Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Swimming upstream for dozens of miles, he had reached the riverbed deep within the remaining veins of Mount Meng.

The river water rushed down between the narrow mountain valleys. The two large fish dragged Zhang Yuanjing, who weighed over a hundred pounds, effortlessly against the current.

Reaching beneath a dangerous cliff, the two large fish suddenly crashed into a section of the mountain wall, creating a hole several feet wide. The rushing water poured in, forming a rapid whirlpool on the surface, instantly pulling the two fish and Zhang Yuanjing into it. The Crimson-Finned Fire-Patterned Fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm also followed. Passing through a thick layer of silt, the three fish and one man entered a deep pool within the mountain's belly.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Yuanjing felt a chill, the pool water was piercingly cold.

The two fish dragged Zhang Yuanjing rapidly towards the bottom of the pool, sinking tens of feet without reaching the bottom. The water became colder and colder, as if entering a realm of ice. Zhang Yuanjing felt his blood begin to freeze.

The fire patterns on the two fish flickered, like burning flames, clearly using their innate power to resist the cold.

He turned his head to look, and the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm was still five zhang behind him, but showed no signs of discomfort, seemingly unaffected by the cold in the water.

He knew something was wrong. This place was likely the fish's lair, and there must be something strange about it. If someone were quick-witted, they might release the fishing rod, abandon the bait, and try to escape from the pool.

However, Zhang Yuanjing's stubbornness flared up, and he refused to let go. Moreover, relying on the jade umbrella as his support, he wanted to see what was so strange about the bottom of this pool.

Another hundred zhang down, the cold intensified tenfold. Zhang Yuanjing's dantian mana was already somewhat sluggish, and his hands and feet became numb. Although his hand was still tightly gripping the fishing rod, he could no longer feel its presence.

At this time, the power of the ice had not yet reached his body's limit, so the jade umbrella had not automatically released its strange power to protect him.

The two fish pulling him also seemed to have reached their limit, the fire patterns on their bodies barely visible, their whole bodies pale, appearing weak and listless.

At this moment, the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm following behind suddenly accelerated, passed Zhang Yuanjing, and reached the two fish's side. The large fish that had been biting the jade jar opened its mouth and spat it out. The large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm quickly caught it in its mouth, bit down tightly, and continued to sink towards the bottom of the pool, while the other two fish floated upwards.

Zhang Yuanjing rolled his heavy eyelids and struggled to open his eyes. He glanced at the jade umbrella on his chest and saw that it was still unresponsive. Without time to think, he reached into his storage bag, grabbed a Fire Dragon Pill, and without hesitation, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, like a ball of blazing fire, directly entering his dantian. Immediately, a surge of fiery energy rose from his abdomen, quickly flowing through his meridians, suppressing the cold.

Zhang Yuanjing ignored the large fish below and simply closed his eyes and circulated his energy, repeatedly refining the fire spiritual energy to resist the increasingly heavy cold. He couldn't help but wonder about the jade umbrella's protection mechanism, perhaps it had a special trigger, not immediately appearing unless his physical body was in danger. He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

Another fifty zhang towards the bottom of the pool, the pool water was extremely cold, but did not freeze, it was still just water. The fire patterns on this large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm also flickered rapidly, the original bright colors had faded by nearly half, and it looked like it couldn't last much longer.

However, seeing that Zhang Yuanjing still showed no sign of letting go, it glanced greedily and fanatically at the jade jar, and made a "glug glug" unclear sound in its mouth, struggling to continue swimming downwards, seemingly wanting to compete with Zhang Yuanjing in willpower and endurance.

Another twenty zhang down, nearing the bottom of the pool. Zhang Yuanjing turned his eyes, which were aching from the cold, and focused his attention. He discovered that the bottom of the pool was actually a thick layer of white sand and gravel, with a chilling aura constantly rising from the stones, continuously merging into the pool water.

Seeing that Zhang Yuanjing was motionless, but his hand was still tightly gripping the fishing rod, the large fish shook its head frantically, throwing him onto the sand and gravel.

