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Chapter 727 - 336: Breaking the Deadlock (Part 2)
"Extreme Number True Immortal!"Li An was extremely satisfied!
Proving enlightenment to the Extreme Number True Immortal, his gains were immense. The increase in lifespan goes without saying. Even if he were to stop now, he could easily live seventy to eighty thousand years without any problem.
Moreover, his body!
The mysterious immortal cultivation provided little benefit to his body, but the orthodox immortal cultivation truly allowed him to shed his mortal skin. He severed the mundane blood and energy, and the body he now possessed was truly an immaculate treasure body. Golden immortal blood flowed within him, his bones were as crystalline as pure jade, and his skin was as smooth as condensed fat, spotless and clean.
Even his three thousand strands of black hair cascaded like a waterfall, imbued with the charm of the Dao.
"Immortal Dao body, undaunted by water and fire, unafraid of poisonous evil!"
Additionally, the orthodox Immortal Dao’s Extreme Number True Immortal was also a forbidden number. Thus, with the arrival of the Dao Fruit, all laws were accessible, and immortal-level spells were at his fingertips, evolving infinitely.
At this realm, he was absolutely invincible!
"Celestial Talisman, it finally succeeded."
At the same time, he turned over his palm, and a subtle, mysterious talisman imprint appeared fleetingly on his palm. It was the credential for him to create immortal Dao talismans. With this, he could draw the power of creation into his hands and use it as he wished.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful others were, trying to claim creation would be in vain.
"Although the alchemy and array formation techniques were not preserved, I have obtained them from the mysterious cultivation, so they are not lacking."
His mysterious Dao Fruit came with alchemy and array techniques more suited to the current world’s environment, with wider applications. This was why he was willing to decisively abandon the two arts.
"Now, the other genius cultivators breaking through must still be in seclusion, nurturing their Dao Fruits?"
Li An did not hesitate any longer and stepped out of his cave abode. With a snap of his fingers, Immortal Light enveloped the true words in his cave, instantly reducing it to dust, leaving no trace behind.
To prevent others from finding it and discovering anything unusual!
Then he quickly left, following his original plan, rapidly departing to reach the edge of this small world. There, he opened up a cave abode and left behind some array formations used by abnormal cultivators, pretending that he had stayed there.
This was a necessary preparation.
After completing all these disguises, he then fully activated the sensing power of the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, venturing deeper to explore the surviving geniuses.
"In the Central Mountain Range, the most cultivators are in seclusion. If there truly is a Hunter in the shadows, they will surely start from there!"
Li An had surveyed the topography, so he was confident in his knowledge. He headed towards the central mountain range, pausing briefly as he thought, "Yes, he should start from the outside moving in. Perhaps many geniuses in the outer area have already fallen to his malicious hands. If I rush over, I’m likely to run into him!"
"Better to go to the central region!"
By doing so, when that person strikes the central region, the ensuing commotion will awaken the remaining cultivators, though inevitably, half will still perish by his hand.
However, Li An was indifferent to this. Whether others lived or died was none of his business. Moreover, Li An even hoped that the part that perished could allow the Hunter to successfully cultivate a Life Seed. This way, the Hunter might stop hunting others.
Li An masked his presence and slipped into the central mountain range.
This was the retreat area of the Fire Phoenix Nest and considered very safe by many geniuses. Therefore, their seclusion places were not well-hidden. Additionally, having just endured a thunder tribulation, the seclusion places were not hard to find, and it wasn’t long before Li An discovered a retreat site in a valley. Sadly, the genius here had already turned into tribulation ash, no longer existed.
He soon found multiple places in the same condition.
The Immortal Dao is a difficult path. For beings of the lower realm, becoming an immortal is a one-in-a-million chance, often taking thousands of years before an immortal ascends to the Immortal Realm.
And the cultivators in the Fire Phoenix Palace were all born in the Immortal Realm, giving them an initial advantage. With a lifetime of abundant resources like immortal elixirs, cultivation techniques, and guidance, their probability of becoming immortal far surpassed those of the lower realm. Still, it was not a sure thing and came with life and death risks.
Moreover, they all harbored even greater ambitions, attempting to utilize the thunder tribulation’s power to accomplish the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill’s Life Seed. Acting in such a manner, how could it not be daring? Casualties were indeed many, but it was normal.
Not long after, Li An finally identified a cave abode. It was located behind a waterfall cascading from a cliff. Li An did not approach but first laid down several array formations approximately several hundred miles from the cave abode.
These array formations were crafted during his Tribulation Crossing Stage, of a low level. He did not expect them to block an enemy. Their sole purpose was to explode when subjected to external force.
The explosion’s shockwave was enough to cause the mountain to tremble and produce loud noise!
Moreover, with Li An’s meticulousness, he had carefully selected the materials when initially creating the formations. After self-destruction, nothing would remain—not even residue.
After setting the formations, his killing intent surged, and his Divine Thought swept over the area with murderous intent!
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Inside the cave abode.
A young cultivator who had just achieved enlightenment to become an immortal was arduously stabilizing his cultivation. Although he had not completely nurtured a Life Seed, he had condensed a drop of emerald-green True Liquid in his Dantian. This liquid contained powerful vitality, which would greatly benefit his future cultivation path.