Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 209: The Strong Draw Their Swords Against the Stronger

Whether it's a Law Weapon, a Law Treasure, or even a Spirit Communication Law Treasure, they all require cultivators to expend their spiritual energy to activate them.

Moreover, the stronger the Law Treasure, the higher the demand for spiritual energy.

Previously, Zhong Cang's cultivation was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Building, and the five and a half Innate Law Treasures in his possession were equivalent to the perfection stage of Foundation Building, or even the False Core stage.

Therefore, at that time, Zhong Cang was unable to fully unleash the power of Supreme Grade Law Weapons like the Mountain Suppressing Stone Tablet and the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

But now, the situation is different.

After the rotation and fusion, sixty-four times the earth elemental energy surged in, fully activating the restrictions within the Mountain Suppressing Stone Tablet.

Subsequently, with abundant energy and activated restrictions, it appeared in mid-air due to the Five Elements Transportation, instantly increasing its size by dozens of times, turning into a three hundred meter tall giant stone monument.

At this moment, under the influence of gravity, this stone monument fell from the sky like a meteor.

"Boom!"

As the mountainous monument fell from the sky, Zhong Cang below did not just sit idly by. The immense gravitational field, centered around Zhong Cang, crushed everything around him.

This not only accelerated the speed of the monument's fall, but also enhanced its power.

At the same time, gravity also limited the ability of others to escape.

"Boom!"

Under dozens of times the gravity, the Mountain Suppressing Stone Tablet fell extremely quickly... too quickly, to the point where it rubbed against the air and ignited flames.

Now, the falling monument truly resembled a falling celestial star.

"No!!!"

The massive, grandiose monument falling like a celestial star frightened many people in the restaurant.

Originally, when Zhong Cang said, "You are unworthy," everyone regarded him as a madman.

But now, their contempt disappeared, and for the first time, the thought that Yan Chuyao truly did not deserve to judge Zhong Cang arose in their hearts.

Of course, before this thought, what they felt more was fear.

The rapidly falling celestial star made them feel the breath of death.

Under the deadly crisis, some people trembled in fear, but they were a minority. Most people were startled and immediately wanted to escape.

Unfortunately, they couldn't escape.

The immense gravity crushed them, making it impossible for them to easily break free.

Even if they were at the Foundation Building stage and could resist the gravity with their own strength, Zhong Cang would not let them go.

[Myriad Manifestations Traction]

As Zhong Cang's thoughts moved, a tremendous gravitational force pulled them, rendering them immobile.

Gravity restrictions, gravitational pull, the combination of the two forces made it impossible for everyone to escape completely, and they could only be under the range of the falling Tianxing.

However, at this moment, the desperate situation created by Zhong Cang instead aroused a sense of unity and determination among the cultivators, causing them to abandon the idea of escape and fight desperately.

"Everyone, that monster won't let us escape. We must fight with all our might."

"Give it our all, attack the stone tablet together, let it fall, and we will all be saved!"

"Don't hold back anymore. If you keep hiding, you will have to hide your ultimate skills in the underworld!"

After all, the cultivators, who had been cultivating for many years, could still see the situation clearly.

Therefore, once they realized that escape was impossible, they truly fought with all their might.

Even at this critical moment, some people used their life-saving techniques that burned their spiritual energy and life force.

"Burning Blood Technique!"

"Great Sun Explosion..."

"Water Dragon Technique... No, the gravity is too strong, my spells can't reach!"

Under the life-or-death situation, a large number of spells were thrown into the sky by the cultivators... In fact, they wanted to attack Zhong Cang.

However, the previous joint attack made them understand that Zhong Cang's defense was unparalleled, and their desperate attacks were in vain.

Therefore, they could only desperately release their spells into the sky.

This kind of life-or-death attitude also made Zhong Cang somewhat emotional.

"Can extreme desperation really stimulate a person's potential? No wonder in ancient times, when attacking a city, they needed three generals to besiege one."

After this emotional moment, Zhong Cang shook his head.

"However, it doesn't matter to me... If the ancient generals who attacked cities had the same idea as me, summoning meteorites, they probably wouldn't care whether the army in the city resisted or not."

