Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 70: A Visit from the Academy Disciples

It took Jingqian three months to finally reach Shedizang Island.

There was no other way. The experience of harvesting ghosts was simply too great. Not only was the killing efficiency incredibly high, but the harvest was also extremely rich, which made him unable to stop.

During these three months, he hardly stopped for a moment and fought across nearly 100,000 miles of sea territory, killing at least ten corpses and ghosts on average every day.

Right now, the [Yin Bones] in the [Virtual Realm] have piled up into a mountain.

The [Life Fire] in the [Void Furnace] has grown to the size of a walnut.

Within the space of the Life Monument, the incarnation of the Yin Ghost has been cleared out by Jing Qian three times in total, but they are now so densely packed that there is nowhere to step.

From these ghosts, he once again collected a large number of talismans from the "Blood River Impermanence Abyss Hell Dao Book" and provided them to [World Solution] for digestion and deduction.

The increase in combat power, coupled with the evil spirits everywhere in the Yin Year, made Jing Qian's strength rise rapidly like a snowball.

At this moment, whether it is to cultivate a new [Life Fire] or complete the sixth destiny.

He still relied on [Worldly Solution] to deduce the [Book of Taoism] and obtained the most superior cultivation inheritance.

Or he could devote all his energy to forging his destiny, fully digesting the remaining 800 or so [White Copper] ingots, and promoting the advancement of [Sword Fang], which would bring about a great step forward in his strength.

But this all takes time to develop, and there's no need to rush.

In addition to the heavy practice, taking a walk around the [Shedi Zang Island] is not only a good way to relax, but also a chance to gain new insights.

Jing Qian was seen hiding in the [virtual world], silently stepping onto a rather solid and heavy island.

The reason for this description is that the island seems to be an anvil that fell from the sky and smashed into the sea.

The entire island's land base is made entirely of thick copper and iron metal.

This is a huge island built entirely on metal!
Although copper and iron in the mortal world are of little use to cultivators.

But with such a large amount of metal, gathering the Gengjin Yuanqi, there must be a large number of high-quality precious materials born!
Jing Qian looked at the luxurious [Shektsang Island] and couldn't help drooling.

If my own [Virtual Realm] could have such a profound foundation, I would have turned my [Life Stove] blue or purple long ago.

He did not stay on the island for too long. After observing it for a while, he went straight to the center of the island.

This place is the headquarters of [She Dizang Temple] and the core of the entire [Life Island].

The monks of the sect controlled the entire [Life Island], raised millions of people, and established an extremely complete inheritance system.

Jing Qian walked directly into the [She Dizang Temple] from the main gate, opened the [World Jie] to the maximum, and observed carefully along the way.

Unlike the deserted [Siriku Shrine], this large temple is bustling with people and is very popular.

Not only are there Buddhist monks among them, but mortals are also shoulder to shoulder.

The entire island is inhabited by Buddhists, and coming to the Shedi Zang Temple to worship has become a daily routine for most islanders.

This large temple covers a vast area, at least the size of three Forbidden Cities.

Jing Qian followed the map and went through many twists and turns, and it took a lot of effort before he found the place in Master Miaojue's memory.

It was actually a dry well, located in a remote courtyard.

There is an ordinary date tree planted in the yard, with dates hanging on it, but no one picks them.

Jing Qian walked in the dimension and plunged into the dry well.

No one could have imagined that this dry well was actually a secret passage leading to the secret vault of the She Dizang Temple.

Even in the entire [Shedi Zang Temple], few people knew about it.

Miaojue is responsible for the foreign trade of the entire [Life Island], and he often goes in and out of the sect's secret library, and has a deep memory of this place.

This [She Di Zang Island] does not prohibit mortals from entering or exiting. Jing Qian's journey here was quite smooth, until he went down to the bottom of the well, where he was blocked by magical restrictions.

At the bottom of the well was not an underground waterway, but a huge stone cave.

A two-meter-long bronze door is embedded in this stone cave, covered with a thick layer of [Life Extension] magic restriction.

Jing Qian’s cultivation was not enough, and his destiny [Sumeru] was unable to quietly break through the magic barrier.

But he didn't dare to escape from the [virtual world] and break the restriction directly.

The strength and foundation of [She Dizang Island] can definitely be ranked among the top three in the entire [Hunzhou].

