Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 343 Huang will be the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage.

Three days later.

"Look, what a terrifying formation!"

"This is the legendary Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation, a top-grade third-tier formation that is said to be able to withstand a single blow from a Nascent Soul cultivator."

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Many Foundation Establishment cultivators gasped in shock at the sight.

News of a third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle demon beast in this sea area has spread, naturally preventing people from coming to investigate from time to time.

As a result, this dazzling, colossal array could not be concealed.

Although the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation can conceal itself, it cannot withstand the battles within the formation, which occasionally produce thunderous roars.

This naturally exposed it.

As soon as the news spread, it quickly spread like wildfire, attracting many Foundation Establishment cultivators who were observing the situation. Of course, it was unknown how many of these people were trying to take advantage of the chaos.

Even several Core Formation and Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators secretly arrived, watching this scene and exchanging whispers among themselves.

"Fellow Daoist, the battle inside has lasted for at least three days. Even if the opponent is powerful, how much magic power will they have left in the end?"

"That's right. If we join forces, we might be able to get a share of the benefits."

"What are you still hesitating for? This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, do you think you fake core cultivators don't want to transform into cores and start over?"

"No way, if you want to get involved in this mess, then you can wade in, but don't drag me into it. I'm just here to watch the show."

Some were tempted, while others shook their heads, absolutely unwilling to get involved in such a mess.

After all, no one knows what's going on inside the formation, how strong the opponent is, or how many people are there. Some people don't want to act recklessly.

……

Meanwhile, inside the array barrier...

"Damn humans!"

This incredibly powerful late-stage Tier 3 demon, the Thunder Flood Dragon, finally succumbed to its death with a resentful roar.

Its enormous body, nearly twenty feet long, crashed weakly to the ground with a loud thud, creating a deep crater.

"Master, be careful!"

However, as the thunder dragon fell, the panting sword attendant nervously gave a warning, while simultaneously manipulating a sword beam that pierced directly into the thunder dragon's wound.

"Pfft!"

The sword light pierced the wound, and blood splattered everywhere, but the thunder dragon still did not move.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an also frowned and activated his magic to defend himself.

For three whole days, relying on the power of the formation, this thunder dragon was simply too powerful.

His physical strength is no less than that of other body cultivators of the same level, and he has become even more insane after losing his demon core.

In the past three days, this thunder dragon has used the trick of faking death several times. In particular, the first time, he almost fell for the thunder dragon's treacherous scheme.

“You protectors, I have extracted the essence of this thunder dragon.”

"Yes."

As the phoenix cried out, it stood protectively in front of him. At this moment, its body was also covered in wounds, and if it were not for the blessing of Xuan Tian's magic power, its injuries would only be more serious.

The swordsman stood firmly in front of Lin Chang'an.

At first, she needed to defend the formation's core because it had just been set up, and only then did she join the battle.

The Green Horned Ox was lucky, since it was too slow to be a target in the battle with the Thunder Flood Dragon, so it stayed in the spirit beast pouch the whole time.

"Be careful!"

As Lin Chang'an made a hand seal, he recalled how the Thunder Dragon had feigned death earlier, when he was extracting the essence of the Dragon Hunter, when it suddenly attacked, almost capsizing him.

Drawn by a surge of magical power, a dark, transparent phantom of a dragon was extracted from the massive corpse of the thunder dragon.

When ordinary demonic beasts extract their essence, they are usually in a coma because they are dead.

However, whether due to its powerful bloodline or some other reason, this thunder dragon not only had the strength to struggle wildly, but also consciously cursed incessantly.

"Damn human, how dare you extract the essence of my dragon race! Do you know my identity? You hunted me, and now you're branded with the aura of the dragon race. You can't escape..."

Despite having its essence extracted, the Thunder Dragon showed no sign of begging for mercy amidst its ferocious roar; instead, it continued its arrogant cursing.

"And you, you lowly half-human, half-dragon bastard, I curse you..."

Lin Chang'an sneered and was about to seal the clamoring thunder dragon in the jade bottle he had prepared when he suddenly felt a strange power.

"This is!"

The power of the Mysterious Heavenly Vine swept through his entire body. Finally, Lin Chang'an stretched out his palm, and a faint phantom of a blood-red dragon appeared in his palm, moving within it.

Legend has it that every time a dragon descendant is killed, whether a cultivator or a demon beast, the body will be tainted with the source of the dead's malevolent energy, a kind of curse mark.

Once they encounter other powerful demons of the Jiaolong clan, they can sense the aura of their own kind dying, which leads to them being resented.

