Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Now, Ling Jianzi flew for dozens of miles with a heavy heart until he reached a mountainous wilderness. Four streaks of light shot up, heading straight for Ling Jianzi.

Ling Jianzi's expression remained unchanged. He simply stopped his flying sword, sighed softly, and gazed southwards.

He felt an invisible barrier blocking him from that place, not mountains and rivers, but the complex hearts of men.

The four streaks of light arrived in an instant. The leader was Ling Zhuzi. His usually stern face showed a rare look of timidity as he stammered, "Senior Brother, we... we were worried, so we came to see. Did you kill that Zhang Daoren?"

Ling Jianzi glanced sharply at him, knowing his intentions. He was afraid that Zhang Daoren would escape and cause trouble, so he was preparing to ambush him nearby and kill him at any time. He shook his head and said, "That Zhang Daoren's magical equipment is very powerful, he can be defeated but hard to injure."

Ling Zhuzi was shocked and said in disbelief, "Even Senior Brother's sword cannot break his defense. Is that Zhang Daoren's robe a magic treasure?"

Ling Jianzi said, "There are many strange things in the world. It may not be a magic treasure, but a very powerful top-grade magical instrument. In comparison, his seemingly inconspicuous hoe is more difficult to deal with."

Ling Zhuzi was moved and said, "Junior Brother also felt that the hoe was very powerful. However, Senior Brother, your Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Skill has been cultivated to perfection, and your aura is integrated. How could you be interfered with by that hoe?"

Ling Jianzi sighed, "This just shows that my Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Skill is not yet perfect, and still has flaws!"

Ling Zhuzi had seen his Senior Brother gazing into the south with a desolate expression, but he did not know why.

Hearing this, he realized that it must be because he had been away from Crimson Blood Valley for decades, unable to receive guidance from his master, and unable to spar with peers of equal strength. His cultivation was difficult to improve, and he remembered old people and things, and was filled with resentment and depression.

However, the reasons for this matter were complex, and the fault was not entirely in the valley. Ling Jianzi's own personality was also an important factor. Therefore, he could not say it, nor could he say it. He could only think of a way to help him vent, and said hatefully, "Senior Brother, let's go together and kill that Zhang Daoren to avenge the two Junior Brothers!"

"No!"

Hearing this, Ling Jianzi's expression suddenly changed, and his whole person seemed to transform into an unyielding, imposing sword.

"This person is a godsend whetstone. Originally, I thought my cultivation had reached its peak and there was no possibility of further progress, and breaking through to Pseudo-Core was also uncertain. Now it seems that there is still room for improvement. I still have time, and I want to use this as an opportunity to cultivate the Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Skill to true perfection, and then fight this person, kill him to relieve my thoughts, and take the opportunity to enter Pseudo-Core!"

"Senior Brother, aren't you going to the Xuan Yin Cave?" Hearing this, Ling Zhuzi had no sense of excitement, but instead remembered a major event and quickly asked.

Ling Jianzi's eyes flashed with lightning-like light, and he said with high spirits, "The Xuan Yin Cave is just a deceptive trick of the Star Moon Sect. The major sects know it well, and they always find people from rogue cultivators to fill the quota, or choose people from affiliated forces with distant relationships. Of course, the Xuan Yin Cave does have a glimmer of opportunity to enter Pseudo-Core. If there are no other opportunities, I would go.

"But now that there is another way, and it is to enter the Dao with the sword, why take the path of pills? I, Ling Jianzi, entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment in a hundred years, entered the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment in a hundred and fifty years, and have been stuck in this realm for more than fifty years. Now that the opportunity has come, how can I miss it! I only have this one sword, and I want to move forward bravely, fight for life and death, cut through all restraints, enter the Dao and form the Core!"

Ling Zhuzi was intimidated by his momentum and could not speak for a long time. Ling Jianzi ignored him and looked into the south, his eyes like swords, as if fighting someone from afar.

Ling Zhuzi hesitated for half a quarter of an hour, and finally couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother, this trip to the Xuan Yin Cave is said to be very unusual, and seems to involve a dispute between the six major sects. If you don't go, the sect may be very angry, and the master will be very disappointed."

