Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 260 Secluded Cultivation (Seeking Subscriptions)

Xiao Gufeng.

In a blessed land.

"Hmph, that Shen Xuan, I told him not to meddle in other people's business, all he does is cause trouble!"

Master Gufeng threw the battle report jade slip in his hand onto the jade table in front of him.

"Master, you have wronged Junior Brother Shen this time!"

The third disciple, Gu Jinqin, said indignantly, "That scoundrel He Zhengming was sent to slay demons and monsters, but he and his fellow disciples almost sacrificed themselves to feed the demons!"

"If it weren't for Junior Brother Shen's intervention, the losses among our fellow disciples would have been considerable."

Master Gufeng retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting! He is a direct disciple of Master Lingxiao; his strength is not to be underestimated!"

“That Shen Xuan is too fond of showing off and causing trouble everywhere, which is not good for cultivation. A wise person would not choose him.”

Gu Jinqin's eyes darted around, and she suddenly smiled and said, "Master is absolutely right. Jinqin suggests that Junior Brother Shen return to the sect to prevent him from causing trouble outside."

“Perfect timing, the general affairs of Little Lone Peak can also be handed over to Junior Brother Shen.”

When it comes to the affairs of Xiao Gufeng, Master Gufeng also has a headache.

She pondered for a moment.

In the end, he shook his head.

"Let him stay in Qingyang Prefecture!"

"Master Tianlei was very angry about the bet last time."

“The Hidden Manifestation Master used this incident to reduce the support he received from the Golden Core Masters. Shen Xuan has made too many enemies, and he will face endless troubles after returning to his sect.”

Gu Jinqin stamped her foot: "Master! You promised me I'd only serve for ten years. Ten years after ten years, I've served for a full thirty years!"

"Our eldest sister is traveling and never returns to the sect, and our second sister went into seclusion again after emerging from seclusion. How about we entrust the general affairs of Little Lonely Peak to our fourth sister?"

"Yue Han's personality is not cut out for this!"

"Then let Fifth Junior Sister or Sixth Junior Sister do it!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The fifth and sixth brothers are preparing to establish their foundations, they don't have time for this!"

Master Gufeng said helplessly, "Besides, you know perfectly well what kind of background the fifth and sixth brothers have!"

"They only know how to spend money, but they don't know how to make money! If you put them in charge of Xiaogufeng's affairs, Xiaogufeng will go bankrupt in less than a year!"

"I don't care! Master, my cultivation level has stagnated for so long! I want to go into seclusion and cultivate!"

Master Gufeng sighed.

"Ten years! Ten years from now, when Shen Xuan returns to the sect, he will take over the general affairs of Xiaogu Peak!"

"Jinqin, you'll have to work hard. Ten years will pass quickly."

"Master Ziqi has recently acquired an ancient zither called Primordial Sacred Sound. Your master will devise a plan to obtain it for you, what do you say?"

Upon hearing the Primordial Sacred Sound Zither, Gu Jinqin quickly said, "Master, you must keep your word. Breaking promises too often will damage your Dao heart!"

"You girl!"

Master Gufeng laughed, "A mere Primordial Sacred Sound Zither? Master Ziqi dares to defy me! I'll get it for you. Get lost!"

"Thank you Master!"

Gu Jinqin was pleased with herself for achieving her goal.

"I'll only do this for ten years. After ten years, when Junior Brother Shen returns to the sect, let him take over!"

……

The conflict between the Daoist and Demonic factions of the Song and Liang kingdoms involved all seven Daoist sects of the Song kingdom and the six Demonic sects of the Liang kingdom, except for the Hehuan sect.

War broke out simultaneously in dozens of prefectures and counties along the border between the two countries.

There are seven border prefectures that are vassals of the Qingyun Sect.

Battle reports came in every day.

In Qingyang Mansion, Shen Xuan displayed his divine power, employing a variety of methods to fight against three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect.

The battle report was extremely detailed.

For a while.

Shen Xuan's name once again resounded throughout the Qingyun Sect.

Many ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators found this hard to believe.

Previously, Shen Xuan had mastered the Thunder Escape Technique in a year, thus humiliating Lei Yaoyang.

This made him famous in the Qingyun Sect.

Now, it's being tested in real combat.

With his cultivation at the early Foundation Establishment stage, he severely injured the Holy Son of the Blood Spirit Sect.

