Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 672 Mystery Falls Down

Master Xuanji was already mentally prepared for this outcome.

He couldn't bring himself to beg for mercy, and he knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be let off the hook.

He feared death, but he found solace in the possibility of his enemies being buried with him.

As the direct descendant of the sect and a core member who may inherit the position of sect leader in the future, any unnatural death of him will inevitably trigger the secret technique on his body, marking the enemies who will attack him.

Unless the enemy stays in this small world, they will inevitably be exposed.

This secret technique is even more concealed than the Blood Transformation Soul-Chasing Curse. Only cultivators at the Nascent Soul level can detect the abnormality on their bodies. The technique is circulated among large sects, and cultivators from small sects would never know about it.

The expected pain did not come. Master Xuanji sensed a familiar fluctuation of magical power, and then discovered that the Spirit Sealing Technique enveloped his entire body.

Ji An ordered the Golden Feathered Eagle to capture the enemy, and then they left the Calabash World together.

Crimson thunderclouds were brewing and churning, their deep, resonant sounds echoing in all directions, as if a roaring fire dragon were lurking within.

Ji An and his beast slowly approached the tribulation cloud. The golden-feathered eagle seemed somewhat fearful, and its flight movements appeared somewhat distorted.

Cultivators can determine the range of influence of the tribulation based on the size of the tribulation clouds. Ji An stopped when the crimson cloud was about ten miles away.

"Continue forward, fly at low altitude. If new danger clouds are brewing overhead, immediately abandon the target and return."

The golden eagle let out a cry of agreement, but its voice was clearly trembling.

Its golden crest stood on end, not out of pleasure, but out of fear.

Ji An reached out and stroked the top of the beast's head, then smoothed the feathers on its neck:

"Go ahead. You haven't reached the Golden Core level, so the tribulation clouds can't target you. As long as you retreat in time, they won't pose a real threat to you."

Master Xuanji's face showed fear upon hearing this, and he shouted angrily:

"You can't do that. Kill me or torture me, it's up to you, but I don't want to experience this way of dying!"

He understood the other party's plan: to trigger a lightning tribulation targeting him by causing the other cultivators' tribulations to occur, so that he would be judged by lightning of the Nascent Soul level.

Life and death, destruction and destruction are one thing, but after death, the secret technique will definitely not be able to mark the other party, as the lightning tribulation will destroy the mechanism by which the secret technique is generated.

Ji An smiled sinisterly, like a villain, and calmly said:

"No matter how much you shout, it won't do you any good. Just accept your impending fate."

Since we attacked him back then, we must bear the consequences. His entire magical power has been sealed, and he is now just a very strong mortal.

He grabbed a handful of grass, stuffed it into the other person's mouth to seal it, and then tied him up.

The opponent struggled desperately, but how could he possibly withstand a body-refining cultivator at the Golden Core level!

"set off!"

Hearing its master's urging, the golden eagle cried out again and flew forward with a heavy heart.

It descended, swaying and unable to fly in a straight line; Xuanji Zhenren whimpered and struggled under its sharp claws, but to no avail.

Once it entered the area covered by the crimson thunderclouds, which was several dozen feet in size, something even more frightening descended from the sky, causing it to quickly release its claws and turn to flee for its life.

The stone tortoise had long since disappeared from Ji An's dantian. He saw purple thunderclouds appear in the sky and smiled as he saw the golden-feathered eagle flying back in a disheveled state at low altitude.

It's done! This is Chaos Divine Lightning!
Purple lightning struck first, followed by the fire-elemental tribulation lightning, its echo reverberating through the mountains and shaking the earth.

Even though they were far apart, Ji An felt a sense of dread.

After a flash of light, the purple thundercloud lost its target and dissipated after churning for a quarter of an hour.

"Oh no, such a commotion might scare the cultivators who are breaking through, that would be my fault."

Ji An said softly that he had decided to give the other person a gift later to calm their nerves.

Seven or eight hours passed, and it was midnight.

A small bolt of purple lightning struck, followed by the appearance of a bright moon that shone like a searchlight on a certain spot.

Ji An breathed a sigh of relief. The cultivator who broke through had a very strong mental fortitude and was not affected.

The stone tortoise returned to his side, merging into his palm and entering his dantian.

He rode a cloud to the edge of the faction's grand formation, dropped a gift box, and quietly left.

Inside were two mid-grade third-tier spirit peaches, which should be enough to make up for the shock the other party had suffered.

Ji An stared at the countless stars flying away, while simultaneously using his divine sense to connect with the stone tortoise in his dantian.

Golden words appeared in my mind, like brilliant sunshine shining into my heart.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 364.4, Water 365.6, Wood 366.3, Fire 370.8, Earth 366.9]

May all your wishes come true!

Ji An was in a good mood. Although he lost the ashes of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, he had made a huge profit this time.

He didn't know how many waves of lightning tribulation he needed to overcome to be considered successful, but the first wave of lightning alone contained about 1,500 points of Daoist essence.

This is equivalent to the stone tortoise absorbing the Dao essence of more than thirty cultivators who successfully survived the tribulation. Today's vote is almost equivalent to staying in the Immortal City for ten years.

Golden Dragon Mountain, a corner of the Soul Palace.

The disciple on duty, who was sitting cross-legged and circulating his cultivation technique, was startled by the piercing hiss. Such an alarm was only triggered when the most senior members of the inner circle died. He immediately stopped circulating his technique, got up, and rushed to the location where the soul lamps of the core cultivators were kept.

