Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation

by Fiery Moon

At this point in time, the sound of the cries of Spirit Beasts came from behind them. When the blue-clothed man took a look at the pursuers behind him he saw that there were five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts, all Purple Arm Apes.

  “Earth Dragon Pulse!”

  The blue-clothed man snorted coldly. Suddenly, a ripple appeared on the ground. What looked like a long snake swimming slowly in a spiral could be seen on the ground.

  “Boom!”

  A huge Earth Dragon burst from the ground with a surging force. The rocks on the ground were smashed to pieces, as it roared furiously and headed towards the five Purple Arm Apes.

  The Five Purple Arm Apes were unable to evade in time, and were inadvertently struck by the technique. The force contained in the tail of the dragon instantly knocked them down. Following that, the head of the dragon slammed down like a giant whip against them, ensuring they would never get up again.

  “Let’s go!” the blue-clothed man said indifferently, as he looked at the dumbstruck Tang Feng.

  The two of them left silently, but little did they know that Xiao Chen’s Spiritual Sense had caught all of this. The change in his method of using Spiritual Sense had allowed him to virtually double his range. By coincidence, his focused sense was pointed towards this group of people.

  Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen felt fear lurch in his heart. The strength of a Martial Saint was terrifying. He was able to instantly defeat five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts.

  After saying his goodbyes to Xiao Yulan, Xiao Chen had immediately left the encampment. Furthermore, he headed towards the direction of Tang Yuan and the others, chasing after them. Considering their strongest was only a Martial Master, and that the majority of them had already incurred injuries, he felt safe in doing so.

  What Xiao Chen wanted to do now was to snatch away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox’s infant. The descendants of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox were born as Rank 6 Spirit Beasts. After they grew older, there was no need for them to evolve to have six tails.

  There was a set of cultivation techniques for Demonic Beasts in the Compendium of Cultivation. It should be suitable for Spirit Beasts to cultivate as well. A naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast, in addition to the assistance from the Compendium of Cultivation, would inevitably be able to become Xiao Chen’s strongest support.

  This is why Xiao Chen decided to snatch the infant Spirit Fox. Beyond that, he already had the Spirit Blood Jade at his disposal. After he grabbed it, he could instantly seal it using the Spirit Blood Jade and hide the aura of the infant. Then he would no longer need to be afraid of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox’s desire for vengeance.

  After Xiao Chen left the encampment, he immediately used the Gravity Spell and slowly flew up. He did not dare flying too high, as there were many flying Spirit Beasts within Seven Horn Mountain.

  The Gravity Spell’s practicality in battle was minuscule since it took too much time to activate, but it was useful for traveling swiftly across distances. Xiao Chen locked his Spiritual Sense onto Tang Yuan and his group, as he slowly caught up.

  Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen was able to see that Tang Yuan and his group of people were caught up in battle with a group of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts. He could also feel a very strong aura in the distance rushing over madly. This was most likely the already berserk Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.

  After a few more minutes, the figures of Tang Yuan and his group finally appeared within Xiao Chen’s vision. Xiao Chen, who was floating in the air, landed on a tree branch and observed the group of people below him.

  There were seven people. Aside from Tang Yuan, who was a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, the rest of them were Middle Grade or Inferior Grade Martial Masters. Surrounding them was a group of three Rank 4 Blood Wolves, each one possessing the strength of a Martial Grand Master.

  It was only a matter of time before these seven people fell. Even if they could defeat this group of Blood Wolves. With the speed of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, it would be there soon. By then, their deaths would be even more miserable.

  Xiao Chen had only to patiently wait for an opportunity. He did not have to put himself in too much danger.

  “First Young Master, you should go first. We can block them with just us,” one of the seven men said.

  Tang Yuan had been waiting for someone to say this all along. He immediately left as quickly as possible with the infant Spirit Fox in his arms.

  My opportunity is here! Xiao Chen smiled as his body moved gently through the air, quietly following him.

