Born with immortal seed

Chapter 266 Can Wuyun still use Cloud Escape?

"Cloud Escape truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier escape technique. Without a corresponding countermeasure, it can indeed be invincible among those of the same level..."

Bai Zichen felt a great headache, as the mainstream method in the cultivation world was still the Five Elements Escape Technique.

For example, the Wood Escape of the Green Wood Immortal of the Five Elements Sect and the Water Escape of the Black Water Immortal are already quite formidable third-tier spells.

It can be very useful in various situations, and is the best means of concealment and escape.

However, once the Five Elements Escape Technique becomes known, it is easily countered.

Cloud Escape and Star Escape are known as among the most mysterious escape techniques in the world. Cultivators who can comprehend them are not only exceptionally talented but also possess immense good fortune.

Even if they were to start over, they might not be able to successfully comprehend this type of escape technique.

This makes it extremely difficult to pass on and easy to lose.

Huang Ping, having reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, would be considered just an ordinary person in a super sect like the Tianxing Sect. However, his mastery of cloud escape and his theory of alchemy were enough to make a Nascent Soul True Monarch condescend to accept him as a disciple and prepare to include him in the core disciples list.

This shows how precious the Cloud Escape technique is.

Even though he offended the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, he was only stripped of his sect disciple status and his cultivation was not abolished. This was also due to considerations of the difficulty of cultivating the Cloud Escape technique.

"Young man, I'm not playing with you anymore... This old man is leaving, and who in the world can stop me except a Nascent Soul True Monarch!"

Huang Ping swallowed back a mouthful of blood, cursing inwardly that a fourth-tier flying sword was too exaggerated; even someone who had transformed into clouds could still be affected.

Even the mere aftershocks that seeped in were enough to cause his internal organs to tremble violently, making him suspect that they had shifted.

Knowing he had chosen the wrong target this time, he decided to run far away and wait until he captured Master Zhu and used the Danxia Sect's treasury of pills to cultivate to the late stage of Core Formation before coming to cause trouble for Bai Zichen.

"Disciples of major sects in the Central Region are nothing special!"

Bai Zichen struck Yuexuan with his sword, and the sword light was as bright as a bolt of lightning, actually overshadowing the blazing sun and stretching for thousands of feet.

Huang Ping Sanren sneered, activated his Cloud Escape technique, and transformed into a cloud. With a leap, he was about to escape the range of the sword light and land in another cloud several miles away.

Suddenly, the sky cleared, the sky was azure, and there wasn't a cloud in sight.

Huang Ping Sanren's figure fell out of the clouds and transformed into a cloud again, only to be dispersed by an invisible force once more.

With his signature move exposed, he showed a look of panic for the first time.

Before the sword-marked jade wall in the Sword Tomb Secret Realm, Bai Zichen only comprehended the two strongest sword marks: one was the sword intent of opening the heavens and splitting the earth, and the other was the sword intent of changing the celestial phenomena.

He was still hesitating about whether to use the power of the Moonlit Sword, but then his mind suddenly clicked and he imitated the sword light that appeared in the jade disc.

The moment this sword was drawn, the sky cleared, and not a single cloud remained within a thousand miles.

Moreover, the changes to the celestial phenomena were not limited to this; even the cloud formations that Huang Ping Sanren himself had transformed into were swept away at the same time.

As the sword light fell, Huang Ping, whose Cloud Escape technique had failed, could only endure it.

A bronze cauldron with dragon patterns flew out from above, rapidly growing from the size of a palm to the size of a room. It then pressed against the sword light, emitting a sharp, grating sound that made people dizzy.

Countless dragon patterns appeared on the bronze cauldron, but a single sword strike cracked open a large gash, almost piercing through the entire cauldron.

"puff!"

Huang Ping was struck dumb, unable to hold on any longer, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The dragon-patterned bronze cauldron was his natal magic weapon, connected to his mind and spirit. When the cauldron was damaged, it affected him as well, causing him to suffer the same fate.

"A fourth-tier flying sword is so terrifying!"

Only now did he realize that he had underestimated the destructive power of a fourth-tier flying sword.