Hearing the words "master", a trace of sadness flashed in Ling Jianzi's eyes, which quickly turned cold as frost. His body straightened slightly, as if infinite sword energy rushed into the sky. He said with a sneer, "If I break through to Pseudo-Core, everything will be fine; if I can't break through, I will definitely die at the hands of that Zhang Daoren, and everything will be over! You don't need to worry!"

At this time, a burly man with a rough appearance standing behind Ling Zhuzi stood up and said, "The Grand Elder will definitely be able to kill that Zhang Daoren and take the opportunity to enter Pseudo-Core. In this way, our Tongyun Palace will naturally rise in the main sect, and it is very likely that the two Senior Brothers will return to the main sect. Senior Brother Lingzhu, you don't need to think so much."

A middle-aged scholar with a jade-like face also said, "Yes, Senior Brother Lingzhu, the main sect issued the Xuan Yin Token to the Grand Elder also because they thought the Grand Elder could not break through, so they made this arrangement. If the Grand Elder breaks through, this matter will naturally be cancelled."

Neither of them mentioned the consequences of Ling Jianzi's failure, and Ling Zhuzi certainly understood what they meant. He and Ling Jianzi were like brothers, and naturally hoped that he could break through to Pseudo-Core and become a Core Formation cultivator.

However, compared to the two, he knew more inside information and knew that the main sect's issuance of this token to Ling Jianzi involved complex relationships, and it was definitely not something that could be cancelled simply by breaking through to Pseudo-Core.

On the contrary, if Ling Jianzi was defeated and died, the consequences would be extremely serious. Tongyun Palace might be able to continue to exist, but the fate of the few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the palace would be very tragic.

Moreover, there was another layer that he thought of but could not say. Their Tongyun Palace Three Sons were like brothers. Since that Zhang Daoren killed Ling Yunzi, he was their mortal enemy. How could they keep him as a whetstone? Of course, they would use all their manpower to kill him quickly.

Unfortunately, Ling Jianzi seemed to be a little obsessed because he had been unable to break through for a long time, and he could not be persuaded by common sense.

Ling Zhuzi thought about it, and he didn't know how many words of advice he had thought of, but as long as he saw Ling Jianzi's sharp sword-like aura, he would give up in despair.

Finally, he asked dryly, "How long will it take for Senior Brother to cultivate the Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Skill to perfection? Do you want to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Zhang Daoren to prevent him from leaving this place?"

Ling Jianzi said confidently, "I have already found a breakthrough for this sword. In ten years at most, I can cultivate the Yin-Yang swords to the highest realm of Yin-Yang unity, continuous life, and tireless movement. One sword strike is comparable to a magic treasure! As for that Zhang Daoren, he is older than me, but he has only just entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Presumably, because of his cultivation method, this Crimson Fin Fire Pattern Fish is extremely important for him to strive for a chance. He will not leave in twenty or thirty years! If you want to monitor this person, you can arrange it yourself!"

The middle-aged scholar asked, "Grand Elder, do you want to have someone block the Zhang family's fishing and delay Zhang Daoren's cultivation progress?"

Ling Jianzi shook his head, "Without my intervention, no one is his opponent. Forcing obstruction will only increase casualties. Let's go, back to the palace!"

It is said that Zhang Yuanjing and Ling Jianzi had a fierce offensive and defensive battle in the air. Although the opponent took the initiative to retreat, the scene of him being passively beaten throughout the whole process was seen by the Zhang family members below. Everyone inevitably worried.

Zhang Yuanjing landed in front of the cave from the air. Zhang Cheng also came and waited for his return with Zhang Xuan and Zhang Jun.

"You all saw it?" Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile, without realizing that his image had been damaged, "The battle between cultivators is like this, extremely fast and extremely dangerous. Of course, if you can't do anything to the other party, you will rarely entangle endlessly."

Zhang Xuan followed his words and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Immortal Elder, for showing your power and repelling the enemy from Tongyun Palace."

