Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 191: Flying Immortal Platform

Gao Xian stood beside Yun Taihao, his gaze slightly lowered, showing a respectful attitude as if waiting for orders.

However, no matter how Yun Taihao looked at this kid, he found him a bit annoying. He never expected that Gao Xian would dare to ask him for the Five Elements Spiritual Objects!

There was no such provision in their agreement. It would be easy to refuse Gao Xian.

However, what Gao Xian said was not wrong. If his cultivation improved by one point, he would have a better chance of winning at the Four Sects Alliance Conference.

Yun Taihao wanted to challenge Gao Xian on the stage, not to kill him, but because he felt that Gao Xian had some skills.

During the previous battle at the Feima Gathering, Yun Taihao had already discovered how formidable Gao Xian was.

First of all, Gao Xian quickly disappeared after entering the formation, and even the Yuan Yang Mirror couldn't detect his whereabouts.

It was clear that Zhu Qiuniang, who was good at fighting head-on, didn't have this ability.

Secondly, Yun Qingxuan praised Gao Xian's Ice Arrow Technique and Flame Bomb, indicating his talent in these two spells.

At that time, Yun Taihao also inspected the battlefield, and the shattered bodies of the Blood Robe Foundation Building cultivators demonstrated the power of Gao Xian's spells.

He judged that at least five Blood Robe Foundation Building cultivators were killed by Gao Xian, including one in the late Foundation Building stage.

The arena competition held by the Four Sects Alliance was to compete for ranking positions.

It was agreed that each sect would send three Foundation Building cultivators to compete, one each from the early, middle, and late stages of Foundation Building.

This kind of battle was made as fair as possible and could also demonstrate the sects' formidable strength.

A sect couldn't just rely on how many late-stage Foundation Building cultivators it had; it also had to consider the cultivation of its young disciples.

Ranking first in the arena battle undoubtedly meant being the leader of the Four Sects Alliance. Although it was impossible to truly command the other sects, it would undoubtedly give a great advantage within the alliance.

Only when one's name was righteous could they speak with authority.

The battle between the Lianyun Sect and the Qisha Sect resulted in the death and injury of many Foundation Building cultivators, greatly depleting their vitality.

If it weren't for Yun Qingxuan's intervention, the Lianyun Sect would likely have been wiped out this time.

Originally, Yun Taihao didn't plan to compete for first place, but seeing Gao Xian, he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

Forcing Gao Xian to participate in the battle would be great if he could win first place, and if not, it would be reasonable to keep Gao Xian.

Yun Qingxuan had nothing to say. This deal was profitable.

Today, Gao Xian took the initiative to ask him for the Five Elements Spiritual Objects, which made him a little unsure.

As the sect master and a Golden Core cultivator, Yun Taihao would not be troubled by such a small matter.

After weighing the pros and cons, he quickly made a decision, "Alright, I'll give you the Five Elements Spiritual Objects first."

Gao Xian was a little surprised. Yun Taihao was so generous? He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Sect Master. I will fight for the sect with all my might."

Yun Taihao smiled instead. This kid's slick appearance was quite interesting. He casually said, "Practice well and don't let our sect's prestige decline."

Yun Taihao encouraged Gao Xian with a sentence and then became impatient to chat with this kid. With a wave of his sleeve, he turned into a green sword light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Everyone bowed and saluted the sword light. When the green sword light disappeared, everyone visibly relaxed.

Yuan Zhongguang took the initiative to come over and find Gao Xian. He curiously asked, "Fellow Daoist Gao, what did the Sect Master say to you just now?"

Gao Xian and Yuan Zhongguang were not familiar with each other. The fact that he came over and asked directly seemed straightforward, but it was actually quite impolite.

Moreover, in the previous battle, Yuan Zhongguang abandoned him and Zhu Qiuniang and ran away as fast as he could.

Yuan Zhongguang still had the audacity to come and act innocent in front of him!

