Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record
#686 - Chapter 685: Twists and Turns (4000 words)
Outside the Thunder Pool, the three Core Formation cultivators undoubtedly saw Hu Tiancong's actions clearly. Their expressions changed, and disbelief appeared in their eyes.
Real Person Xin shook his head: "Why go to such lengths! That kind of thunderous power, even if it's not as strong as the Heavenly Tribulation, is not far off. With the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rising, where in this Hengduan Mountain is there no opportunity!"
Real Person Jian, however, sincerely praised: "Tiancong has always been refined, but he lacked some ruthlessness. Today, he has made a certain someone look at him in a new light! If he can pass this hurdle, he can be entrusted with important tasks!"
Real Person Xin chuckled: "Senior Brother Jian, if Tiancong breaks through to the Core Formation stage, he will surely be in charge of the Xuantian Sect in the future, so he will naturally be entrusted with important tasks. Your words are equivalent to nonsense!"
Real Person Jian knew that he had some frustration in his heart, but he didn't care. He smiled slightly, but this smile was somewhat meaningful.
That Real Person Shen showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had figured something out.
Inside the Thunder Pool, Hu Tiancong stood still. The red thunder power around him had been exhausted. The surging thunder power rushed towards him, but when it was about to touch his body, it seemed to be blocked by an invisible defense.
His expression was calm, without joy or sorrow, without haste or laziness. His eyes were tightly closed, and his hands each formed a hand seal, one pointing to his head and the other to his abdomen. His aura faintly revealed, as if it was connected to some kind of power. The seven flying swords, four red and three green, merged into one place, floating in the thunder power, but only moving within a few feet, neither dispersing nor moving away.
After about ten breaths, a halo emerged from his body, colorful and exceptionally bright. The surrounding thunder power, after being soaked by this halo, suddenly softened and was no longer so violent.
Ten feet away from the core area of the Thunder Pool, in a foot-wide crack in the ground, a fiery red fruit tree, a zhang tall, suddenly straightened all its branches. The flame-like leaves on it also brightened up, as if they had put on heavy makeup. Among the dense branches and leaves, five fist-sized spiritual fruits, as black as ink, were shaking in the thunder light. A supreme yang aura burst out from the top, stirring the waves of thunder power.
However, all the waves of thunder power that struck Hu Tiancong became docile the moment they touched the halo.
Hu Tiancong's aura was completely hidden in his body, and even the hand seals on his two hands had lost their charm, leaving only an empty gesture.
However, the more this was the case, the more Hu Tiancong seemed like a pillar in the middle of a stream, standing in the waves of thunder power, unaffected by any force.
After a few breaths, Hu Tiancong's skin began to collapse downward, as if he had aged a hundred years in an instant. His lifespan was exhausted, his vitality dissipated, and his robes became empty.
"Devouring lifespan? Is this the Xuantian Sect's thunder technique?" Real Person Xin was a little puzzled.
"Or perhaps he was just too eager to advance and damaged his bodily functions," Real Person Jian said.
Real Person Xin didn't agree: "If it was damage to bodily functions, it wouldn't be so aged. It doesn't look like a righteous path method! Why is Tiancong doing this!"
Real Person Jian smiled: "You're just seeing the appearance and making such a judgment, which is biased. Junior Brother Xin, you need to change this habit."
Real Person Xin turned his head to look at him, his face strangely saying: "Something is not right. Senior Brother Jian, do you know something? Why are you so sure!"
Real Person Jian laughed loudly: "The method Tiancong is using is not the Xuantian Sect's method, but borrowed from another great sect. However, this is only for auxiliary use. What truly determines the foundation is still his Xuantian Sect's thunder technique. Rest assured, in terms of techniques alone, Tiancong has absolutely no problem."
Real Person Xin originally wanted to ask which sect's method he borrowed, but when he thought that there were others present, he couldn't reveal such confidential matters.
Real Person Shen stared at the seven long swords merged together, lost in thought.
The situation of Hu Tiancong in the Thunder Pool changed again. His aura was faint, but the great sword formed by the combination of the seven long swords suddenly emitted a sharp aura, instantly piercing through the surrounding thunder power. The edge of the sword even touched the core area of the Thunder Pool.
Affected by this aura, several strands of original thunder power escaped from the pool and floated towards Hu Tiancong's location.
However, these original thunder powers first had to pass over the stone crevice where the spiritual plant grew. The spiritual plant changed its own aura, trying to move several strands of original thunder power, causing them to deviate from the stone crevice.
However, it only exerted force indirectly, so it failed to achieve complete success. There was still a strand of original thunder power rushing straight towards it, and it was about to crash into the ground crevice.
The spiritual plant took root in the stone crevice, and its roots extended dozens of zhang deep into the narrow soil layer, but because of this, it couldn't fall down even if it wanted to. It could only let the original thunder power attack.
