Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation

by Fiery Moon

  The Azure Dragon, which was surrounded by white clouds, happily absorbed the large amount of Spiritual Energy into its body. Xiao Chen was immediately able to see the three white clouds surrounding it becoming even more saturated, its color turning an even purer white.

  “Hu!”

  The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit spat out a stream of pure Essence. After that, it entered Xiao Chen’s bone and muscles via the meridians, continually nourishing his body.

  Most regular Cultivators would focus on cultivating their Martial Spirit, using all the Spiritual Energy they had absorbed. When the Martial Spirit increased their realm and improved, it would result in an improvement in their strength.

  Xiao Yulan was a typical example. Due to an unceasing cultivation of her Martial Spirit, it was already at an extremely intrepid level. The Poinsettia could create countless flower petals and toxic gas, enhancing Xiao Yulan’s battle prowess.

  However, Xiao Chen’s cultivation method was quite different. The Spiritual Energy that he absorbed was absorbed by the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, then spat out again. It could then be used a second time to temper his own meridians, bones, blood, and muscles.

  He was not sure if this was due to an innate ability of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, however, every Martial Spirit had their own distinct abilities. Like the extreme poison of the Poinsettia or Zhang He’s Clear Sky Sword, which allowed him to use Sword Qi while in the Martial Master realm.

  However, as for Xiao Chen's Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, its innate ability was still a mystery. With regards to the legacy of this inheritance, the Xiao Clan had basically been severed from it long ago. He could only rely on his own investigations and experiments to understand more.

  Focusing himself and staying on guard, Xiao Chen continued the process of circulating, absorbing, and the spitting out of Spiritual Energy and Essence. After the Spiritual Energy had circulated in his body for 49 cycles, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his Dantian started to swell.

  This swelling sensation did not involve any pain. Instead, it made him feel excited. Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart; this was a sign that he was about to breakthrough.

  Xiao Chen originally had a good foundation. During the past few days, he had been using the Essence Nurturing Pill to assist in his cultivation. In addition to having continuous, large scale battles, it was natural that he would advance to the Medial Grade of the Martial Disciple realm.

  “Boom!”

  That swelling feeling suddenly turned into an explosion. His Dantian was in chaos. Spiritual Energy diffused everywhere like fog, leading Xiao Chen to carefully sort through the diffused Spiritual Energy.

  After a short moment, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit’s situation was clear. The white clouds that were floating around the Azure dragon had turned from three to five. Xiao Chen felt an obvious increase in his capacity of Essence.

  Suppressing the happiness he felt in his heart, Xiao Chen continued to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, consolidating his newly achieved cultivation realm. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit also continued to spit out Essence, nourishing Xiao Chen’s body.

  The next time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was already slightly bright. Dew pervaded the valley he was in, causing Xiao Chen to feel very refreshed. He took a deep breath, feeling replenished and relaxed.

  He gently jumped down from the tree in a stable manner before sending out his Spiritual Sense. He felt that the distance he was able to sense had increased significantly once again.

  Before doing anything further, Xiao Chen realized he would have to hurry back soon. When Liu Fengyin returned to find that both he and the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared, he would be very suspicious. The longer he stayed missing, the harder it would be to explain himself.

  Although he had to go back quickly, Xiao Chen did not feel very anxious about it. He cast out his Spiritual Sense along the way, letting the green sphere in his sea of consciousness instantly locate any hidden medicinal herbs.

  Xiao Chen had time, and with such an opportunity, he naturally would not give up on picking these medicinal herbs.

  Medicinal Herbs could be classified into nine grades, with one being the lowest and nine, the highest. Anything above grade four was considered as superior quality medicinal herbs. These medicinal herbs would be worth thousands of gold anywhere.

  Grade six medicinal herbs and above were considered top quality, while grade eight and grade nine medicinal herbs were considered as peak quality.

  However, there were no medicinal herbs above grade six in the Seven Horn Mountain. The main reason being that the Spiritual Energy in the mountain was not sufficient; there were no prime Spirit Veins around. Even the Red Nascent Fruit he obtained was just a grade six medicinal herb.