Zhang Yuanjing looked disheveled, but was not harmed. He had a defensive magic garment protecting him on the outside, and a ball of intense fire energy circulating within him. The cold rising from the sand and gravel could not hurt him in the short term. At this time, he was unable to accurately use the Spirit Restraining Hoe. If he wanted to catch this large fish, he could only rely on attrition.

As long as this fish's greed did not disappear and it continued to contend with him here, he would have a chance to take it down. Anyway, at worst, he could eat two more Fire Dragon Pills, and even if there were any side effects, relying on the Earth Transformation Art's ability to devour, he could eventually digest them slowly.

At the same time, he repeatedly observed the distance between the large fish and himself, hoping to find a suitable opportunity to throw out the Flame Beast Golden Horn and kill it.

However, the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm was highly intelligent, and seemed to know the cultivator's methods, so it simply bit down hard on the jade jar, always keeping the fishing line taut, in order to maintain a distance of several zhang from Zhang Yuanjing. It also swayed left and right in the water, stirring up Zhang Yuanjing's body, making it difficult for him to control his body well. Helpless, Zhang Yuanjing had to calm down and patiently wait for the large fish to reveal a flaw.

After a quarter of an hour, the fire spiritual energy produced by the Fire Dragon Pill slightly weakened, and immediately a wisp of cold air seeped into his body, icy and bone-chilling, even his soul seemed to be cut by a sharp blade. He quickly took out another Fire Dragon Pill, swallowed it, and used the intense heat generated by the pill to resist the increasingly severe ice energy.

The cold in the pool became more and more intense, and the Fire Dragon Pill could only resist the cold for the hundred breaths of time when its medicinal properties were at their strongest. Zhang Yuanjing had to frequently consume Fire Dragon Pills.

Half an hour later, he was poisoned by the pills and his face turned black, and he could only rely on his mana to hold on. However, the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm was also pale and dying. However, supported by some kind of belief, this fish showed no fear, and had no intention of giving up. Its sharp teeth were still strong, and it bit the jade jar without the slightest relaxation.

The two large fish in the early stage of Qi Awakening Realm that had floated up earlier did not come down again, but only swam in the water fifty zhang above, presumably because their cultivation level was not enough to withstand the extreme cold at the bottom of the pool.

After another quarter of an hour, Zhang Yuanjing felt the pill poison sinking into his meridians, about to erupt. He had the intention of retreating and was about to release the fishing rod when a "beep" sound suddenly came from under the white sand and gravel at the bottom of the pool. A stream of hot gas emerged from between the white sand and gravel, followed by a series of "beep" sounds and countless hot gases emerging. The water at the bottom of the pool actually became hot again in an instant.

This sudden change immediately caused the fire energy in Zhang Yuanjing's body to become chaotic, and the pill poison erupted prematurely, his meridians were extremely painful, soft and weak, and the power of the Earth Transformation Art stagnated.

At this time, the jade umbrella's rescue finally arrived late. The strange power poured into his meridians, slowly dissolving the pill poison and driving the mana to circulate.

The large fish, which had been waiting for a long time, seemed to have gained new life, suddenly darted forward, flew to Zhang Yuanjing's front, and opened its mouth, its sharp teeth biting towards his head and neck.

At this time, Zhang Yuanjing's whole body was stiff, and he could only mobilize a negligible amount of mana. He couldn't even visualize the True Inheritance Token. Faced with the large fish's attack, he was helpless and could only watch its stinky mouth close in on him, his heart filled with fear of death, unwillingness to accept his fate, and regret for his recklessness.

In this moment of life and death, a dark green, ancient cauldron suddenly flew out. As it grew larger, it released a yellow light that covered the entire bottom of the pool. The water flow instantly stopped moving, and the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm, whose teeth had already touched Zhang Yuanjing's forehead, was also fixed in the water, unable to move at all.

This was the Earth Transformation Cauldron, which had been sleeping since it came out of the Mustard Seed Space of the Earth Sect.

"Senior, have you recovered your strength?" Zhang Yuanjing immediately communicated with the cauldron with his divine sense, asking in surprise.

