Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

39: Chapter 39 Supernatural Power: External Avatar!In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

Gu Yan’s cultivation improved steadily, reaching the Nascent Soul Second Level.

His Lifespan limit subsequently increased from 2,700 years to 2,900 years.

”Increasing a single level of cultivation can actually add two hundred years of life... This path of immortal cultivation is truly beyond words.”

Gu Yan was quite satisfied with his progress.

It was worth mentioning that within the Taiyi Dao Sect, including Lin Wei, only five people had truly stepped onto the path of immortality, and all were still circling the Qi Refining Early Stage.

On this day, the effect of the ’immortal lord fuzhe - red’ trait triggered once again.

【You have obtained the Divine Ability: ”External Incarnation”】

【”External Incarnation”: A supreme Divine Ability that can sever three Dao bodies possessing seventy percent of the original body’s strength.】

【The first is the evil body, which gathers all kinds of evil thoughts and killing intent; the second is the good body, which upholds conscience and righteousness; the third is the Self Body, which maintains the balance of the original self’s temperament.】

【All three bodies are under the absolute command of the main body, sharing a connection of heart and mind, and can be viewed as extensions of the original body.】

”Oh?” A flash of surprise crossed Gu Yan’s eyes.

”This trait can actually grant Divine Abilities? It truly lives up to its status as a red top-tier trait.”

Looking back, this immortal lord fuzhe trait was like Doraemon’s pocket.

Medicinal Pills, spiritual plants, Cultivation Techniques, Magic Treasures... and now even Divine Abilities have appeared.

”In the future, it wouldn’t produce living creatures, would it? Hmm... that probably won’t happen.”

As he carefully comprehended this Divine Ability, Gu Yan felt its extraordinary nature more and more.

”External Incarnation, and the names of the three Clones... it sounds somewhat like the ’Severing the Three Corpses’ from the legends of the Primordial Era.”

”However, the essence is different; it is not a method for attaining the Dao.”

”It is more like a top-tier auxiliary Divine Ability for combat and cultivation.”

His interest piqued, he immediately decided to go into secluded meditation to comprehend it.

...

Several months later.

Among the mountains of the Taiyi Dao Sect’s outer gate, a travel-worn group was making their way.

The leader was none other than Xu Gang.

By now, he had stepped into the Fifth-Turn Early Stage of the Martial Dao and had been granted the Hunyuan One Qi Dao Scripture.

However, he had yet to sense Spiritual Qi entering his body and had not entered the gate of Qi Refining.

Following behind him was a group of children ranging in age from eight to twelve.

There were boys and girls, dressed simply, with curiosity and a hint of unease in their eyes.

These children were the ’Immortal Sprouts’ under the Sect’s new development strategy.

Since receiving the Hunyuan One Qi Dao Scripture, the higher-ups of the Taiyi Dao Sect had set a long-term plan.

To gradually transition the Sect from a Martial Dao Sect to an Immortal Dao Sect, the Foundation had to be solid.

Immortal cultivation must start from childhood.

Thus, a group of reliable Personal Disciples were ordered to descend the mountain.

They specifically sought out children with clean backgrounds and unsettled Heart-Natures, preferably those who were orphaned and helpless, to bring back.

This method seemed time-consuming, but its advantage lay in the purity of the Foundation.

The Hunyuan One Qi Dao Scripture was not picky about Spiritual Roots; it emphasized a Heart-Nature inclined toward the Dao.

In the Early Stages, cultivating them was actually easier to implement than feeding those gluttonous Martial Cultivators.

The Sect even decided that after the existing Outer Sect Disciples passed their trials,

They would gradually be treated as Inner Gate members for cultivation, and large-scale external recruitment would be suspended.

The number of Outer Sect Disciples who remained after the battle of Liyang Island was not large,

But they were all loyal, reliable individuals whose hearts were with the Sect.

They were perfectly suited for this kind of meticulous development.

Xu Gang’s current mission was to escort this batch of newly found Immortal Sprouts back to the mountain.

”Once we cross that mountain hollow ahead, we’ll nearly be at the Sect’s territory,” Xu Gang turned back to encourage them gently.

The children nodded obediently.

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred!

Two figures lunged out from the mountain forest on the side like ghosts.

Their auras were powerful—they were both Sixth-Turn Martial Immortals!

Their target was clear: they charged straight for Xu Gang.

”Who goes there?!” Though startled, Xu Gang did not panic. He gave a sharp shout, his blood and Qi surging.

His Fifth-Turn Internal Energy billowed as he assumed the starting stance of the Taiyi Dao Sect’s fist technique.

”Kid, your reactions aren’t slow!” one of the Black-robed Martial Cultivators sneered.

