Chapter 1608: Chapter 1273: Reunion
Though apart from the extreme tempering in life-and-death battles, there are also other methods like comprehending the Laws and sudden enlightenment, the former is indeed fraught with peril.
Yet the other methods are too intangible and elusive. If lucky, success might come the next moment, but if unlucky, it could be hundreds, thousands of years, or even longer without any progress!
"What should I do?"
Just as Li Zhixuan was troubled and distressed over how to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm, somewhere in the East Continent, another person was pondering the same question.
And this person was none other than Meng Zihong, whom she had thought about not long ago!
Indeed!
These two cultivators, separated by thousands of miles and having only met once, surprisingly had the same intention. Neither wanted to be trapped by a bottleneck for too long and delay their cultivation.
If those who have been trapped by bottlenecks for countless years, unable to break through, knew that these two harbored such audacious thoughts, one wonders what they would think.
"The only thing that can help me swiftly break through the bottleneck now is the immense pressure of life and death tempering, but with only myself, it’s impossible to be a match for an Earth Immortal Demon Practitioner. I need someone to help..."
Meng Zihong muttered to himself, "Fellow disciples or those elders of the sect?"
But he quickly dismissed this thought.
Though they are more acquainted and there are indeed powerful fellow disciples, none among them possess the same courage to risk their life and burn the bridge as he does.
"Ah! If only I could meet that Fellow Daoist Xu Chihong, perhaps we could join forces and counterattack another high-level Demon Practitioner, maybe I could break through in one go."
Thinking of the secret his master told him upon returning to the sect not long ago, Meng Zihong couldn’t help but sigh.
It was precisely because of that matter that he was so eager to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm, to gain more time and continue enhancing his strength.
However, finding a single cultivator among the billions in the vast East Continent might be more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack!
"I can only try this method."
After pondering for a moment, Meng Zihong decided to spend most of his savings to post notices in several state domains near the Immortal Demon Battlefield, hoping that when Fellow Daoist Xu Chihong passes by, she might see he is looking for her.
Perhaps it was truly a coincidence of fate; after pondering a while, Li Zhixuan headed toward the Immortal Demon Battlefield.
She didn’t actually know that the person she was thinking of was there, but if one were to say the East Continent’s most suitable place for her to train and enhance her strength, it would have to be the Immortal Demon Battlefield!
So when undecided, she subconsciously thought of this place.
After more than a year of travel, Li Zhixuan returned to this perennially war-shrouded dangerous territory.
Initially, she didn’t know Meng Zihong was searching for her until a chance encounter!
That day, as Li Zhixuan was speeding on her way back to the Immortal City, she noticed not far away, a Human Immortal Demon Cultivator was tormenting and mocking several cultivators.
Although she wasn’t a heroic knight with a passion for justice, she was still willing to lend a hand with such trivial matters.
In just a moment, the swaggering Demon Cultivator fell under Li Zhixuan’s sword.
Her swiftness left the despairing cultivators unable to react.
After collecting the spoils, she ignored the group of cultivators, intending to continue her journey.
"Senior! Please wait for a moment," one of them suddenly called out.
"What is it?" Li Zhixuan cast him a cold glance. If they wanted her to escort them back, they’d have to offer Spiritual Objects or a price that moved her!
"Senior, may I ask if your name is Xu Chihong?"
"Hmm?"
Li Zhixuan was slightly taken aback; it was indeed one of the aliases she often used. But she hadn’t been to the Immortal Demon Battlefield for a long time. In this place with frequent personnel changes, someone still remembered her?
"Senior Xu, starting about two years ago, a senior named Meng Zihong has been urgently looking for you, and he has spent a lot posting notices all over. To this day, the notices haven’t been removed."
However, the scope of the notices has been greatly reduced, now only in nearby Immortal Cities.
Even though he has an impressive background, he doesn’t have the financial resources to maintain notices in several state domains for two years.
That’s why even though Li Zhixuan had been in the Immortal Demon Battlefield for several months, she hadn’t discovered that Meng Zihong was looking for her.
"What urgent matter does he have with me?"
Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind—could it be also about breaking through a bottleneck?!
After all, with Meng Zihong’s talent, aptitude, and background surpassing hers, if she was facing a bottleneck and seeking a way to break through quickly, wouldn’t he be in the same situation?
"Where is the notice!" Thinking of this, Li Zhixuan couldn’t suppress her inner excitement and asked the injured cultivator.
"There’s one in the Tianshu Immortal City where we are. If you follow the address on the notice, you should be able to find that Senior Meng Zihong."
"The cause and effect between you and me is over."
After speaking, she transformed into Sword Light and swiftly departed, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Feeling excited, Li Zhixuan pushed her speed to its limit and soon arrived at Tianshu Immortal City, where she saw the notice looking for her on the noticeboard outside the city walls.
"Tianshu Inn, Cave Mansion Number Nine, Section B."