Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

At this moment,

Countless thoughts flooded the mind of Demon Dongtan Twelve of the Ai Clan’s Invincible Corps, and a deep-seated sense of fear rose within him!

As a disciple of the Sect Master of the Ghost Servant Sect, Dongtan Twelve had countless interactions with the Ghost Servant Sect’s ’Tier Four Immortal Venerable’ Sect Master!

It was precisely because of this that Dongtan Twelve keenly sensed that this black-clad, ghost-faced cultivator not only had astonishing Immortal Techniques, seeming like a god descended from the heavens, but his True Qi was extremely concentrated, almost at the same level of concentration as that of his master, the Sect Master of the Ghost Servant Sect!

This wouldn’t be a Tier Four Immortal Venerable mastering terrible Immortal Techniques, would it!

In a flash, numerous thoughts flooded Dongtan Twelve’s mind, and the moment he confirmed that the cultivator easily executing terrible Immortal Techniques on the ground could very likely be a terrifying Tier Four Immortal Venerable, Dongtan Twelve’s face immediately showed obvious panic, instantly losing all fighting spirit!

In the next instant,

This demon from Ai Clan’s Invincible Corps, Dongtan Twelve, without hesitation, urged the paper bird beneath him to crazily ascend into the depths of the sky, trying to get as far away as possible from the terrifying Tier Four Immortal Venerable below, while the dozen remaining paper birds surrounding him gathered together, blocking the stones between themselves and Dongtan Twelve. Simultaneously, all those pale paper birds violently threw out hundreds of pounds of aerial bombs toward those incoming stones!

This demon from Ai Clan, Dongtan Twelve, did so obviously intending to buy himself some time for escape! This paper bird was the most powerful and refined among all the servant ghosts he had refined, capable of soaring up to thousands of meters high. Dongtan Twelve did not believe any black-clad, ghost-faced Tier Four Immortal Venerable could attack at such a distance! After all, his master, the Sect Master of the Ghost Servant Sect, was also at the Tier Four Immortal Venerable realm, and his control over servant ghosts had a maximum combat distance of four to five miles; beyond that, he could not maintain the concentration of True Qi!

At this moment, Demon Dongtan Twelve felt a sense of relief, thankful that he retreated without hesitation the instant he discovered his opponent might be a Tier Four Immortal Venerable!

The flight speed of my paper bird is extremely fast. As long as the remaining dozen paper bird servant ghosts and those aerial bombs can block those stones for just a second, it will be enough for me to escape, Dongtan Twelve thought in his heart.

Simultaneously, Dongtan Twelve looked down toward the ground to see if his dozen paper bird servant ghosts and those aerial bombs could block those stones for a fleeting second!

However, the moment Demon Dongtan Twelve from the Ai Clan’s Invincible Corps lowered his head, the hairs on his entire body stood up immediately!

Because in that instant he looked down, he was horrified to find that the stones driven by the black-clad, ghost-faced Tier Four Immortal Venerable had already shattered all the aerial bombs, crushed all the paper birds, and were hitting right in front of him!

Only at this point,

The sound of those paper birds and aerial bombs being smashed finally reached the ears of this demon from Ai Clan’s Invincible Corps!

Damn it! How is this possible, this is unscientific. Why would the speed at which the black-clad, ghost-faced Tier Four Immortal Venerable drives the stones be so terrifyingly fast, even faster than the speed of sound, much faster than my master, the Sect Master of the Ghost Servant Sect, driving those paper people, paper horses, paper birds, and paper snakes!

Dongtan Twelve suddenly had this thought rise in his heart,

In the next instant, those stones that had come crashing down had already smashed into the body, chest, and head of this Ai Clan demon Dongtan Twelve, directly sending Dongtan Twelve flying dozens of meters away, knocking him unconscious!

As for the paper bird servant ghost beneath him, it lost all movement the moment Dongtan Twelve fell unconscious, drifting down towards the ground. After all, this Ghost Servant Sect artifact was merely a low-tier artifact, clearly unable to continue fighting after its master had fainted!

Moreover, the transparent paper people surrounding Blood Cloud Sect’s Liang Butong, along with the surrounding paper people and paper horses, simultaneously collapsed, showing no signs of movement whatsoever!

Seven or eight seconds passed,

With a "thump," the unconscious Dongtan Twelve heavily crashed to the ground. Due to dropping from nearly a kilometer high in the sky, this guy’s body smashed into the ground, causing a large pit, and dust flew all around!

Lin Xuankong coldly glanced at the fainted demon from Ai Clan, then turned to the stupefied ’Immortal Venerable’ Liang Butong and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you were somewhat reckless. With your realm and strength, had you been cautious not to get trapped by those transparent paper people, you would find this Ai Clan demon Dongtan Twelve not to be your match. You do possess strength, but your adaptability in battle needs strengthening; otherwise, with your previous reckless manner, you may fall into the trap of another insidious and vile Ai Clan demon next time!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Butong did not show any displeased expression; instead, he got up from the ground, bowed deeply to Lin Xuankong, his face slightly excited as he spoke:

"Immortal Venerable, your teachings are correct. Earlier, indeed it was young Liang Butong who was too reckless, thinking that with slightly higher realm than the opponent, I could easily suppress this Ai Clan demon, never expecting that the Ai Clan demons would be so insidious and cunning, having already set up transparent paper people able to be remotely controlled on the battlefield! If young Liang Butong had done as senior said and checked thoroughly, I surely wouldn’t have fallen for such a trap!

Moreover, the strength of this Immortal Venerable is exceptionally formidable; you are the most powerful Immortal Venerable I have ever seen. Not even the Sect Master of my Blood Cloud Sect was as unstoppable as senior when dealing with cultivators of the Ghost Servant Sect!"

Lin Xuankong observed that although this Liang Butong had decent strength, talent, and sect status, he did not act arrogantly due to it, causing no trouble. Lin Xuankong slightly nodded, his originally furrowed brows relaxed a bit, a hint of smile appeared at his lips as he examined Liang Butong’s condition and shook his head, saying:

"Your injuries are quite severe! Even though you are already at Tier Two Perfection, if you don’t properly treat these injuries, you’ll still suffer greatly and it might take at least ten years to fully recover!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Butong struggled to sit up, clasping his hands towards Lin Xuankong, said:

"Senior’s words are all correct, yet Liang Butong, despite being injured, truly does not plan to leave the first line of defense at Chaokou Pass in the Great Yan Kingdom!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but shake his head, saying:

"This is a bit nonsensical. With such injuries, staying at the front line is that to help or to be a hindrance?

Well, meeting in the vast endless time and space is our fate, since we’re fated, I will heal some of your injuries! Yet, even if fate is there, treatments aren’t given freely, Fellow Daoist Liang, do you understand my meaning? Moreover, my treatment will let Fellow Daoist Liang recover seventy to eighty percent of the injuries quickly, at most a few weeks, I promise that it won’t delay ten years of cultivation time!"

Liang Butong showed a slight look of doubt in his eyes,

This mysterious black-clad ghost-faced cultivator not only masters such impressively powerful Immortal Techniques but he also knows healing techniques, able to restore my severe injuries in a short period? Is this guy not bluffing?

Lin Xuankong seemed to have guessed Liang Butong’s thoughts, showing a smile, and said:

"I haven’t treated you yet because you haven’t explained what you plan to offer me as a treatment fee!"