Immortals of the End Times

Deep within the secret realm of the Wang family, Zhao Wuji's double pupils reflected the blood moon as he gazed at the newly formed golden core within Hua Qingshuang's dantian.

The surface of the golden core was covered with blood-red patterns resembling a spider web.

Wang Wujiang's essence blood runes entwined around it like a bone-deep sore, and with each rotation of the golden core, the blood runes would be twisted even deeper.

"The situation is more complicated than expected."

He telepathically communicated with Hua Qingshuang, pondering to himself.

Since the blood runes are not deeply entangled with the golden core, if he uses medical techniques in conjunction with talisman water techniques, he can indeed peel the blood runes off the surface of the golden core as easily as peeling a cocoon.

But at this moment, the tip of the golden needle he summoned hovered three inches from his sleeve, and ultimately did not pierce through.

The resonance between the blood talisman and Xiang Yu's head has formed a closed loop.

The slightest movement would be like throwing a stone into a deep pool, alarming the unfathomable Wang Wujiang.

Hua Qingshuang noticed his hesitation, her eyes trembled slightly, and she asked, "Is there no solution?"

"There is a solution, but I'm afraid it will cause too much of a commotion."

The illusory head of Xiang Yu on Zhao Wuji's face flickered between light and shadow.

He then transformed the detected situation into a mental image and transmitted it into Hua Qingshuang's sea of ​​consciousness.

The roots of the blood talisman had already penetrated into the inner layer of the golden core, with countless invisible spiritual energy threads pulling between it and Xiang Yu's head, like a spider web hanging above an abyss.

"If I were to forcibly remove the blood lines now using my family's acupuncture techniques combined with medicine and magic, it would be like snapping a taut bowstring. It would immediately alert Wang Wujiang."

Upon hearing this, Hua Qingshuang dug her jade-like fingers into her palm.

She suddenly realized something even more terrifying.

These blood-red patterns are spreading towards the core as the golden core circulates, like living things.

At this rate, it will completely merge with the Golden Core within a year at most, and then slowly become one with it.

At that time, Wang Wujiang's essence and blood will become part of the Golden Elixir, making it difficult to separate.

"He wants to refine me into a furnace!"

Hua Qingshuang's cold eyes were like frost, her consciousness trembled violently, and she recalled some evil cultivation methods recorded in ancient books.

Those who have not reached the Nascent Soul stage cannot seize another's body, but they have some methods to assimilate the essence and blood of others and transform the cultivation of others into an extension of their own Dao foundation.

I never expected that this old monster Wang Wujiang would actually research the point where he could refine golden cores with his own blood essence.

Once the opponent succeeds, although she will retain consciousness, she will become a living artifact for Wang Wujiang to control Xiang Yu's head.

"Waiting is a slow poison, but breaking the spell now is like drinking poison to quench thirst, and besides, we're all in danger."

Zhao Wuji stared at the crimson patterns spreading across the surface of Hua Qingshuang's golden pill, the blood moon revolving in his double pupils, his heart heavy.

No wonder Wang Wujiang spared no expense in using up his family's resources to help the peak master condense his golden core, and even mobilized the spiritual veins of the six mountains to help him break through to the next realm.

This isn't helping Hua Qingshuang break through; it's clearly some old monster's way of helping himself.

He transmitted his thoughts telepathically, his tone solemn, "Just as you said, Peak Master, this old monster is cultivating a furnace for himself!"
Since he had not yet reached the Nascent Soul stage and could not seize a body, he used his essence and blood talisman to connect your golden core with Xiang Yu's head.

When spiritual energy recovers in the future, the three will have already been refined into one, and he will be able to use the power of your Golden Core to control Xiang Yu's head and break through to the Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop!

Upon hearing this, Hua Qingshuang's double pupils trembled slightly, and she felt a chill run through her body.

She was silent for a moment, then responded with her divine sense: "Wuji, if you cannot help me break free, then do not take the risk."

"Leave now quickly and go find my matriarch, the Hua family matriarch, and my father; perhaps they will have a solution."

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed, and he shook his head.

"If the Peak Master wants to escape now, I have a way."

He said in a deep voice, "I will simply send you into an area created by my magic, and then I will use invisibility techniques to conceal my presence and quickly leave the secret place."

Even if Wang Wujiang noticed, I had already left the secret place before he arrived, so he couldn't immediately pinpoint our location.

However, the risks are considerable.

Now that he possesses the Inner Realm Golden Core and his spiritual consciousness has reached the Golden Core realm, he is quite confident in his mastery of the Pot Heaven Technique and the Invisibility Technique.

Although Wang Wujiang is strong, he has not yet broken through the shackles of the Nascent Soul stage, and should be able to maneuver within a short period of time.

but.
This means that Peak Master Hua will be imprisoned in the Pot Heaven Secret Realm for a long time until he has the strength to face Wang Wujiang.

Even more problematic is the possibility that the old monster might possess some kind of tracking technique.
“Unless,” a cold glint flashed in Zhao Wuji’s eyes, “you completely leave the Wang family’s territory.”

But this was not in line with his purpose, which was to seize the Wang family's fourth-level spiritual vein and Xiang Yu's head.

To achieve all this, Wang Wujiang is the biggest obstacle. Saving the peak master is also a way of striking at Wang Wujiang, which will make it easier to get rid of this old monster in the future and also make it easier for him to obtain the Wang family's resources.

"No."

Hua Qingshuang immediately shook her head, "This move is too risky. If anything goes wrong, not only will I be completely controlled by Wang Wujiang, but you will also be exposed. At that time, neither of us will escape death."

She paused, a glimmer of hope appearing in her double pupils: "Moreover, the fortune of my Hua clan has not yet run out, and Xiang Yu's head resonates with my bloodline, so we may not let Wang Wujiang manipulate us."

"I, the matriarch of the Hua family, and my father, Hua Lengyun, have been lying low for many years and have long been aware of Wang Wujiang's scheme. Go find my father; he definitely has a backup plan."

Zhao Wuji frowned, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

"Does the Peak Master mean I should go to Hua Lengyun for help?"

Hua Qingshuang nodded: "That's right. Although my father was sent by the Wang family to guard the border, he has been planning for many years. If we can contact him, we might be able to find a better solution."

Zhao Wuji pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll try to contact Hua Lengyun."

His gaze shifted to the sealed stone gate opposite, his double pupils fixed on the intricate array of restrictions on it. "But before that, I need to study the restrictions on this stone gate. If I can break them, I might be able to directly explore the secrets of Xiang Yu's head and, with the power of Xiang Yu's head, break this connection."

He turned and approached the stone door, his fingertips forming a hand seal. The spiritual light of the array technique rippled like water as he tried to decipher the array patterns on the stone door.

However, a moment later, his brows furrowed even more.

"no."

Zhao Wuji shook his head inwardly, "This restriction is too complex. With my current skill in array formation, I am not entirely confident that I can break it."

He sighed inwardly, resigning himself to giving up for the time being.

"It seems that it will be difficult to take away this king's head for the time being. Otherwise, we might as well go all the way and take both the peak master and the head with us, leaving the Wang family."

For the time being, he is not very confident.

They had no confidence in directly confronting Wang Wujiang, who was at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

If he were intercepted by the other side, he wouldn't be able to resist with his current strength.

Only if he himself condenses a second golden core will he have a greater chance of success.

"I should come back to this secret place more often to observe. Perhaps when my array-setting technique reaches a higher level, I will be able to find a way to break it."

As Zhao Wuji pondered, a phantom image of Xiang Yu's head suddenly reappeared on his face. His double pupils peered through the stone door, directly into the sealed true head inside.

Upon seeing this, Hua Qingshuang's eyes widened in astonishment, and the image of the two family heads kneeling and submitting to Zhao Wuji resurfaced in her mind.

“Wuji, you…” Her divine sense trembled slightly, “your resonance with Xiang Yu’s head is even deeper than I imagined!”

Zhao Wuji withdrew his gaze, and the illusory head slowly dissipated.

"It's a long story."

He hesitated for a moment, and the illusory head of Xiang Yu on his face gradually disappeared.

Turning to Hua Qingshuang, he suddenly said, "Peak Master, there is something else I haven't told you yet."

Hua Qingshuang asked in surprise, "What is it?"

"I control the primordial spirit of a Nascent Soul True Monarch."

Zhao Wuji flicked his sleeve.

A jade box flew out from the space of the pot.

The moment the jade box was opened, a scene suddenly appeared in which dozens of ferocious Gu worms were wrapped around a phantom primordial spirit.

Although the primordial spirit was weak, it still exuded a chilling pressure.

"This person is Xinghe Daoren, the head of the Xuantian Sect of the Celestial Masters Sect seven hundred years ago."

Zhao Wuji said calmly.

"what?!"

Hua Qingshuang's pupils shrank suddenly. She saw that the primordial spirit actually revealed a fawning smile and said ingratiatingly, "Fellow Daoist, I am Xinghe!"

Zhao Wuji lightly tapped the jade box with his fingertips and recounted the words he had previously told Yan Lan.

He concluded calmly, "These techniques all originate from my family's Martial Immortal Dao Medical Martial Arts lineage. For this inheritance, I even offended the Immortal Martial Sect."

Hua Qingshuang's cold and beautiful face showed surprise at first, then turned resolute: "So what if I offended the Immortal Martial Sect?! Since it is your family's heritage, why do you need the approval of others? Once I am freed, I will definitely fight alongside you against the Immortal Martial Sect!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Wuji smiled and nodded, then made a hand seal to activate the Gu worms and transmitted his voice, "Fellow Daoist Xinghe, I asked you to come out so that you could see how to break this Golden Core Blood Pattern?"

"Blood patterns?"

Xinghe Daoist's primordial spirit was forced to probe Hua Qingshuang's dantian. A moment later, an aged voice, filled with shock, spoke:

"This...this is actually the Blood Refining Fate Technique! The Wang family has studied Xiang Yu's true blood for a thousand years, and they have actually managed to decipher this evil technique!" "Is there a way to undo it?" Zhao Wuji asked coldly.

Xinghe Daoist's primordial spirit fluctuated violently: "This technique must be broken before the blood talisman takes root. As time goes by, the blood pattern and the golden core gradually merge into one. The only way to break it is now. If time drags on, it will be too late."

He suddenly smiled bitterly, "Or, unless we can find a Golden Core cultivator with the same bloodline of the Hua clan to take his place, once the bloodline completely erodes the Golden Core, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal will find it difficult to save him!"

Zhao Wuji frowned: "How easy is it to find a Golden Core cultivator from the Hua Clan? Besides, even if there were, it wouldn't be possible to fool them."

"This old man is truly powerless to help."

Xinghe Daoist shook his head dejectedly.

Zhao Wuji snorted coldly, put it back into the jade box, turned his gaze towards the stone gate, pondered for a moment, and finally suppressed the idea of ​​forcibly breaking the formation.

"It will be safer for me to take this head only after I have mastered the Summoning Technique, the Formation Technique, and the Head Regeneration Technique among the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends."

He turned around abruptly, his fingers like knives.
"laugh!"

A strand of hair fell from Wang Shouyun's temple as he stood there dumbfounded, and a drop of his essence was absorbed into the jade bottle.

"Peak Lord."

Zhao Wuji looked at Hua Qingshuang and said in a deep voice, "Slow down the circulation of your golden core for now to delay the erosion of the blood patterns. Once I find a solution, I will come back to help you escape."

Hua Qingshuang gazed at him intently, a hint of warmth and relief appearing in her eyes: "Okay, be careful."

After Zhao Wuji nodded, he instructed the clan elder Wang Shouyun to keep an eye on things.

He then concealed himself with a hand seal and quietly left the secret place.

After leaving the secret place, Zhao Wuji quickly returned to Jianyu Tower, dispelled the disguise spell, and restored his original appearance.

He entered the room, waved his sleeve, removed the restraints on Wang Zheng, and said calmly, "You may go now. Do not make a fuss about what happened today."

Wang Zheng quickly bowed and said, "Your subordinate understands!"

After Wang Zheng left, Zhao Wuji meditated for a moment. Suddenly, the sword-shaped jade talisman at his waist trembled, transmitting a divine message from Mo Wenjian.

"Wuji, come quickly to the Wuling Wilderness outside Beiyun Dizhou. I have arrived. Besides giving you the Sword Heart Pill, I have important matters to discuss with you."

Zhao Wuji's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself, "Is there anything else important?"

After a moment's thought, he immediately used his invisibility spell to quietly descend the mountain.

He then changed into the robes of an ordinary rogue cultivator, transforming into a gray-robed cultivator with a concealed aura, leaving no flaws.

"To be on the safe side, let's change to a different persona."

He casually picked up a hair he had collected and lightly tapped it with his fingertips.

The Disguise Technique changed again, this time transforming into a middle-aged cultivator with a weathered face, even bearing a faint scar at the corner of his eye, and adjusting his aura to the Qi Induction stage.

"In that case, no one should be able to recognize it."

Zhao Wuji nodded in satisfaction, then rode the wind and quietly left the territory of Wang Family Immortal Mountain, heading straight for the agreed location.

Hundreds of miles away.

In the desolate wilderness, withered trees and gnarled branches stand amidst the bleak night wind.

Before Zhao Wuji even reached the valley, his divine sense had already quietly spread out to explore the surroundings.

"Ok?"

He frowned slightly, his keen senses detecting another slightly familiar aura deep in the valley, besides Mo Wenjian's.

Its aura was sharp as a sword, yet it also carried a domineering intent.

Like a lurking ferocious beast, though deliberately restrained, it still reveals a hint of sharpness.

"This aura... is it the Overlord Sword Flower Leng Yun?"

Zhao Wuji's heart stirred, and he thought of Leng Yun, the Overlord Sword Flower, whom he had encountered when he was chasing Zhang Sichen in Yun Kingdom.

He quickly analyzed in his mind: "Hua Lengyun is actually here? It seems that the Qilin Sword Sect has already contacted him after learning about the Hua family's position. This saves me the trouble of actively searching for him."

He remained calm and continued forward, soon arriving at the entrance to the valley.

"Who is coming!"

Mo Wenjian's voice suddenly rang out as he looked warily at the unfamiliar Qi Refining cultivator.

Zhao Wuji did not respond directly, but instead sent a message with his divine sense. At the same time, he took out a sword-shaped jade talisman and said calmly, "Elder Mo, it is me."

Upon seeing this, Mo Wenjian looked astonished, but still slightly surprised: "Young friend Zhao? Your disguise skills are truly amazing. Even I almost didn't recognize you. Your aura has changed."

Zhao Wuji smiled slightly, offering no explanation. Instead, he turned his gaze to the depths of the valley and suddenly asked, "Elder Mo, who is hiding in the depths of this valley?"

A hint of surprise reappeared in Mo Wenjian's eyes: "You were able to detect that?"

Before the words were finished, a figure in black robes suddenly appeared from the depths of the valley, standing silently like a ghost on a boulder.

The man had a cold and stern face, and his brows carried a sharp and domineering aura. He was none other than Ba ​​Jianhua Lengyun!
"The person chosen by the Qilin Sword Sect is indeed remarkable."

Hua Lengyun's gaze was like a sword as she stared directly at Zhao Wuji. She coldly praised, "I have deliberately concealed my aura, yet you can still detect it. No wonder you have been able to remain hidden in the Wang family until now."

He paused for a moment, then added, "And your transformation technique is even more mysterious. If Elder Mo hadn't confirmed it, I wouldn't have been able to see through it."

Zhao Wuji appeared calm, but inwardly he was astonished.

Even though Hua Lengyun's aura was restrained at this moment, he still felt a strong sense of pressure, as if the other party had some unknown methods hidden.

He bowed and cupped his hands, then smiled calmly and said, "Senior Hua, you flatter me. It was just a few tricks. I encountered you in the Yun Kingdom before, and I was fortunate that you showed mercy, which is why I am where I am today."

The other party was the father of the Flower Peak Master, so it was only right for him to address him as a senior.

Hua Lengyun snorted coldly, her gaze sharp as a knife: "Small tricks? It's no easy feat to deceive the Wang family right under their noses."

Zhao Wuji remained noncommittal, then turned to Mo Wenjian and went straight to the point: "Elder Mo, besides the Sword Heart Pill, is there anything else we need to discuss?"
"If there's nothing else, I do have something I need your help with, Elder and Senior Hua."

