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Chapter 973 The Four Friends of Kunwu
"You are indeed a protective master. In three days, I will come to Xuyu Island to decide the life or death of your disciple!"

The voice of Venerable Huo Lian came from afar, and he himself turned into a ray of fire and disappeared into the sky. This person's escape was so fast that he disappeared in almost an instant.

Patriarch Wusheng sighed and said, "What a brilliant sword escape! I have heard of Kunwu Mountain. Legend has it that there is a group of independent cultivators entrenched there, who inherited the four magic swords of the mountain. The four brothers are very advanced in Taoism, but their temperaments are all eccentric. Fortunately, they have always been a person who does not offend others. They are just a side sect, not a demonic sect, so they have not provoked any righteous sword immortals to subdue demons. How did they offend me today?"

Li Ming had never heard of Kunwu Mountain. Obviously, after years of seclusion, even if he consulted ancient books, Li Ming still didn't know enough about some things in the current world of immortal cultivation.

Wusheng sighed deeply. Li Ming pondered for a moment before saying, "I don't think this matter will be so easy to resolve. Otherwise, he would have simply killed Senior Brother Fang. Why would he come here in person? In my opinion, there's still room for reversal."

Wusheng was also an old and experienced man. After a moment's thought, he knew that what Li Ming said was true. He nodded and said, "Indeed, I am so worried that I am confused. If it weren't for my nephew's reminder, I would have almost lost my composure. This place is in a mess. Why don't you come with me to the quiet room and we can talk?"

Li Ming was slightly startled, then nodded in response. The ancestor Wusheng stretched out his foot and a rainbow bridge lifted up both Li Ming and him. The rainbow bridge was bright in color and looked great. The speed was not slow either. In just a blink of an eye, they arrived at another palace on the island. However, compared with the previous place, it seemed a little simple.

Only Li Ming and Wusheng were left here. His attitude became increasingly friendly. He walked to a pavilion and sat down. Then he extended his hand to Li Ming and said, "My dear nephew, come and sit down."

As he spoke, he took out a set of black and white pieces from somewhere and arranged them neatly. He said with a smile, "Chess can calm the mind. My thoughts are a bit confused today. I wonder if you would like to play a game with me."

"Obedience is worse than respect." Li Ming had no objection and thought to himself.

"Without this person, my generation has risen, from nephew to young friend. I'm afraid that after I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will just call him Daoist Fellow."

Thinking so in his mind, Li Ming's face was tight and he did not mention the previous matter of Venerable Huo Lian. Instead, he concentrated on playing chess. The old ancestor Wusheng loved playing chess, but it was extremely difficult to make further progress after he became a Nascent Soul. He spent a lot of time on chess and thought he could beat Li Ming. Who knew that Li Ming's chess skills were not inferior to his at all. This time, he really met his match and won a satisfying victory.

A game of chess lasted from dawn to dusk, and only when the moon was at its highest point in the sky did Wusheng win the game with a two-point advantage.

"Senior is indeed a very skilled chess player. I cannot compare to him." Li Ming put down the white piece in his hand and smiled bitterly.

Wusheng's eyes seemed to flash with a gleam of light, and then he smiled and said: "No, it's because your chess skills are deeper. You lost so effortlessly."

The two looked at each other and suddenly smiled. At this moment, there was some tacit understanding between them.

At this time, Patriarch Wusheng finally got down to business: "According to my friend, what does Venerable Huolian want to do?"

Li Ming pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder what the situation is like in Kunwu Mountain?" The ancestor Wusheng then said seriously, "Kunwu Mountain is ten thousand miles away from the coast of the East China Sea. It can be regarded as a remote place, but the spiritual veins are not bad. Back then, a group of independent cultivators practiced together in Kunwu Mountain. Later, they made a name for themselves and were called the Four Friends of Kunwu. The four of them got four excellent flying swords in Kunwu Mountain. This is nothing. Flying swords are rare, but at our level, if we really work hard, spend more time and energy, we can always get them. What's amazing is that their four flying swords also come with a set of formation diagrams. The four swords of earth, water, fire and wind cooperate to form the Four Elements Sword Formation. Back then, the four of them joined forces to set up the formation and fought with a Yuanshen Zhenxian for three days and three nights!"

"Is it so powerful?" Li Ming was also slightly stunned.

You have to know that in this kind of world, the higher the realm, the greater the gap between it and the realm above. Compared with ordinary people, the sense of Qi is nothing more than an extra breath of pure air and some sensitivity. It is very troublesome to cast spells. If a martial arts master gets close to you, you will die without knowing how you died.

But when one reaches the realm of Ming Fa and cultivates fundamental magical powers, there is a big difference between him and ordinary people. However, if someone plots against him, it is not impossible for him to fall.

Not to mention the Golden Elixir Realm. Once a golden elixir is swallowed, my life is in my own hands. In addition to the lifespan of 800 years, even my physical body has undergone tremendous changes. To be honest, I am almost a completely different species from ordinary people.

Take Fang Xiang for example. His magic power was restricted, but although he was thrown from the sky and fell in a mess, it was just a superficial injury. As long as he recovers his magic power and circulates his true energy a few times, he will be fine in an instant. Therefore, in the Jindan realm, only those orthodox Xuanmen masters with deep foundation and superb Taoist skills in the Mingfa realm can easily defeat him.

When one reaches the Nascent Soul realm, it is even more incredible. The Nascent Soul takes shape, gathers and disperses at will, and can even move mountains and fill the sea with a thought. If one can surpass ordinary Nascent Souls in the Golden Core realm, they are all true seeds in various sects. There are only ten such great Luo Zhen.

But when one reaches the Yuanshen realm, he is no longer a human being. The Yuanying realm is called a scattered immortal, but the Yuanshen realm is an absolute true immortal!
It is said that in ancient times, the realm of Yuanshen was that of an immortal, but one had to go to the Immortal Washing Pool in the immortal world to wash the body and rub the pure yang of the physical body into the Yuanshen. Now humans and immortals are separated, and the Immortal Washing Pool no longer exists, so there is an additional realm of transcending tribulation.

In essence, whether it is the primordial spirit, the tribulation, or even the true immortal, they are actually the same realm. It’s just that there are some procedures in between, which lead to great differences, but there is no essential difference between the previous realms such as the golden elixir, nascent soul, and primordial spirit.

Therefore, if a Nascent Soul wants to defeat the Primordial Spirit, it is like a mortal wanting to defeat an immortal. From ancient times to the present, throughout the countless years of history of the immortal cultivation world, there may not be many such people.

That's why Li Ming was so surprised after hearing this sentence. Looking at Li Ming's expression, Patriarch Wusheng smiled.

"It's not what you think. It was a True Immortal who made a bet with them and voluntarily entered the formation. He didn't use any extreme means, so they couldn't break the formation for three days. It was just that the story spread like wildfire later."

"That's about right," Li Ming nodded and said, "However, this is also an ability beyond the ordinary. The Four Kunwu Friends do have something to be proud of."

Wusheng sighed and said, "That's why it's so troublesome. If it was just Huo Lian, I wouldn't be afraid of him. I'm just afraid that he has other plans. When the time comes..."

Seeing this, Li Ming's eyes flashed, and he stepped forward and said, "In that case, I have an idea."

(End of this chapter)