Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 524 - 271、Nine-Yang Detachment Fire Red Pillar Array_2

Perhaps Xu Xing had other plans this time.

「Two days later.」

As soon as Xu Xing stepped out of the Zhang Ze Cave, he learned from the voice transmission talisman sent by Buxu Zi and others about Zhongtai Dao Monarch's array technique waiting for him to break.

The strategy of setting up an array technique was likely decided by Chi Yuan and the Gong Family Saint Lord... Are they confident I can't break the array? Or is there something else suspicious about it?

Xu Xing paused at the foot of Chuan Ying Mountain, numerous doubts arising in his mind.

If I were Chi Yuan, I wouldn't use such a tactic against a cultivator who consistently "acts unexpectedly." I would definitely take matters into my own hands to eliminate the future threat. Could it be... they want to probe the depths of my abilities? True, breaking through to the Dao Lord realm in less than 300 years without some world-shocking immortal encounter... who would believe it?

Xu Xing frowned deeply.

With my Innate Immortal Qi, it shouldn't be difficult to hold out in the array for three days. Innate Immortal Qi can even resist cultivators at the Nascent Soul Level. But the crux of the problem is, I don't believe Chi Yuan will keep his promise. If he uses breaking the array as a pretext to probe my techniques and then secretly assassinates me... even if it damages his reputation, it would all be worth it for him...

Xu Xing's expression gradually darkened.

Those who slay enemies across cultivation realms all rely on a powerful trump card; I am no exception. My guess is that Chi Yuan had Zhongtai Dao Monarch set up this array technique to probe my methods. That way, he can prepare accordingly and ensure a one-hit kill when he tries to assassinate me. Living for ten thousand years, even a tortoise would gain sentience! Avoiding the battle means losing face, but not avoiding it means losing my life. Chi Yuan... he's not easy to deal with...

Xu Xing stroked his chin.

With that thought, he took a voice transmission talisman from his sleeve, infused his Divine Sense into it, and sent it out.

A moment later, Buxu Zi and the others arrived.

Xu Xing saw no need to hide anything from them and voiced all his concerns.

Cui Tong stroked his beard and analyzed, "Chi Yuan may have a good reputation in the Righteous Path, but the matter of splitting a Sect is too significant... It's not impossible for him to resort to assassinating Sect Leader Xu... With Sect Leader Xu dead, the Butian Sect will lose its backbone and inevitably fall apart. The Flying Feather Immortal Palace will bear the infamy, but without concrete evidence, these sordid affairs will be forgotten in three to five hundred years."

Which of the various sects in the Righteous Path doesn't have some unmentionable, sordid affairs? The only difference is whether there are more or fewer, Cui Tong mused.

Even though the Heavenly Saint Sect had enjoyed a great reputation in the Righteous Path for tens of thousands of years, as its Sect Leader, he was well aware of the wicked deeds within his own Sect.

"Fortunately, I, this humble Daoist, was cautious and didn't rashly accept the challenge letter..." Buxu Zi said, feeling a wave of relief.

Not accepting the challenge meant the Butian Sect still had room to maneuver.

"Then, Xu Daoist, what should we do? Avoid the battle? Or..." Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch inquired.

Accepting the challenge risked Chi Yuan, that old fox, probing Xu Xing's trump cards, placing him in mortal danger. Avoiding the battle meant losing face. It was truly a dilemma.

"Let's not rush things," Xu Xing said after a brief moment of contemplation. "We'll say that I, the Sect Leader, entered the Nanhua Sect's Zhang Ze Cave, observed its profound principles, had an epiphany, and now need to enter secluded cultivation to digest my insights..."

He had come up with a suitable plan: stall.

Nascent Souls reside in Blessed Lands; Primordial Spirits reside in Caves. The Cave of every Higher Teachings contains boundless opportunities. For someone with my qualifications, it's perfectly normal to gain insights after entering a Cave and comprehending its profound principles, feeling enlightened.

"The excuse of secluded cultivation can buy us three to five years, but... what then?" Buxu Zi asked.

Stalling was only a temporary measure. Prolonging it too much would be tantamount to avoiding the battle.

"Three to five years will be enough," Xu Xing shook his head.

My secondary Immortal Fate is just one step away from condensing to the next level. By then, I can activate Fate Deduction again and find a chance to survive. My coming to the Nanhua Sect to "cause trouble" this time, aside from my daring skills, was also because I can activate the second Fate Deduction available to me in the Nascent Soul Realm... Moreover, I possess some information about the Chiming Imperial Dynasty. This alone should be enough to persuade Elder Zuo Qiu to protect me. Of course, only I know about these trump cards; they weren't enough to convince Cui Tong to come to the Nanhua Sect with me and "join" the Butian Sect.

