Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 256 The Demon Emperor Attacks!

Lin Wanshuang, familiar with the place, pulled Chen Qian to a counter and handed her Mirror Void Token to a young manager: "Fellow Daoist, please exchange three bottles of Qi Cultivation Pills for me, and give me three second-grade low-level Vajra Talismans."

The steward smiled as he accepted the token, and while operating it, he said with a smile, "It seems that Fairy Butterfly has made another achievement. Congratulations!"

"Just lucky, nothing to mention," Lin Wanshuang said modestly, but her eyes were full of smugness.

During the early and middle stages of Foundation Establishment, Lin Wanshuang's combat strength was absolutely top-tier.

The Crystallight Spirit Butterfly, possessing the bloodline of the peak Earth-level cultivator, has been cultivated into a Dao Soldier. Once it sets up its formation, its combat power is several times greater than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

On the screen, the redemption manager deducted part of her remaining points, and the settlement result was as follows:
[Southern Dragon Tail Domain, Beast Taming Sect, Lin Wanshuang, Points Balance: 183 (458)]

183 is her current redeemable points, and 458 is her total points earned. This number is only used for ranking on the points leaderboard.

She took the pills and talismans and explained to Chen Qian, "The Qi Cultivation Pill is a common pill for restoring mana in the early to mid-stages of Foundation Establishment. The Vajra Talisman is cheap and easy to use; it's enough to block stray arrows and venom. We need to be careful with our points, so we need to be meticulous with our daily consumables."

Lin Wanshuang then pointed to a type of spiritual tea with leaves shimmering with silver light and a faint fragrance, saying, "This is Qingyuan Grass Tea. It can slightly purify the beast essence in the body, calm restless thoughts, and soothe the mind. It is very beneficial for guarding and cultivating in the beast essence area."

"The price isn't expensive either; a box of ten packs only costs five points, making it a popular redemption item."

"It's really not expensive. The variety of spiritual items here is truly astounding, with many being things I've never even heard of before."

Chen Qian's gaze swept across the dazzling array of exchangeable items on the screen, matching the exchange requirements of various supplies with the rules for obtaining points, and he established a basic understanding of the situation.

"The supplies here cover almost everything from cultivation and combat to survival and breakthroughs, and the quality is extremely high. Points are the hard currency on this pioneering battlefield."

Lin Wanshuang put away the newly exchanged pills and talismans, then took out a small jade box and shook it, smiling slyly: "Come on, Senior Brother Chen, let's find a quiet place to sit down. I'll treat you to this Qingyuan Grass Tea, a special product of the Immortal Alliance."

As she spoke, she pulled Chen Qian's sleeve again and dragged him toward the tea room where they were temporarily resting.

Chen Qian was pulled along by her, feeling the spiritual light emanating from countless treasures around him, as well as the ardent and eager gazes of the cultivators.

Watching Lin Wanshuang's meticulous and goal-oriented manner when exchanging supplies, I gained a deeper understanding of the "Myriad Treasure Pavilion" and its rigorous points system.

The war of pioneering was, in fact, a war for the establishment of the human race!

It is not only a battlefield fraught with danger, but also a place of hope for countless cultivators to forge their future path!

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"Junior Brother Lin Jing, along with Wanyan De from the Crimson Flame Sect, Junior Sister Ming from the Seven Stars Sect, and several other Foundation Establishment disciples from various sects, went together to undertake a large-scale gathering mission."

Lin Wanshuang served Chen Qian a cup of Qingyuan herbal tea and said in a crisp voice.

"It's been almost a month, so I guess they'll be back soon."

Chen Qian had been there for several days but hadn't seen these familiar people, so he naturally wanted to find out more about them now.

"As for Sister Qianxue, she went to scout out the territory of the Raging Rhinoceros King under the guidance of her sect's Core Formation Master Uncle."

"Although that place is a vast body of water, the surging beasts there are unparalleled in the entire Black Swamp Plain."

"The Raging Wave Rhinoceros King has reached the late stage of the third rank, making him virtually invincible there."

Lin Wanshuang said with a solemn expression, clearly very worried about her little sister.

Chen Qian was also quite concerned.

Since arriving here, he had tried to contact Shen Qianxue several times, but the advanced spiritual sensing talisman had not responded at all.

Logically speaking, the communication radius of such high-end goods should be over 100,000 miles, so there should be no reason why they can't be contacted.

He explained the situation.

"Hey, don't worry, I can't contact them either." Lin Wanshuang comforted him upon hearing this. "Firstly, places with abundant beast sources will weaken the transmission distance. Secondly, the spirit sensing talisman constantly emits weak fluctuations, which is not conducive to reconnaissance. It should have been put away by Sister Qianxue."

"The leader of the team, 'Azure Blood Sword' Uncle Yuan, is a powerful sword cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation. It is said that he has mastered three of the nine secret sword techniques of the Hidden Edge Pavilion."

"They're just going to scout, not to fight, so they should be safe."

