Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 342 I've long admired your name (Please subscribe)

In the center of the Dharma Transmission Pavilion Square.

Although there are nine Dharma-teaching platforms, the third Dharma-teaching platform is the most popular.

the reason is simple.

The renowned Shen Xuan, a direct descendant of two lineages and a favorite to win the championship among the four major gambling dens, has entered the arena!
My opponent is also a direct disciple!
They are quite strong.

Many Foundation Establishment disciples had heard of Shen Xuan's name.

The techniques of refining pills in a giant furnace and creating the secret Thunder Spirit Pearl are widely known within the Qingyun Sect.

It's no secret.

I have also personally witnessed Shen Xuan comprehend and master the Thunder Escape Technique in less than a year, and then demonstrate and preach on the stage.

But they have never seen Shen Xuan fight.

At this time, his opponent, Zhang Baidao, was also very famous.

He is a rare combat-type cultivator on Jade Sun Peak.

He wields a hundred-refined Xuan Blade, a magical weapon, and uses it to slay demons and monsters, making great contributions in the struggle between the Dao and the Demonic.

Although he was only at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, he single-handedly killed two mid-stage Demonic Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Foundation Establishment disciples watching the battle all turned to look at Shen Xuan, eager to see how he would fight.

Shen Xuan scanned his opponent with his divine sense and nodded slightly.

Among the disciples of sects at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, Zhang Baidao is considered strong.

However, it made no difference to him.

The other party was so nice.

When Shen Xuan was about to make a move, he held back slightly.

Don't let Zhang Baidao lose too badly, lest it damage his resolve.

Hearing Shen Xuan's reply.

Zhang Baidao seemed flattered and said respectfully, "There is a sequence to learning, and everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. I dare not presume to be your senior brother."

"I've heard that Senior Brother Shen was originally a rogue cultivator, reached Foundation Establishment at the age of eighty-five, and then joined a sect. Is this true or not?" Shen Xuan never shied away from his rogue cultivator background and calmly replied, "It's true."

Zhang Baidao immediately adopted a look of admiration: "Senior Brother Shen achieved Foundation Establishment at the advanced age of eighty-five. In just thirty years, he has already become a direct disciple of two lineages and reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. I admire him greatly."

Shen Xuan was taken aback.

Even if Zhang Baidao was acting, he did it convincingly in front of real people and so many of his own clansmen.

It's definitely not sarcasm.

“I, Zhang, have been cultivating on Jade Sun Peak since childhood. Under the personal instruction of my master, I have wasted ninety years of my life and achieved nothing! Compared with Senior Brother Shen, I am ashamed!”

Shen Xuan was speechless.

"Some time ago, Master personally crafted a giant alchemy furnace. I heard that this was also Senior Brother Shen's doing?"

"Rumor! The giant furnace for alchemy was created by Master Gufeng Zhenren!"

Shen Xuanyi righteously corrected Zhang Baidao's mistake in his words.

"Well... Senior Brother Shen must have contributed something!"

Zhang Baidao asked with a smile.

"Helping Master with some chores is nothing!"

Shen Xuan waved his hand and said vaguely.

He could not fully acknowledge the matter of refining elixirs in a giant furnace.

We can't completely deny it either.

The implication is unspoken.

"Truly worthy of being a prodigy of the sect! I, Zhang, have long admired your name, and to meet you today is the fulfillment of my long-cherished wish. What an honor!"

Shen Xuan stared at Zhang Baidao speechlessly.

They're already praising it before the fight even starts.

During his hundred-year spiritual journey, he was despised countless times.

Shen Xuan considered himself unfazed by honor or disgrace, and could maintain a calm and composed demeanor on the surface.

However, on the sect's small competition stage, in front of the sect's eighteen true masters and more than three hundred fellow disciples, he felt somewhat embarrassed by Zhang Baidao's flattery.

In his mind, he reduced the force of his attack by several levels.

We are prepared to barely win.

We can't let Zhang Baidao lose too badly.

Beside him, Chongxu Zhenren, who was acting as the referee, looked impatient.

He still has several unresolved questions regarding formations.

He didn't want to go out in the first place, so why waste his time and energy being a referee for some sect competition?