Absolute strength can crush everything.

Just like now, even though they were united in their determination, Zhong Cang was still fearless.

And their counterattack was indeed weak.

Under the suppression of gravity and the falling of Tianxing from the sky, most of the attacks from the cultivators were weakened, to the point where they couldn't even approach Tianxing.

The remaining attacks were also unable to shatter the stone tablet known for its solidity and strong defense.

Therefore, the falling Tianxing almost forcefully suppressed the counterattacks of the cultivators and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Boom!"

When Tianxing truly fell, the Four Seas Restaurant, that luxurious building, even with its array protection, collapsed like grains of sand.

Inside the restaurant, the cultivators who had just been cursing Zhong Cang were crushed to death without knowing how many.

Even the ground was smashed into a large pit by the Mountain Suppressing Stone Tablet.

"Boom boom boom..."

The falling celestial stars also affected the surrounding area, causing a violent tremor to be felt throughout half of Tianhai Immortal City.

"What's going on?"

"Is it an earthquake?"

"No, I just saw a meteor falling."

"Let's go and take a look..."

The tremors caused many people to look around, and those who were closer to the Four Seas Restaurant hurriedly rushed over.

Then, they were shocked to find that the luxurious and famous Four Seas Restaurant had disappeared, leaving only a huge pit hundreds of meters in size.

Inside the pit, there were only some shattered wooden fragments, telling the story of the restaurant's existence.

Of course, what was even more concerning was the heavy casualties and the moaning cultivators inside the pit.

With the unparalleled power and impact of the falling celestial star, Zhong Cang had killed countless people.

However, not all cultivators were weak. Under the celestial star, some people relied on exquisite spells, some relied on protective talismans bestowed by their elders, and some were just lucky. In any case, there were still some survivors in the pit.

However, for those who survived, they no longer harbored any hatred towards Zhong Cang... or rather, they dared not harbor any hatred.

Like the surrounding cultivators who were watching, they were also frightened by the tragic scene before them.

In fact, because they had directly faced the might of the celestial star's arrival, their fear of Zhong Cang was even greater.

"How... is this possible..."

"Old Yang, Old Yang..."

"Damn bastard, it's all because of you, all because of you that we're in this situation!"

The last person did not angrily curse at Zhong Cang.

When the strong are angry, they draw their swords against the stronger, and when the weak are angry, they draw their swords against the weaker.

There was no doubt that with a celestial star, Zhong Cang had proven his identity as a strong cultivator.

However, not all the cultivators who survived in the pit were strong.

They were filled with sadness and anger over the deaths of their friends and loved ones, as well as their own injuries.

However, the might of the celestial star was still engraved in their hearts, which made them afraid to vent their anger towards Zhong Cang.

As a result, the one who was scolded and hated by them became the source of all this - Shi Chong.

He went from being agreed with by the crowd to being scolded by thousands of people.

However, the group of people who were criticizing Shi Chong clearly forgot that they had no mercy when they slandered and cursed Zhong Cang just now. They had the intention to kill him. If not for that, Zhong Cang wouldn't have acted so decisively by smashing the Tianxing.

Ignoring the disputes and curses from the people who didn't care about the survival of others, Zhong Cang looked at Shi Chong, who was severely injured and on the verge of death, and said indifferently, "You said I ambushed your elder brother and killed him. Can you tell me about your elder brother's cultivation level? Is it Foundation Establishment or Gold Core?"

"Kaka..."

Shi Chong naturally couldn't answer Zhong Cang's question.

At the same time, facing Zhong Cang, he no longer held any hatred. Instead, he regretted provoking Zhong Cang.

However, he didn't dare to oppose Zhong Cang, but the mocking tone of Zhong Cang made someone unhappy.

"Enough!"

It was Yan Chuyao who wanted to stop everything.

Zhong Cang's mockery not only mocked Shi Chong, but also exposed her hypocrisy.

Moreover, Zhong Cang's Tianxing not only caused the death of most of the people she recruited, but also completely ruined her reputation. This made Yan Chuyao look at Zhong Cang with hatred.

