Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Zhang Yuanjing stood silently in the air, carefully savoring the battle just now.

Compared to the previous two battles, the biggest difference this time was his own strength, which allowed him to remain calm and collected in the face of danger. He was also able to truly unleash the power of his spiritual weapons, combining offense and defense, and adapting to the situation. This left his opponent with no openings, allowing him to seize the opportunity and eliminate the enemy in one fell swoop. Strength is the source of a cultivator's confidence, and confidence is the key to displaying that strength. This was an unprecedented experience.

After a long while, Zhang Yuanjing finally retrieved his spiritual artifacts and also took away Ling Jianzi's Yin-Yang dual swords. Just as he was about to go to the ground to pick up Ling Jianzi's storage bag and his own Flame Beast Golden Horn, Ape Thirteen's thought transmission came over: "Brother Yuanjing, a Core Formation stage cultivator has arrived. Should we kill him?"

"Kill him?" Zhang Yuanjing was speechless. Core Formation stage cultivators couldn't be killed casually, and they weren't that easy to kill either. "Leave him alive. If he tries to escape, fight him, but don't injure his life. I'll be right there."

Stepping on his flying sword, he lightly touched the ground, collected Ling Jianzi's storage bag and the Flame Beast Golden Horn, and headed towards the northeast of Mount Meng.

Opening Ling Jianzi's storage bag and casually glancing inside, Zhang Yuanjing was quite disappointed. Inside, besides various flying swords, there was a secret manual, a token, two bottles of pills, and fifty-odd low-grade spirit stones. There were no spirit talismans, spiritual materials, or exotic treasures at all. Among the various flying swords, besides three mid-grade spiritual artifacts and six low-grade spiritual artifacts, the remaining dozen were actually all magical artifacts, far inferior to the Yin-Yang dual swords.

The secret manual was called Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Blade, which was the inheritance technique of the Crimson Cloud Palace. For ordinary rogue cultivators, this technique was considered top-notch, but for him, who possessed the Earth Profound Art, it was naturally useless.

One of the pills was Foundation Establishment Pill, and there were two of them, which was exactly what he needed. The other was called Asura Pill, a bottle of eight, exuding a strong bloody smell, seemingly refined from the blood and flesh of demon beasts. Ling Jianzi specifically noted on the bottle "Medicine for refining blood, close to the demonic path," with a hint of contempt in his tone.

The token was made of black iron, oval-shaped, palm-sized, with a dull surface and a simple appearance. On the front was engraved a black high mountain, and on the back was the number "Thirty-three," it was unknown what it was used for.

Flying out fifty miles, he saw two balls of black and red mist fighting in the sky. The black one, nearly two zhang in size, was naturally the tall Ape Thirteen, wielding a black long staff back and forth, with an astonishing aura. The red one was smaller, also about one zhang high, with sword light slashing horizontally and a strong wind sweeping through the air, actually also fighting in close combat.

After half an hour, the red mist weakened slightly and was gradually suppressed, revealing a thin cultivator. This person was wearing a dark cyan robe, with a short stature and unremarkable appearance. He held a thick black sword, and his eyes were bright, sharp, and intelligent, making him unforgettable at first sight.

Zhang Yuanjing was taken aback. He had not expected this monkey-like cultivator to be able to fight the Golden-Backed Giant Ape in close combat. He thought to himself, "Could this be a body refiner? I wonder which sect he's from?" He had received a voice transmission from Han Ji beforehand, informing him that Crimson Blood Valley had sent a Core Formation stage cultivator as a special envoy, who would likely follow Ling Jianzi. However, he didn't know much about Crimson Blood Valley and didn't know if this person was the special envoy.

While he was pondering, the thin cultivator took out a blood-red pill from his storage bracelet and quickly stuffed it into his mouth. After two breaths, his face turned red, and a powerful blood energy radiated from his body. The red mist around him became thicker and more majestic, quickly covering his figure and fighting with the black mist.

