Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

An hour passed, and Lin Dushan was the first to stand up. He paced back and forth, occasionally looking towards the cave entrance, and sometimes peering into the depths of the tunnel, appearing somewhat anxious.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Yao Yinglin and Zhang Yuanjing both opened their eyes and stood up.

Zhang Yuanjing refined an Essence Enhancing Pill, and his divine soul completely recovered. Yao Yinglin only underwent minor treatment.

"Let's go, it's the last day. It's time to reveal our trump cards and determine the outcome!" Lin Dushan leaped lightly, stepping forward. At this moment, he was somewhat unusual, seeming quite excited.

Zhang Yuanjing and Yao Yinglin followed calmly behind him.

The three of them walked towards the faint yellow light. Although the light was extremely dim, in this inky darkness, it was as conspicuous as the bright moon in the night sky.

Lin Dushan quickened his pace, walking about a hundred steps, approaching the cave entrance. The cave entrance was narrower than the road inside, only about eight or nine feet in diameter. Through the cave entrance, a glimpse of the scene could be seen: a small patch of yellow-glowing stones, very similar to the nameless ore at the top of the underground lake.

Reaching the edge of the cave entrance, the three saw countless yellow-glowing stones, densely embedded in the soil above. Below was emptiness, obviously the top of a large cave or deep valley.

The three peered out from the cave entrance and saw a long, narrow cave below, about three hundred feet long, over a hundred feet wide, and more than fifty feet high. Above was a closed layer of soil, filled with yellow ore, illuminating the cave with a hazy light.

On the right side of the cave, close to the earthen wall, grew a huge emerald grass, its stem thick, with a diameter exceeding three feet, and a height of more than thirty feet.

Opposite each other on the stem were slender leaves, with clearly visible patterns, exuding an aura of profound mystery.

There were twelve pairs of leaves from bottom to top, slightly lighter in color, emitting a shimmering green light, sometimes tightening, sometimes stretching, the leaves also changing in size, as if breathing.

At the top of the stem grew five watermelon-sized fruits, round and full, dark black in color like ink, surrounded by Yin energy, pulling the stem down heavily, like a giant weakly drooping its head.

Beneath this giant grass stood fourteen cultivators, divided into two groups, each group of seven. One group formed a formation on the periphery, looking towards the left side of the valley. The other group offered up flying swords, combining seven swords into one, condensing into a large sword flashing with golden light, frantically attacking the main stem below the leaves of the giant grass.

Judging by their attire and behavior, these people were clearly cultivators from the Star Moon Sect.

They entered the cave with a total of twenty people, and fourteen of them had reached this place. Adding in the "beastman" Shang Ming, who had already formed his core in the flesh, they had only lost a mere five people. Truly impressive.

The main stem being attacked by the sword formation had already cracked open a foot-long gash, several inches deep, with a green, viscous liquid seeping out.

As soon as this liquid came into contact with the air, it hissed, instantly turning into a gray-black gas, merging into the Yin Nether Qi that permeated the cave.

Zhang Yuanjing looked up carefully and discovered that the Yin Nether Qi in the cave seemed to be attracted by the yellow ore, rising rapidly like evaporating water vapor, some being absorbed by the ore, and some disappearing into the soil.

In the middle of the cave, close to the earthen wall where the three were standing, there was a crack, a ten-foot-wide path extending upwards, another passage for entering and exiting the cave. A large amount of Yin Nether Qi escaped from here, going to the upper cave.

On the left side of the cave, about one hundred seventy or eighty feet away from the giant grass, was a ten-foot-sized cave emitting red light, with a monster steaming with smoky gas standing in front of it.

This beast was fiery red all over, about twelve feet long and eight feet tall, with a head like a lion, a body like a wild bull, long legs and hard hooves, majestic and awe-inspiring.

It had two horns on its head, burning with flames, like two burning branches. Its eyes were like copper bells, its pupils like a pair of rubies, flickering with fire inside and out. Its nose was very large, long and narrow, like a piece of red-hot refined iron. Its mouth was wide and large, with two golden teeth exposed, showing a fierce appearance. Occasionally, it roared, like thunder rumbling, shaking the cave.

Around this beast, within a radius of twenty feet, stood seven cultivators, scattered here and there. They occasionally manipulated magical artifacts to attack the beast.

The beast ignored all attacks except for extending its front paws to slap away the magical artifacts that slashed at its eyes, letting them fall on its body.

"This is the Yang Evolution Beast? Just its defense alone is something magical artifacts can't break!" Yao Yinglin said, clicking his tongue as he looked at the fire-flashing beast.

"Attacking like this, of course, won't work. These people all have ulterior motives, all thinking about others luring away the Yang Evolution Beast so they can go to the earth vein to retrieve the treasure. How is that possible!" Lin Dushan scoffed, despising these so-called cultivators from the five sects from the bottom of his heart.

Yao Yinglin asked nonchalantly, "Does this beast have any weaknesses? How can we deal with it? There's only one day left. We need a decisive method."

Lin Dushan stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes radiating a cold light, staring intently at the people besieging the Yang Evolution Beast, and said, "This monster is not easy to deal with. Even if you know its weaknesses, it's not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can exploit. Do the two fellow Daoists know what a monster is?"

Zhang Yuanjing and Yao Yinglin saw that he was originally very excited and somewhat anxious, but now that he had seen the situation in the valley, he was no longer in a hurry to act. Instead, he had a leisurely and confident look, knowing that he had something to rely on, and they also relaxed.

