Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 345 Entering the semifinals
"what happened?"

"What happened to Fan Ran? Did he faint from fright?"

"Don't be ridiculous! How could a Golden Core cultivator faint from fright? He's probably been affected by some kind of mystical power!"

"No, there should be fluctuations of true qi when using mystical abilities, but I haven't sensed anything."

Outside the dueling arena, the immortal cultivators in the audience were talking animatedly, breaking the silence of the entire square.

Some of the prodigies who had attained the status of True Person looked bewildered, their gazes all turning to the sect's chief disciple, hoping for an answer.

The reason is simple: even those outside the arena couldn't understand this battle, which shows that their strength was on a completely different level from that of Chen Beiwu, the prodigy of Yuqing.

This means that even if Fan Ran is substituted and they are allowed to play again, they will probably end up with the same result.

Noticing the gazes of his fellow disciples, Chief Luo remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt a pang of panic.

To be honest, the duel ended too quickly, and he didn't actually see anything.

But in order to save face, Chief Luo could only frown slightly, pretend that he understood, and muttered to himself, "Junior Brother Fan's loss was not unjust."

Upon hearing this, the furrowed brows of the geniuses of the Great Luo Immortal Sect relaxed slightly.

They didn't actually expect Senior Brother Fan to win, but Fan Ran's defeat on the dueling platform was just too ugly, so ugly that it seemed as if he had been frightened into unconsciousness by Chen Beiwu's aura, as if all the geniuses of the Great Luo Immortal Sect were cowards.

However, if Fan Ran was simply outmatched in skill and lost to Chen Beiwu's profound abilities, they could accept that.

Even so, they still looked at Fan Ran with a hint of pity.

A man needs a face, and a tree needs its bark.

Unfortunately, there are too few discerning people in the world; most are just ordinary people who follow the crowd.

If nothing unexpected happens, Fan Ran will become quite famous among the cultivators of the Thirteen Immortal Sects after this battle, although he himself might prefer not to have this fame.

"Chen Yideng", "Fainted Criminal", "Worm-like"...

Thinking about the labels that Fan Ran might be associated with in the future, the Golden Core cultivator of the Great Luo Immortal Sect had a rather strange expression.

'A single thought can create an illusion, directly pointing to the flaw in one's Dao heart—a remarkable talent and profound ability!'

Wang Chan raised an eyebrow, his gaze towards the golden egg now tinged with curiosity.

As the information states, the exotic golden scale that Chen Beiwu contracted was extraordinary, and its bloodline evolution path was not the golden horned dragon recorded in ancient books, but the three-headed dragon for which there is very little information.

However, Wang Chan was certain of one thing: the three-headed dragon that could defeat a Golden Core Peak prodigy with a single thought was most likely a Third Realm Demon General with over nine hundred years of cultivation, comparable to a Golden Core Perfection cultivator, and possessed an extremely high bloodline grade.

'Interesting, is it a fourth-tier mystic beast, or a Heavenly Gang mystic beast?' Wang Chan's lips curled up slightly.

The fact that Chen Beiwu was able to cultivate such a powerful beast shows that even though his cultivation level was only at the late Golden Core stage, he was not to be underestimated.

No wonder he was able to gain Shen Lingxing's recognition and top the Jade Void Ranking.

But the more powerful a prodigy is, the more interesting it is to destroy them!
'This lecherous fellow does have some skill.'

Zhao Qing crossed her arms and looked at Chen Beiwu with admiration in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Second Sister? Are you tempted?"

Upon hearing this telepathic message, Zhao Yu's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she made a joke.

Second Sister may have a fiery temper, but she's actually quite proud and a sucker for good looks; otherwise, she wouldn't have reacted so strongly to Chen Beiwu's praise.

If it were a cultivator with shallow cultivation and unremarkable appearance who publicly praised her, Second Sister would simply shake her head indifferently, thinking to herself, 'Nonsense, when am I not good-looking?'

"Third sister, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhao Qing, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, showed a hint of embarrassment and anger in her eyes: 'Don't forget the promise between us sisters.'

Zhao Yu smiled and didn't continue teasing.

The three sisters were of one mind and spirit, devoted themselves to the Dao, and cultivated using a special method, so they had no intention of finding a Daoist partner.

Unless a cultivator appears in this world who can make all three sisters fall in love, it won't matter if the second sister is moved; neither she nor the eldest sister would allow it.

'Third sister, don't be naughty.'