Although Zhang Yuanjing's divine sense was strong, he was only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator after all, and he didn't dare to intrude into the two mists to take a closer look. Therefore, he could only see the two balls of mist rising and falling, flying left and right, and occasionally hear the clanging of weapons, knowing that the two were fighting fiercely, but he didn't know the outcome.

After another quarter of an hour, Ape Thirteen seemed a little impatient. Suddenly, with a roar, he waved the Chaotic Heaven Staff and unleashed a fierce set of staff techniques. The long staff changed from its previous wide-open and close style to a light and ethereal one, picking, provoking, piercing, and thrusting, each strike faster than the last, interspersed with sweeping, striking, chopping, covering, and pressing hard moves, quickly forcing the red mist to scatter and dodge, in imminent danger.

Seeing that a direct battle was not working, this cultivator changed to a guerrilla tactic, retracted his spiritual weapon, and summoned two flying swords, one gold and one silver, slashing towards the black mist from the left and right.

This person was none other than Guan Yinglong, the special envoy sent by Crimson Blood Valley to the Crimson Cloud Palace, a Core Formation stage cultivator.

Crimson Blood Valley had two major cultivation methods, one called Asura Seven Killing Path, and the other called Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Blade, both of which were comprehended by senior experts from the valley's fundamental scripture, "Asura Rebellion Scripture." The former was a method of body refining and accumulating strength, suitable for close combat, while the latter was a method of combining Yin and Yang to control flying swords. All Foundation Establishment stage cultivators cultivated one of these two methods. After reaching the Core Formation stage, they could cultivate both, combining internal and external strengths, coordinating long-range and short-range attacks, greatly enhancing their combat power.

Guan Yinglong had always cultivated the Asura Seven Killing Path. Only after advancing to the Core Formation stage did he begin to learn the Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Blade. This time, he came personally, partly to supervise Ling Jianzi, and partly for the Crimson Cloud Pill, which was an indispensable auxiliary medicine for practicing the Yin-Yang Demon Slaughtering Blade.

As soon as Ape Thirteen saw this person switch to long-range attacks, he immediately shouted loudly, changed his staff technique again, and danced it wildly like a cloak. At the same time, the black mist around him dissipated, and a layer of dazzling golden light appeared on his body, like a Vajra, screaming and chasing after Guan Yinglong.

Guan Yinglong was, after all, a proper cultivator, and was more skilled at controlling flying sword weapons, which were both flexible and swift. While diverting his attention to control the gold and silver swords, he also drove his sword to avoid Ape Thirteen's pursuit, and was able to cope with ease.

Ape Thirteen only protected his eyes, neck, and other vital parts, allowing the gold and silver swords to attack the rest of his body. Even if he was hit, it was only a flash of golden light, leaving him unharmed. The Vajra Subduing Demon Art he cultivated had its own protective ability, and he was not afraid of ordinary magical weapons attacking him.

Seeing this, Guan Yinglong changed his hand seals, and made the gold and silver swords intersect, blasting out a purple light wave, hitting Ape Thirteen's chest. The golden light on the giant ape's body suddenly dimmed, and its huge body was knocked back several steps, but it quickly regained its footing. It howled a few times, and chased after it again, the golden light covering its body as if it had been restored to its original state.

Guan Yinglong was not discouraged. He continued to expend his mana, using the gold sword alone, attaching flames to it, and attacking repeatedly, but still could not harm the golden light. Then, he used the silver sword alone, releasing frost, but still could not stop the giant ape. In the end, he had consumed more than half of his mana, and had to reserve his strength to fight, no longer releasing the forbidden techniques in the magic weapon.

Thus, one ape and one person circled in the sky for a long time. Ape Thirteen felt a little distressed, and his ferocious face looked as terrifying as a ghost.

Zhang Yuanjing was puzzled, and didn't know why he was like this, so he sent a voice transmission to ask, "Brother Ape, are you injured? Why are you so uncomfortable?"

