Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 437 A Fragrant Breeze
But the gray-white giant sword moved slightly and instantly severed the dragon horn with irresistible power, and its momentum continued to strike the two true dragon avatars.

As if without any resistance, the true dragon's form was cleaved in two, disintegrating into specks of spiritual light that gradually disappeared into the air.

Two screams!

Two orbs of white light, one yellow and one red, each enveloped a blurry miniature dragon and shot westward. After a flash, they disappeared back into the bodies of Long Yuan and Chi Yan.

The two, who had been motionless, blinked and immediately regained their senses.

However, as soon as Fang regained consciousness, the two of them spat out several spurts of blood essence, and their auras suddenly became extremely weak.

Clearly, the destruction of the True Dragon Dharma Form just now had severely injured it as well.

Just then, the gray-white giant sword, which had been falling, paused and then froze in place, no longer falling any further.

Elder Yuan and his group in front of the Dharma Hall all stared intently at the gray-white giant sword in the light screen, feeling the immense power emanating from it, and remained silent.

There was silence!
After seeing Nie Zhaonan stop, the azure spiritual light emanating from Elder Cangming dimmed imperceptibly, and he withdrew his magic power.

He was ready to act at any moment so that Nie Zhaonan wouldn't be unable to stop immediately.

If Long Yuan and Chi Yan were to perish by accident, it would be a terrible disaster.

Although the two were far inferior to Nie Zhaonan, they were undoubtedly among the best of the younger generation of the True Dragon Clan, and they could not afford to lose their lives so unexpectedly.

The cultivators at the Refinement and Nascent Soul stages watching the battle around the light screen were all shocked to see that even with Long Yuan and the other two using their True Dragon Dharma Forms, they still couldn't withstand a single attack from Nie Zhaonan, showing a stark difference in their strength!
Standing beside Yue Li, Bing Feng, while pleased, also wore a somewhat helpless expression; the gap in strength between her and Nie Zhaonan was widening.
"Thank you for your mercy, Brother Nie!" Long Yuan and Chi Yan exchanged a glance and bowed gratefully to Nie Zhaonan.

They had already personally experienced the power of the gray-white greatsword. The sword didn't even need to land on them; just a few more strikes would be enough to tear through their flesh and leave them in a sorry state.

Seeing the two being so polite, with a hint of natural admiration in their tone, Nie Zhaonan smiled politely in return and clasped his hands in greeting.

With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned all the flying swords back into his sleeve and stored them in his body.

"Nie Zhaonan wins this battle!"

As the space rippled, a faint breeze blew by, and Cangming silently appeared between the three, smiling as he looked at Nie Zhaonan.

As soon as the sound ended, the transparent light curtain that enveloped the surroundings collapsed and disappeared with a 'bang'.

All the cultivators present focused their attention on one point, which fell on the figure in black robes standing in mid-air.

"The second cultivator to obtain the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique inheritance in the Grand Competition! Not a true dragon, but a human cultivator!"

At this moment, the cultivators present were shocked, and almost simultaneously, this unbelievable thought arose in their minds!
"If I remember correctly, before this, Elder Yue Li was the only one who obtained the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique at the Nascent Soul stage."

"His strength is comparable to Elder Yue Li! Elder Yue Li is a true prodigy, a genius that is only seen once in a million years among the True Dragon Clan. In the future, she has the potential to rival, or even surpass, the Golden Dragon Grand Elder. Fellow Daoist Nie's path of cultivation is limitless!"

"I don't think so. The Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique is the secret art of the True Dragon Clan, and I've heard a tiny bit about its secrets. This technique is indeed powerful, but it's extremely difficult to cultivate, and only True Dragons can do it. Fellow Daoist Nie is just a human cultivator; I'm afraid he doesn't meet the requirements to cultivate this technique."

"What's the big deal? Even if you can't cultivate the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique, you'll definitely be rewarded with other cultivation methods and treasures. The True Dragon Clan has a lot of treasures, not to mention that they value those with amazing potential the most. Fellow Daoist Nie will receive plenty of benefits."

Even with a Nascent Soul elder present, the watching cultivators couldn't hold back any longer and started discussing amongst themselves. It wasn't until a while later that they suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, the elders, along with Yue Li, slowly landed in front of Nie Zhaonan.

"Master, your disciple has lived up to your expectations!" Looking at his master's beautiful face, Nie Zhaonan felt a surge of pride.

