Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 239: Chapter 169: Battle with the Fake Pill Cultivator!

Several hours later, Xing Huai’an’s face became increasingly pale.

Using a secret technique to enhance cultivation ultimately belongs to the Lower Vehicle.

If it’s used for too long, it might severely damage the foundation, causing cultivation to fall and even affecting future Core Formation.

Back then, Liu Bo’an was chased down, and after using a secret technique to escape for too long, his foundation was severely damaged.

In the end, he only formed a Fake Pill.

Could Xing Huai’an meet the same fate now?

Zhou Xun stood up and had just summoned his Magical Artifact when he saw two black shadows flying from afar.

One in front and one behind.

”Someone’s coming!”

At this distance, it was still impossible to discern the figures clearly, but judging by their escape speed, their cultivation should be at the Fake Pill level.

Currently, in Xui Country, only the Cloud Light Sect has about a dozen Fake Pill Cultivators.

The two people in front are highly likely to be related to the Cloud Light Sect.

Zhou Xun had just escaped the Cloud Light Sect’s surveillance after seizing two Great Demons, so he was unwilling to engage in more trouble and prepared to circumnavigate.

However, the shadow in front also saw Zhou Xun’s escape light and immediately flew toward him.

Xing Huai’an, originally despondent, suddenly noticed a figure ahead. Although he didn’t know whether it was friend or foe, it was worth taking a gamble.

He shouted loudly:

”Senior Brother, save me!”

At the same time, he once again used the secret technique, forcibly increasing his speed.

Seeing this, Master Yun Feng’s eyes narrowed. Disregarding the damage to his own foundation, he also used a secret technique.

A blood-colored spirit light suddenly flew out, striking at Xing Huai’an with great speed.

This was a secret technique Master Yun Feng accidentally obtained years ago, called Blood Coagulation Drill.

It can instantly condense one’s own essence blood and mana to launch an attack.

Even a True Pill Cultivator would be caught off guard.

”Bang!”

A clear sound rang out.

A blue light shield automatically lit up on Xing Huai’an’s body, blocking the Blood Coagulation Drill, but the light shield also disappeared instantly.

Taking this opportunity, Master Yun Feng quickly closed in.

He once again summoned his golden-green sharp claws, reaching for Xing Huai’an.

Xing Huai’an’s body was extremely weak, but he forcibly gathered mana, barely using a Tier Three Low-Grade Defense Talisman.

”Boom”

The aftermath of the impact directly flung Xing Huai’an downwards.

He fell heavily to the ground, gravely injured.

At this time, Zhou Xun also got a clear look at the face of the figure ahead.

”Senior Brother Huai’an?”

Upon seeing the person behind him, wasn’t it Master Yun Feng of the Cloud Light Sect?

Understanding dawned, and he immediately grasped the situation.

Originally, the Cloud Light Sect had an issue with White Cloud Immortal City, constrained by Master White Cloud’s True Pill cultivation and the formidable Mountain Protection Array—it begrudgingly acknowledged White Cloud Immortal City’s status.

Now that Master White Cloud has fallen, the Cloud Light Sect encounters Xing Huai’an, the cultivator with the best chance to form a True Pill in White Cloud Immortal City, naturally they’d be ruthless.

This led to the current scene.

Without overthinking, Zhou Xun decided to intervene.

Firstly, since obtaining the Quasi-Third Tier Puppet, he hadn’t yet engaged with a Fake Pill Cultivator; this was an opportunity to test his strength.

Secondly, Xing Huai’an had a decent relationship with him in the Immortal City, making it against Zhou Xun’s nature to watch him die in the hands of the Cloud Light Sect.

Moreover, judging from Master White Cloud’s self-detonation, the majority of the city’s gains probably rested with Xing Huai’an.

To hand it over to the Cloud Light Sect in vain, he found unacceptable.

”Stop!”

He loudly shouted, pulling out a Tier Two High-Grade Vajra Talisman that had been nurtured to Great Success, and activated it.

Instantly, a golden semi-transparent light shield wrapped around Zhou Xun.

