Chapter 234: Breakthrough, Middle-Stage True Immortal

At the Changsheng Sword Sect, Hua An and the others watched as Qin Jiang went off into the distance.

"With Elder Qin leaving like this, who knows how many years it will be before we can meet again."

Hua An sighed slightly; the lifespan of a True Immortal is truly very long, and a single period of seclusion might last three or five hundred years.

If this were in the mortal world, it might be the passing of dozens of generations; when looking back, things and people would long since have changed.

No, the people have changed, and the things have changed too.

Yet for a figure of Elder Qin's level, a Sword Immortal, a thousand years of time is nothing—it is but a snap of the fingers.

I just wonder if I will have stepped into the Saint Lord level by the time we meet again? Beside him, Heibai Jianzu watched the black dot in the sky disappear completely, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.

Yesterday, Elder Qin returned and discussed Sword Dao with him, which gave him profound insights.

One has to admit, Elder Qin is indeed a peerless talent who is hard to fathom; one can never know where his limits lie.

"I am going into seclusion; it may take a rather long time."

Having said this, he turned to leave, but suddenly, as if remembering something, he looked sharply at Hun Jianxian behind him.

"Rebellious son! If you dare to take on a few more wives by the time I emerge from this seclusion, this sword in your father's hand may not be so merciful!"

Hun Jianxian swallowed hard and quietly put away his wine gourd, "Eh, this child understands."

"Hmph! You had better!"

Heibai Jianzu transformed into a streak of sword light and departed.

After he left, Hun Jianxian curled his lip, took out his wine gourd, and took two big gulps, muttering under his breath, "Old fossil, I'm just spreading the family branches for you. Besides, it's a matter of mutual affection, how could I let them down?"

Stretching his body, he glanced in the direction Qin Jiang had left and couldn't help but shake his head.

It's truly despair-inducing; there isn't even the motivation to give chase.

"Sect Master, Lan, I'm heading back now. Lin just gave birth to a big, chubby boy, and her body is still weak, so I need to go over and take care of her."

After saying this, he also transformed into sword light and departed.

After Hun Jianxian left, Hua An glanced at his daughter, who was still staring in the direction Qin Jiang had left, silent and motionless.

"Daughter, stop looking. If you truly have intentions, then cultivate diligently. I sealed and nurtured you until this era not just to let you become a Saint Child-level talent.

With your potential, you are enough to suppress this entire era and become the First Daoist."

When his daughter was born, there were natural anomalies, and a mysterious Daoist gifted her a treasure, saying it could increase his daughter's talent tenfold, though it would require time to nurture.

At that time, he hadn't expected that this nurturing would last for tens of thousands of years.

Hua Jun Lan turned back upon hearing this and murmured to herself, "First Daoist, with me, is it really possible?"

In the Eastern Region, deep within a vast mountain range, in a forbidden zone, thick miasma obscured the area, and strange poisonous plants grew everywhere.

Qin Jiang looked at the valley before him, which looked like a cloud sea that had fallen there; he raised his palm slightly and then pressed it down gently.

A white-gold circular Array Pattern appeared, slowly expanding to shroud the entire valley within.

In an instant, the intricate patterns on the array rippled with light like a breath, and the poisonous miasma in the valley was instantly crushed into nothingness.

A valley filled with black shrubs came into view; these black shrubs were twisted and knotted, like tiny black snakes coiled together.

They had an oily luster, but sharp little thorns grew on some of the branches.

Black Thorn Coiled-Snake Wood, a very special plant; according to records, it is related to an ancient Immortal King and was formed after that person's blood was spilled.

However, what he valued was not these Coiled-Snake Woods, but this valley itself.

This valley was formed by Immortal King Blood and can mask all auras; he does not want his breakthrough to the middle stage of True Immortal to be divined by others.

No matter when, he must retain the strength for a desperate counterattack.

When he saw that avatar of Dizu Huangzun before, he knew that he was by no means a match for this Huangzun. His current strength is roughly above the early stage of Immortal Lord, but it has not yet reached the middle stage.

However, soon, after today, it will.

Leaping down from the edge of the valley, he landed straight in the center; the white-gold Array Pattern above the valley flickered.

Fine black light spots emanated from the Black Thorn Coiled-Snake Wood, drifting upward to merge with the white-gold Array Pattern, staining the array with a faint layer of black.

Observing closely, one could see that these black light spots were not circular, but tiny, twisted black snakes with sharp heads and flat, elongated bodies.

They were not drifting toward the sky either, but were using their sharp, horny heads to pierce space, using space itself as a medium for movement.

It can be said that any single one of these little snakes is enough to kill an ordinary Demon King.

This is why this place is called a forbidden zone; those who are not middle-stage True Immortals will surely die upon reaching here.

Sitting cross-legged, his gaze fell upon the panel.

【Current Martial Arts】

Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Initial Stage) (91530/120000) 【99%】 Xian·Qingdi Changshenglu (Initial Stage) (920/80000) 【95%】 【Branch】

Array Dao: Array Dao Sect Saint (8010/100000)

Artifact Dao: Artifact Dao Sect Saint (4010/100000)

【Potential Point: 47366.8】

He did not rush to upgrade, but looked at the progress behind each data point; it was even better than he had estimated.

Even without Potential Points, he could break through after spending a hundred years or so.

Of course, this is without considering that final bottleneck.

But even so, this amount of time is actually nothing compared to the ten-thousand-year lifespan of a True Immortal.

Sometimes, he also wonders if he should stop for a period of time.

Now that he knows the location of Xu Yanran, once he finds her, there will be nothing left pushing him forward.

Along the way, he has actually always been pushed forward; his time at the Changsheng Sword Sect counts as one of the few moments of rest.

After a moment of silence, his eyes brightened slightly.

It is not enough; now is not the time. Let's talk about it after truly stepping into the Immortal Lord realm or achieving the status of Immortal King.

At least, for now, it does not seem too difficult.

The Zhongyuan Continent is vast, and the Potential Points it contains definitely exceed ten million, enough to push him to the Immortal King Supreme Realm.

Looking at the bottom of the panel, the number of Potential Points collected through Hua Jun Lan indeed exceeded expectations, already enough to upgrade the Ten Directions Hegemony Record to the middle stage.

"Potential, upgrade, Ten Directions Hegemony Record."

【Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Initial Stage) (91530/120000) 【99%】, Potential Points +29470】

【Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Middle Stage) (1000/240000) 【99%】】

【Potential Points: 17896.8】

In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, and a pillar of white-gold light soared into the sky, casting the world in black.

But before it reached the entrance of the Valley, the white-gold Array Pattern covering the entire Valley released a black light, suppressing the white-gold pillar of light within the Valley.

Looking closely, one could distinguish that the black light was no black light at all, but rather dense, tiny black snakes.

These tiny black snakes greedily opened their mouths, their sharp horns cutting through the space the white-gold pillar of light passed through, and then swallowed it into their bellies in one gulp.

A moment later, the white-gold pillar of light gradually dissipated, and Qin Jiang slowly opened his eyes.

(End of chapter)