Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 480 The Multiple Impacts of the Great Sweep (Part 2)

To be honest, up to now...

Xiao Chen had never personally witnessed a Nascent Soul Venerable fighting an enemy.

They hadn't even seen any genuine traces of magic.

I only saw a divine thought in the Ocean of Compassion.

Of course, this is mainly because, apart from the portrait, Xiao Chen has never actually seen a living Nascent Soul Venerable.

Objectively speaking, he's not the only one like this.

Throughout the entire Eastern Region, those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage can be described as elusive and rarely seen.

However, since they couldn't even meet face to face, there was naturally no way to watch the other party fight.

Therefore, when Xiao Chen heard that there were traces of magic left by a Nascent Soul Venerable in Diecui Mountain, five thousand miles away from Guiyun Market, he was shocked.

A strong sense of curiosity immediately arose in his heart.

I really want to go and see just how powerful a true Nascent Soul cultivator would be when they take action.

He was even more curious to know whether he could withstand the punch if it had been aimed at him.

So Xiao Chen specifically asked about the direction of Diecui Mountain, planning to go there first after leaving the market, and then go to the Cai family.

But since we're already here, there's no need to rush off.

Let's settle things here in the market first.

Previously, Zhang Cunfu was arranged to help with miscellaneous tasks, and in the past six months, he has not been idle.

This time, he directly pulled out a list and a storage ring and presented them: "Senior Xiao, I have sold almost everything you asked me to sell."

"Here is the detailed bill; please take a look."

"In the end, the total profit was 3,274,200 spirit stones, all of which are in this ring."

Xiao Chen took the list and glanced at it briefly.

But without delving into the details, he simply nodded and encouraged him, saying, "Yes, well done."

"Since we've already sold most of our stock, we'll just give you a new batch of supplies."

As he spoke, he handed over all the miscellaneous items he had previously obtained from the Yin Corpse Sect, the Heavenly Sound Sect, the Jingkong Sea, and the Jin family of Wanxian Island.

There are quite a lot of these things combined.

There are as many as eleven storage rings of various sizes used to hold them!
Moreover, each storage ring was already completely full.

what?
Zhang Cunfu was completely dumbfounded when he saw the stack of storage rings in front of him.

Something is wrong, very wrong!

When did our Reverse Immortal Alliance become so wealthy?

Moreover, we are currently in the midst of a major sweep, and regardless of where you found so many supplies, shouldn't we keep them for ourselves?

Why would anyone sell all of this?
However, Zhang Cunfu hesitated for a moment and did not dare to ask.

Instead, he obediently accepted the storage rings and put them directly into his sleeve: "Please rest assured, senior, I will do my best to handle these things."

He chooses not to ask anything he's unsure whether he should.

Knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

He just needs to do what he's supposed to do; Senior Xiao will take care of the rest.

It's normal that he couldn't understand the Nascent Soul True Lord's profound thoughts and grand plans; he just needed to follow orders.

"You can handle these odds and ends yourself; there's no rush to sell them."

Xiao Chen then took out another storage ring: "However, the goods that were agreed upon last year have now reached the agreed transaction time."

"Pay close attention to this in the next couple of days."

"If Manager Bai doesn't change his mind, we can continue doing business with them."

"There's just one thing you need to be careful about: if some of the things he wants happen to be among the previous batch of spiritual items, remember not to give them to him directly."

"Trade with them, still according to the list, one batch at a time. Got it?"

In fact, Xiao Chen did this simply to prevent the Reverse Immortal Alliance from realizing too early that there might be a problem with the source of the supplies.

Even if they had suspicions, they wouldn't necessarily suspect cross-border transactions directly, but it's always better to avoid trouble.

However, these words took on a different meaning when they reached Zhang Cunfu's ears.

He immediately felt excited: Sure enough, I knew that Senior Xiao must have a deeper purpose in doing this!

