Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

The cultivator wielding dual swords, upon seeing Zhang Yuanjing's prowess, who within a few exchanges captured the enemy he considered a monstrous threat, felt fear. Without even thanking him for saving his life, he fled on his flying sword.

Zhang Yuanjing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was too lazy to chase after him. He stored the Yin-Yang Creation Furnace into his storage bracelet, recalled the Jade Spirit Snake with a wave of his hand, grabbed it, knocked Duan Gong unconscious, and flew towards the southwest.

After crossing several mountain peaks, he chose a secluded spot and landed his sword. He didn't deal with Duan Gong immediately, but instead communicated with the Refined Sun Umbrella, instructing it to monitor the surroundings. After half an hour, seeing no abnormalities, he took out the Yin-Yang Creation Furnace, consumed a Scarlet Cloud Pill, and used the Yin and Yang flames to refine the insect.

Before long, the ferocious beast resembling a four-legged flying snake, like the Heavenly Spider Beast that was refined last time, turned into a ball of black ash. Within the black ash were a few sesame-sized gray particles, but there was no crimson pearl the size of a broad bean.

He summoned the Source Stone, letting it devour the gray particles. Then, he woke up Duan Gong and asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Duan Gong looked somewhat dazed, but he quickly remembered being captured. He looked at Zhang Yuanjing with a hint of fear, but he didn't answer.

Zhang Yuanjing said expressionlessly, "I'll ask one more time. If you refuse to answer, I'll resort to torture!"

Duan Gong hesitated for a moment and asked, "May I ask, are you a Xuan Tian Sect cultivator?"

Zhang Yuanjing said coldly, "Since you're unwilling to speak, then you'll have to suffer a bit first."

With that, he grabbed Duan Gong's shoulder blades with both hands and pressed down hard. Mana surged out like a tide, rushing into every part of his body.

Duan Gong grunted, sweat beading on his forehead, but he didn't cry out for mercy.

Zhang Yuanjing used the same methods he had seen Fire Crow Taoist use in the past, one by one on Duan Gong. Soon, the man screamed in agony, shouting, "Fellow Daoist, stop! Fellow Daoist, stop! Ask me anything, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Zhang Yuanjing ignored him and continued to use his methods until Duan Gong's breath was weak and he was on the verge of death, then he finally stopped.

Duan Gong thought Zhang Yuanjing was finally going to ask questions and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Zhang Yuanjing still didn't speak. He summoned the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast, instructing it to use illusion techniques on Duan Gong. Only after he had lost his mind did he begin to question him.

The man was indeed named Duan Gong, and he was an affiliated cultivator recruited by the Abyss of Heavenly Demons. He originally cultivated on a spiritual mountain more than twenty million miles northwest of Tianque Mountain. He had just entered the early stage of Core Formation thirty years ago, and soon after, he was recruited by a late-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Abyss of Heavenly Demons and joined the Abyss of Heavenly Demons. He was directly sent to besiege the Flowing Cloud Immortal City.

Usually, he and another Core Formation cultivator from the Abyss of Heavenly Demons patrolled around the Immortal City with twenty or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, fighting against cultivators from the Xuan Tian Sect's subordinate sects.

Today, the Core Formation cultivator who was with him had something to attend to, and because the strange insect he was raising was about to advance, he came out alone to find a target.

Zhang Yuanjing then asked him where he got the strange insect called Soul-Devouring Beast.

The man said that he bought it from a cultivator named Lin Huan from the Abyss of Heavenly Demons. This Lin Huan had obtained many strange insects from somewhere. Some were strong, some were weak, but regardless of their strength, raising each strange insect was very costly. Lin Huan simply couldn't afford it, so he sold them to some cultivators in the Abyss of Heavenly Demons.

He also asked about Lin Huan's background. The man said he didn't know either, only that he had also joined the Abyss of Heavenly Demons halfway through. He had originally cultivated somewhere south of the Xuan Tian Sect, but for some reason, he traveled to the west and was persuaded by a cultivator from the Abyss of Heavenly Demons to join this force.

His cultivation was in the mid-stage of Core Formation, but because he was good at driving strange insects, his combat power was quite strong and could contend with ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators. At this time, he was on duty somewhere near Flowing Cloud Immortal City.

He also asked the man what was so strange about the strange insect.

The man said a few things that seemed plausible, but one thing shocked Zhang Yuanjing greatly, that was, the strange insect could eat both spiritual energy and demonic energy, and both could improve its strength and realm, and it could not be affected by the conflict between the two energies. Among these strange insects, there seemed to be a big secret hidden.

Zhang Yuanjing then asked about the Abyss of Heavenly Demons' power arrangement. Duan Gong was not a core member, and he knew nothing when asked, he couldn't even say how many Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivators there were around Flowing Cloud Immortal City.

Zhang Yuanjing asked some more questions, and seeing that Duan Gong didn't know much, he told the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast to stop the illusion and killed him with a palm strike.

Tracing the origin of the demonic insect was not an urgent matter, but if there were clues, he didn't want to miss them easily. If he couldn't find any clues in the future, it would be too late to regret.

He estimated that it was no more than two hundred thousand miles from Flowing Cloud Immortal City, so he no longer flew on the ground, but directly used the Earth Escape Technique and sped all the way east.

At night, he would find a secluded place to come out, meditate and rest, and recover his strength, and during the day he would travel in the earth.

The closer he got to Flowing Cloud Immortal City, the more signs of cultivator activity there were.

Sometimes, in a single day, he could see several teams led by Core Formation cultivators flying through the sky, and he didn't know whether they were from the Abyss of Heavenly Demons or cultivators from the Xuan Tian Sect's subordinate sects. Only if there were demon cultivators among them could he determine their origin.

He didn't know where the four Nascent Soul Realm existences of the Abyss of Heavenly Demons were hiding. Although the Refined Sun Umbrella was strong, it was only a spiritual treasure after all, and its spiritual sense was not strong, so it was difficult to identify the methods of Nascent Soul True Lords. Therefore, to be cautious, he detoured to the south gate of the Immortal City.

Immortal cities like Flowing Cloud City could not be besieged to death, unless four Nascent Soul-level combat powers guarded each gate, otherwise there would always be a way to break through the blockade and achieve internal and external communication.

Moreover, Flowing Cloud Immortal City was also connected to Tianque Mountain by formations, so it was impossible to completely seal it off.

Therefore, the Abyss of Heavenly Demons did not hoard heavy troops on all four sides of the Immortal City, but concentrated its forces to continuously exert pressure on the west gate, and sent the rest of its manpower to hunt down cultivators coming and going between the Immortal City and Tianque Mountain, constantly consuming the Xuan Tian Sect's vital forces and cultivation resources.

Zhang Yuanjing detoured to the south gate and saw that there were only twenty or so Foundation Establishment cultivators on the city wall, and no one else, it was simply deserted.

He drilled out of the ground, summoned the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast, and let it patrol within a hundred miles outside the south gate to check for ambushes by cultivators. He took out the sound transmission spiritual jade and sent a message to Yu Tianwan.

A quarter of an hour later, Yu Tianwan, with his white hair and beard, appeared on the city gate tower.

Zhang Yuanjing recalled the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast and put it into the spirit beast bag. He rose on his sword and landed directly on the city gate.

Yu Tianwan said something to a Core Formation cultivator beside him. This cultivator took out a square jade talisman and threw it towards a certain place on the tower. The jade talisman disappeared immediately, and then a wave of light about a zhang in size appeared there.

Zhang Yuanjing flashed and passed through the wave of light, entering the Immortal City.