Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 296 Slaying! Sword Spirit! [Edited]

In the jungle.

The sword servant fell to the ground in a sorry state. Although he was in a sorry state, he still knew the gap between himself and a Core Formation cultivator.

Even if it's a fake pill, there's no chance of escaping now.

"Senior, I am willing to hand over this item..."

However, just as the sword attendant was weighing his options and preparing to stall for time, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li, who had caught up with them, coldly shouted, "Junior, it's too late!"

A large seal descended from the sky; from the very beginning, he intended to kill them to silence them.

Even now, this fake Core cultivator was in a dull ache, with a wound on his shoulder, and the surrounding murderous aura made his face look extremely ugly.

This wicked woman is ruthless! She actually used up all the energy of the talisman in one go, and the power of the talisman she instantly condensed increased dramatically, injuring him when he wasn't paying attention.

"This person had no intention of leaving any survivors!"

Despite the opponent's ruthless attack, the sword attendant remained indifferent; life and death had never been important to her.

This time, for some reason, she felt no fear in the face of death, but a deep sense of reluctance rose in her heart.

But what flashed through my mind were scenes from Tianquan Peak.

"Moo!"

Just then, an angry bellow rang out, and the giant seal, carrying immense force, was actually knocked back by the Green Horned Bull's horns.

The angry moo of the cow was mixed with a hint of pain.

Although the Green Horned Ox's defense has greatly increased, this kind of head-on collision, where it uses its horns to ram a wall, even if it manages to knock the wall away, will still hurt.

"Owner!"

The moment the Green Horned Ox appeared, the Sword Servant's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked up to search for his master.

"Fellow!"

The moment they clashed, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li was terrified.

However, while Green Horned Ox was saving people, Lin Chang'an raised his hand and the Blood Fiend Sword had already attacked the opponent.

Upon seeing the murderous Lin Chang'an, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li was filled with fear, realizing that Lin Chang'an was actually a Core Formation True Person.

Losing big!
Lin Chang'an also recognized the person through his senses.

This person was none other than the guest elder of the Long family who ambushed and killed the Phoenix Cry Bird when it broke through to the third rank.

He later stayed with the young master of the Long family and even chased after him, but then he defected.

As the saying goes, enemies are especially hateful when they meet. Back then, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was hunted down by this person. Now, he has become a Core Formation cultivator, while the other party is still a fake Core Formation cultivator.

How could this grudge not be avenged!
This fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li had no intention of fighting at all, but he still forced himself to shout angrily, find an excuse, and then escape.

"Fellow Daoist, I have my eye on this item. You, a junior, are ignorant of your place and dared to take it while I was getting spirit stones. Don't you know that in the cultivation world, strength is paramount!"

Instead of blaming him, this fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li became even more self-righteous, acting as if the younger generation of your family was too presumptuous.

This may seem unreasonable, but in the world of cultivation, the law of the jungle has always been the rule.

High-level cultivators regard low-level cultivators as ants.

If it were an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, they would probably hesitate, wondering if it was their own junior who had caused the trouble.

After all, no one wants to provoke a fake pill enemy for no reason.

Logically speaking, this fake Core cultivator surnamed Li's counterattack was very sharp, and he should have been able to create an opportunity to escape.

But little did he know, Lin Chang'an was determined to kill him.

"Oh no! Fellow Daoist, are you truly determined to fight to the death?!"

Originally intending to escape, he never expected that Lin Chang'an would not hesitate at all, and with a wave of his hand, several sword beams flew out.

At the same time, the roar of the Green Horned Bull came as it attacked wildly, causing his expression to change drastically.

As soon as they started fighting, he lost all interest in the battle, because he knew he was no match for his opponent.

What kind of killer is this? There's no such person in the world.

What a brute! A complete brute with no sense of propriety!

They are even more ruthless than demonic cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist, it would be best to stop with your nonsense. As a traitorous guest elder of the Long family, I wouldn't mind taking your head to the Long family for a reward."

