Immortal Rebellion: Investing in Cause and Effect, Unexpectedly Hijacking Li Muwan's Deal

"Senior! This is the external manifestation of that ancient restriction!"

Qiu Siping's voice, tinged with suppressed fear and a hint of twisted excitement, pointed to the surrounding stone walls and said:

"These stone runes continuously provide energy to the central spiritual python, maintaining the operation of the restriction!"

These stone runes must be destroyed first to cut off the energy supply in order to weaken the giant python and finally break the formation!

However, the stone talisman formation works in unison; a change in one part affects the whole.

Attacking one point will trigger a backlash from the entire stone wall formation; its power is astonishing, and this junior is truly powerless to do so…”

He spoke quickly and in great detail, clearly eager to prove his worth, and emphasized the difficulty of breaking the formation and his "research results".

But Lu Xuan ignored Qiu Siping's incessant chatter.

Because he already knew,

It wasn't the stone wall that was providing sustenance for the giant python.

Instead, it is the core of the giant python's spiritual power that is supporting the operation of the entire stone wall rune array.

Or,

This giant python is itself the embodiment of the core of the restrictive array.

The stone wall is nothing more than a distraction and a trap to increase the difficulty of solving the puzzle.

Qiu Siping kept attacking the stone wall, which was equivalent to attacking the strongest shield of the restriction, so naturally it was all in vain.

Lu Xuan gave a brief explanation.

Qiu Siping was struck dumb, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared at the giant python in the center.

A moment later, he looked at the familiar stone walls around him, his lips trembling as he said, "No...it's impossible...I've studied it for so long, the spiritual energy is flowing towards Mingming..."

That's it, I'm completely worthless now. What if that guy turns his back on me?

Qiu Siping was on the verge of despair.

Lu Xuan did not speak again.

He took a step forward, heading directly towards the central depression, his target the giant serpent of spiritual energy!

"Be careful, senior!" Qiu Siping quickly warned.

Seeing that someone dared to attack, the giant serpent of spiritual power also moved.

It let out a hiss, its massive body sprang up with a crushing force, and opened its mouth to bite Lu Xuan!

Within its gigantic maw, there was a highly compressed mass of violent spiritual power, powerful enough to annihilate the protective aura of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator!

at the same time,

All the stone symbols on the surrounding stone walls shone brightly.

Countless sharp arrows of light, binding rune chains, and a heavy gravitational field were instantly activated.

Enveloping Lu Xuan from all directions

Combined with the giant python's pounce, it created a decisive advantage!

Qiu Siping was so frightened that he staggered backward, almost collapsing to the ground.

This power is more than ten times stronger than when he triggered the backlash from the stone wall before!

Despite the overwhelming attack, Lu Xuan remained calm.

He clenched his right fist and punched forward.

There was no grand fanfare, no dazzling brilliance.

But in front of his fist, an extremely concentrated force of cause and effect gathered, causing the space itself to seem to slightly collapse.

"BOOM!!!"

The fist collided head-on with the bite of the giant serpent of spiritual energy!

The anticipated stalemate did not materialize.

The seemingly mighty and invincible giant python's head, upon contact with the fist, exploded as if it had crashed into an ancient and unmoving sacred mountain!

The pure earth elemental power was forcibly dissipated and dispersed by the higher and more condensed causal power, turning into countless points of light.

The giant python, injured, let out a painful, violent hiss.

Qiu Siping was also horrified to discover that

The stone rune arrays on the surrounding stone walls, which were attacking frantically, suddenly dimmed.

The power of their light arrows and chains was noticeably weakened, and they even became somewhat disordered!

"Really... really a giant python is supporting the stone formation?!" Qiu Siping muttered to himself in a daze, his worldview clearly having been greatly shaken.

You've studied the restrictions for decades, only to find you've got it backwards?

Lu Xuan's side is still fighting.

He dodged several slowed light arrows with a swift movement and directly rushed behind the giant python's disintegrating head.

