Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 1018 Lu Xinghe, you can't escape!
"This is the Profound Origin Heaven-Covering Array! It belongs to our Lu Clan!"

Lu Xinghe's pupils shrank sharply, and he was enraged to the extreme.

How could he not recognize this great formation?

This is a sixth-order low-grade array that the Lu family spent hundreds of years painstakingly collecting countless rare materials to refine!
Originally intended as a backup formation for the protective array of Xingyuan Island, it has now been used by Zhou Xun to deal with him.

"You scoundrel! How dare you do this!"

Lu Xinghe was so angry that he trembled all over, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Zhou Xun robbed the Lu family's treasury and then used the Lu family's treasures to deal with the Lu family's ancestor.

This is an absolute insult!
But amidst his rage, a sense of unease also arose in his heart.

He knew all too well the power of this Xuan Yuan Heaven-Covering Array. As a backup array for Star Origin Island, it would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement cultivator to break through it.

If he were at his peak, he might have had a better chance of breaking through the formation.

But now.
"I refuse to believe that a Nascent Soul cultivator like you can unleash even a fraction of the power of this formation!"

Lu Xinghe forced himself to remain calm and sneered.

He made hand seals and swiftly pointed at the Three Elements Heavy Water that was suspended in the air.

"Transform into a sword!"

With a low shout, the drop of black ternary heavy water began to tremble violently.

The water droplet slowly stretched and deformed, its surface gleaming with a metallic sheen. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a three-foot-long, light blue flying sword!

This flying sword is crystal clear, with flowing water patterns on its blade.

When the sword was completed, an extraordinary phenomenon occurred!
The water elemental energy of the entire sea area converged wildly, forming water tornadoes around the flying sword.

The flying sword exuded an earth-shattering power, and the space itself was slightly distorted wherever its blade pointed.

"break!"

Lu Xinghe pointed his fingers like a sword and suddenly pointed them at the array's light barrier.

The azure flying sword transformed into a streak of light, carrying the power to tear apart heaven and earth, and pierced straight into the array's light shield!

He wanted to break through the formation before Zhou Xun had fully mastered it!

Zhou Xun had been watching Lu Xinghe's every move for a long time, so naturally he wouldn't give him that opportunity.

"The Azure Lotus Transforms into a Sword!"

The main body formed hand seals, while the illusory blue lotus behind it swayed gently.

A cyan projection flew out from the lotus heart and rapidly split within the great formation.

One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight
In the blink of an eye, more than ten cyan flying swords took shape in the air.

These flying swords are entirely emerald green, with lotus patterns flowing across their blades, exuding a rich aura of life.

"go with!"

Zhou Xun gave a soft shout, and the cyan flying sword, as if it had a life of its own, rushed towards the light blue flying sword.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-!”

The crisp sound of metal clashing against metal could be heard continuously.

The cyan flying sword and the light blue flying sword collided fiercely in the air.

With each collision, a blue flying sword was shattered, turning into a sky full of blue light.

Surprisingly, these blue lights would quickly re-condense and form new flying swords.

The essence of life is fully revealed at this moment.

Life goes on endlessly, in a never-ending cycle!
The power of the azure flying sword was continuously depleted during this process.

The light on the sword gradually dimmed, and the sword's movements became increasingly sluggish.

Finally, when it broke through all the obstruction of the cyan flying swords and pierced the great array's light barrier—

"Om-"

The light shield trembled slightly, rippling outwards.

The power of the azure flying sword had been completely exhausted, and it could not even penetrate the surface of the light shield.

The sword trembled slightly and transformed back into a drop of tri-element heavy water, which floated in mid-air.

Lu Xinghe's heart sank, and his face turned extremely ugly.

He hadn't expected that his all-out attack wouldn't even be able to break through the defenses of the great formation.

"If it weren't for the backlash from my previous qi deviation, I wouldn't be in such a state!"

He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with frustration and resentment.

At his peak, he could break through this great formation with a mere flick of his wrist.

However, due to his Dao injury, his strength has been greatly diminished, and he cannot even break through the great formation set up by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

How could this make him not angry?
Zhou Xun glanced at Lu Xinghe's unpleasant expression and let out a cold laugh.
"Old Ancestor Lu, it seems you won't be leaving today."

His tone was calm, but the chill in it sent a shiver down Lu Xinghe's spine.

This person actually had the idea of ​​hunting him down.

Thinking of this, Lu Xinghe was even more furious.

If he were to truly perish at the hands of this man, who knows how his reputation would spread throughout Wandao Lake in the future.

How could a dignified Void Refinement cultivator be killed by a junior in the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm?

This is a big joke!
Perhaps the entire Lu clan will become a laughing stock in the cultivation world, and its prestige accumulated over tens of thousands of years will be destroyed in an instant.

"Do you think you've got me cornered?"

Lu Xinghe gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes.

At that moment, Zhou Xun stopped holding back and attacked with all his might!
"Heavenly Tribulation Lightning!"

The seventy-two lightning seeds transformed into a lightning prison once again, engulfing the entire sea area.

With lightning bolts raining down and electric snakes dancing wildly, combined with the spatial constraints of the magic array, Lu Xinghe had nowhere to hide.

