Invincible!

Chapter 177 Provocation
"Li Zhenchuan is back!"

The list of true disciples is ranked in order of seniority.

However, the ranking is only for reference of strength and does not involve the division of interests.

Furthermore, the competition among true disciples does not stem from life-or-death battles, but rather from their specific battle records.

Some true disciples who diligently cultivate may master the True Fire of the Sun, but they remain unknown and rank outside the top 100.

Furthermore, since the promotion of core disciples to true disciples is often only determined by a few formal competitions such as replacements or the once-every-five-years true disciple competition, most true disciples have a rather comfortable life.

This is completely different from the fierce competition within the inner sect.

The matter of Li Xian replacing Yan Cailian and promoting her to the position of true disciple had already entered the "public announcement" stage several months ago.

The many true disciples naturally had no objection to this.

Even those who harbored certain thoughts restrained themselves after learning that Li Xian was suspected of having a "Brilliant Sun" rating.

As for the core disciples...

Li Xian's ability to kill Yan Cailian had already proven his strength, so even if they had objections, they dared not express them.

The inner and outer disciples below them have no way of accessing this level of information unless they inquire everywhere.

Their only way to gain sufficient understanding of the sect's true disciples is by observing the changes in the list of true disciples.

Under these circumstances, when Li Xian was officially crowned with the approval of Xuan Ling and entered the list of true disciples, the inner and outer disciples, who had the largest number of disciples, were truly shocked.

Those who joined in the same year as Li Xian were especially shocked.

"Four years! Four years to go from beginner to master?! What kind of prodigy is this?! How fortunate I, Qi Liang, am to be born in the same place as such a prodigy!"

"Did you see that? Did you see that?! Li Xian, the true disciple, once fought his way to the top in the inner sect, reaching the pinnacle of power, forging an unparalleled foundation in the Dao! I, Liu Tang, had to take more than a dozen of his punches head-on before barely losing! Do you even understand the value of such a feat?! Huh?!"

"The true successor!? This... this is the true successor!? I knew Li Xian was extremely talented and had a limitless future, but I never imagined he would achieve the true successor in just four years!? I, Shen Chenzhou, can actually produce such a prodigy!? Then in the future, won't he have the potential to achieve the union of Yin and Yang, cultivate an immortal golden elixir, and live forever!?"

The entire inner and outer gates became bustling with activity like never before.

Li Xian's exploits against the inner sect are still fresh in people's minds. Only a year has passed, yet people still remember his achievement of single-handedly defeating the Immortal Light Society, the Taiyi Pavilion, and the Xuanzhao Society, restoring order to the inner sect. Who would have thought...

Having laid a solid foundation, he has already made it onto the list of true disciples in just over a year!
This rate of growth...

It's simply legendary!
Considering his future achievements, which would likely allow him to live for at least a thousand years, the current generation of innate talents at Zhuzhao Peak couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

……

"The true teachings!"

Yun Tiankuo and Hua Siyu, two former members of the Three Societies who had also entered the inner sect, also received this news.

At this point, the two of them were truly at a loss for words.

Thinking back to the time when they had made those outrageous remarks in front of Li Xian, they found it all the more ridiculous.

"I'm convinced! I'm completely convinced!"

Yun Tiankuo said sincerely.

Although he realized when Li Xian became the top inner disciple that Li Xian's talent was so high that it was almost monstrous, and that they probably couldn't catch up with him even if they tried their best, the pride of being the top outer disciple still made them feel resentful.

So much so that Yun Tiankuo voluntarily stepped down from the list to participate in the Cloud Mist Swamp Trial, hoping to make a name for himself.

Even if he can't compare to Li Xian, he should at least prove to the world that he has real skills to reach the top of the outer sect.

But at this moment...

He truly submitted to Li Xianxin.

He was even grateful that he had been beaten up by Li Xian on his path of cultivation, which had thoroughly awakened him.

If it weren't for him, and he had continued to rely on the power of the Taiyi Pavilion, muddling through in the outer sect, his life would have been completely ruined.

But now...

"From this day forward, I will take Li Zhenchuan as my role model and practice his philosophy of disregarding status and relying on one's own cultivation! In the future, I do not seek to be number one on the list of candidates for entering the Dao, but at the very least, I will break through the Heavenly Gate and establish a foundation for the Dao!"

The road is wide and winding, with clouds and sky stretching endlessly.

