Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 396 Void Manifestation, Two True Immortals Discuss Mysteries [Please Subscribe]

Nascent Soul stage cultivators are already the highest-ranking beings in the cultivation world.

Any Nascent Soul stage cultivator is someone who can roam freely in the cultivation world.

Even for independent cultivators, once they reach the Nascent Soul stage, if they want to join a sect, countless sects without Nascent Soul stage cultivators are willing to offer them the position of Supreme Elder.

Those family cultivators and sect cultivators, once their cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, will immediately become one of the highest decision-makers in their family and sect.

It can be said that unless a major natural disaster or war occurs, many low-level cultivators will never see a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in their entire lives.

Even during wartime, low-level cultivators rarely get to see the true face of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

True masters do not reveal their true forms. When Nascent Soul stage cultivators fight, the powerful magic they exude will naturally manifest spiritual phenomena, making it difficult for lower-level cultivators to see their true appearance.

For example, at this moment, once Tianjing Zhenren and Qingxiao Zhenren started fighting, their magical power surged, and they immediately emitted golden and blue radiance around them, making them look like two golden and blue suns from a distance.

With a thought, Qingxiao Zhenren suddenly donned a black battle armor imprinted with a blue lotus pattern, covering all parts of his body except his head.

Then he raised his hand and summoned a flying sword with a hazy blue light, which appeared in front of him, its tip pointing at the Heavenly Mirror Master opposite him.

"Tianjing, I know you had a fortuitous encounter, receiving the mantle of the renowned Nascent Soul stage peak cultivator 'Xuanjing Zhenren' from two thousand years ago. The spiritual artifacts you used to form your Nascent Soul should also have come from there!"

"Today, let this old man see just how much of the 'Mysterious Mirror Master's' true teachings you've received!"

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Tianjing Zhenren's eyes, and then he said calmly, "Since Qingxiao, you've investigated thoroughly, then so be it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he conjured up two precious mirrors, one gold and one silver, with a flick of his sleeve.

He pointed a finger at the silver mirror, and the mirror immediately flew to his head, casting a beam of silver light that transformed into a silver shield that protected him.

Then he pointed at the golden mirror, and a burst of golden lightning surged from it, instantly transforming into a golden lightning dragon that pounced towards Qingxiao Zhenren.

Just as Master Tianjing made his move, the flying sword in front of Master Qingxiao suddenly disappeared into the distance, shooting out like a streak of blue lightning.

Both the golden thunder dragon and the azure flying sword appeared in front of their target in the blink of an eye, as if the distance of thousands of feet did not exist at all.

However, with the powerful divine senses of the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, such a change was not too late for them to react.

In fact, once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they will naturally develop a mental connection with the enemy as soon as the attack is launched, and understand where the attack will come from. This is the mystery of the Nascent Soul stage.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator by sneak attack, unless the attacker has special supernatural abilities or secret treasures that can deceive the Nascent Soul's perception, or the attack is carried out at very close range.

At this moment, the two sides are thousands of feet apart and are in a state of war, so naturally, the conditions are not right.

Therefore, upon sensing the opponent's approaching attack, both of them immediately took appropriate measures.

Master Qingxiao stomped his foot, and a blue lotus flower suddenly bloomed from beneath his feet, protecting him within it.

The golden lightning dragon struck the lotus petals, instantly exploding to form a golden sea of ​​lightning that submerged most of the blue lotus.

But then, just like Guanyin Bodhisattva, Qingxiao Zhenren stepped out of the sea of ​​thunder on a blue lotus flower.

That golden sea of ​​lightning, powerful enough to easily kill dozens of late-stage Golden Core cultivators, couldn't even break through one of his protective divine abilities!

On the other side, the silver mirror above the head of the Heavenly Mirror Master suddenly turned, shining a silver beam of light towards a certain point in the void ahead.

In an instant, the azure flying sword that had been piercing through the air was struck by the silver beam of light.

Although the flying sword subsequently shattered all the silver light pillars, it exhausted its power after only creating a few ripples on the silver light shield surrounding the Heavenly Mirror True Man due to excessive energy consumption.

However, the danger to Master Tianjing was not over.

Just as he blocked the attack of the Azure Light Flying Sword, Qingxiao Zhenren, who had blocked his attack first, launched a series of attacks.

A blue light suddenly appeared in the void, and a huge blue lotus phantom formed around the Heavenly Mirror True Man, trapping him inside like a cage.

Then a blue treasure seal descended from the sky, pressing down on the Heavenly Mirror True Man in the cage like Mount Tai.

