Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 490 The Battle for Purple Essence (Seeking Subscriptions)

Shen Xuan skillfully collected Lei Yaoyang's magic weapon, the Thunder Sword, and his storage bag.

He took out the corpse-nurturing gourd and sucked Lei Yaoyang's remains into it.

After it turns into blood, it is used as nutrients to irrigate the spiritual plants.

Then, a gust of wind swept away all remaining traces.

When he finished doing all this and returned to Qin Yuehan.

Qin Yuehan was still standing there, unable to believe what she was seeing.

"Shen Xuan, is it really you?"

"Yes. It's me, Princess."

Qin Yuehan smiled gently.

Like a jade lotus in full bloom, its beauty is extraordinary.

"Thank goodness! You're alright! They were saying you..."

Qin Yuehan told Shen Xuan that the sect was keeping his whereabouts a closely guarded secret.

Even the revered Master Gufeng Zhenren was unwilling to recount the details.

He only said one sentence: Shen Xuan went on a journey and his return date was uncertain.

There are rumors that Shen Xuan has been kidnapped by demonic cultivators and his fate is unknown.

"What about Zhuang Xueqin? Didn't he return to his sect?"

"Zhuang Xueqin? I don't know him, I've never seen him before."

Shen Xuan's heart stirred slightly.

It seems there's been a problem with Zhuang Xueqin's side.

If I had known, I shouldn't have condemned Lei Yaoyang so harshly.

Instead, they captured him alive and interrogated him about Zhuang Xueqin's whereabouts.

"Zhuang Xueqin has already achieved the pseudo-elixir mastery. Even if there are some setbacks, he should have no problem protecting himself."

After all, Zhuang Xueqin did not truly betray his sect; he simply left without saying goodbye.

Now, he has returned to the Qingyun Sect as a fake Dan Zhenren.

Even if Tianlei Zhenren is powerful, he cannot harm Tianlei Zhenren's life.

Otherwise, within the Qingyun Sect, all the other fake alchemists with the same background as Zhuang Xueqin would be disheartened and become disloyal.

Shen Xuan asked, "Has Senior Uncle Lingjian come out to take charge?"

"Yes! How do you know?"

Shen Xuan smiled.

He knew that Master Lingjian was the true leader of the opposition faction.

He is also the true rival of the Lost Immortal.

"Thunder and wind, hidden appearances and mysterious traces, the spirit sword suppresses the peaks."

When Shen Xuan first heard this verse, he immediately sensed that there was something seriously wrong with it.

As a Golden Core cultivator, True Man Lingxiao was not among them.

This also means that among the six Golden Core cultivators of the Qingyun Sect, Lingxiao Zhiren has no background, the latest time to form his core, and the lowest status.

None of them entered the core decision-making circle of the Qingyun Sect.

The same is true.

The Hidden Man is the most senior, having served as the sect leader, and is an ally of the Lost Man.

The opening scene features Heavenly Thunder Master and Heavenly Wind Master.

The final line, however, is about the spirit sword suppressing the peaks.

Let me tell you straight, among the Golden Core cultivators of the Qingyun Sect, Lingjian Zhenren is the strongest.

Shen Xuan changed the subject: "By the way, Princess, why have you come here again?"

Qin Yuehan's pretty face flushed slightly.

"I emerged from the Mirror of Reincarnation and went into seclusion to cultivate. With great difficulty, I finally broke through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment."

"After taking the Cold Jade Pills you gave me, I've used up all twenty-four of the sect's quota."

"However, my cultivation is still not smooth enough. My master said that my spiritual body is not pure enough and my aptitude is not particularly good. It will not be easy for me to condense my core."

"then……"

Shen Xuan immediately understood.

Qin Yuehan wanted to solidify the Green Wood Spirit Body again.

"That's it!"

Shen Xuan looked up at the Purple Divine Tree opposite him.

"Princess, kneel down."

"what!"

Qin Yuehan was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.

She looked at Shen Xuan with clear eyes, full of doubt.

"Kneel down sincerely before Senior Purple Essence Divine Tree."

Shen Xuan said in a deep voice.

Qin Yuehan seemed to understand but not quite.

But at Shen Xuan's prompting, he turned around and faced the Purple Divine Tree, his knees about to sink.

"Little Shenzi, don't try that on me!"

