Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"My Azure Edge was indeed a lower-grade Golden Core Spiritual Treasure in the past, my Lifebound Spirit Treasure, yet as my Cultivation Realm plummeted, it has now degraded to a lower-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure and is not worth much. Taking it would be of little use to you."

"How about it?"

"You should have heard of my reputation as a scholar; I have never broken my word."

"Heh."

The corners of the Barefoot Immortal's mouth curled up, a hint of amusement flickering in his eyes. "You've been sitting on the cliff edge of Wentiangfang Market for a few years now. I really hadn't expected you to be the once top-ranked Sword Cultivator of Da Xia."

"The White-clothed Sword Cultivator, I have indeed heard of your name, chased and hunted like a homeless dog for months on end. I thought you were long dead by now, yet here you are, still clinging on to life."

"If I were to capture you alive and deliver you to the Zhang Family, that would be quite an opportunity."

"Today is really a good day."

"It truly is a blessing in disguise."

Having said that—

The murderous intent in the Barefoot Immortal's eyes surged out intensely, but just at this moment, the man before him spoke urgently and with utmost seriousness.

"Don't kill me, I'll tell you about a great opportunity that can lead to a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul!"

This statement momentarily threw the Barefoot Immortal into confusion.

To this day, no one in Da Xia Country has managed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

If it were anyone else, he certainly wouldn't believe them, but the White-clothed Sword Cultivator was once acclaimed as the number one Sword Cultivator of Da Xia, the most prominent of the younger generation, the unparalleled pride of those years!

Such a person having access to this kind of information was not impossible.

Perhaps...

It was precisely because the White-clothed Sword Cultivator had learned of this secret that he had attracted the full-force pursuit from the Capital City Zhang Family!

However, it was at this moment that he sensed something amiss, his gaze turning towards the scholar's face, perceiving a hint of unease behind the seriousness.

Unfortunately...

It was too late.

Behind the Barefoot Immortal, Chen Qiu had at some unknown time already stood with a sword in each hand, his expression icy as a tremendously powerful aura, rivaling that of a Golden Core Great Power, suddenly burst forth from him.

Almost in the blink of an eye, dark clouds covered the skies above Wentiangfang Market.

"Die!!!"

Accompanied by Chen Qiu's furious roar, a strikingly exaggerated bolt of thunder instantly fell from the Nine Heavens, smashing directly onto the hastily gathered Protective Spirit Shield of the Barefoot Immortal. With just that single strike, the Protective Spirit Shield was covered with cracks and nearly shattered!

But it was far from over!

Almost in the blink of an eye.

Three consecutive bolts of thunder, like a bolt out of the blue, slammed down upon the Barefoot Immortal from the skies above!

The Protective Spirit Shield shattered!

The Protective Spirit Treasure fell to the ground!

Four successive thunderbolts with the full power of a second-layer Golden Core realm, unleashed by the "Thunder Summoning Technique," unexpectedly struck the Barefoot Immortal on the crown of his head, akin to the calamitous thunder atop the Five Thunders, causing the middle-aged Barefoot Immortal's pupils to gradually dilate.

Numerous cracks appeared on the surface of his body.

Immediately following that, hundreds of thunder snakes, each a fraction of their original size, materialized beside Chen Qiu and struck the Barefoot Immortal in an instant. He spared no effort, having detonated four entries in succession, and yet the Barefoot Immortal, despite looking like he was on the verge of immediate death, was just tottering on the brink!

Almost simultaneously—

Fat Long, the bearded strong man, and the sword in Chen Qiu's hand thrust out like a sudden clap of thunder, piercing straight into the body of the Barefoot Immortal, who had lost their Protective Spirit Shield!

This strike, which would usually be unable to penetrate his defenses, became the final straw that broke the Barefoot Immortal.

The Barefoot Immortal's body surface began to rapidly crack open, spreading like a shattered doll; in an instant, his whole body turned into a pile of minced flesh and fell to the ground.

Immediately after, a Golden Core emanating golden light shot out from the broken flesh, transforming into a streak of light and shooting towards the horizon!

