Earthly Immortal

In Ancheng, a light rain falls. In this early summer season, the trees on both sides of the road are growing vigorously, and their leaves are washed green and fresh.

Wang Xuan walked in the drizzling rain and arrived at Cloud Lake, a famous scenic spot in the city. His thoughts drifted away with the rain and mist.

He once kicked Wu Yin into the lake right here. But today he's not here for nostalgia, but to kill an immortal!

Heng Jun was indeed exceptionally powerful, being the first to obtain the treasure, but the people he sent were too arrogant.

Even now, some people haven't changed their mindset; they still look down on humanity and don't see the people in the world as their own.

Some of them believed that they had become immortals in the past, transcending all others, and that their level of existence was already different.

"Old Chen killed two people at his manor outside Ancheng, and also secretly hunted in Ping City. Perhaps he did it too discreetly, and you don't know that some of your companions are already dead? You thought they were still traveling around."

People from this faction have crossed the line time and again. Following the last time, someone else came to Ancheng, still looking for Wang Xuan, wanting to demand the God Slaying Banner.

Wang Xuan decided to take action and came in person.

Despite the misty rain, many tourists still strolled Cloud Lake at dusk, all with umbrellas in hand, creating a poetic scene. The gentle breeze and fine rain made it unnecessary to return home.

He spotted someone, who was probably one of his targets.

The person was boating on the lake, having rented a bamboo boat. He stood at the bow, looking quite ethereal in the rain.

"It's you!"

Even from a great distance, the man sensed Wang Xuan's arrival. He stood motionless on the foggy lake, but the bamboo boat automatically broke through the surface of the lake and came towards him.

There are many retro-style buildings along the shore, as if they are recreating the old days, or as if they have returned to some ancient dynasty period, which is why this person came here.

Wang Xuan showed up on his own initiative, waiting for him to come over.

The rain intensified, darkening the sky and earth. Raindrops pelted the lake, creating a thin mist that quickly thinned out the number of people boating on it.

"Dark clouds roll like ink, yet fail to obscure the mountains; white rain leaps like pearls, scattering wildly into the boat." The man arrived, and he appeared to be of good appearance, around forty years old, like an ancient scholar who had lived in this era.

"Wang Xuan, is that right? We've been looking for you for a long time. We need to borrow the God Slaying Banner." He stood with his hands behind his back on a bamboo boat in the rain, calm and confident.

As the rain intensified, the picturesque scenery of the lake could no longer hold back the visitors, who rushed into the city. The wind picked up, blowing their umbrellas inside out.

The hustle and bustle vanished instantly, the worldly atmosphere receding. Wang Xuan looked at him and said, "What if I don't lend it to you?"

"Then I'll borrow your head for now!" The man pointed a finger, and with a loud boom, lightning appeared, extremely blinding, and struck Wang Xuan.

He certainly has the right to be arrogant; his methods are "beyond the norm" and are enough to deal with all kinds of top-level superhumans. He is borrowing the power of heaven and earth.

This wasn't lightning released from a superhuman's body, but rather thunder in the rain that he had summoned. If Wang Xuan were to be struck, he would die and be reduced to charcoal.

After all, he hasn't yet reached a point where he can contend with the mighty forces of heaven and earth.

But Wang Xuan's Spiritual Heavenly Eye and unimaginable divine sense had already discerned his intentions and vanished from the spot before he could even raise his hand.

"In ancient times, this lake was called Thunder Lake, where traces of peerless experts confronting Lightning Tribulation remain. You cannot escape it!" the man in the lake said coldly.

He was interfering with Wang Xuan's thoughts; every word he uttered was a powerful mental shock, and at the same time, it was also leveraging the divine power of heaven and earth.

He practices the Great Tribulation Summoning Technique, which is best suited for battles in the rain, and Thunder Lake is his ideal place to strike. He is not here just to admire the lake view.

Between heaven and earth, beams of light fell one after another, striking the lake surface like burning meteorites crashing down from the sky.

Wang Xuan was moved. This was an extremely outrageous opponent he had ever encountered. The opponent displayed an extremely exquisite and almost flawless extraordinary technique that attracted lightning strikes, which most people could not withstand.

In an instant, the lake surface exploded, beams of light fell from the clouds, as if an ancient Daoist Master was summoning countless meteorites to attack the earth.

On the lake, lightning flashed incessantly, like the sun falling from the sky.

However, Wang Xuan possessed Spiritual Heavenly Eye, giving him an innate advantage in understanding and applying magic, allowing him to see through Wang Xuan's various schemes and backup plans.

