Mysterious mirror hanging high

The wrinkles on Yun Xuance's face deepened. "All calculations are futile in the face of absolute strength... If Yingzhao wasn't here, even if the remaining cultivators worked together, they wouldn't be able to survive a mere pseudo-God-Transforming cultivator, let alone a true God-Transforming Heavenly Monarch."

"Don't worry, Sanniang." Jing Yu pondered, "Let me tell you something. Although I can't break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage at the Qi Refining stage for the time being... but with my Body Refining stage, I should be able to reach the Spiritual Transformation stage in five or six hundred years."

"By then, he can barely be considered a Divine Transformation warrior. Even Fellow Daoist Lu, the oldest among the Immortal Chosen, will only be 1,600 to 1,700 years old, which means he still has several hundred years to go before the 2,000-year deadline."

"I think by then, the Mysterious Mirror will be enough to protect you from becoming a god."

"Oh?" A glimmer of hope flashed across Yun Xuance's eyes, but then dimmed.

"Five or six hundred years...it's still too long, and there are too many variables."

Yun Xuance sighed and said, "Besides, even if you could rival an early stage Divine Transformation cultivator by then... an early stage Divine Transformation cultivator's combat power might not be able to shake the rules set by the living Divine Transformation in the entire Immortal Continent."

"But it's a guarantee after all."

Jing Yu comforted him, "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way out. Let's do the things at hand first and then talk about other things."

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After parting with Yun Xuance, Jing Yu randomly chose a side hall engraved with a water drop pattern and entered it. He found that in the empty side hall, there was a white-bearded old man sitting cross-legged. The old man's face was a little blurry and he emitted a faint glow.

The old man saw a monk entering the side hall, and slowly stood up, speaking indifferently:

"Who are you? Are you participating in the trial?"

The old man in front of him looked like he had the spiritual power of a late Nascent Soul stage. Jing Yu couldn't figure out where he came from, so he looked cautious and bowed.

"My junior Dao name is Xuan Jing. Nice to meet you, Senior... May I know what your name is?"

The white-bearded old man said, "I am Sima Xunshui, born into the Sima clan of the Immortal Dynasty. I hold the title of Shangshu Ling and ascended to the upper realm in the 7,362nd year of the Divine Cauldron."

"This incarnation was formed when I reached the [Dongtian Realm] in the upper realm. I suppressed my cultivation to the [Late Nascent Soul] stage. I am particularly proficient in the [Law of Water]. You must be careful."

Jing Yu's expression changed. "Senior, have you ascended to the upper realm? May I ask what the situation is like in the upper realm now? What level of influence is the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty in the upper realm? What realm has the most advanced cultivator reached?"

Sima Xunshui's face was expressionless: "I don't know... This old man's incarnation has only recorded knowledge about fighting techniques. It is equivalent to a combat puppet. I know nothing about other information in the upper realm."

"Do you want to fight with me?"

Seeing that Jing Yu couldn't get any information out of him, he could only say, "Then I would like to ask Senior Sima for your guidance."

boom!

The next moment, Sima Xunshui took the first step.

As the old man rolled up his sleeves, the entire side hall suddenly turned into an ocean.

Countless water droplets condensed from the void, each drop seemed to have a force of ten thousand kilograms, and actually pressed fine cracks into the space.

"Three Thousand Weak Waters."

The old man put his fingers together and lightly drew a line, and water droplets suddenly fell like meteors in the sky.

Jing Yu quickly used some magic techniques, and walls of earth rose up to protect himself.

Earth-based magic has a restraining effect on water-based magic, but these water droplets seem to have both sharp properties and a slightly corrosive effect, penetrating the earth wall in front of them to create holes.

Sima Xunshui's expression shifted slightly. "Law of Earth? Interesting... Your Qi training realm is only the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, yet you've actually mastered the Law of Earth? Your divine consciousness is surprisingly powerful."

"It's rare to find a genius like you in the lower realm... You're comparable to the true disciples of some of the great powers in the immortal world."

Seeing that his earth-based magic was ineffective, Jing Yu retreated violently, but the water droplets seemed to be able to change at will. Some turned into lines of water, some condensed into swords and spears, and some even turned into miniature dragons, blocking all of Jing Yu's retreat routes.

boom!

The magic spell hit him, and Jing Yu stumbled and bumped into the temple pillar. A fishy and sweet taste rose in his throat, but he forced it down... If it weren't for the toughness of his body, he would have been injured by now.

Sima Xunshui paused slightly: "Do you understand?"

"Water has no fixed shape..." Jing Yu wiped the blood from his lips and said, "Senior, your skills are amazing. I admit defeat."

Sima Xunshui said calmly, "My incarnation's cultivation is at the late Nascent Soul stage, and although your Qi training is at the middle stage, you are cultivating both your Dharma body and Dharma body. Your physical body and Dharma body are far more powerful than those of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. In addition, your sea of ​​consciousness has matured early, allowing you to enter the introductory laws. Therefore, our basic combat power is comparable, and you may even be slightly better."

"But my realm is too high, and I have a profound understanding of the laws of water... Even though my body at the Nascent Soul stage cannot truly harness the power of the laws, with my profound understanding of the laws of water, I can transform decay into magic simply by activating any water-based technique."

"You're pretty good for being able to survive three attacks."

"There are many trial halls in the Weiyang Palace. The combat power of the trial avatars varies greatly due to the different realms of their original bodies... I can only be considered below average among them."

"You have a good foundation, and you are a cultivator with water spiritual roots. As long as you enter the [Law of Water], your combat power will be greatly improved."

After Sima Xunshui finished speaking, his aura suddenly weakened. Not only his magical power and spiritual pressure, Jing Yu could even feel that the strength of the old man's body and the power of his spiritual power had degraded.

The old man continued, "Normally, I will use the [Law of Water] to fight you and help you comprehend... When you have mastered the [Law of Water], I will suppress my cultivation to the same level as yours, the middle stage of the Nascent Soul."

"At the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, your spiritual consciousness has degenerated. Not to mention using the power of the laws, you can't even sense the laws themselves. By then, you should be able to defeat my incarnation."

"Then you can go to other side halls to comprehend other laws."

Jing Yu knew that Sima Xunshui was deliberately letting him go, so he thanked him and said, "Thank you, senior."

"No need to thank me, it's just a good relationship."

Sima Xunshui's face was expressionless: "When you ascend to heaven in the future, if you can't find a suitable force, you can come to the Shending Immortal Dynasty to find me."

"Well, but my original body condensed this incarnation right after entering the Cave Heaven Realm and placed it in [Weiyang Heaven]. The [Cave Heaven Realm] has a lifespan of 30,000 years. If I hadn't broken through to the [Mahayana] realm, I would have died by now."

Sima Xunshui said calmly, "If I, the old man, perish, you can also go and look for other members of the Sima clan..."

Jing Yu smiled awkwardly. He had a deep grudge with the Shending Immortal Dynasty. If he really ascended to the upper realm, he would only be in a hostile relationship with Sima Xunshui. Where could he go to seek refuge?

But after all, there was no way to say this to the old man in front of him, and it would be useless even if he said it. The incarnation of the old man in front of him was more like an autonomous combat puppet than a clone, and the connection with the original body had been cut off for many years.

Jing Yu rested briefly, then pulled himself together again and said, "Senior, please give me some advice!"