I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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Another ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍six years went by, and Gu Yan’s cultivation realm reached True Immortal Third Layer.

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Spirit ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Realm, Eastern Continent, Tianyan Dao Sect.

Inside ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the main peak hall, two people sat facing one another.

One ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was the Supreme Elder of the Tianyan Dao Sect, a late-stage Great Ascension Realm cultivator with white hair and beard.

The other was the sect’s ancestor, named Tianyanzi, whose cultivation stood at the early-stage Tribulation Crossing Realm.

At this moment, the Supreme Elder held a teacup in hand, his brows tightly furrowed.

“Ancestor, the Southern Region can no longer hold on much longer.”

“That Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord possesses Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation, and his Myriad Tribulations demonic arts are strange and unpredictable, yet he has still been beaten into retreat after retreat by the Bull Demon Demon King.”

The Supreme Elder shook his head.

“I heard that in last month’s battle, the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord’s natal demonic artifact was shattered, and he himself suffered severe injuries. Right now, he’s hiding deep within the Southern Region, relying on the mountain-guarding grand formation the demonic sect spent years constructing to desperately hold out.”

Tianyanzi raised his teacup and took a sip.

“That Bull Demon Demon King truly has some ability.”

“More than just some ability.” The Supreme Elder gave a bitter smile.

“Ancestor, you haven’t personally witnessed that fellow in battle. I heard from cultivators who escaped from the front lines that the Bull Demon Demon King simply doesn’t fight reasonably.”

“What divine abilities, what spells, what formations—he destroys them all with a single punch.”

“A body sanctification path?”

“Exactly.” The Supreme Elder nodded.

“Pure fleshly divine abilities, tyrannical to the extreme.”

Tianyanzi fell silent for a moment before asking, “In your opinion, how much longer can the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord hold out?”

“At most half a year to a year. Once the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord falls, the Southern Region will completely fall into the Bull Demon Demon King’s hands.”

As he spoke, the Supreme Elder lowered his voice slightly.

“Ancestor, I’ve also heard rumors… that the Bull Demon Demon King’s next target is our Eastern Continent.”

The hand holding Tianyanzi’s teacup paused slightly.

“How reliable are these rumors?”

“Reliable. I have several informants in the Southern Region, and all the news they’ve sent back says that the Bull Demon Demon King has recently begun inquiring about the Eastern Continent.”

“Those demon underlings beneath him have been capturing Eastern Continent cultivators everywhere for interrogation, asking which top-tier forces exist here and which old monsters are overseeing them.”

The Supreme Elder continued, “And I also heard something else. That Bull Demon Demon King seems to be searching for someone.”

“Searching for someone?”

“Yes, a human cultivator called Ye Chen.” The Supreme Elder frowned as he recalled.

“Apparently, Ye Chen was originally imprisoned within an underground cavern by him, but somehow escaped and fled to the Eastern Continent.”

“The Bull Demon Demon King declared that once he conquers the Southern Region, he’ll come to the Eastern Continent to find this brat.”

Tianyanzi raised an eyebrow.

“For one person, he intends to attack an entire continent?”

“Of course not just for one person. The Bull Demon Demon King attacked the Southern Region for territory, resources, and food.”

“Now that the Southern Region is nearly consumed, naturally he’ll seek another place.”

“The Eastern Continent is prosperous, rich in Spiritual Energy, filled with sects, and populated with countless people. In the eyes of the demon race, all of us are simply walking meat.”

Tianyanzi remained silent.

After a long while, he finally asked, “What do you think?”

The Supreme Elder let out a bitter laugh, his tone filled with helplessness.

“Ancestor, if I could see through the situation, I wouldn’t have come to disturb your secluded cultivation.”

“Our Tianyan Dao Sect stands among the top forces of the Eastern Continent and occupies several of the finest spiritual veins. If the Bull Demon Demon King truly attacks, we’ll be the first to bear the brunt.”

“Even if the Demon-Slaying Alliance formed back then to resist the Southern Region’s Myriad Tribulations Demon Sect still exists, and all its members joined forces together, we still might not be the Bull Demon Demon King’s opponent.”

