Lin Qing's Sudden Attack

After mastering the sword formation, Yuan Jian absorbed Immortal Qi to transform his immortal body while simultaneously familiarizing himself with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

His realm has reached the True Immortal Realm; even though he has very few Principle, he is still True Immortal Realm.

Just like how a chip uses far less copper than a copper wire, yet a copper wire could never match the computing speed of a chip.

Now that they have become true immortals, even if they are just superficial golden immortals, their speed of absorbing Immortal Qi far exceeds that of earth immortals.

Yuan Jian's inner world is expanding rapidly, and the speed of his immortal body transformation is also accelerating.

What used to take five or six hundred years to complete may now only take a few months!

If no one disturbs us.

But how could that be!

Lin Qing was standing on the tallest building in the mountain at that moment.

He was holding a curvaceous, ragged fairy in his arms when he inadvertently saw the courtyard where Yuan Jian was, and then he was stunned.

Thinking I was seeing things, I immediately stopped and looked closely.

Then they saw the Immortal Qi in the world rushing towards that little house like swallows returning to their nests!

The mountain's Immortal Qi was actually not strong at all, otherwise it wouldn't have been his turn to occupy it. And with Yuan Jian absorbing such barren Immortal Qi, he went directly from poverty to the point of being destitute.

However, there are basically no geniuses in the Mountain Stronghold; most of them are stuck in a bottleneck period, and no one has noticed it yet!

"What's going on?" Lin Qing pondered for a moment and then thought of a possibility, "Could it be the Great Devouring Art among the Three Thousand Great Daos?"

This ascendant not only possessed Peerless Divine Abilities, but also a complete system of Supreme Dao Arts!

The concept of the "Three Thousand Great Paths" doesn't exist in the lower realm because everyone lives their own life, with little communication or interaction. Who knows how many Great Paths there are in the world!

But the concept of the Immortal Realm exists because it is a place where almost all the immortals in the world gather.

People didn't communicate before, but now that they live in the same world, communication has naturally become more frequent.

Interaction and communication inevitably involve battles, and battles inevitably involve comparisons. As a result, the Supreme Dao Arts used by various powerful beings have been differentiated in strength and quality.

Furthermore, major sects categorized these rankings and collected approximately four thousand Supreme Dao Arts, collectively known as the "Three Thousand Great Daos".

The Three Thousand Great Paths was originally a single school of thought, and naturally it was not accepted at first. However, as time went by, the rankings changed continuously, but now they have basically stabilized.

The Divine Ability on the Three Thousand Great Daos naturally became well-known.

Moreover, three thousand is not a lot. They can know three thousand Pokémon like the back of their hand, and the three thousand Great Daos are related to their own Dao Path. Cultivators will remember them well so that they won't be at a loss when they encounter them in the future.

However, for a cultivator at the Earth Immortal realm to absorb Immortal Qi in such a way during cultivation, this aura perfectly corresponds to the [Great Devouring Art]!

"So, you possess the [Great Devouring Art] and still wanted to hide it from me. If Tang Wan hadn't told you that Black Crow has four thousand years of cultivation, you probably would have kept it hidden!" Lin Qing's lips curled into a smile. Finally, you've been exposed.

They weren't in a hurry to take action.

His personality is well understood by the girl beneath him; he left before it was even over, which inevitably raises suspicions!

"Phew!" After a while, Lin Qing pushed the fairy away, waved his hand and said, "I have some enlightenment today, I will go into seclusion for one day, come again tomorrow!"

He had many beauties, but only this one made him discover Yuan Jian's secret, so he showed her more favor, which could be considered a reward for her!

"Yes!" The fairy nodded excitedly.

A single drop of a celestial being's blood can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, let alone the essence of a true immortal—a single sip of it is equivalent to thirty years of her arduous cultivation.

After the fairy left, Lin Qing immediately sat down cross-legged.

First, regain your strength, then put on your fairy clothes, fairy shoes, fairy hat, and take your fairy sword.

Although he was facing only a lowly Earth Immortal, Lin Qing remained extremely cautious. After all, Yuan Jian was an Ascended Being, and it was impossible to overestimate him.

Fighting beyond their level, creating miracles, turning the impossible into possible—haven't the Ascended Ones done enough of that?

A moment later, Lin Qing stood at Yuan Jian's door and gently knocked.

