Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 171 True Strength
Five years ago, when Jiang Yunzhou visited the Masters' Academy in Xiancheng, Li Ji'an was already astonished by his imposing aura as that of a mid-stage foundation building cultivator. But now, his magical power is even stronger.

It seems that he has already become the leader of the younger generation of Biyun Sect!
He controlled the escape light and went to the distant deserted forest with Fu Hanxing of Lieyang Sect, and a battle between the sect's geniuses began.

Outside the barrier, behind the flying boats of the six major sects were hundreds of independent cultivators from the two states. They were all waiting for a fight between the six major sects and the Biyun Sect, hoping to fish in troubled waters.

"Huh~ The fighting is limited to those under fifty years old? The Biyun Sect doesn't have any new Jindan-level disciples, so they only dare to limit the fighting to those in the Foundation Establishment stage?" A Foundation Establishment cultivator sneered.

"The Biyun Sect is located in the remote Cangyun Province, and is already short of resources. In recent years, they have been working hard to develop the ruins here. It is certain that no new Jindan True Transmission has been born."

"The only thing I can show off is probably the true teachings of the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"It's a shame, in such a secluded place, how could they know the wonders of Tianyuanzhou? Fu Hanxing has a near-natural spiritual talent. He practiced the Lieyang Sect's sacred method and reached the threshold of the late Foundation Establishment stage before the age of fifty. And this is the result of his deliberate cultivation of magic power and accumulation of combat experience."

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"Boom~" As everyone was discussing, the sound of magic power exploding resounded through the sky.

The geniuses of the two major sects took action.

Jiang Yunzhou took the lead in attacking, and as his magical power surged, wild sand flew up, forming a storm sand column with a diameter of ten feet in an instant.

The storm sand column shook the mountain top, blowing up countless flying rocks.

The sound of the air explosion tearing through the air was like a death-dealing sickle, rapidly approaching Fu Hanxing.

Li Ji'an felt a jolt of fear from the sound of the quack.

With his current magic shield, he had no chance of resisting such a powerful attack spell and it would break at the slightest touch.

Even those who have just entered the middle stage of the second stage of physical cultivation can save their lives, but if they are hit by such a sandstorm, they will inevitably end up with their bodies covered in blood.

"Huh~" Li Ji'an sighed softly. He still underestimated the actual combat power of the sect's monks.

The results he had obtained from his previous assessment of Jiang Yunzhou's magical aura were far from what he saw now when he saw him actually using offensive magic.

The cultivator's Dantian magic power is the foundation. If there is no secret technique, the power exerted is the power of the Dantian magic power itself.

However, the secret techniques can enhance the power of a cultivator's magic.

The magic spells he learned from the Yan family in his previous life, including the Explosive Flame Slash, the Burning Flame Art, and the Red Dragon Escape, were all ordinary spells that could only fully unleash the power of his own magic.

If it is a superior technique, it may increase one's own magic power. Like the spell that Jiang Yunzhou is casting at this time, Li Ji'an estimates that the increase is about 30%.

It was this 30% increase that broke Li Ji'an's previous judgment.

"If we can't catch the enemy by surprise, once the opponent actively releases the magic shield, our chances of winning will be less than 50%!" Li Ji'an refreshed his judgment and realized his own shortcomings in facing the sect's true teachings.

At the same time, Fu Hanxing remained calm in the face of the raging sandstorm. A small flame slowly floated out from his dantian, and in the blink of an eye, a fiery red lotus blossomed.

The red lotus grew in the wind and instantly turned into the size of a millstone, blocking in front of him.

The sandstorm collided with the fire lotus, and the yellow sand in the sky turned into sparks. Almost in an instant, the sandstorm turned into a firestorm.

The fiery red lotus in front of Fu Hanxing burst into even hotter sparks.

"The Lieyang Sect's secret technique is indeed well-deserved!"

"Planting a fire lotus in the dantian, attack and defense are integrated, invincible at the same level!"

Seeing that the Biyun Sect's true teachings were in trouble, and seeing the Lieyang Sect's secret techniques with their own eyes, the independent cultivators behind the six major sects were amazed.

However, the next moment, the ground beneath everyone's feet shook violently, and then countless spikes rose from the ground under the blooming fire lotus.

"Boom boom boom~" They kept stabbing at Fu Hanxing who was wrapped in the fire lotus shield.

In a moment, the light curtain of the fire lotus shield dimmed. Fu Hanxing snorted coldly, leaped straight into the sky, and at the same time smashed the fire lotus in front of him into the fire storm.

"Bang~" The storm exploded and flames filled the sky.

Jiang Yunzhou's figure appeared on a pillar of earth in the center of the storm, standing with his hands behind his back, his majesty undiminished.

He raised his eyes to look at Fu Hanxing high in the sky, a hint of pride flashing across his lips.