However, Lingxiao Zhenren was in charge of all thirteen outer peaks, Changchun Zhenren was not good at fighting, and Gufeng Zhenren and Hanyu Zhenren insisted on taking turns.

He has no choice but to go.

Originally, he had some expectations for the duel with Shen Xuan.

Let's see for ourselves what this supposedly miraculous successor of the two lineages really is capable of.

Judging from the design of the giant furnace for alchemy, Shen Xuan also cultivated the art of array formations.

Although, in his eyes, Shen Xuan's array techniques were extremely simple.

However, combining it with the alchemy furnace is quite novel and shows innovative thinking.

Never imagined.

Zhang Baidao, the prized disciple of Master Yuyang, went up on the Dharma-teaching platform and began to praise without any limits.

This made him a little impatient.

"Shut up!"

Are you still going to fight or not?

The Daoist voice of the True Man Chongxu resounded throughout the Third Dharma Platform.

Anyone could tell.

Master Chongxu became angry.

Zhang Baidao quickly bowed in respect.

"Zhang knew that his skills were not good enough and that he was no match for Senior Brother Shen."

"Zhang admits defeat!"

After saying this, Zhang Baidao turned around and left without looking back, stepping down from the third Dharma performance platform.

A chorus of boos erupted from the audience!
"Zhang Baidao, you've completely disgraced the Weapon Forging Hall!"

"A true man knowingly does the impossible! Zhang Baidao, do you even deserve to be called a true man?"

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you! Zhang Baidao, you've utterly disgraced the Zhang family!"

Some of the bolder disciples of the sect started shouting.

He conceded defeat without even using a single spell.

Zhang Baidao is such a coward.

This greatly disappointed the disciples of the sect who were watching.

Fortunately, this was within the sect, with a True Person in charge.

Otherwise, who knows what nasty things they would say to humiliate Zhang Baidao.

"quiet!"

The audience immediately fell silent.

"Shen Xuan wins against Zhang Baidao!"

After the yellow-robed deacon announced the results, Shen Xuan stepped down from the third performance platform with a wry smile.

Gu Jinqin and the others were quite pleased.

"Senior Sister Gu, is Zhang Baidao very weak? Why doesn't he dare to fight Senior Brother?"

Wu Yuting asked with some surprise.

"Weak? If he's considered weak, then Jade Sun Peak has no strong fighters!"

Gu Jinqin smiled radiantly.

She seemed to see millions of spirit stones beckoning to her.

This was her secret stash of money.

"Among the disciples in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage of Jade Sun Peak, Zhang Baidao is the strongest in combat."

Gu Jinqin had fought several battles with the disciples of Yuyang Peak. She was fully aware of their strength.

"Ah!" "Then why?"

Gu Jinqin rolled her eyes at Wu Yuting.

"The rules for the preliminary rounds are that you only need to win four out of no more than seven games to advance to the semi-finals."

"Zhang Baidao had no chance of winning, so his decision to give up was a wise one."

really.

After some time.

Zhang Baidao returns to the stage.

This time, he faced another ordinary Foundation Establishment mid-stage disciple who had a slight reputation.

No more holding back.

They wouldn't even say hello.

After introducing themselves, they quickly made their move.

The Xuan Dao magic weapon was as sharp as lightning. In a flash of light, it took only a dozen breaths to knock the opponent off the performance platform.

Crisp and neat.

His actual strength far surpasses that of ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators from other sects.

This left Wu Yuting, who was sitting in the audience, speechless with astonishment.

Her pretty eyes occasionally swept towards Shen Xuan, who seemed to be in deep meditation.

At this moment, Shen Xuan closed his eyes to rest.

He seemed indifferent to the competition on the performance stage.

In fact, Shen Xuan was using the [Insight] skill to simultaneously perceive the competition on the nine Dharma-performing platforms.

"My cultivation level is still not high enough!"

"No matter how many techniques you have, they can't make up for the difference in the power of magical artifacts."

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

It's only the middle stage of Foundation Building.

When the use of foreign objects is prohibited.

Each individual's innate magical treasure has limited power.

It poses almost no threat to late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Of course, this applies to ordinary Foundation Establishment mid-stage disciples.

Those disciples who were directly taught at the Golden Core stage possessed superior cultivation techniques, profound spiritual power, and formidable magical treasures.

