This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

After entering the array, Lu Qingshan turned to look back.

The gap in the grand formation of Xuan Ming Valley's gate had already closed silently.

How could the Sect Protection Array be fully deciphered so easily?

The reason Dantai Qingrun could break the formation with a single sword strike was not only because her cultivation was astonishing, but also because no formation is without its flaws.

Just now, she had taken advantage of a moment when this incredibly sturdy formation revealed a flaw under Liu Xuan's Forbidden Breaking Technique, seizing the opportunity to widen the gap and thus making her way inside.

The formation had only faltered for an instant before it returned to its original state.

However, now that she was inside the valley, Dantai Qingrun had achieved her goal.

This happened exactly as Dantai Qingrun violently disrupted the formation using the Crescent Moon Sword Technique.

In two of the most spiritually enriched caves within Xuan Ming Valley, the Golden Core Cultivators, Xuan Ming and Xuan You, who were deeply engrossed in cultivation, almost simultaneously opened their eyes.

With such a commotion, it was impossible for the two Golden Core Cultivators not to notice.

The instant they opened their eyes, an aggressive and piercing Divine Sense swept over them recklessly.

This was Dantai Qingrun's Divine Sense.

So arrogant!

Both Evil Cultivators snorted coldly in their minds and likewise released their Divine Sense to probe the outside situation.

People from the Guardian Tower?

Once their Divine Sense caught sight of the intruders' formation, they quickly guessed the identities of the newcomers.

In the Cultivation World, although there isn't a visible hierarchy of strength among the six paths of cultivation, there is always a significant difference in their numbers.

For example, Dharma Cultivation, being the most common among the six paths, easily accounts for half of all cultivators.

Yet, the attackers were an equally sized group from all six paths, a configuration that only the Guardian Tower would employ, defying norms but maximizing combat power.

But why were they discovered?

Xuan Ming Valley was in a remote location, barely interacting with the outside world, thus making exposure unlikely.

Moreover, he was well aware that the activities performed here were not tolerated by Great Xia, so he was always cautious and low-profile.

Even the disciples of his own sect were not fully trusted by him; the vast Xuan Ming Valley secretly housed a Corpse Pool and the creation of Corpse Puppets, known only to Xuan You.

Xuan Ming's brow furrowed, instinctively harboring a trace of suspicion in his mind.

Could it be Xuan You?

While Xuan Ming's suspicions suddenly surged, on the other hand, Xuan You's heart was filled with a brutal desire to kill.

They thought they could provoke my Xuan Ming Valley just because they are at the late stage of the Golden Core?

As an Evil Cultivator, practicing techniques that are significantly lethal and vicious, Xuan You had always had some confidence in his combat power.

Add to this that in recent years, Xuan Ming rarely took action personally; he was generally in charge when dealing with external cultivators.

Having had the upper hand in numerous encounters with cultivators from the outside world, his confidence had only grown.

Golden Core Late Stage cultivators? I've killed them before!

This was what Xuan You thought, dismissing the twelve cultivators from the Jiazi Squad and Tiger Squad as something he hardly took seriously.

Without any hesitation, Xuan You's legs generated wind as he stepped out of his cave dwelling, leaping up, standing in the air without any Spiritual Light or the aid of an auxiliary magical artifact.

[Air-walking Skill]!

This was the ability of Body Cultivation reaching the Golden Core Stage.

Relying solely on his own Qi-Blood and physical body, he could fly through the air.

Xuan You's figure turned into an afterimage and arrived in an instant, surging with roiling Qi-Blood, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Lu Qingshan and his group.

"Who dares to trespass against my Xuan Ming Valley unprovoked?" Xuan You's presence was overwhelming, his voice booming like a great bell.

Dantai Qingrun's brow slightly furrowed.

Although Xuan You's real person appeared reckless and highly arrogant, he was actually very astute, seeking to delay the conversation by a little.

