Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

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Although they were determined to return to Shushan, the more Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu inquired, the more uneasy they secretly felt.

Because the Demon Cult's momentum this time was simply too vast, one could almost say they had deployed their entire force, creating a terrifying lineup that led Ling Yunpo to almost confirm that the Heavenly Demon, the Nether Ghost, and the Mortal Life Sect Guardian Immortal were definitely hiding here—what use would the immortals have staying in a completely empty sect residence?

At least the three sects of the Mortal Life Path had all arrived, and Ling Yunpo guessed that the Blood Sea Immortal was also hidden among them, just not yet to be found.

So the question arose, what were the immortals doing here?

Alas, it was better to think of a way to get back to Shushan first.

In the following days, the two cautiously scoped out the periphery of the Demon Cult's encampment.

Although the Shushan Sect Disciples were all trapped inside Shushan, spies from Kunlun, Penglai, and other cultivation sects and families still trickled into the periphery incessantly.

On the outskirts of the Demon Cult's grounds, a natural market had been set up in the nearby mountains, serving as a place for cultivators of the five paths to trade amongst each other.

Since there wasn't a very strict identity check, more than just Demon Cult Cultivators were coming in, and everyone tacitly understood the situation.

Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu changed out of their Sword Immortal attire, dressed as Loose Cultivators wandering the world, and blended in from the periphery, pretending to browse stalls here and there, trying to find bargains.

"It's indeed strange." In a secluded corner, An Zhisu spoke with confusion, "I saw the Demon Cult reinforcing their defenses today, but why would they station heavy forces inside and lay bait outside? It feels like they want to encircle a point and attack reinforcements."

"Indeed," Ling Yunpo agreed, "They probably want to lure Kunlun Penglai to come to the rescue."

Although he spoke these words, Ling Yunpo actually suspected that the Demon Cult was not ambushing Kunlun Penglai, but rather the person holding the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword.

Of course, I would not be so foolish as to just charge in there... Hm?

At that moment, Ling Yunpo suddenly became keenly aware that there were many more Demon Cult Cultivators in the market.

These Demon Cult Cultivators did not wear any uniform attire, appearing more like Loose Cultivators passing through, but Ling Yunpo, with his experience of Wei Dongliu, quickly recognized them—this one is a cultivator from Lingxiu Mountain of Mortal Life Path, whom I've seen at Mount Zhongtai; that one belongs to the Asura Path, whom I've seen at Puzhi Temple...

His thoughts flickering, he immediately guessed what was happening and urgently said to An Zhisu:

"This isn't good! The Demon Cult is about to cast their net, we need to get out of here quickly!"

The two left the market inconspicuously, only to see many Loose Cultivators already hurrying away unnoticed.

Clearly, Ling Yunpo was not the first to notice these suspicious cultivators; many other Loose Cultivators had also caught on and were quickly making their escape.

They had barely left the market for a few moments when a clamor suddenly erupted from behind, as if the Demon Cult Cultivators had begun to make their move.

"Let's go!" Ling Yunpo took the lead, grasping his Senior Sister An as she controlled their swords and they ascended.

The surrounding Loose Cultivators, sensing the danger, hastily harnessed their Divine Skills, with most also controlling their swords to flee, and the rest displaying their own Divine Skills, burrowing into the ground or sprinting away endlessly.

Great! Ling Yunpo rejoiced in his heart.

With everyone fleeing separately, these Demon Cult Cultivators can't possibly just focus on me and Senior Sister An, right?

In order not to draw attention, I've left the Sword Box containing the Green Duckweed Sword and the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword outside, this time only bringing the Thunder Punishment Sword and the Myriad Bamboos Sword with me... Fuck!

Everyone's faces filled with horror as a chilling wind suddenly rose all around them, filled with a ghostly aura, and countless Sword Qi shot into the sky, forming walls that trapped everyone within.

If it's not the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, what is it?

To use the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to deal with us Loose Cultivators! Demon Cult, you are so despicable!

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Ling Yunpo gritted his teeth and, upon a closer look, realized that it wasn't a complete Immortal Slaying Sword Formation but rather one quarter of the sword array constructed by the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

That is to say, it wasn't the Demon Path Immortal himself who took action, but rather he lent the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword to a subordinate to arrange this quarter formation, aiming merely to trap these Loose Cultivators before annihilating them one by one.

Ling Yunpo's mind raced as he quickly glanced at An Zhisu.

Senior Sister An's face was also grave, clearly indicating that while sending her to kill someone was definitely not a problem, breaking this formation... was not her forte.

Although he had never seen the Immortal Slaying Sword Diagram, Ling Yunpo, with his extensive knowledge of formations, could roughly tell that this Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was essentially an amplifier, greatly expanding and extending the attack range of the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

To use knowledge of formations to break the formation was not very feasible. This was because the Sword Qi trapping everyone inherently didn't come from the formation but from the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword that served as the formation's nucleus.

Simply put, the method to break the formation was to follow the formation paths to find the nucleus and then remove the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, which would naturally dissolve the array.

However, the last time Qiu Changtian managed to break the formation, he similarly used a decapitation tactic: venturing deep into the formation alone, he broke Lei Caiyan, who was in the center commanding the formation.

It was known that after that formation breach, the Demon Cult would not overlook the critical defenses near the nucleus... Just placing a few Nascent Soul Elders to guard it nearly made breaking the formation impossible.

Ling Yunpo's thoughts whirled rapidly. Without the Green Duckweed Sword by his side, he felt that he had lost more than half of the means at his disposal.

Left with no choice, he could only look into his Storage Bag to see what kind of trump card he had that he could use as Ling Yunpo.

Hmm?

What's this?

Ling Yunpo saw, at the depths of the Storage Bag, an ancient-looking Purifying Bottle.

The mouth of the bottle was sealed with a cork, and when shaken, one could faintly hear sounds of tides as if great rivers were rushing against the banks.

"This is a River Origin Purifying Bottle," reminded the Kunlun Mirror when he saw his puzzled face.

"Of course I know that," Ling Yunpo immediately showed a "no need for your reminder" disdainful expression and said indifferently.

But when did I get this bottle?

Since it was hidden deep in the Storage Bag, it certainly must have been acquired by Ling Yunpo... Never mind, I'll take it out and use it first.

Ling Yunpo then took out the Purifying Bottle, pulled out the cork, and tilted it downward.

Instantly, waters of great rivers and seas gushed out frantically, turning the surroundings into a vast marshland.

"Hey, Guan Shui!" Kunlun Mirror hurriedly reminded him, "You must be careful with that bottle! If you accidentally leave it somewhere and it pours out continuously without anyone to right it, the water will keep flowing without end!"

"By then, if you flood a whole province, the karma from the calamity brought upon all living beings will fall upon you!"

"I know," thought Ling Yunpo, how could I possibly just leave this bottle lying around?

A bottle with such immense power should be properly kept in my hands.

After dozens of breaths, there was still no sign of the water in the bottle running out, and most of the surrounding Loose Cultivators were forced to raise their height with Sword Control, lest they be submerged by the inexplicable flood.

Ling Yunpo knew that this water was no different from ordinary rivers and, pulling Senior Sister An with him, dived into the water and continued pouring it out.

Before long, the large lake within the formation rose to dozens of zhang high, and the Sword Qi Barrier Wall trapping the Loose Cultivators, under such a massive onslaught of water, showed signs of faltering.