Lin Chang'an's cold rebuke caused the other party's expression to change drastically, revealing a look of terror.

exposed!
The fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li was eager to escape and dared not linger for even a moment.

Putting aside the fact that he himself was exposed, this person was only in the early stage of Core Formation and had a third-tier spirit pet. If he stayed, he would be courting death.

"Moo!"

Just as he was about to escape, the Green Horned Ox roared and charged through the air, while Lin Chang'an activated his sword light.

This scene filled him with resentment.

If his Tier 3 Bronze Armor Corpse were still alive, things wouldn't have come to this! And it's far more than this!

"Fellow Daoist, this is going too far! I'll fight you to the death!"

With a hoarse roar, the fake Core cultivator surnamed Li patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and in an instant, more than a dozen second-tier corpse puppets appeared.

At the same time, he manipulated his magical seal, which spun rapidly and began to grow larger, clearly indicating that he was about to unleash a powerful attack.

Seeing the opponent's desperate actions, Lin Chang'an's expression hardened. As he retreated rapidly, six sword beams flew out with a flick of his wrist.

Supernatural Power: Sword Shadow at Will

The six solid sword beams were each as powerful as a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon.

However, the next moment, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li's eyes turned bloodshot, and he made an astonishing move the instant he threw out his magic weapon.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive others when you can!"

This fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li abandoned his magic weapon without hesitation and chose to flee.

Lin Chang'an was also somewhat amazed upon seeing this scene.

This person is truly decisive and cunning.

"Trying to escape? No way!"

Lin Chang'an let out a cold shout, and more than a dozen second-tier corpse puppets were instantly shattered by the six terrifying sword beams, which also struck the large seal magic weapon.

"Moo!"

At this moment, the Green Horned Ox roared and suddenly spat out a white beam of light, which directly attacked the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li.

"If you want to keep me here, even if you are a True Core cultivator, forget it..."

He had cultivated for hundreds of years and was a veteran pseudo-core cultivator, so he was confident in his self-preservation and escape methods.

The fake Core cultivator surnamed Li, who was originally confident in his escape, raised his hand and released a huge defensive shield when faced with the attack.

However, the moment the white beam of light touched him, his expression changed drastically, and fear appeared in his eyes.

His magical shield shattered instantly under the white beam of light.

Or rather, before it shattered, the magical shield materialized and was petrified!

"A mutated monster!"

At this moment, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li was terrified. The powerful mutated demon beast could deal with several demon beasts of the same level at the same time, and its combat power was far beyond that of ordinary spirit pets.

"How can it be!"

This thing is even rarer than wild beasts, yet he somehow bumped into it.

"Fellow Daoist! It's a misunderstanding..."

In a panic, he hurriedly used his magic to defend himself, but he could see with his own eyes that his palm was being petrified, which terrified him so much that he frantically used his magic.

Meanwhile, the Green Horned Ox on the opposite side roared angrily, a far cry from its usual lazy self, basking in the pool.
Now it is a third-tier demon beast that everyone fears.

"error……"

puff!

Amidst splattering blood, the fake Core Formation cultivator surnamed Li looked down in disbelief at his chest, where a section of a sword blade had pierced through his body.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's probably too late to say it's a misunderstanding now."

As the cold voice echoed, Lin Chang'an took advantage of the moment when the Green Horned Bull was attacking and holding off its opponent, and directly manipulated the Blood Fiend Sword to fly over.

It turns out that within the sword light just now, there was a hidden Blood Fiend Sword magic weapon.

Originally, the target was the opponent's Golden Core, but unexpectedly, the person was wearing inner armor, causing the vital point to be avoided.

This made Lin Chang'an's expression turn serious. He did not rush in, but instead raised his hand to create a magical shield to prevent being attacked by the opponent.

"Fine! Since you want me dead, then I'll drag you all down with me!"

Don't let the fact that this fake Core cultivator surnamed Li is usually cowardly and only bullies low-level cultivators fool you; he can be ruthless when faced with a life-or-death situation.

