Mythical Cultivation

After Zhao Xiaohai and the others entered the cave, they were greeted by a scene of devastation: a desolate medicinal garden, a weapon refining room with its doors wide open, and a Sutra Library. It looked as if all the treasures had been taken away.

At this time, there were bursts of movement coming from the southwest. Wang Zongyuan saw this and flew over here with Zhao Xiaohai. In less than an incense stick of time, they saw a cultivator attacking the formation of an attic. Two cultivators were on guard beside him, and the formation of the attic was also crumbling. They were the three people from the Netherworld Sect.

Just when Ouyang Jing had just made the final attack and thought that the formation should be broken, he suddenly felt an alert in his mind. He saw a flying sword rushing towards him, so he slapped his storage bag and saw a sun wheel flying out and blocking behind him. With a creaking sound, the sun wheel flew back. Ouyang Jing turned around to catch the sun wheel and looked into the distance. Only then did he see two people attacking him from a few hundred meters behind him.

At that moment, a noise was heard from the front, and the barrier outside the attic was broken. Wu Ming and the other two were exposed to several waves of people. They had originally planned to flee separately, but they saw Zhao Xiaohai following a strange cultivator, who was still attacking the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Netherworld Sect. The three knew that reinforcements had arrived, and there was no need to run.

The cultivator from the Netherworld Sect could no longer care about Wu Ming and the other two, because the cultivator who appeared behind him was obviously at the same level as him, and he had to deal with him wholeheartedly.

"Huang Hao, I'm so glad you're all okay." Zhao Xiaohai followed Senior Brother Wang to the three of them. "Senior Brother Wang, these are the Huang Hao, Wu Ming, and Mei Lingshuang I was talking about."

Wang Zongyuan waved his hand and said, "You guys step aside first. I'll deal with the other side first." The four of them also hurriedly stepped aside.

On the other side, Ouyang Jing was furious when he saw that the people on the opposite side ignored him and were reminiscing about the past. He raised the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel and attacked Senior Brother Wang.

The Sun and Moon Wheels roared towards them, spinning one after the other. Wang Zongyuan braced himself and pointed his flying sword, which swung directly towards the Sun and Moon Wheels. The three instruments collided in mid-air, sending sparks flying. The Sun and Moon Wheels were both mid-grade instruments, while Wang Zongyuan's flying sword was a top-grade one. Although outnumbered, he held his own and even had the upper hand.

Seeing this, Ouyang Jing also pinched his hands and a huge wind blade flew towards Wang Zongyuan. Wang Zongyuan also summoned a fire bird to meet the wind blade. The wind blade and the fire bird collided several times and finally dissipated into the vital energy of heaven and earth. The two of them were once again a wind blade and a fire bird, flying towards each other.

Ouyang Jing slapped his storage bag and a shield appeared in front of him, blocking Wang Zongyuan's firebird. However, Wang Zongyuan threw out a second-level talisman, the stone wall talisman, which turned into a stone wall blocking in front of him.

Meanwhile, the three instruments battling in the sky gradually settled into a victorious position. The Sun-Moon Wheel, a mid-grade instrument, was already no match for Wang Zongyuan's flying sword. Furthermore, Ouyang Jing had also summoned a shield, placing a portion of his attention on it, leading to the Sun-Moon Wheel's premature defeat. With a mournful wail, the Sun-Moon Wheel flew back into Ouyang Jing's arms.

"You must be Wang Zongyuan, the inspector of Qingyun Sect here. You are so young, but your cultivation is so great, and you also have a top-grade magic weapon. But why do you have to embarrass me here?" Ouyang Jing raised the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel again and said while defending against Wang Zongyuan's flying sword.

Wang Zongyuan snorted coldly and said, "Whenever you, the people from the Netherworld Sect, come to my Qingyun Sect's territory, they always sneak around and cause trouble. Why should I make things difficult for you? You are the villain who is making the first complaint." After saying that, he increased the output of true energy on the flying sword, pressing down on the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel.

"I'm just exploring a cave. I really don't intend to do anything wrong." Ouyang Jing also looked innocent. He just wanted to secretly take away the treasures in the cave. It would be best if no one knew about it. After all, this was his personal behavior, not a task assigned by the sect.

"Do you think anyone will believe you when you say it? You blocked three of my Qingyun Sect's disciples, and you said you didn't want to cause trouble." Wang Zongyuan didn't want to let him go either. No matter what he said, it was useless.

Seeing this, Ouyang Jing knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless. He still had to rely on his strength. He pulled out a pill from his storage bag, put it in his mouth, and continued to fight Wang Zongyuan's magic. He was now seven or eight levels of his true energy and needed to replenish it. Wang Zongyuan did the same, pulling out a pill and putting it in his mouth, increasing the intensity of his true energy output.

While the two were attacking each other, Wu Ming and his four companions had already surrounded the remaining two people from the Netherworld Sect. Although the two people from the Netherworld Sect were stronger than Wu Ming and his four companions, one was at the seventh level of Qi Refining and the other was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, they could not withstand the opponent's greater number of people.

Huang Hao and Mei Lingshuang together resisted the cultivator of the seventh level of Qi Refining, while Wu Ming and Zhao Xiaohai besieged the cultivator of the sixth level of Qi Refining. The four of them had just discussed that as long as the cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Stage won the battlefield, their victory or defeat would not actually matter in the overall situation. The four of them just wanted to delay the two cultivators of the Qi Refining Stage and prevent them from interfering with Senior Brother Wang or escaping.

