Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 262: Invisible Heavenly Robe

Returning to the Scripture Pavilion, Gao Xian found Lu Jingxu.

This Gold Core cultivator had suffered a serious injury last September and had spent half a year recovering. His physical appearance had returned to normal, but the loss of vital essence would take some time to recover.

This injury had also severed Lu Jingxu's path to advancement.

Fortunately, he was originally a Third Grade Gold Core cultivator and did not have ambitions to continue advancing.

With his cultivation staying at the mid-stage of Gold Core, the impact on him was not significant. However, his lifespan would be somewhat reduced, and it would be difficult for him to live to eight hundred years old.

Lu Jingxu was reading a book, and when he saw Gao Xian enter, a smile appeared on his face. "Still here?"

In the past, Gao Xian would quickly leave after giving his lecture and rarely stayed in the Scripture Pavilion.

"Senior Brother."

Gao Xian greeted him, using "Senior Brother" instead of "First Seat" to show familiarity and also because Lu Jingxu insisted on it.

Since he had killed that Gold Core demonic cultivator, Lu Jingxu had become particularly close to him.

Gao Xian didn't beat around the bush and directly asked, "Senior Brother, who is Li Ye?"

Lu Jingxu put down his book and asked in a serious and low voice, "What's wrong?"

"Li Ye has the Qingfeng Sword, and I want to borrow it for a few days to gain some insights."

Gao Xian briefly explained the situation but didn't mention the conditions Li Ye had set.

"Li Ye, huh? He is closer to the Shui Family, but he can't be considered one of them."

Lu Jingxu sighed softly. "The aristocratic families are held together by bloodlines and surnames, forming stable and orderly organizations. It's difficult for outsiders to gain the trust of these families."

The Azure Cloud Sect is mainly composed of the Yun and Shui families, with other families like the Lu, Ma, Wei, and Tong also having a history of over two thousand years and considerable heritage.

Apart from the major families, half of the Gold Core cultivators are not from aristocratic backgrounds.

Cultivation talent is innate, and even with abundant resources from the aristocratic families, it is difficult to forcefully cultivate a Gold Core cultivator.

For example, Yun Changfeng's two children both have top-tier talent, and Yun Qingxuan achieved Third Grade Gold Core at a young age, which is extremely rare among the aristocratic families.

Lu Jingxu comes from the Lu family, and there are two Gold Core cultivators in his family. They rely on the three of them to uphold the family's reputation.

In fact, although they all have the surname Lu, they are all from collateral branches. The main branch of the Lu family has had little connection with them for a thousand years.

Lu Jingxu actually despises the vanity and arrogance of the aristocratic families, but he benefits greatly from the resources he receives from the Lu family and is responsible for the family in return.

There has always been a significant conflict between the aristocratic families and cultivators from non-aristocratic backgrounds, such as Gold Core cultivators and Foundation Building cultivators.

Fortunately, with Yun Zaitian in charge of the sect, all conflicts are hidden beneath the surface and have not truly erupted.

The complex relationships involved are difficult to explain in a short time, and it's not appropriate to explain them too clearly to Gao Xian.

Lu Jingxu could only briefly introduce the situation with Li Ye and give a simple explanation of the relationship between the aristocratic families and cultivators from outside the sect.

He sighed, "A Gold Core cultivator has a lifespan of eight hundred years and can establish a family. If a family is lucky enough to produce another Gold Core cultivator, it can sustain the family for a thousand years. Having one more Gold Core cultivator would make it a true aristocratic family."

"The conflict between the aristocratic families and cultivators from outside the sect is ultimately a struggle for interests..."

Gao Xian nodded in understanding. As a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, there were regulations regarding the proportions of secret techniques and elixirs. He didn't need to compete for anything in the next thirty years.

After thirty years, even the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect needed to accumulate merits, complete sect missions, and strive for victory in sect competitions in order to obtain more resources.

After all, cultivators were like this, constantly competing with heaven, earth, and other people.

Large sects like the Azure Cloud Sect had increasingly intense internal struggles, far beyond what smaller sects like the Lianyun Sect could compare to.

Lujing Xu showed him goodwill because there was no conflict of interest between them, and their personalities were compatible.

Li Ye had ill intentions towards him, perhaps due to complex conflicts of interest behind the scenes, or maybe he simply looked down on him.

Lujing Xu's main point was actually this.

Gao Xian also understood that he had no intention of investigating why Li Ye had ill intentions towards him. That wasn't important. What was important was Li Ye's relationship with the Shui family, whether there was any collusion between them, and whether they had plotted any schemes against him.

From Lujing Xu's words, it seemed that Li Ye and Shui Yuying had some collusion, but their relationship wasn't too deep.

Gao Xian thought about it and still couldn't bear to part with the Qingfeng Sword. If he could push the Fengyun Sword Technique to the level of a grandmaster, his combat power would immediately undergo a qualitative leap.

With another good sword, killing a Gold Core cultivator wouldn't be too difficult!