This speed far exceeded that of ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

As long as the Golden Core wasn't lost, there would be a chance to seize a new body and be reborn, albeit with heavy losses; after all, there was still an opportunity to live another life.

With Chen Qiu's speed, it was absolutely impossible to catch up to this Golden Core.

However...

Chen Qiu wasn't in a hurry, his expression remained calm as he watched the Golden Core that was about to disappear into the clouds.

In the next moment—

The scholar sitting cross-legged nearby had a slight tremor at his fingertips, and his cyan blade turned into a ray of light that also shot out at a speed far surpassing the Golden Core by several times. In almost the time it took to breathe a few breaths, the cyan blade returned, piercing through a Golden Core that was trembling continually and sending messages of entreaty through its Divine Sense.

"A stray dog?"

A hint of coldness emerged in the scholar's eyes as he looked at the pierced Golden Core on the tip of his blade and chuckled, "Is that your evaluation of me, a White-clothed Sword Cultivator?"

"When did the White-clothed Sword Cultivator, who once suppressed thirteen cities with a single sword, become nothing more than a stray dog in your eyes?"

His three-foot cyan blade was once a low-grade Spiritual Treasure of the Golden Core, but as his realm plummeted, it had degenerated into a low-grade Spiritual Treasure of Foundation Establishment, commonly used for transportation and not for attack.

The cyan blade was already at the end of its strength, and even ordinary battles could likely lead to its shattering.

If his Lifebound Spirit Treasure were to shatter, the backlash for him would be extremely severe.

Only with his Lifebound Spirit Treasure, was he able to manipulate freely under the condition of being able to use the slightest bit of Spiritual Energy, for its greatest effect was that it almost didn't consume any Spiritual Energy.

Their luck was also not bad.

This person was merely at the fourth level of Golden Core Cultivation, and the core was still fragile without proper cultivation. Once one's Cultivation broke through to the sixth level of the Golden Core, the core would become extremely sturdy, even wielding terrifying power.

The Golden Core could attack enemies while out of the body.

It could even be stronger than some low-grade Golden Core Spiritual Treasures.

To think of escaping the body at that level of Golden Core Cultivation, he wouldn't be able to catch up, and even if he did, he wouldn't dare to strike it, but with a sixth level Golden Core, they probably wouldn't have managed to assassinate him and cause the core to flee the body anyway.

"Brother Qiu."

The scholar withdrew his gaze from the Golden Core, turned his head slightly to look at Chen Qiu and softly said, "The common method for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to increase their Cultivation is to slowly comprehend the way through their mental method. Aside from that, although killing demon beasts can also improve Cultivation Progress, the increase for Foundation Establishment Cultivators from killing demon beasts is very low, far less than during the Qi Refinement Realm."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"But apart from that, there are some opportunities that can greatly boost Cultivation."

"Such as swallowing a Golden Core."

"It can significantly increase Cultivation without any side effects."

He roughly figured out what Chen Qiu's tactic was just now; if nothing unexpected, it should be the 'Self-Destruction Term,' a type of entry that allows the possibility of fighting beyond one's level. The downside is that it's too cost-intensive for entries.

Brother Qiu had just acted four times in succession, equivalent to self-destructing four entries.

Although he wasn't sure where Brother Qiu got so many entries from, the loss was certainly significant. A Golden Core might not make up for the entire loss, but it could at least mitigate some of it.

"Mhm."

Chen Qiu didn't say much, taking the Golden Core and ignoring the fear and pleas for mercy transmitted through Divine Sense, and immediately swallowed it. Upon entry, it melted with no particular taste.

Soon after, an extremely scorching heat flowed instantly through his veins and arteries.

Vast and powerful Spiritual Energy began to surge wildly throughout his veins, and his Heavenly Dao Foundation also began to revolve rapidly.

Not daring to delay even a moment.

Chen Qiu immediately sat down cross-legged, began to practice his mental method with his eyes tightly closed, and started to quickly digest the heat brought about by swallowing the Golden Core.