Zhang Yuanjing said, "The so-called monster refers to things like earth, stone, grass, and trees, which, due to special opportunities, have gained intelligence and spiritual bodies, know how to cultivate themselves, and, over the years, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, becoming spiritual objects of heaven and earth. It's probably similar to demon beasts!

"This Yang Evolution Beast is a stone that has become a monster, and the Profound Yin King Grass is a grass and tree that has become a spirit. They are both monsters, rarely seen. It's quite a coincidence that two of them exist here, perfectly matching the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint."

Lin Dushan nodded and said, "That's right, they are all things of earth, stone, grass, and trees. The most powerful things about these monsters are nothing more than two things: one is their long lifespan, almost endless, and the other is their extremely tenacious vitality, making them very difficult to kill. If you don't get the method right, you may seem to kill it today, but in a couple of days, it may be able to come back to life."

"For example, that Profound Yin King Grass, what you see above the ground is just the tip of the iceberg. The huge root system underground is its foundation. If you don't remove the root system, no matter how you destroy its stems and leaves, it will repeatedly grow back."

"That Yang Evolution Beast is thick-skinned and fleshy, its whole body like iron and stone, unafraid of spiritual weapons, unafraid of spells, and immune to all poisons. If you want to rely on spiritual artifacts to kill this beast from the outside, it's absolutely impossible. Don't say three days, even three years won't be successful."

"Of course, the shortcomings of monsters are also very prominent, that is, they are not good at fighting. Like that King Grass, although it is said to have the strength of a Nascent Soul, it stands in one place and cannot move, so it can only be beaten by others, but cannot go to beat others. As long as cultivators are careful, they can be invincible."

"As for that Yang Evolution Beast, it's the same. It doesn't have any powerful methods, and it's slow. As long as you don't let it get close, there will be no danger."

Yao Yinglin asked strangely, "According to Fellow Daoist Lin's words, if this Yang Evolution Beast guards the cave entrance and doesn't move, wouldn't we be helpless?"

Lin Dushan's lips curved slightly, revealing a hint of mockery: "After the King Grass bears fruit, the Yang Evolution Beast will definitely have a reaction and will definitely abandon its nest to devour the King Grass."

"However, something must have happened in the middle, or those cultivators came at an inopportune time and were bumped into by the Yang Evolution Beast. This beast has low intelligence and a very strong sense of territory. Seeing foreign enemies approaching the mine, it will naturally guard the cave entrance and not move, thus eliminating the chance to steal Yang Yuan Stones and Yang Yuan Crystals."

Zhang Yuanjing looked at the side of the King Grass and said with some doubt, "The King Grass is right in front of it, but the Yang Evolution Beast can still safely guard its nest without being eager to devour it. That's strange."

Lin Dushan laughed: "It's not strange. This beast has low intelligence, but it's not without intelligence. It also knows that the King Grass is there, and there will always be a chance to eat it."

"And Yang Yuan Stones and Yang Yuan Crystals are the food it needs to survive. If they are stolen, it will go hungry. It takes hundreds of years to generate a Yang Yuan Stone. As for Yang Yuan Crystals, it takes hundreds or even thousands of years."

Hearing this, Yao Yinglin immediately shook his head and said, "If that's the case, what other way is there to lure the tiger away from the mountain! Could it be that we can only kill it by force? How can this beast be killed?"

Lin Dushan chuckled: "There is only one way, and that is to kill it from the inside!"

Yao Yinglin was stunned and said, "Kill it from the inside? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Lin wants to drill into its belly?"

Lin Dushan stared at the Yang Evolution Beast, his eyes revealing a fanatical color: "If feeding myself to it could poison it to death, why would I begrudge my life for the Divine Sect! The so-called breaking through from the inside is to find something that restrains it, let it eat it, and disintegrate it from the inside!"

Yao Yinglin secretly cursed him as a madman, but showed an admiring expression on his face: "Fellow Daoist Lin's unwavering loyalty to the Divine Sect is truly admirable!"

Zhang Yuanjing had witnessed Lin Dushan's worship of the Candle Divine Sect and didn't take his madness seriously. Instead, he asked with interest, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I wonder what it is that can disintegrate this Yang Evolution Beast from the inside?"

Lin Dushan said proudly, "The Yang Evolution Beast is born from the spiritual veins, and its foundation is the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The best weapon to deal with spiritual energy is, of course, turbid energy. Therefore, in order to allow Lin to complete his important task, the sect has specially bestowed a priceless high-grade Gold Crystal! As long as the Yang Evolution Beast swallows this thing, it will surely die!"

"High-grade Gold Crystal? This thing is even rarer than high-grade spirit stones. Is your sect willing to use it here?" Zhang Yuanjing was startled and asked with surprise.

The Gold Crystal used by demonic cultivators is equivalent to the spirit stone used by Daoists. However, the Daoist sect has always called it a magic crystal. Because turbid energy veins are relatively rare, magic crystals are even more difficult to obtain than spirit stones, and high-grade ones are even rarer. Hence, Zhang Yuanjing asked this question.

Lin Dushan said coldly, "No matter how precious it is, it's just an object. Compared to the safety of our sect, it's nothing!"

Yao Yinglin asked, "The Yang Evolution Beast is born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. How could it eat items containing turbid energy?"

Lin Dushan smiled, a few flashes of madness flashing in his eyes: "I have my own way of doing this."