Chapter 2: Immortal Sect Location, Earth Immortal Cave Abode

"The Dao of Space, I suppose I have touched the threshold." Bing Cheng thought for a moment before saying. She could only perform minor teleports and could not employ other methods of the Dao of Space. If she had truly comprehended the Dao of Space, she should be able to Shatter space.

"Ice Seal!" The old man saw Bing Cheng teleporting in to kill. Immortal power surged from his hands, freezing the space in front of him, and an Ice Shield half a zhang in size appeared before him.

"Go." The old man threw out several Immortal Pills. Their aura was manic; one could tell at a glance that they were Immortal Pills capable of causing damage.

Bing Cheng dared not take them head-on and hurriedly teleported to dodge.

"Boom, boom…" The sounds of explosions rang out continuously. The aura where the explosions occurred was chaotic, and the space appeared slightly distorted.

"This power…" Bing Cheng was glad she could still perform the Seven Steps of Treading Clouds; otherwise, she would have been unable to dodge this explosion at all. Even with an Immortal Artifact for protection, she would likely have been severely injured.

"Damn it! Why haven't you attacked yet?" The old man looked back, only to see that the middle-aged Female Immortal had already escaped on her sword, very decisively.

"Damn it… I curse you to a miserable death!"

The Angry Flame curtain was already closing in, burning through the Ice Shield. The old man hurriedly and continuously unleashed the Power of Dao of Ice Seal. However, he was only an Early Stage Profound Immortal, and he didn't have much immortal power within him to begin with. Combined with the consumption from flying on his sword earlier, after completely neutralizing the flame curtain, he had very little immortal power left.

Bing Cheng arrived at this moment, the sha mo sword slashing down towards the old man's neck.

"It's not that easy to kill me!" A Talisman suddenly appeared before the old man, and an invisible force spread out, enveloping him.

"Clang." The sha mo sword stopped in mid-air, emitting a crisp collision sound.

"Hehehe… This Talisman can last for a hundred breaths. Within those hundred breaths, you cannot harm me. Youngster, I advise you to hand over the items on your person, and I can spare your life." The old man produced several more Immortal Pills in his hand. His expression was calm and composed, but in reality, his heart was bleeding.

This Talisman had cost the old man a hundred immortal spirit stones to purchase. It could withstand all attacks below the Earth Immortal Realm, and he only had this one on him.

"It seems I can go study Talismans." Because Talismans were completely useless in the Late Stages of the Cultivation World, she had forgotten about them.

"It's only a hundred breaths of time, and you shouldn't have many of these Immortal Pills. We shall see then." Bing Cheng continuously dodged the explosions of the Immortal Pills. Her internal immortal power was depleting rapidly, giving her the feeling of returning to the first level of Qi Refining, so she hurriedly took out an immortal spirit stone to recover her immortal power.

It really was starting from scratch.

Seeing that Bing Cheng would not retreat, the old man wore a bitter expression, holding the Talisman as he sprinted towards the small town. While fighting was allowed within the town, killing was not. As long as he escaped back to the town, his life would be safe.

"Ice Seal." How could Bing Cheng let the old man escape so easily? Four Ice Shields trapped him inside.

"You have also comprehended a third Power of Dao?" The old man couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Now he knew he had flipped over. Even the experts in the town had only comprehended three types of Power of Dao. He could never have imagined that a mere Loose Immortal could compare to an Immortal Sect Prodigy.

The old man clutched an immortal spirit stone in one hand to recover his spiritual power, while his other hand continuously waved his Immortal Artifact longsword, attempting to break the Ice Shields.

"Is it very difficult to comprehend three types of Power of Dao?" Bing Cheng originally wanted to say that she had comprehended eleven types of Power of Dao, but that would make her seem too arrogant, so it was better to be a bit low-key.

"How about we make a trade? You tell me the location of the Immortal Sect, and the other things I wish to know, and I will spare your life." Bing Cheng's words were zero percent true and one hundred percent fake. If it weren't for the fact that soul-searching techniques were ineffective against the Immortal Soul, she wouldn't have wasted her breath.

"Really?" The old man asked suspiciously.

