moment."Just now, it happened suddenly. As for food, we had the same meal as everyone else: boxed lunches!" A man around 160 cm tall with an ape-like face responded to the old man's question.“Right, e...Chapter 793: Breaking Free from the Prohibited Divine Domain (Grand Finale)

"Hmm Let's wait until tonight!" Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said to his family. It was broad daylight now, and he couldn't fully unleash his abilities. Besides, flying around would be too eye-catching.

Moreover, the top cultivators from the major sect alliances should have guessed that Xiao Yu had broken through; after all, his vital energy was transforming into a more condensed form, making it hard for him to completely conceal his cultivation level. Cultivators who had some understanding of heaven and earth could notice something different about him, so he didn't intend to hide anything from them. Besides, the higher Xiao Yu's cultivation became, the more at ease they would feel in their own practices. After all, with a stronger Xiao Yu, China's power would also increase.

Xiao Jianying nodded after thinking for a moment. When Xiao Yu had just shouted out of instinct earlier, she hadn't considered whether it was appropriate or not. Now that she heard Xiao Yu's words, she understood they couldn’t do it right now given there were still guests in the yard.

After saying goodbye to his family members, Xiao Yu went outside with Yunxi. His friends had yet to leave and he needed to set up some banquet tables tonight at home.

The two of them started chatting with these friends when they got outside.

A lot of people left after dinner that night since there wasn't enough space in Xiao Yu’s house for everyone. However, the cultivator friends were accommodated by Xiao Yu in a nearby courtyard hotel.

The elders had wanted to ask about Xiao Yu's cultivation progress but never got the chance due to the constant presence of his family members.

At midnight, when Xiao Yu saw that there was no activity in the yard anymore, he and his family left. To avoid disturbing the old men, Xiao Yu used his magical power to block their houses from noise.

The elders stood near Xiao Yu's house on the street while Li Shiqing and Jiao Yufeng accompanied them; behind them was Li Zhiping from the Li family. Originally, they had planned to leave but seeing these old men made them change their minds. Although Jiao Yufeng didn't recognize anyone, Li Shiqing knew many of them as he had seen plenty of top figures in the cultivation world before. Knowing that these elders were such high-ranking people, he decided not to leave.

Earlier, they received a mental message from Xiao Yu telling them to come out and meet him, as there was something important for him to discuss with them. They had originally planned to ask Xiao Yu today but never found the right moment. Moreover, tonight was their wedding night, so it wouldn't be appropriate to disturb him then. Hence, they decided to wait until tomorrow.

Just moments ago, they all heard Xiao Yu's telepathic message. Although they wondered why Xiao Yu was seeking them out, they still left the hotel.

At this moment, Xiao Jianying and the others also understood that these elderly gentlemen were no ordinary people. Therefore, when they saw these elders, they treated them with great respect.

After all, these are immortals! Although these elderly gentlemen aren't truly immortals, in the eyes of ordinary people, there's not much difference between them and true immortals. Even if Xiao Yu’s cultivation is extremely high, making him an immortal, he remains their relative, so they didn't feel any different about him.

However, these elderly gentlemen are different. They don’t know these elders, so when they heard that all these old men were immortals, they were also very excited.

Because of Xiao Yu's existence, these elderly gentlemen didn't dare to be arrogant either. After all, if they were dealing with ordinary people, they wouldn't even give them the time of day. But it’s different when dealing with Xiao Yu's family; Xiao Yu is almost the person with the highest cultivation in the entire Chinese martial arts community, so they dared not neglect his family.

On this side, there were Xiao Jianying, Yun Xi, the couple Xiao Yu and Xiao Mu, Zhang Dahai, and Dai Yuxin. On the other side, there were over ten elderly gentlemen. Together with twenty people, they arrived at the back gate of Beihai Park. Ever since Xiao Yu came here, the manager of the back gate had been replaced by a soldier from the 13th Bureau to ensure the safety of Xiao Yu's family up close.

Xiao Yu was aware of the existence of these soldiers because he couldn’t afford any mishaps with such a high-level expert so near his family. Therefore, when arranging this guard post, he informed Xiao Yu’s family about it.

When Xiao Yu arrived here now, he opened the door. Seeing that it was Xiao Yu's family, the guard didn't dare to act casually and immediately opened the iron gate for them.

After Xiao Yu and his group entered, they didn't have the guard follow them but also told him not to pay attention to any sounds he might hear afterward before heading deeper into Beihai Park.

The elderly gentlemen were very confused all along. After Xiao Yu summoned them, he didn’t mention anything specific. And since there was Xiao Yu's family following, they couldn't ask some things outright.

"All fellow daoists, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!" As Xiao Yu approached the side of Beihai Park, he turned and addressed these elderly gentlemen. In the afternoon, he had noticed that many of them seemed to want to ask him something, so now he spoke up to the elders.

"Uh..." Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words, all the old men were taken aback. Xiao Yu called them fellow daoists while his family didn’t react much, making it clear that Xiao Yu wasn't afraid of them finding out about anything.

