Part Two: Cultivation World, Volume One: The Dying Tianxin Sect-Eight Immortals Gather

The Fangyan Mountain is no longer as glorious as it once was. Now, broken trees and branches are scattered everywhere, and deep ravines have appeared on Fangyan Mountain, which are traces of the great battle between cultivators.

On Fangyan Mountain, nearly ten thousand cultivators were gathered outside the Tianxin Sect.

"Listen up, disciples of the Tianxin Sect! If you all pledge allegiance to our Suo Li Sect and become disciples of our Suo Li Sect, you can escape this calamity. You still have the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Look at these four of your fellow disciples, aren't they quite comfortable now?" the Hun Kang.

At this moment, he was a little confused as to why Master Wushen insisted on making him do this. According to the Hun Kang's idea, they should just charge in and try to persuade him to surrender.

The Old Daoist Wu Shen glanced at Yan Kang beside him, somewhat helplessly wondering how his disciples and grand-disciples could be so brainless. "Yan Kang, don't you know? The core disciples of the Tianxin Sect would be a mistake even in a larger sect. Taking them under our wing would greatly benefit the growth of our Suo Li Sect Tianxin Sect. Moreover, the more core disciples we take in, the weaker the Tianxin Sect becomes, while we become stronger. If you were capable of teaching disciples, would I need to recruit you?"

Although the Old Daoist Wu Shen spoke these words to Yan Kang, they were also tinged with regret. The Suo Li Sect had lost its former glory. Apart from Yan Yu and two others who successfully Tribulation Transcendence, all subsequent Tribulation Transcendence had failed. Yan Dai had nearly a hundred disciples, but over ninety had failed their Tribulation Transcendence; four had succeeded, and three were still Tribulation Transcendence! However, the Old Daoist Wu Shen also knew that without his help, these three would likely have failed their Tribulation Transcendence.

The disciples in the sect currently lack a solid foundation and are vying to use elixirs to improve their abilities. Although their current strength is not bad, a crisis is not far off. The Tianxin Sect, on the other hand, pays special attention to the foundation. Its core disciples are all exceptionally outstanding, comparable to the core disciples of larger sects. This is why Old Daoist Wu Shen does this.

"Wuxin, Wuchen, Wuyu, Wule, you four ungrateful bastards, has my Tianxin Sect ever been unfair to you in the past? Now, in the face of danger, you actually betray us. Do you still have the face to live?" Danyan roared at his four disciples inside the formation.

The Tianxin Sect has nearly a thousand core disciples, all of whom have been cultivated by the Tianxin Sect. Every fellow disciple in the Tianxin Sect is very friendly, and no one has ever mentioned defecting to the enemy. However, at this final moment, four of them have defected. What Danyan is that these four defectors are all his disciples, which makes Dan Yan, who values his Danyan, extremely heartbroken.

Wuxin of the four answered Danyan's question. They deeply respected their master, Danyan, who treated them like a father, sometimes strict and sometimes kind. Yet, they had betrayed him at this moment.

Wuxin and the other three suddenly knelt down, sobbing, "We're sorry, Master, we had no choice. We really didn't want to die! We couldn't die!"

Wuchen looked at his brothers beside him, and each of them stared at him resolutely. Wuchen felt a pang of sorrow and said painfully, "Eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, I've dragged you all into this!"

Wuxin and the others knew that from this day forward, their reputation was ruined. They would never be able to hold their heads high again. As the backbone of a sect, it was intolerable in the Cultivation World for core disciples to defect to a rival sect. If they were just low-level disciples, it would be one thing, but they were core disciples!

Wuxin and the other two looked at their brothers, their hearts bleeding. How could they be willing to betray their comrades? But... they couldn't die, they absolutely couldn't die, and even if they had to, it couldn't be now!

"A cup of tea's time has passed, very well! Stubborn fellows of the Tianxin Sect, since you are so ungrateful, then don't blame my Suo Li Sect for this!" Yan Kang said coldly, though at this moment he was extremely excited, and his bloodthirsty madness made him tremble.

The five elders of the Tianxin Sect and Sect Master True Person Biyan were watching the group of disciples. Bi Yan Zhenren was the third of the three disciples Zhang Xingfeng had taken in. He had already reached the mid-stage of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. If everything went smoothly, he would probably undergo the Tribulation Transcendence in a few years. But now it seemed that there was no time left.

