Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 470 - 468 Lin Guo

Ning Daoran suddenly stood up with a clink and positioned himself at the bow of the boat, his gaze fixed on the woman approaching by treading on water.

The woman had her hair tied up and wore an extremely delicate woman’s white jade crown. Her face was as smooth and flawless as carved jade, clad in a uniquely designed soft armor that revealed most of the areas around her chest, abdomen, and legs, which therefore appeared pure white. A deep red cape fluttered behind her, her whole being emanating an extremely terrifying martial artist’s aura.

She was undoubtedly a Primordial Martial Warrior. Ning Daoran could even sense the rhythm of the Martial Infant within her.

"Little girl, Lin Guo."

With a slight uplift in the corners of her mouth, she introduced herself: "One of the Martial Immortals who presides over the Martial Temple, I have been practicing spear techniques since childhood. I just happened to pass by Wuzhou, and heard from that guy Chen Sanli that a cultivator with extraordinary martial skills and tough fists had appeared on White Dragon Mountain, so I came here to meet you. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Ning is willing to enlighten me?"

Ning Daoran inwardly lamented.

Damn Chen Sanli, leading me astray!

"Martial Immortal Lin."

Ning Daoran furrowed his brows and still stood casually at the bow, one hand behind his back, and said: "I am merely a Late-stage Baodan Martial Artist. Martial Immortal Lin, as a senior in the Primordial Realm, aren’t you forcing me to take action? If I were to refuse the battle, how would Martial Immortal Lin react?"

"It doesn’t matter."

Lin Guo lightly tapped the surface of the water with the tip of her spear and smiled: "If you do not wish to fight with me, I will simply kill you!"

"Boom~~~"

With a loud bang, the streak of Martial Artist Qi Lin Guo released into the river erupted, instantly causing hundreds of feet of river water to surge upward, shredding Ning Daoran’s single-plank canoe in an instant!

Moments later, amidst the falling water, a breath burst forth, and Ning Daoran raised his hand to take out the Azure Dragon Spear, his gaze icy cold, with Dragon Demon Power all around him blocking the river water from closing in.

They say no good comes from unwelcome visitors, but this Lin Guo was excessively unwelcome.

"Tsksk..."

Lin Guo narrowed her beautiful eyes and smiled: "It seems that you held back when you fought with Chen Sanli. Otherwise, that spear thrust of mine would have surely injured you."

"Hmph..."

Ning Daoran offered a faint smile: "Not holding back would have meant death, so it was right to conserve strength. Since Martial Immortal Lin insists on fighting, I can only accompany you, but once the fight begins, do not blame me for resorting to any means necessary."

"Wait."

Lin Guo said: "I only wish to exchange pointers in martial arts with you, and I do not want us to fight to the death. So, please hold back your ruthless tactics for now. If you agree, shall we begin?"

"Agreed!"

Ning Daoran gritted his teeth, and instantly, blood-red dragon scales spread all over his body, and between his hair on the forehead, a resplendent dragon horn also appeared, directly manifesting the Dragon Demon Body!

In a confrontation with a Martial Immortal like Lin Guo from the Primordial Realm, one must get serious, otherwise there’s a high chance of dying on the spot!

"Dragon Demon Heart Scripture?"

Lin Guo lightly raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Interesting!"

Before the words fell, her Blood Qi power burst out, and she swooped in instantly, slamming down a fierce spear thrust from mid-air. The Spear Radiance even carried the image of a Vermilion Bird emitting a piercing screech, instantly casting the entire Great River into a fiery red hue!

Ning Daoran’s heart turned cold, and he spun the Azure Dragon Spear quickly, instantly performing the Silver Dragon Water Skill Technique, which drew countless volumes of river water slicing toward the spear strike in the air like flowing silk!

"Peng~~~"

The two long spears emitted an astonishing sound akin to metals clashing, and in an instant, Ning Daoran felt his grip go numb, almost letting the spear fly out of his hand, while the water and Vermilion Bird Intense Flames repeatedly collided in the air, causing nearby waters to heave and sink, creating an extremely frightening scene!

"Oh?"

