The Long Journey to Immortality

Needless to say, Han Lu, though she had never fought even a single round with Xianyu Ji, was well aware of many of his methods.

As for the Seven Flower Fairy, Han Luzhi knew that she had been stuck in the early stage of the Golden Core realm for two hundred years. Although she had little hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime, she still had a chance to advance to the middle stage. Her participation in this competition was partly due to her confidence in her accumulated foundation, and partly because she wanted to fight against powerful fellow cultivators and find an opportunity for a breakthrough.

There was also a Taoist priest named Tang, whom Han Lu knew almost nothing about.

All she knew was that Master Tang had reached the Golden Core realm a few years before she became his disciple.

When he was still a disciple, this Taoist Tang was a figure like Xianyu Ji, only slightly less famous.

With the general situation laid out before her, Han Lu didn't have any particular idea about who she would fight first, so she just randomly picked someone.

Han Lu took a jade tablet from Xuan Chengzi's hand, used her divine sense to read its contents, and then turned around and bowed to Tang Daoren, who was not far away.

Han Lu said, "Fellow Daoist Tang, we'll have to have a match later."

Tang Daoren was dressed like a typical Central Plains cultivator, except that his hair was disheveled and he was unkempt, giving him the appearance of someone obsessed with cultivation who neglected the trivialities of life.

Seeing Han Lu bow to him, he casually raised his hand and said politely, "I have long heard that Fairy Zhenfeng possesses the bloodline of the True Spirit and can transform into the True Spirit to unleash mysterious supernatural powers. It is my honor to be able to experience it personally on the arena today."

We're all from the same school, so everyone speaks politely to each other. No matter what you're thinking, you have to be mindful of etiquette.

Han Lu faced off against Tang Daoren, so naturally Xianyu Ji would have to fight the Seven Flower Fairy first.

Back when Xianyu Ji was still a disciple, he certainly made a name for himself in both large and small competitions.

Naturally, he also had many interactions with the Seven Flower Fairy, who was in charge of the security of the secret vault.

But this is the first time we've seen a situation like today.

The two exchanged a few polite and courteous pleasantries.

The atmosphere on the arena was harmonious, and Xuan Chengzi was quite satisfied with it.

After putting away the remaining jade tokens, Xuan Chengzi organized the discussion, saying, "How about this, Elder Xianyu and Elder Qihua will go up to the arena to fight first, and Elder Zhenfeng and Elder Tang's sparring match will be arranged in the second round."

Immediately afterwards, Xuan Chengzi named three more people and assigned three elders to maintain the arena formation to ensure the smooth progress of the sparring match.

There was no particular significance to this arrangement; it was simply that Genseiko felt that proceeding in this order would be more interesting.

The crowd is meaningless.

The elders left the arena one after another, each joining their familiar friends to watch the battle from the sidelines.

Han Lu and Tang Daoren were invited by Xuan Chengzi to come to his side and watch the battle together.

The formation was activated, isolating the arena from the outside world.

Xuan Chengzi simply shouted "Let's begin," thus announcing the start of this sparring match, which was far more important than the final of the grand competition, in an extremely crude manner.

Before the fight, they spoke politely to each other, but when they sparred on the stage, neither Xianyu Ji nor the Seven Flower Fairy showed any mercy.

Because he had traveled in the East Sea for nearly fifteen years before forming his core, many of Xianyu Ji's techniques and moves were learned from there. Both the methods and routines were different from those of cultivators from the Central Plains.

This made their match even more interesting to watch.

Immediately, Xianyu Ji made hand seals, exhaled purple smoke, and used poison techniques.

Although the Seven Flower Fairy did not know what was so powerful about the purple smoke, she still seriously summoned a lotus throne and activated this magical artifact to protect her entire body.

Xianyu Ji's poison technique could not penetrate the light barrier activated by the lotus throne to harm the Seven Flower Fairy. Therefore, while using the poison technique, he also activated another magic weapon to cooperate and coordinate.

An ark flew out of Xianyu Ji's storage bag.

This ark was not a means of transportation, but a powerful weapon for defeating enemies through brute force.

Infused with spiritual power, the wooden outer shell of the ark, which was originally two-colored, turned dark black.

