Mortal Cultivator - Chapter 338

On the Xiuxian Continent, countless cultivators regard the pursuit of the supreme heavenly way and the continuous breakthrough of their own realm as the ultimate goal and unremitting pursuit of their lives.

And in this continent full of fantasy and mysterious power, a young cultivator named Wang Lu suddenly appeared.

This Wang Lu, at a young age, showed amazing talents.

However, unlike other cultivators who stick to the rules and follow the traditional path of Xiuxian step by step, he is free and unrestrained by nature, like a wild horse that is difficult to be bound by conventions.

For the various rules and regulations of the so-called orthodox path of Xiuxian, Wang Lu’s heart is full of contempt and disdain.

Because of this unique character, Wang Lu is often regarded as an alien by everyone in his sect.

Most of his fellow brothers looked at him sideways, thinking that he was heretic; the elders shook their heads and sighed, thinking that he was not doing his job and wasting his excellent talents in vain.

But these outside opinions did not affect Wang Lu’s firm and free heart at all. He still walked his own unique way of cultivating immortals.

The sect to which Wang Lu belonged suddenly received a shocking news: in a remote and mysterious land outside the domain, an extremely powerful Taoist beast appeared!

This Taoist beast was huge, like a moving mountain, and every step it took seemed to cause the earth to tremble. What was even more amazing was that the body of this Taoist beast was filled with an ancient and mysterious aura, which seemed to have come from ancient times, making people feel awe.

According to rumors, the inner elixir in the body of this Taoist beast contained astonishing power. The inner elixir was like a bright pearl, emitting dazzling light.

According to legend, as long as this inner elixir could be obtained, it would be possible to break through the many bottlenecks formed by the many difficulties and obstacles on the road to cultivating immortals.

Those problems that have been bothering the cultivators may be solved in the face of the magical power of the inner elixir.

Not only that, some even say that the person who possesses this inner elixir is very likely to peek into the secrets of a higher realm, thus embarking on a broad road to transcendence and becoming an immortal.

This news instantly caused an uproar in the sect, and many disciples were eager to go outside the domain to explore this rare treasure.

Wang Lu was of course no exception. He has always been a maverick and unconventional person. He has always been disdainful and even sneered at the old and pedantic rules and customs in the sect.

However, facing such a rare opportunity that can greatly improve his own strength, his usually indifferent mood can hardly suppress waves of ripples, and his heart is full of eager desire and yearning.

So, this bold and clever guy did not hesitate to hide from his teachers and elders, and resolutely embarked on a long journey to the mysterious and dangerous world outside the domain alone.

Along the way, he was full of expectations and trepidation, not knowing what unknown difficulties, obstacles, surprises and adventures would be waiting for him ahead…

This journey was thrilling and dangerous for Wang Lu. After he stepped into this mysterious and unpredictable land outside the domain, he immediately felt the atmosphere here was completely different from the outside world.

The spiritual energy here is extremely disordered, surging around without any rules, as if a violent energy storm will be set off at any time. Moreover, time and space have become extremely chaotic here, making it difficult to grasp the law of their changes.

As far as the eye can see, dangerous cracks are open like hideous giant mouths, they are hidden in the void, looming. These cracks are full of unknown power. Once someone approaches accidentally, the powerful suction can instantly swallow them up, causing them to fall into the endless dark void, and disappear without a trace, without even a trace of bones left.

Moreover, there are all kinds of ferocious monsters living here. They are nourished by the chaotic spiritual energy and become extremely violent and powerful. They launched waves of fierce attacks on Wang Lu who broke in.

But Wang Lu relied on his excellent fighting skills and witty adaptability to escape danger again and again. He held a long sword, the sword body flashed with a cold light, and shuttled freely among the monsters. Every time he swung the sword, it was accompanied by a sharp sword energy, and the monsters approaching were chopped down by the sword. For a time, the corpses of monsters around piled up like mountains.

After countless hardships and life-and-death tests, the scarred and exhausted Wang Lu, with his tenacious perseverance and indomitable spirit, finally found the legendary Taoist beast’s nest in the deep mountains where few people have been and shrouded in heavy fog.

When he pushed aside the last layer of dense branches and leaves, the scene in front of him made him gasp. I saw a huge Taoist beast entrenched in it, its body was so huge that it was like a towering mountain with majestic momentum! The beast was covered with dense and hard scales, and those scales shone with dazzling and strange light under the sunlight, as if they contained endless mysterious power.

