I forge immortality with a pagoda.

Shen Yu's massacre resulted in the seizure of many storage artifacts.

This heavy feeling pleased him quite a bit.

Even if they ultimately missed out on the Xuan Yu Fruit, the collection of these cultivators' relics alone would make the trip worthwhile.

After his swift and decisive attack, the cave was completely empty.

Apart from the few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the core area, there were only a few scattered Qi Refining cultivators cowering on the outskirts.

These Qi Refining cultivators were also quietly moving away from the cave, no longer wanting to get involved.

Jin Xuan Daoist glanced at Shen Yu with a deep gaze, then transmitted his voice to Wan Xie Shangren: "Wan Xie, the talisman sword in this boy's hand is of superior quality and poses a considerable threat. Are you really not planning to join forces with me?"

Master Wanxie's face was gloomy as he transmitted his thoughts back: "So what if it's a high-grade talisman? Before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he's just an ant. How can he possibly compete with us? Does he possibly possess a talismanic treasure?"

Jin Xuan further advised, "This young man slaughtered so many cultivators in an instant without batting an eye, and his aura is profound and unfathomable. Clearly, his cultivation technique is extraordinary. How do you know he doesn't possess any protective talismans?"

"That Gan Xiong is violent and unpredictable. The old man Ku Wu is already at his limit, and the girl with the talisman is even more troublesome."

"Right now, only by joining forces can we have a chance of winning. What are we hesitating for?!"

Wanxie Shangren was also feeling restless and was starting to lose his composure.

Jin Xuan pressed his advantage, continuing to transmit his voice: "If we join forces to seize the Xuan Yu Fruit, and then take advantage of the situation to capture this sword-wielding youth, all the storage treasures on his body will be ours. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

This statement is exactly what all evildoers want to hear.

He had previously remained inactive, allowing Shen Yu to clear the area, intending to reap the benefits later. He wanted Shen Yu to clean up and collect the surrounding miscellaneous fish and scattered treasures for him, so that he could capture them later, saving time and effort.

Although they knew that Jin Xuan was not a reliable ally, given the current situation, it was hard to predict who would win the Xuan Yu Fruit if they did not join forces.

Moreover, both he and Jin Xuan had suffered losses at the hands of talismanic treasures, and they were in the same boat, so it was most appropriate for them to join forces for the time being.

With a resolute heart, Master Wanxie transmitted his voice, saying, "Alright! It will be as you say!"

Once the two reached a consensus, Jin Xuan was overjoyed and immediately began discussing the matter of seizing the treasure.

However, before they could make a move, the silent old Taoist Kuwu suddenly launched an attack!

An old, yellowed animal hide talisman shot out from his sleeve, expanded in the air, and transformed into a yellow cloud that covered the central jade platform!

"You dare, you old devil!"

Gan Xiong reacted extremely quickly. With a roar, he threw a punch, his condensed true qi transforming into a golden fist imprint, aimed straight at the old Taoist Kuwu's face.

The old Taoist Kuwu was prepared. He swiftly waved his jade-feather fan, and a sharp golden wind suddenly blew out, with invisible blades mixed in, whistling towards Gan Xiong.

His iron fists surged with true qi, golden light flowing, and clashed head-on with the sharp wind blade, producing a continuous clanging sound.

At the same time, Jin Xuan and Wan Xie Shangren also made their moves the instant that Ku Wu Lao Dao attacked.

Master Wanxie opened his mouth and spat out a foul and heavy dark aura that arrived first and precisely brushed onto the animal hide.

The ancient animal hide lost its spiritual light instantly, let out a mournful cry, and fell to the ground, its spiritual energy completely gone.

Jin Xuan then summoned a pure white jade bowl, which rose into the air with its mouth facing down. The moment the animal hide was soiled, it emitted a powerful suction force, causing all the treasures on the platform to slowly rise and sink into the jade bowl.

Upon seeing this, the old Taoist Kuwu and Ganxiong almost simultaneously turned their attention to the jade bowl, unleashing two powerful and domineering streams of true qi that surged towards it like a torrent!

"boom!"

The jade bowl trembled violently, and was sent flying diagonally by the combined force of the two objects. All the treasures on the jade platform returned to their original positions.

The situation instantly turned into a stalemate between two opponents.

Chen Yile remained standing quietly outside the battle, waiting intently.

She knew that her cultivation was insufficient, and if she rashly joined the battle, she would become the target of everyone's attacks.

Although the talisman in my hand is powerful, it only has the power for one strike and must be used at the most critical moment.

She was waiting, waiting for a perfect opportunity to severely injure or even kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator and completely break the balance.

In just a few breaths, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators had exchanged dozens of blows, their Qi surging and their spiritual light flashing.

Suddenly, Jin Xuan's Su Xuan Ding Yuan Jade Bowl displayed its divine power once more, hovering in mid-air. Strands of white light poured down from the bowl's mouth, freezing Ku Wu and Gan Xiong in mid-air, causing them to freeze in mid-air.

How could Wanxie Shangren miss such a golden opportunity? With a grasping motion of his five fingers, a solid black hand instantly materialized, reaching out like lightning to scoop the three Xuan Jade Fruits from the jade platform into his palm.