He roared, about to self-destruct his golden core. "Moo!"

With a deafening moo, the Green Horned Ox instantly transformed into a gigantic beast three zhang in size, raising its head and roaring wildly.

With its four hooves stomping through the void, a tremendous roar reverberated, and layers of pale golden defensive magical shields enveloped its body.

boom!
The terrifying power of the fake Core cultivator's self-destruction of his Golden Core created a terrifying shockwave that dispersed the surrounding clouds.

"Moo!"

As the aftershocks of the explosion slowly dissipated, the Green Horned Bull roared, its defensive shield now covered in countless cracks, but it was visibly recovering under the continuous flow of magic.

The battle lasted only a few breaths from start to finish. This person was also very decisive, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately fled, abandoning his magic weapon and corpse puppet.

If he hadn't been so decisive, his opponent wouldn't have been able to hold out for even a few breaths.

It was thanks to him that we encountered him; if we had met an ordinary cultivator in the early stages of Core Formation, he probably would have escaped.

"Owner!"

At this moment, behind the Green Horned Ox, looking at the sword attendant blocking his way, Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered, but his expression eventually returned to calm.

Unfortunately, if he had used the Sun Piercing Divine Sword earlier, he might have been able to easily break through the opponent's inner armor, strike the vital point of the Golden Core, and not give the opponent a chance to self-destruct.

However, as his trump card, the Sun-Piercing Divine Sword could not be easily revealed.

Lin Chang'an glanced at her calmly, then grasped the sword servant's fair wrist with his hand.

With the infusion of magic power, the sword servant's injuries and magic power were rapidly recovering.

"Moo!"

The enormous, three-zhang-tall green-horned ox turned its head to look at this scene and couldn't help but let out a pitiful moo.

It was the one that bore the brunt of everything, yet in the end, its master didn't even give it a single spiritual fruit.

This caused the aggrieved Green Horned Ox to slowly shrink back to its normal size, and it came forward, mooing ingratiatingly.

"Alright, this is for you."

Lin Chang'an shook his head and took out two spiritual fruits from his storage bag, while the scene from just now still echoed in his mind.

"As expected of a mutated monster, its petrification enhances its defensive capabilities far beyond those of other monsters of the same type."

Its defensive capabilities are incredibly strong.

A fake Core cultivator detonated his Golden Core, and even a normal early-stage third-order demon beast would be injured by this power.

As a result, the Green Horned Ox withstood the attack entirely thanks to its own defenses.

The impact of the self-destruction of this fake Core cultivator surnamed Li caused all his belongings to be scattered everywhere.

This is where the usefulness of divine sense comes into play. With a sweep of powerful divine sense, spirit stones and other damaged resources can be discovered.

There are quite a few miscellaneous materials, but obviously not many of them are of high value.

Even in the self-destruction, some fragile, fire-sensitive, and liquid-type treasures had already completely returned to the world.

Using divine sense to clean up the battlefield is extremely convenient.

"This print is quite good."

The best one is still this magic treasure, a large earthen-yellow seal whose spiritual light has now dimmed.

The spiritual damage of a third-tier low-grade magic weapon is not significant.

Then there was a jade slip containing information on corpse refining and corpse nurturing, which was surprisingly unharmed by the aftershocks of the explosion.

At the same time, Lin Chang'an also sent telepathic messages to Hu Jin, Fairy Ni Chang, and others.

Before reinforcements arrived, he casually destroyed the traces left by the mutated attack of the Green Horned Bull.

……

However, reinforcements arrived shortly afterward, and upon seeing the scene after the self-destruction, they all showed solemn expressions.

"Things have been getting more and more chaotic lately. There have been several cases of Core Formation cultivators killing and robbing others."

Afterwards, as everyone talked, Hu Jin also shook his head and said this.

This is all because the restrictions on the secret realm are getting weaker and weaker, and as Foundation Establishment cultivators continue to enter and exit, they discover more treasures.

Naturally, this will cause turmoil.

