Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 521 Preparations for Core Formation (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

Shen Xuan's words struck at the Bone Nether Demon Ancestor's weak spot.

He was merely a remnant soul of the Bone Nether Ancestor, born from the underground Yin veins of the Netherworld.

If he is truly destroyed by Shen Xuan, he will find it difficult to find a similar place to live.

Bone Nether Demon Ancestor sighed.

They then stopped attacking.

The surging, chilling aura surrounding him slowly receded.

The boiling waters of the Styx gradually calmed down.

"never mind."

The voice of the Bone Demon Ancestor regained its previous aged quality.

"Shen Xuan, you are indeed remarkable. This time, I'll give you face and let you cross the river."

"You are not allowed to come in here again. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

"The Bone Demon Ancestor threatened in a stern voice."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan chuckled softly.

"Staying in this shabby place for too long makes me feel uncomfortable all over. If it weren't for helping my old friend condense his core, I wouldn't come here no matter how many benefits I was offered!"

Shen Xuan put away the Divine Dragon Dharma Form, returned to his original state, and stood calmly in front of the Bone Nether Demon Ancestor.

"That's settled then. Thank you, Demon Ancestor, for doing me this favor."

The two were wary of each other.

Continuing to fight is pointless.

The Bone Demon Ancestor was powerless against Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan was worried that he would take action against Li Ruyi and Demon Lord Wanmeng.

In the Netherworld, it would be virtually impossible for Shen Xuan to kill the Bone Nether Demon Ancestor in one fell swoop.

Having destroyed the Netherworld, the Bone Nether Demon Ancestor is bound to turn against him, and it will be a fight to the death.

No need.

Bone Nether Demon Ancestor snorted coldly and waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

Then, his figure, along with the small boat, slowly sank into the River Styx and disappeared.

Shen Xuan returned and briefly recounted what had just happened.

In fact, Li Ruyi and Demon Lord Wanmeng vaguely saw the battle between the two.

Without further delay, the three used their unique abilities to quickly cross this tributary of the River Styx.

Shen Xuan broke through the exit of the Netherworld space and returned to the bottom of the sinkhole.

Only then did the three of them breathe a sigh of relief.

……

In the Liang Kingdom, there is a hidden cave.

After setting up the killing and illusion formations, Shen Xuan entered the cave.

The campfire glowed softly.

Demon Lord Wanmeng and Li Ruyi sat by the campfire.

Shen Xuanqing clicked on the spoils of war from the Demon Lord with the Demon Eye.

First and foremost is his natal demonic weapon, the White Bone Cloak, and the supreme demonic treasure, the White Bone Soul-Slaying Needle.

Open the Demon Lord's storage bag; there are quite a few good things inside.

A yellowish-brown magic shield, used to defend against demonic soldiers.

There are also two demonic weapons, which belong to the Blood Shadow Demon Lord.

A five-colored magic umbrella, a blood-shadow robe.

They were all demonic weapons of extraordinary quality.

There are also two other demonic weapons of unknown origin: a flying sword with a transparent blade and a demonic whip that is as black as ink.

In addition, there were dozens of high-grade magic stones, and countless kinds of magic potions, magic talismans, and monster materials.

There were more than a dozen jade slips containing secret teachings from various demonic sects.

Shen Xuan clicked his tongue in amazement.

The Demon Lord with the Demon Eyes is a cunning and shrewd old man, incredibly wealthy, and his net worth far exceeds that of most True Core Demon Lords.

I don't know how many demon lords of the same rank he harmed.

As for the Demon Core of the Demon Lord with the Demon Eyes, Shen Xuan did not take it out.

These demonic cultivation resources were laid out beside the campfire, making Demon Lord Wanmeng drool.

“Shen Xuan…”

The Demon Lord Wanmeng gazed at Shen Xuan with tender affection in her beautiful eyes.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

Dozens of high-grade magic stones, various magic potions and talismans, as well as the supreme magic treasure, the White Bone Soul-Slaying Needle, were presented to Demon Lord Wanmeng.

"These are for you."

"Thank you!"

Demon Lord Wanmeng quickly took out her storage bag and put it away.

These items are worth millions of magic stones.

Shen Xuan has done right by her.

She didn't expect Shen Xuan to give her those demonic weapons for free.

After all, their relationship was merely one of mutual exploitation, a fleeting affair.