Hua Siyu nodded in agreement.

The Immortal Light Society, the Taiyi Pavilion, and the Xuanzhao Society were all broken up.

It is said that Yan Cailian and Yan Zhenchuan were both killed by Li Xian.

At this moment, she truly dared not harbor any more resentment.

She even secretly hoped that she would be as insignificant as possible, so that Li Xian would no longer remember her and would forget her as an unimportant little character.

……

"I knew it."

Among the core disciples, Qin Wuyi, who had once earned the title of Killing Sword Master, looked at the name on the list of true disciples and gave a bitter smile.

"This kind of genius is probably at the 'brilliant sun' level. If given even the slightest room to grow, he will unleash a dazzling brilliance that is impossible to look directly at."

have nothing to say.

There's nothing surprising about that.

Ever since he witnessed Li Xian's rebellion and his subsequent killing of the Foundation Establishment senior brother from the Xingtian Hall, he had guessed that he would hear about Li Xian's success and fame one day.

The only thing that surprised him...

I never expected this day to come so soon.

"I thought it would take at least ten or twenty years, but I never expected... it only took one year."

What can you do in a year?
Qin was undoubtedly aware of his own condition.

He broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years earlier than Li Xian, thinking that if he was one step ahead, he could stay ahead in every step, but...

I've only just begun to develop magical power!
Although he was doing quite well, he was even fortunate enough to become the disciple of a Golden Core Realm elder.

Compared to the original wishful thinking of using the advantage of realm to widen the gap...

It seems that once they fall behind, the gap not only doesn't narrow, but widens until it becomes so desperate that they completely give up trying to catch up.

After pondering for a moment, he finally stood up, used his merit to select a gift, and headed towards Li Xian's True Inheritance Peak.

……

Like him, quite a few disciples and elders realized that Li Xian had returned to the sect and planned to visit him with gifts.

Meanwhile, Li Xian's True Inheritance Peak was also bustling with activity.

Qi Huo, Qi Xi, Xiang Yangsheng, Nangong Zhaoying, and others, along with many people who originally belonged to Xueyue Peak, helped with the tasks and received the guests.

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the True Inheritance Peak, Li Xian was chatting with Nangong Feixu, who had rushed over after leaving seclusion.

"I spent a lot of effort to finally activate the Upper Yuan Cave Heaven and enter the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm. I never expected that you would catch up with me so quickly, not even a fraction slower. In particular, your life in the Falling Star Sea during the time I was away was so exciting..."

Nangong Feixu looked at Li Xian with a gleam in her eyes: "You defeated Cheng Wanli and Wang Xiangdong's combined attack, killed a fifth-realm demon and a fifth-realm demon cultivator, and even defeated the renowned Divine Son Fenqing of the Heavenly Fiend Demon Sect. It is truly amazing."

"It's nothing."

Li said calmly.

"Here we go again. After breaking through to the next realm, I can still put up a fight against the fifth-realm demons, but I'm a bit outmatched by the fifth-realm demon cultivators. As for that renowned Burning Passion Divine Child, no matter how arrogant I am, I have to admit that I'm a notch weaker than him. In the end, none of them are your match."

As Nangong Feixu spoke, she said with a smile, "In our Great Luo Immortal Sect, status is not determined by age, but by strength and achievements. With your achievements... I will have to change my address from now on, Senior Brother Li Xian."

"Okay, Junior Sister Nangong."

Li replied with a smile.

This almost joking address startled Nangong Feixu.

Then he couldn't help but laugh: "I thought you, Senior Brother Li, were always so serious."

Li Xian also had a smile on his face.

At this moment, Nangong Zhaoying hurried over: "Senior Sister, Senior Brother Li, a distinguished guest has arrived... Elder Xu Nuo."

"Elder Xu?"

Nangong Feixu was surprised: "Senior Brother Li actually knows this elder?"

"know."

Li Xian responded and asked Nangong Zhaoying to come in.

He then added, "Is there something wrong with him?"

"He seems normal. He was once a disciple of the true lineage and even drew upon the True Fire of the Sun, but because he failed to cultivate the Golden Core for three cycles of sixty years, he was demoted to elder. But his master..."

Nangong Feixu involuntarily lowered her voice: "The Shadow Sword Immortal is known as the number one sword immortal in the Dao Realm of our Great Luo Immortal Sect! Three hundred years ago, he fought a Heavenly Demon for 130,000 miles in the Endless Sea without dying, and his fame spread far and wide!"