He immediately and firmly assured them, "I've got it all figured out!"

After settling the deal with the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

As usual, Xiao Chen asked, "Is there anything else?"

After receiving a negative answer, he raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Cunfu's flattery and waved for him to leave.

Then they easily left the market and headed straight for the location of Diecui Mountain.

"This should be the place."

Using his powerful divine sense, Xiao Chen located the legendary giant fist-shaped crater from afar.

Generally speaking, most rumors contain some degree of exaggeration.

Surprisingly, the actual pit was several times larger than what Zhang Cunfu had heard.

Fortunately, upon closer inspection, Xiao Chen realized that the collapse was caused by the deep pit, which led to a secondary collapse of the surrounding soil.

Judging from the size of the pit, it's pretty much as rumored.

Even so, the power of that punch was truly terrifying!

Xiao Chen pressed down on his escape light and stood directly at the bottom of the pit, experiencing firsthand the powerful destructive force caused by the Nascent Soul Venerable's attack.

At the same time, try to judge the other party's situation from the remaining traces of magic.

"It has caused such a large area of ​​damage."

Xiao Chen looked up from the bottom of the pit and said, "It must be nearly eighty feet deep. This is simply outrageous."

Although it's several tens of feet away, it doesn't seem very deep at first glance.

But don't forget, there used to be a rather high-altitude mountain called Diecui Mountain here.

In other words, the opponent's punch first completely shattered a small mountain, and then left such a large and deep crater in the ground.

Putting everything else aside, the sheer force of that force is already terrifying!

"This pit alone is already comparable to that of an ordinary fourth-tier body cultivator."

Xiao Chen made a mental assessment: "If we include the Diecui Mountain, even a body cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage would probably not be able to unleash such tremendous power."

"After all, even a small hill is still a hill."

"This is almost a feat that can be described as moving mountains and filling seas."

"But according to the rumors, the other party seems to be acting remotely. The person himself is still in the Guiyun Sect, suppressing the rebel cultivator from nearly five thousand miles away."

"In other words, he must have used magic, but it produced this effect."

"Hiss~, isn't this a bit too unreasonable?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but gasp: "Is the difference between a Nascent Soul True Monarch and a Deity Transformation Venerable really that great?"

Although he is only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm on the surface, his strength is already no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul Grand Perfection cultivator.

To be fair, even if one were to use the Crimson Sky Mountain-Splitting Palm, which has been cultivated to its fullest extent, it would be absolutely impossible to withstand such immense force.

Even with the addition of the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Shield, it would be difficult to withstand it.

"But I am not entirely without resistance."

Xiao Chen secretly estimated: "If I could improve the Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Cover from its current minor success level to a level of complete mastery."

"Then, combine it with the Shattering Sky and Melting Mountain Palm to counterattack, first neutralizing some of the punch's force."

"Then taking that punch shouldn't be a problem."

In other words, if it were his turn to resist next time, he should be able to withstand this punch with magic.

However, it is foreseeable that even if the first attack is successfully blocked, the Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Shield will be shattered.

If they come up with a second or even a third move, we might have to rely on the Edge of Night to save the day, or just activate the Dimensional Warlock's Emblem to escape.

Oh, right, Xiao Chen now has another option: to activate the Xuanzong Zhenxie Sword Pill to break through the opponent's attack.

That means it can withstand one more attack.

It's a pity he hasn't broken through to the fourth-tier body cultivator yet; otherwise, with the higher defensive capabilities of body cultivators, he could probably have withstood one more attack.

"Hmm, thinking about it that way, it still feels pretty outrageous!"

Xiao Chen gasped again: "How come it feels like the gap between a Nascent Soul Venerable and a Core Formation True Monarch is even greater than the gap between a Golden Core True Person and a Qi Refining Cultivator?"

"The higher you go, the more outrageous the gap between the major realms becomes."

Actually, he was somewhat prepared for this.

