Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

31: Chapter 31 Liyang Island, Xu Fengnian!In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

Gu Yan was now one hundred and forty-one years old, and his Cultivate remained at the Golden Core First Level.

His Cultivate speed was many times slower than during Foundation Establishment, but he maintained a calm state of mind.

Cultivate is just like this; the higher you go, the harder it gets, and there is no point in rushing.

During these ten years, the rewards given annually by the ”immortal lord fuzhe” trait were mostly mundane martial arts Cultivation Technique.

Occasionally, there were a few not-so-profound immortal Mystical Arts, which he learned casually.

This also confirmed to Gu Yan that he was not blessed with good fortune every single year.

However, he was satisfied; it was best if there were good things, but if not, he would not force it.

...

On this day, the Taiyi Dao Sect welcomed a batch of newly promoted Inner Sect Disciple.

Among them was a person named Xu Fengnian.

As the leader of the Righteous Path in the Great Qian Dynasty, the entry threshold for the Taiyi Dao Sect had long since risen.

To enter the Inner Sect, it was no longer enough to reach the First-Turn Late Stage before the age of thirty.

Instead, one needed to Cultivate to the Second-Turn Late Stage within sixty years to be eligible.

Xu Fengnian appeared to have Second-Turn Late Stage cultivation and successfully passed the assessment.

But no one knew that he was actually a Fourth-Turn expert, and certainly not a citizen of the Great Qian Dynasty.

He was the heir of the Xu Family, the largest Family on Liyang Island in the Endless Sea Region.

He had infiltrated the Taiyi Dao Sect because he heard that there were three Sixth-Turn Martial Immortal guarding the sect. Driven by curiosity and a mission from his Family, he wanted to infiltrate personally to probe the truth.

After all, the Xu Family on Liyang Island had long harbored the ambition to attack the Great Qian Dynasty and take its place.

And the Taiyi Dao Sect was the biggest obstacle in the eyes of their Xu Family.

Several months passed, and Xu Fengnian, relying on the methods and disguise of a Family scion, established a foothold in the sect and gathered quite a bit of information.

There were indeed three Martial Immortal in the sect.

Elder Lin of Danxia Peak, Xuan Chenzi Xuan Chenzi, and a Senior living in seclusion in the Outer Sect medicinal garden.

He had known since he was in the Outer Sect that ordinary Disciple were not allowed to approach that medicinal garden.

In addition, he also heard that there was a quiet courtyard on the east side of Danxia Peak in the Inner Sect that had been vacant for years, yet no one dared to disturb it.

It was said to be the former residence of some Elder.

This piqued Xu Fengnian’s curiosity.

An uninhabited former residence of an Elder?

Perhaps it hid some secret?

That night, he quietly left his residence and sneaked toward the east side of Danxia Peak.

It so happened that...

Gu Yan happened to decide on this day to temporarily leave the Immortal Cave on the back mountain and return to this courtyard he had not visited for a long time.

He intended to move his belongings to the Immortal Cave on the back mountain.

For those who Cultivate, living in an Immortal Cave—a place close to nature—did indeed have more Concept.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Gu Yan’s Divine Sense stirred, and he detected someone.

He concealed his figure and looked over; it was an unfamiliar young Disciple, looking around.

Gu Yan swept his Divine Sense over, and he understood.

The other party appeared to be at the Second-Turn Late Stage, but in reality, his Internal Energy was condensed and profound; he was clearly at the Fourth-Turn Realm.

To have such strength at such a young age, and to be acting so stealthily... he was definitely no ordinary Disciple.

Gu Yan remained calm, wanting to see what this person intended to do.

Xu Fengnian investigated outside the courtyard for a moment and confirmed there was no aura of anyone inside, feeling slightly relieved.

However, he was a cautious person and did not rush in. He just noted the surrounding environment and planned to retreat.

As he turned around, perhaps thinking no one was around, he muttered to himself:

”This Taiyi Dao Sect appears to be solid as a rock, but in reality, its defenses are loose.

Three Martial Immortal? Heh, when my Liyang Island army presses on the border, I wonder how long they can hold out?

