Simplification System: From Perfect Arrow Skill to Immortal

"Is this a flying boat?"

Lin Chang'sheng gazed at the pale gray little boat, eyes flashing. He had seen Elder Li Jiantang's flying boat before—infuse it with a spell and magical power, and it would instantly grow with the wind, spanning hundreds of feet, then shrink again to the size of a palm, small and portable at will.

No matter if you were carrying passengers or traveling, it was incredibly convenient.

"Let's just put it away for now!"

At that thought, Lin Chang'sheng knew well that outside this cave mansion, Elders at the Golden Core level from the Five Great Immortal Sects were still bombarding the Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array. He'd have to leave as soon as possible.

If those ten Golden Core cultivators found out he'd entered Yu Kun Divine Monarch's cave mansion, they'd probably tear him to pieces.

Lin Chang'sheng stashed the three boxes away, then scanned the stone hall one last time. Nothing else caught his eye. He quickly erased every trace of his presence and, following the array's portal sequence, retraced his path and slipped out of Yu Kun Divine Monarch's cave mansion.

Once outside, Lin Chang'sheng hurried toward the southeast, cautious with every step. Only after covering several hundred miles did he angle off toward the Liuyun Immortal Sect.

He planned to first find a safe spot to check out Yu Kun Divine Monarch's treasures, then go into hiding near Liuyun Immortal Sect.

......

Celestial Radiance Mountain Range.

Outside Yu Kun Divine Monarch's cave mansion, ten Golden Core cultivators worked in two shifts: one group of five battered the grand array, the other meditated to recover.

With time ticking by—

The purple shield beyond the array began to waver, the purple glow rippling and ever so slightly weakening.

At that moment, in charge of breaking the array were Liao Bugui, along with one Golden Core cultivator each from the Celestial Sword Immortal Sect, Golden Talisman Immortal Sect, Yanyue Immortal Sect, and Yin Yang Dao Sect.

"Daoist Liao, looks like cracking this array is going to take a long while, huh!"

A slightly chubby, cheerful Golden Core cultivator glanced at the burly Liao Bugui and remarked.

"Daoist Jin, this was the mightiest Golden Core cave mansion three centuries ago. As long as we crack it and get the Refining God Technique inside, our powers will soar to the next level!"

"Even if it takes us forever, it's still worth it!"

Liao Bugui watched the purple shield, anticipation gleaming in his eyes.

"You've got a point, Daoist Liao!"

"If this thing fell open that easily, it wouldn't deserve its reputation!"

Jin Wuchen nodded as he replied.

Just then—

Five silhouettes suddenly appeared outside the cave mansion, terrifying pressure flooding out in every direction!

"Holy crap—those are all... Nascent Soul Great Powers!"

"Myriad Talisman King of Golden Talisman Immortal Sect, Moon Fairy of Yanyue Immortal Sect, Wine Sword Immortal of Celestial Sword Immortal Sect, Celestial Yang Wanderer of Yin Yang Dao Sect, Master of Myriad Laws from Liuyun Immortal Sect! All five of the Five Great Immortal Sects' Nascent Soul stage! They're all here!"

"With the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Five Great Sects here, Yu Kun Divine Monarch's array doesn't stand a chance!"

"Obviously! The five Nascent Souls are definitely after Yu Kun Divine Monarch's Refining God Technique."

"..."

Seeing these five overwhelming auras sweep across the land, cultivators all around were left in utter shock, buzzing with speculation.

The ten Golden Core cultivators stopped bombarding the array at once and respectfully approached the five Nascent Soul Great Powers, bowing in greeting.

Plenty of Foundation Establishment cultivators retreated instinctively.

"Step back—you lot. Let us handle breaking the array!"

A middle-aged man with a red wine gourd at his waist and long hair cascading over his shoulders looked at the various Golden Core cultivators and spoke in a deep tone. With that, he strode forward, and the other four Nascent Soul cultivators followed suit, hovering around the purple light shield.

Liao Bugui, Liu Jinyan, and the other ten Golden Cores backed up a full thousand feet as instructed.

"Fellow Daoists! This is the Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array. We have no choice but to break it by force,"

Wine Sword Immortal glanced at the Myriad Talisman King, Moon Fairy, Celestial Yang Wanderer, and Master of Myriad Laws beside him, and said in a serious tone.

Truth be told—

Coming here with Nascent Soul cultivation to break into a mere Golden Core's cave mansion... Wine Sword Immortal wasn't too happy about it. After all, three hundred years ago, Yu Kun Divine Monarch had been of the same generation as them!

Back then, he'd even been defeated by Yu Kun Divine Monarch—a fact hard to swallow now.

But—

Yu Kun Divine Monarch's Divine Sense was nearly equal to a Nascent Soul cultivator's, and he was a master of arrays—especially this Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array. At Golden Core level? Who knew how long it would take to crack it open.