Among the crowd, she was the only one who still showed a hateful expression towards Zhong Cang.

At the same time, she was also one of the two people at the scene who didn't suffer too much injuries.

A splendid shield protected her in the center.

This also caught Zhong Cang's attention.

"You dare to speak to me in such a tone. It seems that my methods are not ruthless enough, or do you think your shield can stop me?"

"Hmm!"

As Zhong Cang's words fell, a clear and long sword sound suddenly resounded out of thin air.

This sound came from the mortal world, but it echoed in the cultivator's mind. This kind of attack bypassed the physical protection and directly attacked Yan Chuyao's soul.

"?!!"

The sudden appearance of the long sword in her mind startled Yan Chuyao.

But soon, she figured out what was happening, which gave her confidence and made her become arrogant again. At the same time, she no longer feared Zhong Cang as she said:

"Hmph, I don't know who you are, but you're just killing some independent cultivators and still have the possibility of escaping. If you lay a hand on me, my sister and the Tianling Sect will not let you go!"

"Relying on yourself or relying on your sister? I'm curious, how did you obtain the identity of a true disciple?"

"Cough cough, Yan Chuyao is not a true disciple, but she has a good relationship with her sister. And her sister, who is solely focused on cultivation, leaves all worldly matters and social interactions to her elder sister. Also, because the two of them have similar appearances, we male cultivators don't bother to explain."

The one speaking behind was not Yan Chuyao, but the chubby Taoist.

During the previous Tianxing's fall, Zhong Cang didn't protect him, but after the Tianxing landed, he was only slightly embarrassed and didn't suffer any injuries. This confirmed one thing for Zhong Cang.

This person could indeed cause him some trouble.

However, all he could cause was just a little trouble.

Moreover, when everyone was slandering and calling for the killing and beating of Zhong Cang just now, he did not step forward. As a result, Zhong Cang did not care about him and instead looked ahead.

"Chi!"

As Zhong Cang narrowed his gaze, the Sword of the Soul slashed towards Yan Chuyao.

What made Zhong Chao raise his eyebrows was that the girl in front of him also had protection in her soul.

"Jiu!"

With a crisp and pleasant phoenix cry, a phoenix-like divine bird appeared from Yan Chuyao's soul and fought against Zhong Cang's Sword of the Soul.

"Chi!"

"Jiu!"

The sword energy danced wildly, and the phoenix cried out. The two fought continuously in Yan Chuyao's soul.

Because he did not fully invest his mind, for a while, Zhong Cang's Sword of the Soul was unable to do anything to the phoenix that could be reborn from the fire.

However, this stalemate was only temporary.

"Yin!"

As Zhong Cang's gaze shifted, another sword cry resounded through the void.

The stacking of Sword Intent instantly doubled the strength of Zhong Cang's Sword of the Soul.

The surging Sword Intent made the divine bird unable to resist anymore.

"Chi!"

With a slash, the body of the phoenix was directly cut apart, and the remaining Sword Intent prevented it from healing.

At this moment, when Zhong Cang looked at Yan Chuyao again, she no longer had the calmness she had before and became much more nervous.

However, at this moment, she was only nervous, not afraid.

Just as Zhong Cang was thinking about what other means she had, Yan Chuyao... shouted for help.

"Four Seas Pavilion, why aren't you taking action? I am your guest. Are you just going to watch me being attacked? Is this how the Four Seas Pavilion treats its guests? Don't you want to see my sister come to your door and demand an explanation?"

"Hehe, of course not."

Just as Yan Chuyao's plea for help fell, a burst of laughter came from the void.

This laughter, through unknown means, dissolved the attack of Zhong Cang's Sword of the Soul.

Then, a graceful and luxurious young woman holding a folding fan appeared out of thin air in the sky.

Her appearance made Zhong Cang's breathing somewhat difficult, and his expression became extremely cautious.

This... is Gold Core.

"Little guy, you're quite bold to smash my restaurant. It's been so many years since anything like this has happened within the protection of the Four Seas Pavilion..."