The truly valuable items are the seven demonic weapons, especially the natal demonic weapons of the Demon Lord with the Demon Eye and the Demon Lord with the Blood Shadow.

The white bone cloak and the blood shadow robe are both priceless.

"Wanmeng, can you help me find buyers for these seven demonic weapons?"

"I'll give you a 20% commission after the deal is done."

Shen Xuan said with a smile.

"That's great! Wanmeng will definitely do her best!"

"Shen Xuan, what do you want to trade?"

Upon hearing this, Wanmeng said with delight.

The Hehuan Sect was known for its intelligence gathering.

"Trade the essence and blood of a third-tier divine dragon descendant."

"That's it!"

Demon Lord Wanmeng nodded: "I'll try my best. By the way, Shen Xuan, third-tier divine dragon descendants are rare. If someone offers a true-person spiritual artifact, would you be willing to trade?"

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

“A real person with a magical artifact is fine too, one for one.”

Compared to demonic weapons, magical artifacts made by true cultivators fetch a higher price in the cultivation world.

"Once you've contacted the buyer, you can come to Flying Dragon Island in Song Kingdom to find me."

Demon Lord Wanmeng asked, "When shall we go and slay that Ice Fiend Demon Dragon?"

"I need to go back and recuperate in a few days. I suffered a great loss of energy in the fierce battle with the Bone Demon Ancestor."

Shen Xuan explained.

In this fierce battle, he used [Dragon Blood Boiling], which cost him another year of his lifespan.

Shen Xuan wanted to return to the island to properly digest the gains from this Netherworld Space.

The first step is to refine the Demon Lord's true core.

"Alright. I'll wait for your news. Once you've made your decision, have the Tianxiang Pavilion Master of Feilong Island Market report to me."

"I can't help but say this," said Demon Lord Wanmeng helplessly.

The three of them rested for the night.

The following day, Shen Xuan and Demon Lord Wanmeng parted ways.

He took Li Ruyi with him, summoned the Silver Horned Pegasus, and flew directly to Flying Dragon Island in the Song Kingdom.

……

Spring passes and autumn comes.

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

At the summit of Flying Dragon Island, beside the Thunder-Containing Divine Iron, Shen Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Before my eyes, the mysterious jade talisman shimmered with golden characters.

Lifespan: 160/380.

[Divine Treasure Ocean Technique: Great Success (682/1600)]

【Dongzhen Ice Heart Technique: Great Success (1599/1600)】

[Immortal Slaying Water Qi Technique: Great Success (468/1600)]

【Dragon Blood Boiling: Perfect (468/3200)】

[The White Bone Contemplation Inner Visualization Method: Completed (1288/3200)]

[Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Soul Tempering Technique: Great Success (128/1600)]

【Daoyun: 301688】

He cultivated for seven years at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

He served as the master of Flying Dragon Island for nine years.

For the past four years, Shen Xuan has been diligently cultivating every day.

Tempering one's soul and spirit, and diligently practicing ice magic.

At this moment, his spiritual power reached the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment realm.

He is even stronger than a fake immortal.

His physical body is incredibly powerful, far surpassing that of a True Core Immortal.

It is comparable to the most physically powerful third-tier demon king.

After Li Ruyi condensed her Soul Pill, she regained all her memories from her previous life.

She compiled her previous life's alchemical teachings into a book and imparted them to others without reservation.

Shen Xuan's alchemy skills became increasingly refined.

He mastered various third-tier elixir inheritances and became a mid-grade third-tier alchemist.

He delegated most of the sect's alchemy tasks to Li Ruyi.

Shen Xuan concentrated all his time and energy on diligently cultivating the [Dongzhen Ice Heart Technique].

Besides that, there is the tempering of the soul.

Almost every day, he would come to the mountaintop and use the power of thunder in the Thunder God Iron to temper his soul.

In addition, one should practice the "White Bone Contemplation Inner Visualization Method" every morning, noon, and evening.

Having cultivated the Glazed Body, one is free from desire and fear, and can restrain all kinds of evil magic.

The power of the soul gradually increases.

It doubled in four years!
His spiritual awareness increased by more than 50%.

"That's about enough. We can start condensing the Golden Core now."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

The clan wars between the Yan and Song states are becoming increasingly fierce.

More than a dozen fake Core Formation cultivators perished on both sides, and the battle became truly fierce.

Not just newly promoted True Core Realm Masters.

Even veteran True Core cultivators will soon be joining the battle.

