Chapter 969: Dragon Turtle
Chapter 969: Dragon Turtle
The eight hundred peaks of Shushan, unparalleled in their splendor across the world.
The foundation of the Shushan School lies upon White Brow Mountain.
Beyond White Brow Mountain, two streams of profound qi, one black and one white, intertwined, evolving into endless wondrous light. Within, it seemed as if countless small worlds were constantly being born and destroyed.
This was the "Two Modes One Qi Nine Palaces Sumeru Grand Array", formed from the ancient pure yang supreme treasure—the "Innate One Qi Taiji Diagram"!
With the "Innate One Qi Taiji Diagram" suppressing its core, this array possessed boundless might.
Even if Earth Immortals or Heavenly Immortals ventured into the array, they would find it difficult to escape for a time.
The Shushan School was one of the orthodox Daoist sects of this realm, standing shoulder to shoulder with Mount Qingcheng, the Huashan School, and the Six Sects of the Outer Seas, making it a top-tier sect in this world.
The Shushan School had, on numerous occasions, relied on this array to evade several great calamities.
This cave dwelling was hidden within a waterfall resembling a white jade belt, with a spiritual herb garden outside.
A female immortal with a slender willow-like waist formed a "Water Repelling Incantation" and smilingly passed through the waterfall. There, she saw Xin Hongyun sitting cross-legged on a jade bed, her skin glowing faintly. A fiery red flying sword floated before her, illuminating the entire cave dwelling in crimson, its flames burning fiercely, subtly transforming into the shapes of fire dragons, fire crows, and fire snakes.
“Congratulations, Martial Aunt, on regaining the Sword Immortal realm and subduing this "Fire Cloud Sword"! ”
Upon seeing this scene, Liu Pingting immediately offered her congratulations.
Xin Hongyun was, after all, someone who had reincarnated and cultivated anew, possessing a foundation accumulated over countless lives. Now, with the "Earthly Immortal Golden Book" to reshape her foundation and the aid of the Shushan School's spiritual pills, her progress was remarkably swift.
In this life, not only was her achievement of Loose Immortal fruit a certainty, but she also harbored hopes of becoming an Earth Immortal.
Not only that, but the Sect Master had also bestowed upon her a "Fire Cloud Sword"!
The Shushan School was renowned throughout the world for its sword arts and, moreover, was highly skilled in the art of refining swords. Over countless years, they had either refined or collected numerous immortal flying swords, among which nine were the most famous, all of them of the pure yang supreme treasure rank!
These pure yang supreme treasures could not be refined without the cultivation achievement of an Immortal, and furthermore, they had numerous material requirements, making them exceedingly rare.
The Shushan School possessing nine true immortal flying swords was enough to make numerous other sects green with envy.
This "Fire Cloud Sword" was one of them!
Upon seeing it, Liu Pingting couldn't help but feel a surge of envy in her heart.
“The "Fire Cloud Sword" is naturally imbued with spirit; at present, I can only barely communicate with it. To refine it to the point where it responds like an extension of my arm, where human and sword become one, and to fear no rogue immortals of heterodox paths, there is still a long way to go. . . ”
Xin Hongyun appeared much more mature than before, a hint of melancholy now gracing her features.
She had cultivated for ten lives; even though she had once fortuitously cultivated to the Loose Immortal stage, she was entangled by karmic ties with an evil disciple, preventing her ascension. Being a proud individual, she vowed to ascend with a higher cultivation achievement, so that she could live freely in the Celestial Realm in the future.
However, when the tribulation of slaughter arrived, she did not heed the words of the previous Sect Master to sit quietly in her cave dwelling and silently recite the Yellow Court Scripture. Instead, she actively walked out of the "Two Modes One Qi Nine Palaces Sumeru Grand Array", personally inviting the tribulation, her primordial spirit dispersing, with only a sliver of true spirit left to reincarnate.
In this life, having accumulated much over time, she now had hopes of becoming an Earth Immortal.
Yet, as she painstakingly comprehended the "Earthly Immortal Golden Book", her heart grew increasingly filled with sighs.
This legacy truly resonated with her, yet regrettably, it was only half a scroll.
