Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 349 - 199: The Crisis at Luoxia Mountain (Part 5)

Chapter 349: Chapter 199: The Crisis at Luoxia Mountain (Part 5)

"Please give your guidance, senior sister."

The Lingshan Sword Immortal nodded with a smile, yet showed no intention of moving.

"Prepare yourself thoroughly; I will make just one move, and you can carefully experience it."

Shen Wen’an nodded, immediately retreating several zhang, slowly drawing the Dragon-Slaying Sword, holding his breath, and focusing in preparation for the Lingshan Sword Immortal’s attack.

"Are you ready?"

Seeing his whole body imbued with refined Sword Element Power, fully concentrating, the Lingshan Sword Immortal faintly smiled.

As Shen Wen’an nodded, he saw the Lingshan Sword Immortal gently blow a breath from not far away.

The next moment, the air in front of him suddenly surged, forming a transparent longsword that slowly flew towards him.

Shen Wen’an furrowed his brows, initially thinking of countless ways to counter such an attack full of flaws, but suddenly realized that the slowly flying longsword seemed to have a mind of its own!

No matter how he dodged or blocked, it felt as though the next moment he would be directly slain!

This feeling permeated his heart spirit, even causing him to have a sense of resigning to fate and awaiting death.

Shen Wen’an wanted to resist, and the Sword Embryo within his Dantian trembled violently.

But he couldn’t shake that strange feeling and ultimately could only forcibly make a move to try to dispel it.

However, the moment he drew his sword, the previously slow-moving attack had somehow already easily torn through his outer Sword Element Shield and was quietly suspended in front of him.

Shen Wen’an was stunned, his face full of desolation.

Not far away, the Lingshan Sword Immortal had been sipping tea all along, as if it wasn’t she who had made the move.

"How was it?"

As the Lingshan Sword Immortal put down her teacup, the invisible sword before Shen Wen’an also completely disappeared.

Returning his sword to its sheath, he somewhat dejectedly returned to the Bamboo Forest Hut.

He had thought that Golden Core Realm cultivators would be strong, but he never imagined that as a middle-stage Fetal Breathing Sword Cultivator, he couldn’t even withstand a "breath" from her.

This blow was truly hard to accept.

Seeing his demeanor, the Lingshan Sword Immortal smiled faintly and said, "Not only you but any cultivator at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm would be slain by a single breath from me."

"This gap is something you will understand when you reach the Sword Immortal Realm."

She sighed softly and continued, "Mortal people refer to Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators as ’Immortals’."

"But the true difference between mortals and immortals is the Golden Core Realm."

"Whether Qi Cultivation or Fetal Breathing, they are ultimately mortal bodies, merely cultivators stronger than ordinary mortals, capable of absorbing and utilizing Qi."

"Alright, you must have come because of the Luoxia Mountain issue, right?"

The Lingshan Sword Immortal’s tone shifted.

Shen Wen’an nodded, pondering slightly before giving a respectful bow, "Senior sister, you’re aware of the Luoxia Mountain situation?"

Years ago, due to the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms Celestial Rotation True Seal," Luoxia Mountain had connections with the Cyan Ruo Sword House. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Now, if Jiang Xiuqi of Luoxia Mountain could successfully break through to the Golden Core Realm, it would benefit the Cyan Ruo Sword House.

He came to see if the Cyan Ruo Sword House would be willing to lend assistance.

"The situation at Luoxia Mountain is more complex than you think."

The Lingshan Sword Immortal sighed and spoke, showing a trace of seriousness on her face.

After a long hesitation, she suddenly asked a very peculiar question.

"Do you know the phrase often used by cultivators?"

Shen Wen’an was momentarily stunned, then thought for a bit and replied, "Cultivation is a journey against the heavens?"

The Lingshan Sword Immortal slightly nodded.

"This saying might be incomprehensible to cultivators below the Golden Core level, but we Golden Core cultivators understand it deeply."

"This matter shouldn’t be revealed to you now, but not explaining might make the Shen Family and Luoxia Mountain see my Cyan Ruo Sword House as treacherous."

The Lingshan Sword Immortal stood up slowly, and with a wave, a wave of cyan-green Sword Element Power spread out.

In an instant, the Bamboo Forest Hut they were in seemed to detach from the world, becoming somewhat ethereal.

Seeing her so serious, Shen Wen’an focused slightly, knowing that the following words might involve unknown secrets.

The Lingshan Sword Immortal organized her thoughts and began, "The reason the Golden Core is called so, rather than another name, is because the ’Gold’ represents Golden Nature."

"Golden Nature is immortal, which is why Golden Core Realm cultivators are hard to kill completely."

"A Golden Core cultivator, even if their body is destroyed, their Golden Core shattered, and their Divine Spirit is shredded, it doesn’t count as true death."

"Relying on that immortal Golden Nature, a Golden Core cultivator can reincarnate and be reborn, with a certain chance to awaken their Innate Wisdom and return stronger."

Hearing this, Shen Wen’an was somewhat dumbfounded.

Even annihilation of the Divine Spirit and destruction of the body doesn’t count as true death!?

Golden Core cultivators are so hard to kill?

The Lingshan Sword Immortal continued, "All this is due to that immortal Golden Nature."

"But the immortality of Golden Nature disrupts balance, and the Dao does not permit it."

"Hence, every cultivator aiming to achieve a true Golden Core will be blocked by a mysterious force."

Force?

Shen Wen’an was puzzled.

The Lingshan Sword Immortal didn’t keep him in suspense and directly explained, "This mysterious force is called the Underworld."

"The Underworld not only blocks cultivators from achieving the Golden Core and obtaining Golden Nature but also roams the world, searching for the Golden Nature left by ill-fated Golden Core cultivators."

"Is that really so!?"

Shen Wen’an was astonished.

He then frowned and asked, "How does the Underworld know where cultivators are about to break through, and how do they locate the Golden Nature left by Golden Core cultivators?"

The Lingshan Sword Immortal shook her head with a bitter smile.

"I have never met anyone from the Underworld, so I don’t know."

"However, not all cultivators breaking through are targeted by people from the Underworld."