Cultivation: Being Immortal

State of Qing, Tomb of the Green Emperor

"I regret not opening the Green Emperor Tomb earlier."

The ancestor of the Lu Family sighed. Unfortunately, he didn’t know about the powerful hidden cards left behind by the Green Emperor. Otherwise, he could have brought in hundreds of cultivators from the four major families. After all, the enemies breaking in are just ordinary people. Then, victory could be achieved through sheer numbers.

"It’s already embarrassing enough for an ancient prestigious family to rely on the protection of ancestral remnants. Do you want the lower-level disciples to risk their lives too?"

The ancestor of the Yu Family replied. Among the ancient families that have been passed down to this day, only a few remain. Even these noble families have been forced to rely on the hidden cards left by their ancestors for self-protection. He couldn’t bear to let the lower-level disciples risk their lives anymore. It is the duty of the higher-ups to protect the lower levels.

"Someone is coming. Prepare for battle. Shield bearers, get ready to protect. Spear-wielders, prepare for thrusting."

Lin Jiang suddenly shouted loudly. The four families reacted quickly after learning about the situation. They immediately made arrangements. The heavily injured should rest, and the lightly injured should be in the reserve team. Those who are not injured, regardless of whether they are at the Tao Achieving stage or Nascent Soul stage, must get up and fight for their lives.

Some people still have shields and stand at the front as protection. Next are the spear-wielders, especially the descendants of the Lin Family from the two provinces. There are many who use spears, and they are the main force now.

"Sting"

The first one to enter was Shenmu Ancestor, with Lin Jiang leading the way. He immediately thrust his spear, aiming at Shenmu Ancestor. Shenmu Ancestor instinctively tried to defend himself with his branches, but he realized they wouldn’t grow. Lin Jiang’s spear pierced his abdomen.

"It’s me, it’s me"

"Sixth Brother, release him"

Lin Batian quickly added. Lin Jiang shook his strength, sending Shenmu Ancestor flying. This kind of injury was nothing to Shenmu Ancestor.

"Sudden thrust"

Lin Jiang shouted loudly, "More people are coming from outside, and there are quite a few of them."

"Ah"

"What’s going on?"

"My spiritual power."

"What’s happening?"

The first group of disciples from the Holy Heavenly Sect who entered were all affected. When cultivators enter, they lose their spiritual power cultivation, which is a big downfall for them. Most people can’t react in time, unintentionally hitting the target every time.

Of course, cultivators have a very strong vitality. It’s not easy to kill them with just one move, especially if they have protective clothing. Even though they have lost their spiritual power, the clothing is still very tough.

"Kill."

The quickest response came from the Tao Achieving disciples of the Holy Heavenly Sect. Yang Luo and the other three were the second group to enter, and they immediately reacted. They blocked most of the attacks with their weapons.

"Yang Luo."

Lin Jiang saw Yang Luo, his enemy, and became filled with rage. Without saying a word, he raised his spear to stab.

Yang Luo held a long sword, blocking Lin Jiang’s attacks, while shouting, "There’s something strange here, my powers are gone, protect the following disciples!"

As they spoke, Lin Jiang managed to pierce Yang Luo with at least seven or eight spears. The Lin family’s descendants all practiced martial arts before they were twelve years old, before they could detect their Spiritual Root. It was unclear if this training was specifically for this place.

However, Lin Jiang couldn’t feel any joy because he could tell from the touch of the long spear that it hadn’t broken through Yang Luo’s defense.

"Physical training?"

Suddenly, Lin Jiang realized that Yang Luo was a fighter who had tempered her body through physical training. Otherwise, her body wouldn’t be so tough, and he wouldn’t have been unable to break her defense.

"People have called me a genius hundreds of times, but do you think being a genius is just about Pills, Talismans, Items, and Formations?"

Yang Luo loosened her grip on her arm. She had already adapted to the surroundings and was ready to counterattack.

"I underestimated you."

Lin Jiang sighed, realizing that physical cultivators were truly unpopular in the cultivation world. They were a niche group because there were no powerful figures who practiced physical cultivation. They couldn’t match the strength of monsters or withstand strong attacks. As a result, physical cultivators had little market value. Few people specialized in it; they usually only tempered their bodies incidentally.

"Unfortunately, you don’t have a chance anymore, right?"

Yang Luo fought back, using her sword gracefully and without any defense, overpowering Lin Jiang, who kept retreating.

"*sound effect, "crack"*"

A poor soul from one of the four big families didn’t notice Yang Luo approaching from behind and had their head chopped off directly.

Lin Jiang glanced at the battlefield and saw that the situation for the four big families was dire. Although more people from the four big families had entered, there were too many wounded. With a group of severely injured individuals gone and the fighting capabilities of lightly injured ones significantly reduced, they were greatly outnumbered by the Holy Heavenly Sect.

"Hahaha, I never thought there would come a day when I could beat up Tao Achieving. Prepare to die!"

"Damn it, I used to be like a grandchild in front of Tao Achieving, but I’ll chop you apart!"

"Ancestor, if I kill a Tao Achieving, can my name be recorded on a separate page in the Chen family’s genealogy?"

