CHAPTER 570: CHAPTER 447 CYAN WOOD WIND CONTROL

Golden Core True Master triggers the Spiritual Artifact, what kind of might is that.

Not to mention they are close at hand, Shui Qingbo didn’t even have time to cast spells.

Realizing the situation was bad, Shui Qingbo was terrified out of her wits. But at this time, it was even too late to close her eyes and wait for death.

She could only watch helplessly as the cyan flame grew increasingly intense.

Gao Xuan was also slightly surprised, the opponent was just a mere Golden Core, yet the reaction was so quick.

However, no matter how fast the reaction, it couldn’t be faster than him. He was an assassin by trade. Not to mention his Power far surpassed the opponent, even if Yang Yunjun’s Power was stronger than his, in such a situation, he couldn’t resist him.

Just before Yang Yunjun released the Refining God Flame, a Thought Spear, formed by Divine Sense, unexpectedly pierced into Yang Yunjun’s Golden Core, piercing through his Divine Soul.

Thought Spear, derives from the ultimate skill of Mechanical Combat Body.

Gao Xuan had many methods, but he wanted to test the various powers he had learned on his own.

The Thought Spear was extremely brutal and direct, simply gathering Spiritual Power into a long spear and stabbing without any tricks or techniques.

Also because it was brutal and direct, the Thought Spear’s power was extremely dominant. As long as the Spiritual Power was strong enough, it could unleash tremendous destructive force.

Yang Yunjun had never encountered such a method, the Golden Core in his sea of consciousness was directly pierced by the Thought Spear, and his Divine Soul was punctured with a large hole.

A cultivator’s Golden Core is formed by the condensation of blood, Divine Sense, and Divine Soul, and is not physical. Therefore, once pierced by the Thought Spear, it immediately suffered serious damage.

Yang Yunjun’s Golden Core shattered instantly, and the Divine Soul crumbled with it.

Without the Golden Core and Divine Soul to sustain it, the flame of the Refining God Lamp extinguished immediately.

The divine light in Yang Yunjun’s eyes dimmed, and he was already in a dying state.

With the Golden Core shattered, the cultivator’s life force was cut off. However, due to his profound Power and resilient Divine Soul, even though his life was cut off, his consciousness hadn’t immediately dissipated.

The rapidly changing battle left her completely confused. Even seeing Yang Yunjun obviously failing, she was still terrified.

Gao Xuan walked out from behind Shui Qingbo and said to the dying Yang Yunjun, "You are too weak, can’t even take one spear."

Yang Yunjun at this point was too powerless to be angry, he looked at Gao Xuan with unwillingness: "You are Gao Xuan?"

"I am."

Gao Xuan said, "If you are unconvinced, get up and have a go again."

Yang Yunjun originally wanted to exchange a few words with Gao Xuan, ask what secret technique he employed, why it was so domineering, and didn’t seem at all like a legacy from the Five Elements Sect.

But Gao Xuan’s words were sharp, he harbored resentment and anger, his Divine Soul couldn’t withstand the intense emotional fluctuations and simply rolled his eyes and died.

"No bit of tolerance, weren’t you quite arrogant when you burned Zhou Ye to death."

Gao Xuan sneered, another character that would only flaunt ruthlessly against the weak.

He checked Yang Yunjun’s Qiankun Bag, although it was sealed with Yang Yunjun’s Divine Sense imprint, it wasn’t a problem for him.

In the brief clash just now, Gao Xuan had already perceived Yang Yunjun’s Divine Soul aura.

To put it simply, every person’s Divine Soul has a different frequency oscillation.

The Qiankun Bag requires matching the Divine Soul frequency to unlock it. Forcibly opening it easily breaks the Qiankun Bag, rendering it empty.

Gao Xuan imitated Yang Yunjun’s Divine Soul oscillation and upon opening the Qiankun Bag, found mostly Spirit Stones inside. There were more than eight thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

It seems it was gathered from looting the Five Elements Sect, hence such abundant wealth.

To Gao Xuan’s delight, he found the Cyan Wood Sect’s supreme treasure in there: the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin.

This is a Daoist’s cyan wood hairpin, no more than six inches long, entirely blackish cyan, shaped like an enlarged iron needle.

The Five Elements Sect had declined, losing many Divine Artifacts. The Cyan Wood Sect’s legacy actually lay within this Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, rather than the Sect Leader’s Cyan Wood Thorn Armor.

Outsiders, unaware, all thought the Cyan Wood Thorn Armor was the primary Magical Artifact. Little did they know the legacy of the Cyan Wood Sect was within the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, and it was the most crucial Spiritual Artifact of the Cyan Wood Sect.

In terms of grade, the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin is above both the Nine Peaks Magic Robe and the Profound Nether Celestial Robe.

Gao Xuan didn’t know initially, but all these were recorded in the Vermilion Bird Separation Fire Scripture.

