Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

"Real person, you're not deceiving her, are you!" Lu Tianying sidled up to Fire Crow Taoist and asked mysteriously.

Fire Crow Taoist glared at him. "This matter is of great importance, how can I speak carelessly!"

Although the garden here has an isolation array, it is only for the outside. Within this courtyard, sound cannot be isolated. Shū Tiānqí will definitely hear Lu Tianying's words, which will inevitably make her more suspicious.

Lu Tianying chuckled, then turned to ask Zhāng Yuánjìng, "That little girl, Sū Yuánxiǎo, is not bad. Yuánjìng, have you taken a liking to her?"

Zhāng Yuánjìng almost rolled his eyes. In the past, he only felt that this Martial Uncle was unrestrained and acted arbitrarily, but he never expected him to have such an improper side.

He naturally would not answer this question, but instead asked, "Martial Uncle Lu, you haven't been seen for decades, have you been in the Second Demon Suppression City all along? Have you ventured deep into the Hengduan Mountains to seek opportunities?"

Lu Tianying winked at him, still not letting him off the hook. "Back then, when your Martial Aunt Shū entered Tianque Mountain, she was truly peerless and overwhelmed all the beauties, bewitching a group of fellow disciples. If her temper hadn't been a bit arrogant, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been Senior Brother Tóng's turn to monopolize the beauty! Yuánxiǎo's appearance is no less than hers back then, and her temper is much better. If you miss this village, there won't be another shop!"

Zhāng Yuánjìng's eyelids twitched. He couldn't answer this question either, and said to himself, "Martial Uncle Lu came here from the Second Demon Suppression City, is it for the arena challenge? How many matches are you planning to fight?"

Lu Tianying smiled and said, "Of course I'll fight in the arena, but—"

"Then you must go on stage as soon as possible, otherwise you won't have the chance to go on stage!"

"Why?" Lu Tianying asked in surprise.

Zhāng Yuánjìng smiled proudly. "Because after I go on stage, these two races' arenas will no longer need human cultivators to go up!"

Lu Tianying looked at Zhāng Yuánjìng in surprise, as if he didn't recognize him. But then he laughed and praised, "Yuánjìng is so bold, this is how we cultivators should be. Since we have reached Great Perfection, we naturally believe that we are not inferior to anyone! However, enduring the opponent's wheel battles is not something that can be done just by saying a few words!"

Zhāng Yuánjìng said disapprovingly, "This is not a big problem, I have my own way to overcome it."

He couldn't use the Yang Refinement Umbrella above the arena, but the use of the Source Stone would not be restricted. With this item providing earth power, it was enough for him to maintain inexhaustible mana.

At this time, Huò Zhèngkǎi and others came up to pay respects to Zhāng Yuánjìng, Lu Tianying, and Fire Crow Taoist. Zhòng Bìxíng was called out by Yuán Zhīlín to watch the excitement and was not in this courtyard.

It wasn't until night fell that Zhòng Bìxíng and Yuán Zhīlín returned. Yuán Zhīlín went straight into the right hall and saw that only Zhāng Yuánjìng was inside, so he said with a smile, "Senior Brother Zhāng, you came to fight in the arena, but haven't gone up yet. Brother Zhòng has already won three rounds!"

Fire Crow Taoist had gone out to visit Táng Zhāoyáng. After much consideration, he was worried that if he delayed, Shū Tiānqí would not be able to restrain herself from secretly contacting the Jixia Academy cultivators, disrupting his and Zhāng Yuánjìng's plans. He simply sought out Táng Zhāoyáng to pass on the message, implying that Zhāng Yuánjìng wanted to speak directly with the person in charge of the academy.

Zhāng Yuánjìng smiled and said, "Brother Zhòng went to challenge the demon race? This is a good place to hone swordsmanship."

Zhòng Bìxíng greeted him and said, "I also watched a few matches and saw that the demons in the early stage of the Demon Core Realm were generally average in strength, so I went up to fight a few matches and won by luck!"

Yuán Zhīlín chuckled, "Why bother to hide it, Brother Zhòng? Qiáo Zhènběi of the Thousand Swords Sect kept provoking you, so you also wanted to kill his arrogance before betting once."

Zhāng Yuánjìng raised an eyebrow. "The Thousand Swords Sect is really haunting, they can be seen causing trouble everywhere!"

Zhòng Bìxíng smiled casually, "This person saw me carrying a giant sword and deliberately mentioned the Heavy Sword Sect, intending to ridicule me, so I bet with him. This person is not weak, he also won three battles. He invited me to fight on a small arena tomorrow. If I lose, I will give him the giant sword on my back. If he loses, he will give me a middle-grade magic weapon. Magic weapons are of little use to me, but since he insulted the Heavy Sword Sect, I have to fight him."

