Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 798 - 217: One-Way Street
Wu Xianyong is a Primordial Spirit Master, guarding the Western Sea. In terms of the Primordial Spirit level, he's not among the elite, and his talent in research is merely above average. However, his talent in combat is undoubtedly top-notch.
At this moment, vaguely sensing signs of battle ahead, he accelerated his speed towards a destination three thousand miles away in a gust of wind. Although they were now flying at cloud height, this altitude meant nothing to high-order Demon Clan members. Along the way, demon beasts in the Transformation Stage and even Divine Power Stage constantly provoked this team of Primordial Spirit cultivators, but Wu Xianyong casually killed them, with the entire team's speed barely slowing down.
However, very soon, the number of Demon Clan members increased. The entire team's progress inevitably faced obstruction. Wu Xianyong felt somewhat anxious, asking Little Li, his subordinate: "What's the situation over there? Who broke through the Heavenly Barrier? What are their combat skills like?"
Currently, they were mid-air, entangled with countless demon beasts. Even under such circumstances, the few Primordial Spirit cultivators managed to hold space open for this young Primordial Spirit from the Light Hall. Little Li looked into the distance a thousand miles away and said: "Something strange! A Daoist Fellow over there is fighting with a group of demon beasts, but his methods don't seem like those of a Primordial Spirit cultivator. They are more like a Golden Core... but weaker—huh?"
"What's going on? What happened?"
"I don't know what just transpired, but he suddenly... killed eight Ancient Method practitioners. Strange, it's so strange. The scene I observed has become distorted," the Grandmaster surnamed Li said, forming a light blade with a backward slash, splitting open a demon clan cultivator's skull: "Cave Heaven Ruler... or maybe Fixed Universe Light?"
The Fixed Universe Light law has no successful examples below the Primordial Spirit level, whereas the Cave Heaven Ruler is relatively simpler. Judging by the techniques, this Grandmaster still couldn't ascertain whether that person fighting afar was in the Golden Core or Primordial Spirit stage.
"Just one person?"
"Just one person," the Grandmaster surnamed Li replied honestly: "I haven't seen anyone else."
"A recently broken through Primordial Spirit? Or is it the Foundation Establishment Stage youngster we're searching for who couldn't cope with the pressure and directly achieved Primordial Spirit?" Wu Xianyong's eyes were filled with disbelief, along with a slight tinge of regret.
Achieving Primordial Spirit in a day isn't impossible. As long as you are aware of the Golden Core design and Primordial Spirit Law Gate during the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, this method skips nurturing the Golden Core, doesn't condense the Primordial Spirit's Magical Domain, equating to a lifelong stagnation possibility, and one can only remain slightly stronger than a Nascent Soul level throughout life.
Moreover, such an intense transformation would undoubtedly cause the young man's spirit to utterly collapse.
Witnessing the Primordial Spirit path during the Foundation Establishment Stage must be a top-tier genius. Such a result might be worse than death.
"Wait, that move just now, instantly killing those Nascent Soul Stage practitioners, seemed to consume a lot of his mana!" Little Li exclaimed: "The other demon clans have noticed this opportunity... my God... that's... that's a Yinglong! A Divine Power Stage Yinglong!"
"Trouble." Wu Xianyong sighed. Yinglong is a dragon-like being closest to the Dragon Clan. A Divine Power Stage Yinglong demon would still require a fair amount of effort for a Primordial Spirit Stage to handle. "I need to rush over quickly, or there'll be no chance to save his life..."
"There are too many demon clans here! It's impossible to rush through immediately!"
"I'm heading over right away," Wu Xianyong shook his head: "Charge directly and engage with them. You hold the line here!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Little Li received the command and used a "Heavenly Light Filling Cangming" to open a gap. Wu Xianyong immediately transformed into a rainbow to leave.
The Cave Heaven Comparison Ruler has relatively less demand for computation, but it's a spell that uses gravity to interfere with spacetime, removing itself from the planetary motion frame of reference, posing high demands on strength.
Wang Qi himself refined the Dragon Power Divine Skill, strengthened by the Life Flame, and wielding the essence of the Moonset Glaze Sword that belonged to a Transformation Stage Dragon Clan, he almost possesses infinite strength. Currently, he's more like a water pipe, with one end connecting to the macroscopic world and the other to the grotesquely vast Infinite Sea of Vacuum. He can draw strength without limit, but the capacity of this small water pipe is finite. The previous strike indeed made his body and spirit feel slightly fatigued.
The physical fatigue can be forced through, but the mental fatigue is irremediable. Especially since he's already completed the Unity of Magic and Self, the mental fatigue transformed into an outward "aura," which was tangibly sensed by other demon clans.
In an instant, all the sea demons sensed it.
The soaring momentum enveloping Wang Qi weakened.
That youth, like a "Killing God" from the Holy Clan, grew weaker.
The death of those Nascent Soul Stage human demons didn't bring them any shock. Life and death are matters they've witnessed many times. They only knew that now was the chance to kill this guy.
"Damn, should've upgraded the Heaven Creation earlier," Wang Qi shook his head, dissatisfied with the results of his previous strike.
However, he was just tired, not half-crippled or gravely injured, on the brink of death!
Wang Qi brandished his long sword once more, charging and killing among the sea demon horde. Currently, he indeed doesn't have the same intensity as at the beginning, but he still remains stronger than these sea demons.
