Cultivation: Being Immortal

Zhong State, Shenmu Sect

"Boom"

Suddenly, the ground shook violently at Shenmu Sect, startling countless disciples. The two Tao Achieving disciples of Shenmu Sect were shocked and appeared in front of Shenmu Ancestor.

"Ancestor, why is this happening?"

The Shenmu Sect’s Tao Achieving cultivator exclaimed, seeing the true form of Shenmu Ancestor emerging, which was a terrifying sight for him. Shenmu Ancestor had been in Shenmu Sect for tens of thousands of years, and such a thing had never happened before.

"Stop asking questions, immediately close the mountain gate, gather people and horses, and head to Qing State."

"Ancestor, is it not good to get involved in this?"

"Counting to three, are you coming or not?"

Shenmu Ancestor didn’t waste words, and stared directly at him as he spoke.

Without a second thought, the Tao Achieving cultivator of the Shenmu Sect agreed. Everything in the Shenmu Sect was provided by Shenmu Ancestor, especially their breakthrough in Tao Achieving, all thanks to Shenmu Ancestor’s support, so naturally they dared not refuse.

"Bring your disciples and head to the mountains in the northwest of Qing State, seal off that area. I will go ahead."

The true form of Shenmu Ancestor had already lifted off and flew away, leaving behind a remark.

As a peak Tao Achieving expert, Shenmu Ancestor was very powerful. In no time, he had appeared in the northwest of Qing State and entered the secluded area of the four major families.

"Poof"

"Poof"

The people left behind at the Holy Heavenly Sect were instantly attacked and killed by Shenmu Ancestor.

"Disciples of the Four Great Families, you must retreat to seclusion."

"Shenmu Ancestor, how is our ancestor at home doing?"

"Stop talking nonsense, leave or die."

Shenmu Ancestor didn’t want to waste time with them, so he directly revealed his true form – a tall tree appeared with numerous roots hanging down to the ground, then burrowing into the soil.

Countless roots then wrapped around the mountain at the heart of the seclusion, delving deeper.

"Let me show you the power of our ancestor. I haven’t idled away these tens of thousands of years."

"Wake up!"

The Shenmu Ancestor roared loudly, suddenly exerted force, and its roots became tight, beginning to pull the entire mountain.

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Inside the Green Emperor Tomb, Lin Jiang and his group, under the surveillance of the disciples of the Holy Heavenly Sect, almost everyone was in despair. They had tried their best, but still couldn’t match Yang Luo. Many had already given up.

"Boom!"

Just when everyone was in despair, the ground suddenly started shaking.

"What’s happening?"

"What’s going on?"

The people were extremely astonished, looking at each other in confusion, Holy Heavenly Sect disciples were also somewhat fearful, not knowing what was happening.

"Too heavy, can’t pull it out, let me break it."

Outside the Green Emperor Tomb, the Shenmu Ancestor tried his best to pull up the whole tomb, but couldn’t, so he changed his approach and many roots began to invade the Green Emperor Tomb.

Those roots, like poisonous snakes, burrowed into the overall structure of the Green Emperor Tomb. The roots kept breaking but also kept regenerating.

Inside the Green Emperor Tomb, Lin Jiang and others saw the walls around them start to glow, forming a barrier like a protective shield.

"Someone is breaking the formation."

"Reinforcements?"

Everyone realized the situation, but they didn’t know where the reinforcements came from. Even when Lin Batian faced Lin Jiang’s questioning gaze, he shook his head, indicating he had no more tricks up his sleeve.

"No talking."

"No moving, no talking."

The disciples of the Holy Heavenly Sect were terrified, holding swords and threatening everyone, not allowing anyone to speak.

Inside the underground palace, Yang Luo had already killed the fake Shenmu Ancestor and opened the coffin of the Green Emperor.

"Hurry up, once Mumu destroys the underground palace, you won’t be able to escape."

The evil thoughts of the Green Emperor urged Yang Luo to break the formation. Beneath the forbidden formation, he was powerless to attack, only Yang Luo had the strength to do it.

Yang Luo frowned, not believing in the evil intentions of the Green Emperor. She felt that he might have other plots in mind.

"Quick, though the Green Emperor’s Tomb is a powerful treasure, it cannot withstand Mumu’s true body. Once he breaches in, you won’t be able to restore your cultivation immediately, giving him enough time to kill you several times over."

"Alright."

After careful consideration, Yang Luo agreed. She had weighed her options and wasn’t afraid of the Shenmu Ancestor anymore once she regained her cultivation, nor was she afraid of a mere evil thought.

"Bang"

Yang Luo tried her best, the coffin split into two layers, one layer is a coffin, and the other layer is a sarcophagus, with the coffin inside and the sarcophagus outside. The core of the formation of the Green Emperor Tomb is on the sarcophagus.

After a dozen strikes, the sarcophagus finally broke. At the moment it broke, Yang Luo felt the spiritual energy inside her body starting to flow, and her cultivation began to recover.

"Haha, finally escaped from the trap."

The evil thoughts of the Green Emperor also let out a big laugh, feeling very pleased.

"You…"

Yang Luo was startled, as if she remembered something, instantly her face changed dramatically.

Sure enough, the next moment, Yang Luo trembled all over, a spell was imprinted on her body, and slowly she turned around.

"Congratulations, Yang Luo, you will have a great master."

"Congratulations to me, but also congratulations to you!"

"You…"

The sinister smile on Green Emperor froze, his eyes filled with fear.

"Thank you for breaking the seal on my soul early and attempting to control me with the Soul Control Art. Very well, as a token of my gratitude, I will repay you using the same method."

"No, you can’t do this…"

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"I have regained my cultivation."