Right now, with the war between the Righteous and Demon Daos looming, and the risk of Yu Kun Divine Monarch's Divine Sense legacy falling into demon cultivator hands, the Five Great Sects' sect leaders had agreed to each send a Nascent Soul cultivator to break the array, retrieve Yu Kun Divine Monarch's Refining God Technique, and strengthen the righteous side's forces.

The sect leader spoke, so Wine Sword Immortal had no choice but to come.

"Alright, let's do it together!"

"I'm curious about Yu Kun's Refining God Technique as well! All together now!"

"......"

Hearing Wine Sword Immortal, Master of Myriad Laws and the other Nascent Soul cultivators all nodded.

Hummm—

BOOM!

The five Nascent Soul Great Powers attacked as one—light flared, sword aura howled, and explosions thundered in rapid succession, striking five times in a row!

The Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array set up by Yu Kun Divine Monarch collapsed instantly. Purple light swept the heavens and earth, exposing a towering cliff several hundred feet high. At a height of a hundred feet or so, there was a circular platform of about five yards across.

Moss and rotting leaves were scattered behind the platform.

On the stone wall, an ancient stone door about twenty feet tall stood there!

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!

Five figures flashed onto the platform.

Farther away, Liao Bugui, Liu Jinyan, and the other ten Golden Cores, plus thousands of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement cultivators, watched the platform with anticipation.

BOOM—

The stone door split open with a crash, revealing what lay inside.

Beyond it was a stone corridor several yards deep, through which the interior space could be glimpsed.

The five entered, protective auras flaring. Flitting into the corridor, they swept their Divine Sense throughout the stone hall, their gazes all landing on that stone desk.

"Yu Kun's cave mansion is empty? That… that's impossible!"

"There's no way it's empty! There's a Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array out front—how could there be nothing inside?"

"Wait—there are traces of spiritual energy fluctuations here! Someone's been in!"

"Look at the tiny, cleaned-off marks on this stone table—looks like three boxes were sitting here but are now gone. Don't tell me… a demon cultivator skilled in arrays got here first?"

"....."

The five Nascent Soul cultivators looked at the empty stone hall, immediately frowning deeply. Even for Nascent Soul cultivators, Yu Kun Divine Monarch's Divine Sense cultivation method was a valuable prize!

If the demonic path snatched it, the balance would tip badly—not a good situation.

"Daoist Celestial Yang, doesn't your Yin Yang Dao Sect have a Retrospective Dao Skill? Can you try it and see who took Yu Kun's Refining God Technique?"

Master of Myriad Laws shot a thoughtful glance at Celestial Yang Daoist as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Wine Sword Immortal, Moon Fairy, and the Myriad Talisman King all looked toward Celestial Yang Daoist.

"Fellow Daoists, it's true our Yin Yang Dao Sect does have a Retrospection Technique, but performing it comes at a heavy price—it burns lifespan and blood essence. We won't casually use it…."

"Besides, the Retrospection Technique at best shows only a brief scene from the past—nothing longer."

Celestial Yang Daoist looked troubled as he replied.

He wasn't about to burn his lifespan for some Refining God Skill.

"Well..."

Seeing this, Wine Sword Immortal, Master of Myriad Laws, and the others didn't press him. They turned to search the grand hall from top to bottom, but found nothing else.

They only found two side chambers in the stone hall, with some rotted herbal residue—nothing more.

The five Nascent Soul cultivators departed with empty hands.

Then the ten Golden Cores entered to investigate too, but found nothing. After that, Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement cultivators crowded in to take a look…

.......

Thirty thousand miles from Liuyun Immortal Sect.

On the banks of Celestial Wave River—

Beneath a nondescript cliff, a freshly dug stone cave. Clusters of vines hung down, concealing it. The excavated stones had all been tossed into the river below.

Inside the cave—

An extraordinarily handsome young man, about twenty years old, sat cross-legged. Next to him rested a Copper Corpse.

He was none other than Lin Chang'sheng—his appearance transformed via the Bone Transformation Technique.

Right now—

Lin Chang'sheng was holding a miniature long saber, a folding fan, and a guqin.

"With my current Foundation Establishment Second Layer Divine Sense, it's way too hard to refine these magical treasures!"

"Looks like I'll have to slowly work on one of them for now. The others will have to wait till I reach the Peak of Foundation Establishment!"

Lin Chang'sheng eyed the three little treasures in his hand, thinking to himself.

Having one magical treasure would boost his strength a ton!

Three? Even better!

Lin Chang'sheng promptly stored all three magical treasures into his storage bag, then took out the little flying boat.

When his Divine Sense probed inside, he discovered the boat also needed refining. Still, it would be much easier to refine than the other three magical treasures.