Could it be...?

Hearing Xu Xing's words, Cui Tong was instantly shocked, his mind in turmoil.

Before coming to the Nanhua Sect, Xu Xing and I entered the Tiger Country Secret Realm together, where we obtained the complete "Exorcism Holy Art." Similar to the "Feather Transformation Immortal Scripture," the "Exorcism Holy Art" also contains a wondrous art called the "Nirvana Technique." This art has three tiers: "Bones and Flesh Birth," "Blood Dripping Birth," and "Soul Birth." It had only been a month since we obtained the "Exorcism Holy Art." While I had yet to even grasp the basics, Xu Xing had already achieved "Bones and Flesh Birth," the first tier of the Nirvana Technique, enabling him to be reborn from his very flesh and blood. It was because of this wondrous art that I believed Xu Xing had a fighting chance to escape alive from the two Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. That's why I followed Xu Xing and temporarily joined the Butian Sect, to lend support.

Xu Xing transmitted to Cui Tong via Divine Sense, "Almost! Everyone thinks I possess the Human Emperor Body, but in truth... my actual constitution is the Golden Crow Immortal Body. Although the Nirvana Technique originates from the Sky Phoenix lineage, the Golden Crow is also a legendary divine bird; cultivating this art is equally beneficial for me..."

The Golden Crow Immortal Body, unlike the Human Emperor Body, wouldn't arouse the Chiming Imperial Dynasty's apprehension, so revealing this trump card now is of little consequence. Cultivators with Immortal Bodies are rare among the Ten Great Higher Teachings, but not unheard of.

"So that's it," Cui Tong exclaimed, his face showing enlightenment. "No wonder."

Both the Golden Crow and the Sky Phoenix are legendary divine birds. Although they aren't related by blood, the Golden Crow can also be reborn from fire. The Nirvana Technique, in essence, is an application of the Life and Death Dao Principles. By analogy, it shouldn't be too difficult for someone with a Golden Crow Immortal Body to comprehend divine abilities and secret arts originating from the Sky Phoenix lineage.

"This time, my life is on the line," Xu Xing said with a bow. "I must trouble Sect Master Cui to stall Zhongtai Dao Monarch and the others..."

Cui Tong, unlike Buxu Zi and the rest, was the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Saint Sect, a position of extraordinary status. He was a cultivator who could interact with the leaders of the Ten Great Higher Teachings as an equal. Even if Zhongtai Dao Monarch was displeased with Cui Tong, he would have to show him some deference and wouldn't dare to escalate matters to a fight.

"That is only natural," Cui Tong nodded. "I and the Heavenly Saint Sect owe Sect Leader Xu a great debt of gratitude. We would not shirk such minor matters."

With that, he wasted no more time. With a flick of his wide sleeve, a cloud materialized beneath his feet, carrying him towards the Nanhua Sect's main gate.

"Fellow Daoist Buxu, Fellow Daoist Greedy Wolf," Xu Xing said, bowing again to the other Dao Lords of the Butian Sect. "While I am in secluded cultivation at the Nanhua Sect, I will need several of you to guard my seclusion... I must trouble you, fellow Daoists."

Given Cui Tong's lofty status, Zhongtai Dao Monarch and the others, no matter how infuriated, wouldn't dare to excessively target him. However, Buxu Zi, Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch, and the others were different; their status was limited, being merely Ancestors of Small Factions. If the Flying Feather Immortal Palace became enraged, they would become vulnerable points, susceptible to threats and inducements.

"Very well!"

"Very well!"

"..."

Buxu Zi, Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch, and the others exchanged glances, then bowed their heads in assent and replied.

"As for Immortal Ying..." Xu Xing moved to Zuoqiu Ying's side, who stood about a hundred paces away. "Could Immortal Ying do me a small favor and find me a Seclusion Cave Mansion?"

Aside from some confidential matters discussed via sound transmission through Divine Sense, most of his earlier conversation with the Dao Lords had been spoken aloud, without deliberately avoiding Zuoqiu Ying. Ding Jifeng, the Sect Master of the Nanhua Sect, had already excused himself to handle sect affairs after meeting Elder Zuo Qiu.

"I understand," Zuoqiu Ying's beautiful eyes flickered as she instantly grasped Xu Xing's unspoken meaning. She gave a slight nod of her elegant head and, after a brief hesitation, agreed. "I will personally arrange Sect Leader Xu's Seclusion Cave Mansion."

After a moment's thought, she added, "The Zuoqiu Clan has a Nascent Soul Cave Mansion that is currently unoccupied. Please accompany me to the Zuoqiu ancestral grounds to request permission from the Clan Leader."