  Tang Yuan did his best to quickly run down the mountain. Looking at the infant Spirit Fox in his arms, he felt helpless and dissatisfied. If it were not for that strange person appearing out of the blue, he would not have fallen to such straits.

  “Boom!”

  In that dark night, a flash of lightning suddenly streaked in front of his eyes. Tang Yuan was startled and tried to retreat as he thought, Could it be that he is here?

  After that flash of light, Xiao Chen’s figure slowly took shape in the dark. He looked at Tang Yuan with a spurious smile, “Young Master Tang, it has been a while.”

  After clearly seeing Xiao Chen’s appearance, Tang Yuan was in disbelief as he said in astonishment, “It’s...you, Xiao Chen. How could it be…”

  “Hand over the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox’s infant,” Xiao Chen said coldly as he ignored Tang Yuan’s astonishment.

  Tang Yuan stared blankly for a while before suddenly laughing out loud, “You have hidden yourself well. We have all failed to see through you. However, the people I hate the most are the ones who hide their strength. Like you.”

  “You want this infant Spirit Fox? I will kill it right now and none of us will have it.”

  Tang Yuan seemed to be remembering a painful memory as he maniacally raised the infant Spirit Fox high up and ruthlessly smashed it towards the ground.

  “Sou!”

  A string of purple flames erupted from Xiao Chen’s finger and spiraled for a few rounds before firing at Tang Yuan. The purple flames instantly reached Tang Yuan’s body.

  Tang Yuan was shocked as he pulled his hands back, placing the Spirit Fox back in his arms. He then extended his right palm and used his Essence to create a small shield.

  “Sou!”

  The flames easily pierced through the Essence shield in Tang Yuan’s hands, like a nail piercing through wood. After that, it made contact with his arm. Tang Yuan cried out miserably as his right hand quickly turned to ashes, forcing him to drop the Spirit Fox in his embrace.

  Xiao Chen shouted lightly and stomped his foot on the ground, thrusting himself forward. With a kick he quickly knocked Tang Yuan flying and grabbed the Spirit Fox with his hand.

  “Don’t kill me, don’t kill… me…”

  Lying on the ground, Tang Yuan saw Xiao Chen’s fierce expression. He immediately begged for mercy, simultaneously losing all the backbone he had earlier. Keeping this kind of person around would just cause trouble. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let him off.

  With a flick of his finger, he fired out the Purple Thunder True Fire. In the next moment, Tang Yuan was completely surrounded by fire. Before he could even cry out, he was already burnt to ashes.

  After looking at the pile of ash on the ground, Xiao Chen looked away and then looked at the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox in his arms.

  Its snow-white fur was unblemished by dirt or dust. Its eyes were currently closed, like a serene kitten. It looked extremely cute. However, this little guy was not aware that its mother had already turned berserk because of it.

  Feeling sorry for it, Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the jade. As the blood came in contact with the jade, Xiao Chen immediately felt as though a small part of his soul left his body and entered into the Spirit Blood Jade.

  He felt slightly astonished in his heart. Nature was truly a great craftsman. Such a miraculous object could actually be naturally formed. Withd
rawing his thoughts, he followed the method that Xiao Yulan taught him and cut a small wound on the infant Spirit Fox’s body. Then he also dripped a droplet of the Spirit Fox’s blood on the Spirit Blood Jade.

  “Ziya!”

  After feeling some pain, it woke up and struggled out of Xiao Chen’s embrace. Before it managed to reach the ground, a strong suction force came from the Spirit Blood Jade and sucked the little Spirit Fox inside.

  Xiao Chen sent a thread of Spiritual Sense into the Spirit Blood Jade. After he entered, a boundless space appeared before his eyes. A little Spirit Fox stood in that empty space, and the small cut he had made on its body was already healed as it looked curiously in every direction.

  Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense before he could do anything, he felt a strong aura. In the dark night a bright light shone on Xiao Chen, causing his aura to be suppressed. He did not dare to make any movements.

  “Bang!”

