Vampire Cultivation Notes

Chapter 222 Cloud Journey

Having witnessed two battles, Xing Wusong of the Blood God Sect was now completely disoriented, his former smugness and arrogance vanished without a trace.

There's nowhere to hide.

When he was called out at this moment, and seeing nearly a hundred divine senses projecting towards him from all sides, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and get up again.

Walking past the still scorching canopy of the humble paulownia tree, Xing Wusong pondered for a moment and said, "We've already fought with supernatural powers and numbers. Now that I'm here, let's switch to another one."

"What do you want to change to?" Hou Lin stood up, ready to go on stage.

Xing Wusong is in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and so is he, so they are a perfect match.

Li Jieqing watched the play with great interest.

At first, he wasn't particularly interested in the battle between the two sides, but after watching for a while, witnessing the supernatural powers of the entire land, and eavesdropping on the discussions of the foreign cultivators, he felt that it was worth the excitement.

Watching the magical contest from the Qionglin banquet, one can discern supernatural powers from the canopy leaves.

Cultivating immortality may be for the sake of temporary freedom.

"Comparable to the clouds!"

Cloud journey is all about speed.

There are countless supernatural powers in the world, and naturally not all of them are powers of killing.

This Blood God Sect disciple, Xing Wusong, possesses a supernatural ability called "White Gate's Body-Borrowing Willow," which is a technique that the White Gate True Lord of the Blood God Sect imitated from the Flying Pearl Splashing Jade supernatural ability of the Blood Heart Sect in the past. He bestowed it upon his disciples for cultivation, making their journey extremely fast.

Xing Wusong said, "I want to compete with you people from the East in cloud-traveling supernatural abilities; the one who is faster will win."

"If I haven't misheard, one of your families is known as the fastest in the East, and they recently made quite a splash?"

Li Jieqing suddenly looked up.

This grand competition, and it involves me, who's only in the early stages of Foundation Establishment?

The phrase "no litigation" refers to none other than Li Jieqing.

Li Jieqing, representing the Eastern Court, presided over this grand competition. He made many appearances, so most of the visiting cultivators present recognized him, and information about him could be easily gathered in the Eastern Lands.

"Fellow Daoist Ning Rong, you have nothing to fear." Xing Wusong said with a stiff face, "We only compare supernatural abilities, not magical power. I won't use my mid-stage magical power."

Li Jieqing stood up after thinking for a moment, looked him over, and smiled, "This fellow Daoist from the Blood God Sect is quite bold."

This person is probably afraid of that great master Shan Quan, and wants to take advantage of him, who is easy to bully.

That would be a case of being all bark and no bite.

And this guy is from the Demonic Sect.

Li Jieqing had once practiced the methods of the Blood God Sect and still used the origami method to guard the gate of Black Mountain. He was also somewhat interested in this line of work without litigation, so he hesitated whether to simply agree and test his abilities.

"Oh, right, there's also the matter of suppressing one's cultivation level!"

On the other side, Li Zhu of the Dongtian Sect suddenly stood up, somewhat annoyed.

He was somewhat aloof and had no companions on this trip to Blood Heart Cave. He originally did not want to participate in the so-called Colorful Tournament.

However, I was quite curious about Li Jieqing.

Among the people present, there were few who Li Zhu couldn't see through. He hadn't thought about suppressing his cultivation level, otherwise he would have stepped forward to compete for a ranking in the duel and legitimately tested the waters.

Li Jieqing noticed Li Zhu's movements, but pretended not to notice for the time being.

"—In my opinion, this is a good thing." Chunyu Ju chuckled from his seat, his voice echoing through the canopy of the paulownia trees.

However, he agreed to the third match.

Chunyu Ju could never forget the disaster that occurred when he entered the cave.

To be honest, he still couldn't figure out how those blood lightning bolts had shattered his physical body.

Now that there's a chance to test one of the parties involved, how could I let it pass?

