Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Cultivation knows no years. Zhang Yuanjing wasn't sure how long this breakthrough had taken, but it couldn't have been less than ten years.

The Source Stone began to advance shortly after he reached the Great Perfection stage. At a critical moment, Zhang Shi suddenly said that the earth energy was insufficient, so Zhang Yuanjing took out the golden stone and let it absorb spiritual energy, thereby successfully breaking through to the fourth stage.

After reaching the fourth stage, Zhang Shi's spiritual consciousness seemed to have increased tenfold, and his voice was no longer that of a naive child, but of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenager. He also became more talkative, often asking Zhang Yuanjing about what he saw and what he encountered, and said that he could act independently and do things for his master.

Zhang Yuanjing was overjoyed and praised him repeatedly. The Source Stone's amplification of earth-based minor spells at the fourth stage was more than five times greater than at the beginning. With his current cultivation level, using minor spells with the assistance of the Source Stone made him invincible below the Nascent Soul stage. Even if he encountered attacks from the Nascent Soul level, relying on the Source Stone's full defense would be enough to resist one or two.

Several months later, Ape Thirteen successfully raised his cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Demon Core realm. And a few days before that, the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast also woke up from its slumber and advanced to the Great Perfection stage. This could be considered a true completion.

He was in a great mood and prepared to set off to return to the Immortal City.

Now that he had advanced to the Great Perfection stage, he was qualified to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Of course, for him, now was not the right time. He still needed to consult with Fire Crow Daoist and Hu Tiancong, and collect the experience of his predecessors to clarify some key points in order to be more confident. In addition, there was a very important preparation, which was to find and purchase Void Sky Stones. He had witnessed Fire Crow Daoist's breakthrough and knew the benefits of Void Sky Stones very well. Under the lightning tribulation, the power generated from the stone could lay a solid foundation for future cultivation to the greatest extent. Just looking at how Fire Crow Daoist could fight some seasoned great demons without falling behind only a few years after entering the Nascent Soul realm, one could know its effectiveness.

More than ten years had passed, and he didn't know if the battle for the Earth-grade spiritual object in the mountain had ended. However, he was not afraid. Even if he encountered a transformed great demon, he might not be able to defeat it, but he could still escape.

So, he summoned his flying sword and flew at low altitude. The direction he was going was Savage Mountain. If he could collect the remaining bones there, he would not let them go. Of course, if the people from Profound Pill Hall had found the place, they might have already been taken away.

Traveling east, he tried to avoid mountain ranges and rivers with large spiritual veins. At first, he often saw Demon Core realm demons flying or running, and occasionally he would see the soaring aura of transformed great demons. But after reaching a range of 50 million miles from Demon Suppression City, the number of demons decreased significantly, and the number of cultivators increased instead.

He didn't want to cause trouble, so he avoided cultivators whenever he saw them. Especially Nascent Soul cultivators, as long as Zhang San reminded him, he would detour and stay far away.

Several months later, feeling quite tired from continuous travel, he stopped on the back of a mountain peak and landed on a branch of a giant tree.

This was a dense forest, and the giant trees in the forest were all over a hundred zhang tall. The larger branches were two or three zhang thick, and cultivators could directly sit and rest on them.

He released the two spirit beasts and let them be on guard nearby. After meditating for ten days and feeling that his mana had been restored, he stood on the giant tree and looked around.

The mountain he was on was the highest mountain within a radius of several thousand miles, about six thousand zhang high. The mountain range extended to the north, and on the east side was a large canyon with lush trees. To the east of the canyon were mountains surrounding what looked like a basin, about sixty or seventy miles away.

At this time, the sky was clear, and the basin was full of lush vegetation, waterfalls, and streams, with birds and animals, full of vitality.

Suddenly, he saw several figures flashing in the forest in the distance. He thought he was seeing things, but he looked again. After a while, several gray figures jumped out of the forest and flashed into another group of towering trees.

