Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Above the celestial city.

In the blink of an eye, the female Fiery Arrow Eagle had been killed.

The male Fiery Arrow Eagle, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Master Fenglan, witnessed all of this and immediately abandoned Master Fenglan, charging towards the little Azure Dragon.

However, it was soon attacked by the combined forces of Fenglan Zhenren, Xiao Qinglong, and the Core Formation cultivator who appeared later. It was badly wounded and could only rely on its speed to escape the battlefield, flying far away while crying out in agony.

But they dared not approach the Immortal City any further, and could only watch as the little Azure Dragon continued to devour the flesh and blood of the female Fiery Arrow Eagle.

The short, stout old man glanced at the male Fiery Arrow Eagle circling in the distance, knowing that with their speed, they were no match for this late-stage third-tier bird, and had no intention of giving chase.

Meanwhile, the low-level demonic beasts below continued to attack the immortal city.

He sneered, "You beast, how dare you!"

The next moment, the long spear magic weapon, under his control, transformed directly into a yellow dragon and crashed into the horde of demonic beasts. Instantly, all the demonic beasts within a hundred feet radius turned into a cloud of blood mist!

Master Fenglan also used the Jade Cone magic weapon to harvest low-level demonic beasts on the ground!

……

"This is the power of a Core Formation cultivator!"

Li Ping stood on the rooftop, gazing enviously at the two Core Formation cultivators who were mowing the grass in the sky with unparalleled skill.

Feng Lan Zhenren was alright, but that short, stout old man—every time his magic weapon struck the ground, Li Ping could feel the entire city's buildings trembling slightly, demonstrating its immense power.

If his target is the Immortal City, without the protection of a magic array, it would probably only take a few strikes to reduce the Immortal City to ruins.

A mountain peak thousands of feet high would probably crumble into fragments under his bombardment.

"Keep a low profile, you must keep a low profile." Li Ping took a deep breath, repeatedly reminding himself, "Even if I have escape techniques, I must not provoke a Core Formation cultivator!"

He practices a health preservation method, which has remarkable effects on health preservation and strengthening the body's foundation, but he is not good at fighting, so it is best for him to prioritize survival.

The pinnacle of cultivation in the Western Wilderness is Core Formation. Only after breaking through to Core Formation and switching to a high-level cultivation technique with great power can he truly unleash his skills and settle his grudges!

The reason for preparing to change cultivation methods after forming the Golden Core is that

Firstly, after he forms his Golden Core, he will have to leave the Western Wilderness, even if he doesn't want to, in order to form his Nascent Soul. There will likely be many dangers along the way, so he must switch to a high-level cultivation technique that excels in combat to deal with them.

Secondly, given his three spiritual roots, if he were to rely solely on meditation to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth after forming his core, without taking any pills to enhance his cultivation, his lifespan might not be long enough.

Thirdly, after the cultivation technique reaches the core, it requires absorbing the 'innate spiritual energy' of third-tier pills, and many third-tier pills require thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as their main ingredient. Even with third-tier alchemy skills, he wouldn't be able to find enough thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to refine pills.

Li Ping came to his senses and nodded inwardly: "This crisis should be over. Now I'll go back to cultivate and strive to form my core as soon as possible."

After saying goodbye to Old Man Lin and Zhang Tie, Li Ping went straight back to Xiantao Mountain.

……

Inside the main hall of Qinglong Mountain.

The short, stout old man, Senior Huang, sat in a chair, chatting idly with True Man Fenglan, but his eager gaze kept sweeping over Dai Sangyu.

Fenglan Zhenren still covered her face with a veil. She smiled and said, "If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Huang's intervention, millions of lives in the Immortal City would have been in danger of being devoured by beasts. On behalf of the entire Immortal City, I thank Fellow Daoist Huang."

Senior Huang's attitude was quite warm: "What are you saying, Fellow Daoist Bai? We are all of the human race. How could I stand by and watch the Immortal City die in danger? Besides, the relationship between our two families is extraordinary!"

At this point, Senior Huang's gaze swept over Dai Sangyu, who was standing to the side. This action made Master Fenglan's heart sink.

However, since it was this person in front of him who saved the Immortal City, True Person Fenglan still smiled and said, "After Fellow Daoist Huang has finished collecting the materials, I will order my men to send the Fiery Arrow Eagle, along with its demon core, to Fellow Daoist Huang."

The Fierce Arrow Eagle was actually killed by Little Azure Dragon and Senior Huang working together. However, True Person Fenglan wanted to befriend this person, so he decided to give all the materials and demon cores to him.

The third-tier Fierce Arrow Eagle is of immense value.

Its claws and tail feathers can be used to refine magical treasures, while its feathers and bones can be used to refine high-level magical artifacts. Its demon core has a wide range of uses; it can be used as the main ingredient to refine pills that enhance the cultivation of Core Formation cultivators, and it can also be used to refine Foundation Establishment pills.

However, to Fenglan Zhenren's surprise, Senior Huang showed great restraint in the face of such a priceless item. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, you are too kind. Killing the Fierce Arrow Eagle was not my achievement alone. I think we should split these materials in half. I also ask Fellow Daoist Bai to refine that demon core into a Foundation Establishment Pill. Half for each of us!"

"This?" Fenglan Zhenren hesitated, but under Senior Huang's repeated requests, she had no choice but to agree to the other party's distribution method.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Senior Huang went to rest.

Master Fenglan and his disciples arrived at the main hall on the mountaintop. Master Fenglan waved his hand to activate the restrictions in the hall to prevent others from eavesdropping.

Then she looked at her disciple, her voice tinged with anxiety: "You told Huang Yunzi about your special constitution?"