It finally had some spirituality, and knew that it must not sit still and wait for death at this moment of life and death. Therefore, it shook its branches and leaves, shaking out two strands of original thunder power that had been hidden among the branches and leaves for who knows how long, and guided one of them to meet the attacking original thunder power.
The remaining strand of original thunder power was suddenly sucked into its main trunk.
"Rumble!"
The two strands of original thunder power collided. They were originally from the same root and source, but because they were stained with different auras, they detonated each other.
This kind of power was no different from the power of the Heavenly Tribulation. The thunder power swept away everything in the place of the explosion, and even the spiritual plant and Hu Tiancong were affected.
Hu Tiancong's physical body withered, but his divine soul was like fire. When he noticed the abnormality of the spiritual tree, he guided the great sword with its aura erupting in front of him, turning it into a sword shield to resist the raging thunder power that burst forth.
The spiritual tree blocked all the branches that could be twisted in front of the entrance to the stone crevice.
"Dang dang dang!"
The great sword was attacked and made continuous and intense鸣鸣 sounds. After a breath, the seven swords scattered, and then broke inch by inch in the thunder power, and finally turned into ashes.
As for the spiritual tree, all its branches and trunks were destroyed, leaving only a lonely main trunk, and a short branch growing next to the top of the tree. Two black spiritual fruits were still hanging on the broken branch.
"The sword is broken!" Real Person Xin pointed to the Thunder Pool and said.
"I saw it!" Real Person Jian said with a frown. "Alas, it's a bit early."
"What's a bit early? Which secret technique is this! Before the person breaks through, the cauldron is broken first!" Real Person Xin widened his eyes, watching Hu Tiancong, who had shrunk a lot, floating uncertainly in the waves of thunder power, seemingly about to be swallowed at any time. "What a pity!"
Real Person Jian glared: "What a pity! Isn't Tiancong still there? The thunder hasn't hurt him. Look again."
"Senior Brother Jian, what is your relationship with Tiancong? Why do I always feel that your understanding of him is very unusual!"
Real Person Jian snorted softly and said, "You regard him as a nephew, and he regards me as a half-teacher. Who do you think knows him better?"
"Half-teacher? Could it be that this method of breaking through by borrowing a cauldron was found by you!" Real Person Xin looked at him with an unkind expression.
Real Person Jian stroked his long beard and said calmly, "That's natural!"
Real Person Xin was immediately so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "So it was you who came up with the bad idea. I said that Tiancong has always been calm, how could he suddenly become so rash! I shouldn't have let him cultivate with you, it's really misleading!"
Real Person Jian's eyelids twitched, and he was about to retort, but he heard Real Person Shen sneer from the side: "The two of you are busy arguing, but take a look at the direction of the valley entrance!"
When the two heard this, they turned their heads to look south at the same time. They saw that above the valley entrance, thunderclouds gathered towards a certain place, and several very thick thunderbolts descended with a roar, and the sound of rumbling came from afar.
Real Person Xin said: "The demon race is coming up again! They are really lingering!"
Real Person Jian said: "It's just a great demon of the Guhou clan, how many can there be in this vicinity?"
Real Person Shen said from the side: "Since there is a fox demon, why can't there be other great demons!"
Real Person Jian shook his head: "The Guhou clan is the most greedy, how could they share spiritual objects with other demons! The Jade Fox clan benefits from this clan, and it is not surprising that they are the vanguard. The Guhou clan will not trust other demon races."
Real Person Shen remained silent, but judging from his expression, he did not agree.
"Senior Brother Jian, how should we deal with it! It happens to be at this time, it's a bit tricky!" Real Person Xin asked, already holding a bright and shiny broadsword in his hand, looking murderous.
Real Person Jian glanced at Real Person Shen and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, since the demon race is attacking, the three of us will go and meet them. I wonder if you can still fight?"
Real Person Shen looked at Real Person Xin's appearance, as if he would kill if he disagreed. Thinking of some rumors about this person, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said, "I can barely hold on for a few rounds."
Real Person Jian waved his hand and said, "That's fine, let's go!"
The three Core Formation Real People left decisively, without leaving a word of explanation. The remaining two Spiritual Martial Mountain Core Formation cultivators looked at each other.
The cultivator in the late Core Formation stage asked: "Senior Brother Yu, should we guard here, or go and meet the demon beasts?"
The Core Formation great perfection cultivator shook his head: "Those who come must be great demons, it will only be chaotic if you and I go up. It's better to guard Hu Senior Brother here, or we may be able to help him."
The late Core Formation stage cultivator nodded silently, but his gaze fell on the thunderclouds in the direction of the valley entrance.
The cultivator surnamed Yu looked at the thin figure in the center of the Thunder Pool, as if it had been swallowed by the waves of thunder power, leaving only crisscrossing electric lights and thunder rumbling in one piece.
