Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 258: Retreat bravely from the rapids

Chapter 258: Retreat bravely from the rapids (please subscribe)

In the battle outside Qingyang Market, Qingyun Sect was able to turn defeat into victory, and the greatest contributor to this victory was none other than Shen Xuan.

He Zhengming reassessed Shen Xuan's strength and elevated it to a new level.

He was at the same level as himself.

In other words, a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment has the combat power of a cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, he was personally taught by a Golden Core cultivator like himself.

"What a prodigy! I have no idea where he came from!"

He Zhengming was skeptical of Shen Xuan's claim that he had forcibly enhanced his strength using secret techniques.

As a leader, he still showed the appropriate concern.

"Senior Brother He, hurry to Tiger Ridge to rescue Junior Brother Zhou and the others!"

"Mr. Shen will recover after a period of rest!"

Shen Xuan said gratefully.

"Then, Junior Brother Shen, please take care!"

He Zhengming was always worried about Zhou Haoyu, Lin Danshi, and Dai Qishi.

If these three were to perish, he would have a hard time explaining it to the sect.

The results of the training will inevitably be very poor.

This directly affects his chances of achieving the Golden Core stage.

He Zhengming gave a few instructions, then led the cultivators other than Tie Wendao back to Tiger Ridge.

Shen Xuan glanced at Tie Wen, whose face was pale, and asked.

"Fellow Railway comrade, are you going to return on your own, or come to my place to recuperate?"

Upon hearing this, Tie Wendao immediately perked up.

"I am willing to follow Master Shen."

Shen Xuan nodded slightly.

He summoned the Crimson-Winged Roaring Serpent Corpse Beast and gestured for Tie Wendao to ride it.

"Let's go back to my place first!"

"Yes, Master Shen."

The two rode on the Crimson-Winged Roaring Serpent Corpse Beast and flew towards the depths of the sky.

Not long after Shen Xuan and Tie Wendao left.

Wanmeng's figure appeared from the void hundreds of feet away.

She gazed at the tiny, rice-grain-sized crimson-winged serpent-like corpse beast in the sky.

A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"How can Shen Xuan be so powerful?"

She patted her slightly heaving chest: "Thank goodness, Wanmeng didn't participate in the Dao Demon Trial of Qingyang Prefecture, it was too terrifying!"

……

Feiyun Mountain, Tingyu Pavilion.

Shen Xuan brought Tie Wendao back and went into the training room first to heal his injuries.

His storage bag contained a considerable number of captured second-tier spirit pills.

I selected some mild medicines and gave them to Tie Wendao.

Then, he activated the [Divine Treasure Ocean Technique] again, transferring a small amount of spiritual energy to help Tie Wendao calm the disorder of spiritual energy in his body, restore its circulation, stimulate the medicinal effect, and repair his meridians.

An hour later.

Shen Xuan slowly finished his practice.

After his treatment, Tie Wendao's injuries were 70% healed.

The rest is just a matter of slow recovery.

Shen Xuan told Tie Wendao to go out first.

Alone in the practice room, I quietly reflected and reviewed what had happened.

This time, they encountered an ambush by the main force of demonic cultivators on the outskirts of Qingyang Market.

As the leader, He Zhengming cannot escape blame.

Fortunately, the losses were not significant.

Two people died and four were seriously injured.

The rest were all minor injuries.

Among the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, only one was seriously injured.

The rest were all rogue cultivators like Tie Wendao.

The demonic cultivators suffered heavy losses.

Nangong Guang was severely injured by himself and will need to recuperate for at least several years.

If you're unlucky, your magic base might be damaged, further reducing the chances of successfully condensing a magic core.

Seven or eight demonic cultivators perished.

Although they were among the weaker members of the demonic cultivation team.

However, he was, after all, a Foundation Establishment Realm demonic cultivator.

The strength of the demonic cultivators in Qingyang Prefecture has declined significantly.

On the surface, the Qingyun Sect has turned the tide and won.

