Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 359 The Shadow of the Sect (Seeking Subscriptions)

Behind the gleaming golden Hun Tian Staff, Shen Xuan's calm face appeared.

"Holy Son, don't waste your efforts. Just accept your death."

"At this point, why would I beg for my life?"

"It's good to know!"

Shen Xuan had no intention of letting Wu Wenping off the hook.

Do your best to eliminate evil.

Not to mention a powerful figure like the Holy Son of the White Bone Sect.

If we wait until he has completed his cultivation and formed a demon core...

He will not let Shen Xuan go.

Moreover, Wu Wenping is very likely to report to the higher-ups of Medicine God Valley about his killing of the Medicine God Valley disciple.

How could Shen Xuan trust him and leave this potential problem behind?

Wu Wenping's expression remained calm.

"Shen Xuan, I have what you need."

Shen Xuan gave a half-smile.

"tell me the story."

He didn't believe that Wu Wenping could produce any valuable spiritual items worth trading.

With his current status and wealth, he doesn't even care about ordinary second-tier high-grade spiritual items.

However, what Wu Wenping said next surprised him greatly.

"You need the blood of a Tier 3 Water Fairy, am I right?"

"how do you know?"

"What do you say?"

Shen Xuan's heart sank.

Those who know he needs the blood of a third-tier water demon must hold a high position within the sect.

A terrible idea popped into my head.

Among the eighteen true masters of the Qingyun Sect, some had secret dealings with the White Bone Sect.

how can that be!

They held extremely high status, representing the pinnacle of power within the Qingyun Sect.

All major decisions of the Qingyun Sect are made jointly by the Eighteen True Men.

"Who told you?"

"do not know."

Wu Wenping's answer was straightforward.

“I am merely a Holy Son. Shen Xuan, let me make this clear: you are already on the blacklist of the five major demonic sects of Liang Kingdom.”

"The giant furnace for refining pills and the secret recipe for the Thunder Spirit Pearl are both your masterpieces, aren't they?"

Shen Xuan vehemently denied it: "It's all a rumor. It was done by my master, Master Gufeng."

Wu Wenping smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

Whether it's a rumor or not is a matter of opinion.

Shen Xuan fell silent.

Some things are beyond explanation.

What chilled him to the bone was that there were True Core cultivators within the Qingyun Sect who colluded with the Demonic Sect.

This also means that he is not absolutely safe in the Qingzong sect.

If the benefits are sufficient, True Core Master might even personally take action to kill him.

Now, Shen Xuan is confident that he can escape with his life from the hands of a fake Core Formation cultivator.

But against a True Core Immortal, or even a Golden Core Immortal.

Shen Xuan showed no signs of life.

It's a sure thing, no chance of survival.

There is no room for luck.

A strong sense of crisis made Shen Xuan feel cold all over and uneasy.

Wu Wenping changed the subject: "I have definite information about the blood of a third-tier water fairy, do you want it?"

Shen Xuan pondered for a moment and then asked, "What do you want to trade?"

A look of loving kindness suddenly appeared on Wu Wenping's face.

“I have a female cultivator I love who is pregnant with a boy. She doesn’t know my true identity. I hope you can bring her and her child to Qingyun Immortal City and make arrangements for their lives.”

"If Heaven takes pity on this child and he possesses spiritual roots, please guide and lead him. Joining the Qingyun Sect is not mandatory; any righteous sect will suffice."

"I have committed countless evil deeds in my life and deserve to die. I hope that my descendants will be good people."

After speaking, Wu Wenping stared at Shen Xuan with longing in his eyes.

He did not beg Shen Xuan to spare his life.

Because he knew in his heart that no matter what the deal was, Shen Xuan would not let him live.

While the information about the third-tier water fairy's blood is valuable, it is not as important as the safety of the person's own life.

Shen Xuan asked, "How can I obtain the blood of a third-tier water demon?"

Wu Wenping's request was not difficult for him to fulfill.

It just takes a little more time.

He didn't think that the blood of a third-tier water fairy was so easy to obtain.

This is a rare and precious spiritual object that even real people are tempted by.

There are only a handful of these treasures in the entire Qingyun Sect's treasury.

“My lover comes from a cultivation family on an island. They once had a remarkable ancestor who cultivated all the way to the True Core realm.”

"Our ancestor had a divine tortoise pet, which followed him to advance to the third rank."