If she could also acquire the "Purple Azure Immortal Seal" from the second half of the "Purple Mansion Heavenly Book", then she would truly have hopes of becoming a Heavenly Immortal.
‘Ultimately, my external cultivation is insufficient; I can only achieve the Earth Immortal fruit. . . ’
“Martial Niece Liu, have you come to find me because the Sect Master has issued a decree? ” Xin Hongyun suppressed her thoughts and asked.
“Precisely. . . ”
A strange expression flashed across Liu Pingting’s face: “The Sect Master divined Martial Aunt’s destiny and discovered that several opportunities meant for Martial Aunt have been stirred, with the risk of being obtained by others. . . ”
“Why would this be? ”
Upon hearing this, Xin Hongyun’s body trembled involuntarily.
She had cultivated painstakingly for ten lives, performing many good deeds, which was why she had hopes of becoming an Earth Immortal in this life. Not only that, but she also had many opportunities that could save her immense cultivation effort, and even several deeply fated inherited treasures from predecessors by her side.
Why had her fated opportunities suddenly become unstable?
“The Sect Master also does not know, only saying it must be someone who has formed a great karmic tie with Martial Aunt. . . who has also gained the possibility of obtaining these opportunities. ”
Liu Pingting reported truthfully.
“My karmic tie in this life, could it be my father? ”
Xin Hongyun’s delicate brows arched.
“I don't know, but Martial Aunt will likely need to descend the mountain personally to resolve this. . . ”
Liu Pingting said, “Drunken Moon Pool has already become unstable; it should be the first place to go. . . ”
“It should be so. ”
Xin Hongyun let out a clear cry. The Fire Cloud Sword flew out first, coiling around her body like a crimson ribbon.
Enveloped by the sword light, her escape speed was astonishingly swift. She immediately departed from the Shushan School.
...
Whoosh!
A hazy sword light shot forth.
This sword light not only pierced through the air and broke through clouds, but also carried hazy illusions, giving a sense of the four seasons shifting, of spring and autumn interchanging.
In the void, sword shadows of both past and future were inexplicably left behind.
Though these numerous sword shadows appeared hazy, they could turn real at any moment, claiming an enemy's life.
“Compared to the Sword Light Division technique, my Four Seasons Sword Light has already far surpassed it. ”
After a long while, Fang Xi retracted the "Time Warden Sword", his expression greatly exhilarated. Ever since he had initially refined the "Time Warden Sword", he had briefly tested his sword art, and indeed, he had gained a profound understanding of its essence.
With a wave of his hand, a purple sword shadow flew out from the blade of the "Time Warden Sword", transforming into chains of laws, then threads of laws. . . before finally dispersing with a thunderous roar!
“The Law of Time. . . Law Incarnation! ”
“Even if this Time Warden Sword is still merely a sword embryo, under the blessing of the Law of Time's Incarnation, I fear it far surpasses flying swords like the Flying Dragon or Cold Mountain! ”
This was the result of Fang Xi localizing his understanding of time, and then combining it with the "Sword Consecration" technique from the Eight Gates Sword Array.
The so-called "Sword Consecration" was to merge one's own power of laws with a flying sword, thereby unleashing incredible might.
After testing it out, Fang Xi couldn't help but feel extremely satisfied.
“Now that I have a time-attribute flying sword, why not refine a void-attribute and a life-death-attribute flying sword next, and first form the "Three Wonders Sword Array" within the Eight Gates Sword Array? ”
“Hmm? ”
Just then, Fang Xi noticed that the surrounding environment was slightly off.
Layers of mist emerged, shrouding the land, appearing like a natural restriction.
He had originally just casually ventured deep into the mountains and chosen a cave dwelling.
This time, for the sake of testing his sword, he had acted on a whim, his sword light carrying him wherever it pleased, having long forgotten his whereabouts.
Now, with his skill emboldening him, Fang Xi unleashed his sword light, breaking through the mist restriction and venturing deeper.
Not long after, mist rose ahead, revealing a deep pool.
It was currently night, with the bright moon hanging high.
Moonlight shone upon the pool, countless streams of moonlight essence flowing like imperial nectar, brimming with spiritual energy, truly a blessed land of grotto-heavens.
Splash!
Within the pool, whirlpools of various sizes appeared one after another, as something slowly floated up from the bottom.