Zhao Yue's expression was cold as she slowly closed her eyes.

Of the thirteen geniuses from the Immortal Sects present, only Wang Chan and Chen Beiwu were worthy of her attention; the other cultivators were not worth watching at all.

"The winner is Chen Beiwu of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect."

As soon as Feng Binhan finished speaking, Chen Beiwu snapped his fingers, and Fan Ran, who had fainted on the ground, immediately woke up and opened his blurry eyes.

Watching Chen Beiwu turn and leave, a hint of doubt flashed in Fan Ran's eyes, and he subconsciously looked at Feng Zhenjun.

"The outcome is decided, you can step down now," Feng Binhan reminded him.

"???" Fan Ran's pupils contracted.

He just blinked, how could the outcome be decided so suddenly?
"Kucikuci".

The next moment, the snoring sound from the beast beside him triggered a fragment of memory in Fan Ran's mind.

Only then did he realize that he had lost too quickly, and even his memory of it was becoming hazy.

……

On the other side, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Beiwu stepped off the dueling platform in three steps, and a graceful figure wafted over with a fragrant breeze.

"Senior Brother Chen is invincible!"

Ye Xinya's pretty face flushed slightly, and her eyes were frighteningly bright.

Chen Beiwu took a slight step, looked at the excited beauty in front of him, and shook his head.

He disliked this kind of exaggerated praise, and he didn't think there was anything commendable about instantly killing a Golden Core Peak cultivator.

"Junior Sister Ye, be careful with your words. The word 'invincible' is a bit too much," Chen Beiwu corrected.

There are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens. Above the thirteen immortal sects, there are five great grotto-heavens.

Only when he defeats the top five masters of this generation will he truly be invincible among his contemporaries.

"But in my heart, my senior brother is invincible."

Ye Xinya leaned closer to Chen Beiwu and whispered.

Chen Beiwu glanced at Ye Xinya but said nothing more.

Despite her seemingly unattainable beauty, the longer Chen Beiwu spent with Ye Xinya, the more he felt she was developing into a fangirl.

Even though the latter is actually three or four decades older than him, he always tries to act younger.

Just then, Chen Beiwu saw a familiar figure in the audience, Xu Lingling, who was waving her arms.

"I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Chen Beiwu walked directly to the audience seats, leaving Yu Zhaohua and the other three looking at each other in bewilderment, but none of them followed him away.

The reason is simple: the next round is the preliminary round of the debate in Group B.

By staying here to observe the battle, they can more or less gather some information about the Taiqing Immortal Sect.

Perhaps it was because Chen Beiwu won too decisively, or perhaps it was because the name of the top spot on the Jade Void Ranking was too resounding, but wherever he went, the crowd near the audience automatically dispersed, making way for him.

"Why did you come here?" Xu Lingling asked, looking surprised.

"The preliminary rounds of the Dao Debate are a bit boring. Shall we go out for a stroll?" Chen Beiwu chuckled.

"Do you know?"

The female cultivators who were chatting and laughing casually beside Xu Lingling suddenly narrowed their eyes, their gazes shifting back and forth between Chen Beiwu and Xu Lingling.

"Of course, Bei Wu and I are old classmates."

Noticing the curiosity and jealousy in her sisters' eyes, Xu Lingling patted her chest, her smile growing even sweeter.

"Hello."

Out of respect for Xu Lingling, Chen Beiwu greeted her, which prompted the three female cultivators from the Tianyan Immortal Sect to bow in unison.

"Fizz!"

As Chen Beiwu drew closer, the crimson-striped fire snake on Xu Lingling's shoulder suddenly tensed, raised its triangular head, and stared intently at the golden egg.

"Not bad, you've trained the Tongcan Beast into a second-realm minor demon so quickly."

Chen Beiwu reached out and easily pressed down on the snake's head, his gaze barely sweeping over Xu Lingling.

The other party's luck was clearly light orange two days ago, but today it suddenly turned into golden luck.

If he wasn't mistaken, Xu Lingling's change in fortune should be related to the recent replenishment of the original essence of the Earthly Fiend Treasure Beast [Crimson-Striped Fire Serpent].

This is the terrifying aspect of the Immortal Alliance's method of cultivating the Great Dao by borrowing beasts; it can easily change the upper limit of a cultivator's potential!

……

Tianyan Immortal Sect, Chiyan Trail.

Chen Beiwu and Xu Lingling walked slowly side by side, a faint smell of medicine filling the air.

