Qing Yuanzi laughed heartily upon hearing this, "I never imagined that someone among our human cultivators would possess such ambition. I admire you! However, to realize such a lofty ideal, one must at least become a Mahayana cultivator first, right? May I ask what cultivation level Senior Overlord is?"
"Peak of Foundation Establishment," Xiang Yu said truthfully.
Qing Yuanzi's lips twitched violently. What a joke.
"Since you are unwilling to reveal it, I will not ask further. It is getting late, and I wish to return to my cultivation, so I will take my leave now."
"Wait a minute, Fellow Daoist Qing. You'll know the Overlord's strength sooner or later. Don't rush off. Let me show you my true strength and have a match with you so you'll be convinced." Shi Potian had long been dissatisfied. Why did the God of Wine and the Overlord look up to this person?
"Very well, I've been wanting to learn from your skills." Qing Yuanzi was also very curious about Shi Potian's strength; he had never been afraid of anyone of the same level.
"Let's fight in the air outside," Shi Potian gestured.
"Please." Qing Yuanzi roused himself, thinking that he must win decisively, but he couldn't actually kill Shi Potian.
"Go all out, don't worry, you can't kill me," Shi Potian laughed.
Qing Yuanzi raised an eyebrow. "Then I won't be polite. Please have Senior Overlord be my witness."
"It's alright, go all out, you won't die." Xiang Yu also came outside the cave.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." After saying that, Qing Yuanzi raised his hand and released thirty-six emerald green flying swords, called the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords.
Shi Potian raised an eyebrow. He had only ever seen Qing Yuanzi use twelve flying swords before, but this time it was three times that number.
"Well done!" Shi Potian's entire body instantly turned to stone, and he threw a punch at Qing Yuanzi.
“Fellow Daoist Shi cannot withstand this without the Fire Phoenix Body,” Qing Yuanzi said confidently.
Of the thirty-six flying swords, twenty-four shot straight at Shi Potian, while the remaining twelve protected Qing Yuanzi.
Swish, swish, swish...
Swords flashed, and fists flew in disarray.
Shi Potian weaved through the crowd, constantly blasting away the Green Bamboo Sword with his fists, gradually closing in on Qing Yuanzi.
"Fellow Daoist Shi, be careful!" Qing Yuanzi said, and then used the Sword Shadow Splitting Technique from the Qing Yuan Sword Manual. The twenty-four flying swords instantly turned into seventy-two swords, each sword creating two shadows, and each sword could launch a physical attack.
Clang clang clang...
The flying swords rained down on Shi Potian, instantly halting his advance and even sending him flying backward.
However, after attacking for a while, Qing Yuanzi was surprised to find that Shi Potian was almost unharmed.
"That's it?" Shi Potian suddenly started spinning like a top, flying faster and faster towards Qing Yuanzi, even igniting the air.
Ding ding ding...
The flying swords crashed into the spinning top and were bounced away. The sword shadows and light were also useless. It was about to rush over.
With a solemn expression, Qing Yuanzi formed a hand seal, and twenty-four Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords flew back at lightning speed, then merged into a giant sword several meters in size, which crashed down with a deafening roar.
However, Shi Potian did not take the blow head-on. Instead, he went around to the side and crashed directly into Qing Yuanzi's chest.
boom!
The protective sword shield formed by the remaining twelve flying swords instantly shattered, but Qing Yuanzi raised his hand.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Thirty-six more Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords were unleashed!
The spinning top stopped, and Shi Potian, who was dizzy from spinning, gasped. A swordsman with just one sword could dominate the combat power of his peers, but this guy had seventy-two swords!
Qing Yuanzi gained time to escape, widening the distance once again. Moreover, the seventy-two Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords were already hovering in this airspace, surrounding Shi Potian.
Qing Yuanzi gritted his teeth and unleashed his trump card: the Great Geng Sword Formation!
Just as Shi Potian was about to charge at Qing Yuanzi again, the flying sword in front of him mysteriously disappeared, and then...
Strands of fine golden lines intertwined to form a net, slowly contracting towards Shi Potian in the center.
“Fellow Daoist Shi, my sword formation is called the Great Geng Sword Formation. It is incredibly powerful and is my strongest technique. If you do not surrender, you risk perishing. If you can break this formation before it gathers at the center, or escape alive, I will immediately admit defeat.” Qing Yuanzi smiled slightly.
Shi Potian tested the golden thread with his finger, and with a hiss, his finger was immediately cut. His petrification defense could withstand the bombardment of magic weapons, but it could not stop the golden thread. Its power was much stronger than those physical flying swords.
