Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant

True Master Qingyu’s expression was just as ugly.

He was very clear that Shen Xuan hadn’t gone all out.

Yet he himself had been forced to use his sect’s ultimate art in advance.

"How did a monster like this end up being found by Tian Wenxi! His luck is really something!"

True Master Qingyu muttered in his heart, a faintly odd expression appearing on his face.

No matter what, he could not lose.

For the Sect, and for himself.

True Master Qingyu glanced at Tian Wenxi.

He couldn’t help but tense up completely.

Only now did he realize.

The True Master Profound Ice facing him was a genuine water Technique prodigy.

His true combat strength was in no way beneath his own!

"Fortunately, in this Magical Combat and sword-duel, he’s only using the Sect’s three water Techniques."

"If this were a life-and-death battle, I wouldn’t have much chance of winning."

In fact, True Master Qingyu was overthinking it.

The foundation of a Major Sect was not something a small or mid-sized sect could compare to.

If this really were a life-and-death struggle.

True Master Qingyu would be dead for sure.

Not a shred of chance.

Shen Xuan’s Power of Pill Essence was comparable to a Golden Core Middle Stage.

A bit weaker than True Master Qingyu’s.

However, in Divine Powers, Spiritual Artifacts, and Flesh Body, he far surpassed True Master Qingyu.

The two were both water cultivators.

No matter the environment, Shen Xuan could seriously wound True Master Qingyu.

It was just that Shen Xuan had his own ideas.

He wasn’t that naive.

To risk life and death with True Master Qingyu merely to abide by some so-called Heavenly Dao oath.

On the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique: Great Success (1600/1600)]

Just like the [True Ice Heart Technique], it was stuck at the bottleneck of stepping into Perfection.

As one of his two trump-card Techniques, Shen Xuan naturally hoped the [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique] could rise another level and step into the realm of Perfection.

It was just that things weren’t that easy.

All these years, these two True Inheritance Techniques had both stagnated.

It wasn’t a problem with Spiritual Power, Divine Soul, Divine Sense, or Flesh Body.

It was that his comprehension of the Heavenly Dao was insufficient.

His accumulation was still too shallow.

In the early stages, he could rely on Talent, experience, and Dao Rhyme Points to soar rapidly.

The further he went, the smaller the role played by the Dao Rhyme from the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

And the more it highlighted that his own cultivation accumulation was lacking.

Many Heavenly Dao Laws could only be grasped, not spoken.

Tian Wenxi had come to him to have him fulfill his promise.

He just happened to use this chance to challenge True Master Qingyu, the number one in Song Country in cultivating the [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique], to Magical Combat.

To see whether he could break through the bottleneck in battle.

Shen Xuan had long since seen through Tian Wenxi’s ulterior motives.

So long as one had a normal brain, they wouldn’t pin their hopes of victory on him.

True Master Qingyu was the Sect Leader of the Bishui Sect, a Late Stage water Technique Golden Core.

Relying on just the Bishui Sect’s three inherited water Techniques, it would be very hard to defeat him.

Shen Xuan used his actions to show that the two were merely sparring.

In truth, he had long sensed the faint strange aura on Tian Wenxi’s body.

Extremely thin.

If he weren’t close, and didn’t have multiple perception Skills, even he would hardly have sensed it.

"So, Tian Wenxi wants me to probe True Master Qingyu’s depths."

"His strength isn’t just Golden Core Early Stage. He should have a hidden trump card that’s disadvantageous to True Master Qingyu."

"But what does that have to do with me!"

The grievances and hatred between True Master Qingyu and Tian Wenxi had nothing to do with him.

Right now, he only wanted to personally experience what the Perfection realm of the [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique] was truly like.

This time, the Ice Soul Divine Sword was brought out.

If he didn’t bring out the Flying Sword, Shen Xuan might not be able to shake True Master Qingyu.

A bone-chilling cold suddenly spread, instantly freezing the endless void all around.

The all-encompassing Profound Ice chill made even the Core Formation True Masters thousands of feet away feel a throb of fear.

Everyone’s eyes were tightly fixed on the Ice Soul Divine Sword.

Within that bone-chilling cold, a formless, intangible sword qi was gradually becoming solid.

The air was saturated with an incomparably dense aura of destructive killing intent.

"Is this the Immortal-Slaying Water Spirit Sword Qi that True Master Profound Ice has condensed?"

The Bishui Sect Elders all drew in a sharp breath.

"Just what kind of freak is this, to be able to cultivate our sect’s [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique] to such a terrifying level?"

