Immortality from Taming Elephant

Chapter 729 - 322: Names, the Lishan Twin Demons

The ship drifted away, and the black coastline of Wan Chuan State gradually merged into the horizon.Xu Guang silently took one last look at Wan Chuan State, a place he might return to someday.

But as to why, he didn’t know, just a whim.

Was it because of the Venerable Fox King who hated him to the bone?

He had eradicated Venerable Mountain, disrupting the other’s chance to attain sainthood.

Chasing him yielded no results, and after that, there was no more news of the Venerable Fox King, hidden somewhere unknown, and he wondered if the king could still achieve sainthood smoothly.

Saint Realm...

Thinking of this formidable level, Xu Guang couldn’t help but sigh.

Throughout history, how many prodigies in Hongze have been hindered by this step, wasted away a lifetime.

Even someone as strong as Yan Zhen, after more than two thousand years, had not attained sainthood.

Of course, Xu Guang thought Yan Zhen must have had special reasons.

His understanding and insight into the Dao had surpassed ordinary cultivators of the Five Realms and even the Semi-Saints, who before him were as insignificant as ants.

Although Xu Guang had never seen Yan Zhen in action, he had confidence in him.

At that moment...

What kind of methods were these?

The Great Buddha of the Buddhist Sect.

General Wei’s huge head emerged from the water, an elephant trunk wrapped around a giant squid.

Bai Xiao Zhu screamed in surprise, bringing Cai along to meet him.

"General Wei! You’re amazing!"

General Wei proudly raised his ivory, a bit of pride in his demeanor, as he flew through the air with the wind, his form rapidly shrinking until he was the size of a pony in the blink of an eye.

With his improved strength, he became more and more adept at the skill of changing his body.

But this extreme shrinking of the body was not comfortable for Demon Beasts, much like an adult wearing children’s clothes, and required a lot of energy.

This is why many Demon Beasts in the outside world constantly maintained a massive size because they lacked such divine techniques for changing their size, and it was also very consuming.

Xu Guang had seen many of General Wei’s elders, and aside from the Dragon Elephant Great Demon, many who remained purely in their Demon Beast form were as mountainous as ever, moving rarely.

But beside Xu Guang, General Wei could easily tolerate this bit of energy expenditure.

Moreover, with Xu Guang’s return, they could cultivate daily in the Void Realm.

This was another playground for General Wei.

"Boss, what flavor do you want to eat?"

Bai Xiao Zhu hopped over to Xu Guang and asked about his taste preferences.

"A little spicy."

Jiang Zi Yun stood on the deck, watching them with a gentle smile. After Yan Ruge departed, she seemed particularly relaxed.

She began preparing food with Bai Xiao Zhu.

Xu Guang did not fool around with Bai Xiao Zhu and the others but went to Jin Buhan and softly said, "Can you tell me about your brother?"

Jin Buhan turned back and glanced at him, "My brother is called Jin Xiangyang, a disciple of the Penglai Immortal Palace. There, he wasn’t considered a top prodigy, roughly equivalent to your Guardian Huan Songzi’s status from before."

Xu Guang recalled.

Huan Songzi’s strength was quite good, likely among the top thirty masters in the Northern Pole Six Institutes.

This wasn’t bad. After all, the Northern Pole Six Institutes had accumulated prodigious talents over the years, recruiting many geniuses annually. Sainthood was a major threshold, and even someone like Zhao Blood Armor hadn’t achieved it. Imagine how many masters at the two Nirvana and Five Realms levels the Northern Pole Six Institutes had accrued over the years.

At least over a thousand.

After all, the Northern Pole Six Institutes had developed smoothly over the years.

"How did he die?"

Jin Buhan gently shook his head, "The cause of death was the Sea Clan, but the real reason... maybe it was the Sea Clan or perhaps something else."

Hearing this, Xu Guang fell silent.

Born in adversity, perished in ease.

Every Holy Land-level force could endure in the world because, aside from being strong enough on their own, there often existed sufficient threats from the outside.

Penglai Immortal Palace, located in Penglai Prefecture, had a long coastline bordering the Sea Clan, constantly waging wars, where disciples were annually stationed for defense.

Just like the Northern Pole Six Institutes’ disciples, who annually had to suppress the demons out at sea.

"Then go investigate thoroughly! I remember there’s cooperation between the Northern Pole Six Institutes and the Penglai Immortal Palace, so let’s visit the place where your brother met his misfortune."

Jin Buhan turned around, merely smiled, and didn’t say any words of thanks.

Xu Guang didn’t mind either. In fact, from the moment Jin Buhan helped him invite Zhao Blood Armor, their relationship had already become one of life and death.

...

The Hongze area was vast, yet sometimes it felt small.

Especially concerning the level of the two Nirvana.

The boat headed straight for Jizhou, but it didn’t stop along the way.

Liu Fan State was already quite close to the Thirty-Three Eastern States and the Penglai Six States.

Within the largest city there.

Jin Buhan and Zhuge Wuliang were seated in a tavern.

"I heard some time ago that the face of Tianya Holy Land in Wan Chuan State was completely lost?"

"I heard about that too; it was Xu Guang from the Northern Pole Six Institutes of Jizhou, a true king’s disciple, who went to Tianya Holy Land, killed the Saint Heir Mu Yusheng, and left."

"I have a friend in Tianya Holy Land, who knows more. That Xu Guang was merely a Nirvana-level Martial Artist, slaying Mu Yusheng against the realm. He was said to be a natural with the Five Divine Techniques, condensing five true Martial Dao Intentions and Dharma Bodies. What’s more terrifying, my friend told me, he had already formed a Saint Realm prototype!"

"Is it really so frightening?!"

Someone couldn’t help but speak.

This tavern in Liu Fan State was quite high-end, and the patrons eating there had considerable strength and status, with the lowest cultivation being a Nirvana-level Martial Artist or Four Realm cultivator.

Those at the table matched their conversation, piecing together bits of what they knew, eventually reconstructing the entire story.