Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Inside the Mysterious Realm of Xuanhuang."

"There's actually a Four Spirits Sword?"

Zhang Yan's face was full of surprise.

The fourth-grade low-rank Vermilion Bird Fire Sword in his hand was obtained from the inheritance site of the Gengjin Sword Sect last time.

then.

Zhang Yan also obtained a fragment of the "Four Directions Annihilation Sword".

The above is recorded.

There are four magical swords in total: Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.

The four spirit swords are interconnected.

Just now, in order to kill that Nascent Soul stage Ice Crystal Centipede, Zhang Yan activated the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword.

Then he sensed the aura of another Four Spirits Sword.

"After these four spirit swords are gathered together..."

"The Four Directions Annihilation Sword can reach the eighth rank!"

"Since we're here, we can't miss it."

Zhang Yan sensed the location of the other spirit sword and had a target for the next step.

He has already obtained a large amount of Five Elements Crystals.

It will be impossible to break through to the peak of the Golden Core stage in a short period of time.

Stay here.

That would be a waste of a great opportunity.

Since we were going somewhere else anyway, we might as well retrieve the second spirit sword on the way.

"Big Brother!"

At this moment, Hwang Yoon-ah and Song Ki-jin arrived.

Looking at Zhang Yan, who was completely unharmed, the two were filled with disbelief.

The difference between Nascent Soul and Golden Core.

It's a world of difference.

For a Golden Core cultivator to attempt to sever a Nascent Soul cultivator is akin to defying the heavens.

But Zhang Yan did it right in front of them.

Even Zhang Yan wasn't at the peak of the Golden Core stage; he was only at the late Golden Core stage.

Zhang Yan's strength completely exceeded their expectations.

However, this was perfectly normal for Zhang Yan himself.

He achieved the Nine Aperture Golden Elixir with thirty-six supernatural powers, and his total magical power was nearly four times that of others of the same level, making his foundation unparalleled.

In addition, he has now broken through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

The Heavenly Gang Five Elements Sword Formation is composed of 360 top-quality flying cars.

Then, the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword was used to suppress the enemy.

The evolved Vermilion Bird phantom, with its elemental advantage, is more than enough to kill a Nascent Soul stage Ice Crystal Centipede.

"You've all broken through?"

Zhang Yan glanced at the two of them, sensed their cultivation levels, and asked with a smile.

"We received Five Elements Essence Crystals from our senior brother."

"If I don't break through now, how can I face my senior brother?"

Song Qizhen said with some shame.

Without saying much, Zhang Yan flashed and landed on the snowfield.

Amidst the ice crystal corpses scattered on the ground, there were crystals shimmering with five-colored spiritual light.

This ice crystal centipede has more than a hundred segments in its body.

Each section contains a Five Elements Crystal.

That's why there were over a hundred Five Elements Crystals scattered on the ground.

Zhang Yan's magical powers, Volume One.

All the Five Elements Crystals fell into his hands.

Including the Five Elements Yuan Crystals he had left, he now had 452 Five Elements Yuan Crystals.

It's enough for him to cultivate from the late Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

Among them, there was also a Five Elements Yuan Crystal from the head of the Nascent Soul Ice Crystal Centipede.

It is radiant and dazzling, exuding an amazing spiritual charm.

It is about the size of a human head.

Just by smelling it, Zhang Yan felt his magical power increasing from the spiritual energy it emitted.

"nice one!"

"Keep it for when you break through the core and become an infant."

Zhang Yan examined it for a moment, then put it away.

"Two years."

"We have explored the entire island."

"I'm planning to go to another island."

After collecting the Five Elements Crystals, Zhang Yan spoke to Huang Yun'er and Song Qizhen.

Both of them also obtained a considerable amount of Five Elements Crystals.

I have no more lingering feelings for this place.

Led by Zhang Yan, the three left the island and headed to another island where the spirit sword was located.

The islands are far apart from each other.

Even with Huang Yun'er's Nascent Soul stage cultivation, it took her four days to fly to this island.