Mei Lingshuang and Huang Hao both summoned the Qingyun Sword and attacked the Netherworld Sect cultivator. The Netherworld Sect cultivator, in turn, summoned a blood-red flying sword to meet the two's attacks, gaining the upper hand. Seeing this, Huang Hao and the other two also pulled out a handful of talismans, occasionally throwing one to disrupt the other side. Mei Lingshuang also pulled an object from her storage bag. It turned out to be a wolf-shaped puppet, apparently a find from the attic. Mei Lingshuang used her mind to control the puppet to harass the Netherworld Sect cultivator, making her side and the other side seem evenly matched.

Wu Ming and Zhao Xiaohai also attacked the cultivator wielding the harpoon from behind. However, the cultivator on the other side was indeed a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator, and even Wu Ming and Zhao Xiaohai were able to hold their own against him, occasionally counterattacking them. This was mainly because Wu Ming was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, far behind his opponent, while Zhao Xiaohai was still seriously injured. Fortunately, their goal was to hold the opponent back, so they were able to maneuver.

Facing Wang Zongyuan's relentless advance, Ouyang Jing was speechless. His own cultivation was lower than Wang Zongyuan's, and his magic weapon was not as good as the opponent's. The situation became more and more tense. Facing Wang Zongyuan's flying sword attack, Ouyang Jing's mind moved, and the sun wheel and the moon wheel were combined into a new magic weapon. It turned out that the sun wheel and the moon wheel were a combined magic weapon, and when combined together, they were not inferior to the top-grade magic weapon. This was Ouyang Jing's trump card, and he used it now to catch the enemy off guard.

The appearance of the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel also caught Wang Zongyuan off guard, but Wang Zongyuan hadn't revealed all his cards yet, and he was still able to control the situation. Now that the two sides' magical weapons were evenly matched, it all depended on their other tactics. Wang Zongyuan watched as Wu Ming and his three companions engaged in a battle with the Netherworld Sect cultivators, and at one point, they were at a disadvantage. He became anxious, so he slapped his storage bag, and a precious orb flew out. With a wave of his hand, the orb flew towards Ouyang Jing's shield. The two magical weapons collided continuously, and after a few rounds, the shield let out a mournful cry and flew back into Ouyang Jing's arms.

Ouyang Jing didn't expect that Wang Zongyuan had an offensive magic weapon, and he immediately fell into a disadvantage. The two continued to fight with magic, but Wang Zongyuan's orb also joined the attack on Ouyang Jing. Now Ouyang Jing was helpless, and blood spurted out of his mouth. If this continued, he would lose his life here.

"What do you want in exchange for letting me go? Or I'll give you this opportunity, and you let me go." Ouyang Jing was forced to beg for mercy. He was thinking of giving Wang Zongyuan the spiritual herbs and skills he had obtained earlier. He had memorized the skills, and although it was a pity to lose the dozens of spiritual herbs that were over a hundred years old, the greatest opportunity was still there, so it was worth it this time.

Wang Zongyuan, however, was not one to be trifled with. "You are a heretic, condemned by all men. You still want to bribe me? No way," Wang Zongyuan declared righteously. He intensified his attack as he spoke. Ouyang Jing hadn't expected Wang Zongyuan to be such a righteous man. He hadn't realized that, as a native of the Qingyun Sect, Wang Zongyuan was naturally loyal to the sect, unlike some other Qingyun disciples who would compromise when offered benefits.

Faced with Wang Zongyuan's unyielding defiance, Ouyang Jing also began to think about escaping. Fighting and retreating, the battlefield between the two gradually shifted further away, but the gap in cultivation made Ouyang Jing increasingly weak. There was no other way. If he continued like this, he wouldn't even be able to escape, let alone a chance. Ouyang Jing, with a fierce rage, slapped his storage bag, and a flying sword flew out. Ouyang Jing spat a mouthful of blood on it. The flying sword shone brightly and instantly flew towards Wang Zongyuan. Ouyang Jing, without even looking back, rode away on the wind.

Wang Zongyuan also noticed Ouyang Jing's expression and became alert, but he didn't expect Ouyang Jing to run away. He was about to block the flying sword and chase after him, but he didn't expect the collision between his orb and the flying sword to have the effect of an egg hitting a stone, instantly turning it into powder. This was a mid-grade magic weapon. Although it was not good at defense, it shouldn't be so severe. Even against a top-grade magic weapon, this wouldn't happen. Without giving him time to think, his mind was alarmed. He quickly laid down several earth walls in front of him and summoned several talismans from his storage bag to form a defensive barrier. The orb artifact and three earth wall spells only slowed the flying sword's attack slightly, then it charged straight at the talisman's defense, shattering it with unstoppable force. Wang Zongyuan's flying sword was still chasing Ouyang Jing, unable to return for a moment. Wang Zongyuan then pulled three lower-grade magic instruments from his storage bag and used them to block his attack. With three "puff, puff" sounds, the three lower-grade instruments were instantly destroyed, then stabbed directly at Wang Zongyuan. However, after so much resistance, the flying sword's power was reduced by half, but Wang Zongyuan couldn't stop it. It pierced Wang Zongyuan's chest and passed through several towering trees before piercing the ground.