"Thank you all for coming to help."

Seeing the arrival of Fairy Ni Chang, Liu Ruyu, and Old Hu, Lin Chang'an showed his gratitude.

As for Xu Lingfeng, he also knew that the Xuan Yin Pavilion sect needed to leave at least one Core Formation cultivator to oversee things.

Lin Chang'an then invited the three to the temple to express his gratitude.

After all, they came to offer assistance, so we should remember their kindness.

Even Xu Lingfeng, he would arrange for someone to send him a gift later.

The world of cultivation is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social interactions.

Tianquan Peak.

After the gathering, Lin Chang'an took out his treasured premium spirit wine as a token of his gratitude.

After a few rounds of drinks, Hu Jinhao waved his hand and laughed, saying that he was going back and wouldn't stay any longer.

Meanwhile, Fairy Ni Chang of Xuan Yin Pavilion smiled and said that the sect's grand competition would be held in two months, and that he, as an elder of the sect, could go and watch if he had nothing else to do.

If it were before, Lin Chang'an might have found an excuse to refuse, but now that they have just offered their help, Lin Chang'an is not an unreasonable person.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I, Lin, will be leading the cultivators from Tianquan Peak to watch the battle this time."

Lin Chang'an smiled and cupped his hands in greeting. It seemed he would have to take this competition among the lower-level cultivators of the sect more seriously.

……

Lin Chang'an personally escorted everyone out of the cave before returning.

"Owner!"

Inside the pavilion, Lin Chang'an sat calmly, with only the sword attendant before him.

And the Green Horned Bull, blowing bubbles in the pool, was nowhere to be seen at this moment as the ferocious beast it had been as a third-tier monster.

"Tell me, what is it that's worth you using this amount of spirit stones for, and that's why you're being targeted?"

Normally, the sword servants are the most disciplined, so it's no surprise that they used these spirit stones to buy treasures without a reason.

"Master, this is my fault. I caused you to be in danger. I deserve to die!"

The sword attendant bowed with shame and then recounted the whole story in detail.

"Master, this is it."

As the sword attendant produced a dark, clearly damaged magic sword hilt, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

The sword servant, who possessed the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, sensed a trace of spiritual energy within this object, which is why he was tempted.

“Spiritual Rhythm!”

As Lin Chang'an's expression grew solemn, he held the object in his hand and, through his powerful perception, sensed a trace of spiritual energy within it.

This startled him.

Even this fragment of the birth essence, if used to forge a sword-type magical weapon, can be imbued with a spirit, which is commonly known as the birth of a weapon spirit.

Of course, it's not easy to restore this trace of spiritual energy once it's been damaged.

However, compared to others, it has enormous potential.

At the same time, he was impressed by the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, which truly deserved to be one of the top three sword cultivator spirit bodies in the cultivation world.

His perception was already very strong, but when the sword servant took it out, he didn't sense it at all.

Only a top-tier sword cultivator's spirit body would be so sensitive to sword spirits.

"This is no ordinary object!"

Looking at the sword attendant, Lin Chang'an remained silent.

Although this item is extraordinary and extremely valuable, the sword attendant is more important to him. If he had to choose, he would naturally choose the sword attendant without hesitation.

"You must not take such risks in the future. You should know that you yourself are far more important than these material possessions."

After a long while, Lin Chang'an's calm voice echoed, and the sword servant's eyes trembled as he slowly lowered his head.

　I made some minor adjustments and modifications, such as removing Zhou Bingxuan's scenes, which did seem a bit abrupt. I also fixed a small bug.

　　Today, instead of recommending a book, I'm recommending an anime that I, born in 91 and now in my thirties, only follow: "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," which is updated on Bilibili.

　　Today happens to be the day when Han Li completes his Nascent Soul stage in the anime. Fellow Daoists who enjoy Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) stories can check out this anime.

　　Of course, the beginning was a little bit uninteresting, but from the point onwards, the story becomes incredibly engaging and captivating.

　　
　
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