Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

After that, Zhang Yuanjing met with Wu Jixiong, Qing Weixiong, and Lin Dushan twice more to jointly study the Four Symbols Termination Array.

This array is named Four Symbols, but it actually uses the foundation of the Five Elements Array. One person stands in each of the four cardinal directions, wielding a certain attribute of spiritual power with array flags. The array plate in the center relies on spirit stones to supplement the fifth type of spiritual power, thus forming a complete array. It can attack and defend externally, and internally it can drain spiritual power and isolate spiritual energy, trapping the enemy to death within.

According to Wu Jixiong, this array focuses on sealing and control. With the help of spirit stones, it won't consume much mana, leaving ample power to deal with sudden attacks from outside the array. This array is very simple and can only cover an area of about twenty zhang. It is not very useful in open areas, but in a small space like the Profound Yin Cave, it can be considered a powerful weapon.

Controlling this array is not complicated. You only need to refine the array flags with mana to be able to use it initially. If you can practice a little and become familiar with the principles of the array, you can cooperate skillfully and use it freely.

The four also discussed that if they collect Profound Yin Grass, they would draw lots to decide who gets it. After all four of them obtained the spiritual grass, they would discuss subsequent actions.

After the four became familiar with each other, they also traded spiritual materials or helped each other manufacture combat items, or refine pills to replenish vitality and heal injuries.

Zhang Yuanjing also used spirit beast materials to exchange for Purple Dragon Ginseng, the most important main ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, from Wu Jixiong.

During the exchange, Wu Jixiong also said with a smile that if they weren't partners advancing and retreating together, he wouldn't trade this medicine under any circumstances. Even if it was lost in his storage bag in the Profound Yin Cave, he wouldn't sell it.

This undoubtedly greatly increased Zhang Yuanjing's goodwill towards him, and his vigilance relaxed somewhat. However, he did not completely trust this person, not because he found anything unusual about him, but because the experience of being attacked by his junior brothers and sisters back then was unforgettable. In special environments, how people's hearts change is often unpredictable.

On this trip to the Profound Yin Cave, he was going to fight desperately and compete for opportunities. He had already prepared for the possibility of failure and death, but he was unwilling to be used by others and become a stepping stone for others to obtain opportunities.

Several months passed quickly, and the Profound Yin Cave was about to open.

On this morning, a huge flying boat more than thirty zhang long and three or four zhang wide was suspended in the air above Six Mountains Immortal City. The entire boat was silver, narrow and long at the front and rear, and thick in the middle, with a round bottom and windows. This was a mid-grade inter-domain flying boat, the foundation of Star Moon Sect as a large sect in the Southern Region.

Inter-domain flying boats are divided into three grades, all of which can carry a hundred people. The lower grade travels 50,000 miles a day and costs 30 middle-grade spirit stones per day. The middle grade travels 200,000 miles a day and costs 80 middle-grade spirit stones per day. The high grade travels 500,000 miles a day and costs 150 middle-grade spirit stones per day. High-grade inter-domain flying boats are rare and only super sects can afford to maintain them. General large sects build mid-grade inter-domain flying boats for display of power, travel, combat, and transportation.

The distance to Profound Yin Mountain is about two million miles, and a mid-grade inter-domain flying boat will take ten days, costing eight hundred middle-grade spirit stones. A truly grand gesture!

Zhang Yuanjing, like other cultivators, with deep shock, under the gaze of the six Core Formation elders of the Star Moon Sect and the five Core Formation elders of the Five Factions, held his breath and flew into the flying boat, choosing a window seat near the rear.

Flying boats, as strategic weapons of large sects, are not easily used. At the Profound Heaven Sect, he had not yet had the opportunity to ride a flying boat. In the past, even when a large number of disciples were sent to Mount Sumeru to fight the demonic cultivators, the sect did not use an inter-domain flying boat, but instead the Core Formation leader drove a windmill.

The rear of the flying boat was the engine room, which was heavily guarded and layered with restrictions. The Core Formation cultivator named Hou Zhihuan sat cross-legged in front of the cabin, closed his eyes and meditated, looking like he didn't care about anything.

The engine room was the central control point for all the formations on the flying boat. The power formation, flight formation, defense formation, attack formation, and other formations were all controlled by various mechanisms in the engine room. A Core Formation cultivator was responsible for all the operations, and everyone else, including Hou Zhihuan, was not allowed to enter the cabin.

The front of the flying boat was made of special spiritual materials, sharp and tough, like the tip of a spear, capable of breaking through any magical treasure obstruction. Even against early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators or slightly weaker spiritual treasures, it could collide with all its might, injuring both sides. This was the only offensive weapon of the flying boat, usually only used to break through obstacles and escape quickly.

The middle of the flying boat was the passenger cabin, with a total of twenty rows and one hundred and twelve seats. The seats were five feet apart from front to back and about one foot apart from left to right, with imprisonment formations. Anyone who sat down could not stand up until the flying boat stopped, otherwise the formation would be activated and they would be regarded as enemies. For cultivators, sitting for many years is just commonplace, so this rule is not a problem.

"Fellow Daoists, the flying boat will start soon, please be seated. If you need anything, please raise your hand to indicate, and I, Wang Xuanyi, will be happy to help you!" This was a handsome and elegant young cultivator, who looked very young, but already had late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

On the flying boat, including the Core Formation cultivator who was piloting the boat, there were a total of seven cultivators from the Star Moon Sect, six of whom were Core Formation elders, and this person was the only Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but take a few more glances, surprised by his talent. At first glance, this person was several times stronger than most of the elite disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect. Perhaps, he was a single spiritual root like Zhang Yu.

