"Senior brother, why don't you go to Tiandu instead?"

Nirvana Mountain, Immovable Peak, Tong Wu once again suggested, "It's safer if I guard the sect!"

Today, the elephant from Nangong Town set off back to Tiandu.

The time has come to fulfill his promise to the Vajra Sect.

"Tong Wu, do you want me to die in Tiandu?"

Wen Ruyue glanced at Tong Wu and said, "The new Tianxiong Ranking has just been announced."

Feng Qingyang, who was ranked fourteenth, was killed!

Countless people were killed at Tingfeng Tower.

Now they want to transfer Nangong Zhenxiang back.

If Zhou Zhenxiong were to make a move against the Jixia Academy, wouldn't my Vajra Sect be doomed?

"I'm only at the mid-stage of the tenth rank of Dharma Manifestation; wouldn't going to the Heavenly Realm be courting death?"

"Senior brother, you know that's not what I meant!"

Tong Wu looked at Wen Ruyue with a helpless expression.

"I don't care what you mean, I'll go there and complete the Vajra Palm technique as soon as possible."

"When your cultivation advances further, who will dare to harm our Vajra Sect?"

Wen Ruyue naturally knew what Tong Wu was thinking.

The Southern Prefecture is likely to be thrown into turmoil after Nangong Zhenxiang's departure.

This turmoil does not necessarily originate from within.

It is more likely to come from other states.

Tong Wu didn't want to leave to prevent any unforeseen events from happening, as he wouldn't be able to take care of the Vajra Sect.

Wen Ruyue could also think of these things.

But just as he feared, if the Dafeng Escort Agency with Feng Qingyang could be destroyed, who could guarantee that the Vajra Sect with Tong Wu wouldn't be destroyed?

This sense of urgency led him to make this choice.

There are two advantages to Tong Wu acting alone.

Firstly, no matter what danger he encounters, Tong Wu, who has no burdens, has an infinitely high chance of survival. Even if Zhou Zhenxiong wanted to surround and kill Tong Wu, it would be difficult for him to succeed.

Secondly, once Tong Wu completes the Vajra Palm technique at the Jixia Academy, his strength will soar in a short period of time. At that time, anyone who tries to attack the Vajra Sect will definitely suffer a great loss.

"Okay, I'll try to be back as soon as possible!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Tong Wu stopped insisting.

......

East China Sea, an unnamed island, behind a waterfall, inside a cave.

Looking at the empty cave, Li Fan felt numb.

The spiritual fruits have all been consumed.

He had originally thought that he would have some left over after healing Chen Kui's dantian injury.

Unexpectedly, after using up all the spiritual medicines, and with the addition of the blood and qi stored in his heart, he was only able to barely heal Chen Kui's injuries.

"Old Chen, who exactly left the injury to your dantian?"

"Oh, you probably haven't heard of an old fellow named Jiao Yuannan from the Immortal Inquiry Pavilion!"

"He's even more powerful than Yanbei?"

"Yes, I was third on the Heavenly Hero Ranking three years ago!"

Upon hearing Chen Kui's words, Li Fan remained silent for a moment before squeezing out two words: "Pervert!"

Three years ago, Old Chen was seriously injured and went to Qingyang Mountain to recuperate.

Even at his peak, he was only fifth on the Heavenly Hero Ranking.

He lay in bed for three years, having nothing to do but refine a spine.

Although he didn't awaken any special abilities, his strength was forcibly elevated to another level.

In the battle for the imperial city, he fought three opponents, killing two and injuring one.

The weakest person is ranked ninth on the Heavenly Hero Ranking.

"Old Chen, once you recover from your injuries, is there anyone you can't beat besides immortals?"

"Li Fan, do you think that immortals are necessarily awesome?"

Chen Kui's lips curled into a sneer as he continued, "You should know that even among those in the immortal sects, there are differences in strength."

Those who don't know them call them immortals.

In reality, most of them are equivalent to Dharma Image Martial Artists.

These people, without the aid of magical artifacts, are not even a match for ordinary magic-type martial artists.

The terror of the Immortal Gate lies in the long lifespan of those who reside within it.

The lifespan of a martial artist with the Dharma Image is limited to two hundred years.

But any ordinary member of a cultivation sect could easily live for several hundred years.

At this point, Chen Kui changed the subject and continued, "Of course, there are strong individuals within the immortal sects."

As far as I know, within the Immortal Sect, the strong are called Half-Immortals.

The term "half-immortal" refers to someone who is halfway to becoming a true immortal.

The reason why he is a half-step true immortal is that if he takes the other half step, he can break through the void and ascend to the immortal realm.

Among the semi-immortals, there are naturally strong and weak, with the weak being like the person I killed this time.

He's slightly stronger than Jiao Yuannan, but not by much.

What's most troublesome about him is his magical artifacts.

That is, the sword in my mind.

If you encounter an immortal using magical artifacts, ignore the artifacts and rely on your physical strength to withstand their attacks and trade your life with them.

Don't try to block the attacks of magical artifacts; that will only put you at a disadvantage.

"Um!"

Li Fan nodded and silently noted down this little trick.

He's good at exchanging lives.

Especially after the awakening of supernatural powers.

"As for the strong among the half-immortals, they are quite terrifying."

At this point, Chen Kui said with a solemn expression, "Let's go back to the original question."

Will I be invincible after I recover from my injuries?

The answer is no, at least a strong one among the half-immortals could stop me.

Even among martial artists, I am not invincible.

Above the tenth-rank martial artist, there is another realm, or more accurately, half a realm.

We call this state of being invincible among humans.

Upon reaching this level, a martial artist's lifespan will exceed one thousand years.

As for how long you can live, that depends on how long your cultivation level can be maintained.

Therefore, martial artists at this level rarely appear in the world and rarely make a move.

Of course, this does not mean that he is invincible or weak.

If a real fight breaks out, even the most outstanding among the semi-immortals could be killed by an invincible opponent among mortals.

"How many martial artists in the world are at this level?"

"have no idea!"

Chen Kui shook his head and then added, "But Zhenguo and I once deduced that there must be a martial artist of this level in the royal family."

One from Jixia Academy and one from Longhu Mountain.

There may be one in either the Wenxian Pavilion or the Lingzong.

Two other people are suspected of having entered this realm.

One of them was the mysterious swordsman from the northern frontier twenty years ago.

The other person is Ye Gu, the Sword Emperor of Shuzhou, who has held the number one spot on the Heavenly Hero Ranking for thirty years!

The former is elusive, but his strength is undeniable. The immortals he killed in the Northern Frontier were very powerful; even I, who went to the Heavenly Capital, might not be able to defeat them easily.

The latter is because I know that the technique he practices is called Hidden Sword Technique.

That's why his name appears on the Heavenly Heroes List.

The sword he hid must have transcended the realm of being invincible among mortals!

"Old Chen, I think I understand now."

You've mentioned so many powerful figures to show that once you recover from your injuries, you can be just like them, right?

"hey-hey!"

Chen Kui chuckled but didn't say anything.

That expression seemed to say, "Guess for yourself."

"Alright, stop showing off. You stay hidden, I'm going out to gather resources."

"Actually, I still have the strength to fight!"

Chen Kui scratched his head.

"Fight and then die?"

Li Fan raised an eyebrow and said, "I risked my life to save you, not so you could die."

"I knew you'd say that!"

Here, I've left you with a knife.

"Besides being invincible among men, anyone who comes will be swiftly defeated!"

Chen Kui handed over the Yazi knife, and Li Fan did not refuse.

Thankfully, the tiger soul was refined!

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to carry three knives.