Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 560 - 169: The Child Who Delivers Treasures

Zhou Xun rode the Thunder Sword, transforming into a streak of blue Spirit Light. In less than an hour, he had escaped several thousand miles.

As Thunder Light flickered, Zhou Xun suddenly halted his Escape Light, forming a spell with his hands, and slightly opening his mouth, several Thunder Seeds flew out and hovered around his body,

transforming into several blue-purple Thunder Shields, shielding his front,

and then Zhou Xun looked back with a somber expression!

Suddenly, a crimson Escape Light sped towards him, arriving in front of Zhou Xun in the blink of an eye.

"Young Master Zhang has not yet had the chance to properly show hospitality, Daoist Brother, why are you leaving in such haste!"

The crimson Escape Light gathered, revealing a goat-bearded elder in his fifties, dressed in a cyan long robe, with some grey in his hair,

it was none other than Master Profound Maple, who was looking at Zhou Xun with a somewhat amused expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun furrowed his brow,

he had only left the Immortal City less than an hour ago, yet this person chased him down, clearly with ill intentions,

what’s more, it was strange how this person knew the time and direction of his departure.

"Daoist Zhang, what is your intention?"

Zhou Xun curved his fingers, the Profound Thunder Sword automatically flew up from beneath his feet and hovered in front of him, ready to be activated at any moment!

"Daoist Brother, don’t misunderstand, Young Master Zhang and you have at least known each other for a while. How could Young Master Zhang allow you to leave the Immortal City without a farewell? It would be too discourteous,"

"Secondly, it’s about the Nascent Soul Pill, I hope Daoist Friend can reconsider!"

As Master Profound Maple spoke, his tone became increasingly menacing.

"You’re truly irritating, Daoist Friend, if you’ve come to intercept and kill, why speak so pretentiously, let your actions do the talking!"

Zhou Xun sneered and then continued speaking towards an empty spot on the side:

"And the two Daoist Friends hiding over there, you might as well come out too!"

"To think that you could discover my presence, it seems your Divine Sense is extraordinary!" Just then, a slightly chubby bald man revealed himself, with Peak Core Formation Cultivation.

Simultaneously, there was also an elegantly dressed woman,

"Little brother, you look quite nice, what a pity you must die here!"

The elegant woman chuckled seductively.

With that, the two of them moved, forming a triangular formation, surrounding Zhou Xun in the center.

"Zhou Xun, I’ll give you one more chance, as long as you hand over the Nascent Soul Pill you have, I’ll let you leave!"

Master Profound Maple spoke coldly,

Yet Zhou Xun ignored him, instead revealing an intrigued expression, counting:

"One, two, three Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivators, I hope your belongings won’t disappoint me!"

Previously, to purchase the ’Celestial Profound Thunder Jade’, he had depleted most of his Spirit Stones, feeling quite empty,

now that three Core Formation Cultivators had delivered themselves to him, wouldn’t that solve his immediate needs!

At the very least, that Master Profound Maple, reputedly possessed Tier Four Middle-Grade Gold Attribute Material Profound Gold Essence,

and not to mention the ’Small Nascent Soul Pill’ he auctioned, this time, all the expenses Zhou Xun incurred at Sea Suppression Immortal City would be covered by ’Young Master Zhang’!

"Just in time for my Sword Shadow Unification Technique, having just broken through to the third layer, I’ll test it on you all!"

Seeing Zhou Xun so nonchalant, seemingly not taking them seriously, Master Profound Maple immediately became furious,

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit, today’s your final journey!"

Following a cold snort, a red light flashed in the sky, revealing a crimson Treasure Lamp over ten zhang in size,

sorrounded by four Fire Dragons, all equipped with sharp claws and double wings on their backs,

howling as they besieged Zhou Xun!

"Boom!"

Zhou Xun’s mind moved, and the four Thunder Shields rose to meet them, transforming into long blades, chopping down on the four Fire Dragons head-on,

slicing them directly in half, transforming into several masses of bright yellow flames,

those four Fire Dragons were all condensed from True Flame.

"What, they destroyed my Four Flames True Dragons so easily!" Master Profound Maple exclaimed in shock,

then immediately sneered, secretly transmitting to the bald man and the elegant woman:

"This one’s methods are extraordinary, I ask the two of you to join forces!"

"Of course!"

The bald man and elegant woman exchanged glances, nodding slightly,

as a roaring sound echoed,

from overhead Zhou Xun, black mist surged, a massive pitch-black Great Seal over several dozen zhang in size loomed,

bearing immense suppression as it fell towards Zhou Xun!

Simultaneously, a crimson Red Silk several dozen zhang long swept towards Zhou Xun like a cover of the sky!

"Demon Cultivator, along with a Binding Treasure, if ordinary Peak Core Formation Cultivators encountered this combination, they’d fall with resentment,"

"It’s a pity, your luck is bad, for you’ve encountered me!"

As Zhou Xun spoke, two more Thunder Shields flew up,

one transformed into a Thunder Net, heading straight towards the Great Seal,

"Zila——"

Currently, Zhou Xun’s Thunder Seeds contained the Power of Tribulation Thunder, though they posed little threat to Nascent Soul Cultivators who had passed the Heaven and Earth Thunder Tribulation,

but for these cultivators at the Core Formation Stage, especially Demon Cultivators, they were nemeses!

The pitch-black Great Seal was enshrouded by the Thunder Net, its Demonic Qi rapidly depleted, in an instant losing all its Spirit Light, reverting to its original two-inch size!

