Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

In a nearly imperceptible sound, a sword flew forth, taking advantage of Zhang Yuanjing's unsteady footing, and slashed at his neck.

"Clang!"

The Origin Stone protruded outwards, transforming into armor, blocking the sword's path.

Zhang Yuanjing felt as if he had walked through the gates of death, his back soaked in cold sweat. He held the Thick Earth Art Sword in one hand and raised the Truth-Determining Disk with the other, spinning it above his head.

His gaze turned towards the direction from which the flying sword had come—next to a dark and obscure restriction.

There stood a female cultivator in her forties, with a beautiful face and a cold, slightly surprised expression.

Lin Tianxian!

Zhang Yuanjing was both shocked and angry, and questioned, "Why did you attack me?"

Lin Tianxian said with disgust, "A traitor deserves to die!"

Zhang Yuanjing felt a blockage in his heart, and then angrily said, "I am not a traitor. The sect has not branded me as a traitor! How dare you act so recklessly!"

Lin Tianxian retrieved the flying sword that had attacked Zhang Yuanjing, holding it in her hand. With the other hand, she gently stroked the sword, and said coldly, "That's only because Tong Tianfu wants to be a soft-hearted fool, and is also timid, afraid that Wu Yuankui's return will cause disputes! Hmph, handling matters according to the sect rules, no one can overturn the decision, what a waste of his Nascent Soul cultivation!"

Zhang Yuanjing was furious, pointing at her and scolding, "You keep saying to handle matters according to the sect rules, yet without the sect's conviction or the approval of the elders, you privately attack a junior of the sect. Isn't this a violation of the sect rules!"

Lin Tianxian said disdainfully, "A traitor to the sect, everyone has the right to punish him!"

Zhang Yuanjing, almost as a conditioned reflex, immediately retorted, "I have not betrayed the sect, I have not betrayed the sect!"

Lin Tianxian sneered, "Just raising your voice won't negate the crimes you've committed. If it weren't for you, would Qi Tianxiang have died? Would Wu Yuankui have died? Would Senior Brother Qian have died?"

When she said the words "Senior Brother Qian," her expression changed slightly, as if there was a hint of sadness.

Zhang Yuanjing felt a pain in his heart when he heard her attribute the deaths of Qi Tianxiang and Wu Yuankui to him, as if a festering wound that had been covered up was being exposed, both ashamed and angry.

He roared, "Shut up! You don't know anything! You didn't go to the Void Demon Space, how would you know the dangers within! Have you seen a half-step God Transformation realm alien demon! Do you know what kind of existence that is! Even True Person Qi was no match! Even Ling Xiao of the Heavenly Demon Abyss was no match. They had to join forces to barely fight it. True Person Qi died to perish together with that alien demon..."

Lin Tianxian's face showed a sarcastic smile, interrupting Zhang Yuanjing's incoherent words, "If you hadn't led Ling Xiao over there, Qi Tianxiang wouldn't have encountered such an alien demon, and naturally wouldn't have died. Hmm, your good senior brother Wu Yuankui wouldn't have died either."

"You—" Zhang Yuanjing was deeply stung by Lin Tianxian's naked, merciless words, and his heart beat violently and uncontrollably, the sound of "thump, thump, thump" constantly pounding his eardrums, and his whole head was buzzing.

Lin Tianxian seemed to see through his weakness and said aggressively, "You still dare to return to the Profound Heaven Sect? Want the elders to gloss over your past acts of betraying the sect? Wishful thinking! You can't go back to the Profound Heaven Sect! Not many of the Golden Core elders in the sect will agree! Xie Tianwei will be the first to disagree! Do you think that because you helped him open this tomb, he will accept you? No! It will only make him hate you more! As long as he sees you, he will think of Wu Yuankui, and think of the position of sect leader that was taken away! How could he keep you in the sect!"

Zhang Yuanjing knew that what she said was mostly true. The change in the Void Demon World actually affected the future of many people. The most prominent one was Xie Tianwei. If Qi Tianxiang hadn't died, Tong Tianfu could have gradually entered the Nascent Soul realm, then the Heavenly Gap Mountain Grand Spiritual Cave could have supported one person to enter the Nascent Soul realm within a hundred years, whether by orthodox means or by secret methods.

And Xie Tianwei, due to past connections, would definitely be ranked ahead of Hu Tiancong, and would have the opportunity to use the Grand Spiritual Cave to break through, without having to risk coming here. Qi Tianxiang's death led to Tong Tianfu having to quickly enter the Nascent Soul realm by secret methods, which not only stopped his own future at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but also caused great overdraft to the Grand Spiritual Cave.

Less than a hundred years before him, Qi Tianxiang also relied on secret methods to enter the Nascent Soul realm. Such frequent consumption of the Grand Spiritual Cave caused it to weaken. Without two or three hundred years of recovery, it would be unusable.

This not only cut off the hope of a group of Golden Core middle-stage cultivators over four hundred and twenty or thirty years old from advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, but also had a serious impact on the daily practice of other cultivators. Under such circumstances, how great would the resistance be if he wanted to return to the sect!

However, he kept arguing to himself in his heart: Qi Tianxiang's death was caused by the Void Demon World. Even if he hadn't led Ling Xiao over there, as long as Ling Xiao entered the Void Demon World, an alien demon close to the God Transformation level would be born there. Who could resist such an alien demon, who could control it! Once the alien demon broke through to the God Transformation level, the will of heaven and earth would be unleashed, and not only would everyone who entered it die, but the Heavenly Gap Mountain Grand Spiritual Cave would also be destroyed. In a way, he did something wrong, but allowing the Heavenly Demon Abyss and the Profound Heaven Sect to unite provided Qi Tianxiang with the opportunity to perish together with that alien demon. Although the result was tragic, it might not have been the worst outcome.

Zhang Yuanjing found all the excuses he could find to comfort the irrepressible, bloody wound in his heart, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

Looking at Lin Tianxian, whose tone was becoming more and more vicious, he became more and more calm. This female cultivator was so deliberately attacking him, and even brazenly ambushed him, obviously with ulterior motives.

He sneered, "If that's the case, why did you bother to ambush me? Are you so afraid of me returning to the sect? Or do you have a grudge against me?"

Lin Tianxian's face changed when she saw Zhang Yuanjing's expression. Initially, she had planned to win by surprise and directly kill Zhang Yuanjing. This extremely mediocre junior, whom she hadn't seen for sixty or seventy years, had actually caught up in cultivation, reaching her level, which made her somewhat jealous. She couldn't help but suspect that this person had obtained a shocking opportunity. If she could kill him, she would not only remove a traitor for the sect, but also avenge Senior Brother Qian, and also seize a share of the opportunity, which could be described as killing three birds with one stone. As a result, the ambush failed.

She thought that forcibly attacking would consume too much energy, so she immediately changed her strategy, focusing on attacking his mind, waiting for Zhang Yuanjing to lose his composure, and then launching a heavy attack to quickly end the battle. Unexpectedly, just as Zhang Yuanjing's emotions were about to spiral out of control, he suddenly regained his composure, which undoubtedly completely thwarted her plan.

Lin Tianxian said somewhat angrily, "I'm just worried that Tong Tianfu will be a soft-hearted fool, not taking you in, but not punishing you either, and directly letting you run away! Traitors like you must be killed as a warning to others!"

After saying that, the long sword in her hand struck forward, turning into a fiery dragon, flying towards Zhang Yuanjing's head with a whistling sound.

Zhang Yuanjing cursed inwardly, still using the Origin Stone as stone armor to protect himself, raised the Thick Earth Art Sword, condensed a thick earth wall, and blocked it towards the fire dragon above.