"The Foundation Establishment stage has three phases, which is exactly three battles. Moreover, I know Fellow Daoist Ning Ronggong's abilities. He has fought against second-tier great demons many times in this cave without being defeated. How could he be weaker than a mere Blood God Sect madman?"

"What does His Majesty of the Eastern Lands think?"

Chunyu Ju spoke up and asked.

Dan Quan understood Chunyu Ju's attitude but had some doubts. Ning Rong Gong in the court had only broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few decades ago, and even if they were to fight with supernatural powers, he might not be able to keep up.

"Lord Ningrong, what do you think?" Shan Quan asked in turn.

"Based solely on the decision of the court," Li Jieqing said, not in a hurry to take on the responsibility.

"Your Majesty of the East, rest assured, I will uphold justice!"

At this moment, Li Zhu took the initiative to get up, leave the arena, and go to the side of the court without litigation.

First, he bowed to the two Grand Masters, showing proper etiquette, and then Li Zhu spoke again: "The Blood God Sect practices the Way of No Litigation."

"Friend, I have a technique to sever the void and restrict your cultivation. During our duel later, your magical power must absolutely not break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

"If that's the case, then it should be appropriate," Chunyu Ju said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shan Quan's attitude finally softened, and he said, "Please, Fellow Daoist Li Zhu, give it a try."

Xing Wusong initially wanted to refuse, but seeing that both of the Great Masters had agreed...

Especially with Chunyu Ju watching closely, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

"What is this method of severing the void and restricting qi? I want to see how you can lock my cultivation!" Xing Wusong could no longer back down at this point, so he signaled Li Zhu to cast the spell.

Li Zhu smiled slightly and stepped forward.

Li Jieqing also stood up and came over, his eyes wide, carefully scanning the two of them with his divine sense.

It can lock a person's cultivation level; I don't know what method it is. This technique is probably destined for him.

"It's done."

Li Zhu rested his hands on Xing Wusong's wrists for a moment, then thoughtfully withdrew his gaze, glanced at Xing Wusong's stiff face, and turned back.

Xing Wusong stretched out his wrist, and his aura slid down, finally settling at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

No more, no less, just like Li Jieqing's performance, he was at a level that was not quite at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, but about the same, roughly equivalent to the third level of the initial Foundation Establishment stage.

"Is that all?" Li Jieqing rubbed his temples, not seeing anything.

Not only him, but the visiting cultivators sitting in the four directions were also bewildered, basically unable to understand this move.

Clearly, Li Zhu's methods are not simple even in the eyes of the major powers across the land.

"Hmph—" Xing Wusong, whose magic was locked away, sneered, turned to look at Li Jieqing who had stepped forward, and said, "What else is there to say?"

"In that case, let's begin officially," Chunyu Ju said with a smile.

Dan Quan remained tight-lipped, first sending a telepathic message to Li Jieqing before asking, "Are you confident?"

"It's alright." Li Jieqing's figure floated up and landed officially in the arena. At the same time, he transmitted his voice back and said, "The preparations in the capital are complete, just waiting to be launched."

That's the way to provide a safety net.

Dan Quan nodded and finally returned to his seat.

"Fellow practitioners of the Way of No Litigation."

Li Jieqing stepped on the paulownia leaves and bowed slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Ning Ronggong." Although Xing Wusong felt disdain in his heart, he still smiled and cupped his hands in response.

"The two sides are competing in cloud-travel, but since there's not enough room to maneuver on this phoenix tree, we'll use the Tongtian River as the boundary."

Dan Quan's voice echoed in all directions, establishing the rules for the duel.

"Whoever first goes upstream to capture a demon beast under the command of the White Phoenix in the upper reaches of the Tongtian River will be the winner."

"What does Master Chunyu think?"

"Your Majesty is absolutely right," Chunyu Ju replied with a smile. He was just watching the show and had no intention of advocating for the Blood God Sect.

"In that case, let the wine drop be the signal!"