Immediately afterwards, a stream of air materialized from spiritual energy shot out from the stern of the ark, propelling it as if it had been launched, hurtling towards the Seven Flower Fairy with lightning speed.

The Seven Flower Fairy, sitting cross-legged on her lotus throne, reacted swiftly, controlling the throne to move and dodge, not wanting to confront this magical artifact, which was adept at dealing with spells and poisons, head-on with the ark controlled by Xianyu Ji.

With a "whoosh," the ark grazed past the lotus throne.

The Ark scraped against the surface of the lotus-shaped light screen, creating a crack, and a large amount of purple poisonous mist seized the opportunity to slip inside.

Chapter 740 Fairy of Many Treasures

The poisonous mist exhaled by Xianyu Ji is a product of a combination of secret techniques and poisons. Although its toxicity is not very strong, it has a unique effect when used in sparring and combat.

When the poisonous mist enters the body, it will block the cultivator's spiritual meridians, preventing them from circulating spiritual power on a large scale.

Unless the opponent is a cultivator proficient in external martial arts, the poisonous mist can suppress at least 70% of their combat power, allowing Xianyu Ji to gain the upper hand.

After inhaling the poisonous fog for only a moment, the Seven Flower Fairy knew its effects.

After using the last bit of spiritual power she could muster to patch up the gap in the magic weapon's light screen, she hurriedly took out a golden flower from her storage bag.

There were eight tender leaves on the golden flower. Without the slightest hesitation, the Seven Flower Fairy quickly plucked a leaf, put it in her mouth and chewed it carefully, trying to use this spiritual plant of unknown origin to neutralize the toxins in her body.

Upon seeing this scene, Xuan Chengzi couldn't help but mutter a comment: "Extravagant."

Upon hearing this assessment, Han Lu quickly realized that the golden flower in the Seven Flower Fairy's hand was probably an extremely rare spiritual plant. Refining it into a pill and consuming it would be far more cost-effective than swallowing it directly.

The moment a tender leaf entered her mouth, the purple poisonous mist instantly transformed into wisps of green smoke that emerged from the Seven Flower Fairy's mouth and nose, leaving her body.

With the poisonous fog neutralized and "antibodies" formed in a short time, the Seven Flower Fairy no longer bothered to control the lotus throne beneath her and began to switch from defense to offense, unleashing her own methods.

The Seven Flower Fairy's cultivation level was not obvious, nor was she a descendant of any of the sect's elders. The reason she was assigned to guard the secret vault was mainly because she was proficient in forging and refining artifacts. Many of the magical treasures in the secret vault were crafted by her.

This special skill enabled the Seven Flower Fairy to accumulate a considerable fortune over her more than 250 years of cultivation, a fortune that, in terms of quantity rather than quality, was comparable to that of Han Lu.

If Wen Erya, at the Foundation Establishment stage, is a cultivator with many treasures, then the Seven Flower Fairy, at the Golden Core stage, definitely deserves the nickname of a fairy with many treasures.

First, she summoned a pair of silver scissors from her storage bag and used them. Flying through the air like a silver lightning bolt, they approached Xianyu Ji while simultaneously cutting through the air, making a "scratching" sound as the blades rubbed together, serving as a deterrent.

Use strength to overcome softness, and softness to overcome strength.

Seeing that the Seven Flower Fairy had taken out this magical treasure, Xianyu Ji did not hesitate to make hand seals and cast a spell.

Thick layers of rock and soil appeared out of thin air and, under Xianyu Ji's control, slammed into the flying silver scissors.

Xianyu wanted to use the method of trapping the enemy to deal with this seemingly unstoppable magic weapon.

Responding to each move with a counter, the Seven Flower Fairy knew that this trick would be effective against her magic weapon, so without hesitation, she took out another magic weapon.

A patch of light yellow soil, no bigger than the palm of your hand, just the right size for the Seven Flower Fairy to hold in her hand.

"This is..." Han Lu had lived in the wilderness for several years and had come to know a few rare and precious materials. "Four Directions Soul Soil is produced in the ancient battlefields of the ancient cultivation era deep in the wilderness. It is a spiritual material specifically designed to break earth-attribute spells."