In reality, the Zhao family's betrayal fundamentally altered the balance of power between the Daoist and Demonic sects in Qingyang Prefecture.

"Sigh, that He Zhengming!"

In Shen Xuan's view, He Zhengming was a strong individual, but his leadership skills were average.

He was completely unaware that the Zhao family had betrayed him and defected to the enemy.

"Never mind, this is He Zhengming's business, it has nothing to do with me."

Shen Xuan stopped thinking about it.

Just now, during the war between Dao and Demon, He Zhengming was still hiding his strength and did not exert his full power.

Although only one disciple of the Qingyun Sect was seriously injured.

However, these rogue cultivators who join sects to reach the Foundation Establishment stage are after sect merits and cultivation resources.

If they see no hope of victory, even if they don't switch allegiance to the Demonic Sect, they will scatter and disappear into the forest.

In Shen Xuan's view.

He Zhengming is out of touch with reality.

His arrogance was undeniable in his words and actions, and he failed to integrate with the family cultivators and independent cultivators.

It would be difficult to reverse the situation in Qingyang Prefecture by relying solely on the dozen or so disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

……

Shen Xuan left the training room.

In the dining hall, Tie Wendao was diligently helping Su Xue'er chop up the monster meat.

Su Xue'er is at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Normally, chopping these mid-grade second-tier monster meats takes quite a bit of effort.

For Tie Wendao, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was an easy task.

"Madam Shen, is there any more?"

Tie Wendao, carrying the Phoenix Wing Blade, asked with a fawning smile.

Shen Xuan chuckled inwardly.

A dignified Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator was actually trying to curry favor with a Qi Refining mid-stage cultivator.

Su Xueer clearly enjoyed being addressed as "Mrs. Shen".

"Thank you, Brother Tie. That's all. My husband only buys a hundred catties each time."

Su Xueer said with a smile.

"Master Shen Fu!"

"Husband!"

Upon seeing Shen Xuan enter, Tie Wendao and Su Xue'er greeted him separately.

"Our fellow railway worker has arrived, so please make an extra portion for dinner."

"it is good!"

"I can't accept this, Madam Shen, thank you so much!"

Su Xue'er secretly observed Shen Xuan's expression.

Seeing that he remained calm and did not correct his address as "Madam Shen", she noticed that he was not correcting her.

Feeling secretly pleased, Shen Xuan countered Tie Wen's question, "Excuse me? Then why don't you come here to eat?"

"Eat here!"

Tie Wen immediately replied, "I was just worried about tiring Madam Shen!"

"Then you do it for her!"

"okay!"

Tie Wen asked quickly.

There was not a trace of resentment at being used by others.

Instead, he beamed with joy and seemed quite happy.

"You!"

Shen Xuan shook his head and walked out of the dining hall.

He has a lot of things to do and doesn't have time to waste here.

The water bottle needs to be refilled and the spiritual water refined.

The three golden-bodied Taiyin Corpse Beasts were badly injured and severely damaged, so they were thrown into the Corpse Beast Pool to recuperate.

The corpse-refining gold powder still needs to be prepared.

Shen Xuan also took the opportunity to visit the Silver Horned Pegasus and the Jade Spirit Clam.

Silver Horn Pegasus is growing well.

It was quite intelligent and became very close to Shen Xuan.

Upon seeing Shen Xuan, they excitedly circled around him.

Shen Xuan channeled a wisp of water elemental energy into it, helping to strengthen its demonic power in its dantian.

Silver Horn Pegasus snorted comfortably a few times.

As for the jade clam...

Shen Xuan had not extracted his essence and blood for a long time.

After mastering the [Water Spirit Absorption] skill, the essence and blood of the Jade Spirit Clam become extremely ineffective.

The number of points in the Daoist Rhyme system plummeted after repeated refinement.

The mysterious jade talisman has limitations.

It's not feasible to keep exploiting a single monster.

With plenty of good food, drink, and water, the jade clam grew vigorously and became quite plump.