True Person Biyan let out a long breath and said calmly to Danyan, "Danyan, stop talking. They have their rights. We can't demand that they perish with the Tianxin Sect!" Everyone was shocked by True Person Biyan's words. Although the sect's rules didn't require disciples to live and die with the sect, it was a consensus that they should die with the sect. But now True Person Biyan had actually said such a thing.

Bi Yan looked at the group of the Tianxin Sect disciples. These were all core disciples of the Tianxin Sect. But could she bear to watch them die today? Their opponent was Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal. There was no chance of victory whatsoever!

"You can leave now. As long as you leave, it will be considered that my Tianxin Sect has taken the initiative to expel him from the sect!" Bi Yan said these words with a heavy heart.

If a sect actively expels a disciple from the palace, then there is no problem if that disciple joins another sect. At this moment, all the core disciples were shocked by Bi Yan's words, but the Great Elder were not surprised at all, because this was something they Bi Yan.

One Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal can deal with ten Heavenly Immortal, and one Heavenly Immortal can deal with ten Great Accomplishment stage experts! However, one Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal cannot be dealt with by 100 Great Accomplishment stage experts, because the attacks of Great Accomplishment experts cannot even injure Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal!

The opposing Old Daoist Wu Shen Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal. Do they have a chance? The only Great Accomplishment stage expert of the Tianxin Sect is currently in an uncertain situation. Without even Great Accomplishment expert, how can they possibly resist?

"Sect Master, Tianxin Sect is our common sect, this is our home, we will live and die with the Tianxin Sect!" a core disciple said coldly. Bi Yan thought that this disciple, who usually never spoke and spent all his time in seclusion cultivating, was a top expert among the Wushi. But now he spoke up. Bi Yan could only nod with satisfaction and could not say anything.

"Sect Master, I, Wufeng, am naive and carefree, always laughing and joking. But I have cultivated in the sect for five hundred years. I am thirteen years old now, and I have spent almost my entire life in the sect. The sect is my home, my root. Even if I die, I will die with the sect. I hope the Sect Master will not say such things again!" Wufeng the eldest disciple of the Yan Sect, usually a Danyan and irresponsible fellow, but who would have thought he would be so resolute at this moment.

"Metropolitan..."

Each disciple expressed their determination. Looking at them, Bi Yan looked up to the Heavenly Dao, "With such disciples, how can my Tianxin Sect not flourish? Heavens, why are you doing this to my Tianxin Sect!" A string of clear tears slowly streamed down Bi Yan's face, falling to the ground and shattering with a thud, scattering teardrops everywhere!

All the disciples of the Tianxin Sect felt a pang of disappointment. Every disciple of the Tianxin Sect was working hard to bring glory to the sect, and everyone was confident, but... the Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal was simply beyond the reach of them cultivators; the gap was just too great!

"Attack!" Yan Kang shouted knowingly when he saw the look in Old Daoist Wu Shen's eyes. In an instant, the light of flying Flying Sword filled the sky, causing the heavens and earth to change color. Could the nine hundred or so people of the Tianxin Sect withstand the attack of nearly ten thousand cultivators' Flying Sword?

"Fellow disciples, fellow disciples of the Tianxin Sect, let's fight! Kill as many as you can! Kill one to break even, kill two and you'll make a profit!" Danyan suddenly laughed loudly.

The Old Daoist Wu Shen looked at Danyan, then at his own disciples, and sighed inwardly, "The difference in the quality of these disciples is simply too great!"

With Danyan's loud laughter, all the disciples of the Tianxin Sect burst into laughter, each unleashing their proud moves. Nearly a thousand Flying Sword emitted various lights, piercing straight into the Suo Li Sect's position with the momentum of piercing the sky and shuttling the earth!

"Boom!" The two Flying Sword collided with a deafening roar!

One side had a thousand, the other ten thousand, yet their momentum and power were almost identical. Both sides suffered heavy losses!

Of course, it's not that the disciples of the Tianxin Sect are truly that strong. First, the Tianxin Sect disciples are all core disciples, so their strength is inherently high; a thousand disciples can do the work of three thousand! Second, the Tianxin Sect disciples attack recklessly, regardless of life or death, making their attacks several times more powerful! Third, the disciples of the Suo Li Sect have a weak foundation, their True Primordial Energy is not refined enough, and these disciples don't unleash their full strength when attacking!

These three reasons led to this match ending in a draw!

