Clayne continued staring toward this one called Senior Brother Li curiously even after the Core Formation breakthrough finally stabilized completely.

The disciple named Li still looked unbelievably excited.

His robes fluttered lightly while Core Formation spiritual pressure continuously leaked faintly from his body. Compared to earlier, his entire presence had already transformed greatly. Even the surrounding disciples could clearly sense the difference.

The gap between Qi Condensation and Core Formation was enormous.

And now...

Senior Brother Li had crossed it successfully.

The disciple immediately bowed deeply toward the skies afterward.

"This disciple thanks Senior Deity for granting this heaven defying opportunity!"

His voice trembled emotionally while speaking.

The surrounding Silent Sword Sect disciples nearby all looked toward him with complicated expressions filled with envy, admiration, disbelief, and excitement.

Because honestly...

They all understood how terrifyingly difficult reaching the Core Formation Realm truly was.

Countless cultivators remained trapped at bottlenecks their entire lives.

Some spent decades searching for breakthrough opportunities.

Others died before even touching the threshold.

Yet Senior Brother Li...

Had broken through simply because of a tiny crumb from a bag of chips.

Even Clayne himself still found the entire situation absurd.

Then afterward, Clayne spoke again while scratching his cheek slightly.

"So..."

He looked toward Senior Brother Li curiously.

"How does it feel?"

The disciple’s eyes instantly brightened afterward.

"Senior Deity!"

His expression immediately became enthusiastic again.

"The difference is beyond words!"

Then immediately afterward, Senior Brother Li started explaining extensively.

"Before reaching Core Formation, spiritual Qi inside my body constantly felt incomplete. Even though I could circulate techniques and project spiritual energy outward, there was always instability inside my spiritual sea."

He placed one hand against his chest while speaking emotionally.

"My meridians constantly felt strained whenever I attempted prolonged battles. Every major technique consumed enormous spiritual energy while my control remained limited."

His eyes glowed brightly afterward.

"But now..."

Boom.

Core Formation spiritual pressure faintly erupted from his body again.

"Everything completely changed!"

The surrounding disciples immediately looked even more envious afterward.

Senior Brother Li continued excitedly.

"My spiritual sea stabilized entirely after forming the Core!"

"The circulation of spiritual Qi became unbelievably smooth!"

"Even my senses improved tremendously!"

He clenched his fists tightly afterward.

"I can now maintain projected spiritual Qi far longer than before!"

"My techniques became stronger!"

"My recovery speed increased!"

"My spiritual awareness expanded!"

Several disciples nearby sighed emotionally afterward while listening.

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Li continued speaking enthusiastically without stopping.

"And most importantly..."

His breathing slightly quickened afterward.

"...my lifespan increased significantly after forming the Core."

The surrounding disciples instantly became even more emotional afterward.

Because that alone represented one of the greatest dreams among cultivators.

Longer lifespan.

Greater strength.

More cultivation opportunities.

Senior Brother Li then lowered his head respectfully again.

"All of this..."

His voice became emotional afterward.

"...was only possible because of Senior Deity’s heavenly treasure."

Meanwhile, Clayne simply scratched his cheek awkwardly again afterward.

Honestly...

He only fed the guy a tiny chip crumb.

Yet somehow it caused a complete breakthrough.

Then suddenly—

Clayne casually pointed toward the remaining crumbs scattered throughout the floating island.

"You all can take some too."

The surrounding disciples instantly widened their eyes afterward.

"Really?!"

"Senior Deity truly allows it?!"

Several disciples nearly trembled emotionally.

Meanwhile, Clayne nodded casually afterward.

"Just clean them first."

He pointed toward the floating island ground nearby.

"They already fell everywhere."

Yet strangely—

The disciples clearly did not care about cleanliness anymore.

The moment permission was granted—

Every disciple instantly rushed toward the scattered crumbs like starving wolves discovering heavenly treasure.

"There’s one here!"

"Don’t step on it!"

"Careful!"

"That crumb rolled away!"

