Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

This person was none other than Zhao Xuming, the acclaimed genius disciple of Min Huiye, one of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators of Skyscraper Cave.

“No need for formalities, stand up and speak!”

His voice was calm, but carried an invisible pressure that compelled obedience.

Zhao Xuming dared not disobey, slowly rising to his feet, his back slightly bent, head lowered, waiting respectfully.

As Zhang Yuanjing approached, Zhao Xuming felt the powerful pressure emanating from him, finding it hard to breathe.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that this senior, compared to twenty years ago, had more radiant skin, a more lively spirit, and an added air of ethereal detachment and inner brilliance.

If he wasn't quite familiar with the senior’s voice, tone, and demeanor, he wouldn't dare to recognize him at first glance.

“Twenty years apart, Xuming's cultivation has grown quite a bit, it seems you've suffered quite a bit these years!” Zhang Yuanjing said with a sigh.

Twenty-four years ago, Zhao Xuming, less than forty years old, had a cultivation base at the eleventh level of Qi Refining. Now, his cultivation had reached the peak of the thirteenth level. Although the time was not short, he had experienced ten years of resistance, the destruction of his sect, and had been hiding in this remote place. To have such cultivation was indeed not easy.

Zhao Xuming hurriedly said humbly: “Senior is too kind, this junior is just fortunate. On the contrary, senior's demeanor is even better than in the past. This junior congratulates senior on breaking through the bottleneck, advancing to Pseudo-Core, with the Great Dao within reach!”

Back then, he knew that Zhang Yuanjing's lifespan was not long, and he was going to Six岳 Immortal City to seek opportunities. So many years had passed, and since he had not fallen and his aura was even stronger, he must have broken through his realm.

However, with his strength, he naturally couldn't distinguish between Pseudo-Core and Core Formation, so he followed common sense, speculated that Zhang Yuanjing was in the Pseudo-Core realm, and used this as a congratulation.

Zhang Yuanjing smiled and nodded to show his thanks.

At this time, Mei Zhenyi captured the white-bearded and white-haired cultivator and returned.

Zhang Yuanjing said: “I have a few words to say to this little friend. You find a place and interrogate him.”

Mei Zhenyi bowed and accepted the order, throwing the white-haired cultivator into the mountains below.

Seeing Zhao Xuming floating in the air with some difficulty, Zhang Yuanjing said: “Let's go to the ground to talk.”

After speaking, with a flick of his sleeve, a mellow mana wrapped Zhao Xuming, and like Zhang Yuanjing, instantly flashed dozens of feet away, landing beside a rock.

“Xuming, I have heard about the disaster that befell your Moyun Cave, please tell me about it in detail.” Now that Zhang Yuanjing had seen Zhao Xuming, he still had to ask about the Langshan's attack on Moyun Cave.

Hearing this, Zhao Xuming's expression turned sad, and a look of pain appeared in his eyes. However, he gritted his teeth and quickly steadied his mind, slowly saying: “Thank you for your concern, senior, this junior is very grateful. About eighteen years ago, the Langshan Mountain Lord, Huo Huang, said that she had captured a rogue cultivator, Long Yuantu, and said that her disciples, Pei Yunxiu and Guo Yunfei, were killed by my sect's Deng Yunfei, Grand Uncle-Master, and that Moyun Cave should hand over the murderer and the Yinsha Cave, where Yinjue Sand is nurtured, as compensation.

“At that time, Deng Yunfei, Grand Uncle-Master, had been missing for several years and his whereabouts were unknown. And Yinsha Cave is the foundation of my sect, how could we give it to her. So, this mad woman forcibly attacked my sect's mountain gate. After attacking for two months, seeing that she couldn't break the formation, she blocked my sect's mountain gate and searched everywhere for formation breakers and formation-breaking objects, showing that she was determined to break open my sect's mountain protection formation.