With his Lifebound Magical Treasure damaged, the bald man couldn’t help but groan, his face turning pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

As for the Red Silk, a Thunder Shield rose, transforming into a Thunder Whip several dozen zhang long, entangling with it, driving it back repeatedly!

Zhou Xun sat calmly in the center, leisurely observing, as the three of them exhausted every trick, yet unable to break through several Thunder Shields of Zhou Xun!

"What to do, this one’s Divine Techniques are too formidable, the might of a Thunder Cultivator, I have finally witnessed today!"

The bald man wore a gloomy expression; although he had the highest cultivation among them, he sustained the most severe injury.

"Though he’s formidable, we can’t break through, but he is still just Late-Stage Core Formation, facing all three of us,"

"The mana depletion is naturally considerable, but as long as we persist and exhaust his mana, he will inevitably be defeated in the end!"

Master Profound Maple analyzed calmly.

Everyone’s eyes lit up upon hearing this,

"Daoist Zhang makes sense. We trap this person and don’t let him escape. Ultimately, victory will be ours!" Madam Lin nodded repeatedly!

"Once his mana is depleted, we retrieve the Nascent Soul Pill, but let’s not harm his life immediately and leave him to me to slowly deal with!"

As she said this, Madam Lin licked her lips with a bewitching look.

"Haha, what’s so good about this pretty boy? Hong’s Body Refining Technique has reached the Early-Stage Core Formation, it will certainly satisfy Madam Lin!" the bald man laughed heartily, without a trace of his earlier tension.

"What do you know, you rough brute, there’s nothing delightful about tough skin!" Madam Lin rolled her eyes at the man.

Just as the group’s conversation became increasingly relaxed, as if Zhou Xun was already trapped,

Zhou Xun lost interest as well and spoke blandly:

"I’ve seen your tactics; now it’s Zhou Mou’s turn!"

As he finished speaking, he formed a spell with his hands,

the Profound Thunder Sword rose up, sword lights appearing one after another, crisscrossing around Zhou Xun,

"One, two..."

Exactly eighty-one sword lights, accompanied by golden runes, with such formidable momentum it seemed as if they could tear the sky apart!

"This is not good!"

The bald man immediately changed expression upon sensing this scene,

"This... this momentum isn’t something of the Core Formation Realm, could it... could it be Nascent Soul!"

The middle-aged Madam Lin lost her jesting demeanor, becoming flustered, forming a spell in her hands, red silk wrapping around to protect her!

"Don’t panic. He hired my uncle to refine a Nascent Soul Pill, it’s impossible that he’s a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator,"

"What he’s performing must be some kind of Ancient Forbidden Technique, using a Core Formation body to perform such a Secret Technique indicates that he’s at a dead end,"

"All three of us are Late-Stage Core Formation. Even if we face a true Nascent Soul Cultivator, we can hold out for a while together, let alone against just a single Secret Technique,"

"As long as we work together and withstand this strike, it’s his moment of defeat!"

Master Profound Maple spoke coldly with a dark expression,

then changed the spell, the Treasure Lamp flew in front of him, expanding into a size of several meters to protect him,

and the four True Flames transformed into four fire walls.

Upon hearing this, the bald man and Madam Lin nodded, flashing to Master Profound Maple’s side, placing their Magical Treasures behind the fire walls,

"Good timing, this will better allow me to test the power of the third layer of my Sword Shadow Unification Secret Technique!"

Seeing this, they clapped their hands with laughter, secretly appreciating Master Profound Maple’s response!

"Let’s see if your shells are hard or if my Thunder Sword is sharp!"

"Sword Shadow Unification"

Zhou Xun lightly shouted,

the eighty-one sword lights floated up, then merged one by one into the Profound Thunder Sword, with each infusion the Thunder Sword’s power increased!

Once all eighty-one lights were combined, the power doubled!

The entire Thunder Sword became extremely radiant, appearing like a Light Sword,

the sword body trembled slightly, barely able to withstand such power!

Zhou Xun knew this was the sword’s limit, further enhancing it might cause it to break!

"Go!"

Zhou Xun lightly pointed towards the group opposite!

The Profound Thunder Sword transformed into a streak of blue light, shooting across the sky!

"Shii—"

The sword light pierced through seamlessly,

penetrating the fire wall, red silk, Black Seal, and Treasure Lamp!

"This isn’t good!"

"How is this possible!"

Master Profound Maple’s face turned pale, utterly shocked; with the Treasure Lamp damaged, his mind was affected, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood!

But he could no longer care about his internal injuries, instantly reaching for his waist, taking out a talisman and activating it,

red light erupted, forming a red barrier to protect him within!

However, in the next moment!

Bang—

The barrier, as if made of paper, didn’t withstand Zhou Xun’s sword light for a moment!

"Spare me..."

The words were incomplete,

the sword light pierced through his head, Master Profound Maple felt a pain in his forehead, then descended into utter darkness, losing all vitality!

"Ah!"

Behind him, the bald man, startled to the point of losing his soul, gave a fierce push, sending the middle-aged Madam Lin forward,

using the momentum, the man spat a mouthful of Essence Blood, transforming into a red light enveloping him, fleeing towards the distance.

But as Madam Lin was pushed, she was instantly pierced through the head by the Thunder Sword, dying on the spot!

Zhou Xun, observing the man’s actions, slightly praised:

"The Blood Escape Technique, truly rapid!"

He then pointed with a single finger towards him,

the Thunder Sword, having just killed Madam Lin, sketched a figure-eight in the air, slicing through space,

caught up with the man in an instant, piercing right through, killing him!

The Thunder Sword then slowly hovered back with the man’s body to Zhou Xun’s front, halting quietly!