Several disciples even dropped onto their knees while carefully gathering microscopic chip fragments with trembling hands.

One disciple nearly cried emotionally after finding a slightly larger piece hidden beside a rock.

Another disciple immediately stored his crumb inside a jade bottle carefully like some priceless divine treasure.

The entire floating island instantly became chaotic afterward.

Even Senior Brother Li became alarmed afterward.

"Stop pushing!"

His voice exploded loudly throughout the floating island.

"You idiots!"

"Do you think Senior Deity’s treasure is ordinary?!"

The surrounding disciples immediately froze slightly afterward.

Senior Brother Li glared furiously afterward.

"Carefully gather every single crumb!"

"If any of you accidentally waste even one piece, I’ll personally beat you unconscious myself!"

The surrounding disciples instantly became far more careful afterward.

Yet despite that—

Their excitement remained uncontrollable.

Some disciples even argued emotionally over crumb sizes.

"This one is bigger!"

"No, I discovered it first!"

"Don’t touch that piece!"

"Hurry and preserve them properly!"

One disciple carefully cleaned a crumb using spiritual Qi before swallowing it respectfully.

Another immediately sat cross legged after consuming a tiny fragment because he sensed breakthrough signs already.

Meanwhile, Clayne simply watched the entire scene with amusement.

Honestly...

Seeing immortal cultivators fight over chips crumbs still felt surreal beyond words.

Then eventually—

Clayne remembered something important again.

Techniques.

Currently, most techniques passed toward him by the Silent Sword Sect disciples mainly focused on sword arts and dagger methods.

Useful.

Very useful.

But still insufficient.

Especially within the apocalypse outside.

He needed additional practical methods.

Something useful for surviving dangerous environments.

Something helping him avoid threats better.

Then afterward—

Clayne looked toward Senior Brother Li again.

"What other techniques do you all know?"

Senior Brother Li immediately stopped controlling the crowd afterward before responding respectfully.

"Senior Deity seeks additional methods?"

Clayne nodded afterward.

"I need more practical techniques."

Then afterward—

Senior Brother Li thought briefly before answering.

"Our Silent Sword Sect specializes heavily in concealment arts."

The moment he heard that—

Clayne immediately understood.

Right.

Silent Sword Sect.

The sect name itself already hinted toward stealth related methods.

So without hesitation—

Clayne immediately asked further.

"Explain."

Senior Brother Li respectfully nodded afterward.

Then slowly—

He began explaining extensively.

"Our Silent Sword Sect’s concealment methods differ greatly from ordinary hiding techniques commonly used by weaker cultivators."

He gestured calmly afterward.

"Most sects focus merely on suppressing aura or masking spiritual fluctuations."

"But our Silent Sword Sect developed methods combining breathing control, movement suppression, spiritual concealment, environmental synchronization, killing intent suppression, and silent combat simultaneously."

Clayne instantly became more interested afterward.

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Li continued explaining thoroughly.

"For example..."

He slowly walked across the floating island.

"If ordinary cultivators move carelessly, spiritual fluctuations naturally leak outward unconsciously."

"But Silent Sword Sect disciples learn controlling every movement precisely."

"Every breath."

"Every step."

"Every trace of released spiritual Qi."

Then afterward—

Senior Brother Li demonstrated personally.

His breathing gradually slowed.

His footsteps became lighter.

Then suddenly—

His entire presence weakened dramatically.

Not invisibility.

But concealment.

It felt as though his existence naturally blended together with the environment itself.

Even Clayne briefly felt surprised afterward.

Senior Brother Li continued explaining thoroughly.

"When reaching higher mastery, one’s killing intent disappears almost entirely."

"Our aura becomes calm like flowing wind."

"Enemies naturally overlook our existence."

"Even spiritual senses become harder to detect us properly."

The disciple then started explaining countless details afterward.

Breathing methods.

Qi circulation paths.

Movement control.

Body tension reduction.

Sound minimization.

Environmental synchronization.

Everything.

The explanation lasted an extremely long time afterward.

