Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 186 Raising Clams to Extract Blood (10,000-word update, please subscribe)

Back at Tingyuxuan.

Shen Xuan found an open space, dug out a spirit pool, and set up a spirit-locking array and a spirit-trapping array.

The Spirit Locking Array is used to lock in spiritual energy and increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the area.

The Spirit-Trapping Array is a type of confinement array that prevents demonic beasts from entering or leaving a designated area.

The Jade Spirit Clam is not very powerful in combat.

Strictly speaking, even a first-grade high-level spirit-trapping array cannot trap it.

However, it has difficulty adapting to places without water elemental energy.

They will not leave the water rashly.

After the spirit pool was dug, Shen Xuan took out a water purification bottle.

Pour out half of the Hundred-Fang Spirit Water inside.

"That's over 20,000 spirit stones!"

Shen Xuan felt a pang of regret.

However, these sacrifices are worthwhile for the sake of [Water Spirit Absorption] and Daoist Rhyme.

Take out the jade clam and place it in the spirit pool.

As soon as it entered, the Jade Spirit Clam opened its shell and happily absorbed the water elemental energy.

The second-tier water demon already possesses some intelligence.

It was on Silver Hook Island, where it was spoiled and ruined by the Huang family, living a life worse than death.

Its body was covered in wounds, its color was dull, and even the clam shell was missing a corner.

Upon entering the spirit pool that Shen Xuan had specially prepared for it, it suddenly felt invigorated, its shell vibrated continuously, and its color gradually brightened.

Shen Xuan nodded.

He planned to let the Jade Spirit Clam recover first.

Without harming the growth of the jade clam, a certain amount of essence and blood is extracted periodically.

"Finally, we have a stable source of essence blood!"

……

The situation in Qingyang Prefecture is still deteriorating.

It's not just the Blood Spirit Sect.

The other members of the Demonic Sect gradually revealed themselves.

This surprised Shen Xuan slightly.

It was originally thought that the Dao Sect and the Demon Sect tacitly acknowledged that Qingyang Prefecture was an invasion by the Blood Spirit Sect.

In retrospect, it seems that everyone is using their own unique abilities.

"Qingyang Prefecture is still mainly controlled by Qingyun Sect and Xueling Sect. They first made a probing intrusion. Qingyun Sect will not sit idly by and will send its disciples to wipe out the demonic cultivators sooner or later."

Shen Xuan's guess was confirmed.

Qin Yuehan and Lü Zhengying replied one after the other.

Lu Zhengqi only knew that the Qingyun Sect issued sect missions, recruited disciples, and went to Qingyang Prefecture to slay demons and monsters.

Qin Yuehan's letter was much more detailed.

The disciples recruited for sect missions are just ordinary personnel.

The real core lies in the direct instruction from the true masters within the sect.

They not only need sect contribution points, but also need to improve their strength in actual combat.

To condense an inner elixir, burying oneself in arduous practice and working in isolation is not the way to go.

"I hope neither the Daoist Sect nor the Demonic Sect will give a second thought to the Su family of Feiyun!"

The ten-year closure of the mountain signifies that the Su family has relinquished peripheral interests and is focusing on defending the Feiyun Mountain headquarters.

With the protection of the mountain-guarding formation, demonic cultivators generally will not take the initiative to attack.

The members of the Su family are not allowed to go out; staying at the Feiyun Mountain headquarters will definitely be much safer.

"I will avoid war if I can avoid it. Exterminating demonic cultivators has nothing to do with me. In the struggle between the Dao and the Demon, apart from the direct disciples of the True Person and the Holy Maiden and Holy Son of the Demonic Sect, all other cultivators are cannon fodder and waste materials, including Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Even though they are both at the Foundation Establishment stage, the difference in strength is even greater than that between those at the Qi Refining stage.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, the schemes and plots of lower-level cultivators are nothing but a joke in the face of the powerful.

In the days that followed, Shen Xuan resumed his diligent study habits as a student in the small town.

Cultivate cultivation techniques, refine the essence and blood of spirit clams, refine octopus corpse beasts, and create thunder talismans.

I'm extremely busy.

Even when he was training the White Lotus Fairy, he seemed somewhat distracted.

On several occasions, he was so physically exhausted that his performance was slightly worse, which displeased the White Lotus Fairy.

"Shen Lang, you can't do this!"

"You've clearly regressed!" Bai Lian protested.

Shen Xuan smiled bitterly.

He also wants to balance work and rest.

But the increasingly rampant demonic cultivators only fueled his anxiety.

During this time, he used the essence blood of the spirit clam to improve his proficiency in [Water Spirit Absorption].

Add all the acquired Daoist essence to [Thunder God's Wrath].

Progress has indeed been much faster than before.

