Cultivation Starting from Full Talent

Chapter 207: Chapter 205 Chen Xuan Yielded

“Even if this old man perishes,” he declared, “I will not let you off easily!”

The insane voice of Bai Shu echoed in his ears; soon after, a wild trembling arose from deep within the earth, as the entire mountain began to shiver with it.

All of a sudden, blood-colored roots emerged from the ground. These roots were extremely complex, containing a myriad of things—not only were they wrapped in spiritually rich soil, but they also enveloped decaying bones.

It seemed that this thing had been harming people for more than a day or two!

“Buzz—”

Bai Shu’s branches shook wildly as a flurry of leaves fell. The dense leaves spiraled quickly in the air, instantly forming a wall of leaves that enshrouded Bai Shu’s entire body.

Not only had it uprooted itself, but it also conjured leaves to weave a shield. Even Ning Daoran, however foolish he might have been, certainly understood what this Demon Tree intended—it planned to escape!

“Fellow Daoist, where are you going? We haven’t finished our fight yet!”

Ning Daoran gently raised his hand, and instantly, the Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet emerged from within, pouring mana into it. In a moment, a circle of frost walls formed around him, trapping Bai Shu within.

Next, twenty-four Golden Silk Swords burst forth from his body, raining down upon Bai Shu as a sword rain baptism!

“Ahhhh~~~”

Bai Shu’s body shook furiously. The densely woven shield of leaves couldn’t withstand a single blow and was instantly perforated by the Golden Silk Swords. Sword after sword pierced through sharply, chopping the trunk into segments.

“Why!?”

Bai Shu’s aged voice echoed repeatedly: “How could the flesh of this old man, cultivated for a thousand years, be so easily penetrated? Your Flying Sword… no, it contains Geng Metal Essence Qi… Fellow Daoist, oh no, senior, please spare my life, the junior realizes his mistake!”

Too late!

Besides, he didn’t realize his mistake—he only knew he was about to die.

The Golden Silk Swords slashed wildly, dismembering the Demon Tree in midair, a process strikingly similar to slow execution.

In the end, the whole Demon Tree was reduced to shattered pieces, with only a glimmer of golden light twinkling at the roots’ depths. A highly spiritual object was there, so Ning Daoran controlled the Golden Silk Swords to deliberately avoid it, lest he damage it.

Wrapped in the Evergreen Technique Power, the spiritual object soared into the air, landing before him.

It was a segment of a spirit bone about seven to eight inches long, infused with extremely rich Spiritual Energy, and even an aura of magical treasure emanated from it.

It was a Magical Treasure Embryo!

Clearly, this segment of the spirit root had been the cause of a Bai Shu tree’s cultivation into a demon!

Magical Treasure Embryos were valuable indeed…

Ning Daoran immediately stored the spirit bone in his bag. Although the heavy Yin Qi within the spirit bone was unsuitable for a “Righteous Cultivator” such as himself, it was, after all, a Magical Treasure Embryo. With significant worth, it could serve as an excellent bargaining chip.

Exchanging one Magical Treasure Embryo for another, such a trade was only logical.

…

“Wuu~~”

Not far off, accompanied by the fall of Bai Shu, several villagers who had been drained of much Blood Qi finally woke up.

They were lucky. They hadn’t been completely drained by the Demon Tree.

Upon awakening, these people saw only the silhouette of Ning Daoran’s back.

They saw him standing in the rain and fog, with an Immortal Charm, wielding a Three-pointed Two-bladed Spear, donning Lotus Silk Cloud Shoes, capped with a Purple Gold Crown, armored in Golden Armor, with golden swords swirling and flying around him… he leaped up and disappeared into the mist.

Of course, this was all in the imagination of those mere mortals.

“An Immortal!”

Finally, a middle-aged man, slightly older than the rest, fell to his knees with a plop, offering salutations in the direction where Ning Daoran vanished: “Thank you, Immortal, for saving our lives, thank you!”