In this fleeting glimpse, he saw a familiar figure - Zhou Tianbao. He couldn't help but smile, this man was really able to stir up trouble. Of the two real people from Burning Sun Mountain who entered Thunder Valley, one died on the spot, and the other lost an arm and a leg, and he didn't know if he was still alive or dead, but he was still active in the mountains, and he didn't know what he was looking for.

He thought for a while and decided to go and investigate. If there was anything good, he wouldn't mind taking a share.

He carefully observed and saw that crossing the canyon from the west side was too close to the basin and could easily be discovered by the people in the forest, so he detoured to the north, flew over the canyon on his sword, and landed in the dense forest.

However, before he could land, three figures flew up from a distance and greeted him.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, never expecting that the other party would also have sentries on this side, hidden in high places to monitor the canyon. He was originally too lazy to drill through the soil under the canyon, so he wanted to cross the canyon first and then hide in the ground, but he didn't expect that this bit of laziness would reveal his whereabouts.

Of course, the people who came were only Core Formation cultivators, so he was not afraid. Therefore, he did not retreat, but walked calmly.

The three people approached, but they were not friendly. One was in front, and two went to each side, surrounding him.

These three people were a fat man with a big belly, a burly and sturdy man, and a handsome young man. The three of them were all in the late stage of Core Formation, and their auras were not weak.

The handsome young man was directly opposite Zhang Yuanjing. He didn't salute and asked proudly, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Zhang Yuanjing said casually, "This poor Daoist's surname is Yuan, and I'm passing by this place. I don't know what your intention is in blocking my way?"

"Passing by?" The handsome young man sneered, "This Hengduan Mountain is vast and boundless, and there are many roads to take. Why do you have to pass through this place? This excuse is not very convincing!"

Zhang Yuanjing was not angry and still said calmly, "Yes, Hengduan Mountain is vast and boundless, and there is no rule that you must take this road or cannot take that road. Where can't I go!"

The handsome young man narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yuanjing. His expression was a little displeased. Although the person in front of him was at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation realm, he was not among those with great reputations. So, he said, "We are here on business. To prevent the news from leaking, please follow us to a place. After we finish our business, you can leave on your own accord."

Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but smile and said, "I wonder how long that will take?"

The handsome young man said, "Not too long, three to five months at the shortest, two to three years at the longest."

Zhang Yuanjing shook his head and said, "That's too long. This poor Daoist has important matters to attend to, so I can't comply."

The handsome young man said coldly, "This is not a negotiation with you, but just an explanation to you. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

Seeing that this man's spiritual aura was like a rainbow above his head and his mana was pure, Zhang Yuanjing knew that he was a disciple from a genuine great sect. Moreover, judging from his temperament, he was clearly not an ordinary disciple. Just looking at the two cultivators on both sides breathing like thunder, he knew that this man's identity was extraordinary.

He sneered, "You and I have no grudges, why be so aggressive! You do your business, and this poor Daoist will take his leave."

After saying that, he turned the sword and prepared to go south.

The handsome young man said grimly, "I have already advised you nicely, but since you refuse to listen, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

With a wave of his hand, he summoned two scarlet-gold flying swords, which quickly flew towards the top of Zhang Yuanjing's head, spitting out inch-long sword beams, violently trembling, ready to be launched.

Zhang Yuanjing stopped and turned around and said, "Your actions are a bit excessive. This poor Daoist didn't want to fight with you, but since you insist on making a move, then don't blame this poor Daoist for not showing any consideration for fellow Daoists!"

The handsome young man snorted disdainfully. With a point of his hand, the two swords shot out, directly attacking Zhang Yuanjing's vital neck points.

The fat cultivator and the sturdy man sighed slightly with helplessness when they saw that the handsome young man was determined to attack, and then took action.

The fat cultivator used a large hammer, which was not fast, but had powerful mana and a fierce aura. The sturdy man used a silver short sword, taking a strange and unpredictable path. The two did not launch a deadly attack, but only slightly interfered with the handsome young man's offensive.