"The number one sword immortal in the Dao Realm!?"

Mr. Li didn't know much about this news.

Xu Nuo is An Jing's senior brother.

When An Jing broke through his cultivation realm and established his Dao foundation, he appeared and took An Jing away, and inexplicably gave him a bottle of pills as a gift.

Later, when he was talking to An Jing, he would occasionally pop up and chat for a bit.

Strictly speaking, we're not really familiar with each other.

but……

"Is that Shadow Sword Immortal the strongest among all the elders?"

Li was more interested in this point.

"Indeed, her cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the Divine Refinement realm. Once she passes the tribulation of lightning, she will ascend to the Immortal Realm and exist for eternity."

Nangong Feixu said.

"Lightning tribulation".

The eighth stage of entering the Dao is refining the spirit.

The Ninth Realm is the Tribulation of Thunder.

To some extent, the Ninth Realm is not a realm.

The true pinnacle of cultivation is considered to be the eighth realm of Divine Refinement.

Once the Yin Spirit is condensed and separated from the body, it triggers a tribulation of lightning; this process is one of continuous advancement with no turning back.

Success means life, failure means death.

Therefore, this state of being is more of a transitional state than a true state of being.

Similarly, the difference between someone who has just advanced to the Refinement God realm and someone who is on the verge of transcending the tribulation is enormous.

The weaker ones are only slightly stronger than those at the Golden Core stage.

The best among them are even able to fight against celestial demons, just like the Shadow Sword Immortal!

“I have heard that this Shadow Sword Immortal has accumulated an unprecedentedly profound foundation. If she had not been unwilling to give up her physical body to become a Corpse Immortal, she would probably have successfully transcended the tribulation. Once she succeeds, she will be a great immortal. Because of this, Xu Nuo, this rare disciple of the sect, also has a weight far exceeding that of ordinary sixth-realm elders.”

As Nangong Feixu was speaking, a figure was led in through the doorway.

It was Xu Nuo.

"The Biography of Li Zhen."

Xu Nuo smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

Immediately afterwards, he handed over an item: "Congratulations, Master Li, on becoming a true disciple. This is a gift that my junior brother asked me to give you before he left, to be given to you when you were promoted to a true disciple. In addition, there is a small gift that I prepared myself. Please accept it."

"Elder Xu, you're too kind."

Li Xian said something.

At the same time, he was also a little curious: "An Jing? He actually prepared the gift so early?"

"Actually, my junior brother said that if you break through to the True Transmission Realm within ten years, he will give you this gift; if you fail to break through within ten years, he will take the gift back."

As Xu Nuo spoke, he pointed to the brocade pouch.

"What kind of gift is this, and why are you being so mysterious?"

As Li Xian spoke, he took the brocade pouch.

in……

There were no gifts at all.

Instead, there was only one note.

Li took it out and looked at it...

"Our duel at the Dao Entry Realm is cancelled!"

His face turned somewhat dark.

Why was it canceled? We agreed that the battle between the Innate Realm cultivators wasn't satisfying enough, and we'd settle things once again in the Dao Entry Realm. Why was it canceled like this?

Also, wasn't this a gift to congratulate him on his promotion to a true disciple?

Is this what you call a gift?
Li Xian glanced at Xu Nuo.

An Jing, the senior student, clearly didn't know what was written on the note, and maintained his smile.

Seeing this, Li Xian smiled and asked, "How is An Jing's cultivation level now?"

"Pretty good. He had already developed magical power a year ago, and not long ago he completed the task given to him by his master, obtained a piece of innate energy, and began to prepare for the Five Qi Convergence."

Xu Nuo glanced at him as he spoke, "Of course, you can't compare to Li Zhenchuan."

He didn't seem uncomfortable at all when he spoke, as if he had belittled his junior brother.

After all, he knew from the first time he met Li Xian that his level of confidentiality was frighteningly high.

However, Li Xian, who was only at the Innate Realm at the time, insisted on keeping his access confidential...

Based on the talent Li Xiangang displayed when he defeated An Jing, he quickly realized something.

Therefore, he deliberately tried to befriend Li Xian. Whenever An Jing came to chat with Li Xian, he would follow along to become familiar with him.

Sure enough, not long after all, Li Xian was promoted to the level of a true disciple.

