Gou cultivates martial arts and seeks immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 110 The Great Xia Dynasty
The person who arrived was none other than Lu Lin!

Of course, he did not show his true face.

Before coming here, he had already changed his appearance using the "Abyss Concealing God Technique," transforming into a burly man of about thirty years old, nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a resolute square face.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Heavenly Desire Sect widened their eyes, their faces filled with shock.

This black light barrier was formed from the "Five Spirits Yin Corpse Array". Not to mention the early stage of the Innate Realm, even a martial artist in the middle stage of the Innate Realm would find it extremely difficult to break through.

This person was able to tear apart the array barrier with his bare hands. Could it be... that he is at the late stage of the Innate Realm?

Get started first!
The old man in the black-robed skull rapidly formed hand seals, and the spiked club suddenly shone with a dark light, crashing down towards Lu Lin like a collapsing mountain, its power terrifying.

Lu Lin neither dodged nor evaded, but instead made a grabbing motion in the air with both hands. A powerful surge of blood energy rushed out and instantly condensed into two huge blood-red palms, which clamped together and clamped the spiked club in mid-air!
Then he rubbed his palms together vigorously!
The overwhelming force of blood energy struck the spiked club, causing the magical artifact to tremble violently and crackle. Its spiritual light dimmed rapidly, and the spiritual energy imprint belonging to the black-robed skeleton elder on it was instantly erased!
With their minds connected, the skeletal old man in black robes was struck as if by a heavy blow; his face turned pale, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

“You…” He stared at Lu Lin in disbelief.

To erase his spiritual consciousness and imprint attached to the magic artifact so easily is something that no late-stage innate cultivator could do!

Could it be... perfect innate ability?!
Upon thinking of this, his heart sank to the bottom.

"Back to you!"

Just as the old man in the black-robed skeleton was thinking rapidly, Lu Lin suddenly exerted force with both arms, throwing the spiked club into the air like a stone!

The spiked club spun rapidly, stirring up the airflow to form a terrifying tornado. It moved at an astonishing speed, instantly covering a distance of over a thousand meters, heading straight for its target!
"Be careful!" the white-haired old man warned sharply, while simultaneously wielding the Heavenly Desire Sword, unleashing a sharp sword aura in an attempt to intercept.

The old man in the black skeletal robe also seemed to wake from a dream, and hurriedly summoned a shield-shaped defensive artifact to block in front of him.

however--

puff!
The sword energy unleashed by the white-haired old man was instantly shattered by the spiked club, as thin as paper!
The next instant, the spiked club slammed down on the mid-grade defensive magic weapon, and the sturdy magic weapon shattered into countless fragments on the spot, just like paper!
The spiked club's momentum remained undiminished!
"No—!" the old man in the black skeletal robe roared in despair.

puff!

The spiked club crashed down solidly, instantly turning the Foundation Establishment cultivator into a burst of blood mist, his body and soul annihilated!

All this happened in a flash of lightning.

The white-haired old man was so frightened that he lost all will to fight. He frantically channeled his spiritual power, his figure soaring into the sky as he tried to escape into the distance!
He was utterly terrified and had lost all courage to fight.

He knew that his companion's strength was only about equal to his own, and even if he had a slight advantage with the Heavenly Desire Sword, there was no way he could kill him so easily.

He can kill his comrades with a single blow, so killing him is naturally no problem for him!

escape! Must escape!
At that moment, only this one thought remained in his mind.

The idea of ​​refining the Heavenly Desire Sword has long been forgotten.

However, he was fast, but Lu Lin was even faster!
The moment Lu Lin swung the spiked club, he had already anticipated that the other person would escape.

Almost simultaneously, he drew the Blood-Patterned Steel Sword, and the three types of blood energy surged wildly into his legs!
boom!
A shockwave exploded beneath his feet, and Lu Lin transformed into a streak of crimson lightning that tore through the sky, arriving first despite being behind, and instantly catching up to the fleeing old man!
"What?!" The white-haired old man was horrified. He never expected that a martial artist's speed could be so terrifying!
In this life-or-death moment, he had no choice but to gamble everything, pouring all his spiritual power into the Heavenly Desire Sword and turning around to slash fiercely down at Lu Lin, hoping to block this deadly blow.