In the first level of the Green Emperor Tomb, everyone felt the flow of spiritual energy within them, even their injuries seemed to lessen.

"Attack, kill them."

The disciples of the Holy Heavenly Sect guarding the people were filled with terror. Even without Yang Luo’s orders, they were ready to kill as they remembered they were just at the Nascent Soul level, while there were those who had achieved the Tao here.

"Kill"

But someone was faster than them. Lin Batian went from weak to strong, using forbidden techniques without hesitation to temporarily regain some strength.

"You…"

Lin Jiang reacted quickly too, but instead of attacking the guards, he went for Yang Xiong. His idea was simple: if someone had to die, might as well sacrifice someone else, and the most powerful one would be the best choice.

Yang Xiong was injured by Yang Luo, the long spear pierced his body. Lin Jiang pounced on him, stuck his right hand into the wound, gathered a bit of spiritual power, tore through his spiritual core, and grabbed Yang Xiong’s Nascent Soul.

"I, Soul Changing, shall today slay Tao Achieving."

Lin Jiang shouted out explosively, exerted force, and crushed the Nascent Soul completely.

"Boom!"

Countless stars appeared, the aura of the Dao emerged, indicating a complete downfall of a Tao Achieving expert. This time, it was a true downfall.

"Ancestor"

A disciple of the Holy Heavenly Sect shouted loudly, raising his sword to attack Lin Jiang, but at that moment, roots appeared from above, freezing him in place.

More and more roots appeared, the entire hall was now riddled with holes, the holes getting larger and eventually forming a huge gap.

"Escape"

The Lu Family Ancestor and others instantly fled. Their bodies were already dead, leaving only Nascent Souls, which was very dangerous. It was better to escape early rather than stay.

"Open"

A loud shout from the Shenmu Ancestor came from above, as the Shenmu Ancestor forcibly used roots to pry open the Green Emperor Tomb, creating a huge hole in the ceiling.

"Go"

Someone shouted and used their remaining spiritual power to break out of the Green Emperor Tomb, returning to the secluded place of the four major families.

"Shenmu Ancestor, please help us."

Lin Batian ran out shouting, and a divine fruit fell into Lin Batian’s hand as soon as he spoke.

Lin Batian swallowed the divine fruit in one gulp, his spiritual power surged, his injuries quickly healed. Not only Lin Batian, but also the other four major families and soldiers from Yun State all had divine fruits falling down. Lin Jiang also took a bite.

The divine fruit on Shenmu Ancestor was as effective as the top-grade elixir, and had a very good effect. Lin Jiang felt a long-lost power spreading inside him.

"Boom."

Regaining some strength, Lin Jiang picked up the Sagittarius Bow and shot at a Soul Changing cultivator from the Holy Heavenly Sect, bursting him.

"Don’t spare even the Nascent Souls, kill them all."

Lin Batian had already gone to chase after Yang Xi’s Nascent Soul. Yang Xi, Yun Hua, and their Nascent Souls were all alive, but they couldn’t escape now.

The people from the Holy Heavenly Sect were in a bad situation. The people who died only left their Nascent Souls, their combat power decreased by more than half. The ones who were alive were also full of injuries, the elixirs they carried couldn’t compare with the divine fruits. Their recovery speed was much slower than the soldiers from Qingyun Province, they were no match at all.

"Yang Luo"

Yang Xi shouted with all his might, but was then killed by Lin Batian, his Nascent Soul exploding into countless stars.

"*Boom*"

Yang Xi had just died when, at the Green Emperor Tomb, a figure emerged and was immediately attacked by numerous roots.

"*Crack*"

Yang Luo swung her sword, cutting off all the roots. She then used the Soul Changing Dharma Appearance, transforming into a three-eyed Yang Luo.

"*Die*"

Shenmu Ancestor wasted no time. More roots and branches flew towards Yang Luo, his main form of attack.

This attack may seem weak to Tao Achieving, as it cannot kill Tao Achieving in one strike. However, the sheer number of roots is overwhelming, continuously regrowing and seemingly endless.

Yang Luo was cautious and used all her skills. The flying sword in her hand turned into a stream of light, continuously cutting countless branches, trying to break through to Shenmu Ancestor’s true body and defeat him.

Her Sky Eye occasionally emitted divine light, piercing through Shenmu Ancestor’s layers of defenses. Thunder also struck from the sky, making Shenmu Ancestor feel a bit uneasy.

"*Boom*"

After Lin Batian killed Yang Xi and wanted to help, Yang Luo easily knocked him away with a move. Lin Batian’s secret blood recovery technique was still in progress, weakening his power significantly, and the divine fruit couldn’t immediately restore his strength.

"Ancestor Yu, use the golden bell and fight with Yang Luo."

Lin Batian said to the Ancestor of the Yu family, who nodded and quickly summoned the golden bell. The bell rang, sending sound waves straight at Yang Luo’s soul. Yang Luo paused for a moment, and Shenmu Ancestor seized the opportunity to entangle her with a vine, trying to destroy her.

However, Yang Luo’s body was extremely tough. She used a secret technique to immediately shatter the vine, thwarting the plan. The Yu family’s Ancestor wanted to continue, but then saw a large amount of thunder coming towards him.

Everyone from the Holy Heavenly Sect, except for Yang Luo, was defeated. Lin Jiang signaled for everyone to retreat first. It was now Tao Achieving’s battlefield, where their powers were useless. However, when they tried to leave, they found that the entrance had disappeared.

"Green Emperor"

"Two"

The crowd looked around, searching for another exit, but were shocked to see two figures descending. Lin Batian and the people from Qing State had seen the portrait of the Green Emperor before, so they recognized him instantly. Lin Jiang also quickly looked over.