The rest followed suit, also kneeling.

…

The rain and fog enshrouded the mountains.

Surrounding Green Peak, Ning Daoran alighted among the vine tendrils within Green Peak like a bird in flight.

Half a meter from him, amidst the crevices of the rock, a large mass of mountain meat had indeed grown—a rough exterior resembling years-old layers of fat, coated with much dust, appeared somewhat dirty.

He swept his hand, sword intent erupting from his fingertips. Instantly, he sliced off a small piece, revealing a smoothly cut surface with green flesh inside that looked like… recently sliced preserved egg.

“Squeak, squeak~~”

In the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, Little Blackie let out a soft cry.

It had already drooled over this green meat.

“Now is not the time.”

Ning Daoran spoke indifferently. His visit to Frost Leaf Valley was naturally not just for green meat but also to capture the Green Tai Sui hidden within the body of Green Peak!

If he could keep a live Green Tai Sui within the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, then the food for the several Spiritual Beasts and thousands of Fire Devouring Ants would be secured!

“Swish, swish!”

After releasing two consecutive spells, Ning Daoran used the Earth Escape Technique to enter the mountain.

He followed the direction of the growth of the mountain meat, beginning to search for the exact location of the Tai Sui.

Inside the mountain, Tai Sui meat crisscrossed everywhere.

There was so much it felt like it couldn’t all be eaten.

With a thought, Ning Daoran clapped the Spirit Beast Bag and released thousands of Fire Devouring Ants, giving the leader ants one instruction—to feast to their hearts’ content, and to remember to return afterward.

Immediately, the feast invigorated the Fire Devouring Ants to no end, as they transformed into a fiery red ribbon, sweeping and consuming within the mountain’s interior!

…

Not long after, Ning Daoran had already reached deep within the mountain.

“Hmm?”

He unfolded his Golden Core Divine Sense and suddenly detected an object moving at an extremely fast pace within the mountain.

When his Divine Sense locked onto it, he really found a green mass of flesh about the size of a grinding stone. The green flesh moved at lightning speed, shooting through the mountain like electricity.

“Trying to escape?”

Ning Daoran couldn’t help but smirk and instantly stimulated his Mana using the Earth Escape Technique to catch up. His Earth Escape Technique had long been cultivated to the point of Returning to Nature, making his tunneling speed incredibly fast, gradually closing the distance between them.

“Zzz—”

The Green Tai Sui was yelling and screaming in a frantic manner.

Ning Daoran, intent on capturing it, didn’t hesitate to bring out the Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet. In an instant, wisps of mist poured out of the bracelet, coiling towards the Green Tai Sui like ribbons.

The Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet was not only good for offense and defense but also for control and pursuit—in short… this Magical Treasure was quite powerful, and Ning Daoran was particularly fond of it.

No doubt about it, gratitude to Old Monster Jinxia!

“Zzzz!”

Suddenly, the Green Tai Sui changed direction, darting upwards and escaping in a flash, soon bursting out of the mountain!

Outside was the middle of the mountain, and by now, the first group of cultivators and martial artists to ascend the mountain should have almost arrived. Moreover, Ning Daoran had already sensed that a rather dense aura of a martial artist was rapidly approaching from the outside world!

Those who were vying for the chance had arrived!

Just as Ning Daoran emerged from the ground, he saw a pitch-black bag descending from the sky “swoosh” and swiftly ensnaring the Green Tai Sui within, immediately followed by a quick tying of the rope.

The one who captured the Green Tai Sui was unexpectedly a young martial artist, brimming with vitality and with Golden Core breath surging within him—he was actually a Baodan Realm Martial Artist!

Ning Daoran floated out and frowned as he looked at the martial artist, unsure of how to proceed—should he violently kill to snatch the treasure or negotiate?

However, the gaze of the martial artist had fallen upon Ning Daoran’s Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet, and his eyes became extremely greedy and eager.

