I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 828: Chapter 829: Breakthrough, Earth Immortal Realm
 

“What happened, how did he do it, and why did he break through while lying down?”

“Monster, this is a peerless monster! To gain enlightenment and break through realms in cultivation while lying down—had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would hardly imagine it possible. This is a blessing for our sect indeed!”

The elders stared agape. Although it was just a moment, the aura revealed by Li Xiaobai far surpassed the Human Immortal Realm cultivation level, definitely confirming his entry into the Earth Immortal Realm.

“The Sect Master really had foresight, having our Sword Sect establish a good relationship with him ahead of time. If we had followed the thoughts of certain people, who knows, our sect might have missed out on a true genius.”

Elder Sun stroked his beard, casting an unintentional glance at Elder Ouyang.

“Hmph, it’s just good luck, nothing more. Breaking into the Earth Immortal Realm is not such a big deal. We have disciples in the Heavenly Immortal Realm in our sect, and they are the true geniuses, the pillars of our sect!”

Elder Ouyang’s face looked quite unsightly, as this quick contradiction was a blow to his pride.

“Elder Ouyang’s earlier comment was indeed correct, we had already agreed not to interfere in the provocations among the younger generation. If your disciples are defeated by Li Xiaobai, you should not rush to step in out of a protective urge for them,” the young Sect Master said evenly, throwing Elder Ouyang’s words back at him.

“Of course.”

Several elders had faces that looked as if they had swallowed dead flies.

However, that guy had only just broken into the Earth Immortal Realm cultivation level—thinking of crushing their disciples seemed like a fool’s dream.

Both being in the Earth Immortal Realm, the differences were still enormous.

“Let’s go, a rat has infiltrated our sect. Let’s ferret her out.”

“It’s time to officially have Li Xiaobai participate in the Enforcement Team too, otherwise moths to the flame will keep appearing endlessly,” the young Sect Master said indifferently.

…

At the same time, on Sword Peak.

Li Xiaobai stood up, examining his Attribute Points panel before him.

[Host: Li Xiaobai.]

[…]

[Defensive Power: Earth Immortal Realm (zero/one billion) (Earth Dragon Grass: not acquired) can advance.]

[Attribute Points: zero.]

[Skills: Heart of the Blood Demon, Demon Sealing Sword Evocation, Hundred Percent Barehanded Blade Catch, Hellfire…]

[…]

Just recently, he had accumulated ten million attribute points, successfully advancing his defensive power.

However, the attribute points needed for the new realm shocked him once again; this time it actually required one billion attribute points, ten times more than in the Human Immortal Realm, and it added the option of Earth Dragon Grass.

To break through to the Celestial Body was a long and arduous task.

“I needn’t worry about attribute points; with Sword Peak here, I could accumulate them in about ten days or half a month. The key is Earth Dragon Grass, a herb I’ve never heard of before. I’ll need to ask around about it later,” Li Xiaobai muttered to himself as he walked deeper into Sword Peak.

He wanted to see how high and far the Earth Immortal Body could take him.

The disciples closely watching all this in the distance had their eyes wide open, their faces full of disbelief.

What did they see?

That guy just lay down five hundred steps away for a bit, and then he broke through and moved even deeper?

“Senior Brother Zhang Wei, what happened, did I miss some spectacular event just now without noticing?”

“Junior Brother, it’s not that we didn’t see, he was just too fast to spot how he broke through.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It’s not good for a man to be too quick. In the past, when our Sword Sect’s brothers and sisters broke through, it was always with thunderous noise and a force that swallowed mountains and rivers, their might challenging the heavens. This guy’s performance was too plain.”

“It’s too bizarre; he could step five hundred steps in the Human Immortal Realm, I guess in the Earth Immortal Realm he could probably reach a thousand steps perhaps?”

“With this, isn’t he about to approach the area where the Heavenly Immortal realm senior brothers are active?”

“Elder Brother Zhuo and the others are in big trouble!”

The disciples dared not act rashly anymore, the opponent easily shattered their pride. Both parties were in the Earth Immortal realm, and they had lost their only advantage, leaving them without the capital to act tough.