Boom-! ! !
The two swords clashed fiercely!

Within the Blood-Patterned Steel Sword, the immense power that had been fused with three types of Blood Qi and harmonized by the Profound Qi of Heaven and Earth erupted like a dormant volcano suddenly!
The Heavenly Desire Sword let out a mournful cry and was actually shaken back, piercing through its original owner's chest!
The white-haired old man's arms were broken inch by inch by this irresistible force, exploding into two clouds of blood mist!
Lu Lin's sword momentum did not falter in the slightest; the blood-patterned steel sword swept past with overwhelming power.

puff!

The body of the white-haired old man was cleaved in two in mid-air!
quick! too fast!
Below, Murong Cheng and the others only saw a blood-red sword light that stretched across the sky for thousands of meters soaring into the heavens. In the blink of an eye, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was decapitated, his mangled body falling from the sky.

Everyone stood frozen in place, speechless, as if petrified.

Murong Cheng, the two old men (one fat and one thin), and hundreds of soldiers were all in a state of complete mental blank.

When did... Foundation Establishment cultivators become so vulnerable?

"So powerful... This level of strength has already surpassed the ordinary peak of the Innate Realm!" Murong Cheng was the first to come back to his senses, his voice filled with barely suppressed shock.

"This senior must have cultivated some extremely powerful innate martial art to possess such divine might," the fat man added, taking a deep breath and speaking in a hoarse voice.

In mid-air, Lu Lin grabbed the still trembling Heavenly Desire Sword and the white-haired old man's storage bag with his right hand, then gracefully landed, standing lightly in front of everyone like a falling leaf.

"Junior Murong Cheng, thank you for saving my life, senior!" Murong Cheng immediately stepped forward, bowed deeply, and was extremely respectful.

The two elderly people, one fat and one thin, quickly followed, bowing and clasping their hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for saving us, seniors!"

The two of them appeared to be much older than Lu Lin at this moment, but the martial arts world was deeply influenced by the cultivation world and also followed the principle of prioritizing the accomplished.

Moreover, once a martial artist enters the Innate Blood Qi Realm, their lifespan can reach three hundred years, and their appearance is simply not enough to determine their true age.

Some who appear young are actually ancient monsters who have lived for hundreds of years. In short, it is never wrong to address a strong person as "senior".

"These evil sorcerers bring chaos to the world and deserve to be killed by everyone. There's no need for such formalities, everyone." Lu Lin waved his hand, his tone indifferent.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he looked at Murong Cheng with slight surprise: "Your surname is Murong? I've heard that the royal family of Yan also has this surname, I wonder..."

“I dare not conceal this from you, senior. I am indeed from the royal family of Yan. The current Prince Jing is my father, and His Majesty… is my grandfather,” Murong Cheng frankly admitted.

"So you are a member of the royal family of Yan. My apologies for my disrespect." Lu Lin clasped his hands in a fist salute, his tone subtly revealing a hint of surprise.

"Judging from what you just said, senior, it seems... you are not from my Yan Kingdom?" Murong Cheng, with his keen mind, took the opportunity to inquire.

Lu Lin nodded and said, "I come from the Xia Dynasty. I have been obsessed with martial arts all my life. I have traveled all over the world just to see the essence of martial arts from all over the world, to exchange and verify with the strong people in various places, to integrate the strengths of all schools, and to pursue the ultimate realm of martial arts."

This was the explanation he had already prepared.

By pretending to be a pure martial arts fanatic, it will be easier to "learn" the "Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique" in the future.

"Xia Dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Cheng and the two elders, one fat and one thin, were both startled, their eyes simultaneously gleaming with intense curiosity.