"Killing a Tao Achieving with Nascent Soul, I’ll leave a lasting legacy. Even after ten thousand years, there will still be people who remember me."

Both sides were very excited at the moment, especially the Nascent Soul and Soul Changing cultivators. If they were outside, they wouldn’t dare to fight against Tao Achieving. Once Tao Achieving made a move, they would be done for.

But now, they could have a back-and-forth fight with Tao Achieving, evenly matched. Some people even put in a lot of effort to practice martial arts and gained the upper hand.

So the direct result was that Tao Achieving didn’t have a chance to confront each other, only being desperately greeted by the Nascent Soul and Soul Changing cultivators from the other side. Needless to say, it was quite miserable.

Of course, although Tao Achieving hadn’t specifically practiced the physical cultivator techniques, their bodies were much stronger than the Nascent Soul and Soul Changing cultivators. Taking a hit would only break the skin; it would be quite difficult to kill Tao Achieving with a single blow.

"Brother, let me help you."

Lin Ying saw that Lin Jiang was no match for the opponent, so after killing the enemy, she came to help. Both of them used spears, which they obtained from Lin Batian.

Lin Ying and Lin Jiang had both practiced the spear technique of the Slaying God Spear when they were younger, but neither of them specialized in it. Their martial arts skills weren’t high, but Yang Luo was different. She was a sword cultivator, with extremely exquisite sword techniques. Even after Lin Ying joined in, she couldn’t suppress Yang Luo.

"Sss."

After hundreds of rounds of fighting, Lin Jiang was starting to struggle. He had used a strategy of pretending to be injured earlier and had been tortured for several days. Although he had taken healing pills after being saved, he hadn’t fully recovered. Yang Luo’s attacks were also very vicious, repeatedly hitting the same spot. Lin Jiang now had wounds all over his body, and after a while, he started to feel overwhelmed.

"Sixth Brother, Lao Shi, attack with the spear! The spear is a powerful weapon that requires a fearless momentum, without fear of being hurt…"

Lin Batian watched anxiously on the side. There were many descendants of the Lin family, but very few dedicated their entire lives to mastering the spear technique like him. So, Lin Batian found Lin Jiang and Lin Ying’s spear technique unsatisfactory. He wished he could personally join the fight, but his health didn’t allow it.

"Shenmu Ancestor, please give me some more spiritual liquid."

Lin Batian spoke to the Shenmu Ancestor not far away, hoping there was some spiritual liquid left for him to use.

"It’s gone. Besides, we can’t use any power here. Even if you consumed me, it would be useless."

The Shenmu Ancestor shook his head quickly. He had already given Lin Batian about eighty to ninety percent of his spiritual liquid. He had none left, and it wouldn’t be of any use here.

"How infuriating!"

Lin Batian became extremely angry as he watched his own people dwindling. He felt an urgent sense of distress.

"Brother Lu, save me!"

"Yang Luo, save me."

Ancestor Yu from the Qing State has been targeted. He is already heavily injured and was not supposed to participate. One disciple from the Holy Heavenly Sect accidentally kicked him near Ancestor Yu. The person recognized Ancestor Yu’s identity and directly attacked him. Other disciples from the Holy Heavenly Sect saw an opportunity to kill Tao Achieving and joined in.

Meanwhile, Yun Hua from the Holy Heavenly Sect was knocked down by a sword cultivator from the Cloud Sword Sect. The sword cultivator had a big advantage in this situation, and both sides were in danger.

Ancestor Yu sought help from the Lu Family Ancestor, but the Lu Family Ancestor is in a difficult situation himself. He is being targeted by four enemies and can’t escape.

"You scoundrel, how dare you hurt people from the four major clans!"

Lin Batian couldn’t bear it anymore. Despite his heavy injuries, he picked up a sword and charged forward.

"Father!"

Lin Ying panicked. She knew exactly what Lin Batian was doing. He was going to his death.

"*sound of collision*"

Yun Hua died. He was slashed with multiple swords by the Cloud Sword Sect’s sword cultivator, and finally, he was killed.

"Please help to save him."

Lin Jiang also shouted loudly, as people from the Cloud Sword Sect were about to go and rescue, but they were stopped by someone.

"Bang!"

Lin Batian was blown away, he was indeed very powerful, but now he was severely injured, and couldn’t be powerful anymore. With just a few moves, he was kicked away by someone.

Immediately after that, Lin Jiang saw that the Yu family’s ancestor was also killed by someone. The hole in his chest was his fatal blow – someone stabbed a knife into it and viciously stirred it, followed by dismemberment with a chaotic knife.

"Old Yu."

"Old Yu."

The Lu Family Ancestor and the Chen Family Ancestor were extremely sorrowful and angry. As prestigious Tao Achieving cultivators, they died at the hands of a few Nascent Soul cultivators. This is such a tragic event.

"Don’t mind me, kill the enemy."

The ancestor of the Lu Family went crazy and, relying on the strong body of Tao Achieving, fiercely fought and urged the Lu family descendants to also kill the Tao Achieving of the Holy Heavenly Sect.

"Yang Luo, save me."

Both sides pay special attention to their Tao Achieving. At this moment, Yang Xi is also in danger. He doesn’t want to die here, nor does he want to die like a mortal.