Gao Xian smiled neither warmly nor coldly, "The Sect Master gave strict orders, and I dare not say more. If Fellow Daoist is curious, you can go ask the Sect Master."

Yuan Zhongguang was speechless. He always thought Gao Xian was easy to talk to, but he didn't expect this kid to be so disrespectful, embarrassing him in front of everyone.

Zhu Qiuniang happened to walk over at this moment. She said coldly, "What's there to talk about with a coward who fled in the face of danger?"

With just one sentence, Yuan Zhongguang's face turned black. He glanced at Zhu Qiuniang, wanting to say something, but Zhu Qiuniang's eyes were exceptionally sharp and firm.

After thinking for a moment, Yuan Zhongguang didn't have the courage to explain. He turned around with a gloomy face and quickly left.

Wang Chuan and Yun Feiying, who were not far away, also heard this sentence. Wang Chuan's face darkened, while Yun Feiying blushed.

Since their escape last time, Yun Feiying had been feeling guilty. Since then, she hadn't dared to speak to Gao Xian or Zhu Qiuniang.

Gao Xian gently held Qiniang's hand and said, "There's no need to dwell on the past."

He didn't agree with Zhu Qiniang's approach. Speaking like this in public would only escalate the conflict and make Wang Chuan and others resentful.

Originally, Wang Chuan and the others would have felt sorry for them and treated them more politely and friendly.

But with just one sentence from Zhu Qiniang, the subtle dynamics between the three of them changed. They became enemies in an instant.

Of course, Zhu Qiniang had been holding back this anger all along. Now that she let it out, she must have felt relieved.

Well, at least she felt better!

The other Foundation Building cultivators were not very clear about the situation, but they could guess the general idea from the expressions and attitudes of both sides. The group of Foundation Building cultivators had complex expressions.

Gao Xian gave Wang Chuan and the others a meaningful smile, then he and Zhu Qiniang left hand in hand.

Back at home, Gao Xian only reminded Zhu Qiniang to be careful.

She felt relieved, but she had to be cautious of retaliation from others.

Zhu Qiniang didn't say anything. She suddenly took a deep breath, and her bones resonated like thunder.

After three hundred and sixty consecutive roars, Zhu Qiniang's eyes flickered with electric light, and she opened her mouth to spit out a long white spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy was as sharp as a blade, extending several zhangs away. After a moment, the spiritual energy slowly dissipated.

Gao Xian asked in surprise, "You've reached the second level of Foundation Building?"

Generally speaking, it is difficult for Foundation Building cultivators to advance. It takes two to three decades to advance one level.

Zhu Qiniang had only been in Foundation Building for four years, and she was also a Body Refining cultivator, which meant her cultivation progress was slower. It was impressive for her to break through to the second level of Foundation Building so quickly, indicating her exceptional talent.

"Yes, I expelled the resentment in my heart and had a clear mind, so I advanced," Zhu Qiniang replied.

Zhu Qiniang was also happy. She had been holding a grudge from last year's battle but never found an opportunity.

Today, with the public mockery, she felt relieved, and her cultivation naturally broke through to the second level of Foundation Building.

She said to Gao Xian, "The so-called early, middle, and late stages of Foundation Building, regardless of the differences in cultivation techniques, fundamentally involve condensing spiritual energy. The path I took in Body Refining makes it particularly easy to refine spiritual energy.

"By condensing blood, bones, and essence, merging the three spiritual apertures into one, and igniting the life-saving spiritual light in the heart aperture, it is the middle stage of Foundation Building. When the five viscera spiritual apertures are condensed into one, and the qi aperture in the lower dantian is condensed into a spiritual light, it is the late stage of Foundation Building.

"The last step is to condense the Soul Refining spiritual aperture, where the three apertures of essence, qi, and spirit converge into one, forming a hundredfold refined pill, which is the Gold Core!"