"Come in!!" Yuan Jian's clear voice rang out.

Lin Qing frowned, but still pushed open the door herself, crossed the small courtyard, and just as she reached the room door, she heard Yuan Jian's surprised voice. "Why is it you, brother? I thought it was Tang Wan!"

"My dear brother, you're truly dedicated to your cultivation!" Lin Qing laughed. "I was already at the door when you finally noticed. While focusing on cultivation is important, you can't let your guard down!"

"Thank you for the reminder, brother!!" Yuan Jian extended his hand. "Please come in, brother!"

"Okay!" Lin Qing nodded and extended her hand. "Please!"

Yuan Jian turned around, after all, he was the owner of the room and it was his duty to lead the way for the guest.

However, he had barely turned around when Lin Qing had already drawn his sword.

It's not easy to ambush an immortal, but these are habits formed when one is a mortal, and they can't be changed overnight.

Accompanying the immortal sword was a surging and profound Immortal Power that directly covered the entire room, yet was confined within this small space, with not a trace leaking out.

Under this Immortal Power, ordinary Earth Immortal cultivators would be directly imprisoned, unable to move at all.

However, this isn't necessarily true for those who ascend to immortality. Some ascenders possess a great path to temper their will and can endure the hardships.

Some ascendants possess the Great Dao that accumulates Immortal Power; though their cultivation level is not high, their Law Power is profound, making them difficult to suppress.

The Great Devouring Art is also a great path for accumulating Immortal Power, but Yuan Jian has only been an ascensionist for two months. Even if he had been secretly using it, how much effect could it have in just two months?

Not to mention that Lin Qing also used his most secret technique.

"Heaven Severing Sword Strike!"

The secret sword technique of the Jietian Sect has seven forms. The Jietian Sect has passed on one form to outsiders, and the remaining six forms can only be learned by those who come to the Jietian Sect.

However, this technique was not a simplified version created by the Jietian Sect. It is one of the genuine [Heaven Severing Seven Swords], a part of the Supreme Dao Arts. Its power is among the top-tier even among Peerless Divine Abilities!

With 170,000 years of cultivation, can you withstand this sword strike?

"Clang!" Accompanied by a clear sound, a small jade sword, no more than twelve inches long, lay across the path of his immortal sword.

If the two swords clashed, in the mortal realm, they would probably have created a black hole.

But this is the Immortal Realm, where the space is terrifyingly stable, and there are also sounds of Lin Qing's Immortal Power suppressing things.

However, a slight breeze blew, and the sound didn't even reach outside the door.

"This is... the Sky Azure Sword?" Lin Qing was stunned. The sword in front of him was much smaller and bluer than the Sky Azure Sword, and he almost didn't recognize it.

But how could you refine it so quickly? Is the Azure Sky Principle really that simple?

"Yes!" Yuan Jian turned around, smiling and nodding. "I practiced it again. It looks a bit small now. I removed some impurities, but I kept the color and main design so you can tell I'm using the Sky Azure Sword!"

"You're Artifact Forging Master?" Lin Qing frowned. Ascended cultivators who could refine weapons were rare indeed!

"So be it!" Yuan Jian nodded.

"To be able to refine and even improve the Sky Azure Sword at such a fast speed, you also possess a Great Dao-level weapon-refining technique?" Lin Qing asked in surprise.

"If so!" Yuan Jian nodded.

"Are you playing me?" Lin Qing finally realized.

Yuan Jian shrugged. "Haven't you been playing me all along? I have a martial arts competition in two months, and you're attacking me now? What do you mean? Do you want me to fight people while lying on a stretcher?"

Lin Qing didn't care at all, and didn't even blush. He was already the Village Chief, why would he need to be shameless!

He was more excited, even ecstatic!

I thought I'd only get one path this time, but it turns out I got two?

As for the martial arts competition, even if you win, you'll only get the position of City Lord.

The position of City Lord and Supreme Dao Arts —can these compare?

The former isn't even worthy to carry the latter's shoes!

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lin Qing said coldly, "My goal is simple: hand over your [Great Devouring Art] and the Great Dao of Weapon Refining to me! I'll spare your life!"

"Great Devouring Art? What's that?" Yuan Jian asked blankly, "I didn't have it!"

"Stop pretending!" Lin Qing stopped wasting words and decided to take the man down first!