Now that the rules are in place, what are we waiting for? Dan Quan raised his hand and poured out the spirit wine on the table.

The wine fell onto the sycamore leaves and flowed into the branches below.

In an instant, Li Jieqing and Xing Wusong had disappeared into the humble phoenix tree, leaving only ripples in the Tongtian River in the distance.

Only after the spilled wine did its aroma waft out, reaching the canopy of the sycamore tree.

Some early Foundation Establishment cultivators were astonished; even when they tried to capture the figures with their divine sense, they almost failed.

One of them transformed into a circular shadow, soaring through the air with a sound like the shattering of jade. At first glance, he was still on a paulownia leaf, but at second glance, he had already descended into the Tongtian River and sped across the water.

It just has a bit of a bloody vibe.

The other person was enveloped in willow catkins, rising up gracefully, seemingly slow but actually fast, clinging tightly to the back of the first person until they reached the Tongtian River, where they separated and drifted away on the water.

It also carries a certain bloodlust.

Considering the origins of the Blood God Sect and the Blood Heart Cave cultivators, the visiting cultivators were not surprised.

Meanwhile, on the Eastern Lands side, Shan Quan summoned his trusted general Hou Lin and said, "Your second supernatural ability is the Jade Family's Flying Pearl Splashing Jade Divine Ability, which you learned from the old Duke Ningrong, Yu Qishan. In your opinion, what do you think of the new Duke Ningrong's supernatural ability?"

"Although it possesses both supernatural powers and a beautiful appearance, something just doesn't feel right to me?"

Dan Quan was somewhat puzzled.

I've never seen anyone use the "Flying Pearl Splashing Jade" technique before, and it never seemed to produce any blood.

Hou Lin recalled for a moment and explained: "The Flying Pearl Splashing Jade Divine Power takes advantage of the momentum of advancement, and its initial speed is faster than the wingspan of a demon beast of the same level."

The external cultivation body appears as a unified whole, but this is merely an illusion for auxiliary purposes. The true power relies entirely on the internal supernatural abilities employed within the body, folding and circulating with an inexhaustible, ever-flowing momentum to maintain divine speed.

"And I also clearly saw the supernatural power used by that person from the Blood God Sect outside. This person's supernatural power is strange, just like splashing flying beads..."

Yu Shentong used his momentum externally, skillfully leveraging external forces in a cyclical manner. He first borrowed the momentum of Ning Ronggong's initial advance; upon reaching the Tongtian River, he became wary and dared not approach the water, so he used the river's current to his advantage, swimming upstream.

The rest of the people in the East nodded in agreement upon hearing this explanation, praising General Hou Lin for his profound supernatural abilities and saying that he was probably not far from mastering the two supernatural powers he possessed.

"So, what does the general think?" Shan Quan asked again.

Hou Lin said, "The Flying Pearl Splashing Jade Divine Power is incredibly skillful yet seemingly effortless, relying entirely on one's own incantation; it cannot be faked. Ning Rong Gong must have had some other opportunity to assist in the use of this divine power. I have witnessed Ning Rong Gong use it several times at the front lines. Although it took him less time to cultivate the divine power than I have, it was still faster than mine. This shows that those unusual phenomena are his unique methods."

The Blood Heart Cave offers many opportunities, as is known to the people of the Eastern Lands.

What else could it be? Could it be that Duke Ningrong flies this fast even normally?

Or is it some kind of life-shortening method that uses power comparable to supernatural abilities?

"How did you win or lose?" Hao Zheng asked, by which time the two men had long since passed the range of his divine sense.

"It's hard to say—" Hou Lin shook his head: "Judging from just now, it seems that Lord Ning Rong is one step ahead, but as you all have heard, the Blood God Sect is closely related to the Blood Heart Sect of that year, and we don't know what kind of methods they have to target our supernatural abilities."

When faced with visiting cultivators, everyone present was used to being cautious and dared not speak too definitively.