“At first, the Langshan cultivators' blockade of my sect's mountain gate was not tight. So, my master sneaked out several times to Huishan for help. However, the Wufeng Daoist of Huishan only shirked, saying that Huo Yun Shangren had been away all the time and no one could deal with Huo Huang. My master also went to several friendly sects, but they all rejected him with excuses.”

“Fortunately, the sect's accumulation over the past hundred years was still quite substantial, so we held on for a long time. We thought that after two or three years, Huo Huang, that mad woman, would vent her anger and withdraw the blockade. As a result, it lasted for ten years.”

“Eight years ago, the resources in the sect were exhausted, and several Foundation Establishment elders were also exhausted and unable to operate the formation. So, they let my master take us, a dozen Qi Refining disciples, to escape secretly from the Yinsha Cave.

“The Yinsha Cave is a self-contained entity with a special geography, so it can nurture Yinjue Sand. However, there is a weak spot. After digging it open, it leads to a cave that can directly lead to a hundred miles outside the mountain gate. However, after digging it open, the Yinsha Cave is considered destroyed. This was only done when the sect was on the verge of destruction, so the sect made such an arrangement.

“Unfortunately, although we secretly escaped the Langshan's blockade, we were still discovered by them, and they chased us all the way. Master, Master fought to the death with several Foundation Establishment cultivators to cover us. We, these Qi Refining cultivators, also fled in all directions. In the end, a few escaped, and this junior doesn't know what happened to them.

“This junior was lucky enough to escape, because this Great Qian Kingdom is the place where this junior was born, so I returned here in a daze. Since then, I have been practicing here.”

Zhang Yuanjing remained silent for a long time after listening. The Moyun Cave incident started with Deng Yunfei. If he hadn't had bad intentions and tried to plot against him, there wouldn't have been the subsequent events. Min Huiye adhered to the principle of concealing the faults of superiors, so he would not tell his disciples about it.

However, Huo Huang would not have any scruples when attacking the Moyun Cave mountain gate, and would probably mention him, Zhang Yuanjing. Zhao Xuming must have heard something, but he was afraid of displeasing him, so he avoided mentioning it.

Of course, Zhang Yuanjing would not get to the bottom of it. This matter was related to him, but it was not his fault. If Moyun Cave wanted to blame, they could only blame Deng Yunfei, blame themselves for not being strong enough.

However, he still appreciated Zhao Xuming somewhat. He had good aptitude, a good personality, and excellent character. So, he asked: “What are your plans for the future?”

Zhao Xuming was very intelligent and immediately understood Zhang Yuanjing's unspoken meaning. However, he hesitated and answered after a long time: “This disciple was taught and cared for by my master, who is both my teacher and my father. Although the Moyun Cave mountain gate is broken, the Dao lineage still exists. This junior, this junior wants to pass on this Dao lineage to comfort my master's spirit in heaven.”

Zhang Yuanjing felt quite regretful, but he was also shocked by Zhao Xuming's loyalty and praised him with a nod: “Huiye is fortunate to have a disciple like you. Since you have this idea, staying in this remote place will probably be difficult to achieve anything.”

A light flashed in Zhao Xuming's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly bowed to the ground: “This junior knows of an opportunity, but it is somewhat dangerous. This junior is willing to exchange this news for a Foundation Establishment Pill with senior!”

“Oh, what opportunity?” Zhang Yuanjing became interested.

“Senior, please forgive me, but please allow this junior to ask a question first. Did senior come with that Lu Siyuan?” Zhao Xuming asked respectfully.

“That's right.”

“I wonder if senior has discovered anything?”

Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said, “Not yet.”

Zhao Xuming said loudly: “This junior has been investigating this so-called 'Feather God' for several years since returning to this place. This person is Lu Siyuan's master, known as the White Leave Mountain Lord, a Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator who has always been practicing in the White Leave Mountain. There is a great opportunity hidden in that White Leave Mountain, but if you don't know the details, senior will not be able to discover it even if you capture that White Leave Shangren. If senior goes there, you will know that what this junior said is true!”