The Old Daoist Wu Shen was going crazy. Ten thousand people against a thousand people had ended in a draw. He couldn't help but roar, "You bastards, you never cultivate seriously. Pay attention! Attack! Attack!"

The disciples of the Suo Li Sect were shocked to find that their attack had been blocked. Ten thousand people were blocked by a thousand, which made them feel ashamed and angry. Hearing the roar of the Old Daoist Wu Shen Tianxin Sect, they all went berserk. Nearly ten thousand Flying Sword took off again, but their light was even more dazzling!

"Senior Wushen, could you please spare the Tianxin Sect for the sake of the four of us!" Suddenly, melodious music, like celestial music, drifted from the sky...

Four men exuding an ethereal aura appeared above the Tianxin Sect. One of them was a burly man, another a scholar, and the other two looked exactly alike and appeared quite resolute.

With his strength as Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal, Old Daoist Wu Shen immediately recognized that the four people before him were merely Loose Immortal. Moreover, the strongest of these four Loose Immortal had only survived two Loose Immortal Tribulations, while the weakest hadn't even survived one. How could such strength possibly hinder him, Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal? Old Daoist Wu Shen wanted to burst into laughter.

"Youngsters, who are you four? Do you think you can stop me? With your combined strength, you're at most comparable to a Heavenly Immortal, haha... Youngsters, you'd better step aside and save your lives!" The Old Daoist Wu Shen was arrogant and disdainful of the four Loose Immortal in front of him. However, Old Daoist Wu Shen worried that these four Loose Immortal might be figures from some major sect, so he spoke so tactfully.

The scholar-like Loose Immortal stepped forward and said, "Senior, we four had no choice. Actually, we didn't want to come, but... but..." The Old Daoist Wu Shen wanted to hear, but the scholar kept saying "but," which annoyed the Old Daoist Wu Shen.

"But our boss told us we had to come. If we don't come, we probably won't even survive the Tribulation of the Loose Immortal!" The scholar looked like he was being pressured by his boss, and seemed very aggrieved.

The Old Daoist Wu Shen asked in confusion, "Your leader? Has your leader arrived?" The Old Daoist Wu Shen was a little surprised. To be able to send four Loose Immortal, he must be no ordinary person. He didn't have a single Loose Immortal under his command right now.

The scholar shook his head, Old Daoist Wu Shen frowned and said, "I might have seen your leader in the Immortal Realm before, what his name is!"

The scholar sighed sadly, "We will never see our leader again. Alas, it has been more than a hundred years since we last saw him!"

The Old Daoist Wu Shen suddenly said coldly, "Four juniors, are you trying to toy with me again? I haven't seen you in over a hundred years. Why would I let you come here? Hmph, leave at once, or don't blame me if your souls are scattered!"

The scholar suddenly chuckled and said, "You old tortoise who told you this, our leader was originally the Supreme Elder of the Tianxin Sect, the leader of our Eight Immortals. However, he failed to Tribulation Transcendence, but he has always lived in the hearts of us brothers. If we hadn't come today, and the Tianxin Sect had been destroyed, our inner demons would have arisen on their own. I estimate that even without the tribulation of Loose Immortal, we would never be able to be reborn!"

Only then did the Old Daoist Wu Shen realize that his leader was no longer there, but a dead man. A surge of anger welled up within him, and he roared at the four, "You four little brats, how dare you mock me like this! Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The immortal energy emanating from the Old Daoist Wu Shen surged forth, and all the disciples of the Suo Li Sect immediately retreated, looking at the Old Daoist Wu Shen with awe. The power of the Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal in his anger was so terrifying, how annoying would his attack be?

The scholar suddenly roared, "Heng Lao Er, Lan Shan, Lanhai, form the formation!"

The four Loose Immortal immortals suddenly vanished and instantly appeared around the Old Daoist Wu Shen. Of course, the Old Daoist Wu Shen could detect their Teleportation, but he disdained to dodge. No matter how the low-level Loose Immortal attacked, they could not injure him.

Heng Lao Er sneered at Old Daoist Wu Shen Dao, "You old tortoise. If I weren't about to undergo the tribulation of becoming Loose Immortal, I would have killed your disciples and grand-disciples long ago. Now that I'm about to Tribulation Transcendence, hehe, be careful. Maybe while we're fighting, the tribulation of becoming Loose Immortal will come down. Your power is higher than mine. If things go wrong, you might end up helping me Tribulation Transcendence tribulation of Loose Immortal!" Heng Lao Er seemed extremely smug.