"Brother Xiao, did you succeed in advancing to a higher realm" Since Xiao Yu no longer fears his family knowing about it, the elders can't hold back any longer and ask hastily.

"Yes, I succeeded a few days ago." Upon hearing their questions, Xiao Yu didn’t conceal anything and nodded to confirm.

“Hum…” As soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, these old folks were stunned on the spot, creating an eerie silence. Although they had guessed that Xiao Yu might have advanced, there was still a huge difference when he confirmed it himself. Once the silence broke, the scene turned chaotic again.

Their faces showed shock and disbelief as they looked at Xiao Yu. He actually succeeded in advancing! That means Xiao Yu is now at the peak of the Qi Refinement stage at the age of over 20! Just thinking about it makes them feel unbelievable. They have lived for eight or nine decades, yet still only hover around the middle-late period of the late-stage Qi Refinement. Even reaching the peak of this stage in their entire lives seems impossible for them, but now Xiao Yu has advanced to the peak of the Qi Refinement stage. This... this... makes them feel like it’s a dream.

How many years have passed since there was last a person at the peak of the Qi Refinement stage on Chinese soil Even a hundred years ago, before eight countries' cultivators invaded China, the number of people in all of China who had reached this peak didn’t exceed one hand’s count. Now, the strongest among them is only at the late-stage Qi Refinement.

At this moment, these elders look at Xiao Yu as if he were a monster, and Xiao Yu has become synonymous with ‘prodigy’ in their hearts. A person reaching the peak of the Qi Refinement stage at over 20 years old and advancing through an entire realm in just more than a month—this kind of existence is almost like phoenix feathers or unicorn horns in ancient times. How much more so now

Li Shiqing and Jiao Yufeng are even more stunned, especially Li Shiqing who has known Xiao Yu the longest. Now, Xiao Yu has already reached a realm that they can barely imagine achieving throughout their lifetimes.

A short while later, these elders quieted down again. Although they calmed down, their eyes still brim with shock. If before they thought Xiao Yu might reach the peak of Qi Refinement in fifty years, now it’s impossible for them to gauge how far he’ll go. Moreover, it seems that the thinness of qi energy in this modern era hasn’t affected him at all.

Previously, they estimated Xiao Yu would break through to the peak of Qi Refinement after fifty years, but now just a month has passed and Xiao Yu is already there. At such a speed, if he maintains it, entering the legendary Foundation Establishment stage might be possible!

"Mom, Sister-in-law, Yunxi, weren’t you wanting to see me fly" After these elders quieted down, Xiao Yu turned around to tell his family.

Now, instead of enjoying his wedding night in the bridal chamber, Xiao Yu came here to show his family how he can fly. Although Xiao Yu doesn't really fly but uses a device to achieve flight, it’s already an unprecedented feat in modern times.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Jianying and others all nodded. They had come out solely for the purpose of seeing Xiao Yu fly. To them, they don’t understand much about immortals or deities; their most direct association with these concepts is flying.

"Can you fly" After hearing Xiao Yu's conversation with his family, the old people's expressions changed again. They thought to themselves secretly; they knew that flying was something that had long disappeared in modern society. Furthermore, this required a special technique that mostly only existed among those large sects! Since families like theirs had lost many techniques over so many years of turmoil and warfare, many such as the flying technique were also lost. Could it be that Xiao Yu has already mastered this technique when he confidently says he can fly

Although their family had lost these techniques long ago, if Xiao Yu knows them now, they could learn from him in the future! At this thought, excitement filled their hearts secretly. But soon after, their eyes dimmed; so what if they learned it What good would that do

In this era where primordial energy was becoming increasingly scarce, there likely wouldn’t be anyone in their families who could break through to the peak of Qi Refinement stage in the future! Furthermore, as the primordial energy continued to diminish day by day, it seemed unlikely that anyone would be able to reach the later stages of Qi Refinement decades from now.

It was known that over these years, the amount of primordial energy had decreased significantly compared to several decades ago, and it was still declining. Although this process was slow, after a few hundred years, there might not even be any primordial energy left in this world at all.

Thinking about these things brought their enthusiasm down considerably.

Xiao Yu glanced at his family with both hands forming a technique as he muttered something. As Xiao Yu performed the incantation, a fluctuation of the five elements emerged from his back.

As the invisible fluctuation behind him became more intense, a beam of golden light rose up from his back and hovered slightly in front of him.

When this golden light arrived in front of him, it disappeared to reveal an ordinary wooden sword floating midair before him.

Xiao Yu looked at the wooden sword hovering in front of him and leaped onto it, standing steadily upon it.

"Yunxi, come!" After Xiao Yu stood on the wooden sword, he called out to Yunxi nearby.

Seeing Xiao Yu waving his hand, Yunxi slowly walked over. When she arrived at Xiao Yu's side, he gently hugged her and helped her onto the wooden sword as well.

Xiao Yu embraced Yunxi while silently chanting a secret incantation. soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell silent, the two people who were calmly drinking tea suddenly froze. Immediately afterwards, they sucked in cold air, staring at Xiao Yu with shock."Is it just a hair's br...