Firstly, back in the Sea of ​​Compassion, Xiao Chen personally witnessed how a divine thought left behind by the Void King could easily suppress the Sea Clan Venerable who was already at the half-step Venerable realm.

This alone is enough to show that the gap between the two is indeed very large.

Secondly, the Tianxing Sect's inherited techniques include an ancient book from Pudu Temple.

They have all clearly mentioned one of the biggest characteristics of the Nascent Soul Venerable, which is also the biggest difference between him and the Nascent Soul True Monarch.

It means that one can use powerful divine sense to directly draw upon the spiritual energy of the surrounding world!

As we all know, from Qi Refining cultivators to Nascent Soul True Monarchs, all need to consume their refined mana or true essence to cast spells.

If one's mana or true essence is exhausted, then aside from physical cultivators, they will lose almost all of their combat abilities.

Even body cultivators may find it difficult to unleash powerful martial arts techniques due to insufficient true essence.

However, the Transformation God Venerable is different.

They can either use the surrounding spiritual energy to amplify the power of their spells when they make a move, or they can use their divine sense to drive the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to form spell attacks.

The former can achieve the effect of using minimal effort to achieve maximum results.

After all, compared to the true essence within a cultivator's body, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the outside world is usually much more abundant.

Although most places in the new cultivation world have scarce spiritual energy, blessed lands like Guiyun Sect are not lacking in spiritual energy at all.

The latter requires almost no consumption of one's own true essence.

In other words, when a Nascent Soul cultivator faces a lower-level cultivator, including a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

As long as there is enough spiritual energy around him, he can continuously cast various spells for attack and defense.

There is almost no situation where someone is defeated and killed by someone below due to exhaustion of true energy.

To put it simply, it's like a Nascent Soul cultivator can borrow the power of heaven and earth when casting spells, but a True Nascent Soul cultivator can only rely on themselves.

That's why there's such a huge difference between the two.

Although Xiao Chen knew about this before, he had only seen the relevant written records, so he didn't really have a concept of it.

Until this time.

As he stood in the enormous crater, he felt the faint pressure that still lingered at the bottom of the pit even after two months.

Only then did I clearly understand that this was actually what the book was talking about.

"The Nascent Soul stage is truly amazing!" Xiao Chen couldn't help but exclaim. "It allows one to condense divine thoughts, cultivate a wide range of supernatural powers, harness the power of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, and wield the ability to move mountains and fill seas."

"In comparison, Nascent Soul True Monarchs are still far behind."

"The two are simply incomparable."

If it were someone else, they might feel powerless or confused after realizing this.

For most cultivators, reaching the Nascent Soul stage is already a very difficult achievement.

If one wants to go any further, it is extremely difficult, comparable to climbing to the heavens.

Xiao Chen, however, was alright. He only felt a slight sense of envy, but he was not disappointed.

He's just a Nascent Soul cultivator. With Hextech enhancement, he can not only far surpass other True Monarchs of the same level, but also freely travel between the two realms.

At the same time, he also cultivated the path of body refinement, achieving success in both physical and spiritual cultivation.

I believe that in the future, one of the two paths, Dharma cultivation and physical cultivation, will lead to a breakthrough; it's just a matter of time.

With this confidence, Xiao Chen was full of faith in his future.

He believed that in the near future, he would also be able to condense his divine will, and at that time he would also be able to control the power to move mountains and fill seas.

Even with this thought, he felt that Nascent Soul cultivators were still not strong enough.

If only one could achieve the Divine Transformation stage in one step, directly attaining longevity, immortality, and eternal life, how wonderful that would be!

Of course, in that case, the difficulty of breaking through would likely increase dramatically, and who knows how many times it would increase.

Well, let's forget about it and just take it one step at a time.

"I'll think about Nascent Soul later. At worst, I'll just stay away from other Nascent Soul cultivators until I break through to Nascent Soul."

Xiao Chen emerged from the giant pit and headed towards Pingyi City to find the Cai family.

