Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

"Heh! Where's the Lightning Leopard?" a Core Formation cultivator blurted out.

One beside him said, "Did it leave the arena? This Fellow Daoist Zhang is truly remarkable, another victory!"

"Why can't we see the Lightning Leopard on the demon side?" another person said.

The watching Core Formation cultivators swept their divine senses over, and indeed, the leopard demon was nowhere to be seen. Moreover, the other demon beasts were looking at each other in dismay, and the faces of the two transformed great demons were especially unsightly.

Lu Tianying laughed, "Yuan Jing's Flying Sand has many benefits, but it's inconvenient for watching the battle. I wonder what means he used to reduce a demon beast of the same rank to ashes!"

Fan Chongshan deeply agreed, "It wasn't as shocking as when he killed the Kun Whale Beast, making one's blood boil!"

Guo Songtao remained silent. Ying Xiongfei, however, turned his head and said, "If I'm not mistaken, that Lightning Leopard should have been captured alive by Yuan Jing and put into his spirit beast bag!"

"Ah—"

Many cultivators exclaimed in surprise. This result was truly shocking. That was a Lightning Leopard with a unique bloodline, and it was at the Great Perfection of the Demon Core realm. Even Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to capture alive.

A cultivator suddenly laughed, "A living mutated Lightning Leopard, the Beast Taming Sect will probably come to snatch it!"

"Those guys never show up for the arena fights against the demon race, but they're second to none when it comes to snatching spirit beasts!" another echoed.

Lu Tianying scoffed, "Those bugs? I'll crush them one by one if they come."

The Beast Taming Sect was one of the Ten Great Sects of the Central Domain, basing its fundamental techniques on beast taming. However, they were known for their insidious methods, despised by all sects. Moreover, the sect's cultivators had endless methods of controlling beasts, some of which were very wicked and difficult to deal with. Most cultivators found them a headache.

The crowd chatted for a few words and then gradually dispersed.

Lu Tianying approached Ying Xiongfei and asked in a low voice, "Real Person, has the Hall of Affairs discussed Yuan Jing's matter?"

Ying Xiongfei stared at him for two breaths and shook his head, saying, "I mentioned it to the Hall Master, but he remained noncommittal. Let's wait and see. Today, I observed Yuan Jing's state; his mana is abundant, and his spiritual intent is focused. As long as he doesn't lose to his opponent, he can last another month or two without problems."

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Lu Tianying grabbed his sleeve. He turned his head and glared, scolding, "Why are you being so rude! Let go!"

Lu Tianying pouted, "Real Person, don't be in such a hurry to leave! Yuan Jing is fighting demon beasts in the arena without any way to retreat. Wouldn't that be like a trapped beast? What if the demon race sends up someone who can restrain him? How will he cope?"

Ying Xiongfei slapped Lu Tianying's hand away, "Then he only has himself to blame. Who told him not to obey the Hall of Affairs' orders!"

Lu Tianying stretched out his other hand and grabbed his other sleeve, "Real Person, that doesn't sound like something you would say! We cultivators of the Southern Domain rely on you for protection. If you don't care, what will become of us!"

Ying Xiongfei rolled his eyes, "What will become of us! It's already happening! To tell you the truth, the First Hall Master is discussing important matters with the Chancellor of the Jixia Academy of the Eastern Domain. His mind isn't on the arena. Why would he specifically convene the Hall Masters to discuss a junior who repeatedly disobeys the Hall of Affairs' orders!"

Lu Tianying asked, puzzled, "What is the First Hall Master discussing with the Jixia Academy?"

Ying Xiongfei stared into Lu Tianying's eyes with a sharp gaze, making him feel somewhat uneasy.

"Is this something I'm not allowed to ask?"

"You really don't know?" Ying Xiongfei's voice was soft but very serious.

"Don't know what—are you talking about what the First Hall Master is discussing with the Jixia Academy? How would I know!" Lu Tianying was somewhat baffled.

"In the past few days, have you seen your Real Person Yuan at the sect's base?" Ying Xiongfei asked again.