He said this, but a hint of worry appeared in his eyes, clearly indicating that he was not entirely sure about his own speculation.

After all, Shen Qianxue's trip has taken far too long. What kind of reconnaissance takes so long? It's not like she's going undercover!
Just as the two were thinking of Shen Qianxue, the spiritual sensing talisman in Chen Qian's hand suddenly lit up with a gentle arc of light.

? !
The two exchanged a glance, both showing obvious delight.

Before Chen Qian could say anything, he quickly probed the sensing talisman with his divine sense.

"Chen Qian, have you come to Tianfeng Pass?"

Sure enough, Shen Qianxue's familiar, aloof voice came through the sensing talisman.

After a brief conversation, Chen Qian put away the sensing talisman.

The reconnaissance team from Cangfeng Pavilion has finally returned home.

After leaving the waters controlled by the Raging Rhinoceros King, Shen Qianxue took out the sensing talisman she had put away and quickly discovered the message Chen Qian had left for her.

That's why they contacted us immediately.

"Hmph, that Shen Qianxue, she didn't even contact me first!" Lin Wanshuang pouted her pretty lips and said coquettishly, "I'm angry, I'm not going to talk to her later!"

Knowing that Shen Qianxue had gone well and hadn't been injured, her mood clearly brightened.

Chen Qian couldn't help but smile.

This little girl is so lively and adorable; her personality is the complete opposite of Shen Qianxue's.

It's truly remarkable that the two of them have such a deep bond and get along so well.

"Alright, alright." Chen Qian gently patted her head. "She'll be here in a few minutes. Let's go to the platform outside and wait for her."

"Okay, okay." Lin Wanshuang stood up and walked out of the tea room with Chen Qian.

In the blink of an eye, she had gone from angry to happy, as if she hadn't been the one who was just angry.

This massive platform on the eighth floor is always the busiest place, and it's also the gateway for entering and exiting the Tianfeng Pass formation.

Chen Qian and Lin Wanshuang slowly strolled to the edge of the platform, gazing into the distance, chatting idly while waiting for Shen Qianxue's return.

Chen Qian hadn't seen Shen Qianxue for more than half a year, and he really missed her.

The thought of that aloof and alluring figure stirred a burning passion within him.

……

The sword shuttle crushed the flowing clouds, leaving the gray-green miasma rising from the Kurosawa Plain behind.

Shen Qianxue stood alone at the head of the shuttle, her pale fingertips unconsciously resting on the storage pouch at her waist. The cool touch came through the brocade; it was the thousand-year-old pearl from the depths of the raging sea, containing pure water essence.

On the other side lay a piece of black iron that had been tempered in the cold pool for a hundred years, its sharp and resilient aura almost bursting out of the bag.

A barely perceptible smile played on her lips—with Chen Qian's abilities, she wondered if he could activate the sword intent within the Five Elements Enlightenment Sword Stone.

He was not a sword cultivator; sword intent could only give him insights into cultivation through analogy.

These thousand-year-old pearls and the icy black iron from the cold pool are genuine spiritual objects of the five elements, which should be even more useful for his cultivation!
"Senior Sister Shen, look at this rubbing!" A junior brother, who was also a disciple of Lijian Peak, excitedly brought over a jade tablet.

"The natural array patterns at that water eye bear a striking resemblance to the 'Mysterious Vortex Restriction' recorded in the fragments of 'A Study of Ancient Arrays of the Dark Water'! If one could decipher it..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another disciple who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage: "Forget it! These ancient array patterns are the most unreliable! It's more practical to comprehend sword intent than to try to understand these."

Shen Qianxue's gaze swept over the relaxed faces of her fellow disciples and then turned to the distance.

For the past month or so, everyone has been on edge, often spending days underwater, working day and night to gather intelligence on the waters. It's truly exhausting.

Now, speeding across this vast land, it's no wonder my emotions are running high.

The Demon-Slaying Gorge was not far away, and the massive outline of Tianfeng Pass was faintly emerging from the end of the clouds, like a primordial beast perched at the mouth of the gorge.

The towering crystal monument atop the pass shimmered with milky white light, continuously crushing, purifying, and devouring the surging beast-source turbidity around it.

Human Qi is like an invisible tide, with Tianfeng Pass as its core, washing away the filth of the surrounding wilderness wave after wave.

The closer one gets to the Demon-Slaying Gorge, the stronger the ever-growing pure human energy becomes.

Hearing the relaxed chatter of her fellow disciples, Shen Qianxue's heart pounded faster and faster, her gaze becoming slightly unfocused.

The Raging Rhinoceros King was indeed terrifying; the power of a late-stage third-tier demon king was enough to make any Foundation Establishment cultivator tremble with fear.

But at this moment, another figure was swirling in her mind.

He... is inside that formidable pass.

The brief yet gentle greeting from the spiritual talisman she had just read stirred ripples in her usually calm and serene heart.

"Qianxue, are you alright? I have arrived at Tianfeng Pass."

"Qianxue, where are you on your mission? Is everything going smoothly?"