Old Daoist Wu Shen felt a tremor in his heart. He knew about the Tribulation of Loose Immortal. If someone was near the person undergoing the Tribulation Transcendence and their power was similar, the Tribulation of Loose Immortal would attack the person Tribulation Transcendence. However, if there was someone nearby whose power was far greater than that of the person Tribulation Transcendence, the Tribulation of Loose Immortal would be attracted to that person. This is why the seniors of the sect dared not come to help the juniors.

Most importantly, the power of the Tribulation of the Loose Immortal Heavenly Tribulation, like the Heavenly Tribulation Transcendence. Of course, Heavenly Tribulation also has its limits, with Heavenly Tribulation highest being able to deal with a Loose Immortal Heavenly Immortal. The Tribulation of the Loose Immortal also has its limits, and it is divided into nine types, with the highest being able to deal with Great Luo Golden Immortal!

The Old Daoist Wu Shen is Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal, and there are many tribulations to Loose Immortal when dealing with him.

"Four Symbols Immortal Tribulation Array!" A cold smile appeared on the scholar's lips. This was the formation that the four brothers used to deal with the tribulation of the Loose Immortal. The four of them worked together, combining the secret immortal formations they had obtained in the Immortal Mansion. The power of this formation was extremely great!

"Heavenly Thunder—Appear!" the scholar suddenly murmured. Taking advantage of the moment Old Daoist Wu Shen was distracted, the four of them launched their attack!

Suddenly Old Daoist Wu Shen sensed that the power of heaven and earth was somewhat disordered. Strands of lightning had begun to flash in the air, much like the signs of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation in the Tribulation of Loose Immortal. Only then did the Old Daoist Wu Shen come to his senses. Seeing this scene, he was filled with fear. "Could it be the Tribulation of Loose Immortal?"

He had witnessed the Loose Immortal Tribulation Transcendence before, and the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation during Loose Immortal Tribulation Transcendence always started like this. The Old Daoist Wu Shen Wushen could no longer play around with the four Loose Immortal and desperately used his ultimate move. "Wu Xuan Immortal Art - Ice Vortex Cone!"

A white light flashed suddenly, piercing straight into the sky; the Old Daoist Wu Shen intended to disperse the tribulation clouds above.

"The clouds move in all directions!" the scholar shouted in a low voice.

"East Azure Dragon —Appear!" Heng Lao Er's face was solemn, his muscles trembled like earthworms, and streams of azure energy began to burst out from his body, forming a huge dragon head above his head!

"South Vermilion Bird —Appear!" Lanhai raised his hands high, and streams of red energy swirled around his body, causing the air to steam due to the intense heat. With a sharp cry, a large, fiery red bird appeared behind him, its wings flapping incessantly, and the immense heat wave forced the disciples of the Tianxin Sect and the Suo Li Sect to retreat continuously.

"West White Tiger —Appear!" With a tiger's roar, Lan Shan's eyes lit up instantly, the light suddenly bursting forth, and a huge tiger's head enveloped Lanshan's entire body, with the huge "king" character on the tiger's head being very clear.

"North Black Tortoise —Appear!" The scholar's white brocade robe suddenly began to glow. Only then did the Old Daoist Wu Shen realize that this robe was also a celestial artifact. The brocade robe shone even brighter, so bright it was dazzling. Suddenly, everyone felt a blur in their vision. When they looked again, a huge white Black Tortoise appeared at the scholar's feet.

The scholar sneered and looked at the Old Daoist Wu Shen, "Old tortoise, you should know that the Eight Immortals are not to be trifled with. Hmph, you can't afford to mess with just the four of us. Brothers, let's make our move!"

When Old Daoist Wu Shen saw that the signs of heavenly lightning that had appeared at the beginning were no longer visible in the sky, he finally realized that the signs of Heavenly Tribulation he had just witnessed were a lie told to him by these four guys.

The Old Daoist Wu Shen was so angry he was about to go mad, but there was no time for him to go mad now!

"Boom! Heaven-Slaying!" the four brothers shouted in unison.

"Roar!" "Roar!"