"It's done!" Wan Xie Shangren was overjoyed and withdrew.

Jin Xuan also exerted all his true qi, making the jade bowl shine even brighter, tightly binding Ku Wu and Gan Xiong, trying to buy time for Wan Xie to escape.

Just then, the talisman in Chen Yile's hand shone brightly, and its terrifying aura of destruction locked onto Wan Xie.

Master Wanxie was terrified out of his wits. Without thinking, he immediately threw the Xuan Yu Fruit he had just obtained to Jin Xuan, shouting, "Catch!"

Jin Xuan subconsciously took the fruit, but before he could even warm it, Gan Xiong's iron fist, which contained the power to shatter mountains, came hurtling towards him. He hurriedly summoned a red short spear to block it.

"clang!"

Amidst the deafening roar, Gan Xiong's fists were blocked by the short spear, but the immense force transformed into a phantom of a ferocious tiger, slamming into Jin Xuan's chest.

"Pfft!" Jin Xuan's blood surged, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, the old Taoist Kuwu waved his Azure Feather Fan again, and hundreds of invisible wind blades tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek, and attacked Jin Xuan from all directions, causing his face to sting as if he were in a hell of knives.

"Wan Xie!!" Jin Xuan cried out in shock and anger.

Master Wanxie dared not be negligent. He had already raised a white bone banner, and from the billowing black smoke, countless ferocious demons howled and surged out, rushing one after another towards the sharp wind blades. The black demons and the wind blades were locked in a fierce battle, unable to gain the upper hand.

Taking advantage of this moment, Jin Xuan quickly retreated, attempting to escape the battle.

However, a surge of magical energy emanated from it, sending chills down his spine.

Without a second thought, he immediately threw the Xuan Yu Fruit in his hand behind him, attempting to shift the blame.

When Kuwu and Ganxiong saw the fruit flying towards them, they were both overjoyed and leaped up to grab it.

However, Chen Yile's talisman energy also shifted, firmly locking onto the two of them.

The two immediately cursed loudly, abruptly stopping their forward momentum and abruptly withdrawing their outstretched hands.

At this moment, whoever takes the fruit will face a fatal blow from the talisman!

The three Xuan Yu Fruits, which were originally driving people crazy, have now become a hot potato that no one dares to touch.

This was exactly the effect Chen Yile wanted. Overjoyed, she immediately activated her true qi, transforming it into a bare hand that reached for the fruit floating in mid-air.

However, another figure was faster than her.

In the instant when everyone was restrained by the talisman, Shen Yu, as if in a fleeting moment, grabbed the three Xuan Yu fruits into his hand.

"How dare you!" Chen Yile exclaimed in shock and anger, her sleeves billowing out as a dazzling, rosy light swept out, striking Shen Yu's back.

Shen Yu struck out with his palm, unleashing a burst of white energy that had been gathering momentum. It collided fiercely with the rosy light, yet he managed to receive it steadily.

Chen Yile was terrified. This "Heavenly Clouds Spinning Meridian Technique" was a superior Taoist art that she had cultivated for many years. Although she had only entered the beginner level, it was by no means something that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could withstand.

Little did she know that Shen Yu had already cultivated the intermediate-level Daoist technique "Mountain Splitting Technique" to the intermediate-level, and after breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, he pushed it to the great-level, making its power no less than some entry-level advanced Daoist techniques.

"Youngster! Leave your chance!" Master Wanxie shouted sternly, his white bone banner waving as hundreds of fierce and evil ghosts wielding weapons materialized and roared as they pounced on Shen Yu.

Shen Yu remained unfazed, immediately unleashing the Three Lights Jade he had been holding. The three colors of light intertwined and burst forth, a large amount of true qi surged in, and the light veins instantly became blazing.

As the light swept across, those hideous demons turned into wisps of smoke and vanished.

Especially the crimson light veins; the moment those evil spirits came into contact with them, a surge of flames rose from beneath their feet, twisting and entwining, instantly annihilating them.

The evil spirits within the banner seemed inexhaustible; for every one that disappeared, more would surge forth from it.

Master Wanxie looked pained, for these evil spirits were the result of his painstaking efforts and the painstaking slaughter of several cities!

His eyes gleamed with even greater greed.

"This kid really has a lot of treasures on him!"

Gan Xiong seized the opportunity, his body swaying as he charged towards Shen Yu like a charging elephant, delivering a simple punch straight to the heart of the matter.

The force of the punch was so powerful that it faintly emitted the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger, causing Shen Yu's soul to tremble.

Shen Yu immediately activated the Earth Dust Bead, and a brown protective barrier suddenly appeared, completely enveloping his body.

With a muffled thud, Shen Yu felt as if he had been hit by a small mountain, and was thrown away by the force.

Shen Yu felt a sweet taste in his throat and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs trembling violently.

He didn't care about his injuries, but used the force to dash towards the cave entrance like a meteor, instantly leaving the people behind him far behind.

However, Shen Yu showed no joy, because Jin Xuan and the old Daoist Ku Wu had already tacitly blocked the cave entrance, sealing off his way out!

