The Chaotic Immortal Wood Sect: Immortal Cultivation War - Chapter 51

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51. Trapping the Lee Family and Gongsun Family

 

The Spirit Qi Condensation Pill is a pill used for Core Formation advancement.

 

Then it’s a spiritual medicine taken at the very end of Qi Accumulation, at Great Perfection of Qi Accumulation, so in terms of pill grade, would it be a 2nd grade Spirit Pill?

 

The major realms of cultivation have Qi Accumulation Stage following Spiritual Energy Stage, so if it’s a Spirit Pill consumed by Qi Accumulation monks, it would be correct to call it a 2nd grade Spirit Pill.

 

However, advancement pills are medicines used at the very end of that stage.

 

The Qi Accumulation Pill used for Qi Accumulation advancement is the highest grade Spirit Pill consumed by Spiritual Energy Stage monks, and Core Formation advancement pills like the Spirit Qi Condensation Pill are the highest grade Spirit Pills consumed by Qi Accumulation Stage monks.

 

Therefore, in the case of advancement pills, it’s common to raise their pill grade by one level.

 

“Generally speaking, the possibility of a 2nd grade alchemist successfully refining a Core Formation advancement pill should be considered almost nonexistent. The possibility exists, but the success rate is extremely low.”

 

Kang Hyeon had completely mastered the Spirit Qi Condensation Pill formula received from the Heart Yang Sect.

 

“There’s plenty of room for examination and improvement. But for now, creating and delivering the three Spirit Qi Condensation Pills promised as payment for the formula comes first.”

 

Kang Hyeon wanted to immediately research the pill formula and create improvements for it.

 

After acquiring the formula, several improvement points that could be applied immediately came to mind, as the formula had some flaws.

 

But a promise was a promise.

 

He had to create the Spirit Pills exactly according to the received formula.

 

“The materials are sufficient, so let’s begin now.”

 

Kang Hyeon hurried with the pill refining.

 

Since he had already completely comprehended the Heart Yang Sect’s formula, he wasn’t worried about failure in pill refining.

 

Though Kang Hyeon was merely at mid Qi Accumulation, his pill refining ability was 3rd grade.

 

Moreover, the alchemy furnace he used was so old that he couldn’t accurately determine its origins, but it was a precious treasure precisely because of that.

 

Since the original owner of the alchemy furnace was a Spirit Body Stage monk, it should be considered a 4th grade or higher alchemy furnace.

 

To fail at refining a mere 3rd grade pill with such a treasure.

 

Kang Hyeon was confident that such a thing could never happen with his pill refining skills and the ancient bronze alchemy furnace.

 

Whirrrrrrr! Whirrrr!

 

As Kang Hyeon put various materials into the alchemy furnace and infused energy to heat the furnace, an unpleasant sound that grated on his nerves tore through his mind.

 

“Unwelcome guests at a time like this! Tsk.”

 

Kang Hyeon clicked his tongue with a displeased expression, slowed down the furnace’s reaction speed, then opened the passage to the Mystic Realm.

 

Since he had made the pill refining reaction speed in the alchemy furnace extremely slow, there would be no problem for three or four days.

 

Kang Hyeon thought he could simply finish the outside business and return in the meantime.

 

“Hmm?”

 

Opening the Mystic Realm entrance and coming outside, Kang Hyeon immediately frowned deeply.

 

He didn’t live inside Mangpa Village’s barrier.

 

Though only about fifty li away, he had built his cultivation cave dwelling outside Mangpa Village’s perimeter.

 

But now there were monks surrounding his cave dwelling.

 

The number was roughly thirty people.

 

“I had my suspicions, but this really happened.”

 

Kang Hyeon could guess the identity of those surrounding and approaching his cave dwelling without needing to confirm.

 

They were certainly people from the Gongsun Family and Lee Family who ruled Mangpa Village together with the Heart Yang Sect.

 

Either one of them or an alliance of both.

 

“If even one or two Core Formation monks were added to the Heart Yang Sect, the balance of power would be broken.”

 

The reason they took action wasn’t difficult to guess.

 

“But when I accepted the Heart Yang Sect’s commission, they should have naturally considered that I would be prepared for such a situation.”

 

Muttering this, Kang Hyeon took out a Spirit Stone from his sleeve and threw it onto the floor of the cave dwelling’s antechamber.