His figure was like lightning as a palm-blade, carrying thick True Essence, slashed toward Xu Gang’s face.

For a Sixth-Turn Martial Cultivator, Internal Energy has already transformed into True Essence, filling the three hundred and sixty-five major acupoints of the body. Both speed and power far exceed the Fifth-Turn.

Xu Gang gritted his teeth and met the attack head-on. With a dull thud, he felt a massive force surge toward him, and a sharp pain shot through his arm.

He was forced back seven or eight steps, each step leaving a deep footprint in the ground.

The other Grey-robed Martial Cultivator took the opportunity to close in, his finger-wind as sharp as a sword, pointing straight at Xu Gang’s vital acupoints, intending to capture him alive.

Xu Gang struggled to dodge and parry. Fists and palms clashed, and stray energy radiated outward, causing sand and stones to fly across the ground.

Relying on the Sect’s exquisite fist techniques and his own brave blood-qi, he bitterly held on for over a dozen exchanges, but the gap in strength was ultimately too large.

Bam!

The Grey-robed Martial Cultivator found an opening and slammed a palm onto Xu Gang’s chest.

Xu Gang felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. Blood sprayed from his mouth as he was sent flying, crashing to the ground, unable to rise for a moment.

The children screamed in terror, huddling together.

”Heh, a Personal Disciple of the Taiyi Dao Sect is nothing more than this.” The Black-robed Martial Cultivator walked forward, looking down from above.

Coughing up blood, Xu Gang stared fixedly at the two of them: ”Who... exactly are you?”

”Do you know I am a member of the Taiyi Dao Sect? Are you not afraid of my Sect’s thunderous wrath?”

”Taiyi Dao Sect? Hahaha!” The Grey-robed Martial Cultivator laughed.

”It is precisely the Taiyi Dao Sect’s misfortune we are looking for!”

”Besides, what’s the harm in telling you? We come from the One Hundred Thousand Great Mountains!”

Seeing that Xu Gang was already a turtle in a jar and the victory was decided, he felt a bit more inclined to talk.

”We heard that the Great Gan was beaten into a sorry state by Liyang Island before, so our families wanted to come out and get a piece of the pie.”

”Who would have thought that as soon as we left the mountains, Liyang Island would be defeated? There were even rumors that some Eighth-Turn Martial Saint fell at your hands?”

”What a joke! An Eighth-Turn Martial Saint hasn’t appeared for a thousand years, and he stumbles as soon as he leaves the mountains?”

”Someone must have deliberately exaggerated your Sect’s strength!”

The Black-robed Martial Cultivator added: ”We wish to replace the Great Gan, but relying solely on the alliance of several families in the mountains isn’t enough yet.”

”Additionally, your Taiyi Dao Sect’s momentum is strong, and we can’t plant any spies, so we have to use this method—kidnap an important Disciple and bring him back to properly interrogate him about your background.”

”As for these brats...”

He glanced at the terrified children, killing intent surfacing.

”Since they’ve seen what they shouldn’t have, they naturally cannot be left alive.”

Xu Gang’s heart sank, knowing that today would likely not end well.

Just as the two were preparing to kidnap him and silence the witnesses.

A clear yet somewhat eerily ethereal voice suddenly rang out.

”Tsk tsk, in broad daylight, blocking the road to rob, and even wanting to kill children.”

”Is everyone from the One Hundred Thousand Great Mountains this classless?”

Everyone was startled and looked toward the source of the sound.

They saw a person sitting cross-legged on the branch of an ancient tree not far away, though no one knew when they had arrived.

That person wore a deep black robe, had a slender build, and their long hair was tied up casually with a jade hairpin.

Their face was extremely handsome, even possessing a hint of feminine grace.

What horrified the two Martial Cultivators from the One Hundred Thousand Great Mountains the most was that they hadn’t sensed when this person arrived at all!

”Who are you? Mind your own business!” the Black-robed Martial Cultivator shouted sharply.

The black-robed man landed lightly, his sleeves fluttering slightly: ”Who am I? My name is Youhun.”

”I was passing through this place and saw you all acting in such an interesting manner, so I came to watch the show.”

Youhun? Why would someone have such a name?

It was likely a Daoist title or an alias.

The two Sixth-Turn Martial Cultivators were suspicious and uncertain.

But the heavily injured Xu Gang, the moment he saw this person’s face, his pupils constricted violently!

The face of this man calling himself Youhun... was actually thirty to forty percent similar to the Longevity True Lord Gu Yan he had seen before!

However, their temperaments were worlds apart.

One was as calm as an abyss, while the other was overflowing with an evil aura.

Could this person be the True Lord’s offspring?