Chapter 404
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Chapter 404: True Immortal’s Methods
Qingming Valley.
Outside the courtyard of Taoist Jinyang.
Qiao Canxue and Female Cultivator Yuanyuan stood side by side, quietly listening to the commotion inside from a distance.
At first, Female Cultivator Yuanyuan was not fully convinced.
However, after hearing the whole story and learning the truth, including the scheming behind the scenes of Taoist Shan Yin and Jin Yang, she felt only sadness in her heart.
"Is this the current Nine Immortal Gates of Jiu Province, the cultivation world now?"
Yuanyuan and Qiao Canxue, along with others, are cultivators in the world of immortals.
However, the remaining cultivators from the ancient Earth Origin Temple are like rats in the cultivation world, once exposed, the consequences are unimaginable. That’s why they usually keep a low profile, unlike the arrogant cultivators from the Nine Immortal Gates.
"If we were born in ancient times, before the decline of spiritual energy, even someone like me, with poor spiritual roots, might have been able to progress further in the world of immortals, right?"
Female Cultivator Yuanyuan felt a bit nostalgic.
Beside her, Qiao Canxue held her head in one hand.
"Senior Sister, do you really believe in the words of Taoist Jinyang?"
She sighed softly and said,
"The ancient cultivation world may not have been a good era after all."
"Speaking of the Inhuman Disaster, was there no such thing before? Even before the Nine Immortal Gates emerged forty years ago?"
Inhuman Disaster is a disaster caused by inhuman actions.
It’s like a fight between immortals, where ordinary people suffer.
Cultivators are much stronger than ordinary people, they can do powerful things like destroy the world.
Even if they don’t mean to, the aftermath of their battles can easily destroy towns of ordinary people.
For ordinary people, things like thunder and earthquakes might as well be natural disasters.
Of course, Qiao Canxue has never experienced the time before major changes in the world.
But she isn’t as ignorant as Yuanyuan, for example in Heyang City’s Qiao Family, which was destroyed by Martial Saint.
She knows what’s going on.
Even if there was an ancient time, it probably wasn’t a paradise. Strong people like Martial Saint could decide the fate of ordinary people in an instant.
At this moment.
A strong force burst out from Qingming Valley.
This person is the leader of Xuantian Sect, the current Xuantian Taoist Lord.
His figure appeared openly and unreservedly.
And at this moment.
The shadow behind Qiao Mu suddenly moved slightly.
A round and smooth chubby cat, along with a Jingwei Bird, sprang out from it.
The former pounced directly on Qiao Mu’s neck as soon as it appeared, sniffing Qiao Mu’s face vigorously.
The latter stood more elegantly, with both feet on Qiao Mu’s shoulders.
"Hmm?" Qiao Mu paused for a moment.
When did this fat pig run into his shadow again?
This fat pig eats and sleeps all day long, and now it’s sniffing around Qiao Mu, there’s only one reason for it.
"The air is heavy with death; is my time up?" Qiao Mu’s gaze sharpened.
These creatures that can sense death can detect his impending demise.
It must have smelled the strong scent of death and came out directly.
Surprisingly, its ability had quietly changed a bit, and now it could also bring Jingwei Bird Qing Li into Qiao Mu’s shadow…
At this moment, the leader of Xuantian Sect stood in the air, looking down from above.
His gaze was intense, staring at Qiao Mu from a distance.
"Finally here," Qiao Mu turned his neck and his joints crackled.
If Lingling Taoist Priest didn’t crack the grand formation within three days, time was running out, and Qiao Mu would have to take direct action.
Now, he was prepared for battle, as well as mentally prepared for his own death.
However, what happened next surprised him.
The leader of Xuantian Sect smirked slightly, then transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he flew over the misty Medicinal Valley grand formation, leaving Qingming Valley behind.
"Huh?" Qiao Mu was confused for a moment.
What was this leader of Xuantian Sect here for?
If he didn’t intend to fight him, why reveal his whereabouts?
"Are they trying to trap me inside the big formation?"
Qiao Mu frowned and drew the King Qin Sword in his hand.
He was not very familiar with the Immortal Gate formation. Before, he sneaked in secretly without forcing his way in to avoid alerting the enemy, but now that things had come to this point, being too cautious was like tying his own hands and feet.