 

Immediately, a barrier protecting the entire cave dwelling was created.

 

“Oh?! We’ve been discovered.”

 

“The protective barrier has been activated.”

 

“He could have just given up the commission and bowed his head appropriately, but he’s making the situation complicated. A guy who’s merely at mid Qi Accumulation.”

 

When Kang Hyeon activated the protective barrier on his cave dwelling, the disciples of the Gongsun Family and Lee Family were startled and flustered.

 

“Break through it!”

 

“Crush it!”

 

“Shatter it!”

 

However, the panic of an organized group didn’t last long.

 

Immediately, late Qi Accumulation monks stepped forward and gave orders to their subordinate monks.

 

Soon after, dozens of monks began attacking the cave dwelling’s protective barrier.

 

Fireballs flew, ice spears flashed, and massive flying swords poured down.

 

Kwaaaaang! Kwarrrrrung! Kagagagang!

 

Kuuuuung! Kuuung! Kuung! Kuung!

 

However, the protective barrier Kang Hyeon had set up didn’t collapse easily.

 

Only the energy of the Spirit Stone supporting the barrier formation was rapidly being depleted.

 

This also meant that if there were sufficient Spirit Stones, the barrier wouldn’t be easily breached.

 

“But I can’t just stay here taking hits like this.”

 

Fortunately, it seemed no Core Formation monks had come.

 

This was both fortunate and somewhat disappointing for Kang Hyeon.

 

“It would have been a good opportunity to face a Core Formation monk…”

 

Muttering this, Kang Hyeon sat in lotus position in the void space of the cave dwelling’s antechamber, closed his eyes, and concentrated his consciousness.

 

What Kang Hyeon was trying to connect his consciousness to now were the Trent’s offspring scattered around the cave dwelling.

 

The Trent’s branches and roots that he had previously scattered throughout the Mystic Realm after dividing the life force absorbed from the Blood Soul Envoy’s bronze alchemy furnace.

 

From among them, he had selected only those suitable for the environment around the cave dwelling and transplanted six hundred of them.

 

Thanks to this, the Trent’s offspring had grown with powerful life force.

 

Though they couldn’t yet move or make judgments on their own, when Kang Hyeon projected his consciousness, they could activate several techniques he had prepared in advance.

 

“Now, let’s see how well you can endure.”

 

Trent could originally absorb anything and extract it in the form of fruit.

 

The offspring that grew from Trent’s branches and roots could do the same.

 

Kang Hyeon immediately commanded the six hundred trees to emit a specific energy.

 

“Huh? It’s fog!”

 

“It’s not natural, so they’re definitely up to something inside.”

 

“This isn’t ordinary fog. It blocks energy sensing and limits the range of spiritual consciousness.”

 

“We don’t know what might emerge from the fog, so everyone stay alert.”

 

“Don’t stop attacking the barrier around the cave dwelling. Cover each other and keep attacking.”

 

“We’ll guard the perimeter, so you hurry and destroy the cave dwelling’s barrier!”

 

As thick fog suddenly appeared, the Gongson and Lee families began to be on high alert.

 

However, they couldn’t stop attacking the cave dwelling because of the fog, so they paired up and divided the duties of guarding and attacking the cave dwelling.

 

Kugugugugung! Kwagwagwagwang!

 

“Damn, the fog is getting thicker. This won’t do! I’ll step forward.”

 

Among them, a Late Qi Accumulation monk from the Lee family drew his sword from his waist and shouted.

 

In response, a Late Qi Accumulation monk from the Gongson family also stepped forward.

 

“Then I can’t just stand here with my hands behind my back either. Let me show you how terrifying our family’s spell arts are.”

 

“Spell arts take some time to activate, so I’ll wait. I’ll unleash my sword technique in sync with your spell activation.”

 

“You don’t need to be so considerate. Just because it’s a great spell doesn’t mean it necessarily takes a long time to activate. Watch! Chaaaat!”

 

When the Lee family monk pretended to be considerate while pointing out the weakness of spell activation, the Gongson family monk immediately activated a spell with a battle cry.

 

This was using a special dharma treasure that had a spell stored in advance as a secret technique, which he was now employing.