After completing her thrust, Lin Guo’s eyes revealed a hint of doubt.

The counterattack from the opponent was merely average in strength at the pinnacle of the Baodan Realm, yet in Lin Guo’s Primordial eyes, it was just ordinary. However, within the opponent’s thrust, Lin Guo perceived an extremely seamless and integrated spear technique realm!

Although the spear technique of the opponent could be deemed as crude and could only be considered a Yellow-order Upper Grade Martial Art, or possibly even lower, he had trained it to perfection and reached the legendary peak.

This strand of realm was the so-called Return to Nature!

Although Lin Guo was acclaimed to be the Martial Artist with the best talent in Sangyu Country, she had not managed to refine her own spear technique to the Return to Nature stage, and had only reached the Transformation Realm Level.

At this moment, Ning Daoran also became more wary.

Her spear technique realm was so strong, integrated and complete. In terms of grade, it was probably... about hundreds of thousands times stronger than his own Silver Dragon Spear Technique!

"Shh~~"

With a streak of electricity, Ning Daoran activated the Nine Heavens Escape Thunder Technique and instantly appeared behind Lin Guo, delivering a powerful spear thrust!

In a desperate battle, there should be no holding back!

"You..."

Lin Guo’s face stiffened slightly, and a thick layer of Gang Qi emerged behind her, appearing like a green Turtle Shell, "Peng", deflecting Ning Daoran’s surprise attack, consuming a large amount of Lin Guo’s Blood Qi Power!

Such was the speed that Lin Guo had never seen before.

"Fellow Daoist, what excellent skill!"

Lin Guo took a deep breath and began to seriously engage in the duel with Ning Daoran. Torrential Martial Artist Qi descended from the sky, continually pressing down on the surrounding space, significantly reducing the speed of Ning Daoran’s Nine Heavens Escape Thunder Technique.

As a result, Ning Daoran’s subsequent sneak attacks no longer hit their mark, each being blocked by Lin Guo with a spear thrust, punch, or kick, not giving him any chance to directly attack her body.

On the contrary, Lin Guo’s assault grew more and more fierce, with the spear’s aura becoming steadily more solid and profound, leaving Ning Daoran struggling to defend.

After ten moves.

"Buzzing~~~"

The Big Green Dragon could no longer be controlled, the tiger’s mouth split open, and blood splattered in all directions!

Even transforming into the Dragon Demon Body to withstand her attacks was extremely difficult, after all, the opponent was a Primordial Chaos Early Stage Warrior, and her true combat strength was even slightly stronger than a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator, enough to make a Nascent Soul Mid Stage Cultivator wary!

"Go!"

Ning Daoran was by no means a stickler for tradition; with a command, an array formation rose from the riverbed, none other than the Water Cloud Golden Bamboo Sword Formation. Soon after, twenty-four Golden Silk Swords flew out, and he switched his weapon to the Qiushui Sword!

"Sword Formation?!"

Lin Guo slightly shivered, her beautiful brows knitted, yet she smiled and said, "Interesting!"

She wielded her long spear, bringing forth a thunderous sound, sending spear radiance flashing, fiercely smashing against the sword array, scattering Ning Daoran’s gathered attacks time and again. This Mixed Element Realm warrior was like a Nascent Soul Stage Demon Beast, simply unstoppable by any sword array.

More spiritual treasures and magical weapons flew out from his body, continuing the fierce battle with Lin Guo!

Not long after, they exchanged over fifty moves!

The shock in Lin Guo’s eyes became even more intense.

Since stepping into the Mixed Element Realm, she seldom engaged with Golden Core Stage cultivators or Embracing Elixir Realm warriors, fearing that an improper control of her strength would kill her opponent. Even when sparring with the more senior early-stage warriors of the Martial Temple, she consistently had an advantage.

Her Transformation Realm Level spear technique, coupled with her Thousand Extremes Body Tempering Technique, did indeed make her unrivaled at her level within Sangyu Country.

But against all odds, she had encountered an exception like Ning Daoran here.

...

The domain of their fierce battle became larger and larger, causing chaos in the downstream of White Dragon River.