In addition, his amazing record in the Falling Star Sea...

If he continues to grow at this rate, as long as he doesn't perish halfway through, he has a very good chance of surviving the tribulation and becoming a pillar of the Great Luo Immortal Sect.

"Good, good, good, the Five Elements have not yet converged."

Li Xian said, "I really like this gift. By the way, where is his fiefdom? I'll visit him when I leave the sect."

"Haha, Junior Brother will definitely be very excited when he finds out. His fief is located in the Liyang Fire Cave in the White Rock Great Rift Valley."

Xu Nuo said with a smile.

He had no intention of concealing the location of An Jing's fiefdom from Li Xian.

"it is good."

The White Rock Rift Valley is a unique place filled with numerous fissures that lead directly to an underground infernal world.

Similar to the Falling Star Sea.

However, it is smaller in area than Fallen Star Sea, and the infernal demons inside have been wiped out by the sect in recent years, making it several levels safer than Fallen Star Sea.

Li wrote it down.

While the two were chatting, Xiang Yangsheng quickly came over and whispered, "Senior Brother Li, Wang Xiangdong and Cheng Wanli are here."

"them?"

Li Xian's gaze shifted: "You actually have the audacity to show your face in front of me?"

"They... probably wanted to make peace, and they even brought someone with them..."

"Who?"

"Yan Yu".

As Xiang Yangsheng spoke, his tone was slightly unusual.

This woman was once the chosen one of the most favored daughters of the Great Zhou Dynasty, someone who was on par with him.

Li Xian was somewhat puzzled by his unusual tone.

However, Nangong Feixu, standing to the side, offered an explanation: "A few months ago, the Great Wei Dynasty, a vassal state of Wei Ming and Wei Zhenchuan, launched a massive invasion of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Within just one month, they breached the Great Zhou capital, and the entire royal family of Great Zhou was almost completely wiped out..."

She paused for a moment: "The Yan family line, except for those who have truly broken away from the Yan family, has basically had their sect identities stripped away by them and then been purged one by one. It is rumored that Cheng Wanli and Wang Xiangdong are using this method to sever ties with Yan Cailian and show that they have no intention of being your enemy anymore."

"The Great Zhou has been breached?"

Li Xian frowned: "What will be the impact on the general public?"

“That Wei Zhenchuan was quite sensible and did not cause too much turmoil among the people, but a series of impacts were inevitable.”

Nangong Feixu said.

She had clearly paid special attention to this matter.

Li Xian didn't react much to what he heard.

After becoming a true disciple, he wouldn't deliberately try to exterminate the Yan family, but he naturally wouldn't have any sympathy for their current predicament.

The Yan family's affairs are now a thing of the past.

But Cheng Wanli, Wang Xiangdong...

"Let them go."

Li Xian said something.

"Yes."

Xiang Yangsheng responded and quickly spread the message.

Upon receiving the news, Wang Xiangdong and Cheng Wanli, who were waiting outside Zhenchuan Peak, couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

"This true disciple of Li... still refuses to give up?"

"He can now kill demonic cultivators at the fifth level, and even the Burning Passion Divine Son can't do anything to him. What should we do? Are we really going to never leave the sect again?"

"That's enough. We've already made our stance clear. It's Li Xian who's unwilling to let this matter rest. Even if it gets back to Yi Daozi, he can't say anything about us."

The two exchanged words, their expressions a mixture of panic and helplessness.

Hearing the constant stream of news about Li Xian from the outside world, they were genuinely afraid.

After a moment of trepidation, Cheng Wanli couldn't help but turn his gaze to Yan Yu, whom he was carrying, who no longer possessed the air of a royal princess.

"Useless! I thought that keeping you alive would at least allow me to see Li Xian, but I never imagined that you wouldn't even be of any use."

He muttered a cold curse.

"Why would Li Xian, with his current status, care about a nobody who isn't even at the Innate Realm? Let's deal with him."

Wang Xiangdong's expression turned indifferent.

And Yan Yu...

At this moment, her face no longer showed fear, only emptiness and numbness.

The Yan family was wiped out.

It all started with the conflict between her and Mr. Li.

Because of her, not only did Yan Cailian, the biggest pillar of the Yan family, fall, but the entire family also suffered the fate of being exterminated along with their entire clan.

Regret, pain, wailing, despair...

She's been through it all.