Li Xiaobai did not know their thoughts, and at this moment, he was exploring deep into Sword Peak.

Five hundred steps!

Six hundred steps!

Seven hundred steps!

The further he went, the less frequently the Attribute Points incremented. Initially, every step increased the attribute points by a thousand, but starting from six hundred steps, it took about ten more steps to add a thousand attribute points, and past seven hundred steps, even more distance was required.

But when he thought about it, it made sense. If every step could increase the attribute points by a thousand, wouldn’t reaching the peak mean even a Saint could be toppled?

Ultimately it was just a training ground meant to temper the disciples; its limits were inevitable.

As he continued to advance, the view gradually shifted from a lush grassland to a barren wasteland. The surrounding Sword Intent emitted a desolate air, making one feel somewhat heartbroken being in it.

“There’s more than one type of Sword Intent on Sword Peak.”

Li Xiaobai muttered to himself, drew a longsword, and casually executed a strike of Demon Sealing Sword Evocation. Where the Sword Intent passed, the already barren ground was transformed into a dead zone. The ground collapsed over a large area, dark as ink and exuding a strong corrosive smell, significantly stronger than before.

The continuous attack of the Sword Intent could enhance the prowess of the Demon Sealing Sword Evocation. Walking on Sword Peak and encountering various Sword Intents would make the Demon Sealing Sword Evocation increasingly formidable.

He continued to walk forward.

Two thousand steps!

The attribute point bonus had reached a terrifying million at this location, and even though his defensive power was impressive, he still felt some pain. The Sword Intent grazed his skin, cutting fine lines of blood, but with the help of elixirs, he instantly recovered.

He could vaguely see several figures sitting in the mist ahead, who were some of the few Heavenly Immortal realm disciples within the sect.

“Hmm? Who is that, able to come this far? Do we have a new up-and-comer in the sect?”

“I recall that among the Earth Immortal realm disciples, none have broken through to the Heavenly Immortal realm within a year.”

Several people in the mist noticed Li Xiaobai’s arrival and started talking among themselves, their tone calm, without any intention to hide their conversation.

“I am Li Xiaobai, newly joined Sword Sect. I look forward to the guidance of my senior brothers in the future.”

Li Xiaobai said. He did not want to move forward anymore. Two thousand steps were precisely the distance where he wouldn’t get hurt; any further and he would have to use elixirs to heal himself.

“Li Xiaobai? I’ve heard of you. Just a few days ago, there was a collective change in the Human Immortal Ranking List, seemingly because of you. I didn’t expect that in just a few days, you have already broken through to the Earth Immortal realm.”

“You are quite good, but after all, you are just a newcomer. You must understand your place. Within the sect, there is order of seniority. Yet you caused a commotion in the sect, relying on your talent and intelligence, disregarding your predecessors and senior brothers. I do not appreciate such character.”

“I am Mei Liangxin, a True Disciple from the Eleventh Peak. I don’t care about the disputes among you juniors, but when you go out, prepare a generous gift, kneel at the foot of the Eleventh Peak and apologize to my peak’s disciples.”

Several figures slowly began to speak, always calm as if they were just discussing a trivial matter, as if it were a matter of course.

“My senior brothers seem quite domineering. Right now, I am the master of the Second Peak, and even the elders wouldn’t dare to speak to me like this,” Li Xiaobai said, his expression slightly narrowed and tone light.

“The Second Peak is the grand elder brother’s Dao grounds. You’re merely handling it temporarily. The elders’ attitude has nothing to do with us. Go and apologize on your own. This is for your own good. Otherwise, when we come out of seclusion, it won’t end like this.”

“This is to temper your mind, and later you will understand the key points.”

The figures remained calm, their words devoid of worldly concerns.

“Heh, so my senior brothers are in seclusion. That said, you won’t be coming out any time soon?”

Li Xiaobai said with a smiling expression.

“And what if we are?”

“Damn it, so you can’t move, putting on airs as if you’re lonely masters? What kind of small fry are you to dictate to me? You just have a higher cultivation level. Once I advance to the Heavenly Immortal realm, I’ll finish you off straight away!”

“Let me give you a fireworks display—Firecracker Thunderclap!”