Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Chapter 82 Talent Advancement (Please Subscribe)

"Bai Qian, you've gone too far!"

"Hey, don't hit me in the face."

But amidst screams of agony, a young man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes had his protective aura shattered by a fair, white fist, followed by a punch to his face.

boom!
Li Guan was knocked down from mid-air, creating a large crater in the ground and sending up clouds of dust.

Bai Qian strode forward, silver light swirling around her jade hands. She lifted one of his legs upside down, hurled it into the air, and then slammed it down hard.

boom! boom! boom!
"Ah... Bai... Qian..."

"Bah bah bah..."

Li Guan ate a mouthful of dirt, his face turning green. "If you keep doing this, I'm going to lose my temper."

Bai Qian sneered, shattering the protective aura that had reappeared on the other person's body with a single step. "You want to show me your true colors?"

puff!

The protective aura exploded, shattering into a shower of light.

"Bai Qian, you've gone too far." Li Guan was completely stunned. He was a dignified expert in the Yuan Shen realm, a direct descendant of the Taiqing Temple, and a sword immortal whose reputation in the Central Plains was even greater than that of Zhu Yeshuang.

It was being repeatedly pounded on the ground like a hammer.

"If word gets out, where will I, the Immortal of the Void, put my face?"

"How heartbroken must the countless girls who are infatuated with me be?"

Bai Qian's lips twitched slightly. She felt that she hadn't been gentle enough. This disgusting guy was not only a chatterbox, but also a narcissist.

Ignoring his incoherent rant, she unleashed another brutal beating, leaving Li Guan lying motionless on the ground like a dead fish.

“Li Guan, I don’t care what your plans are or what grudges you have, just remember this: this is the Southern Frontier.”

"It's not your Taiqing Temple on Yudu Mountain."

After Bai Qian finished speaking, a short knife appeared in her hand without her noticing. It was emerald green all over, as if it were carved from jade, and it shone with a warm light.

Upon seeing the knife, Li Guan's expression finally changed. "No, you crazy woman, are you going to kill me?"

As he spoke, an invisible sword aura appeared around him, enveloping his body, but it was too late.

The jade dagger, its entire body resembling emerald, was wielded by Bai Qian, tearing apart the protective sword energy around him with overwhelming force.

Li Guan reacted extremely quickly, and in the nick of time, he unleashed a Void Seal, but the blade still tore the seal apart, inch by inch, and the blade pierced into his brow.

puff!

The blade pierced right through his body, going straight through his skull.

"If I were to kill you, it would only take one strike!"

After saying this, Bai Qian drew her sword, turned around, and headed straight for the place where the white ape had fallen.

Only then did bright red blood begin to flow from between Li Guan's eyebrows.

After just a few breaths, the wound that pierced his entire skull healed, but a thin, blood-red line remained.

"As expected of one of the eight great demon immortals in the world."

Li Guan slowly got up from the ground, watching Bai Qian's departing figure. The playful smile on his face was gone, replaced by a look of eager anticipation.

The Hundred Thousand Mountains of Southern Xinjiang, the waters of the East China Sea, and the forbidden zones of the Northwest are home to countless demons, many of whom are capable of cultivating to become Demon Kings.

But only eight of them became world-famous.

They are also known as the Eight Great Demon Immortals of the World.

With the body of a demon king, he can fight against scattered immortals and rival demon saints.

Therefore, he was given the title of "demon immortal".

Apart from Bai Qian, the other seven demon kings were all ancient beings with terrifying innate backgrounds and thousands of years of cultivation.

However, after becoming a demon king, Bai Qian, in just a few hundred years, stood shoulder to shoulder with the other seven, able to defy the heavens and fight against the immortals in a short time.

Countless cultivators speculate that Bai Qian may have obtained an unparalleled opportunity or inherited the legacy of an ancient demon god; otherwise, it would be impossible for her to achieve such incredible progress after attaining enlightenment in the form of a dog.

"Interesting. Next time we meet, I'll see if the knife in your hand can still break my Void Technique."

Li Guan wore a slight smile. He was a true prodigy, born in the Central Plains, and originally a beggar.

He was taken back to the mountains by the Daoist Master of Taiqing Temple, where he spent a hundred days building his foundation, ten years cultivating his qi, ten years casting his cauldron, ten years refining his techniques, and ten years developing his Dao embryo...

While others' cultivation slows down as they progress, he achieved a chillingly steady pace, reaching the primordial spirit stage in just over forty years, at the age of forty.

This person cultivates the art of emptiness, and his name is renowned throughout the Central Plains for his great, free, formless sword energy and the physical body of emptiness.