You can only carry it hard!

At the same time, the illusory image of the blue lotus swayed gently and differentiated again.

One becomes ten, ten becomes a hundred, a hundred becomes a thousand
In the blink of an eye, three hundred and sixty cyan flying swords took shape in the air.

These flying swords are arranged in a mysterious pattern, forming a huge sword formation.

"Heavenly Origin Sword Formation, activate!"

Zhou Xun's true form let out a loud shout,
This was the first time he had used his natal Azure Lotus as a foundation to unleash the Heavenly Origin Sword Technique.

The sword formation activated, sword energy crisscrossed, radiating a chilling sharpness, coupled with the essence of life, making it immortal and indestructible!

On the other side, the Purple Jade Poison Toad also cast spells repeatedly.

Thick purple poisonous mist spread within the magic array, coiling around Lu Xinghe like a living thing.

The poisonous fog continuously eroded his protective aura, affecting the flow of spiritual energy.

The combined attack of the three masters at the highest level of artistic conception was earth-shattering!

"Boom——!"

The first bolt of tribulation lightning, carrying the true essence of tribulation lightning from the second level of heaven, crashed down!
The Heavenly Origin Sword Formation was also activated at the same time, with 360 flying swords pouring down like a torrential rain.

Coupled with the pervasive corrosive poisonous fog, even Lu Xinghe couldn't help but change color.

"Three Elements Heavy Water, Protect!"

He hurriedly activated the Tri-Element Heavy Water, and the water droplets instantly transformed into a translucent, light blue shield.

Water flowed across the surface of the light shield, emitting powerful defensive waves.

"boom--!"

The lightning struck the water curtain fiercely, creating ripples.

The water curtain trembled violently, but it was ultimately blocked.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of flying swords followed one after another, striking the water curtain like raindrops.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-!”

The crisp sounds of impact were incessant.

The flying swords continuously depleted the power of the water curtain, and coupled with the persistent corrosive effects of the poisonous fog, the two sides reached a stalemate.

"As expected of a mid-grade spiritual treasure, and as expected of a Void Refinement cultivator."

Zhou Xun sighed inwardly.

His attacks are still unable to break through the opponent's defense.

Fortunately, Lu Xinghe was also unable to extricate himself, resulting in a temporary stalemate.

Then, Zhou Xun waved the command flag in his hand, and the scene inside the magic array changed once again.

Several spiritual puppets, each a thousand feet tall, appeared out of thin air.

These puppets were made entirely of pure spiritual energy, clad in armor, and wielding giant halberds.

They strode heavily towards the azure light shield.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The giant halberd crashed onto the water curtain, unleashing a deafening roar.

The water curtain rippled violently, but ultimately managed to block the attack. Lu Xinghe's spiritual energy was depleted even more, and his face grew increasingly pale.

"No, if this continues, we might really die."

A strong sense of crisis rose in his heart.

Just then, Zhou Xun's command flag changed again.

All the spirit puppets suddenly merged together, forming an even larger puppet.

This puppet was three thousand feet tall, its spiritual power surging, and its aura had reached the sixth level!
It wielded a giant halberd and brought it down with earth-shattering force.

"boom--!"

The azure light shield trembled violently, and fine cracks appeared on its surface, clearly on the verge of collapse.

"Damn it! How could he have mastered the ultimate puppet transformation of this formation!"

Lu Xinghe's expression changed drastically.

This spiritual puppet possesses genuine Void Refinement combat power.

In his current state, his strength is probably slightly inferior to theirs.
With the puppet present, he was truly in danger of perishing!

"No, we have to get out!"

After much deliberation, he finally made a difficult decision.

Use the clan's life-saving technique—Star Escape Technique!

However, that secret technique was of too high a level, and the cost of using it with his current cultivation level was too great. Once he used it, he would probably never make any progress in his cultivation for the rest of his life.

Unless you find a spiritual treasure of the eighth rank or higher, which is a treasure that even Mahayana cultivators would covet.

This essentially means his path has come to an end.

But if we don't use it now, our lives will be in danger!

"Zhou Xun, once I recover my cultivation, I will search the heavens and the earth, the netherworld and the underworld, to hunt you down to the death!"

Lu Xinghe glared at Zhou Xun with resentment, then began to chant a spell in a low voice:
"Using star energy as a guide and the origin as a sacrifice, one can break through the void and escape into the void, covering ten thousand miles in a single thought."

As the incantation rang out, he pointed his fingers like a sword and swiftly aimed at his dantian.

A surge of pure primordial power erupted from his dantian and merged with the power of stellar essence.

His entire body began to emit a dazzling white light, and his aura became erratic.

"escape!"

With a final, low shout, a flash of white light appeared—

Lu Xinghe vanished in an instant!
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xun was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Lu Xinghe just disappeared right under his nose?
What an incredibly strange supernatural power!
He exerted all his divine sense, covering tens of thousands of miles of sea, but could not sense Lu Xinghe's presence at all.

It was as if the other party had vanished into thin air, leaving not even a trace of spatial fluctuation.