Ape Thirteen heard his voice transmission and immediately sent a thought over, "How could he hurt me with his body! I just don't dare to use powerful moves, for fear of accidentally killing him, which would go against your instructions. Alas, Brother Yuanjing, next time you must find me someone I can kill, so I can have a good fight! This battle is too frustrating!"

When Zhang Yuanjing heard this, he realized that this was the reason, and couldn't help but feel amused. He immediately sent a voice transmission, "It's not a solution to keep fighting like this. Use whatever ultimate moves you have. If you really kill him, there's nothing we can do about it. Of course, if you can avoid killing him, it's best not to kill him!"

Ape Thirteen was overjoyed when he heard this. He stopped dancing his Chaotic Heaven Staff like the wind, reached into the storage bag tied around his waist with his big palm, took out a black object the size of a plum, and threw it at Guan Yinglong, who was dodging and flashing.

This thing flew extremely fast. Because Guan Yinglong could see it clearly, he twisted his body and barely avoided it. However, it scared him so much that cold sweat broke out on his back.

Before he could recover, another one was thrown over. He barely dodged it, and then three round balls were thrown over, forming a triangular shape.

In an instant, the giant ape seemed to have transformed into a multi-armed ape, throwing out round balls as fast as lightning.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Guan Yinglong quickly summoned a large shield as black as ink, held it tightly in both hands, and blocked it in front of him. Then, with a loud bang, three round balls smashed onto the shield at the same time, and fragments flew everywhere. They were made of stone. Guan Yinglong felt a burst of great force coming, and he couldn't stabilize his feet. He retreated several steps, and the tiger's mouths of both hands were cracked, and his finger bones were sore.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the giant ape charged over and wrapped Guan Yinglong with the Xuan Iron Long Staff, and they fought again.

Guan Yinglong's face was ashen, and he didn't even have time to summon his handy spiritual weapon. He just held the shield and blocked back and forth. However, the more he fought, the more shocked he became, and the thought of retreating arose in his mind.

Seeing that he had some protection, Ape Thirteen let go of his hands and feet, swung the tens of thousands of pounds of Chaotic Heaven Staff, and unleashed a set of fierce and unparalleled staff techniques, causing Guan Yinglong to be caught off guard and embarrassed, with no chance to escape.

Before half a quarter of an hour had passed, the ink-colored shield cracked from the middle and broke into several pieces, rendering it unusable.

Without a shield, Guan Yinglong had one less burden. Taking advantage of the situation, he flipped over and summoned his handy magic weapon, the Blood Slaughter Shovel. First, he blocked the incoming staff from Ape Thirteen in mid-air, then reached out and grabbed the shovel handle, fighting with the giant ape.

Neither of them released the mist of blood energy, and fought purely with spiritual weapons. For a time, sparks flew everywhere. Guan Yinglong's cultivation was weaker than the giant ape's, but at this time, he also became enraged. He took the opportunity to take two more blood-red pills, forcibly overdrafting his strength, and colliding head-on with the giant ape. The giant ape roared excitedly, and the long staff in his palm struck with all its strength, feeling extremely happy.

Looking at Guan Yinglong, his triangular face was dark, and he tried his best to make moves. Before long, he was completely at a disadvantage, with only the ability to parry and no ability to fight back. However, this person was not an inflexible person. Relying on his divine sense being stronger than the giant ape's, he observed his surroundings while fighting, and had already discovered Zhang Yuanjing watching the battle from the side. This person was only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, but he didn't seem to care about the battle between two Core Formation stage existences, as if he was just waiting for the result.

He was still fighting fiercely with Ape Thirteen, and didn't want to be distracted by other things, but after repeated observations, he felt that this person might have some relationship with the giant ape, and might be the key to breaking the situation. He immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist, I am Guan Yinglong of Crimson Blood Valley. Can you help me from the side and help Guan overcome this difficulty? Guan will definitely reward you handsomely!"