The handsome young man was very confident and went all out from the beginning, without holding back.

Zhang Yuanjing was not flustered, and he summoned the Thick Earth Spell Sword, using earth-based techniques to create earth walls at will, blocking the three swords and one hammer of the three people. At the same time, he summoned the Fortress Breaker Axe, manipulating it to attack the handsome young man.

The handsome young man didn't care about the Fortress Breaker Axe, relying on his superb escape technique to easily avoid it. Seeing that Zhang Yuanjing mainly used a low-grade magic sword, and mostly used defensive methods, he couldn't help but become more contemptuous, and the attacks of the two scarlet-gold flying swords became even more fierce.

This person was arrogant, but he had his merits. The two scarlet-gold flying swords he controlled were like having eyes, seizing every opportunity, bypassing the earth wall and directly attacking vital points, often forcing Zhang Yuanjing to condense more than three earth walls to block the flying sword's offensive.

Moreover, the flying swords were also extraordinary. Several times they forcibly bombarded the earth wall, and almost broke it with three or two swords. It should be known that the earth wall condensed by Zhang Yuanjing at this time was based on the strength of the Great Perfection of the Core Formation, and was amplified five times by the Source Stone, reaching the limit in the same realm. This undoubtedly shows that this young man's background was indeed not small.

However, Zhang Yuanjing only defended purely and did not use other small spells in coordination. Otherwise, he would not have allowed the handsome young man to be so unscrupulous.

The other two were more vigilant, and they did not control the magic weapon to attack Zhang Yuanjing, and intentionally or unintentionally protected the weaknesses left by the handsome young man's strong attack.

The two also clearly saw that Zhang Yuanjing had a lot of strength left. Just his defensive methods were so strong. If a real battle broke out, they might not be able to take down this person.

The fat cultivator took out a jade slip and sent a voice transmission to the inside.

Zhang Yuanjing tested the waters and fought with the three for twenty rounds. Seeing that Zhou Tianbao and the others in the dense forest on the south side never appeared, he guessed that they must be doing something important, and he became more interested.

He observed for a long time and saw that the handsome young man's control of the dual swords was exceptionally agile, mostly because his divine soul had a special connection with the flying swords. This was also related to a secret technique of Burning Sun Mountain, so he devised a way to specifically deal with this situation.

He guided the Thick Earth Spell Sword and suddenly changed his moves, consecutively using Earth Defense and Flying Stone, and also drove the Fortress Breaker Axe to chase one of the two scarlet-gold flying swords.

For a time, several earth walls isolated the three people, and thousands of flying stones fell like rain, making the three people a little flustered.

The two scarlet swords flew back and forth between the earth walls and in the rain of stones, throwing the Fortress Breaker Axe far away.

At a certain moment, when one of the swords bypassed an earth wall, several earth walls suddenly rose around it, trapping it in a space of several zhang. This sword tried to break through the wall, but unexpectedly, the earth wall quickly moved towards the middle, actually squeezing it tightly, making it unable to move.

Zhang Yuanjing smiled slightly and was quite satisfied with this. Compared to before, the earth prison was not only more solid, but also formed much faster. Even with the handsome young man's keen sword control, he could not escape the large-scale confinement. In this way, in the future, when encountering cultivators who practice this secret technique, they can all use the same method to turn their strongest point into a weakness.

When the handsome young man saw that his precious sword was trapped, he suddenly changed his expression: "How dare you seize my flying sword, you're courting death!"

He drew a magic formula with both hands, summoned a foot-tall black jade gourd from the storage bracelet, chanted words, and his forehead was bulging with blue veins, as if he was using a powerful magic formula.