"How can it be!"

Just as Lei Jiao's essence was about to be sealed inside the jade bottle, it saw the illusory aura of malevolent energy in the palm of this despicable human cultivator, and its eyes widened in resentment.

"Despicable and shameless human cultivator!"

"Noisy!"

Lin Chang'an snorted coldly, and with a wave of his hand, he affixed a calming talisman to the jade bottle, instantly plunging the sealed Thunder Dragon essence inside into darkness.

However, he did not expect that the Xuan Tian Immortal Vine could even purify this.

In this way, when he hunts dragons and monsters in the future, he will no longer be afraid of encountering other dragon descendants in the outer sea.

"Roar……"

Watching helplessly as the Thunder Dragon died and its essence was sealed, the heavily injured Xuan Shui Giant Turtle lying on the ground in the distance revealed a look of sorrow for the fallen.

Tears welled up in his enormous eyes. Even though the thunder dragon had used him to block attacks before, it was too late to say anything now.

Before the giant tortoise could roar, the Phoenix Cry Bird let out a long cry, its sharp claws tearing through the Xuan Shui Turtle's magical shield. Immediately following was a sword beam from the sword servant, which pinned the tortoise's head to the ground.

The sword servant with the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, having only recently entered the early stage of the Golden Core realm, possessed a sword aura whose power rivaled that of the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm.

The power of this greatsword technique is amplified even further.

This explains why top-tier spiritual beings are so sought after in the cultivation world.

Practicing the corresponding techniques not only speeds up the cultivation process but also allows one to unleash combat power greater than the sum of its parts.

The third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle glared at the two human cultivators with resentment. For three whole days, it still couldn't understand why these two human cultivators, and even this bird, were acting this way.

Their magical power is even more terrifying than its own and the Thunder Dragon's.

It should be noted that among demonic beasts, turtles and dragons are known for their abundant magical power and rapid recovery.

For three whole days, their magical power was almost exhausted, but the two human cultivators had more abundant magical power and recovered faster than them, as did the bird.

"Roar……"

A muffled roar of defiance echoed, and finally, the eyes of this third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle lost their color.

"It's finally over."

As the dust settled, Lin Chang'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This thunder dragon is just as cunning as a human.

Even with almost all his trump cards revealed and the Phoenix Bird assisting him, he could only manage a 50/50 split against this Thunder Dragon.

The reason they were able to kill the Thunder Dragon was entirely due to the unequal information exchange between the two sides.

First, they launched a sneak attack, severely injuring the thunder dragon. Then, they used the Thunder Absorption Pearl to break the opponent's Water Divine Thunder and took the opportunity to steal its demon core.

Ultimately, both sides believed they possessed abundant magical power and strong regenerative abilities.

Both sides were planning to wear down the other and then launch a critical strike.

As a result, for Lin Chang'an, who possesses the Mysterious Heavenly Vine, a protracted war is practically his home turf.

Not only himself, but also the Phoenix Cry Bird and the Sword Servant, whose injuries and magical power were restored by Xuan Tian's magic power.

Therefore, Lin Chang'an was able to win this battle entirely because he had all the advantages.

"Master, quite a few cultivators have arrived outside."

After the battle, the sword attendant gazed solemnly at the outside of the array barrier, where many cultivators were watching from the distant deserted islands and reefs.

"Clean the battlefield."

It actually lasted for three whole days, which made Lin Chang'an admire the strength of this thunder dragon.

Of course, the reason he spent three days on this was mainly because he didn't want to take any risks.

But what followed was a bumper harvest.

Besides its demon core and essence, this thunder dragon also possesses a large amount of dragon blood, dragon scales, dragon tendons, dragon flesh, and dragon bones—it can be said that its entire body is a treasure.

Lin Chang'an even discovered a spatial pouch inside the Thunder Dragon's abdomen, which made his expression extremely solemn.

"This thunder dragon is probably not simple at all."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an, with a solemn expression, still stretched out his palm to begin probing the memories of this thunder dragon.

With his late-stage Core Formation level spiritual sense, probing the memories of a Thunder Dragon shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Fragmented memories flickered, and in the dark depths of the sea, terrifying and ferocious dragons appeared.

The legendary Dragon Palace in the deep sea was only glimpsed from afar and then vanished in a flash. Then came my fourth-tier Nascent Soul dragon father and a group of brothers and sisters.

Lin Chang'an broke out in a cold sweat as he watched the scene unfold, realizing he had gotten himself into serious trouble.