  Along the way every herb he went past, as long as it was a grade two and above, was stored in his Universe Ring. After two hours, he had already amassed a large pile of medicinal herbs in his Universe Ring.

  With such a big harvest, it was already similar to a full day of spoils from a person who came specially to search for medicinal herbs.

  How lucky! I actually found the grade five Earth Tuckahoe, Xiao Chen said in his heart as he carefully picked it and placed in into the Universe Ring.

  Just as he was about to arrive at the Xiao Clan encampment, he unexpectedly found the grade five medicinal herb.

  The grade five Earth Tuckahoe was of the cold attribute. Its medicinal properties were stable, and it was used in many pills as a supporting ingredient, raising the success rate of refining. When refining them individually, he could even cure poisons and improve blood circulation.

  Raising his head to take a look, the Xiao Clan encampment was already right in front of his eyes. Xiao Chen stopped picking herbs and adjusted his mental state before slowly heading into the encampment.

  The guards at the front of the encampment stared blankly for a moment before bursting into a joyful expression when they saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear. They quickly rushed over and said, “Second Young Master, you finally came back! The First Elder and the others dispatched many people to search for you yesterday.”

  The First Elder dispatched many people just to search for me?

  Looks like he was going to have to spend some effort in explaining himself. He had to think of a good excuse.

  After asking around for the location of the First Elder, he headed to the great hall. Sending out his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen quickly saw Liu Fengyin and some of the others in the great hall. It seemed that the complexion of the First Elder, Third Elder, Liu Fengyin, and the others were not very good. It looked like the situation that had occurred the previous night was causing them much worry.

  Xiao Chen was also surprised to see Xiao Yulan standing in the corner, her face full of worry.

  “First Elder, has the Second Young Master been found yet?” Liu Fengyin had a sullen expression as he said in a bland manner.

  Xiao Qiang was starting to get annoyed. The men he sent out had searched for an entire night, but they did not manage to find any trace of Xiao Chen. However, hearing Liu Fengyin’s tone, he felt very displeased.

  However, Liu Fengyin was the Xiao Clan’s only Martial Saint. They still required him for many things. Thus, Xiao Qiang did not dare to vent his anger at him. He suppressed the anger in his heart as he said, “There is still no news. The men that I sent reported that there were no obvious traces at all.”

  Though it would have been weird if they managed to find any trace. Xiao Chen’s Gravity Spell allowed him to fly through the air, so how could there be any traces of him on the ground?

  With this as an answer, Liu Fengying was not surprised. After all, the situation last night was indeed too strange. The severely injured Six-Tailed Spirit Fox actually disappeared, together with Xiao Chen. Furthermore, they left no trace behind.

  When Xiao Yulan heard this, her expression turned even more worried. But in the instant she raised her
head, she suddenly saw Xiao Chen standing outside the door, smiling.

  Xiao Yulan thought she was seeing things and rubbed her eyes before she could believe that what she was seeing was real. She said happily, “Cousin Xiao Chen, you’ve returned!”

  When everyone in the great hall heard this they immediately looked towards the door, only to see Xiao Chen slowly walking in, appearing to be completely unharmed.

  “Xiao Chen, where is the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox? Where did you take it?” after he saw Xiao Chen, Liu Fengyin immediately shouted.

  Xiao Qiang frowned slightly before slowly saying, “Xiao Chen, take your time to tell us. What exactly happened last night? Where did the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox go?”

  Xiao Chen had already thought of an answer long ago. He smiled as he said, “I’m not sure. After you all left, I felt that I was about to make a breakthrough, so I went to find a place to cultivate. As for what happened after, I just found out myself.”

  “Breakthrough?”

  Everyone just the noticed that Xiao Chen had broken through from Inferior Grade Martial Disciple to Medial Grade Martial Disciple. They felt astonished in their hearts. The speed of Xiao Chen’s cultivation was too fast.