"Senior is actually from the Xia Dynasty! I have long heard that martial arts flourished in the Xia Dynasty and that there were many powerful people. Today, seeing your divine power, I know that the rumors are true!" Murong Cheng exclaimed sincerely, his tone filled with longing.

Cangnan is a vast region, comprising ten kingdoms, each with varying strengths and sizes.

The Xia Dynasty, officially known as the Great Xia Dynasty, was the most powerful of the ten kingdoms in Cangnan, both in terms of its vast territory and its strength.
The Yan Kingdom is located in the northern frontier, a harsh and cold land with relatively few spiritual veins.

In this vast territory, there are only six level-three spiritual veins.

The Xia Dynasty, located south of the Yan State, occupied the most central and fertile area of ​​Cangnan.

Not only does it have far more level-three spiritual veins than the Yan Kingdom, but it is also rumored that there are level-four spiritual veins in the country, and even legendary powerful beings like Nascent Soul True Monarchs are in charge of them. Its strength is far beyond what the Yan Kingdom can match.

It was precisely because the cultivation world was so powerful that the Xia Dynasty was relatively lenient in its control over martial artists, and the environment was relatively "indulgent," which is why it was regarded by many martial artists as a "paradise" for cultivation.

In contrast, the Yan Kingdom had very few Golden Elixir True Immortals, who were as rare as dragons, appearing only briefly and never returning.

Even without the Golden Core stage, Innate Martial Artists, especially those at the Perfect Innate level, still wield considerable power over Foundation Establishment cultivators and can be considered experts within the Foundation Establishment group.

Under such circumstances, the major powers naturally exercised extremely strict control over martial artists. Most powerful martial arts techniques and resources were controlled by cultivation sects, and there were very few independent martial arts practitioners in the general public.

However, this was not the case during the Xia Dynasty.

The number of Golden Core cultivators far exceeds that of the Yan Kingdom, and the innate martial artists do not pose a fundamental threat to the rule of the cultivation sects.

Therefore, the control over martial arts manuals and resources was relatively relaxed, which led to the emergence of a large number of independent martial arts practitioners, and the number of innate martial artists was naturally much larger.

Of course, for the top-level cultivation sects, the situation that martial artists are essentially "consumables" has not changed. If needed, a large number of martial artists can be conscripted at any time as vanguards or cannon fodder.

Overall, however, the living conditions of warriors in the Xia Dynasty were indeed much better than in the Yan State.

Lu Lin simply smiled and did not delve deeper into the topic.

He only had a slight understanding of the Xia Dynasty from the Demon Sect's scriptures, and he knew that too much talk would lead to mistakes.

“Since you are a martial arts enthusiast, traveling the world solely to pursue the ultimate in martial arts, that is truly wonderful.” A glint of light flashed in Murong Cheng’s eyes as he extended a warm invitation. “My Murong clan is founded on martial arts, and the inheritance of martial arts is its foundation. There are also many martial arts masters within the clan, who are perfect for exchanging skills and verifying our understanding with you. If you don’t mind, why don’t you travel with me?”

Such a powerful warrior, if recruited to one's side, would undoubtedly be a great asset.

He did indeed consider recruiting them.

Lu Lin pretended to ponder for a moment before slowly nodding: "Alright."

He did not rush to mention the "Purple-Eyed Dragon Ape Blood Qi Technique".

Haste makes waste; being too eager to achieve your goals can easily arouse suspicion. This matter needs to be handled gradually.

Upon seeing Lu Lin's agreement, Murong Cheng's spirits lifted, and he immediately ordered his men to clean up the battlefield and collect the remains of the fallen soldiers.

By the time they returned to Guangling City, it was already dawn.

When the people of the city learned that the Black Wind Bandits, who had plagued the city for many years, had been completely wiped out, the streets were deserted as everyone cheered and firecrackers were set off incessantly, just like a festival.

After resting for a day in Guangling City, Murong Cheng led his army back to the capital of Yan the next day.

Lu Lin accompanied him.

(End of this chapter)