However, achieving mastery remains a long way off.

The number of demonic cultivators in Qingyang Prefecture is increasing, the atmosphere is becoming more and more heavy, and there are flashes of swords everywhere.

Top-tier cultivation families like the Zhou family of Beast Taming and the Zhao family of Tiger Gorge possess profound foundations and are able to maintain relative stability in their respective territories.

The rest of the cultivation families were thrown into chaos.

Under the onslaught of demonic cultivators, they were like clay bodhisattvas crossing a river, barely able to save themselves. They were powerless to care for the mortal realm within their jurisdiction.

From time to time, entire towns and villages where ordinary people gathered were wiped out by demonic cultivators and sacrificed in blood.

Originally, cultivators who were focused on seclusion would emerge from seclusion to slay demons and eliminate evil, either due to family crises, invitations from friends, or the deaths of their relatives by demonic cultivators.

"This is probably the demonic tribulation!"

Those who cultivate immortality are, in essence, still human.

They also have emotions and desires.

They too can be swept along by the tide of events.

Even though Shen Xuan saw through the essence of the conflict between the Dao and the Demon, he could not remain completely detached from it.

This day.

A group of special guests arrived at the Su family's residence.

Shen Xuan went to greet him.

The group consisted of seven people, six men and one woman, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingyun Sect.

The head of the Su family personally greeted and accompanied them.

At the welcome banquet.

Senior Brother Zhu, who was leading the group, asked, "Senior Brother Shen, you have been in the Feiyun Su family for many years and are proficient in the art of talismans. Why don't you go out to slay demons and monsters?"

Upon hearing this, his fellow disciples voiced their support and looked at Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan looked ashamed and said, "I'm ashamed. I rarely fight with others and am not good at magical combat!"

Everyone present burst into laughter.

Someone stepped in to smooth things over.

"Senior Brother Shen's achievement of Foundation Establishment at such an advanced age is truly remarkable! Please don't laugh at him!"

The words fell.

The female cultivator surnamed Yang blinked and asked, "Junior Sister, I heard that Senior Brother Shen and Fairy Qin are close friends of many years. He once went to the Shadow Forest with Fairy Qin to help her solidify her spiritual body, thus breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Is this true?"

"It's just a misunderstanding! What ability do I, Shen Xuan, have to go to the Shadow Forest? That would just be adding food to the monsters' menu!"

Shen Xuan chuckled and explained.

After the banquet.

The group stayed at the Su family's house for a few days before taking their leave.

The Su family's mountain closure makes it unsuitable for them to fulfill their ambitions of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path.

After discussing it, the seven of them finally went to the Zhao family in Hujian.

This also relieved Shen Xuan.

"Young people, it's good to have ideals."

"If one takes an ideal as a lifelong pursuit and devotes all one's energy to it, then that is rather pretentious."

"When you get to my age, you'll understand that living well is more important than anything else."

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

These seven people rarely left the sect, and were all in their sixties or seventies.

The oldest senior brother, Zhu, is more than twenty years younger than him.

"I hope they can return to the Qingyun Sect alive."

Shen Xuan returned to Tingyu Pavilion and continued his secluded cultivation.

Even the White Lotus Fairy rarely goes out anymore.

"It's too chaotic outside!"

"One of Bai Lian's Foundation Establishment clan uncles was ambushed by a demonic cultivator and nearly died."

Shen Xuan gently patted the White Lotus Fairy's pretty face.

"Focus on refining the Popeye Ape Corpse Beast."

“Shen Lang is right.”

A single Mighty Water Ape Corpse Beast is enough to deal with an ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm demonic cultivator.

The White Lotus Fairy placed high hopes on this.

As a cultivator, she also yearns to improve her strength.

In the past, there was no other way; we couldn't find a way.

With Shen Xuan's help, the White Lotus Fairy was full of energy.

In Tingyuxuan, she went to refine the corpse beasts almost every day.

"Once the Water Ape Corpse Beast is refined, White Lotus will be able to walk sideways."

"Don't even mention ordinary demonic cultivators, we could beat up that bitch Wu Yulan!"

The White Lotus Fairy murmured to herself, unable to stop herself from saying it aloud.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan found it amusing.

The superficial friendship between Zhou Bailian and Wu Yulan is vividly demonstrated!

He couldn't be bothered to remind the White Lotus Fairy.

Wu Yulan is the Holy Maiden of the Blood Spirit Sect.

He inherited many secret techniques from the Blood Spirit Sect.

Even with the Water Ape Corpse Beast, the White Lotus Fairy couldn't do anything to her.

Even now, Shen Xuan.

Although I am 80% confident that I can defeat Wu Yulan.

But it would be very difficult to kill her completely.

(End of this chapter)