"How are your alchemy skills now? Can you refine the Five Elements for Foundation Establishment?" Chen Beiwu asked casually, glancing towards the alchemy room in the distance.

"The Five Elements of Foundation Establishment?"

Xu Lingling turned her head, a reproachful look on her face: "You underestimate me too much. I am now a third-level low-grade alchemist, with a success rate of up to 70% in refining the Five Elements for Foundation Establishment."

At this point, she tilted her head and glanced curiously at Chen Beiwu: "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

With Chen Beiwu's current cultivation level, let alone Foundation Establishment Five Elements, even a third-grade high-quality treasure pill, the [Breaking Calamity Golden Pill], would be useless.

The only thing worth paying attention to is probably the fourth-tier Nascent Soul Core, which is strictly controlled by the Immortal Alliance and never leaks out.

"Just asking casually."

Chen Beiwu said, "Tie Dan has also been learning alchemy recently, but his success rate in refining the Five Elements of Foundation Establishment is only 40%."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lingling paused, her eyes widening in shock.

"Wait, who did you just say was refining the Five Elements for Foundation Establishment?" Xu Lingling asked cautiously.

“Tiedan, haven’t you met him before?” Chen Beiwu glanced at her.

"I have seen him, but isn't Tie Dan a dog? When did he become a second-tier high-grade alchemist?" Xu Lingling was very confused.

In the Immortal Alliance, cultivating with the help of beasts is the mainstream path. Many alchemists' contracted beasts have some knowledge of pharmacology and can help their masters sort medicinal materials, monitor the fire, and ignite the fire for alchemy, such as the Heavenly Flame Tiger she contracted.

However, the art of alchemy is a profound and unfathomable subject.

There are very few beasts that can truly independently complete the processes of fire control, drug administration, liquid extraction, and pill condensation, and can be called alchemists.

If classified according to the standards of the Immortal Alliance Alchemist Association, Xu Lingling's Heavenly Flame Tiger wouldn't even qualify as a first-grade low-level alchemist.

"Wang."

Tie Dan barked twice, somewhat displeased.

What's wrong with dogs? Can't dogs be used for alchemy?

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant." Xu Lingling waved her hand, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"Wang!"

"What is this?" Xu Lingling looked at Chen Beiwu.

Chen Beiwu said with a strange expression, "Tiedan is not convinced and wants to compete with you in alchemy."

"what?"

Xu Lingling covered her mouth with her left hand, her expression revealing her astonishment.

Competing with a dog in alchemy—winning is a given, but losing would mean she's not even as good as a dog.

Who would agree to such a foolish thing!

……

The next morning.

At the summit of Luoxia Peak, in the Battle Square.

Xu Lingling sat listlessly in the audience, her head slightly drooping.

"Lingling, what's wrong with you?" a senior female student asked with concern.

Xu Lingling raised her head, revealing a smile that looked more like a grimace, and said weakly, "It's nothing, senior sister. I just haven't had enough rest."

It's outrageous.

Could she possibly tell her senior sister that after years of arduous training, her supposedly superior alchemy skills were ultimately inferior to even a dog's?
At the very beginning, Tie Dan's success rate in refining the Five Elements of Foundation Establishment was only 40%, but the subsequent developments became very strange.

Tie Dan only watched her alchemy process once, and the success rate of refining the Five Elements for Foundation Establishment soared from 40% to 60%, and then skyrocketed to 80%.

It wasn't an exaggeration on Xu Lingling's part. After witnessing Tie Dan's alchemy talent firsthand, she felt that the latter was more like a third-level alchemist, while she herself was somewhat unworthy of the title.

"Is it really okay?"

The senior sister looked at Xu Lingling suspiciously, feeling that the girl was acting strangely. Could it be that she had broken up with her boyfriend?

"It's really nothing, the debate has begun."

Xu Lingling took the initiative to change the subject.

Following yesterday's preliminary and revival rounds, the top eight teams for the Daoist Debate Battle have been officially determined:
The Jade Purity Immortal Sect, the Supreme Purity Immortal Sect, the Upper Purity Immortal Sect, the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, the Jade Floss Immortal Sect, the Azure Heaven Immortal Sect, the Heavenly Flame Immortal Sect, and the Cave Profound Immortal Sect.

The Great Luo Immortal Sect suffered the most. They finally made it out of Group A and secured a spot in the top eight, only to be defeated by the Dongxuan Immortal Sect.

