In a blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed.
Only a few days remained until Li Chuan's time in this World was up.
During this year and a half, Mount Emei's Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords failed in their attempt to merge, Changkong Wuji was backlashed and died, and Zhenren (Immortal) White used his remaining flesh and soul to create Lian Xing.
Lian Xing became a disciple under Li Yingqi and had been trying to awaken his past memories and recover his cultivation to inherit the Thunder Flame Sword again.
However, none of this was important; he had no chance of obtaining the Thunder Flame Sword anyway, so he didn't interfere in those matters.
Perhaps due to his intervention, Nether Spring's emergence was greatly delayed, making things less urgent, and Zhenren (Immortal) White didn't seem to be in a hurry to ascend to the Upper Realm to find a new divine artifact capable of dealing with Nether Spring.
It's also possible he had already ascended, and Li Chuan just didn't know.
Similarly, it was unclear if it was because Li Chuan was present, or because White had not ascended to the Upper Realm, or perhaps Nether Spring was severely injured and recovering, and the time had not yet come.
Nether Spring's ally, the Red Corpse Divine Lord, head of the Red Corpse Sect, who specialized in invading and absorbing people's primordial spirits, had not yet appeared.
"Not bad. You are now very proficient in refining flying swords, and your Sword Control Technique is also considered to have entered the initial stage. From now on, it will mostly depend on you to spend time slowly refining it."
Danchenzi smiled as he looked at the newly formed small flying sword in Li Chuan's hand.
Over this year and a half, Li Chuan had made significant progress; from being able to refine only one small flying sword a month at the beginning, he could now refine one a day.
And he had already taught Li Chuan all of Mount Emei's Sword Control Technique.
"I must thank Master Brother for your guidance."
Li Chuan struck a series of restrictions into the formed small flying sword and stored it in his Dantian for nurturing.
Under Danchenzi's guidance over the past year and a half, his artifact refining and sword control techniques had greatly improved, and he was finally no longer a complete novice in cultivation.
Now, apart from his actual combat power exceeding the norm, his other aspects had basically reached the level of a Core Formation Realm cultivator.
This meant that even if he relied solely on his Core Formation, without any power from other Worlds, he would still be considered outstanding among Core Formation Realm cultivators.
"There's demon qi!"
Just then, Danchenzi suddenly roared, and his figure flickered, appearing below the entrance of the Panluo Valley Blood Cave.
Li Chuan's heart stirred, and he followed with an Apparition.
"So it's a small flower demon born from the influence of the Blood Cave's power. Demonic creature, no matter how enchanting, it is still a demonic creature!"
Danchenzi looked at a blood-colored enchanting small flower growing from a crack in the stone, a look of disdain on his face.
A newly born small flower demon like this would only have the strength equivalent to a beginner Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator, which for him, an Earth Immortal Realm cultivator, was truly something he could crush with a flick of his hand.
So he immediately lowered his guard.
However, when Li Chuan saw that enchanting small flower, his heart tightened, because he knew that this enchanting small flower was not a newly born small flower demon at all, but the Red Corpse Divine Lord, also of the Earth Immortal Realm, in disguise.
The Red Corpse Divine Lord, the head of the Red Corpse Sect, second only to the Blood Demon Palace in the demonic path, no one had ever seen his true form; even when Li Chuan had asked Danchenzi before, Danchenzi had stated he didn't know.
He only knew that this person had taken the primordial spirit route when advancing and was extremely skilled in charm techniques, and was now an old demon of the Earth Immortal Realm.
However, Li Chuan estimated that although the Red Corpse Divine Lord was in the Earth Immortal Realm, he should be inferior to Danchenzi in terms of raw power.
Otherwise, in the original work, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths, disguising himself as a small flower demon to gain Danchenzi's sympathy and lower his guard, thereby unexpectedly invading his primordial spirit and controlling his physical body.
So at this moment, Li Chuan didn't directly teleport to Mount Emei to call White for help, but instead quietly sent a voice transmission to Danchenzi:
"Master Brother, be careful of this demonic flower. I sense a powerful true essence within it that is no less than yours.
You cover me while I test it out."
Voice transmission was a small, not profound but very practical spell, which he had already learned before.
"Alright, Junior Brother, go ahead and do as you please, I'll cover you!"
Danchenzi's body stiffened, then he immediately shed his contempt and replied with a very vigilant voice transmission.
If it were other junior brothers or sisters sending him a voice transmission, he might not have believed it, because he didn't sense such a powerful true essence from this flower demon, but Li Chuan was different.
Given Li Chuan's possession of various ancient secret arts and his previous actions, Danchenzi believed him immediately.
A true essence nearly as powerful as his own meant it must be an Earth Immortal Realm cultivator, and now disguised as a small flower demon, it seemed to be trying to feign weakness to ambush him, and then enter the Blood Cave to help Nether Spring.
"Second Form, Sage Mode, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
In an instant, Li Chuan manifested two thousand Shadow Clones, filling the entire Panluo Valley.
This time, the two thousand Shadow Clones did not use Ninjutsu, but simultaneously raised their index fingers towards the enchanting small flower, faintly glowing green.
Ever since he consumed the Lotus Fairy's elixir, not only did his true essence and physical body greatly increase, but his primordial spirit was also strengthened, coupled with the fact that forming a Golden Core inherently brings about another complete transformation, comprehensively strengthening the physical body, true essence, and primordial spirit.
So, a year and a half ago, he was able to cast spells truly wandless.
Although Shadow Clones cannot possess Wizard Bloodline like the main body and infinitely convert external energy into magic, they do come with some magic and can cast a limited number of spells.
This meant that now, his two thousand Shadow Clones, even without wands, could cast several spells as long as their internal magic wasn't exhausted.
Perhaps sensing Li Chuan's intention to attack, the Red Corpse Divine Lord immediately transformed into a cute small flower demon, feigning fear and fleeing in all directions, trying to gain the sympathy of Li Chuan and Danchenzi.
"Master Brother, help me trap her!"
Li Chuan saw this and sent another voice transmission.
"Heavenly Dragon Slash!"
Danchenzi flapped his wings, and countless flying daggers shot out.
Seeing the flying daggers shooting towards him, the Red Corpse Divine Lord changed his form to evade a few, then deliberately let one flying dagger hit his wing, pinning himself to a stone, and then cast a charm spell, looking pitifully at Danchenzi.
Danchenzi's sympathy was immediately stirred, and the flying daggers he had shot out stopped in mid-air, becoming hesitant.
"Could it be that Junior Brother Qingfeng made a mistake?"
In the Red Corpse Divine Lord's view, as long as he dealt with Danchenzi, this incredibly powerful chief disciple of Mount Emei, then a mere Core Formation Realm cultivator would naturally not be a threat.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Danchenzi's sympathy was stirred, but Li Chuan's was not. Two thousand and one Curse of Slaying simultaneously shot out, dense green magic rays, all precisely aimed at the Red Corpse Divine Lord pinned to the rock by the flying dagger.
The Curse of Slaying specifically harms the soul, and in the Wizard World, it is considered the most evil and deadliest magic that cannot be defended against, with the characteristic of being fatal upon hit.
Even if the Red Corpse Divine Lord was in the Earth Immortal Realm, if one Curse of Slaying couldn't kill her, what about two thousand and one Curse of Slaying?
Even if she didn't die, she would be severely injured!
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