Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Everything was ready, all that was lacking was the east wind. This east wind was naturally the grand spirit cave.

Since ancient times, cultivators who achieved the Nascent Soul stage either relied on their sect or sought opportunities outside, but the latter was almost as difficult as ascending to heaven.

A foundation like a grand spirit cave, essential for establishing a sect, would be occupied as soon as it was discovered. If there were any that hadn't been developed, they would certainly be hidden in some remote and desolate place, perhaps unreachable even in a cultivator's lifetime.

Of course, one could also try to seize one. This required a Nascent Soul Realm helper, and one with considerable strength at that. But even so, one could only try to seize one from a demon beast, because which orthodox sect with a heritage didn't have a powerful mountain-protecting formation? A sect like the Xuan Tian Sect, with no Nascent Soul cultivator present at the mountain gate, could still withstand a strong attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator relying on its formation. Not to mention when there was a Nascent Soul cultivator stationed there, there wouldn't be even the slightest chance.

As for the grand spirit caves occupied by demon beasts, the ones that could be seized were naturally long gone. Those that hadn't been seized were in areas like the Hengduan Mountains, a concentrated area of demon clans, the dangers of which were self-evident.

That day, after the previous battles in the Hengduan Mountains, many grand spirit caves had been vacated. Most of them were only guarded by demon beasts at the Demon Core Realm, making them not too difficult to seize.

He had originally decided to return to the Hengduan Mountains to seize a demon beast's lair, but now he had another idea: to steal the grand spirit cave of the Thousand Swords Sect.

In the past, he wouldn't even have been able to pass through the formation, so he naturally wouldn't have entertained such a suicidal idea. However, after comprehending the Earth Splitting Art, this obstacle no longer existed. No matter how strong the formation, how many yards of land could it suppress? With Earth Splitting, he could move almost unhindered underground.

He traveled east in a mid-grade Wind Riding Chariot, passing many barren lands. Only after traveling 1.5 million miles did spiritual power gradually begin to gather.

Initially, he recalled the rumors of the Thousand Swords Sect plundering spiritual power to create a super grand spirit cave, and used the Dragon Seeking Jade to probe the direction of the spiritual veins. However, the barren lands indeed showed no movement of spiritual veins, indicating that the actions of the Thousand Swords Sect and Cai Fengjin were perhaps only to destroy the grand spirit cave of Tian Que Mountain.

Now that the Golden Core cultivators like Ge Yang had been eliminated, Cai Fengjin would definitely be inactive for a short time. However, the sinkhole in Two Dragons Mountain and Mo Zhu Mountain still posed hidden dangers and could be exploited by formation experts like Cai Fengjin. Once this matter was over, he needed to return to the sect as soon as possible and personally explain the dangers to True Person Tong.

The Thousand Swords Sect was established in the mountains, known as the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Mountains, with as many as tens of thousands of peaks. Similar to Cluster Mountain, the quantity was several times greater, and even more precipitous. The most dangerous peak, like a giant sword emerging from the clouds, unique and independent, was named Finger Heaven Peak, the sacred cultivation ground of the Thousand Swords Sect. The grand spirit cave was located underground of the mountain range, said to have over a thousand spiritual veins of varying sizes converging there, many even extending to the peaks.

With the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Mountains as the center, nearly ten million miles were occupied by the sect's subordinate sects. This sect acted domineeringly, destroying all those who didn't submit with violence, leaving only those who obeyed.

After Zhang Yuanjing entered the Thousand Swords Sect's sphere of influence, he no longer used the mid-grade Wind Riding Chariot, but instead traveled by flying sword. If he encountered immortal cities or small and medium-sized sects, he detoured far away.

With the Yang Refining Umbrella as a warning, he could generally avoid most cultivators in advance. Sometimes, when flying in the sky, he would be discovered from afar, but he ignored them. If anyone approached, he would use the earth遁 technique to avoid them. Those who discovered his tracks simply assumed he was an eccentric cultivator and didn't think much of it.

Of course, occasionally he would encounter Golden Core cultivators from the Thousand Swords Sect who were suspicious and carefully investigated, but ultimately their methods were limited, and they couldn't find any clues, so they had to leave dejectedly.