After mastering two great supernatural powers, he traveled the world with invisible sword energy, testing his sword skills and fighting against many primordial spirit sword immortals and Buddhist arhats. He had experienced hundreds of battles and never suffered a defeat.

Its great, free, and formless sword energy is mysterious and unpredictable. Its void-body is impervious to all laws, and even when trapped in a desperate situation, it can retreat calmly.

Back then, a powerful figure from the Northwest Demonic Sect made a move to kill the Daoist prodigy. He pushed a mountain with one palm and shattered the Heavenly Peak, but he still managed to escape.

Li Guan is one of the most famous peerless sword immortals in the world today. Almost everyone believes that he will surely become a wandering immortal.

Just now, Bai Qian used her terrifying strength to shatter the protective magic light on his body, but she could only beat him until his face was bruised and swollen. However, he didn't have a single wound on his body, and not a drop of blood flowed out.

Its immense power in the form of void magic is evident.

If Bai Qian hadn't used her most powerful trick at the end, she probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to this person.

"The Eight Great Demon Immortals, Bai Qian."

"Woman, I'll remember you..."

Li Guan smiled nonchalantly, exuding an indescribable composure and ease. He was originally a beggar on the street, and in his mortal life, he had already witnessed the coldness and warmth of human relationships and the myriad aspects of the mortal world. His Daoist heart was like flowing clouds, and he was naturally in harmony with the law of emptiness.

Once you enter the Dao, it's like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven.

Although he was frustrated at this moment, he was confident that if Bai Qian had really intended to kill him, he could have escaped alive after paying a price.

"However... this time Bai Qian stopped me. So many people died down the mountain, my junior sister will blame me again."

He looked at the distant mountains and forests with a bitter expression.

Even from a great distance, one could see the devastation and rivers of blood that had just been ravaged by the white ape.

"Alright, alright, let's go drink and avoid my junior sister's nagging."

The moment he thought of this, a wisp of sword light enveloped his figure, and he vanished in the blink of an eye.

The rise and fall of all living beings under heaven is a natural law.

What does this have to do with me?!
This person appears to be playful and passionate, but in reality, he is indifferent to everything and possesses a deep-seated coldness.

……

The battle between the masters on the mountain and those outside was unknown to ordinary people. This sudden demonic calamity only caused countless deaths and injuries to ordinary humans and the demons and monsters that roamed the mountains.

They became victims of this struggle, and cries of agony echoed across the land. Countless people lost their parents and brothers, and countless families were torn apart and destroyed.

As for the demons and monsters, nobody cared whether they lived or died...

Even their corpses become food for their kind, or resources for those who cultivate. Under the laws of nature, life and death are natural principles, and there is no essential difference between humans and other living beings.

In White Dog Village, blazing flames soared into the sky.

The dozen or so corpses in the campfire were completely burned.

"Perhaps this is why all living beings want to transcend!"

Wu Tian quietly watched the corpse being burned to ashes in the flames.

Whether human or demon, both are equally fearful and powerless in the face of life and death.

So many people died in the village at once, and the village is now much emptied, with many bamboo houses left unused.

But the ordinary people of the tribe didn't have much time to grieve; they had to rack their brains for survival.

With such a small population, it's already difficult for them to survive in the village. They will likely have to migrate to other places and live with other villages that have suffered similar hardships.

Or perhaps they would take in people who had fled from other villages...

No matter what choice you make, there will be a lot of trouble to deal with.

The villagers were arguing endlessly about whether to stay or leave, and many people felt confused in this situation.

But none of these things have anything to do with Wu Tian anymore.

These recent changes have made him increasingly eager for power. The great demon with a tiger's head and a human body slaughtered the Savage Bear Wood, leaving him covered in blood.

The white ape, several tens of feet long, wreaked havoc in the mountains and forests.

A flash of sword light shot into the sky, extinguishing all the disasters.

Whether it's a great demon, a demon king, or a sword immortal, they are all beings he can only look up to now.

Wu Tian stopped paying attention to external things and hid alone in a corner of the village, hunting and cultivating on his own.

Although the Fire Eye Spell and Thunder Sound Spell are slow to learn, they have immense potential and are worth the hard work.

Claws and Night Eyes are just low-level talents; they can be advanced in one or two months at most.

There are also intermediate-level talents such as seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, swallowing mountains, controlling size, and having copper skin and iron bones, all of which require him to spend time and effort to hone.

In addition, there are the Twelve Demon Transformations taught by Man Xiongmu, the cursed artifacts he forged himself, and that mysterious iron arrow...

There are so many lessons for him to learn.