"It seems the Lu family also has an extraordinary lineage."

Zhou Xun's expression turned solemn. He gained a new understanding of the Lu family's strength. The fact that they could escape silently from a sixth-order formation was no ordinary secret technique.

But how could he be willing to let Lu Xinghe escape like this?

After much effort, they finally set up a tight net, even using a sixth-order formation.

If Lu Xinghe is allowed to escape, he will surely become a major threat in the future!
Zhou Xun looked around unwillingly, then suddenly remembered something.

"The Thousand Spirit Mother-Child Pendant!"

His eyes lit up, and he immediately began rummaging through Lu Chihong's storage bag.

Sure enough, they soon found a uniquely shaped jade pendant.

The jade pendant is made entirely of white jade, with mysterious runes engraved on its surface, emitting a faint spatial fluctuation.

This is precisely the Lu family's unique tracking token—the Thousand Spirit Mother-Child Pendant!

Zhou Xun waved his hand and took out the ancient divination compass.

The compass surface is engraved with patterns of the sun, moon, and stars, and the pointer trembles slightly, exuding a mysterious aura.

He made a hand seal and quickly pointed towards the mother-and-child pendant.

A strange aura emanated from the jade pendant and slowly merged into the compass.

"Om-"

The compass suddenly shone brightly, and the runes on its surface seemed to come alive and flow.

The pointer spun wildly, eventually stopping in a certain direction.

Immediately afterwards, a golden arrow-shaped phantom rose from the compass, clearly pointing southeast.

"found it!"

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes, and he was overjoyed.

With the guidance of the Thousand Spirits Mother-Child Pendant and the Divination Compass, even if Lu Xinghe escapes to the ends of the earth, he will never be able to shake off his pursuit!

Without further hesitation, he waved his hand and put away the Xuan Yuan Heaven-Covering Array.

The seventy-two array flags and array plates transformed into streams of light and disappeared into the storage ring.

Immediately afterwards, its true form transformed into a streak of azure light and returned to the human realm.

The Purple Jade Poison Toad obediently jumped back into the spirit beast pouch, ready to go into battle at any time.

Having completed these preparations, Zhou Xun transformed into a golden streak of light and sped off in the direction indicated by the golden arrow.

"Lu Xinghe, you can't escape!"

Zhou Xun's eyes flashed with a cold light, his killing intent palpable.

This time, he was determined to keep this Void Refinement cultivator here forever!

Otherwise, it will surely become a major threat in the future.

The golden arrow trembled slightly on the compass, pointing southeast.

……

On the other side, Lu Xinghe paid a heavy price to escape using the Star Escape Technique.

Starlight swirled around him, and he seemed to transform into a shooting star, instantly breaking through the spatial barrier of the immortal realm and traversing hundreds of thousands of miles.

When he reappeared, he was on a desolate, uninhabited island.

This small island is only a few miles in circumference. It is covered with strange rocks, barren of vegetation, and so thin that its spiritual energy is almost negligible.

"puff--"

Lu Xinghe coughed up a mouthful of blood as soon as he landed, his face as pale as paper.

The cost of using the Star Escape Technique far exceeded his expectations. It not only exhausted most of his inner essence but also further aggravated his original Dao injury.

Despite his nearly broken body, he found a secluded rock face deep within the island.

With his fingers folded like a sword, he barely managed to gather a wisp of magical power and carved out a simple stone chamber in the rock wall.

The stone chamber was only about ten feet square, with rough walls, and it was too small to even set up the most basic formations.

"Cough cough."

He coughed violently and took out a pill the size of a longan from his storage ring.

The pill was pure white, with six flowing red patterns on its surface, and emitted a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

This is the Sixth-Order Healing Elixir treasured by the Lu family—the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill!

Looking at this precious pill, a hint of heartache flashed in Lu Xinghe's eyes.

This pill was originally intended as a life-saving item for him when he attempted to break through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.

It is a terrible waste to use it to treat injuries.

But circumstances forced him to accept the pill, and he gritted his teeth and finally swallowed it.

The pill melts upon entering the mouth, transforming into a warm medicinal power that flows throughout the body.

He immediately sat cross-legged and focused all his energy on healing his injuries.

Wherever the medicine went, the damaged meridians began to slowly repair themselves, and the broken dantian gradually stabilized.

However, he had only been in a healing state for a quarter of an hour—

A streak of purple lightning suddenly flashed across the sky!
The lightning bolt moved with incredible speed, arriving above the island in the blink of an eye.

As the light faded, Zhou Xun's cold figure was revealed, hovering in mid-air.

His gaze, sharp as lightning, swept across the small island below.

"How can it be"

Sensing this aura, Lu Xinghe inside the stone chamber was filled with fear.

He had clearly used the Star Escape Technique to travel hundreds of thousands of miles, and even chose this inconspicuous deserted island.

How could Zhou Xun have found us so quickly?
"It's absolutely a coincidence!"

He forced himself to remain calm and continued to circulate his internal energy to heal his injuries, hoping that the other party was just passing by.

But the next moment, a voice that terrified him rang clearly in his ears:

"Lu Xinghe, we've found you!"

(End of this chapter)