If he acts rashly, a group of bald strong men will surely show up and rape him.

He obediently returned to the [virtual world], stood in front of the bronze door, and waited silently.

While waiting, he sat down in front of the [Void Furnace], picked up a piece of [White Copper] ingot, and threw it into the fire.

After a while, the copper ingot was softened. He picked up his small hammer and hammered it for a while, and soon he knocked out a sword blank.

Then, he quickly bit into the sword blank.

"【Sword Fang】Reforge +1!"

It's so silky!

Every time it is recast, the power of [Sword Fang] will increase by one point. After only 567 recasts, it will be promoted to the level of [Purple Eyes]!

If you calculate carefully, it's just over a year of life, which is nothing at all.

Jing Qian had more than forty times of [Fate-Forging Opportunity] saved up by hunting ghosts. He stood in front of the furnace with great patience and began hammering and pounding.

With the promotion of [Sumeru], Jing Qian's practice system has become more demanding in terms of the need for offensive power.

Whether he can break through the defense of high-level enemies basically means whether he can kill enemies of higher levels.

The sharper the [Sword Fang] is, the stronger his combat power will naturally be.

He just recast the [Sword Fang] while waiting.

After waiting for most of the day, it was late at night when a [Dragon Elephant] Buddha walked in from outside the well.

He waved his hand and cast a spell, activating the seal on the bronze door, opened the door and walked in.

Little did the monk know that his routine operation would actually let in a greedy beast.

Jing Qian waited for so long, and finally someone entered the secret vault, and he successfully followed in.

Inside the secret vault, the environment suddenly changed, revealing it to be a deep mine deep inside the island.

This abandoned mine leads directly to the center of the earth of [Shedi Zang Island] and it is impossible to enter from other directions.

The [Dragon Elephant] monk who came here took out twelve [White Copper] ingots from his own storage treasures and neatly stacked them aside.

This is the daily output of [She Di Zang Island] and needs to be collected here according to the rules.

Since Miaojue took away the stock, more than 300 [white copper] ingots accumulated in the secret vault made Jingqian envious.

However, he ignored these copper ingots and walked into the deep mine.

The deeper he went, the higher the density of the vital energy in his eyes became, and the more chaotic the magical light became.

Jing Qian also became more cautious and observed more carefully.

When he reached the bottom of the mine, the scene before him shocked him.

Inside a huge cave, three great monks stood in a triangle, firmly guarding the core of the cave.

Each of the three people had a vigorous magical power bursting out, and together they gathered to form a magic circle.

This magical power, two of which are blue, comes from two great monks [Yanshou].

One was purple, coming from a middle-aged monk wearing a light purple official robe.

This cultivator had a gentle and elegant temperament and a face as white as jade. He was actually a true cultivator of the sixth rank [Fu Ling] level.

In the entire [Hunzhou], the only person who could have such cultivation was Luo Yaozhi from Zhizhou who had disappeared for decades.

This great monk who was directly appointed by the Divine Dynasty and was in charge of guarding a region had been questioned for decades. It turned out that he was not dead, but had abandoned the entire [Hunzhou] and was hiding here secretly.

However, the one he and two senior monks of [Longevity] jointly suppressed was a female monk with silver hair.

This female cultivator was tall, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and she looked very heroic. She held a gray bronze sword in her hand and sat cross-legged in the magic seal of the three great cultivators, unable to get out.

I don't know how long this stalemate has lasted.

Next to the three of them was a huge incense burner with raging blue flames burning in it.

Jing Qian is hidden in the dimension. With a scan of [World Solution], he can see his information:

"[Life Stove: Impermanence Small Stove]!"

"【Rank: Blue Hearth】!"

"[Possession: Gold of All Life]!"

But it is the core [life stove] of [She Di Zang Island].

The big monk who brought Jing Qian into this place walked in respectfully, came to the [Life Stove], threw dozens of [Yin Pearls] into it, then bowed and took his leave.

At this moment, Luo Yaozhi spoke:

"Fellow Daoist Chi Ling, it's the Yin Year again. Twelve Yin Years have passed since the last opening of the [Zhuling Cave Heaven]." "The night of the fifth day of the fifth month of next year will be the day the cave heaven reopens. You've endured so much hardship, and your life span is running out. If you don't escape, you'll have no chance of advancing to [Extended Life]. Have you thought this through?"