The sectarian war between the two countries eventually spiraled out of control.

Shen Xuan estimated that it would eventually escalate into a full-scale war between the Yan and Song states.

The cultivators from the two countries harbored mutual hatred and would kill each other on sight.

Perhaps this was exactly what the high-ranking officials of the major sects in both Yan and Song intended.

"Therefore, in the end, when faced with problems that could not be solved, they resorted to foreign wars to resolve them."

The fundamental problem of the Xuan Yuan Continent is the imbalance between the increasingly scarce cultivation resources and the ever-growing number of cultivators.

We must either develop cultivation resources or reduce the cultivator population.

Obviously, the latter is easier.

The grim war situation prompted Shen Xuan to accelerate his cultivation progress.

Now, everything is ready.

Two Breakthrough Pills, Golden Pills, a Thousand-Year Purple Blood Ice Fungus for Core Formation, and Six Treasures Heart-Protecting Pills.

His spiritual power, physical body, soul, and consciousness have all reached the limits of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He only needs to find a safe spiritual place to form his Golden Core to attempt to condense it.

First, the Qingyun Sect was ruled out.

The reason is simple: he cannot be sure whether Lingjian Zhenren, Tianlei Zhenren, and Changsheng Zhenren will secretly cause trouble.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

Shen Xuan was unwilling to entrust his safety to others.

Even if the Sect Master, the Mysterious Master, made a promise about this.

Of course, before attempting to condense his core, Shen Xuan had one more thing to do.

"【Dongzhen Ice Heart Technique】, add points!"

The Daoist aura decreased rapidly at a rate of a thousand points.

It consumed a full 100,000 points of Daoist essence.

The golden characters on the mysterious jade talisman began to change.

【Dongzhen Ice Heart Technique: Perfection (1/3200)】

Shen Xuan's face lit up with joy.

Through diligent study and practice, coupled with the special effects of the mysterious jade talisman, he finally mastered the [Dongzhen Ice Heart Technique].

Otherwise, it's uncertain how long it will take before he can make a breakthrough in ice magic cultivation.

Shen Xuan silently practiced the [Dongzhen Bingxin Jue].

The vast water elemental energy surging through his meridians seemed to have been given a new kind of kinetic energy.

With a slight thought, without any deliberate activation, the water elemental power within the body instantly transforms into ice elemental power.

These icy spiritual energies transformed into countless tiny, dazzling silver ice crystal runes, which seemed to have a life of their own, flowing, combining, and evolving on their own, faintly carrying a trace of the Daoist principles of the evolution of heaven and earth.

Shen Xuan unleashed the Ice Soul Divine Sword.

There was a "buzz" sound.

After the sword rang out, the Ice Soul Divine Sword suddenly shone brightly, its dazzling silver light instantly freezing a thousand feet deep.

The air seemed to freeze instantly, and a chilling aura, powerful enough to threaten the very soul of a True Core cultivator, silently spread out.

Shen Xuan leaped into the air and flew directly to the surface of the sea.

He pointed gently with his hand.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword transformed into a thin silver thread, flashing away and disappearing hundreds of feet into the seabed.

The next moment, centered on the Ice Soul Divine Sword, the seawater within a thousand-foot radius froze, turning into a giant iceberg.

Countless marine creatures are frozen inside the iceberg, looking incredibly lifelike.

This is not an ordinary freeze, but a solidification imbued with a trace of the laws and principles of Dao.

Shen Xuan silently activated his magic technique.

"Crack!"

The thousand-foot-tall iceberg trembled slightly, then burst open and collapsed with a roar, turning into countless uniform ice crystal fragments that melted into the seawater.

The power of a sword is so terrifying!
Shen Xuan retrieved the Ice Soul Divine Sword, quite satisfied with the surge in ice magic power.

After mastering the [Dongzhen Bingxin Jue], he was able to comprehend a trace of the Daoist essence of extreme cold.

At that moment, his strength experienced a qualitative leap.

Even without manifesting a true spiritual form, he can still directly confront a True Core Immortal.

He gazed at the vast sea, his heart surging with emotion.

At 160 years old, I have finally waited for this day.

He could have honed his skills further.

As the clan wars between the Yan and Song states escalated.

For safety's sake, he had no choice but to attempt to reach the Core Formation stage ahead of schedule.

"Now there's only one problem: where do I go to condense my golden core?"

(End of this chapter)