More importantly, the seventy-two flying swords disappeared and turned into almost invisible golden threads. How can this sword formation be broken?
I wanted to destroy the flying sword, but I couldn't find it. And what could I use to cut these golden threads?
Shi Potian took out a flying fork-shaped magical artifact, intending to use it to block the golden thread. However, the golden thread passed through it without any damage, and the magical artifact was also unharmed. It seemed that the artifact was only interested in the cultivator's body.
"In that case, I shall give it a try. True Spirit Fire Phoenix, grant me power!" Shi Potian instantly activated the Fire Phoenix bloodline, his entire body enveloped in flames, and then...
Shi Potian charged toward the largest mesh hole, shouting, "Here I come!"
The golden grid instantly converged on the spot where Shi Potian broke through, and the originally large gap instantly shrank, making it impossible to squeeze through; anyone who touched it would surely die.
"Are you out of your mind!" Qing Yuanzi's eyes widened, but his hands didn't stop moving. He thought that Ba Wang would definitely save Shi Potian in the critical moment, and then the outcome of the competition would be decided.
"Continue," Xiang Yu reminded Qing Yuanzi, worried he might stop, and then...
Shi Potian instantly pierced through the golden silk sword net of the Great Geng Sword Formation, his body covered with grid-like bloody wounds, as if he had been cut into dozens of pieces.
puff……
Blood splattered!
"Dead, dead?" Qing Yuanzi was shocked and subconsciously looked at Xiang Yu.
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"You created this Great Geng Sword Formation, didn't you? Its power is indeed extraordinary." Xiang Yu acknowledged Qing Yuanzi's strength.
"Overlord, Overlord, Fellow Daoist Shi, he..." Qing Yuanzi's face was ashen. Even if he managed to escape from this senior, he could no longer stay in Tianyuan City.
"I'm fine, you lost." Shi Potian's injuries had fully healed, and the bloodstains on his body proved that he had indeed suffered severe injuries and had been cut into pieces by the Da Geng Sword Formation.
"Hiss..." Qing Yuanzi gasped, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Shi inherited the immortality of the True Spirit Fire Phoenix?"
"Haha, how could that be? I also have the protective magic treasure that the Overlord gave you. As long as you have a breath left, you can instantly recover to your original state. Do you know what that means?" Shi Potian said smugly.
Qing Yuanzi was utterly shocked; this was practically an elixir of immortality!
No known elixir or magical artifact in the spirit world possesses such miraculous effects; otherwise, the heavenly tribulation wouldn't be so difficult to overcome.
"So, does that mean I'm immortal?" Qing Yuanzi murmured.
"Pretty much. That magical treasure has many more uses than just that. From now on, let's follow the Overlord to revitalize the human race and unify the spirit realm." Shi Potian now acknowledged Qing Yuanzi's strength. If it weren't for the God of Wine's help, he would have been dead just now.
Although Qing Yuanzi still had some doubts about whether the human race had such abilities, he was more convinced than before. At least with such an immortal divine object, the tribulation would not be so difficult.
It's important to know that many people who fail to transcend tribulations and are struck by lightning are not instantly killed. Most of them can endure several rounds, but because their injuries are too severe to recover, they ultimately cannot withstand the next lightning strike.
"I wonder what orders the Overlord has for me?" Qing Yuanzi felt that the other party must have something to gain by giving such a valuable treasure as soon as they met, so he might as well ask now.
Xiang Yu thought for a moment, "Hurry up and cultivate, and try to reach the Integration Realm as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to help much."
"That's it? Uh..." Qing Yuanzi was slightly taken aback, then cupped his hands and said, "This junior understands, and will definitely cultivate diligently to live up to the Overlord's expectations."
“Me too.” Shi Potian grinned. He and Qing Yuanzi were only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and they were still a long way from the Integration realm.
"Then let's do it this way. After you advance to the Void Refinement stage, I'll have Mo Jianli guide your cultivation." Xiang Yu wasn't very proficient in this path, so it would be better to find them a professional teacher. Yu Ji and the others also needed guidance from a renowned master, and the only Mahayana cultivator among the human race was the perfect fit.
"Thank you, Overlord!" Upon hearing this, Qing Yuanzi's heart raced again. Could it be that this Overlord and Mo Jianli were close friends? If he could receive guidance from a human cultivator at the Mahayana stage, he dared not say that he would definitely be able to break through to the Mahayana stage in the future, but reaching the Integration stage would be guaranteed. He had truly met a benefactor this time.