At the giant python's "seven-inch spot," a deeper, constantly rotating vortex of earthen-yellow spiritual energy could be vaguely seen.

It is the concrete manifestation of the core node of the entire restriction array!

"break."

Lu Xuan pointed his fingers like a sword, his fingertips emitting gray-white sword energy, and pierced the center of the spiritual energy vortex with unparalleled precision.

"Hiss—Buzz!!!"

A strange, mournful cry, as if an energy hub had been severed, echoed throughout the cave.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous body of the spiritual python began to twist and swell violently, and finally, with a "boom," it exploded into a sky full of spiritual energy!

As the giant python was completely destroyed, the scene inside the cave changed.

All the ancient stone symbols that had been shimmering on the surrounding stone walls lost their light at the same time, turning gray and dull.

The suffocating restrictions that were once in place vanished in an instant.

The restriction has been broken!

In the center of the depression where the giant python had been coiled, two figures sitting cross-legged were now clearly visible.

An elderly man and a middle-aged man, dressed in simple Taoist robes, had peaceful expressions as if they were asleep.

They were enveloped in a faint, stable white halo, isolating them from the outside world.

these two,

These were Qiu Siping's master and senior brother, who were in a state of rest and recuperation.

Lu Xuan could sense that the nascent soul essence within the two of them, which was in a state of absolute stillness and sealing, was completely intact!

He stepped forward, pressed his hands down gently and precisely, and carefully guided and separated the two Nascent Souls from his body, then sealed them in a specially made cold jade box for preservation.

Throughout the entire process, Qiu Siping simply stared blankly.

He watched as the restriction, which he had painstakingly researched for years using the wrong methods but could not break, crumbled under the fists and fingers of this mysterious powerhouse.

He watched as his master's and senior brother's nascent souls were extracted, and watched as the treasure to which he had placed all his hopes was taken into the other party's possession.

The last bit of resentment, hope, and hidden dark thoughts in his heart were completely crushed, leaving only endless coldness and frustration.

Lu Xuan carefully put away the cold jade box.

He glanced at the two bodies whose auras were rapidly fading and had turned into mortal forms.

He glanced again at the now completely ineffective stone wall and thought to himself, "This matter is settled."

He turned around, looked at the distraught Qiu Siping, and said calmly, "The spiritual energy structure here is out of balance and about to collapse. Leave quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the grotto began to shake violently.

Large amounts of gravel began to fall from the top, and cracks continued to appear in the ground.

Qiu Siping shuddered and suddenly woke up, hurriedly following Lu Xuan's figure as he flew away.

The two had just rushed out of the cave when

A muffled rumbling sound came from behind, and the cave completely collapsed.

Lu Xuan stood behind Qiu Siping, motionless.

Qiu Siping felt a chill run down his spine, thinking, "Am I... still alive? He'll kill me soon, won't he?"

However, what awaited him was not death, but the question: "Do you want to break through to the Core Formation stage and enter the Nascent Soul stage?"

"?" Qiu Siping was taken aback by the question, then suppressed his elation, turned around, cupped his hands, and said, "This junior has been longing for your guidance! Please enlighten me, senior!"

Lu Xuan waved his right hand, and an ancient sheepskin scroll appeared out of thin air in front of Qiu Siming.

"This is a Heavenly Contract. If you sign it, I will help you break through to the Core Formation stage and enter the Nascent Soul stage!"

Qiu Siping reached out and took the scroll, looking inside.

[Party B: Qiu Siping]

[Request: Break through to the Core Formation stage and advance to the Nascent Soul stage]

[Party A: Request for Execution]

[Consideration: The equivalent value of the loan plus interest, determined by "Destiny," will be paid to Party A as compensation.]

[Using essence and blood as the catalyst, the contract is established and takes effect immediately.]

"This..." Qiu Siping hesitated for a moment, then asked, "The price..."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you," Lu Xuan said calmly.

Qiu Siping thought that if he didn't sign, he probably wouldn't be able to leave today.

He could only grit his teeth and say,

"Junior, you've signed!"