Zhu Qiniang was an outer sect elder and had obtained the complete Primordial Origin Golden Body Technique inheritance. She had visited Qingyun City twice and paid a hefty price to consult with experts.

She hadn't told Gao Xian about these things before because she wasn't sure if her path was suitable for him.

Now that she had suddenly advanced, Zhu Qiniang had a thorough understanding of the three stages of spiritual energy, so she took the initiative to explain it to Gao Xian.

Gao Xian nodded. The Great Five Elements Technique also had detailed records, but the terminology was slightly different.

Compared to that, Zhu Qiniang's explanation was simpler and more straightforward, making it easier to understand.

Zhu Qiniang continued, "Last year, when I accompanied you to the Wind and Fire Cave for Body Refining, my cultivation made great progress after taking the Thousand-Year Jade Marrow. This year, I took the Dragon and Tiger Gold Core, so my physical foundation has long been accumulated.

"With enough support from spiritual pills and elixirs, Body Refining cultivation seems to be easier..."

"Or maybe it's because of your extraordinary talent," Gao Xian said with a smile as he hugged Zhu Qiniang. "Let me see your skills at the second level of Foundation Building!"

Zhu Qiniang felt a little dissatisfied. "This time, I won't lose to you..."

The two of them fought fiercely, but Gao Xian came out slightly ahead.

After all, his body had reached the late stage of Body Refining Foundation Building, and although Zhu Qiniang had exceptional talent, she was still slightly inferior to him.

The next day, someone came to deliver the Five Elements spiritual materials.

Earth Yuan Crystal, Blazing Fire Pearl, Profound Ice Jade, Crimson Gold Copper, and Ethereal Wood Heart.

Gao Xian was quite happy. It wasn't easy to take advantage of Yun Taihao like this.

One type of Five Elements spiritual material wasn't considered very precious. It would be very troublesome to gather all five types of spiritual materials.

If they were to buy them from the Yunshui Tower, it would cost at least a hundred thousand spirit stones to buy all five types of spiritual materials at once.

The price of each individual type might not even reach ten thousand spirit stones.

Although the Lianyun Sect is a small sect, it has a thousand years of heritage. Over the long period of time, it has continuously collected various spiritual objects.

For the sect, the cost of the five spiritual objects is very low.

Gao Xian was not in a hurry to cultivate the Great Five Elements Sword Qi, but unexpectedly, he obtained the spiritual objects with just a few words.

The five elemental spiritual objects greatly benefit the Great Five Elements Sword Qi. Every time Gao Xian absorbs a kind of spiritual object, he can feel significant progress.

In addition, the five elemental spiritual objects are also beneficial to the Great Five Elements Technique.

Apart from refining pills every day, Gao Xian devotes most of his energy to the Great Five Elements Sword Qi.

After half a year of practice, on a day in July, while Gao Xian was cultivating, colorful divine light suddenly flashed around him, condensing into layers of white sword qi that resembled walls.

Under his mental command, the white sword qi transformed into thousands of white sword blades and shot outwards.

When the sword blades touched the walls, they silently dissipated, leaving densely packed sword marks that were about an inch deep on the walls.

Gao Xian opened the Fengyue Mirror and saw that the Great Five Elements Sword Qi had reached the second level.

With the Great Five Elements Sword Qi reaching the level of a master, its power increased by more than thirty percent, while the consumption of mana decreased. It became easier to control, and one could say that it could be gathered and dispersed at will.

He had already reached the level of a grandmaster in the Great Five Elements Technique, which proved that he had gained a profound and unique understanding of it.

However, this had no direct relation to the Foundation Building stage.

According to the data in the Fengyue Mirror, if he followed the normal cultivation path, it would take at least ten years to reach the second level of Foundation Building. This was still under the assumption that his proficiency in the Great Five Elements Technique was exceptionally high and his efficiency was extremely high.

In addition, he was only two thousand points away from reaching perfection in the Qingfeng Sword Technique.

