Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 170: The Water Avoidance Charm

The “Great Void Pill Scripture” is the most famous and universally acknowledged authoritative text in the cultivation world.

Right from the beginning, the “Great Void Pill Scripture” clarifies the most superior method of pill refining: “Use the Great Void as the cauldron, Tai Chi as the furnace, purity as the pill base, non-action as the Dantian, life and death as lead and mercury, and the five organs as the fire.”

The Samadhi True Fire originates from this, thus, alchemists regard the Samadhi True Fire as a treasured flame for pill refining.

Samadhi True Fire can refine celestial materials and treasures. In a sense, cultivators are also considered celestial materials and treasures. The consequences of Samadhi True Fire encountering a cultivator are imaginable.

And Lu Yang’s Three Flavours True Fire, derived from Samadhi True Fire, although slightly less powerful, is equally formidable.

On the martial arts field, Lu Yang’s Three Flavours True Fire came fiercely, transforming into a fire dragon, tearing and devouring the Golden Crow Flame, forcefully ripping it apart.

Bai Ming couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Was it possible for someone to learn True Fire at the Foundation Building stage, especially the renowned Samadhi True Fire?

This was hard for him to accept, having been praised and admired since childhood.

In the stands, originally, Qiu Jin’an saw his prized disciple Bai Ming displaying the Golden Crow Flame, shining brightly, excitedly slapping his thigh. Then, he saw Lu Yang deploying True Fire, quickly losing his smile.

“Is this Samadhi True Fire? No, it’s very close to Samadhi True Fire!”

Qiu Jin’an searched through his mind’s True Fires, finding none that matched.

A terrifying thought dawned on him: could this be a flame outside the known 108 kinds of True Fire?

Was it previously unrecorded and undiscovered, or had it just been created?

“Sect Master Lu, what kind of True Fire is this?”

Everlasting Fairy casually said: “Nothing much, just a flame used for roasting skewers. Sect Master Qiu, no need to make a fuss.”

Everlasting Fairy’s attitude further solidified Qiu Jin’an’s thoughts, and he inwardly gasped.

How could this Sect Master Lu be so powerful, not only mastering wood, earth, and fire techniques like Bai Ming but also creating techniques on top of that!

Creating techniques was one thing, but creating True Fire?

Bai Ming, burnt by the Three Flavours True Fire and struck by Lu Yang’s successful punch to the chest, carrying a mix of sweet, salty, and spicy flavors, flew out, his breath weak, barely hanging on.

In mid-flight, realizing the overall situation had turned against him, he pondered whether to graciously admit defeat or hopelessly wait for the match result to be announced.

Scenes flashed through Bai Ming’s mind—

Being brought up the mountain by his master as a child, growing up under the care of senior brothers and sisters, diligently reading books, practicing hard, with his master becoming strict during cultivation, scolding him to correct his attitude and posture, and after cultivation, applying medicine, encouraging him to persist.

His sweaty back during cultivation, his unwavering focus, his understanding of techniques, enduring through heat and loneliness, building a strong foundation, rapidly growing from the Qi Refining stage to the mid-Foundation Building stage, never experiencing defeat.

Bai Ming closed his eyes, contemplating his battle with Lu Yang, feeling as if something was budding within him.

He landed steadily, hands together, standing on one foot, his breath becoming more robust.

Opening his eyes, Bai Ming radiated power beyond his own.

“Breakthrough to the late Foundation Building stage?” Qiu Jin’an was overjoyed to see his disciple breaking through.

Bai Ming had been stuck in the mid-Foundation Building stage for months, indeed due for a breakthrough, but he hadn’t expected it to be now.

Disciples from the Five Elements Sect whispered among themselves, marveling at the turn of events.

Lu Yang didn’t know how to react, just when victory seemed within reach, a breakthrough?

Isn’t that supposed to happen to me?

“Well, then let’s continue.” Lu Yang lifted the Qingfeng Sword, he hadn’t yet shown his true skills. The chopping and breaking techniques hadn’t been used.