 

The Lee family monk felt suspicious about the Gongson monk’s action.

 

It was difficult to understand why he would so easily reveal such a precious and secret method.

 

“Then I too have something to show.”

 

However, a sudden surge of competitive spirit suppressed such suspicion.

 

The Lee family monk felt it was proper for him to also show a hidden technique he had been keeping secret, and thus unleashed a secret sword technique that would cause internal injury.

 

“Go!”

 

“Strike!”

 

As if by agreement, the two monks coordinated their breathing and unleashed their spell arts and swordsmanship.

 

Jjeojeojeojeojeojeojeok!

 

First, a massive formation pattern with a diameter of over a hundred zhang appeared above Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling.

 

The pure white pattern was created by the condensation of extreme cold energy, and as it appeared, everything around it began to freeze.

 

It was dangerous enough that even monks of considerable realm would find it perilous to approach.

 

But that wasn’t all.

 

The sword wielded by the Lee family monk instantly swelled up to about thirty zhang in size, and that enormous sword was cutting through Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling’s protective barrier.

 

Jjeojeojeojeojeojeojeok! Kwajijijijijijijik!

 

“Woaaa! It’s breaking!”

 

“As expected of the Elder!”

 

“What are you talking about, the Grand Master’s sword cut through the barrier!”

 

“If the barrier hadn’t been frozen by the extreme cold, it would have been impossible to cut through it with a sword!”

 

“The Grand Master’s sword still has strength left and is attacking like that, what are you saying! Even without Elder Gongson’s spell, it would have been enough to break the barrier.”

 

“Hmph! Look. The Elder’s attack isn’t over yet either.”

 

When the barrier protecting the cave dwelling was breached, the monks of the Gongson and Lee families each claimed their leader’s superiority.

 

But the next moment!

 

Chiiiiiing! Chijijijijing!

 

“What? A new barrier from the cave dwelling?”

 

“The energy being transmitted is stronger than before!”

 

“He’s only at Mid Qi Accumulation, yet he’s really set up his cave dwelling grandly!”

 

“Damn! What are you doing? Attack quickly!”

 

“We have to start over from the beginning?”

 

“It looks more solid than before?!”

 

The moment when the Elder and Grand Master’s confident strikes were rendered useless by the newly generated barrier.

 

The monks of the Lee and Gongson families frowned and drew up their spiritual energy again.

 

And the Gongson family Elder, who was still maintaining his cold energy spell, and the Lee family Grand Master, who was maintaining his enlarged sword, also continued their attacks without withdrawing their spell arts and sword strikes.

 

Jjeojeojeojeojeok! Pakang! Pakang! Kaaang!

 

And then, Kang Hyeon, who had been watching the situation from the antechamber of his cave dwelling, opened his eyes and smiled broadly.

 

“Now it’s time to begin, isn’t it?”

 

***

 

“Hmm?”

 

The Gongson family Elder, Gongson Ju Seong, suddenly felt puzzled.

 

“Why is there a flaw in the Ice Flame Descending Formation Technique?”

 

It was a secret technique he had unleashed with determination.

 

The family, confident in his next Decisive Technique realm advancement, had entrusted him with a dharma treasure capable of containing Decisive Technique spell arts.

 

This fact was a secret known only to the family head and elders.

 

However, in the situation of working together with the Lee family, he thought it necessary to reveal the existence of such a dharma treasure to seize the initiative.

 

So he had revealed the dharma treasure that should have been kept secret and unleashed the spell, but for some reason, there was interference in the flow of the spell.

 

“This is… I need to correct it.”

 

Gongson Ju Seong corrected the interfering part in the flow of spiritual energy sustaining the spell.

 

Then the Ice Flame Descending Formation Technique became even more powerful.

 

Seuhwahwahwahwahwahwahwahwa!

 

An enormous cold energy was greatly amplified and poured forth from the spell formation carved in the sky.

 

“What are you doing right now?”

 

At this, Lee Yang Jun, the grand master of the Lee Family’s Giant Sword Corps, shouted angrily.

 

The reason was that after Gongson Ju Seong twisted his spell arts, the amplified extreme cold energy that poured forth also caused damage to the monks of both the Gongson Family and Lee Family.

 

Now his subordinate monks had to retreat to avoid Gongson Ju Seong’s cold energy, preventing them from focusing on their attacks.