The Perfected Being dressed as a young woman was in a bad mood, but before she could finish speaking, Zhong Cang's voice rang out first.

"Perfected Being, this is a matter between me and her, between our sect and their sect. There's no need for you to get involved, Perfected Being. As for the incident with the restaurant, it was indeed my fault. Afterwards, I will give you an explanation."

When Zhong Cang mentioned "our sect and their sect," he deliberately emphasized his tone, clearly indicating to the Gold Core female cultivator in front of him that he also had a powerful background.

The Gold Core Perfected Being understood the meaning in Zhong Cang's words. This was also why she hadn't come out earlier - she was investigating Zhong Cang's background.

The cultivation world is also very realistic, as can be seen from Journey to the West. Monsters without backgrounds were all beaten to death by the Great Sage with his staff.

Those with backgrounds were all saved.

Similarly, smashing the restaurant of the Four Seas Pavilion was indeed an insult to the face of the Four Seas Pavilion.

Those without backgrounds would face certain death or be imprisoned as servants, selling themselves to repay their debts.

But if there was a background, it wouldn't be a big deal... Children are ignorant, a simple apology and compensation would suffice.

...

Not only did the Gold Core Perfected Being hear the hidden meaning in Zhong Cang's words, but Yan Chuyao also heard it.

And this made a cold smile appear on her face.

"Hehe, at this point, you still want to deceive us. You truly are a shameless person, and extremely foolish! The true transmission of a major sect is so noble, yet a nobody like you thinks you can deceive us!"

After speaking, Yan Chuyao turned her gaze to the young woman in the air and respectfully said, "Reporting to the Perfected Being, I am familiar with the true transmissions of the major sects in the Yunmeng Heavenly Domain, and this person here is not among them!"

"I request the Perfected Being to arrest this shameless imposter and hand them over to my Celestial Melody Sect. We would be extremely grateful and will present a great gift to the Perfected Being."

Clearly, although Yan Chuyao was greedy and hypocritical, she was not foolish. She would only try to seize the Law Treasure in Zhong Cang's hands if she was certain that he had no background or that his background was not greater than her own.

Instead of following Shi Chong's guidance and immediately ordering the execution of Zhong Cang, she wanted to first arrest him and deal with him slowly. This was a demonstration of her "cleverness."

Unfortunately, this time, she had kicked an iron plate.

After listening to Yan Chuyao's request, Su Wan'er, the Gold Core Perfected Being from the Four Seas Pavilion, did not immediately take action. Instead, she looked at Zhong Cang with a smile that was not a smile.

"Hehe, little guy, you heard it too. That person said you're an imposter. Do you have anything to defend yourself?"

"Indeed, Perfected Being, I am indeed not the true transmission of a major sect in the Yunmeng Heavenly Domain."

"Huh???"

"He really is an imposter!"

"Perfected Being, please execute this scoundrel and make a decision for us!"

With a Gold Core Perfected Being present, many people were no longer afraid of Zhong Cang. When fear disappeared from their hearts, hatred surged up.

Many people followed Yan Chuyao to ask for help, hoping that the Perfected Being would take action to suppress or kill Zhong Cang.

Among those present, only Yan Chuyao did not feel happy because of Zhong Cang's words. Instead, she sensed something was wrong.

"No, he's too calm. This is not the kind of emotion one would have after being exposed as an imposter..." Before she could figure out what was wrong, Zhong Cang's voice continued.

"Perfected Being, I am not the direct disciple of the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory, but of the North Abyss Region. I am a disciple of the Cloud Firmament Sect."

These words made Yan Chuyao's heart sink.

As a disciple of a major sect, she naturally knew about the Cloud Firmament Sect.

She knew very well that it was a major sect on par with her own sect, and she even knew that her sect and the Cloud Firmament Sect were both part of the Dao Sect, considered "close allies."

Thinking of this, she knew she was in trouble.

It was not a big crime to snatch a Law Treasure, but to snatch it from an allied sect, without even fighting, that was a crime.

While she was in panic, Su Wan'er, upon hearing Zhong Cang's background, was also stunned.