After thoroughly examining the power of the Nascent Soul Venerable's attack.

He decided to continue with the previously established strategy, trying to stay as far away as possible from the Holy City and places like the Three Mountains Grotto Heaven where Nascent Soul Venerables might appear.

While he certainly has some ability to protect himself with the help of Hextech.

However, as the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall.

It won't be too late for Xiao Chen to make contact with other Nascent Soul cultivators at his own pace once he has achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

Before that, we should definitely avoid it if possible and delay it if possible.

Xiao Chen had originally considered whether he should visit the Three Mountains Cave Heaven if he collected two Boundary-Breaking Stones.

But now he has changed his mind.

Even if we find the second Boundary-Breaking Stone, we'll hold off on going there for now.

Unless there are unexpected circumstances requiring a breakthrough elixir, one should focus on cultivation.

Before he knew it, Xiao Chen had arrived in Pingyi City.

After all, the two places are not far apart.

Actually, the situation here is a little better.

Although compared to before the sweep, the popularity is still inevitably somewhat low.

However, relatively speaking, quite a few independent cultivators from the surrounding area did not go to Guiyun Market, but instead came here.

So it seems that the impact is not significant.

The Cai family also actively sent clansmen to open shops and even stalls in Pingyi City, promoting trade and attracting more cultivators.

However, this is not the case with the seemingly thriving situation.

Inside the ancestral home, the Cai family was shrouded in gloom and despair.

Grandpa Cai sat blankly in his study, gazing at the sky through the window in a daze.

So much so that they didn't even notice Xiao Chen walking in.

Although Xiao Chen used some tricks to avoid attracting attention from outsiders.

However, for Old Master Cai, who held the banners of the great formation, he should have noticed the abnormality immediately under normal circumstances.

This unusual situation indicates that he is indeed not in good condition.

"Cough~ cough!"

Xiao Chen waited a few moments, and seeing that the other party still had no reaction, he coughed lightly twice as a reminder: "Mr. Cai, have you encountered any difficulties?"

"Who?"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Cai immediately woke up and stood up from his armchair, still gripping the main battle flag tightly in his hand.

However, after seeing who it was, he let out a soft breath and put away the array flags again: "So it's Senior Xiao."

"I'm so sorry, it's the old man who has been neglectful."

"Please, senior, have a seat!"

As he made way for her, he reached out and grabbed the teapot.

Only then did he realize that the tea had gone cold, so he immediately said, "Please wait a moment, senior, I'll go brew a pot of good tea right away."

Originally, this matter was simply a matter of heating it with true energy, or having a servant do it.

However, personally brewing the tea shows more sincerity.

Secondly, Mr. Cai also wanted to take this opportunity to sort out his thoughts.

"No need, I don't care about these things."

Xiao Chen reached out to stop him, saying, "Old sir, please tell me why you were so lost in thought just now, to the point that you seemed a little absent-minded."

"We are partners."

"If there's anything I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Cai put the teapot back on the table.

Although the two hadn't met many times, he had a general feeling that this Senior Xiao was indeed a kind and easy-going person.

Since the other party has spoken, those formalities can be omitted.

Immediately afterward, Old Master Cai gathered his thoughts and then sighed, "Alas, it's not really any other problem."

"I'm just worried about the family property that was taken away during the crackdown."

"And those clansmen who were implicated and imprisoned in the Guiyun Sect, whose fate remains unknown to this day."

Zhang Cunfu had previously mentioned some of the rumors circulating outside regarding this matter.

The main task was to thoroughly investigate the entire Zejing Blessed Land, including the properties and clansmen of the four major families.

Many of the spirit fields and spirit mines have been seized by them.

They also arrested many people and took them back, saying they would investigate them thoroughly.

During this period, the Cai family did not have a Nascent Soul True Monarch of their own, but they did possess a considerable amount of ancestral property.

