Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 407: Subjugation

Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Subjugation

Since he had decided to subdue these two beauties, Zhong Shenxiu didn’t mind continuing to put on a good show.

He not only lent them the yin yang peach talisman sword but also promised to go with them, lending them his strength to slay the Nian beast.

He gave the yin yang peach talisman sword to Miao Yin Immortal and together, the three transformed into streaks of light, flying out of the Xuanhai Sect.

Among the three of them, even the weakest Fei Hong’er, who had already perfected her refining Gang, was riding on the Feiyun Chuxiu Gang. One could see a long rainbow soaring through the heavens, where a fairy in flowing garments, surrounded by white clouds, truly presented a celestial sight.

Zhong Shenxiu’s escape light was extremely fast as he circled around the area for a look.

All around Linxian Ancient Town, in the human world, households were all posted with Spring Festival couplets, drums and gongs resounded, creating an atmosphere of joy—it was indeed the sight of mortals celebrating the New Year, which brought a smile to his face.

Cultivators seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao often have little desire or passion. Such joviality was rarely seen in the Xuanhai Sect.

Seeing it now, he actually felt that the worldly atmosphere of festivity wasn’t bad at all.

"That Nian beast usually sleeps, awakening only at the end of the year to come out and eat people. Eliminating it is also a good deed."

Miao Yin Immortal caught up and said, "I have already calculated the whereabouts of a Nian beast, it should be on a solitary island overseas and will come out to eat people tonight."

"If that’s the case, what are we waiting for?"

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily.

"I’m going to use the sword escape method."

Previously, Miao Yin Immortal had been refining her flying sword. With Zhong Shenxiu’s cooperation, she finally refined and took full control of the yin yang peach talisman sword’s internal prohibitions.

After she gave a heads-up, she suddenly let out a clear whistle, employing the Unity of Man and Sword, turned into a long rainbow, wrapped up Fei Hong’er, and headed overseas.

This Miao Xian Sect’s Miao Yin Immortal had actually secretly cultivated a set of formidable swordsmanship.

If not for the lack of a top-quality flying sword, she might not necessarily lose to the Sea Covering Ancestor in a duel of magic.

Within the sword light, Miao Yin Immortal was slightly proud of herself, thinking, ’My sword control method is also a true inheritor’s, said to be on par with Xuanmen Orthodox’s swordsmanship, plus this yin yang peach talisman sword of excellent quality is indeed exhilarating...’

’The sword escape method is known as the number one escape skill in the world, able to slice through the atmosphere and fly at astonishing speeds. Perhaps I should wait for Ancestor Shenxiu.’

However, those who studied high-level swordsmanship, once they got a good flying sword, were like gluttons suddenly presented with a complete Manchu Han Imperial Feast—they simply had to play with their swords to their heart’s content, how could they not?

Miao Yin Immortal turned into an ink-green sword light, flew hundreds of miles in one breath, then let out a hearty laugh, estimating to herself, "It’s just a matter of waiting for Ancestor Shenxiu."

"Fellow Daoist, your sword light is really too slow."

No sooner had this thought arisen than she saw the sky darken ahead, and a pitch-black sword light emerged.

Zhong Shenxiu was playing with a Poison Dragon Sword in his hand, smilingly saying, "You made me wait quite a while."

He saw right through Miao Yin Immortal’s thoughts, having previously prepared to subdue these two students, naturally planning on quelling their pride.

Miao Yin Immortal, looking at the Poison Dragon Sword in Zhong Shenxiu’s hand, especially the faint sense of an immense destructive aura on the blade, felt her Dao Heart sense immense danger, and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Fellow Daoist, this flying sword must rank at the pinnacle of magical treasures, just below the legendary Ancient Spiritual Treasure..."

"It’s just something I picked up along the way, barely serviceable."

Zhong Shenxiu truly didn’t think much of the Poison Dragon Sword.

As soon as he said these brutally honest words, not only did Fei Hong’er feel like spitting blood, thinking to herself ’Picked up casually? Why haven’t I ever stumbled upon one?’