Currently, he could increase his proficiency in swordsmanship by five points every day, so in a little over a year, his sword technique would reach perfection.

This level of swordsmanship was even stronger than that of a Gold Core cultivator. Well, it could be measured against Yun Taihao as a standard.

In addition, the only thing left to upgrade was the Qiankun Wheel.

Gao Xian turned the Fengyue Mirror around and saw that he had accumulated over six hundred thousand points of human spiritual light in more than nine months.

The Tai Zhen Ou Shen, Thunder and Lightning Law, Clone Technique, Yin Yang Wheel, and every secret technique had their uses and could be upgraded.

After careful consideration, Gao Xian decided to suppress the urge to upgrade for now.

He still had two months left, so he could wait a little longer.

The foundation of the transition from Foundation Building to Gold Core was the body. Without a body to support the soul, consciousness, and divine sense, everything would cease to exist.

In September, the four sects would form an alliance. Before that, he needed to accumulate enough human spiritual light to upgrade the Vajra Pestle to perfection.

As a long-range attack mage, having a longer health bar and higher defense would improve his survivability.

Being alive was the prerequisite for output! Many people just didn't understand this principle...

Qin Niang had said that in the early stage of Foundation Building, one needed to refine the essence and blood of the body and condense the spiritual light of the acupoints.

Gao Xian's understanding of this was that as long as his body was strong enough, he could easily pass this stage.

Compared to diligent cultivation, directly upgrading with points could save countless time, energy, and resources.

He currently had four hundred and eighty years of lifespan, so even if he deducted one hundred and eighty years for the upgrade, it wouldn't be a big deal. This price was completely acceptable.

In August, Gao Xian saw that he had enough human spiritual light and invested it all into the Vajra Pestle.

In an instant, three Vajra Pestles emerged from the depths of his sea of consciousness.

The golden light emitted by the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Pestle illuminated his whole body, even dyeing his spiritual light at the center of his brow with a hint of gold.

The changes from the inside out lasted for most of the day before the golden light gradually converged and dissipated.

Gao Xian opened his eyes, and this upgrade felt very special. He didn't feel the surging power within his body.

Every part of his body, all the power, including the flow of mana and even every strand of divine sense, were completely under his control.

He thought of a term: returning to simplicity.

The Vajra Pestle at the perfection stage of a grandmaster allowed him to easily control his body and divine sense.

The originally complex changes in the body, mana, and divine sense became very, very simple.

Gao Xian's spiritual light at the center of his brow was also dyed gold. The originally clear and translucent spiritual light now appeared platinum, exuding an unshakable and extremely strong meaning.

Gao Xian also noticed the changes in his spiritual light. He tried it out and found that the range of his divine sense did not increase, but his divine sense became more transparent and agile, and it also gained a bit more toughness.

If the original divine consciousness was as ethereal as a strand of hair, it has now become as solid as a golden thread.

The most important thing is that the innate spiritual light now carries a hint of the unyielding nature of a vajra, allowing him to easily resist divine soul spells, including contamination from evil spirits.

The perfected vajra staff of a grandmaster unifies the soul and body, condensing into an indestructible vajra staff that can resist all demonic spells.

With a thought from Gao Xian, a five-foot-long vajra staff with three sections appeared in his hand.

Although this object is clearly condensed from spells, it exudes a restrained and profound golden light, appearing incredibly heavy and rigid, displaying an invincible and fierce aura.

Gao Xian didn't need to try it to know that the vajra staff was extremely powerful, and it could even be said to be his strongest attack spell.

Although it is not as sharp as the Lingxi Sword, its fierceness and sharpness surpass the Lingxi Sword by a hundredfold.

Holding the vajra staff, Gao Xian even felt like he could smash the clouds with a single strike.

Of course, it was just wishful thinking.

Gold Core cultivators like Yun Taihao may not have the same physical strength as him, but the endless divine power condensed by the Gold Core is not something he can compare to.