"Hehe, it's not a show of power. This Ling Jianzi is very powerful and not easy to deal with. Your Zhang family members were not frightened, right?" Zhang Yuanjing waved his hand. He saw that Zhang Cheng's face was a little pale and realized that something was wrong, so he asked.

Zhang Xuan whispered, "Chengdi said that the clan members heard that the invading Daoist was the Grand Elder of Tongyun Palace and were a little scared. Although you defeated that person, everyone is still worried about being violently retaliated by Tongyun Palace."

"Well, don't worry about this. Jun'er and Yu'er have both joined my sect, and I will protect your clan members. Usually, I mainly take care of Zhangjiawan. You fish nearby. If you go far, I will accompany you. Presumably, Tongyun Palace will mainly target your fishing teams if they want to attack. In addition, I will make a batch of simple talismans for you to wear when you go to the river, which can resist attacks from low-level Qi Refining cultivators."

Zhang Xuan quickly pulled Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jun to kneel and salute, thanking the Immortal Elder for his great kindness.

Seeing the appearance of several people being grateful, Zhang Yuanjing finally realized that his battle with Ling Jianzi had fallen into a disadvantage, which had a huge impact on the psychology of these ordinary people, and seriously weakened their confidence and trust in him.

He thought to himself that he must increase the efforts to appease them, not only to protect their safety, but also to give compensation in other interests, so that they can wholeheartedly continue to fish for themselves. In this way, the matter of hunting the Flame Beasts must be done as soon as possible.

"You go first, try your best to appease the clan members, and don't give those with ulterior motives a chance to take advantage of it."

After Zhang Xuan and the others left, Zhang Yuanjing returned to the cave, sat cross-legged, and quietly recalled the battle just now.

Ling Jianzi's sword can be said to have completely awakened him.

Originally, after two battles with many Foundation Establishments in the Abyss of Heavenly Demons, many high-level battles in the Virtual Demon World, and battles with the three Foundation Establishments of Tongyun Palace, his confidence in his own strength greatly increased. At the same time, several coincidences of narrowly escaping death also made him somewhat underestimate the dangers of the world of cultivation.

In addition, during this period of time, he had shown off his power among ordinary people, and killed all rebellious people like cutting vegetables and melons. He was regarded as an immortal by a group of mortals, and he had a sense of superiority in his heart. He was inevitably too bold, and then reckless, neglecting life and death, and had the idea that he was invincible below Foundation Establishment.

Deep in his heart, what he relied on was the Earth Escape Technique, but when he encountered a strong player like Ling Jianzi, he had no chance to use it at all, and he would be injured by the opponent's sword.

Who is Ling Jianzi? He is just a cultivator from a small sect. Even if he has the origin and inheritance of a medium sect, it is far inferior to the Foundation Establishment carefully cultivated by a large sect.

He almost lost his life against such a cultivator, so how can he claim to be invincible below Foundation Establishment!

After a period of deep reflection, his back was sweating coldly and his clothes were wet.

However, this opportunity came at the right time. His state of mind has changed from the original cowardice to the current recklessness and arrogance, which is a common problem for ordinary cultivators, that is, being affected by external factors, the mentality suddenly changes from one extreme to another, leading to an unstable state of mind and falling into illusions. At this time, it is the most dangerous and the easiest to be taken advantage of, resulting in a tragic end.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanjing was lucky. First, Ling Jianzi had not reached his strongest state, second, the robe was strong and the defense was solid, and the Spirit Restraining Hoe was unique and played a role at a critical moment, which allowed him to save his life and have the opportunity to reflect and correct himself.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but marvel at the magic of the Spirit Restraining Hoe, which was truly beyond imagination.

This hoe was distributed by the Thick Earth Sect for true disciples to plant and cultivate spiritual plants. I am afraid it is aimed at Xuan-grade spiritual plants, and the mysteries have obviously not been fully revealed, and there is still a lot of room for exploration. Perhaps, to truly exert its power, one must have Core Formation cultivation.

In the next period of time, he needs to focus on warming this hoe, comprehending the mysteries in it, and enhancing the fit between his divine sense and it, so that he can play a greater role in battle.

This battle with Ling Jianzi also fully exposed a fatal weakness of his, that is, the lack of strong attack methods, unable to deter opponents, and gave the enemy the opportunity to attack unscrupulously.

