Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 436 The Dharma Form of the Flood Dragon (Seeking Subscriptions)

Shen Xuan had anticipated this.

He never imagined human nature to be too beautiful.

in contrast.

Shen Xuan believes that human nature is inherently evil.

Aside from close relatives, people generally prioritize self-interest in their relationships with each other.

Back then, Shen Xuan, at an advanced age, established his foundation and went to great lengths to join the Qingyun Sect for better development.

The Qingyun Sect is one of the seven major sects in the Song Kingdom, holding a superior position. Its disciples possess wealth, skills, companions, and land.

Leaning against the big tree is good for the coolness.

Shen Xuan obtained cultivation resources, foundation-building techniques, master's inheritance, spiritual lands and dojos from the Qingyun Sect.

He is a man who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.

During this period, Shen Xuan donated a giant furnace for alchemy, a lightning-summoning array, and the recipe for the Cold Jade Pill to repay the Qingyun Sect.

Not an exaggeration.

What the Qingyun Sect gained from him far exceeded what they invested in him.

Unfortunately, people's hearts are treacherous.

The disgusting thing of whipping a fast ox ultimately fell on him.

Shen Xuan took a deep breath.

He began to peruse the sect's intelligence jade slips.

The joint expedition of the seven sects to explore the wilderness is about to begin.

Within the Qingyun Sect, two Golden Core cultivators, Tianlei Zhenren and Lingxiao Zhenren, assisted by Hanyu Zhenren, Gufeng Zhenren, Duobao Zhenren, and Xuanling Zhenren, led over ten thousand Qi Refining disciples and a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, forming two pioneering armies.

At first, Master Hanyu refused, making it clear that he would not participate.

Later, the sect intervened.

Master Hanyu finally agreed to assist Master Lingxiao in pioneering the new territory.

Shen Xuan shook his head and sneered.

To be honest, he wasn't optimistic about the seven sects joining forces to explore the wilderness.

It's just a loose alliance.

Without strong and effective leadership, it is easy for internal strife to occur when encountering a powerful enemy, leading to being defeated one by one.

Shen Xuan continued to examine another intelligence jade slip.

Friction frequently occurred on the border between the states of Yan and Song.

The dispute was kept within a certain scope.

The cultivators who participated in the battle were at most at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Shen Xuan felt that things were not that simple.

The Song Kingdom has too many elite disciples from its seven sects, who are about to attempt to reach the Core Formation stage.

However, within the Song Kingdom, the spiritual veins have been almost completely developed, making it difficult to find new third-tier spiritual vein training grounds.

The five clans of Yan are stronger and have more elite disciples.

Last time, in the secret realm of the Gan River, the elite disciples of the Song Kingdom were hunted down by the Yan Kingdom throughout the entire secret realm.

Logically speaking, the problem of insufficient high-level Taoist temples in the Yan Kingdom should be even greater than that in the Song Kingdom.

Shen Xuan found it strange.

Despite such obvious hidden dangers, the seven rulers of the Song Kingdom turned a blind eye and instead went to openly and vigorously carry out joint land reclamation.
Is there more to this story?

Shen Xuan put down the intelligence jade slip.

For him, the most important thing is to improve his strength as soon as possible.

At least, when facing a real person, one should have the ability to escape and save one's life.

Instead of being powerless to resist and at their mercy.

Shen Xuan poured out the last of the Jade Water Golden-Eyed Beast's essence blood.

The essence and blood are transformed into blood mist, which is then swallowed and refined.

Two hours later, Shen Xuan slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of disappointment.

The essence and blood of the Jade Water Golden-Eyed Beast have been completely refined.

[Talent: Proficient in Lucky Star (128/400)]

[Spiritual Root: Water 90/100]

【Daoyun: 151868】

The Daoist Rhyme has accumulated 150,000 points.

The water elemental root increased by ninety points, becoming a legendary immortal elemental root.

However, his [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation] is still stuck at the peak of the eighth realm, at the threshold of a major realm.

Just now, while refining the essence blood of the Golden-Eyed Beast, Shen Xuan felt his bottleneck loosen several times.

I tried several times, but I still couldn't break through the shackles.

"What a lousy cultivation technique! Even with three portions of third-tier dragon blood essence, I still can't break through to the Dharma Aspect Realm!"

Shen Xuan left the training room and went to the summit of Hanyu Peak alone.

The moonlight was cold and desolate.