  He had only condensed his Martial Spirit just a month back. Now, he was already a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. This speed was comparable to those geniuses of the big clans.

  Xiao Qiang felt very joyful. With Xiao Chen’s rate of advancement, the chances of success were now greater in the upcoming Promise of Ten Years, “Congratulations! Elder Liu, are you satisfied with this answer?” Xiao Qiang said as he smiled.

  Liu Fengyin snorted coldly, “I don’t care about your breakthrough. Hand over the Spirit Blood Jade.”

  Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, confidently took a seat, and took a sip of tea. He then threw the Spirit Blood Jade onto the table. Liu Fengyin joyfully stretched his hands out to take it.

  Xiao Chen’s mouth curled up in a cold smile as he said in an unhurried manner, “Elder Liu, I have already used this Spirit Blood Jade to seal the infant Spirit Fox. You can have it if you want. However, I believe you will not be able to live long enough to see the Spirit Fox grow up.”

  Liu Fengyin’s expression changed as he released his aura. He shouted in anger, “Insolent junior! Are you seeking death?”

  The aura of a Martial Saint, as well as Liu Fengyin's anger, ruthlessly pressed down on Xiao Chen. The air around them seemed to turn thick, and everyone found it harder to breathe.

  Xiao Chen was still not afraid. This was not the first time he encountered the aura of a Martial Saint. The slight power that came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit easily blocked this surging aura.

  With only a single thought, the infant Spirit Fox in the Spirit Blood Jade jumped out. Although this little fellow had no abilities yet, it was still the descendant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. It being a naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast, was not afraid of this aura.

  It jumped gently into Xiao Chen’s embrace. Xiao Chen gently patted the pure white fur of the infant Spirit Fox as he said, “See, Elder Liu? I did not lie to you, right?”

  Chapter 44: Demonic Beast Forest

  When Xiao Qiang noticed that something was not right with the mood between the two, he hurriedly said, “Xiao Chen, watch your attitude. Since you have already obtained the infant Spirit Fox, why are you still not apologizing to Elder Liu?”

  On the surface, he seemed to be reprimanding Xiao Chen. However, what he really meant was that he acknowledged that Xiao Chen had obtained the Spirit Blood Jade and was providing a way out of this embarrassing situation for Liu Fengyin.

  With Xiao Chen’s intelligence, how could he not understand what the First Elder meant? He placed the Spirit Fox in his embrace down on the table, cupped his hands and smiled, “Elder Liu, I was rude and did not know what was good for me earlier. I have offended you, I apologize for that.”

  Liu Fengyin snorted coldly. He withdrew his aura and said nothing else. There was no change in his expression, but it was obvious that he was still extremely displeased.

  “Elder Liu, this is a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. I noticed that you weren’t using a weapon that seemed suitable for you. Please bear with this,” Xiao Qiang took out the huge sword he had obtained from the Tang Clan members from his Spatial Ring.

  Liu Fengyin looked coldly at the Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon but did not accept it. After losing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he could not accept this reward that differed so much from his initial expectation.

  “Uncle, this Profound Grade Spirit Weapon did not seem to catch Senior Liu’s eyes. Coincidentally, this nephew’s Spirit Weapon was destroyed earlier. If Senior Liu does not want it, can I have it?” Xiao Chen saw that Liu Fengyin was unwilling to accept it, so he said some half-truths.

  Although Liu Fengyin was furious, he did not act on his anger this time. He got up and left. Without doing anything, the huge sword in Xiao Qiang’s hand flew towards him automatically.

  Xiao Chen felt in his heart that it was a pity. It was, after all, a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. It could be said to be the peak Spirit Weapon within Mohe City already.

  When Xiao Qiang finally saw that Liu Fengyin accepted the huge sword, he heaved a sigh of relief. He then turned around to lecture Xiao Chen, “Xiao Chen, do not be this rude to Elder Liu again in the future. He is of the same generation as your grandfather. You have to maintain basic etiquette.”