The Shape-Imitating Fist would be set aside, that technique was too far-fetched, and Lu Yang still had some conscience.

“Lu Yang, Lu Yang, switch with me!” Everlasting Fairy called out to Lu Yang, intrigued by the excitement of the battle and wanting to join in on the action.

Everlasting Fairy, in her immortal soul state, isn’t bound by the twenty-meter limitation and can split off a strand of consciousness into Lu Yang’s clone at any time, as long as Lu Yang agrees.

Lu Yang was somewhat skeptical. Could he rely on Everlasting Fairy?

Everlasting Fairy, hands on her hips, gestured towards Lu Yang, “I’m the sect master; you should listen to me!”

Reluctantly, Lu Yang complied. Well, if the sect master’s status is being invoked, then let it be. If it looks like they are losing, he can always take back control.

Everlasting Fairy gleefully took control of the bald Lu Yang clone, raising her right hand and pointing a finger in a somewhat seductive manner.

Bai Ming found Lu Yang’s gaze strange. If the Lu Yang from before resembled a monk, the one now seemed like… a nun?

Could this be a case of split personality?

Bai Ming had heard of a saying in the cultivation world, “Without becoming a demon, one cannot survive.” There have been many instances in history of cultivators ending up with split personalities due to intense practice, and those who made history undoubtedly possessed extraordinary strength.

“Could it be that Lu Yang’s strength stems from having a split personality?” The more Bai Ming thought about it, the more it made sense.

Everlasting Fairy slowly lifted her finger, magical power twining around her fingertip, softly chanting, “The Water Avoidance Charm.”

An invisible barrier unfolded, with Everlasting Fairy at its center, repelling all moisture within its range.

Originally, after the clash of two flames, there wasn’t much moisture left on the field. Now, the vicinity around Everlasting Fairy was completely devoid of any water content!

But that wasn’t the most terrifying part. Bai Ming’s body also contained water, which was rapidly being drawn away from him!

Lu Yang’s body also contained water, but as the caster, the rate at which water left his body was much slower than Bai Ming’s!

Bai Ming, watching his body desiccate, was at a loss. He had no way to counter this technique, which was beyond his comprehension.

When the Water Avoidance Charm was cast, there were no visible signs, making it seem as if nothing had happened to outsiders. Only those who experienced it firsthand knew the horror of this technique!

“We concede!” Qiu Jin’an personally intervened, stopping the loss of moisture from Bai Ming and administered a pill to help him recover.

He looked deeply at Lu Yang, truly a figure capable of becoming the acting sect master, mastering four of the five elemental techniques, including the water attribute technique, which is a forbidden grand divine ability recorded in ancient texts!

Lu Yang was astounded. Was this the effect of the Water Avoidance Charm described by Everlasting Fairy? So terrifying?

Everlasting Fairy chuckled, “It’s just alright. Too bad your current realm is too low, and your senior brothers and sisters are all full Golden Core cultivators, with their water essence locked within, unaffected by this technique. Once you reach the Golden Core stage, I’ll use your body to cast it, and none of them will be a match for me!”

“Can you teach me?” Lu Yang eagerly asked, wanting to learn this technique.

Everlasting Fairy tilted her head, “You looked down on my inheritance, so no, I won’t teach you!”

“Please, Fairy Sister.”

“No! When I say no, it means no!”

…

When Qiu Jin’an returned to the stands, he found that Sect Master Lu had disappeared, replaced by Yun Zhi sitting next to him.

Although he had mentioned wanting someone else to sit next to him, he didn’t mean Yun Zhi.

Qiu Jin’an felt the temperature around him drop a few degrees.

“Miss Yun Zhi, where did Sect Master Lu go?” Qiu Jin’an tried to start a conversation, hoping to break the chilly atmosphere.

“There are some guests skilled in barbecuing outside the sect gate; he went to invite them in.”

“Ah?”

(End of the chapter)