It greatly shocked them.

This also means that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, even without direct instruction from a master, can still rise above their current level and fight across two minor realms.

This kind of thing hasn't happened in the Qingyun Sect for a long time.

In the past, it was considered extremely impressive for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage.

As for achieving Foundation Establishment Perfection and Condensing the Inner Core, they wouldn't even dare to dream of such things.

That is the direct transmission of the Golden Elixir.

Gifted with exceptional talent and abundant resources, he received personal instruction and guidance from a Golden Elixir Master.

The success rate is only 10%.

"If Shen Xuan can do it, why can't I?"

"This person is a rogue cultivator, and he has reached the Foundation Establishment stage at an advanced age. His mentor is an outer disciple of my Qingyun Sect who is at the third level of Qi Refining!"

have to say.

Shen Xuan has indeed set a very good example for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Qingyun Sect.

At the same time, it also reignited the conflict between Jin Zhou Zhenren's personal disciples and ordinary cultivators.

"Why should we enjoy ten times the resources and support from a Golden Core cultivator who is personally instructed by him?"

"Can the contributions of the ten of us to the sect be less than those of one person alone!"

To know.

Every Foundation Establishment cultivator is a genius who fought his way out from among the 30,000 outer Qi Refining disciples.

cream of the crop.

Not one of them considered themselves weak!
"Well done, Shen Xuan!"

"As Heaven moves forward, a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself!"

"We cultivators should defy the heavens; how can we succumb to depravity!"

Shen Xuan's appearance rekindled the hopes of some ambitious individuals to achieve the Core Formation stage.

Until then.

Only then did they understand the purpose of the Hidden Manifestation Master having Shen Xuan perform the Dharma and preach the Dao.

Sect resources cannot determine everything.

There are bound to be changes in the universe.

Within the Qingyun Sect, many Foundation Establishment cultivators, while marveling at Shen Xuan, reflected on their own practices.

Inside Hanyue Pavilion.

Qin Yuehan looked at the battle report jade slip in her hand.

A look of longing appeared on his face.

"Shen Xuan, have you finally shown your true colors?"

And behind her.

Lu Zhengying carefully observed Qin Yuehan's expression, her thoughts filled with complex emotions.

I felt both excited and proud, but also somewhat disappointed.

When they met thirty years ago, he had already completed his Qi cultivation.

Shen Xuan was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Time passes.

Although he had established a foundation for his cultivation and broken through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

But Shen Xuan had already grown to a level he could never reach. "Fortunately, we were classmates and good friends!"

Originally, Lü Zhengying wanted to curry favor with Qin Yuehan.

As a result, the powerful figure they clung to was far stronger than Qin Yuehan, their personal disciple.

"Perhaps, Shen Xuan will be able to condense his inner core and become a Core Formation True Person in the future?"

This thought startled Lü Zhengying.

"Senior Brother Lü, I would like to trouble you to go and ask Senior Brother Shen to go into seclusion for cultivation!"

"If he keeps causing trouble, Master might get angry and expel him from school, and that would be a real problem!"

Hear this.

Lü Zhengying quickly agreed.

"Yes. I will go to Qingyang Prefecture immediately and deliver Fairy Qin's message."

……

Qingyang Prefecture, Tingyu Pavilion.

Shen Xuan once again put up the sign that read "Seclusion, no visitors allowed".

Throughout the entire Qingyang Prefecture, there are twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingyun Sect.

Six people from Lingxiao Zhenren's lineage arrived.

He Zhengming, Zhou Haoyu, and four other disciples.

Besides him, Lin Danshi, and Dai Qishi, there were eleven ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingyun Sect who volunteered to participate in the mission of slaying demons and monsters.

One of them was injured and returned to his clan.

In addition, eleven other independent cultivators, including Tie Wendao, followed He Zhengming's group.

Two of them died.

Of the nine members of the Zhao family at Hujianling who were tasked with building foundations, four left, leaving five to remain.

In addition, the Zhou family of Beast Taming has eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Su family of Flying Cloud has five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators from various small, scattered families hasn't even been counted yet.

even so.

He Zhengming has sixteen Foundation Establishment cultivators at his disposal, including direct descendants of his sect, twenty-one family cultivators, and nine independent cultivators.

The family cultivators, however, are subject to some restrictions and are not entirely under his command.