In Dantai Qingrun's Divine Sense, she had already seen that the lower grade cultivators from Xuan Ming Valley were rapidly heading towards various positions in the sect's Great Formation, preparing to activate it to confront them.

The majority of the sect's main gate Great Formation's abilities were to isolate and defend from outside, but once the formations were truly activated, they generally possessed a certain lethality to the cultivators within the formation as well.

If they allowed these Foundation Establishment cultivators to take their positions and fully stimulate the formation, although it wouldn't be too difficult to handle, it would definitely create some disturbances for them.

"Tiger Squad, stop the lower grade cultivators of Xuan Ming Valley from activating the formation. Jiazi Squad, deal with Xuan You," instructed Dantai Qingrun swiftly, without engaging in a war of words with the real person Xuan You.

Immediately after, Dantai Qingrun turned towards the direction of Xuan Ming's real person, not even glancing at Xuan You as she flew away with her sword control.

Lu Qingshan, seeing Dantai Qingrun's actions, couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

Look at this mockery, as light as the breeze and the clouds, seamless; this is truly high-level mockery.

As expected, upon seeing his shouts ignored in such a manner by Dantai Qingrun, Xuan You's real person's face turned from blue to red as he ultimately let out an angry roar.

"You insolent woman, you are too arrogant!"

As this roar echoed, Xuan You's body began to increase rapidly in size, transforming into a giant several times the height of a normal person in the blink of an eye.

While increasing in size, his body also transformed into blocky, green steel rock-like substances, with his skin turning to a stone-like brown color.

Just from the appearance alone, it was clearly very tough.

"Stone Giant Dharma Aspect!" Xu Hao evidently recognized the quality, immediately identifying the state of Xuan You's real person.

Body cultivation schools can be broadly categorized into three types.

One type is the purest form of martial technique type body cultivation.

They train and master Divine Martial Techniques, coupled with a robust physical body, their skills are extraordinary, truly unparalleled.

Xu Hao was a cultivator of this kind.

Another type was Dharma Aspect type body cultivation.

This type of body cultivator practiced various Dharma Aspects, such as Buddhist Vajra or other Dharma Aspects like Azure Dragon, Fierce Lion, and other mythical creatures.

Once their Dharma Aspect was accomplished, and bestowed upon themselves, they would receive immense attribute enhancements and could even master various powers of Dharma Aspects, using strength to break all techniques.

As for Xuan You's real person right now, with the Stone Giant Dharma Aspect, not only was his strength attribute greatly enhanced, but he also acquired remarkable resistance, immune to most spells and physical attacks.

This was also why Dantai Qingrun did not want to confront Xuan You's real person directly.

Facing this turtle shell, even if she could defeat it, it would take a very long time to wear down this old turtle.

Annoying!

The last type of body cultivation was more mysterious, known as Divine Ability type body cultivation.

This type of body cultivator practiced specific Cultivation Techniques, and each time their cultivation increased, there was a certain chance of awakening divine body abilities.

If a powerful divine ability was awakened, they would be extraordinarily brilliant, overpowering cultivators of the same level.

If no divine ability was awakened or if the awakened divine ability was quite useless, then they could easily become weak cultivators, not matching up to the other two types of body cultivation.

Due to the uncertainties and randomness in awakening divine abilities, and in controlling which type might be awakened, Divine Ability type body cultivation was known in the "Nine Heavens" as 'the gambler's path', not for the faint-hearted.

Of course, these categories are so divided, but there aren't strict barriers between the three, and they are interchangeable.

That is to say, if willing, you can cultivate martial techniques, Dharma Aspects, and divine abilities all at once.

The advantage is that the more skills mastered, the stronger the combat power.

The disadvantage is that it will delay a lot of energy and time, likely leading to neglecting some aspects, causing cultivation to lag, and eventually failing to advance beyond a lower grade.

The choices among the paths depend entirely on the cultivator's own decision.