It was merely a raw material, not a finished product, so its power was slightly insufficient, but it still played a positive role in this situation.

The Four Directions Soul Soil, activated by the Seven Flower Fairy, seemed to transform into a magnet, drawing in the earth-attribute magic that Xianyu Ji was using.

The massive rock and soil were swallowed by the Four Directions Soul Soil, and the crisis of being surrounded by the silver scissors was immediately resolved.

Seeing this, Xianyu Ji's expression changed slightly, and he knew things were not going well. He immediately changed his tactics, patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and asked for help.

The next second, a newly grown, dark-colored dragon appeared on the arena.

This is a demonic beast that Xianyu Ji subdued during his travels in the East Sea. It possesses some dragon blood and, in terms of combat power alone, has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

If he could have the opportunity to break through, form a beast core, and advance to the human form stage, then with the help of this dragon, Xianyu Ji should be able to compete with ordinary mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Xianyu Ji had a thought and commanded the dragon to pounce on the Seven Flower Fairy's scissor magic weapon.

The two trembled and twisted in the air, but because the dragon's cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, it was still lacking by a bit. After trembling for a few breaths, it was already at a disadvantage. Half a meter of its right whiskers was cut off, and its scales were covered with wounds, making it look very disheveled.

However, Xianyu Ji discovered that the dragon was not enough to neutralize the superior-grade spiritual weapon used by the Seven Flower Fairy.

And so another bronze bell, its surface engraved with countless ornate patterns, appeared in his hand.

He held this magical artifact, which seemed out of place with his appearance and demeanor, and gently shook it twice.

The spirit sword activated the magic weapon, and faint waves of light spread outward from the bell, like a pebble thrown into the air, creating ripples.

Han Lu initially thought that Xianyu Ji was going to use this magic weapon to launch a soul attack, aiming to capture the leader first.

But in reality, Xianyu Ji's bell had an effect on the dragon.

The already somewhat weakened dragon opened its eyes wide in anger upon hearing the bell, its flesh and skin rapidly regenerated, and the aura emanating from within vaguely resembled that of a Golden Core cultivator.

With Xianyu Ji's cheers and encouragement, the dragon unleashed its full power, and in just a few moves, it knocked the Seven Flower Fairy's silver scissors out of their spirit, causing them to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, many of the Golden Core cultivators watching the sparring match clapped their hands inwardly and cheered.

Several Golden Core elders who were familiar with Xianyu Ji were even more direct, especially Xianyu Ji's master, whose face was filled with excitement and he was almost shouting out loud.

Han Lu, however, did not find Xianyu Ji's move particularly surprising.

The battle then unfolded exactly as Han Lu had predicted.

Sure enough, a few breaths later, the dragon that had been so fierce in front of the silver scissors became listless, clearly suffering from the "backlash of the secret technique".

After such a battle, it could only be considered a one-for-one exchange, and Xianyu Ji did not gain any advantage.

The Fairy of Many Treasures and the Fairy of Seven Flowers did not stop moving in the slightest even though a mere magical artifact had lost its spiritual power.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Although she didn't know exactly how many tricks Xianyu Ji had up his sleeve, she knew where her strengths lay.

She took out one strange and wonderful magical artifact after another and used them, unleashing a powerful and varied attack.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Seven Flower Fairy used a full ten magical artifacts of the spiritual weapon level and the superior magic weapon level.

Xianyu Ji was initially able to counter each move and respond with his own various methods.

But soon, he showed signs of fatigue under the combined onslaught of the Seven Flower Fairy's magical treasures.

Although they can still hold on, victory seems hopeless.

It was merely a friendly spar to determine who could fight against Xuan Yang Valley, so Xian Yuji didn't force himself to continue.

After realizing that he had no hope of turning the tide and winning, Xianyu Ji decisively and voluntarily conceded defeat.

It was Han Lu and Tang Daoren's turn.

Chapter 741 Contest

Before going on stage, Tang Daoren took the initiative to send a telepathic message to Han Lu to express his goodwill and casually chat about the upcoming duel.

"Fairy Han, please don't hold back just because we are both elders of the Zhengyi Sect."

“When you transformed into a phoenix during the competition and defeated my three disciples, I was completely deceived by you when I heard about it later.”