The Earth Transformation Cauldron ignored him and instead urged the light to quickly absorb the white sand and gravel at the bottom of the pool and the black rocks under the sand into the cauldron.

"Devouring Art?" Zhang Yuanjing immediately thought of the Devouring Art technique when he saw this. It seemed that these white sands and black rocks were strange objects needed by the Transformation Cauldron. Even in its sleep, it would fly out on its own to devour them.

However, the Transformation Cauldron's use of the Devouring Art was very different from the technique he had comprehended. He used the Earth Transformation Art as a foundation, incorporating other alien powers to improve the quality of the Earth power. The Transformation Cauldron was simple and crude, simply swallowing, stuffing things into its body like loading things.

Because it was just a simple collection, the Transformation Cauldron's devouring process was very fast. In just a few breaths, it swallowed all the thick layer of white sand and dozens of blackish-brown stones several feet in size at the bottom of the pool, and then began to shrink, returning to his arms.

Perhaps because it had been replenished with the power of the source, the Transformation Cauldron finally transmitted a thought: "Such strange objects, the more the better for me, Old Man! Boy, the key to the Devouring Art lies in 'containing' objects, preserving differences without seeking commonality."

"Senior? Senior?..." Zhang Yuanjing called out several times, but the Transformation Cauldron gave no further response. After a few breaths, the surrounding yellow light disappeared, the Transformation Cauldron completely fell silent, and Zhang Yuanjing's divine sense covering it was also bounced away.

With the yellow light gone, the river water returned to normal. The remaining strength of the large fish's struggle had long been exhausted in these few breaths. The moment the yellow light disappeared, it floated weakly in front of Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. He took out a spirit beast bag, caught it, and put the fish into the bag.

Losing the black and white stones at the bottom of the pool, the hot pool water began to cool rapidly, gradually becoming cool, and soon became icy cold again. However, it was no longer as extremely cold as before, and Zhang Yuanjing could barely support himself.

He put away the fishing rod, silver line, and bait, and sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pool. At this time, the vast fire spiritual energy in his meridians had not dissipated, the pill poison had spread, and he was on the verge of Qi Deviation. If he could not eliminate both, even if the two fish above swam away, he would not be able to leave this pool alive.

He knew that the Transformation Cauldron's transmission of a thought while sleeping, guiding the Devouring Art, must be aimed at his current situation. Therefore, he compared it with the situation in his meridians and repeatedly chewed on the sentence "preserving differences without seeking commonality". He quickly understood the key, and suddenly felt enlightened, and his understanding of the Devouring Art also improved greatly.

The key lies in the fact that earth is the mother of all things. What is not born, what is not nurtured, what is the difference between essence and dross, spiritual and poisonous. Not letting go of a single thing, therefore it can achieve its greatness; not distinguishing between high and low, therefore it can accumulate its thickness. The so-called pill poison, if you regard it as pill poison, it is pill poison. If you regard it as nourishment, it is nourishment.

Therefore, he guarded his heart, emptied his thoughts, and allowed the power of the Earth Transformation Art to accommodate the fire and pill poison on its own. At the beginning, the thought of rejection was inevitable, and then his mind became clear and enlightened, and the intention of inclusiveness was born. The fire gradually dissipated, and the pill poison and the power of the Earth Transformation Art became two, neither interfering with each other.

In this way, Zhang Yuanjing's mana operation returned to normal, his cultivation was fully restored, and he was faintly stronger.

At this time, the two large fish in the early stage of Qi Awakening Realm swimming above noticed the abnormal temperature of the pool water and sank down. When they reached the bottom of the pool and saw only Zhang Yuanjing sitting in meditation, but not the large fish in the late stage of Qi Awakening Realm, a look of vigilance appeared in their eyes.

Zhang Yuanjing deliberately sat still, contracting his whole body's aura, showing a weak appearance. The two fish circled around him for a few weeks, and finding nothing unusual, one of the fish thought it had found an opportunity, and rushed over with a roar, opening its mouth to bite his head.

Zhang Yuanjing secretly said "well done", and waved the Spirit Restraining Hoe, restraining it and sending it into the spirit beast bag.

The other large fish was frightened and quickly turned around and ran away.