Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Before long, a mountain view came into sight, revealing a precipitous and dangerous place.

From afar, the mountain range was majestic, with peaks like halberds and sheer cliffs like screens. Closer up, ancient pines coiled around verdant ridges, old trees hung with wisteria, clear streams flowed, white clouds drifted, and deep forests, secluded valleys, wild flowers, and idle grasses were abundant. Even several miles away, a fresh fragrance wafted.

However, Fire Crow Taoist had no leisure to appreciate the scenery. He was tense, his divine sense fully extended, creating a perimeter of vigilance, examining every inch of the surroundings.

This mountain range was roughly a thousand miles in circumference, shrouded in mist and fog, making reconnaissance time-consuming. However, he might have to face the soul of a Nascent Soul True Person, so he dared not be careless in the slightest.

Traveling less than a hundred miles towards the center of the mountain range, a voice suddenly came from ahead: "Fire Envoy, it really is you! Hehe, it seems to good to be true!"

Fire Crow Taoist was startled, raising his hand to summon the Xuan Iron Gourd, his eyes glaring at the source of the voice: "Who goes there?"

"Who goes there? Hahaha, Fire Envoy, you're mistaken. It is you who comes here. We've been waiting for you for a long time!" The voice was somewhat hoarse, low, and dry.

Fire Crow Taoist detected a familiar tone and tentatively asked, "Are you Gao Hongyi, Altar Master Gao?"

"Hmm, worthy of being Fire Envoy, you remembered my voice after only speaking to me once. Your attention to detail is truly admirable!"

The voice gradually approached, and soon four figures emerged from the mist ahead. Compared to those ethereal and weak low-level souls, these four souls were quite solid. They were able to move freely in the air, bathed in the heavenly wind.

Judging from their aura, the strength of these four had been preserved by more than fifty percent. Gao Hongyi, at the forefront, had even reached seventy percent, not much different from a typical Saint Core Realm late-stage demon cultivator.

"You recognize these three Altar Masters, and the other two are capable subordinates of Right Divine Envoy." Gao Hongyi was entirely gray and white, only his angular face retained a faint hint of his handsome and upright appearance.

"Judging by Altar Master Gao's words, the four of you seem to be waiting for me?" Fire Crow Taoist asked calmly, while cautiously remaining on guard.

"True Person Chu said that if someone can appear in the illusion in physical form, then he must be the creator of the illusion, or at least the key to breaking it! Fire Envoy is as radiant as ever, aren't you the one we've been waiting for!" Gao Hongyi stared at him sharply, his aura like a rainbow, like an eagle spotting its prey.

"True Person Chu? I didn't expect you to have a Nascent Soul True Person as your backer! No wonder you were able to gather together after entering the illusion. I wonder where this True Person is?" Fire Crow Taoist feigned surprise, taking the opportunity to inquire about the situation.

"He is within this mountain. It was under his guidance that we came here and ran right into you, Fire Envoy. Rest assured, a Nascent Soul True Person wouldn't bother dealing with you personally. The four of us can capture you and hand you over to the True Person!" Gao Hongyi said indifferently, appearing very confident. "However, before we begin, I would like to ask, is this illusion really your doing, Fire Envoy?"

Fire Crow Taoist chuckled: "Since Altar Master Gao is so confident, why bother asking who created the illusion?"

Gao Hongyi's aura trembled slightly, then returned to calm. He snorted softly, saying with some displeasure, "I don't believe that Fire Envoy has the ability to create such a large illusion. Covering tens of thousands of believers, separating them all, and separating their souls. Even True Person Chu is trapped within, unable to break free! How could a Core Formation cultivator like you do it! Forget it, since you refuse to reveal the truth, we'll leave it for the True Person to interrogate you! Attack!"

The four souls scattered in response, surrounding Fire Crow Taoist. Gao Hongyi, directly in front, felt uncomfortable under the glare of the Xuan Iron Gourd and shifted a few steps to the left.