The fact that he was able to force it into the air was enough to prove that his earth-based magic made it feel threatened.

"What a pity! Fu Hanxing's fire lotus didn't last long. If it were another ten years, even if the Biyun Sect's true disciple used all his skills, he wouldn't be able to break it." "Humph, the Biyun Sect's true disciple has already used all his magic, but Fu Hanxing hasn't used any magic yet."

"He has challenged countless state prodigies over the years, and his greatest strength lies in his accumulated combat experience."

As if to confirm everyone's words, a cloud of fire suddenly descended from the sky, and Fu Hanxing's figure instantly disappeared in the cloud of fire.

In an instant, the mountain where the two were located turned into a sea of fire.

What followed was a fierce battle that even ordinary foundation-building cultivators could hardly understand.

The sea of fire raged and the earth shook.

Sometimes the giant hand of the earth rises into the sky, and sometimes lotus grows in the sea of fire, blooming with endless brilliance.

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It lasted for a whole day and night, and the earthy yellow magical energy finally wore off.

But the flames of the fire grew stronger and stronger as the battle went on.

The independent cultivators behind the six sects cheered.

Li Ji'an, who was hundreds of miles away, also took a deep breath.

This magnificent battle opened his eyes.

It was the most powerful battle he had ever seen in his two lifetimes in the cultivation world.

Compared to this, everything I had seen and experienced before was like child's play.

No matter whether it was Zheng Tianxiang, the early foundation-building cultivator who had cooperated with Gua Gua to kill with talismans, or the Blood Hand Butcher who was killed by a close-range sneak attack with a second-level physical cultivation in the Immortal City Courtyard, they were all so vulnerable in front of these two true disciples of the sect.

Jiang Yunzhou's initial sandstorm had increased in power by about 30%, which surprised Li Ji'an greatly. However, the secret techniques used during that day and night really shocked Li Ji'an. Li Ji'an felt that the most powerful technique, the Sky-supporting Pillar, had increased in power by at least 50%.

It is estimated that he has reached the magical power of an ordinary late foundation-building cultivator.

Compared to his most powerful trump card in the current attack, the exquisite second-level golden arrow talisman is no less powerful.

However, Jiang Yunzhou obviously still focused on attack rather than defense. His offensive power was sufficient, but his defensive strength relied entirely on the power of the earth-based magic itself, and he did not specifically practice defensive techniques.

In this case, if Li Ji'an faced him openly, he could only use the strongest and finest golden arrow talisman to break his defense, and he could not give him the opportunity to attack him, otherwise his current second-stage early golden bell talisman would not be able to withstand the power of his attack.

Of course, this is only its own offensive power, without the addition of magic weapons and other assistance.

Li Ji'an knew that he also had a black gold blood knife, which was a prototype of a magic weapon. When used at the middle stage of foundation building, it could have 10% to 20% of the power of a Jindan Zhenren. Even a fake Jindan Zhenren had to be taken seriously.

However, magical instruments, talismans and the like are all external forces and are not a reflection of one's own strength. Generally, such weapons are not used in combat or exchanges.

Moreover, in the eyes of real big sects, personal cultivation and secret techniques are the real strength, while external objects can carry you or overturn you. Over-reliance on external objects is putting the cart before the horse. If you can have it, others can have it too, unless... you can guarantee that your external objects are always better than others!
The first battle ended with the Six Sects emerging victorious.

After that, there were two more games, one win and one loss.

What surprised Li Ji'an was that the winner of the match for Biyun Sect was actually Xiao Changfeng.

And in that decisive blow, Li Ji'an vaguely saw the shadow of the legendary secret technique.

In another duel, the heaven-shaking sword intent of the Yuanzhou Sword Sect's true teachings also opened Li Ji'an's eyes. The ethereal sword immortal's talent also satisfied his fantasy about sword cultivation.

Sword cultivation also dates back to ancient times. It is a relatively niche practice, derived from magic cultivation. The difference is that magic cultivation absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refines magic power and transforms the dantian.

Sword cultivators use their Dantian to nourish the sword, warm the sword body, cultivate the sword intent, transform the sword heart, and ultimately achieve unity between man and sword.

Although sword cultivators claim to have their own way, in fact, their essence is still the path of advancement of law cultivators. In order to highlight the difference between them and law cultivators, they created the fourteen realms of sword cultivation.

The subsequent development was as Li Ji'an expected, with the sect's top leaders meeting.

Half a month later, the independent cultivators who had been following the Six Sects to boost their momentum and wait for the Six Sects to attack the Biyun Sect so as to take advantage of the situation were suddenly expelled by the Six Sects for various reasons and fled in all directions.

At this time, Li Ji'an finally discovered Duanmu Qin.

(End of this chapter)