I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

"Little brat, if you want to defeat me, you'll need to cultivate for at least tens of thousands of years."

"Ten thousand……?"

Wang Jinxuan was a little confused. Good heavens, she only knew that the giant snake was definitely a powerful monster, but she did not expect it to have tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

Wang Jinxuan was wrong about this.

Humans are far more efficient at cultivation than demons.

A person who cultivates for tens of thousands of years may not necessarily have tens of thousands of years of cultivation when comparing themselves to a demon race.

It's fortunate that she didn't know the great serpent's strength, otherwise where would she have gotten the courage to speak to a ten-thousand-year-old demon like that?

The good news is that they have now passed the test.

"Senior, can we go treasure hunting now?"

"Of course, but before that, come with me to a place!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jinxuan suddenly felt something was amiss.

She had been taught not to go to unfamiliar places with strangers.

This giant serpent is far stronger than them; what if…

Come here!

Clearly, they had no choice when faced with a powerful monster.

Wang Jinxuan had no idea what was happening when he saw himself surrounded by water mist, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself in a huge cave.

The cave is filled with bookshelves, containing bamboo slips, cloth scrolls, and paper books. Could this be the place where treasure is hidden?

"This is where?"

Wang Jinxuan asked loudly, while Xiao Cao quietly went to check the books on the bookshelf.

"A place for cultivation, with bookshelves containing cultivation techniques, immortal arts, martial arts skills, and divine weapon illustrations."

Each of you must choose at least one item from each category and master it before you can leave. Of course, you can try more items, but that will take more time.

Moreover, time in this illusionary realm is different from that in the outside world. How you weigh the pros and cons is up to you; the choice is yours!

The giant snake did not appear, but its voice echoed around.

Wang Jinxuan was initially quite excited, as this was a divine martial arts manual that anyone could choose from!

But when he heard that time and the outside world were different, and that he would have to learn before he could leave, he realized that this was not good.

She had also heard the story of Lin Yi watching chess until his axe handle rotted, but she didn't expect that by the time she got out, Lin Yi would have grown old.

What's even more frightening is that Lin Yi doesn't remember them at all. After hundreds of years, he might really forget them completely.

"Little grass, let's hurry up and choose, and leave as soon as we've learned how."

"Ah."

The two shared similar concerns, so they both acted swiftly.

Their thinking was clear: first practice divine skills, then study immortal arts and martial arts, and finally look at the divine weapon manual.

There were so many bamboo slips in the cultivation method area that it was easy to get overwhelmed by the choices.

Their grades are all very high, all at the Celestial level, meaning that as long as you continue training smoothly, you will definitely become an immortal.

Many cultivation techniques in the human realm are only enough to cultivate to the first rank; there are no corresponding techniques for higher ranks.

The bamboo slips here filled two or three bookshelves, numbering in the thousands. The two weren't overwhelmed by the choices; they simply selected the cultivation method that best suited them.

Xiao Cao had already practiced the Xuanming Body Refining Technique taught by Jiang Linglong, which was already a very powerful body refining method. Now, she was looking for a Qi refining method called the Xuanming Water Control Technique.

I don’t know if it’s related to her body-refining technique, but as soon as I saw the name, Xiaocao made the choice without hesitation.

Wang Jinxuan didn't have the same options as Xiaocao; her aptitude wasn't as good as Xiaocao's, and her attributes weren't very clear.

She possesses both fire and earth attributes, and naturally, she also has techniques that combine both, but specializing in one type of technique would be even more powerful.

She was also somewhat conflicted.

However, seeing that Xiaocao had already made her choice, she also picked an earth-attribute divine skill, named Houtu Xiude Jing.

Wang Jinxuan pondered that if she were to cooperate with Xiaocao in every battle, what she needed to do would not be powerful offensive capabilities, but rather agility and resilience.

Earth-based martial arts techniques have precisely these characteristics.

After choosing their cultivation method, the two then went to select matching immortal techniques and martial arts skills.

The bookshelves for immortal arts and martial arts techniques each had more than three times the number of bookshelves for cultivation techniques. The more spells there were, the harder it was to choose.

You can only practice one cultivation technique, but there are no restrictions on immortal arts and martial arts skills.

However, considering that they couldn't stay there for too long, neither of them dared to pick too many things.

Once you've chosen a course, you have to learn it, and you absolutely must learn it.

This isn't something you can learn just by looking at it once; it takes quite a while to practice it according to the manual.