Within two million miles of the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Mountains, encounters with Thousand Swords Sect cultivators increased. Zhang Yuanjing didn't want to take risks, so he no longer flew in the sky, but instead stuck close to the ground, using the cover of mountains, forests, and vegetation to travel.

This inevitably attracted some demon beasts, but since it was the core area of the Thousand Swords Sect, there were naturally no demon beasts above the Demon Core Realm, so he smoothly infiltrated within a million miles.

This was already considered entering the outer perimeter of the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Mountains. The Thousand Swords Sect had laid down methods in some areas. Zhang Yuanjing then used the Earth Evasion Technique to approach Finger Heaven Peak from underground.

Although the speed underground was slow, he didn't need to detour except when he encountered the foundation of immortal cities. Therefore, the speed wasn't slow either. In just over a month, he arrived within ten thousand miles of Finger Heaven Peak.

He climbed onto a high ground and looked into the distance. Under the clear sky, distant mountains were like forests, thousands of peaks competing in beauty, and ten thousand mountains gathering momentum, truly possessing a heaven-swallowing aura.

The Thousand Swords Sect wasn't proficient in the Dao of formations. It was rumored that its mountain-protecting formation was obtained from a sect in the Central Region. Based on Finger Heaven Peak and the surrounding 360 peaks, it was divided into over a hundred small formations, each interconnected. Once gathered, it could bombard and kill a Transformation God cultivator.

Of course, this was just a saying. A Transformation God cultivator wouldn't just stand there like a wooden stake, allowing you to mobilize the formation power to attack. However, the range covered by the hundred or so small formations was quite large. Within ten thousand miles of Finger Heaven Peak, they could sense everything.

Therefore, Zhang Yuanjing's actions became cautious. Traveling underground, he mostly used Sky Covering to conceal his aura, and only removed Sky Covering in confirmed formation gaps to come out of the ground for a short rest.

He spent over ten days before finally遁 into the ground near Finger Heaven Peak. This place was only three hundred miles away from the core area of the grand spirit cave, actually reaching the most vital area of the Thousand Swords Sect.

Generally speaking, for any major sect's mountain-protecting formation, its most fundamental place must be connected to the grand spirit cave, so as to ensure a constant flow of formation power and concentrate power to deal with powerful enemies.

Therefore, if one got too close to the grand spirit cave, one might be detected by the formation. Zhang Yuanjing stopped three hundred miles away and didn't go any further. Instead, he dived deep into the ground, reaching a depth of seven hundred yards, and began to use the Sky Supporting, Mountain Moving, and Earth Splitting Arts to break open the ground and go deeper. From time to time, he used the Dragon Seeking Jade to determine the direction of the underground spiritual veins, heading straight for a main spiritual vein.

This time, to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he needed to draw a large amount of spiritual power from heaven and earth. He didn't need to stand directly in the middle of the grand spirit cave. As long as he found a main spiritual vein, he could draw the spiritual energy of the grand spirit cave along the way.

Of course, if that happened, the Thousand Swords Sect would naturally discover the abnormality underground. However, how much time would it take them to probe into the ground?

After several days of work, Zhang Yuanjing broke through the soil layers along the geography, winding downwards for nearly six thousand yards, and finally dug out the huge spiritual vein like a silver dragon. Extremely rich spiritual power rushed towards him, and all his mana became lively, as comfortable as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit.

The color of this spiritual vein was condensed, and its aura was complete, making it a very high-grade spiritual vein. According to the Dragon Seeking Jade's judgment, the scale, quality, and trend of this spiritual vein were all in the middle to upper seventh grade, which was considered a very rare spiritual vein.

Originally, when the Thousand Swords Sect occupied the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Mountains, this place was just an ordinary grand spirit cave. After tens of thousands of years, it not only didn't decline but flourished. There must be methods of seeking dragons and changing veins involved. The Thousand Swords Sect didn't have such methods. To investigate its origin, it was mostly inseparable from the Immortal Pattern Sect. These two sects must have an extraordinary connection!

Zhang Yuanjing split a crack in the ground next to the spiritual vein, built a cave dwelling in it, sat in meditation, adjusted his aura and state of mind, and made the final preparations for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage!