Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

In the night sky, the golden light paused slightly. Wu Tian stood on the cloud, and a flash of light appeared between his brows, instantly illuminating every inch of land within hundreds of miles of Wuling County.

With his magical powers and Taoist cultivation, he could reveal all the secrets around him with a single thought.

He quickly located the Cao family's residence.

It was a valley forty miles west of the county seat. Originally, it was a spiritual spring valley surrounded by three large mountains, but Cao Tiangang had expanded it into the Cao family's temporary residence. The valley was filled with brilliant spiritual light, and layers of protective formations covered the mountains. Figures could be vaguely seen moving about, creating an atmosphere of solemnity.

Wu Tian's figure blurred, and he was already above the valley.

He made no attempt to conceal himself or hide anything, and simply descended from the clouds step by step. Eighteen golden lotuses bloomed around him in succession, each containing a thousand years of magical power. Layer upon layer of golden light swept outwards in all directions like a tide.

As the golden light passed by, the sky changed color, turning the originally pitch-black night into a brilliant gold, illuminating the surrounding area as if it were daytime.

Alarms suddenly blared throughout the valley.

"Who dares to trespass on the Cao family's sacred ground!" A loud shout rang out from the valley, and a guarding immortal soared into the sky, his Dharma form looming across the air, his sword light like a rainbow, fiercely slashing towards Wu Tian.

Wu Tian didn't even glance at him, and casually threw a punch.

The void was struck by this punch, which produced a deafening roar like a mountain collapsing and the sword light of the rogue immortal was as fragile as paper in front of the fist energy, shattering inch by inch. Then the fist energy slammed into his chest.

His physical body, along with his primordial spirit and dharma form, were instantly crushed into dust by this tyrannical and domineering force. He didn't even have time to utter a scream before his body and spirit were completely annihilated.

At the same time, Wu Tian reached for his waist with his right hand, and the Immortal Binding Rope transformed into a beam of jade light that fell into his palm. With a flick of his wrist, the Immortal Binding Rope soared into the air, radiating golden light. Eighteen golden lotuses circled and spun around the rope, which stretched across the sky like a golden rainbow, instantly enveloping and sealing off the entire valley.

Golden chains descended from the void, sealing off all sides of the valley. Dense golden runes flowed and floated on the chains, exuding a heavy aura that suppressed the eight wastelands.

The Immortal Binding Rope seals off heaven and earth, isolates the universe, and severs cause and effect. Anyone trapped inside, unless their cultivation is inferior to its, will not be able to escape.

The Cao family cultivators in the valley finally reacted, their screams and roars rising and falling. Streaks of light shot out from all directions in the valley, trying to break through the blockade of the golden chains. But whether they were at the Dao Embryo Realm or the Yuan Shen Realm, as long as they collided with those golden chains, they were like moths to a flame, instantly burned to ashes by the golden flames burning on the chains.

Wu Tian stood in mid-air, his yellow robe fluttering, his long hair flying wildly in the night wind. He looked down expressionlessly at the crowds fleeing in all directions in the valley, and then his body sank, falling into the valley like a shooting star.

With a single punch, a group of cultivators were blasted into a bloody mist by the fist's energy; with a single palm strike, a palace collapsed and crumbled.

This golden-haired beast's body is incredibly terrifying. It can fight against Great Saints and withstand Overlords with its physical body alone. These Cao family cultivators are not even ants in front of it.

In just a few breaths, the valley was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.

"Stop!" A thunderous roar erupted from the deepest part of the valley.

A beam of starlight shot into the sky, and as the starlight swirled, a tall, imposing old man with a bushy beard and hair appeared.

His body was filled with surging magical power, and behind him floated a majestic figure draped in a yellow robe and shrouded in divine light. The figure's face was blurred, and it carried a long sword on its back, exuding an extremely imposing aura.

It was none other than Cao Tiangang, the patriarch of the Cao family.

Cao Tiangang had white hair and beard, but his face looked like that of a middle-aged man, and there was a fierce and ruthless aura between his brows.

He was dressed in a turquoise robe, the power of stars faintly flowing between the fluttering fabric. In particular, the majestic figure that appeared behind him made him exude a terrifying aura.

"Who dares to slaughter my Cao family disciples?" Cao Tiangang roared, his voice like thunder, shaking the surrounding area. "Who are you, cultivator? State your name at once!"

Wu Tian ignored him. This patriarch of the Cao family seemed furious, but in reality, he was all bark and no bite. Seeing how powerful and domineering his enemy was, he did not dare to make a move immediately. Instead, he wanted to know the identity and background of the other party, for fear of provoking a big shot that he could not afford to offend.

He didn't even glance at Cao Tiangang. With a single palm strike, he covered the sky, golden light flowing between his fingers, and blasted the Cao family cultivator who was trying to escape to death. Blood splattered, and corpses and broken bones littered the ground.

Cao Tiangang's eyes widened in horror, his heart filled with shock, anger, and fear.

He returned full of confidence, thinking that his True Immortal Realm cultivation would allow him to sweep through Wuling County. However, the aura emanating from this unknown being made him feel terrified.

"you wanna die!"

Cao Tiangang could no longer bear it and made up his mind to first test the waters with a couple of moves. If he could not defeat him, he would quickly retreat.

"Where there's life, there's hope!"

After all, he was an old-timer who had cultivated for many years and experienced too many tribulations. He had long lost the arrogance and impetuosity of youth.

With a roar, he formed hand seals, unleashing a torrent of magical power from his body. The yellow-robed deity behind him extended his right hand, the long sword on his back falling into his palm.

"Buzz!"

With a terrifying buzzing sound, the divine being unleashed a dazzling blade of light towards Wu Tian.

Wherever the blade flashed, the void crumbled inch by inch, and the rocks turned to dust; its power was earth-shattering.

Wu Tian stopped and turned around, looking at the blade of light hurtling towards him, and simply raised one hand.

boom!!

The blade struck his palm with a deafening roar. In the instant the light erupted, the surrounding mountains, rocks, and trees were pulverized by the aftershocks.

As the light faded, Cao Tiangang's pupils constricted sharply, and his expression turned to extreme fear.

Wu Tian stood still, without moving an inch. His palm was unharmed, except for a wisp of starlight that rose from his palm, which he casually flicked away and extinguished.

"How is this possible..." Cao Tiangang exclaimed, a chill ran down his spine, and a cold sensation shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

It should be noted that he did not follow the ordinary path of cultivating to become a true immortal by using the blessed lands and grotto-heavens. Instead, he obtained partial access to the Wave Moon Grotto-heaven opened by the Star Lord Kui Mu. In terms of strength, he was far more powerful than ordinary true immortals.

What kind of monster is this man in the yellow robe and with golden hair?!
He actually managed to block his trump card with his bare hands.

escape!
Cao Tiangang had lost all will to fight. Without hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky, reaching the edge of the valley in an instant.

However, Wu Tian had already laid a net of heaven and earth with the Binding Immortal God, so how could he just watch him escape?

The golden chains formed by the Immortal Binding Rope suddenly tightened, and Cao Tiangang's escape light crashed into the chain net, only to be violently bounced back by an overwhelming force.

He tumbled several times in the air before barely managing to regain his balance, his face ashen white. Before he could make any further move, a golden rope coiled around him like a dragon, binding him tightly in a flash of golden light. The Immortal Binding Rope wrapped around his body, countless golden runes surging from the rope and drilling into his body, sealing away all his magical power, supernatural abilities, and dharma form.

Cao Tiangang felt his body go limp and fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground covered in blood and bones.

Wu Tian slowly walked up to him and looked down at him.

Cao Tiangang tilted his head back, struggling to say something, his eyes filled with fear and pleading, his lips trembling as he squeezed out a single word: "Spare me..."

Wu Tian slammed his fist down.

Bang!
Cao Tiangang's head exploded like a ripe watermelon, splattering blood and brains everywhere. A blue-green Kui Mu Tianlang dharma image flew out of the skull fragments in terror, screaming hysterically, "Don't kill me! Please..."

"Immortal, spare my life! I can be your slave, and I can tell you the secrets of Lord Kui Mu's grotto..."

Wu Tian expressionlessly stretched out his palm, his five fingers loosely clenched, golden light flowing in his palm, and squeezed hard towards the Kui Mu Tian Lang dharma image.

"what!!"

Cao Tiangang's dharma image let out a final, extremely shrill scream before being obliterated by the golden light. The scream, as mournful as a ghost's wail, echoed through the valley for a long time before gradually fading away.

When the golden light dissipated, Cao Tiangang's Dharma form had completely collapsed, his soul scattered, leaving not even a trace of his true spirit behind.

Only a fist-sized, dark blue magic bead rolled out from Cao Tiangang's shattered corpse, emitting a faint blue light in the pool of blood.

Wu Tian bent down and picked up the magic bead. It was warm to the touch, like holding the heart of a living creature. Within the bead, one could vaguely see the phantom of a celestial wolf roaring towards the sky; it was the essence of the Kui Mu Celestial Wolf's bloodline.

He channeled his magical power into the magic bead, and suddenly a thought struck him: he sensed an extremely subtle and hidden connection between this magic bead and something in the dark.

The connection was faint, like an extremely thin thread extending from the magic bead, passing through layers of void, pointing directly to some unknown place in the heavens.

Wu Tian sensed the thread for a moment, then withdrew his divine sense. "It should be the Wave Moon Cave opened by Lord Kui Mu."

He put the prayer beads into his pocket and looked around.

The entire valley had been turned into a dead land, with broken bones and flowing blood everywhere. Collapsed palaces and broken battle flags were scattered in all directions, and the air was filled with a strong stench of blood.

Wu Tian retrieved the Immortal Binding Rope, and the eighteen golden lotuses disappeared into the rope one after another, while the golden chains slowly dissipated into the void. He raised his sleeve to brush away the bloodstains on the hem of his robe, and his figure transformed into a golden light that soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

When Wu Tian's figure reappeared silently in Qingyi Courtyard, less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed since he left.

Lu Nanxi was still fast asleep on the couch. She was curled up on her side in the brocade quilt, her long black hair spread all over the pillow. Her breathing was long and even. She was sleeping soundly, completely unaware that in the short time she was asleep, the Cao family, which had caused her so much trouble, had been completely wiped out of Wuling County by her man.

Wu Tian removed his outer robe, gently lifted the brocade quilt, and lay back down beside her. Lu Nanxi seemed to sense something in her sleep, turned over, and naturally snuggled into his arms, draping one bare long leg over him, wrapping her arms around his waist, burying her face in his neck and rubbing against him, before falling into a deep sleep again.

Wu Tian tucked her hair behind her ear, lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead before closing his eyes.

Moonlight streamed through the window lattice, bathing the tranquil room in a gentle, silvery glow.

Meanwhile, in Wuling County, everything had been turned upside down.

The soaring golden light and deafening roar from the Cao family's residence, though lasting only a short while, had already alarmed all the cultivators within a radius of hundreds of miles.

After the golden light dissipated, some daring rogue cultivators cautiously ventured out to investigate. When they stepped into the valley, they froze on the spot.

The valley was littered with corpses and rivers of blood, with broken bones and collapsed palaces everywhere. None of the hundreds of cultivators from the Cao family, including three rogue immortals and more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, survived.

In the very center of that carnage, a headless corpse lay on the ground, emanating an incredibly powerful aura; even the mutilated remains exuded astonishing might.

"That is... the corpse of a true immortal..."

"Could it be... Cao... the ancestor of the Cao family..."

The rogue cultivator's voice was trembling. He staggered out of the valley and practically tumbled and crawled back.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the night.

First came the small families and sects closest to the valley, whose spies were the first to arrive at the scene. Then came the major forces in Wuling County, and then people from neighboring counties rushed over overnight.

Everyone who stepped into that valley, whether a rogue cultivator or a powerful family expert, was speechless with shock at the sight of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood before them.

Although it was late at night, the teahouse was packed with people and brightly lit, and all the cultivators were discussing it.

"The entire Cao family, numbering in the hundreds, couldn't escape; not a single one survived!"

"Cao Tiangang was a true immortal! A true immortal! Yet his head was smashed open like that, and even his Dharma form couldn't escape! What level of cultivation must the person who killed him have? A god? A great sage?"

"Do you think it might be due to the Lu family's heritage? After all, the Lu family is an ancient family, just like the Zhu Rong clan."

"If you ask me, it's very likely that the Grand Commander of the Lu family has returned..."

"The Grand Commander has been missing for over twenty years. If he wanted to come back, he would have done so long ago. I think it was most likely that Feng Xian from the Bai family who was behind it. The Bai family and the Lu family are allied, and it is said that Feng Xian has a very deep karmic connection with the Lu family."

"It's also possible that Cao Tiangang made enemies outside. He received the blessing of the Kui Mu Star Lord, and perhaps someone is eyeing his opportunity..."

"No matter who it is, the landscape of Wuling County is about to change."

The Lu family's spies naturally discovered the tragic state of the Cao family's residence immediately. The news quickly spread back to the Lu family's ancestral home and was promptly reported to Lu Qinghe, Lu Nanxi's confidante.

Lu Qinghe is the prodigy of the Lu family that Lu Nanxi has been cultivating over the years. Now she is only in her early twenties, and under the family's strong support, she has already condensed her Dao embryo. Her bloodline is almost at the ancestral level, making her extremely monstrous and even giving her a chance to advance to the Loose Immortal realm.

At this moment, the steward in charge of external affairs patrol reported to the family prodigy with great excitement, his voice trembling: "The Cao family... the Cao family has been wiped out! Cao Tiangang is also dead, his soul scattered and his body and spirit vanished!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qinghe was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses, and then she was overjoyed.

"Let's go see the patriarch now!" (End of Chapter)