Chapter 1: Sword Cultivator Ahead, You're Speeding!
Tai Xuan Realm, Central Continent, Sword Province.
Today was a good day for secluded cultivation, emerging from seclusion into the world, refining Talismans, and practicing techniques.
In the sky, within the designated Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator flight paths, various streams of light came and went.
Each stream of light represented a Cultivator above the Foundation Establishment Stage, capable of flying with their artifacts.
In this era, large-scale manned Magical Artifacts could be mass-produced, but more Cultivators still preferred the ancient method of artifact flight, with Sword Cultivators being the most numerous, leading to the creation of this artifact flight path.
Originally, this was just an ordinary day.
But not long after, a not-so-conspicuous greyish-white light suddenly intruded from outside the designated area.
Its speed was extremely fast, far exceeding the Foundation Establishment level.
The hazy grey halo it emitted seemed to have a concealing effect.
It traveled against the flow among a crowd of white streams of light for a long time, yet not a single Cultivator noticed it.
Not until it passed the Cultivator highway toll booth.
The large-scale psionic detection System equipped there suddenly reacted.
Beep, beep, beep!
The frantic alert sound instantly startled the flight path administrator who was sleeping in a reclining chair, making him jump up with a jolt.
"Holy crap!"
The technical effect from Lingyin Workshop was just that good, striking directly at the depths of your soul.
It was invigorating and guaranteed to wake you up!
He quickly looked at the screen beside him.
What the heck!
Speeding and going against the flow, who had the guts to be so arrogant?
He immediately grabbed the identity plate on the desk and pinned it to his chest.
【Name: Zhang Xiu】
【Cultivation: Golden Core Stage】
【Employee ID: 9527】
He pushed open the door and formed a hand seal.
An ancient, dark red longsword flew out from the scabbard hanging on the wall.
Zhang Xiu stepped onto the sword and casually closed the door.
With the increasing maturity of spirit repulsion technology, it was now possible to keep the toll booth suspended at a sufficient height for extended periods, and the cost was not high.
Buzz~
Starting in fifth gear!
The sudden burst of Spiritual Pressure stirred up a wave of air on the spot.
A red stream of light streaked across the sky, chasing after that greyish-white light.
"Which son of a b*tch is this, speeding and going against the flow, are they tired of living?!"
"If I catch them, I'll definitely teach that little brat a good lesson!"
Zhang Xiu cursed and chased at the same time.
However, half a minute later, looking at the greyish-white sword light that had already disappeared from the psionic detector, Zhang Xiu fell silent.
This was his standard Golden Core Stage speed!
Logically speaking, being a major Realm higher than the other party, what the heck was it that he couldn't even see a shadow?!
He chased for a while longer, but still couldn't see a single hair.
Clearly, this person was definitely beyond Golden Core!
Which big shot wasn't being watched properly and ran into the Foundation Establishment Stage flight path to mess around?
Aren't they afraid of being caught?
And of all people, he had to be the one to run into them!
"......"
Zhang Xiu stopped chasing and took out his communicator.
He reported this information to his superior.
The message was instantly replied to; his superior told him to go back first and that they would send someone else to pursue.
They also stated that they had already reported it to the authorities.
Phew~
It should no longer be his concern.
Zhang Xiu stared at it for a while longer before stepping onto his sword and returning.
…………
Meanwhile, within that greyish-white Escape Light .
Xu Xing was maintaining his Breath Concealment technique, frowning as he observed the Foundation Establishment Stage little Cultivators flying past him one by one.
How did it feel like the whole world had changed after he came out of secluded cultivation?
These clothes... were more similar to what people wore before he transmigrated.
The more Xu Xing looked, the more confused he became. Could it be that the two worlds had merged during his secluded cultivation?
Or had there been a massive technological explosion?
He withdrew his gaze from a little girl on a sword wearing denim shorts and showing off her long legs.
This world had definitely undergone some changes he hadn't expected!
Before his seclusion, such attire would never appear in broad daylight.
Emm... unless it was from the Hehuan Sect, of course.
"Sword Cultivator ahead! You're speeding! Please pull over and cooperate with the investigation, show your sword flight license!" A rough voice came from behind.
Huh?!
This familiar sense of déjà vu... plus the sound technique from Lingyin Workshop.
Xu Xing paused, turned his head, and glanced back.
He saw a black flying shuttle artifact, carrying a scraggly middle-aged man, continuously approaching him.
When did Lingyin Workshop start accepting men?!
But a Nascent Soul cultivation...
It was quite good for his age.
So, should he stop?
After a slight hesitation, Xu Xing increased his spiritual power output slightly.
Buzz~
The greyish-white sword light suddenly brightened, and its speed instantly increased by several orders of magnitude. Surging air waves churned, and even the Foundation Establishment Cultivators nearby saw it.
Holy sh*t!
Who was that?
And the middle-aged man on the flying shuttle, looking at the data feedback from the psionic detector, couldn't help but stop.
He watched helplessly as the sword light disappeared into the horizon, yet didn't dare to chase further.
A Returning Void Realm grand Cultivator!
Which family's old fossil just came out of seclusion, and he actually ran into them!
Only those grand Cultivators above the Returning Void Realm would seclude themselves for hundreds, or even thousands, of years at a time.
Having missed the era of great reform, they completely didn't understand the rules of this new era.
May the Holy Emperor protect us, please let this old fossil not be from the Demonic Path!
Praying in his heart, he took out a Talisman.
Void Escape Message Talisman !
Extremely precious, only to be used for major matters.
He inscribed the situation he encountered here into it with his divine sense and released the Talisman.
Amidst flickering spiritual light, the Talisman disappeared.
Next, he had to first appease the Foundation Establishment Stage little Cultivators here, and then arrange for their evacuation.
If that was a Returning Void Realm Demonic Path grand Cultivator just now, it would be no laughing matter.
…………
On the other side, Xu Xing had already arrived above a city.
High-rise buildings stood in neat rows.
Many transportation tools resembling 'cars' came and went on the wide, flat roads.
But they were driven by a mixture of electricity and spiritual power.
What was this?
Modernized cultivation?
The familiar yet strange scene made him feel a bit dazed.
What exactly had happened during his years of seclusion?
After observing for a while, Xu Xing landed by the roadside, and the grey spiritual light concealing his aura dissipated.
At the same time, his dark black narrow-sleeved long robe automatically transformed into a plain white shirt and casual pants.
Wait, this road surface seems to be...
He squatted down and reached out to touch it.
It turned out to be paved with crushed Spirit Stones after the spiritual energy had been drained.
And deep underground, a formation base was buried, containing a vast amount of spiritual power almost equivalent to the total spiritual power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Xu Xing raised his head, his spread-out divine sense covering the entire city.
A total of three hundred and sixty-five formation bases, interconnected and intertwined, formed an incredibly vast and intricate grand formation capable of covering the entire city.
When fully operational, the destructive power it could unleash even surpassed that of an ordinary Celestial Transformation Stage Cultivator.
"Not bad."
The structure of the grand formation was extremely ingenious; even with Xu Xing's discerning eye, he couldn't find many flaws.
However, if it were to encounter a formation master with profound cultivation in the Dao of Formations...
He withdrew his divine sense, stood up, and walked directly into the city.
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