 

“What do you mean what am I doing? What’s the problem?”

 

Gongson Ju Seong looked at Lee Yang Jun with a stern expression and asked.

 

He didn’t like Lee Yang Jun’s tone that seemed to be picking a fight.

 

“The children are taking damage from Elder Gongson’s attack, and you ask what’s the problem! Do you call that speaking?”

 

“Hmph! What’s all this fuss over such a trivial matter? If you have time for that, how about striking the barrier frozen by the cold energy?”

 

“Fine! Let’s deal with that Wandering Mountains bastard hiding in that barrier first.”

 

Since no retainers had suffered major damage immediately, Lee Yang Jun couldn’t continue arguing.

 

Instead, he put his emotions into the sword he swung toward the protective barrier.

 

Whoooosh! Crackle crackle crackle! Crack!

 

“Hmm?”

 

But this time, Gongson Ju Seong frowned and stepped back from Lee Yang Jun’s attack.

 

The reason was that a black energy had wrapped around Lee Yang Jun’s giant sword.

 

“Demonic energy!”

 

Gongson Ju Seong recognized the identity of that black energy and his eyebrows twitched.

 

“Hmm? Oh no.”

 

And at that moment, Lee Yang Jun also noticed the demonic energy dwelling in his sword and stopped his blade.

 

“Was the Lee Family learning Demonic Arts?”

 

Gongson Ju Seong flew up and distanced himself from Lee Yang Jun while asking accusingly.

 

“Well now, I made a mistake.”

 

Lee Yang Jun reduced the size of his sword and scratched the back of his head.

 

“Answer me. Didn’t I ask if the Lee Family was learning Demonic Arts?”

 

Toward such Lee Yang Jun, Gongson Ju Seong released spiritual energy to pressure him and shouted again.

 

“Wh-what’s so important about that?”

 

At this, Lee Yang Jun swung the sword in his hand back and forth as if he had no intention of hiding what was already discovered, and each time demonic energy rose from the sword and gathered more thickly.

 

“Originally your family had no Demonic Arts, so you must have obtained them recently. And you’ve been secretly learning them to increase your family’s power. Yes, that’s how it was.”

 

“Tsk, this is troublesome. This wasn’t supposed to be revealed so early.”

 

Lee Yang Jun couldn’t understand how he had come to make such a mistake.

 

But since his family’s secret had been discovered, he had to establish countermeasures immediately.

 

“If you’ve started learning Demonic Arts, the alliance between your family and our family will need to be reconsidered.”

 

When Lee Yang Jun’s head was complicated with various worries, Gongson Ju Seong said this while being extremely wary of Lee Yang Jun.

 

But it was right at that moment.

 

“Die!”

 

“You bastard! A sneak attack?!”

 

“Don’t be ridiculous. I saw you try to stab with your sword first!”

 

“What nonsense are you spouting!”

 

Crash!

 

“Argh! Senior brother! Why, why are you doing this…?”

 

“Die! You think I don’t know you badmouthed me behind my back…!”

 

Stab! Stab!

 

“Gack!”

 

“Th-this, you too?!”

 

Boom boom boom! Rumble rumble! Slash! Slash!

 

“Ahhh!”

 

“Arghhhh!”

 

“Ugh!”

 

“Kyahhhhh!”

 

“Gack!”

 

While Lee Yang Jun and Gongson Ju Seong were wary of each other, the monks of the Lee Family and Gongson Family who had been working together to attack the cave dwelling began attacking and killing each other everywhere.

 

“What are you doing?!”

 

“Huh? Can’t they stop?”

 

At this, Lee Yang Jun and Gongson Ju Seong were startled and moved to stop their family disciples.

 

But no matter how much they tried to stop their affiliated monks, they all wouldn’t listen as if bewitched by something.

 

Lee Yang Jun and Gongson Ju Seong, who had been stopping their subordinate monks with words and force several times, also began putting excessive force into their hands at some point, causing casualties among the two families’ monks to increase rapidly.

 

“Excellent! Dream Mist may be a bit slow to activate, but its effects are certainly reliable.”

 

It was then that Kang Hyeon, who was observing the external situation through spiritual consciousness from the antechamber of the cave dwelling, smiled with satisfaction.

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