Then, a massive turtle shell emerged.
The turtle shell was weathered by time, covered in various aquatic plants, moss, and even traces of rock.
A head resembling a flood dragon's emerged from the water; with a casual inhale, it conjured a water vortex.
Following this, the dragon turtle slowly climbed out, exhaling and inhaling the moon's essence by the side of the pool.
A surge of demonic qi soared into the sky. Within the demonic qi, there was an inner core, fist-sized, crystalline, and pure white.
“To think it's a heterodox being with a thousand years of cultivation, truly rare! ”
Fang Xi concealed his sword light and, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but sigh with emotion inwardly.
In this world, it was extremely difficult for heterodox beings to attain the Dao!
Regardless of whether they were mountain spirits or demons, they would only instinctively and ignorantly absorb the essence of the sun and moon. Even with decades or centuries of cultivation, they often couldn't compare to cultivators who had cultivated painstakingly for just a few years.
Even the rare few heterodox species among them, with profound cultivation, still found it difficult to attain the Dao and ascend.
To achieve true fruition, they had to actively reincarnate and acquire a human form.
This unique dragon turtle was an ancient heterodox species, born from a true dragon's spilled blood in a certain place during ancient times, giving rise to a "Dragon Blood Grass". Later, a xuangui (mystic turtle) found this "Dragon Blood Grass", and after consuming it, sensing its essence, became pregnant and gave birth to this extremely rare primeval heterodox species.
The inner core of such a heterodox species, cultivated for a thousand years, was an unparalleled supreme treasure for cultivators. It could serve as the best material for a Loose Immortal to entrust their second primordial spirit!
‘Dragon turtle inner core, second primordial spirit. . . ’
Fang Xi looked on, his eyes involuntarily brightening.
Although his current realm was high, his magical power was ultimately shallow, making him no match for Loose Immortals or Earth Immortals.
But if he could refine a "second primordial spirit", he would instantly possess the might of a primordial spirit!
Combined with his own comprehension of laws and his flying swords, he could run rampant across the world!
‘It is rumored that among the heterodox and demonic paths, there are also secret techniques for refining heterodox primordial spirits. . . Created by those who couldn't form a primordial spirit, using unorthodox methods to forcefully break through to the Loose Immortal realm! ’
‘Among these, there are those Spirit Treasure Immortals who seize pure yang supreme treasures, and also those who restrict rare and exotic species, then attach their own three immortal souls and seven mortal souls to them, refining them into a special primordial spirit. . . ’
‘Although these various methods carry significant hidden dangers and sever the path to ascension, their formidable magical power is enough to roam freely for a time! ’
This thousand-year-old dragon turtle, if seen by heterodox experts and demonic Grandmasters, would certainly fill them with immense joy, for its uses would be endless.
Ensuring that nothing, from its fresh blood to its inner core and soul. . . would be wasted in the slightest.
Upon seeing this heaven-sent opportunity, Fang Xi was, however, ready to flee at any moment.
In such a Great Thousand World with strict karmic ties, a sudden heaven-sent opportunity could very well mean impending disaster!
He secretly circulated his primordial spirit, cast a divination, and then his expression turned somewhat peculiar: “It’s actually Xin Hongyun’s karmic tie? ”
In the past, he had saved this woman's life, and they had originally agreed to seek immortal fortunes together.
However, when the Shushan School arrived, this woman went back on her word upon receiving the "Earthly Immortal Golden Book", and instead, she handed over all of the Cloud Rain Daoist's worn-out junk to him, considering it payment for the debt.
‘In truth, for an ordinary martial arts expert, receiving a heterodox legacy and a few magical artifacts would indeed be enough to repay the karmic debt. ’
‘But I am different! I was already half a primordial spirit to begin with. . . ’
This was like someone helping you, and you offering money as thanks; if the other party were a beggar, that would be just right.
But if the other party were a billionaire, it would simply be an insult!
‘The Heavenly Dao is utterly impartial. . . What Xin Hongyun gave before clearly couldn't repay my karmic debt, so it can only return her opportunities to me as well. . . ’
‘So, this place is Xin Hongyun’s future opportunity? My entanglement with this woman is truly a karmic curse. . . ’
The second update will be later
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