Chapter 100: Linghu Laoguai uses this to test a Nascent Soul cultivator

Host: Yan Taibai

Realm: Golden Core Initial Stage

Cultivation Method: "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash"

Divine Abilities: White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, Invisible Evasion Technique...

Cultivation Simulation Task: 【Hundred Poisons Immunity: Completion: 32%】.

"As expected of the legendary Ten Absolute Poisons, it actually increased by twenty percent directly."

Looking at the changing Cultivation Simulation Panel, Yan Taibai's bloodless face revealed a look of pleasant surprise as he sighed.

However, the value of this Ten Absolute Poisons is so great that it surpasses even Geng Essence, so wanting to get his hands on it, given his current situation, is out of the question.

Even the Yanyue Sect or the entire Yue Kingdom Cultivation World could not possibly do it.

But since the Chi Poison within the Geng Essence has been resolved, he can proceed to refine it into his subsequent Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

Although it is only a replica of a replica, wanting to refine it is still no easy task.

The "alliance" that was formed with such difficulty might collapse again because of his "demise."

He still needs to study the refining method within the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" carefully.

It wouldn't be like cutting melons to deal with other Golden Core Stage Cultivators, but it would be close.

Among them, all abandoned and some as-yet-undiscovered metal-attribute mineral veins within the Yue Kingdom had been refined dry by him.

As for the remaining mineral veins, even if he is tempted, Yan Taibai can only set them aside for now in his current situation and continue studying the refining method for the "Luxian Juetian Sword" in the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash."

Then return to the Tiannan Cultivation World to take back everything that originally belonged to him.

Strive to refine the "Luxian Juetian Sword" as soon as possible.

In this way, there shouldn't be any flaws.

By then, let alone him alone, even the entire Yanyue Sect and Yan Ruyan would be implicated.

"What needs to be done now is to notify the other sects, let them hurry, and at all costs, set up the border defenses and arrays before the Demon Dao Six Sects invade, so as to avoid problems. As long as the defensive lines and arrays are properly set up, and with the help of the other countries, we, the Seven Sects, may not necessarily lack the strength to fight."

Qiong Laoguai's expression was also not very good; just now, he had spared no effort to burn his essence and longevity to try and keep the beautiful woman from the Hehuan Sect to avenge his disciple.

At the very least, the emergence of an "alliance" could put more pressure on both the righteous and demonic paths, and also allow the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom to hold out longer.

Linghu Laoguai glanced at Qiong Laoguai, his expression looking exceptionally ugly as he spoke.

The resources required by the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" are truly too vast; although it makes his divine abilities and strength far superior to those of the same rank, these resources are truly a massive problem.

After all, no one wants the "alliance" they painstakingly formed to have its fruits plucked by others.

And now, letting the beautiful woman from the Hehuan Sect escape the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World is not a good thing.

Thinking of Biling Island, Yan Taibai remembered the mineral vein map he obtained from the Yan Family Fortress.

Therefore, the coming time will be busy; he must refine the replica "Luxian Juetian Sword," this Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

However, it is limited to helping in secret and cannot be known by too many people, otherwise, Yan Taibai's "fake death to escape" will soon be discovered by other sects.

As for now, Yan Taibai only needs to honestly study the refining method of the "Luxian Juetian Sword."

Not to mention whether neutral cultivation worlds like the Yue Kingdom or Xi Country would take action, but the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the righteous and demonic paths would certainly take action, and they would join forces to exhaust every means and method to kill him.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Qiong Laoguai had held back just now, yet on the surface, he acted as if he wished to perish together, even going so far as to damage his longevity and burn his essence to unleash great divine abilities.

He doesn't require holding out until he condenses a Nascent Soul, only until the subsequent Mulan invasion, when the Nine Nations Alliance cannot hold on and is forced to ask for help.

Even if he is confident in condensing a Nascent Soul and advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage, Yan Taibai has no certainty he can do it in just a few decades.

As for materials, he already has a portion from the congratulatory gifts, and the rest can be left to the Yanyue Sect.

Unless he is given a Jin Ling Dao like Biling Island, perhaps there is still hope; otherwise, he shouldn't even think about it.

Jianzhou

"Unexpectedly, she actually sacrificed most of her Nascent Soul to seize the chance to escape. These people of the Demonic Path certainly have many strange divine abilities."

Facing a siege by the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, as known from the ancient books of the Yanyue Sect, even if the current Tiannan Cultivation World is not as good as it was ten thousand years ago, it is still not something he, a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, can withstand.

This Geng Essence is only one of the important materials; he wants to refine the Luxian Juetian Sword.

"As long as we hold out until the alliance is officially established, then there will be no need to worry about anything."

As for this Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, Qiong Laoguai and even Nangong Wan would naturally help.

"Not bad."

Unfortunately, it still failed!

Under these various circumstances, Yan Taibai could only choose "fake death."

As for the Tiannan Cultivation World here, unless he can possess the terrifying strength to suppress the entire cultivation world—that is, advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage—otherwise, he shouldn't even think about it.