"This happened many years ago. Now, both the Ancestor and the Divine Turtle Spirit Pet have perished."

"However, the essence blood of the divine turtle has always been carefully preserved by its family."

Shen Xuan's face showed a hint of surprise.

"Nobody's after the divine turtle's essence blood?"

"Of course there are. However, that family is under the jurisdiction of the Divine Sword Sect. Their ancestor is a False Core Immortal, and he has quite a few connections in the Divine Sword Sect. Many of the family's elites have become disciples of the Divine Sword Sect."

Wu Wenping tossed out an information jade slip.

"This is detailed information about that family."

Shen Xuan took the information jade slip and scanned it with his divine sense.

After about ten breaths, I had finished browsing through it all.

Wu Wenping asked calmly, "So, are you willing to make a deal?"

Shen Xuan nodded.

"If the intelligence is true, I will certainly take care of her and her child."

Wu Wenping's expression relaxed.

"Shen Xuan, I believe you!"

He took out a jade pendant.

"This is a token of our engagement; please keep it safe!"

“I had made a promise to her before. If anything were to happen, close relatives and friends would use this jade pendant to take care of her and her child.”

After saying that, Wu Wenping looked longingly at the sky.

"The world changes like the shifting clouds and grey dogs; it's all just like that."

After saying that, Wu Wenping gave a strange smile and quietly collapsed to the ground.

He died by severing his own meridians in his dantian.

Shen Xuan shook his head.

He had long understood that without achieving the Golden Elixir, one is nothing but an ant.

Even the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect is not free to control his own destiny.

This information about the third-tier water sprite's bloodline is very useful to him.

Nowadays, his cultivation increasingly requires high-grade water demon blood to improve efficiency and speed.

Relying solely on one's own diligence and hard work will only lead to being just another face in the crowd, making it difficult to stand out.

Given the limited resources of the Qingyun Sect disciples, even those with the potential to form a core will have a success rate of no more than 20% condensing into a true core. As for those who achieve the pseudo-core stage, their path to enlightenment is cut off.

Strictly speaking, it was a disgraceful failure to condense the core, which Shen Xuan didn't even consider worthwhile.

“The cultivation family possesses the blood essence of a third-tier water demon, which is much easier than hunting a third-tier water demon!”

After a moment's thought, Shen Xuan made up his mind.

It is still the essence of the divine tortoise, so it must possess the talent of prolonging life.

Although he has a long life ahead of him.

However, his longevity-enhancing talent can significantly slow down the decline of his vital energy.

Having abundant Qi and blood can slightly increase the chances of forming a Golden Core.

Plundering the essence and blood of the divine tortoise to advance his life-extending talent was originally part of his plan.

Moreover, the divine turtles all possess the bloodline of the divine dragon.

This item is destined for him.

Shen Xuan carefully put away Wu Wenping's storage bag and magic weapon.

After freezing his body as well, he put it into Xuan's gourd.

Then, he flew down to the foot of the Purple Divine Tree.

"King Ziyun, I'm giving you some nourishment in return."

He dumped the remains of Wu Wenping, Wang Haibo, and Li Yingying all on the ground.

"Let's make this clear beforehand, this is a gift from you to me for free, not a transaction."

The voice of the Purple Divine Tree Demon echoed faintly.

"Yes!"

Shen Xuan answered respectfully.

The physical remains of Foundation Establishment cultivators are rich in spiritual energy, making them excellent tonics for demons.

The Purple Divine Tree Demon simply doesn't want to get involved in karma and won't take the initiative to kill human cultivators.

But it absorbs the corpses of dead cultivators without any psychological burden.

Soon, witnessed by Shen Xuan himself.

The three corpses in Medicine God Valley were completely absorbed, leaving no trace.

Only a few tattered clothes remained, which Shen Xuan burned to ashes using his magic.

……

A few days later, in a cave in the wilderness.

Shen Xuan took stock of his recent spoils.

A jade slip containing information about the blood of a third-tier water fairy. It contains detailed intelligence about the Wei family of White Crane Island.

A jade pendant, a token of love between Wu Wenping and Wei Yaqian, and a stepping stone for Wei Yaqian to infiltrate the Wei family.

Two top-grade magic treasures.