His heart pounded when he saw the label beneath the extinguished bronze lamp.

The deceased was Master Xuanji, the head of the Golden Puppet Pavilion in the outer immortal city of the sect. A few days ago, he told the pavilion that he had some private matters to attend to and left with Master Changle.

Later, when Master Chang Le's soul lamp went out, the sect was unable to find Master Xuan Ji anywhere. Now that his soul lamp has gone out, it will surely enrage the sect.

He dared not delay, and disregarded the fact that it was midnight, and immediately reported the matter to the Palace Master.

Upon receiving the news, the Soul Palace Master's face darkened with extreme shock and anger, and he immediately sought out his senior brother, the sect leader.

Upon receiving the report, Master Xuanye immediately spoke:

"Tomorrow, send someone to the Immortal City to investigate thoroughly, and bring the Hidden Star Compass with you."

"Senior brother, do you suspect that Junior Brother Xuanji was killed by a cultivator?"

When the Hidden Star Compass encounters someone who has killed a core cultivator of a sect, it will display an unusual phenomenon, with a measurement range of nearly a hundred miles.

The Lord of the Soul Palace was somewhat puzzled. He was the one who led the investigation when Master Chang Le died. Based on the information he received, he believed that Master Xuan Ji and his group had gone to explore some hidden caves.

"I don't know if it's possible, but with the hidden horoscope, we won't miss any possibilities."

We'll depart first thing tomorrow morning. Let me know immediately if there's any news.

"Yes, ma'am. I can't sleep tonight after what happened. I'll set off now."

"I trust my junior brother to handle things."

After seeing his junior brother off, Master Xuanye stood outside the cave pondering. He felt that his behavior in the past few days had been somewhat unusual.

The appointment of Master Xuanji as the head of the Golden Puppet Pavilion was based on his steadiness and reliability; he should not have left the Immortal City without authorization.

But since the other party chose to leave, there must be a reason to support their decision.

What could be the reason?

The next day.

The rising sun leaps above the horizon, its warm rays illuminating the earth.

The puppet felt a strange sense of emotion as he watched the sunrise. He glanced at the faint smile on the face of the cultivator beside him and shook his head slightly.

Although they had only spent a few days together, he could sense that this cultivator who had received the sect's inheritance had a secret.

However, none of this concerned him. He only hoped that the other party could grow up safely and peacefully. Even the most talented cultivator would be wasted if he died young.

The puppet coughed lightly and asked:

Have you looked at the inherited cultivation techniques these past few days?

Ji An replied, "I've looked at them. There are two jade slips in total, but one of them contains cultivation techniques that can only be cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage, while the other can only be cultivated to the late Golden Core stage. I couldn't find a cultivation technique that can help me break through to the Three Flowers Realm."

He wanted to ask this question, but hadn't had a chance to speak yet.

"The patriarch feared that his younger disciples would be too ambitious, so he sealed the inheritance jade slip with a secret method. You can only see the contents of the realm you are in."

The jade slip containing the cultivation technique, which only allows cultivation up to the late Golden Core stage, was left behind by the patriarch.

Ji An scratched his head, "So that's how it is. If our cultivation level isn't high enough, won't we never be able to catch a glimpse of the splendor of the Upper Realm?"

Lian Shan Zhenjun curled his lip. His nascent soul had already merged with the puppet, so the puppet could speak and make extremely rich facial expressions.

"I can see how to break through to the Three Flowers Realm, but I will never have the chance again."

Ji An asked curiously:
"Senior, what level of Nascent Soul cultivation did you have back then?"

"At the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, if I had been able to safely survive the Tribulation of the True Demon back then, I should have been able to break through to the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage."

Back then, I killed a True Demon of the same realm, but my physical body was destroyed as a result, and my nascent soul also suffered considerable damage.

Ji An wore an expression of profound admiration, realizing that it would take him countless years to reach such a level.

"Breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm is not easy. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"Thank you very much, senior. I will be troubling you a lot in the future."

Ji An answered loudly, which was the significance of him luring the old man out.

He's been quite busy these days, so after receiving the cultivation manual, he only skimmed through it and plans to ask the other party for further instruction in a few days.

Lianshan Zhenjun smiled kindly and changed the subject, asking:

"Zhongzhou is the place with the most abundant spiritual veins in the eastern continent of this world. Due to the laws of the world, it will inevitably be the first to be affected after the True Demon Calamity breaks out."

Your cultivation level won't be of any significant use during the great calamity. What are your current plans?

He was very straightforward: if something is wrong, you can back out.

"I plan to leave here and return to Xizhou, but the journey is long and passes through several desolate places. With my cultivation level, it is difficult to cross them. I can only take a flying boat that travels between continents."

The flying ship from Cloud Sea Immortal City won't depart for another thirty years. I plan to inquire at other immortal cities to see when the flying ships bound for the Southern Continent or the far north depart, hoping to return to the Western Continent as soon as possible.

Lian Shan Zhenjun nodded slightly, "The Central Continent is filled with powerful forces, which can attract most of the attention of the True Demon Army. It is good to leave this place of trouble."

He agreed with his disciple's choice; there was no need for him to stay here to fight the first wave of attacks from the true demon army.

Back when his sect was betrayed by an unknown force, he deeply regretted his decision to resist the True Demon Army. To hell with righteousness!
(End of this chapter)