"Hmm, not bad." Yue Li's lips curled up slightly, and she smiled faintly, like a fairy flower in bloom, extremely charming.

Just looking at it made Nie Zhaonan feel great and happy.
"Elder Yue Li not only possesses astonishing cultivation talent, but also has such high skill in teaching disciples. It is truly enviable that she has taught such a powerful disciple as Young Friend Nie!" Elder Fu said with a smile.

Having discerned the implied meaning in his words, Yuan said slowly:

"Fellow Daoist Fu, you should give up the idea of ​​having your own child become a disciple of my Yue Li."

"Elder Yue Li hasn't said a word, Elder Yuan. Although you are Elder Yue Li's second uncle, it wouldn't be right for you to refuse so readily. Besides, although my son has only just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, his current strength shows he has good potential. He has no hope of obtaining the clan's secret technique, but winning first place in the competition will be quite easy." Elder Fu said, still unwilling to give up, even without hearing a direct answer from Yue Li herself.

"I do have a bit of the right to help Yue Li make decisions. After all, it's my recommendation of Zhao Nan to Yue Li that proves my judgment is quite insightful." In a great mood, Yuan said with a half-smile.

'Elder Yuan recommended me to Master Yue Li? I didn't expect there to be this connection.' Nie Zhaonan thought to himself. He was even more grateful to Elder Yuan for this connection between Master Yue Li accepting him as a disciple.

Seeing Elder Fu and the other elders staring at her, their expressions undisguised, Yue Li sighed softly, saying with a hint of helplessness:
"I didn't teach my disciple anything; I only helped him refine his natal magic weapon. His current strength is entirely due to his own efforts, nothing more. As for taking on more disciples, I'm focused on cultivation and won't consider it anymore."

Her voice held a hint of worry, but it was still pleasant to listen to.

'Master doesn't like taking on disciples? That's somewhat similar to me. Well, that's fine too. Master only has me as his disciple.' A thousand thoughts raced through Nie Zhaonan's mind, but his expression remained unchanged as he offered his help:

"This disciple originally hoped to have more junior brothers and sisters, but since Master has no intention of accepting any more disciples, this disciple will naturally comply. Master only has this one disciple, and this disciple will certainly not disappoint Master. I will never disobey Master and will absolutely respect my master!"

"Good!" Yue Li nodded slightly. She could tell that her disciple's words were sincere and not a single word was false.

Seeing this, the elders present who had wanted to say more and recommend disciples to Yue Li were all helpless and dared not speak up.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the elders present, Yue Li took her leave:

"Now that the competition is over, we'll take our leave." "Yes, yes, yes. Young friend Nie has obtained the qualification to inherit the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique. The most important thing right now is, of course, to meet with Elder Golden Dragon. After all, only Elder Golden Dragon has the inheritance of this technique." An elder said without any surprise.

The other elders also nodded frequently.

With a light step, Yue Li lightly touched the ground and leaped into the air.

After nodding slightly to Bingfeng, Nie Zhaonan immediately felt a surge of spiritual light emanating from his body and followed her.

"With such formidable strength from both master and disciple, when they reach the pinnacle of their cultivation, wouldn't they be invincible across all these realms when they join forces?" A young woman in white murmured, watching the two figures disappear into the distance.

“This is certainly a good story.” A burly elder paused, then changed the subject:
"But unfortunately, young friend Nie is a human cultivator. After advancing to the Void Refinement stage, he must undergo a great tribulation every three thousand years. He must either ascend to the True Immortal Realm, or he will inevitably perish under the increasingly powerful tribulations. Therefore, young friend Nie is destined not to stay in this realm for long."

"The True Immortal Realm is a place most cultivators yearn for, and only by ascending to the Immortal Realm can one truly achieve immortality. But for us True Dragons, it is not without its dangers. Over the long years, countless powerful immortals have been born in the True Immortal Realm. If we True Dragons ascend there, our fate will not be good, and the carefree life we ​​enjoy now will be impossible." Cangming shook his head. The strength of them, the True Dragons, is only limited to the nearby realms; compared to the True Immortal Realm, it is worlds apart.

The True Dragon's reputation ranks among the top of all true spirits; almost every cultivator knows of it.

In the realm of true immortals, which immortal would not be happy to have an additional true dragon with great potential as a spirit beast or mount?

Being able to survive is already a good outcome, after all, every part of a true dragon's body, including its scales, claws, and horns, are top-tier materials for refining weapons and alchemy that are hard to come by.