Finally, Xiaocao chose the magic technique Ice Condensation and the martial art Heart-Shattering Strike.

These two names may not sound impressive, but they are both quite practical.

Condensing Ice is the gathering of immortal energy, held back and concealed within a weapon. Heart-Shattering Thrust, on the other hand, is a technique for using a small knife, concentrating power on a single point. Once it pierces the target, the power explodes at that point, resulting in extremely powerful damage.

These magical arts and martial arts techniques can be combined perfectly, making them ideal for Xiaocao.

If the enemy is successfully ambushed by the grass, they basically have little chance of survival.

Wang Jinxuan then chose the earth-based immortal technique Mountain Protection and the martial skill Earth-Shaking Strike, without glancing at the bookshelf of immortal techniques and martial skills again.

The temptation is great, but you must resist it.

The two began cultivating as quickly as possible, not daring to waste a single moment.

But immortal arts and divine skills are not so easy to master; the more powerful something is, the more difficult it is to learn.

If it were Lin Yi, he could probably learn it at a glance, because his level of understanding is profound and his strength is great.

Wang Jinxuan and Xiaocao haven't even reached the Five Qi Gathering stage yet, so the difficulty of comprehending immortal techniques and divine skills is naturally magnified many times over.

However, the two did not give up.

Since there's no other choice but to learn it, I guess I have to learn it.

There is no change of day and night, no alternation of seasons here; the two can only estimate the time in their minds.

A day passed, two days passed, a month passed, a year passed...

Xiao Cao and Wang Jinxuan were both dumbfounded.

I thought that with diligent practice, I could finish the training in a few days.

As a result, the grass grew three inches taller, but they still hadn't mastered their magic and martial arts.

The techniques were effective, but as time went by, both of them became a little impatient.

"It's been a year. I wonder what's going on out there."

If Wang Jinxuan hadn't been practicing the Houtu Cultivation Scripture, a divine skill that nurtures the spirit, she would have already lost her temper and become defensive.

Xiao Cao's water-attribute cultivation technique also made her calm and composed, and coupled with her relatively patient nature, the two of them were able to persevere for a year.

But after so much time, both of them were starting to break down.

"Don't rush it, we'll learn eventually, after all, we don't have any other choice."

Wang Jinxuan also understood this principle: the more impatient you are, the less likely you are to succeed.

She lay on the bluestone slab in the cave, looking helplessly at the sky and said, "The giant snake must be trying to test us in this way. I've seen this kind of trick many times in stories."

But... this test is way too difficult!

Sometimes, even knowing it's a trick, Wang Jinxuan can't resist.

Luckily, she had Xiaocao for company, otherwise she would have gone crazy.

The two supported each other, suppressing their emotions and not daring to let the other know for the sake of each other.

What could be more torturous than being locked in a dark room for a year?

The answer is one more year.

Another year has passed, and the grass has grown a little taller.

Three meals a day are delivered into the cave, which is how they keep track of time.

According to the timeline here, Xiaocao should be fifteen years old.

This was the time when she was at the peak of her beauty.

Wang Jinxuan had to admit that Xiaocao was truly like a princess who had been lost to the common people.

Compared to two years ago, Xiaocao's face is a bit sharper, and her eyebrows and eyes have matured a bit.

She was already a beauty, and now she's naturally alluring.

Moreover, in the past two years, she has become increasingly tall and slender, and her figure has grown larger in all the right places, even surpassing Wang Jinxuan in stature.

This made Wang Jinxuan extremely jealous.

Why did she grow taller while I didn't? Don't we eat the same things?

Two years have passed, and they have all cultivated to the Five Qi Gathering Realm. This is not a realm that can be achieved quickly. Their foundations are very solid, and they can be considered invincible among those of the same realm.

With their magical arts and martial arts skills finally integrated, they can now go and choose from the divine weapon catalog.

In their view, once they had chosen their weapon selection book, they could leave immediately.

However, the truth is that they need to defeat the divine weapon they chose in order to leave...

Chapter 512 This mission, I accepted.

Xiao Cao and Wang Jinxuan both thought that immortal arts and martial arts were the most difficult tests. Little did they know that after passing this test, there would be an even more difficult next test.

You can only leave by choosing a divine artifact from the artifact catalog, but to take the artifact away, you need to defeat the artifact spirit sealed in the catalog.

And so, another protracted battle began...