Only then would he have enough certainty to enter the Chaotic Star Sea and face all the crises that might appear.

This seems to only take a few decades, far faster than him advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage.

To avoid any more twists and turns or accidents that would prevent him from having peace.

After all, Yan Taibai does not want to experience the ordeal of that Spirit Severing Stage cultivator from the Tiannan Cultivation World ten thousand years ago.

Therefore, Yan Taibai must now refine his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, then head to the Chaotic Star Sea to condense a Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage at the fastest speed.

Hearing Qiong Laoguai's suggestion, Linghu Laoguai's expression also looked a bit better, and he nodded in agreement.

"Qiong Daoyou, can you tell this old man the truth: did your disciple, Yan Daoyou, truly die from poison?"

After finishing, Linghu Laoguai stared fixedly at Qiong Laoguai.

Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai's expression changed again and again, and finally, he shook his head and nodded with a bitter smile.

"Previously, Taibai, this old man, and his senior sister did indeed want to use a fake death to escape and solve the trouble regarding Taibai's identity. We were originally thinking of ways, and the old dog of the Yan Family happened to come to us proactively at this time, telling us that the Geng Essence had been planted with Chi Poison by the Ghost Spirit Sect. We took the opportunity to fake our deaths and escape. However, we never expected that the congratulatory gift of Golden Glazed Sand presented by your sect's Li Daoyou also contained a deadly poison, and Taibai happened to want to use the Golden Glazed Sand to refine his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, and in the end, he truly died from the poison. Otherwise, how would this old man have returned to your sect to tell you about this matter?"

Qiong Laoguai did not continue with the words that followed, and Linghu Laoguai's expression also became gloomy and uncertain.

"Then, did Linghu Daoyou feel tempted earlier?"

Qiong Laoguai looked at the deep-in-thought Linghu Laoguai and blinked his eyes again, pressing for an answer.

"Old man, this old man is naturally tempted. However, temptation is one thing, but how could this old man possibly agree to it?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Laoguai stopped thinking about whether Qiong Laoguai's words were true or false, and immediately shook his head, saying.

But his expression was somewhat unnatural; the conditions promised by the gorgeous woman from the Hehuan Sect in the cave dwelling were nothing.

What made his expression unnatural was the promise made just now.

Something about dual cultivation to help break through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage!

Something about half of the Yue Country's cultivation world once the deed was done!

How could he not be tempted?

"Haha! You old thing, you are actually so shameless, wanting to dual cultivate with a demonic enchantress to break through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage—aren't you afraid of being drained to the point where you can't even maintain your current realm?"

Hearing Linghu Laoguai's words, Qiong Laoguai could not help but burst into loud, mocking laughter.

"Hmph, get lost. Do you, you bastard, know how long this old man has been stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage?"

Seeing this, the expression of Linghu Laoguai of Huangfeng Valley became even more awkward, and he snorted coldly, speaking without any courtesy.

"Fine, fine, fine, this old man won't say any more. However, if you want this old man to help you keep this secret, you must also agree to one thing for this old man."

Qiong Laoguai stopped laughing and took the opportunity to put forward a request.

"Speak, as long as it isn't too excessive, I can consider agreeing."

Hearing this, Linghu Laoguai was silent for a moment, but finally nodded and said.

This matter was truly not suitable for others to know;

after all, it concerned his reputation.

As for the gorgeous woman from the Hehuan Sect, he was not particularly worried; since she had abandoned most of her Nascent Soul, it was uncertain whether she could successfully return to the Hehuan Sect.

Even if she were lucky enough to return, without one or two hundred years of closed-door cultivation, it would be impossible for her to recover, so there was absolutely no need to worry.

Because barring any major accidents, in one or two hundred years, he might have already passed away.

The only thing that needed to be plugged was Qiong Laoguai's mouth.

"This old man needs several materials to refine his Life-Bound Magical Treasure. Ever since condensing my Nascent Soul, I have not yet re-refined my Life-Bound Magical Treasure with new materials. If my Life-Bound Magical Treasure had been just a bit stronger earlier, it would have been impossible for that Hehuan Sect enchantress to escape."

Qiong Laoguai stated his condition.

"Materials, what materials do you want?"

After hearing Qiong Laoguai's condition, Linghu Laoguai was not too surprised, only frowning slightly, knowing he would have to bleed resources again.

However, what Qiong Laoguai said was not wrong, so this condition was nothing much.

"Here is the list of materials; take a look. No matter how many I can gather, this time I must re-refine my Life-Bound Magical Treasure and forge the Invisible Sword Array. That way, even if I face a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, I believe I can retreat unscathed and handle it a little."

Qiong Laoguai's expression turned cold as he spoke fiercely.

After speaking, he took a white Jade Slip from his Storage Bag and handed it to Linghu Laoguai.