One is Hou Feifan's Hun Tian Staff, a power-type magical artifact weighing over ten thousand jin. It can be used as a weapon for physical combat and is quite effective.

Shen Xuan planned to reforge it and turn it into a power-type magic weapon.

One item is Yuwen Jun's black jade and animal bone fan, which can form a storm of sharp blades. It is not suitable for spiritual cultivators to use, but there is an opportunity to sell it to demonic cultivators at a high price.

One top-grade magic weapon.

Obtained from Zhao Tingwei, the Silent Burning Sword is a second-tier high-grade fire-attribute flying sword magic weapon, nurturing the extraordinary flame of the Heaven-Burning Blaze.

Two mid-grade magic treasures.

Wu Wenping's Fire Spirit Shield and Wang Haibo's Flying Sword magic weapon are both very valuable.

Even if you resell it casually, you can still get tens of thousands of spirit stones.

One second-tier, low-grade flying sword.

Li Yingying's pink wood-attribute flying sword is of excellent quality, a top-quality item among its kind.

With a little nurturing, it can be upgraded to a mid-grade flying sword magic weapon.

More than 100,000 spirit stones.

A dozen or so second-tier talismans and seven bottles of second-tier elixirs.

A whole bunch of miscellaneous materials and cultivation-related items.

These things held no appeal for him.

"Huh! This is a technique from the White Bone Sect?"

After carefully counting his spoils, Shen Xuan discovered a special jade slip containing a cultivation technique.

It must be from Wu Wenping.

Shen Xuan scanned the "White Bone Observation Inner Vision Method" with his divine sense.

It wasn't a demonic cultivation technique from the White Bone Sect.

It is, in fact, a genuine Buddhist method of introspection.

Shen Xuan had heard of it in his previous life.

Strip away the skin, and you'll find nothing but 206 bones; put on clothes, and you'll find 18,000 elephants.

The contemplation of the white bones is a Buddhist practice that involves observing one's own bone structure to dispel illusions, understand one's true nature, achieve meditative enlightenment, and attain the body of a Buddha.

I've heard that it's incredibly effective at eliminating lust and greed.

The stronger the dragon bloodline within Shen Xuan, the more willpower he needs to suppress his lust, greed, and brutal bestiality.

Even the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect desires to attain enlightenment!

Shen Xuan sighed softly and carefully put away the "White Bone Observation Inner Vision Method".

These spoils are merely icing on the cake for him now.

The world of cultivation is strictly hierarchical.

The gap between the rich and the poor is enormous.

Back then, Shen Xuan was sixty years old and in the early stages of Qi Refining, yet he was still haggling over a single spirit stone.

Now, at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he has a net worth of over a million spirit stones.

Of course, he is an exception.

A typical mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator usually has a net worth of several hundred thousand spirit stones.

A mid-grade magic weapon of good quality, worth 100,000 spirit stones.

The price of high-grade cultivation spiritual items has skyrocketed.

Once it reaches the second-tier superior grade, it is priceless and cannot be bought; it must be exchanged for cultivation spiritual items of the same grade.

As for third-tier spiritual items...

The Qingyun Sect, one of the seven major sects of the Song Kingdom, doesn't have much left in its treasury.

Even a Core Formation Seed is very difficult to exchange for without special circumstances.

After taking stock of the spoils.

Shen Xuan began to think about his next move.

He doesn't want to return to the Qingyun Sect for the time being.

Among the eighteen true masters of the sect, some are colluding with Medicine God Valley and the Demonic Sect, which is definitely a ticking time bomb.

However, it's unclear when it will explode.

All Shen Xuan could do was try his best to improve his own strength.

To preserve one's life amidst the great changes to come.

Of the eighteen immortals, only Hanyu Zhenren and Gufeng Zhenren are not suspected.

Both masters held sinecure positions and were female cultivators.

He has always lived a carefree life, with no need to collude with the demonic sect to fight for power and profit.

Moreover, based on Shen Xuan's understanding of his two masters, they would never stoop to colluding with the Demonic Sect.

The images of the other real people flashed through my mind one by one.

"Forget it! Why should I worry about this!"

Shen Xuan couldn't guess, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Within the Qingyun Sect, there are also reclusive Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

This is none of his business.

"Infiltrating the Wei family and finding a way to obtain the divine tortoise's essence blood is the most urgent task!"

"But what identity should I use to infiltrate?"

(End of this chapter)