"What a magnificent display of magic in the void! Fellow Daoist Qingxiao has already grasped a trace of the mysteries of the late Nascent Soul stage!"

In the distance, in the sky, Master Silver Moon watched this scene with surprise in his eyes, and his tone revealed a hint of envy.

He was also at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and his magical power was no weaker than that of True Person Qingxiao. With the sect's inherited spiritual treasures in hand, his supernatural abilities should be even greater.

However, he still hasn't even come close to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and like many mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, he's stuck at this bottleneck.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, even with exceptional talent, one will inevitably encounter bottlenecks at each minor realm.

Basically, most Nascent Soul cultivators struggle to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage in their entire lives, and those who can reach the late-Nascent Soul stage are extremely rare, one in ten!

"Fellow Daoist Qingxiao is indeed exceptionally talented. If given a few hundred more years, he might truly break through to the late Nascent Soul stage and advance to the ranks of great cultivators!"

"Unfortunately..."

Unfortunately, Master Ziyang shook his head and did not continue speaking.

However, Master Yinyue naturally understood the meaning behind his unfinished words.

Both factions have relatively detailed records regarding Qingxiao Zhenren's lifespan. It is certain that Qingxiao Zhenren's actual lifespan should not exceed one hundred years.

This is even if the other party has taken longevity-promoting substances.

In other words, True Person Qingxiao simply did not have the lifespan to support him in breaking through the bottleneck and joining the ranks of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

This might not be a bad thing for either of their factions.

After all, if Master Qingxiao really breaks through to the late Nascent Soul stage, then the status of the three major sects in Jing Kingdom will change.

The supernatural powers of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator are far stronger than those of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and certainly not comparable to those of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

With the legendary Nascent Soul True Monarchs never appearing in the world, late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are the pinnacle of existence in this mortal realm. Only Nascent Soul cultivators truly understand the extent of their influence.

On the battlefield, although Tianjing Zhenren was a rogue cultivator and had only recently formed his Nascent Soul, he had inherited the mantle of "Xuanjing Zhenren," a peak mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. He naturally understood the power of "Void Manifestation" and what such a technique represented.

Upon seeing Qingxiao Zhenren use such a method, he couldn't help but show a look of shock in his eyes. He hadn't expected Qingxiao Zhenren to have such hidden abilities.

They dared not be negligent any longer and hurriedly went all out to break the deadlock.

He made a hand seal, and a silver beam of light shot up from the silver mirror above his head, hitting the cyan seal below and slowing its descent considerably.

At the same time, he exhaled a mouthful of pure vital energy onto his natal magic weapon, the golden mirror.

Instantly, the golden mirror seemed to have consumed some powerful tonic, emitting an extremely sharp golden beam that blasted towards a lotus petal in front of it.

The golden light collided with the petals, and the petals, which were originally like phantoms, instantly solidified into a tangible form, displaying powerful defensive capabilities.

However, after the two were locked in a stalemate for about a breath, the petals were ultimately no match for the powerful golden light and were blasted open, creating a hole.

Before Qingxiao Zhenren could repair the cave entrance, Tianjing Zhenren transformed into a golden light and escaped from the cave entrance.

But just as he broke free from his cage, a cyan sword light slashed down at his head.

Caught off guard, Master Tianjing could only use his natal magic weapon as a shield to block the sword strike.

But how easy is it to catch Qingxiao Zhenren's flying sword?

After this sword strike, although True Person Tianjing avoided being physically severed, his natal magic treasure, the golden mirror, was severely damaged, and an unsightly sword mark appeared on the back of the mirror.

He himself was also affected by the damage to his natal magic weapon, and his mind was also affected, so he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Master Ziyang, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but shake his head and say, "They've only just started fighting, and he's already damaged his natal magic weapon. It seems that Fellow Daoist Tianjing doesn't have much hope of holding out for eight hours!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Master Yinyue calmly replied, "That's not necessarily true!"

These words immediately piqued Master Ziyang's interest, and he looked at him with curiosity, asking, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue, what makes you say this? Do you perhaps know something inside?"

"I once saw it in the notes of one of the senior masters of our sect. It said that the 'Mysterious Mirror Master' from more than two thousand years ago had a special ability to create clones. He could use a magic mirror to create multiple clones and let the original body and clones exchange positions at will. It was very mysterious."

"If Fellow Daoist Tianjing truly masters that special clone technique, it won't be as easy for Fellow Daoist Qingxiao to injure him again!"