A surge of spiritual energy supported Qin Yuehan, preventing her from kneeling.

"what!"

Qin Yuehan was startled when she heard the suddenly rang-out, weathered voice.

Wait until she comes to her senses.

Only then did they realize that the ancient purple-tinged divine tree opposite them had long since awakened its sentience and was a great demon of plants and trees.

"This girl has mediocre talent, only a mid-grade Dao Foundation, and her willpower is not firm enough. It will be very difficult for her to condense her Core Formation!"

This undoubtedly severed Qin Yuehan's path to immortality.

"Isn't this because of the Purple Cloud King!"

Shen Xuan said with a smile.

"His aptitude is mediocre, merely a matter of slightly inferior spiritual root attributes. With the Purple Essence King here, infusing his body with spiritual energy, reshaping his spiritual body, and slightly improving his spiritual root aptitude, what difficulty could there be!"

"As for the Dao Foundation, my old friend is close to the superior grade. In the future, I'll try to get some more Foundation Purification Pills to try, and a superior Dao Foundation will be within reach."

"Character can be honed with age and experience."

"I think my old friend has great potential and will easily achieve the Core Formation stage."

"However, I need to trouble Your Majesty Ziyun a little."

Qin Yuehan's personality is that of someone who has been pampered since childhood and has not experienced much hardship.

As her cultivation level improved, Qin Yuehan, whose talent was not outstanding to begin with, clearly fell behind among the many geniuses of the Qingyun Sect.

This also led to her lack of confidence.

Therefore, Shen Xuan said only kind words to encourage his confidence.

"Don't even try! You think I've done all this for nothing? Impossible!"

"Twelve Moon Spirit Orbs!"

Shen Xuan quoted a price directly.

"Eighteen! Not a single one less!"

"Okay! But I don't have it right now, I'll owe you for now."

"You can pay me back. But I'll charge interest. Twenty-four coins in ten years."

"it is good."

Shen Xuan readily agreed.

"Also, I am a girl infused with spiritual energy, and I hate being disturbed. You will protect me from a hundred feet away."

"no problem."

Shen Xuan thought for a moment, then asked again, "Great King Ziyun, how long will it take to infuse your body with spiritual energy?"

"It could take anywhere from ten days to half a month. It depends on the girl's fate; the longer the better."

……

Within a hundred feet of the Purple Essence Divine Tree, spiritual energy surged like a tide. Shen Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the towering divine tree that stood dozens of feet tall before him, its branches flowing with pale purple spiritual liquid.

That was the essence of spiritual energy condensed from the Purple Essence Divine Tree itself.

This is also the key to Qin Yuehan's reshaping of the Green Wood Spirit Body.

How much she can absorb and make use of depends on Qin Yuehan's luck.

Shen Xuan set up the second-order illusion array, the Nine Netherworld Heaven-Covering Array, a hundred feet away from the Purple Essence Divine Tree to prevent outsiders from spying on him.

He then transformed into an old, white-haired cultivator, sitting cross-legged.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword was stuck beside him, emitting a chilling light.

Across the way, the waters of Luoxia Lake were frozen solid with thick ice.

Any cultivator with a modicum of knowledge, upon seeing the scene at Luoxia Lake, would know that a high-level ice magic cultivator was present.

Under normal circumstances, people will take the initiative to avoid it.

Three days later.

A sound of breaking through the air was heard.

A small flying boat carrying three Foundation Establishment cultivators—two men and one woman—arrived.

They were all dressed in the robes of the Xuantian Sect.

"Fellow Daoist, is this Luoxia Lake?"

One of them, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tall, strong build, stepped forward, bowed, and asked.

"Who are you?"

"I am Chu Yuntian of the Xuantian Sect. These two are my junior brother Lin Xingyu and junior sister Lu Qinghan."

Shen Xuan remained calm: "What brings you here?"

"I heard that there is a ten-thousand-year-old divine tree on Luoxia Lake, which can help wood-based cultivators solidify their spiritual bodies. I specially brought my junior sister Lu Qinghan here for training."

“That’s true.”

Shen Xuan said calmly, "However, it's not convenient right now. Please come back in half a month."

Chu Yuntian's face darkened: "My master is Xuanwen Zhenren of the Xuantian Sect. I would like to ask you to do me a favor."

"Master Xuanwen?"

"Exactly."