After leaving the Scripture Pavilion, Gao Xian went directly to the Fire Department's Law Enforcement Court.

The Law Enforcement Court was located on the mountainside of the Chixiao Peak, occupying a large area and appearing quite grand. There were also a lot of people here, coming and going, making it lively and bustling.

The Law Enforcement Court was responsible for maintaining order in Azure Cloud City, mainly dealing with external matters. The internal order of the sect was generally handled by the Disciplinary Court.

With several million cultivators in Azure Cloud City, one can imagine how many things happened every day.

Gao Xian went in and presented the Azure Cloud Token, stating that he was looking for Shouzuo Shui Yuying. Immediately, someone led Gao Xian to a quiet room to rest and offered him fragrant tea.

In no time, a female cultivator wearing a black robe from the Law Enforcement Court came over, respectfully leading Gao Xian to the backyard.

In a quiet and secluded room, Gao Xian saw Shui Yuying.

In early spring, Shui Yuying was wearing a loose and thin robe, with a large part of her chest exposed. She lazily lay on a couch, with her legs crossed, revealing her fair calves and jade feet.

Shui Yuying seemed to be on a vacation, without any appearance of working.

The female cultivator in the black robe brought Gao Xian to the room and hastily left, closing the door as she left.

Shui Yuying glanced at Gao Xian sideways and asked in a displeased tone, "What are you doing here?"

"Senior Sister Shui, Li Ye said he owes you a favor, so I came to help him repay that favor. I wonder what conditions Senior Sister Shui has?" Gao Xian didn't mention the matter of the Qingfeng Sword, he just asked about Shui Yuying's conditions.

Shui Yuying suddenly smiled, "Li Ye, he really owes me a favor."

She spoke with a seductive gaze, "If you help Li Ye repay the favor, then just spend a night with me."

"Oh." Gao Xian didn't refuse. He said, "Senior Sister Shui, please allow me to consider it carefully."

Shui Yuying beckoned with her finger, "What's there to consider? Senior Sister won't eat you, well, maybe I won't eat you, as long as you like..."

As she spoke, she lightly licked her finger, her eyes seductive and enchanting.

This little action made Gao Xian feel a bit itchy in his heart. He secretly cursed, "Seductress, trying to corrupt me, a righteous cultivator!"

Gao Xian didn't dare to stay any longer, fearing that if he were to use the Vajra Pestle to subdue demons and evil spirits, it wouldn't be good.

The main concern is safety; it's hard to say who would subdue whom.

If he were to lose this battle, it's easy to imagine that he would be sucked dry by Shui Yuying.

Having witnessed Li Feihuang's strength, Gao Xian no longer dared to underestimate women.

Seeing Gao Xian leave, Shui Yuying pursed her lips and muttered, "Useless guy..."

After all, Gao Xian is a true disciple of Shenxiao, so she couldn't force him to comply.

Upon hearing Shui Yuying's insult, Gao Xian felt a bit frustrated; this woman is really arrogant.

He returned to Xuandu Peak and reviewed the situation.

With the Vajra Pestle, Sister Lan, the Crimson Dragon Swallowing the Moon technique, and the Thunderbolt Lightning technique, dealing with Shui Yuying shouldn't be a problem.

Li Feihuang and Shui Yuying are different; she possesses the innate pure yang and true yin energy and needs to resolve it through dual cultivation.

He couldn't use secret techniques against Li Feihuang, so he could only rely on his physical strength.

In terms of divine consciousness, he could completely suppress Shui Yuying.

Gao Xian felt about 70-80% confident in dealing with Shui Yuying, but there was still some risk involved.

Perhaps Shui Yuying has some powerful secret techniques or special treasures that he should be cautious of.

Not to mention just borrowing the Qingfeng Sword for a few days, even if Li Ye gave him the Qingfeng Sword, it wouldn't be worth the risk.

Gao Xian took out the Yin Nine Stone storage bag and wanted to see if there was anything useful inside to help him solve the current problem.

He emptied the contents of the storage bag, filling the room with various bones, flesh, and some unfinished Law Weapons, all exuding a bloody and evil aura.

Gao Xian thought that these things should be valuable, but he needed to find a suitable buyer.

Among the miscellaneous items, Gao Xian found a three-foot-six-inch long golden whip, which was precisely the Rank Three Law Treasure, Heavenly Axis Thunderbolt Demon Subduing Golden Whip, that Zhang Zhengxin used.

Obviously, Zhang Zhengxin was killed by Yin Nine Stone, and this Rank Three Law Treasure fell into Yin Nine Stone's hands.

Various filthy and bloody demonic Law Weapons and spiritual objects were hidden inside the storage bag, and Gao Xian hadn't noticed the Heavenly Axis Thunderbolt Demon Subduing Golden Whip until he emptied everything out.

Gao Xian held the Demon Subduing Golden Whip and gently swung it, causing a resounding thunderous roar.

