Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 596 - 2: Reunion with Erniu!

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Arriving at True Monarch Iron Mountain’s Cave Mansion, the doors of the Artifact Refining Room were tightly closed, with faint sounds of thunder emanating from within.

"It seems Daoist Brother Iron Mountain has not yet completed the refining!"

Zhou Xun glanced at it and then looked away.

Seeing the wine pot on the stone table, he chuckled silently, turning the cup over to face upwards,

then lifted the wine pot to pour himself a cup.

This was the Pill Origin Wine, personally brewed by True Monarch Iron Mountain, with two Tier Three High-Grade Demon Pills as the main ingredient, making it quite extraordinary.

The last time Zhou Xun came here, he took a liking to this wine, and drinking a sip was also greatly beneficial to cultivation.

But now that he has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, this wine could only satisfy his taste pleasures,

"Unless it is brewed with a Tier Four Demon Pill, it might still be of some use to me!"

"Oh well, I shall ask my Daoist Brother for the recipe of this wine, and perhaps attempt to brew it myself."

Speaking so, Zhou Xun raised the cup, took a gentle sip, the rich wine aroma spread within his mouth, he closed his eyes slightly, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

Thus drinking and burning time, he remained there for an entire day.

The next day at noon, Zhou Xun was seated at the stone table, holding a Jade Scroll in his hand, concentrating deeply,

This was the "Sword Array Technique" presented to him back then by Wang Erniu,

Suddenly——

"Clang"

The sound of a stone gate opening was heard,

Zhou Xun put down the Jade Scroll in his hand, his lips curled into a smile, and he looked towards the source of the sound:

True Monarch Iron Mountain slowly approached, with a hint of fatigue on his face, but his eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Zhou Xun, little brother, you’re just in time."

True Monarch Iron Mountain laughed heartily, "With this seclusion, I finally achieved my goal; the Ink Flood Dragon’s horn has been successfully refined into the ’Jun Mang’ short spear,"

"Now, this spear possesses the ability to traverse space, give it a try!"

Saying so, True Monarch Iron Mountain flipped his hand, revealing a foot-long spear, its body a cyan-black color, flickering with arcs of thunder and carrying a hint of void, hovering in front of him.

Zhou Xun reached out and grabbed it,

carefully examining it,

"Not bad, let’s go out and test it!"

Zhou Xun nodded repeatedly, and together with True Monarch Iron Mountain, they left the cave mansion, flying directly westward,

About two hundred miles later, there was a small island about six or seven miles in diameter, extremely barren, composed entirely of rocks, with not a hint of green in sight.

"Let’s test the treasure on this island!"

Zhou Xun’s gaze turned sharp, spreading his palm, the Jun Mang soared into the sky, hovering above his head,

forming a spell with his hands, a ray of spirit light struck the Jun Mang, the short spear’s momentum surged, arcs of thunder flickering,

Gazing at the island over a thousand feet away, Zhou Xun pointed at it,

"Go!"

Jun Mang transformed into a bolt of lightning, shooting towards it,

At this moment, Zhou Xun changed his spell, mobilizing the spear’s void power!

Only to see the spear suddenly disappear into the distance, the next moment appearing ten feet above the island, carrying an unmatched might,

striking heavily on the island!

Sand and stones flew, monstrous waves surged, reaching hundreds of feet high, as if doomsday had arrived.

After half a quarter of an hour, the wind and waves gradually subsided, leaving only an endless expanse of sea in place of the vanished island.

At this moment, Zhou Xun gestured with his hand,

A short spear broke through the sea, flew to hover steadily before Zhou Xun.

"Daoist Brother’s skills are indeed impressive; with this spear, it will serve as an ace against Transformed Demon Beasts in the future!" Zhou Xun said, bowing slightly towards True Monarch Iron Mountain.

"Little brother, you’re too polite. I don’t have much else, but artifact refining is worth mentioning, I’m glad it can help you!"

"In the future, if you have more Magical Treasures to be refined, just come to me!"

Then, the two returned to True Monarch Iron Mountain’s Cave Mansion, drinking wine and discussing Taoism.

Only after seven days did Zhou Xun bid farewell and leave, during which time he obtained the recipe for the Pill Origin Wine.

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Southwest of Sea Suppression Immortal City, tens of thousands of miles away,

a fierce battle was unfolding.

A dozen Demon Kings were surrounding four Core Formation Cultivators of the Human Race,

"Golden Light Sword Immortal, you slaughtered my people, today I’ve finally trapped you here!"