Feng Binhan stood on the dueling platform, and with a wave of his sleeve, a jade bead of distinct colors floated in mid-air.

In an instant, the entire place fell silent, and all the cultivators' eyes were focused on the jade bead.

After entering the quarterfinals, the draw results become increasingly important.

If they are unlucky enough to draw one of the three Immortal Sects, they will definitely lose the margin for error in the revival round.

"The draw for the quarterfinals of the Daoist Debate Tournament begins."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Binhan pointed his fingertip, and the jade bead shone brightly, with eight points of light representing the major immortal sects inside beginning to dart around wildly.

Three breaths later, the radiance gradually faded, and two points of light within the jade bead converged, revealing their respective sect emblems.

Feng Binhan's eyes flickered slightly, and he announced the results in a loud voice:

"The first match of the quarterfinals."

"Yuqing Immortal Sect versus Bixiao Immortal Sect!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators in the audience all turned their gazes toward the direction of the Bixiao Immortal Sect's team.

'Damn. '

The green-robed cultivator remained calm, but his hands beneath his sleeves were clenched into fists, veins bulging.

It's all Zhao Wuchen's fault, that idiot, for making such a mess.

Chen Beiwu should have been the pride of the Bixiao Immortal Sect, but now he has to settle things.

On the other hand, Chen Beiwu frowned slightly on the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's side.

He would rather encounter the Taiqing Immortal Sect or the Shangqing Immortal Sect than the Bixiao Immortal Sect.

"Please welcome the disciples from the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and the Azure Sky Immortal Sect to the stage," Feng Binhan said in a deep voice.

As the vanguard of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, Ye Xinya was the first to go on stage. She encountered a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage who had also contracted a Heavenly Gang Mystic Beast, and narrowly lost.

Yu Zhaohua was the second to go on stage, facing a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and defeated him in one move, achieving a great victory.

Xue Tianyi was the third to appear, facing off against a Golden Core cultivator from the Bixiao Immortal Sect. She narrowly lost, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Because the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's order of battle has never changed, it's practically an open secret, which means the cultivators sent by the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect have attributes that are quite effective against Xue Tianyi; otherwise, he would have been confident of victory.

Mo Qingshuang was the fourth to appear, facing a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. She defeated him with a single sword strike, achieving a great victory.

"call."

With the score tied at two to two, the chief disciple of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect exhaled a breath of turbid air, and with a flash, stepped onto the dueling platform.

"A thousand layers of emerald waves!"

As soon as the battle began, the chief of the Bixiao Immortal Sect held nothing back, and together with his companion beast [Biluo Tiansong], he directly unleashed the Heavenly Gang Profound Path killing move.

He can accept defeat, but he can never allow himself to become a second Fan Ran.

'Can we win?'

Seeing this, the disciples of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect below the stage couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

With his cultivation at the Golden Core Perfection stage, the Chief Cultivator could defeat the other Golden Core Perfection Grand Luo Immortal Sect Chief Cultivator in just three moves using the Thousandfold Azure Wave Profound Technique. He might not be unable to defeat Chen Beiwu, who is at the late Golden Core stage!

Looking at the imposing and domineering Thousandfold Azure Waves, powerful enough to suppress even a Golden Core cultivator at the peak, Chen Beiwu stood still, his expression unchanged.

"Na."

Wu Qi Teng clapped his hands together, and five-colored divine light flowed around his body, merging into Chen Beiwu's body.

Only then did Chen Beiwu slowly raise his right hand and point it at the illusory image of the vast blue waves.

This seemingly slow movement actually sealed off space and suppressed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, causing the chief of the Bixiao Immortal Sect to stiffen and his dantian qi sea magic power to stagnate.

"call out!"

With a single finger, the seemingly indestructible thousand layers of blue waves suddenly froze.

First level, broken!
The tenth level, broken!
The hundredth level, broken!
Chen Beiwu, in conjunction with the Five Qi Vine, unleashed the power of the Cave Truth Tribulation Finger, piercing through thousands of layers of azure waves and shattering the Azure Heaven Pine. Then, he lightly touched the chest of the chief disciple of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect.

The latter was struck as if by a heavy blow, unable to suppress his injuries, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with confusion.

Upon seeing this, Wang Chan, the chief of the Taiqing Clan, changed his expression slightly, revealing a look of apprehension.

For the first time, Zhao Yue, the chief of Shangqing, was moved. Her cold expression vanished, and a hint of solemnity flashed in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)