With two loud roars, the Azure Dragon's head and the White Tiger's head rushed towards the Old Daoist Wu Shen at the same time. A red light flashed, and with a sharp cry, the Vermilion Bird also rushed towards the Old Daoist Wu Shen. The Black Tortoise, however, instantly transformed into a white circular airflow, completely surrounding the Old Daoist Wu Shen. The five thousand airflows spun continuously, and the five thousand became smaller and smaller!

The Old Daoist Wu Shen instantly felt the immense power of this move. The four elements were combined, and the resulting power was not additive, but increased exponentially!

What terrified the old Old Daoist Wu Shen was that the Xuanwu Qi actually gathered all the energy within the ring. As the ring shrank, it was conceivable that the smaller the space, the more terrifying the power of the explosion would be!

The Old Daoist Wu Shen was beginning to feel fear; he could already sense the combined power of the four elements. An explosion within such a small concentric circle was absolutely beyond his ability to withstand!

"Wu Xuan Immortal Art - Ice Vortex Wall!" Old Daoist Wu Shen roared. This was his strongest protective technique. White crystals covered Old Daoist Wu Shen 'Old Daoist Wu Shen body, completely protecting him.

"Boom!"

Like a laser beam, a white beam shot directly from the explosion site into the depths of the sky!

The immense power of the four elements gathered within that one-meter-diameter ring, and the powerful explosion made everyone realize just how formidable its power truly was!

The disciples of the Tianxin Sect smiled. As long as Old Daoist Wu Shen was dead, Suo Li Sect would not have the strength to wipe out Tianxin Sect. The four Loose Immortal, including the scholar, were relieved when they saw this scene. Instantly, the four of them sat down cross-legged as if they were exhausted and began to recover their immortal energy. They had just completely exhausted their immortal energy, but they had persisted only because they were worried about the outcome. Seeing such a huge explosion, they believed that Old Daoist Wu Shen was finished!

"Senior Yun, our Tianxin Sect is deeply grateful for the help of the four seniors! Please accept Bi Yan deepest bow!" Bi Yan stepped forward to the scholar and said gratefully. He recognized these people; they were the Eight Immortals from back then.

Their names are quite famous in the Cultivation World. Although they are not immortals, the eight of them working together are probably only a match for an immortal! And Bi Yan's master, Sui Yu, is the leader of the Eight Immortals!

Zhang Xingfeng, also known as Sui Yu, only began cultivating in his old age. He had earned a lot of crystals from doing business for decades and also helped seven other friends cultivate. These seven friends were all a little younger than him, so he became the eldest!

To this day, these Eight Immortals have a cultivation history of 3,700 years. Among the Eight Immortals, apart from the eldest Sui Yu, and the seventh Zhu Feng, who failed to Tribulation Transcendence, the fourth, Zhao Jia, and the eighth, Li Yu, successfully Tribulation Transcendence and are now immortals. The second, Biaohang, the third, Zhaoyun, the fifth, Lan Shan, and the sixth, Lanhai, have all become Loose Immortal! The four Loose Immortal have been helping the Tianxin Sect all along, of course, because of the existence of Sui Yu.

"Hahaha... You four little bastards, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!" Suddenly, the Old Daoist Wu Shen's roar came from the ashes!

The Old Daoist Wu Shen was covered in blood, his hair had been blown away, and his body was a mixture of black and red from the explosion...

Everyone was shocked. Zhaoyun and the other three Loose Immortal were also in a panic. Such a huge attack had not killed Old Daoist Wu Shen! However, their immortal energy was almost depleted at this time, and Old Daoist Wu Shen had gone mad. Their attack was simply beyond their ability to withstand.

The four brothers couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.

"Wu Xuan Immortal Art - Ice Aegis!" The Old Daoist Wu Shen went mad, unleashing his ultimate move. The power of Ice Aegis was absolutely terrifying! He believed that with this move, not only would the Grand Loose Immortal be doomed, but the disciples of the Tianxin Sect would also be doomed!

"You old bastard Wu Shen, how dare you run wild in my Tianxin Sect!" A voice seemingly emanating from the heavens echoed throughout the entire Tianyan Star. To everyone's astonishment, Old Daoist Wu Shen's ultimate move had inexplicably vanished...

"Boss!" "Boss!" "Boss!" "Boss!" Zhaoyun and the others shouted excitedly as they watched Zhang Xingfeng walk through the air.

"Master!" Bi Yan sensed Zhang Xingfeng's presence in an instant and exclaimed in surprise...