This man was named Chen Xuan and was an independent martial artist roaming in the Jianghu of Ningzhou. He was known for standing up for justice, but he had also done his fair share of killing, arson, robbery, and treasure snatching.

At this moment, Chen Xuan’s eyes locked onto the Lingxiao Mist Dream Bracelet while his martial artist’s aura swept across Ning Daoran’s body, knowing the other was just a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, he immediately harbored a murderous intent.

As everyone knew, if a cultivator of the same rank was approached by a martial artist, the chances of winning and survival would greatly diminish!

And at this moment, the distance between the two was less than ten meters—just the right range for a martial artist to launch a sudden lethal attack!

“I am Chen Xuan, a martial artist from Qingzhou.”

Chen Xuan put down the bag containing the Green Tai Sui, cupped his fists with a smile and said, “Fellow Daoist, was that Green Tai Sui you were chasing?”

“That’s right.”

Ning Daoran nodded gently. “I have been chasing this Green Tai Sui for a long time in the mountains, driving it to a dead end, but unexpectedly, it was intercepted by Fellow Daoist.”

“I see, I see.”

Chen Xuan approached nonchalantly and said with a laugh, “Since Fellow Daoist has made it clear, I am not an unreasonable person. How about this, Fellow Daoist, you name a price and I am willing to compensate you for it.”

“Oh?”

Ning Daoran’s eyes narrowed with a smile. “That sounds good, so let us discuss how the compensation should be done…”

“Of course.”

Chen Xuan nodded and smiled, but in the very next second, his body suddenly rushed forward to Ning Daoran’s front. His bones crackled continuously, and as his Blood Qi erupted, a fierce ox-shaped attack formed by Blood Qi enveloped his body, delivering a relentless elbow strike without warning directly towards Ning Daoran’s abdomen!

That was savagely ferocious!

Had Ning Daoran been an ordinary Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, he might indeed have been struck down in one hit.

Except he was no ordinary cultivator.

In a flash, Ning Daoran sank down, activating both the Evergreen Technique and the True Yang Furnace Technique to their peak in an instant. He lowered his right arm and met his opponent’s strike with an elbow strike of his own!

“Boom!”

A burst of booming noise ensued, and the point of collision between the two men created a shockwave of clashing Blood Qi and Mana, causing even the ground to press down into a bowl-shaped depression, with cracks spreading outwards like a spiderweb.

“You…”

Chen Xuan’s eyes were filled with suspicion: what kind of Golden Core cultivator had such physical strength to clash head-on with a Baodan Realm martial artist?

Ning Daoran stepped back three paces, still a notch below in a contest of pure strength.

Cultivators were inherently fragile and were unlikely to match high-level martial artists in physical combat; he was an anomaly.

“Fellow Daoist is quite skilled.”

Chen Xuan dusted off his elbow and said with a smile, “To be able to cultivate your physical body to such an extent, I am not an unreasonable person. I shall leave this Green Tai Sui to you.”

Saying so, he turned and pointed to the bag containing the Green Tai Sui.

However, in the next second, Chen Xuan’s body sank and vanished from the spot, followed by a whooshing sound behind Ning Daoran—the Baodan Realm martial artist was both powerful and cunning!

A clever warrior should not let a potent enemy linger.

…

In the nick of time, Ning Daoran teleported gracefully, dodging the opponent’s sudden punch. Simultaneously, with a gentle pat of his Storage Bag, an array of Array Flags flew out, and a Sea Ice Array soared into the sky!

“Holy shit, an Array Master too?”

Someone capable of setting up an array this quickly wasn’t an ordinary cultivator; it had to be an Array Master who was highly proficient in arrays and had completely refined the Array Flags and Array Plate. An average cultivator would need at least as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea to set up such an array.

At this moment, Chen Xuan truly regretted his actions—was it truly worth it to put himself in such a dangerous situation just for a Green Tai Sui?