Sneaking into the big formation to rescue Wang Songhe quietly and leave was something he couldn’t do; but if he were to force his way in…
This Medicinal Valley formation might not necessarily stop him.
However, Qiao Mu did have some doubts in his mind: What if the Xuantian Sect’s leader avoids a fight and doesn’t engage with him at all?
Then where did his strong aura of death come from?
All of a sudden.
Qiao Mu suddenly looked up at the sky.
At that moment, the sky suddenly turned dark.
It wasn’t just him.
Qiao Canxue, Yuanyuan, and other Xuantian Sect cultivators in the valley all looked up at the sky.
Above Qingming Valley, a giant mountain began to appear faintly in the sky.
This mountain was massive, towering over the entire Qingming Valley, covering the sky as if blocking out the sun.
However, as Qiao Mu and the others focused and observed closely, they realized that the mountain seemed unreal, like a mirage…
"What is that?" Qiao Mu furrowed his brow.
Even though he didn’t know what it was, he had a sense of unease.
Outside the courtyard, Yuanyuan and Qiao Canxue also looked up at the sky, feeling deeply shocked.
Qiao Canxue had become a powerful cultivator with a golden core, her mind was sharp allowing her to see things much clearer than ordinary people. She could easily see the giant mountain reflected in the mirror, like a flower.
An incredible thought arose in her mind.
Without realizing, Qiao Canxue remembered a previous conversation she had with Qiao Mu, where she revealed some secrets.
Qiao Mu asked directly about the secrets of the Immortal Gate and what it really was…
Qiao Canxue turned away from Qiao Mu, then suddenly lifted her head and opened her eyes wide.
In her eyes, as white as snow, the shadow of the towering mountain was reflected.
"Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…." she whispered, her face turning slightly pale.
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Southwest Province, Yunxiao Sect.
The leader of Yunxiao Sect looked at Martial Saint with a deep gaze and a slight smile, saying:
"Your strength is impressive, but you still lack experience."
"You may use brute force or trickery to attack our Yunxiao Sect. In such a large sect, no one can defeat you now."
The leader of Yunxiao Sect calmly continued:
"However, the profound heritage of the Immortal Gate is beyond your reach."
Heritage doesn’t just refer to powerful treasures or magical potions, but also includes valuable knowledge that is hard to measure.
For example, Yunxiao Sect is known for its expertise in beast taming. Knowledge about the Jingwei clan and creating a Sky Piercing Water Spirit comes from ancient traditions.
Understanding of other Immortal Gates and ancient magical practices is also part of this heritage.
This is something that sets Martial Saint apart and cannot be compared to.
So Martial Saint said softly:
"My fist is bigger than yours."
Yunxiao Sect Leader: ………
His face turned slightly bluish, though the words were direct, it was indeed true.
"It’s all because my Yunxiao Sect faced chaos in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, dealing with other Immortal Gates, as well as the Demon Kings with a hundred thousand troops, suffering heavy losses. Our strength depleted, and even our leader is no longer here. Otherwise, how could it be possible—"
Martial Saint, "My fist is bigger than yours."
The Yunxiao Sect Leader’s body slightly twisted and wobbled, clearly infuriated.
But ultimately, he took a deep breath and returned to the main point:
"The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths refer to the nine great mystical realms and ten blessed lands."
"In the past, there were a total of nineteen Immortal Gates in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Each Immortal Gate has produced True Immortals who ascended to the upper realm, thus they each have their own small world."
Martial Saint stayed silent and listened attentively without interrupting.
Today’s unexpected discovery is that each major Immortal Gate has, or at least had, a small world of its own, which truly surprised him.
"So, are these small worlds, these realms, the means to become a True Immortal?" asked Martial Saint.
The Yunxiao Sect Leader snorted coldly.
"Before the great changes in the world, when spiritual energy declined, the ancient mighty ones could even capture stars and moons, roam the void. How a True Immortal is cultivated is not something you can fathom, isn’t it?"
"But my Yunxiao Sect…" Here, the Yunxiao Sect Leader’s expression turned sorrowful.
It was because Yunxiao Sect’s small world had already collapsed that he had been so anxious all this time, eager to escape this predicament, to find a way to ensure Yunxiao Sect’s survival, to have the strength to compete with the other Eight Immortal Gates.