But then, things took an unexpected turn.

It turns out that this dragon's father was a fourth-tier dragon who had committed many crimes in the deep sea, and even dared to plunder a female dragon from a ten-thousand-foot-high dragon palace.

As a result, he caused a great disaster and was killed by a dragon descendant of the Dragon Palace. As a result, his descendants scattered and fled to the seas where human cultivators lived to avoid trouble.

"After all that, it turns out he had no connections whatsoever."

When Lin Chang'an opened his eyes, he gave a cold snort, which initially startled him.

He thought he had gotten himself into big trouble.

Who would have thought that this land of human cultivators would have a dragon that is somehow connected to the Dragon Palace in the deep sea?

The dragons of this vast dragon palace are all in the deep sea, and ordinary human cultivators can hardly see them. It is rumored that the human race has an agreement with the vast dragon palace.

Most of the dragons in the outer sea are descendants with weak bloodlines and have no relation to the Dragon Palace at all.

Killing him is fine; at least it won't cause any major trouble.

At most, when we go to the outer sea in the future, we should try to avoid encountering other dragons and demonic beasts. "No wonder this dragon is so cunning. It used a third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle to set a trap, devouring human cultivators to strengthen its cultivation. It even faked its death three times during the battle."

Such high intelligence can only be found in the high-level dragon race with its rich bloodline.

Unfortunately, this thunder dragon had consumed the incredibly precious Dragon Blood Fruit, which is why it remained so resilient even after losing its demon core.

It was also because this thunder dragon faked its death that Lin Chang'an almost fell into the trap and nearly capsized.

"This thunder dragon was quite lucky, managing to snatch quite a few good things. It's a pity that while being cautious is always good, it just lacked a bit of luck."

If it hadn't been discovered, given the cunning of this thunder dragon, it would probably have hunted a few more human cultivators here before moving on to another location.

In this way, it is perfectly normal for cultivators to hunt monsters and kill them in the outer sea, so naturally no one will pay any attention to it.

This thunder dragon has been using this method for over twenty years, but recently it has become somewhat arrogant and its whereabouts were leaked, allowing Yun Yao to discover it.

Yun Yao then told him the information.

Cleaning up the battlefield was a bit more troublesome this time, since the battle area was quite large.

However, after erasing the Phoenix Bird and its numerous battle traces, Lin Chang'an glanced thoughtfully at the cultivators observing outside the array barrier.

And this ravaged island.

"Owner!"

After cleaning up the battlefield, the sword attendant respectfully returned to report, while Lin Chang'an smiled.

"In that case, let's make some more preparations and head out."

He took out some things from his storage bag that he used to keep hidden, especially many of them that were from Lihuo Island.

"Although this thunder dragon has no connection with the Ten Thousand Feet Dragon Palace, its brothers who fled to the outer sea of ​​human cultivators together are a troublesome matter."

One of them, in particular, was already preparing to enter the human form stage.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chang'an decided that even if he destroyed the thunder dragon, it would be best to leave something behind.

He was, after all, a human cultivator. If other dragons were to vent their anger and wreak havoc on the surrounding seas, that would be his fault.

……

"Look! The formation has changed."

As the array on the island flickered with light and shadow, it was finally dispelled.

In an instant, the countless cultivators watching all around became serious, some with greed in their eyes, thinking that a chaotic battle might break out.

Among these people, there is certainly no shortage of those who are audacious enough to take advantage of the chaos.

Meanwhile, the nine Core Formation cultivators who had already formed an alliance exchanged glances, nodded firmly, and then transformed into nine streaks of light and flew over.

"That's the head of the Liu family!"

"Five pseudo-core cultivators and four true core cultivators, this time we're really in trouble!"

Upon seeing this lineup, many of the cultivators who had come to watch the spectacle began to consider leaving.

They didn't want to cause trouble.

After this great battle, the opponent, a mid-stage third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle, probably doesn't have much strength left.

"Fellow Daoist, you are truly skilled. You have actually set up such a grand formation to annihilate this wicked beast."

With a majestic voice echoing, nine Core Formation cultivators appeared in the sky above the island and spoke in an imposing manner.

One of them sneered, "We were the ones who discovered this beast, but you beat us to it. That's a bit unfair."

"Indeed, indeed, fellow Daoist..."

However, one of the elderly men who was pulled into the fray suddenly had his pupils shrink and his expression stiffen.

The array on the island dissipated, revealing terrifying traces of battle everywhere.