"Qianxue, I am deeply concerned about you. Please send back a message as soon as you receive this message."

……

"Haha, you're finally back! Wanshuang and I are both on the eighth floor, waiting for you!"

……

No warning!

The once clear blue sky now seemed to have been splashed with thick ink; the viscous darkness, which appeared out of nowhere, instantly swallowed up all the light and sound around it.

The rapidly moving sword shuttle suddenly shuddered, as if it had crashed into a bottomless sea. The outer protective light screen groaned under the strain, and fine cracks spread and swirled around it like a spider web!
The exclamations and the cries of swords abruptly ceased. All the disciples of the Hidden Edge Pavilion, along with the sword shuttles beneath their feet, seemed to be sealed within a giant piece of amber, their thoughts becoming sluggish and frozen.

Even the dignified sword cultivator of the Hidden Edge Pavilion, the mid-stage Core Formation Sword Master Yuan Conghuan, was suddenly awakened from his meditative state with his eyes slightly closed, but was instantly frozen on the sword shuttle deck, unable to move an inch!
Above everyone's heads, a strange, ethereal figure, like smoke and illusion, suddenly tore through the rolling clouds and appeared.

The newcomer was dressed in a wide, dark robe. He was tall and slender like a young man, with a pale face and a handsome appearance that was almost otherworldly.

There were only two eyes, which seemed to swallow all light, leaving only a deep black void.

He simply stood silently in the void, yet his entire being seemed to form a realm of utter stillness—

This is a fourth-order law domain!

This power of the domain is invisible and intangible, yet it completely envelops and imprisons all the Li Kingdom cultivators, flying boats, and spirit beasts within hundreds of miles that are returning to or leaving Tianfeng Pass!
Like a giant sea gull opening its massive jaws, sweeping away all the tiny fish in an entire ocean area!
"Ants build their nests, stealing my very essence... They must be killed!"

The voice of the Void Demon Emperor resounded directly in the souls of every imprisoned person, icy cold and devoid of any warmth.

His gaze swept indifferently over the cultivators below, who were struggling like ants but could not gain anything. Finally, it landed on the Tianfeng Pass, which was constantly devouring the power of the beast source. He stretched out a pale and slender palm and pressed it down into the air!
"Om-!"

The crystal tablet at the top of Tianfeng Pass suddenly burst out with a blinding light, and the layers of defensive array patterns on the main body of the pass lit up wildly!

A thick, mountain-like cyan light shield composed of billions of runes instantly rose up, directly clashing with the Demon Emperor's attack!
The massive explosion was silent.

The space was like a crumpled piece of brocade, presenting a strange, wavy distortion.

The light barrier caved in violently, the runes vanished in patches, and the entire pass trembled slightly, but remained completely undamaged!
Clearly, this level of attack is insufficient to shake Tianfeng Pass.

The strange young man was not unexpected.

This was just something he tried on a whim.

He was just about to increase his strength...

"How dare you, you evil beast!"

Three furious roars, tearing through the sky, resounded almost simultaneously!
Following closely behind the Demon Emperor were three overwhelming and unstoppable Nascent Soul pressures!

Its momentum is like three blazing suns, rising up!

The first thing to arrive was a dazzling sword light!

Carefully avoiding the imprisoned cultivators, the sword light forcibly plowed open a passage through the thick, ink-like domain of magic.

The eerie youth curled his lip and with a flick of his hand, as if swatting away a mosquito, extinguished the remaining sword light.

Behind the sword light was a stunningly beautiful girl who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

She wore a moon-white sword robe, her black hair cascading down her back, yet her eyes held a chilling sword intent as cold as ancient ice—she was none other than Jade Sword True Monarch, one of the only two Nascent Soul sword cultivators in the Hidden Edge Pavilion and the ancestor of Shen Qianxue!
She immediately spotted Shen Qianxue and the others, who were imprisoned within the Demon Emperor's domain and whose auras were weak. The icy coldness in her eyes intensified instantly!
"cut!"

With a flick of his finger, the ancient sword box behind him opened, and a long sword, as condensed as autumn water yet seemingly containing the Milky Way of the Nine Heavens, shot out fiercely!
Before the sword even arrived, the space around the Void Demon Emperor emitted a sharp sound like cloth being torn apart!
This sword is named "Tai Su Ming," and it is the sword she cultivated with her life essence!

A ripple of disdain finally appeared in the eyes of the Void Demon Emperor, as if he were surprised.

He didn't move, but the space around him suddenly twisted and folded, and the destructive sword light strangely slid past him, silently erasing a thousand-foot-tall solitary peak behind him!

His spatial innate abilities are truly unfathomable!

"Fellow Daoist Mo! Why aren't you making a move yet!"

Jade Sword True Monarch shouted, and once again drew his sword technique. "Tai Su Ming" split in the air, transforming into countless fine starlight blades, which shot out like a storm!

Does your spatial power seem limitless?
How much sword light can be deflected!

(End of this chapter)