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While all this was happening, Lin Xuan's cave dwelling in Drifting Cloud Valley remained oblivious to the events outside.

Due to his consumption of a middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill, Lin Xuan’s rate of cultivation was beyond what outsiders could imagine. He could effectively spend one day meditating and achieve the same result as five ordinary cultivators working hard for days, provided he had a lower-grade pill to assist him.

However, even with lower-grade pills, most cultivators couldn't possibly consume them daily. Thus, Lin Xuan's fifty years of arduous cultivation seemed to have lasted six or seven hundred years in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.

Lin Xuan was now at the peak of the Separation and Union中period stage.

To be honest, this speed wasn’t particularly astonishing. However, it mustn’t be forgotten that Lin Xuan possessed two infant souls and one pill.

During this seclusion, he focused on stability rather than pushing for breakthroughs. Through meditation and pill consumption, he first boosted his main infant soul to the mid-stage bottleneck, then moved on to the second infant soul.

In other words, with both infant souls and a pill, Lin Xuan was just one step away from entering the late stage. "This is the only description that fits!

While this method slowed down his advancement slightly, it was more stable. With both infant souls and a pill advancing together, Lin Xuan’s spiritual energy had become incredibly profound.

He used this method to aim for the Void Profoundperiod. Steadily progressing, he was now preparing to break through the late stage bottleneck.

He had many pills at his disposal.

Setting aside the Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pill, which was intended for breaking through the Separation and Union period bottleneck, it was a divine object for this level of cultivator. Such a pill would never be seen in an auction house.

Lin Xuan didn’t consider refining these pills. The rarer the pill, the higher the difficulty of refinement. He lacked the confidence to do so, and he only had about ten Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pills; refining one would result in significant losses.

Adhering to a cautious approach, Lin Xuan was unwilling to take this risk.

Besides this item, he still had two other pills that could assist him.

One was the middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill he had accumulated over the years. He didn’t have too many—perhaps fifty or sixty—but these were superior items compared to ordinary ones and might help with breaking through the bottleneck.

The other pill was the Mo Luo Pill.

This pill contained a potent poison, which even Separation and Union cultivators found difficult to endure. However, its toxic effects could stimulate meridians, potentially helping break through the bottleneck.

Back then, Lin Xuan obtained the Mo Luo Pill formula from the market with relatively common materials. He had some ready-made items in his possession, though not many, enough to refine half a furnace of Mo Luo Pills.

He hadn’t used them out of fear of the poison, but he had the illusionary spirit heavenly firepossess body, making him immune to most poisons. The few useful poisons for him were scarce. Lin Xuan kept the Mo Luo Pill in hopes of breaking through the bottleneck.

With three pills at his disposal, as long as no bad luck struck, he should have an 80% chance of success.

Now, after consuming all three pills, Lin Xuan’s face was solemn as he sat cross-legged and began to meditate, absorbing the medicinal energy.

This moment was crucial for Lin Xuan. Breaking through a bottleneck wasn’t something that could be easily interrupted; any disturbance might lead to disaster.

However, coincidentally, a group of unknown cultivators attacked Black Wind Island at this critical moment. For fifty years without incident, it had happened just as he was trying to break through the late stage bottleneck. Lin Xuan’s luck indeed seemed terrible.

Originally, Baihu Sect didn’t intend to disturb him.

Although Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t know that Lin Xuan sought to break through his bottleneck, closing a life-and-death seclusion generally meant avoiding disturbances from external factors.

Their intentions were good, but their abilities couldn’t prevent it. Over these fifty years, Baihu Sect had seen some hope of revival; most disciples had entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and a few with betterqualifications even formed Golden Core.

It seemed that overall strength had significantly increased. However, the Five Elements True Explanation was more show than substance, just a way to intimidate others.

The disciples' actual strength was clearly lower than their cultivation stages.

Even if they matched their levels, it wouldn’t help; although not many, the opponents were extremely powerful. Leading them was an old ancestor at the Separation and Union stage!

The remaining cultivators were all at the Infant Soul or Core Condensation stage—high-level cultivators in general. Those who escaped from that battle couldn’t be ordinary people.

Even with injuries, their combat power was formidable. Baihu Sect dared not engage in direct conflict; otherwise, they might have been defeated instantly. Fortunately, as the Black Wind Pirates' main base, the defenses were formidable enough to withstand attacks for several hours, even if the pirates had put considerable effort into theprohibition array.

However, passive defense wasn’t a solution. Eventually, after a day and night of enduring attacks, Shangguan Mudouyu sighed and turned to her daughter: "Yan'er, go fetch Senior Lin..."

"Mother, Master is currently in seclusion; going now might..." The young girl’s face showed difficulty.

"Silly girl, I know too. But by the looks of it, they won’t stop until Black Wind Island falls," Shangguan Mudouyu said with a bitter smile: "No matter how strong the defenses are, there will be limits. This can’t continue..."

Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone understood that her words were reasonable.

"But they have no grudge against our sect; why..." Shangguan Ling’s voice entered their ears, filled with a sense of unease. It was truly like a disaster from the heavens.

"I don’t know either," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed. Over these fifty years, she had restrained her disciples from causing external trouble, but who knew what caused this situation?

"If my guess is correct, they must be eyeing our Black Wind Island." Shangguan Yan bit her teeth; the girl’s observational skills were indeed sharp.

Recalling the situation, everyone agreed that this possibility was very high.

"If Sister’s prediction is right, it’s unlikely they will give up."

Shangguan Ling’s weak voice entered their ears: "But honestly, I really don’t want to disturb Master."

"Mother knows; we have no choice but to do so," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed.

"I understand."

Compared to her sister, Shangguan Yan was more mature. She knew this was inevitable and hoped that Master hadn’t reached a critical stage of cultivation. With a flash, she flew towards Drifting Cloud Valley.

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