However, a terrifying and ferocious dragon's head came into view, and the nine Core Formation cultivators' pupils shrank, shocked and a look of greed appeared on their faces.

"Jiao... Jiaolong!"

When the old man saw the monster, his eyes widened in shock, and he almost tore off his beard.

"I will not get involved in this matter."

"Old ghost, what time is it? Don't you want to start over after refining your core?"

"The bold will thrive, the timid will starve! Let's do it!"

"Don't drag me down with you if you're looking to die. I want to live for several more decades."

Just as the nine Core Formation cultivators were exchanging telepathic messages, the dragon's head on the island had already been collected.

What came into view was a cold and arrogant figure wearing a tall crown and a dazzling dark purple robe.

After exchanging glances and their eyes flickered, the nine people unanimously decided to test the waters first.

"I don't know, friend..."

"Noisy!"

A cold snort echoed, instantly making the faces of the nine people turn ugly. This person was far too arrogant.

Even if you are powerful, you can't be at your peak after just going through a battle.

There were nine of them! A full nine!

"Little Lord!"

Just then, the swordsman, disguised as a maid, stood respectfully to the side.

"Young Master!?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, their minds racing as they began to make their own plans.

However, Lin Chang'an's next sentence made everyone feel his arrogance.

Anyone who remains here within three breaths shall die!

Such arrogant words echoed, causing not only the nine Core Formation cultivators but also the Foundation Establishment cultivators watching the spectacle to show expressions of shock.

When did such an arrogant person appear in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss? They had never heard of such a person before.

However, the next moment was filled with dissatisfaction from countless people.

"That's too arrogant, considering there are so many of us here."

"that is!"

Many cultivators came to watch, and quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators who wanted to stir up trouble in secret jumped out.

"One breath!"

However, as the cold voice echoed, many cultivators turned pale and their expressions showed fear.

For real! ?

"Two breaths!"

The cold voice echoed, and the next moment, an old man with a false core transformed into a streak of light and fled.

"I will take my leave first."

"Wait for me, senior..."

"Come on!"

Many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been watching the spectacle began to flee.

"Fellow Daoists, I apologize."

Under Lin Chang'an's terrifying aura, two more Core Formation cultivators escaped with their escape lights.

In the blink of an eye, only six people remained out of the original nine.

The six people looked at each other in bewilderment. Without the slightest hesitation, they hurriedly began to retreat, but not to escape.

One of them even shouted angrily, "Fellow Daoist, you are extremely arrogant. I am Luo Feng of Luo Yun Sect, and I would like to know your name."

"Three breaths!"

A cold voice echoed through the sky, and Lin Chang'an unleashed a terrifying aura.

"From this moment on, I, Huang, will be the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage. If you have not concealed your cultivation, then you can die!"

The next moment, under the terrifying divine sense of the late-stage Core Formation realm, a piercingly sharp wave of divine sense swept out.

Instantly, the expressions of the six Core Formation cultivators changed drastically, and even the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the distance were affected, covering their ears in terror and letting out painful screams.

"what!"

"It's Xuan Yin's Soul-Capturing Technique!"

"You're from the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect!"

"Run!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the six Core Formation cultivators transformed into streaks of light and fled in panic.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators around them were dumbfounded. Under the aftershocks of this terrifying divine sense attack, they were in agony, lying on the ground screaming, unable to muster any magical power at all.

Lin Chang'an had considered this before unleashing this soul attack.

One reason is that his divine sense is so strong that he could easily impersonate a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

The second point is that the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect does indeed possess a divine ability similar to his Soul-Hooking Mystic Sound.

However, Lin Chang'an, who had transformed into Huang Tianxiao, didn't even glance at the Foundation Establishment cultivators groaning all around him. Instead, he transformed into a streak of light and chased after a Core Formation cultivator.

"Fellow Taoist Rao..."

Mystic Soul Thorn

Before he could react, the cultivator screamed in terror, his eyes rolled back, and he fell unconscious. He was then captured.

"Escape!"

"It's the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect!"

Such a clean and efficient killing of a Core Formation cultivator brought some of the more audacious cultivators who had previously tried to take advantage of the chaos back to their senses, causing them to frantically burn their life essence to escape.

At this moment, life is more important than anything else!

The other five Core Formation cultivators were terrified upon witnessing this scene. Without hesitation, they burned their essence blood, and their escape speed increased instantly.

　A long chapter of 5,000 words. The author has indeed been a bit down lately, and updates are not on time every day.

　　I thought about it today and decided to just write this content in this chapter to avoid upsetting everyone.

　　
　
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