Hu Tiancong seemed to have fallen into an endless giant swamp. The huge waves rushed over and submerged him. After the waves passed, he floated to the surface by himself. He could no longer feel his body, as if he were as light as a feather, drifting with the waves. However, the pain was still real. The burning, tearing pain was constantly transmitted to his mind.
Only his divine soul was extremely clear, maintaining his thoughts on everything around him, or rather, his obsession. The dim sky, shrouded above, also seemed to shroud time. He could not see a way out, all was cold and icy, as if he was about to freeze.
However, the pain in his body kept him awake. The heat was certainly a torture, but it was also a tempering.
He did not know how long had passed when a red sun rose in the sky, and golden light洒下, dispelling the haze, and the world warmed up. He felt his whole body heating up, but this heat was not a burning heat, but a heat that generated internal yang and warmed the body externally.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and endless power gushed out from all parts of his shriveled body. His aura soared, and his cultivation level rose steadily. In just a few breaths, he crossed the limit of the Core Formation realm and climbed towards a higher realm.
Under the influence of his aura, the surrounding thunder power also turned into a vortex, and as his cultivation level increased, it turned faster and faster.
The thunder power, which had originally lost its target, now began to gather around him again. At the same time, a thundercloud condensed above his head. This thundercloud was obviously different from the thunderclouds that already existed above the valley. It was thicker and more oppressive.
Hu Tiancong sighed softly. The early shattering of the seven swords not only made him lack follow-up power, but also lost the protective magic weapon to resist the Heavenly Tribulation. At this time, there was insufficient internal magic power, external thunder power, and the Heavenly Tribulation was pressing down from above, and the body was weak from below. There was not a trace of possibility to break through the realm.
Hundreds of years of accumulation, decades of planning, and more than ten years of solitary travel, he was destined to fail. This made him feel extremely uncomfortable in his heart, and he could not help but want to roar and cry, venting his anger and hatred for the injustice of God.
"Rumble rumble!"
A series of low-hanging thunder rumbled, the thundercloud had been condensed, and the thunder of Heavenly Punishment was about to descend.
He felt great fear in his heart, and then great courage arose, bursting out the strongest unyielding and resistance in this life, squeezing out every drop of potential in his body, and bravely repeatedly impacting the bottleneck like a cage. There was only one thought in his mind, that was to break through the realm and survive in a desperate situation.
"Boom!"
An extremely dazzling thunder light fell from the sky and struck straight down, hitting the stone crevice where the spiritual plant lived.
"Crack crack..."
The thunder power in the Thunder Pool was detonated, and there were bursts of rumbling sounds one after another. The remaining power was like waves, hitting Hu Tiancong and pushing him out. The thunder power in the outer periphery, however, was attracted by the aura and rushed towards the place where the thunder fell.
The waves of thunder power激冲 each other, pushing Hu Tiancong to the other side of the Thunder Pool instead.
Hu Tiancong's face was full of astonishment, and his mind was blank: "Why isn't it my Heavenly Tribulation?"
A breath later, he realized that since he had not yet broken through, how could there be a Heavenly Tribulation! That Heavenly Tribulation was aimed at that spiritual plant.
Sure enough, as soon as the first Heavenly Tribulation fell, the thundercloud in the sky made a rumbling sound again. Only a "crack" was heard, and another Heavenly Tribulation fell, still劈向 that stone crevice.
Spiritual objects advance, and there are also Heavenly Tribulations降下, Hu Tiancong had never heard of this. Moreover, this spiritual object had not become精怪. Perhaps it was because玄品升地品, that's why it was like this. However, there was no record in the classics in the past.
Hu Tiancong looked into the ground crevice, and saw that the spiritual object had suffered two Heavenly Tribulations in a row. Its branches were broken, its fruits had fallen, its skin was焦木燃, and its aura had fallen sharply. It had reached the point where it was exhausted.
The thunderclouds in the sky were dissipating, which either meant that there were only two Heavenly Tribulations for a Xuan-grade spiritual object to advance to the Earth-grade, or it meant that its vitality had been exhausted.
He sighed in his heart, but he had no time to care about the encounter of the spiritual object. His aura had erupted to the extreme, but he still had not broken through the shackles across the top of his head. Without the Heavenly Tribulation, he would end up like that spiritual object.
He was not reconciled, and stuffed all the pills and spiritual herbs in the storage bracelet into his mouth, chewing hard, hoping to replenish his magic power and break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop. However, these were not supreme yang objects. At this time, they might be able to turn into炙阳之气, but they were not enough to break through the barrier like a结界.
In despair, he heard a voice in his ear saying: "Uncle Hu, I am Yuan Jing. Here are a few fourth-order Yin Thunder Fruits. Please take them and try!"
"Yuan Jing?" Hu Tiancong thought that he was hallucinating in the face of life and death, and could not help but smile bitterly.
"Uncle Hu, I am behind you!" The voice was clearer and more real.
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