Since it wouldn't cost much spirit stone anyway, Shen Xuan simply let it live freely in the spirit pool.

When I have time, I'll study how to make it produce Sea Spirit Pearls.

……

dusk.

The sun sets.

In the courtyard of Tingyuxuan.

On the jade table, there was a large quantity of monster meat.

The aroma is tangy.

It was a fragrance that seeped into the depths of the soul.

Shen Xuan devoured the four catties of demon beast meat in no time.

With his sharp teeth and ability to devour everything, Shen Xuan could only say that dealing with these mid-grade second-tier demon beast meat was a piece of cake.

On the other hand, Tie asked.

After eating only two pounds, I touched my stomach and felt uncomfortable from the bloating.

The meat of a mid-grade second-tier demon beast is rich in demonic energy and not so easy to digest.

"Don't rush, eat slowly."

Shen Xuan poured Tie Wendao a cup of spiritual wine.

"Oh, I'll do it myself! I can't accept that, Master Shen, I really can't accept it..."

Shen Xuan smiled and poured Tie Wendao a full glass of wine.

"Come, I'll toast you a glass."

Shen Xuan drank it all in one gulp.

Tie asked, "Cheers!"

"Take a break."

"Oh, please excuse my poor performance, Master Shen!"

Tie Wen put down his chopsticks with some reluctance.

It wasn't that he hadn't eaten the meat of a mid-grade second-tier demon beast.

Instead, it wouldn't be like today, where you eat four pounds in one meal.

This is too luxurious!

Three meals a day, just for food, cost two to three hundred spirit stones.

How could he bear to part with it!
Shen Xuan asked, "Tell me, what were you thinking at the time?"

"Ah! Last time, I was fortunate enough to follow Master Shen to slay demons and monsters, and I received five thousand sect merits."

"That Nangong Guang has some nerve, daring to ambush Master Shen! I didn't think that far ahead, I thought I could help Master Shen and repay his kindness!"

Shen Xuan shook his head.

"to be frank!"

Tie Wendao immediately chuckled a few times.

“Master Shen, what you just said was a bit of an exaggeration. I know that Master Shen is of noble character and unwilling to fight to the death with demonic cultivators.”

"However, Nangong Guang, although he is the Holy Son of the Blood Spirit Sect, is narrow-minded and has always been jealous of Master Shen."

"I thought to myself, I'll rush up and block him. Even if I get a minor injury, it will free up Master Shen to kill Nangong Guang."

"In addition, I, Tie, want to follow Master Shen and do things for him."

Shen Xuan nodded.

This is Tie Wendao's true thought.

If he were truly a mindless rogue cultivator, how could he have lived this long and cultivated to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage?
"why me?"

"To be honest, Master Shen, I've inquired about you. Your character is impeccable! Moreover, like me, you also come from a humble background as a rogue cultivator!"

"I'd like to pledge my allegiance to He Zhengming, but he looks down on me! Besides, I don't trust He Zhengming and his group!"

Shen Xuan suddenly said seriously, "Tie Wendao, do you know how much I've lost by doing this?"

"what?"

"The water from the purification bottle, the wounds of the corpse beast, and many high-quality second-tier talismans. I estimate that I've spent over ten thousand spirit stones."

"How about this, I'll give you a discount, let's just say it's 100,000 spirit stones!"

"Let's use spirit stones!"

Tie Wendao said with a bitter face, "Master Shen, don't scare me. How could I, who could produce so many spirit stones, end up like this?"

Shen Xuan smiled slightly, raised his cup, and drank it down.

These are the elite among the independent cultivators.

They may seem foolish, but they've actually already planned ahead.

He himself came from a background of independent practitioners.

He knew Tie Wendao's personality and temperament well.

What are your plans for the future?

While healing Tie Wendao, Shen Xuan discovered that Tie Wendao's Dao foundation was already riddled with wounds.

Reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage is already extremely rare.

To achieve another breakthrough would be harder than climbing to heaven.