Although the Yin Wind Blade is also good, it is mainly good at sneak attacks. When the other party is prepared, it can only play a restraining role at most, but cannot attack fortifications.

The Xuan Crystal Axe has a fierce attack, but it starts slowly and is not easy to lock on to the target.

So, he took out the more than twenty magical instruments obtained from the Mustard Space of the Thick Earth Sect and looked at them one by one. After all, they were hidden by the Thick Earth Sect, and there were many earth-type magical instruments. There were swords, knives, spears, forks, hammers, claws, etc., but from a comprehensive point of view, there was a problem, that is, the strong attack speed was slow, and the fast attack power was weak. It needs to be used with other magical instruments to exert the greatest power.

His current shortcoming is here. His soul is not strong, and he can only control one magical instrument at a time. He can only rely on simple instructions for other magical instruments to operate on their own. There is no cooperation, and naturally he cannot exert the due characteristics and effects.

He gently pinched his scalp, his eyes wandering back and forth between these dazzling high-grade and top-grade magical instruments. In the end, he dispelled the idea of changing the combination of magical instruments.

He thought to himself that the best tactic at present is to build around the Spirit Restraining Hoe. He must choose one or two magical instruments that are conducive to maximizing the advantages of the Spirit Restraining Hoe.

Once this idea was clear, he immediately locked on the target: a gray wide ruler and a pair of yellow satin boots.

The wide ruler is called the Sinking Ruler, which is a high-grade auxiliary magical instrument used to create mud swamps and collapses to trap and disturb enemies. This ruler has an additional effect, that is, when colliding with the opponent's spiritual soldiers, it can release mud and sand to cover its surface, reducing its speed and spirituality.

In this way, he can hold the Spirit Restraining Hoe in one hand and the Sinking Ruler in the other, cooperate with each other, and fight against Ling Jianzi's double swords. Once one of the red and black swords is contaminated by the Sinking Ruler, the Spirit Restraining Hoe will have the opportunity to restrain it, so that it can create a victory.

The boots are called the Divine Travel Boots, which are top-grade magical instruments. After wearing them, they can increase the cultivator's flight speed by 20%. However, this refers to the case where no flying sword is used. Once a flying sword is used, these shoes are useless.

And the speed of Foundation Establishment cultivators without using flying swords is at most 20% or 30% of that of using flying swords. Therefore, in terms of this effect, these shoes are simply waste products.

However, the reason why these shoes can be called top-grade is their use in combat.

In combat, cultivators naturally cannot flexibly control flying swords because they have to fully control magical instruments to fight. With these Divine Travel Boots, the shifting and changing positions in combat will be even better.

More importantly, these boots have another effect: by injecting a large amount of mana at once, they can increase speed by sixty to one hundred percent in a short period, making short-distance movements comparable to teleportation.

Originally, Zhang Yuanjing only regarded these shoes as a tool for escape. Because he had a magic treasure-level yellow robe and a true inheritance token, as well as the Earth Tunneling Technique, he naturally didn't think much of them. But now he discovered that these boots, when used in battle, could greatly make up for his shortcomings.

In this way, with a magic robe to protect him, a true inheritance token for emergencies, and the Earth Tunneling Technique as a reliance, as long as he didn't foolishly fly into the sky to fight, he could stand in an invincible position.

With the Earth Sink Ruler and the Swift Boots working together, the Soul-Binding Hoe would surely be able to display its power and create opportunities for victory. With the Yin Wind Saber's lurking and surprise attacks, he had a chance to defeat or even kill that Spirit Sword Master.

Of course, the most crucial part of this tactic was to continuously nurture the Soul-Binding Hoe, greatly improving the precision, accuracy, and speed of its manipulation, so as to accurately seize opportunities in highly tense battles and maximize its advantages.

Once he understood the path ahead, Zhang Yuanjing dispelled countless distracting thoughts, sat cross-legged on the蒲团 (pútuán - meditation cushion) he had obtained from the Mustard Seed space of the Thick Earth Sect, and began to meditate and circulate his energy.