Even Miao Yin Immortal suddenly felt that the yin yang peach talisman sword in her hand... wasn’t that attractive anymore!

After this exchange, Miao Yin Immortal obediently flew with her sword.

Zhong Shenxiu also slowed his pace as two escape lights flew side by side.

Miao Yin Immortal found herself somewhat embarrassed and remained silent. It was Fei Hong’er whose awe gradually faded, becoming much more lively, "Ancestor Shenxiu, with your Top-grade Pill and Golden Core cultivation, could it be that what you’ve nurtured is the Innate One Qi Great Capturing Divine Ability? Truly, its divine might is astonishing. That Sea Covering Ancestor and my master were no match for you at all, easily captured by your power."

In this world, a Lower Grade Golden Core could only foster a rudimentary form of Divine Skills. A Middle Grade Golden Core’s Divine Skills were not very powerful either.

Only a Top Three Grades Golden Core could nurture powerful Divine Skills, among which a First-grade Golden Core could even foster some unbelievably Great Divine Powers.

In terms of might, they were roughly equivalent to the First-class Divine Power of Seven Luminaries Heaven.

Obviously, Fei Hong’er had come to treat Zhong Shenxiu’s fabled vitality giant hand as some sort of Great Divine Power.

Indeed, this was also what Miao Yin Immortal had guessed.

"If you say it is, then let’s say it is."

Zhong Shenxiu was somewhat speechless. He had simply manipulated external pills to control the innate qi of heaven and earth, creating a large hand to capture someone, and now it was being called the Innate One Qi Great Capturing Divine Ability?

’If you knew that I, the ancestor, have as many as eight Great Divine Powers, wouldn’t you be scared to death?’

In a gentle voice, Miao Yin Immortal said, "Ancestor, with your Top-grade Pill achievement and amazing swordsmanship, could it be that you hail from Da Jing?"

She thought to herself that shallow waters couldn’t raise a dragon, and a character like Ancestor Shenxiu must come from Da Jing, those truly Xuanmen Orthodox sects.

"Da Jing? I have yet to set foot there, but it’s always on my list."

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily and did not hide his intentions.

He wanted to create an Outer Dao Primordial Spirit Method and even higher and more profound laws. It would not do to work in isolation.

And the South Wilderness was indeed a backwater for cultivating immortals. Here, even those with a Lower Grade Golden Core could strut around arrogantly. Xuanhai Sect was like this, and it was likely that other sects were not much better.

He feared that only the truly great sects of Da Jing might have the complete inheritance of Ancient Immortal Methods.

Zhong Shenxiu was particularly interested in the Chapters on Primordial Spirit and the even higher parts of those methods.

"Da Jing ah... I’ve heard that cultivators with Top-grade Golden Cores are plentiful there, and there are even old monsters who have stepped into the Returning Elixir stage of cultivation..."

Desire appeared in Miao Yin Immortal’s eyes, but she then bitterly smiled, "I do not hold out hope for myself, yet this disciple, while still young, might travel there to broaden her knowledge..."

Only cultivators with a Top Three Grades Golden Core, meaning Third, Second, or First-grade Golden Cores, could proceed to the refinement practice of Golden Core Nine Revolutions.

Each complete refinement of the Golden Core, purifying mana once, is called one revolution, also known as one return!

Returning Elixir Old Monsters refer to those powerful Core Formation Old Monsters who have entered the practice of Golden Core Nine Revolutions.

Zhong Shenxiu figured that a Core Formation Old Monster around the sixth or seventh return could probably measure up to himself.

After all, he was still two calamities short of achieving a Perfect Primordial Pill.

’So... I need to stay grounded, can’t be reckless...’

As the three conversed, they penetrated millions of miles into the blue sky and white clouds above the vast ocean.

Before long, an uninhabited island appeared in front of them.

It had neither vegetation nor the breath of living creatures. Completely barren, it seemed very peculiar.

"This is the place."

Miao Yin Immortal calculated with her fingers and pointed to the large island ahead, "The Year Beast is sleeping right under this island. I’ll use the Mother-child Firecracker Divine Thunder to blast it, catching it off guard!"