Yi Wood Longevity Instruction

Mo Wen stood proudly with his sword in his arms, surrounded by Foundation Establishment cultivators. His expression was cold and stern, and he played the part of a lofty, aloof sword cultivator to perfection.

He had chosen not to show his true face partly because he did not want to bring disaster upon the Mo Clan, but mainly because he wanted to hide his strength as a sword cultivator.

After all, he had made a mortal enemy of the Ji Household and did not want its False Core patriarch to discover his secrets.

A moment later, a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator could no longer hold back and stepped forward.

The cultivator had a withered face, and wisps of Yin Sha Qi curled around him.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, I am Yin Jiugong. I wish to pay my respects to the True Person. Please introduce me," the withered cultivator said in a sinister tone.

"Who does any stray cat or dog think he is? Are you worthy?" Mo Wen said disdainfully.

Yin Jiugong flew into a rage. Relying on his Withered Wood Yin Art, he had run rampant through the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range without fear. He had once fought a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator for dozens of exchanges without suffering defeat, and his fearsome reputation was known to all.

Yet today, a mere Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator had treated him with such contempt. If he did nothing, wouldn't everyone laugh their teeth out?

Indeed, the cultivation presence Mo Wen displayed was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. If the mysterious True Person had not kept the crowd in check, they would probably have seized him and tortured him long ago.

"Yan Chixia, I asked you politely, yet you insulted me like this. If I don't teach you a lesson today, how could I show my face in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range again?"

With that, Yin Jiugong flicked his hand and sent out a streak of bluish-black Sha Qi.

The Sha Qi was called Withered Heart Desolate Baleful Intent. Yin Jiugong had refined it from a wisp of death Qi taken from a thousand-year-old withered tree, mixed with nine kinds of earthly vein Sha Qi. It was especially adept at corrupting the spirituality of Law Artifacts and was exceedingly insidious.

Although Mo Wen did not know how formidable Withered Heart Desolate Baleful Intent was, he knew it had to be something extraordinary. If he wanted to establish his authority before the Foundation Establishment cultivators, he had to deal with Yin Jiugong quickly.

So he held nothing back and unleashed Sword Qi Thunder Sound!

A peal of thunder abruptly rang out. Mo Wen had already flashed past the Withered Heart Desolate Baleful Intent and appeared beside Yin Jiugong, pressing the spirit sword in his hand against the man's neck!

His display of extreme speed immediately shook everyone around them!

These Foundation Establishment cultivators were all masters of their own domains. Even if they had never eaten pork, how could they not have seen a pig run?

They knew at once what it was!

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound! That's Sword Qi Thunder Sound!"

"No wonder he calls himself the Peerless Swordsman! He's mastered Sword Qi Thunder Sound, which is said to make one invincible among those of the same realm!"

"So this is Sword Qi Thunder Sound! He's so fast, there's no time to react at all!"

As the Foundation Establishment cultivators marveled, they all congratulated themselves on not stepping forward. As for Yin Jiugong, who cared whether he lived or died?

Now everyone began to believe that there really was a Golden Core powerhouse on Jingxiu Mountain. After all, only someone like that was qualified to employ a sword cultivator who had comprehended Sword Qi Thunder Sound as a sword attendant!

Yin Jiugong also realized that he had kicked an iron plate. Having cultivated for many years, he naturally understood that a wise man did not fight when the odds were against him.

With his life on the line, he could no longer worry about anything else and begged for mercy. "Fellow Daoist, spare me! I admit defeat!"

Mo Wen had not intended to kill anyone today either. Otherwise, he could have cut off Yin Jiugong's head just now.

He put away his spirit sword and said proudly, "Everyone, my master likes peace and quiet. Please leave at once! If you continue to disturb him, don't blame my sword for showing no mercy!"

Faced with Mo Wen's forceful threat, the Foundation Establishment cultivators no longer dared linger. One after another, they mounted their escape lights and fled into the distance.