  The light descended onto the ground and a ten-meter tall, Six-Tailed Spirit Fox appeared in front of Xiao Chen. Its six tails were twenty meters long, pointing towards the sky. Its eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at Xiao Chen.

  A baleful aura that filled the sky came from its body. Under this pressure, Xiao Chen found it hard to breathe. His forehead was filled with sweat as his hands continuously trembled.

  How was it able to get here so fast? Xiao Chen looked at the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, his heart filled with astonishment. The arrival of this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was very untimely.

  “Roar!”

  In this critical moment, the Azure Dragon within Xiao Chen’s body released a loud and long roar. The might of a Holy Beast broke out from his body, blocking the baleful aura that had essentially clogged the immediate atmosphere. Xiao Chen finally managed to regain his ability to move his body.

  Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to flee, the huge Six-Tailed Spirit Fox suddenly fell over. With a loud ‘boom’, countless trees broke, sending copious amounts of dust flying into the air.

  “Haha, this beast has finally run out of energy. Elder Tang, you should go and deal with that kid from the Xiao Clan. Take revenge for the Young Master of your clan. I will deal with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox,” he laughed loudly. The blue-clothed man had followed the aura of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox earlier and managed to chase after them.

  Tang Feng snorted coldly; he said nothing as he stared at Xiao Chen. He and the blue-clothed man had just arrived when he saw Tang Yuan dying at his hands. If it was not for the blue-clothed man holding him back, he would have immediately rushed over.

  Chapter 41: Where Two Are Fighting, The Third Wins

  “Hu Chi!”

  Just when the blue-clothed man was about to take action, a flying dagger suddenly pierced through the air and flew ruthlessly towards him. The Essence contained within the flying dagger created a wave in the air. Its intense friction with the air caused sparks to fly.

  The blue-clothed man’s expression did not change as he stared at the glowing, flying dagger. He circulated his Essence and a string of stones gathered on his right hand, pouring onto his right palm and rotating endlessly.

  From that whirlpool of stones, a single stone shot out and accurately struck the flying dagger. With a loud ‘boom’, the flying dagger and the stone were both shattered into pieces. Qi waves scattered in all directions.

  When he saw Liu Fengyin walk out from the darkness, there were great ripples in the blue-clothed man’s heart, Since when did Mohe City have another Martial Saint? Could the reports of the clan have been mistaken?

  Nonetheless, it only took a few brief moments for his heart to calm down. He had discovered that the old man in front of him was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. In contrast, the blue-clothed man had already been a Medial Grade Martial Saint for a long time.

  At the Martial Saint cultivation realm, even the difference between a grade would result in a huge disparity in strength. Unless the lower grade had better Spirit Weapons or Martial Techniques, his defeat was just a matter of time.

  “Might I ask who you are? Do you have designs on this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox too? Are you not aware of the concept of first come first served?” after determining Liu Fengyin’s cultivation realm, the blue-clothed man’s tone became rather blunt.

  Liu Fengyin smiled coldly as he said indifferently, “First come first served? I am only aware of the concept, winner takes all. I have never heard of any concept regarding the order of arrival.”

  This Liu Fengyin had only managed to reach the Martial Saint realm when he was over sixty years old. His talent could only be called average. He knew long ago that he would not be able to progress his cultivation realm any further.

  If he wanted to raise his strength more, he could only try to dabble with other methods. This Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was a good opportunity for him. If he managed to subdue and tame it, it would immediately turn into a strong support for himself.

  Furthermore, based on his status in the Xiao Clan, they would definitely force Xiao Chen to hand over the Spirit Blood Jade after weighing the pros and cons. Regardless of whether he was willing or not, the Xiao Clan could not offend a Martial Saint for an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple.

  The blue-clothed man’s expression turned frosty and his eyes gleamed as he smiled coldly, “For an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Saint, you have quite a big appetite.”

  Liu Fengyin smiled indifferently and casually pointed, “Look there…”

  The blue-clothed man looked in the direction that Liu Fengyin pointed, and his expression changed. Tang Feng, who was originally supposed to be dealing with Xiao Chen, was currently dealing with the attacks of three of the Xiao Clan’s Martial GrandMasters. As for Xiao Chen, he was standing at the side, calmly watching the battle taking place.