After nurturing, the Vajra Talisman’s defensive abilities reached Quasi-Third Tier Extreme, more than enough against Master Fake Pill.

Then he brought out a nurtured Tier Two Middle-Grade Golden Saber Talisman, launching it at Master Yun Feng.

A massive golden saber, several zhang long, filled with imposing threat, transformed into a golden lightning bolt and shot towards Master Yun Feng.

”Ding——”

Master Yun Feng made a gesture with his hand, and the azure-golden giant claw instantly returned to defend, blocking the golden saber with a metallic clash.

”What’s your intention, without acquaintance, do you mean to obstruct Cloud Light Sect today?”

Master Yun Feng sneered, questioning him.

At this moment, Zhou Xun still appeared in his old guise from when he seized the Great Demon, thus Master Yun Feng did not recognize him.

”You talk too much; I’ve already intervened!” Zhou Xun sneered.

He then tossed a gray Talisman Treasure, which transformed into a gigantic sword several zhang long, pairing with the golden saber, attacking Master Yun Feng from left and right.

”Petty tricks!”

Sensing the combined pressure of the sword and saber, Master Yun Feng was unimpressed.

With a wave of his hand.

An azure-black translucent shield materialized, deflecting both the sword and saber.

After two collisions, the golden saber finally exhausted its power, dissolving into flecks of gold and dissipating.

And the gray giant sword continued to deplete.

Talisman Treasures, after all, are not true Magical Treasures, possessing only a part of a real treasure’s power. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, they might hold sway.

Faced with a genuine Fake Pill Cultivator, though, they prove insufficient.

”Without reciprocation, it would be rude, taste my strike!”

Seeing Zhou Xun’s mediocre tactics, Master Yun Feng immediately aimed a finger at him.

Rumble!

A sonic boom resonated through the air.

The azure-golden claw left a trail of phantoms, piercing the void, exuding the pressure of a Tier Three Low-Grade Magical Treasure, swiftly moving towards Zhou Xun’s head, clawing down.

Instantly, Zhou Xun felt locked by an immense pressure, his heart trembled.

Right after.

”Crash”

The golden semi-transparent shield immediately cracked with a sliver, its spirit light dimming, one more hit at most, and it would shatter.

”Hmm?”

”It actually didn’t break!”

Master Yun Feng let out a surprised murmur, showing an unexpected expression.

The seemingly simple strike wasn’t ordinary at all.

His claw magical treasure, among Tier Three Low-Grade, was one of the most powerful batches; its power naturally impressive.

Though his Fake Pill mana couldn’t fully exert it.

When he launched that attack, he secretly applied the Cloud Light Sect’s true secret technique, which could enhance the prowess of the magical treasure.

It seemed ordinary, yet ordinary Fake Pill cultivators couldn’t withstand it.

In terms of strength, Master Yun Feng was absolutely among the top three among the Cloud Light Sect’s dozen Fake Pill cultivators.

He had once faced two Fake Pill cultivators simultaneously without falling behind.

This is one reason Master Jin Hong chose to bring him along.

”Break!”

With a light shout, Master Yun Feng, having failed with one strike, activated the magical treasure again, the giant claw descending once more.

Having borne a direct hit, Zhou Xun realized its power and naturally wouldn’t take it head-on again.

He took out a Tier Two High-Grade Binding Talisman.

”Whoosh whoosh!”

Several dozen zhang-long vines grew spontaneously, extremely agile, weaving through the claw’s gaps, coiling around it repeatedly.

In an instant, it was enveloped into a massive vine ball.

The Tier Two High-Grade Binding Talisman, nurtured to great success by Zhou Xun, had durability nearly on par with an ordinary Tier Three Low-Grade Magical Treasure.

Temporarily trapping Master Yun Feng’s magical treasure posed no problem at all.

Without a suitable magical treasure, Master Yun Feng was likened to a tiger with its teeth pulled.

Zhou Xun made a gesture, retrieving five Golden Saber Talismans at once and activating them together.

Five enormous golden sabers, exuding overwhelming pressure,

hurled towards Master Yun Feng from five directions.