Wu Tian was completely immersed in cultivation, using the Moon Devouring Qi Circulation Diagram as his foundation and also practicing Thunderfire Incantation.

Other talents and the Twelve Demon Transformations are honed through battles and hunts in the jungle.

Every day he could clearly feel his growth and transformation, especially with the clear feedback from the system panel, he knew all his progress.

Before we knew it, a month had passed.

After heated discussions and arguments, the villagers finally decided to stay.

As time went by, news of the situation in other villages gradually spread, and compared to Baiquan Village, the losses in the other villages were even more severe.

The Demon Cloud Stronghold, with tens of thousands of people, was completely wiped out, suffering heavy casualties. The survivors had no choice but to migrate.

The original village had been trampled into ruins by the white apes, and the remaining malevolent aura on that land was terrifying and unsuitable for habitation in the short term.

In addition, two other villages were destroyed.

Other villages also suffered damage, with some villages experiencing more than half of their population killed or injured.

This demonic calamity nearly wiped out half of the eighteen villages.

Including the villages previously breached by the great demon, a total of four villages have been destroyed. In addition, other villages suffered heavy losses, and with continuous migration and mergers, the number of villages will only decrease.

During this period, quite a few people have fled to Baiquan Village.

With the cultivator Man Xiongmu, who was at the Refinement Realm, in charge, although there were some disturbances, nothing serious happened.

Under the arrangement of the new clan chief, the village selected some vacant bamboo houses to settle the fleeing people one by one.

Once everything was somewhat settled, the village reorganized its hunting team, but this time there were even fewer people, only nine.

In addition, there were more than a dozen white dogs.

Fortunately, after this calamity, the village became much safer, and the remaining spirits and demons had fled into the depths of the mountains.

If you're lucky, you might even find some surviving corpses of demons and spirits.

Wu Tian would occasionally travel with Yin Shuang to bring back the corpses of monsters and demons from the surrounding area. These were excellent ingredients that could be preserved for a long time.

During this time, Manxiongmu returned to the mountain gate.

He stayed on Skull Mountain for three whole days before returning to the village.

Upon returning, Man Xiongmu seemed to have been relieved of a heavy burden, and he looked much more relaxed. He smiled and said to Wu Tian, ​​"The sect requires me to hunt down twelve great demons and hand over their corpses and souls to the sect. In addition, I also need to collect some spiritual materials."

"Although it is somewhat dangerous and will take a considerable amount of time, it is fair."

"After all, my sect taught me the methods of cultivation and provided me with a place to cultivate."

"I'm going down the mountain, so naturally I should give back."

In fact, cases like Manxiongmu's are not uncommon. Some disciples who feel hopeless about advancing on Skull Mountain choose to return to their village and become mages there.

With these sorcerers in charge, the village will be safer, and after decades, the population will grow larger and larger, becoming a village that surpasses all others.

The pattern of Skull Mountain and Eighteen Villages has existed for hundreds of years.

With the arrival of the barbarian bear who had left Skull Mountain, White Dog Village became even more secure. Many people who had lost their homes and were in exile migrated here after hearing the news.

As time went by, fewer and fewer bamboo houses remained vacant, and some people even began to build new bamboo houses.

After the demonic calamity, White Dog Village became even more lively.

Because many of his clansmen witnessed Wu Tian fighting the demons to the death during that calamity, they had long regarded it as an auspicious omen.

After the village gradually settled down, some people began to carve a stone statue of him in the center of the village using huge stones.

Every day, things are changing in the village, and Wu Tian's strength is also gradually transforming.

More than a month after the demonic calamity, Claw and Night Eye, two low-level talents, were promoted one after the other.

The system indicates that your talent, Claw, has been upgraded. Please choose one of the following two intermediate talents.

Option 1, Wind Claw: The new talent generated by the fusion of your understanding of the Wind Claw transformation and talent can be enhanced with the essence of wind, giving it an even sharper edge.

Option 2, Iron Claws: Your claws are stronger and sharper, and the overall strength of your skeleton is slightly increased.

Wu Tian directly chose the Wind Claw, and there is no doubt that this talent has even greater potential.

Seven days after Claws advanced, Night Eyes' talent also advanced.

The system indicates that your talent, Night Vision, has been upgraded. Please choose one of the following two intermediate talents.

Option 1, Moon Eyes: The Moon Devouring Qi Circulation Diagram you comprehended merges with your talent to generate a new talent that can cleanse your body and spirit with moonlight, nourish your eyes, and allow you to glimpse the netherworld.

Option 2, Shadow: The Netherworld energy within you merges with your talents to generate a new talent that allows you to infiltrate the shadows and enhance Netherworld and Shadow-related talents.

(End of this chapter)