And with each deep breath of the Taoist beast, its strong and powerful nasal cavity would spray out a strong airflow, which swept around like surging waves. Wherever it passed, the originally peaceful and peaceful spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth instantly became agitated and uneasy, forming a series of violent fluctuations visible to the naked eye, spreading like ripples to the distance.

Its eyes were like burning stars, revealing endless majesty and wisdom. It had obviously noticed Wang Lu’s intrusion and was watching him vigilantly.

Wang Lu widened his eyes and stared closely at the huge and terrifying Dao beast in front of him. However, deep in his heart, there was not a trace of fear. On the contrary, a hot and strong desire to fight was rising.

He took a deep breath, as if he wanted to suck all the air around him into his stomach. As this breath was sucked into his body, his originally calm meridians instantly became turbulent, and the majestic spiritual power was like a flood that broke through the dam, flowing wildly in his body.

The next moment, Wang Lu moved! His figure was like a flash of lightning, rushing towards the Dao beast at an astonishing speed. At the same time, the long sword in his hand began to flash with dazzling light, and a series of extremely sharp sword energy gushed out from the sword body, interweaving into a dense sword net in the air, and fiercely covering the Taoist beast with the power of destroying the world.

The Taoist beast suddenly burst into a roar that shocked the world and made the gods cry! This roar was like a rolling thunder exploding in the sky, and it spread wildly in all directions like a surging tide!

The sound wave was so strong that it actually shook the surrounding towering mountains violently, as if they would collapse at any time!

Then, the Taoist beast opened a bloody mouth and spewed out a surging torrent of flames! This torrent of flames was like a giant dragon burning with raging fire, swooping towards Wang Lu with its fangs and claws!

And in this flame, there is an extremely powerful spiritual power fluctuation, as if it can burn everything in the world! In the blink of an eye, Wang Lu was completely enveloped by this terrifying torrent of flames…

Wang Lu saw this scene in front of him, and there was no panic in his heart. He saw that his right hand tightly grasped the long sword, and his arm muscles bulged slightly. With the flexible rotation of his wrist, the long sword drew dazzling arcs in the air. In the blink of an eye, a powerful spiritual power gushed out from the sword body, and quickly gathered into a solid spiritual power shield, like a transparent wall, steadily blocking him in front of him.

The blazing flame was like a ferocious beast, baring its fangs and claws and pouncing on Wang Lu, but was ruthlessly blocked by the spiritual power shield. The flame hit the shield, making a crackling sound and sparks flying, but it could not break through this solid defense anyway.

At this moment, Wang Lu’s steps changed, and his figure instantly became erratic, as elusive as a ghost. His figure shuttled around the Dao beast quickly, appearing and disappearing from time to time, as if it had merged with the surrounding environment. Although the Dao beast was huge and powerful, it was a little overwhelmed when faced with such a strange body movement.

Wang Lu took advantage of the Dao beast’s distraction and stabbed out with the long sword in his hand. A sharp sword energy broke through the air and went straight to the vital parts of the Dao beast. The sword energy was extremely fast, like lightning across the night sky, with a heart-pounding momentum. With a light “swish”, the sword energy accurately hit the body of the Dao beast, leaving a shallow wound on its hard fur.

After the successful attack, Wang Lu did not pause at all. He flashed and appeared on the other side of the Dao beast again. He swung another sword, and another sword energy whistled in, adding another new wound to the body of the Dao beast. In this way, Wang Lu relied on his superb swordsmanship and unique body skills to continuously attack the Dao beast, causing more and more wounds on the Dao beast, and blood gradually dyed its body red.

The man and the beast fought back and forth, and the battle was extremely fierce. For a while, it was difficult to tell who was better. In the valley, the spiritual storm raged, and the surrounding rocks were crushed into powder by the powerful force, and smoke and dust filled the sky and covered the sun.

As the battle continued, Wang Lu gradually figured out the Dao beast’s attack routines and weaknesses. He seized an opportunity, and at the moment when the Dao beast launched a powerful attack and exposed a flaw, he gathered all his spiritual power at the tip of the sword and performed a powerful sword trick. I saw a dazzling sword light piercing the Dao beast’s abdomen like a long rainbow piercing the sun, which was exactly its vital point.

The Dao beast sensed the danger and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Wang Lu’s long sword accurately pierced its abdomen, and a stream of blood gushed out like a fountain. The Dao beast uttered a painful wail, and struggled violently, trying to throw Wang Lu away.