Shen Yu urged his divine sense urgently, and the Spirit Cry Sword transformed into a shocking bolt of lightning, piercing straight at the withered old Taoist, as fast as thunder and unstoppable.

The old Taoist priest Kuwu originally intended to use his feather fan to launch an attack and kill Shen Yu.

Seeing the flying sword approaching so fiercely, they had no choice but to unleash several condensed wind blades to intercept it.

The wind blade clashed with the sword light, like a needle against a wheat awn; the former was torn apart after only a moment of stalemate.

The flying sword's momentum weakened slightly, but it still struck the jade feather fan hard!

With a crisp clang, the feather fan and the flying sword flew back in opposite directions.

The old Taoist priest, Kuwu, trembled slightly in the arm holding the fan, his old face filled with shock and anger.

Jin Xuan Daoist was even more alarmed, "Is this child truly only at the Qi Refining stage?!"

He raised the jade bowl again, and a pure white beam shot out from the mouth of the bowl, instantly enveloping Shen Yu's figure.

The white light contained a strange restrictive power. Shen Yu felt his body sink as if he were trapped in quagmire, and his movements became sluggish and difficult.

Jin Xuan Dao Ren felt a little more at ease. His Su Xuan Ding Yuan Jade Bowl was a mid-grade talisman artifact refined with twenty-two Heavenly Treasure Great Restrictions. He didn't believe that this person had any other tricks up his sleeve!

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Yu had already thrown out a huge octagonal hammer that was entirely crimson red. He had obtained this hammer from the purple-faced man earlier, and it was also a mid-grade talisman weapon with considerable power.

Shen Yu's eyes were resolute. With a thought, the giant hammer instantly erupted with an intense light that was impossible to look at directly, just like the sun.

"Oh no! He's going to self-destruct his talisman!" Jin Xuan exclaimed in horror.

The next moment, a deafening explosion rang out, and violent, surging flames and metal fragments swept out like a storm. Everyone used their own methods to protect themselves, either activating talismans or raising their true qi to protect their bodies.

Shen Yu actually detonated a mid-grade talisman without hesitation!

"A madman!!" The thought flashed through everyone's mind.

It goes without saying that a mid-grade talisman is very valuable, but a talisman that is connected to one's mind and spirit will have such a violent backlash that it can severely damage a cultivator's soul!

Jin Xuan Daoist, who was the first to be hit, hurriedly retrieved his jade bowl, turned around and fled, looking utterly disheveled.

Shen Yu seized the opportunity and, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the explosion, finally broke through the blockade!

But he also paid a heavy price; his face was as pale as paper, his soul was torn apart by excruciating pain, and his mind trembled violently.

His body was struck by several shattered fragments, leaving several gruesome bloody holes from which blood gushed out, causing excruciating pain.

Just as he was about to rush out of the cave, a cold glint flashed in Chen Yile's eyes, and she activated the talisman again, the vast magical power locking onto Shen Yu once more.

Although Shen Yu felt the death threat that was like a thorn in his back, he had even faced the might of an immortal before, so how could he back down because of this?

Just as Chen Yile was about to activate the talisman, a loud shout came from outside the cave: "Senior Sister, wait!!"

Chen Yile was startled by the sound, and her hand movements slowed down. The radiance of the talisman disappeared, and silence returned.

The reason was that the voice belonged to none other than his junior brother, He Xing!

In that split second of delay, Shen Yu had already summoned his flying boat, and in a flash, he landed inside and soared into the sky.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators were not about to give up. They roared and unleashed their true qi in various forms, which transformed into a raging torrent, like a burst dam, sweeping towards Shen Yu from behind, determined to crush him and his boat together.

Shen Yu gritted his teeth and poured out the Primordial Profound Truth within his body without reservation.

Although its quantity was far less than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's Qi Sea, the profound and all-encompassing nature contained within that true Qi caused the surging Qi Sea behind it to momentarily stagnate.

Upon contact, the Foundation Establishment cultivators' true qi was devoured and obliterated, making it difficult for them to advance even an inch!

"This is ninth-order true qi?! Perhaps even ninth-order supreme-grade?!"

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators saw it clearly, and their hearts were filled with shock. Their gazes toward the direction Shen Yu had fled were filled with disbelief.

On Qinggang Mountain, the gloom that had persisted for days had finally dissipated, revealing a vast expanse of sunshine and a clear blue sky.

Five streaks of light pierced through the clouds one after another, soaring straight into the heavens.

Shen Yu pushed the flying boat to its limit, pouring his true qi into it without regard for consumption. The boat's hull flashed with spiritual light and moved at an extremely fast speed.

However, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him, despite having suffered losses of true qi in the previous struggle for the cave dwelling, remained relentless like a leech, even slowly closing the distance between themselves and Shen Yu.

At this moment, all he could do was continuously pour true qi into the flying boat in order to create distance.

Shen Yu was anxious. The Xuanqiong Pagoda was still cooling down. Although his true qi was pure and long-lasting, it could not compare with that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he continued to chase after it, he would inevitably be exhausted before his opponent.

His eyes flashed, and he took out a Xuan Jade Fruit from his pocket and threw it backward.

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