When Zhang Yuanjing saw the gourd, his pupils shrank slightly. This thing looked very familiar, and seemed like the rumored divine treasure of Burning Sun Mountain with great reputation—Nine Yang Burning Heaven Gourd, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

When this black jade gourd gave birth to its aura, he realized that this was just a replica, and its level was equivalent to a top-grade magic weapon, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Because he carried a congenital spiritual treasure with him, and had also been a "foot force" for a divine treasure, he did not dare to underestimate this kind of cultivator with a background.

Of course, this kind of magic weapon made by imitating powerful spiritual treasures usually has its extraordinary tricks. He did not dare to neglect, changed the magic formula in his hand, and fully manipulated the Thick Earth Spell Sword, and a gust of sand directly trapped the handsome young man, and at the same time, he also sacrificed the Boundless Knife, and together with the Fortress Breaker Axe, he looked for an opportunity to kill this person in the sand array.

When the fat cultivator and the sturdy man saw that the handsome young man was trapped, they immediately released several magic weapons, forcibly attacking the earth wall blocking them, or bypassing the earth wall, and attacking Zhang Yuanjing.

This handsome young man had a noble background, high talent, and the sect's resources were constantly supplied. He built the foundation in forty years of cultivation, formed the core in ninety years, and now he was only one hundred and fifty years old and reached the late stage of Core Formation. He was praised by the Nascent Soul of the sect as a seed for cultivation. He was looked at highly and loved three points. Every time he went out, the sect arranged people of similar realm to accompany him, to take on the responsibility of guarding and helping each other. Therefore, when the fat cultivator and the sturdy man saw that the handsome young man might be in danger, they immediately launched deadly moves.

After the handsome young man was trapped by the sandstorm, he was not panicked. He first stopped the spell of the black jade gourd, took out a jade Ruyi and placed it in front of his chest. Suddenly, there was a clear light around his body, and the yellow sand in the clear light fell silently. He waved his hand, the clear light flowed, and soon washed away all the yellow sand within a radius of three zhang around him.

Zhang Yuanjing moved his mind and drove the Fortress Breaker Axe to forcefully chop the clear light, but several attacks failed. This clear light seemed to be virtual, but it was actually tough. Like a group of cotton wool, no matter how strong the force was, it could not be cut through.

The handsome young man sneered, stood in the clear light as if nothing had happened, and continued to play with the black jade gourd.

While Zhang Yuanjing was using earth defense to resist the magic weapons of the fat cultivator and the sturdy man, he observed around the sandstorm. The other party still had reinforcements, so he kept Ape Thirteen and Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast unused, so as not to be targeted by the other party.

At this time, the sandstorm technique he used was of course much stronger than before. Not only the coverage area was expanded by more than double, but also the wind and sand were sealed more tightly. Although the jade Ruyi of the handsome young man was very strong, the clear light it emitted was not without consumption. Where the light and sand were in contact, the clear light was consumed in large quantities every moment, and of course, the yellow sand was also consumed.

With a magic formula in his hand, the sandstorm array began to shrink, and countless wind and sand began to squeeze towards the middle. Near the clear light, the sand particles fell layer by layer, a large amount of gasification, and the area covered by the clear light also began to shrink inch by inch.

The handsome young man was unmoved, and continued to pour mana into the black jade gourd. After a few breaths, he shouted loudly, and threw the gourd forward. This thing was like a long dragon, rapidly growing larger against the wind and sand, and then there was a loud "boom", and a flame burst out, instantly breaking through the obstruction of the sandstorm, and rushing straight towards Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing brandished his Thick Earth Art sword, first casting an Earth Defense, creating three earth walls in succession. All were shattered by the impact of the fierce flames. He then used Earth Prison Arts to form multiple layers of obstruction. The flames crashed through the second Earth Prison, erupting in a deafening boom, scattering countless sparks that incinerated anything they touched.

The earth walls Zhang Yuanjing had erected in front of him were burned through layer after layer before finally stopping the attack completely.

Looking down at the dense forest below, it was already ablaze, half of it consumed by fire. The portly cultivator and the sturdy man had long since retreated a hundred or so feet away, staring at Zhang Yuanjing with astonishment.