To use Wang Qi's earlier words, the mere Nascent Soul level of combat power no longer impresses him.
However, dealing with these Nascent Souls now requires a bit more effort.
It's just that what took one move before now takes a few more, that's all.
Suddenly, countless dark green seaweeds shot out from beneath the sea. These things that look like seaweed are as tough as steel and cleverly avoided Wang Qi's sword, entwining his limbs to prevent him from touching the blade of the Moonset Glaze Sword. Wang Qi seemed to be stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was to forcefully try to tear these seaweeds apart.
At this moment, a mountain-like figure suddenly emerged from the seabed.
The aura of an upper-level demon clan, a top predator was revealed. In an instant, the nearby sea demons scattered in panic.
This was one of the two Divine Power Stage demon beasts, the Yinglong, who had arrived here!
The seaweed entangling Wang Qi was also a demonized creation, lacking self-awareness. It was an anomaly nourished with demon blood, essence, and soul connection by this Yinglong, linked with its mind. Due to its essential nature as flora, its aura was completely different from typical demon clans, granting it higher stealth. More importantly, in the food chain, seaweeds are far removed from Yinglong, so the Yinglong's aura wouldn't disturb the seaweeds.
This Yinglong was a cunning creature, observing the battle for a long time. Now it knew that Wang Qi's own strength wasn't much, but his mastery of Xiangyu Travel was indeed formidable. It had also discerned the nature of Xiangyu Travel; although the high-dimensional trajectory was incomprehensible, it was ultimately achieved through "movement." Given that, breaking this technique was simple. Bind him with a rope to stifle his movement in a rush. Quite a simple tactic.
This dragon-like creature used the aura of the demon horde to conceal the existence of the seaweeds, then bound Wang Qi. The bodies of plants are peculiar; as long as the root system isn't damaged, they can survive regardless of the severity of injuries. This move had been premeditated for a long time, and when executed, it was a sure-kill technique. As seen, he twirled in the air, his tail carving out a beautiful posture, slamming down with a force that could shatter mountains and rivers.
"Damn it!" Wu Xianyong, who was rushing in, happened to witness this scene. For a Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator, a distance of hundreds of miles was practically instantaneous. After letting his comrades hold off those demon clans, Wu Xianyong accelerated his Escape Light to its utmost, intending to save Wang Qi's life.
Just then, a few venomous thorns suddenly shot up from the seabed, these thorns imbued with powerful demon essence, menacingly forcing him to fend them off.
-- No hope.
-- Who would've thought, coming all the way from the Western Border, racing against time, only to watch this guy get slapped to death by a demon dragon's tail.
Wu Xianyong's heart was no longer anxious. At this point, anxiety was pointless. He pulled back his sword to protect himself, preparing first to deal with the demon beast before him.
But just then, what he caught sight of from the corner of his eye made him widen his eyes.
Wang Qi's left hand had somehow produced a storage bag. With a squeeze of his left hand, Wang Qi drew out a long sword. The sword was pale gold in color, unremarkable at first glance, but its sharpness was oppressive. The long sword seemed extremely heavy, the unfamiliar young man's hand almost bursting with veins. Moreover, his manner of swinging the sword was very unusual; it wasn't that the sword followed the body. He himself seemed to have become a leaf attached to the sword, his whole body swaying toward the Yinglong's tail with the sword.
Then, a light brighter than the sun, more dangerous than fire, erupted.
"Is this... the Heavenly Sword?"
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The moment he was entangled, Wang Qi indeed wanted to break free. However, he did not panic, and quickly calmed down.
Both the Moonset Glaze and Zhen Chan had indicated that among the enemies coming this time, the strongest were just two Divine Power demon beasts. In other words, even in the worst-case scenario, Wang Qi would only face a pincer attack from two Divine Power demon beasts.
It's still within an acceptable range.
So, Wang Qi decided to simply feign being caught in the trap, exerting force to try and tear those seaweeds apart while simultaneously using strength in his waist to bring the storage bag to his left hand.
Wang Qi had only infused a bit of mana into the core of the Heavenly Sword when he was at the Foundation Establishment Stage; he hadn't refined or nurtured it, which meant it had little power. But, "little power" is a relative concept. This Heavenly Sword, after all, was crafted targeting the Mahayana Realm, even if it's just a little, it wasn't something that a Divine Power demon beast could withstand.
The Heavenly Sword's sword light was fierce, with its blade possessing strength close to the core of the Sun. In front of this, the Yinglong's offensive was not even a joke; the Heavenly Sword almost effortlessly sliced through the Yinglong's tail.
Wang Qi merely rode the momentum of the Heavenly Sword's inherent mass, smoothly cleaving out this strike. After the strike, the Heavenly Sword temporarily lost its luster, and Wang Qi, unable to wield such a heavy sword, promptly stored it back into the storage bag. The Moonset Glaze Sword swung in reverse, cutting through the seaweeds wrapped on his body. Only after the Yinglong's tail strike did it realize its tail had been severed. The pain and the sharpness unique to the Heavenly Sword instilled a hint of fear within its heart. It flapped its wings, turned its body, and fled immediately.
But it hadn't flown far when it heard a terrifying voice echoing by its ears: "Sorry, the road to the Netherworld is a one-way street." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
