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The Nine Dragons Heavenly Shield is a top-grade magic weapon that is not easy to refine and requires a lot of magic power. However, Ling Xiu replenished his magic power with top-grade spiritual pills and did not care about the consumption, so the refining speed was extremely fast.

The runes on the shield merged with his magic power, as if they were growing onto his body, and his sense of control grew stronger and stronger.

Of course, Ling Xiu did not stop cultivating the "Void Origin Longevity Technique". With a large number of top-grade pills in hand, his cultivation level steadily rose from the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm, advancing at a rapid pace.

His cultivation level was already close to breaking through the nine-fold barrier of Qi Refining.

With each advancement in cultivation, the magical power within the body becomes more abundant, and the vitality of the physical body also becomes more vigorous.

On this day, Ling Xiu completely refined the Nine Dragons Heavenly Shield.

brush!

The golden Nine Dragons Heavenly Shield instantly disappeared into his dantian.

The shield's magical power flowed slowly with the ever-flowing longevity magic power within its body, hovering quietly beside the Thunder Sword. The two top-grade magical artifacts complemented each other, surrounded by a faint, immortal glow.

With a thought, the Thunderclap Sword and the Nine Dragons Heavenly Shield can be summoned at will.

Ling Xiu secretly took stock of his abilities and realized that he now had many ways to protect himself.

Attack methods: Thunderclap Sword, Fiery Palm, and Great Evolution Sword Net Illusion Killing Technique.

Its movement technique includes the Flying Swallow Step.

Talismans include lightning talismans, cold moon talismans, spirit thunder talismans, spirit-gathering talismans, flame talismans, and vajra talismans.

Defense and escape techniques include the Nine Dragons Heavenly Shield, the Vajra Body Technique, and the Innate Five Elements Escape.

There is also a method of concealment called "Hidden Breath Chaos".

With all his trump cards up his sleeve, Ling Xiu smiled with relief. All his hard work and refinement over the past few days had finally paid off.

He sensed that the two top-grade magic artifacts in his dantian were connected to his mind, and his movement techniques and offensive spells in his sea of ​​consciousness were extremely powerful.

His body was filled with powerful and profound magical energy, and his heart was filled with peace and contentment.

Ling Xiu felt as if he had been lying low and consolidating for a while, and was now poised to unleash his full potential.

The lone eagle has been folding its wings for a long time, but the time has finally come for it to soar through the sky and fight.

He is now full of confidence and has the strength to fight head-on even against a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining Realm.

Even if they encounter a cultivator at the Condensation Realm, they can easily protect themselves and escape with their numerous escape techniques.

"Ye Jingyun? With my current cultivation level and trump cards, taking my life is as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

Ling Xiu murmured softly, his gaze fixed on the distant view outside the window, his eyes deep and indifferent, devoid of any joy or anger.

Ultimately, strength prevails. Once my cultivation advances further, it will be time to return to my sect!

He activated the "Hidden Breath Chaos" technique, completely concealing his aura, and entered a state of deep meditation once more.

As the seasons change and the years fly by, so too do the seasons change.

Ling Xiu stayed in the martial arts market of Qingyang City for two years.

On this day, he slowly finished his practice, and all the surging magical power around him returned to his body.

He deliberately suppressed his aura to the third level of Qi Refining, and his appearance remained weak and inconspicuous. However, his eyes were sharp and deep, like a cold pool, unfathomable in their depths.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. I only had half a year left to live back then, but now I have lived for another five years.

Ling Xiu was already 105 years old. He devoted himself to cultivation in his spare time after working hard every day. No one celebrated his birthday, and no one in the city remembered this old man.

For an ordinary cultivator, five years of cultivation improvement is nothing special, but for Ling Xiu, these five years were a period of transformation and great opportunity.

After five years of arduous cultivation, without the Qiankun Xuanhu continuously refining elixirs and nourishing magical artifacts, and with the assistance of the "Xuyuan Longevity Technique," he would not only not have lived to this day, but his cultivation would also not have been able to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The vast and mellow Void Origin Longevity Mantra within his dantian nourishes his physical body day and night, its quality so refined that it is no less than the mantra of an ordinary True Condensation cultivator.