If truth be told, the quality of the Vermilion Bird Ring is the highest. However, early on, the Vermilion Bird Divine Soul inside the Vermilion Bird Ring was extinguished, causing it to fall from Divine Artifact level to Spiritual Artifact tier.

The Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin was originally a Divine Artifact too, and it’s said that a Thunder Dragon was forcibly extracted from it, leaving it unable to control wind and thunder.

The strongest Divine Artifact of the Sharp Gold Sect is not the White Tiger Godslaying Blade, but the Taiyi Celestial Spirit Wheel. This wheel, refined with Innate Geng Metal Essence in Pure Yang Celestial Flame and further tempered for ten thousand years within Nine Heavens Gang Qi, is forged into the Taiyi Celestial Spirit Wheel.

However, some issue arose with this wheel, causing no one to be able to wield it; thus, it gradually became a ceremonial weapon exclusively for the Sect Leader of the Sharp Gold Sect.

Gao Xuan was puzzled as he read these records, wondering how the then-mighty Five Elements Sect could have fallen to such a pitiful state.

He fiddled with the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin a bit, and it indeed had multiple layers of restrictions.

Yang Yunjun kept this treasure hidden, continuously using the Refining God Lamp to refine its restrictions over time. However, his method was improper, relying solely on perseverance, failing to unlock even one layer of restriction.

It’s like not having a key and only able to use a steel file to slowly grind open the vault door. Although this method is clumsy, with enough effort, the door can eventually be opened.

Gao Xuan also didn’t have a key, but he knew some fixed password combinations.

The Five Elements Sect had originally come from the same source, with top-tier secret techniques having commonalities. But the continued division of the Five Elements Sect resulted in the sects unwilling to communicate with each other.

Consequently, the Five Elements Sect declined further, almost being wiped out by the Xuanzhen Sect at present.

Gao Xuan, activating the Nine Peaks Profound Nether Celestial Robe, coupled with the Vermilion Bird Ring, tried various ways and easily unlocked the restrictions on the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin.

Five Elements Sect, Thick Earth comes first.

Cyan Wood, unlike Water and Fire, must rely on Thick Earth to thrive. Using Thick Earth Magic Power to maneuver the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, Gao Xuan found no resistance.

Moreover, the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, Vermilion Bird Ring, and Nine Peaks Profound Nether Celestial Robe harmonized with each other, seemingly forming a set.

Gao Xuan, with the circulation of Mana, soon refined the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, unlocking sixteen layers of its restrictions.

Within the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin lies the "Cyan Dragon Scripture", the fundamental secret technique of the Cyan Wood Sect.

Such secret techniques are not recorded in words, but rather imprinted with Divine Sense within the twelfth layer of restriction on the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin.

As long as the twelfth layer of restriction is unlocked, one can naturally learn the "Cyan Dragon Scripture".

Gao Xuan had already mastered the Righteous Laws of earth, water, and fire. Now, when he looked at the "Cyan Dragon Scripture," he immediately understood it.

The secret techniques of the Five Elements Sect are inherently interconnected. Having overcome the most difficult hurdle, understanding the secret technique of the Cyan Wood Sect was easy for Gao Xuan.

For Gao Xuan, once these cultivation principles were clear to him, he naturally mastered them.

With the addition of the "Cyan Dragon Scripture," Gao Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the secret techniques of Thick Earth, Celestial Water, and Fiery Flame.

Now, the only thing missing is the "Taiyi Celestial Spirit Wheel" from the Sharp Gold Sect. Once he obtains this spiritual artifact, he’ll have all the secret techniques of the Five Elements Sect.

Gao Xuan didn’t dare claim he could deduce the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Saber, but his power surging tenfold or more wouldn’t be an issue.

If he’s lucky, he might directly break his core and form a Nascent Soul.

Generally speaking, Golden Core Cultivators undergo years of painstaking cultivation to polish their Golden Core to perfection. Only then are they qualified to break the core and form a Nascent Soul.

In reality, throughout the long history of cultivators, there have been peerless powerhouses who directly broke their core and formed a Nascent Soul.

Some were merely Qi Cultivation level youngsters, who, in a moment of enlightenment, directly entered the stage of Crossing Tribulation and Ascending.

Compared to those heaven-defying powerhouses, Gao Xuan’s achievements were not that significant.

In an instant, Gao Xuan refined the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin and cultivated the Cyan Dragon Scripture, greatly enhancing his power.

He replaced his jade hairpin with the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, and the Daoist Robe he wore fluttered in the absence of wind.

Gao Xuan also felt a lightness throughout his body, as if he could ride the wind and ascend directly to the Immortal Realm.

The endless Primordial Qi between heaven and earth became exceptionally light and nimble, subject to his command and control.

The Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin automatically empowered the Cyan Light Cloak, allowing him to command wind and thunder, and to defend automatically against enemies.