But at this moment, the person she resented and hated the most was no longer Li Xian.

Rather, it's these two true disciples right in front of us!
Because those two were the real culprits who destroyed the Yan family.

Simply because Yan Cailian wanted them to stand firm and fight Li Xian to the end...

She opened her mouth, her voice weak yet filled with boundless resentment.

“Li Xian…he won’t let you go, you’ll die…you’ll all die…”

"Oh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Yu was crushed into a bloody mist by a surge of violent and powerful magic.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Wanli, who was carrying her, waved his hand, dispelling the blood mist.

"unlucky."

The true disciple cursed.

That attitude made it seem like killing her would be too dirty for them.

"This matter is really difficult to handle. We can only wait..."

Wang Xiangdong completely ignored the trivial matter of him killing the last direct descendant of the Yan family.

“If we can’t handle it, let someone who can handle it do it.”

Cheng Wanli said.

"Someone who can handle it?"

Wang Xiangdong was slightly taken aback.

"coming."

Cheng Wanli gazed into the distance.

Just then, a streak of light, carrying a magnificent aura, descended swiftly.

The next moment, as if he hadn't sensed the warning array covering the True Inheritance Peak, he descended directly into the mountain.

Accompanying this was a burst of feigned laughter: "Hahaha, Mr. Li, Junior Brother Li, as my Junior Sister Nangong's subordinate, you have been promoted to True Disciple today, soaring to great heights. As Junior Sister Nangong's good friend, how could I not congratulate you properly?"

This burst of laughter...

Wang Xiangdong and Cheng Wanli watched the excitement from outside.

However, Nangong Feixu on the mountain peak, as well as everyone from the Xueyue Peak lineage, changed their expressions at the same time.

"Shen Zangxing!"

"Why is he here?!"

Nangong Zhaoying seemed to have thought of something, and her voice even trembled slightly.

But Nangong Feixu looked at the uninvited figure who had directly stepped onto Li Xianzhen's peak and stepped forward, saying, "Senior Brother Shen, this is Senior Brother Li's peak. It is extremely impolite of you to enter without permission."

"Impolite? Such a trivial matter, I'm sure Junior Brother Li won't take it to heart!"

Shen Zangxing snorted coldly.

Over the years, he has been too reasonable and too concerned with so-called etiquette.

The result was that this woman manipulated him time and time again, to the point that now she dared to flirt with this Mr. Li right in front of him.

Do you really think he's blind?
As he spoke, he turned his gaze directly to Li Xian: "Junior Brother Li, what do you say?"

"Senior Brother Shen, this is a matter between us. Let's not involve other people..."

Nangong Feixu said sternly.

"Others!? You two were always together within the sect, and you even trained together in the Falling Star Sea outside the sect. You call that other people? You even gave him the True Gold of the Sun that you used to balance your Dao Body, so he could master the Sun Chasing Sword Qi! You call that other people?"

Shen Zangxing clearly wasn't going to pretend to be a gentleman anymore and went straight to the point.

“Shen Zangxing…”

Before Nangong Feixu could continue speaking, Li Xian stepped forward and said, "Junior Sister Nangong, I said a long time ago that you could leave this matter to me."

"Mr. Li..."

Nangong Feixu knew Li Xian's personality and wanted to stop him.

But it's too late now...

It seems pointless to try to stop it.

At that moment, she made a decision: "Let's solve this together! I want to see what other tricks you, Shen Zangxing, have up your sleeve!"

"You should step back first."

Li Xian looked at Shen Zangxing: "Actually, this problem is easy to solve."

"Easy to handle?"

Shen Zangxing sneered: "There's only one way to deal with this: go to the dueling arena."

"Do not."

Li Xian shook his head: "The dueling arena is not suitable because sect elders are watching over it."

He looked at Shen Zangxing: "I'll give you time to prepare. You can use all your connections and gather all your helpers... A month later, we'll leave the sect! Right here in the Baiyue Mountains! Let's settle this once and for all!"

Shen Zangxing immediately understood Li Xian's meaning, and his expression changed slightly.

"you……"

"Remember, when you come, bring everyone from your side!"

Li Xian looked at this sixth-realm disciple and said, "Well, to avoid you hesitating later, I'll provoke you a bit."

He paused, organizing his thoughts, trying to appear extremely arrogant: "If you don't come, Shen Zangxing... you're just a piece of trash."

(End of this chapter)