Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Master as Bodyguard

Several days later, Li Huaizhen ascended.

The entire True Immortal Sect’s disciples were still under his leadership and arrangements.

There were over three thousand disciples in total, each one possessing excellent talent.

Since these disciples had already practiced the Spirit Gathering Technique in the lower realm, their blood energy had been circulating at a significant speed.

A few disciples with Saint-level talent had even surpassed four hundred turns of blood energy!

Four hundred turns of blood energy were considerably stronger than the top geniuses from Ninefold Flower Mountain’s Four Caves back in the day!

This showcased the might of Saint-level talent!

Now, this batch of disciples had access to incredibly pure immortal spiritual energy, so their cultivation speed was easy to imagine.

In just a few days, some had broken through to the seventh level of immortal cultivation!

This astonishing cultivation speed surprised Chen Ansheng.

“Huaizhen, issue a decree: one year from now, a grand competition will be held in the sect. The top one hundred can become my personal disciples.”

Chen Ansheng intended to cultivate these one hundred disciples into true personal guards, who could then utilize king-level “military talismans” in battles outside.

“Understood,” Li Huaizhen respectfully responded.

Chen Ansheng nodded slowly and added, “Don’t fall behind in your own cultivation. If you need any resources, just ask.”

Li Huaizhen felt deeply moved. “Reporting to the Young Master, with your support, I lack for nothing in terms of resources.”

Chen Ansheng replied, “Good, you may leave.”

After Li Huaizhen exited, Chen Ansheng flew to a mountain where Ji Hongfu was in seclusion.

“Disciple, you arrived just in time.”

As soon as Chen Ansheng landed, Ji Hongfu’s figure emerged from the rippling space.

“Master looks radiant and in good spirits; it seems your injuries have healed considerably,” Chen Ansheng said with a smile.

“Indeed.” Ji Hongfu nodded with a smile and said, “My injuries have largely healed, and my realm has returned to the mid-stage of Celestial Immortal. As soon as your medicinal materials are ready, I can return to the Celestial Immortal realm.”

Chen Ansheng’s eyes lit up at this.

He hadn’t expected that his master would recover so quickly after returning to the immortal realm.

At the same time, a bold idea formed in his heart: now that his master was at the mid-stage of Celestial Immortal, their realms were the same.

How large of a gap was there between them?

Thinking of this, Chen Ansheng immediately said, “Master, since we are both at the mid-stage of Celestial Immortal, how about we exchange a few moves?”

Ji Hongfu stroked his beard and laughed, “You’re still quite far off. How about this: I will stand right here, and let you attack. If you can touch the hem of my garment, then you’ll win.”

Chen Ansheng paused, thinking it was too conceited of his master to say that touching the hem would count as a victory. Didn’t he understand the worth of the mid-stage Celestial Immortal?

“Master, then you are destined to lose!”

With that, Chen Ansheng immediately took action.

He unleashed eight spells in succession, surrounding his body with hundreds of sword intents and shadows, which in the blink of an eye surged towards Ji Hongfu.

“Clang!”

The clear ringing sound of swords echoed through the mountain.

Chen Ansheng’s figure suspended three feet away from Ji Hongfu, each sword shadow he summoned being pinched motionless by an aged hand using two fingers.

“Impressive!”

Chen Ansheng felt a terrifying pressure enveloping him, his immortal energy seemingly frozen and unable to mobilize.

“But you forgot, I have another move!”

With a thought, Chen Ansheng condensed three black soul swords in his immortal soul.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three black soul swords shot out from his forehead, heading straight for Ji Hongfu’s brow.

Given the close distance, Chen Ansheng was certain that even his master, with his powerful immortal soul and numerous tricks, wouldn’t be able to stop them!

But in the next moment, he realized he was mistaken!

The three soul swords didn’t change direction but instead surged towards his own brow!

“What, what’s going on?”

Chen Ansheng was shocked, and it was too late to evade.

Stab! Stab! Stab!

The three soul swords plunged into his sea of consciousness, about to pierce his own immortal soul.

“Ah!”

Chen Ansheng shouted in panic but was surprised to find that just before the soul swords touched his immortal soul, they all vanished.

In a state of shock, Chen Ansheng felt a light tap on his shoulder.

“Hahaha, disciple, how does your master’s strength compare?”

Turning around, Chen Ansheng found his master’s finger had transformed into a purple lightning blade, lightly touching his shoulder.

With a slight move, his head would be severed.

Only then did Chen Ansheng understand that despite being at the same mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm, his master was far superior to him.

If his master wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t last even a moment!

“Impressive, impressive, disciple humbly acknowledges defeat!”

Chen Ansheng conceded sincerely, bowing to Ji Hongfu.

Ji Hongfu crossed his arms behind his back and asked, “Do you know how your master just evaded your soul swords?”

Chen Ansheng was perplexed and had no idea what had just happened. “Please enlighten me, Master.”

Ji Hongfu explained, “Very simply, I merely shifted the space we were in. The target of your soul sword attack became you.”

Chen Ansheng immediately understood; his master had employed a space shifting technique.

However, what puzzled him was that he hadn’t sensed anything when his master used the space shift, as if nothing had happened.

“Master, your technique is truly imperceptible! How did you manage to do it without me noticing?” Chen Ansheng asked.

Ji Hongfu replied slowly, “This technique, while it seems simple, is actually profoundly intricate and requires a deep understanding of spatial laws. Once you open your Law Palace, I will pass it on to you. For now, I need to create a teleportation array for you. Bring your jade pendant.”

“Oh, okay.”

Chen Ansheng nodded, realizing why his master had said he arrived just in time.

Ji Hongfu took the jade pendant and, using some mysterious technique, worked for a while on a piece of mysterious stone until the teleportation array was completed.

“Disciple, from now on, if you encounter danger while outside, just send your immortal consciousness into the jade pendant, and I will sense it. As long as you are not in a forbidden area, I can teleport to your side immediately,” Ji Hongfu stated.

“Thank you, Master!”

Chen Ansheng was overjoyed.

This effectively meant he could have his master as a bodyguard at any time.

“Master, with your current realm, can you take down a Celestial Immortal?” Chen Ansheng asked.

Ji Hongfu pondered for a moment and replied, “If I go all out, I can certainly kill a few in the initial stage of Celestial Immortal. But if you encounter a stronger enemy, I can only assist you in escaping. Do you understand?”

“Disciple understands,” Chen Ansheng nodded.

“Go on, be cautious and prudent in everything.”

Chen Ansheng flew away from the immortal mountain, calculating the time; the duel with Immortal King Han would be held in half a month.

This duel would be Chen Ansheng’s first formal competition against the proud heirs of royal-level powers.

If he could win, Immortal King Han would surely look upon him more favorably, temporarily regard him as a support, and it would also facilitate his movements within the Sin Dragon Sea.

Therefore, he had to go all out!

With a little time left, Chen Ansheng planned to enhance his strength further to ensure absolute security.