“If we fight, even victory would certainly leave us severely weakened.”

“And if we don’t fight…” He sighed again.

“If we don’t fight, then we can only relocate the sect. But where would we relocate it to? The Central Lands?”

“But over there, are there still any good blessed lands waiting for us?”

Tianyanzi also sighed helplessly.

“Indeed. All the good places in the Central Lands were long ago divided among those ancient great sects.”

“If we go there, either we seize someone else’s territory, or we pick up the scraps nobody wants.”

The Supreme Elder fell silent.

After a moment, he let out a faint sigh.

“What a pity…”

“What’s a pity?”

“The Heavenly Heart Enlightenment Lotus of our sect.” A trace of regret flashed through the Supreme Elder’s eyes.

“Ancestor, do you still remember that senior Dragon Lord back then...”

Tianyanzi nodded.

“I remember.”

“That Heavenly Heart Enlightenment Lotus was a true heaven-and-earth treasure. If it were still in our hands, then with that treasure, even if we relocated to the Central Lands and casually found a place with decent Spiritual Energy, we could slowly cultivate it into a top-grade blessed land.”

Upon hearing this, Tianyanzi’s expression immediately became serious.

“Watch your words.”

The Supreme Elder was momentarily stunned.

Tianyanzi looked at him and spoke solemnly.

“That senior Dragon Lord did not take our item for free.”

“Before leaving, he gave us a Dragon Talisman, saying it contained nine strands of his fist qi and could kill a late-stage Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator.”

“I tested the talisman’s power previously. In my opinion, those words were not false.”

The Supreme Elder remained silent for a long time before light gradually brightened within his eyes.

“Ancestor means…”

“What I mean is, if that Bull Demon Demon King truly dares come to the Eastern Continent, we may not necessarily be unable to fight.” Tianyanzi raised his teacup.

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Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven, Longevity Hall.

Gu Yan held the Haotian Mirror, watching with great interest.

“Interesting. This old Daoist is quite the schemer.”

Originally, he had merely wanted to casually check the current state of the Spirit Realm, yet he just happened to witness this scene within the Tianyan Dao Sect.

As for that talisman in Tianyanzi’s hand, he did have some impression of it.

Back when Dragon Lord wandered the Spirit Realm, he had indeed visited the Tianyan Dao Sect.

That Heavenly Heart Enlightenment Lotus...

Gu Yan thought for a moment. It seemed such a thing really did exist.

With a wave of his hand, the scenery outside Longevity Hall appeared before him.

The Heavenly Palace stood majestic, endless halls stretching one after another. Amid the swirling clouds and mist, one could vaguely see palace after palace floating in the void.

Around Longevity Hall grew all kinds of rare flowers and exotic plants.

Immortal lotuses bloomed. Spiritual vines coiled. Precious trees swayed gently. Divine medicines emitted fragrant aromas.

On the roof of one side hall, a lotus had been planted.

The lotus was crystal clear throughout its body.

It was precisely the Heavenly Heart Enlightenment Lotus.

Gu Yan glanced at the lotus and fell silent for a moment.

This thing... seemed to have been snatched from them by Dragon Lord?

Cough cough, no, that wasn’t right. It should have been exchanged.

Gu Yan thought for a moment. With a slight movement of his thoughts, a strand of divine sense passed through the grotto-heaven barrier and descended into the Spirit Realm.

Spirit Realm, Eastern Continent, atop a solitary peak.

Nether Soul sat cross-legged within a stone pavilion, holding an ancient book while reading attentively.

Suddenly, his expression shifted.

Setting down the ancient book, he rose and gave a slight bow toward the void.

“I shall obey the instructions. At the appropriate time, I will kill him.”

Far away within the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven, Gu Yan withdrew his divine sense, his gaze lowering slightly.

The instructions he had given Nether Soul were very simple:

If the Bull Demon Demon King truly came to the Eastern Continent, then find an opportunity to secretly kill him.

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