Several nearby disciples occasionally added their own understanding too.

Some demonstrated footwork.

Others explained aura concealment.

One disciple even demonstrated hiding directly behind moving spiritual winds.

Meanwhile, Clayne continuously listened seriously.

Because honestly...

These methods sounded unbelievably useful for surviving the apocalypse.

Then eventually—

Clayne suddenly spoke again.

"Why not simply place your experiences inside the sword like Zi Yue did earlier when she broke through too?"

Senior Brother Li instantly froze, senior sister Zi Yue too? But he shook his head afterward.

Then suddenly—

Realization appeared across his face.

Right.

He was Core Formation now.

His spiritual strength had already increased enough for memory inheritance transmissions.

Senior Brother Li immediately nodded respectfully afterward.

"Senior Deity is correct."

Then slowly— 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He drew his sword afterward.

The weapon looked beautiful.

Silver spiritual patterns continuously flowed throughout the blade while traces of sword intent leaked faintly from its surface.

This sword clearly represented one of his treasured possessions.

Yet despite that—

Senior Brother Li showed absolutely no hesitation.

Because before Senior Deity...

What value did a mere sword treasure possess?

Then afterward—

Senior Brother Li started forming hand seals continuously.

One seal after another.

Spiritual Qi gradually gathered around the sword while glowing symbols continuously appeared throughout the air.

The blade gradually started glowing brighter and brighter afterward.

Senior Brother Li’s expression became increasingly serious while spiritual energy continuously poured into the sword.

The surrounding disciples immediately became quieter afterward.

Because they understood exactly what he was attempting.

Memory inheritance.

Experience transfer.

The process required enormous concentration and spiritual control.

Meanwhile, Clayne watched everything with fascination.

The glowing sword.

The spiritual symbols.

The hand seals.

Everything looked unbelievably mystical.

Then suddenly—

Clayne noticed movement approaching from far away.

His eyes narrowed slightly afterward.

Then—

He saw him.

A white haired old man wearing blood red robes.

Another demonic cultivator.

...

Meanwhile...

Fu Shugao finally arrived near the Silent Sword Sect.

Unlike ordinary travel—

He directly teleported himself.

The moment his figure appeared throughout the nearby skies, terrifying ghostly spiritual Qi instantly spread throughout the surroundings.

Yet afterward—

Fu Shugao slightly frowned.

Because the spiritual Qi density surrounding the Silent Sword Sect felt unexpectedly rich.

Almost comparable toward portions of the Blood Soul Sect’s core regions.

That alone felt strange.

Still...

He did not think deeply about it yet.

Instead—

Fu Shugao slowly floated higher throughout the skies afterward.

Boom.

Terrifying spiritual pressure spread throughout the heavens instantly.

Then loudly—

He spoke.

"I..."

His ancient voice thundered endlessly throughout the floating islands.

"...am Fu Shugao!"

The skies trembled slightly afterward.

Several Silent Sword Sect disciples instantly became pale.

Fu Shugao continued arrogantly afterward.

"Blood Soul Sect Grand Elder!"

"One who slaughtered thousands of orthodox cultivators throughout my lifetime!"

Ghostly spiritual Qi continuously spread around him while countless screaming souls faintly appeared throughout the dark mist surrounding his body.

"For over three hundred years..."

"...the Silent Sword Sect and my Blood Soul Sect maintained endless hatred!"

Boom.

Terrifying killing intent exploded outward afterward.

Fu Shugao slowly spread both arms while looking downward arrogantly.

"As long as the Silent Sword Sect continues existing..."

His voice gradually became colder and colder afterward.

"...then I, Fu Shugao..."

The skies darkened slightly.

Ghostly spiritual Qi flooded the surroundings violently.

"...will never cease exterminating every last disciple until the end of my life!"

The atmosphere instantly became suffocating afterward.

Then—

Suddenly—

Two massive palms appeared instantly from both sides of Fu Shugao’s vision.

The old man’s eyes widened slightly.

He never even managed reacting properly.

Then—

SPLUUURT!!!