It was early spring, the wild trees were just beginning to bloom, and the grass, though green from afar, was barely visible up close.
Shen Xuan felt frustrated, and a hint of crimson light flashed in his eyes.

"【Nine Revolutions of True Spirit】!"

"【Ever-changing】!"

"【Size as you wish】!"

With a shout, Shen Xuan's body swelled up, shimmering with golden light, like a demon god.

A casual move.

Shen Xuan now held a golden light rod in his hand.

Boom!

The golden light rod flashed with afterimages of golden light before striking a huge boulder, shattering it into pieces.

"[Immense Strength]!"

Strength has increased significantly.

"【Immortal Gold Armor】!"

A sixteen-foot-tall body, clad in dazzling golden armor.

"【Demon-Subduing Staff Technique】!"

This is a top-tier martial skill that Shen Xuan obtained from the sect. It is said to originate from Buddhism and is powerful and swift.

At this moment, Shen Xuan appeared as if a god had descended to earth, his staff flashing in countless shadows as he wielded the Seventy-Two Styles of the Demon-Subduing Staff Technique.

A simple stick move can unleash tremendous power.

"Enjoyed!"

Shen Xuan finally vented his frustration.

The stick strikes became faster and stronger.

Gradually, Shen Xuan and the golden light rod merged into one, moving gracefully like a dragon in flight and a startled swan in flight, soaring up and down.

At this moment, Shen Xuan did not notice.

His sixteen-foot-tall golden body was covered with wisps of Dao patterns, which continuously solidified, spread, intersected, and evolved...

"The dragon swings its tail!"

This is a killing move in the Demon-Subduing Staff Technique.

It appears to be a retreat and escape.

In fact, his body is like a divine dragon, winding and leaping, striking with a backhand stick.

It has a similar effect to the "returning spear" technique.

The Demon-Subduing Staff Manual describes this move as having the force of a thunderbolt and being unstoppable.

Moo!
Shen Xuan suddenly sensed something and let out another dragon roar.

Behind him, countless Dao patterns appeared, solidified and converged, transforming into a clearly visible azure dragon!
The dragon stood upright like a human, over three zhang tall and ten zhang long. It had horns protruding from its forehead, blue scales growing on its body, and its claws gleaming coldly, exuding a fierce and savage aura.

As soon as the azure dragon appeared, it roared and flew into Shen Xuan's body.

next moment.

Shen Xuan's body underwent a strange change.

Various characteristics of the dragon were revealed.

Shen Xuan's mind went blank for a moment, as if some kind of shackle had been broken, and he became exceptionally clear-headed.

His blood surged through his body. The eight-colored lotus suddenly bloomed, and waves of invisible divine light, carrying terrifying power, spread from his dantian, tempering his limbs, internal organs, meridians, muscles, and bones...

"Moo!"

The tearing pain made Shen Xuan cry out involuntarily.

"【Dragon Blood Boiling】!"

Shen Xuan not only did not stop him, but instead stimulated the potential of his true spirit essence blood to continue tempering and transforming his physical body.

Strands of Dao patterns began to appear on his body surface.

Before long, the divine light of the Dao patterns condensed into a new azure dragon, which appeared behind Shen Xuan.

To Shen Xuan's surprise, the azure dragon seemed to be his shadow, moving in sync with him.

"This is the Frost Dragon Dharma Form that I cultivated?"

Shen Xuan stopped.

He swung the golden light stick and pointed it slightly at an ancient tree opposite him.

The ice dragon behind him extended its claws and made the same gesture.

An invisible stream of mysterious ice spiritual energy shot out from the golden light rod.

The ancient tree opposite was suddenly covered with a thick layer of ice, like an ice sculpture, and instantly lost all life.

"The essence blood of the three third-tier divine dragon descendants has finally been obtained!"

Shen Xuan was overjoyed.

After his physical body was tempered, he could clearly feel that his strength had increased threefold.

More than that.

With the help of the Eight-Colored Lotus, he can unleash some of the Ice Dragon's skills without using spiritual power, relying solely on his physical strength.

Therefore, after Shen Xuan transforms into his Dharma form, he can not only unleash physical attacks, but also ice magic attacks.

"One hundred and thirty-one years old, sixth level of Foundation Establishment. If all goes well, I can break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in six years!"

Shen Xuan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"But I have a higher talent and am faster in body refinement! Now, my True Spirit has undergone nine revolutions, condensed into a Dharma Body, and I have become a third-level Body Refinement Master!"