In truth, Shen Xuan’s Water Spirit Sword Qi was inferior to True Master Qingyu’s.

However, what he had infused into it was Primordial Profound Ice Spiritual Power.

The Water Spirit Sword Qi condensed on the Ice Soul Divine Sword was formed from the three profound arts of his Primordial Ice Spirit Body, [True Ice Heart Technique], and [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique].

Thus, the might of the Water Spirit Sword Qi was multiplied severalfold.

Its momentum even looked stronger than True Master Qingyu’s.

After the Water Spirit Sword Qi on the Ice Soul Divine Sword fully solidified, it pointed straight at True Master Qingyu from afar.

At this moment, on True Master Qingyu’s Canghai Sword, Water Spirit Sword Qi had likewise condensed.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword and the Canghai Sword trembled slightly, emitting waves of sword cries.

One was like the clear cry of a soaring phoenix.

The other like the deep roar of a hidden dragon.

"Brother Qingyu, Profound Ice has made his move!"

Shen Xuan pointed with his sword finger.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword, wreathed in an incomparably sharp and terrifying aura, turned into a streak of green light and shot forth.

Opposite, the Canghai Sword likewise came head-on with the force of ten thousand jun.

"Boom!"

When the two swords were still a hundred feet apart and had yet to touch, waves of violent, shockwave-like ripples exploded outward in all directions.

The raging destructive Power stirred up roaring gales, drawing the entire East Sea’s waters into a massive tsunami.

In an instant, the Bishui Sect Elders all retreated in succession.

The Core Formation True Masters watching from a thousand feet away all raised their Protective Spirit Shields; some even activated Spiritual Artifacts for defense.

The nearby space trembled nonstop under the violent collision.

When they were a little over ten feet apart, the Ice Soul Divine Sword and the Canghai Sword both slowed.

With each foot they advanced, the trembling of the surrounding space intensified by a degree.

"True Master Profound Ice is truly remarkable!"

One Core Formation True Master couldn’t help but speak in praise.

Each was inwardly estimating whether they could withstand such a full-force strike.

It was just that this method was not considered top-tier among the Daoist Techniques that True Master Profound Ice had mastered.

This was merely a Cultivation Technique of the Bishui Sect he had learned from Tian Wenxi.

His Ice Technique inheritance was even more formidable in battle.

And there was the legendary True Spirit Dharma Aspect.

As his voice fell.

Another Core Formation True Master shook his head and said, "I didn’t expect that such a prodigious figure would appear within the Cyan Cloud Sect, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Profound Celestial Sect’s Celestial Star True Master, vying to outshine each other."

That is the Profound Celestial Sect we’re talking about.

What virtue or ability does the Cyan Cloud Sect have, to even be placed side by side with the Profound Celestial Sect?

At this moment.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword and the Canghai Sword drew closer and closer.

The tips of the blades were like opposing needle points, about to collide in the blink of an eye.

The two razor‑sharp streams of Immortal‑Slaying Water Spirit Sword Qi suddenly met.

"Boom!"

Between the two Flying Swords, a speck of white light first condensed, no bigger than a grain of rice.

Then a thunderous detonation erupted, a terrifying power of destruction exploding all at once.

The surrounding space let out a wail of unbearable strain.

Within a radius of a thousand zhang.

It was as if everything had been purified.

Extremely clean and fresh.

The dust in the air silently vanished without a trace.

A chasm more than a hundred zhang deep suddenly appeared on the surface of the sea.

The scattered Immortal‑Slaying Water Spirit Sword Qi churned the waters of the East Sea, sending them surging like thousands of warhorses galloping, spraying in all directions.

After the Spiritual Light dissipated.

The two Flying Swords stood quietly in midair where they were.

"I have been taught."

Shen Xuan slightly bent at the waist and cupped his hands in salute.

With a whoosh, the Ice Soul Divine Sword flew back and slipped into his Dantian.

That signaled the end of the exchange.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, you overpraise me."

True Master Qingyu returned the salute, his eyes filled with shock.

On the surface, this sword exchange looked evenly matched.

In truth, True Master Qingyu had gone all out; his Dantian was counter‑shocked by the Immortal‑Slaying Water Spirit Sword Qi, and he had secretly taken a loss.

On the opposite side, Shen Xuan should be in the same situation.

Outwardly, both sides looked as calm as clear wind and light clouds, without revealing the slightest trace.

Shen Xuan had indeed been counter‑shocked by the Immortal‑Slaying Water Spirit Sword Qi.

Only, he possessed the Skills [Ice Soul Rebirth] and [Self-Healing].