It can bridge the gap between minor cultivation levels and contend with ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, that’s all.

Compared to Shen Xuan.

The difference between spiritual power, divine consciousness, divine soul, and physical body is too great.

Among these differences, the physical differences are the greatest.

At this moment, Shen Xuan's physical body, after breaking through to the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation, far surpassed the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage.

With his physical body alone, Shen Xuan was able to defend against attacks from high-grade magic weapons.

During the match, the Wu sisters also took to the field for a brief moment.

They suffered a defeat without any suspense.

Neither of them were annoyed.

Anyway, they didn't care about that small reward.

He focused all his attention on Shen Xuan.

Liu Bingyu and Gu Jinqin each took to the stage for a round.

They won easily and returned home.

His face was full of smiles.

After a while.

Shen Xuan returned to the stage.

This time, he was facing Fan Changqing, a disciple of Lingjian Peak.

The disciples of the sect below the performance platform became interested.

The Qingyun Sect has always been known for its "spiritual sword that suppresses all the peaks".

The five golden pills each have their own strengths.

However, the one with the strongest combat power is generally recognized as Lingjian Zhenren.

A true sword cultivator at the Golden Core stage!
One sword breaks all laws!

No matter your thousand supernatural powers or myriad spells, I will shatter them all with a single sword!
The disciples of Lingjianfeng have always been arrogant.

Cultivating oneself is like practicing swordsmanship; one is the sword, and should never bend or break.

They were all dirt poor, yet they acted like they were the best in the world.

"Fan Changqing of Lingjian Peak greets Senior Brother Shen."

"Shen Xuan of Hanyu Peak greets Senior Brother Fan."

The two exchanged polite greetings.

"Recently, the sect has distributed a large number of Heavenly Thunder Pearls. I heard that these were made using Senior Brother Shen's secret technique. Is this true?"

"Rumor! This is a secret technique created by Master Gufeng Zhenren!"

Shen Xuan shouted, his voice firm and resolute.

"Understood!"

Fan Changqing nodded, his face showing admiration at the opportune moment.

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

There's really no way to salvage Master Gufeng Zhenren's reputation.

He was powerless to reverse the situation.

Even Fan Changqing, a direct disciple of the Golden Elixir, had an expression that said, "I understand."

They practically had "Your master knows nothing" written all over their faces.

“When Fan was training in Wuyang County, he benefited greatly from Lei Lingzhu.”

"If you give me a peach, I will give you a plum in return."

"Fan admits defeat in this competition."

"I'll have another chance to spar with Senior Brother Shen in the future!"

After speaking, Fan Changqing mounted his sword, transformed into a streak of light, and swiftly descended from the Dharma performance platform.

Before the boos could even begin, he disappeared into the crowd.

Is this a true disciple of Lingjian Peak?
Isn't it said that self-cultivation is like practicing swordsmanship, where one should rather break than bend?
That's it?

Shen Xuan stood awkwardly alone on the performance stage.

It's not that he didn't want to take action.

There was simply no opportunity to make a move.

It seems that becoming famous does have some advantages.

At least some disciples of the sects still feel grateful.

However, this gratitude is merely icing on the cake.

What truly made them back down was Shen Xuan's strength!
They had all received messages from their master, and were aware of Shen Xuan's strength.

If you cannot defeat the enemy, withdraw as soon as possible.

To avoid embarrassment and humiliation.

When Shen Xuan returned to his seat.

Gu Jinqin and the others were so happy they almost jumped for joy.

Even the disciples of Lingjian Peak retreated without a fight.

What does this mean?
This shows that my senior brother has profound cultivation and outstanding combat power!
The sect competition is about to be won!
A million spirit stones are about to be in their storage bags!

Gu Jinqin, Wu Xueting, and Wu Yuting have experienced the world and seen through the ways of the world.

In the world of cultivation, of all the good things, spirit stones are the best!
It seems that my senior brother is indeed exceptionally skilled.

Otherwise, how could a Golden Core disciple from Lingjian Peak avoid battle and admit defeat!
It seems that without making a single move, my senior brother will be carried into the semi-finals!
But things always change.

"Next match: Shen Xuan from Cold Jade Peak, Lei Yaoyang from Thunderclap Peak!"

(End of this chapter)