Silver Moon Master did not hide anything and immediately revealed some information he knew.

While the two were talking, the situation on the battlefield changed again.

After suffering a loss, Master Tianjing immediately stopped trying to fight against Master Qingxiao and switched to defense and dodging.

He quickly demonstrated the escape technique that Master Silver Moon had described.

Suddenly, the silver mirror he was wielding shone brightly, its silvery radiance engulfing the Heavenly Mirror Immortal.

Then, the figures of eight Heavenly Mirror Immortals appeared in the sky and flew off to their respective locations.

Each of these eight Heavenly Mirror True Persons was incredibly lifelike, and the aura they exuded was identical; even a Nascent Soul cultivator's divine sense could not distinguish between them.

Each of them possessed a silver mirror, which allowed them to launch mirror light attacks against Qingxiao Zhenren.

When eight people attack at the same time, only one attack truly reaches the attack power of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

However, if one of them attacks alone, it is difficult for anyone to tell whether the attack is real or fake.

What's most troublesome is that even if a Heavenly Mirror True Person is killed, the Heavenly Mirror True Person who holds the original Treasure Mirror can quickly create another version of himself, thus maintaining the existence of eight versions of himself.

With this incredibly profound ability to create clones, Master Tianjing quickly turned the tide and regained his footing.

His true form constantly swapped positions with his clones to avoid Qingxiao Zhenren's attacks, while simultaneously launching counterattacks against Qingxiao Zhenren that were difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

Even if Qingxiao Zhenren were to use his "Void Manipulation" technique again and destroy half of his clones, he would still be able to quickly replenish the destroyed clones.

"Is this your trump card for stalling for eight hours?"

"Although I cannot break your clone technique, I do know that each time you switch positions and replenish your clones, you consume a considerable amount of magical power. With your magical power cultivation that has only recently stabilized at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, can you really last for eight hours?"

In the sky, Qingxiao Zhenren used his sword and seal to continuously slay Tianjing Zhenren's clones while explaining the weaknesses of Tianjing Zhenren's clones' abilities.

However, his words did not elicit a response from Master Tianjing. It is unclear whether he disdained to respond or did not want Master Tianjing to discover his secrets.

Upon seeing this, Master Qingxiao couldn't help but sneer, "Does your reluctance to answer my question indicate that you lack confidence?"

"In that case, let's see who can't hold out longer!"

After saying that, he stopped talking and focused on killing the clone of the Heavenly Mirror Master.

Seeing the situation remain deadlocked, Master Ziyang, who was watching the battle, also felt rather bored and couldn't help but transmit his voice to Master Yinyue, saying, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue, if you were to make a move, are you confident that you can break Fellow Daoist Tianjing's clone technique?"

"That's hard to say. Back then, Master Xuanjing dared to fight even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with this clone technique, which shows how powerful this technique is!"

"If Fellow Daoist Tianjing has truly obtained the essence of this clone technique, then there are very few people below the late Nascent Soul stage who could break his technique before his mana is exhausted!"

Master Yinyue shook his head slightly and softly expressed his opinion.

However, Master Ziyang noticed that he did not directly say that he could not do it, but used the words "it's hard to say", which shows that he was still quite confident.

Master Ziyang was perfectly clear about where Master Yinyue's confidence came from.

He then sighed meaningfully, "That's a real pity. It's a pity that Fellow Daoist Qingxiao's spiritual treasure is that [Azure Lotus Calamity Armor], which only has pure defensive capabilities. Otherwise, with his cultivation level and an offensive spiritual treasure in hand, he might have truly been able to break through Fellow Daoist Tianjing's divine power!"

Silver Moon True Person could easily understand his meaning, and immediately glanced at him, saying, "What's there to regret? Countless people would kill for a defensive and life-saving treasure like the Azure Lotus Calamity Armor. If Fellow Daoist Qingxiao were willing to trade, I wonder how many people would be willing to exchange their offensive spiritual treasures for it!"

"That's true! I wonder who in the Azure Lotus Temple will step forward to bear the weight of this spiritual treasure after Fellow Daoist Qingxiao passes away!"

Master Ziyang smiled slightly and suddenly said something that made Master Yinyue's expression change.

Yinyue Zhenren's expression changed, and after a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Ziyang, please be careful with your words. If Fellow Daoist Qingxiao knew that you were thinking this way, it might easily cause a misunderstanding!"

"Fellow Daoist Silver Moon is right. I misspoke just now. Please pretend I never said that."

Master Ziyang grinned, cupped his hands in greeting, and then fell silent.

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