Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 173: Surprise

The mouse-like cultivator manipulated earth-based mana underground, displaying various exquisite transformations that shocked the onlookers, including Gao Xian.

The earth is the heaviest element, and earth-based spells are also heavy and slow, making them extremely difficult to cultivate.

Even Qi Refining cultivators rarely use other earth-based spells besides summoning a thick earth shield, let alone Foundation Building cultivators.

Controlling the earth to transform into a giant beast using earth-based spells not only requires powerful mana, but also requires precise control over earth-based mana.

Moreover, this giant beast formed by mud and mana has increased the gravity in this area.

Gao Xian no longer looks down on early-stage Foundation Building cultivators now, as the skills of the mouse-like cultivator have changed his perspective.

Early-stage Foundation Building cultivators cannot be generalized!

After the giant rat head swallowed Zhang Chunjiang, its huge mouth suddenly closed, and the rat head continuously collapsed and shrank inward, quickly turning into a semicircular mound.

No matter how Gao Xian looked at it, it looked like a burial mound! He silently criticized in his heart, this mouse-like cultivator is meticulous, taking care of killing, burying, and even grave maintenance!

With this mound as the center, the ground in this passage began to collapse.

The immense earth-based mana, like a mountain, firmly suppressed Zhang Chunjiang.

The mouse-like cultivator also emerged from underground, his small eyes widened, and sweat beads formed on his forehead covered in black fur.

It can be seen that the mouse-like cultivator is also struggling.

Mu Yunxiu shouted loudly, raising the golden glow sword in his hand and fiercely slashing at the mound.

The golden long sword split the mound in half, and Zhang Chunjiang inside barely raised his sword to resist, but he couldn't withstand the power of the golden glow sword and his sword flew out of his hand.

The golden glow sword cut through the golden light technique and the mysterious elemental qi, and slashed at Zhang Chunjiang's chest.

Where the sword edge passed, Zhang Chunjiang's purple qi robe was torn apart, and his chest was cut open, with blood spurting out like mist being squeezed by the sword edge.

Zhang Chunjiang's eyes bulged, and a bright light crazily flickered on his forehead. The pure mana he had cultivated for over a hundred years transformed into the eight-directional mysterious elemental qi, gushing out.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Mu Yunxiu withdrew his sword and turned into a phantom, retreating seven or eight zhang away. The mouse-like cultivator, who was casting a spell, changed his hand seal, and the soil and rocks in front of him condensed into a wall of earth.

The layers of sand and soil surrounding Zhang Chunjiang collapsed first, turning into countless sand and dust shooting outwards with the green light. The earth wall created by the mouse-like cultivator was riddled with thousands of holes from the impact but was not truly destroyed.

Mu Yunxiu, who had retreated seven or eight zhang away, only relied on his protective elemental qi to withstand the impact.

He took out a green wooden dazzling thunder talisman from his sleeve and calmly activated it with mana.

Although Zhang Chunjiang's momentum was fierce, it proved that he was at the end of his road and could only defeat the enemy by depleting his own source.

Mu Yunxiu waited until the green elemental qi dimmed, then activated the green wooden dazzling thunder talisman in his hand.

Countless runes on the talisman emitted a spiritual light, transforming into an extremely bright white thunder light under the activation of mana.

Close combat between Foundation Building cultivators is difficult because their divine senses entangle and interfere with each other.

It is difficult to accurately target the opponent when casting spells from a long distance. Spells that cannot lock onto a target cannot exert their full power.

Just like this Qingmu Dazzling Thunder Talisman, a second-grade superior talisman, a single thunder strike is enough to break through the defensive spell of an ordinary Foundation Building cultivator.

The problem is that it is difficult to accurately hit the opponent with the power of thunder when both parties' divine senses are entangled. Such a powerful thunder force, if deviating by a foot, will waste eighty percent of its power.

Zhang Chunjian is currently overwhelmed and unable to control his own mana with his divine sense, let alone resist incoming spells.

Sure enough, the Qingmu Dazzling Thunder Light hit Zhang Chunjian directly. Although Zhang Chunjian barely activated the Qingyuan Gangqi to block, he couldn't withstand the fierce thunder.

Amidst the thunderous explosion, Zhang Chunjian trembled violently in the intense white lightning, his hair and eyebrows instantly turning into blue smoke, and his face and hands exposed skin carbonized.

Even the purple robe couldn't withstand the lightning and exploded into thousands of fragments, which then turned into clusters of flames in the lightning.

When the lightning dissipated, Zhang Chunjian had already collapsed on the ground, like a charred corpse.