"Invisible Sword Array, it seems you really did obtain the inheritance of the Invisible Sword Sect back then. Your Invisible Evasion Technique must also be one of the inherited divine abilities! And you claimed you created it yourself; how truly shameless."

Linghu Laoguai also mocked him without any courtesy.

The Invisible Sword Sect he spoke of was an ancient sword sect in Tiannan with a great reputation.

The Invisible Sword Array mentioned by Qiong Laoguai, along with the Qingyuan Sword Array of the former Mysterious Gold Gate in Yue Country and the Hundred Flowers Sword Array of the Misty Palace, were known as the three great sword arrays of Tiannan. As long as one could forge them, they would be invincible among their peers and could easily fight across cultivation levels.

It was just that, until now, no one had been able to forge them.

Yet Qiong Laoguai had only obtained a ruin of the Invisible Sword Sect, which allowed him to forge the Invisible Needle and practice the Invisible Evasion Technique that even Nascent Soul cultivators envied.

This Invisible Needle was the prototype of the Invisible Sword Array he spoke of; he had intentionally forged it into a needle-shaped magical treasure.

At the same time, the quantity was small, only a dozen or so, but this time, relying on the opportunity he obtained in Tianluo Country, he was prepared to forge the true Invisible Sword Array.

As long as he could forge this Invisible Sword Array, one of the three great sword arrays of Tiannan, he would have enough confidence to deal with the upcoming invasion of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

"That is correct. Back then, I did indeed obtain a ruin of the Invisible Sword Sect, which allowed me to reach the Golden Core Stage. Now that I am already a Nascent Soul cultivator, naturally, I will no longer hide it. I originally wanted to pass this Invisible Sword Sect inheritance to Yan Taibai. It is a pity that I could not fulfill that wish; I can only forge the Invisible Sword Array myself, so that I can kill more demonic scoundrels and avenge that child, Yan Taibai."

Qiong Laoguai's expression was grave, and cold, murderous intent spilled from his eyes, making even Linghu Laoguai feel a sense of dread, not daring to meet his gaze.

After all, he dared not provoke Qiong Laoguai in this state, and could only agree.

"This old man will do his best! It is not an easy matter to gather these materials; the sect's treasury only has a few of them. However, if you truly forge the Invisible Sword Array, it will be of great benefit to the entire Seven Sects. It would be equivalent to having an extra Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, and we would have more confidence in dealing with the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects."

"Good, then this younger brother thanks Brother Linghu."

Hearing Linghu Laoguai agree, Qiong Laoguai nodded and cupped his hands in thanks, directly addressing him as a brother.

"No matter, let this be this old man's compensation for the fall of Yan Daoyou."

"Regardless of how you look at it, it has a connection to my sect's Junior Disciple Li." Linghu Laoguai smiled helplessly.

After this matter, regardless of whether Li Huayuan knew the truth, it would be impossible to trust or rely on him heavily again; if Qiong Laoguai had demanded a soul search just now, he would have had to agree to do it.

This was also the reason he agreed to Qiong Laoguai so directly; it was not to keep Qiong Laoguai from speaking about the earlier incident with the gorgeous woman from the Hehuan Sect.

"Then, how does Brother Linghu intend to deal with your sect's Junior Disciple Li?"

Hearing Linghu Laoguai's words, Qiong Laoguai asked another important question.

The life or death of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator was indeed a difficult choice for the Seven Sects, especially for Huangfeng Valley, which had fewer than ten Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

If it were the Yanyue Sect, it would be a bit better.

After all, they had a larger number of Golden Core Stage Cultivators, and losing one or two did not count for much.

But Huangfeng Valley could not afford it, and Linghu Laoguai might not be willing to part with him.

Hearing Qiong Laoguai's follow-up question, Linghu Laoguai's expression changed slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said.

"Qiong Daoyou, come with this old man to ask him personally!"

"Good."

……

Green Wave Cave

"Master, you shouldn't be so anxious; perhaps Mistress just left the sect to attend to some business and will return very soon?"

The eldest disciple Yu Kun looked at Li Huayuan, whose face was filled with anxiety and worry, and spoke to comfort him.

At this moment, even he, who was a chatterbox, did not know what else to say.

After all, his Mistress had already been missing for half a month, with absolutely no news, and not a single voice transmission or letter left behind.

She had just vanished into thin air! How could this not worry Li Huayuan and his disciples?

Liu Jing and Li Huayuan's other disciples had already gone out to search, while Yu Kun was responsible for staying at Green Wave Cave to wait for their Mistress to return.

"My heart feels increasingly uneasy; I keep feeling as if some major event is about to happen."

Hearing his eldest disciple's comfort, Li Huayuan said with an increasingly unsightly expression.

"A major event? What major event? Mistress will be fine. Who in the entire Yue Kingdom Cultivation World does not know Master's great name?"

Before the words had even faded, a ball of firelight rushed into the cave dwelling's main hall, and before Li Huayuan could take it into his hand, the voice of Linghu Laoguai rang out from within.

"Huayuan, come out and see me!"

(End of this chapter)