This Demon Subduing Golden Whip weighed over a hundred catties and contained the power of the Heavenly Axis Thunderbolt. When wielded, it was truly fierce and unparalleled.

Back then, Gao Xian had been envious of Zhang Zhengxin's Demon Subduing Golden Whip during the Swordsmanship Conference, but he never expected to obtain it himself.

Gao Xian didn't like Zhang Zhengxin; this person appeared upright, but in reality, he was cunning and narrow-minded.

However, this person had considerable talent. If it weren't for encountering him, Gao Xian should have won the competition and become the true disciple of Shenxiao, and he wouldn't have died at Yin Nine Stone's hands.

It can be seen that a person's fate is mysterious and unpredictable; no one knows what will happen tomorrow.

Gao Xian held the Demon Subduing Golden Whip and tried to activate it with his mana, but this treasure was heavily restricted, and his Five Elements mana was unexpectedly difficult to activate.

It's like putting gasoline in a diesel car, completely incompatible.

Gao Xian vaguely realized that controlling this Demon Subduing Golden Whip required a special secret technique, so even Yin Jiushi couldn't control it and could only be thrown deep into the storage bag.

For him, it could be considered useless. If he could exchange it for the Qingfeng Sword, I wonder if Li Ye would agree?

The Qingfeng Sword was left behind by Qingfeng Zhenjun, and its grade might not be lower than that of the Demon Subduing Golden Whip. Moreover, Li Ye specialized in the Qingfeng Sword Technique, so it was impossible for him to exchange the Qingfeng Sword for the Demon Subduing Golden Whip.

Gao Xian's thoughts suddenly opened up when he thought of this. With the Qingfeng Sword in Li Ye's hands, he didn't need to compete with Shui Yuying.

Just take down Li Ye!

If someone else draws a line, he will follow along. He needs to have his own rhythm.

Gao Xian suddenly had an idea in his mind. He took out a black bead from his storage bag. This was a good thing left behind by the Gold Core demonic cultivator Yin Jiushi. It could unleash an invisible Heavenly Demon.

Yin Jiushi was able to seriously injure Lu Jingxu by relying on the power of the invisible Heavenly Demon.

After obtaining this black bead, he had been busy cultivating and helping Li Fei Huang with her cultivation, so he didn't have time to study and ponder over this bead.

According to his intuition, this bead could unleash an intangible and incorporeal Yin Demon, which corresponded to his Shadowless Robe.

After reaching the Grandmaster Perfection stage, the Shadowless Robe could no longer be improved.

When he was in Lianyun City, the Shadowless Robe was obviously not enough to deal with the numerous formations. In Azure Cloud City, Gao Xian had never used the Shadowless Robe. Because there was no urgency, Gao Xian had just left it there without paying attention to it.

If this bead could upgrade the Shadowless Robe, allowing him to avoid the perception of Gold Core cultivators, then its usefulness would be greatly increased, and it might even help him solve the current big problem!

Gao Xian first tried to deduce the bead using the Heart-Mind Temple, but there was no result. Obviously, the bead surpassed the level of the Heart-Mind Temple. For him, this was actually a good thing.

Gao Xian believed that with Lan Jie's presence, whatever Yin Demon was inside the bead posed no threat to him.

To be on the safe side, Gao Xian still used a clone to unleash it.

The Tai Xuan, Tai Yuan, and Tai Ji divine forms could all be transformed into clones.

According to common sense, the Tai Xuan divine form seemed to be more compatible with the Shadowless Yin Demon.

After thinking for a moment, Gao Xian chose the Tai Ji divine form to control the clone. The Tai Ji divine form combined both Yin and Yang, and its power could accommodate and assimilate more.

He used the Tai Ji divine form clone to operate his divine sense and enter the bead. The invisible and incorporeal Yin Demon appeared, rushing into his sea of consciousness along with his divine sense, entangling with the Tai Ji divine form.

Within his sea of consciousness constructed by his divine sense, the invisible Yin Demon also transformed into a phantom.

Under the control of Yin Jiushi, the invisible Yin Demon was powerful enough to seriously injure Lu Jingxu. Without the control of the Gold Core demonic cultivator, it would only follow its instinct and lose such power.

The Tai Ji divine form in the clone's sea of consciousness was draped in the black and white Tai Ji Profound Heaven Robe, and with a wave of its long sleeves, it enveloped the Yin Demon.

The black and white Tai Ji Profound Heaven Robe on the Tai Ji Profound Heaven Robe rotated like a Tai Ji diagram, instantly swallowing up the Yin Demon.

When the bead in Gao Xian's hand completely turned into ashes, the Yin Demon also completely dissipated in the Tai Ji Profound Heaven Robe.

Gao Xian felt delighted in his heart. He took out the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror and unexpectedly found that the secret technique of the Shadowless Robe had disappeared.

The original Tai Ji Profound Heaven Robe had turned into the Tai Ji Profound Heaven Invisible Robe...

(End of this chapter)