However, there was still a glimmer of light in his eyes, indicating that he hadn't completely died.

Mu Yunxiu couldn't help but sneer at the sight. This guy's body is really strong; the Qingmu Dazzling Thunder couldn't kill him.

Although the opponent looked like he was on the verge of death, Mu Yunxiu didn't want to take any risks. A desperate self-detonation from a Foundation Building cultivator is also quite powerful, so it's better to be cautious.

He took out another Qingmu Dazzling Thunder Talisman from his sleeve pocket and silently chanted the spell to activate the talisman.

As a second-grade superior talisman, Mu Yunxiu also needed to carefully guide and activate it; it was impossible to instantly unleash its power.

Just as Mu Yunxiu was focused on casting the spell, a sword hum sounded in his ears.

The sword hum was like a zither, clear and melodious, with a profound and extraordinary charm.

When it fell into Mu Yunxiu's ears, the clear and melodious sword hum was like a thunderbolt, shaking his soul and making it difficult for him to control himself.

Mu Yunxiu's divine sense also sensed a flying sword shooting towards him. The flying sword, about a foot long, was as clear as crystal and as sharp as ice, with a slender blade.

Mu Yunxiu was greatly shocked. Where did this flying sword come from?!

His reaction was slightly delayed due to being overwhelmed by the sword hum, so he could only fully activate his own Divine Ability, the Golden Flame Gangqi.

The golden mana condensed into a barrier of golden light, completely enveloping Mu Yunxiu.

The Lingxi Sword pierced through the golden light barrier with a soft hum, piercing through Mu Yunxiu's head and leaving a bright blood flower on his forehead.

After killing Mu Yunxiu, the Lingxi Sword didn't stop and shot straight towards the Rat Spirit in front.

The Rat Spirit had already seen Mu Yunxiu being killed, and a look of horror appeared in its small green-bean-like eyes.

"This flying sword is so powerful..."

The Rat Spirit formed hand seals, and a yellow light flashed as a circular thick earth shield formed in front of it.

Under its activation, the thick earth shield was more than a foot thick, and the runic symbols formed by earth mana on it shimmered.

Its own Divine Ability was the Thick Earth Gangqi, which could transform into a long spear for offense and a thick shield for defense.

Even though Gao Xian doesn't understand swordsmanship very well, with his powerful spiritual consciousness, he is able to suppress the Rat Spirit and fully unleash the sharpness of the Lingxi Sword.

As the water-colored sword light shines, it penetrates the thick earth shield. However, at this moment, the earth shield suddenly explodes.

Although the Lingxi Sword is sharp, it cannot withstand the fierce impact of earth-based magic. The water-colored sword light is blasted several zhang away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Rat Spirit burrows underground and disappears into the thick layer of soil.

Gao Xian is also surprised by how skillfully the Rat Spirit manipulated the earth shield.

While he was activating the Lingxi Sword, he had already launched a Flame Bomb, but he was still too slow. This Rat Spirit is cunning, slippery, and fast.

The nine roaring crimson Flame Bombs can only be blasted directly at the spot where the Rat Spirit disappeared.

Boom boom boom, a burst of intense flames erupts, creating deep craters in the soil.

The sand and dust are scattered in all directions by the impact of the flames, and Zhang Chunjiang, who is lying on the ground, is also blasted away. The ground in the passage keeps trembling under the impact of fire-based magic.

The power of the nine Flame Bombs, equivalent to a 122mm howitzer shell, is formidable.

Although the Rat Spirit had already burrowed underground, it is still dazed by the impact of the flames, and its movements are sluggish.

It is shocked by the power of the magic and secretly relieved that it had already gone underground, as even a late-stage Foundation Building cultivator would be helpless against it!

The ground can block the spiritual consciousness of ordinary Foundation Building cultivators, but it cannot block the Flower Discerning Spirit Mirror.

Gao Xian can clearly see the Rat Spirit's location and can tell that it is not feeling well from its trembling figure.

Obviously, the power of the Flame Bombs has had an impact on the Rat Spirit.

This creature can move freely underground, using some kind of secret technique. However, in this state, it is obviously impossible for it to use any other protective spells or magical tools.

Gao Xian's thoughts turn, and he once again activates the Lingxi Sword.

The ground weakens the power of various spells, but only the sharpness of the Lingxi Sword can easily penetrate layer after layer of soil and rocks.

Amidst the clear sword chant, the Lingxi Sword enters the soil layer.