A Profound Cold Ice Crab over a hundred feet tall, roared ferociously, raising its ice-blue claws, snapping towards Wang Erniu below!

This demon’s momentum was overwhelming, clearly having reached Tier Three Peak; once it surpassed the Transformation Thunder Tribulation, it could become a Tier Four Demon Emperor.

Facing such a strike, Wang Erniu showed no fear. His left hand raised a sword finger, gently swiping upwards!

An over-a-hundred-zhang-tall sword Qi suddenly appeared, spanning beneath the twin giant pincers, blocking them.

"Humans and demons cannot coexist, life or death has yet to be determined!"

"You mere four, still think you can escape, take this ’Extreme Soul Cold Light’!"

The demon crab let out a cold laugh, opened its mouth, and a blue beam enveloped in intense chill shot straight over!

At the moment the beam appeared, the temperature plummeted, the air began to condense into threads of ice crystals, and the sea below instantly froze over, quickly spreading in all directions!

"Quick, cast the ’Thick Earth Shield’!"

Wang Erniu’s expression changed, shouting towards a thin, yellow-robed youth beside him,

The youth only then reacted, throwing a small shield forward,

The shield instantly flew out, expanding to over a hundred zhang in size, blocking in front of everyone.

The blue beam hit the shield and almost instantly turned it into an ice sculpture, dropping from the air and shattering into several pieces!

"What!"

Everyone was shocked!

The yellow-robed youth’s face turned pale, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood.

"This was a low-grade defensive treasure, yet it was destroyed just like that. This demon crab probably isn’t ordinary!" deduced the female cultivator among the four, her face full of seriousness.

"Haha, I told you there’s no escape, you’re all going to—die!"

The demon crab coldly laughed, commanding the many demon kings behind it:

"Attack together!"

Immediately, fourteen demon kings each cast their divine techniques,

Fireballs, light beams, water waves, wind gusts...

All aimed at the group!

This piercing scene drove everyone to despair!

"Daoist Brother Wang, you’re strong, you must have a way to escape, you go first, avenge us another day!"

The person named Li Fei, with a sturdy build and a face like a blade, stared intensely at the dozen or so great demons surrounding them,

Continuously chanting spells, forcibly drawing mana from his inner core, forming layers of defense light shields in mid-air, trying to block the attacks!

"Brother Li is right, anyone who can escape should, Brother Wang, we will cover you!" urged another female cultivator dressed in a Dao robe loudly.

"Is there really no other way? I’ve just become a core formation cultivator with over two hundred good years left," the yellow-robed youth was in a panic, his face frightened!

"I refuse to believe it, that I can’t withstand them!"

Wang Erniu lightly shouted, forming a spell with both hands, pointing to himself,

"Infinite Sword Array... rise!"

Simultaneously, streams of golden light dispersed, followed by the formation of 365 sword lights in the air, surrounding the four of them!

"Ding ding ding—"

Under Wang Erniu’s control, these sword lights blocked all those attacks!

"Good good, as expected of the Golden Light Sword Immortal, let’s see how much you can withstand!" the demon crab opened its mouth again, unleashing another Extreme Soul Cold Light,

The demon kings continued to cast their divine techniques!

Though Wang Erniu was strong, he couldn’t resist such continuous attacks!

In just a moment, the sword array became unstable, layers of sword light started to extinguish, and Wang Erniu’s face turned pale, his aura unstable!

Seeing this, everyone exchanged glances, deciding resolutely!

At this moment,

"Boom—"

Suddenly, a burst of thunder echoed, arcs of lightning appeared in the air, causing everyone’s hair to stand on end!

"What is that!" Li Fei’s face showed astonishment,

The next moment, a bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, suddenly appearing in front of the ice-blue demon crab,

"Puchi!"

A light metallic sound of piercing flesh was heard,

A short spear, over ten zhang in size, pierced through the demon crab’s head, the immense power driving its body to crash heavily into the ocean below,

Creating a splash hundreds of zhang high!

The Tier Three Peak demon crab died instantly!

At this time, a gentle voice came,

"A Tier Three Peak ice attribute demon crab, today is a lucky day!" Simultaneously, a refined and elegant young man descended from the sky, hovering in front of everyone,

Charming and white as a young scholar, exuding noble elegance!

Seeing this figure, Wang Erniu couldn’t help but be stunned, subconsciously uttering two words,

"Big brother?"