Wang Lu held the hilt tightly and stirred it hard, causing the Dao beast’s pain to intensify. It waved its limbs wildly, and the surrounding space was distorted by its power. But Wang Lu gritted his teeth and insisted on relying on his tenacious will. At the same time, he continued to mobilize his spiritual power, enlarge the wound, and tried to completely subdue the Dao beast.

With Wang Lu’s unremitting efforts, the Dao beast’s struggle gradually became weak, and finally fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a cloud of dust. Wang Lu panted heavily and pulled out the long sword from the Dao beast’s abdomen. The sword body was already stained red with blood. He had no time to rest, and quickly operated his spiritual power, performing a sophisticated spell to take the Dao beast’s inner elixir out of its body.

The inner elixir floated above Wang Lu’s palm, emitting a soft and mysterious light, and the surging power contained in it shocked Wang Lu. He carefully put away the inner elixir and prepared to leave this place of right and wrong.

However, just as Wang Lu turned around and was about to leave, the surrounding space suddenly fluctuated violently, and powerful auras emerged from all directions. It turned out that other immortal cultivators who had learned the news followed the fluctuations of the battle and rushed over. When they saw the inner elixir in Wang Lu’s hand, greed suddenly appeared in their eyes.

“Boy, hand over the inner elixir and I will spare your life!” A tall and stern-faced middle-aged immortal cultivator spoke first. The spiritual power fluctuations emanating from his body showed that he had reached a very high level and was obviously a strong man among these immortal cultivators.

Wang Lu sneered and said, “Hmph, come and get it yourself if you have the ability!” He knew in his heart that these people would not let him go easily, and a fierce battle was inevitable.

After hearing this, everyone stopped talking and offered their magic weapons one after another. For a while, the light of the magic weapons illuminated the entire valley. Various powerful spells and magic weapon attacks rained down on Wang Lu. Wang Lu flashed and quickly dodged the attacks. At the same time, the long sword in his hand kept waving to resist those attacks that could not be avoided.

He used all his skills to deal with these immortal cultivators. Although the opponent had a large number of people, Wang Lu relied on his excellent fighting skills and agile figure to not lose the upper hand for a while. However, as time went on, Wang Lu’s spiritual power gradually consumed, while the opponent’s attack showed no signs of weakening, and he gradually felt a little tired.

“No, if this goes on, they will kill me sooner or later. I have to find a way to break through.” Wang Lu thought to himself. Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of a risky plan. He pretended to be defeated and deliberately revealed a flaw, which led a cultivator to rush forward and attack.

Just when the cultivator’s attack was about to hit Wang Lu, Wang Lu suddenly used a strange body method to avoid the attack by a millimeter. At the same time, his figure flashed and instantly came behind the cultivator, with the long sword in his hand on his neck.

“Stop it, or I will kill him!” Wang Lu shouted loudly. Seeing this, everyone was afraid to attack and stopped.

“You dare to kill him? If you kill him, we will never let you go!” The middle-aged cultivator said with his eyes wide open and gnashing teeth.

Wang Lu sneered: “I can’t protect myself now, what else can I not dare to do? If you don’t want him to die, make way for me!”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while. After a stalemate, the middle-aged cultivator sighed helplessly and said, “Okay, we will make way, and you let him go.”

Wang Lu held the cultivator hostage and walked out carefully. Although everyone was unwilling, they did not dare to act rashly and could only watch Wang Lu gradually go away. They did not dare to move until Wang Lu’s figure disappeared from their sight, but at this time Wang Lu had already gone far away, and it was too late for them to chase him.

Wang Lu ran all the way until he was sure that no one was chasing him, and then he stopped. He found a hidden cave, set up several defensive magic arrays, and then couldn’t wait to study the inner pill of the Taoist beast.

The power in the inner elixir was extremely violent. Wang Lu tried to absorb a little bit of it, and suddenly felt a powerful force rushing through his body, almost making him go crazy. He hurriedly stopped absorbing, frowned and fell into deep thought.

“The power of this inner elixir is too strong. With my current cultivation, I can’t absorb it directly. I must find a way to refine it.” Wang Lu muttered to himself. After some hard thinking, he finally thought of a way. He took out some rare spiritual herbs and minerals from the storage ring and began to arrange a complex refining array.

After the array was arranged, Wang Lu placed the inner elixir in the core position of the array, then sat cross-legged next to the array, quickly formed seals with both hands, and activated the array. As the array operated, the surrounding spiritual energy quickly gathered, forming a series of spiritual power vortices, constantly washing the inner elixir, trying to tame the violent power in it.