"Oh?"

Mo Wenjian's expression shifted slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He then said in a deep voice, "Young friend Zhao, to be honest, Brother Leng Yun and I invited you here precisely because we need your help."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's gaze sharpened, and he turned to Hua Lengyun beside him: "It seems that the three of us have been planning the same thing."

It must be to rescue the peak master and thwart that old monster Wang Wujiang's plan, right?
Actually, I had already transformed into Wang Zheng's appearance and entered the Wang family's secret area.

Hua Lengyun's gaze was like a sword, piercing Zhao Wuji: "You've actually seen Qing Shuang. How is she?"

"This is bad! This is very bad. I came out here now to find a solution."

Zhao Wuji shook his head with a solemn expression.

I will now briefly recount the story of how Hua Qingshuang's Golden Elixir was corrupted by Wang Wujiang's Blood Talisman.

It focuses on the details of how Wang Wujiang used his essence and blood to connect the Flower Green Frost Golden Elixir to Xiang Yu's head.

Upon hearing this, Mo Wenjian clapped his hands and sighed, "Just as I thought! Wang Wujiang's plan is truly vicious."

He looked intently at Zhao Wuji: "You have uncovered the true intentions of this old monster for my Qilin Sword Sect, and all three tasks have been completed."

Now that you can infiltrate secret locations without leaving a trace, and are also proficient in the art of transformation, you are the key to our sect's next plan.

Zhao Wuji smiled calmly: "As long as the supply of Sword Heart Pills continues, I will certainly do my best."

"You kid."

Mo Wenjian's smile froze, and he shook his head helplessly. He took out a bottle of pills from his sleeve and threw it over. "You really don't get up early for nothing. If this continues, I'm afraid you'll consume all the Sword Heart Pills of the seven Sword Masters by yourself!"

"That damned old devil!"

Hua Lengyun was now furious, her sword energy surging around her, causing the surrounding withered trees to snap and crack. "That old bastard Wang Wujiang has actually managed to tamper with Qing Shuang's golden core?!"

His eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he quickly suppressed it and said in a deep voice, "I thought he would use the same methods he used on me to deal with Qing Shuang, but I didn't expect... he has improved even more!"

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed: "Senior Hua, after the Peak Master sent me out, he went to find you, saying that you have been preparing for many years and may have a solution. I wonder if you really have a solution?"

Hua Lengyun stared intently at Zhao Wuji, her tone unusually gentle: "Since Qing Shuang entrusted herself to you, she must trust you immensely. Although I dislike outsiders interfering in family affairs, at this moment..."

He paused, his hands clenched into fists beneath his black robe. "I do need your help."

Zhao Wuji's expression turned solemn as he cupped his hands and said, "Senior Hua, you flatter me. The Peak Master guided me onto the path of immortality, and it is my duty to do so. However..."

He stared intently at Hua Lengyun, "May I ask what specific plans you have, senior?"

Hua Lengyun remained silent for a moment, then suddenly tore open her robe, revealing her hideous spine.

The bones, covered with frost-like patterns, had been shattered by some domineering force, leaving behind traces that spread like a spider web.

"Back then, Wang Wujiang planted a blood talisman in my body, turning me into a weapon of the Wang family."

His voice was low and deep. "Later, I was blessed by Xiang Yu's head in the secret place and briefly regained my senses. Only then did I realize Hua Shi's mission and the favor of Xiang Yu's fortune. Over the years, I have sometimes regained my senses and escaped control, and secretly resolved the situation, which is how I managed to get rid of it."

His expression was complicated: "I thought Qing Shuang would also go through this calamity, so I developed a way to break it, but now... Wang Wujiang's methods are no longer comparable to those of the past, and my method may not work."

Zhao Wuji's eyes were burning: "It's alright, senior. Please tell me. Perhaps it can be improved by combining it with my family's medical and martial arts skills."

Hua Lengyun stared at him for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Good lad! Qing Shuang was right to have chosen you when she brought you up the mountain back then."

Before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly turned serious, and he pointed his fingers like a sword, his domineering sword intent rising like thunder.

"But courage and strategy alone are not enough! Let me test your strength again!"

(End of this chapter)