And this secluded courtyard, it seems there is nothing special about it...”

Before his voice had even faded, a calm voice sounded leisurely behind him:

”Young man, what do you mean by... those words?”

Xu Fengnian’s hair stood on end, and he turned around abruptly!

Under the moonlight, he saw a handsome man looking at him with a smile.

The smile was gentle, but Xu Fengnian felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to his crown.

He hadn’t even noticed when this person had arrived behind him!

Xu Fengnian instantly put on a panicked and bewildered expression, hurriedly bowing and saying:

”El... Elder!”

”This Disciple was just taking a walk at night and accidentally wandered here, spouting nonsense and complaining; I had absolutely no other intentions!

I disturbed the Elder’s peace, I hope you will forgive me!”

His reaction was extremely fast, and his acting skills were quite top-notch.

But how could Gu Yan believe him?

That self-muttering just now contained too much information.

The Liyang army, how long the three Martial Immortal could hold out...

This was clearly the tone of a spy from an enemy country!

Gu Yan looked at the panic the other party was trying hard to hide in his eyes. He couldn’t be bothered to play along and directly pressed a hand onto Xu Fengnian’s head.

He decided to directly use the Soul Search technique to obtain the information he wanted to know.

This Mystical Arts was obtained last year from the ”immortal lord fuzhe” trait.

Seeing Gu Yan’s large hand pressing down, Xu Fengnian’s pupils shrank. He wanted to retreat violently, but to his horror, he found the surrounding air was like a wall of bronze and iron.

Forget about escaping, he couldn’t even move a finger!

’This... what kind of power is this?!’

Before he could think more, a cold and domineering power had forcibly invaded his brain...

A moment later, Gu Yan withdrew his hand, his brows tightly knitted, and his gaze toward Xu Fengnian was filled with undisguised disgust.

Through the Soul Search, he not only saw that the Xu Family on Liyang Island had a seventh turn Martial Cultivator who had just condensed a Martial Soul.

He also saw Xu Fengnian’s conduct.

This person appeared glamorous on the outside, priding himself on being a noble of a prominent Family and valuing demeanor, but in reality, he was filthy inside, extremely hypocritical, and double-standard.

He regarded human life as grass and mustard, condoning and even encouraging his subordinates to commit all sorts of evil deeds.

For example, a trusted general under his command had a habit of cannibalism, especially addicted to the milk of postpartum women, often cutting it off to drink with wine.

After Xu Fengnian found out, not only did he not restrain him, but to win him over, he promised to provide thousands of ingredients every year.

He called it satisfying the special needs of the soldiers to boost morale.

There was another subordinate who liked to lock kidnapped young girls in iron cages with hungry dogs, watching them be torn apart for amusement.

When Xu Fengnian heard about it, he just chuckled and shook his head, saying to those who tried to dissuade him: ”On the entire Liyang Island, my Xu Family is the sky.

My people want to have some fun, why not? Why concern yourself with a few lowly commoners.”

Similar evil deeds were too numerous to count in his memory.

In Xu Fengnian’s cognition, as long as it was beneficial to the Xu Family’s rule and beneficial to his control of power, the sacrifice of a few expendable materials was necessary.

He believed that those who wanted to achieve great things should have the world in their hearts, and these details need not be cared about.

Xu Fengnian barely recovered from the dizziness of being forcibly Soul-searched.

He looked up and met Gu Yan’s gaze, which looked like he was looking at trash, and his heart sank sharply.

”You... what did you do to me?” His voice trembled, and he still wanted to struggle.

”I am the heir of the Xu Family on Liyang Island. If you dare to hurt me...”

Gu Yan couldn’t be bothered to listen to his nonsense anymore.

”You beast, what is the use of keeping you alive.”

Before his voice had even faded, Gu Yan brought his fingers together like a sword and pointed vaguely at Xu Fengnian.

A wisp of grey light, as thin as a hair and containing the meaning of the Five Elements birth and destruction, flashed from his fingertips and vanished.

It was precisely the Lesser Five Elements Destruction Divine Light!

The divine light landed on Xu Fengnian’s brow. He didn’t even have time to let out a scream before his entire body turned into dust and dissipated.