Wang Lu carefully controlled the operation of the array, while operating his own spiritual power, guiding the inner elixir power tamed by the array to slowly flow into his body. This is a long and arduous process. If you are not careful, all your efforts will be wasted, and even your life will be in danger.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Wang Lu was immersed in cultivation, unaware of everything in the outside world. A thick layer of spiritual power cocoon gradually formed around his body, wrapping him in it. The light inside the cocoon flickered, and spiritual power fluctuations continued to be transmitted, indicating that he was undergoing a difficult and critical breakthrough.

I don’t know how long it took, but the spiritual power cocoon suddenly trembled violently, followed by a crisp cracking sound, and Wang Lu’s figure slowly emerged from it. At this time, his aura had undergone earth-shaking changes. His originally slightly immature face became more resolute and mature, and his eyes flashed with a deep and powerful light. Obviously, he had successfully broken through the realm and his strength increased greatly.

Wang Lu felt the surging spiritual power in his body, and his heart was full of joy and confidence. Although this trip to the outside world was difficult, the gains were also huge. He knows that his experience is just a small episode on the road to becoming an immortal. There is still a longer road ahead, and more powerful enemies and unknown challenges are waiting for him. But he is not afraid, and his eyes reveal a firm determination. He will continue to venture into the Lingxiao Continent with this hard-earned power, pursue the supreme heavenly way, and write his own legendary story.

Wang Lu stood up, stretched his body, and circulated the spiritual power in his body for a week to ensure that he had fully mastered the new power. Then, he put away the magic circle, walked out of the cave, looked at the vast world in the distance, took a deep breath, and resolutely embarked on the journey home.

After returning to the sect, Wang Lu did not tell anyone about his experience outside the domain and the fact that he had obtained the inner elixir of the Taoist beast. He knew that if other people in the sect knew that he had such a treasure, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. He continued to practice and study in the sect as usual, and occasionally accepted some sect tasks to go out for training, but he acted more low-key and cautious than before.

However, the truth will come out. As Wang Lu’s strength continued to improve, his performance in the sect became more and more eye-catching, and some people with intentions began to notice his unusualness. In addition, some immortal cultivators who had previously participated in the fight for the inner elixir outside the domain were also secretly investigating Wang Lu’s whereabouts, trying to find an opportunity to take back the inner elixir. Gradually, the news that Wang Lu might have the inner elixir of the Dao beast spread like wildfire in the sect, causing an uproar.

After some elders and senior leaders in the sect learned about this, they also began to pay attention to Wang Lu’s every move. On the one hand, they were dissatisfied with Wang Lu’s behavior of going to the outer domain privately for adventure, and on the other hand, they also had a strong interest in the inner elixir of the Dao beast in his hand. After all, such a precious treasure has great potential value for the development of the entire sect.

One day, Wang Lu was summoned to the meeting hall by the head of the sect. He knew in his heart that what was coming had finally come. When he walked into the hall, he saw the head of the sect and several elders sitting above with serious expressions, staring at him closely.

“Wang Lu, do you know why I called you here today?” The head of the sect asked with a deep look.

Wang Lu clasped his fists slightly and said respectfully, “I don’t know. Please tell me, Master.”

The Master snorted coldly and said, “Hmph, you still want to hide it? Recently, rumors have spread in the sect that you have obtained a Dao beast inner pill outside the domain. Is this true?”

Wang Lu’s heart trembled, but his face remained calm and said, “Master, this is a rumor. I didn’t get any Dao beast inner pill.”

“Bold Wang Lu, you still dare to quibble at this point!” An irritable elder slammed the table, stood up and shouted angrily, “If you really didn’t get the inner pill, why did your strength improve so quickly in a short period of time?”

Wang Lu said calmly, “Elder, when I was training outside the domain, I accidentally got some opportunities and broke through the realm, but it was definitely not because I got the Dao beast inner pill.”

Several elders and the master looked at each other, with a hint of doubt in their eyes. Although they suspected that Wang Lu was lying, they had no solid evidence. After all, Wang Lu has always shown extraordinary talent and wit in the sect. Perhaps he really broke through the realm by chance.

“Wang Lu, you should know that the Dao Beast Inner Core is extremely important to our sect. If you really get it, you might as well hand it over. The sect will definitely give you a generous reward and will do its best to train you. But if you insist on hiding it, once we find out, you will face severe punishment according to the sect rules!” The head of the sect said earnestly.