Seeing this, Mo Wen finally let out a quiet sigh of relief. Whatever else might happen, he had managed to bluff his way through today's affair.

Whether a real Golden Core True Person would come looking afterward was beyond his control.

He promptly handed Jingxiu Mountain over to Mo Qingyun in exchange for the Mo Household's talisman inheritance.

Mo Qingyun dared raise no further objections. After witnessing that terrifying Spiritual Qi vortex, he could no longer see through this clan uncle who had left the Lineage.

If he still believed that nonsense about Divergent Method Foundation Establishment, he would have only his own stupidity to blame.

Fortunately, they had finally taken back Jingxiu Mountain. As long as he broke through to Foundation Establishment, he could restore the Mo Clan to its former glory!

And with Mo Wen as a powerful ally, the Mo Household would surely be secure in the future, wouldn't it? At that thought, Mo Qingyun's heart suddenly began to pound.

"I'm going to leave Jingxiu Mountain for a while. If a Golden Core True Person comes looking during that time, tell them that the True Person has already left. I believe someone that powerful probably won't concern themselves with Qi Refining cultivators like you."

After leaving those final instructions, Mo Wen quietly departed with Song Yixue.

Half a day later, the two returned to their cave abode in Azure Luan Immortal City.

In the days that followed, Mo Wen returned to a life of arduous cultivation. Fortunately, he now had Song Yixue by his side day and night. Even if it was a little hard, it was far more comfortable than when he had been alone!

After reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, Mo Wen and Song Yixue both had to face the problem of choosing their main cultivation methods.

Song Yixue had an easier time of it. She did not expect too much of herself and felt that if she managed to reach the Golden Core stage in this lifetime, it would be a stroke of heavenly luck!

Thus, even if she cultivated a method that only went as far as the Foundation Establishment Peak, she would not feel that she had let down her Three Spirit Root aptitude.

Mo Wen, however, could not do the same. He had the Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence talent, so as long as he worked hard, he had hope of becoming an immortal. Therefore, he needed a top-tier cultivation method with a high ceiling, preferably one that led straight to Spirit Transformation!

Of course, finding a method that led straight to Spirit Transformation in Yan Province was impossible!

Mo Wen was not asking for much. What he wanted was a top-tier method with a long-standing inheritance, whose subsequent teachings could be found beyond Yan Province.

Even if the top-tier method only covered Foundation Establishment, he could accept it. After all, he also had the Ten Thousand Blood True Body Instruction, which led straight to fourth-tier body refinement.

From now on, he would devote most of his efforts to cultivating the Ten Thousand Blood True Body Instruction. As for Qi cultivation, he could accept it as long as it did not fall too far behind.

Thus, whenever he had time away from his arduous cultivation, he gathered information about top-tier cultivation methods in Azure Luan Immortal City.

To obtain a top-tier method as soon as possible, he did not hesitate to spend large sums buying information from shops that sold intelligence.

Hard work did not disappoint the determined. Three months later, he finally obtained a piece of information concerning a top-tier cultivation method.

The method was called the Yi Wood Longevity Instruction. It was said to be the signature cultivation method of the Divine Wood Sect, a super sect from the High Antiquity.

At the height of its power, the Divine Wood Sect had three Spirit Transformation cultivators holding the fort and no fewer than a hundred Nascent Soul True Lords among its ranks.

Unfortunately, near the end of the High Antiquity, this world underwent a world-ending calamity. More than thirty Spirit Transformation sects were reduced to ashes in the calamity, their inheritances severed.

The Divine Wood Sect was relatively fortunate. One of its True Disciples survived the world-ending calamity and, through a twist of fate, came to Yan Province, where the disciple passed down a branch of the sect's teachings.

Tens of thousands of years had passed, and the sect that True Disciple founded had vanished like smoke. The Yi Wood Longevity Instruction, however, had been passed down.