The Rat Spirit, which is diving deeper, never expected that Gao Xian would be able to lock onto its position.

The Lingxi Sword separates the layers of soil and directly pierces the Rat Spirit's head from above.

The Rat Spirit, which has been struck by the sword, is not dead. Instead, a thick yellow light rises from its head, tightly enveloping the Lingxi Sword.

Gao Xian is very surprised. This sword strike directly hit the opponent's life-saving light, but it didn't kill the Rat Spirit?!

He tries to activate the Lingxi Sword again with his spiritual consciousness, but his consciousness is blocked by the Rat Spirit's yellow light, and the connection with the Lingxi Sword becomes intermittent.

It's like having a poor WiFi signal, and the agile Lingxi Sword becomes very laggy.

Gao Xian becomes alert. The Rat Spirit seems to have a special magical tool that has severed his connection with the Lingxi Sword.

This situation is not good! If the Rat Spirit has time to catch its breath, not to mention killing it, the Lingxi Sword might be taken away by the Rat Spirit.

In a moment of urgency, Gao Xian urged the release of the Vajra Pestle. He flashed to a position above the Rat Spirit and fiercely pounded the ground with the four-foot-long three-section Vajra Pestle in his hand.

At the center of his brow, Lan Jie simultaneously helped him visualize the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Pestle, while also condensing the talisman, maximizing the power of the Vajra Pestle.

Gao Xian's formidable physical strength, comparable to that of someone at the Body Refining Foundation Building stage, also erupted at the same time. The Vajra Pestle plunged into the ground, emitting a deep and majestic roar.

Although the four-foot-long Vajra Pestle did not touch the Rat Spirit, its unparalleled strength penetrated directly into the ground, causing the ground to collapse and form a deep pit.

The terrifying impact of the Vajra Pestle continuously released along the layers of soil, creating rippling waves on the ground like water.

The Rat Spirit was exerting all its effort to control the Lingxi Sword when the unstoppable force of the Vajra Pestle penetrated down, shattering the spiritual light of the Earth Spirit Pearl on its body.

Without the protection of the Earth Spirit Pearl, the Rat Spirit's Earth Escape Technique was immediately broken. The combined force of the unstoppable strength and the power of the thick earth caused the Rat Spirit to be crushed into a pulp, dead beyond death.

Gao Xian also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene, almost tripping over the Rat Spirit's body.

In the midst of a pile of rotten flesh, he saw the treasure bead shining with an earthy yellow light.

However, it was not easy to retrieve this bead, as it was separated by a seven to eight-foot-deep layer of soil.

With a thought, Gao Xian first retrieved the Lingxi Sword.

The flying sword was extremely sharp and effective for killing and destroying, but using it to retrieve things was extremely difficult.

Gao Xian thought for a moment and then urged the Wishful Golden Rope. Among the spells he cultivated, this spell was almost never used.

At this moment, the Wishful Golden Rope finally had some use. Under his control, the golden threads of the Wishful Golden Rope twisted into a bundle of golden light, penetrating more than ten feet underground. The golden threads, condensed with metal elemental power, touched the yellow gem, wrapping it layer by layer.

As the golden light contracted, Gao Xian easily retrieved the gem from the soil. He didn't know the specific use of this gem, but it was definitely a good thing!

After putting away the gem, Gao Xian also collected the magical robe, storage bag, and other items from Zhang Chunjiang's body.

After completing these tasks, Gao Xian silently controlled the Magnetic Wheel and arrived in front of Zhang Chunjiang.

This guy was very unlucky. First, he was blasted by the Flame Bomb, and then he was thrown around by the impact of the Vajra Pestle, his burnt skin now covered in dust, making it impossible to see his original appearance.

Zhang Chunjiang seemed to sense Gao Xian's presence, and he slowly opened his eyes with great effort.

The continuous battles had destroyed all the illuminating Bright Light Spells, leaving the cave in darkness. Zhang Chunjiang could only see a slender figure standing in front of him, but couldn't make out the other person's appearance.

However, he had a feeling that this figure was very familiar, but he couldn't believe his own judgment.

At this moment, a brilliant light emanated from Gao Xian's fingertips, illuminating Zhang Chunjiang and himself.

Zhang Chunjiang looked at Gao Xian's handsome and unparalleled face, and his dull eyes suddenly widened, filled with astonishment and shock.

Using all his strength, he shouted, "Is it really you, Gao Xian?!"

Gao Xian smiled at Zhang Chunjiang and said, "Master Zhang, meeting me here, are you surprised or delighted?"

(End of this chapter)