Wang Xuan appeared like a divine ray of light amidst the thunder, dodging several times and traversing at lightning speed. Stepping on the screen, surrounded by silvery matter, he appeared beside the bamboo boat and stood on the stern.

"Using techniques beyond your own capabilities and breaking through the ceiling must have been quite an achievement, right?" Wang Xuan asked.

"You don't understand. You can leverage the power of heaven and earth at a small cost, without consuming much energy," the man said. With a loud bang, a curtain of light fell, and the entire bamboo boat exploded, leaving not even a trace, turning into ashes.

"I have read this Great Tribulation Summoning Technique. Thank you for your explanation, which has allowed me to fully understand its true meaning."

Wang Xuan spoke, and his gratitude was heartfelt. He had grasped the essence of this technique, which could indeed unlock higher levels of power.

The opponent was very strong, but the successive attacks of high-level lightning had slowed down his own casting speed, and the gaps between them were widening, making it difficult to stop Wang Xuan from getting closer.

On the lake, lightning flashed, the two made contact, and engaged in close combat. Amidst the lightning strikes and the rain of light, the thick fog on the lake rippled with the wind and rain as they fought fiercely.

Wang Xuan fought a ninth-level expert with his bare hands without using any Secret Treasures.

Puff!

After the last flash of lightning, the place fell silent. Only Wang Xuan remained on the lake. Super Material vapor rose as he landed on an empty boat, the other tourists long gone.

That person was not only killed, but also turned to ashes by lightning, and everything came to a swift end.

The commotion was noticed by someone in the distance, who appeared on the Cloud Lake and then disappeared into the water.

Wang Xuan stood on a small boat in the lake. Suddenly, he turned around and saw a terrifying black shadow appear underwater. It was a huge creature rushing towards him at lightning speed.

He pointed his fingers like a knife and slashed them into the lake. The lake surface was cut open, revealing the back of a large black snake, which looked so ferocious in the water.

It was so thick that four people couldn't wrap their arms around it. Its scales were as big as palm-leaf fans. Its head was raised, and it opened its blood-red maw, which was wreathed in crimson flames, as it lunged at Wang Xuan.

It was another ninth-level creature. Although it was called a giant snake, it was actually a dragon. It had horns on its head and splashed up towering waves in the thick fog.

With a whoosh, Wang Xuan disappeared from the boat and reappeared on the lake surface forty meters away, punching the side of its head.

He appeared small compared to the giant black serpent, but his domineering power was in no way weak, causing the giant serpent to crash into the lake with a loud thud.

Furthermore, scales and blood were found on the lake water.

The giant serpent hissed and surged up from the lake, its part above the water reaching tens of meters high. Super Material permeated the air, and spells swept across the lake one after another.

Wang Xuan raised his hand and pointed at it. In an instant, it was as if a meteorite had fallen from the sky, with a long tail of light, and rushed into the Cloud Lake.

Thump!

That was ball lightning. He used the Great Tribulation Summoning Technique to draw upon the terrifying power that already existed in nature, shattering the serpent's various spells and striking it.

In an instant, its flesh exploded, revealing its bones, and in some places the bones were broken.

Wang Xuan teleported away, disappearing from dozens of meters away and appearing above its head. He crouched down slightly and punched its head.

With a piercing scream, its massive skull was shattered and pierced, and blood mixed with rainwater fell into the lake.

The giant snake suddenly shrank and transformed into a woman, breaking free from Wang Xuan and attempting to escape.

"If you were the white snake from the myth, I might back down, but you're not, and you're still eyeing my God Slaying Banner to kill me."

Wang Xuan raised his right hand, leveraging the immense power of heaven and earth. A bolt of lightning struck down, engulfing the woman with a deafening boom. This was a truly "extraordinary" power at that moment.

The woman exploded, turning to ashes and disappearing from the lake's surface. Even in death, she remained incredulous; how could someone at the sixth level of the mortal realm kill a ninth-level expert like herself with her bare hands?

You must understand, she is no ordinary being!

Moreover, the other party actually mastered and became proficient in the extremely special scripture of the Great Tribulation Summoning Technique in such a short period of time.

Wang Xuan stepped across the lake and stood quietly on the shore for a long time. He scanned the Spiritual Heavenly Eye and saw some extraordinary beings, who quickly retreated, indicating that they had no hostility.

Zhou Shiqian and several other women were in a retro building not far away. They were all direct descendants of a family with some influence behind the Great Curtain.