There were many empty seats on the flying boat. The Star Moon Sect issued fifty tokens to the Five Factions and recruited twenty more Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators, but in the end, there were only fifty or so people.

Everyone was silent. After a few breaths, a layer of transparent glass rose from the window, isolating the inside from the outside. Then, the sound of "sizzling" was heard from the rear, and the flying boat began to move. Looking down, thousands of cultivators in the Immortal City were standing outside their houses, all looking up with rapt attention, some with a hint of envy on their faces.

After a moment, there was a soft "bang", and the flying boat launched forward, instantly flying more than a mile, and then continued to accelerate until it reached a constant speed of two miles per breath, heading straight north.

Zhang Yuanjing watched the scenery for half a day, but everything was receding rapidly. He could only look into the distance, but apart from the monotonous mountains, forests, and grasses, there was no different scenery. This must be a route that the Star Moon Sect was used to taking, avoiding all mortal kingdoms along the way, and flying only through desolate and sparsely populated areas. Occasionally, there were cultivation forces, but they were not surprised and remained calm.

Later, Zhang Yuanjing stopped watching and only closed his eyes and meditated, nourishing his spirit. However, his mind was always filled with distracting thoughts. The danger of this trip was far beyond his expectations.

That day, after hearing Wu Jixiong talk about the power of the Yin Fire Bats, he met with Lao Deren once more and inquired about it indirectly. It was basically true. Although he carried the heavy treasure of the Great Earth Creation Cauldron, his own cultivation realm was too low. This cauldron didn't take him seriously. Every time it spoke, it would call itself 'Master' and would only help him when it saw benefits. If he was simply in danger, he had no idea whether this cauldron would take action.

Therefore, he was sometimes worried about the dangers of the Profound Yin Cave and the possibility of losing his life, sometimes thinking that even if he obtained the Enlightenment Pill, he might not be able to break through, and sometimes he thought of Zhang Xuan, Zhang Jun, and Zhang Yu, and sometimes the scenery of Tianque Mountain and the figures of Zhou Zhengming and Huo Xiaokai flashed through his mind... For a time, he was filled with thoughts and ideas, and he could not calm down.

After the flying boat flew for ten days, a giant peak piercing the clouds like a pillar reaching the sky came into view in the distant horizon. The giant peak was surrounded by a vast desert stretching for tens of thousands of miles. In the endless yellow sand, the giant peak stood majestic, appearing isolated and extraordinary.

Most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the cabin were over two hundred years old, but most of them had never seen such a scene. They couldn't help but crane their necks and look into the distance through the glass windows, marveling in their mouths.

A cultivator in the front row suddenly pointed to the top of the mountain and said in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Deng, is that the Yin Yang Fiend Light?"

Zhang Yuanjing looked in the direction he pointed and saw that there was indeed a milky white light flickering on the top of the mountain, as if something was emitting light, but it was imperceptible.

The person who was asked replied, "That's right, it's the Yin Yang Fiend Light! This light is the power of heaven and earth and is very peculiar. It is said that anyone below the Transformation God realm will be destroyed upon touching it!"

Another cultivator asked from the side, "Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can't resist this light?"

The person who answered earlier said, "It is said that when the Thousand Swords Sect first attacked Profound Yin Mountain, the leader was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. This person led two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to attack the mountain gate from the sky. After being eroded by this Yin Yang Fiend Light, his cultivation greatly declined, and he failed to return to the late stage realm until he died of old age. One of the early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who came with him had his Nascent Soul annihilated on the spot.

"It was that battle that shocked the powerful enemies from all sides, and no one dared to invade the Star Moon Sect from the air again. In the later two attacks, the Nascent Souls of the Thousand Swords Sect did not dare to fly into the sky at all, but could only lead a group of Core Formation cultivators to pass through the desert honestly and attack the mountain protection array at the foot of the mountain."

The people listening all exclaimed in surprise and remained silent for a long time.

The person who answered earlier was in high spirits. After holding back for a few breaths, seeing that no one asked any questions, he took the initiative to say, "Attacking from below is not easy either. Everyone, this desert is not simple, it is the well-known Blazing Flame Mad Sand. The fire energy in the desert is thick and violent, and even cultivators who practice fire techniques cannot resist it for long.

"That's not all, the most important thing is that a kind of fire ant lives in the desert. The strength of a single ant is usually only like a Qi Refining cultivator, but when thousands of them gather together, Core Formation cultivators must retreat ten miles. These fire ants like to eat everything with abundant spiritual energy. As soon as a cultivator enters the desert, the fire ants will swarm to attack. Therefore, crossing the desert to attack the mountain, only powerful sects can support it for a few days."

One person asked in confusion, "If that's the case, there are many heavenly materials and earthly treasures on Profound Yin Mountain, and there are so many cultivators with profound cultivation. Wouldn't these fire ants attack the Star Moon Sect?"

The person who answered earlier said in a low voice, "Why wouldn't they attack? They attack every day, every moment. Fire ants love Yin spiritual objects the most, especially the Star Moon Sect cultivators on Profound Yin Mountain who practice Yin attribute techniques. Therefore, the Star Moon Sect cultivators are in danger every day, fighting against the fire ants every day, and racing against time to improve their cultivation.

"Why has the Star Moon Sect been able to maintain about fifteen Core Formation cultivators for thousands of years, and there must be a Core Formation Great Perfection? It's not just the benefit of obtaining the Profound Yin Grass, but more rely on this day and night of tempering."