  With three Martial Grand Masters, there was absolutely no chance of any mishaps occurring. Tang Feng’s defeat was only a matter of time. After the three of them finished off Tang Feng and joined forces with Liu Fengyin, the blue-clothed man would no longer be at an advantage, even with his cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Saint.

  The blue-clothed man analyzed his situation quickly. After a short moment, he made a decision in his heart. He shouted explosively and stomped his foot on the ground. Streams of rocks appeared beneath his foot.

  The rocks under his foot began to spin rapidly, moving like a living creature as the ground wrapped itself around both of his feet. The blue-clothed person’s speed suddenly experienced an explosive increase. In an instant, he arrived in front of Liu Fengyin and ruthlessly kicked at him.

  “Boom! Boom! Boom!”

  At this moment, there were three exploding sounds coming from behind the blue-clothed man. Three earth dragons erupted from the ground and roared furiously. They headed toward Liu Fengyin, blocking off all his paths of escape.

  Liu Fengyin’s expression did not seem panicked. He already expected this person not to give up easily. He immediately guarded himself against this sudden attack.

  Extending out a palm, Liu Fengyin blocked the kick of the blue-clothed man. Utilizing the force of that kick, he quickly leaped back and countless flying daggers appeared around his body, rapidly spinning around him.

  “Dance of a Thousand Daggers!”

  The spinning, flying daggers carried a huge force behind them, and they created whistling sounds as they rotated. This force formed a tornado tens of meters tall, and it clashed with the three earth dragons. The flying daggers spinning in the air caused numerous wounds on the gray bodies of each of the earth dragons.

  At this moment, the two of them were in a deadlock. The three earth dragons relentlessly attempted to circle around the tornado, occasionally smashing intensely against it. However, the countless flying daggers continuously drained the energy of the earth dragons.

  The tornado, which had suddenly appeared, circled the earth dragons and caused an intense wind current. Streams of wind were blown in all dir
ections. In the surroundings of the two Martial Saints, there was a strong gale that caused sand and stone to fly around.

  The First Elder led the other two Martial Grand Masters to deal with Tang Feng. This battle was extremely relaxing for them. However, for them to thoroughly defeat Tang Feng would still take some time. After all, they were all Martial Grand Masters. If they risked everything on this battle, it would not be easy to deal with them.

  They cast a glance towards Liu Fengyin’s and the blue-clothed man’s battle, and they could not help but feel worried. The two of them seemed evenly matched; it was difficult to tell who would emerge victorious.

  However, a perceptive person could tell that Liu Fengyin was slightly inferior. Once Liu Fengyin was defeated, the three of them would not be a match for the blue-clothed man.

  Tang Feng obviously understood this, which was why he did everything he could and expanded his Essence, executing all sorts of Martial Techniques. All his efforts were to delay the three of them. When the blue-clothed man emerged victorious, then he would have the opportunity to survive.

  The current battle had entered into a strange situation. Whichever side could finish their battle first, the other side would end up losing.

  Under this precarious situation, everyone forgot about Xiao Chen, who was quietly standing at the side. The reason was simple; no one believed that an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple had the ability to enter a battle between Martial Grand Masters and Martial Saints.

  However, was the situation truly so?

  Looking at Tang Feng enduring bitterly, the corners of Xiao Chen’s mouth curled up into a frigid smile. His Spiritual Sense locked onto Tang Feng’s body as the Essence in his own body continually circulated in preparation for him to execute Lightning Descend.

  “Boom!”

  A lightning that exhausted 5% of Xiao Chen’s Essence dropped from the sky. The terrifying thunderbolt caused the dark, night sky to light up as though it was day.

  In the instant the lightning struck, everyone’s expressions were dumbstruck. Tang Feng, who was in a bitter battle, did not notice the sudden appearance of this lightning.