The original cultivation levels of these four souls were two Saint Core Realm late-stage, one Saint Core Realm mid-stage, and one Saint Core Realm early-stage. But without a physical body, just their souls, their strength was greatly reduced, and they couldn't use any of the methods that relied on physical body or magic power. The only thing they could use was divine sense attacks.

"Oooo—Ha!"

Four shrill screams, like vengeful ghosts claiming souls, rushed straight into Fire Crow Taoist's sea of consciousness. Although Fire Crow Taoist was prepared, tightening his divine sense and guarding the boundaries of his sea of consciousness, he was still shaken by the concentrated sound waves.

Slightly startled, he immediately flashed out of the encirclement of the four souls, and the shrill screams immediately weakened greatly. The four souls followed like shadows, instantly teleporting over, maintaining the encirclement without any difference, and the sound waves returned to their initial intensity, bombarding his sea of consciousness like a giant wave crashing against the shore.

Fire Crow Taoist jumped continuously, but each jump lasted no more than half a breath, and the four souls would catch up, resuming their divine sense attacks, giving him no chance to breathe.

Under the attack on his divine soul, he could not control the Xuan Iron Gourd to attack. Unless he was willing to risk mutual destruction, he could sacrifice some of the defense of his sea of consciousness and use a little divine sense to launch an attack.

However, the opponent had four souls. Even if he could destroy one or two, it would not be enough to secure victory. On the contrary, if his divine soul was damaged, he would be unable to kill the remaining souls, let alone deal with the Nascent Soul True Person's soul.

Fire Crow Taoist did not act rashly, still using flashing teleportation to mitigate the opponent's attacks, while quickly pondering other countermeasures.

However, before he could come up with a solution, the four souls encountered problems. First, the soul of the Saint Core Realm early-stage demon cultivator suddenly trembled, its color abruptly fading, becoming pale and weak, like those low-level souls, drifting with the wind.

Fire Crow Taoist was overjoyed at the sight and was about to take the opportunity to attack. However, Gao Hongyi reacted even faster, shouting, "Don't be distracted, expend soul power, strengthen the sound waves!"

The three sound waves became even stronger, showing a substantial form, like three bolts of white silk lashing at Fire Crow Taoist's head.

Fire Crow Taoist groaned, a few streaks of blood overflowing from the corners of his mouth, his eyes dimming. Then, with a roar, he fully focused his divine soul power, fighting against the sound waves.

Lacking the support of a physical body and magic power, the consumption of the three souls was far greater than his. Therefore, he did not panic, only running the Myriad Beast True Fire Art, guarding his mind as one, neither impatient nor restless, waiting for his opponents to weaken. His cultivation had reached the peak of the Core Formation Realm, and he had also deduced the Nascent Soul level cultivation method, making his divine soul half a step stronger than even the strongest Gao Hongyi, giving him the confidence to fight a war of attrition.

At this time, layers of black light flashed across Gao Hongyi's gray and faceless face. The sound waves he emitted suddenly increased in size and had black patterns flashing across them, directly entering Fire Crow Taoist's mind.

This move came suddenly, but Fire Crow Taoist was not unprepared. The divine soul power within his divine soul was highly condensed. When Gao Hongyi's soul power rushed in, it immediately erupted, colliding against it.

As if hearing a "boom," Fire Crow Taoist momentarily lost all consciousness, subconsciously hugging his head and letting out a shout of "Ah," then regaining consciousness, unable to control a mouthful of blood from spurting out.

Looking at Gao Hongyi again, his soul was noticeably paler, and seemed ready to dissipate in the heavenly wind. He shouted, "Don't hold back, kill him with souls!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang and the Saint Core Realm mid-stage demon cultivator hesitated for a moment, then began to tremble slightly, preparing to condense their soul power into projectiles like Gao Hongyi, to attack Fire Crow Taoist's sea of consciousness.