Immortal cultivation starts with copying.

Chapter 805 Nothing of the sort

Lu Tiancheng, as expected of a renowned veteran cultivator who has undergone tribulation, has a variety of methods at his disposal.

After several top-grade spiritual treasures proved ineffective, they quickly changed their approach.

With a flick of his two fingers, a fist-sized black bead shot out.

Just as the black bead reached the head of the dragon's head, it suddenly exploded, and a thick plume of black smoke spread out.

The thick smoke quickly spread, covering an increasingly larger area, like wet firewood burning on a rainy day, billowing thick smoke that was extremely choking.

This is clearly poisonous smoke; anything that a cultivator undergoing tribulation could unleash must be extraordinary.

Chen Yunhao stood at a distance, even holding his breath.

But the Fiery Dragon was no pushover. It opened its massive mouth and inhaled violently, sucking the thick black mist into its belly without being affected in the slightest. This showed that the Fiery Dragon was immune to all poisons!

However, Lu Tiancheng never expected to be able to intoxicate Yanlong with this poisonous smoke from the beginning; the poisonous smoke was just a trigger.

As Yanlong inhaled the poisonous smoke, a flash of cold light appeared in Lu Tiancheng's hand and entered Yanlong's belly along with the poisonous smoke.

The Fiery Dragon seemed to sense something was amiss, and its enormous mouth snapped shut.

But it was too late; a shrill scream rang out.

The dragon's body began to writhe wildly, clearly enduring immense pain.

Although the Flame Dragon was powerful, it was ultimately not as intelligent as the human race, and Lu Tiancheng took its life with a simple trick.

Although it hadn't died yet, its wildly twisted body and the violent aura emanating from it were enough to prove that its body was undergoing a change.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait a moment longer...!"

Lu Tiancheng said with a smile, looking relaxed.

It's unclear what method he used, but the dragon's aura visibly weakened, and its body's movements became smaller and smaller.

The entire mountain was leveled by the rolling body of the fiery dragon.

In about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Fiery Dragon completely stopped struggling. Bright red blood slowly flowed from the corner of its mouth, and its eyes were wide open, having lost their luster.

"Alright, I'll go get the inner core...!"

Lu Tiancheng laughed and flashed down.

"Brother Lu, wait a minute...!"

Chen Yunhao had just spoken up to stop him, but Lu Tiancheng was clearly faster.

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. The fire dragon, which had already lost all its life force, suddenly swung its thick tail violently.

Although Lu Tiancheng reacted extremely quickly, he was still swept by the tail and flew hundreds of feet through the air.

After Yanlong's attack, his body trembled a few more times before lying down completely still again.

Unexpectedly, this Flame Dragon knew how to play dead, and even managed to strike Lu Tiancheng before dying.

However, since it was a dying blow, not a full-force attack, its power was ultimately somewhat lacking.

In addition, Lu Tiancheng promptly summoned a protective spiritual treasure, so although he was sent flying a hundred feet away, he was not seriously injured.

"I miscalculated. I didn't expect this beast to be so cunning...!"

Lu Tiancheng gave an awkward smile. Having lived to such an old age, especially after his tribulation, he had never lost face so much in front of outsiders.

"As the old saying goes, even a centipede with a hundred legs will not fall down when dead. This Flame Dragon, being a level nine True Spirit, is probably not so easy to kill."

Chen Yunhao smiled and shook his head. He was always cautious and prudent, and if it were him, he would definitely have waited a longer time.

This time, Lu Tiancheng dared not get close and became much more cautious.

He pointed at the Flame Dragon, and a moment later a cold glint flew out of the Flame Dragon's mouth, which he quickly put away.

Although the process was brief, Chen Yunhao could still see clearly that it was a triangular weapon, like a boomerang, with sharp blades on three sides, and it was also a top-grade spiritual treasure.

Lu Tiancheng used this top-grade spiritual treasure to completely shred the Flame Dragon's internal organs.

Despite the incredible sharpness of top-grade spiritual treasures, they still couldn't penetrate the skin of the Flame Dragon, so this was the only way to achieve the desired effect.

After Lu Tiancheng obtained the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Fiery Dragon remained motionless like mud, which was enough to prove that it was completely dead this time.

This time, he dared to go up and take the inner core. The Flame Dragon's skin was extremely tough, and ordinary sharp weapons could not cut it open.

With a flick of his wrist, Lu Tiancheng produced a damaged spiritual treasure.

This is a flying sword, but it is missing 30% of the blade. Chen Yunhao examined it carefully.

Chen Yunhao had a broken sword, a semi-divine artifact, called the Asking Heaven Sword, which was somewhat similar to the sword in front of him.

However, the artifact in Lu Tiancheng's hand should not be a semi-immortal artifact, as he could not sense the immortal aura emanating from it.

This is the most important indicator for judging a semi-divine artifact, but Chen Yunhao couldn't even sense what kind of spiritual treasure the broken sword in Lu Tiancheng's hand belonged to; it was just like a piece of ordinary iron.

Lu Tiancheng jumped onto the huge belly of the Flame Dragon, gestured the position with his hand, and then used his long sword to make a deep cut on the Flame Dragon's skin.

The tough leather armor was ripped open, and a spurt of blood gushed out.

Upon seeing this, Lu Tiancheng's face lit up with joy. He reached down and grabbed an inner core the size of a washbasin, which appeared in his hand.

This inner core is the culmination of the Flame Dragon's life essence, so it's naturally quite large.

Seeing that Lu Tiancheng had already taken the inner core, Chen Yunhao took a step forward and with a wave of his hand, he put away the huge body of the Flame Dragon.

He first took it into the Qiankun Tree space, and then sent away the few spirits inside, ordering them to dismember the Flame Dragon.

The skin, the blood, the four claws, and the mouthful of sharp teeth must be kept.

Each tail has a main tendon, and all the tendons in the body are valuable treasures that should not be wasted.

Just as the two were about to turn back, a whooshing sound came from the distant sky, and a figure flashed over.

Chen Yunhao and Lu Tiancheng are both old monsters at the Tribulation Transcending stage, judging by their speed alone.

"Gentlemen, I've heard that a true spirit has appeared here?"

The monk who arrived was a lean, middle-aged man with triangular eyes; at first glance, he gave the impression of being the kind of person who was difficult to talk to.

Chen Yunhao thought the man looked familiar; he seemed to have seen him before. He was probably one of the people from Yanyang Prefecture who participated in the competition last time.

This person has a cultivation level of the sixth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, which is higher than both Chen Yunhao and the other person. The key point is that he is a local.

"There is no such thing as a true spirit. It's just the two of us having a friendly exchange. Fellow Daoist, do not listen to the slander of others!"

Lu Tiancheng reacted quickly, waving his hand with a smile; he would never admit it.

"Indeed, I'm afraid you've made a wasted trip, fellow Daoist!!"

Chen Yunhao smiled and shook his head, thinking it was better to avoid trouble, and he wouldn't admit it anyway.