This is a top-grade defensive magic treasure nurtured by Dan Qi for a hundred years. Because of his special cultivation method, Huang Ping Sanren did not have high requirements for other magic treasures, and he used almost all of his wealth to refine a dragon-patterned bronze cauldron.

This cauldron is ranked first in defense among the magic treasures offered to core disciples of the Tianxing Sect, and it has an extremely high reputation.

He had seen several of his senior brothers spar with disciples of the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, and they used this cauldron to block the sword light, which gave him considerable confidence.

Only then did he realize that the aftershocks of the sword light he had previously endured were only one-thousandth of its power; the rest of the damage had been neutralized by his transformation into clouds and mist, otherwise he would have been unable to withstand it long ago.

"At most three sword strikes, and my precious cauldron will shatter..."

Huang Ping's eyes were bloodshot; he sensed the threat of death.

He took out a finger-width talisman from his chest. Its fine, ancient patterns emanated an astonishingly sharp aura, making one's eyes ache when they looked at it.

A hint of reluctance and regret was revealed, but the deliberate action was still taken to unleash the power.

Even the finest treasures only have value when the person who created them is alive.

They are all cultivators trained by the Tianxing Sect. Even if they haven't fought many times in the past hundred years, their judgment and reaction speed have not declined.

The Billion Gold Talisman, a low-grade fourth-tier talisman!

This talisman was a gift given to Huang Ping, a Nascent Soul cultivator, as an initiation gift when he became an apprentice.

After being expelled from the Tianxing Sect, he always carried it with him.

It was both a protective trump card and a thought in his heart, as he never gave up the idea of ​​returning to the Heavenly Star Sect.

A burst of endless golden light appeared, revealing a dazzling array of weapons, each carrying an aura of unparalleled ferocity and sharpness.

Each ray of golden light manifested the image of a weapon, shooting out in all directions from Huang Pingsanren as the center.

"A fourth-tier talisman!"

Bai Zichen's eyes narrowed, and without further hesitation, he communicated with the Moonlit Sword.

Unleashing the power of Yuexuan's origin, the Moonlight Sword's light surged, and countless strands of moonlight hissed softly, suppressing the countless golden lights like mercury spilling onto the ground.

With a flick of its silken blade, the golden weapon was pierced through, riddled with holes.

What kind of power would a fourth-tier flying sword possess when combined with the Refining Sword into Silk Realm and unleashed at full strength?
This was a question that had always been hidden in Bai Zichen's heart, a question that even he himself couldn't explain clearly. Today, he was finally able to put it into practice.

As far as the eye could see, nothing could withstand even a fleeting ray of moonlight.

The Billion Golden Spear Talisman is a famous group-damage talisman. Although it is named "billion," it actually contains nine hundred and ninety-nine golden weapons.

Each ray of golden light could easily kill a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

But in the face of the silken moonlight, it is as fragile as paper, easily broken with a touch.

As soon as one is created, another is destroyed, and it is compressed into a small space, unable to break through.

"combine!"

Before Bai Zichen could even react, the Moonlit Sword had already discerned his thoughts.

As the sword threads shot out, several more clusters of spiritual light burst open around Huang Ping, his protective treasures shattered, and the light bypassed the golden weapons, causing countless blood flowers to erupt on his chest.

He even brought out a fourth-tier talisman, so he was really afraid that this cultivator from the Central Region was hiding some tricks to turn the tide, and he was willing to damage the essence of the Moon Swirl Sword in order to kill him quickly.

To avoid having to take out another fourth-tier talisman or other secret treasure later, which would add unnecessary variables.

Huang Ping's lips twitched, and he could only feel countless sword threads weaving through his body, like being sliced ​​by knives.

After the excruciating pain subsided, all sensation left him, and his body plummeted from the sky.

The limbs, the dantian, the sea of ​​qi, and even the sea of ​​consciousness had all become a mess.

With the sword threads crisscrossing the area, any means of escape or survival are futile.

Summon Yuexuan back and knock down the last few golden weapons.

Because of Huang Ping's injury, the Hundreds of Millions of Golden Talismans lost control, and several golden beams flew off crookedly, all heading towards the mountaintops dozens of miles away.

"what?"

