imagined; instead, it seemed a bit deserted.

His Divine Sense swept over the area, and he found that including himself, there were eighty-one people in total.

Even among the crowd, Yang Che discovered Senior Brother Wei Yuhang, who had been subdued and taken away by the mysterious individuals that day.

This caused Yang Che another wave of surprise and doubt.

However, before Yang Che could walk into the crowd, he was quickly led aside individually.

"Yang Che, wait until all these prospective Disciples have left, then you can go," Zheng Yang said gently.

Yang Che didn't understand and immediately asked, "Junior Martial Uncle Zheng, why am I not departing with them?"

Zheng Yang shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Don't ask too many questions. In short, you will definitely enter the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea."

Since Junior Martial Uncle Zheng had said so, Yang Che found it difficult to ask further questions.

After the eighty-person group boarded a 'Divine Boat' that made him incredibly envious and sped away, Zheng Yang handed Yang Che a map and slowly said, "Yang Che, you will enter the Inner Sea according to the route indicated on this map. Remember, the Peak Lord Zhang of Sword Four Peak has a message for you."

Yang Che's heart tightened, and he immediately said respectfully, "Please, Junior Martial Uncle, speak clearly."

"The strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive."

After Zheng Yang finished speaking, he gave Yang Che a meaningful look and urged, "Hurry up and go. Don't forget the five thousand-year Spirit Medicine."

Upon hearing this, Yang Che was momentarily choked.

It turned out that Senior Uncle Zheng Yang had been remembering this matter all along.

However, he was more focused on silently repeating the phrase "The strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive" in his heart.

...

Going eastward from the Xuanqing Mountain Range leads to the vast ocean.

This was Yang Che's first time seeing the ocean.

According to the map, he needed to fly to the first Sea Island, 'Barren Rock Island', to rest and recover his magic power before continuing his journey.

Otherwise, with the magic power of a Qi Refining Disciple, it would be impossible to fly directly to the Mist Hidden Sea Region.

Yang Che flew at high speed and finally, just as his magic power was about to run out, he saw a desolate island with almost no tall vegetation, covered entirely by large rocks.

It seemed it should be Barren Rock Island.

Yang Che landed on it, immediately sat cross-legged, and began to recover his magic power.

The island was not large; he could take it all in with a single glance.

An hour later, Yang Che recovered his magic power and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed two female Cultivators also flying onto the island.