Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

“Yuanjing, what exactly is the situation with Senior Divine Cauldron? How did it end up at Jixia Academy?” Taoist Fire Crow was full of questions. After returning to the Xuanyu Trading Company from the Chaotianmen Palace, he couldn't wait to ask.

Zhang Yuanjing couldn't tell the truth, so he pondered for a moment and said, “It's a long story. Senior Divine Cauldron came out of the mustard space of the Hou Tu Sect with me by chance. At that time, its source power was insufficient, so I carried it with me to find strange objects that could increase its power. Later, it recovered some of its power and left on its own before we returned to the Xuantian Sect.”

Taoist Fire Crow was a little disbelieving: “Left? Yuanjing, how could you let it leave! That kind of divine object, no matter how much it costs, you should have kept it! Even the Divine Venerable of the Jixia Academy offered a generous reward to invite you, a Golden Core cultivator, over. You should know how much they value Senior Divine Cauldron!”

Zhang Yuanjing smiled wryly: “I granted its every request and gave it as many spiritual objects as it wanted. I have always been respectful to it, but it thinks my strength and realm are too low and looks down on me! When it wants to leave, it just leaves, and there's no way to stop it.”

Taoist Fire Crow shook his head: “It's normal for seniors like that to have eccentric personalities. Perhaps it doesn't like cultivators being obsequious to it. Yuanjing, you are different now than you used to be. You can face Nascent Soul True Monarchs with composure. Therefore, don't look at Senior Divine Cauldron with your old eyes. Sometimes, a person's strength is not only in their cultivation realm, but also in their state of mind and aura. I think Senior Divine Cauldron might reconsider some things if it saw you now.”

This old Taoist was indeed a shrewd person who could see through people's hearts. He clearly saw Zhang Yuanjing's hidden concerns, so he said these earnest words.

Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but recall his decisiveness in words and actions when he was traveling with Yu Hanyan, which was completely different from how he was when facing Lin Qingya!

In recent years, he had entered the Golden Core realm, and his cultivation had advanced from the initial stage to the Great Perfection within a short hundred years. All kinds of techniques had also greatly improved. He had also served as the master of a hall, and he had also won victories by a hair's breadth. He had even killed a Nascent Soul True Monarch. He was no longer the timid Rat Taoist he used to be. Why should he face that big cauldron with his old state of mind! Now that the rise and fall of the sect was at stake, he should strive for what he should strive for, even if he faced a Divine Venerable!

He solemnly bowed to Taoist Fire Crow and said, “What you said is like lighting a fire in a deep cave, guiding me to see the way. In the past few decades, I often felt that I had changed a lot, and often felt that I was still the same as before. I often hoped that I could be as heroic and fearless as Senior Brother Yuankui, and often felt that it was not my true color and was confused about where to go. However, as you said, no matter how I look at myself, I am no longer the me I used to be. Whether I will become Senior Brother Yuankui is still unknown, but there is no doubt that since I am already standing at the forefront, I can only find a way to break the situation, and everything else can only be considered afterwards!”

He paused slightly and said in a very affirmative tone: “Seeking the protection of the Jixia Academy's Transformation God cultivator is the strategy set by True Monarch Tong, and I also agree with it very much. Originally, I was considering trying to win the favor of the Divine Venerable by befriending the agricultural faction of the academy, but now there is a direct route, so naturally I can't miss it. As for that Cauldron Master, I can only adapt to the situation!”

He knew that the Divine Venerable of the academy would definitely want to subdue the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron, and he would not lack strong methods. Calling him over was nothing more than wanting him to persuade the cauldron to submit voluntarily, so as not to hurt its spirituality by using force. If this cauldron still refused to obey, the Divine Venerable would not wait forever, and the methods that should be used would eventually be used.

He knew his own limitations. In this situation, he must not compete with the Divine Venerable for the ownership of the cauldron, and even if the cauldron wanted to recognize him as its master, he must not accept it.

With this matter decided, both Taoist Fire Crow and Zhang Yuanjing believed that they should delay the date and wait for Tang Zhaoyang to be unable to hold back and come over on his own before giving him a reply.

However, only three days later, news came from the City Lord's Mansion that the Deacon Hall had issued a demon-slaying order, ordering the Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators of Tiannan Immortal City to immediately go to the two-race arena under the Supporting Heaven Divine Pillar, escorted by Acting City Lord Tang Zhaoyang.

It was Qian Wuyi who came to deliver the order. He knew that his True Monarch valued Zhang Yuanjing very much, so he explained: “True Monarch Yuan, Fellow Daoist Zhang, this time it is said that the demon race has sent some more fierce Demon Core Great Perfection demons, and they are continuously fighting with Fellow Daoist Zhan Tanyu and Qian Tan. I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Tan won't be able to hold on for many rounds, so the Deacon Hall is very anxious and is urging the Great Perfection cultivators of each city to rush over as soon as possible.”

“Is there no other Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator of our human race under that arena?” Zhang Yuanjing asked in surprise, “This battle has been going on for twenty years, and even if we lose temporarily, it won't affect the overall situation. Why is there such a rush!”

Qian Wuyi hesitated for a moment and said somewhat mysteriously: “I heard that many people have come from the Eastern Region, led by a Nascent Soul Late Stage great cultivator from the Jixia Academy. The chief deacon of the Deacon Hall is worried that we will lose too badly on the arena and be ridiculed by them, so he has issued a strict order requiring the Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators of each sect to immediately rush to assemble in order to ensure complete victory.”

Zhang Yuanjing and Taoist Fire Crow looked at each other. This matched what Kang Zhaoyang said. The only two super sects of the human race did have some kind of tense relationship, which was quite troublesome for many sects to deal with, but it was actually beneficial to the Xuantian Sect.

“Thank you for telling me, Fellow Daoist Qian! I wonder if the Golden Core cultivators of the Eastern Region will also participate in the arena battle?” Zhang Yuanjing asked.

Qian Wuyi shook his head: “Tiannan Immortal City has not received any news yet, but since the Eastern Region cultivators have come, I'm afraid they also intend to get a share of the pie.”

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and asked again: “I wonder when True Monarch Tang plans to depart?”

Qian Wuyi said: “There are only three Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators in the city, and only Fellow Daoist Zhang belongs to my Southern Region's top ten sects. The other two are from ordinary major sects. Therefore, True Monarch Tang asked me to ask Fellow Daoist Zhang how long you need to prepare?”

Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said: “I have only been in the city for a few days, and I originally wanted to stay in the city for a few more days, but since the Deacon Hall has ordered it, I shouldn't delay it any longer. How about we set off in two hours?”

Qian Wuyi cupped his fists and said: “Thank you very much for your understanding, Fellow Daoist Zhang!”

In fact, Zhang Yuanjing didn't have much to prepare. Ordinary healing and Qi-replenishing pills had already been prepared, and some high-quality ones had also been purchased at a high price for emergencies. As for consumable battle items such as spirit talismans, he had bought everything he could buy.

What he really had to consider was whether to bring a few disciples and a group of sect members.

Yuan Zhilin was naturally the most restless one to watch the excitement. He had at least advanced to the False Core stage and had some self-protection ability, but it would be quite dangerous for a group of Foundation Establishment disciples to go to the Savage Mountain, where the demon race and the human race had stationed heavy troops against each other.

In the end, Taoist Fire Crow made the final decision. He would personally escort a group of sect members and disciples to the Savage Mountain with Zhang Yuanjing. Obviously, this old Taoist was prepared to go to the Eastern Region at any time.