Although the vajra staff is powerful, it cannot be thrown away. Its range of power is limited to within ten steps.

Its applicability is far inferior to the Ice Arrow Technique or the Flame Bullet, and it is not as good as the Great Five Elements Sword Qi.

It can only be used as a finishing move.

Gao Xian put away the vajra staff, opened the Fengyue Mirror, and saw that his lifespan had been reduced by sixty years, making him 420 years old.

Gao Xian felt that it was worth it. His physical strength had already reached a certain limit.

In this state, he could completely control his own blood, flesh, and bones.

As long as the Great Five Elements Technique adapted to his new body, it would only take two to three years for him to condense his spiritual apertures and enter the mid-Foundation Building stage.

Seeing that September was approaching, Gao Xian's energy was mostly spent on familiarizing himself with his new body.

He could fully control the huge changes in his body and soul. However, when it came to various spells and physical techniques, he needed to readjust.

At the end of August, Gao Xian and Zhu Qianniang boarded the Qingmu Flying Ship.

This neutral Qingmu Flying Ship was only about seven zhang long and had three levels, with three cloud sails on the outside. It was not as majestic as a large flying ship, but its overall lines were smooth and beautiful, even carrying a hint of elegance.

Apart from the sect master Yun Taihao, there were three inner sect elders on the Qingmu Flying Ship: Wang Chuan, Yuan Chongguang, and Yun Feiying. The rest were Qi Refining cultivators responsible for operating the flying ship and various miscellaneous tasks.

After Zhu Qianniang publicly mocked them last time, the relationship between the two sides was very poor. Wang Chuan and the others didn't come over to talk.

Zhu Qianniang and Gao Xian had separate rooms, and the two of them were happy to have some peace and quiet.

The Qingmu Flying Ship flew for a day and a night before reaching its destination, Feixian Island.

As they approached their destination, Gao Xian and the others stood on the deck to observe the situation.

Yun Feiying, Wang Chuan, and Yuan Chongguang had all arrived. Even the sect master Yun Taihao was here.

Looking down from the sky, the island below resembled a winding dragon in a great river, and one could even vaguely distinguish the head, body, claws, and tail of the dragon, giving it a somewhat spiritual appearance.

Yun Taihao pointed to the central area of Feixian Island and said, "That high platform is the Feixian Platform. It is said that in ancient times, someone ascended to immortality here. After Qingfeng Sect occupied this place, they transformed the high platform into a fighting arena. Over the past few hundred years, countless experts have died on the Feixian Platform."

He glanced at Gao Xian and Zhu Qianniang and said, "In the four-sect competition, it is said to be a stop-at-will match, but once the fight starts, no one will show mercy. Qingfeng Sect, Chiyin Sect, and Shaoyang Sect are all filled with talented and powerful experts. It will depend on your abilities next..."

Gao Xian smiled and clasped his hands, saying, "I will do my best to win and not disappoint the sect master's trust."

Yun Taihao was a little surprised. Who gave this kid such confidence?! Does he really think he's invincible with the Great Five Elements Sword Qi?!

But then he laughed. It's better to have a bold spirit than to be timid. If this kid really wins first place, even Yun Sect won't be able to keep him. Letting him go, so what!

Wang Chuan and Yuan Chongguang had deep expressions on their faces, and their gazes at Gao Xian carried a hint of coldness.

Gao Xian has only been in the Foundation Building stage for a few days, yet he dares to boast like this!

The other three sects have profound backgrounds, especially Qingfeng Sect, whose strength far surpasses Lianyun Sect.

The Foundation Building cultivators of Qingfeng Sect are not comparable to the demonic cultivators of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Let's see how this kid dies when he steps onto the Feixian Platform!

Yun Feiying, on the other hand, showed a worried expression. She still admired Gao Xian. It's just that Gao Xian's arrogance is worrying...

(End of this chapter)