Getting Started

"..."

Yanxu was speechless.

In truth, she had thought herself quite easygoing and friendly, but she hadn't expected to encounter such a blunt fellow.

Divine artifacts.

Immortal artifacts.

Just think about it—would a mere Corpse-Ascension Immortal ever come into contact with items of that caliber? They aren't cabals of cabbage at a street market that can be bought in bulk! The cultivation techniques, however, could indeed be shared.

Ever since she achieved immortality, Yanxu had grown indifferent to everything—spiritual energy had withered long ago, and by the time she was cultivating, ascension had already become a mere legend, ethereal and elusive. Only Earth Immortals, Corpse-Ascension Immortals, and Ghost Immortals appeared occasionally.

Later on, even the path to becoming an Earth Immortal was severed. Since she had already achieved the relatively superior status of a Corpse-Ascension Immortal, wasn't her future supposed to be one of having no desires and seeking nothing?

She had given up.

As for cultivation techniques, there was no harm in sharing them if she met the right person.

A few years ago, when she met an old man surnamed Sheng, Yanxu had even gifted him some opportunities for free.

However, Fang Xiu's attitude was a bit too flippant.

He didn't look like someone asking for a favor at all. Crucially, he was holding the opportunity for her younger sister to achieve immortality, effectively treating Huang Huotu as a hostage! "Since achieving immortality, I have never sparred with anyone. I would like to experience your methods of combat. If you are only at the level of barely killing a 'Ghost King', then that won't be enough to look at..."

Double Vision rotated.

Inside the abandoned hospital, the temperature plummeted! "Be careful. I am an immortal through Corpse-Ascension, not some ghost belonging to the underworld. Fire and Yang energy cannot suppress a genuine immortal."

As she spoke, her elegant figure became hazy and distant, and the surrounding environment grew increasingly oppressive.

Clearly, this was the opponent's home turf.

As an outsider, Fang Xiu could clearly feel something severing his connection to the earth. The circulation of his Sage Art chakra was affected, becoming slightly sluggish.

Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!

He struck decisively!

In an instant, a massive amount of chakra was unleashed as a source of life. Trees grew rapidly from the ground, as if they had been uprooted.

Immediately, a small forest covered the hospital, and Fang Xiu successfully secured the terrain advantage!

It is worth mentioning that this technique is similar to Deep Forest Emergence, but the scale was not exaggerated; after all, when facing different enemies, one must adjust their strategy in time.

"Your reaction is decent."

The ethereal voice reached his ears once more.

Almost simultaneously, a wooden shield shaped like a fanged demon mask suddenly condensed behind Fang Xiu, successfully blocking a fair, slender hand.

Wood Release: Wood Shield.

In the Naruto World, during the battle at the Valley of the End, Hashirama had used this technique to defend against the slashes of the Susanoo, and the surface of the Wood Shield remained unscathed—

The Wood Shield is a legendary divine artifact of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, and this move belongs to the absolute defense developed by Hashirama.

And what Fang Xiu used was still a replica.

Calling it a knockoff would also be accurate.

Regardless, it worked at the critical moment! Because the Wood Shield that blocked the palm was not just condensed from ordinary Wood Release; it was also lined with rock layers of Earth-style chakra reinforced by Sage Art.

Now, Fang Xiu could not afford to overthink or review the battle. He relied entirely on instinct, turning toward the direction where the aura was radiating, and thrusting out his palm—

Sage Art: Lava Style Rasengan! Fire and Earth chakra successfully combined, forming a nature transformation similar to magma. Although the Earth attribute held the dominant position, the red color on the surface, representing extreme heat, looked somewhat dull.

However, this ball of exaggerated power failed to land on a solid target. After the energy sphere, which had gained the dual-attribute enhancement, struck the target's chest, it was as if a clay ox had entered the sea—there was no feedback or movement, and it passed straight through.

Kamui dimension? Obito's intangibility mode? Not losing in momentum, Fang Xiu, who had launched the counterattack, immediately pulled his hand back in a flash, having no time to seek any answers.

"Good technique."

The exclamation was somewhat grating.

If he had managed to break her composure, Fang Xiu would naturally have considered it a compliment and recognition, especially given her follow-up words: "It's a pity that the two powers are unbalanced. You are clearly more proficient in Earth Immortal arts."

"Do you want to know how to fix it?"

The response to Yanxu was a flash of lightning.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Lightning Style: Sixteen-Pillar Bind.

Large stone pillars surged from the ground, with dazzling lightning flashing crazily between them—

It was an enhanced form of the Four-Pillar Bind.

In the previous trial world, Fang Xiu had used a simplified version to casually control and subsequently kill a large number of Facehuggers!

"As everyone knows, lightning suppresses all things. It is not just for evil spirits; the Daoist scriptures record that even the gods who have ascended to the Heavenly Realm fear the punishments of the Lightning Department."

"It is a pity that your lightning technique is lacking. If it were as profound as your Earth Release cultivation, it might indeed have been able to hurt me."

The woman spoke to herself as countless lightning snakes passed through her body, as if swimming through water.

No! As the saying goes, a wild goose leaves a trace, but the violent lightning-attribute chakra failed to stir up anything. Although he was unwilling to admit it, the opponent's posture was truly like that of a teacher instructing a hopeless student.

Fang Xiu had indeed only mastered the nature transformation stage for the fire, water, and lightning elements, and he had not yet had the time to explore the corresponding Sage Art modes.

In terms of level, he was a step behind.

As for the Earth Release that he had successfully fused with Sage Art by sheer coincidence, he habitually treated it as a defensive and auxiliary tool; while it was a sharp weapon for clearing out small fry, its expressive power was somewhat lacking when it came to breaking through tough defenses.

"Let me demonstrate my lightning techniques."

With a shift in his thoughts, Fang Xiu immediately gathered his focus, sensing that something was amiss as his Mangekyō Sharingan spun frantically!

The woman who had attained immortality through corpse-liberation formed a seal with one hand and nonchalantly spat out a command.

Gold flickered in response, and a thunderclap exploded! The ocular power he had stored surged forth without reservation.

Susanoo appeared!

Standing abruptly between heaven and earth, it looked exceptionally eye-catching.

The Immortal, who possessed a vague understanding of some intelligence and knew that Fang Xiu had once killed the Fusang Ghost King, appeared calm and unruffled as she drifted backward, silently increasing the distance between them.

However, her hands immediately formed a defensive seal at her chest, and her double pupils were no longer scattered, both centering in the middle of her eyes.

Her vigilance was written all over her face! Just a moment ago, her so-called guidance had been directly swallowed by that left eye radiating a gloomy aura.

"You are quite right; the application of lightning-style chakra does indeed need to be strengthened."

"But that is only under normal conditions; once these eyes are used, the battle has only just begun."

Estimating the time, Fang Xiu figured that this Wood Release Clone could maintain high-intensity combat for three minutes, but he hadn't been provoked into a rage; he was simply getting a bit carried away.

After exchanging a few simple blows, the Double-Pupil Immortal hadn't used a single lethal move, while he himself had been continuously increasing his output.

--The Main God didn't say I had to kill these sisters.

--That initial remark was admittedly a bit flippant, and perhaps to the ancients, it came across as offensive.

"Let's have a proper spar; there's no need to ruin the harmony. I truly hope to learn something."

"Besides, this is just a clone, so feel free to use whatever methods you have..."