At that moment, streams of Qi soared from afar, a group of cultivators and martial artists who heard the news and rushed over wishing to watch the battle from a distance.

"Get lost, all of you!"

Lin Guo held her spear, scoffed with a laugh, and said, "I don’t want to say it a second time, those who are tempters of fate, beware of the consequences."

As she spoke, her Blood Qi surged, and the Martial Artist’s Qi Mechanism crushed everything around her like an avalanche.

"And you."

Lin Guo looked toward the east and said, "Chen Sanli, you too get lost, you are not allowed to watch!"

"Yes, Martial Immortal Lin..."

Chen Sanli’s presence quickly vanished, fleeing away rapidly.

"Fellow Daoist Ning."

Lin Guo’s lips curved into a smile, and teased, "Shall we continue?"

Ning Daoran frowned, he had yet to utilize the Fourth-tier Array, but if Lin Guo was indeed intent on killing, then there was no choice but to let her taste the Nine Revolutions Ruyi Formation, Supreme Path Burning Sky Array, and Ten Directions Forbidden Array, even if it leads to a pyrrhic victory!

"Come!"

He let out a low shout, brandishing the long sword, clashing once more with the Liangyi Sword Technique, while devious treasures like Evil Dragon Fang, Qingfu Mother-Child Sword, and more began to stir, delivering "surprises" to Lin Guo. Without this, he truly couldn’t withstand Martial Immortal Lin’s assault.

Thus, they fought along the river on the water surface, Ning Daoran fighting while retreating, pulling out all the stops, yet still holding back the Soul Suppressing Technique, Fourth-tier Array, and other moves of last resort; they were not necessary to use against Lin Guo.

Because as the fight went on, Ning Daoran realized that she had no intention to kill; she merely wanted to force out all his cards.

This feeling...

It was like an exquisitely talented celestial maiden, who upon encountering a slightly weaker genius, began exerting her means to test the limits of the opponent. If she had really intended to kill, Ning Daoran would probably have had to flee after thirty moves!

Time trickled by.

After more than two hundred moves, Ning Daoran was soaked to the skin, never having fought so arduously.

Lin Guo, too, was sweating profusely, her spear impeccably maneuvering, and finally, a few signs of fatigue appeared on her pretty face.

...

"Let’s stop..."

She gracefully retreated, standing atop the river’s surface, gently smiling, "The Independent Practitioner Jianjia who managed to slay Huo Canzi truly has impressive means; Ning Daoran, you have not disappointed me at all."

...

Ning Daoran frowned, knowing that his disguise would be seen through after this fight.

"You need not worry."

Lin Guo said, "I did not participate in Sangyu Country’s invasion of Xia Country’s Cultivation World, I was only in charge of guarding the Martial Temple and am certainly not pro-war, so your stay in Sangyu Country while disguised as Master Qiushui, I will keep it confidential for you."

She smiled lightly, "Moreover, now that Sangyu Country is a vassal to Xia Country, if a peerless genius like you truly died in Sangyu Country, I guess Xia Country’s Cultivation World would not let it end easily."

"That would be for the best."

Ning Daoran clasped his fists in rest, "Thank you, Martial Immortal Lin."

"No thanks needed."

Lin Guo chuckled, "Actually, your performance today was very satisfying to me, and it made me very happy."

...

Ning Daoran was initially speechless, then a question mark appeared on his forehead.

For a moment, Lin Guo’s pretty face also turned red, she said, "How about this, I’ll make you a promise, within a hundred years, you can come to the Martial Temple at any time, and if you can withstand me for a hundred moves with your martial arts, I’m willing to impart you the entire Four Symbols Spear Technique, a family-kept absolute skill."

"Four Symbols Spear Technique..."

Ning Daoran’s brow rose. He was about to refuse.

"The Four Symbols Spear Technique is a Heavenly-order Mid-grade Martial Art," Lin Guo added promptly.

"In that case, it’s a deal!"

Ning Someone immediately clasped his fists, "Thank you, Martial Immortal Lin, for today’s instruction and guidance!"

"Hmph~~ I’m leaving."

Lin Guo chuckled and drifted away.