Lu Tianying shook his head, "I haven't."

Ying Xiongfei pondered for a moment and said, "The Chancellor of the Jixia Academy told the First Hall Master that a direct line of the Farmer School, one of the seven families of the academy, moved to your Profound Heaven Sect for some reason hundreds of years ago. Now that time has passed, the person in charge of that direct line has found this Chancellor and requested to return to the academy, and the Chancellor has agreed to accept them. Tianying, do you know about this?"

Lu Tianying's expression changed slightly, "I haven't heard about this. Did that direct line actively seek out the Chancellor of the academy?"

Ying Xiongfei nodded, "That's what the Chancellor said."

Lu Tianying recalled the past few days. Shu Tianqi's whereabouts were indeed a mystery. Several times when he returned to the base from this place, he didn't see her return, and he didn't know where she had gone.

"What else did the Chancellor say? Surely the return of the Farmer School's direct line wouldn't make things difficult for him!"

Ying Xiongfei's eyes flashed as he stared at Lu Tianying and said, "The Chancellor of the academy said that when the Farmer School's direct line requested to return to the academy, they also asked the academy to accept the Profound Heaven Sect's allegiance and provide protection for the Profound Heaven Sect, considering the Profound Heaven Sect's care for them over the years. Tianying, you don't know about this either?"

Lu Tianying's heart sank. This was going to be difficult. Requesting the academy's protection was something that should have been discussed at the academy. If it succeeded, the Spirit Martial Sect wouldn't say anything even if they knew. Now that nothing had been decided, the Chancellor of the academy suddenly brought it up to the First Hall Master, likely not truly wanting to protect the Profound Heaven Sect but using it as a condition for negotiation or coercion. In this way, it would be equivalent to putting the Profound Heaven Sect on the fire to roast, especially since Spirit Martial Mountain, which should have been on the same side, would definitely become suspicious and alienated.

"I cannot answer you on this matter yet, Real Person," Lu Tianying said cautiously after a moment of contemplation. "There are indeed plans in the sect to return the Farmer School's earth vein to the academy. At the same time, we also want to use this as a condition to request the academy to send one or two Real Persons to our sect to assist in dealing with the Abyss of Heavenly Demons. As for directly relying on the academy and asking for its protection, I haven't heard of this and don't know who said it. After I return to the base, I will immediately send a message to inquire with Real Person Yuan. If I learn anything, I will report it to you in a timely manner."

Ying Xiongfei said meaningfully, "The Profound Heaven Sect is rooted in the Southern Domain. Some issues must be grasped firmly. Don't forget your roots!"

Lu Tianying nodded solemnly, but he cursed inwardly.

The next day, the demon race was late in sending a Great Perfection to the stage, which made Zhang Yuan Jing very strange. He had only fought four matches. The demon race shouldn't be unable to choose a Great Perfection who could restrain him. Why were they already taking a break! He waited for two hours, but there was no movement from the other side, so he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to cultivate, while his mind comprehended the Eight Earth Techniques and the five minor spells.

In the four arena battles, he mainly relied on minor spells to fight. When fighting the Kun Whale Demon, he even directly used the Mountain Moving Technique and the Earth Splitting Technique to kill the enemy. This kind of equal-rank confrontation was tense and fierce, and the enemy's methods were varied, which gave him many gains in earth-based techniques. He also discovered new applications in actual combat, such as compressing the sand array, changing trapping into entangling, and attaching earth shields to his fists to directly collide with the ground, and so on.

After he basically mastered the Eight Earth Techniques, he faintly touched the shadows of real spells. These spells were actually the integrated use of the Eight Earth Techniques.

He carefully comprehended his feelings in the past few days, constantly imagining the combination of techniques and applications in his mind, sometimes pairing them with Raging Sand as the main element, and sometimes creating them with Earth Prison as the main element. For a time, he was immersed in it, unaware of the passage of time.

"Bang!"

With a soft sound, the formation fluctuated. Zhang Yuan Jing woke up from his meditation and opened his eyes. He saw a monster covered in purple vines appearing in the array gate on the opposite side.