On this island.

The mountains are layered with cliffs and peaks, and the vegetation is lush.

Looking out, the entire island is covered by a sea of ​​trees.

It's completely different from the islands of the past.

"Go to the island."

Zhang Yanfei led the way.

Guided by the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword, the goal of this trip is very clear.

The three quickly approached the interior of the island.

Once inside the central area, the surrounding ancient trees reach heights of several hundred meters.

You can even see giant trees, thousands of meters tall, like mountains.

But the most eye-catching one.

Still in the very center, there stands an ancient tree over five thousand meters tall, its canopy blocking out the sun.

The roots of ancient trees are like mountains, deeply rooted in the earth.

Incomparably magnificent.

"right here."

Zhang Yan gazed at the ancient trees.

According to the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword's intuition, the second of the Four Spirit Swords is located within this ancient tree.

However, upon closer inspection...

Zhang Yan discovered that more than twenty figures were floating beneath the ancient tree.

"So many people are gathered here."

"Is there some kind of treasure inside that ancient tree?"

Curiosity appeared in Hwang Yoon-ah's eyes.

The Divine Weapon Pavilion has only a little over 120 disciples in total, and this is one-fifth of them.

"Go and see for yourself!"

Song Qizhen was full of excitement, wanting to get a share of the profits.

The three quickened their pace, crossed the forest, and finally appeared under the ancient tree.

A rich, wood-attribute spiritual energy wafts towards you.

Even without treasures, this place is still a rare and precious place for cultivation.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

The twenty-odd disciples under the ancient tree bowed respectfully upon seeing Zhang Yan appear.

There was only one exception.

The person hovered in the void, holding a bamboo scroll-sized, emerald-green spiritual object covered with mysterious patterns in his hand, seemingly trying to comprehend something.

That patch of spiritual energy was also faintly connected to the aura of the ancient tree before them.

Zhang Yan did not recognize the spirit, but he did recognize this person.

It was the seventh prince, Dongfang Weibai.

Of the twenty-odd disciples present, about half were former followers of Dongfang Weibai.

Two of them also possessed magical energy fluctuations characteristic of the Nascent Soul stage.

Clearly, they did not obtain the primordial energy.

Unable to suppress his cultivation level, he used other exotic spiritual energy to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

"We're all from the same school."

"Please do not disturb Junior Brother Dongfang's opportunity."

A Nascent Soul cultivator stepped forward and spoke to Zhang Yan in a fairly polite manner.

Zhang Yan is, after all, the senior disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, so on the surface, he still needs to be respected.

"His opportunity?"

Zhang Yan's gaze fell on the Seventh Prince, and he raised an eyebrow.

It depends on the situation.

The opportunity they were talking about must be the other Four Spirit Swords.

However, the true form of the Four Spirit Swords should be inside the ancient tree, and that spiritual object is the key to retrieving the swords.

But now, the seventh prince has beaten him to it.

This put Zhang Yan in a somewhat difficult position.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

Don't listen to his nonsense.

"It has been a full year since I arrived at this ancient tree before dawn."

"He obtained that spiritual object, but after a year of studying it, he didn't get any treasures."

"What a complete waste of such a great opportunity!"

At this moment, the disciple from the other side became unhappy and stood up to refute.

The disciples were all complaining, one after another.

Zhang Yan learned the whole story from it.

It turns out that this ancient tree had manifested unusual phenomena more than a year ago.

Several islands in the vicinity can be vaguely seen.

As a result, the twenty-odd disciples present were drawn over.

then.

The seventh prince, Dongfang Weibai, was the luckiest, as he was on this island.

So he obtained that piece of wood-attribute dragon scale.

Those who came later gained nothing.

He was thinking of forcibly breaking open this ancient tree to take the treasure inside.

However, the ancient tree, despite being besieged, not only did not change much, but even drooped its branches, turning a late-stage Golden Core cultivator into a blood mist.

After that, no one dared to act forcefully again.

We have to think of other ways.

But only that dragon scale came from the ancient tree.

This should be the only way to break the restrictions on ancient trees.

However, it fell into the hands of Dongfang Weibai and has been possessed by him ever since.

more than a year.

The ancient tree has remained unchanged since.

The other disciples, having waited so long, had long since lost their patience.

These days, people are already making a fuss, demanding that Dongfang Weibai hand over the dragon scales.

However, Dongfang Weibai was no pushover. How could he possibly give up what he had already obtained?

He completely ignored the requests of the other disciples.

"The east is not yet dawn."

“You refused to hand over the dragon scales before.”

"Now that the eldest senior brother is here, if you can't do it yourself, why don't you let the great eldest senior brother give it a try!"

A shrewd disciple offered a suggestion.

Anyway, since the dragon scales are in Dongfang Weibai's hands, they can't get anything from them.

If it falls into Zhang Yan's hands, they might still be able to get some scraps.

Moreover, Zhang Yan is the senior disciple.

In terms of status, he completely overshadowed Dongfang Weibai.

"Humph!"

Dongfang Weibai, who had been sitting cross-legged, finally couldn't sit still any longer and stood up with a cold snort.

The magical object in his hand was rhomboid in shape.

With a rich concentration of wood-elemental spiritual energy, it does indeed look remarkably similar to dragon scales.

"Zhang Yan".

"Could it be that you are the senior disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion?"

"Are you going to use your status to forcibly take my things?"

Dongfang Weibai, clutching the dragon scale, looked at Zhang Yan warily and asked.

He knew that Zhang Yan was quite capable.

Moreover, there are many disciples here who will help Zhang Yan.

If a fight breaks out, he will have no advantage.

but.

Zhang Yan indeed couldn't forcibly seize that dragon scale.

Zhang Yan's gaze swept over the dragon scales, lingering for a moment before he discovered their mystery.

[Equipment Name]: Azure Dragon Wood Scale
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 4
[Equipment Quality]: White
【Equipment Effect】: LV3 Zhenmu True Meaning (Wearing Azure Dragon Wood Scale grants you the basic Zhenmu True Meaning).

LV3 Wood Spirit Affinity (When you wear Azure Dragon Wood Scale, you will gain Wood Element Affinity, which will increase your cultivation speed.)

LV4 Azure Dragon Wood Restriction (However, after you wear Azure Dragon Wood Scales, you can comprehend the natural restriction resonance with the Dragon Blood Ancient Tree and enter the space inside the tree).

This is a spiritual object that looks like dragon scales.

They are not real dragon scales, but wood scales.

After all, a real Azure Dragon is a divine beast, and even a single dragon scale is incredibly precious.

Zhang Yan guessed.

It should be one of the Four Spirit Swords, the Azure Dragon Tremor Sword, which fell onto this island.

The true essence of the Azure Dragon within the sword's body overflowed, giving birth to this ancient tree of dragon blood.

Dragons have reverse scales.

The Dragon Blood Ancient Tree was affected and also grew a patch of Azure Dragon Wood Scales.

This wooden scale has special properties, but it is the key to obtaining the Azure Dragon Tremor Wood Sword.

Dongfang Weibai had it for a year, but had not yet grasped its secrets.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have waited until Zhang Yan arrived.

"The east is not yet dawn."

"I'm not that bad."

"Taking advantage of his status, he tried to steal his junior brother's things."

Zhang Yan faced the approaching dawn and calmly replied.

"In that case."

"Then Senior Brother Zhang should go to another island."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Weibai felt relieved and even addressed Zhang Yan as "Senior Brother," a rare occurrence for him.

"Big brother."

"All the treasures in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm belong to the sect."

"Dongfang Weibai is taking up so much space by himself, which is a waste of time."

"According to the sect's rules, even if you don't take it, you should still make him hand it over!"

Some dissatisfied disciples raised different opinions.

Now that Zhang Yan is here.

We must stand up for them.

Even if Zhang Yan himself doesn't take the dragon scale.