However, what the Overlord just said seemed to be asking Mo Jianli to guide his cultivation. That was an order, but how could that be! Isn't this Overlord afraid of being killed by a Mahayana cultivator with a single palm strike?
Xiang Yu nodded slightly, then turned and returned to his cave.
Qing Yuanzi coughed lightly, "Fellow Daoist Shi, why don't you come and take a look at my cave dwelling?"
Shi Potian smiled slightly, "Alright, I'm also curious to see just how much higher the spiritual energy concentration is in your cave compared to mine."
The two quickly flew out of Shi Potian's territory and entered Qing Yuanzi's territory.
"Uh, Fellow Daoist Shi, tell me the truth, what realm is this Overlord? How strong is he? Since we're all on the same side now, there's no need to hide it from me, right?" Qing Yuanzi whispered.
Shi Potian chuckled, “Fellow Daoist Qing, you really don’t need to do this. There’s no one else here. If you don’t want the Overlord to know, then there’s even less need to do it.”
Actually, I don't know the Overlord's realm either, but I can tell you a secret. I saw with my own eyes that the Demon Clan's combined powerhouse, the Ancient Demon, was instantly killed by the Overlord with a single, seemingly effortless strike. Even the Nascent Soul stage cultivator couldn't escape.
"Hehe, what level of strength does Overlord possess? Fellow Daoist Qing is knowledgeable and experienced; perhaps you can enlighten me?"
"Is this true?" Qing Yuanzi's eyes widened instantly. The Demon Clan's Fusion Realm expert was instantly killed by the Overlord. Even if he was only at the early stage of Fusion Realm, the Overlord's strength was astonishing. Even if he hadn't reached the Mahayana Realm, he was probably not far off.
"Hmph! Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, fine." Shi Potian rolled his eyes at Qing Yuanzi.
"Uh, I don't disbelieve, it's just that why do we humans..." Qing Yuanzi wanted to ask why the human race, with a master like Ba Wang, would still ally with the demon race for self-protection. But thinking of what Ba Wang had said, he immediately realized that only if the human race had great ambitions would they keep the fact that the human race had a second Mahayana master a secret!
At this moment, Xiang Yu, Yu Ji, and the others had already settled in Shi Potian's territory and begun their cultivation.
The group still lived in the large metal villa, but Hao Jiu bought a powerful array for protection this time, which had functions such as invisibility, illusion, and energy shield.
It's a bit pricey, but it's well worth the money. It's very useful in planes with abundant spiritual energy and can withstand a full-force attack from a Celestial Immortal.
A few days later, under the infusion of high concentrations of spiritual energy in the spirit realm, Xiang Yu, Yu Ji, Li Canghai, Xiaoyaozi and others became Core Formation cultivators. The others also made rapid progress, and for the time being, there were no problems with their lifespan or youth.
Starting from the Nascent Soul stage, there will be a minor tribulation every three hundred years, so the Core Formation stage is the most leisurely and comfortable stage. Even the soldiers stationed in Tianyuan City start from the Nascent Soul stage.
After Xiang Yu reached the Core Formation Realm, he stopped cultivating and instead focused on cultivating his domineering aura. As long as he could break through to the Heavenly Realm of Domineering Aura, he would not only unify the Spirit Realm, but also become a hegemon in the Immortal Realm.
Of course, the Heavenly Realm of Dominance is even more difficult to break through than the Earthly Realm. When Xiang Yu unified the Spirit Realm, the Heavenly Realm of Dominance was probably still just a possibility.
However, Yu Ji and Li Canghai, among others, followed the orthodox path of cultivation, so the higher their cultivation level, the better, as it would give them some ability to protect themselves.
So, in the Spirit Realm, a place rich in spiritual energy, Hao Jiu began to exert his power, and the method for rapid cultivation was launched. He opened the God's Shop and started buying everything in sight.
In just a few days, Yu Ji, Li Canghai, Xiaoyaozi, Wu Xingyun, Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche, Kuai Che, and Xu Fu all reached the Nascent Soul realm, with Yu Ji and Li Canghai even reaching the late Nascent Soul stage.
However, advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm cannot be done so hastily. One needs to gain some insights and initially grasp the power of the five elements of heaven and earth. Otherwise, even if one forcibly advances to the Nascent Soul Realm, one will still be the weakest Nascent Soul cultivator.
Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu used these days to record several cards. The first one was Xiang Yu's Earth Realm Core Formation card. However, the cost of making the card almost made Hao Jiu cry. It was simply too expensive.
It costs one million energy points for one card!
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"It's too expensive!" Hao Jiu said, looking heartbroken.