  Xiao Chen quietly disapproved of this. This Liu Fengyin used his superior strength to try to snatch away something from the younger generation. Xiao Chen did not have a good impression of him.

  Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Xiao Qiang understood what he was thinking in his heart. He explained, “Although Elder Liu went overboard in some areas, I can guarantee that he would not do anything that would go against the Xiao Clan’s interest.”

  Xiao Chen did not wish to linger any further on this issue and simply said a few half-hearted words to please the First Elder. He then turned his head around to find that Xiao Yulan was carrying the infant Spirit Fox and playing with it.

  This amused him. It seemed that regardless of which world he was in, his original world or here, girls were still weak to cute things.

  The First Elder was also quite interested in the infant Spirit Fox. After all, it was a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. When it grew up, it would be a huge support to the Xiao Clan.

  The topic of discussion started to turn towards the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox and how he managed to obtain it. Xiao Chen did not hide it from them, and told the two of them about the matter of him killing Tang Yuan.

  When Xiao Yulan heard this, her expression did not change. In her eyes, it was clear she did not feel it a pity that such a person was dead. If he had to be dead, then so be it. However, when Xiao Qiang heard about Tang Yuan, there were some changes in his expressions, as though he was thinking.

  When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Qiang’s expression change, he felt slightly puzzled and was about to ask something, when a Xiao Clan disciple rushed into the great hall. In his hands was a letter, which he passed to Xiao Qiang anxiously,

  “First Elder, this is an urgent letter sent by the Second Elder.”

  A letter from the Second Elder?

  A look of confusion flashed in Xiao Qiang’s eyes. Why did the Second Elder send a letter at this moment? The Second Elder frequently resided at the Qizi County Lord’s residence, working for the County lord. He was one of the County Lord’s favorites.

  Speaking of his prestige in the Xiao Clan, the Second Elder held even more prestige than the First Elder, Xiao Qiang, did. This was because the biggest backer of the Xiao Clan was the Qizi County Lord, and the only person who was able to influence him was the Second Elder.

  Xiao Qiang quickly opened the letter and read it. After seeing the contents within, his expression turned grave, then evolved into one that contained a mingled hope and fear.

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bsp; “What’s wrong? What is written in the letter?” Xiao Yulan asked out of worry when she saw Xiao Qiang frown, putting the Spirit Fox down.

  Xiao Chen also looked at Xiao Qiang in bewilderment. He did not know what was written on the letter to cause the First Elder’s expression to turn so grave. Even when they sealed the mountain, he did not have such an expression.

  Xiao Qiang put away the letter properly, as he said in a sullen voice, “The Trial of Gloomy Forest will be brought forward to a closer date. This is news that was obtained directly from the County Lord. It will be spread to Mohe City in a few days.”

  When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart thumped loudly. The Trial of Gloomy Forest: based on the memories of the original inhabitant of this body, he roughly knew what it was.

  Gloomy Forest was a forest of Demonic Beasts in Qizi County. There was a spatial tear linking the Demonic World to the Tianwu Continent. The Demonic Qi that came from the tear had corrupted the Spirit Beasts and trees in the forest.

  Under the corruption of the Demonic Qi, those Spirit Beasts then turned into terrifying Demonic Beasts. After turning into Demonic Beasts, the spirituality they had vanished, leaving behind a desire for slaughter and a tyrannical personality.

  Their strength had also become more formidable. A Rank 2 Demonic Beast was equivalent to a Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Furthermore, it would always be in a berserk state, behaving in an extremely violent manner.

  There were also some trees in the forest that had mutated after being corrupted. They turned into terrifying tree spirits, man-eating flowers, etc.

  After the Demonic Calamity, many spatial tears appeared on Tianwu Continent. The larger spatial tears were sealed by seniors from Tri-Holy Grounds, preventing anything from entering or exiting.

  However, there were too many spatial tears like this in the Tianwu Continent. It was not possible for the people from Tri-Holy Grounds to seal them all. Thus, the smaller spatial tears remained.