We should take it from Dongfang Weibai and let them try it out.

maybe.

Among them were those with great fortune who obtained opportunities within the Dragon Blood Ancient Tree.

"Not bad!"

"Before dawn breaks, hand over the dragon scales!"

With Zhang Yan present, these disciples felt emboldened and shouted, releasing their magical power in an attempt to forcibly seize the dragon scales.

Even if Zhang Yan hadn't come, they were still planning to forcibly take it.

Moreover, they all knew that Zhang Yan and Dongfang Weibai had a bad relationship.

They might get protection from Zhang Yan after stealing their belongings, and they'd have a significant witness once they left the secret realm.

hum!
Auras of peak Golden Core cultivators erupted, some even mixed with Nascent Soul cultivator auras.

Some of the Golden Core cultivators who entered the secret realm have already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The two sides are roughly equal in strength.

There were more than ten people in each group.

If they were to engage in a magical duel, the outcome would be uncertain.

"Zhang Yan!"

"Are you going to condone these people?"

"You forcibly took my things?"

Dongfang Weibai once again used provocation to force Zhang Yan to speak.

Upon hearing this, the disciples on the other side did not immediately take action.

Instead, they were waiting for Zhang Yan to state his position.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Yan sighed and glanced at Huang Yun'er.

"Stop it all!"

"Everyone here is from the same sect, why kill each other?"

Huang Yun'er understood Zhang Yan's meaning and released the pressure of the Nascent Soul stage. The sixth-stage Nascent Soul flashed through the void.

A terrifying pressure swept over them, and both sides retreated simultaneously.

"It's actually a sixth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"Could it be that Senior Sister Huang has obtained the Xuanhuang Qi?"

Both sides' disciples looked at Huang Yun'er at the same time and asked in shock.

Although the Divine Weapon Pavilion is not lacking in geniuses.

But those who reach the sixth level of Nascent Soul are extremely rare.

There were also four Nascent Soul cultivators present who had not obtained the Xuanhuang Qi. The lowest level was only a second-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and the highest level was only a fourth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Not obtained."

"I was able to achieve the sixth revolution because of my senior brother's help."

Hwang Yoon-ah shook her head and offered an explanation.

"Because of Senior Brother?"

The disciples looked at each other in disbelief, staring at Zhang Yan in shock.

Zhang Yan actually has a way to help people achieve the sixth level of Nascent Soul cultivation?

However, Hwang Yoon-ah will not reveal the specific methods.

Everyone was envious, but it wasn't appropriate to ask questions now.

"Now that's more like the senior brother."

Dongfang Weibai pursed his lips and said to Zhang Yan.

He thought Zhang Yan was stopping the other disciples.

"you……"

The disciples on the other side were dissatisfied, but they couldn't say anything.

"Wait a minute."

At this moment, Zhang Yan suddenly spoke.

"The east is not yet dawn."

"As fellow disciples, we really shouldn't be fighting over the strong."

"But you've had the dragon scales for so long, you should at least give me an explanation, right?"

Done.

Huang Yun'er's aura had already enveloped Dongfang Weibai and the others.

If a fight breaks out, Huang Yun'er alone can suppress more than ten of them.

This is the power of a sixth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
"Zhang Yan".

"Treasures are acquired on a first-come, first-served basis."

"After all that talk and all that nice talk, you're still just trying to steal my dragon scales, aren't you?"

Dongfang Weibai's face turned ashen, and he spoke with venom.

hum!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan did not offer any explanation, but instead released his flying sword.

Three hundred and sixty top-grade third-tier spirit swords, arranged in a fan shape, floated behind Zhang Yan, creating an incomparably dazzling display.

It made everyone envious.

"The east is not yet dawn."

"I didn't steal it."

"I'll use these flying swords as a bargaining chip to get you to hand over the dragon scales. If I get the opportunity, everything will belong to me."

"If I don't get the opportunity, then all these flying swords are yours, how about it?"

Zhang Yan, riding his flying sword, spoke calmly. (End of Chapter)