Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Now that Xuanyuan Yi has emerged from seclusion, there is no need for him to stay here any longer.

The Cleansing Spring, after being consumed by Feng Yiran and Xuan Yuan Yi, has lost its spiritual power.

It will take time to make up for it again.

It's estimated that we'll have to wait until the next secret realm opens to replenish it.

Jiang Shi, Xuan Yuan Yi, and Fang Jiu Yue left the underground cave and came to the surface.

He Wenzhou was nowhere to be seen; he had already left.

Next, Jiang Shi and his group's goal was naturally to go to the second floor.

In this first level, there are only two main treasures: the Marrow Cleansing Spring and the legendary Spirit Fire.

They have obtained and used the Marrow Cleansing Spring.

As for the spirit fire, although they did not obtain it, Jiang Shi and the others did not intend to continue searching for it.

The main reason is that the spirit fire is unknown, and apart from the Burning Heaven Sect, it is difficult for others to find it.

Continuing to search is a waste of time; it's better to move on to the next level.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered some foolish cultivators, but the three of them easily defeated them.

The three of them joined forces and were unstoppable along the way.

After all, people like Feng Yiran are rare!

Soon, the three of them found the way to the second floor.

A teleportation array set up by the Burning Heaven Sect is currently being guarded by outer disciples of the sect to prevent anyone from damaging it.

He Wenzhou was there at that moment. He saw Jiang Shi and the other two from afar, but did not go up to talk to them, as if he did not know them.

Now that Jiang Shi, Xuan Yuan Yi, and Fang Jiu Yue are no longer figures he can easily challenge, he has no need to provoke them.

In He Wenzhou's view, these three were even more troublesome than him, and it seemed that they were destined to be enemies with Xu Huan of the Beast Taming Mountain.

Jiang Shi was unaware of He Wenzhou's thoughts, but even if he did, he wouldn't care.

The path to immortality and the pursuit of eternal life are inherently filled with competition!

Struggle against Heaven! Struggle against Earth! Struggle against Man!

If one does not compete or fight, how can one attain immortality and seek enlightenment?

Throughout history, enlightenment has always been achieved through battle, not through enlightenment.

If you don't compete and grab, you won't get resources! Without resources, how can you cultivate immortality?

If you see the Ten Great Sects or the top powers and retreat in fear, you will never become an immortal in this lifetime and will only become a withered skeleton by the roadside.

If Jiang Shi were like that, Xuan Yuan Yi and Fang Jiu Yue would also look down on him and wouldn't befriend him.

There were many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present, including some late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but they all made way for Jiang Shi and his two companions!

"These three must be those killing gods, right? I heard they've already killed over a dozen powerful cultivators of the same realm along the way!"

"Don't mess with them! Absolutely don't mess with them!"

Some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators transmitted their thoughts to each other.

Jiang Shi and his two companions did not conceal their presence along the way, and their killing of enemies was seen by those with ulterior motives and spread.

Now, these Foundation Establishment stage cultivators no longer dare to offend Jiang Shi and his group.

The three men's fearsome reputation had already spread.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators in the top three levels of the Fire Element Secret Realm all knew that Xuan Yuan Yi of the Xuan Yuan Clan of the Western Desert, Fang Jiu Yue of the top family in the Central Continent, and an unknown Foundation Establishment cultivator had joined forces to form a team.

With these three working together, even disciples from top-tier powerful forces wouldn't dare to offend them easily.

Even some of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who were on good terms with him began to form teams.

Jiang Shi and his two companions ignored the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present and, without wasting any time, stepped into the teleportation array.

A flash of white light appeared, and the three of them felt a familiar sense of the world turning upside down.

When I opened my eyes again, I had already arrived at the second level of the fire-type secret realm.

The fire elemental energy here is much denser.

If a cultivator with fire elemental root aptitude were to cultivate here, one day here would likely be equivalent to twenty days outside.

This is why the Burning Heaven Sect wants to monopolize the fire-type secret realm.

The Burning Heaven Sect primarily cultivates fire-based magic, with earth, wood, and metal-based magic as secondary skills.

The other elements are all for the purpose of supplementing the fire element, making the flames even more powerful.

With the help of the fire-elemental secret realm, the cultivators of the Burning Heaven Sect can make rapid progress in their cultivation.

The most powerful flame in the entire cultivation world is in the Burning Heaven Sect, which is known as the sect that can burn anything!

That's how it is in the cultivation world; the top ten sects and powerful forces all possess their own unique secret realms.

Just like Beast Taming Mountain, that Myriad Beast Divine Mountain is a secret realm!

There is also the Tai Xuan Sword Sect, whose legendary Sword Domain is located within its sect.

The Xuanyuan clan, from which Xuanyuan Yi came, possesses three secret realms: the Killing Domain, the Blood Domain, and the Fiend Domain!

Legend has it that there are as many as three thousand secret realms!

In this second layer of the fire-elemental secret realm, the fire spiritual energy is extremely dense, all of which has transformed into physical flames that burn in the air.

If it were a low-level Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, they would probably be ignited with a single breath, resulting in their death and the dissipation of their cultivation.

Jiang Shi and Fang Jiuyue were both great cultivators with five spiritual roots and extremely powerful magic power. They easily resisted the attack of the flames by circulating their magic power.

Xuanyuan Yi, however, had blood-red light condensing around him as he used his blood energy to create a protective shield to block the flames.

Just as the three were getting familiar with their surroundings, the ground shook violently.

Jiang Shi and the other two sensed something and immediately leaped up, flying into the air.

Just as they took flight, a giant serpent engulfed in flames burst forth from the ground.

This giant fire python was fifteen meters long, and the ground shook violently with every movement!

Upon seeing this, Jiang Shi reached out, and the silver flying sword flew out and landed in his hand.

"Slash!" The sword intent emanated from his body, and sword energy condensed! Thirty-two sword lights formed from sword energy flew out.

In the past, Jiang Shi only used Gengjin Divine Light to replace sword intent, urging the Silver Light Flying Sword to unleash sword light.

This method of use makes the sword flashy but impractical; it will be easily broken by a skilled opponent, showing none of the swordsman's prowess in cutting down anything.

In several battles, he relied on the Gengjin Divine Light and the Five Elements Mutual Generation True Meaning to kill his enemies. Although he used a silver flying sword, it actually had nothing to do with sword cultivation.

Jiang Shi, who has now entered the intermediate-level Heavenly Rank technique "Mysterious Heavenly Sword Finger", has already comprehended the sword intent.

He became a true sword cultivator!

Jiang Shi unleashed a sword strike, sending thirty-two sword beams hurtling towards the giant flaming serpent.

The fiery python was completely unable to withstand the fierce sword intent, and it was instantly torn to pieces and fell to the ground.

The Flame Python is even more powerful than the Flame Giant in the first level. Jiang Shi was able to slay the Flame Python, which means that no ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could withstand his sword strike now.

Even Xuan Yuan Yi was full of praise:

"Brother Jiang, this swordsman's skills have already reached three-tenths of Feng Yiran's level. It's just a pity he's not a disciple of the Taihua Sword Sect."

The strongest sword cultivators in the cultivation world are all in the Taihua Sword Sect!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi shook his head; he didn't want to join the top ten sects yet.

Having stayed in Qingyun Sect for so long, I have absolutely no desire to join another sect.

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