"Do you think you have any other choice?"

The old man hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"This place is a remote corner. The nearest Immortal Sect is a thousand li away. Even if you have comprehended three types of Power of Dao, the Immortal Sect might not necessarily accept you; your Immortal Soul talent needs to reach a corresponding level."

"How is the talent level of an Immortal Soul determined?" Bing Cheng was also interested in this matter, as the Old Mystic had not mentioned it in the memories he gave her.

"Of course, there are corresponding Immortal Artifacts responsible for testing, but those are Medium Grade Immortal Artifacts that we Profound Immortals simply cannot access."

"Do you have a map to the Immortal Sect?" A distance of a thousand li was very far for her current situation; at Bing Cheng's pace, it would take five days.

The old man very sensibly took out a map. Bing Cheng took the map and looked at it; indeed, the area it covered was several times larger than the maps sold in the town. There was an Immortal Sect in both the west and north directions of the small town. The one in the west, named Luoxia Immortal Sect, was closer, at a distance of 1,200 li, while the one in the north was over 2,000 li away.

Bing Cheng already had a plan in mind: go to the small town ten li away first, become fully familiar with the Immortal Realm, and then head to the Luoxia Immortal Sect. She wondered what tier the Luoxia Immortal Sect was.

"Hand over your Storage Ring, and I will let you go."

"You break your promise!" How could the old man not understand Bing Cheng's intention? Since she was going to rob his Storage Ring, she definitely intended to take his life.

"Hehehe…"

…

Bing Cheng walked through the mountain forest, fiddling with the Storage Ring in her hand.

"The space in an Immortal Realm Storage Ring is actually only ten zhang in size… It seems I cannot use my previous Storage Ring in the future, lest I be targeted by others."

Realizing this situation, Bing Cheng also understood why she had been targeted. Storage Rings from the Cultivation World did not contain immortal power and were easy to identify. Fortunately, Storage Rings could still be nested, otherwise, Bing Cheng would not know where to put so many bronze bricks.

On the way, she picked quite a few Immortal Plants and Immortal herbs. Although she quickly memorized all the Immortal Plants, herbs, and Pill Formulas, it did not trigger the Strongest Cultivation Technique. It seems the Immortal Realm has not experienced a break in its Legacy.

As she walked, Bing Cheng suddenly saw many people gathered in front of a cave.

She instantly associated it with the Earth Immortal Cave Abode she had heard about earlier.

She went over and heard everyone discussing.

"If we still can't reach the depths of the Immortal Cave by today, tomorrow the Opportunity here will have to be handed over to the Immortal Sect Disciples."

"Sigh… There's no helping it. The mechanical beasts inside all have the strength of a Mid-stage Profound Immortal; they are not something we can contend with."

"Even a Mid-stage Profound Immortal cannot contend with them; didn't the old guys from the two towns get severely injured?"

"…"

Once Bing Cheng heard that there were mechanical beasts with the strength of a Mid-stage Profound Immortal inside, she immediately lost interest. Even with her authentic Cultivation Technique, it would take her over ten years to reach the Mid-stage Profound Immortal, which shows just how huge the gap between minor Realms is.

Just as she was about to leave, a voice of excitement came from inside the cave.

"Those mechanical beasts aren't moving! It seems the immortal spirit stone power inside them has been exhausted. This Opportunity belongs to me!"

Hearing this, everyone rushed in, fearing that being a step slower would mean missing out on the Opportunity.

Bing Cheng was also tempted. After all, this was an Earth Immortal Cave Abode, and the cultivation resources within were crucial to her.

Of course, she wouldn't just rush in like a fool; she released a Puppet. The Puppet was made of bronze bricks, and after Ascending to the Immortal Realm, Bing Cheng had also refined it into an Immortal Artifact.

Then she tore off a portion of her Immortal Soul to control the Immortal Artifact Puppet as it entered the cave.

"This stinging pain is simply invincible…" The pain caused by tearing her Immortal Soul was several times worse than tearing her Divine Soul previously. If not for the fact that the Taigang Immortal Soul could return, she really wouldn't have dared to do this.