"We're only at the Integration Realm. Whether we'll ascend to the Immortal Realm is still many tens of thousands of years away. Even if we were to consider it, it's a matter for the Mahayana stage elders of our clan who don't have much lifespan left to think about," Yuan said with a relaxed smile.

Although true spirits do not have to face the danger of heavenly tribulations and seem to exist in the world forever, longevity does not mean immortality.

Without truly ascending to the realm of true immortals, receiving the immortal energy to refine one's physical body, condensing the body of a true immortal, and transforming one's soul into the soul of a true immortal, countless years will pass, and the physical body and soul will eventually decay and perish.

"Yes, for us, we would only be willing to undergo the tribulation of ascension when our lifespan is about to end."

Surprisingly, the elders present did not leave. Instead, they sat down again in front of the Dharma Hall and began exchanging their cultivation experiences.

As some have said before, Nie Zhaonan is, after all, a human cultivator, and whether he can cultivate the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique is still a huge question.

They were naturally very curious about this and wanted to know the final result.

The cultivators at the Refinement and Nascent Soul stages who were originally watching the battle from the surrounding area did not miss this rare opportunity to listen to the Integration stage elders share their cultivation experiences. They all sat quietly and listened attentively.

On the other side, Yue Li and her apprentice flew away at a leisurely pace.

Nie Zhaonan followed closely behind his master, the fragrant breeze wafting around him, his gaze fixed on the graceful figure before him, a sight to behold.

He was in a great mood and gradually became addicted.
Just as Nie Zhaonan was slightly dazed, suddenly, Master Yue Li's clear, cold voice rang out, containing only four words:

"Concentrate and calm your mind."

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhaonan shuddered and subconsciously looked away, staring at the empty void. Even the Lieyuan Technique began to circulate rapidly within his body, and his consciousness finally became clear.

"Master is like a fairy from the celestial realm. It's only natural that I yearn for him." Nie Zhaonan said calmly, apologizing while praising his master.

In truth, he was utterly terrified. With his powerful divine sense, which was now comparable to that of an ordinary cultivator in the mid-to-late stages of the Void Refinement Realm, his mind had been quietly taken over by his master.

He admitted that Master Yue Li, as the number one beauty of the True Dragon Clan, was indeed stunningly beautiful, with an innate, subtle nobility and elegance that was astonishing. Few men could resist her, and he was no exception.

But he was definitely not infatuated with his master's good looks!
"This is a secret technique of divine sense that I have been cultivating, not something I was originally like." Yue Li's voice remained cold and indifferent, revealing no joy or happiness.

"Master's appearance is unparalleled, this disciple is well aware of that," Nie Zhaonan praised, then continued to ask:

"Does Master's cultivation technique of divine sense have any drawbacks?"

Without being actively used, the secret technique naturally unleashed its power, possessing such immense strength. Such a powerful secret technique naturally has no drawbacks, which he would not believe.

"You don't need to know," Yue Li said without turning her head.

“Disciple, I once had the good fortune to obtain some Soul-Nourishing Wood, which might be of some use to Master,” Nie Zhaonan said tactfully without asking further questions.

At the same time, a flash of inspiration appeared in his hand, and a three-foot-long jade box appeared in his palm.

"Soul-Nourishing Wood? One of the three divine trees in the cultivation world, the Soul-Nourishing Wood can nourish powerful divine sense. I didn't expect you to have this divine wood in addition to the Golden Thunder Bamboo!" Yue Li exclaimed in surprise, her escape light stopped, and she slowly turned around.

“This disciple not only possesses Soul-Nourishing Wood and Golden Thunder Bamboo, but also the Spirit Eye Tree.” Nie Zhaonan stopped just in time, the two of them only a few feet apart, and handed over the jade box.

"You've gathered all three divine trees; it seems you've had quite the good fortune."

Yue Li's jade-like face showed a hint of joy. After a blur of her jade arm, she took the jade box in her hand and pointed at it with a slender jade finger. Immediately, with a 'click', the lid of the box opened by itself.

Inside were five black wooden logs, their surfaces pitted and somewhat unsightly.

Seeing this, Yue Li's face lit up with even greater joy:
"They really are soul-nourishing trees, and they are all ten thousand years old, and there are so many of them."

"The Soul-Nourishing Wood will be of some use to me, but one piece is enough for me. This wood is precious, so you should keep it and make good use of it."

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