"Once you stabilize your cultivation level and reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, you can begin your attempt to break through to the True Essence Realm!"

Ling Xiu was certain that this day was not far off.

Calculating the time, there is less than a month left before his mission ends and he returns to the Qingyun Sect.

As he gently stroked the Qiankun Xuanhu with his fingertips, the image of Ye Jingyun publicly humiliating him in the abandoned treasure pavilion and kicking him in the back resurfaced in his mind.

He vividly remembered that powerful kick.

He was not one to hold grudges, but once he returned to his sect, the arrogant Ye Jingyun might not let him off the hook.

I wonder if Ye Jingyun has broken through to the Condensation Realm in these five years?

What is meant to be will be; if it is meant to be, it cannot be avoided, and one will have to face it sooner or later.

He pondered to himself whether, when the time came to face this person, he should secretly finish him off and spare his life.

Or should we confront them head-on, and if we are no match, retreat and flee?

"That's enough!"

"If she behaves herself and doesn't provoke me, I will let bygones be bygones. But if she keeps pressing me, this old man will not sit idly by and wait to die..."

Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly heard the panicked and urgent shouts of the outer disciples of the market outside the house.

"Something terrible has happened, Butler Bai!"

The voice was Zhang Kun's, trembling with fear.

Ling Xiu's expression hardened. Could it be that something terrible had happened in the market?

He quickly stood up, concealing his sharp edge, reverting to the frail and aged appearance that everyone saw, with a somewhat bewildered look on his face, and pushed open the door to leave.

"Senior Brother Zhang, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

Ling Xiu asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhang Kun was accompanied by two other outer disciples, who were covered in sweat and had pale faces.

He raised his hand and pointed towards Wuji Market, speaking haltingly.

"It's a monster! A large number of monsters broke through the city's protective formation and surged out of the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Forest, rushing into the city and creating a huge beast tide that is heading straight for the market!"

Countless casualties have already been suffered, and the great formation is clearly on its last legs!

Ling Xiu looked surprised.

"A beast tide has broken out?"

The Wuji Market has set up the Dutian Burning Fire Immortal Array.

It was strong enough to withstand a large number of monster attacks, but the beast tide was so terrifying.

In recent years, beast tides have rarely broken into Qingyang City, which must be due to the presence of powerful demons.

Ling Xiu dared not be negligent and secretly prepared his methods, ready to fight the demonic beasts at any time.

"Hurry, let's go check what's going on!"

Zhang Kun called to his two fellow disciples and hurried towards Wuji Market, with Ling Xiu following closely behind.

People left their homes and climbed onto rooftops, while many others ascended the city walls to observe the scene.

The white-robed steward, dressed in white, led a group of disciples from the market and independent cultivators from the city, all with solemn expressions, staring intently ahead.

Standing behind Zhang Kun and the others, Ling Xiu looked up and, despite having experienced a century of ups and downs, couldn't help but feel tense.

Outside the market, there was a dense, dark mass of countless demonic beasts of various kinds, most of which were only low-level, first-tier demonic beasts corresponding to the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining.

Unfortunately, their numbers were overwhelming, and the ground was already littered with corpses.

The monsters tore at the corpses indiscriminately, their sharp teeth and fangs were ferocious and terrifying, and all the houses along the way were smashed and destroyed.

Lion-tiger beasts, horned tigers, and dark wolves charged in packs, with dozens of earth bears leading the charge, frantically ramming into the defensive fortifications.

The Heavenly Burning Fire Array surged with raging flames, scorching a large number of demonic beasts, their mournful roars echoing in all directions.

A colossal python twisted its massive body, its form sweeping wildly like a dragon.

In one bite, it crushed a cultivator and swallowed him whole.

The monsters were ferocious and violent, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The demons' eyes were bloodshot, their wildness boundless. The light barrier of the Heavenly Burning Fire Array fluctuated violently as it struggled to hold on.