As the treasure of the Cyan Wood Sect, even without the Thunder Dragon’s empowerment, the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin still possessed many powerful spells.

Back then, if the Sect Leader Cyan Wood had refined the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, he wouldn’t have been slapped to death by Gao Xuan in one strike.

Gao Xuan sensed the subtle changes in the Cyan Light Cloak and was very satisfied. Setting aside the Thunder Skill, just the changes in controlling wind allowed him to ride the wind and soar to the Nine Heavens.

As long as there is a flow of Primordial Qi, there will be wind in this world. Wearing the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin, Gao Xuan’s flight speed was much faster than sword flight.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn’t match the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin when it came to pure speed in fleeing.

As for the Wood Demon-Extinguishing Divine Thunder it possesses, although Gao Xuan hadn’t tried it yet, he could sense the power of the Thunder Skill.

If Yang Yunjun weren’t dead, even if he held the Refining God Lamp, he probably wouldn’t withstand a strike from the Wood Demon-Extinguishing Divine Thunder.

The Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin also possesses a miraculous function of breaking various arrays and restrictions. Any desperate situation, as long as there is a flow of Primordial Qi, can transform into wind to escape.

Gao Xuan was quite pleased with the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin. With this spiritual artifact, he could confront a Nascent Soul head-on. If he couldn’t win, he could flee using the wind, what could a Nascent Soul True Monarch do?

Shui Qingbo saw a mysterious smile on Gao Xuan’s face, her eyes filled with delight, unaware of what made him so happy.

She couldn’t imagine that in a short moment, Gao Xuan’s power had surged once again.

Gao Xuan elegantly flicked his sleeve: "Let’s go."

Shui Qingbo was puzzled: "Where to?"

"To settle accounts with the traitor Jin Wufeng."

Saying this, Gao Xuan took a step to leave, and Shui Qingbo was swept along by a breath of wind, helplessly following Gao Xuan.

At this point, Gao Xuan’s feet didn’t touch the ground as he rode the wind. His aura exuded with a clear brilliance, radiant as the bright moon, and as flowing as the breeze. Like a being among the immortals.

Gao Xuan floated forward with Shui Qingbo, encountering disciples of the Xuanzhen Sect without a word, immediately activating the Profound Nether Ice Needle.

A flash of cold light gleamed, and the enemy instantly fell lifeless. Not a drop of blood was shed, and their complexion remained as if alive.

Though Gao Xuan had just killed Yang Yunjun in one move, the commotion from Yang Yunjun’s activation of the Refining God Lamp was so great that it alerted the experts of the Xuanzhen Sect to something amiss.

A few Foundation Establishment experts from Xuanzhen Sect rushed over, but before they could react, they were killed instantly.

As for the Qi Cultivation disciples below Foundation Establishment, Gao Xuan showed no mercy if they crossed his path.

At this stage, it’s a matter of life or death. There was no room for politeness between them.

Shui Qingbo followed Gao Xuan all the way down, she couldn’t help but speak: "Jin Wufeng doesn’t live below."

Gao Xuan shook his head: "He is in the depths beneath Flame Mountain."

The underground of Flame Mountain is filled with earth fire and magma, which is why the Flame Sect established its sect here.

As Gao Xuan continued downward, Shui Qingbo could already see the slowly flowing red magma deep beneath.

The earth fire was dark red, and the high temperature it emitted could melt gold and iron.

Although Shui Qingbo had established her Foundation, she couldn’t bear it any longer, sweating like rain, with her black Daoist robe soaked through. Her forehead and temples were covered in sweat, and her cheeks flushed red.

Shui Qingbo no longer had her usual cool demeanor, instead, she was sweaty and filled with a different kind of allure.

Gao Xuan didn’t notice Shui Qingbo’s embarrassment. He gazed at the slowly flowing magma, lost in thought.

He distinctly sensed Jin Wufeng’s aura deep within the magma.

This sensation actually came from the Nine Peaks Profound Nether Celestial Robe on him, the Vermilion Bird Ring, and the Cyan Wood Wind-Manipulation Hairpin.

Without a doubt, Jin Wufeng was below the magma. But could Jin Wufeng, with his abilities, withstand the magma and the earth fire?

This was not merely intense heat; it also carried strong geomagnetic and earth fire noxious energies, particularly corrosive to the divine soul.

This is why most cultivators couldn’t enter underground.

Gao Xuan glanced at Shui Qingbo, soaked through, her curves accentuated, quite alluring.

As a lecherous man, Gao Xuan didn’t shy away from giving her a thorough look-over.

Shui Qingbo felt soft under Gao Xuan’s intense gaze, feeling a bit nervous. Though she was a virgin, she was not a child. She understood the implication of Gao Xuan’s gaze.

She didn’t resist, but considering the harsh environment, Gao Xuan thinking of doing such a thing here was far too inappropriate...

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