"My Yunxiao Sect once had a Cave Heaven Small World of its own," said the Yunxiao Sect Leader.
"This Cave Heaven Small World is actually refined into the ‘Eternal Cloud Map’, a priceless treasure of the Yunxiao Sect."
Suddenly, Martial Saint looked up and gazed into the distance.
At this moment, the two of them stood facing each other in a chaotic place, with the Yunxiao Sect Leader manipulating the ‘Eternal Cloud Map’ to accommodate the entire sect, including Taoist Child Yu Shan. It turns out there were hidden intentions…
"Don’t bother looking now, it’s too late to chase after them," said the Yunxiao Sect Leader calmly.
"Moreover, they are not very useful to you now, especially compared to the Western Province Blood Lotus Sect."
"Besides, as I mentioned earlier, Yunxiao Sect’s Cave Heaven Small World has been destroyed, and the ‘Eternal Cloud Map’ as its carrier has also been severely damaged, becoming a remnant."
"The current ‘Eternal Cloud Map’ no longer contains the Cave Heaven Small World, it is just a refuge for the remaining half of our Yunxiao Sect cultivators to survive."
"Are the other Immortal Gate Cave Heaven Small Worlds also refined into the priceless treasures?" Martial Saint asked again.
"That’s not necessarily the case," replied the Yunxiao Sect Leader.
"Every family has its own ways."
"Anyway, now I understand…" said the leader of Yunxiao Sect calmly.
"The more aggressive Immortal Gate behaves, the more likely it is just a show of strength."
"My Yunxiao Sect acts this way, so the Blood Lotus Sect may act similarly. As for the Xuantian Sect in Nan Province, they went too far two years ago when they tried to make Emperor Yonghe worship gods."
"Of course, this is just a guess. Xuantian Sect and Blood Lotus Sect still have some hidden strength, so who knows what will happen in the end?"
"And as for Xuantian Sect’s Cave Heaven Small World…"
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"Qingming Cave has finally appeared."
After leaving Qingming Valley, the leader of Xuantian Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Qingming Valley is like a trap.
And during this time, he has actually been busy preparing a trap to attract Qingming Cave to reveal itself.
Xuantian Sect’s Cave Heaven Small World was created by a True Immortal in the past, and it is not something that a Soul Changing cultivator like him can control.
Luckily, what he needs to do is not precise control.
His task is to operate Qingming Cave to reveal itself, then simply move downward and apply pressure.
It’s not a huge mountain, but a small world.
The weight of this small world, even Qiao Shuangxin or the Immortal Sect Leader themselves…
Even if the range is expanded to the entire Jiu Province, no living being can withstand it.
Whoever comes, will not survive!
Of course.
No one would be silly enough to just stand there and wait for Xuantian Taoist Lord to slowly bring Cave Heaven Small World into reality, and then slowly pull it over…
Who would be dumb enough to not run away?
So, this is not a normal attack method at all, it is useless for most strong people, it can be said that it is a trap set by Xuantian Sect’s leader specifically for Qiao Shuangxin.
"A joke, just now you were flexing your muscles, a mere mortal, did you really think I would fight you?"
Xuantian Sect’s leader remembered his brief eye contact with Qiao Mu just now and found it amusing.
This is not a question of who is stronger or weaker.
As the leader of Xuantian Sect, even if their sacred treasure is lost and their injuries not yet healed, they still confidently believe they can defeat Qiao Mu.
It’s just that they do indeed have injuries.
For the Soul Changing Taoist Lord, two years is just a time for self-healing, but it’s not easy to heal the past hidden wounds, is it?
Although the leader of Xuantian Sect is confident in defeating Qiao Mu, he still has injuries. He tries to avoid fighting as much as possible.
Even if there is a slight possibility of worsening his injuries, he would regret it.
"Next, the real show is about to begin," pointed out the leader of Xuantian Sect.
"Who else dares to challenge you?"
"I can defeat this rough martial artist to death without even using a single spell."
The half-real and half-illusory Qingming Cave Small World slowly pressed down.
The speed of the pressing down is not fast, but the mountain is just too massive, covering the sky.
At this moment, the slow pressing down feels as if the sky is falling, inch by inch.
The scary feeling of pressure almost made the cultivators and Spiritual Farmers in Qingming Valley feel suffocated.