A bit of counter‑shock force only needed a short adjustment of breath before he could swiftly return to normal.

At this moment, True Master Qingyu silently sighed in his heart.

If nothing unexpected happened, this True Master Profound Ice’s combat strength should be above his.

His use of the Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique was only a hair’s breadth away from the Realm of Perfection.

After fusing in his own Ice Technique, he made up for what was lacking.

He could already confront, head‑on, Qingyu’s Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique at the Realm of Perfection.

Just now, when the two swords shot at each other, it had been a pure contest of Power.

"Just what kind of monster is this?"

A trace of dread arose in the depths of True Master Qingyu’s heart.

Given time, once the other had true success in cultivating the Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique...

And merged it with his profound Ice Technique...

On top of that, there was his Body Refining Technique at the peak of the Dharma Aspect...

Within the Core Formation Realm, who would still be his match?

He himself had painstakingly cultivated the Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique for more than three hundred years.

Yet he still could not compare to this Outer Sect True Master before him, who had cultivated for only a hundred years.

Such a situation had never occurred once in the history of the Bishui Sect.

True Master Qingyu was still in shock.

Shen Xuan, however, was preparing to leave.

Just now, after forcing True Master Qingyu into unleashing a full‑strength sword strike...

Shen Xuan sensed something; his bottleneck had faintly loosened.

He had essentially achieved his purpose in coming here to agree to this Magical Combat.

Shen Xuan said to Tian Wenxi, "Fellow Daoist Tian, I have fulfilled my Heavenly Dao oath and struck True Master Qingyu with my full strength."

"Alas, my Dao attainment is shallow, and I could not defeat True Master Qingyu. When I return and bitterly cultivate for another hundred years, once my cultivation bears fruit, I will again seek True Master Qingyu’s instruction."

Bitterly cultivate for a hundred years?

Tian Wenxi was stunned.

Whether he himself would still be alive in a hundred years was already in question.

If he remembered correctly, True Master Qingyu was slightly younger than he, but was already over four hundred years old.

The lifespan of a Golden Core True Master was five hundred years.

By that time, even if True Master Qingyu was still alive, he would not dare to accept the challenge.

"Mm. Then let it be so."

Tian Wenxi did not dare to press Shen Xuan.

He had more important things to do.

Just now, he had seen clearly.

Under Shen Xuan’s full‑strength strike, True Master Qingyu had suffered internal injuries.

This performance had exceeded his expectations.

The opportunity could not be missed.

Tian Wenxi took a step forward.

One step covered a hundred zhang; in a few steps he arrived before True Master Qingyu.

Just as everyone was full of puzzlement.

Tian Wenxi let out a deep shout.

"Rise!"

His Flesh Body began to tremble, then dots of Spiritual Light emerged from him.

The aged skin on the surface of his body split open one after another.

After more than ten breaths.

Tian Wenxi seemed to have become a different person; vitality surged forth, and his skin was renewed as if reborn.

From a white‑haired, decrepit elder, he transformed into a steady, dignified middle‑aged man.

In that instant.

Boundless multicolored radiance suddenly burst from Tian Wenxi’s body.

Immediately after.

His aura grew powerful.

He crossed a minor Realm in one bound, rising to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm, only then coming to a halt.

This was his true Realm Cultivation.

"Qingyu, you and I shall battle to settle our debts!"

Tian Wenxi’s voice resounded between Heaven and Earth.

"The grievances and grudges of four hundred years need no more words. You and I will fight, to determine both victory and defeat, and life and death as well!"

"If you do not dare, then I will bathe the Bishui Sect in blood!"

True Master Qingyu shouted angrily, "You dare!"

"Tian Wenxi, in deference to my master’s instructions and my junior‑martial‑sister’s feelings, I have endured you again and again."

"Since you now insist on seeking your own death, don’t blame me for showing no mercy!"

The murderous air on Tian Wenxi’s face grew heavier and heavier.

"Qingyu, you despicable villain! With flowery lies you won our master’s trust, ordered my junior‑martial‑sister to disturb my Dao heart, and still put on a show of false affection in front of me!"

Seeing Tian Wenxi dredge up old scores, and with so many eyes upon them, True Master Qingyu could endure no longer.

"If it’s a fight you want, then a fight it is. Why waste words? Everyone, clear the way!"

"If you’d said so earlier, we’d be done with this already!"

The two men argued no more, concentrating their essence and spirit, their Divine Senses locking firmly onto each other.

The winds and clouds stirred once more.

The waves of the East Sea rolled and roared.