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

Like Ling Xuzi, how powerful and terrifying he is.

Even if Ling Xuzi conceals his aura, it still makes people tremble with fear. That powerful aura would probably injure anyone who gets too close.

The Happy Man was decaying and rotting, looking like a dead man.

"You... are... Jiang Wu!" Kuaihuo Zhenren didn't open his eyes. He was half-lying on the bed, on the verge of death, and spoke intermittently.

"My name is Jiang Wu. I greet the Supreme Elder," Jiang Shi said, neither humble nor arrogant.

He was still secretly observing Kuaihuo Zhenren, after all, this was the first Golden Core stage cultivator he would be fighting to the death with.

You can never be too careful.

"Not bad, not bad." Happy Master seemed to have regained some of his energy, and his speech was no longer intermittent.

He had his eyes closed, as if he were sensing something.

"The true meaning of the Five Elements' mutual generation, the Five Elements' purification technique—you actually embarked on this path, and even succeeded so successfully."

Jiang Shi's cultivation technique was seen through by the Happy Immortal.

His attempts to conceal things couldn't possibly fool a Golden Core cultivator.

Just like how Ling Xuzi saw through it before.

However, unlike Ling Xuzi, this Happy Immortal did not presumptuously probe Jiang Shi's dantian.

"It was just luck, nothing to brag about," Jiang Shi replied cautiously, unaware of what Kuaihuo Zhenren was really thinking.

Does he harbor ill will towards him?

It's no wonder Jiang Shi was thinking so much. In stories, a Golden Core cultivator who is about to die of old age is always expected to possess another's body.

Therefore, Jiang Shi was extremely nervous.

"You're very nervous!" Happy Master said again.

This time, Jiang Shi saw it clearly: Kuaihuo Zhenren's mouth didn't move; the sound came out of thin air.

It seems that Happy True Man is no longer able to open his mouth.

In fact, Jiang Shi was overthinking things.

The Happy Immortal is now nearly 2000 years old and is no longer capable of possessing another body.

This body-snatching is a risky act undertaken by cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above when they lose their physical body.

Ordinary people would only choose to possess another body if they had no other choice and were forced to do so as a last resort.

For cultivators, their own body is fundamental. Losing their own body and possessing another's would greatly impact their path to immortality.

It would also require consuming a portion of one's soul power; with Kuaihuo Zhenren's current body, it's simply impossible for him to possess another body.

Kuaihuo Zhenren was genuinely just looking at the new genius who had appeared in Biluo Valley; he had no other intentions.

He never expected that the Valley Master and his personal disciple from his own sect would set their sights on him!

The words "Happy Real Person" made Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu very nervous.

Just then, a wisp of smoke drifted into the cave of the Happy Immortal.

"This mist, a demonic cultivation technique? You want to lure me into the secret realm." True Master Kuaihuo, as expected of a Golden Core cultivator, saw through the essence of the mist at a glance, and knew who had summoned it.

Kuaihuo Zhenren suddenly opened his eyes, and a glimmer of light seemed to flash in his cloudy eyes as he looked at Hualuoyu.

"Make your move!" Hua Luoyu transmitted her voice to Jiang Shi.

There was no need for Hua Luoyu to transmit his voice; Jiang Shi had already begun circulating his cultivation technique!

The True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source!

The reason Hua Luoyu sought Jiang Shi's help was not because Jiang Shi was exceptionally capable.

It's because of this particular martial art, which originated from the Misty Mansion.

Hua Luoyu sought out Jiang Shi to be her personal disciple because of this very skill.

Her purpose was to get Jiang Shi to translate this martial arts technique for her.

In the entire Biluo Valley, only the two of them have cultivated this technique!

As Jiang Shi circulated the [Demon Source Universal Transformation Scripture], the surrounding fog thickened even further.

This fog is the key to entering the Misty Mansion.

Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu intend to use this mist to send Kuaihuo Zhenren into the Misty Mansion.

But that wasn't enough. As if he were waking up, Kuaihuo Zhenren slowly stood up!

"No, we can't let him stand up!" Jiang Shi had no way back at this point. He took out a dark red crystal from his storage bracelet.

The Blood Moon Demon Seal comes from the Stone Tower Secret Realm. Xuan Yuan Yi had previously reminded him that the Blood Moon Demon Seal could be used as a key to the secret realm.

The Stone Tower Secret Realm and the Misty Mansion belong to the same origin!

The two may be related.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shi no longer hesitated and decisively activated the "True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source," pouring all his demonic cultivation techniques into the Blood Moon Demon Seal.

Instantly, the mist surged even more fiercely, enveloping Kuaihuo Zhenren under Jiang Shi's control.

Soon, the mist engulfed Happy True Man, and he disappeared from the cave.

"It's a success!" Hua Luoyu said with some joy.

"My good apprentice, well done."

"No, I didn't send him in; he went in voluntarily," Jiang Shi said in a deep voice.

The Happy Immortal didn't put up any resistance at all, and didn't even use any supernatural powers.

Jiang Shi couldn't believe that the Happy Immortal was unable to use even his supernatural powers.

Jiang Shi couldn't believe that the Happy Immortal was unable to use even his supernatural powers.

"Whether he went in on his own or was forced in, it doesn't matter anymore!" Hua Luoyu said.

There's no going back now; we can only go down this path to the bitter end.

"Come in!" Hua Luoyu transmitted her voice to the outside of the cave.

Soon, Sect Leader Lu and Lu Chuanxuan flew in and landed in front of Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu.

"It seems the first step of the plan has succeeded." Sect Leader Lu glanced around the cave and then looked at the still-swirling mist before speaking.

The first step of the plan is the most difficult: trapping a Golden Core cultivator is extremely difficult to achieve.

Now that the first step of the plan has succeeded, the success rate of the next step will greatly increase.

"Let's go without delay!" Sect Leader Lu said, his tone both urgent and commanding.

However, neither Jiang Shi nor Hua Luoyu paid attention to Sect Leader Lu's tone.

Sect Leader Lu was the main force in this attack on the Golden Core stage cultivator, Kuaihuo Zhenren.

Only his superior spiritual weapon—the Mountain and Sea Banner—is the key to defeating a Golden Core cultivator.

Like Jiang Shi, he was only used to lure the real Happy Man into the Misty Mansion.

"Okay, let's go!" Jiang Shi, Hua Luoyu, and Lu Chuanxuan nodded in agreement.

And so, the four most outstanding experts from Biluo Valley and Qingyun Sect in the Canglin region joined forces!

My goal is to become a Golden Core cultivator, a truly joyful cultivator!

These Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are going to challenge the Golden Core stage today!

Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu joined forces and once again used the [Demonic Source Universal Transformation Scripture] to summon mist that covered the four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

As the mist dissipated, the cave was empty.

Only Granny Zhu remained, standing expressionless at the entrance of the cave.