Shen Xuan's gaze turned slightly cold, and he flicked his sleeves.

A streak of icy sword energy swept across the ground, penetrating several feet deep, instantly condensing into a layer of frost, as if even the air itself had frozen.

"so what!"

"Anyone who trespasses this line shall die!"

Shen Xuan said coldly.

"Mystic Ice Sword Qi!"

Chu Yuntian's expression changed drastically. He shook his head at his junior brothers and sisters, signaling them to step back.

"It's only half a month. We'll wait here."

Chu Yuntian turned around and reunited with his junior brothers and sisters.

"This person has mastered ice magic, is eccentric, and possesses unfathomable strength. We don't need to provoke him; we can just wait here for half a month."

"Senior brother is right."

Lin Xingyu and Lu Qinghan both agreed.

"Be careful in everything. The three of us will take turns on guard duty to prevent being ambushed."

……

Three days later.

Then another whooshing sound rang out.

"Why is it so lively?"

In the depths of the desolate wilderness, it is rare to encounter cultivators.

Then, one after another, they arrived.

Three cultivators transformed into streaks of light and flew over on their swords.

Upon seeing Chu Yuntian and the others, they all stopped.

It turns out they were cultivators from the Golden Sun Sect.

It was also two men and one woman.

However, the female cultivator, dressed as a man, was pale and weak.

Clearly, there is a deficiency of Qi and blood, indicating a hidden illness.

The three members of the Jin Yang Sect and the three members of the Xuan Tian Sect whispered among themselves.

Shen Xuan heard it clearly.

It turns out he was a disciple personally taught by Master Lieyang.

That sickly female cultivator was a direct descendant of True Person Lieyang.

"It would be strange if a fire-based cultivator gave birth to a wood-based offspring!"

Shen Xuan thought to himself with a wicked sense of humor.

He simply couldn't reconcile the sickly and delicate female cultivator before him with the bold and magnanimous Master Lieyang.

After a while.

The three members of the Jin Yang Sect stepped forward.

The leader cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, I am Ye Tieyi of the Golden Sun Sect, and the two beside me are my junior brother Bai Anyi and junior sister Leng Qingshuang."

"My junior sister has encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation and wishes to use the Purple Essence Divine Wood to nourish her spiritual power. Could you possibly make an exception for her?"

Shen Xuan glanced at it and asked casually, "Who is your master?"

Ye Tieyi said, "My master is the True Man Lieyang."

Shen Xuan nodded slightly.

"So it was a disciple of True Immortal Lieyang. At this moment, someone is already cultivating at the Purple Essence Divine Tree."

"Please wait a few days. Once the people inside have finished their cultivation, they will let you through."

Ye Tieyi glanced at the horizontal line of sword energy on the ground. Seeing that Shen Xuan's attitude towards him was acceptable, he bowed and stepped aside.

……

Another five days passed.

Seeing that Qin Yuehan's spiritual energy infusion was about to end.

At this moment, the situation changed drastically.

A domineering blade of light cleaved through the clouds, and the oppressive aura of a fake core swept over!

Everyone present turned pale.

A tall, imposing cultivator, carrying a blood-red broadsword on his back, descended through the air.

Behind him were two disciples, a man and a woman.

"Who are you! You have seen my master, Master Zhan Yue, yet you still kneel down!"

The male disciple spoke up.

The six disciples from Xuantian Sect and Jinyang Sect were shocked and retreated hastily.

He retreated until he was right next to Shen Xuan, only inches away from the horizontal line of sword energy.

“Fellow Daoist, he is a fake Core Formation cultivator from the Yan Kingdom’s Overlord Blade Sect! If we join forces, we may have a glimmer of hope.”

Chu Yuntian summoned his flying sword and spoke urgently to Shen Xuan.

On the other side, Ye Tieyi also gathered here.

Master Zhan Yue scanned the area with his divine sense.

Finally, their gaze settled on Shen Xuan.

"You mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to play tricks on me!"

Master Zhan Yue said with a cold laugh.

Then, an immense spiritual pressure descended upon Shen Xuan like a mountain pressing down on him.

Shen Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

"Ah! Foundation Establishment Realm! Fellow Daoist, you've got me killed!"

"Exactly! Why did you have to act like some kind of genius? Now look what happened, we're all doomed here!"

(End of this chapter)