Just as Bai Zichen had taken the items from Huang Ping Sanren into his hands, he sensed a fluctuation of icy cold energy.

Upon flying to a high vantage point, they discovered that the golden weapon, which had flown dozens of miles away, was blocked by an ice mirror. The golden light refracted several times in the mirror before gradually dissipating.

It was this unexpected golden weapon that exposed the person. Upon closer inspection, the thin, black dot-like white figure turned out to be the white-robed female cultivator who had left the Pill King Gathering earlier.

He thought to himself that this was wrong, as he focused all his attention on his battle with Huang Ping Sanren and did not have the opportunity to raise his sword and survey the overall situation.

In addition, the white-robed female cultivator deliberately concealed her whereabouts, so she was not discovered from such a distance.

"What is your purpose in hiding here, sir?"

Bai Zichen used his true essence to carry his voice afar, and once again grasped the Moon Whirlwind Sword in his hand.

"Don't misunderstand, I meant no harm. It just so happened that I was there... When I wanted to leave, you had already made your move, and I stopped because I was afraid of causing a misunderstanding."

The female cultivator in white robes flew into the sky, facing each other across the void.

"Of course, I'm also curious about the famous Master Bai and want to see your swordsmanship."

Do you recognize me?

Bai Zichen was slightly curious. The other party was obviously someone he had never met before, but seemed to have heard of him before.

"Of course, how many people in the Northern Yuan cultivation world do not know the name Bai Zichen... Sword fanatics praised you as the number one sword talent since ancient times, but we all disagreed, thinking it was just an excuse made by the Tianhe Sword Sect to cover up the embarrassment of losing a fourth-tier flying sword."

The white-robed female cultivator's voice was icy, but her eyes held a strange light.

"I never expected that today's meeting would be even better. He has reached the realm of refining swords into silk and has grasped the rudiments of sword intent... The foundation of that person's Heavenly Star Sect technique, apart from the lack of magic weapons, is completely at the standard of a core disciple of a super sect. Even I would be helpless against Yun Dun."

"Moreover, there are also fourth-tier talismans. Once they are used, one can only escape by relying on secret treasures... In such a situation, Master Bai was still able to kill an opponent whose cultivation was one level higher than his own. Even in the super sects of the Central Region, this is a rare talent that is seen only once in a thousand years. Although I did not obtain any clues about the Nine Yang True Fire in Liang Kingdom, I have already made the trip worthwhile by witnessing such a competition."

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. May I ask your name?"

Bai Zichen really didn't expect that Yan Yuanzai's evaluation of him had already spread and become a household name in Beiyuan.

"I am Xuechan, and there will be opportunities to meet again in the future... Until we meet again."

After the white-robed female cultivator finished speaking, she transformed into a wisp of cold light, stirring up gusts of wind and snow, and quickly departed.

"Xuechan... next time you see someone from the Tianhe Sword Sect, you can ask if there is such a female cultivator in Beiyuan."

Bai Zichen muttered to himself. Of course, he could tell that the white-robed female cultivator was not weak and could not be simply regarded as a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Just like Huang Ping, who knew that he, who appeared to be only at the early stage of Core Formation, not only concealed his true cultivation at the middle stage of Core Formation, but also possessed many supernatural abilities.

If he were to take out the billions of Golden Talismans, even a cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage would not fare well in his hands.

"You must be exhausted this time. Go back and rest."

The Moonlit Sword seemed weary and aggrieved, so Bai Zichen quickly returned it to the Supreme Pure Sword Box to rest.

Because his cultivation level was insufficient, he had to use the original power of the Moon Swirl Sword to reach the Refining Sword into Silk realm, which caused great damage to the flying sword itself.

This battle would require the Moon Spinning Sword to be nurtured for at least ten years.

If the source of the flying sword is used again in the middle, the continuous deficit may even affect the grade of the flying sword.

This is why he relies as much as possible on the sharpness and fourth-tier characteristics of the Moon Whirl Sword when fighting enemies.

Unless absolutely necessary, I will never wield the Moon Whirl Sword to the point of unleashing its primal power.

This is a flying sword that can be used for a long time!

(End of this chapter)