They came to the Old Earth and entered Ancheng with a purpose. Knowing that Wang Xuan could guide people back, they wanted to get close to him and befriend him.

Now, they concealed their senses and gazes, fearing misunderstandings. Their expressions were solemn as they sensed the extraordinary nature of the young man.

"He's getting stronger and stronger. He's reached the late stage of the sixth level in such a short time. Is it related to his inner vision? He blocked the shockwaves from the aftershocks of the extraordinary."

"The special Inner Scenery Realm is estimated to be able to do it, and the God Slaying Banner is Peerless Exotic Treasure that can also protect him."

However, Wang Xuan's killing of two ninth-dan masters still shocked them. The beautiful faces huddled together, exchanging bewildered glances, unable to offer any comment.

That's no ordinary ninth-level being!

"Is his true combat strength approaching that of Carefree Journey? In this era, could he possibly become an Earthly Immortal?"

The decaying myths are rapidly crumbling, and everyone now realizes that the ceiling is constantly pressing down, making it impossible for immortals to emerge in the Real World.

But this person in front of me, judging from his current trend, seems to be going to defy common sense!

"Impossible. When the final moment arrives, no one can withstand the terrifying power of the Correction of the Present World. He's not a peerless master, nor There Are Supreme Treasures. How could he become an exception?"

They have amazing backgrounds, but they are all actively "transforming" themselves to prepare for the future. Some have become singers, and some have become painters.

In their view, only the most powerful individuals could retain some of their strength and protect their faction in the future.

In the misty rain, Wang Xuan's figure flashed and disappeared from the lakeside. He strolled through Ancheng, and the rain did not wet his clothes.

The Old Earth's Heavenly Eye and detectors were fully activated, closely monitoring the movements of people in Heng Jun's camp; as long as there was a physical body, there would be traces to follow.

It was already dark, and Ancheng's largest museum had been closed for a long time, but people still appeared, entering like ghosts, searching for ancient treasures covered in dust.

Wang Xuan also arrived, staring at that person.

"Let's go!" Wang Xuan turned and left.

The fighting broke out abruptly in the streets, but everything quickly calmed down again.

As for the roadside surveillance cameras, they will leave behind videos and audio recordings, which will be handled by Qing Mu and Guan Lin.

That evening, in a famous bar, a woman spotted Wang Xuan and came to his side. She was beautiful, had a stunning figure, and was quite alluring.

"If someone tries to harm your parents, I can help you resolve the problem by introducing you to a very powerful faction, so that no one will dare to cause trouble again."

The young woman smiled, her breath sweet and alluring, but she also told Wang Xuan that her organization needed to borrow the God Slaying Banner.

"Aren't you the ones who want to harm my parents? You're taking my God Slaying Banner in exchange for your uncertain leniency?"

In the dim light of the bar, Wang Xuan didn't touch his glass, but looked at her and said, "You guys are too arrogant."

"More than twenty Broken Plate level beings have come at once, and there will be more in the future. Moreover, peerless experts are returning with supreme treasures. Are you sure you want to go against the tide and become our enemy?"

"You chose to be my enemies," Wang Xuan sighed, and then he made his move!

This was his last target in Ancheng; he had come specifically for this woman.

Ultimately, he didn't make a big fuss here. Instead, he quickly used Zheng Wu's top-tier treasure— the Primordial Spirit Chain —to lock the woman's primordial spirit and left silently.

With a bang, a ball of light vanished from the street.

At night, Wang Xuan left Ancheng and made a series of moves in the distance, several times in the wilderness and several times in other cities, forcefully killing people from Heng Jun's camp.

The next day, he arrived in Ping City and killed three more people who were lingering in the city, trying to force him to appear through his parents. By then, he had killed eleven people without any mercy.

Of the experts Heng Jun sent, only three remain. They are either exploring the Earth's Core or searching for some ancient site in the ocean.

Even if they were slow to react, they were horrified and realized something was wrong. If they couldn't contact a few people, that would be one thing, but now almost everyone was out of contact.

When Wang Xuan met his parents, he personally examined the talisman and found it truly astonishing. It contained profound Daoist principles that he couldn't decipher, but for the time being, he felt relieved.

That very day, he set off for the Greater Khingan Range to meet the Female Daoist practitioner. It was time to truly face her and have an open and honest conversation.

Inside the small spaceship, he looked at the business card in his hand, left by "Old Zhang," and realized it was time to contact him.