The forty-six Foundation Establishment cultivators were mostly in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

The opposing Blood Spirit Sect also primarily consists of early-stage Demon Foundation cultivators.

Most of the Blood Spirit Sect's demonic cultivators seized resources during the conflict between Dao and Demon in Qingyang Prefecture and had just successfully established their foundations.

The so-called resources are the flesh, blood, and souls of cultivators and mortals.

After the battle at Qingyangfang.

Tingyuxuan received many letters.

Senior sister Gu Jinqin, junior sister Qin Yuehan, and even Xiao Keyuan sent letters.

The contents vary.

But one thing is the same.

They advised Shen Xuan to go into seclusion and cultivate, and not to easily get involved in the conflict between the Dao and the Demons in Qingyang Prefecture.

After reading it, Shen Xuan seemed to understand something.

The Blood Spirit Sect's demonic cultivators were arrogant and overbearing, with three Core Formation seed cultivators coming to lead their forces.

Facing three opponents alone, He Zhengming's situation was not as simple as he had imagined.

A swift victory or a swift defeat is not in the interest of the Qingyun Sect or the Blood Spirit Sect.

The goal is to continuously deplete the cultivation resources of both nations and hone the seeds for core formation.

A protracted war is best.

"So, I was just meddling!"

Shen Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

In this battle, he consumed nearly 100,000 spirit stones.

Fortunately, He Zhengming is sensible.

Of the seven demonic cultivators who were wiped out, three were attributed to him.

The 20,000 sect contribution points brought in at least made up for most of the losses.

Otherwise, Shen Xuan would have really lost a fortune in this round.

"Forget it, let them do whatever they want. I'll just focus on my cultivation."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

At this point, one can see the benefits of setting up an ironclad strategy.

Tie Wendao gathered information for him in Qingyang Prefecture and won over independent cultivators so that he wouldn't be completely clueless about the situation in Qingyang Prefecture after going into seclusion.

Hou Feifan, Wu Yulan, and Nangong Guang all wanted to condense a demon core.

Not that easy.

The benefits of the Dao-Demon War in Qingyang Prefecture are only enough to satisfy the needs of one person to condense a Demon Core.

At this time, the struggle between the Dao and the Demonic realms had just begun in full swing, and the three were still able to share a common hatred and indignation.

When things come to a close and the profits are substantial enough, infighting is inevitable.

Shen Xuan had the least faith in Nangong Guang.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if Nangong Guang manages to condense a demonic core by chance.

At that time, Shen Xuan had already returned to the Qingyun Sect.

He couldn't do anything about Shen Xuan.

Of course, if the opportunity arises.

Before returning to his sect, Shen Xuan would not mind killing Nangong Guang directly to eliminate any future troubles.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he was reluctant to use the Divine Thunder Talisman.

Otherwise, in the battle at Qingyang Market, Nangong Guang could have been killed.

In the days that followed, Shen Xuan went into seclusion to cultivate diligently.

He focused his main energy on cultivating the [Divine Treasure Ocean Technique].

The remaining time was used to improve innate skills such as [Gnawing on All Things], [Sharp Teeth], [Burning Spirit Demon Fire], [Dominating All Directions], [Snake's Demonic Sound], and [Pufferfish Poison], in addition to crafting thunder and poison talismans.

These techniques are of a high rank.

Fortunately, it's relatively easy to increase your proficiency level.

Practicing once in the morning and once in the evening every day, the skill points increase quite quickly.

As he continued his cultivation day after day, Shen Xuan felt that his body seemed to be undergoing some changes.

Especially teeth.

It becomes serrated, sharp as a blade, and the glaze on the surface gleams with a cold light, capable of easily tearing apart any object.

When Shen Xuan looked in the mirror, he saw his teeth radiating a mysterious and awe-inspiring light.

Although I haven't tried it.

Shen Xuan estimated that the current [Sharp Teeth] could pierce through the body of any second-tier demon beast.

Even magical artifacts, as long as they are made primarily from demonic beasts or spiritual plants, he can tear them apart and devour them.

"So, I finally possess a special skill for collecting enemy magic items?"

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

He would only use this innate skill as a last resort.

The scene was truly terrifying.

It's estimated that any demonic cultivator who saw this would be so frightened that they would turn around and run away.

(End of this chapter)