Then, she curiously asked, "Since you come from the North Abyss Region, why don't you stay there and come to the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory?"

"To travel and challenge the heroes of the world," Zhong Cang replied.

Speaking of this, Zhong Cang shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "To be honest, this journey in the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory has disappointed me. I have traveled through several states, but I couldn't find anyone who could fight me. From what I have seen and heard, the cultivators in the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory are all weaklings."

"?!!"

"..."

"..."

These extremely arrogant words stunned Su Wan'er, who had reached the Gold Core stage of cultivation.

Not only her, but also the cultivators around her who were originally just watching the show.

But when Zhong Cang made this provocative statement, insulting an entire state, their gazes towards him immediately filled with anger.

Some cultivators who still had some backbone couldn't help but speak up, "Bastard, how dare you!"

"Take back what you just said."

"If you can't find an opponent, let this lord fight you... Hmph, the direct disciples of the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory are all in the major sects. You just haven't encountered them yet!"

The impulsive emotions even led some people to draw their swords, wanting to fight Zhong Cang and restore the reputation of the Yunmeng Heavenly Territory, and make Zhong Cang take back what he had just said.

However, the huge crater left by the falling star was still there.

Looking at that crater and the cultivators who died tragically in it, the anger and fighting spirit in everyone's hearts instantly subsided.

They dare not take action, which forces them to find various reasons to prove that it is not the cultivators from the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain who are stronger, but that Zhong Cang has not encountered formidable opponents.

In response to this, Zhong Cang did not refute, but nodded and said, "There is indeed a possibility."

After speaking, Zhong Cang's gaze fell on Yan Chuyao, and his palm stretched out, forming a claw shape. With the help of Myriad Manifestations, he pulled Yan Chuyao towards him.

"Perfected Being, save me!"

The reason why Yan Chuyao was arrogant was because she believed that she had something to rely on - her identity as a disciple of a major sect, as well as being the sister of the sect's direct disciple.

These two things were the source of her arrogance.

But now, she realized that her status was not higher than Zhong Cang's, and the person in front of her really dared to kill her, which made her lose her confidence.

As a result, she no longer had the arrogance and composure she had when they first met. At this moment, all she felt was fear.

She was afraid of being slapped to death by Zhong Cang, so she immediately begged for help from Su Perfected Being.

Seeing this, Su Wan'er also prepared to intervene. Although Yan Chuyao's status was not higher than Zhong Cang's, she was still the twin sister of a direct disciple of a major sect.

Therefore, Su Wan'er could not just watch Yan Chuyao die in front of her.

However, before she could make a move, Zhong Cang stopped her with a single sentence.

"Don't scream, I won't kill you."

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Originally, I wanted to have a confrontation with the direct disciples of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain to test my own strength, but I have always lacked the opportunity. Now, the opportunity has come."

After speaking, Zhong Cang showed a smile that made Yan Chuyao tremble all over.

Then, Zhong Cang looked around and said loudly, "Pass on a message to Yan Miaoyin of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. Tell her that her sister has been captured because she slandered the true disciples of the Cloud Firmament Sect. That true disciple is waiting for her in the Tianhai Immortal Market for thirty days. They will determine the fate of her sister through a battle."

"If she comes and wins the battle, I will return her sister to her. If she doesn't come, hehe..."

Zhong Cang didn't finish the sentence, but many people showed subtle emotions.

Obviously, they had misunderstood, and this was exactly what Zhong Cang wanted.

A true disciple from another domain appearing in the Tianhai Immortal Market was an interesting event.

But it was just an interesting event.

If it ended there, the spread of this matter would not be extensive.

But if an outsider's direct disciple looked down on the local cultivators and was prepared to fight against the local direct disciples, this kind of clash of geniuses would spread widely.

And if there were some scandalous information mixed in, it would be an unstoppable hot gossip.

Such a thing did not need Zhong Cang to deliberately spread it. This matter would spread throughout the entire domain at an extremely fast speed.

At that time, any spies from the Cloud Firmament Sect in the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain would not overlook Zhong Cang's message.

PS: This chapter is 6000 characters long, which counts as two updates.

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