At this moment, Shen Xuan was filled with emotion.

Clear thinking and a clear mind.

He originally intended to stay in the Qingyun Sect, cultivate peacefully, and refine elixirs and make talismans.

Thirty years later, the Song and Liang dynasties began their war between the Dao and the Demonic.

He vanquished demons and monsters, made great contributions, and received the Golden Elixir as a reward from the sect.

Using the accelerated-ripening Purple Blood Ice Mushroom, he attempted to break through to the Ice Magic Golden Core stage.

"Unfortunately, it just couldn't be done!"

Shen Xuan has no aristocratic family background.

This meant that when the sect weighed its interests, he was the one who could be sacrificed.

He must give everything when the sect needs him.

This includes one's own spiritual practice.

Compared to ice magic cultivators with outstanding combat power, sects need a highly efficient water magic alchemist.

"So, you're planning to keep me as a pet?"

Shen Xuan sneered inwardly.

For him, alchemy and talisman making were merely techniques.

Improving one's strength is the true path.

No matter how good the techniques are, they must be ranked after the Dao.

Cultivating one's spiritual realm is the fundamental thing.

Shen Xuan felt something and looked up at the blessed land.

There, a white figure stood silently.

After breaking through to the Dharma Aspect Realm, Shen Xuan's sensory abilities increased dramatically, becoming three times stronger than before.

Shen Xuan bowed silently to the white figure.

Then, it reverted to its original form and turned to leave.

The white figure is Master Hanyu Zhenren.

Shen Xuan's commotion on the mountaintop couldn't be kept from her.

Shen Xuan descended from the mountain peak, his eyes cold and piercing, walking alone under the moonlight.

Before the blessed land, Master Hanyu sighed softly and turned to go inside.

These days, Shen Xuan frequently sensed the pitying gaze of True Person Hanyu.

He understood his master's helplessness.

Han Yu Zhenren is merely an ordinary Zhenren, existing outside the core circle and unable to influence the sect's decisions.

Shen Xuan did not blame Han Yu Zhenren.

Weakness is the original sin.

There are many things that even Master Hanyu cannot do.

She's not strong enough!

……

Spring goes and spring comes again.

Another year has passed.

Shen Xuan became a true alchemist of the sect.

The name of Master Shen was renowned throughout the Qingyun Sect.

this year.

All day long, Shen Xuan was either refining pills or preparing to refine pills.

Spring blossoms.

The seven sects' joint expeditionary force is about to assemble.

Master Lingxiao, along with Master Hanyu and Master Gufeng, formed an army and led more than 4,000 disciples to explore new third-tier spiritual veins for the sect.

We will set off in a month.

Shen Xuan's sect's alchemy tasks are becoming increasingly heavy.

At this point, he turned down the vast majority of private alchemy orders.

Ninety percent of his energy was devoted to the sect's alchemy tasks.

That day, Lü Zhengying rushed to the alchemy room with a letter in her hand.

The letter was written by Shen Xiuxing.

Shen Xuan took the secret letter, opened it, and his expression changed drastically.

His only wife in this world, Ding Yuyao, never woke up and died peacefully in her sleep.

"I am 132 years old now, how old is Yuyao?"

Shen Xuan still remembers the scene when he first met Ding Yuyao.

That year, Ding Yuyao was only sixteen years old, youthful and beautiful, with a pretty face and skin as white as snow.

"Eighty-eight years old. That's quite an old age!"

Shen Xuan silently did the math.

Ding Yuyao was, after all, just a mortal.

In this era, living to this age is considered extremely long-lived.

Shen Xuan had thought about this issue long ago.

However, Ding Yuyao was the closest person to him in this world.

I felt a pang of sadness when I suddenly learned of her passing.

She sits by the small window, putting on her makeup. They gaze at each other speechlessly, only tears streaming down their faces. I know that every year, at this place of heartbreak, on a moonlit night, by the short pine hill, I will grieve.

Shen Xuan felt a pang of emotion, and warm tears welled up in his eyes.

"Senior Brother Shen!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Bingyu and Lü Zhengying in the alchemy room both cried out in surprise.

Cultivators sever their emotions and desires, letting go of their attachments.

Few monks would weep openly in front of others.

"Junior Brother Lü, please help me apply for it. I'm leaving the sect tomorrow to go to Qingyun Immortal City to see my wife off on her final journey."

(End of this chapter)