Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant

Moreover, for Nascent Soul True Monarchs, Longevity and Crossing Tribulation are of utmost importance.

Rather than fighting endlessly with a strong enemy of the same tier, exhausting precious lifespan in ceaseless combat and vigilance,

it is better to focus on one’s own cultivation and live for several hundred more years; that’s more pragmatic.

In the face of long years, many struggles born of pride seem trivial and laughable.

On Thousand Mountain Peak, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, leaving behind a desolate scene.

Liu Qianshan stared blankly at the figure in the sky that stood like a majestic mountain.

He then turned to the spirited Li Ruyi beside him.

"Ruyi Junior Sister, your friend..."

Suddenly, he felt an overwhelming shame, as if nowhere to hide.

If he had such abilities,

how could he have sacrificed Junior Sister Li Ruyi against his conscience three hundred years ago?

"He is very good."

Li Ruyi said with a smile.

"Since I knew him, we have always been friends who can entrust our lives to one another."

Liu Qianshan let out a heavy sigh, no longer speaking.

He lifted his gaze toward the distant sky, his eyes filled with deeper sorrow.

Just then, a cyan stream of light suddenly appeared on the horizon.

Its speed was so fast that at first glance it was at the horizon’s edge, and in the next moment, it had already swept past several mountain ranges, directly reaching before Thousand Mountain Peak.

The Escape Light dissipated, revealing an elderly Daoist in a green robe, with crane-like hair and a childlike face, and a rosy complexion.

His aura was restrained, subtly echoing with the surrounding heaven and earth.

Standing quietly in the void, he naturally possessed an air of tranquil authority.

Nascent Soul True Monarch!

Shen Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Danxia Sect’s two Nascent Soul ancestors: one is True Monarch Cyan Yang, who possesses the ’Cyan Yang Spirit Fire’, and the other is True Monarch Jade Cauldron, skilled in Alchemy and Divination.

The person before him surely was True Monarch Cyan Yang.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, today’s matter, you’ve gone a bit too far."

Though the words were bland, the stance and accusation within were obvious.

Shen Xuan understood in his heart, slightly shook his head.

Indeed, even as Nascent Souls, they must maintain the sect’s dignity and interests.

He knew in his heart that unless a confrontation occurred today, this matter would be impossible to conclude satisfactorily.

"What does True Monarch Cyan Yang mean by this?"

Shen Xuan lifted his gaze, meeting the other’s: "Could it be that your sect’s members can suddenly strike at me, and I must simply bow my head and be killed without resistance?"

True Monarch Cyan Yang’s expression remained unchanged: "Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, why misinterpret? With your Divine Power Realm cultivation, bullying our sect’s Golden Core juniors – is that the conduct of a gentleman? Do you think that having reached Tier Four in Body Refining, you can act recklessly and ignore my Danxia Sect?"

"After all is said, action is inevitable."

Shen Xuan’s tone revealed a trace of impatience: "Since that’s the case, why not invite Fellow Daoist Jade Cauldron as well? The two of you can strike together, and I will take it."

He left no room for negotiation or compromise.

With face already torn apart, any retreat now would be seen as cowardice and further consequences would multiply.

Besides, Shen Xuan knew True Monarch Cyan Yang surely did not dare to fight him to the death.

Unless the opponent was absolutely certain to kill him instantly here.

Otherwise, a rampant Divine Power Realm Body Refining Master, if going all out against Danxia Sect’s Low Tier disciples.

The consequences – the opponent absolutely cannot afford to bear them.

True Monarch Cyan Yang remained silent for a while.

He seemed to be weighing things in his mind.

Ultimately, he waved his sleeve with a sigh, marking a line.

"Enough."

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, let us spar. If I lose, you and Li Ruyi can leave freely, Danxia Sect will not trouble you."

"If you lose, leave Li Ruyi here. The sect will not harm her life, and she can cultivate peacefully within the sect without leaving."

He felt the condition left room for negotiations, giving both sides a way out.

He indeed did not wish to fight to the death with Shen Xuan.

Under normal circumstances, unless in times of sect life-and-death survival, Nascent Soul True Monarchs do not tend to act.

He knew clearly; Divine Power Realm Body Refining Masters have powerful bodies and abundant life force, far exceeding Spirit Cultivators of the same tier.

Even if he and True Monarch Jade Cauldron joined forces to thoroughly kill the opponent, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Defeating and killing are two entirely different matters.

True Master Profound Ice dares to infiltrate Danxia Sect alone, surely has something to rely on.

Tier Four Body Refining, Ice Technique Golden Core, Song Country’s Twin Pride fame is absolutely not baseless, with unknown means hidden in secret.

This person, can’t be underestimated.

"Alright."

Shen Xuan replied swiftly and decisively.

"Where?"

"Ten thousand feet high in the sky."

True Monarch Cyan Yang’s words were concise.

As soon as he finished speaking, a layer of pale cyan Spirit Flame suddenly surged around him.

The flame was not scorching or oppressive; instead, it exuded a gentle and mellow warmth, Endless Life, which was the core of his fame.

Heavenly Anomalous Fire ’Cyan Yang Spirit Fire’.

The Spirit Flame enveloped his figure, immediately forming into a refined cyan line of fire, shooting skyward, straight up to the ninth heaven, in the blink of an eye shrinking to a tiny point of light at the horizon.

Seeing this, Shen Xuan’s lips curled into a cold arc.

He did not channel Spiritual Power, nor did he use external means, just suddenly stimulating his entire body’s blood and energy.

"Roar!"

A low dragon chant resonated from within him.

Not a Magical Power transformation, rather a pure blood and energy roar drawing heavenly resonance.

Shen Xuan’s entire body burst forth with golden light again, flesh and bones emitted dense low booms.

The next moment, the towering figure suddenly changed; azure ice crystals emerged from beneath his skin and spread, transforming into a thirty-odd-zhang long Profound Ice Divine Dragon!

The Divine Dragon raised its head, its dragon eyes as bright as cold stars, indifferently overlooking the peaks and beings below.

Then, it pressed its four claws into the void, stirring the clouds, transforming into an ice-blue stream of light tearing through the sky, fiercely pursuing True Monarch Cyan Yang into the depths of the vanished azure sky.

On Thousand Mountain Peak, only dead silence remained.

The spectators looked up, watching the rapidly disappearing dragon silhouette at an extremely high altitude, each harboring their own thoughts.

...

When True Monarch Cyan Yang ascended ten thousand feet high into the sky, he quietly closed Danxia Sect’s Sect Protection Array.

This allowed Shen Xuan, transformed into a Profound Ice Divine Dragon, to rise effortlessly, easily reaching and confronting True Monarch Cyan Yang.