Dai Sangyu nodded: "With the Immortal City on the verge of collapse, and this old ghost sitting idly by, I had no choice but to use this method to ask him to take action."

Upon hearing this, Master Fenglan sighed softly, "I'm sorry to have wronged you."

"Heh..." Dai Sangyu sneered, "This old ghost sat idly by while the people of the city were in danger, taking advantage of their misfortune. So despicable and shameless! I wouldn't give him my 'Heaven-Mending Jade Elixir' even if you gave it to a dog!"

When Master Fenglan saw her disciple's appearance, she was stunned for a moment, but then she realized what was going on.

Her apprentice was a person with a strong personality and clear likes and dislikes. To put it nicely, this personality was "principled, preferring the straightforward to the cunning," but to put it bluntly, it was "willful, impulsive, and unable to weigh the pros and cons!"

Others might hesitate, but Master Fenglan believed that her disciple was absolutely capable of abandoning her path for the sake of what she believed in.

It's not surprising that she would say these things now.

She couldn't help but sigh softly: "But your vow—"

Dai Sangyu interrupted her master directly: "Old Huang is very confident; he didn't force me to make an oath!"

"Oh? You didn't make a vow?" Fenglan Zhenren was taken aback, but she quickly saw through Huang Yunzi's thoughts.

Huang Yunzi already knew that Dai Sangyu was not a sword cultivator.

In his view, even if Dai Sangyu reached the Core Formation stage, the strength of a Celestial City with three Core Formation stage cultivators was still insignificant compared to the three sects led by the Purple Cloud Sect.

The reason why the three sects did not take action against the Immortal City was because of the righteous cause of the human race fighting against the alien race, and also because of the care shown by Alliance Leader Xiao.

However, if Dai Sangyu breaks the agreement, the three sects will have sufficient reason to deal with Immortal City.

As a Confucian cultivator, Alliance Leader Xiao adheres to the principles of "self-discipline, integrity, and moral integrity" in his conduct, emphasizing the value of keeping one's word.

The right and wrong of breaching the contract are crystal clear!

Since the three sects used this as a pretext to deal with Immortal City, even if he favored Immortal City, he couldn't directly intervene.

Therefore, Huang Yunzi is not worried that Dai Sangyu will not keep her promise, unless she can be indifferent to the Immortal City and her master, junior brothers and sisters in the Immortal City.

But what Huang Yunzi didn't know was that Senior Brother Xu had already been reincarnated.

With Senior Brother Xu's talent in this life, he may not even need a hundred years to become a Core Formation cultivator.

At that time, the Immortal City will have four Core Formation cultivators in charge, including a peerless swordsman, which will be enough to withstand the pressure from the three sects!

"But by then, I'll be quite old!" Fenglan Zhenren thought to himself, a touch of melancholy creeping into his heart.

She is already over four hundred years old. Even with the longevity of a Core Formation True Person, she only has less than a hundred years left to live.

She sighed inwardly, "Senior brother, you've returned too late. You were born when I was already old!"

……

Upon seeing someone suddenly appear out of nowhere, forcefully kill the female Fiery Arrow Eagle, and easily resolve the siege by the monsters.

Seeing the terrifying power of the long spear and magical weapon, Protector Yan, hiding behind the clouds in his cloak, couldn't help but tremble.

Only then did he realize why his spiritual warnings had been so exaggerated when he tried to intervene in the Core Formation battle.

If he had recklessly tried to interfere, he would be the one skewered like meat right now.

"This magic weapon belongs to Huang Yunzi, the old devil from Ziyun Valley!" Protector Yan exclaimed inwardly, "When did he sneak into the Immortal City?!"

Regardless of when Old Ghost Huang arrived, now that he was here, Protector Yan knew he had no choice but to abandon his plans to cause trouble.

"What should we do about the mission?" Protector Yan pondered for a moment, and finally took out the Heavenly Mirror and ordered Miao Rou to stick the talisman back onto the bird egg.

Then, he communicated with his uncle in Yue Kingdom through the Heavenly Mirror, informing him that Huang Laogui had come to the Immortal City and asking him how to handle the matter.

During the communication.

He explained his actions in detail and was quite certain that he had created a flaw in Dai Sangyu's mental state through Lin Yue's matter, making it theoretically impossible for her to break through to the Core Formation stage before her mental state was perfected.

However, he felt uneasy, worried that there might be some problems with the matter.

He hoped his uncle could give him some guidance.

Before long, Protector Yan received a reply from his uncle, which contained only a single line of text.

"Sword cultivators cannot form a core. If she could, she wouldn't be a sword cultivator."

"What does Uncle mean?" Protector Yan was a little confused, but as he looked, his eyes gradually brightened.

Uncle is right. Since he has already created a flaw in Dai Sangyu's mental state, it's impossible for her to form her core. If she really succeeds in forming her core, it can only mean that she is not a sword cultivator!

Regardless of the outcome, his mission is complete, and he can now collect the Core Formation item.

As for whether Dai Sangyu is actually a sword cultivator?

Will it eventually form a golden core?

What's it to me?!

With that in mind, he quickly began writing the task report.

"Disciple Yan Kun carried out the order... and has successfully completed it... To confirm again, disciple instigated a beast tide and secretly observed that it was not a sword cultivator..."

Yan Kun pondered for a moment after writing this, feeling that this way of writing was insufficient to show his contributions.

After erasing the text, he continued writing: "It was discovered that he had no choice but to abandon the way of the sword and start anew under the pressure of his disciple. This mission has been successfully completed by the disciple."

After checking it, he sent the report to his uncle.

He soon received a reply from his uncle: "Good, I have applied for the Core Formation artifact for you. Go back to the church and prepare to form your Core."

Yan Kun is overjoyed!

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