"I'll go with Brother Zhòng tomorrow to see if this Qiáo Zhènběi can really suppress anything!" Zhāng Yuánjìng laughed.

In the middle of the night, Fire Crow Taoist returned and said to Zhāng Yuánjìng, "Yuánjìng, I have already met with Táng Zhāoyáng. This person was not surprised by our request to meet directly with the Nascent Soul of the academy. He just reminded us that it is best not to make too many or too high demands at first. After seeing the Divine Venerable and the Stone Cauldron, then make conditions according to the situation."

Zhāng Yuánjìng nodded. "Thank you, Senior! I wonder when the meeting is scheduled?"

Fire Crow Taoist shook his head. "Táng Zhāoyáng said that he would know the specific arrangements after conveying it to the academy."

Zhāng Yuánjìng sighed softly. "In this way, after all, we have weakened our initiative and given it to others."

Fire Crow Taoist said, "This is okay, I'm just afraid that Shū Tiānqí will privately contact people from the academy, or someone from the academy will recognize her. Then things will become complicated. After all, it is an old matter from hundreds of years ago. If the Sū family returns now, it will definitely change the格局 of the academy, and the resistance will be considerable. What is particularly inappropriate is that if we use Senior Divine Cauldron to contact the academy, we may not be able to obtain the protection of the Divine Venerable, but if we get involved in the internal struggles of the academy, it may offend the Divine Venerable and ultimately miss the opportunity."

Zhāng Yuánjìng pondered for a moment, somewhat hesitant. True Person Tóng's previous strategy was not inappropriate. Although assisting the Sū family's return to the academy would inevitably involve internal struggles, in order to seek protection, no matter how difficult it was, it had to be done. The current situation, however, is different. The appearance of the Hou Tu Creation Cauldron undoubtedly provides another way to approach the Divine Venerable. At this time, the more prudent approach is, of course, to temporarily not move the Sū family's chess piece to avoid complications. However, if possible, we should still try to send the Sū family back to the academy so that they can control the Farmer lineage, so that we can establish a stable relationship between the Profound Heaven Sect and the academy for long-term benefit.

With this thought, he then said in a deep voice, "This sect clearly knows that this lineage is under the protection of my Profound Heaven Sect, but it has always been indifferent, obviously not wanting to exterminate them, nor wanting to welcome them back. Therefore, the matter of escorting the direct lineage of the Farmer family back to the academy can be left unsaid to the people in the academy for now. We will make plans after we have a clear understanding of the internal situation of the academy."

A look of worry flashed in Fire Crow Taoist's eyes, and he nodded, "Then let's do that for now."

At midday on the second day, Zhāng Yuánjìng, Zhòng Bìxíng, and Yuán Zhīlín, along with Huò Zhèngkǎi and other Foundation Establishment disciples and followers, went to the south of the human camp. Between the two mountains to the east of the Savage Mountain, more than twenty battle areas were delineated for the two races to challenge each other with combat power below the Golden Core or Great Perfection of the Demon Core, with two Nascent Souls or Transformation Stage powerhouses sitting in each side.

The group arrived at the place where the human race was stationed, and Qiáo Zhènběi of the Thousand Swords Sect and a dozen Golden Core cultivators were watching the battle outside a battle area.

This was a flat area of more than fifty feet in radius, simply separated by an isolation array. A Golden Core Early Stage cultivator and an Eagle Wolf in the Early Stage of the Demon Core Realm were fighting equally, inextricably.

When Qiáo Zhènběi saw Zhòng Bìxíng, he immediately showed a mocking expression and said from a distance, "Fellow Daoist Zhòng, it's still early today, you and I must determine the winner!"

Zhòng Bìxíng was concise and only said one word: "Good!"

Zhāng Yuánjìng, however, saw the person behind Qiáo Zhènběi, who was a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator with gloomy eyes.

This person had already seen Zhāng Yuánjìng, cupped his hands in greeting, and said lightly, "Fellow Daoist Zhāng, it's been more than twenty years, you have also entered the Great Perfection Realm. Are you here to fight in the arena this time?"

Zhāng Yuánjìng nodded, considering it a return gift. "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Qiú for advancing to Great Perfection!"

This person was Qiú Wúyǐng, a Thousand Swords Sect cultivator who had competed with him for the Soul Nourishing Pill at the Xuandan Hall auction.