However, right where Xu Fengnian’s figure had dissipated.

A wisp of white smoke suddenly appeared and quickly condensed into an illusory figure of an old man.

Gu Yan’s gaze narrowed: ”Soul body?”

This old man’s appearance was very similar to the Soul body state of the former Grand Elder, Yun Chenzi.

It seemed to be a life-saving or tracking contingency planted on Xu Fengnian.

The illusory old man looked around, saw no sign of Xu Fengnian, and only saw the calm-looking Gu Yan, suddenly becoming furious:

”Who are you?! Where is my great-grandson Xu Fengnian?!”

Gu Yan did not answer, but instead asked: ”Who are you?”

The old man said arrogantly: ”I am the Old Ancestor of the Xu Family on Liyang Island, seventh turn Martial God, Xu Yishan! Speak! Where is Fengnian?!”

Gu Yan still did not answer.

Xu Yishan’s Soul body began to flicker and become unstable. It was obvious that his main body was very far away, and this Soul clone could not last long.

He glared viciously at Gu Yan. Although he did not get an answer, the feeling of Xu Fengnian’s Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering and the calmness of the person in front of him already made him understand what had happened.

”Good! Good! Good!” Xu Yishan said three times in a row, his Soul body fluctuating violently.

”No matter who you are, killing my great-grandson, this vengeance is irreconcilable!

I have already recorded your appearance and aura! When my Liyang Island army gathers and tramples the Great Qian Dynasty, I will definitely make your Divine Soul destroyed, never to be reincarnated!”

After delivering his harsh words, the Soul body could no longer be maintained and completely dissipated in the night wind.

Gu Yan stood in place, thoughtful.

”seventh turn Martial God, after condensing a Martial Soul, there really is something to it; he was actually able to store a Soul clone mark on him.”

He slightly sighed at the profound Realm of this martial arts world, which was indeed extraordinary.

However, Gu Yan was only slightly surprised and felt no panic in his heart. If the other party dared to come, he dared to kill.

After all, during these ten years of seclusion, besides Cultivate, he was also deeply analyzing the martial arts system of this world.

A Sixth-Turn Martial Immortal has a Lifespan of five hundred years because the Internal Energy in three hundred and sixty-five acupoints transforms into True Essence, causing deep-level nourishment and strengthening of the Physical Body.

And the seventh turn, according to the ”Xuanyuan Martial Soul True Explanation” and his own deductions.

It is when the Martial Artist’s spirit is strong to a certain degree, condensing a Martial Soul, and the spirit feeds back to the Physical Body and Soul, thus greatly increasing the Lifespan, which can reach a thousand years.

However, the Heavenly Dao has balance.

The martial arts of this world indeed have advantages in extending life.

But in contrast, in terms of pure combat, it is often inferior compared to those who Cultivate.

Qi Refining Cultivate in the early stages does not have a staggering increase in Lifespan, but the increase in combat power is huge.

And the true potential of the path of Cultivate lies in the later stages.

Even if the martial arts have the Nine Transformations, the top experts only have a Lifespan of three thousand years.

But the path of Cultivate, if one can break through to Void Refining or even Mahayana...

A Lifespan of tens of thousands of years is by no means a delusion.

”It is hard to have both fish and bear paw.” Gu Yan shook his head and sighed softly.

He actually had the intention to continue Cultivate both immortal and martial paths, but the seventh turn requires condensing a Martial Soul, which was truly extremely difficult for him.

As mentioned before, after he Cultivate, his Physical Body had been repeatedly tempered by spiritual power, far exceeding that of a Martial Cultivator, and his spirit was even stronger, which in turn made the step of condensing a Martial Soul according to the martial arts methods of this world exceptionally difficult.

He could hardly find a fitting entry point.

No longer thinking about it, Gu Yan stepped into the courtyard house.

He carefully put away the Liuying Sword gifted by Lin Wei in his early years.

He also packed some scattered items with memories of the old days into the Sumeru Star Ring.

From now on, the Immortal Cave on the back mountain of Danxia Peak would be his long-term place for quiet Cultivate.