"[Zhuling Cave Heaven] is certainly important, but even if you don't enter the cave heaven, with your talent and background as a [Chunyang Ruins] Lingjizi, you still have a bright future. Why would you destroy your own path for a temporary opportunity?"

"I've already said that as long as you give up the Cave Heaven Beacon and sign a blood contract with me, I will exhaust the [Life Fire] of the [Hunzhou] government office and help you awaken your [Lifespan]."

"I trapped you for forty years, so I can compensate you with forty sixth-grade [Life Fire], which is worth thousands of ninth-grade [Life Fire]."

But the sword-wielding woman heard this and replied:

"Mr. Luo, you are a [Spiritual Officer] of the Divine Dynasty, holding the rank of an eighth-rank [Du Shui Jian Cheng], yet you bully the weak and harm the students of the academy. To go to such lengths, how is this different from treason?"

"You've cut yourself off from the Divine Dynasty, yet you dare to come and seize my Cave Heaven Beacon? You really don't know how to spell the word death."

"You bald asses are looking for death."

"As a branch of the Impermanence Temple, you are ignorant of the times and are breaking the rules. You are following the Luo family and messing around. Sooner or later, someone will come to settle the score with you."

"If you have the guts, come and take my life, and I will think highly of you."

"Otherwise, stop talking nonsense and think about how to explain to my master!"

The two sides exchanged verbal attacks again, but no one was willing to change the status quo.

Jing Qian saw clearly that the female swordsman was only at the eighth level of [Dragon Elephant] cultivation, which was far inferior to the three people who besieged him.

However, these three great cultivators would rather expend a huge amount of their [life essence] and mana to besiege her than actually take action against her.

The identity of a disciple of the academy that the other party mentioned seems to be quite valuable.

Jing Qian followed Miaojue's memory and came all the way here just to experience the elegance of Daxiu with his own eyes.

The two parties in front of them either have high cultivation levels or profound backgrounds, representing the true high-end power of the cultivation world.

Listening to the conversation between these people, it seems that the two sides have been deadlocked for decades, and a turning point is finally coming.

However, the strength between the enemy and us seems to be extremely different, and the female swordsman seems to have no chance of turning the tables.

As an enthusiastic spectator, Jing Qian decided to add fuel to the current situation based on the principle of watching the fun while getting involved.

He picked up a [Yin Bone] from the [Void World], and then summoned the [Sword Fang], and with a few quick strokes of his pen, he carved a few words on the [Yin Bone].

Then, he controlled the power of [Sumeru], tore open a fissure in the void that was just long enough, and threw the [Yin Bone] out.

With a loud "clang", the [Yin Bone] fell to a corner of the cave.

But the words engraved on it were facing the four big names present.

This unexpected sound quickly attracted everyone's attention. Four pairs of eyes looked at the [Yin Bone], only to find that it was inscribed with golden hooks and iron strokes:

"A disciple of the academy has visited here!"

Everyone immediately had different reactions!
"Hahahahaha!"

"Which senior brother is here? Is it Senior Brother Qin from Lingluo Palace?"

Looking at Zhizhou and the other two, their faces were ashen and their mentality exploded!
If his conspiracy to harm the academy's disciples were to be exposed, there would be endless hidden dangers and troubles. Even if Luo Yaozhi was a sixth-grade cultivator, he would not be able to withstand it.

If no one knew the inside story, he could use the sealing method he had now to drain Chi Ling's lifespan and kill him without anyone noticing.

But now that the plan has been exposed, it is completely impossible to continue executing it.

Luo Yaozhi acted decisively, withdrew his magic power, removed the seal, and released Chi Ling.

He then spoke:
"Fellow Daoist Chi Ling, please forgive me for laughing. The disciples of the academy are the true offspring of our Divine Dynasty, the direct descendants of the immortal gods. How could we easily offend them?"

"You are the Lingjizi of Chunyangxu. One day you will ascend to become a god and dominate the world."

"It is a good fate that I [Hunzhou] have the opportunity to meet fellow Taoists."

"As long as you can forgive the minor friction we had earlier, I, [Hunzhou], am willing to pledge my support."

"Whatever you find within our continent that you find appealing, from the [Spiritual Inspiration] to the [Life Fire], and even precious materials, you can take it all. It will be considered as our continent's support for the [Pure Yang Ruins]."