Therefore, it became a fat sheep, attracting a lot of attention.

Although they relied on some old ties left by their ancestors within the Guiyun Sect, and on the generous gifts that Old Master Cai offered almost as if he were cutting off his own tail to survive.

This prevented the Cai family from being completely wiped out like other small and medium-sized families.

However, in the end, not only did they suffer heavy losses, but many of their clansmen were also executed on charges of colluding with traitors.

After all, Guiyun Sect had only been a little more polite before, and didn't want to make it too obvious that they were no longer interested in them.

However, the True Lords from the Holy City had no connection with the Cai family.

As a result, Old Master Cai watched helplessly as eight or nine-tenths of his family fortune was lost, and several hundred members of his clan were also killed.

For a time, he was almost completely despondent, filled with sorrow and uncertainty about the future of the entire Cai family.

For some time now, I've been unable to eat or sleep properly.

Even though he was already a Golden Core cultivator, he was still so worried that he lost a lot of white hair and stared blankly at the outside world day and night.

"As people get older, they inevitably become more sentimental. I hope you will forgive me for this."

Grandpa Cai briefly explained the situation, and then added a couple more points: "However, the investigation in Zejing Blessed Land is now nearing its end."

"Once we get through this, things should get much better."

"Thank you for your concern and thoughtfulness."

Actually, he was thinking about asking for help, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not appropriate.

Firstly, Grandpa Cai didn't want to appear too weak in front of Xiao Chen.

So as not to let him realize that the Cai family no longer has much use to him, and then abandon the cooperation or even kill them to silence them.

Secondly, the Rebel Immortal Alliance was, after all, the main target of the sweep.

From Old Master Cai's perspective, although the Cai family was in a terrible state, the Reverse Immortal Alliance was not necessarily in a much better position.

So many cultivators were arrested, and although many were wrongful convictions, there must have been some genuine rebels among them.

Following this lead, the number of strongholds of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance that were uncovered was certainly considerable.

In this situation, even if he asks for help at this point, he will most likely not receive much useful assistance.

Therefore, in the end, Mr. Cai did not ask for help.

"Alright then, but if there's anything I can do to help you later, don't be shy about asking."

Xiao Chen did not insist upon hearing this, but simply instructed, "The Cai family cannot fall. This is not only your matter, but also mine."

He will likely need the Cai family's help again in the future, and more than once.

For example, bidding for more treasures like the Breaking Formation Cone, or forging a relatively reliable new identity.

So I really don't want anything to happen to the Cai family.

"By the way, has there been any news from Qingquan Paradise?"

Xiao Chen changed his question and asked, "There should be news by now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Cai's expression became somewhat subtle: "Um... there is indeed a letter. As for the details, please take a look, senior."

As he spoke, he took out the letter from his storage ring.

Xiao Chen noticed something was off about his expression.

Why would someone react this way?
He reached out and took the letter, quickly glancing at its contents.

In his letter, True Lord Suijin mentioned in code: "The 'Quanrong Spirit Tea' ordered by Fellow Daoist has been delayed due to a major change. The details are quite complicated. Please come and discuss it in person when you have time."

The so-called 'Quanrong Spirit Tea' is naturally a code name for a fully fused spiritual artifact, a secret code they agreed upon.

But what exactly constitutes a major upheaval, and what does it mean when the details are complex?

Xiao Chen felt he needed to check out the actual situation, and coincidentally, True Monarch Shattered Gold also mentioned the need for a face-to-face meeting.

Since that's the case, let's go over there.

"Please don't worry, senior."

Instead, Grandpa Cai offered words of comfort, saying, "As the saying goes, good things often come with difficulties."

"Senior Broken Gold's weapon-refining skills are superb, completely on par with the weapon-refining masters in the Holy City, so there will definitely be no major problems."

Xiao Chen put the letter away: "Well, then I'll take your good wishes with me."

(End of this chapter)