"Friends hiding in the dark, please don't make things difficult for us. If you are willing to show up, we can drink and chat happily."

"If you don't want to, there's no need to worry about Fellow Daoist Chi Ling's safety."

"Although my [Hunzhou] is a bit crude, it is also the military continent of the Divine Dynasty. It is not the place where we would really do anything to the disciples of the academy."

Inside the [virtual world], Jing Qian looked at Luo Yaozhi who turned 180 degrees and almost dropped his jaw in shock.

The filter of this [Fu Ling] master was shattered in his mind.

This figure is too soft!

You knelt down too quickly!

He really didn't expect that the half of his [Yin Bone] that he had made as a joke would have such an effect. This was really not his intention.

He must not dare to go out to recognize his relatives, so he can only hide in the dimension and watch the whole process.

Even Chi Ling on the opposite side was a little confused for a moment.

Before this, the two sides were mortal enemies, and each other's lifespan was almost drained by the other side.

But as soon as this [Yin Bone] was exposed, the opponent actually became scared.

For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

However, it is still worth celebrating that we were able to finally get out of trouble.

After being suppressed for so many years, even though Chi Ling's heart was strong, it was almost at its limit.

She doesn't have much time left to live, and the [Zhuling Cave Heaven] is about to open, so she must be promoted to the [Extending Life] level as soon as possible.

This Luo Zhizhou has a poor background and is isolated from the news. He doesn't know how important the opening of the [Zhuling Cave Heaven] is to the [Chunyang Ruins].

The sect has declined to a critical point, and the accumulated Dao traces of the academy are no longer enough to cover expenses.

He was the only [Lingjizi] in the sect. If something went wrong, he would not be able to earn more Dao Marks in this session of [Zhuling Dongtian].

Those sects that are eyeing the academy with all their might and trying to break into it will definitely try every possible means to bring down their own [Chun Yang Xu].

At that time, I will have to trouble the master to come out and waste my energy.

Therefore, even if one is extremely reluctant, one can only consider the overall situation and reconcile with the other party.

Chi Ling said:
"Stop talking nonsense and take me to the [Life Kitchen] in the government office. I want to [extend my life] as soon as possible!"

After being sealed for decades, Chi Ling, who has the [Spiritual Inspiration] in his body, has had his lifespan doubled and is now almost gone.

She urgently needs to awaken [Lifespan] as soon as possible to complete her promotion.

Luo Yaozhi adjusted his mentality quite quickly. Without any hesitation, he turned around and led Chi Ling out.

But at this moment, the two old monks standing aside suddenly attacked Chi Ling.

The two of them actually ignored Zhizhou's attitude and wanted to kill this [Lingjizi] here!

"Qiang!"

The bronze sword in Chi Ling's hand moved in response, turning into a sword light and slashing towards one of them.

The magic power of [extending life] was shattered in one stroke by her sword.

But she was completely unable to resist the other enemy.

Fortunately, Luo Yaozhi acted in time, unleashing a long river of magic power, sweeping the two [Longevity] monks aside.

"What are you doing!"

"Don't you two want to hurt me!"

There is still a disciple from the academy who has not shown up. Killing Chi Ling at this time is undoubtedly jumping into a fire pit.

These two old monks are confused, but he still wants to survive.

Chi Ling took back his sword and said:
"Luo Zhizhou, kill them both!"

"Any consequences will be blamed on me, Chunyangxu!"

Luo Yaozhi hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then took action boldly, summoning up his long river of magic power and attacking the two monks.

He finally figured it out. If he sacrificed his two fellow Taoists and saved this academy disciple, the feud between the two sides would be alleviated to a considerable extent.

The disciples of the academy who are hiding in the dark should not cause him any more trouble.

The great monks of the [Fu Ling] level have already integrated [Spiritual Intelligence] into themselves, and their every move and gesture carries immense power.

The two [Longevity] monks were strangled to death by Luo Yaozhi in the blink of an eye.

Even if you have infinite life, what’s the use? If you don’t have enough strength, you will be killed like a sheep.

Seeing this, Chi Ling breathed a sigh of relief and was satisfied with Zhizhou's decisiveness.

On the other side of the dimension, Jing Qian, who had picked up two [Life Extension] rations for free, couldn't be more satisfied.

(End of this chapter)